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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30
Burning Case Continued.

The case of Lille Fitzgerald. charged
with burning Garfield Ross with ker-
osene oil. was continued to October
80. Fitzgerald was bailed for his APP
pearance by Judge Rhea, in the sum
Of $780,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30

"Dumha recalled the coun-
try has thought something of the sort
would happen soon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30
.Hsa..<s, Entered. Cin&hinx Taken,

Report was made To the police yes
terday by Louise Wilkerson. 1921 East
Marshall Street, that her house was
entered by breaking lock. and that
bed and table linen and a number OF
articles of clothing were stolen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30

loan Is not such a splendid bargain
for the allies. and seems to be fine
business for America, as otherwise we
would have had to receive payment
In gold, Which we do not want, for
our shipments. or the allies would
have sold their American securities,
which we indeed want them to sell
under present Conditions. but which
we are glad for them still to have as
resources on which to fall back the
next time they come to borrow. And
in addition TO this. the rate of ex-
change. while 1t will be stabilized,
will in all probability remain a good
dear more favorable ~. n Hfsstea. thar
1t has been at any time before.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30

~ = mot Z matter Of worldwide
A rance. nor even Of Statewide
4ancs. that the win of Martha
nnton has been returned to vir-
~ y. r. Morgan. However. as
nr of considerable sentimental
- ~ Of Virginia are
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30

glad TO know tnat the historic docu-
ment has been regained without the
necessity OF pressing the suit already
instituted for the recovery OF this
paper from the Morgan estate.
The Martha Washington viii is one
Of those relics which for sentiments
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-07-17

the Greek. found guilty Of unsoldterly
conduct and reprimanded;s John IS:
Lawson was tried before This. pecially
murder or violence. but because he be-
slonged to a labor organisation the
members Of which were on strike and
who defended themselves; their wives
ter. He was sentenced to imprtson-
Other witnesses upon whose testi-.
were i Ms4ican BOY: 1ormsrly : mine
guard employed by the dorado Fuel
and Iron company. two other mine
guards. one Of whom had been e Wy
from Justice IN thu that state; Another
group OF witnesses declared they had
ts Ness e hs 1 Ss Mne
their the true 1dentity@Baldwin-F de-
tectiveshwdlling to- kill for 50 Or: 81 "a
day: At1-,.:::e ~ : =. 4
Of men, ana women outside Of his pres
Tence and without his sanction. ....
;: Tn the motion for re-trial, the law
yerH for Mr.; Lawson. filed the affi-
the batl1ff. Frank Gooden. drought IN
due influence to bear on a. Juror stand
ing for acauittal to force him to agree
to g. verdict against Lawson. "Bailifi
Gooden falsely represented to Hall
that Halls wife was dangerously, III.
and-also that. the jury would be de-
MED: food unless they agreed on = q
verdict: -: - ~ - .:".'. J.. -
- ,..-.:<>. Proof of. Threat
Does ret this, trial or rather ,, this :
the statement. Of Mr.. Bowers. that steps
had been taken ito drive these vicious
agitators out Of the state?" What more
effective method, could hays have :, been .ss,,
son. ave in prison for. life? '': - r.:
. Is it~nots evident that this part OF
deliberately planned and executed
whose agitation would Inevitably: re-
suit in greater freedom and justice Tor
the miners? :.
ZG::.. Organized Labor Protests. :,
America ai a. viii wfi'1 not submit to this mani
fest injustice and trayesty Of 1.-The
rights Of free men, And the workers
must bear in mind that they WILL never
hs 1s of G tree
sert their rights and make their de-
mands effective. -,
Their hope, for the future lies in
economic organization. When that ds
rights and necessary activities for self
betterment is made possible =:
Even the Rocksfeiler millions n, car can
have an organization to- enforce them:
Organize. miners of Colorado. and
you can make effective your protest
against great injustice done to John
r.. Lawson. You can rescue this, faith
full leader from a. living death: The
labor movement OF America is~ with
you, to support Your demands by CO.
operation and affirmation: liberty
loving men the country over VIII unite
to right this great wrong. Meet, pro.
test. and demand that there shall not
be one law for Lawson and another
for Rockefeller and the other Rookie
fellers even of another name.
Organize for freedom and Justice!
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reversed the legal. principles which
made the hatters' decision possible,
and that as far as the federal anti
trust laws are concerned, workers can
no longer be enjoined for withholding
their patronage or advising others to
do so. Neither can damages be re-
covered against them because Of such
actions. This, Mr.. Wickersham terms
the Gompers conception of liberty
"a public: notification that he is not
in sympathy with declarations by
Congress on this subject. 49, 80
He says in part: = ..>>'-',, .:3:@
But these enumerated acts include
substantially all of such acts as con-
stituted> the cause of. action In the
Danbury hatters'~ case, and therefore
labor organizations in the, future may
use the boycott as a WEAPON in a, dis
pute between employer and employees
without danger Of interference by in
Junction or liza bility- to damages by
reason OF Ethe antitrust laws Of the
United States. That's, certainly so
far as regards employers engaged in
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Organize for Freedom and Justice u. ~.
"... Plea Of Executive Board IN Letter
. to Central Bodies and Local Unions

itators out OF the state. Another
mighty power has been rounded up
II tps behalf o Of the operators by the ga
editors Of the most i% 9qasa n aew VS.
Walsenberg, Colorado Springs. and
. etaSss OF the larger places i9 ates
: Is it not an ;tnd1sputaple inference
rom this hilarious statement to the
do;mmating power In Colorado 1ndusa
up for a definite pnrpose?2 The nature
or the purpose became evident in the
pressure brought to bear upon the
miners. forcing them to return TO work
secured recognition for theiETights as
free workers = =. - : = - - -
The purpose became mora evident
later taos: ~ The state NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
.passed q law providing for an addi-
tional Judge for the, third juddoial dis,
trlct. Mr.. CRANKY Hillyer. who had
been attorney for the Colorado Fuel
panies concerned IN N the s strike. was
made the additional Judge. i IT. LII a
weH-known fact that there was not
Gid ThtrG 70 the
but one judge. The understanding was
that Judge Hillyer was TO- preside At
that f IFS 'h bsfafe Fl h s
spring. the charge was made and SUP
ported by affidayits that Judge Hit
y yer had ca been bitter partisan in the
that the strikers were !. outlaws, who
should pc held In jail incommunicado,
and denied the writ of habeas corpus.
pa,o,d da tS;s MOI; Not. On Trial: -.
Board member of the United Mime
workers Of America, charged with the
crime Of being leader, Of the miner
workers and as citizens under the laws
of the state Of Colorado. Plainly. it. WAS
not John r. Lawson who was on trial
but organized labor A:,sa= J.: >.
some of those whom Mr.: Bowers had
lined up" for, the Rockefeller inter
their fellow workers to. obtain some
torney General Fred Farrar boasts
that in the case Of John r. Lawson he
has secured the first conviction of a
directly responsible For the death al 0e Of
man who had been killed In a strike
Jesse G. Northcutt, the prosecuting
for the Colorado Fuel and. Iron. Com
pany.
The jury. made UP Of men brought
In from the highways and byways, was
chosen bx open venire instead of draw
ing names from the jury box. Among
those Jurors was W. w. Wilson; trav-
cling salesman for the National Bis
cult company. According to general
right of sales in the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company district.
The bailiffs- in charge OF the jury
were mine guards.
Mine Guards Rule Jury.
One of the witnesses against John
r.. lawson was Lieutenant K. E. Lin
derfeldt. Linderfeldt! The man who
killed Louis Tikas. who was tried be-
fore military court for the death of
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-07-17

WASHINGTON, July 16.-An inter-
departmental committee named. by
Secretary Of the Interior Lane and
Secretary Of Labor Wilson is at work
on a. plan to- relieve unemployment
under which the federal government
would finance workers desiring to
take up farm land. :. s.3=> j.:
: A complete program, with prelimi.
nary drafts of necessary legislation, is
to be framed before congress meets in
December. E .5.=z%%z !. " ..ss
s. The committee, which includes off,
cials Of the general land office, :. the
reclamation service, and the depart
ment 81 labor, was appointed specifi-
ca11y to consider means OF broadening
the scope Of the: federal employment
bureau IN the department. Of labor, and
It had the cooperation Of officials ct
the postoffice department mt and the de-
/ partInent Of agriculture .:S{y
The plan now under confederation
cpntemplates q system of farm credits,
operating through the department Of
labor. the scheme would necessiate
smendments that may be made with
the government by settlers on federal
land. t.. 81
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-07-17

WASHINGTON. July 16.-Geo. W.
Wickersham, United States ATTORNEY
General during President Taft's ad-
minisTation, agrees with orkanized
labor that the Clayton law removes
the: issuance of injunctfons, in certain
cases, by federal courts.
Mr.. Wickersham's opinion appears
in the American Federationist. July
issue, and is reprinted from the Alum
nj Register Of the University Of Penn
sylvania with the consent OF the au-
thor and of the Alumni REGISTER. =
The ex-attorney generals reference
to President Gompers- indicates his
views of organized labor, and en-
phasizes the declaration Of this trained
lawyer that the American Federation
of Labor won the worlds greatest. leg
islative victory when >~g Congress de-
clared that: 1.-The labor Of a human
being is not a commodity or article
Of commerce. = = - -. - -
A Fralnk Statement.
Mr.. Wickersham frankly states
that. the trade union movement has
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-07-17

a dispute concerning terms on condi-
tons of employment, there can NO
longer exist under the laws of the
United States a. right Of action on
their behalf to recover damages suf-
feted by them by reason of any indi-
vidual or individuals, singly or in con-
cert, recommending, advising or per-
suading their regular customers, OF
any other person or persons, by peace
full means, not otherwise unlawful
(such for instance as might amount
to extortion Or lii ~, to withhold pa
tronage from them. :%5l,+ -.
Z ~ A Victory for. Labor.
1T Is therefore apparent that the
labor organizations have secured q
statutory reversal of.thes principles OF
the decision in the aDanbury matters
case and the legahzation ::f the boy
colt as lawful instrument. to insure
the dominance OF organized labor
thus substituting the Gompers con.
ception. OF liberty for that Of the De.
claration Of Independence, the Consti.
tuition Of the United States and Abra.
ham Lfncoln." y. -. l. l.. 1
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-07-17

During the past two years the min.
ers Of southern Colorado have been
and frssdom 10 o. Morkers
liar with the history Of this strike
and st aysl with The efforts Of the
Of the miners to secure their lights
guaranteed under the laws Of the stats;
with the Introduction Of armed men
orators: with the, deliberate plans of.
the mine operators to manipulate and
suborn state officials to serve private
Interests and private gains; with the
the terrible and wanton disregard for
the lives Of the striking miners and
their families. and finally, with the
efforts to destroy the miners unions.
a part Of this last effort were the
canelli. David Robb. and Ben Rich
.ardson,. The r brutal steps taken in
each of the. trials to convict these
facts with regard a. 10 tx tr iaqt Of Joha
r; Lawson are, given III the editorial
which is published on page 607 in the
July issue OF the American Federation
1se under the title :of "LaHvsen's Trial
The 1nfan1y Of it, The editorial with
addittonal facts is republished here
For the first time I'm the. history Of
our: country; an: officer of a union: has
been convicted OF murder because OF
violence which kfeW out OF a. strike
convicted even though; he was: not &C
violence. This IS q principle Of tre-
niendous Importance TO the whole labor
movenent.:1@ IS This s:1fajustice must not
women Of ability to. held their Fellows.
EVERY effort "a hAin.- ,,aao - 80.
trov the miner. orvsn4,a mace T., TO C ass-
RADIO. Meinhers ~ 6ssa ni!aan ~, ~ Sci9 q
walton II theV renaato i ana race ta ssa,.
unions -0'A"tn :!oy"l ~ :tne'F
~ - :: - -. 49,: =:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-07-17

=: Astor e1tate ON the ST. John: River In
Florida. For sale. $500 acres tof choice
fruit and truck lands. located on tho st.
John River, In Lake County Fla. About
40 miles south Of Jacksonville. Cheap riy-
or and railroad freight rates. good roads.
artesian wells. An old and we'll tried SOC
tion.s Many orange grover and truck gar
dens flourish In our midst proving to the
new settler what has boon Ndoas ~ others
can be. done by HIM. & Land 40 to IS feet
drainage. Sold IN 10-acre tracts It 1900
Per acre and upward. No interest i no taxes.
On seeTmsso &1.00 per aors down and 800
per acre per month. Cali or Wrtt1 for Nter-
Azure. AGENTS wanted. Duluth Florida
Land CompaAy. SO West First sstrsst. Du-
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-01-22
SOLDIERS FOUNDER
THROUGH DEEP SNOW

Taris, Jan. 19.-From the Argonne
to Upper Alsace the combatants in the
great war are foundering through
enormous wastes of snow.
Military operations are checked, but
both sides are trying to force Their
artillery through with infantry sup
port.
In Flanders the Germans continue
to reform their lines.
So far the threatened assaults have
been withheld. Instead the artillery
continues it's monotonous exchange,
leveling once prosperous hamlets and
f~armhouses. This is especially SO in
the region of Newport, La Basse,
lpres and Arras. where each side has
,ainly attempted a forward movement
only to have it checked.
The Germans continue to shell Sois.
sons and the French position in the
valley of the Aisne, but it is officially
declared they are making no progress
there.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-01-22
LETTERS

For Week ending January Is. 1915.
John Atrostegy, DR.. D. M. Aron-
sohn, Miss Gladys Anderson, John
Anderson (2), J. Bruce Alleman.
C. P. Bechtel, Ernest Carr, J. D.
Camars, Chris Coffey, Mrs. Emma
Church, H. P. Caroline, Antoine Cap
lelle, Thomas j. Calman, Claud Gale
ton, Mrs. Angene Cummings (2).
Geo. Dewitt, Gust Doyle.
Carl Field, Phoebe Fields, Henry
Florn, Mr.. Foye.
Master Jack Gilman, Fred Guyer,
Fred CULVER, Mark Gullivan, j, H.
Garrison.
Matt Huset, Henry Honlett, N. O.
Hougan, Helmar Hansen, Lynn Har-
ton, Rev. R. Hathaway.
Mathew Joshpasher, G. A. Jack
SON, Elmer Jardahl, J. E. Jones, Hal
vor N. Jattum, Peter E. James,.
P. J, Kelly, Geo. w. Kemper, A.
Kittison.
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ment, conducted by the Ladies' Aux
iliary to the Farmers Institute, there
was for sale a great variety of stuff
as fancy sewing, cooked foods,
dressed chickens, canned fruits, but
ter, eggs and farm made sausages.
Everything in this department sold
for the price asked and the supply
fell far short of the demand.
"This scheme of bringing the buy
err and seller together is something
we have been planning here for near
ly a year and this is the first try
out on a large scale. 1t has been
successful beyond our expectations"
Why can't we start such a move
ment? 1t would benefit everyone. 1t
brings the farmers into town and
gives them cash with which to pat
ronize the local merchants. The
right kind of advertising by the mer-
chants, preceding the sale day, would
result in stores, shops and mills be.
irg crowded by farmers and their
wives eager to secure the bargains
offered. On the other hand it would
give the town people a chance to pur-
chase many home made articles OF
a quality and freshness hard to Sc
cure otherwise. Let's start some.
thing.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-01-22
NO TINE FOR EXTRAVAGANZA

If Congress had held to the idea of
trying to redeem it's solemn pledge
of economy, the regular of
the Government would have been suf-
icient to meet this years expendi-
ture.
AS to whether the conspicuous le-
gislation enacted by this Congress
will be beneficial or harmful there
is, of course, much controversy, but
there can be no controversy about
the fact that you must bear addition
al taxation. The war brings an ex-
traordinary situation, with special
need to husband our and
with special demands on our charity
Spending public prodig-
ally, SO that a hundred million dollars
must be extracted frim the public
to keep the Treasury in trim, was
the poorest possible preparation for
that situation.-Saturday Evening
Post.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-01-22
A GOOD THING

The Industrial department of the
M. X T. reports that through the
efforts Of Fred l.. Wenner, Secretary
of the Commercial Club and J. A.
Farquharson, County Farm Agent
for Logan County, a monthly sale
day for farmers has been inaugural
ed at Guthrie, Oklahoma. A unique
feature is the provision for a sale
day for farm m
The following account of the first
sale day is given in Mr.. Farquhar-
sons weekly report:
"Today was the first monthly sales
day of farm products. 1t was a great
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-01-22

success. Notwithstanding the very
d~isagreeable weather the farmers
were out in great numbers and had
for sale on the auction corner every
thing from an old scythe blade to
fine pedigreed stock. Horses, cattle,
rogs and farm implements all sold
at very satisfactory prices, and
changed hands from the man who did.
Everything had to be guaranteed
from the seller to the buyer to be as
represented. The man without mon
ey could buy provided the amount of
the purchase was ten dollars or more
and his note was good at the banks.
Gin the ladies' and girls depart
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-01-22
Ginger Snaps

This country has many practical
optimists who go out and make good
things come to pass.
When you climb aboard the wa
ter wagon in the morning don't ask
for a transfer
Toadstools are often mistaken for
mushrooms just as gall is frequently
mistaken for genius.
*******
1T Is still Theodore Roosevelt's am
bition to be regarded as the worlds
hardest working ex-president.
One of the dreadful eventualities
that may take place in 1915 is the
collision of our two-ex-presidents
whose orbits touch at one or two
points.
****x**
Towns that insist upon nesting
on the Mexican border are at least
guilty of contributory negligence.
*******
Each state is to send a ship of sup
plies for unfortunate little Belgium.
United we "stand treat" to the starv-
ing.
*******
Mr.. Bryan is now a grandfather
for the seventh time. Thus he con-
tinues to move with stately grape
juice tread toward the ranks of the
patriarchs and sages.
According to the Milwaukee Journ.
al, the world has seen only SIS years
of uninterrupted peace during the
past 5000 years. But why r~ansacl
ancient history when there's so much
doing now?
Man is made of dust which ma,
account for his wanting the earth.
May WI all get what is coming t,
US in 1915. Or is that too brutal.
Reliable citizens report today tina
they heard of a baseball fan chirp
ing.
**xae***
Almost any sort of foreign advice
is calculated to get us in bad thes
days.
: Even those who deride him mus
e confess that Mr.. Carnegie picked
reasonable safe place for his peac
Z, palace.
*******
The real difference between a DO,
Gus plaster and a sponging relativ
Y is that you can pry the porous plas
ter loose.
Carranza has promulgated a la
authorizing trial marriages in Me,
leo, provisional president, why NJ
n provisional spouses?
*****x*
= An appropriation Of 100000 b
i the Carnegie Institution, for researc
:. work ought to enable them to disco,
err the war in Europe at least.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-01-22
RUMLEY RECEIVER ASKED
REORGANIZATION Is Said to Be Aim OF
Petitioners.

indianapolis. ian. 2O,-Petition for a
receiver for the NJ. Rumley company.
a $50. 900. $40 agricultural machinerT
manufacturing concern, was fled In
the United States district our here.
Rumors that an effort would be mace
to place the corporation in the hands
of receivers as a means to ~reorganlze
have been current for some time.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-01-22
JUDGE MCPHERSON IS DEAD

Federal Jurist Passes Away at His
Home in Red Oak. la.
Red Oak, Ia, Jan. 18.-Judge Smith
Mcpherson of the federal court died
at his home here.
Judge Smith Mcpherson vas sixty
five years old and had been on the
federal bench in the Southern Iowa
district since June, 1899. He was ap-
pointed by President Mckinley.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-01-22
German Official Forced to Quit.

Adelaide. Australia, Jan. 2o,-tler-
mann H0n1hurs. attorney general OF
South Australia since 1909, has re
signed his position because OF the
anti-German feeling existing amons
the public.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-01-22
he COINED NOTED PHRASE
Laugh and the World Laughs With
You" Author Dead.

You" Author Dead.
Washington Jan. 2O.-ColOnel John
A. Joyce. solaier-poet, who penned
Laugh and the world laughs with
you, weep and you weep alone Is
dead here.
He is author of a number of books
and poems.
Recently Colonel Joyce raised funds
for a monument to himself, which ne
told friends ought to be erected in
life rather than when he was gone.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-01-22

~. PAUL.-tSpecial. Mammoth
shipments of new automobiles
into the northwest are hailed
as emphasizing the beginning
Of a new year of prosperity. Recent
" there passed through this gateway
to the far northwestern states a 'spe-
cial' trainload Of forty cars containing
200 Buick automobiles Of 1915 model
destined to Pacific coast points. This
special train emblazoned with banners
made daylight runs all the way from
At. Pau, to the coast over the Great
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-01-22
T TO IGNATZ

Ignatz, nj dot hesitation,
Hold me loose-like some relation
Eff dee %choperone gots mad
Dot veel mex me feel so bad.
Dye! l got it such a feelink
Dot is makes my head go reelink
Mrs. Potter Palmerstein
Veel not like dot dip of mine.
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ume, and they attribute it largely to
the fact that wheat is above the dollar
mark.
Motion pictures of the much herald
ed ''prosperity train" were taken as Il
pulled out Of st. Paul with its quarter
cars billed to Spokane. Seattle and
Portland. The train;oads to come dur
ing the next two months are for pur.
|chasers in Minnesota. Montana, North
| Dakota, South Dakota. Washington
and Oregon.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-01-22

Northern railway, it being greeted in
every town and city through which it
passed as a forerunner of the new era
Of prosperity that has been discussed
in prospect every since the European
war cast. a gloom over the business
horizon Of the world. This it virtually
was, since it was only the first Of nine
teen trainloads that are to be shipped
into the northwest from the Buick fac
tory at Flint. Mich. alone during the
next two months. Other factories re-
port business of greatly increased vol