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65th YEAR.
HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1908.
NO. 30
ADDRESSES GRACE
Injunctions Are Discussed
by the President.
TRAINMAN'S QUERY ANSWERED
Roosevelt Declares That Taft Has
laid Down Principles That
Have Been Acoepted by
leaders of Labor.
Washington, Oct. 20. In response to
n letter from P. II. Grace, a member
of the Brotherhood ot ltallroud Train
nion, Inquiring ubout Mr. Tuft's record
In respect to Injunctions and labor
nmttei'B In general President Uoose
velt has written to Mr. Gruce as fol
lows: "In the matter of the Injunctions
Mr. Tuft Issued he was absolutely
right, and the principles he laid down
In those Injunctions have since then
been uecepted by every worthy leuder
of labor, and they uro embodied In the
principles und practices of all the rail
road brotherhoods at the present day.
"A year or so ago the editor of the
paper specially devoted to the Iron
Molders' union called upon mo to say
thut a decree had been entered In the
United States circuit court at Milwau
kee in the summer of 100G, which he
regarded as grossly unjust and im
proper und as practically fatal to trades
unionism. The case was that of the
Iron Molders' union ngalnst the Allls
Chalmcrs company of Milwaukee. The
members of the union, having made
certain demands for the betterment of
tjielr conditions of service, which were
refused, went on a strike, and an In
junction suit followed in the United
States circuit court. The late employ
ees were enjoined from alleged illegal
interference. The final decree was of
the most drastic and far reaching char
acter... and besides enjoining tho late
employees from doing acts which were
cleariy illegal it also "enjoined theni
from any form of picketing, from in
ducing employees to leave the Bcrvlce
of the Allls-Chalmcra company by per
suasion or otherwise and from nny
kind of interference with the company
direct or otherwise. So sweeping were
tho terms of this injunction that it
practically forbade tho union from
making any effort, no matter how
peaceful and proper, to maintain their
position in this trade dispute. The edi
tor of the Iron Molders' Journal, Mr.
3. P. Fry, brought the case before me,
stating that the union did not know
what to do; that its fnuds were limit
ed; that he felt that they were suffer
ing from a gross injustice which they
wore powerless to remedy. I called in
Mr. Taft and asked Mr. Fry to lay the
case before him, as, of course, Mr.
Taft was far more competent that I
was to express his judgment as to the
logallty and propriety of tho action
taken.
"Mr. Taft satisfied himself of the
facts and at once became exceedingly
Indignant at such an Injunction having
issued. He stated that in his opinion
tho position taken by the court in is
suing the injunction was cleurly un
tenable and that what was needed was
that the union should get some first
class lawyer to represent them and
should bring the case before the hlgL
cr courts. He suggested, in response
to Mr. Fry's request, that the union
retain F. N. Judson of St. Louis, who
had represented the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen in the Wabash
case in 1893 and who, by the way, is the
author of the review of tho labor deci
sions of Judge Tuft, published in the
Review of lterlews in 190T. Mr. Taft
explained that one of the troubles of
the labor unions was that bo often
they did not get the best type of coun
sel, bo that their cases were not prop
erly presented, and that in his judg
ment Mr. Judson would be sure to
present this case aright. lie stated
that tho decision of the court ought
certainly to be in their favor. The caBe
was argued before the United States
circuit court of appeals by Mr. Jud
son and Mr. Itubln of Milwaukee for
the union and by James M. Beck, coun
sel for the Motional Manufacturers'
association, for tho company.
"The doclslon of the court was hand
ed down iu Chicago on the 8th day of
this mouth, and it Justifies Judge
Tuft's wisdom, for it sustains the most
Important contentions of the labor un
ions. Tho court holds that while un
der tu facts of the case tha company
was entitled to aomo injunction relief
the decree went far beyond the prop
er limits. It struck out of the decree
all of the provisions which prevented
peaceful plckotlng or the exercise of
the right of persuasion iu inducing em
ployees to join the strike and also all
reference to boycotting on the ground
that there was no boycott, as the mem
bers of the union had a right to re
fuse to handle 'struck' work that is,
the work from a factory where they.
were on strike wherever they found
It. Wbt opinion is Important especial
ly in showing that much can now be
accomplished in gettiug the courts to
correct abuses against employees In
the exercise of the power of injunc
tion, if Buch abuses are in effective
form brought to their attention, as,
thanks to the advice of Judge Taft,
they were brought in this case. The
right of peaceful picketing and per
suasion so that employees may by
peaceful means induce other employees
to Join them is forcibly set forth in
their opinion, and it bases its decision
largely upon Judge Tuft's decision and
upon the decision in the Wubush in
junction case."
TSCHAIKOVSKY TO TnAVJSli.
Expects That His Bail Will Reach St.
Petersburg Today.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 20. Owing to
delays due to banking formalities in
London the money raised for Patriot
Tschalkovsky's ball has not yet been
received, but tho family expect to re
ceive the remittance today and be
lieve that Tschulkovsky will be ut lib
erty tonight.
The Itusslan revolutionist will go
abroad Immediately, traveling by way
of Finland. lie wished to visit hU
aged mother in Kazan province, but
his family have received an Intima
tion that it would not be wise for hlni
to remain iu Russia pending his trial,
the date of which has not yet been
fixed.
BATTLE WITH MOROS.
Eleven Filipinos Slain In Raid on
Mindanao Plantation.
Manila, Oct. 20. Word from Illgan,
Mindanao, is that Moros rushed a
plantation nnd murdered ten Filipinos.
It is not known whether any of the
raiders was killed.
The Moros applied the torch to the
plantation stores.
After the first attack the plantation
hands rallied, and n desperate hand to
hand encounter took place.
The bodies of the dead were muti
lated horribly.
CATHOLICS TO CELEBRATE.
Centenary In Boston to Bo Marked by
Many Ceremonials.
Boston, Oct. 20. This week will be
one of lnteuse Interest to Catholics ol
New England, a series of ceremonials
having been arranged to mark the cele
bration of the centenary of the estab
lishment of the Roman Catholic dlo
ccbo of Boston.
Distinguished prelates and church
men from ull parts of the country will
tnke part in the celebration, which
will begin on Wednesday morning with
solemn pontifical uiubs In the Cathe
dral of the Holy Cross, intoned by the
most Rev. Dlomode Falconio, the papal
delegate at Washington.
The Catholic populution, estimated at
2,700 when the see of Boston was first
created in 1808, now numbers 2,087,085
in the archdiocese.
SCORES CORPORATION LAWS.
Bowdoln College President Says Stat
utes Make Wholesale Robbery Easy.
Brunswick, Me., Oct. 20. At tho
service in Kings chapel President
William Do Witt Hydo of Bowdoln
college denounced the Maine corpora
tion laws and told the students that
the most prevalent vice of the Ameri
can people is the desire to get some
thing for nothing.
"Maine bus the disease as badly as
Oklahoma or Nevada," he added.
"This stute receives thousands of dol
lars a year of revenue from all over
the country for organizing corpora
tions under laws that were drafted in
the Interest of thieves to make whole
sale stealing easy."
TO PRESERVE MODELS.
Patent Commissioner Denies That 157,
000 "Samples" Are to Be Destroyed.
Washington, Oct. 20. Commissioner
Edward B. Moore of the patent offlcp'
denied that there has been any Inten
tion on the purt of the secretary of the
interior or any one else to destroy the
models of patents accumulated by the
government up to 1880, when mechan
ical drawings were substituted for
models in the filing of claims by in
ventors. Some publicity has been given to
statements that this collection of 157,
000 models would bo destroyed or scat
tercd.
NAVIGATION BLOCKED.
Over a Thousand Passengers Hetd by
Fog and Smoke.
Montreal, Oct. 20. Fog and smoke
huve tlod up navigation for the past
four days, and there are now thirteen
ocean liners waiting here for a clear
ance. Four of theso are passenger
vessels, and as a result 1,200 passen
gers are detained.
This Is the third time within the
past six weeks that ships have been
held up by the smoke, and the loss to
tho Btoamshlp companies has mounted
into the thousands of dollars.
Weather Probabilities.
Fair, with showers and light east
winds.
GOVERNORS
To Hold Conference Re
garding Night Riders.
ARMED PICKETS PIT ON DUTY
Circuit Court Is Convened In Spe
cial Session Today to Endeavor
to Place Blame For Cap
tain Rankin's Death.
Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 20. What may
happen this week as a result of the
investigation of Night Rider depreda
tions in the northwestern part of Ten
nessee is n matter of conjecture. To
day with the convening of tho circuit
court for Ohio county, in special ses
sion at Union City to Investigate tiie
death of Qulnten Rankin, who was
killed by a Night Rider band in the
vicinity of Reelfoot lake, that region
will be under the complete domination
of military rule.
Five companies of the stato national
guard will bo at the disposal of Colo
nel Tatoin to enforce martial law, und
It Is purposed to gather in every mem
ber of the band. To aid the militia
the udjolnlng counties have been
drawn on for armed bands of picketed
men. Should this force be Inadequate
to cope with the situation It is de
clared that tho entire military force of
the state will bo coucentrated if neces
sary. Governors of several states of the
south have npproved of a suggestion
of Governor Patterson that a confer
ence of the executives of the different
stutes be held and plans devised
whereby they can act in concert In au
effort to destroy Night Rider organisa
tions. Governor Noel of Mississippi, Gov
ernor Plndall of ArkansRB and Gov
ernor Wlilson of Kentucky have al
ready expressed themselves in ap
proval of the proposed conference.
WIFE TO AID DESERTER.
Daughter of Late Senator Gorman Will
Intercede For Magnetic.
Washington, Oct. 20. Charles Jo
seph Mugness, tho navul deserter who
was arrested in Louisville, und his
wife, formerly Miss Ada Gorman,
daughter of the late Senator Gorman,
arrived In this city over the Chesa
peake and Ohio railroad. They were
guurded by two Louisville detectives,
who ure charged with the duty of de
livering Mugness to the navul authori
ties at the League Isluud navy yard,
Philadelphia.
It Is stated that Mrs. Magness de
clared It her purpose to find Secretary
of the Navy Metcalf, with tho view
of urging clemency for her husband.
It is also said that she will make an
effort to see President Roosevelt for
the same purpose.
REVOLUTIONIST HELD.
Russian Representatives Say Prisoner
Is Vohks, a Common Criminal.
New York, Oct. 20. Jan Juuoff
Pouren wus rearrested after the ruling
by Secretury of Stute Root against
granting a warrant of extrudltion.
The new complulnt, attested by Rus
sia's representatives here, names Pour
en as W. Vohks, also Martin Odrueff,
also Martinson, also J. M. Matlsou, and
charges the man in the Tombs with
committing in Riga the crimes of mur
der, an attempt to commit murder, ur
sou and burglary.
Lawyers representing the prisoner
contend that he Is one of hundreds of
Russian revolutionist:) in tills country
and that Russia has accused him of
crimes for which he could be extradit
ed in order to punish him for iuex
tradltablc political offenses.
Killed by His False Teeth.
New York, Oct. 20. William Kenne
dy, thirty years in the United States
marine corps, was attacked by vertigo
iu his lodging house and killed by his
false teeth lodging iu his throat.
A price list of tho early period of
iron making hero shows that Ameri
can bar Iron sold at $100 a ton seventy
years ago. Probably this accounts for
tho fact that wo read of no conven
tions to stop the wasto of natural
products In the "good old days."
It Is a particularly wise voter who
can namo the presidential electors on
his ballot ten minutes after he depos
its It in the box. Yet ovcry voter has
commissioned each elector to voice hi?
will in the electoral college.
English farmers havo formed a com
bine to force up the prices of apples
this season. American packets will be
likely to Bay that that is ono of tho
''good' trusts."
THE PEOPLE'S FORUM.
In matters strictly political we Intend to
make The Citizen, ana desire to have the pa
per regarded, as uncompromisingly and ex
clusively Kepubllcan; but on questions so
cial and economic, on which adherentsof any
and all partisan organizations may be hon
estly divided without impairing their party
allegiance, we are disposed to allow a free
Interchange of opinions. Hence to Buch ex
tent as our space will permit, this column is
opened as a people's forum In which court all
personsobservlngtheamenltlesof Journalism
will he uccorded a hearing.
Editob of The Citizen. I notice in
your issue of this date a communication
from the "Business Men's Anti-Local-Option
League," which interests me. It
is so transparently contrary to facts that
it hardly culls for a reply, and yet some
may be deceived by it. There is the
statement, for instance, that no State
Iiub tried Prohibition or Local Option
but is now advocating a repeal of these
laws. I suppose by State, people are
meant. Years ago Maine put Prohibition
into the bedrock of her Constitution. That
law has not yet been repealed after 24
years' trial, nor is it likely to be. Sena
tor Frye wrote me some months ago of
the effort being made for re-submission,
but gave it as his conviction that if re
submitted the question would again be
miBwered in the affirmative.
At the September election, the candi
date for Governor, who stood squarely
against re-submission, was elected.
There is a tidal wave of Local Option
sweeping over our own country and Eng
land. Where are the States that have
recently tried Local Option that are ad
vocating u repeal of the laws? Then
are men in every State opposed to Local
Option. We freely admit it, but den
that there is any general sentiment in
these States back of the agitation. Kan-las-iins
tried the experiment of Prohi
bition twenty-five years. (We are not
now; -making the fight for Prohibition,
butas our friends the liquor men Insist
on grouping them we have to do bo also.)
One of its great papers lias recently made
an investigation. 100 letters were sent
to Clerks of Courts of different grades,
bankers and others, with this result:
150 ouf'of' the 100 men writtten to en
dorsed without qualification the present
law, and only one was opposed to it.
Here are the results in a nut shell. In
25 years the population of Kansas hai
increased 71. In 39 counties murdci
has decreased 70. In 39 counties crim
inal cases have fallen off 33 ; civil
cases 28. Bank deposits in 45 coun
ties have increased 000.
Your space is limited, Mk. Editor. 1
could go more into detail. What saj
lie Supreme Court oi our land aboui
.hia trallic in liquor? "The statistics ol
every State show a greater amount oi
crime and misery attributable to the use
of ardent spirits than to any otliei
source." "If loss of revenue should ac
crue to the United States from a dimin
ished consumption of ardent spirits nh
will be a gainer a thousand fold in tin
health, wealth and happiness of the peo
ple." Now what is Local Option ? Simply
the recognition of the right of the peo
ple to determine whether liquor shall be
sold in a given unit county, township,
city, etc. In other words, it is govern
ment "of the people, by the people, and
for the people." "Equal rights for all."
If Wayne county wants the saloon she
shall have it. If she does not want the
saloon she need not have it. Could any
thing be fairer? The man who votes
against this proposition is neither a Re
publican, Democrat or American. Every
old Boldier who votes against it is trying
to undermine the great principle of lib
erty for which lie fought from '01 to '05.
John Mitchell, that level-headed labor
leader, says: "I have given deep ai.d
long consideration to the value of Local
Option as an uplifting influence in a com
munity, and I am convinced that it em
bodies the principle of true liberty."
"The application of the principle should
be made to all the States. That which
is good for Georgia is good for Pennsyl
vania, and all tho other States. The
people should havo the right to deter
mine the question by their ballot." I
commend this same statement of tho
principle of Local Option to every labor
ing man in Wayne county.
Having been a farmer's boy and work
ing more or less on the farm till 25 years
of age, and having a large acquaintance
among the farmers of Wayne county, I
enter my indignant protest against the
appeal made to selfish interests by the
"Business Men's Anti-Local-Option Leu-
gue;" the attempt to swing the farmer
vote against Local Option because taxes
may be increased. Taxes do not, if the
law is enacted, increase under Local Op
j tion, and crime decreases. Docs tho
I League suppose that the farmer can be
bought by any such consideration ? Will
lie stifle his conscience, and vote to hurt
his own boy on the unholy altar, because
"his apples may rot" if Local Option
prevails ? There is too much manhood
among the men and boys on the farm to
permit such an appeal to have any weight
for a single moment.
Friends 1 Men ! Citizens of Old Waynel
if true to the inheritance received from
the fathers ; if Americans, loyal to a con-
science that is regal, we do our full duty
now,
and vote for the man who has
pledged his sacred honor to stand for
this great principle, the black pall will
lift from the Keystone State, and with
the other States in the Crown of Liberty
we will face the morning, when above
our common country we will wave tne
Btainless flag 1 Believing with all my
heart in "Equal Rights iorAll," and not
a part of our citizenship, and that "the
people should rule, I am
Sincerely for Civic Righteousness,
W. II. SWIFT.
Honesdale, Pa., Oct 23, 1908.
(IIUSINESS MEN'S ANTI LOCAI.-01TION LEAGUE.!
Taxes Placed on Every Line of
Business and Profession In Ala
bama. To make up for the loss through anti
saloon legislation, every merchant and
profession must pay a license, according
to the amount ot sales made and busi
ness done. Each day the gross amount
of sales of each business must be report
ed to the license collectors, under pen
alty of line and imprisonment for failure
to do so. Some lines of business will
have to pay a license that were never
assessed before. The fanner will have
to pay more for hardware and seeds.
Stock raisers and grain dealers will also
be assessed. It will even cost you more
to die. Cemeteries also come in for u
share of the taxes. In fact, no person
or business escapes. The farmers have
advanced their prices on all farm pro
ducts, and in almost every line of busi
ness prioeB are being advanced. The
new license schedule has been placed on
the books, disclosing some very interest
ing figures.
The tremendous loss of revenue by
prohibition is bIiowii in the following
table, which gives the amount of taxei
assessed each year against the people :
Hardware stores, $ 15 00 to $ 200 (XI
Seeed dealers,
25 00 to
75 00
Live stock,
Grain dealers,
Doctors,
Milk peddlers
Undertakers,
Cemeteries,
Tombstone dealers,
Butchers,
Sausage makers,
Grocers,
Shoe dealers,
Coffee dealers,
Bakers.
Coal dealers,
Furniture dealers,
Ovster shops.
50 Ol,
100 00
40 00
35 (XI
05 00
100 00
35 00
50 00 to
15 00 to
20 00 to
75 00 to
12 50 to
15 00 to
25 00 to
10 00 to
25 00 to
250 00
10 00
200 09
200 00
150 00
75 00
100 (X)
200 00
UX) (Xi
115 (X)
50 Ou
Retail oyster dealers, 40 00 to
Produce dealers,
Uhinaware,
Dry goods,
Clothiers,
Laundries,
Hoarding houses,
Jo-operative home
building.
25 00 to
15 00 to
15 00 to
50 00 to
75 (X,
400 (X.
200 (X
100 (X
25 IX
3(X) a
building Ass'ns,
100 00 to
5tX (XI
jas companies,
brokerage Houses,
it. Railway Co's,
Oil companies,
It. R. Co's, (ollices
in Birmingham),
Corporations furn
ishing steam heat,
Telephone Co's,
Waterworks,
Adding mach. agts,
Advertising devices
and companies
Abstract Title Co's,
Automobiledealers,
Automobile license,
Advertising hand
bills, Real estate agents,
Artiticial limbs,
Assig'nt of wages
companies,
Audit companies,
Auctioneers,
Bag makerH,
Banks, '.
Safe deposit vaults,
Barbers,
Bicycle dealers,
Billposters,
Bird dealers,
Blacksmiths,
Book dealers,
Bootblacks,
Bottlers,
Bowling alleys,
Brewers,
Brick makers,
Broom makers,
Muggy makers,
Cabinet makers,
Candy makers,
Carpenter shops,
Carpet dealers,
Carts and drays.
Manicures,
Confectioneries,
Drug stores,
Electrical supplies
Electricians,
Foremen,
FloriBt,
Foundries,
Fruit stands,
Fruit trees
Haberdashers,
Hair dressers,
Hotels,
Ice factories
Iniirmaries,
Insurance,
Insurance agente,
Labor agents.
Lawyers, doctoes am
dentists,
Livery stabler.
Lunch stands.
Machinery unites
and dealers,.
Tailors,
Newspapers,
Piano tuners,
Plumbers,
Pressing club,
Sign painters,
2,500 (X'
4,000 IX.
3,000 CX.
1,250 (X.
1,750 IX)
10,000 (X)
2,500 (X)
15,000 00
15 00
10 00 to 200 (X)
75 00 to 150 (XI
KX) (XI
5 00 to 10 (X)
K) 00
50 (XI
25 (X)
300 (X)
50 (K)
35 00 to 75" (XI
50 00
200 00 to 500 (X)
300 00
, 3 00
25 (X) to tr (X)
1(1 (X) to 200 00
25 (XI
5 (X)
25 00 to 50 0'J
2 50
5 00 to 50 (X)
25 (X)
200 (X)
35 (XI
10 00
10 (X) to 150 00
10 (XI to 75 0(1
10 00 to 75 00
10 00
15 (X) to 200 (X)
10 00 to 25 (K)
25 00
10 (X) to 50 00
J55 (X) to 200 (XI
15 00 to 150 00
50 (X)
25 00
35 00
25 00
05 00 to 125 00
10 (X)
35 (10 to 150 00
15 00
05 (X) to 275 00
300 00
05 O0 to 150 00
10 00 tn 150 (X)
25 00 to 100 (X)
50 00 to 500 00
a
15 00 to 45 00
85 00
35 00 to 75 00
W) (X) to 200 00
35 00
10 00 to 250 (X)
5 00
50 00 to 250 00
5 00
15 00 to 250 00
10 00 to
12 50 to
75 00
25 (X)
200 00
500 00
5 CO
35 00
35 00
12 00
50 00
e based
of each
Umbrella mender
Vegetable dealers,
Vinegar makers,
atch repairer,
Yeast agt. or dealer,
Many of the license scales a:
on the volume of ,(5ales daily
business taxed.
REPUBLICAN
X
For County Commissioners.
Hornbeck and Madden.
A 6oft answer tiirneth away wrath
sometimes. At other times it'inviteth a
licking.
He who
dignity.
puts on airs only takes off
A Sure Vote forBraman for Sheriff
REPUBLICAN
X
M. LEE BRAMAN,
Kepiiepextative IIawjwick, of Geor
gia, is the smallest man, physically, in
the House. Colonel "Ike" Hill, late
Democratic employee of the House, said
once, in speaking of llaidwick : "You
could drown him in a fountain pen."
Scandal travels fast, but a good deed
goes without saying.
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is used
nearly everywhere, because it mil only heals
Irritation ut the throat und stops the cough,
but It drives the cold out of tho system
through Its laxative principle by assuring a
free and gentle action of the bowels, and that
is the only way to cum a cold. You can't
cure It as long as you are constipated. In
sist upon Kennedy's Laxative L'ough Syrup.
Kold by I'KIL. Tho Druggist.
if mankind depended on tho milk of
human kindness, half of us would starve.
New Portieres, Bugs, CurtainB and
Carpets at MEK.NEU & Vo.'S. 2'2eUi
Stove dealers,
Tin shops,
Tobacco dealers,
Trrwllt.cr c(..i.iiin
SB