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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02
A Bard's Mistake.

An eastern bard starts on a Song of
the Workingman" by saying: Il sing
the song of unbroken sleep" We had
an idea that a majority OF the working.
men were fathers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02
Leaving Earth.

she-My husband has juse seft
earth. He-How's that's ne deadf
she-No: he's just gone up in an aero
piane.-Pele Mele.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02

Some people fear that tho express
companies will be so impoyer shed by
the parcel post that they will never
pay any more than 10 per cent again
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02

Now that you have that "13" on
YOUR mind. do you feel better
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02

Never put all OF your goods In tss
front window-they may fade
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02

~oId things have passed away. Be
hold all things become new
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02
THE ARGUS.

Published daily at 1894 Second ave-
hue. Rock Island. Ill Entered at thu
postonse % seeond-elass natter
Rock Island Member of the Associated
Pr<na-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02

Brave actions never want trumpet
Italian Proyerb-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02

Mo Rehearsals.
Wife ,pouting,--You have ceased I,
love me. Hub ,enjoying cigar aga
newspaper,-No. my dear; I've ony
ceased making love TO you. = bos''a
TRANSCRIPT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02
THE OLD, OLD STORY.

'George.
There was a touch OF sadness in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-02
sV THE :. W. POTTER CO.

TERMs-Ten ceats per week by car
rfer. IN Rock Island
Complaints OF delivery Ferviee should
be made TO the circulation department..
which rhouId also be notified In every
Instance where 81 n desired TO have
paper 6keontinued. 80 carriers have no
authority IN the premises.
All communications OF representative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for pubiica-
item No such articles viii he printed
over fictitious signatures.
Telephones IN all departmsnts- Cen
trsi Union. Rock Island I4s. IlI5 and
zils.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-31

about the men and their point Of view.
aside from their answers when tAsy
Arr questioned for jury service. Many
men might answer that they had no
prejudice against the defendant. and
vet have lived lives and held opinions
CD posed to everything that union labor
stands for. Unconscious prejudice II
a. dangerous - conscious prejudice.
II the defense can help Il there VIII
be neither kind on the Person jury.
TINS 10 ANOTHER ReAsoN
THAT PERSONS FIGHT eoH AIS
LiFE 10 oolko TO cosr MONEY.
Record In csss Of Appeal
There 10 nothing sure but death and
taxes. Innocent men have been found
guilty. Justice sometimes miscarries
Tn. record OF the Person trial must
be taken down by court stenognphers.
The testimony must be written up
daily. In 4 trial involving 200 or more
witnesses. this Is q large item OF ex.
pense. 1t runs into the Thousands oil
dollars.
THIS ANOTHER REASON Why
the FIGHT FOR CARL PERSONS
LIFE 10 GOING TO CosT A LOT
or MONEY.
The defense has been compelled 70
employ engineers to draft plata.
II has been necessary TO hire photo
rraphers TO preserve important and
material Views.
Exoert medical testimony. which IL
costly win have to be secured.
! Tnasg ANG sooG QraGa RIA
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-31

A coroner's inquest WAS held the
next day. Only five witnesses we're
called by the state. This WAS to keep
the defense from knowing the names
AMI addresses OF all the other wit
nesses. II WAS to keep the defense In
the dark. II MAS q bottling up OF the
case. The defense has got TO find
those witnesses. II Is compelled 10
run down rumors and make endless
search for the witnesses. Investigators
must DO hired and paid.
pisficsltlss Of the psfsnse.
The prosecuting attorney has the
police department and the sheriffs OF.
flee at hls command. He can compel
any citizen 10 come TO his office by
n subpoena. He can use the grand
fury A. a drag net lie has the ad.
vantage Of the prejudice OF the county
which has caused many 20 volunteer
10 testify II It will help hang Person
In some cases IL has taken the union
investigators . week running down
rumors to get a witness. then only To
hear him make the following state
ment:
Il will not tell you anything
about the case. have made
statement to the States Attorney"
In another case the long searched
for witness said:
III my evidence can hang Per.
son. he. viii be hanged. He 10 .
labor a}htator and IL no good"
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-31
6n0 LOCKED OUT UNION MEN STAND
FIRM ON RIGHTS AFTER g
MONTHS STRUGGLE
I'M ROADS REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE
WORKERS IN SYSTEM FEDERATION
- SAppers Mine Opesatoss Business Men and Travslg
~ Protest Against Conduct Of Illinois Central and HAM
snLasa
tn E:

n FIRST made by the illinois Central railroad after lock.
\ sH s. 900 Sept 80. 1871 = campaign Of
t1n1aGsa
n usa who refused surrender their organize into
49, isdaon be browbeaten into a,bmiss;oa
vAs,ssae made Chicago and oil along he
- M were thrown patrol wssona dossns Of them
= dsd from their homes jail and locked Over aisht
hnaess they taken from jail to aaoths that
y tinA could not locate them and bail them out
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-31
In still another case. the invssti.
ntors were told:

In sull another case. the invssti
ntors were told:
Il meant TO keep my appoint.
ment and tell you all know about
the case. but ! met the States
Attorney and he asked me where
was going and | told him | had
promised to meet Mr.. Comerford
and give him . statement Of my
evidence. The states Attorney
advised me not To keep the ap-
pointment and ! atm afraid to have
anything 10 do with your side OF
the case. because l will get in bad
II | do"
All possible witnesses will have to
be interviewed long before the trial
THIS Is ANOTHER REASON WHY
THE FIGHT FOR PERSONS LIFE
10 GOING TO COST A LOT OF
MONEY.
The selection Of 4 jury is important
In every case In the Person case
there are many reasons why II Is
more important IT, n.
Invest ga - Of vsnlremsn.
Organized labor knows what II II
fighting. II knows who II is lighting
IL knows how that tower fights The
defense 10 not takins any chances II
must guard against preIu ice slipping
on the jury. Juries Trying union men
have done some vary ling things.
Persons life 10 toe valuable to the
labor movement 20 aiioS aaythins "a
BE- put over.
The defense must knot something
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-31

mana that The nsa ~ aliovsA 70
peacefully picks1
For the first time IN . ysass unioa
msa were able at least % compel the
medication Of . United States In.
junction. To the extent that the COZ.
siitutional night 70 Walk Tie public
streets and enjoy free speech. WAS
given hack - the msa.
Police ~ Trial sss Brutality.
This aid not stop tAs police depart.
msnt Of Chicago. The dstsetivss end
gunner continued 70 make arrests. II
Was necessary to prefer charges
against Police Captain JoAn r. Alcock
before the civil service co0ntesiOu.
The captain was on trial for three
weeks on charges Of acting for the
Illinois Central In an attempt 70 break
down the spirit OF the union men, BY
wholesale. brutal and unwarrAnted ar.
rests. Plenty Of testimony vas pro-
duced against him. The commission
took the matter under advisement and
later acquitted him. He VAS repre-.
scented by 4 prominent Democratic
lawyer whose Law partner. Roy o.
West, 10 the Republican national com.
mitteemau from Illinois.
The Illinois Central did not stop its
man batting crusade. United States
marshals and Illinois Central detec.
lives swooped down on Clinton and
dragged J. J. Mesgher and three others
before Judge Humphrey. on . charge
OF contempt
Another Victim Gseapss.
The Illinois Central appeared with .
great number Of witnesses. headed by
Attorney John brennan and Lemon 4
Lemon. the attorneys for the road
Witnesses tried to swear Meaghers
liberty away. 1t WAS . bold conspir-
acy to put In prison. ono OF the most
active men on the Illinois Central FIR
Ing line.
ON cross examination. Attorney
|Comerford succeeded In breaking down
one OF the witnesses who admitted
that he had been coached by the Hi
nois Central attorneys. No one was
punished for this criminal contempt
on the part of the Illinois Central.
The railroad attorneys were com.
PEELED to abandon their case after hAv-
ing brought twenty Witnesses TO swear
Meaghers liberty away.
Gunner and seabs Imported.
Labor agencies were used To import
innocent dupes and plug uglies into
tho lockout zone While the men
were denied the right To peacefully
picket, gunner were given the free
dom OF the lockout zone. These
brutal paid marauders attacked NO
men and children.
One guerilla band made Its trail
southwark, leaving In Its wake the vic
tins of their brutality and lust. The
chlvalry OF Mississippi met them At
the state line Men who had remained
silent while the attack of these black.
guards consisted only In assauluns
men, arose with indignation when
their depredations extended to the
criminal debauchery by force OF Girls
and women.
Citizens KIN a ; <. lie.
At McComb. Ma tssat, ne OF
these chartered bile ldhounds y ere shot
and killed. not by union men. but by
outraged citizens outside OF the labor
union movement Those w hired
these men and financed taelr swloss
expedition of crime aud DE- iohery
we're not punished.
In the belief that justice e5ild b.
| (centinusd On Page FoID
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-31


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Looking back over the - noatAs
taken warning =. ,,I ~. : =: go: -,
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-31

A eyueso So1eratioa y - GDjAave
az Asfsasivs eesanisatiea g ~ ssHit
unioas vAieA vosk soe &c e4lasvss.
Necessity coapsis ~ eeu4lns,se
of System fsderasioas o MI.
ruaAs. Tho craft uaio00 oonAliaO
alone az not stroaS enough y 0Ake
effective tAels reaooaable 1GnAA1A
Make crsfss Fight gseh oehss.
he Illinois Centsal anl Ani0An
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-31
ooNs WHY the FiohT PoU CARL
PGNooN'o LIS 70 COMO - coor
"A LOT o. MONEY.

Ossses Psesesi Jv60s NSaehssy.
But sAis u noe al. Psesoo nAse
fAce United States Judge HanpArsy
and battle for his liberty. Ju1os
Humphrsy 10 knowa for Ais hbee 10
cisioas. The sxpefience u 01AAaA-
polis q tAs leaasss - oreAn1aD1 Aeos
put q srial before United otAtho JuAss
AnAoesoa V rsmsmbersA b uaioe
men. Although they were Innocent
and represented BY a army y eoan.
sci, they are now ON the VAN b the
psoitsntiAry. Moro than eloo. ~ vAs
used In defending that case.
Persons indictment In the United
States court carries = maxinNn pen
Atty OF % years Imprisonment In ths
penitentiary And . $4,000 ma
Organised labor 10 asking thb CUES
ton. what would II avail to 1--we "a
year old Carl Person from the 8allows
and then abandon him TO end hve days
In . federal prison.
The proper defense OF Carl Fer
son 10 a matter Of dollars. Thu cour'
system and laws make It %.
Special Atternsys for PrsssS Gt.sa.
The Prosecuting Attorney viii b
assisted In the prosecution bf PeTsos
By able and expensive lawyer. -
peciaiiy retained to Reinforced the lssa
machinery provided by Us stAts
Two of the highest priced Attorney
In Central Illinois. Lott Hsrf1c an
John Fuller. are being paid - proe<
cute the case. In addition TO the ats'
Attorney.
Capable Counsel for DsfsaeG
A pt, IN court Ia largely . nj
betwth, lawyers. An able lawyo y
beer etained To take charge Of u
sons defense. Attorney Frank Cd -
ford of Chicago. whose success In -
involving organized labor resnlie
+ his selection As the logical nj
save Person from the gallows. VI
chief counsel for the defense.
Associated with Mr.. Comerfor1
b. Attorney Arthur F. Miller. tos
states attorney Of Clinton. and Al
nsy A. n. Fitzgerald. former city
torney OF Springfield. III.
tina 10 AkorhGN AGAooN Y
PgRooN's P,ohY eoR hto LIP
COMO TO COST A LOT OF MOI
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-31

~ WIT kind OF criminal coar9e
UUQuo ~ against them. The
oQosenents IN conjunction With
- csotsal detectives made the
! 01n11oa1e Arrests Of Union No.
e01nO u City detective. trav.
: - ~ railroad gunner.
! MA 4 sas the common prac.
- - police stations to accept .
- ~ this right VAS denied TO
= 0llln1 uaion men
V001QDea Who were guilty OF
80 ~ loyalty to themselves and
- -. vere Inundated and dis.
- - Asir families subjected TO
n1lnsat and scandal. Hus.
- hthers failed To return to
hnoes 1t night and wives and
- ooAsched for them for days
. ~ them at last In q cell.
~ tAsse victims OF the Illinois
9ofs criminal misuse OF court pro
~ marched from the bull pens
- ost1oners' docks. In Chicago
bAnk Comerford defended
~ ~ Of these men. In not one
y ~ The charges made against
- ey the police and the PR.
eoeeeuves Of the Illinois Central
- IHsy we're oil acquitted.
h W. No Mistake.
1oas had been only 4 few OF
efssts. II might have been ar.
- - honest mistake had been
- ~ 10 sane man can Justify or
hundred disgraceful raids
~ abiding American citizens,
~ 0oend that II was IA mistake
- D esod faith.
oen were broke-their fam.
- starving and the Illinois
new II. They did not know
- oes would come 10 the front
- 0ese men without money.
- Central made n mistake.
we're defended and the plan
9ual them failed.
''as'ss the inJune.,ons.
49, % break down the loyalty
ese By this plan. the Illinois
sest appealed 10 United States
~ sweeping iniunctions. TAX.
Ay nom the men almost every
10y had as American ci,isens.
Soo this without a trial or hear.
80 bill filed by the Illinois Cen.
49, Federal Judge Humphrey
an Injunction. the rnllroad
eharred its locked out EN-.
uth being rioters. thugs. gun.
E Characterized them as a law
mehaeins the peace and 80
s'a'"s "iniurisus hs,l.e,Ioo.-
~ ~. ueeted iniurlously on the con
Characters of as 600 free
- - citizens and 1t was all a lie
On L Person Will be brourh,
ue came Judge for telling ths
ut the Illinois Central on
Ss that he "r.fl.cted ,n,ur
-. me conduct OF the Illinois
h,0s Illinois Central reflected
1H1nS upon the character and
- " men by q false ana mali
Judge Humphrey enjolned
@om everything but breath
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-31
UNION MEN FORM SYSTEM FEDElA1NS
ON ONE THIRD Of RAILROADS
N UNITED STATES
EMPLOYERS SEE DANGER SIGNAL:
RECOGNIZE RIGHTS OF WooKWS
csu.sseo Ssussls u 1900 lsshsd o. Nm q u.sb c.
Hl ~ Haninn u.s Rsaes Wl1sVeseA Ds.a3 - O.
sipsd lahss Al ov1 ~ CsOAU

The valiant ssand Of As s. 900 lockout ~ nsa
Csatal and ths Has.naa ass has bssa h va - b
and Aas ee aaeh h aeasy and saffins bot ~ bsn NJ
westh 4
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sb.ndeesd s right easa Ths pssss6ae weld Aass -
nanaes y - hhss astsnsaa Evssy eurssd~ - g
oysasd lAbes America has eooeibussd hsp naanA
~ 5000 q De firing bat - s.l piss ~ - 81 ~
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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-07-24
Clean Up Day

At a recent meeting of the
Board of Trade Of Roanoke Rapids
Township, the question of a
Cleanup Day for Roanoke Rapids
was taken up and discussed at
length. The Health Officer, DR..
7. w. M. Long and Mayor, Mr..
j. T. Chase, both offered the
Board of Trade all the help pos
sible to push the Clean Up Day
and make it a success. Mr.. M.
McRae Faison was appointed
Manager of the Clean Up Day
and given full charge of cere-
monies.
OF course, unless Mr.. Faison
can count on the support and CO.
operation of the officials, business
men and housekeepers of Roa-
noke Rapids, he will be unable
to accomplish much. With their
support and cordial cooperation
the Clean Up Day should be a
bowling success.
August 9Th and 9th have been
selected by Mr.. Faison as the
days for industry. Every citizen
is urged to cooperate with Mr..
Faison and the town officials by
cleaning up his yard and premises
cutting down weeds and grass,
ana depOSltlng all refuse IN the
alleys back of the respective
homes. Carts will collect this
refuse and haul it away.
Filth, according to chemistry,
is simply misplaced matter. Ac-
cording to hygine, it is the direct
cause of more than half the dis
eases to which humanity is sus-
ceptible. If it were possible to
keep oneself and surroundings
absolutely clean, in the strict
sense of the term, disease would
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-07-24
owed pass by little sacr of respect for these candidates

lowed to pass by. A little sacri-
flee on your part will enable that
boy Of yours to face life with ten
times more advantages. He will
be enabled to start in life beyond
where you left off. 1t is your
duty to yourself, to your boy,
and to the community of which
he is to be citizen, to let him
stay in school until he has re-
ceived all the training possible
for the schools to give him for
his progress in the larger school
called life.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-07-24
Vote In The Primary

AS the day for holding the pri-
maries for the nomination of leg
lslative, county, and township
officers draws near, a word may
be said in season in regard to the
importanc' of getting out as
large a primary vote as possible
in this community,
The coming primary will be
different, as far as we know,
from any primary that has ever
been held in this county. In
many respects it will be very
similar to the form of primary
urged by advocates of State
wide primary. The polls will
open at 200 A. M. and close at
600 P. NJ. Instead of having
precinct primaries lasting about
thirty minutes and assembled for
the important purpose of select
ing delegates to attend a County
Convention called for the pur-
pose of making the nominations,
the primary will be an all day
affair all over the county and
the candidates receiving the larg-
est number of votes from all over
the county for the respective
Offices will be declared the party
nominees.
Thus the principal reason ad-
vanced by the average citizen as
an excuse for not attending the
primary is removed. Your vote
at the primary will count as
much as that Of anybody else.
1t is just as important and Just
as much the duty of every good
citizen to cast his vote in the pri-
mary of his party as to cast it in
the general election.
In Roanoke Rapids township,
interest in politics has always
been lower than anywhere else
in the county, with the result
that every other section of the
county has taken precedence over
Roanoke Rapids along political
lines. 1t is time for a state of
affairs like that to come to an
end. Citizens here must wake
up to the fact that they are a
part, and an important part, of
the county: that they pay more
taxes into the county treasury
than any other township in the
county; that they have the larg-
est township in the county in
points of wealth, resources, and
population, and the smallest in
area.
This township this time has
two candidates for office: Mr..
W. L. Long, for the State Legis-
lature, and Mr.. w. F. Horner,
for County Commissioner. Out
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-07-24

Advertise Your Business

G If your Business is not worth Adver-
Using, Advertise it for Sale
q Old Gen. Public is not going to pa
honize gum shoe business methods
much longer, He thinks merchant
should have sufficient confidence in him
self and his goods to advertise them.
He is getting wary Of secretiveness.
q Mr. Merchant, are you ashamed of
what you have to sell9 Are you afraid
that the publicity Of printers ink, will
make your goods look higher priced
than the same goods your competitor is
advertsing9 Do you only feel natural
when you are selling goods through the
old medium Of haggGng and barganing9
q Then YOU had better not aduertse
you d better quit!
q Our representative will give you expert adver-
Using advice Phone So
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-07-24

be an anomaly so rare as to be
practically unknown, This con-
dition of course is impossible to
attain but every approach to it
means a lessening Of disease and
a nearer attainment to ideal con-
ditions.
Much has been accomplished
along this line in Roanoke Rapids
during the past couple of years
and the results have completely
demonstrated the value of SAM
tary and precautionary measures.
DR.. Long states that at no time
in Roanoke Rapids history have
health conditions been as good as
they are at present.
This fact is very gratifying
the town officials who have labor
ed so hard and so faithfully to
bring about this results are de-
serving of much praise but we
have not yet and never will,
reach the point where we can say
"let vel lenough alone. Sickness
in Roanoke Rapids has not yet
reached the minimum to which
it may be brought. Continued
efforts and eternal vigilance are
the price one has to pay for clean
illness and the benefits that are
to be derived from it.
Cooperate with the Committee
on August 9Th and 9th. Clean up
your surroundings and keep them
clean. Let us make this com
the cleanest community
in North Carolina: it will then
become the healthiest without
further effort on our part.