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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 2, 1905)
R * STATE OP NEBRASKA I ( NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON DENSED FORM. Intemperance and Paupers State Hoard of Charities and Correc tions Suys the First Causes Most of the Others Some Statistics. The slain board of charities nnd cor rections has discovered that the cause of dependence in the state is mainly charge able to drunkards. In the report to the governor for the past biennium the sec retary of the board , John Davis , calls at tention ( n the problem created by the drink habit. Demand is made for an indeterminate sentence law , and some more systematic inspection and control of county poor houses. The juvenile court law is also favored , and a recom mendation is made for an improvement in the condition of jail buildings in the state. However , the state is not alone in its problems for the board has found that other states are in the same.chaotic con dition. "Nebraska is making a fair beginning. " the report says , "in the care of these classes , and with the proper help from all philanthropic people , from our officers' ' and our legislative bodies we feel confi dent that it will not be many years be- forr we take a. front rank in these lines , as we already do in education. " Reference is made to the compulsory education law as a preventive of crime , and it is charged that the statute meets with a very lax enforcement outside of the cities which have truant officers. * ; The board concludes that the enforce ment of tit ! compulsory education law would prcvnt much crime and reduce the number of commitments to the indus trial school. A total of 2.032 people are receiving r.id in or out of the poor houses of the state , according to the report. In the jpoor houses 7-4. > have been cared for. The -total total cosr is $10-U'.71. The per capitaost rangoy from $1.02 to $4 a .week. Some special cases cost nearly $4 a day. Reference is made to the cases of de pendents who are crippled , and the sug gestion is made that they could be cared 'for ' better at some central institution , ( the counties paying their pro rata share. Of those being caicd for by the counties 230 are feebliminded , ! ) . " > are crippled .and diseased , while 140 are scheduled as 'having come from degrading environ ments , making a total of 4(35 ( people who arc not. it is alleged , properly cared for. DEATH FROM EXPOSURE. farmer Starts to Walk Home and Dies Knroute. Frank IT. I ) . Hunt , a farmer and old resident , residing near the old town of Hillsdalo. was found dead on the road 'between ' his home and St. Derion Wed- .nesday. . The best information is that 'Mr. ' Hunt had been at St. Derion , where 'he ' had been doing some trading , nnd started home on foot. The road from his home to St. Derion is around a bluff fac ing the Missouri River to the northwest and is a very cold road , and it is sup posed he got cold , which induced heart failure to the extent he could not travel and he froze to death. When found he was badly frozen. Mr. Hunt was a man about 70 years of .age. but was active and strong as a man of 00. Mr. Hunt came to Nebraska in 1857 and located near Blue Springs. He was an old soldier. Would Prohibit Football. Jail sentences and terms in the peni tentiary arc rewards Representative A. , T. Cunningham , of Hamilton , seeks to allot to the gridiron heroes of the state. He introduced a bill in the house em- phatically forbidding football , specifying a jail sentence for the first offense and two years in prison for the second. Spec tators are liable to the same punishment as the players. Blew Out the Gas. Henry Kane , a merchant of Lynch , about 50 years of ago , was found dead in room 'JO at the Merchants Hotel in Sioux Ciry Wednesday morning , death having evidently been caused by as- .phyxiation. The smell of gas was plain ly discernible all over the floor upon which the room is situated. Everything pointed to an accidental death. Child's Narrow Escape. A loaded shotgun , kept handy for 3ticks , came very nearly being the end of. a little baby boy in the home of Otis Temperly , near Stanton. The little fel low slammed a door shut , the gun drop ped of ! the wall and an q.xplosion fol lowed. A portion of the charge pierced the little fellow's clothing and one shot broke into the flesh. Otoe Poultry Association. A number of the loading poultry men of Nebraska City and vicinity held a meeting Wednesday niclit and organized the Otoe County Poultry and 1'et Stock Association. It was decided to hold a { poultry nnd pet stock show in Nebraska City next fall. The membership in the association is limited to residents of Otoe County. Superintendent Clark Resigns. Horace M. Clark , superintendent of the girls' industrial school at Geneva , Thurs day filed his resignation with Gov. Mickey , to take effect Feb. 15. Mr. Clark gave as a reason that his private interests demanded his attention. Mr. Clark has been superintendent of the school for the last four years. Ijincoin Fire .Loss. Accurate information regarding the losses by Tuesday night's big fire at Liu- pln cannot be secured , but a conserva tive estimate would be in the neighbor hood of $220,000. Ames Factory May Enlarge. The Standard Beet Sugar Company , at Fremont , is so well satisfied with results after closing up all details of the last season , which ended Jan. 14 , that it has decided to enlarge the capacity of the factory , provided the company can be assured of more beets from the farm ers in that vicinity. Man and Team Killed. L. D. Fackler was struck and instant ly killed by a train at Sheltou. His team vas also killed and wagon demol- KILLED BY THE CARS. Riding on the Trnck and Both Horse and Man Killed. W. A. Morrow , about 27 years old , son of Clint Morrow , of Modale , la. , was killed at Blair Thursday evening about a half mile west of the Missouri River railroad bridge by the engine of an extra westbound freight train. Morrow rode a horse over to Blair in the morning and on returning in the evening went east on. the railroad , instead of taking the wagon road. road.When When about 250 feet from the crossing he was struck by the train , killing the horse and rider , the man falling close to the rails and the horse being thrown about TOO feet down an eibaniment. The man's face was badly disfigured , but was identified by Dr. O. D. Wilson , late of Modale , who has known him from a boy. LINCOLN HAS SEHIOUS FIRE Several Buildings Destroyed at an * Early Morning Blaze. Fire , discovered in the lower floor of the building occupied by the Lincoln overall and shirt factory at Lincoln , Tuewlay night , completely destroyed that building , the furniture block adjoining and spread to the building occupied by the Lincoln Hardware Company. The buildings are located at Thirteenth and P Streets , across from the Oliver theater and that building was in danger. The entire fire department was at work , but owing to the extreme cold and the hard work to get coal to run the engines the firemen were handicapped. The furniture block , adjoining on the north , and the Lincoln Hardware Com pany , across the alley to the south , were both burned. STATE INSTITUTION SCANDAL Serious Charge Against Former Em ploye of State at Beatrice. Some commotion has been caused at the institution for feeble minded at Beat rice by the discovery by Dr. Johnson , the superintendent , that a woman in one of the wards of the institution is soon to become a mother. The woman is about 3f years of age and has been an inmate of the place for nine years. Suspicion points to a former employe of the institu tion , who was discharged about four months ago as the guilty person. Dr. Johnson reported the matter to Gov. Mickey , and has placed the case in the hands of County Attorney Killen. Neither Dr. Johnson nor County Attor ney Killon will divulge the names of the parties connected with the affair. CHILDREN HAVE CLOSE CALL Panic Starts in Theater at Alliance , but is Quelled. Through the confusion caused by a child fainting a cry of fire was raised at the Pheland opera house at Alliance Saturday afternoon , which resulted in a panic among an audience composed en tirely of children , that would have proved disastrous had not members of the company and other cool-headed peo ple worked energetically for a few min utes. utes.As it was. several children were slight ly injured through being trampled upon , while three small tots Avcre rescued clinging to the railing of an exit nearly thirty feet from the street. One woman jumped from this distance , but was not seriously hurt. MURDER TRIAL AT FULLERTON Bert Tarnenins to be Tried a Second Time for Killing M. Eilgington. An adjourned term of the district court convened in Fullerton Wednesday , with Judge Hollenbeck on the bench. The work of selecting a jury to try Bert Tar- pening , the young man who on the morn ing of April 7 last struck with his fist and killed Maynard Edgingtou in front of Gay's billiard hall in Fullerton , was immendiately commenced. A special ve nire for fifty jurors was issued. It is thought by the attorneys interested in the case that the entire week will be consumed in the trial. It was tried last June before Judge Reeder and the jury being unable to agree was discharged. Pierce Sued for 1OOOO. . Dr. L. II. Brown , a dentist at Pierce , has filed suit in the district court against the village of Tierce and Mrs. L. M. Mohrmau for the sum of $10,000 dam ages for defective sidewalk. Last fall while on his way home the doctor trip ped himself on a loose board and fell , spraining his side quite severely. He was not able to be out of doors for sev eral weeks. Tckatnali May Get , Electric Lii&hts At a regular meeting of the city coun cil at Tekamah an ordinance was passed providing for the submission to the qual ified electors of the city a proposition to issue bonds in the sum of $10.000 for the purpose of purchasing or installing an electric lighting system or plant , to be owned and operated by the city. Shut Her Stove Too Tight. The body of Mrs. Henry Guntrum was found lying on the bed at her home in Lincoln , death resulting from escaping gas. The hard coal stove was cold , tlTo damper in the pipe was shut off tight , and the woman lay in the adjoining room as calmly as if she but slept. Xew Lights for Geneva. Tuesday the electric current was turn ed on and for the first time the streets of Geneva were lighted. The residences are not yet ready. The contract agreed to have the lights for Jan. 1 , but a delay in shipping the arc lights for the main street hindered the work. Child Scalded to Death. While its mother was mopping Satur day afternoon , the ] G-mouth-old daughter of Henry llassman. of Randolph , fell into a pail of scalding water which stood on the floor , and was so seriously injured that it died six hours later. Child Shot by Playmate. While her brother and a neighbor boy were playing with a loaded 22-caliher revolver the weapon was discharged and 10-year-old Mabel Crable was painfully wounded in the arm. The mishap occur red at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Crable , in Hastings. Large Barn Burned. The large barn on the Simon Wheeler farm southwest of Dixou , was burned to the ground Monday morning. The loss is estimated at about $700 , partially cov1 1 by inaurancr | IS THE PULPIT DECLINING. Quality of the Men Who Are Preparing for the Ministry. After a thorough investigation of the question , "Is there a decline in the ministry ? " Everett P. Tomlinson. in the World's Work , sums up the results of his inquiries among men of all de nominations and most of the profes sions. He says : From these opinions , facts and fig ures certain conclusions can be drawn that shed light upon the problem. There Is no real "dearth" of students for the ministry. There is a slight back-set at the present time , but it is not so great as has occurred in other years , and reports of attendance of students in the theological seminaries , when compared with similar reports of twenty-five years ago , show a marked and marvelous increase. In some quarters there Is a deteri oration fn the quality of students , tmt the report ? are not altogether unani mous. Methodists and Episcopalians report a decided increase in numbers and in quality , and other religious bodies vary in localities nnd colleges in tills respect. There is a marked change in the sources of supply. The West and South provide a much larger propor tion of students than the East. The response is greater in the newer re gions than in the old. in the country than in the city , in the small churches than in the larger. There is also a steadily increasing drift away from the seminaries located in the country to those that are located in or near the large cities. The chief causes keeping young men from the ministry are the poverty of the calling , the fear of the lack of intellectual and moral freedom , the conviction that the petty outweighs the larger in the work , and the sus picion of the present "beneficiary" sys tem" which casts a blight over all. "Heresy , " or the fear of its smirch , is the greatest obstacle. There is a practically unanimous re port of a higher type of life and of more Christian students in our col leges than ever before. The deepest interest of the communi ties now is in questions that might be termed spiritual rather than relig ious , certainly not theological. The ology as a "science" has given piace to Christianity as a life. The church as an organization has a weaker hold , while at the same time there is a greater interest in all vital questions and affairs. As a consequence what our forefathers heard as a distinctive "call to the ministry" is now finding expression in other und widely varied forms of service. There is a blotting out of the for mer false distinction between "secu lar" and "sacred. " Whatever uicn may think as to certain men or peoples , all history Is now believed to be "sacred" and every day and every honest work as "holy. " This fact has led many ear nest young men who in former years might have believed themselves to b i "called" to the work of the ministry now to believe that they can mako their lives count for as much , perhaps more , if they give themselves to other lines of work that at one time tvero termed "secular. " AVillintc to Quit. First Poker Player I say we quit the game , now we're even. Second Poker Player Even ! IIo\r do you make that out ? First Poker Player Why , you had nil of my money a while ago and now I've got all of yours ! Kansas City Times. The only place in the United States that guarantees freedom from strikes , lockouts and labor warfare is Battle Creek , Mich. The story ? The work people , mer chants , lawyers , doctors and other citi zens became aroused and indignant at the efforts of the labor unions through out the country to destroy the business of one of our largest industries the Postum Cereal Co. , Lt'd , and at the open threats in the official union pa pers , that the entire power of the Na tional and State Federations of Labor was being brought to bear to "punish" the industries of Battle Creek , and particularly the Postum Co. This sprung from the refusal of C. W. Post to obey the "orders of the unions to take the Postum advertising away from various papers that refused to purchase labor of the labor trust the unions. Mr. Post was ordered to join the unions in their conspiracy to "ruin" and "put out of business' these pub lishers who had worked faithfully for him for years , and helped to build up his business. They had done no wrong , but had found it inconvenient and against their best judgment to buy labor of the labor trust It seems a rule of the unions to conspire to ruin anyone who does not purchase from them upon their own terms. An ink maker or paper maker who failed to sell ink or paper would have the same reason to order Post to help ruin these publishers. So the peddler In the street might stone you if you refused to buy his apples ; the cabman to run over you if you refused to ride with him ; the grocer order the manu facturer to discharge certain people bo- cause they did not patronize him , and so on to the ridiculous and villainous limit of all this boycott nonsense , in trying to force people to buy what they do not want. If a man has labor to sell let him sell it at the best price he can get just as he would sell wheat , but he has no right to even intimate that he will ob struct the business , or attempt its ruin because the owner will not purchase of him. him.The The unions have become so tyran nous and arrogant with their despot ism that a common citizen who has some' time to spare and innocently thinks he has a right to put a little paint on his own house finds he must have that paint taken off and put on again by "the union" or all sorts of dire things happen to him , his employ er is ordered to discharge him , his gro cer Is boycotted if he furnishes him supplies , his family followed and in sulted and his life made more miser able than that of a black slave before the war. If he drives a nail to repair the house or barn the carpenter's "union" hounds him. He takes a pipe wrench to stop a leaking pipe and pre vent damage to his property and the plumbers "union" does tilings to him. He cannot put a little mortar to a loose brick on his chimney or the brick layers , plasterers or hod carriers "union" is up in arms and if he carelessly cats a loaf of bread that has no "union" label on it the bakers "union" pro ceeds 1o make life miserable for him. So the white slave is tied hand and foot unable to lift < i hand to bettor himself or do the needful things , with out first obtaining permission from some haughty , ignorant and abusive tyrant of some labor union. It would all seem rather like a com ic opera , if it did not rob people of their tlrecdorn ; that kind of work will not Ite permitted long in America. Some smooth managers have built up the labor trust in the last few years , to bring themselves money and power and by managing workmen , have succeeded in making it possible for them to lay down the law In some cities and force workmen and citizens to "obey" implicitly , stripping them right and left of their liberties. They have used boycotting , picket ing , assaults , dynamiting of property nnd murder to enforce their orders and rule the people. They have gone far enough to order the President to re move certain citizens from office be cause the "Unions" we'rn't pleased. That means they propose to make the law of the unions replace the law of this government and the union lead ers dominate even the Chief Execu tive. tive.This This is a government of and for the people and no organization or tnist shall displace it. But the unions try it every now and then , led by desperate men as shown in their defiance of law and'support of law breakers. The "union" record of assaults , crip pling of men and even' women and children , destruction of property and murder of American citizens during the past two years is perhaps ten times the volume of crime and abuse perpetrated by slave owners during any two years previous to the Civil War. We are In a horrible period of lethargy , which permits ua to stand Idly ; by while our American dtUena are abused , crippled and murdered In dozens and hundreds by an organiza tion or trust , having for its purpose , thrusting what it has to sell ( labor ) upon us whether or no. Suppose an American in a foreign city should be chased by a mob , caught and beaten unconscious , then his mouth pried open and carbolic acid poured down his throat , then his ribs kicked in and his face well stamped with Iron nailed shoes , murdered be cause he tried to earn bread for his children. By the Eternal , sir , a fleet of American Men of War would assem ble there , clear for action and blow something off the face of the earth , if reparation were not made for the blood of one of our citizens. And what answer do we make to the appeals of the hundreds of widows and orphans of those Americans murdered by labor unions ? How do we try to protect the thousands of intelligent cit izens who , with reason , prefer not to join any labor union and be subject to the tyranny of the heavily paid rulers of the labor trusts ? Upon a firm refusal by Mr. Post to join this criminal conspiracy a gen eral b03cott was ordered on Grape- Nuts and Postum all over the country , which set the good red blood of our ancestors In motion , bringing forth the reply that has now passed into history : "We refuse to join any conspiracy of organized labor to ruin publishers , nor will we discharge any of our trusted employes upon the orders of any labor union. If they can make their boycott effective and sink our ship , we will go down with the captain on the bridge and in command. " This st the writers in labor p.-ypers crazy and they redoubled their abuse. Finally one of their official organs came out with a large double column denunciation of Battle Creek , calling It "a running sore on the face of Mich igan , " because it would not become "organized" and pay in dues to their labor leaders. The usual coarse , vil lainous epithets common to labor union writers were indulged in. The result was to weld public senti ment in Battle Creek for protection. A citizen's association was started and mass meetings held. Good citizens who happened to be members of local unions , in some cases quit the unions entirely , for there is small need of them there. The working people of Battle Creek are of the highest order of American mechanics. The majority are not union members , for practically all of the manufacturers have for years declined to employ union men because of dis turbances about eleven years ago , and the union men now in the city are among the best citizens. No city in the State of Michigan pays as high average wages as Battle Creek , no city of its size Is as pros perous , and no city has so large a pro portion of the best grade of mechanics \vlio own their own homes. So the work people massed together with the oilier citizens in iho organiza tion of the Citizen's Association with tho following preamble and constitu tion : Whereas , From 1S01 to 1S94 the strikes instigated by Labor Unions in Battle Creek resulted in the destruc tion of property and loss of large sums of money in wages that would have been expended here ; and , Whereas , These acts caused serious damage to the city and in a marked way delayed its progress at that time ; and , Whereas , Since the year 1S94 the citizens have been enabled , by public sentiment , to prevent the recurrence of strikes and Labor Union disturbances which have been prevalent elsewhere ; and , Whereas , The employers of this city have steadfastly refused to place the management of their business under the control of Labor Unions , but have maintained the highest standard of wages paid under like conditions any where in the United States , aud here by unanimously declared their intent to continue such policy ; and the em ployes of this city , a large percentage of whom own homes and have families reared and educated under conditions of peace and the well-earned prosperi ty of steady employment , have stead fastly maintained their right as free American citizens to work without the dictation and tyranny of Labor Union leaders , the bitter experience of the past offering sufficient reason for a determined stand for freedom ; and , Whereas , The attitude of the citizens on this subject has been the means of preserving peaceful conditions and continuous prosperity in marked con trast to the condition existing in other cities suffering from the dictation of Trades Unionism ; it is therefore Resolved , That the continuance of peace and prosperity in Battle Creek can be maintained , and the destructive work of outside Interference avoided under the combined effort and action of all our people , by the formation of a Citizens' Association , CONSTITUTION. AflTICLE 1. NAUE. AKTICLE 2. OBJECTS. First To insure , so far as possible , a permanent condition of peace , pros perity and steady employment to the people of Battle Creek. Second To energetically assist in maintaining law and order at all times and under all conditions. Third To protect its members in their rights to manage their property and to dispose of their labor in a legal , lawful manner without restraint or In terference. Fourth To Insure and permanently maintain fair , just treatment , one wiza another in all the relations of life. Fifth To preserve the existing right of any capable person to obtain employment and sell his labor , without being obliged to join any particular church , secret society , labor union or any other organization , and to support all such persons in their efforts to re sist compulsory methods on the pa : t of any organized body whatsoever. Sixth To promote among employers a spirit of fairness , friendship and de sire for the best interests of their em ployes , and to promote among work men the spirit of industry , thrift , faithfulness to their employers and good citizenship. Seventh To so amalgamate the public sentiment of all of the best citi zens of Battle Creek , that a guaran tee can be given to the world of a con tinuance of peaceful conditions , and that under such guarantee and protec tion manufacturers and capitalists can be induced to locate their business en terprises in Battle Creek. Then follows articles relating to mem bership , officers , duties , etc. , etc. , etc. This constitution has been signed by the great majority of representative citizens , including our work people. A number of manufacturers from other cities , where they have been suffering all sorts of indignities , in convenience and losses from the gen eral hell of labor union strikes , picket ing , assaults and other interference , proposed to move , providing they could be guaranteed protection. The subject grew in importance un til it has reached a place where abso lute protection can be guaranteed by the citizens of Battle Creek on the fol lowing broad and evenly balanced terms which guarantees to the work man and to the manufacturer , fairness , justice , steady work and regularity of output. The new-coming manufacturer agrees to maintain the standard rate of wage paid elsewhere for like ser vice , under similar conditions , the rate to be determined from time to time from well authenticated reports from competing cities. The tabulated wage reports issued by the Government De partment of Commerce and Labor can also be used to show the standard rate , and it is expected later on that this government bureau will furnish week ly reports of the labor market from different centers , so that the workman when ho is ready to soil his labor and the employer when ho is ready to buy , may each have reliable information as to the market or ruling price. The new-coming manufacturer also agrees to maintain the sanitary and hygienic conditions provided for by the State laws and to refrain from any lockouts to reduce wages below the standard ; reserving to himself the right to discharge any employe for cause. The Citizens' Association on Its part agrees to furnish , in such numbers as it is possible to obtain , first-class work men who will contract to sell their labor at the standard price for such period as may be fixed upon , agreeing not to strike , picket , assault other workmen , destroy property , or do any of the criminal acts common to labor unionism. Each workman reserving to himself the right to quit work for cause , and the Citizens' Association further pledges its members to use its associated power to enforce the con tracts between employer and employe and to act en masse to uphold tho law at all times. The new industries locating In Bat tle Creek will not start under any sort of labor union domination whatsoever , but will make individual contracts with each employe , those contracts be ing fair and equitable and guaranteed on both sides. Thus from the abuses of labor unions and their insane efforts to ruin everyone who does not "obey" has evolved this plan which replaces the old conditions of injustice , lockouts , strikes , violence , loss of money and property , and general industrial war fare ; and inaugurates an era of perfect balance and fairness between employ er and employe , a steady continuance of industry and consequent prosperity. The entire community pledged by pub- ' lie sentiment and private act to restore to each man his ancient right to "peace , freedom and the pursuit of happiness. " Other , cities will be driven to protect their work people , merchant * and dtt- sens as well as their Industries from the blight of strikes , violence und tho losses brought on by labor unionism run amuck , by adopting the "Battle Creek plan , " but this city offers indus trial peace now with cheap coal and g d water , first-class railroad facili ties and the best grade of fair , capa ble and peaceable mechanics known. Details given upon inquiry of the "Secy , of the Citizens' Association. " Identification. The public should remember that there are a few Labor Unions conduct ed on peaceful lines nnd In proportion us tin * , ' are worthy , they have won esteem , for we , us a people , are strong ly In sympathy with any right act that has for its purpose better conditions , for wage workers. But we do not for get that we seek tho good of all and not those alone who belong to some organization , whereas even the law abiding unions show undeniable evi dence of tyranny and oppression ! when they are strong enough , while many of the unions harbor and encour age criminals in their efforts to force a yoke of slavery upon the American people. As a public speaker lately said : "The arrogance of the English' King that roused the fiery eloquence of Otis , that Inspired the immortal declaration of Jefferson , that left War ren dying on the slopes of Bunker Hill was not more outrageous than the con ditions that a closed shop would force upon the community. These men burst * Into rebellion 'when the king did but ! touch their pockets. ' Imagine If you\ \ can their indignant protest had he sought to prohibit or restrict their oc- anp tion or determine the conditions" under which they should earn their livelihood , " and to assault , beat and' ' murder them , blow up their houses , and poison their food if they did not submit The public should also remembers tliat good true American citizens can ! be found in the unions and that theyf deprecate the criminal acts of their , fellow members , but they are often In- bad company. Salt only hurts sore spots. So , the ? honest , law abiding union man is not hurt when the criminals are de nounced , but when you hear a union/ / man "holler" because the facts are made public , he has branded himself as either one of the law breakers or a sympathizer , and therefore with the mind of the law breaker , and likely to1 become one when opportunity offers. That is one reason employers decline- to hire such men. A short time ago inquiry came from the union forces to know If Mr. Post would "keep still" if they could call off the boycott on Postum and Grape- Nuts. This is the reply : "The labor trust has seen fit to try to ruin our business because we would not join Its crim inal conspiracy. We are plain Ameri can citizens nnd differ from the labor union plan in that we do not force people to strike , picket , boycott , as sault , blow up property or commit murder. We do not pay thugs $20 to break in tho ribs of any man who tries to support his family nor $30 for an eye knocked out. We try to show our plain , honest regard for sturdy and independent workmen by paying the highest wages in , the State. We have a steady , unvarying respect for the law abiding peaceable union man and a most earnest desire to see him gain power enough to purge the unions of their criminal practices that have brought down upon them the righteous denunciation of a long-suf fering and outraged public , but we will not fawn , truckle , bend the knee , wear the hated collar of white slavery , the union label , nor prostitute our American citizenship under "orders" of any labor trust. You offer to remove the restriction on our business and with "union" gold choke the throat and still the voice raised in stern denunciation of the des potism which tramples beneath an iron shod heel , the freedom of our- brothers. You would gag us with a silver bar and muffle the appeal to the American' ' people to barken to the cries for bread , of the little children whose faithful , fathers were beaten to death while- striving to earn food for them. Your boycott may perhaps succeed in throwing our people out of work and driving us from business , but you. qannot wrench from us that priceless jewel our fathers fought for and which , every true son guards with his life. Therefore , speaking for our work peo ple and ourselves the infamous offer is declined. " POSTUM CEREAL CO. , LTD. Note by Publisher : The Postum Company have a yearly contract for space in this papervhic& they have a right to use for announce ments f facts and principles. Such1 use does not necessarily carry .with ife any editorial opinioa.