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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-10-18
LETTER NUMBER FIVE
In Which Fellow Worker" Ware
Gives Big Bill" A Call Down

aberdeen, S. Oak, Feb. Goth, 1916.
"Wm. D. Haywood,
Chicago, Ill.
"Dear Sir:
II have just finished reading a Letter from you,
and l must say, that of all the communications | have
seen concerning this Schmidt Case Yours show the
least understanding Of the case, and the poorest judg-
ment in summing it up. You do not seem to realize
in the least the effort used, before and during the Trial,
to secure the verdict that was secured. Or the effort
required to get that Bond down to $1.0OO00. And that
was done with the understanding that the bond would
be forthcoming at once; it didn't come.
''The bond was originally 100000. Then affida-
Wits were filed showing the unsanitary condition of the
Jail, the state of Schmidts health & & & &. And
these all went to a Judge of another District before
action was taken. Then you say, the Judge did not
think it very serious, the jury did not think it was very
serious, and you do not think it very serious; but let
me tell YOU something: WITH THE FFORT SUAL-
LY PUT FORTH IN SUCH CASES Schmidt would
now be. doing a LIFE SENTANCE in Sioux Falls.
"Now it don't matter to me Which way YOU go
from here, I only offer the above that you may not
have the impression that anybody is laying down at
this end of the line, and if Schmidt is to go free, the
organization must keep busy.
MCCOY is HERE AND BROKE, and l are hold
ing him up, how long do you want us to keep it up?
"Fraternally,
-"Chas. f. Ware.
"Big Bill' seems to have been inclined to under
value the efforts of Jack Law, now serving twenty
years at Leavenworth; Reilly, now serving 2 year at
Sioux Falls, and Mr.. Ware, now running for state
treasurer on the Townley Nonpartisan League ticket,
in saving yellow Worker" Schmidt Of Haywood's l.
w. W.. "hehfire gang" from serving a "life sentance' at
Sioux Falls for killing a member Of organized labor in
the person OF a railroad brakeman. Mr.. Haywood is
assured that the matter is very serious, and the efforts
put forth by Law, Reilly and Ware were really extra
ordinary.
Can it be that "Big Bill' is ungrateful? Read let
ter number six, which follows.
BY the way: Who is this man Mccoy, "here and
broke" whom Ware has been holding up?
Another "fellow worker" no doubt.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-10-18
LETTER NUMBER EIGHT
Comrade Ware Makes. a Strong
Plea for Fellow worker Riley
Aberdeen, So. Oak. June 14th, 1916.

Aberdeen, So. Oak. June 18th, 1916.
wv. d. Haywood,
Chicago, Ill.
"Dear Sir and Comrade:
and as Schmidt is getting somewhat restless, and his
Atty. advises me that his health is being seriously inn
paired through his long confinement, / am writing again
at schmidts request to ask what II ANYTHING Is being
think He would make any attempt to leave the country
be no more to the ORGANIZATION as the money
could be applied on Atty's fees. | think with his Atty.
that the fact that He was out under bond, would have
a good effect on the Jury as well as the community at
large. Anyway l wish You would write me just what
that the COAST WAS Of course / drew my
own conclusions as to just what He meant, but told the
e~mmisary to go back and tell Schmidt that if he meant
that HE COULD MAKE A E AWAY to forget il
not to be sending me such word as that, although his
EMMISARY carried an ORGANIZATION CARD. As
a matter of fact l think the powers that be, are very
DESTROYS OF finding a way to let loose II it could be done
ing them the satisfaction of saving that Schmidt ran
away; They must give Him a clean bill.
-"Chas. +. Ware,
"424 So Wash. st. .
Aberdeen, So. Oak
It will be seen by the above that Comrade Ware
ton" Il. W. w. or Socialist local?) get in bad By hav.
ing Fellow Worker Schmidt member Of Big Bills"
"hen6re ganE'D run away, when everything IS arrang-
ed for his acquital. But he does insist that big Biz
come across with the dough to let Schmidt out on bail,
to Safeguard his health"
There have been at least thirty barns burned On
the farms of South Dakota within the past two months.
Each fire was Of q mysterious origin-undoubtedly the
whom Haywood, Law, Riley and Ware the latter tho
ToWnley Nonpartisan League candidate for state treas
urer, fought so valiantly to save from the consequence
OF killing q union labor man, was q prominent member.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-10-18

found who would be 50 narrow minded as to question
YOUR work or to ask for a explanation. THIS is A
SERIOUS CASE N PREPARATIONS HAD TO
BE MADE.
"You have met with splendid success in raising
money. | think from reports that you will have enough
for a good defence. Some funds have been received at
headquarters and will be forwarded to Reilly within a
few days.
about seeing the mother of Schmidt, that is a
matter that you will have to determine.
with best wishes, / am,
"Yours for Industrial Freedom,
-"W. d. Haywood,
: General Sec -Treas
who stayed at the home. of Fellow Worker" Ware
while in Aberdeen attempting to work through a plan
for freeing Fellow Worker" Schmidt from the conse.
quences OF killing a railroad brakeman, is given his due
mede of praise from big Bill Haywood for his I'D
work, and the plot to bring Schmidt's good old r.otkr
Ell" out from Chicago to affect the jury is fusthe~td.
BY the way, may one be permitted to pause a mo-
ment to wonder how the railroad men Of Aberdeen feel
toward the efforts of "Fellow Worker Ware, candidate
of the Townley Nonpartisan League for state treasurer
OF South Dakota, to secure the liberty of a member of
Haywood's "hellfre gang who killed an honest, decent,
hardworking railroad brakeman merely because the
brakeman tried to obey the rules of the railroad COM
pany and the laws of South Dakota f%orbidding men
riding on railroad trains without paying their fare?
1t is well to recollect, also, that the address to
which big Bnl' Haywood sent his letters to Law and
Charles f. Ware. Law and Riley put up at the home
of "Fellow Worker" Ware while they were in town
for the purpose of saving Schmidt, the man with the
pro-German name, member of the "hellfire gang" Hay
wood sent into South Dakota to burn farmers crops
and barnt
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-10-18
LETTER NUMBER SEVEN
In Which Conrade Ware Asks
Fellow Worker" Bill TO
!, Dig Up
(Written'on Socialist party L~etterhead)
aberdeen, S. D.,
"Aug. 90, 1917.


aberdeen, S. D.,
Aug. 80, 1917.
mr.. VIM y. Haywood,
Chicago, Ill.
"Comrade: Upon receipt Of your letter this morning,
l wired you the Local that Riley belonged to Vhen. last
4 talked with him, (Local 400 Minneapolis). / have not
seen him since January at Webster and Attorney in
forms me that because Of differences between Sec. Edo
wards Of Local 400 and Rly, Rily withdrew from that
Local or at least has not been active in the movement
there.
"The authorities will not let me see him ard attorney
has to have an order from the Judge before Sheriff will
let me see Rly, because of Rily's activities in the trial
Of Whitmore and McNeely last winter at Webster. the
POWERS BE" are going to railroad him If
possible. RILY HAS M~ANY>FRIENDS AMONG LO-
CAL ABERDEEN COMRADES, HE is TRUE BLUE,
but our burden has grown heavier and heavier until
we about reached the limit, we are making an effort
now to raise some money for a con1rade in trouble and
you know that every dollar given is a personal sacrifice
as none of us are FLUTES. Besides, Rily is entitled
to consideration at the hands of the /. w. W.. he having
made many sacrifices for them.
"The former secretary of Local 400, w. T. Nef, can
give you all the information you desire about Rily. /
understand Nef is now secretary of the Dock Workers
at Philadelphia. Kindly let me know action you take.
"Fraternally,
(Signed) -"Chas. E. Ware.
Comrade Ware, it appears above, has made q strong
plea for "Fellow Worker Riley, awaiting trial at Web
ster because of his activity as an /. w. w. and true
blue" Socialist comrade. Can it be that "Big Bill" out
Of the cash he has secured through the activities OF the
/. w. W., will refuse to come across.
t O. MORE LETTERS NEXT WEEK.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-10-18
LETTER NUMBER SIX
Fellow Worker Haywood Gives
An Explanation
"Charles E. Ware,
"424 S. Washington St.
Aberdeen, S. Oak.
FEB. &c, 1916.

FEB. 70, 1916.
Charles e. Ware,
"424 S. Washington st.
Aberdeen, S. Oak.
Fellow Worker:
had read a lettersfrom me, is received.
II did not write that letter to you or it would have
been a little different in the make up.
have done in behalf Of Fellow Worker Schmidt.
"Ihe organization is raising the money for
Scfmidt's defense as fact as we can. As explained to
him many Of the members or 400 have had no work
since the harvest. The Local has levied a Soc assess
ment, which it is collecting as fast as it can.
II give you these facts so you will understand why
the 100000 cash bond has not been forthcoming. The
Organization has done exceptionally well IN this case,
when you consider how many similar cases we have
Attorney writes that it would be better to con-
tinue the case. He did not write that to me but to
Nef. have not heard from him at all. But in that
event Mccoy viii not be needed until later.
"Nef is investigating the account due you from
Riley and will certainly see that you are not at
loss for what you have done for Mccoy.
with best wishes, I am,
"Yours Of Industrial Freedom,
!. -"W. o. Haywood,
WDH.OEBs General Secretary-Treasure1."
"E1low Worker Haywood explains that il isn't
snch n easy metter. Is YOU might think Ter the i y.
w. to raise $1,000 for Fellow Worker" Schmidtk
bond, beea1ee thy have = lot II ethsr Ahellhre Crgv
IT, rsall1e ~ - 80 eninog. ButL
DfS6ae0d s1Slow weeksrsss md NcupaxtSan
Leao1e loa1esS claim that to Neutrality-suspicious.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-10-18

They all must have realized that a case similar to this
was liable to have happened at any time.
"As near as / can learn, fellow-worker Schmidt was
merely defending himself, and would likely have been
shot, probably fatally, if he had not fired at the brake
that this is a time when THEY MUST BE ON
The f4Ef ofF sne RS 81 81 i RE sEP cf hhro oR r Mt!F FA hsaHFs
IN THAT COMMUNITY.
Il CAN UNDERSTAND YOUR TRIP WITH WARE
AN MIGHTY GLAD THAT % Q IN 90
MADE OF THE RIGHT KIND OF STUFF. 1T WAS
SPLENDID ON H PART OF THE SOCIALISTS
THERE TO RAISE THE HUNDRED l n
RIGHT FOR O TO U MY NAME ON THE DE-
EMS COMMITTEE. IT MIGHT BE THE MEANS
OF L1N ylH;r UP some S1,T WHO WOULD OTHERWISE
"All the members of the G. E, B. have voted in the
affirmative on your credential. Have not heard from
Frank Little, but am sending credential in this letter.
"Yours for Industrial Freedom,
-"W. D. Haywood,
General Sec'y-Treas."
Above appears the second of the series Of letters in
which the activities of "Big Bill' Haywood, now in
federal prison, and C. E. Ware, Townley Nonpartisan
League candidate for state treasurer, are shown to be
closely connected. Sure, "Big Bill' understood perfect
Ware.
Some letters of Mr.. Wares own are coming. Watch
for them.
WHO is MR.. LAW?
Law, the close friend and associate of Charles E.
Ware, was one Of the "hellfre gang" convicted with
Haywood in the trial before Judge K. M. Lands in
in prison and to pay a fine of $4,000. He is now serv-
ing his term in Leavenworth prison.
The man Riley, mentioned in Laws letter to Hay
wool letter No. l, is now doing time at the South
Dakota penitentiary at Sioux Falls for depredations
committed in Day county.
Both these men were friends and fellow workers"
didate Of the TownleyI Nonpartisan League for state
treasurer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-10-18
LETTER NUMBER NINE
Big Biz Wants to Know where
Riley Held His !. ". ". cxd

"Chas. E. Ware, s
"Sec'y Socialist Local, t .SkHss
Aberdeen, SD.
Fellow Worker:
"Yours Of the 18th inst relative Il TIE case 81 fel-
low worker Jim Riley to hand and the contenfs of
same noted with care. Az. ss1
In reply. will say that I wish you tc ascertaHin Tor
me, without delay, what Industrial uni9a of the /. W.
w. Riley is now : member ".
This is necessary il order that Z may take rs the
matter with his Industrial Union.
Trusting you will reply at oncA and give ne To
"Yours for Industrial Freedom,
~ ,,5 !; slszx
RILEY, i Win - renenbsrsd, 4 1s1s de1noll1lst1a
Fellow SSs'1 Worzsr. ~ Sss 49, &
70 Dc scmethtnE az 1ffeyys lmf sl i
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-10-18

letters the News is publishing are ~forgeries. The peo-
pie Of Aberdeen and South Dakota know better. The
News has an honorable record of more than thirty
years standing. It has never been guilty of attempt
ing to deceive the public by publishing fakes. 1t is
not going to start along that line Of yellow journalism
at this time. The letters the News is publishing were
secured from the files Of the United States district at
torney who prosecuted and sent to prison for twenty
years each, "Fellow Workers" Haywood and Law.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-10-18
N. P. LEAGUE CANDIDATE FOR STATE
TREASURER CAUGHT RED HANDED LW.W.
Townley, Fellow Worker" Ware, Et. Al. Sink
Deeper in the Mire Of L.W. ". Intrigue as, Link
by Link is Added to Chain Of Evidence.

The following letters, which are copies of the Gov
ernment's Exhibits introduced in evidence at the recent
trial in Chicago Of 100 members of the /. w. W., were
written by big Bill" Haywood and Jack Law and
show the close connection Of Charles E. Ware, Town
ley Nonpartisan League candidate for state treasurer
of South Dakota, with "Big Bill' Haywood and the
]. w. w.
Haywood, with ninety-two of his associates, was
convicted Of violating the espionage act, interfering
with CONSUMPTION, h%ampering the Government Of the
United States in the prosecution of the war. and was
sentenced to 20 years Imprisonment and fined $4,000.
The fellow Law was convicted and sentenced at the
same time and is now serving time at Leayenwoyth.
In his testimony Haywood identified the following cone
munications as genuine. BEAR IN MINI THAT
CHARLES E.. WARE is THE HAND.
PICKED ~NON-PARTISAN LEAGUE CANDIDATE
FOR TREASURER OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-10-18
LETTER NUMBER THREE
FELLOW WORKER Law IS FEELING
MUCH ENCOURAGED
"424 So. Wash. ST.,
aberdeen, So. Oak.
"Oct. 9Th, 1915.

NV. Z. Haywood,
Chicago, III.
Received yours of the 9th with credentials O. X.
Waited till | could get some dope before l answered.
! have been in the country enc day and had good
os and feel fine at the success we have had so far.
Sentinel seems good for the fellow worker and we
cont fonds an It nnatinn much ;s fa trouble Ieoa IN I'D winning winning !, the case.
better.
wriet to every one that we know and get them busy
with a list. We give a list to any one that thinks they
can get a dollar or two and in that way we get the
members to assume the responsibility and not depend
on one or two men.
"BILL, THE WITNESSES HAVEN'T CONE HERE
As We We VIII Ah9 TIA HAZE !F rs hzk Is 81 soh 4 bA As so6E
AS WE CAN? And it is possible that one Of US will
have s,t to come on - to Chicago and see tie mother Of Of Schmidt
worker was in some trouble there and dent think you
could get in touch with his people for they are very
the boy. We want her at the trial to have affect on
the jury. as you know that will knock the tramp idea
Your assistance %ss' And n we !" think i It i Which viii eiineh the See case IS
II will leave here on frid for Mime and don't know
whether j will come back or not as Nef don't think he
can can, afford to keep two men here. And the members
week Fra" from + the e" orc am. AND not = d tns an nn +h;n~ AND T
CANT ' FELL ] Il Nv MH ays rs1i1AAz an W po 6dlSS FOR Or IT
Hoping to hear that all is well at that end of the line
Jack Law"
n. % uuT0SS me IN MINNIE.
"Renow Worker Law, who was spending time and
money in Aberdeen and Brown county in 1917, work
ing to free Fellow Worker Schmidt from the cpnse-
quences of murder, is now serving twenty years in fed
wo6d.
Jack, it will be noticed, has had some trouble in get
ting funds enough to supply the financial sinews for
the defense, Of Fellow Worker Schmidt. He hadn't
thought at that time Of charging members SIG . head.
Jack Law, it will be remembered, was the close as
sociate Of "Fellow Worker Charles E. Ware, Townley
Nonpartisan League candidate for state treasurer, in
the work of raising funds TO conduct the Schmidt de-
Tense. M
AOct 9th. rq16
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-10-18
LETTER NUMBER FOUR
IN WHICH BIG BILL PRAISES FELLOW
WORKER LAWS EFFORTS

Jack Law, Mn N
1882 Cedar Ave,
Minneapolis, Mimi.
"Fellow Worker:
"Your letter Of the 9Th inst. acknowledging receipt
Of credentials u Is hand.
that skINVESf7GxT7sG TT@ WIoRSwt. MiIis
prehe&s&be ceM1l Il III Gcl&nl eaS4sSasl ~ met
1al! s:sl aaaPosl 4 ag 9hI1 zzEl21SsIR: i
Evening star., 1918-07-18
|SAL LVAGE OF CITY WASTE
TO BE STARTED MONDAY
Commerce Chamber Committee to
Have Cooperation Of Ameri-
can Civic Association.

Washington's campaign to raise
money for the Red Cross through the
sale of newspapers and junk will be
launched Monday by a committee OF
the Chamber of Commerce. with the
cooperation of Mrs. John Allen
Dougherty. chairman of the salvage
committee of the American Civic AS
ISOLATION.
For the present the fire houses OF
the city will be used as the receiving
stations. II your cellar or attic is
filed with waste material. bundle 1t
up and take it to the nearest hre
engine house. The committee will see
that it is collected and sold. Several
cities have raised thousands OF dollars
for the Red Cross by salvage cam
paigns.
For a starter. the committee urges
all housekeepers to save newspapers
broken bits of jewelry. old automo-
bile and bicycle tires. dressmaking
remnants, glass jars and bottles.
Newspapers should be tied in bundles
of twenty-five or fifty pounds.
Money contributions will not be So
licited. The articles which the COM
mittee is asking the people to SEND 10
the fire houses are-things which only
take up room in the home and which
the average housekeeper will be glad
to find a way to get rid Of. Although
a small amount Of this junk would
bring very little in cash to the indl-
vidual housekeeper. the waste ma
terial of the entire city placed IN one
pile. the committee feels. Will net
considerable sum for the Red Cross.
Robert N. Harper is chairman OF the
chamber committee on war work.
Evening star., 1918-07-18
LIBERTY BOND BUYERS
PAYING INSTALLMENT
Most of p34 Millions Due Expected
to Be Paid Into Treas
wy Today.

Large numbers Of purchasers Of lib
erty bonds throughout the country
paid yesterday to banks the IS per
cent installment to their subscription
due before tonight. Indications were
that most of the $s34.ooo,ooo still due
on the third liberty loan would be
paid into the Treasury at this INSTALL
ment, leaving comparatively little to
be paid August Is. when 40 per cent
is due.
The last block of $5o0,0o0. 900 Ger
tif1catee of Indebtedness issued April
% in anticipation of the third liberty
loan will be redeemed today out Of
the receipts from loan installment
payments. The s750,000.000 issue of
certificates which closed Tuesday was
fully subscribed, it was indicated by
partial reports to the Treasury yes
terday.
Record receipts from war savings
and thrift stamps sales this month,
amounting to more than $4,000, 900,
have raised the total revenue to the
government from this source to more
than 3S6.000.000.
Evening star., 1918-07-18
ROLLER RSKATER|SM KILLED.
| HOLDING SIDE Of WAGON
q. W. Burdette, Jr., Trips and Falls
Under Wheel of Ice Cream Com
pany Truck-Other Accidents.

Harold W. Burdette, jr.. eleven years
old, yesterday afternoon was run over
by a wagon belonging to the Carry
Ice Cream Company at 14th and B
street northeast and so seriously
crushed that he died at Casualty Hos
pital later in the day. He was on
roller skates and was accompanied by
Herbert Burdette. a younger brother,
when the accident happened.
The boys left their home at 23S
18th street northeast only short time
before the accident happened, and
when they reached 14th and B streets.
only few doors from home. Harold
caught hold of the side of the wagon
and was being drawn over the street,
when suddenly he tripped and fell.
landing directly in front OF a rear
wheel.
Benjamin Raum. 1914 E street,
witnesses examined at an inquest
Coroner Nevitt ordered held late to-
day.
Francis Ridgely, colored. thirteen
years old. 1852 Sd street; yesterday
struck by a street car at 9th and d
streets, knocked down and cut about
his head. He was taken to Emergen.
cy Hospital in the automobile OF +.
heuDen, 1919 14tn SlEccls
Boy Thrown From Wheel and Hurt
A bicycle ridden by William Dun
nington, colored. seventeen years old.
1872 D street southeast. last night
struck Theodore Campbell. also col
ored. 35s L street southeast. at 14th
and c streets southeast. Dunntngton
was thrown to the street and injured:
He was taken to Casualty Hospital
and treated for concussion of the
brain.
Carroll. Lucas. colored. nine years
old, 2032 Sth street, last night about
10 O'Clock, was struck by an automo-
bile operated by Paul Mclean sS lS2S
33d street. and injured about his head.
He was given treatment at Emergen-
cy Hospital.
While working at Maryland avenue
and Sd street southwest yesterday
morning George Jones, colored. fifty
two years old. s3 Fenton street north
east, was knocked down by motor
truck operated by Benjamin Dixon.
135 F street, and cut and bruised
about his body. Dixon took him to
Emergency Hospital
Evening star., 1918-07-18
Slackers

The men are driven forth to
work, to keep the pulleys hum
ming, and any chap who tries to
shirk will surely get what's COM
ingA The lad who used to bask
all day is busy as a gopher; in
times like these it doesn't pay
to show up as a loafer. Male
idlers find their day is DER; if
they've a kick then can it; the
man who has no useful chore
must hunt another planet. But
how about the dame serene.
through life so idly ambling, who
burns up tubs of gasoline in
vain and foolish rambling? Her
thoughts are still OF trifing
things, oaNaces and Of collars,
of blondine hair and diamond
rings, and shoes at twenty dol
lars. She thinks the war a hor-
rid bore to which kings are ad-
dicted; her heart of celluloid is
sore, that sugar is restricted.
She sees her loyal sisters strain
and toll in useful service; and
sights like this give her a pain,
they make her tired and nervous.
Oh, let's dragoon the stall-fed
danes, say to them, "Work or
perish" and drag them from the
silly games that they ignobly
cherish. If Jack must use his
strength and skill to help pre-
serve the nation, it's only fair
that Sister Jill should work out
her salvation.
WAIT MASON