The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-08
Officers Take Man In Tow But
Later Release Him After
Examination by U. S.
Commissioner.
HAS DOCUMENTS OF
UNION LABOR LEAGUE
Has Much Literature on Person
Letters Tell Of "Agitat-
ing" Tries to Burn
Documents in Jail.

After an investigation held today
U. S. Commissioner J. w. Speake
refused to issue an order holding
Luigi A. d'Joinville, suspect picked
up yesterday afternoon, for a gov
ernment charge The man was re.
leased.
Being held on suspicion of promot
ing movements disloyal to the gov
ernment and the United States, Luigi
A. D'Jonville, who boisterously de-
clares he is an author, organizer Of
the Universal Labor League, book
salesman, reformist and one who as
sisted in making some of Oklaho-
mas history, is in the county Jail
awaiting investigation by federal az
thorities
D'Jonyille was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Policeman D. HARRISON
and Chief Linn He was first MOTTO
ed yesterday after he had spent con
siderable time in the lobby of the
Chickasha post office writing letters.
A local citizen was attracted by the
man lettering in the post office lob
by and reported to Postmaster Bare
foot, who questioned the man and ex-
planned to him tuat the writing
stands in the lobby were not for con-
slant use by one individual, but were
rather placed there for persons to ad-
dress envelopes, etc. The man de-
fled Mr. Barefoot, and asked his au-
thority
Policeman HARRISON and Chief
Linn were soon on the gents trail
and when accosted and questioned,
he refused to render accurate an
swers. The man plays deaf ana
dumb, but local authorities question
this. He declares he was selling
booklets written by himself and en-
titled Observation-Disclosures and Dem
ocracy." I'm selling these to edu-
cate the people," he told the chief
D'Joinville was taken to the coun-
ty Jail, where Deputy Sheriff Wa
ter Jones assisted in further inyesti-
cation of the mans business Liter
ature pertaining to the Universal La
Dor League, several Of the booklets
D'Joinville says he was selling to
educate the people, and some let
ters written by himself and other
letters from the general council of
the Universal Labor League at Pu-
eblo, Colo, were found
One of the letters speaks Of "going
out into the sticks and agitating,
while others frequently speak of
land, saying "a good crop can be
raised en- this land" Another of the
manuscripts tells of his arrest but
release before taken to jail. In one
of the letters he was writing to Pu-
eblo, expresses his fear Of the letters
he was writing to Pueblo expresses
his fear or expectation Of being
thrown in Jail and says, IF l happen
TO bad luck and get thrown in jail,
will send for tobacco" 1t seems that
the man has been pursuing his pro
fession as general organizer Of the
Universal Labor League" in Texas
and was on his way to Oklahoma
City. Other men are Organizing in
the oil fields, near Cushing and
Drumright, it is evidenced in the
letters found on his person.
A pamphlet, Universal Labor
General Principles of Foun-
dation," contains the following para
graphs:
Realizing these facts, knowing the
causes of the effects and knowing
the remedy is the removal of igno-
rance and the adoption Of Universal
Industrial Democracy and Co-opera-
ton, we bind ourselves into the Uni
versal Labor League for purposes of
Education, without regard for guam
tity of membership; we shall work
for quality of intelligent realization
of the means of. solidifying the work
ing class into an intelligent mass of
revolutionists whC will possess the
brain power to gain justice and re-