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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-07
GIRLS HAVE-No CHANGE AT ALL
AGAINST POLICE CARS,


The police of the Central district,
apparently believing that their
actions will be supported by Big Bust
less which has so strongly united to
fight the girl mattresses on picket
duty at Henrici's restaurant, have
grown arrogant to a degree almost
unbelievable.
When six pickets we're brought in
to the station yesterday, the desk
sergeant asked what officer would
sign the complaint and then decided
it should be Sergeant Malone, al
though the girls protested that Ser
geant Malone, not having arrested
them, could not possibly sign the
complaint.
The desk. sergeant informed them
that it was none Of their business
who signed the complaint and that
they were only a flock of geese any
way.
Miss Mary Anderson of the Wo-
mems Trade Union League informed
the desk sergeant that a bondsman
was on his way to the station, but she
was told that the girls would have to
ride to the Harrison street station,
and that she could not run the bust
ness of the court.
The six girls were then put in a
patrol wagon and taken away. When
three others arrived, the bondsman
was, in the station, but he was not
permitted to sign the bonds at the
Central Station and these girls were
also taken to Harrison street.
Mark Goodman, arrested while
standing in front of a window look
ing at pictures displayed for the pur-
pose of attracting attention of the
crowd on Randolph street, was ar
rested by Officer Cross.
Goodman protested he had not
been given a chance to obey a re-
quest to move on, but had been told
6a -,.o ,,-I1, ar.a1R 4 0.,k Iroorrs.- |
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-07

Washington.-Few people in Wash
ington know that Mrs. Henry Ash
hurst, wife of the Arizona senator,
gained her lightness of foot and her
litheness of figure Shining up the
pole of the weather station at Flag
staff, Ariz. Before her marriage she
had charge of the weather bureau
there and began each days work by
climbing to the dizzy height of the
weather bureau pole to read the di-
rection and velocity of the wind.
Racine, Wis.-James CuIIens, acci-
dent insurance agent, arrested,
charged with obtaining money under
false p%retenses by issuing checks on,
bank in which he had no deposit
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-07

continued to protest against his ar
rest.
Two of the girl pickets were arrest
ed last night.
WOMAN WAS WEATHER MAN"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20
Z-NIIIc Police CIR soI]23
Zazn25IexsC D0~x2S Strike

moved In the entire city and resident.
of the city on the Ohio had ampis
time to indulge In exercise hitherto
not enjoyed. Much Inconvenience en-
sued. especially among commuters
and thousands of persons either paved
exorbitant prices for the luxury Of a
ride, or else resorted to ''shanks"
mare"
Strikes A Thing OF The Past
In the course OF conversations with
labor leaders and those captains "
Industry who employ big bodies Of
men and women. the writer learns
that a new era is dawning In the .u-
dustrial world. A recognized authc.-
ity on questions OF labor said DAY
or SO ago; II don't look for these
big leckouts In the future-strike1
that bring so much suffering ana
hardships upon the operatives who
lay down their tools and cult their
work benches at the command OF the
walking delegate. Frequently, ms
creases of q few cents day are the
questions az Issue. In order to 60s
tDiS II blS StiNhE 10 NuAiSN ias W~>s-<~
thousands of operatives are idle. many
OF whom have not had the foresight
TO provide against such emergencies
and in consequence they are left pen-
niless during this period of enforceA
idleness.
Not only were these operatives 0ut
of work for weeks at time. but many
of them were assessed so much per
head to pay for the expenses incl
dental to the strike. OF course. thle
meant that those conducting the strike
heads of the labor unions involves
and their walking delegates---droW
pay all through the period OF idieneeA
but the operatives not only got noth-l
ing, but were compelled TO dig deHr!
into their little hordes to pay Their
proportionate share Of the cost OF tbs;
strike. M
I'VE have now come to that turn
In the ever prevailing differences De-
tween Capital and Labor when cooler
heads must prevail and the differences
adjusted by mediation. This will CHI
viate the shutting down %. the piAntA
doing away with attending want and
suffering on the part Of employees, &h4
furthermore il will do away with tn
bitterness that always follows the&&s
lockouts.
Arbitration boards will prove the
salvation of the labor world ana 81
look for the time when Capital and
Labor will be In full sympathy ana 49,
cord and work In harmony. AedtAs
ton 10 the thing and the striker real
ICES that this II the best means m
avoiding periods Of idlensss ann
want"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20

rnittee OF United States Senators thus
engaged made all exhaustive snresti-
CATION and i, was their prompt action
which stayed hostilities.
The Colorado Mine Trouble.
No strike in this country created
such widespread interest as that in
Colorado In which the name of John
D. Rockefeller. Jr.. has played such
prominent part. The war between
the operatives OF the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company. OF which Mr..
Rockefeller owns forty per cent. Of
the stock, and which concern prac-
tically controls the mine output OF the
state, was one OF the bitterest ever
waEed. In that conflict the militia
was called out to man tho mines and
after futhiessly firing into the tented
city OF Ludlow, where unemployed
miners, their wives and children had
taken refuge after banishment from
mine property. marched away Ieav-
ing scores OF dead upon the field of
battle. After that flrst conflict. when
the surviving mining families had
been stripped OF their all. their little
possessions standing In heaps upon
the ruins Of their tented homes
sacked of all OF value ~ the maraud-
ing militiamen. the terrified aliens
sought refuge in cellars and pits they
had dug. hoping in this way to escape
the bullets that were sent whistling
into their midst.
No conflict between Capital and La
Dor In the United StAtes created the
widespread indignation - that which
followed this clash. FEDERAL investi-
CATION brought to light conditions that
one would hardly suppose could exist
In the mines OF Siberia The opera
tives. shaving for pittance at best.
were made to pay prohibitive prices
for ali they purchased II the company
stores. and in many Instances they
were paid In company scrip which had
70 b. discounted IT saloons ct 4 ten
per cent. rate or BY ollicsrs Or the
company who In this way FeAped .
rich harvest In graft. Nr. Rockefellss
Ia testifying before ths Congressional
Committee disclaime1 III knowledgs
OF such conditions, ana chances ARE
he was sincere Ii this statement. but
the fact remains that thsss conditions
did exist h this most turbulent Of al
mine soneA Strikes of : desperate
character have occurred thers 1t reg
ular intervals and - ra1uit y invari-
ably the same. The 1triksrs are ban
ished. othsr operatives more ignor-
ant tar than their pro&eceGeors. are
brought in and due cAre ax6rcised that
each mine h manne4 ~ 01ofa tiSea Of
30 many different nAti0nalitiss that II
10 impossible for tk6e& peeg ignorant
foreigners 70 confst 1HA organise
-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20

in the same breadth IT Is moi my pur-
pose to connect the two. for all per-
sons Of ordinary intelligence recog-
nsze in the propounaers OF socialism
In this country some OF the brightest.
most influential and highly cultured
men and women in this country. They
stand for their principles and invari-
ably advance arguments that are weli
fortified with facts. The anarchist.
however. seemingly has no principle
He WORMS his way into every sitsia-
I ton where Capital and Labor are at
odds and his violent and inhamma;ory
utterances draw around him motley
rnobs that are as a rule dispersed
with clubs and revolvars In the hands
OF the police and deputy sheriffs. Orr
ganized Labor deeply deplores these
conditions and in all Justice 1T mus;
be said that they regret these out
bursts as keenly as the better element
Of citizens residing in the commune
ties where these conditions prevail
The strikes for the last year have
covered a wide field OF endcaxpr.
Hundreds OF thousa nds Of men. won't
en- and children have been thrown out
Of employment and some OF these
lockouts extended over such long
period that suffering. want and
hunger. acute and poignant. followed.
In some cases Labor won Its point.
In others Capital triumphed. Bnt In
the majority of cases cooler heads
prevailed and boards OF arbitration
were named to settle the differences
and arrive at some amicable agree
ment In many instances settlement
was quickly reached. Others are still
pending and unless the UNFORESEEN
arises some Of the most momentUus
problems Of the age win bs settled
In this way.
A Strike That Would Paralyze Trade.
For time strike OF the engineers
and firemen OF the railroads operating
East or the Mississippi River seemed
inevitable. Delegates appointed BY
the enginemen and firef1en conferred
with 4 committee named by the rail-
roada. These meetings were Of such
deep seated moment that the public
awaited with bated breath zach and
every wora that trickIed from the
council chamber One day Il would
~ reported the operatives had xainsJ
pant. The next this aaIin~ pabitc
wcul N M tlsat me sAilr6ad mAxnAasf
he4 IN aAA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20

would then be sought out by enter
prising reporters and when the fAe;s
were sifted. bciihf down and set forth.
side by side. It was apparent that
nothing definite had been accom-
plished and that the two committees
might continue their meetings indefi-
nitely without arriving at any conelu-
sion wins tsoever.
A Victory For Mediation.
II was in such crises as these that
the mediation board was called upon
to step into the breach and calmly
and dispassionateiy review the situa-
tion and settle with justice to both
sides the points at Iseue. In the case
OF the threatened strike in the East.
when nearly every railroad there OPP
Grating was aHeated. the board Of
arbiters did valiant service. The strike
not only was averted. but Labor won
a clear cut victory for Its members
attached to the Brotherhoods Of En-
gineers and Firemen respectively,
were granted the principal demands
they had made and when all was com
ciuded this meant shorter hours with
better pay. After all that 10 what
they sought and the minor points at
issue were dismissed.
President Wilson In The Breach.
Less than three months ago the
West and Middle West were convulsed
with fears OF a big railroad strike in
their midsts. Again the enzinemen
and nremen stood out for demands
which the railroads were not disposed
to grant without q night. The same
old threats Of strikes were freely made
and for q time persons all over the
country momentariiy expected the
word which would mean 4 complete
tfe-up OF all the lines operating
through the sections affected. This
meant frtghtful congestion Of freight
and at 4 time when crops were about
to move ~ we'll ~ no end Of incon-
vehience 10 those who desired 20
travel. whether for business or pleas
lire. When the situation became %
acute that this lockout seemed newt
able, and there was danger % sert-
Gus interfuptiOn 10 the transmission
or mails, President Wilson stepped
into the breach and offered his serv-
fccs AZ mediator. HIS offer was rsads-
" accepted ard today the mofuentous
subject Is In his capable hands and
his ruling y eagerly awaited.
The West virginia strike.
The more violent OF the clashes be-
tween Capital and Labor. however.
have been confined to the mine dis
tricts and In several Of these the
0oniiict reached such proportions that
q big loss OF life ensued In tho ranks
of strikers and the deputies who
sought 10 crush them. Conditions -
ths WISH yifgtnie nasn6s Wefs ~
skrafn~e that eotumittAs ustnsd W
op1 n NJ M es1tkA eee1le anA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20
oUEENsr4AND,s RIFLE FISH.

n HERE Is claimed to exist n ~
waters OF northern QueensaAnN L.
- fish, measuring about ten tnche
in length and averaging pound 4M
a half In weight. which possesses
remarkable power of SHOOTING
prey. ss3
Thee arifia- fish," as II II calle9f
alleged to swim leisureiy about
stream few inches below the sun
on the lookout for fiies and oshS
sects that settle on the fioattng JoQN
and twiss or on the surface NJ
water plants. .ss s5i
When the -rffie<fish kee4
enough for purposes. Il diachaSo
its victim tiny Jet. Or ball g.
which. il the marksnaansh1t
knocks the prey into the streA1
II - instantly gathsrsd ~
ahootsFs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20

minds Of readers of newspapers. that
was more dramatic or more tragic
than the premature explosion of a
bomb In q New York tenement when
the bomb maker and many innocents
were blown into eternity. These
bombs. in the course Of manufacture.
the police assert, were intended for
the Rockefeller estate for a big mass
meeting had been planned for the day
following the explosion and the bomb
makers and their associates dwelling
In the Inflated tenement were among
those who had been expected to take
part.
Minor Troubles.
Aside from these mine disturbances
there were many other conflicts be-
tween Capital and Labor In the year
;ast ending, but happily none of these
assumed such proportions OF violence.
Michigan and Indiana had their mine
strikes. as did Montana. but the loss
of life was confined to Colorado where
conditions almost unbelievable obtain
and will continue to thrive until the
Federal authorities take much more
drastic steps than they have done so
far.
New York considers itself fortunate
IL the extreme when a day dawns
when there Is no strike In progress.
The metropolis. the recognized melt
ing pot" Of the New World. is made
up Of 20 many nationalities' that 1t Is
little wonder that II is undermined by
q current OF Industrial unrest. There
the garment workers, taxi cab drivers
and walters went on strike and more
or less turbulence was INDUCED In.
The longshoremen also made de-
mands, followed by a lockout which,
for q time, assumed serious proper
tons. but these differences were set
tied sooner or later and tranquility was
restored.
Women Take A Hand.
The most notable conflict in the
metropolitan zone. however. was the
silk makers strike at Paterson. N. j..
1 little city which has always been
notable for the differences existing
between Labor and Capital. Here the
industrial Workers OF the World su-
perceded the American Federation of
Labor and took command Of the strtk-
err. The result was frequent clashes
with the police and many arrests and
TAIL sentences ensued. Here women
played - important part In the sit
uation ~ the men. for they not only
organized the strike but took charge
Of III the meetings which they ad-
dressed In such vigorous language
that the police put m end to such
gatherings.
1lcd1asors Successful In Pittsburgh.
Pittsburg. notable centre OF In
lusts1alism. had its troubles whom the
operatives Of the Westinghouse Com
pany recently went on strike and for
1 time Z complete tie-up ensned In
that hitherto busy hive Of industry.
ooune violence was INDUCED In but
On the whole the strike was conducts
Cd Ia an orderly manner and the po-
Hoe played passive part In the At.
fair. The lockout was not of long
Duration ana peace Wa arrived at
through the kindly Offices Of media
torn
Buffalo had : rather unique strike
when the saleswomen Of the big de-
pArtment stores struck for higher pay.
These big establishments were closed
for Z tinae and hero. too, . truce was
.sfkected and mediation prevailed.
Al CtnDiAMatt walked Tor week
cr AcfA Wh4n IL imototmen ana con
6urtots woae a atrika Not = eAr
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20
he Year Intervening BetweenLaborDa and
That Of This Year Notable for the Many Conflicts
Between Organized Labor and Big Business
Intervention in the Form of Mediation
Plays An Important Part.

0APITAL and Labor have not
been on the best of terms for
r tbs twelve months Just ending.
In fact conflicts have been na-
nsrous and some OF these even went
. tAr ~ to assume the proportions
{ civil war. Bioodshed was frequent.
ioting became common and even out
freaks OF anArchism occurred 10 en-
litter the strife. But better times
oom In the offtng and students of
ndustriai and social problems now
hazard the opinion that these two
powerful oreHnixations--Capit and
4Aoor--are on a better footing than
ver today. and that mediation In n
large measure win suppiant the strike
Ind tho nrebrand.
Unrest In labor circles has been no.
ficeable for many months Leaders
p minority politica! parties made
much capital out OF the chaotic con-
ition Of things in the labor world.
Ind attributed II to the faults and
Limitations OF the party In power
This, OF course. Is nothing new. for
With the change Of every adHinistra-
hon. where the hitherto party VI
minority becomes that OF the major
~. the old hue and cry IL heard
Anythins to bsIittle the victor IL the
MIN OF the vanQuished. In many cases
khess psttifosgins politicians have gone
20 far a. to bring about these upris-
Pngs and when all the evidence ia sift-
Ia sven the men In the ranks OF labor
-those who surfer the keenest when
frouble comes--turn In their wrath
- - AAy
The Adair County news., 1914-06-17
Oklahoma History.

Dissatisfaction is the cause of
all progress. Columbus was dis
satisfied with the views of his
day and set out to right them.
He found a new world to offer
Europe. Spain became aroused
and along with gold-seeking
Spaniards, came the Jealous
Frenchman, the thrifty Dutch,
and the land-hungry Englishman
Thus was set in motion that
wave which at last brought ex-
plorers and settlers in contact
with the Indians of Oklahoma,
and finally made the land what
il is.
Francisco Vasquez de Corona
do was the first white man to
bring an exploring party into
Oklahoma. Some h j s torians
The Adair County news., 1914-06-17

Miss Minnie Kemp and Mr.. Edgar
Reed left Monday morning for Louis
vile at which place they will join a
party of young people of Elizabeth
town and other points in the State,
who will visit Niagara Falls, Toronto,
Canada and some other interesting
places. They will be absent about
eight days.
Miss Esther Nell, of Millersburg,
who is skilled violinist, who has been
visiting here for the past ten days,
left Monday morning for Crab Orchard,
where she will play in an orchestra
during the watering season. She is
an excellent young lady, and her play
ing ranks with that of the best must
clans.
Mr.. Herbert Smith, who is employ
ed by coal company in Eastern Ken
lucky, was in a wreck few days ago
and got considerably hurt. He was in
car, with members of his company,
enroute from Misplace of business to
the hotel. The car ran into another
car and there was a smash. Herbert
received several wounds, but he is now
himself-feeling all right.
The Adair County news., 1914-06-17

claim this honor for Cabeca de
Vaca, who landed on the Florida
coast in 1928. and tried to find
gold, which search brought he
and his men finally across Red
river, into this territory. But
this is generally denied, and to
Coronado, who in 154l, about
the time De Soto was finding the
Mississippi, led his band across
the Pecos river, over the staked
plains through the Texas Pan
handles into western Oklahoma.
belongs the glory of first seeing
this land,
These Spaniards were aston
ished at the valleys and prairies,
and especially at the countless
herds of buffalo. Many expedi-
tons of like kind, for gold and
ambition, touched Oklahoma,
but they were unimp ortant.
EngliShmen were at last the
owners of North America, and
it is interesting to note that in
1862. Great Britain made a grant
of land to a Carolina colony, in
Guiding all lands from the At
lantic to the Pacific, lying be-
tween parallels 30 degrees and
SO degrees and 80 minutes north
latitude. Thus was the state of
Oklahoma given away to Lord
Clarendon and the Carolinas, and
yet its existence was to remain
unknown to the English for more
than a hundred years thereafter.
The names of Marquette, Jo-
liet and La Sale are unknown
to most Americans. They were
Jesuit priests, bent upon con-
verting the Indians to Christian
| faith. From 1878 to 1857, these
men travelled over the Mississip-
pi valley, preaching, trading and
setting up French posts and col.
onies, until all the Mississippi
The Adair County news., 1914-06-17

Thomas Jefferson, had been MAX
ing overtures to France, with
reference to the purchase of
Louisiana and the mouth of the
Mississippi. On the Both of
April, 1903. a treaty was made
between the United States and
France, whereby the territory of
Louisiana was ceded to the
United States. The price paid
Napoleon for this territory, hav-
ing an area of 1,166,577 square
miles, was fifteen million dollars,
and an obligation to meet a fur
Their debt of three million seven
hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars.
Thus Oklahoma, after q per-
iod of three hundred years of
obscurity and neglect, was at
last in the grip of tn aspiring.
energetic and conquering young
nation. the United States of
America,
ID
The Adair County news., 1914-06-17

basin, about 100000 square
miles, was acquired by France
under the name of Louisiana.
Hence to these men belongs the
tribute of making Oklahoma a
part of the French Empire. In
1923, New Orleans became the
capital of the Louisiana colony
in America, which embraced the
greater part of what is now OK
lahoma.
In the Frence and Indian war
beginning in 1854, North Amer
lea was lost to the French. When
Quebec fell into English hands
in 1853, it was the sign that this
continent was to be English.
France hoped 70 save Louisiana
from England's power, so she
gave this vast area to Spain in
1853, by secret treaty.
Thus the territory of Oklaho-
ma recognized the Spanish flag
for thirty-seven years or until
Spain by treaty gave back Louis
lana to the French in 1901.
The thirteen colonies. in those
thirty-seven years, had fought
for independence from Great
Britain and had won. They
had grown, by the year 1901,
from thirteen states to sixteen,
and were eagerly seeking to &C.
quire the vast country to the
West, lying about and including
the great commercial stream,
the Mississippi. Napoleon Bon
aparte, First Consul of France,
realizing England's supremacy
upon the sea, and that Louisiana
territory would at last fall into
England's hands, resolved to
place it in possession of Eng.
lands future rival, the United
States.
The minister of the United
States TO France, Robert R. Liv.
ingston, backed by the President,