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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. 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