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ST. LOUIS STAR, SEPTEMBER 25, 1912. WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY Woman Who Received Medal for Fight for Freedom of Press Defies Trust LIBOR IB OPENS Of ran "400 FAIR FAILURE AS 013 PUFF WIFE GIVES OtJ CIGARS? fll DIVORCE Smelter Manager Is Told He Can't Rule What Men Do When Away From Plant and That Personal Liberty Cannot Be Infringed. 3 I i i Right to Join Union Labor Organization Is Held to Be as Sacred as the Right to Join Church or Secret Society. "John C.

McKinley has refused to play his cards on top of the table and we are going to organize a fight asainst him Friday night." ald Continued From Page Ooe. dred cigarettes are consumed by a party of fifteen or twenty women during such a secret seance. Physicians who attend wealthy St. Louis women are said to have found that the numerous complaints of Mrs. Cornelia Brocks letter to her husband in which she is said to have admitted that she was a failure as a vife.

won a divorce for her husband. William K. Brock, of Webster Groves, president of the Brock Corset when il -ras introduced in Judge Hertenstein. Typographical Union president of No. 8, this morning.

We conferred with McKinley for Greatest Need of This Country Is Free Press, Says Woman Leader two hours Monday and tried to Ket i headac he, loss of appetite and nausea urdeman court at Clayton th: result from over-indulgence in to-! morning. baeeo. In his petition for divorce filed When the physician advises that ago Brock charged that his patient quit smoking he is Indignantly wife was untidy, anted her own w-av. told, "I don't wish to quit. It's too was quarrelsome, didn't attire herself much pleasure." I tastily and neglected their home.

Other doctors, more diplomatic than! They were married In 1SST and the their brother physicians, do not men-jwjf left in October. 1511. tellinir him him to sign a statement that he was! in favor of union made State text books and would not force convict made tet books for our public schools, lie refused to siirn such a statement, saying he didn't have time. The allied printing trades will sr.e was not going to return. When the case was called this morning Brock's attorney, Francis Wolf.

Introduced the letter. The husband's eyes were filled with tears as he read the communication received from hi spouse. to meet Friday at 3533 Pine street. prepare the campaign. After the exposure in The Star of 1 the plank In the Keputlican platform looking to the printing of free Ftate tion the patient's secret habit that causes so many ailments, but at the same time they can make a positive diagnosis by the presence of the brown tint of nicotine on dainty Index fingers.

It is s.tid to be a fact that many women display discolored fingers to prove that they are inveterate smok-; ers. while they conceal the tell-tple evidence from others by wearing 1 gloves. i Habit Is The letter stated that Mrs. Brock text books at the Htate Penitentiary. Hertenstein wrote to McKinley.

Re BY EMMA F. LANGDON. nion Labor Organizer Who Ix-fk the Smelter Trust. If you were to ask me what we need most in this country woulJ say that our greatest need is a free press. How can "we educate our people in 'the working classes with the present rule by a corporation-controlled pres? The same people that own the smelters, the mines and the mills of the United States own the vast majority of the country's great dailies.

I most earnestly thank The Star for the opportunity which it is giving me today to present labor's side in our great fight with the smelter trust. It is an opportunity to reach the public which is seldom given to u.s. Let the corporations strive as they will for complete mastery in this country, let labor struggle for its very existence, but let the press be free to criticise, condemn, psaise or educate. Let GotT-given speeci be not muzxled. was going to LVtroit to stay.

She told her hushand that she bore no ill will and confessed that she had not been a success a.s a wife. The husband testified this morning th.t his wife was a. well educated woman and spent her time reading instead of performing her household duties. publican candidate for Governor, ask- i Ing an explanation. McKinley delayed answering by letter.

McKinley yesterday sent an fitilJ- sary to see Hertenstein. Hertenstein While it is a known fact that many St. Louis women smoke, the propor tion of those who have developed the is not alarming, and but few aeciared that he had written of them have learned to inhale thei lenem i ils wue since smoke or experience pleasure In woo-i departure, asking her to return. refused to talk to the emissary, saying McKinley's stand was the only one he cared about, as McKinley is the man asking for votes. McKinley then telephoned to Hertenstein calling him to the Planters Hotel for a conference.

John Warrington, secretary of the Allied Printing Trades Council, and A. 15. Sovey. of the Bookbinders" Union, accompanied Hertenstein to the conference. They talked with McKinley for two hours, making suggestions.

Wouldn't Write It. ing the goddess Nicotine. "Why do I smoke?" replied one woman when questioned about her secret habit. "I smoke because I like it. It's such a comfort when one is nervous.

Anv BY FRANK A. WIEDINGER. In several of the letters he inclosed money, but the missives were returned unopened. His son, Tlaymond. a student at Columbia University, made a search for the missing woman and found that she Is working as a nurse in New City.

Mr. Frock declared. Three other witnesses substantiated the husband's charges and the decree was awarded. gold medal officially bestowed upon hr for her heroic defense of the freedom of the press during the bloody strike in the Cripple Creek district, nine years ago. .1 MRS.

EMMA F. LANGDON. il i way it isn't so bad and all the men tion age, Mr. 1 protested. put lII fIIIUIh I I piC 4tS What's sauce for the goose, you know the old saying," she continued.

So far 140 delegates have reported at the convention and 600 are expected to arrive today. Mrs. Ellen P. Hayes is In charge of 1 1 i muse days oi memorauie Tou can prevent the workers from tumult in Colorado, Emma Langdon, then a linotype operator, did all th anlxinir. lou may de ay them work during a wearisome sixty-four ut ou certainly can 'P" 1 eJ so doing.

Everything is being Finally McKinley was told to his vii'wg in writing. MRS. JANNOPOULO WON'T CONFER WITH v- aa a. a a a va ly 1 1 a i organized now. This is true, run the Victor Record to receive their that on account of the hardships which this would inflict upon our men, it will not be necessary.

Rest assured that such a course would be adopted only as a last resort." Questions on conditions in the Flat River district revealed that Emma Langdon had taken an active part in organizing the 3,500 men. Besides assisting in this she found a special field among the women, organizing five auxiliaries of substantial size, containing hundreds of members. She also organized children between the ages of 4 and 12, believing that MATE SHE'S SUING A reported conference between Mrs. Berenice Jannopoulo and her husband. John C.

Jannopoulo. scheduled to take place yesterday at the Jonnapoulo home. Waterman svpnnp mm "I haven't time." he said. That broke up the conference. "All we want." said Hertenstein this morning, "is to have McKinley put himself in black and white so he can not say he was misquoted.

There is only one way he can get us off his back. That is to give us his written word is for text books printed by free labor. "Union lalor throughout the State will be asked to Join In the fight on McKinley If he does not change his front." the Reception Committee, and j-ester-day received the delegates upon their arrival at Union Station. Mrs. Kate F.

Newton of Carthage. called the convention to order this morning. Mrs. Mary K. Rinkel of De Soto read the invocation.

Mrs. Claude Clark and Mrs. Thala Hawkins sang solos at this morning's meeting. ning the entire gamut from the merchants to the smelter trust. Tout company itself is In an organization.

"'How do you know it is? he asked. 'Tou know that I know that it Is," I told him. 'What chance would you have of prospering against the great smelter trust if you were outside its financial fortress? Understand me, I don't object to your Joining It. I only object wnen you prohibit your employes from joining a labor organization to protect their own interests, the same as you or any other employer joins a business or sequel to the divorce suit filed by the wife Saturday, did not take place. "I have not decided to hold any con ference with Mr.

Jannopoulo. nor am I considering a reconciliation. I did r.ot mclve up my mind to sue for di-vroee upon the spur of the moment MRS. JACQUES IS over some trivial matter. I have asked for a separation and that is sufficient." said Mrs.

Jannopoulo. First "I take the position that every man here in your employ owes to you his best services while at work, whether he is attending a furnace or doing the most common labor. When he leaves here and goes to his home I then take the position that he frhall have the privilege of Joining any church, an; fraternal organization or any other society may see fit to Join." Second "Yes. any church, but a labor organization is a different proposition." Third "I have always understood this Is a free 'country. I think yout position is thoroughly un-American.

Fourth "Yes. I agree with you. it Is a free country and therefore I am free to let any man who Joins a labor organization hunt another job." Fifth "I wish to say. through the medium of The Star that In addition to the dozen or more men Mr. Porter has discharged because they have Joined our union.

I have secretly Initiated during the last week thirty-five men working at the smelter he runs for the Guggen-heims and he doesn't know it. Let him find out their names if he can and discharge them. More than that. I or some other organizer will stick to the Job until every one of his 300 employes Is a member of our union." The first and third paragraphs in the above quote words used by Emma F. Langdon.

union labor organizer, recipient of a medal for her defense of the freedom of the press, and the only woman member of two labor organizations with a total membership of 369,000, In a conference fraught with sensational declarations which she held yesterday afternoon with Rudolph Porter of St. Louis, general manager of the smelting department of the Federal Lead Company, in its plant at Federal, two miles from Alton. 111. In the second and fourth paragraphs are quoted the answers to her by air. Porter.

aa aiven to me last night by organized labor's fearless champion. "Why the newspapers are so con eerned In our affairs I do not know. Anything that may occur Is my private affair and I wish to be let alone." FREED ON BAIL Mrs. Ida Jacques, who has been a prisoner in the City Jail, charged with parsing a worthless check on the Mul-vihill Furniture Company, was released this morning on J800 bond accepted by Judge Withrow of the Criminal Court. Alex J.

Temm of j5601 North Market street, said to be Mrs. Jacques" brother-in-law, signed the bond. Mrs. Jacques Is the widow of J. H.

Temm, a druggist, and recently married. She was arrested In Chicago and returned to St. Louis to answer the charg" made by Michael Mulvihill. ixxeen xiurt in wrecK. YATES CENTER.

A Snt. paper. She prepared the news, set the type, locked up the forms, ran the electric press and gave out the papers for distribution. The editor and his entire force, including her brother-in-law, had been thrown Into the bullpen by the militia, and unassisted she gave the Record's clientele the news of the day. so eagerly sought by steadily laboring for nearly three days.

For this heroic work, taken up unasked on her birthday, she was honored with a gold medal which, although inscribed simply as coming from friends, was bestowed upon her by city and county officials of Teller County, In the center of Colorado's strife. An Independent Paper. "It was not a Socialist paper," she said last night, although she ir an active worker in the Socialist ranks. "It was independent and thoroughly democratic, like The Star. Still I was not afraid to print it.

The people of Victor and vicinity wanted the news and I gave it to them, despite unwarranted attempts of the authorities to suppress the publication of the Record. "So you don't imagine, do you," she added, her snapping black eyes sending an electric defiance to Mr. Porter, "that I am going to let one Individual In the smelter trust stop me from organizing the men in its employ? I am secretly Initiating from one to five every day. but it would have suited me much better and been more American if I could have done this openly." In a speech at New Club Hall, Thirteenth street and Chouteau avenue, last Sunday afternoon, Emma Langdon told an amazed auadience that all the charter members of a union she had organized in the smelting plant of the National Lead Company at Col-llnsville. on July 2, had been dis MILLIONAIRE'S SON, FREED FROM JAIL, GOES BACK AGAIN CHICAGO, Pept.

23. Harold F. Hoops, son of a millionaire, is a guest at the Hridwell today. He is a real guest. He returned there voluntarily to work out a plan for his future, and be Is permitted to remain through the courtesy of Warden Whitman.

Hoops served twenty-six days of a fifty-day sentence for "mashing." Finally his father mailed a check to pay the balance of his fine and the lad went home. He could not face the friends of his "wild oats" days. He could not face relatives at home. Less than twelve hours after he was freed he was back at the Hridwell asking to be locked up again. "I have learned my lesson." said Hoops.

"I have nothing further to say. My actions hereafter must speak for me." Sixteen persons were Injured, ons seriously, near here last night when Missouri Pacific passenger train No. 410 was derailed. A broken rail caused th accident. the ultimate solution of the labor problem will rest largely with the rising generation.

She Was employed in active labor there as the accredited representative of the Western Federation of Miners from June 14, 1911, until July 10 of this year. The medal presented to her for her bravery In publishing the Victor Record during the Cripple Creek strike has on the obverse side her name on a bar and this inscription: "Foi- bravery in defeating military suppression of the press, Sept. 29, 1903. On the reverse side are these words: "Heroism. From friends of the Cripple Creek District.

Feb. 12, 1904." Emma Langdon is proud of the i fact that she is the only woman member of the Western Federation of Miners, with a total membership of 50,000. and also the only woman member of the United Mine Workers of America, In whose ranks 319,000 delvers into the bosom of the earth are enrolled. She is an honorary member of both these organizations. She is also an active member of Typographical Union No.

49 in Denver. "If the government of the country were turned over to me to manage," she said in concluding her Interview. 3tOC Br5 WEATHER Fair tBl-ht aa Taara-dayi au-a raider twalaat, sltk frost. ganization to protect your own Interests. 'I went through the Cripple Creek strike and can never rorget It, he commented.

That's simply prejudice, I retorted. 'Tou should not let such feelings interfere with justice I believe that labor organization will ultimately come among our he admitted, 'and we probably have trouble, along that line, but I'm going to put it off as long as I can. 'I am not here to stir up strife. was my answer. 'If go away you might have some radicals crne here and make speeches to your men on the road just outside your plant.

In a year from now you will Tiish I had stayed here. "It made my Southern blood boil to hear his man so calmly spurn our cause, which is the cause of common humanity. I repeatedly called his attention to the undoubted fact that after his men re through with their day's work they are free to do as they please, but it seemed to be in vain. Why would not his men be allowed to join cur union when they are allowed to become Masons or Odd Fellows or to join any other fraternal organization? At Lovejoy Monument. 'This conference, mark you.

was held In the shadow of the lofty Love-Joy Monument, erected in Alton in freedom's name. Our rlerht of peaceful assemblage is guaranteed to us by the Constitution, which proclaims it as a basic principle of our govern Store Open All Day Thursday Here's an 88-Note Player-Piano von I "my first act would be to send the Defiance to Capital. $395 charged. She added that from twelve The fifth paragraph conveys organized labor's defiance to organized cip-ttal. as voiced to me by this same champion.

Otfjjjjjg women and children home, where they should be out of stores and factories and away from the grind of industry put the children in school and give the women an opportunity to be the mothers of a race of gods. "I would rather be at home the average woman would but you see we are all In this eternal battle for bread to make a living. It is a gigantic problem for men. and womn should not have to attempt a solu In giving me her version of her I conference with Mr. Porter.

Emma iLangdon's piercing black eyes snapped, her Hps were pressed closely together as she completed her sentence, and her combative chin spelled the mes- to fifteen members of a union which she had organized in Alton, Sunday before last, had also been given their walking papers. Protects Converts. After deciding to turn her policy public into secret initiation, in order to protect her converts in their employment, she arranged for yesterday's conference with Mr. Porter In the hope that some way to remove the difficulties In the path of trades unionism might be agreed upon. Here is her story of the conference: "I wish to say at the start that our talk throughout was pleasant.

Many a joke was cracked. Mr. Porter was perfectly courteous at all times, but 5'cs. the undercurrent of determined sage to Mr. Porter that in the fight she Is waging with him single-handed great tion, but we do.

There is a work to do." In organized labor's name, she will ask no quarter. nrlil' S-taalarl Mali With Hfll Mn-te. Ileaeh aad earf. KirkK I'rlTllrae roll. 3e raea Conroy Piano Co.

1100 OLIVE ST. ment. Yet this man denies us thl3 right. I repeat. It makes mv Southern blood boil." "I told Mr.

Porter I would have been glad to have him attend eny-tf our meetities and hear every word I said. Twice I tried to reach him on the telephone to extend such an invitation, but he was away each time. He told me he had been 9f Anyone hearing her tell of yester-j day's conference at Federal could easily Imagine that beneath her lady-llike demeanor there lurked the dauntless spirit which earned for her the TO GIVE AWAY 24 -BOTTLES OF BEER CARRIED IN AIR hostility was undoubtedly always rls I them, but I certainly did not see him. Ing. I didn't put on any i win ni? manner in saj ing so I in- .11.

i I ln t. that his hostility had not wav. as if I naa Known mm an my lessened. Twenty-four bottles of Falstaff beer which Tony Jannus carried in his aeroplane yesterday from the foot of I'otomac street to the fair grounds. Easton avenue, will be given away today aa souvenirs.

Inasmuch as this consignment of freight is the first thrtt has traveled through the air. life. 'Aren't you ashamed of yourself? mrwusn minium or The Star Low Rates South OCTOBER 1 15 ROUND TRIP FARES FROM ST. LOUIS I wish to Invite Mr. t'orter to at- I asked.

I didn't know that I had anything one ur mtlngm and meet me men ne nas aiscnarged simrdv fair officials believe the requests for the bottles will far exceed the supply, Jannus, after a ninety-minute flight, landed in the field of jhe race track, and T. Dwyer, dining room man- I because they lecame members of labor organization. After attending the gathering I am sure he will regret him summary action." Three hundred men are employed in the smelting plant of the Federal Led Company at Federal. while there are 500 employed in the plant of the National Lead Company at Collinsville. An armed deputy at the latter place, said Emma Lanedon, stands at the gate and see that no to be ashamed of.

he replied. "My conscience doesn't hurt me any. "RiKht here I ish to say that wer-i this merely a talk between two Individuals, at least one of whom rr.y- elf i3 of no public importance, the subject would simply be one for private discussion. It was. however, the misguided ultimatum of or-gan'zed capital to organized labor, as I understand it, and that necessarily must be a subject of great import to the American people.

'You have discharged some of our People. Mr. Porter. I told him. but in ager.

was forced to walk half a mile i to sin for the delivery of the liquor, Jannus ascended at o'clock i from the foot of Potomac street, and cTter twenty minutes" ride presumed i New Orleans, La. $23.75 Ft. Myers, Fla. $31.45 22.0O Kiaaimmee, Fl. 31.45 Culfport, Miss.

22.00 Miami. Fl. 38.25 Pa ChHtUn, Mi. 22 JO New Smyrna, Fla. 31.00 Mobile, Ala.

20.85 Orlando. FU. 31.45 Bay Minette. Ala. 20.85 Palatka, FU.

28.75 E-er green, Ala. 20.85 Pensacola, Fla. 20.85 Green-ille, Ala. 20.4O St. Auf-natin, Flaw 28.50 Foley, AU.

20.85 St. Petersburg, FU. 31.45 De Fuiuak Spga. FU. 24.2S Tamp.

FU. 31.45 Maria nn. FU. 24.25 West Palm Beach, Fla. 36.25 Panama City, 25.40 Sanford.

Fla. 31.45 OcaU. Fl. 31.45 tiniiard, Fla. 26.50 Fort Pierce.

Fl. 34JS0 Gaiaesrilie, FU. 29.20 be was directly over the Fair Grounds, is Ie decided to land and found himself jin a farmer's tomato patch. He finally "undesirables" gain admittance. At iarrived at the Fair about 5 o'clock.

Federal there is no armed guard1, but landing at the entrance to the track. so doing you have mistakenly d'-Mhe plant is surrounded" by a high charged sc. who were not members I fence whose appearance reef our union. I hope that If yju to her that of the "bull pens" tinue to discharge men simply be- 'n Colorado. Proportionately Low Rate to Many Otkor Points in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi 25 DAYS RETURN LIMIT.

LIBERAL STOP OVER PRIVILEGES A letter from E. A. Lemp. million- aire brewer, to C. F.

B'anke, president rf the Universal Exposition Company, i congratulated the latter on the open- Until October 1st You May Buy a Krell-Royal Player-Piano at 350 Aoeordintr to our Sfrreeraont with the manufacturers, the last day on which we will sell these celebrated Krell-Iioyal Player-Pianos at the price of $350 will be September 30th. If you intend purchasing one of these instruments, we 'ir-rrently request you to do so before that date in order to get the benefit of this wonderfully low club price. We have advertised these Krell-Royal Player-Pianos so extensively that nearly everyone interested in the purchase of a musical instrument should be thoroughly acquainted with their good points. If you have not read our previous announcements, you will be interested in knowing that the Krell-Royal is an 88-note metal tnbing player-piano of high-grade. It is an instrument which will appeal to everyone who wants an easily manipulated instrument, and it is guaranteed for 15 years.

It's beautiful case, desijrn and violin-like tone will appeal to everyone who wishes a refined instrument and its inner mechanism because of the ease of manipulation is certain of giving satisfaction of the most genuine sort. Krell-Royal Player-Pianos are as nearly perfect, mechanically speaking, as any instrument to be obtained today. They have th? finest action, large bellows and are of the best construction in every part. You May Pay a Little Down and Less Each Month if Desired cause they have joined us you will "It should be thoroughly under- j'ng of the fair and expressing a wih vz continued success was delivered by i Jannus. CITY TICKET OFFICE 312 NORTH 8th STREET OKt 3 careful not to discharge any poor stood." she said.

tnat the smelter worker who has not become affiliated i trust is getting to be just as big as with us." I the Standard Oil trust. Some say it I hope I have not made any sjch controlled by the Standard Ob mistake as Mr. Porter smiling'- crowd. 1: is reaching out to control replied." jthe entire lead output of the country, "When he to'd me that he was free i hence the importance to ail organ- MAY REMOVE CLINIC I FEE AT HOSPITAL! to let any man who joined a laboi i zed labor of tne ngnt we are waxing 1- I in Illinois uwr pjic iowara non- ern.Hr. resident physicians may be adopted at SPECDAL GOTTOCE If yoj have a vljel etr.rleye or other person who addicted to the '-sV of intoxicating liquors, on jrotr resust.

fcy pnont cr letter, we will r- organization hunt another job. I 'If that is the ese. instead of holding open meetings hereafter. I wuiuu uiun "Down in the Fiat River district in r'v- iduction of a bill yesterday bv Dele- southern Missouri. s4xty-s.

miles I from st is. are the minw tVor-, igate R. A. Walker, removing the S10 farse to a-Jve aim the Neal Thrw Iay iwill aimnlv Initiate our new mpmUr. which the Alton and CoIlinsVlle (charge against alien medicos who de- IS Jgre-rVt iVl.m t.ri.

but bar them from to bis work at mV of three day-- meetmrs. which shall be attend-treatment wiih steady nerres. bright onlv bv the men tou hare JS-tl'cr tria- in this wav I m.av Plants get all their lead. These have 'sire to attend clinics in citv institu NEAL INSTITUTE 4300 MORGAN STREET TELFrHOXES 221 ST. LO JIS.

MO? one of 3.500 employes ana every Vairai aan 'Tie t-i -r I a -r the tne treatment and free from anv and'to prevent others being discharged i thse workers is a member all desire. or cravinar for 'anrl at th jtm time our vnrl- 'Western Federation Ol Miners. Under the present law only resident If it 1- hcrt. PKRFFiTLT CI REIjf houkl become necessary, if it should 'physicians are entitled to free admit- i ganization will on. TO TOL'l: ENTIRE SATISFACTION prove to be the only way to obtain St- Louis University has con-j 7a I Will Delay Union.

Justice. our organization would have ducted a summer course for practi- i UU1 uullcu SUiUfllV We also offer a special library proposition to every purchaser which includes the privilege of exchanim? roll each week for one year. Rr-eml-r. NorKcBibrr SMh the- lae day for yon to take advantage of thU Krrll.Roral Plaier Piano effrr $350. Fourth Kloor) conditions at end treatment.

seven non-residents 'Yes. that is true." he 'but it will take you a comment-j the power to call out these 3,500 men jt'oners in which great deal on strike and shut on all the ore participated, and all had to pay the TO BUS.DKUES.S RfflEMft ger. supply, thus closing the smelters at ic'ty 110 extra to obtain the same ad- P' A Xu know this is an organiza- Eederal and Collinsville. We hope vantages as the local doctors..

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