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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 * j'liimiis of Tho Knirte. nnd fold him so. 11 are car fnjr for all the trade. MS e «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- The Best Life Insurance Policy Ever Issued for BUSINESS MEN is the New 10- Year Convertible Term Policy ~0F THE= Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. OF PHILADELPHIA,. 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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-