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ORDER COMING
OUT OF CHAOS
Telegraph Companies Getting Busi
ness Into Normal Condition.
STRIKERS ARE DEFIANT
President Small Issues General Wallc-Out
Order-Question of Arbitration
Being Considered.
A New York special says: Interest
In the telegraphers’ strike centered
Friday In the probable effects of the
general strike order, issued by Presi
dent Small of the national union.
Throughout the east there were few,
If any, responses which is explained on
the ground that all operators who
would strike had already quit work,
and the strike order was given import
ance only as official sanction of the
action already taken.
Both the Western Union and Postal
companies claim not to have been in
jured by President Small’s call, and
to be Improving their service.
The Associated Press was not af
fected adversely. On the contrary,
aeveral men who left the eastern ser
vice returned to work during the day.
Despite the general strike order, is
sued by President Small, both the tel
egraph companies, by actual test, were
able to handle business with greater
promptness than at any time since the
Inauguration of the strike. Many of
the small towns that have been almost
tlrely cut off were heard from Fri
day night.
Officials of both companies declare
that Instead of desertions in response
to the strike order, the reverse is the
true state of affairs. On the other
hand, union officials claim tin re was
an enthusiastic response to the strike
order.
At a conference held in Chicago Fri
day night between President S. J.
Small of the Telegrapners’ Union of
-America, Secretary Russell, President
Samuel Gompers of the American Fed
eration of Labor, and several other
leaders it was decided definitely that
there should be no strike of the 47,000
railroad telegraphers of the United
States. These operators will be called
upon shortly to contribute a strike
fund of SOO,OOO. Two of their general
officers attended the meeting.
The extension of communication to
the more remote and smaller towns
was proceeding rapidly and business
was being moved ipromptly. The Asso
ciated Press resumed local services to
a number of minor points and the
main circuits were working as usual.
United States Labor Commissioner
Nelli Chicago for Washington. Just
before taking hi train he said that
the telegraphers* strike could not be
nettled in Chicago and that the only
f>laee where an adjustment could he
reached was in New York.
The officials of the telegraphers’
union later In the day changed front on
the proposition to arbitrate and an
nounced that they would accept the of
ficers of the general board of arbitra
tors of the American Federation of
Labor in settling the differences. This
board consists of John Mitchell of the
Mine Workers, Daniel J. Keefe of the
Longshoremen and Samuel Gompers.
It was Mr. Gompers who made the
above announcement.
The strike order Issued by President
Small was as follows:
‘•To All Commercial Telegraphers:
All telegraphers employed by the
commercial telegraph companies and
Associated" Press and private and
leased wires not working under a
union agreement are hereby called
upon to quit work immediately.
“By authority of president and gen
eral executive board of the Commercial
Telegraphers’ Union of America.
“S. J. SMALL, President.”
MAY ADOPT PENSION FUND.
Typographical Unions of Country Will
Pass Upon Such Proposition.
The International Typographical Un
ion adjourned at Hot Springs Satur
day. What is regarded as the most im
portant feature of the entire conven
tion was the adoption of a resolution
approving and referring to a referen
dum vote of the subordinate unions
tlie proposition to levy an assessment
to provide a pension fund for disabled
members over sixty years of age and
who have been members for not less
than twenty years.
HARRIMAN A JOKER.
Would Own All Railroads if He Could.
Jollies a Newspaper Reporter
Out in Nevada.
"All the railroads in the country
would bp miue if I could get con
trol of them,’’ said Edward H. Har
dman to a reporter for the State Jour
nal, on his arrival at Sparks, Nev., the
division terminal, Friday, in the
course of an interview during which
he discussed his work and hia ambi
tions.
‘‘l have been quoted seriously for an
expression made jocularly to the ef
fect that I would manage the rail
roads for the federal government, that
I would turn my holdings over to the
United States for a fair compensation
and act then as a commissioner,’’ Mr.
Harriman continued. “But I am mis
understood. The time has not come
for federal ownership. Personally, with
all the lines in my possession, I would
be better suited.'’
Remarking that, since Mr. Harriman
does not jet own ail the railroads of
the country, a statement of his policy
in the light of the renewed agitation
for more drastic regulations by the
federal government with respset to
those he does own would be of interest,
the reporter asked:
“What is your policy concerning the
management of the railroads that we
were told you own?”
“It is to pay dividends,” came the
decisive answer.
“Since 1898 we have spent $300,000,-
000 for Improvements. We want some
returns, don’t you think we are enti
tled to returns for such an expendi
ture? Mine, then is a financial pol
icy. I watch that end of the game.
Other matters are left with the of
ficials concerned with them. There is
not much to that policy excepting to
make a good investment better.
“Agitation of the abuses ou the
railroads makes harder the accom
plishment of local improvements. Facts
that in themselves are insignificant are
magnified and distorted by the public
mind until they become harmful to the
interests of the public and to us. It
is the spirit of the age—and the news
papers—so what can we do?”
“Why did you not answer the ques
tions put to you by the interstate com
merce commission, and will you an
swer them when the proceedings
brought by the department of justice
force you to appear for the second
time?” the reporter *stced.
“I refused to tell what I k/new
about the Chicago and •-lton purchase
because the questions put to me dealt
with matters of policy,” Mr. Harritnan
replied. “Some of them I would not
answer any more than you if asked
from whom you b ougnt your sus
penders or how much you paid for
your shirt. I could not, to be specific,
answer all the questions in justice to
my associates in the purchase.
“But, now that the proceedings have
been started to get these replies, I
will probably not refuse again. In
quiries directed at me in connection
with the Chicago and Alton case will
perhaps result in the answers desired
by the interstate commerce commis
sion. It was a business principle in
volved that prevented me from an
swering questions. I may answer
when the matter comes up again.”
In closing the interview, Mr. Hard
man declared that in the future the
policy of his roads In the matters of
rates, extensions, etc., will be to de
velop the state of Nevada and the en
tire western territory 1 through both
the north and south lines.
Mr. Harriman positively declined to
discuss ipolltlcs. Continuing, he said
that San Francisco was the natural
tidewater terminal on thp Pacific coast,
and nothing could disiodge her from
that position.
“The railroads and tne capital cen
ter there,” he said, “and despite the
efforts toward that end, neither Seat
tle, Oakland nor any other city will
ever be able to destroy San Francis
co's paramountcy.”
SEEK TO PROTECT STATE ROAD.
Bill in Georgia Senate to Forestall Parallel
ing Western and Atlantic.
A bill, which will prevent the Louis
ville and Nashville railroad from par
alleling the line of the state road, the
Western and Atlantic, in Georgia, was
introduced in the senate Tuesday
morning.
Under the provisions of the bill, the
corporation desiring a charter shall
appear before the railroad commission
and present all facts connected with
their application, such as rights of
way and condemnation rights.
SPIEL OF TAFT
BACKS TEDDY
War Secretary Makes “Keynote”
Speech of His Candidacy.
SUMMARY OF HIS VIEWS
Addresses Republicans of Ohio and De
clares Roosevelt Policy Must Hold
in Next Administration.
Secretary of War William H. Taft
reached Columbus, Ohio, Monday, on
his globe-circling itinerary, and deliv
ered before the Buckeye Republican
Club, Monday night, an address, which
was a lengthy and comprehensive
statement of his position as a candi
date for the republican presidential
nomination.
The speech was largely a defense of
the policies of President Roosevelt,
which Secretary Taft expects, if elect
ed, to carry forward. In addressing his
fellow citizens of Ohio and the repub
licans of the whole country, he
made it plain that he was heart and
soul with the president in his support
of the measures which have come to
be known as the “Roosevelt policies.”
While insisting that these measures
had already been productive of much
good to the country, he pointed out
how existing statutes could be amend
ed in order to further perfect them
and make them more effective.
Following is an outline of Taft’s
views as set forth in his address:
I think the imprisonment of one or
two managers of unlawful trusts
would have a most healthy effect
throughout the country.
The states can best rermdy the dan
gers of too great accumulation of
weqlth in one hand by controlling the
descent and devolution of property,
and they ought to do so.
In times of great national need, an
Income tax would be of great assist
ance in furnishing means to carry on
the government.
The evil of eliminating competition
ought to be restrained by making it
unlawful for an interstate railway to
acquire stock in a competing line.
An interstate road should not be per
mitted to issue stock or bonds ....
except after a certificate by the com
mission that the securities are issued
with the approval of the commission
for a legitimate railroad purpose.
Efficient regulation is the very anti
dote and preventative of socialism and
government ownership.
The time is near at hand for an
amendment to the anti-trust law . . .
making clear the distinction between
lawful agreements reasonably restrain
ing trade and those which are perni
cious in their effect.
Appeals to judicial remedies (by rail
roads) should be limited in such a way
that -parties will not use them merely
to delay and so clog efficient and just
executive or legislative action.
Tariff revision is to be by the re
publican party and is not to be a de
parture from the protective principle,
but in conformity to it.
It would be not only unwise, but un
safe for the party to fail in its next
national platform to pledge Itself to
a revision of the tariff as soon after
the next presidential election as pos
sible.
INVITATION EXTENDED FAIRBANKS
By Georgia State Fair Directors to Visit
Atlanta During October.
Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks
—an acknowledged candidate for the
republican nomination for the presi
dency—--has been invited to attend the
Georgia state fair at Atlanta during its
operation from October 10 to 26.
The date on which his visit is to
be made was not specified, but he was
given the liberty of setting any time
that he saw fit.
DAUGHTER TOO UGLY TO LIVE
So Father Killed Her and Was Given Light
Sentence by Jury.
According to a dispatch from Vi
enna, Austria, a Hungarian peasant
named Dorosiewicz has been sentenc
ed to three years’ imprisonment for the
murder of his 18-year-old daughter. He
admitted strangling her, but pleaded
that he did it in a fit of rage because
she was so horribly ugly that he could
! never ftud a husband for her.
The jury found that this amounted
to extenuating circumstances, and re
turned a verdict of manslaughter only.
TO ENJOIN BOYCOTT
•
Manufacturers Go to Courts Against Fed
eration of Labor—Question
is Important.
A significant legal action was be
gun in the supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia Monday by James
W. Van Cleave, president of the Na
tional Association of Manufacturers, to
enjoin John Mitchell, Samuel Gompers
and other officers of the American
Federation of Labor and several of its
subsidiary organizations from using
the boycott and so-called “unfair list.”
Mr. Van Cleave institutes the suit
in his individual capacity as head of
a large manufacturing company in St.
Louis, where iProducts are alleged to
have been declared unfair by the
labor unions, but the significance of
the action lies in its being a test case
wherein Mr. Van Cleave, as head of
the manufacturers’ association, seeks
to permanently enjoin organized labor
from using the “unfair” or “we don’t
patronize” lists in its fight against
firms and individuals.
The papers were filed in the District
court in order that personal service
might be immediately obtained against
a large number of the labor leaders
named in the complaint who are in
Washington in attendance upon a gen
eral conference.
Another Move.
Delegates from various manufactur
ing and employers’ associations met in
New York Monday and discussed the
proposition to form a national federa
tion which shall have for its purpose
the furtherance of peace in the indus
trial world by combining the efforts of
all the employing interests. The meet
ing, which was held behind closed
dors at the Waldorf-Astoria, was pres
sided over by James W. Van Cleave,
of St. Louis, president of the Nation
al Association of Manufacturers.
After a general dlscusion, It was
decided to adjourn in order to permit
the delegates to return to their homes
and consult with the organizations
which they represent regarding the
projected national federation.
The meeting of Monday was called
by the National Association of Man
ufacturers, which met in New York
last May. Mr. Van Cleave said the
meeting was called to for m an or
ganization which would endeavor to
“institute an educational campaign
which should promote industrial peace
and mutual good will between employ
ees and employer.”
He said that the organization did
not purpose to crush labor unions. Of
ficers of the National Association of
Manufacturers hope to induce the new
federation to incorporate the platform
of the manufacturers’ association,
which, in part, stands for the open
shop, no limitation of output, no boy
cott, no sympathetic strikes and no
sacrifice of the independent working
man to union labor.
WORK FORGING AHEAD OF CASH.
Progress on Isthmian Canal Proving Too
Swift for Appropriations.
A Washington dispatch says: Con
ditions on the Panama canal have
reached a state of gravity due to the
fact that construction work is develop
ing faster than was contemplated when
estimates for expenditures during the
fiscal year 1908 were made nearly a
year ago.
The estimate is made that about SB,-
000,000 in excess of the appropriations
could be used to advantage in pushing
forward the work during the present
year, and Colonel Goethals, the engi
neer in charge, thinks'it would be in
the interest of true economy to pro
ceed along this basis, and ask con
gress at its next session to make good
the deficiency as the argument is made
that with the present organization and
progress the waterway can be complet
ed more rapidly than by restraining ex
penditures within the appropriations
now available.
GEORGIANS MUST DIG DEEP.
State Tax Rate May Ee Placed at Highest
Possible Limit.
While it has not been formally de
clared by the governor and comptroll
er general, there is no longer any ques
tion that the Georgia state tax rate this
year will be five mills, the highest
rate permitted under the state consti
tution. The general assembly has giv
en the governor the power to go the
limit, and, under the present financial
emergency, there is no question that it
will have to be levied.
AUTOMATIC FANS.
Substitutes for the Ancient Punkah in
India. ~
It lias always been a question wheth
er the refreshing effect of working a
fan by hand more than compensates
for the heat generated by the exer
cise. If somebody else waves the fan,
or if it can be worked by machinery,
no such problem is presented. In
India atid some other tropical coun
tries it has long been customary to
use punkahs, which are large pieces
of cloth or matting, mounted on a
Irame which hangs from the ceiling.
By means of a cord which is operated
by a servant this device is made to
swing to and fro over the heads of
the occupants of a room in a dwelling
or In a business office. In a few large
cities, where electricity h'as been in
troduced for lighting purposes or for
the operation of street railways, elec
tric fans are possible. These, it is
hardly necessary to say, are rotary
like a windmill —though very much
sfnalter. They are usually mounted
on a portable stand, too. As yet, how
ever, such a use of electricity is un
common in India, and a German man
ufacturing firm is trying to supply the
country with an automatic fan of an
other kind.
According to tt consular report re
ceived in Washington from Bombay
this device is operated by a hot air
engine. An attempt is made to intro
duce it in localities where the electric
fan is not practicable, but it is assert
ed that it Costs less to run one than an
electric fan, and hence it ought to com
pete with the latter. The hot air which
drives the engine is generated T>y a
kerosene lamp which holds about one
quart of oil, that amount being suf
ficient to keep the fan running for
over twenty-four hours. To the lamp
is attached a small glass chimney
which fits into a larger metal chimney
connected with the engine. Upon the
top of the engine is hung the fan,
similar In shape and size to the ordi
nary electric fan, whose speed is gov
erned by the size of the flame; that
is, to reduce the speed the flame is
turned down, and to increase it the
flame is turned up. The whole outfit
weighs about thirty pounds and sets
on a smali stand, raising the level of
the fan proper to that of an ordinary
desk. It is fitted with handles, and
can be easily moved to any portion
of the room or house desired.
An article of this sort retails for
about ?60. It seems probable that an
enterprising American could produce
one which would be much cheaper and
equally serviceable. In that case there
ought to be a good market for it in
India. —New York Tribune.
City Built on Rubies.
Looking at the quaint, picturesque
town df Mogok, Burmah, cradled in
wooded hills dotted with temples and
bungalows, who would dream that its
life has been a life of dread mysteries
and awful crimes? Yet the Ruby City
has seen things not to be recounted,
because of its treasures, from King
Solomon’s day to that of King The
baw? Indeed, were it not for the red
glowing stones a king would now be
reigning at Mandalay.
In Mogok they see everything in
a ruby light, men, women and chil
dren. Every visitor must want to
buy, they think. However hungry or
thirsty the traveler may be on ar
rival, the first thing he bears spoken
of is rubies. All Mogok seems to be
fishing—for rubies, in the precious
“byon,” that rivals in richness the fa
mous “blue ground” of Kimberly.—
Technical World Magazine.
WHAT’S THE USE?
To Pour in Coffee When It Acts as a
Y’lcious Enemy.
Fasters have gone without food for
many days at a time, but no one can
go without sleep. “For a long time I
have not been sleeping well, often
lying awake for two or three hours
during the night, but now I sleep
sound every night and wake up re
freshed and vigorous,” says a Calif,
woman.
“Do you know why? It’s because
I used to drink coffee, but I finally
cut it out and began using Postum.
Twice since then I have drank coffee,
and both times I passed a sleepless
night, and so I am doubly convinced
coffee caused the trouble and Postum
removed it.
“My brother was in the habit of
drinking coffee three times a day.
He was troubled with sour stomach,
and I would often notice him getting
soda from the can to relieve the dis
tress in his stomach; lately hardly a
day passed without a dose of soda
for relief.
“Finally he tried a cup of Postum
and liked it so well he gave up coffee,
and since then has been drinking Pos
tum in its place, and says he has not
once been troubled with sour stom
ach.”
Even after this lady’s experience
with coffee her brother did not sus
pect for a time that coffee was caus
ing his sour stomach, but easily
proved it.
Coffee is not suspected in thou
sands of cases just like this, but it’s
easily proved. A ten days’ trial
works wonders. “There's a Reason.
Read the famous little book, “Th*
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