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VOL. VI. NO. 103.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1907.
PRICE: oa^rSKS.’.'rrvficUntI
THE PRESIDENT OFFERS A REMEDY FOR CURRENCY CRISES
Roosevelt Says People
Should Foot Cam
paign Bills.
more pay for
ARMY AND NAVY
More Battleships and Larg
er Army Recommended
bv Executive.
Washington, P^c. 8.—If any there
were who expected that President
Roosevelt In his message to the eon-
gross would back down even a little
bit from his policies one! principles they
had their full share of disappointment
when the lengthy document was read
today.
Among the new measures he advo
cates (■ that the people pay out of the
national treasury the expenses of the
great political parties In a national
campaign. He advances this In no
hopeful mnnner. Hla suggestion Is
that congress appropriate to each of
the political parties a sum to cover all
proper and legitimate expenses of thor
ough organization*and machinery.
The message follows:
‘ To the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives: No nation has greater re
source* than ours, and I think It can
be truthfully said that the citizens of
no nation posset* ter energy and
industrial ability. no nation are the
fundamental bust. ondltlons sound
er than in ours ii. - , « very moment;
and It Is foolish, wnen such Is the case,
for people to hoard money Instead of
lceplng It in sound banks; for It 1*
such hoarding that is the Immediate
occasion of money stringency. More
over, as a rule, the business of our
people Is conducted with honesty and
probity, and this applies alike to farms
and factories, to railroads and banks,
to all our legitimate commercial enter
prises.
"In any large body of men, however,
there are certain to be some who are
dishonest, and if the conditions are
such that these men prosper or com
mit their misdeeds with Impunity, their
example Is a very evil thing for the
community. Where these* men are
business men of great sagacity and of
temperament both unscrupulous and
reckless, and where the conditions are
such that they act without supervision
or control and at first without effective
check from public opinion, they delude
many Innocent people Into making In
vestments or embarking In kinds of
business that are really unsound.
When the misdeeds of these success
fully dishonest men are discovered,
suffering comes not only upon them,
but upon the Innocent men whom they
have misled. It Is a painful awaken
ing, whenever It occurs; and, natu
rally, when it does occur those
suffer are apt to forget that the longer
It was deferred to the more painful It
would be. ^
Minimize Distress.
"In the effort to punish the guilty
It Is both wise and proper to endeavor
so far as possible to minimize the
distress of those who have been misled
by the guilty. Yet It is not possible
to refrain because of such distress
from striving to put an end to the mis
deeds that are the ultimate causes of
the suffering, and, ns a means to this
end. where possible to punish those re
sponsible for them. There may be hon
est differences of opinion as to many
governmental policies; but surely there
fan be no auch differences as to the
neM of unflinching perseverance In the
war against successful dishonesty.
"In my message to the congress on
December 5, 1906, I said:
“ If the folly of man mars the gen
eral well-being, then those who are
innocent of the folly will have to pay
part of the penalty Incurred by those
who are guilty of the folly. A panic
brought on by the speculative folly
of part of the business community
would hurt the whole business com
munity; but such stoppage of welfare,
though It might be severe, would not
lasting. In the long run, the one
vital factor in the permanent prosper
ity of the country In the high Individual
character of the average American
worker, the average American citizen,
no matter whether his work be mental
J" manual, whether he be fanner or
wage-worker, business man or profes
sional man.’”
The president here reviews that part
message to the last congress
onorning his opinions on govern-
v i., a ‘ control, regulation and super-
, n r ‘t Interstate commerce, and sov-
,,L,5 niy of the national government by
affjrrnatlv® action.
• * small part of the trouble that
fomes from carrying to an
liaoTP 1 * I* 1 * nftt l°nal virtue of self-ro
und ln< !ependence In Initiative
vim,* ,,n ; 11 19 to conserve this
e»r?>< an ‘ lo P rov lde for its fullest
Mho* 1 * ‘° n, patlble with seeing that
veZ'l not become a liberty to
th. r .*' Unfortunately, this Is
,«L, " d of liberty that the lack of all
Thr. f,! r ,** u lntlon Inevitably breeds,
vided !V n,,er " °f the constitution pro-
fthouM V at the national government
ofimo, ; ave com Plete and sole control
ntersute commerce. There was then
President Urges Plan to Meet
Emergency in Money Crises
Concerning the country’s finances. President Roosevelt, In his message to congress, says:
"I especially call your attention to the condition of our currency laws. The national bank act has ably served
a great purpose.in aiding the enormous business development of the country, and within ten years there has been
an Increase In circulation per capita from 521.41 to $33.08. For several years evidence haa been accumulating that
additional legislation Is needed. The recurrence of each crop season emphasizes the defects of the present laws.
There must soon be a revision of them, because to leave them as they are means to Incur liability of business
disaster. Since your body adjourned there has been a fluctuation in the Interest on call money from 2 per cent to
30 per cent, and the fluctuation was even greater during the preceding six months. The secretary of the treasury
had to step in and, by wise action, put a stop to the most violent period of oscillation. Even worse than such fluc
tuation Is the advance In commercial rates and the uncertainty felt In the sufficiency of credit even at high rates.
All commercial Interests suffer during each crop period. Excessive rates for call money In New York attract money
from the Interior banks Into the speculative field. Tills' depletes the fund that would otherwise be available for
commercial uses, and commercial borrowers are forced to pay abnormal rates, so that each fall a tax. In the
shape of increased Interest charges, Is placed on the whole commerce of the country.
LET THE NATIONAL BANKS ISSUE NOTE8.
“Among the plans which are possibly feasible and which certainly should receive your consideration Is that re
peatedly brought to your attention by the present secretary of the treasury, the essential features of which have
been approved by many prominent bankers and business men. According to this plan national banks should be
permitted to Issue a specified proportion of their capital In notes of a given kind, the Issue to he taxed at so high
a rate as to drive the notes back when not wanted In legitimate trade. This plan would not permit the Issue
of currency to give hanks additional profits, but to meet the Emergency presented by times of stringency.
“I do not say that this Is the rleht system. 1 only advance It to emphasize my belief that there is need for the
adoption of some system which shall be automatic and open to all sound banks, so as to avoid all possibility of dls.
crimination and favoritism.
MORE ELASTICITY IN OUR CURRENCY IS NEEDED.
“I again urge on the congress the need of immediate attention to this matter. We need a greater elasticity In
our currency; provided, of course, that we recognize the even greater need of a safe and secure currency. There
must always be the most rigid examination by the national authorities. Provision should be made for an emer
gency currency. The emergency Issue should, of course, be made with an effective guaranty, and upon conditions
carefully prescribed by the government. Such emergency Issue must be based on adequate securities approved by
the government, and must be issued under a heavy tax. This would permit currency being Issued when the de
mand for it was urgent, while securing Its retirement as the demand fell off. It Is worth investigating to deter
mine whether officers and directors of national banks should ever be allowed to loan to themselves. Trust compa
nies should he subject to the same supervision as banks; legislation to this effect should be enacted for the District
of Columbia and the territories. *
NO LEGISLATION CAN GUARANTEE AGAINST RE8ULT8 OF SPECULATIVE FOLLY.
“Yet we must also remember that even the wisest legislation on the subject can only accomplish a certain
amount. No legislation can by any possibility guarantee the business community against the results of specula
tive folly any more than It can guarantee an individual against the results of his extravagance. When an Indi
vidual mortgages his house to buy an automobile he Invites disaster; and when wealthy men. or men who pose as
such, or ure unscrupulously or foolishly eager to become such. Indulge In reckless speculation—especially If it Is ac
companied by dishonesty—-they Jeopardize not only their own future, but the future of all their Innocent fellow-
citizens, for they expose the whole business community to panic and distress.”
Continued on Pag* Four.
Brief Excerpts From Roosevelt’s
Message to the 60th Congress
In n«> nation are the fundamental business conditions sounder than ours at this very moment; and It Is
foolish, when such Is the cuse, for people to hoard money Instead of keeping It, In sound banks.
There can be no honest difference of opinion as to the need of unflinching perseverance in the war
against successful dishonesty.
Only the national government'can In thoroughgoing fashion exercise the needed control over Interstate
commerce. This does not mean an extension of federal authority, nor does It advocate centralization.
There should be uddltlonal legislation for the proper control of great business concerns engaged in in
terstate business. *' ! '
There, will be no relaxation by the authorities In the effort to get at any railroad wrecker.
I’heck overcapitalization and clever gamblers.
Hie anti-trust law should be amended ap aa to compel the publication of account* ‘ And subjection of
books to tho government.
A Combination should not be tolerated If it abuses the power acquired by combination to public detriment.
There should be co-operation between federal and state laws In enforcing the pure food laws.
There should be revision of the currency laws.
Let national banks Issue notes In specified proportion to capital, and tax same so that they wUl be driven
back when not needed.
We need a more elastic currency and provision should be made for an emergency currency.
The Income account of the nation Is In a most satisfactory condition.
For the last six fiscal years the total expenditures and revenues, exclusive of the postal department, were:
revenues, $3,465,000,000; expenditures, $3,276,000,000.
The tariff should be scrutinized every dozen years or so to see that no excessive or Improper benefits are
conferred thereby.
There Is no complaint now that the law Is not Invoked against wealthy offenders.
Abuse of the Injunction law' should not be tolerated. Federal courts must determine relative authority of
state and federal courts.
An employers* liability law should be enacted. Provide law for federal Inspection of railroads similar to
steambontH to prevent accidents.
Congress should consider extension of the 8-hour law.
There should bo provision for compulsory Investigation of Industrial disputes and strikes.
Federal government should aa much as possible encourage the farmers and wage-workers, especially In
the South.
Recommends canal and deep waterway connecting the Gulf of Mexico and the Great Lakes. Swamps In
South Atlantic and Gulf States should be reclaimed.
Revise public land laws.
Preserve forests.
There should be no tariff on wood pulp.
Panama canal Is progressing favorably.
Favors postal savings bank system and extension of the parcels post.
Recommends form of self-govt rnment for Alaska.
Make Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, available for largest shipping vessels.
Recommends rights of citizenship for Porto Ricans.
Recommends naval monument for the Vicksburg national park.
Provide for thirteenth census and for Bureau of Public Health.
Provide that corporations should not contribute to national campaign expenses.
Provide for National Art Gallery. v “*
Provide for Increase pay for officers and men of the army and Increase the medical department.
Provide for four new battleships, torpedo boats and destroyers; also coaling stations.
Rend exhibit to Japanese exposition.
Asks for authority to re-form the agreement with China. Should help Chinese students.
Lend assistance to the International Bureau of American Republics.
MAYOR VETOES 'WILL OF PEOPLE' RESOLUTION
The reeolution by Councilman Martin
that "we recommend that the will of
the people as expressed at the prl
mary be carried out," and adopted by
council Mnndny afternoon as a substi
tute for the charter-revision commis
sion resolution, has been vetoed by the
mayor.
The mayor disapproved the ordinance
Monday night before leaving for Wash
ington to attend the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress. It was Impos
sible to secure a statement from him
as to the causes which actuated him
In vetoing the measure.
He will prepare a message to council
at the next session In explanation of his
veto. The resolution was a substitute
for the report of the special committee
recommending the charter-revision
commission, nnd was practically a sub
stitute for the resolution by Alderman
Curtis providing for popular election
of city ajfflclals.
The people voted by an overwhelm
ing majority for popular elections at
tho last primary. It Is argued that
It Is up to council to vote either for
or against popular elections, and not to
ndopt a resolution "recommending that
the will of the people be carried out."
Possibly this Is why the mayor vetoed
the measure.
ft Is also slated that the mayor does
not believe the result of the primary
ballot Is an expression of the will of
the people, and this Is given as a reason
for the veto.
This Is the second measure vetoed by
the mayor. Karly In the year he vetoed
an ordlnaee by Alderman Curtis pre
venting a member of council from serv-
Ing on a board on the ground that It
would throw good men out of office.
The mayor signed the resolution pur
cation of the order relative to passes
in order that the street car company
may continue to ride city employees
free.
The committee from Atlanta attend
ing the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress Is composed of Mayor Joy
ner. Alderman HIrsch and Councilman
Roberts.
Council will not override the mayor's
veto, and this will leave the charter-re
vision commission nnd popular elections
where they were before.
Following was the vote on the Mar
tin resolution
For—Key, Curtis. Martin. Huddles
ton, Chosewood, Mangum, Glass, Sty
ron, Terrell, Raskin—10.
Against—HIrsch, McKachern, Peters,
Beutell, Pearce. Taylor, Hancock, Lon-
gino, Roberts. Harman—10.
Councilman Roberts offered an ordi
nance prohibiting"' pawnbrokers from
sellng articles until thirty days after
purchase. He offered another ordi
nance giving the police authority to
prohibit persons using streets or parts
of streets when ordered not to do so.
The hid of Venable Bros, to re-pave
Broad street was accepted. A com
munication from T. .1. Kady, In which
he took the position that the city should
not use Lakewood as a cemetery, was
referred to the cemetery commission.
M. C. Strickland was elected to suc
ceed W. T. Winn on the board of
health, Mr. Winn having resigned
The resignation of Alonzo J. Johnson
member of the board of health
was accepted.
A resolution by Alderman Quilllan,
providing for the appointment of a
•ommtttee to appear before the railroad
ommisslon to urge that the street
ar company be allowed to continue to
give passes to the city employees was
unanimously adopted. The committee
consists of Alderman Qultljan. Council
15 Reported
Dead in Wreck
of Lake Steamer
Couer D’Alene City, iduho, Dec. 3.—
It is reported here that the steamboat
Defender was wrecked on a reef 11-2
miles from Mica bay. In Lake Coeur
D’Alene, last night, and that fifteen
passengers and all the crew were lost.
TWO A TLANTANS DRO WNED
WITH TWO COMPANIONS
WHILE ON HUNTING TRIP
GEORGE F. MOONEY. A. J. ELLIOTT.
They were engineers on Southern railway and were drowned Mon
day while hunting.
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O committee on finance. As a re- O
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While on a hunting trip at Mount
Pleasant, near Jesup, Ga., Monday aft
ernoon. George F. Mooney, 36 years old,
of 17 Hendrix avenue, and A. J. Elliott,
31 years old, of 45 Hendrix avenue,
both engineers on the Southern rail
way, were drowned, with two compan
ions from Savannah. In the Altamaha
river. %
Dispatches to this effect were re
ceived In Atlanta Tuesday afternoon.
As a result, the wives of both men
are prostrated with grief.
The two engineers, with Some friends
employed on the same road, and W. F.
Hunt and John Horne, of Savannah,
employees of the Seaboard, went on a
hunting expedition. The Atlanta mem
bers of the party left here Sunday
night with their gunH and hunting
clothes, and were Joined at Jesup by
the two member* from Savannah.
The next heard from the party was
the news that the two Atlanta engi
neers and both Hunt and Horne had
been drowned Monday afternoon by the
overturning «»f their boat.
Mr. Mooney is survived by his wife
and five small children, while Mr. El
liott leaves his wife and one child.
Both men were well known In railroad
circ les, and had a host of friends, who
will be shocked to leurn of their tragic
death. •
The party which left Atlanta Sun
day night consisted of Messrs. Mooney
and Elliott and John Burden, another
engineer on the Southern; John White,
night round house foreman, ahd L. M.
Spencer, day round house foreman of
the Southern.
Both of the drowned men had been
looking forward to a hunting trip for
some time nnd the trip which ended so
tragically was tho only vacation they
had taken. While no details of the ac
cident have been received by the fami
lies of the dead men, it Is known that
to get to the point where they expected
to find wild turkeys It was necessary
to cross the Altaliama river.
Both Mrs. Elliott and Mrs. Mooney
arc* prostrated and are under the care
of physicians. Mr; Mooney leaves five
small children, the oldest being 9 years,
while the youngest Is a 9-months-old
baby. Mr. Elliott is survived by Ills
wife and a little girl. 3 years old.
WIFE SUER SALOON
FOR MAKING HER
First Suit of This Kind Is
Filed by Mrs. C. A.
Speairs.
or the first time In the history of
Atlanta a suit has been filed by a wife
against whisky dealers for damages
alleged to have resulted from the con
stant sale of whisky to her husband.
The plaintiff Is Mrs. Lottie Speairs,
wife of Crawford A. Hpealrs, and the
defendants are Albert C Gann nnd
Frank Garraux, composing the firm of
Onnn & Garraux, retail liquor dealers,
and the suit Is for $10,000.
Mrs. Hpealrs alleges that her hus
band Is addicted to the habitual use
of Intoxicants nnd that upon three dif
ferent occasions she has notified the
defendants not to sell him whisky. Aft
er promising her enen time that they
would not sell him whisky again, she
alleges that they have violated the
promise, sold her husband whisky, and
In consequence caused him to lose his
position a number of times. Hho sets
forth that her hu«*bamd is a capable
machinist, commanding a salary of $19
per week when sober, but because of
his Insobriety has failed to provide for
herself and their two children and has
subjected her to much misery and
shame.
The suit was filed for the plaintiff by
Attorney Sidney C. Tapp.
IS BOUGHT;
VERTICAL TYPE IS
f
Death Stillness Per
vaded Room When
Jury Foreman Spoke.
HARDLY REALIZED
JURY’S DECISION
Says She Will Return to
Salt Lake and Her
Old Friends.
After Months of Delay the
Vote is Unani
mous.
chasing the pump and that providing — -—-----
for a committee to appear before the*men Harmon and Roberts and City
railroad commission to urge a niodlfl- Attorney Ma>*on.
CALL ISSUED
FORPO puLI S T S
Joliet, III., Dec. 3.—Chairman James
H. Ferris, of the Populist national com.
rnlttee, has issued a call for a Pop
ulist national convention to he held
In Hr. Louis, April 2, 1908, for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
president and vice president of the
United States.
PLAYS WITH CANDLE;
GIRL IS BURNED
Special lo The Georgian.
Marietta,* Ga.. Dec. 3.—Mnry Lou
Ward. 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and
[is. Charlie Watd, was s«» badly burn-
I yesterday afternoon that no hopes
re entertained for her recovery.
The child’s clothing caught from a
indie with which she was playing In
the rear of the h< use. and lo r body was
completely enveloped in flames when
she was ref
Phy-
ver.
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O Tuesday morning, but down here 0
0 the sun Is bright, the air nice and 0
0 crisp, with no portend of bad 0
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7 o’clock a. m 40 degrees 0
O 8 o’clock n. m 41 degrees 0
O 9 o’clock a. m 44 degrees O
O 10 o’clock a. in 48 degrees 0
0 ll o’clock a. m 50 degrees O
0 12 o’clock noon 52 degrees O
1 o'clock p. m 54 degrees O
2 o’clock p. m 56 degrees 0
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The city of Atlanta has purchased a
pump.
The sub-committee has reported fa
vorably to the general corhmittee. The
general committee has recommended
the purchase of a vertical triple-ex
pansion pump from the Wisconsin En
r.lne Company. The council haa adopt-
3 the recommendation of the general
mimlttee. The nldermanlc board haa
concurred and the mayor haa signed
Ids approvn I.
The whole routine was gone through
with Monday. The sub-committee
unanimous. The general committee
was unanimous. Only Councilman Ter
rell voted negatively In council. The
nldermanlc board was unanimous and
the mayor was enthusiastic.
The contract will he drawn up Im
mediately by the city attorney and
ork will begin ut once. The pump
Is to be erected and tested by March
i, 1909. It will hav * a capacity of 20,-
ooi),000 gallons, and a guaranteed duty
of 171,000.000 foot pounds.
The pump will cost $132,000. The
Wisconsin Engine Company will erect
:hls pump with h hand crane and will
then s**lI th’s 23-ton crane to tho city
for $1,000, which. It is estimated, Is
about $2,500 less than Its value.
The city will give a note for one-
third the debt <m July 1, 1908, this to
run six months without Interest. The
company is to give a bond for the same
amount. The other payments will be
rnnde In January, 1909, In two notes
**f *»ne and two years beating 6 per
cent Interest.
When the matter came up before
council Monday afternoon. General
Clifford L. Anderson was given the
privilege of the floor to present the
claims of the Allls-Chalmers Company.
He charged that the Wisconsin Engine
Company had erected only one such
municipal pump and this was In Mil
waukee and that It was unsatisfactory.
c. T. Myers, of the Wisconsin En
gine Company, In answer stated that
the general manager of the waterwoiks
!»• Atlanta had received u telegram
from the general manager In Milwau
kee stating that the pump was emi
nently satisfactory. He stated further
that Milwaukee had ordered nn exact
duplicate of that pump from his com
pany.
The mayor called a special meeting
of the aldermanlc board after council
adjourned, and the board concurred.
He .signed the resolution before leav
ing for Washington to attend the Na
tional Rivers and Harbors Congress.
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O ONLY ONE JUROR WAS 0
O AGAINST ACQUITTAL. O
0 Th« Jury took only two ballot,. O
0 the flrat ntandlng 11 to 1 In furor 0
O of acquittal. The eecond wax taken 0
O about midnight and waj unant- O
O moue for acquittal. The Juror who 0
voted agalnat acquittal on the flrat 0
ballot was Julius A. Prigs, a 0
0 bookkeeper, and the oldest mem- 0
0 ber. When the verdlot wae an- 0
0 nounced the women were partteu- 0
0 tarly enthualastlc. Mre. Bradley 0
0 wae hurried to an automobile and 0
0 taken quickly to the home of Mr,. 0
0 Hayea, one of her friends. O
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Washington, Dec. 1.—Mre. Annie M.
Bradley free!
This le the meaning of the verdict of
"not guilty” Just returned by the
twelve men who for daya have listened
In the jury bog to the pitiful story of
her relations with and slaying of for
mer Senator Arthur Brown, of Utah.
Almost a year to the day from the mo
ment she walked Into the Raleigh Ho
tel, December hurt, and the tragedy was
enacted, she breathes once mors the
sir of freedom, of vindication and com
parative happiness. She haa been dis
charged by the court, there la no charge
against her. and aha Is told to “go and
sin no more."
Slowly, methodically, with eyea set
straight before them, the twelve Jury
men filed In and took their seats for
the last time—messengers of life or
death for the prisoner at the bar.
The stillness waa that of death.
The spectators, some In sympathy,
Continuad on Pags Fifteen.
JAPS CHASING
RUSS MUTINEERS
Nagasaki.' Japan. Dec. *3.—The
Japanese government haa ordered a
cruiser to scour the Hea of Japan for
l he Ripcrinn torpedo boat whoso crew
M reported to have mutinied, killed Ls
officers and begun a piratical cruise
end already have robnsd several phtps.
\ A
Rumor of Permanent
Recall Is Emphat
ically Denied.
Washington. Dec. 3.—Japanese Am
bassador Viscount AokI will leave for
Japan shortly to make a personal re
port of his work to the mikado. The
fact that the ambassador Is preparing
to leave the capital for a period gave
rise to a rumor that he had been re
called, but this Is emphatically denied
at the embassy today.
The ambassador has been making a
ery careful Inquiry on his own ac
count and through the various Japa
nese consular officials Into the extent
of the reported race feeling existing In
some sections of the United States to
ward Japanese Immigrants.
Already Baron Ishll, one of the sec
retaries of the Japanese Interior de
partment. has made an Investigation of
conditions existing not only In Cali
fornia. Oregon and Washington, but
also In British Columbia on the north,
upon which he has based a special re
port to his government
But It Is believed that the purpose of
the Japanese government In summon
ing Viscount AokI to Toklo Is to secure
from him Information which Baron
Ishll could not possibly have acquired
during his short stay in America re
garding the attitude of the adminis
tration here with particular reference
to the measures which have been re
cently applied by jhe Japanese govern,
ment to restrict the departure from
Japan for America of the coolie ele
ment.
Flames Threaten
New Jersey Town
New York, Dec. 3.—A fire which
threatens the-entire city of Bayonne,
N. J.. Is raging. Home of the largest
buildings in the city have been burned
and the flames threaten to destroy ev
erything In their path. Both telephonic
and telegraphic communication have
been cut off from New York and only
the barest details haw thus far bees
recelvc»L ■ *