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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-12

the tent colony. He said: Boys, I'm
a union man. Are you good union men
| or scabs. The men in the camp re-
piled that they were union men
Well, you'd better look out, because
they're going to shoot YOU, said Ken
needy, suddenly walking back about Ii
feet and hurling the white flag on
the ground. The next instant two ma
chine guns opened fire upon the tent
/ colony. One man was shot through the
head and killed as he was trying to
4 get away. A boy was hit nine times >
/ did any of Your men reply to the
| fire?" asked a committeeman.
u have reason to believe that few
, men got their guns, took refuge in a
ditch and fired back was the reply
The hest evidence Of this is that, al
though there We're so guards and only
/ went back to Trinidad without captur-
| ing II prisoner
Recognition of Union.
| Asked by Chairman Foster for his
lreasons for insisting upon recognition
of the union. the labor leader said:
| without union recognition. there is
| no basis for settlement between work
man and employer. Otherwise. unor-
sanized workers cannot obtain redress
for abuses: il they complain, they are
lt1ischarged.''
Representative Byrnes asked about
peonaGe and the witness replied:
I'VE have the affidavits of four
Mex leans brought from El Paso and
put to work in the mines. Guards took
their shoes to prevent their walking
out of camp"
The witness related the alleged i'm
jportation of strike breakers which he
said was in violation of Governor
Ammons original order to the militia
He produced two letters addressed
to Mother Mary Jones. which he, said
We're not delivered during her present
imprisonment in Trinidad. The letters
were registered and~indorsed.
The addressee is military prisoner
and delivery cannot be effected, it is
claimed They were admitted as evil
dence
Representative Byrnes announced he
would question the postmaster at
Trinidad relative to their nondelivery.
The witness said he considered the
dententfon Of Mother Jones as the
most fragrant instance of illegal inn
prisonment."
The witness then told of the efforts
to secure a conference between oper-
ators and miners. He said that the
operators had refused to enter "A room
With any officers of the United Mine
Workers Of America.
Lawson then told of the unsuccessful
efforts of Ithelbert Stewart, of the
department of labor. and Secretary
Wilson to settle the strike.
Cross examination was begun by
Fred Harrington of counsel for the
mine operators just before luncheon
recess.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-12
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS NOT
TAKEN SERIOUSLY. HE saw

Ha.coch, Mich.' feo. .--Ihe con-
here inquiring into conditions In the
copper country decided today to hold
hearings at Calumet to investigate the
Italian hall tragedy there on Christ
mas eve in which "A persons lost their
lives.
Hancock, Mich, Feb. 11.-An in
vestigation by the congressional sub
committee of the Italian hall disa ster
at Calumet on Christmas eve, was
asked today by o. n. Hilton, of coun-
sci for the Western Federation of
Miners.
MI Hilton explained that as the next
subject OF inquiry--as to whether con-
stltutional rights had been violated.
involved the deportation OF Charles II.
Moyer. president of the federation, and
Q. I'll. Tanner me thought it necessary
to rehearse the events leading up 10
the Meyer incident.
Chairman Taylor announced that
the committee would announce it's de-
cision after the noon recess.
Hilton charged that the disaster was
caused by a man wearing a Citizens
alliance button, a charge which the
The hall was crowded with chill
dren,' said-t1ilton. when, as testi-
mony VIII show, a man presented him
self at the door. He had "A Citizens
alliance button>On the lapel OF his
coat. As he stood in the doorway, he
spread his arms and shouted: "Fire,
Fire. Everybody rush, A panic en-
sued and in the rush that followed, 10
odd children We're trampIed to DEATH
Hilton told of the visit OF the com
mittee of citizens to Charles ii. Mover
at his hotel in Hancock on the night
of December &c. 1913, to urge him to
accept relief fund collected for the
stricken families
"Moyer said to them in substance"
he continued No, sir; we will not
take it. We have fed our hungry.
clothed our naked and we will bury
our dead. A few moments later his
room was invaded by an angry and
shouting mob of prominent citizens of
Houghton and Hancock. Meyer and
Tanner We're assaulted in the room.
Meyer was shot in the back. Then the
two men We're dragged to the depot
and thrown on the train. Mover was
spat upon, beaten. kicked and insulted
and told he would be hung if he ever
returned to the copper country. His
fare was paiG and accompanied by two
deputies he was kept in custody until
the train crossed the state line. 1t
was as gross and vicious violation of
his constitutional rights as was ever
recorded -
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-12
BIG COLONY READY TO SET
SAIL FOR THEIR UTOPIA

Weletlsa, OKLA. Feb. ll.--Between 500
and 100 negroes from various parts OF
Oklahoma are gathered here, the head
quarters Of Alfred G. Sans African
colony.
TIE negroes last week We're told to re
port AT Galveston. Tex, on February
10 and prepare to sail for the gold Goa st
five days later. They We're advised yes
terday to postpone their plans as the
ship would not reach Galveston for
three weeks.
Chief Sam as Sam is known by
his followers. has been at work in Ok
lahonla several months organizing the
colony. When he lett for New York
with Is other negroes week ago yes
terday, it is reported that he carried
with him between s65.0O0 and $75, 900
subscribed by his followers to finance
1.-THE project The negroes have been
charged s25 each to be taken to Africa
They are to pay their railroad fare to
Galveston Sa,a claims to be a chief
of .Ashantec tribe of African natives.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-12
.EvERs MAY JUMP TO
THE FEDERAL LEAGUE

New York, Feb 11.-John Evers, de-
posed manager Of the Chicago Ma
tionals set otf another bomb in the
camp of the National league magnates
this afternoon, by calmly announcing
that he had agreed to meet President
Gilmore of the, Federal league, late
today over reported proposition to
play with the Chicago Federal league
club next season.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-12
ONLY DEMOCRAT IN
TOWN GETS OFFICE
Villages 2, ,I99 Others Are
Republicans And Wilson
Ignores Them.

Pittsburgh Feb. 49, Despite the de-
,nands OF the officials of the Ellsworth
Collieries company. virtually the own
ers of Ellsworth, near here, the bor-
ough Will likely have democratic
postmaster, although every other
citizen is a republican,.
President Wilson sent to the Sem
ate for confirmation the name of Henry
Bourns. the only democrat in ELS
worth for postmaster. The officers Of
the coal company submitted the names
of Harry lNlineensmtl and II. @.
Painter.
s-cl.-Sna ainh amh amh amh aml am
Although Eourns is the only demo-
crat in Il population OF ZOO. tue presi-
dent refused TO eonsiler I<lingsnsmith
and Painter
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-12
BANDIT NOT CAPTURED:
TROOPS ON HIS TRAIL

FL Pase, Tex, Feb. 11.-Hope that
Maxine Castillo, the bandit had been
CAPTURED. was practically dissipated to-
day. The Mexican who brought in the
report, was interrogated closely at
Cumbre the scene of the tunnel dis
-aster. for which the brigand is held
responsible, and no base, save rumor,
for his statements could be elected.
The guard of soldiers which at the
request of Secretary of State Bryan
had accompanied the Americans who
went to Cumbre to search for bodies,
returned to Juarez today. but the
search for Castillo is being continued
by the rebel garrison of the Guerrero
district
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-12
FEAR MUCK RAkERs.

Washington. Feb. 11.-Confronted
expenses committee that if the old
practice of substituting the telegraph
for the mails continued a fertile field
might be furnished to the ..muck
raker, the Senate Yesterday for an
hour debated a proposal abolisfing the
senatorial privilege Of sending tele-
grams ''on official business at govern
ment expense. The matter went over
without action
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-12
CONSERVATIVES ROUTED
BY SAMATORIJM FIRE

Milwaukee. Wis, Feb. 1f.-Forty- five
inmates of the Blue Mound sanatoriuni
for tubercular patients were driven out
of their beds here yesterday by a fire
which swept over the Institution and
totally destroyed it. the loss being
$4,000. The sanatorium was a city in.
stit'ition located at Wauwatosa, a
suburb. The buildings We're only re-
Gently cOmpletel. ~
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-12
Corporation Footballs.

Mayor Mitchell of New York was
praising a commuter who, by continual
complaints, had improved the railway
service of his district.
I'VE. aret apt to- call the kicker. q
crank and Ia nuisance" said Mr.. Mt..i
chel, but it's the kicker who gets
things done for the community"
He smiled and ended
They who never kick are but too
apt to become footballs
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-12
His Table Manners.

The charity worker says one of
them, is always learning. We can
learn much from the destitute Thus,
apropos of the affectation of some of
our table etiquette, 1 once heard
hagged little chap at a school treat
say, as he held a chicken leg in one
fist and hot potato in the other:
The trouble about table manners
is that they was invented by people
who was never very hungry"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-12
MEXICAN GUNBOAT
ALLOWED TO PASS
One of the Warships Of Huerta
Steams Up Mississippi Riv-
er Past Forts on Mys-
terious Mission.

New Orleans. La, t'eb. II The Mex
ican federal gunboat Zarag gosa which
arrived here today fired :. salute Of 2l
guns whom SHE passed up the Missis-
sippi river past Jackson barracks, but
the greeting was not returned by the
United States troops. The Zaragosa S
band also played Mexican airs
Officers at the barracks said they
had tciegraphed to Washington for i'm
structionS as To what action if amy,
they should take on the question of u
waShip of an unrecognized pnwe, being
in this port None WAS received up to
the fine the Iaragosa passed the har-
racks at O'Clock this morning.
Immigration authorities had not ex-
pectcd to inspect the Zaraaosa on the
ground that she Was Il foreign warship
of a Friendly power. but it WAS re-
ported from quarantine that three
aliens We're aboard. Commissioners Red
fern then gave instructions for an in
spector TO meet the Zaragos:. when she
docked and to ascertain il aEy attempt
was being made TO bring aliens into
this country unlaMfuils.
1t had been reported mere that a
Frenchman, an Italian and a. Mexican
of considerable prominence were
aboard the ship.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-12
FILES SUIT TO BREAK !,
RAILROAD MONOPOLY Y

Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 11.-At
torney General McReynolds filed a
Sherman law suit here today to break
the Southern Pacific's control over the
Central Pacific railway and it's SUBJ
sidiary Pacific coast state lines.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-12
WILLING to Learn.

Pauline motored to the station to
meet her dearest friend, who was com
ing down for a weekend
oh, Belle" cried Pauline enthusi-
astically, do YOU know, Mr.. Barnum,
the young millionaire, is going to teach
me to swim
To swim!" exclaimed the guest,
wonderingly. why, Pauline, thought
you had been taught already
Yes. so have. DEAR" said Pauline,
but not by him
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-12
ays Electricity Aids Digestion.

Professor Bergonie of Bordeaux and
Professor Arsonval of Paris announce
that currents OF electricity of three
amperes and from 1000 to 1900 volts
passed through the body of man
enable him to digest 10 per cent. of
the food which ordinarily passes away
undigested.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-12
pisnrouina a Prouerh.


Lady Cook Tennessee Claflin) was
talking in Pittsburgh about times
changes.
Woman used to wear the hoop
skirt she said and the wind blew it
up outrageously. She now wears the
slashed skirt, a much more modest
affair
Time changes all things" ended,
Lady Cook Il said to young man
the other day
Distance lends snchantmsnt.
But not, he answered. when
you're taking your girl home in a tax
icab.'
Untested virtue is the cheapest COM
modify in the world. The universe is
full of men with good intentions
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-08

Germany. He said that early in Au-
gust England asked Japan's assist
ance and that Japan necessarily com
piled. After a full and frank ex-
change Of views, Japan advised the
Germans Of the japanese ''ultimatum
which was unanswered and war was
declared.
Baron Kato closed his speech with
a tribute to the United States gov
eminent.
ITO the American government for
the courtesy which it has been good
enough to extend to Japan in con-
nection with the present trouble" he
said, ''and for me the protection OF
Japan's subjects and interests in
Germany and Austria, desire to ex-
press the sincere appreciation of the
Imperial government.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-08
WILSON WILL STAY
By HIS WORK

President Wilson Sunday announc-
ed he would not make speaking
tour during the coming campaign.
He declared his intention Of staying
on the job" because of the unlock
ed for international situation.
The President made known his in
tentions in letter to Representative
Doremus of Michigan, chairman of
the democratic congressional COM
mittee who had written asking
whether he would make a speaking
campaign this fall The correspond
ence was made public at the White
House Sunday.
America is greater than any par
ty," the president wrote.
America cannot properly be serv-
ed by any man who for a moment
measures his interests against her
advantage. The time has come for
great things. These are days as big
for the destiny of the United States
as for the other nations Of the world.
"A little wisdom, little courage, a
little self-forgetfuI devotion may I'M
der God turn that destiny this way
or that. Great hearts, great natures,
will respond. Even little men will
rejoice to be stimulated and guided
and set an heroic example. Parties
will fare we'll enough without nurs-
ing, if the men who make them up
and the men who lead them to for
get themselves to serve a cause and
set great people forward on the
path of liberty and peace"
Despite his determination to make
no speeches, Mr.. Wilson will take
occasion as opportunity offers to
state and perhaps restate to the
country, in the clearest and most
convincing terms I can command,
the things which the democratic par
ty has attempted to do"
The President asked that Con-
gress remain to do its work of
necessary and pressing service and
bring it to a successful conclusion -
He said, however, that he saw moth
ing to keep Congress IN session after
the emergency work was finished"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-08

that that body has ceased to be a
commission of the people, but is
seemingly working in the interests of
the railroads of the state. The ques-
ton is frequently raised as to what
value this commission has been to
the people in recent years, and the
further inquiry as to what the pres
ent commissioners are doing in the
way of bringing relief to the shipper.
1t is too bad that Reese has begun
his campaign so late. Last spring,
when the primaries were on would
have been the proper time to bring
out candidates. The nomination
went by default, and there can be no
change for two years, and the ma
jority of the commission is safe for
four years. But it is we'll to call the
attention of the people to the fact
that an expensive board is not re-
turning anything of value to the
people, and there seems no valid ex-
cuse for its eing.-Miami Herald
"A good railroad commission would
be worth millions of dollars to the
people. The trouble with the Flor
ida railroad commission is that it
acts like the present membership has
been either bluffed or bought by the
railroads
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-08
RUSSIANS MAY TAKE
GERMANS IN THE REAR

One hundred and fifty thousand
England and are at the rear of the
German army in France, according
to Vance Thompson, an American
writer, who arrived in New York
KroonIand from Liverpool. On Aug
%, MIR. Thompson said he saw de-
tachments of Cossacks on their way
to channel ports, and learned that
the British government had suspend
ed regular train service to give the
Russians the right of way. He add
ed that he could say from reliable
authorities THAT $50, 900 Russians al
ready had crossed and now probably
were attacking the German rear,
while it was understood thousands
more were on their way from Arch
angel by the Arctic ocean route to
England.
Passengers on several steamers
from England recently have report
ed movement of Russian troops
thru the British Isles to the CONT
nent.
The Star finds it hard to believe
that Russia is sending troops away
around by Archangel and the North
Cape, and across England and the
channel to fight the Germans, when
they have plenty of Germans to fight
right on their western border 1t is
possible but not probable
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-08

What sense is there is scouting the
idea that God is helping the kaiser
in butchering men while insisting
that He helped Joshua? -Times-
Union.
In the time of the man who wrote
the book of Joshua, the children of
Israel were the only people acquaint-
ed with Jehovah, consequently they
had a monopoly of his assistance. In
these days, all the nations claim to
know him, and all claim to use him
against each other; that is, all but
the Japs and Turks, whom, as We
have seen, sometimes whip the Chris
Eians.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-08

The swivel chair strategists now
have it figured out that the Ger
mans, having fought their way down
to Paris, will turn eastward, and
try and catch the French army in
Lorraine between the army of the
Meuse (Which has advanced on
Paris) and the army of the Rhine,
which is trying to take Nancy and
other points along the frontier. As
good a guess as any, but If such is
the program the French and English
near Paris will he likely to interfere
with it considerably, if they know
their business.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-08

The Germans claim that their big
battle cruiser, the Goeben, which
seesm to have slipped out of the
Bosphorus, has fought the British
cruiser Warrior and driven it ashore.
The Goeben is a powerful ship, able
TO whip an ordinary cruiser and fast
enough to outrun a battleship. If it
is out in the eastern Mediterranean,
it will give the British and French
considerable trouble.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-08
CAN FIND NO PROOF
OF GERMAN CRUELTY

"A wireless message has come to
New York from four we'll known
American newspaper men in the war
zone in which they declare they have
found no instances of alleged Ger
man atrocities. They spent two
weeks with and accompanied the
troops upwards of 100 miles and are
unable to report a single instance
unprovoked, nor could they confirm
rumors of mistreatmen Of prisoners
nor of non-combatants
The authors of the messages orig
inally were assigned to Brussels and
when that city was taken they re-
turned to Aix-la-Chappelle, from
where they have been endeavoring
to reach London. The telegram sent
from Aix-la-Chappelle to Berlin for
transmission, was partly mutilated
by interference and certain words
are missing, but the text here given
is clearly that intended by the auth
ors:
f'In spirit we unite in rendering
German atrocities groundless, as far
as we are able to report. After
spending two weeks with and accom-
panying the troops upward of one
hundred miles, we are unable to re-
port a single instance unproVoked.
| We are also unable to confirm ru-
mors of mistreatment of prisoners or
/
columns. This is true of Louvain,
Brussels, Luneville and Nantes while
in Prussian hands We visited
Chateau Soldre and Beaumont with
out substantiating a single wanton
brutality Numerous investigated
rumors proved groundless. Every
where we have seen Germans paying
for purchases and respecting proper
Ety rights, as we'll as according citi-
zens every consideration.
after the battle of Biass, (prob-
ably Barse, suburb of Namur), We
found Belgian women and children
moving comfortably about. After
the day the Germans had captured
the town of Merbes chateau, We
found one citizen killed, but were
unable to confirm lack of provoca
tion. Refugees with stories of afro
titles were unable to supply direct ev
lidence. Belgians in Sambre Vale.
discount reports of cruelty in tn
surrounding countries. The discipline
of the German soldiers is excellent
as we observed. To the truth o
: these statements we pledge our pro
fesional and personal word.
Il. S. Cobb, Saturday Evenin
Post, and Philadelphia Public Ledg
err
Harrison Hansen, Chicago Dali
/ News.
D James O'Donnell, Bennett an
4 John t. NIcCutcheon, Chicago Trt
t bune''
e The evidence of these correspond
: ents is important but not conclusive
If they were with the German army
the Germans wouldn't be likely t
f let them go where they could see ev
:, dence of outrag At the same time
e the Star doesn't believe the Germa
/ soldiers behave worse than those {
g the allies. 1t is confident that the
It are just as good as the British an
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-08

according to today's dispatches,
three million Germans, French and
British are fighting around Paris and
on the Franco-German frontier. IF
the Germans are worsted in this gi-
gantic conflict, the war may soon
end. IF they have the best of it, it
-is likely to go on for year or more.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-08

One of our dispatches this after
noon says that quarter of a mill
ion Russian troops have arrived in
France.s If so. the British and
French must be breaking the record
in transport service.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-08
A Particular Kind of
Woman

The woman who wants to supply
the needs of her home, herself and
family most intelligently.
The woman who reads periodicals
and studies their advertising pages
for help and suggestion.
The woman who demands the best
in quality, in service and in value at
reasonable price.
The woman who knows what she
wants and accepts no substitutes.
We ask that this woman give us a
chance to serve her. She will find
ours "A MOST UP-TO-DATE STORE,
stocked with the goods she has
learned to want.
She will find our service courteous
and our desire to serve sincere.
She will find our prices reasonable
and our goods marked with the
QUALITY STAMP.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-08

The installation of Pope Benedict
XIV. took place in the lSistine chapel
in Rome Sunday. The ceremonies
were very simple, the pontiff and his
advisers feeling that on account of
the war anything looking like dis
play would be inappropriate.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-08

Senator FafoHette of Wisconsin,
for many years a progressive leader,
has been defeated by standpat re-
publican. LafoIette had become too
much Of a boss, and the American
people, sooner or later, turn bosses
down.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-08

Evidently the Germans put a few
mines where they would do the most
good The British cruiser Panther
nit floating mine off st. lAbb's head,
Scotland, Saturday, and was blown
to pieces. The captain and fifty of
the crew were saved by torpedo
boats that came to their rescue