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The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-08-17
HOW HUGHES STOOD
Record Of Former Justice Is Briefly Reviewed
by Samuel COmpers

,of voluntary associated effort-the eff
fort of organized workers to carry
out the normal purposes for which
they were organized, that is, to inn
prove standards of life and work,
wages, hours, and conditions of en-
ployment. Such activities of the
workers were, by the decision of the
supreme court of the United States,
regarded as liable to all the civil and
criminal penalties under the anti
trust laws of the United States. In
other words, the Sherman antitrust
law, enacted to curb the cupidity and
Vaccinations of the combinations Of
wealthy owners, was to be applied
to the voluntary organization of the
workers instituted for benehcient pur-
poses and the welfare of human
beings.
The decision in this case, which
is known as Lawlor VS.. Loewe, de-
clared that the damages in the case
were $4,000, which, under the pro-
visions of the Sherman antitrust act,
were tripled, and together with the
costs of the case and the interest,
made total sum of over 100000,
which the Danbury hatters must pay
d. +. Loewe & Co.
Concurred in Decision
"Mr. Charles F. Hughes was JUS
tice Of the United States supreme
court at the time this decision was
rendered, and he concurred in the de-
cision.
The last decision in this case, al
though it is brief, reaffirms all that
the court declared in its 1908 opinion.
There sanother opinion of the
United States supreme court, written
by Justice Hughes, which throws light
upon his attitude upon this principle,
which is of fundamental importance
to the workers of the country. 1t is
his opinion in the case of Truax VS..
Reich, case which involves the con-
stitutionality Of the Arizona anti-alien
law Under that law all employers
of Arizona who employed more than
FIVE workers were forbidden to en-
ploy less than 80 per cent who were
qualified electors or native born citi-
zens of the United States. In that
decision Justice Hughes took the po-
sition that the injunctive process ap-
plies to personal relations.
Justice Hughes made more dehn-
ite his endorsement of the theory
that injunctions apply to personal re-
lations.
Endorses Writ of Injunction
"Mr. Hughes has taken an unequivo-
cal position. He endorses the abuse
of the writ of injunction against
which wage earners have vigorously
protested, and which they have tried
to correct by remedial legislation ir
order that they might enjoy the right:
and opportunities of free citizens.
"The above is accurately the in
formation which you asked, and / take
it that it will be of importance tc
you, as well as to the working peopl,
and liberty loving citizens all owe
the country in enabling them to un
derstand the mental attitude of Mr.
Hughes, who is now candidate fo
the presidency of the United tSates.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
Father Worsted, Son
 Aids With a Wrench

Taking his fathers part in tussle with John Brown of 699 Broad street. the son of Job Brough of 218 South avenue hit BrowI. over the head. and was arrested for the assault. In the city court today when Judge Bartlett was hearing the case of Brown, charged with assaulting the elder Brough The charge against young Rrough was nolled but Brown was given a 30 day suspended jail sen- tence.
 Trough alleged that Brown came to the Brough home last night and rais- ed a disturbance about Mrs. Brown. who lives at the South avenue ad- dress. Brown was on top of Brough on the sidewalk when young Brough could witness his parent being pum- melled no longer, and with the aid of a wrench sought to conquer his fathers opponent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01

Ward Price, to whom the above des- patch is credited, is the official British press representative designated by the government to act for all British pub Iications in that area. Nevertheless. his despatches are subject not only to the Greek censorship but to the French military censorship. which is in control of all lines of communica- ton from Athens.
 The fact that both censorships. as we'll the the British censorship In London, have permitted this despatch to come through is significant.
 On Tuesday, MT. Price sent rom SaloniM report that King Constan- tine had fled from Athens to Larissa. This despatch was discredited in off, ficial circles in London yesterday. Doubt also appeared to be cast on its correctness by despatches filed from Athens on Wednesday, one of them telling of coming meetings between the King and the entente ministers ana others having to do with the illness of the King. who recently underwent a slight operation. It is possible, how ever, that the King may have departed secretly from Athens, as reported by MT. Price and that his absence was concealed from the newspaper cor respondents there.
 Crown Prince George, Of Greece, whose accession to the throne is re- ported, has been described as man of liberal mind, in true sympathy with the aspirations of the Greek people. He was born July 19, 1890. and is un- married. His engagement to Princess Elizabeth, of Rumania was announced in 1914 but owing to the war the we'd ding was postponed.
 The Crown Prince has kept in the background during the war. when the entente troops landed at Saloniki last year, the King sent the Crown Prince to take charge of the Greek forces there. It was reported several months ago that the Prince had been sent on a mission to the German and Austrian emperors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
SLAVE" TELLS
 COURT TALE OF
 DOWNFALL HERE

Giving one of the most direct and dramatic stories ever heard in the city court room, Miss Catherine Sheets of Oil City, Pa, today recounted her ac- quaintance with Nicholas DiSesa of 167 Golden Hill street and proved an admirable witness in recounting the details which constitute the net being woven about him on the white slave charges. He was bound over to the superior court under bonds of $3,000 ty Judge F. A. Bartlett who found probable cause.
 Miss Sheets, 22 years old, was ar rested Saturday charged with embez- clement from the Woolworth Five and Ten Cent store where she was a clerk. The charge is still against her and she will be arraigned on that count on September 13.
 On the witness stand today, Miss Sheets told how she had come to this city from Oil City where her husband had died two years ago. On the street DiSesa spoke to her and made iher ac- quaintance by taking her to theatres. On the Saturday before the Fourth of July, he promised to marry her after securing a divorce from his present wife That evening he took her to a barber shop on Park avenue just above Railr ,ad avenue where she met two men.
 After that she did just as DiSesa bid her and walked the streets, turn ing over her earnings to DiSesa. She recounted several ther instances where he had taken her to various houses or secluded sections of the city Judge Bartlett interposed after a num- Der of such occurrences haI been ex- plained and said that he found suff1- cient cause to bind over the accused
 Attorney Daniel E.. Brennan, who represented DiSesa, objected strongly to the judges decision as he claimed that no evidence had been produced to show that DiSesa had used the money in supporting himself and the statutes stated implicitly that the charge was for living on the money gained in the wrong manner. How ever. the judge said that in his opinion there was no doubt of DiSesa's guilt and he was bound over.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
Sues For Right to ./
 Buy Three Houses

Morris Siegal has brought suit against Jacob Gerber and Maurice Muscovitz, all of the city of Bridge port, for the possession of three houses on the south side of Smith street. It is alleged that on February 21, 1916, the defendants agreed to sell Jacob Weiss the houses and property. On March 20, Weiss assigned all interest to the plaintiff. On May "A Siegal asserts that he rendered the exact money, 15,300, agreed upon which was refused. Plaintiff asks the court to order delivery of the proper deeds and to award S5,000 damages sustained.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
HARTFORD BOAT,
 HEAVILY LADEN.l RUNS ONTO BAR

Chester, Conn.,, Sept. 1-The steam CT Hartford of the Hartford 6s New York Transportation Co.,. bound from New York to Hartford, is ashore on a sand bar at Watrous Point in the Connecticut river about a mile and a half below Essex.
 The steamer, heavily laden with freight and carrying a considera ble number of passengers, went ashore early today. The passengers were lnter taken off, by tug and carried up the river to points where they could get trains for their destina. :ions.
 The vessel is leaking, it was said today, but it is believed is not seri- ously damaged ,and it is thought may be fioated some time today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01

the latest reports, three men were
 killed and one gendarme and two vol
 unteers were wounded. The soldiers refused to treat with the revolution fists, but accepted allied mediation. It was agreed that the soldiers should be disarmed and interned at Camp Zeitinlek, outside the city. The off, cers were permitted to retain their
 swords, pledging themselves not to
 interfere with the revolutionists. The
 barracks were handed over to the French. It is understood a number of the officers and a considerable por- | tion of them sympathize with the revolutionary movement and will now ] join it.
 It is also reported that the entire garrison at Vodena went over to a | committee representing the revolu- tionists. The garrison at Fort Little
 Karaburun refused to recognize the l committee, whereupon revolutionists
 surrounded the fort. After news had
 been received of the submission of the Saloniki garrison the regulars at Lit | tie Karaburun yielded.
 i All opposition to the revolutionary committee in the affected portion O.
 Macedonia appears to have vanished.
 The committee will now take over the
 functions of government and is ex-
 pected to proclaim a general mobiliza- tion.
 Prompt action by the French con- mander, who detailed a strong escort
 to protect the Saloniki garrison and
 marched it through the streets of the city in the afternoon, had the effect of clearing the atmosphere. It is reported from Greek sources
 at Saloniki that the entire force of
 about 5000 men under Col. Christo- doulos, which left Seres several days ago to resist the Bulgarian invasion
 of Macedonia, has been captured the Bulgarians.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
REVOLUTION AT SALONIKI TAKES
 SERIOUS ASPECT

London. Sept. 1.-The beginDtng Of a revolution in Macedonia is reported in a Reuter- despatch filed yesterday at Saloniki.
 Fighting occurred in Saloniki, the correspondent adds, but serious trou- ble was prevented by the intervention of soldiers of the entente allies.
 "The revolution claimed its first vic tim at 4:3O o'clock this morning., the correspondent cables "Cretan gen. darmes and Macedonian volunteers surrounded the barracks of the Greek infantry in Saloniki and exchanged shots withe the garrison. But for the intervention of the allies, the conse- uuences might have been more ser1- ous.
 After half promising to participate in a demonstration, arranged yeSter- day by pro-ally committee, the Greek troops finally refused. During the night, pro-ally volunteers made a determined attempt to seize the bar racks but failed. It is asserted that one gendarme was killed and that two were wounded. The losses of the loy- alists have not been ascertained."
 Further details of the disturbance in Saloniki are given in a later des- pdtCn tO rIeuteT 1eioSAahh Co., WhiSh says that when the volunteers ascer- tained the regulars were unwilling to cooperate with them they surrounded the barracks in the night, cut the water main and electric ligh. wires and shut off food supplies.
 A detachment of SO regulars at tempted to break its way out to ob- tain supplies. Its surrender was de- manded and when the regulars re- fused the volunteers fired shots in the air. The regulars replied with a vol ley, whereupon the volunteers opened fire on them. compelling them to re- turn to the barracks.
 The allied commander, Genera Sarrail intervened to prevent further bloodshed. Altogether. according to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01

The administrations spokesmen naively explain that they regard the question of the change of form of government as too grave to be m- volved with the complexities of the regular election. The voter should have a chance to pass on this question by itself, without having to think of all the various national, state and city candidates in the regular election.
 AS a matter of fact, they recall. well, how difficult it has been to get to the polling places any considerable per- centage of the registered vote at any of the special elections held in the his tory of the city.
 The charter revision committee. as a committee, is taking an apathetic attitude in the matter. They regard their work. now, as completed. for this afternoon a draft of the proposed charter has been given to Mayor Will
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01

son by the secretary of the commits sion, Attorney Clarence R. Hall. It is not part of their duties, they feel, to ask how the proposed charter should be submitted to the voters.
 The committee on revision includes Lucien T. Warner, Guy P. Miller, C.. D. s. Miller, Hamilton Shelton and John s. Pullman.
 The committee was appointed on November 5, 1915, pursuant to a vote of the electors on November 2. 1915, The committee was to serve without pay and prepare a charter for the City of Bridgeport, and report back within one year from the date of its appointment.
 It Is believed now that the date was set at one year in order that the com mittee might take all the time indi- cated and report too late to present
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
Garrisons Surrender
 to War Party Heads

The surrender of several Greek gar- risons to a committee which has taken over administration of part of Greece Macedonia is reported in Reuter- despatch from Saloniki
 According to this despatch the gar risons at Saloniki, Vodena and Fort Little Karaburun have surrendered to the committee.
 On its face, this despatch indicates that a revolution is under way in Greece, but the message is worded so vaguely, probably on account of the censorship, that no definite conclu- sions can be drawn. There have been various indications since the entrance of Rumania into war of political tur- moil in Greece, owing to the conflict between the neutralists, represented by King Constantine and those who desire to intervene in the war with the entente allies, led by former Premier Venizelos. An Athens despatch receiv- ed yesterday represented that King Constantine was finding his position very difficult on account of the grow ing strength of the pro-cntente fac ton.
 mere IS Tn existence Tn Greece committee representing the Liberal. or enizelist faction, and 1t is possible that the Greek garrisons surrendered to this or some similar body. The com mittee was appointed on Sunday, on the occasion of the demonstration of 5O,0OO Greeks before the residence of M. Venizelos in Athens and was in structeG to present to the King reso- lutions warning him not to interfere in the approaching elections and to prepare the army for a possible ruS- ture of existing conditions.
 The forts mentioned in the forego- ing despatch are located in northern Greece close behind the front on which the entente allies are fighting the Bulgarians and their allies. Vode- na is on the railroad line between Sa- lNpiki and Monastir, an important means of communication for the en- tente allies. It Is 45 miles west of Saloniki. Little Karaburun Is on the Gulk of Saloniki. about 10 miles south of the city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01

IneIC0 IO COuOuuS lI6 WOI N of drafting the strike-prevention legis- lation and to permit Republican mem bers to confer on the proposed bills. The bill was expected to be ready for the Senate at o'clock.
 : President Wilson spent almost an hour comforting with Democratic members and then returned to the White House.
 Definite abandonment of the plan to attach the railroad strike .legisla- ton to the pending bill to enlarge the interstate commerce commission was agreed to by the Senate committee.
 Tie President explained his pres ence at the capitol by saying:
 "I am just keeping the threads to- gether."
 Majority Leader Kern said after the Presidents visit that the Democrats would concentrate on the eight-hour bill and put over the rest of the rail- road legislation until next week.
 Many Democrats felt there would be little disposition among the Republi- cans to filibuster against the eight hour bill in view of the present situa- ton.
  there was too much opposition to the interstate commerce commission en- 1argement bill to risk attaching it to the emergency legislation.
 While the House rules committee was working on it's special rule, the House interstate commerce commit tee met and favorably reported the Adamson bill.
  up the Adamson bill soon after the House met
 "I ask unanimous consent for its immediate consideration" said he "I object said Republican Leader Mann.
 Representative Harrison, Demo- crat. then offered the special rule and there was discussion on that. MT. Har- rison said Congress, in the interest of the people, ought to pass this bill by Saturday night and avert the strike.
 Representative Bonnet, Republican, denounced the proposed legislation.
 There are worse things than strikes" said Bonnet, land one of those things is the destruction of the American system of government. I don't propose to cast my vote with a pistol at my head"
 Representative Cooper, of Ohio, Republican. denied that labor was holding. mp Congress, as MT. Bonnet charged.
 "It was not the railroad men who asked this legislation" he said They do say, however, that if this House passed this bill today, and the Sen- ate passes it tomorrow. they would have the power to call off the strike. ''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01

the proposition at the regular election. All of it's members have been anxious, however. to get the charter before the voters at the regular election and have worked with that end in view.
 The draft was submitted to the mayor today with the idea that he would be able to thoroughly peruse the document and familiarize himself with it by the meeting of the council next Tuesday night. If on the rec ommendation of the mayor the coun- ell adopts the ideas of the committee and votes that the charter shall be submitted to the electors, there are just 61 days before the regular elec- tion.
 This brings the proposition legally before the votes just one day after the limit set by the Home Rule act. This
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
PREPARE DEATH BLOW FOR
 COMMISSION GOVERNMENT

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
Russians Capture
 15,500 Prisoners

Petrograd, Sept. In the course of battles yesterday on the western Rus sian front, says the Russian official statement of today, the Russians cap tured 2e9 officers and 15,5M men. Of this number 2,400 were Germans.
 The Russians also cal tured six guns, b5 machine guns and seven bomb throwers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
MARY A. SMITH ESTATE.

Helen A. Smith was appointed ade ministratrix of the estate of her mother, Mary A. Smith, in the pro- bate court today. There is real es- tate valued at s1O.0OO. The heirs are the administratrix and her hister, Grace c. Remer, w. c. North and w. A. H. Hatfield were named apprais-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
RUMANIANS OCCUPY PENNSYLVANIA TOWNS
 IN RICH COAL FIELDS

Bucharest, Aug. 31, Via London, Sept. 1. 7:45 a. m.-Rumanian troops invading Pennsylvania have occupied the important industrial center, Pe- troseny, and the Tarlunge valley, near Kronstadt, says the announce ment of the Rumanian war office.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
Patterson Elected
 G. A. R. Commander

Kansas City, Mo, Sept William J. Patterson of Pittsburgh, Pa., was elected ommander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at the annual encampment here today. lie succeeds Capt. Elias R. Monfort, of Cincinnati.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
BRITISH LINES BROKEN

London, Sept. Five successive at- tacks were made by German troops last night on British positions on the Somme front. The war office an- nounced today that the Germans pene- trated the British defenses on a small frontage at two points between Ginchy and High Wood
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
German Casualties
 at Verdun 500, 900

Paris. Sept. 1-Competent autbori- ties estimate that about 500.0o0 Ger mans have been disabled in the Yer dun region alone since Feb. 21, the beginning of the great German offen- sive there.
 The total number of wounded Ger man prisoners taken in the Verdun sector and in the neighborhood of the Somme exceeds 43,OO0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
SUTHERLAND HEADS BAR.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-Senator George Sutherland of Utah was elected pres ident of the American Bar association for 1917 today, defeating by four votes Walter George Smith of Philadelphia. The vote was 26 for Senator Suther- land, and 22 for MT. Smith. Mir Smith was put on the executive committed.