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TUiii ATLiAWi'A' GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
UNION ASKS RECOGNITION;
200 OPERATORS OUT HERE
There are about 200 telegraph operators striking In Atlanta.
Of this number ubout thirty are women and 170 men.
| In addition to an Increase In salary, the union demands a recogni
tion of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union by the two companies and
1 an eight-hour day.
The Postal claims to have si* operators working at the main omce,
out of the regular force of eighteen.
The Western Union claims to have thirty men working.
Union officials say the Postal has three and the Western Union si*
operators In addition to the officials of the companies.
All messages are being taken by both companies subject to delay.
“CHICAGO PUT OFF MAP,”
SA YS SUP7. OF THE W. U.
Chicago. Aug. 12.—Superintendent Cook, of the local Western Union
division, said In an interview today:
"The strikers have put Chicago off the map. We have men at work
but cannot keep a wire more than two minutes. I have reason to be
lieve that the railroad operators have secret orders to put Chicago out
of business. Thoy are doing It. As soon as a Chicago message Is
heard going over the wire, out comes a plug and we are done,
"Conditions are the same with the Postal Company."
WALL STREET
Prices in Stock Market
Melt Away in Fierce
Torrent.
New York, Aug. 12.—Seml-demoral-
Izatlon took hold of the stock market
at the very outset of the trading today
and nearly every record of low prices
for years back melted away In the
tierce torrent of liquidation, like-snow
flakes In the river.
All the recently established low fig
ures. the low records made In March
and displaced by the prices of last
Thursday and In turn by those of last
Saturday, showed their vulnerability
by yielding without resistance. *
Bears Scared.
Even the bears felt frightened at
the mischief they had helped* to let
loose and the least daring of them
hastened to cover. A rally followed
the first outflow of sales through their
efforts and the belated activity of "big
Interests"—the trusted protectors
the market. . But the stand was made
like the stand of a routed army that
has suffered Immense damage and
hopes only to-get safely away with
what Is left.
Opening figures alone sufficed
break a dozen low records, without
considering that the prices quoted Im
mediately afterward went lower still.
On Saturday the market closed with
the twenty railroad stocks usually
taken as characteristic of the list av
eraging only a small fraction of a dol
lar above the price they touched ear
lier In the year.
Industrials Are Bargains.
Today both railroads and Industrials
were so radically below Saturday's fig
ures as to make it evident, without
even rough calculation, that If securi
ties were a bargain In March they
were being given away like cigar cou
pons In August
Early returns from lbondon undoubt,
edly acted as an adverse factor to the
market's attempts to rally. Americans
there were represented as being In a
demoralized condition.
Soon after 11 o’clock the tone of the
market waa steadier and half an hour
Inter a moderate rally had carried
prices somewhat above the opening
quotations. The list In general was
still, however, below Saturday's dos
ing level
TELEGRAPHERS TO
* STAY ON STRIKE
Continued From Psge One.
IN CAPITOL HALL
A personal difficulty growing out of dif
ferences of opinion regarding prohibition
occurred Monday morning st 11 o'clock be
tween Hepresentstlre II. II. Perry, of Hall,
nnd II. II. Dean, a well known attorney, of
•inlnesrllle.
Neither of the belligerents was Injured,
though Mr. Dean’s coat sleeve wos torn.
A bystander Interfered and separated the
two before sny harm was done,
Mr. Dean la president of The
fbigle Publishing Company. Representative
berry Is president of The Herald Publish
ing Company.
Representatives Perry and Stephens, of
Hall, voted against the prohibition bill. In
the Issue of The Engle of August I appear
ed s double column editorial heeded "Re
sign and Come Home.” . . „
It wee aimed dlreetly et the two Hall
eounty representatives, sud stated that
they bad betrayed tbe county, and should
resign and coma borne. ... ..
Monday morning Mr. Dean and Mr. Per
ry met at the bead of tbe stairs next the
library In tbs state capitol. This occur-
"Hood morning, Sir. Dean.”
"Hood morning. Sir. Perry.” . .
'Mr. Dean, dli you write tbe ertlcts In
He; Eagle, catling on me to resign t'
"I did sot, sir; Cot I saw It before It was
printed, snd^ approved It.'
Henienly act."
Heiiresentatlve Perry raised bla band, and
Mr. I lean took bold of bla arms. Tbe law
yer weighs MS and Sir. Perry 120.
I don't want to strike you," Mr. Dean
Is said to have declared. ‘Tint I can wipe
'*l» the capitol floor with yon If it becomes
ere,.usury.
' Yon are a liar!" Sir. Perry Is reported as
retorting;
jjte belligerents were then separated.
Mr. Dean said. In explaining the trouble:
"I told Mr. I*erry that he had lietrsyed
bis eounty by voting ugnlnat the pnihl-
''tl"M Mil. That the eounty had voted
■try three times, and In voting against
'le nrohlhltlnn bill be bail betrayed bis
seized him by the anna as be
of them after the meeting said they
were In the light to remain and that
they would remain out until tho fight
waa won.
"For we are going to win. you know,
they said. And they eald It aa If they
meant every word of It.
At a meeting Sunday afternoon of
the local union No. 60, of the Commer
cial Telegraphers, It was voted to walk
out, and at 6 o'clock, the union men
employed with the Postal and the
Western Union left their keys,
On Sfonday the offices of the two
companies presented a lonely appear
ance. Few men were working and
these mostly were men holding official
positions.
The regular force of operators at
the Postal la elghten men, and these
walked out when the order was given.
The regular force of the Western
union la 102, and It Is claimed that all
of the union men In this number quit
their keys.
. Postal’s Statement
“I have six men working,” said Man
ager A. M; Beatty, of the Postal, “and
am prepared to lake all business
brought In, but subject to delay at
the other end. With the force I now
have I can take care of the ordinary
amount of business and If necessary
I can handle a key myself. My men
went out when ordered but It was with
regret they did so. We harbor no III
feelings against our men who struck
and If they see the error of their ways
and wish to return In the next few
days we will take them back.”
Thp striking operators are meeting
Monday morning to discuss the sltua
tlon and all the leaders announce that
the union-men are firm In their deter
mination to-remain 8ut until their dc
mauds are granted.
President T. J. Bishop, of the lo
cal union. Issued the following state
ment after the meeting Sunday at
which the strike was ordered:
President-Bishop's Statement.
"The telegraph operators employed
by the Postal and Western Union Tele,
graph companies walked out at 6 p.
m. Sunday.
“The cause of the walk-out was,
primarily, that a schedule of wages was
presented by National President S. J.
Small, In New York, to both tele
graph companies, which was Ignored.
Also, July 19, after a strike In San
Francisco an agreement was signed
by the Postal, Western Union, Presi
dent Small and United States Labor
Commissioner Nelli, and has been
violated by both companies. Because
of these grievances the telegraphers
all over the country have been walk
ing out for two days, and, after due
deliberation, Atlanta Local No, 60 has
followed them.
"We regret more than cold type can
tell the Inconvenience this action will
cause the public, but It Is our only
alternative—our lost resort."
Newspaper Wires.
That the strike will spread to the op
erators. employed by the Associated
Press is the belief of the men now on
strike, and who are In close touch with
the situation, A demand was made by
these operators In Chicago at 7:30
o'clock Sunday night for a night scale
of 336 a week—the same os paid op
erators by the Hearst News Service-
end the men will wait until 7:30 o’clock
Monday night for an answer. It Is be
lieved that If the demand la not grant
ed by that time these men will be
called out all over the countiy. If this
Is done the newspapers handling the
Associated Press dispatches will be
crippled.
Tho Georgian Is supplied by the
Hearst News Service and the union
telegraphers have no grievance against
this company. It Is for the scale now
being paid by the Hearst Service that
the other press operators are now ask-
Ing. So any strike of the press opera
tors would not affect The Georgian’s
news service.
There were twenty operators working
omong the Western Union's force who
were not union men, and President T. J,
Bishop says these men quit work also
and have now applied for membership
to the union.
Western Union's Position.
J. Levin, general superintendent of
the Western Union, was seen by a rep
resentative of The Georgian.
“There Is really no statement to
make," stated Mr. Levin.
"The men have walked out and they
are no longer In our employ. They
left without notice and with no con
tention that was reasonable, and are
now no more employees of the Western
Union than you are.
"They asked for a .raise In salary.
Without looking at the books I ven
ture to say that the average wage of
the operators Is 3100 a month. This In
cludes women. This Is a pretty good
salary. It seems to me.
'They asked for a shorter day a
work. Nine hours does not seem a
long work-day. Borne of the men could
not write legible hands and were nl-
most worthless. By securing type-
writers they Increased their efficiency
and their Phlue to the Western Union
and then wages were Increased con
siderably. Does It seem a burden that
, - - — ——- - . . the operators should have to furnish
'Hu wiimdly If I desired, hut tbnt If ni I{Jtypewriters by which they. In
- „ sun m . to strike. ThnI I cases!'nearly doubled tl.elr sal-
JVrrv was found In the lllirnnr, J arles?
tMiktiitf to Hon. John <\ Itoil. Ill* said: *Wc ore progressing nicely. Last
“I nlijivtod to Ills attack on »iu» In the I n | g ht we did all our business. Today
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«ys5& ° ,cour,e ' ,ub ^“ to
t-rfere*l sud that cu.kd tbe lartErt.” ““ ,h * ‘ ,rl
to say It was s most nngen-
lilKe UII 1 rir* -
delay, as the strike is a great lacon-
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"Wo have twenty-seven men at work
today and will have more tonight. Wo
expect to Improve the service right
along. The public should not lozo sight
of the fact that these men went out
on a strike without the authority of
the national association.”
Typos to Most.
Wsde P. Herding, president of the
Atlanta Typographical Union, was seen
relative to tho rumor that tho printers
would refuse to set telegraph messages
sent or received by non-union opera
tors. and he positively denied this.
"The typographical union, he stated,
■has contracts that preclude the possl-
blllty of anything like a sympathetic
strike. As much os the printers might
dislike to set stuff sent or received
by non-union men, I cannot see how
tbe men can well avoid It.
"The printers, though, are In sym-
pathy with the operators and would. !
Mllave, If necessory, lend them their
financial support."
At the request of a number of op
erators a meeting of the Atlanta Typo
graphical Union has been called by
President Harding for 6 o’clock Tues
day afternoon. .
Jerome Jones, editor of The Journal
of Labor, waa seen.
Uniont In 8ympathy.
over the cltv “ lh« Western union oince seesing in-
'The labor unions oyer tne city forrnatlon o( the „ rike . The poiice-
he stated, are In thorough sjmpathy m4n aa|d he dm not give a rap who
with the operators and they will lend
them every assistance possible, even
going down Into their pockets with
financial support If necessary.
"The men asked nothing unreason
able. They wished merely for their
rights, for the right to live decently
and respectably and to care for their
families as thsy should be cared for.
Rents have gone up. The price of
provisions Is constantly Increasing and
clothes cost more than ever before.
"Why, then. In the very nature' of
things, should not the operators be
granted salaries Increased in propor
tion to the Increased cast of living?
As a matter of fact, they are getting
less than they were paid ten years
laying until they had no course to pur
sue without sacrificing their manhood,
surrendering their God-given rights,
and forgetting thetr sacred obligations
to their wives and children."
Weather Bureau Wire*.
Among those affected by the strike
of tho telegraph operators are the gov
ernment weather bureau offices. The
local office. It Is reported, bad consid
erable trouble getting reports Monday
morning, especially the cotton belt end
river bulletins. Several town* were
not heard from at all.
N. Y. IS PARALYZED
BY GREAT STRIKE
Continued From Page One.
ed. The strikers quickly left the
neighborhood, for It Is realised that
order Is everything In their light from
now on. Violence about tbe building
will ruin all chances of picket work In
the future.
Newspaper Man Arrested.
One arrest was made ten minutes
after the strike was on. A policeman
took a newspaper man to the Church
street police station. The arrest was
made while the former was In front of
the Western Union office seeking In-
Tliey kept off this strike as long
they possibly could. They delayed
the man was. He said he had Com
mlssloner Bingham's credentials, and
hustled the newspaper man away. A
crowd collected and many of them Im
mediately Identified themselves with
the strikers.
New York. Aug. 12.—The Laffan
News Bureau signed a schedule with
Its telegraphers this morning. This
pqts them on same scale with the
Hearst News Service.
Chicago, Aug. 12.—The situation as
regards only the telegraphers' strike
Is not materially changed here this
momlnr. The strikers assert that
Western Union and Postal companies
are still In practically the same con
dition as during Saturday and that the
few recruits they have obtained are of
little value.
The companies, through their local
fMMMfl ni
, i..., I,-“..LT, superintendents, assert that they w
and delayed, hoping against hope that I Roon ^ In shape to handle almost tl
the companies would grant the reason-J normal amount of buslnss, but tbls
able concessions that were'asked. I assertion Is not made good by the man-
"They realized what trouble, what I ner In which the board of trade busf-
Incorvenlence. and possibly distress 1 ness I* being taken care of at 9:16
would be caused by a strike, but the a. m.
companies kept dilly-dallying, kept de. At an early hour this morning tbe
Postal men at Denver, Pueblo and Col
orado Springs, Joined their fellow
workers of tho Western Union who
have been out since Saturday and thus
practically rendered communication
with those points Impossible.
The operators employed by many of
the large commission houses In this
city, using leased wires, presented to
their employers this morning a demand
for an Increase In wages and also no
tified them of their Intention to refuse
to handle anything In the nature of
commercial messages outsldo of those
concerning the business of the firms
by which they are employed.
May Affect Leased Wires.
They gave the firms a limited time
In which to reply to their ultimatum
and should the reply not be satisfac
tory all these men. numbering about
400 In Cblcago, will join the rankR of
the strikers. This walk out, should It
occur, will completely paralyze th'e
commercial trading buslnezs not only
between here and New York, but also
to all outside large grain and stock
markets In the middle west nnd would
have a serious effect on the markets.
The feeling of the broker operators
was understood to be that the quota
tions of the New York stock exchange
and the Chicago board of trade. It
transmitted over private wires, should
not be considered as In any way be-
longin' to the telegraph companies and
consequently would not be a cause of
trouble, but If an attempt was made
to handle general gossip of the mar
kets for the edification of both ex
changes this should be barred except
for the use of the Arms by which It Is
received.
As an example of the extent to which
the Western Union Is crippled here, the
strikers say that Hires mall bogs full
of messages were received yesterday
from the East and sent out from the
main office.
NEGRO VOTE BILL
IS UP.IN HOUSE
B ASEBALL
ATLANTA vs. BIRMINGHAM
AUGUST, 12, 13, 14.
TUESDAY LADIES’ DAY GAME CALLED AT 4 P. M.
Continued From Pago Ono.
fund, 310,000.
To supplement the fund for the sup
port of the state reformatory at Mil-
ledgevllle. 36.000.
To supplement the military fund for
suppressing the Atlanta and Macon
riots, 36,000.
For transcribing and printing the
public records. 3250.
For printing and binding colonial,
revolutionary, and Confederate records,
36.000.
For the salary of the attorney gen- Walton, submitted
eral, 35,000.
To supplement the military fund for
equipment, 342,211.00.
To Carter & Gillespie, for supplying
electric fans for the house, 3332.50.
The house passed the bill by a vote
of 132 to 0.
The next order of business waB the
Felder-Williams disfranchisement bill,
which has passed the senate and which
was recommended for passage by the
house committee on amendments to
the consUtutlon.
Negro Member’s Amendment.
Representative Rogers, of McIntosh,
offered an amendment to tbe bill pro
viding that all persons shall be consid
ered qualified voters who were held In
Involuntary servitude In this state prior
to January 1, 1863, or the descendants
of such persons.
Mr. Hill of Monroe, offered an
amendment providing that any person
appealing from the decision of the reg
istrars In regard to voting qualifications
should submit thetr apppeal to a board
of arbitration composed of twelve reg
istered voters whose names are on the
jury list.
Mr. Slater, of Bryan, offered an
amendment to strike from the original
blit the qualifications with regard to
the correct reading in the English lan
guage of any paragraph of the con
stitution of this state or of the United
States and the ownership of forty acres
of land.
Messrs. Payton, of Worth, and Gear,
of Miller, offered a substitute for the
bill providing that every person hav
ing one-eighth negro blood In his veins
should not be allowed to vote.
Mr. Huff, of Lumpkin, offered an
amendment to strike from the bill the
property qualification.
Mr. Wise, of Fayette, offered an
amendment to strike from the bill the
paragraphs with reference to the time
which shall be allowed for registration
under the grandfather and good char
acter clauses.
Mr. Adkins, of Dooly, offered an
amendment to extend the time for reg.
Irtratlon under the educational or good
character clauses from 1910 to 1912.
Mr. Hall, of Bibb, and Mr. Nowell, of
minority report
recommending that the bill do not pass.
Williams 8poke for Bill.
Mr. Williams, of Laurens, the au
thor of the house disfranchisement bill,
spoke In favor of the bill as recom
mended by the committee.
He urged the house to vote down all
amendments to the bill.
"If It were possible to enact It Into
law I would favor the passage of the
substitute which eliminates every per
son from voting who has as much as
one-eighth of negro blood In his veins,''
said Mr. Williams. "But since It Is
Impossible to do that, I stand for thu
passage of this bill now before tho
house. This has always been a white
man’s country and It shall always bo
controlled, by white men.
"There are between 15 and 18 coun
ties In this state which have elective
officers. There are whlto attorneys In
Bryan county practicing before five ne
gro Justices of the peace. Think of
that, gentlemen, and pass this bill In
the interest of your white brethren."
Mr. Hall, of Bibb, next secured the
floor and rpoko In opposition to tho bill
In opposing the bill Mr. Hall declared
that be was standing by the record.
* “When a bill of this kind was Intro
duced In J898 I opposed It because I
will never support a bill which enfran
chises a negro and disfranchises u
white man.
Mr. Hall was still speaking when the
hour of adjournment arrived at l
o'clock nnd the house adjourned to
meet again at 3 o'cock Monday ufter-
noon.
8PECIAL NOTICE.
To the Officers and Members of Barnes
Lodge, No. 65, I. O. O. F.:
A called meeting of Barnes Loilgo
will be held Tuesday, August 13, at 3
o'clock, for the purpose of paying tho
last sad tribute of respect to our lato
brother. W. D. Smith. AH members
are urged to attend! also members ,.f
other lodges Invited to attend,
tcrnally.
GORDON F. MITCHELL.
Attest: K Q
THOMAS J. BUCHANAN,
Fra-