The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-25
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BEAR IMPRISONMENT WITH
EQUANIMITY - ALWAYS
GOING SOMEWHERE.

Five men were taken from the
roofs of coaches of No. % last night
by the night officers, and locked in
the city Jail. BY the state law this
method Of taking excursions is recog-
nized as being a felony, and the case
was turned over to Sheriff E. A.
Keller and States Attorney George
r.. Farmer. 1t was decided that they
be escorted to the city limits and
given a hearty farewell.
One. John Murray, bore a grip.
On examining this property literature
of the organization was found in
quantities. From his blanks and talk
II was learned that he held an organ
izing position. He had blanks for APP
plications for membership, cOnstitu-
ton and bylaws. notice of transfers,
inflamatory stickers. One of the
latter was striking. Below a large
letter admonition to SLOW down, y
the following lines advised that The
hours are long. the pay is small, so
take your time and buck them all"
And they are following the rhymed
instructions to the best of their abil-
ity-which is great.
In their contest with the city and
county authorities 1T must be admit
ed that they had rather the best of
il. IL Is as useless to argue with
them as it is with socialists. They
have no dread nor fear of jails.
County officers are merely bother
some incidents to them. They know
their rights-probably from many
experiences i'm Jail and prison. They
are intense antiwar propagandists,
though no literature Of any bearing
on this situation was found in their
effects.
According to conversation with
them, they have a powerful and com
plete organization. They claim that
every business Of Importance in any
city of considerable size has one oil
their members in its employ, acting
as a source of information spy
if you please. They disclaim being
the authors of disturbance, merely
wishing to 90 their ways unmolested
They have legal advice in every
large city. and generally demand &
trial by jury.
When confronted by the states at
torney with Information that they
/, had violated a state law, and that il
was a felony. they showed no con
Germ. The universal feeling tina
harvest help has great privileges was
their reliance, and they appropriated
this, and former tacit permissions by
! the interstate commerce commission
to a defense of their action in steal
ing rides.
Three of the men were of fair siz'
physically. The other two wer,
| small. They know their ground, ant
} meet every argument readily. Wher
/ questioned as to the wages expected
{ ii was developed that the small one
: demanded the same wages as tn,
! larger. When the fairness of tina
was questioned the smallest man o
r the quintet said: why not? | hav'
10 pay just as much for board as tn,
2 big men. When | buy shoes | pa.
the same for them. They don't Civ.
me any reduction on a room becaus
. don't fill it-why shouldn't | ge
r just as much
9 The men claimed to have been O
! their way to Woonsoeket when thei
e progress was abruptly broken by tn
Officers. They would not stop her
TO work. because conditions wer
n not TO their taste" They asserte
: the right of a man to go where h
would. They had been detained /
Jail at Mitchell five days, and wer
! released only a week & today, the
said.
Sheriff Keller escorted the unhol
crew to the limits and shooed thel
from II municipality.
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