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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-09-26
Bishop Gailor. Tennessee:

MANY people thought Statewide
prohibition to be the ideal remedy
Instead Of calling to their aid some
experts-on the subject and having
laws framed that could be enforced
they forced through the legislature a
measure that has lead to civic degen-
e.acy. 1t is impracticable and it's vic
iation Is productive of hidden and
shameful evils. You cannot pass laws
that way. The reformers should
leave law making to wise experts, and
be content with educating public sentt
ment."
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-09-26
OF EMINENT olvINEs.

Very Rev. Or. o. J. Hartley, Little
Rock, Ark:
Everyone knows that there are
many saloons that are perfectly order
ly and law abiding. where people go
to drink their beer in peace with con
genial companions, and where drunk
ard Is scarcely ever seen. Have l, ae
a minister. any more right to interfere
with the business Of such 4 place than
the saloon-keeper would have to dis,
turb the peace Of my congregation
while at Worship"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-09-26
Statewide Prohibition Harmful

Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler noted student author
June g. 1914, said:
the that which has been done
studied really learned and heakened the world would be
When this college young otenest and
mstincve to the lips liberty Men then everywhere
seeking for throw off which had been
placed them by institutions of long standing but which
found hamper them and to hem them
side Liberty those days meant freedom of of speech
and of the freedom about the world
under skies and foreign lands there
live the life that and selected
suitable. Liberty then the watchword.
Standing his place the convention during the atefu
of 1893 Robespere pronounce this definition of liberty which
the best of kind Liberty the which of right
belongs to to all his faculties he choose Its
JUSTICE its limits the rights of others its principles
drawn from Nature ITSELF protector is the law Certainly
thought this fundamental question of liberty clear sound
We have moved far from his of what important in
life There has America astonhngy widespread
belief in regulation and restriction only subs
liberty directly opposition That which
evoted and pressed
another form desirable end which Not
the watchwords today
force of to be found the
brake the driving force civilization will be
restriction. 1t worth while
while liberty the foreground Of
human thinking be long of the
place which of right of necessity belongs to it.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27
Don't Miss This

At the Huntington theatre, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, is being
shown a motion-picture dramatization
of Reginald Kauffmans famous novel,
The House of Bondage Kaufman
is Socialist. and he knows how to
picture present day conditions in q
manner that makes even the most
obtuse person wonder WHY such con-
dition exist, and ultimately leads to
the conclusion that conditions could
not be otherwise under our present
SYSTEM OF SOCIETY. The House
of Bondage" deals with the social evil,
and if you haven't already seen these
films, don't fail to do so between now
and Saturday night.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27
So:ialists oll1'he Stand
In Mich. Investigation

the prejudice and ignorance of hear
erS or readers about Red Socialism"
Berger was asked if the members
Of the Western Federation of Miners
were all Socialists. No" he answer
ed. they are not. but they ought to
be. And there is no doubt that they
will be in the near future after the
experiences they have had with sher-
ifs deputies militia and soldiers order
ed cut and supported by capitalist
officials. Judge Hilton made master
ly argument today outlining the con-
stituti0nal rights of citizens which had
been repeatedly outraged and violated
in this strike by deputies and other
officers of the law (?) and, concluded
the Judge, at their heels like lot of
jackais were the members of the Cit
izenS Alliance. to aid and abet them"
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27
DETROIT DERELICTS

A pathetic feature of the Ford Shar-
ind plan in Detroit is the hopeless
stranding there of thousands OF un-
EMPLOYED who rushed to Detroit in a
desperate attempt to secure work un-
Ter this philanthropist. Turned away,
iobless. pennileSs they fell easy VIC
Tins to scab recruiting agents OF the
Michigan copper baronS. According
to testimony given before the com
mittce investigating the copper strike.
IS Of them we're entiCed into the cop
DER ranges by promises Of steady work
and good pay. Harry c. Parks, Detroit,
witness before the proberS. SAID that
with n other strike breakers he was
transported from Hftroit to Ahmeek
under heavy suard I tried to jump
off the train at Saginaw. said Parks
but guard nhbbed me" The streets
Of Detroit are warming with unem-
ployed and unSkiIled labor can be had
at the lowest prj les in years, accord
ins 10 direct Information.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27

Many citizens of Huntington are
objecting strenuOusly to the excess
lively high assessment TO be levied for
street improvements in various parts
of the city. While citizens necessarily
suffer when the bids are arranged by
colluSion between contractors, or
when it is all in the family. yet these
luckleSs citizens may have foreSeen
their dilemma. The city Of Hunting
ton has within its limits firSl-class
briCkyard which, il owned by the city,
could very easily be transformed into
a plant that would manufacture every
brick needed in the municipality. And
yet these same citizens vote for a
private contracting system that lays
a defenceless city open to a possible
graft that is we'll nigh inevitable where
few contractors may arrange the
size of the assessment by fixing a
minimum bid. While the grab and
profit game lasts the contractors, as
well as the rest of them are going to
work the thing 10 the limit. The rub
comes when we realize that there is
not roOE for the many who pay the
bills. bur for the few vino by chance
or shady cunning, become exploiters.
The wise thing is not to whine and
erowl. but to remove the possibility Of
price fixing beyond the reach of any
private group. Upon at outlay Of
$4,000, the citizens of Huntington
could have a plant that would make
the CITY money and cut our paving IN
half. But the Herald-Dispatch and
the Advertiser never advocate such a
venture. Why? These papers de-
fend the profit game because they are
benefting by the profit game and are
supported by the profit gathering
class, which class is composed of a
small fraction of Huntington's popu-
lation. This paper advocates brick
making and paving by the city be-
cause it is to our interest and the
interest Of the working class. the great
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27
MIL LWAUkEE STRIKERS
TO DEFY JAIL

With three injunctionS hanging over
their heads the striking Milwaukee
shoe workers unanimously volunteer
ed to 60 to jail if need be, to assert
their rights to picket the cityS three
strike-ridden shoe shops.
How many ofyou men and women
will 60 to jail if necessary in order to
picket the shops and see that your IN
terests are protected?" Organizer
1obn R. Oldham asked the strikers.
Every one of the strikers gathered in
the hall raised their hands, sisnliylng
their willingness to 50 to jail The
strikers deny that their members are
returning. The shops are operating
with about Is per cent of their uSuai
number of employees. In spite OF three
iniunctions protecting the three Dig
shops from picketine, the force OF
picketers is larger than ever and there
has been no effort to modest them.
Since writine..the above we have re-
ceived news from the scene OF the
strike informing us that the strikers
have won a sweeping victory over the
lniunctions. Strikers declare that all
those active in the Milwaukee shoe
strike have been blacklisted through
out the city. The Department OF
Labor at Washington were requested
70 determine the extent OF the black
list, but Secretary Wilson informed
William B. Rubin. counsel Tor the
strikers, that the department was 100
busy at this time. The Strong Shoe
Company and other manufacturers
have filed afidavits denying this
charge.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27
AN OLD EXCUSE WILL
SERVE FOR A WAR

An Englishman forced his way in
to the quarters of General Villa, the
Mexican revolutionist, last week, and
attempted to kill him. The would-be
assassin was disarmed, tried and ex-
ecuted. Using this incident as an
excuse the jingoiSts in this country
are trying to plunge US into a war
that would cost thousands of Innocent
American lives, and millions of dollars
of American money. 1t isn't the fact
that an Englishman lost his life that
aeitates these shouters for war, blood
and carnage. Americans are losing
their lives every day. and these pa
triotic war shouters' are not doing
any bowling about it. American cit
liens were murdered in cold blood by
bandits in armored trains. in this
state, but the jingoists didn't demand
that the U. S. Government declare
war on the bandits. Americans are
being murdered, beaten and robbed in
Michigan and Colorado today--but the
jineoists are not urging armed Federal
intervention in these states. 1hous-
ands of American citizens are murder
ed every year in our brutalizing indus
trial system, but no war follows.
No. its not the fact that an English
citizen lost his life, that stirs the
blood of the coupon-clipping patriot;
nor is it the fact that American cit
liens are being oppressed in Mexico
that wiring their hearts. It's the hope
of war bond issues, and the easy ex-
ploitation of Mclean poems, that stlrs
their desire for cembat-the working
class, of course, to do the combat
ting" as usual. While the brave pa
triotic, ignorant workingclass boys are
fighting, dying and being bled in Mex
leo, the war shouters" who howl for
wal but never 90 to it, will be a rak-
IND in the shekels from government
contracts for embalmed beef and de-
fective rifles, and dreaming of the day
when the rebelIous Mexican poems
will again be docile slaves, ready for
the skinning.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27
Citizens Up In Arms Over
Bic Assessments In City

majority of our population, who alss
own and support this paper. Do YOU
want to continue to be assessed as
now, when the drain on the family.
income Injuries every member. or do
you want to transfer this stream Of
wealth from the pockets Of small
exploiting class to the community as
whole in the shape Of higher wages
and lower assessments? Put your
now useless protest in the shape OF
vote for the political organization OF
the workngclass, which has declared
war upon every parasite that now ex-
tracts easy money from the pockets
Of the citizen body. If we can build
Panama canal. we can surely build
a brickyard! Do you wonder why the
capitalist class hates Socialism and
whoops her up for the Rep-Dem-Moose
party Simple. isn't it?
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27
LOCAL MORGANTOWN WILL ROUTE
FAMOUS PHeT0 PLAY IN ". VA

Local Moreantown, Socialist Party.
have secured the state rights for the
famous photo-play, From Dusk to
Dawn" and will route the film through
this state. beginning at an early date
This film is drama in five acts, deal
ing exclusively with the class struggle,
and should be thrown on the screen
of every theatre in West Virginia.
This can be accomplished in every
locality where a Socialist local exists.
and il vii! prove a most powerful in
strument for propaeating the cause.
Let every local in the state appoint a
live committee to handle the prop
oSition. and get into communication
with the secretary of local Morgan
town, Comrade Gus Guinser, 1853
Charles Ave, Morgantown. W. Va. at
once. In addition to the propaganda,
the local can make a financial success
from the presentation of this picture
Dlav, if the matter is handled right.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27

81 men in the Vulcan mine at New
Castle.
John R. Lawson. International
Board Member of the United Mine
Workers of America, gave what was
probably the most shocking testimony
of the week. He told how the miners
had been robbed, tyranniZed, the vic
tins Of notorious blacklist system
for years. The state militia have not
only refused 10 disarm the murderous
mine guards but have aided them in
their tyranniZinG, plundering outraees,
he said
Gar Chase showed evident dis
comfort when it was shown that Lieut..
E. X. LinderGelt was in charge of the
death dealing devices of the operators
before the militia went into the field
and that many other members Of the
militia were hired eunmen Of the oper-
atOrS.
John c. OSeood J. F. Welborn, and
others of the operators calmly admit
ted that they had bought machine
guns and hired sunmen and then in
the same breath their attorney had
the audacity to deny that anarchy
reiGnS in the strike zone.
Mine guards aided by the militia
keep the men in the mines against
their protest by guns, raking away
their shoes, and other slave-drivine
means, witnesses testified.
Evidence introduced the first week
showed plainly that the outrages to
be proved by witnesses will shock the
entire nation and that something
must be done at once to do away
with the reign of anarchy that now
exists in Southern Colorado.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27
Indictment Against
Masses Dismissed
PRESS BACKS UP ON
PROSECUTION OF SOCIALISTS

The Indictment brought at the in
stance Of the Associated Press
against Art Young. cartoonist, and
Max Eastman, editor of the Masses,
a Socialist magazine of New York, for
intimatine that the Associated Press
poisoned the source Of news supply,
has been dismissed relative to the
press.
A second indictment. on behalf of
Frank B. Noyes, president of the as
sociation, is still pending This man
claims personal libel because the
figure in the cartoon complained OF
bore resemblance to him.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27
HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1914
The Stars Progress in Court

print the record of an interesting tel
ephone conversation between col. geo.
wallace and Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Lively regarding the application
for the writ. The conversation was
held just prior to the application for
- =
the writ of prohibition, and contains
some startling revelations.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27
investigators Unearthing
Terrible Facts in Colorado

Denver. Colo, Feb. 25 1914--(Spe-
ciaD Every charge made by the COL
orado coal miners that the operators
had imported hundreds of Baldwin
Feltz thugs and eight machine guns
and that the state militia was aiding
these eunmen in robbing and other
wise prosecuting the miners has been
substantiated before the Congressional
investigating committee.
Evidence of a system of peonaee.
of interference with the United States
mail and of repeated attempts of the
hired aSsassinS of the operators TO
murder inhabitants OF the strikers
tent colonies fully acquainted the Con-
gressional investigators with the reign
of terror and anarchy in the strike
zone since long before the strike be-
gan.
Probably the most sensational tes-
timony of the first week was that OF
A. c. Feltz. Colorado manager of the
notorious Baldwin Feltz thugs.
He calmly admitted on the stand
that he had imported eight machine
guns which were paid for by the op-
orators: that scores Of gunmen with
questionable regulations, one of whom
had been held for murder in West
Virginia, had been employed by the
operators; that he personlly had order.
ed the Death Special" an armored
automobile equipped with a machine
gun, which the Baldwin guards drove
madly through the strike district
shooting and terrorizine the strikers.
James Darlymple, State Coal Mine
Inspector, shocked the audience when
he told how the operators refusal to
obey the law had murdered many
miners and only recently had killed
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27

The Supreme court has not yet de-
cided whether or not it will make the
writ of prohibition issued against the
Socialist Printing Co. and the Cabell
county Circuit court, permanent The
rule was issued on Feb. 4 and argued
before the Supreme court on the 10Th.
After the decision on this writ is
handed down, Gf it ever isl we will
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27
FACTS THAT TELL WHY

Very clearly and III Il glance do
certain statistics gathered by tbs
United States treasurer show the ar
ranacment OF the society in which
We live. These figures indicate that
20 people in the United States pos
scss incomes OF 3l0,600,001 and over.
2G0 people possess incomes Of ST.
900. 900 to SlD,np0,006.
100 people possess incomes Of $500
600 10 Sl.G10,0n".
1000 people possess incomes OF
Si00.0O0 TO $500, 900.
10. 900 people possess incomes OF
$500, G0D 10 slD0,000.
2l,0GO people possess incomes OF
$1,000 10 $4,000.
$4,000 people possess incomes OF
$50. 0.0u0 TO $4,000.
luD.h10 people possess incomes OF
$4,000 TO $20,rGp.
100000 people possess incomes Of
$1,000 10 $4,000.
While 100000 people possess tp-
comes OF $1,000 TO $1,000.
Also and likewise 18,34l,3S0 per-
sons, or three fourths OF the wage
earning population, earn an income
averaging $3.50 year.
There, wage carriers, are the facts.
Do your own figuring and draw your
own conclusions. Is it any surprise
TO hear that two fifths OF the men IN
the United States are not married.
because they do not make enough to
keep a family? The answer TO this
is so easy that We will give it. The
answer is. No. You will find answers
to many other questions equally easy.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27
1eEIuntingtonLabor Temple
ssociation Secures Charter

s. definite preliminary step
.~r ii labor temple for Hunting
.-. caEen aJ the last meeting Of
a. Labor Temple committee -,
..,a u The state a I;horiti"s tor
...-r LAS made and the charter
:r tUly received
Huntington Labor Assembly
.@ vigorously push the plans
-. mapped out to secure sub
,:> >ut1irient to secure a site,
benefits t. be derived from Il
a-aJ official home for the labor
.-at oi this vicinity is TOO obvious
.~.:."vldent 10 need much DIS
Sufficient TO say that q rally
.~r that belongs to them will
a@GIeuce and Seif-respect into
-"as; o; every organized working
. s- working woman in Hunting
Too long have the builders OF
s;"p.es been renters and tempo
.oagers Of the capitalist class.
.~t The organized labor steps INTO
amra Of its own. on that day We
.. .uto & part Of her own.
@Hen the Huntington Labor Tenn
- Association houses the various or
..zationS into a fold Of their own.
~. "jN have performed an act that
~ Al once command the respect OF
md anal foe.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27
I'M PAGES TWO AND THREE

OF this issue of The Star you will find
the first installment of serial story.
bv a great Socialist writer. The
Abysmal Brute" by Jack London, IS
a red-blooded story for red-hlooded
people, written in the style that has
made Comrade Jack famous the world
over. Don't fail to read it.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27
PRELIMINARY SATURDAY.

The preliminary examination OF
Editors Firth and Thompson, on &
charge of mailing obscene matter
which was begun on February II, but
continued on motion of the U. S. Dis
trict Attorney, will be had before the
U. S. Commissioner at the court house
Saturday evening, Feb. %, at 2 o'clock,
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27

Pete" Smith, an employe of the c.
& O. shops, was dangerously burned
while drawing gasoline at the shops
Thursday, He was taken to the c..
& 0. hospital, where his condition is
considered grave.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27

An English explorer claims to have
discovered a tribe in the wilds Of
Africa that has absolutely no idea
of morality or immortality" 1t is
thought this may be lost tribe Of
capitalists.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27

Since the Catholic priesthood pro-
war on Socialism, the working
class political party vote has doubled
and industrial unionism has become
national economic issue. Keep up
the fight, Holy Fathers.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27

Every prehistoric skull that is dug
up proves that there comes time
when all men are equal.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27

A Socialist is simply man or
woman. the hinges OF whose knees
have never oiled with oil of cringins.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27

Every dollar in profits taken
Means children starved and homes
forsaken.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-02-27

Job Printing at the Star Office;
call phone 955.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-09
ANNUAL PICNIC IS
HELD BY PIONEERS

Pioneers Of Ell Paso held their annual
P-SI-c ana business meeting at Hart S
mills saturday afternoon At this MO
ne and meeting only food that could
nave beer purchased in FL Paso prior
20 Loe- was served and the meeting was
LeIu IN LAe shadow Of .-.e historic old
mart mill where Capt Juan Harris faith
sr conQugsed a Crist mill in me pioneer
days OF FL PasO
capt Hart has donated an acre Of
cslIea Floneer park The members OF
me Eioneers association are planning
20 establish their headquarters there
- 70 provide quarters for the museum
Of historic relics. The Pioneers associ-
alion Is one Of the unique ORGANIZATIONS
OF lne city and includes in its member
SNIP NE leaders Of the city in the pio-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-09
MONEY AND METALS

NFW YORK MAEhEE-
Obs Associated Pressl
New York May s.-CaI money. nominal .
10 loans
Mercantile parer 81. G3s-
Bar silver. 5S7s-
Mexican dollars. 45z. 1900.
Copper. unsettled. spot and July. 1887 =
e lSSTia-
TIr quiet. spot 80. n 50 80.
IRON steady. unchanged so 1 NorL lerI.
1900. No. % Northern. 5000 1870 No
Southern, 1900 1880. No southern 1i-'V
EI5-JC.
Lead. quiet: as5T2s5.
Speltcr. steady, SO $50
London Metals Market
London. Eng. May 9.-The London met
ais market quotations today were as t1l-
lows Lead, KS. 50. d55 spelter. ~.
So. DC.
81. Louis Lead and Spelter-
ST Louis No May s-Lead quiet. 3-S5-
-3el,er. firm 300
THE LOCAL MARKET.
Mexican currency. IS.
Mexican gold. 4s1s
Mexican pesos fEl Paso buying price, 4sc-
Villa currency. not quoted
Il P@sn SmeIter Quotations.
Corrected Daily
Bar silver IS %
Pig lead. 90
Wire h4rs 141e5
Lead tLondonI ais. s.. d5-
Weekly Averages
fDouEi-s Smeltcr Cu0-@-lons.l
Silver $3.50
Copper. 1402
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-09
RAILROAD AND AUTOMOBILE
TINE TABLES


Az trains arrive and depart from Union
uepotr loot OF S-n Francisco street AN
1EI-F'L-s and departures given IN Il Paso o.
mountain s-aEzaEJ time
SANTA Fl
OF Al1lqlerIIue. Denver. Chicago. Los
-Al-se iea-l-r $50 a. m and 500 D. IA
FROM Albuquerque. Denver C,hiraco los
An5eies--Ar- lQ-tu a. m and $40 u m
FL PASO & SOUTHW ESTERN.
tNestern Division)
tor arizona and Sonora-Lv. $40 4 m
D. N. and g;45 D M
rom Arizona and Sonora-A-- 5-45 a m.
go p m. and o. m
eastern DiviSicno
For kansas City. St Il01is Crf~a-o-
n ana go p m E Paso-Tucum-
Fro7l kansas City. St Louis and Chicago
--AF- e5SS a m 1850 p m. Tucumcari-El
Paso local 7;3o p. N.
c. IL 3 $ A AND $ p. TRAINS
For san Antonio. New Orleans. Washing
ton-l-F- S-45 a. m and 10 D m
Prom san Antonio. New Orleans Wash
slon-Ar $3.50 p IN and 10 D. nj
For Arizona and CaIiforrIa-T, e-rq ,
m. p m and 10-15 D IN
rom Arizona and CaHfornIa-Ar $40
a. M so ? m and $50 D IA
TEXAS s Pacific
For Dallas anu St L0uis-I.v. --f5 N,
$50 p n '-- a. -i--'
From St Louis and Daras-Ar $40 a
m $50 %. m. --'' a.
NATIONAL. RAILWAYS OF MEXICO
mo