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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-03-27


by the American Issue Publishing Company.
This proposal has been fond dream until re-
Gently, when affairs took such that the manager
OF the company announced it reality. Definite
arrangements have been made to launch the
paper IN the fall the first issue to appear the first
day Of the opening OF Congress next December
1t will be small, four-page, six-column fighting
affair, and the subscription price will be two dollars
per year.
The great purpose is to FORCE THE FIGHT
ING for National Prohibition.
This great movement made possible by three
friends of the League who stepped up the captains
desk and planked down $4,000 a nucleus to the
proposal Another $4,000 is already in sight, and the
situation is such as leave doubt whatever that
the balance of the 100000 necessary float the
terprse will be forthcoming as fast needed
Five linotypes, Duplex press and
perfectng press capable of printing 10000 copies per
hour have already been purchased and paid for and
will be ready for delivery. Contracts also
being made for other necessary machinery-machnerv
of the highest class.
In addition the publication of the daily fighting
paper, half dozen other periodicals of the League
which have been printed in Weserville heretofore will
be printed at the Washington establishment The
Maryland Issue, the Pennsylvania ISSUE the New er
sey Issue, the Vermont Issue and the New York Issue
all periodicals ranging in circulation from 1000
10000 subscribers, will all be printed in the Wash
ngton establishment.
All the printing of the various local and state
League offices of New England and Eastern states will
be diverted to the Washington office. All of the publ
cations of the Central and Western states will
tnue to be published at Westerve heretofore The
main publishing plant of the publishing will
remain at Westerville Only the Eastern papers and
the daily will be printed at Washington.
R,tt he COmDeed
the running of the entire Weserville plant night and
day This pressure of business has continued for
six months until the building of another establishment
became absolute necessity.
In addition to the installation of the daily at
Washington General Manager Cherrington announces
that another big building will be Immediately con
struced at Westervlle to take of the increased
demands that are being made upon the home plant
Plans are already being drawn for the Westervlle
structure.
Steps are being taken to purchase suitable
building site centrally located in Washington upon
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-03-27


offices of the League 1t is expected that four or
five story building will be necessary accommodate
the business.
Work this structure will be hurried to COM
pleton during the months so as to have it
ready to launch the paper promptly the date that
Congress assemblies in December
The League now has nearly 500 regular saaried
employees and more than SO equipped offices through
the country
1t has a regular office in practically every
large city in the nation 1t maintains agents in every
state capital during sessions OF the legislature takes
active part in local campaigns the country where
the liquor traffic is an issue and is now promoting
statewide Prohibition contests in Virginia, California
Oregon Colorado and Washington. All of these
will vote on the statewide question this year. Next
year. proposed to force the issue in Arizona Idaho
and other Western states
The great need for this move has been felt for
year, but until the of the company
equal to the emergency
The purpose of this movement is largely political
If the present Congress does submit the Sheppard
Iobson joint resolution, Congress must be chosen
that will do it.
The congressman and senators who are loyal to
their people this proposal must be supported to the
limit when they come up for reelection. They must
be backed with every resource within the power of the
temperance forces of their districts.
On the other hand, the congressman who openly
opposes the Sheppard-Hobson resolution or who
knfes it in be defeated for reelection
all hazards. This daily paper is for the purpose of
pouring daily hurricane of grape and canister into
every corner of the district of such man
This movement means war to the knife and knife
to the ht in this whole matter
The time has come when the temperance people
OF the United States don't have stand around and
be kicked and cufed by any liquor politician when he
feels like it,
With this daily paper the AntSaloon League Of
America will be in better strategic position than
to fight back
From the day that Congress opens Decem-
Der the war will be carried INTO AFRICA. DON'T
FORGET THAT
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-01-15
WOULD EV|CT THE
STRIKERS IN STORM
- CASES COME UP FOR HEARING
AS BllzzARp RACES.
MUCH SUFFERING IS CAUSED
Union stores Are crowded-Rumor
Of Break Between Miners Fed.
GRAFTON and Labor Federa-
tlon Denied.

Houghton. Mich.-Fourteen fresh
eviction suits. coupled with a blizzard
and the first break In the union ranks
at Ahmeek Village caused Western
Federation Of Miners leaders to shake
their heads obviously. Union stores
were crowded all day and numerous
requests for increased fuel and food
supplies had to be met.
The eviction suits we're filed by the
Copper Rangs Consolidated Company
against fourteen families. As in all
other court cases. the men allowed
the plaintiff to take Judgment and
Herman Wieder. circuit court com
missioner. fixed appeal bonds at twice
the yearly rental. the bonds ranging
from $50 to 800 each. These cases
cleared the court docket OF this class
Of action.
Rumors that a break was impend-
Ing between the Western Federation
OF Labor were denied. James A.
Short and James r. Roach. personal
representatives Of Samuel Gompers,
said the national labor body would
continue its support OF the strike at
least until after the coming meeting
Of the executive council In Washing
ton.
The rumors arose from the fact
that there had been criticism from
union sources OF the socialistic a.
poets OF the strike campaign.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-01-15

the Prime Minister'S conclusion for
the reason. they say. that everything
in the past and present history OF the
Nationalist justifes II in holding the
opposite conclusion. And there the
case rcsts. Whether the nve-sixths
Of the Irish people represented at Dub
lin are to be bad boys cannot be finally
determined until they get the chance
to be bad boys. The Parliamentary
bill gives them the chance.
Rslies Of Irish PsriIamsnts.
in the National Museum at Dublin
are the robes worn by the Right Hon.
orable John Foster Baron oriei). the
last speaker OF the Irish House Of
Commons. the speakers chair and the
mace. the symbol Of legislative au-
thority. These will be used by the
speaker OF the new House OF Com
mons. After the British Parliament
had abolished the Irish Parliament the
Irish speaker was asked to hand over
the mace to the authorities In Dublin
Castle. He declined. saying that he
would never surrender the mace 10
any one but the body from whom he
bad received H. Entrusted to the
Dublin Museum for safe keeping. II 10
today the property Of the speakers
descendants.
John Redmond Probable Premier.
Armed with the symbol OF authority
the new national assembly will take
up the work Of legislating for Its own
people. John Redmond. the National
ist leader. will doubtless form the first
Irish ministry. He belongs BY birth
and training to the landed class and
all his instincts are towards modera-
tion. The Nationalists, now q sord
body. win divide In their advocacy OF
protection, free trade and other poll.
cies. Measures for the agricultural.
Industrial. social and educational
amelioration Of Ireland, now Of ne
cessity receiving scant consideration
In the Imperial Parliament at London.
will have large attention. Ireland at
Dublin will administer, well or III only
the future may show. her own Affairs.
To those who believe that self.gov.
eminent Is better even than good gov.
ernment. tomorrow's world will be
improved by the political coming Of
the new Ireland.
Copyright. 1914 bv Joseph h. Bowies)
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-01-15

UniuragInstive Physician Robbed 60
eisty for PsyehleaI Research Of
Good Material.

What chance has ghost nowadaysf
Who can hope TO keep a phantom In
the family in the face Of such PERM
cious inauisitorial activities as those
Of the Boston professor who investi-
gated a Back Bay mansion most con
vincinsiy reputed to be haunted, Col
lier's asks Unpleasant and forbid
ding sensations had been the per.
ton Of tenant amer tenant. Aslsop
and awake. they were oppressed with
alarm. melancholy and even paraly-
sis. Vague but horrinc spparitions
fioated before their eyes; their ears
we're sf1ietsd Win terrifying noisea
to their beset imaginations the sheet
ed dread did squeak and gibber''
throughout the place.
Every circumstance of ghastiy mys-
terry was present until their arrival
from the Massachusetts, institute OF
technology q pedagogue bearing the
unimaginative name OF Schneider. Pro
fessor Schneider asked a few ques-
tions. shifted the air. and sent for
the furnace man. The furnace man
phantoms. One and all. ghoul. ghost.
goblin, wrath. specter end banchee.
they vacated the premises and return
ee TO their home limbo. They had
been born OF poisonous gases escap-
ing from the defective furnace.
Most ghosts probably do leak out
OF bad nues and pipes. This contribu-
tion to demonology will commend
Schneider 70 plumbers and owners OF
haunted real estate. but will never
earn him membership In the Society
for Psychical Research.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-01-15
Replies to Gov. Brewer.

Col. W. A. Montgomery has issued .
detailed and rather warm reply to the
governors special message relative to
the penitentiary affairs. In the first
paragraph OF the document he says:
Replying to the governors special
message TO your honorable body In
reference TO the Mississippi peniten-
tiary. I had written a message to you
that some Of my friends insisted was
beneath the dignified ground upon
which should stand before my fellow
men, in the great battle ! have had to
fight against the governor. who would
humiliate me. and take from me an
honorable name OF which am proud.
and one that would hand down to
my children unsullied and undimmed
by the clash OF arms with any kind of
foes. Hence this statement Of facts
only. in answer to his message to you
OF this date"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-01-15
" MOTHER" JONES ARRESTED
Trinidad Militia Holds Her In Hos
pital incommunieado.

Trinidad. Colo. Mother" Mary
Jones, strike leader. who was deport.
ed from the Southern Colorado coal
fields. January 4. by the militia. re-
turned to Trinidad from Denver. As
soon as her presence was learned by
the military authorities she vas ar
rested and taken to San Rafae. Hes
pital. where she was held inoommuni-
eado. Mother" Jones left the train
at the outskirts OF Trinidad and later
appeared at local hotel She was
arrested by a detail OF state troops.
hurried out of the hotel. placed In an
automobile and whirled through the
streets with a cavalry escort galloping
at full speed in front and behind the
machine. Several hundred coal mine
strikers lined the streets and cheered
wildly. while Mother" Jones waved
her hand In response.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-01-15

four-fold roads. Grouped general
~ the ways OF change and progress
are political. agricultural, Industrial.
social and educational With the f,r.t
the world is best acquainted. Politi-
cal progress in Ireland. az interpreted
by the overwhelming majority Of
irshmen at home and abroad. spells
Home Rule.
Irish Parliament Assured.
Ireland. always a temperament, IL to
become also a nation. That Is the
meaning Of the Home Rule bill. Home
Rule for Ireland. agitated for genera.
tons and, since Glandstone's day. q
ciogsing Issue In English politics. is.
apparently. to be accomplished. Even
It's opponents are saying. in private IL
not In public. Let's get this thing out
OF the way and give the imperial par.
lament at Westminster a chance at
imperial Affairs. The advocates OF
home rule are talking OF the work be-
fore the new Irish parliament at Dub
LIN and how the members OF the new
parliament will go about L. For home
rule for ireland. stripped Of all the
veroiaee OF the parliamentary act.
merely gives to Ireland legislature
which will make local laws for ireland.
IL takes ireland out OF the place OF .
District Of Columbia or an Alaskr.
without power to enact local legisla-
tion but legislated for by congress or
parliament. and puts Il In the place OF
Illinois or Massachusetts OF oklahoma
with its own local lav-makfng body
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-01-15
10000 MEN IN RIOT FOR WORK
Were Trying to Get Jobs Under the
PROFIT -SharIno Plan.

Detroit. Mich.--Rioting occurred at
the plant Of the Ford Motor Company
here when a crowd Of men. estimated
at 10000. were told that work could
not be given them. The men had
waited In the cold for several hours
Trouble started when q policeman at
tempted TO disperse the crowd.
An officer was knocked down. HIS
clothes partially torn on and bricks
and other missiles were hurled
through the windows and doors of the
factory. After a FIRE hose had been
turned on the crowd the rioters dis
persed. Five arrests were made.
We can't stand here and freeze to
DEATH" shouted some OF the leaders.
and a concerted rush was made to-
ward the building entrance immedi-
ately after the policeman's announce
ment. Several hundred managed to
get inside the plant before the trou-
blemakers were under control. The
registered nine degrees
above zero and many OF the men had
been standing in line since long be-
fore daylight.
Announcement by the company of a
$40 100000 proft-sharing distribution
among Its employees in 1914 has
brought thousands of employment.
seekers TO the plant during the last
week. but the first serious trouble was
experienced Monday. when the profit
plan went into effect
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-01-15
InebrIety and veraeIty.

A psychological fact Of uncommon
interest was revealed to the Massa-
chusetts Commission for the Investiga.
ton OF Drunkenness OF Edwin Null
ready. deputy probation Commissioners.
who said that out Of his experience of
more than 40 years. covering $4,000
cases Investigated BY the probation Of
ficers. IL had been found that n 900
persons gave their right names and
addresses and made no effort to con-
ceal facts concerning themselves. That
is. about 30 per cent OF the persons
arrested for drunkenness tell the truth
II We only knew whether they would
be equally truthful when sober and IL
arrested on some other charge. we
might be able to form an opinion on
the question whether inebriety con-
duces to veracity or not It might
prove or disprove the truth of the old
proverb. In vino veritas."
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-01-15

One hundred years ago was conclud-
ed the treaty Of valencay. which was
one Of the conspicuous forerunners of
Napoleon's downfall and the final tri.
umph Of the allies. valencay was
. chateau near Chateauroux. In central
France. Here Napoleon had kept Fer
dInand of Spain q prisoner since 1905.
In which year Charles Nv. had abdi-
Gated the throne Of Spain In favor OF
Ferdinand, his son. Ferdinand. by
force Of circumstances. refused the
throne. in favor of his friend and
ally" Napoleon The later thereupon
made his brother. Joseph Bonaparte.
King OF Spain But In the year 1913
the British army under Lord welling.
ton had driven the French out OF Spain
and Napoleon felt constrained to con
clude the treaty Of valencay. which
provided for Ferdinand's restoration to
the throne.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-01-15
Fugitive Federal. Mus. Hike.

Preside. Texas.-Six Mexican Fed
eral generals. $500 fugitive soldiers
and 1900 refugees. driven out OF Ojin-
aga by Cen Francisco Villas rebel
forces. were put in readiness for CT
mile march afoot to Maria, Texas.
The soldiers will be interned at Fort
Bliss indefinitely. At Maria, the near
est railroad station. the Federal army
which sought asylum in the United
States after its defeat by the rebels.
will be guarded by the border patrol
pending action by war department.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-01-15
GOVERNOR HEARS
the MINE OWNERS
oEPoRTED MINERS LEADER
GOES BEFORE GRAND JURY.

Houghton. Mich.-So far as seeking
information was concerned. Gov.
Woodbridge l.. Ferris OF Michigan
virtually completed his mission to
the copper strike xone. There re-
NAMED the problem OF a settlement,
but indications were that the gov
ernor's activities In this direction
might be postponed.
| Chief interest centered in the tes-
timony OF copper mine operators. II
largely was an historical discussion.
although emphasis was laid on the
opinion of individual mine officials
that union labor, as such. was not re-
pugnant to them. They. however.
made II plain that the Western Fed
eration could hope for no considers
tion from any company sources. They
declared this position was unchange-
able.
After the conference with the mine
men the governor met delegation
of Italian and Finnish non-union
lworkmen. who came to ask state pro
ltection. They told the state execu
tive they were subjected to daily
, threats and abuse from strikers The,
, said they had no use for the West
} lern Federation or any ether union
/ n The governor met Victor Berger
Milwaukee: Seymour Stedman. Chi
Icago, and Charles Edward Russell
|, New York. who are investigating the
Isituation for the national executive
Icommittee OF the Socialist party.
A. L. Peterman. a representative OF
THE Calumet 4 Hecla Company. called
the attention OF the governor to dis
Ierepaneies between the conpany's
statistics and those presented by the
state labor commissioner on the
strike situation.
He pointed out that the latter's fig
ures accounted for more than 10000
men. whereas both sides agreed that
fewer than 1900 were employed In
the district when the trouble began.
He added that the companies were
willing to submit to an actual count
OF employees and would open their
books as a source of information
II the union would do the same.
Gov. Ferris gave no indication as
to whether such procedure would be
adopted. II has been known. however.
that he has investigators working un-
der the state labor commissioner. and
presumably these men already have
gone into that phase Of the situation.
Charles II. Meyer. president Of the
Western Federation of Miners. ap-
peared before the grand jury. He was
loudly cheered by miners while on
his way to the jury room.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-01-15

Prof Whitfield. president Of the /
l. & c., states: Il am here TO answer
any questions any one might ask re
garding that anonymous and cowardly
attack upon me. my girls. and my fam
lily. came to Jackson just as soon
as I could after learning OF that anon
ymous communication TO legislators
charging Infamous things. ! do not
know whether any one will wish to
question me. but am here to go be
fore the legislative investigating com
mittee, governor or Legislature In case
any one wants an explanation"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-01-15
Making Ton1orrows
=-=/I10r/d=
THE NEW POLITICAL IRELAND

comes . law despite the opposition OF
the lords. The majority party In the
house Of commons majority par
ties" II more accurate. as q coalition
Of Liberals, Nationaiists and Laborites
IL necessary to form the majority lis
pledged to pass the Act before another
general election. Unless something
Unforeseen occurs. the Irish Parlia.
ment at Dublin will come into being
early in 1916 or before. At which all
Ireland will rejoice-all but Ulster.
listers Resistance.
The one obstacle to the immediate
accomplishment OF Home Rule IL, Of
course, Ulster. Ulster comprises nine
counties Of the north OF Ireland. Bel
fast Is the commercial center. From
Belfast and the surrounding country
comes the chief. indeed, practically
the only serious objection TO Home
Rule. Led by Sir Edward Carson. the
Ulstermen are pronounced In their op-
position. Volunteer troops are being
drilled. q provisional government sepa-
rate from that Of the rest OF Ireland
formed and also by the so-calied 10y.
alists. who resist autonomy for Ire
land. preparations made for the resis-
lance by force to the acts Of an Irish
National Parliament. They will not
submit. they declare. to rule from
Catholic Dublin. There's the ny in
the ointment-Catholic Dublin.
Tho Protestants Of Ulster profess to
fear some legislative or executive per.
secution from = Parliament at Dublin
large majority OF the members OF
which will. Of course. be Catholic. The
Catholics. on the contrary. assert EN-
phatically that there 10 no possibility
Of any such persecution and that the
Imperial Parliament in London would
promptly and properly interfere were
II attempted Should the British gov
eminent yield to this resistance on
.he part Of Ulster. ~ does not nov
seem probable. Home Rule for ireland
will. Of course. be deferred. Settle
7ent by consent" through compro
mise. II any change Is made In the
present Home Rule. appears more like
ly. That q majority OF fve-sixthI
should not rule seem Incredible from
the American viewpoint. but maiorI
ties ars not always conclusive II
Great Britain
o~snosmse Minority In Ulster.
The Orangsman-ths Protestant u
sferman--is really not an Ir1shnan
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-01-15
M0YER STAYS IN
THE COPPER. COUNTRY
TELLS MASS MEETING OF sTRik.
ERs He HAS RIGHT THERE.

Observation-Disclosures Of Charles
H Meyer that he intends to remain
in the copper strike district a. long
a. he wishes. intimations from union
sources that Grand jury proceedings
will be attacked on legal grounds. and
the departure Of Gov. Ferris without
making . direct effort to settle the
trouble. marked the progress Of the
local Industrial war.
Meyer appeared before q mass
meeting Of strikers and sympathixers
which crowded the largest hall In
Hancock beyond It's capacity Except
for his nve minute address. the gath
ering had q decidedly socialistic
tinge. the other speakers Including
Seymour Stedman. Of the investiga-
tion committee OF the Socialist party !:
J. w. Lord Of Peoria, ILL.,, and several
local Socialists.
Il came back hero because l had Q
right to- said Meyer Under the
laws OF Michigan and the Constitu
tion Of the United States l am en-
titled to protection Those RESPONSE
BILE for my leaving violated the laws
Of the state and nation by taking thu
law into their own hands. When IN
shot Was nre1 into my back II ~
no< into Meyer alone. but that sho
reached every miner on the continent
II was shot In the back Of the work
ing class and especially into the bacl
OF organized wage-workers." =
The union leader said he had tele
eraphed to the governor that he &C
| cepted the state executives opinion
that a conference between the men
and employers would settle the diff
ficulty. and had asked him to propose
such action ito get the men back to
work"
Interest In the jury proceedings was
intensified by the governors declara-
tion that he would take no executive
action while the judicial machinery Of
the state was in motion. Attorney
for the union intimated that the pres
ence OF Grant Fellows. attorney-gen-
eral Of the state, in the jury room.
had voided the body's legality.
They said there was no Michigan
rule that would permit the county to
hire George Nichols as special prose
cutor.
Mr.. Fellows was quick to defend
his course. saying that he not only
was In the grand jury room. but had
questioned Meyer. mo statute on the
Michigan books prohibited this action.
and as chief legal officer OF the state
had a perfect right 10 be present"