Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 82, Hammond, Lake County, 23 September 1907 — Page 8

THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES

Monday, Sept. 23. 1907.

ft SPECTACULAR IP FOR IHE PRESIDENT Eoosevelt to Journey Down the Mississippi on a Western Visit.

WATERWAY iS HIS CHIEF AIM Will Attend Dedication of McKinley Monument at Start of Trip Sport Follows. Washington, D. C. Popt. 21 While the preparations for President Roosevelt's western trip have not been completed the program has been sufficiently arranged to make It certain that the tour will be one of the most spectacular ever undertaken by him. lie will leave here a week from today and will be absent from the seat of government until the 23d or 24th of October. The trip has three distinctive objects. The dedication of the McKinley mausoleum at Canton, O., the inspection of the Mississippi river with a view to arousing Interest in a ship channel, and the securing of a period r-f recreation for the chief executive before the beginning of the duties of the winter. Incidentally there will be some speeches on the return journey, which will deal with current issues. The stay at Canton on Monday the SOth will be only of little more than sufficient duration to permit the president to pay his tribute to the memory of his Immediate predecessor, and meet Vice President Fairbanks and a number of other people of note. Second Frrnldentlal Itlver Tilp. He will then proceed direct to Keokuk, where Tuesday, Oct. 1, he will be given a notable public reception, deliver an address, and begin his journey by boat down the Father of Waters, eaid to be, with the exception of a short voyage by President Pierce, the first trip on the river ever made by a president. At Keokuk the presidential party will be met by the governors of twenty-three states, all Interested in all projects looking to the deepening of the channel of the Mississippi and the general Improvement of inland navigation, and these on another boat than that on which the president will travel will constitute his guard of honor to Memphis, where the party will arrive Oct. 4. There will bo two Important stops on the voyage, at St. Louis and at Cairo, 111., and at both points speeches bearing upon the country's future will bo delivered by the president. Reports from all points at which stops are to be made indicate that the party will be entertained on a lavish scale throughout. At Keokuk there will be a water pageant and many citizens will convoy the president down the river In craft of all sizes. At Memphis the president will find the deep waterways convention In session and he will deliver a speech. Period of Sport nnd Keat. Then the president will turn his back on civilization for a period of rest and sport inthe wilds of northern Louisiana. A miniature White house will bo established nt a convenient place, and Mr. Latta will keep his chief informed of Important developments In affairs of state. The exact location of the hunting camp will not be announced until It Is established. The camp life will be shared by Mr. Mollhenney. Dr. Kixey, and a few other intimate friends and they will have the services of local guides. The party will be In camp from the Cth to the 21st of October. Returning, the president will speak at Vicksburg and at the Hermitage near Nashville. At the latter place he will pay his reepects to the memory of President Jackson. GONFERENGEA FIASCO Even Optimists Fail to See Eesults From the Hague Peace Congress. The Hague, Sept. 22. After having been In session over three months and with adjournment probably a month in the distance. It is recognized generally and even by the most optimistic In the reace movement that the second international peace conference has been and will be at Its conclusion barren of results leading to permanent measures of benefit to the peace of the world. Debt Action Only Fronreaa. Thus far the only project whjch does not regulate war but tries to prevent It, and which was passed by the narrowest of margins, was that concerning the forcible collection of contractual debts. The remainder of the work will keep the conference busy unttl the middle of October. It Is easy to foresee that the only success will be attained by Germany, who prevented the adoption of projects to which she is opposed and by the small states, which have proved that It is impossible to reach a world agreement without their support. It is estimated that the conference Las cost altogether $1. COO. 000. Little Interest In Meeting. London, Sept. 23. To call the International peace conference at The Hague a fiasco would merely be to repeat the opinion of the whole of Europe. Its meetings long since have eoasad to command attention and the newspapers are giving them less and less cpace. The cosmopolitan throng which appeared at Wllhelmina's capital early In the summer, some In official capacities and others representing societies or promoting fads, has dwindled to a comparative handful of officials. Only those compelled to remain on the spot

for the signing of the documents embodying the results of the meetings and a few secretaries remain. The others have dispersed to their homes or are touring Europe. The great disappointment to the delegates is the failure of the conference to have established a permanent court of arbitration, which appeared to be the nearest of realization of any of the practical projects put forward. The results attained give little satisfaction in England.

CHICAGO IS AROUSED OVER AJ0LIET 01 Sanitary Beard Claims That It Is a Menace to the City. INFRINGES CHICAGO'S RIGHTS Pamphlet for Legislature Showing That the Dam Obstructs Navigation. Chicago, Sept. 22. The campaign of the sanitary district for its canal extension through Joliet so vigorously opposed by the Economy Light and Power company of that city has assumed an active aspect. As a broadside to start the campaign the sanitary board has addressed to the legislators a pamphlet containing an exposition of the plans of the district. "Owing to persistent misrepresentation of the facts concerning the sanitary district's proposed legislation for its extension through Jollet, says Robert R. . McCormick, president of the board, and the misunderstanding of many Interested in the deep waterway, the district has prepared pamphlets explaining its plans and showing the cause of opposition. We will send to every member of the legislature a copy of this pamphlet and also a copy of senate bill No. 544, the bill for the passa-ge of which we are working." The pamphlet then quotes facts and flures showing the amount spent to make a ship canal at the same time that the sanitary purposes were cared for and estimates the value of the power furnished by the flow of the canal, part of which is now under the law developed by the sanitary district, a part by private interests, and a large part going to waste. The Association of Commerce has prepared to take an active Interest In pushing the project, because of the district's work to the deep waterway. The city club will discuss the bill at a public meeting to be held on Oct. 3. I impaction by Senators Today. The legislative delegation of fifteen senators will start this morning on an inspection tour of the proposed deep waterway route through and beyond Joliet. The legislators will board the sanitary board's steamer, Ana-Ina, at the Dearborn street bridge. After a trip by water to Jollet the party will continue by rail to Ottawa, thence to Peoria by the Illinois river. Walter Beebe, assistant attorney for the board, and Isham Randolph, consulting engineer, will accompany the dele gation. ATTAGK OFOOD FADS English Doctor Says Eat What You Like and Plenty of It. London, Sept. 22. Sir James Crich-ton-Browne, who, In addition to other medical honors, is a fellow of the Academy of Medicine of New York, has run full tilt against a small host of fads, follies, and falacles. Vegetarianism was one of the subjects on which he tested his lance. What he called the fad of deprivation the new cry that we are overloading our stomachs was another. Regarding this he declared that popular food fads may be responsible for mental and physical degeneracy. He virtually urged his hearers to go ahead and eat as much as they wanted. "All fashionable food fads and follies of the hour are in the nature of deprivation." said this eminent physician in his presidential address to the Sanitary Inspectors' association. "At one time the tendency was to stuff, and every new kind of nutriment was hailed as a boon to humanity.: Xow the pendulum has swung to the opposite extreme. "So fierce In some quarters is the propaganda of dietetic ascestieism that, in dread of being suspected of gluttony, we can only indulge a healthy appetlte In secret. It is curious that this craze should have come upon us at a time when we have only Just awakened fully to the ravages of semistarvation in our midst and realized the truth that one of the main causes of such physical and mental degenaracy as exists among us Is bad and insufficient food." Scratched Mahogany. 4 Take the kernel of a Brazil nut. separate through the center and rub th oil thoroughly into the scratched or marred place. The white mark will disappear entirely; then your favorite furniture polish may be applied to the restored surface. Name for Borrowed Plumes. A New York talior has coined a new term for the suits and costumes he rents for weddings, balls, etc. He announces: "Affair Clothing to Hire.

CELEBRATE FIFIIE1H CHJIERSARY Catholics of Ft. Wayne Hail Golden Jubilee Dignitaries Gather.

BISHOP ALERD1NG IN CHARGE See Embraces All Indiana North of Marion County Has 110 Churches and Forty-one Missions. Fort Wayne, Ind., Sept. 22 The fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the diocese of the Fort Wayne Roman Catholic hierarchy Is being celebrated by the Catholic congregations of this city. Plshop Herman J. Alerding, who recently published a volume giving a history of the diocese and of each parish In it, is in charge of the jubilee ceremonies. Services today began with the celebration of high mass by Bishop Alerding, assisted by the local clergy. The Jubilee sermon was delivered by the Rev. Father Morrisey of Notre Dame. Ills theme was "The Recuperative Power of the Church Against All Adversity in Defections from Heretical Thought." Tonight Library hall was packed at a service at which the speakers were Dr. James M. Dinnen, Xr. II. O. Brueggeman, W. P. Breen, holder of the Leatare medal; Henry C. Berghoff, former mayor, and Timothy K. Howard of South Bend, former supreme court judge. Mr. Howard spoke on "Education," and made a plea for a three-fold education of the child. While he commended the wisdom of the founders of the state in providing for a great public school fund, he said Catholic children must have the complete rounded education which our conscience and our reason demand education of the physical, the mental, and the moral In our nature. HIr District In Diocese. The territory in the Fort Wayne see embraces all Indiana north of Marion county, and includes 17,430 square miles, a territory so vast that the work of directing its affairs is strenuous. There are 131 secular priests and 71 priests of religious orders, making 202 in all. There are 110 churches with resident pastors and 42 missions with churches. There is one unlversity whlch is known the world over Notre Dame. There also are 2 seminaries and 13 academies. Eighty-two of the churches have parochial schools with a total attendance of 15,400. There are two orphan asylums, one for boys at Lafayette and one for girls in this city. There are two old people's homes, one at Avilla. and one 'at Lafayette, and twelve hospitals are successfully maintained in this diocese. Since this diocese was created fifty years ago four men have held the office of bishop. First was the Rt. Rev. John Henry Luers, D. D. He held it until June, 1871, when he was stricken with apoplexy while walking to the railroad station. The Rt. Rev. Joseph Dwenger was the second bishop and he remained lu office until January, 1S93. Bishop Dwenger has to his credit the founding of Notre Dame and the establishment of several diocesan schools. The third bishop was the Rt. Rev. Joseph Rademacher and he held his office until June, 1900, when Bishop Alerding was ordained by Archbishop Elder of Cin cinnati. History by ntsliop Alerding. Bishop Alerding Is all equipped for his work. With the assistance of the Rev. W. C. Miller he has written and published a history of this ,dlocese for the last fifty years, and in It he tells of the many and various hardships that had to be undergone by the early preachers who have helped to bring this diocese up to the standard which it now holds. TO NOMINATE HEARST Independence League Pre paring for National Scope Leaders to Confer. Chicago, Sept. 22. Members of the Chicago branch of the Independence league will make a pilgrimage to New York this week. They go to a "con ference" to be held at the Gllsey house there on Friday, which they hope will make William Randolph Hearst the democratic candidate for president of the United States in 190S. The advertised purpose of the "conference" is to arrange for making the Independence league a national organization. It has a home center in New York with branches in various states, but the endeavors of the vari ous branches have been entirely local and confined to state affairs at the most. In Illinois they have not reached outside of Chicago. The present plan, as outlined yester day by one of Mr. Hearst's friends. Is for the New York meeting to call a national convention, to which all branches shall send delegates. This convention will be empowered to name candidates for president and vice president of the United States. Of course Mr. Hearst will be the candidate for president and whomever he may select or can persuade for vice president. Early Convention Is Planned. This convention will be held In ad vance of the democratic national con ventlon so that the league can adopt Its platform, and name Us candidate before the democrats get busy. The plan is to hold It well in advance, ahead of the democratic state conven tions which send delegates to the na tional convention, so as to be an ob Ject lesson to these bodies and make

them hesitate about Instructing their

representatives for any other candi date than Mr. Hearst. The scheme Is to be a replication of the one worked In New York state a year ago. by which Mr. Hearst was made the democratic candidate for governor. The fact that he was beaten disastrously at the polls, while Lewis S. Chandler, his running mate, was elected lieutenant governor has not dis couraged either Mr. Hearst or his followers. Hope to Coerce Democrats. In New York last fall Mr. Hearst was Erst nominated by the independence league and then the democratic party had the choice of making him its candidate or having a divided party with two candidates, each calling himself a democrat. In the field. The pres ent Idea Is to give the democratic national convention the same choice of two evils. The New York democrats chose Hearst. The hope of the Independence league is that the national convention will do the same thing. Til CLOCK FOR CUBBY Ordinance Planned to Stop Overcharging Works in Other Cities. Chicago, Sept. 22. The credulous Chicagoan tvho has been paying his "cabby" double fare and dismissing his cab with a complacent feeling of having handled the incident diplomatically Is to be informed how much he really owes If the city council can be persuaded to see the advantage of this arrangement. The special sub committee of the council committee on licenses, which Is now Investigating the subject of the taximeter, is about ready to submit ,a taximeter ordinance to the council for adoption. In other cities, notably Paris, Ber lin, London, and New York, the taxi meter has been adopted voluntarily by cab owners and has been found to be a "booster" for the cabman's trade. Chicago owners, however, are not enthusiastic over the Innovation. President Gibbons of the cab drivers', union and President Sloan of the liverymen's association are opposing the ordinance. Cabmen's Objections Answered. James Edgar Brown, who spent sev eral weeks investigating the operation of the taximeter In Berlin and Paris, says that .information is all that is necessary to 'convince them. "Mr. Gibbons told the subcommittee," said Mr. Brown, "that the cost of a taximeter to each cabman will be $100. This is not the case. " Dwight B. Cheever, who -has been investigating the matter, says that the cost need not, under any consideration, exceed S10. "The fear of reduction in rates, of course, doesn t apply at all, for the matter of introducing fare registers is entirely independent of the regula tion of rates.v - To the average citizen who rides In cabs, or who- would If he weren't afraid of matchlng'; his wits with a sphinx like cabman, the taximeter Is a thing of Joy. The instrument Is a boxlike arrangement which registers automatically the distance traveled, the time elapsed, and the fare for each trip. By the side of the taximeter, which is in full view of the passenger. Is a copy of 'the rates of fare prescribed by ordinance. U. S. MAYBElNVOLVED Canadians Claim Japs Get Into British Columbia via This Country. Ottowa, Ont., Sept. 22. News from Vancouver, which indicates that the people will resort to force In order to prevent the' landing of Japanese in British Columbia, is very disquieting. There is every prospect, however, that an arrangement will be reached between the Dominion government and th Japanese authorities by which the further immigration of Japanese, from Honolulu at least, will be prevented. A convention now exists between the two governments by which immigration into Canada direct from Japan shall not exceed a certain number, month by month, from each province tf Japan, amounting to about 500 tier year In all. Max Embroil United States. The agreement has been kept in all Its details. , The Japanese who are going to British Columbia from Honolulu are dodging the Canadian exclusion law and using a United States territory as a means of doing so. This fact eventually may embroil the United States in the trouble. NOTHING LIKE ''CONSTRUCTION." Can Make a Law Work to the Quen Tate If Properly Done. Terre Haute. Ind.. Sept. 23. Mayor Lyons has revoked the license of half a dozen saloons of this city, using as his authority an amendment to the Nicholson saloon-closing, law which was passed more than two years ago He construes the power granted as being autocratic and, although he has granted the saloonkeepers a hearing, refuses them a Jury or a change of venue. The police have had trouble in mak ing cases against the saloonkeepers selling liquor after closing hours and the mayor has found a short cut out of the difficulty by revoking the licenses of saloons in connection with which there has been a complaint of even a general nature. The action taken by Mayor Lyons la being followed In oth er cities In the atate. and tha brewing and liquor Interests fear that the may ors throughout the atate may begin closing saloons as a political move. against which they have no protection unless the courts- Interpose an lnjunc tioru

train goes ditch; thirty injured A Chatanooga-Washington Limited Derailed by Defective Steel.

NARROW ESCAPES FROM DEATH High Speed of Engines When Crash Comes Saved Lives Special Takes Victims. Washington. D. C. Sept. 22. Thirtytwo persons were hurt, some of them seriously, and un entire train load of passenKers had narrow escapes from death today when the Chattanooga and Washington limited on the Southern railway was wrecked near Ryan's siding. A broken rail threw the train into the ditch, nnd several of the cars were destroyed by Cre. Severn! ore Injured. The most seriously Injured were: WADE, MRS. R. E., und young son, New Haven. Conn. Kl'LL, CHARLES. Pottsvllle, Pa, GEISH, W. H.. AlIeKheny, Pa. DAVIS, C. M., Baltimore, Md. TAYLOR. W. L., Baltimore. Md. WADE, JAMES, Boston, Mass. WALTON, D. A., New Orleans. La. GENNET, W. W. Bayonne. N. J. DE LINN, C. D., Collins, Miss. ABRAMS, JOSEPH, Westfiehls. Fa. Trnln Running; at IHkd Speed. The train was running at hgih speed, and had Just passed Ryan's siding, a small station thirty miles south of Charlottesville, when a broken rail threw It Into the ditch. The train quickly took fire, and three of the sleepers were destroyed by the ilames. A special train was made up at the scene of the wreck and the injured were brought to this city, where they received surgical attention. Traffic was blocked for several hours. MUNDSII DANGER Evidence in Oil Suit Shows That Rebates Swelled Standard's Profits. New York, Sept. 22. Frank B. Kellogg, the government's special prosecutor in its suit to dissolve the Standard OH company of New Jersey, has Important evidence In his possession. It was learned today, bearing on the part railroad rebates have played in the enormous profits of the corporation in the last eight years. This phase of Mr. Kellogg's case is being held In reserve. Several days more will be occupied In testimony to show that the Standard Oil company of New Jersey Is practically the same corporation dissolved in 1892 on the ground that It was operating in restraint of trade, and that the present company Is still doing business in Texas in spite of the fact that it was outlawed in that state at the time the Waters-Pierce Oil company, one of its subsidiary concerns, was barred frofti further operations there. It Is declared that Mr. Kellogg has in his possession documentary evidence tending to prove that the aid was given by railroads, through rebates, to the Standard Oil company during Its many rate wars with Independent concerns was which almost Invariably ended by the rival concern and either abandoned or operated as a part of the Standard system. Ounted Independents to Testify. Mr. Kellogg has access to the evi dence gathered by Schofleld, Schurmer, and Teagle of Cleveland several years ago, just before they brought suit against the Lake Shore railroad for rebates which they alleged were given to the Standard to aid it in the fight against Schofleld, Schurmer, and and Teagle's old plants. It Is said that a former member of that firm will come to New York to testify in the present hearings. Officials in other oil concerns which were absorbed by the Standard after rate wars will also be called to the witness stand. PLAGIARIST EXPELLED California Humorist Ousted From Association for Borrowing Jokes. Los Angeles. Cal., Sept. 22. E. A. Brlnlnstool, humorous writer on the Evening Express of this city, after being given a full hearing on the charge of plagiarizing extensively from the works of other humorous newspaper writers, was expelled from membership in the American Press Humor ists' association in convention assembled here. The vote was unanimous. Brlnlnstool was a'bsent from the city and offered no defense except through Arthur J. Burdlck, who denied the truth of the complaint until member after member of the association testified that Brlnlnstool had "borrowed" from his writings to the extent of entire sections at a time. Compelled to admit the truth of the charges, Burdlck made a plea of leniency for his friend, but when the ballot was counted it was found to be without a dissenting vote. The charges against Brlnlnstool were preferred at the annual convention one year ago, the complaint at that time reading that a "certain Pacific coast writer was so closely imitative" In his work that entire sections of other writers works could be found in his columns.

St. Paul reorganize the city. -Steps are being taken to the building laborers of ; London, Eng. Newspaper writers of England have a union with 1,500 members. Lincoln, Neb. All the printing offices are now working on the eighthour basis. New York. A weekly pay bill for railroads will be introduced in the , next legislature. ; Chicago. The Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen has a membership of 31,000 distributed throughout the United States and Canada. Louisville, Ky. Louisville has secured the next biennial convention of the Retail Clerks International Protective association. Washington. The total immigra tion to the United States during the last fiscal year was 1.2S5.394; for the previous years, 1,100,000. London, Eng. The labor losses during the recent elections in Queensland, Australia, were marked. The loss was 13 out of 67 seats. Washington. More than 500,000 men and women are injured or killed in the industries annually in the United States, or one person every minute. Boston. Massachusetts state federation of state, city and town employes' unions is to urge a pension bill for city employes before the next legislature. Chicago. Elevator men have submitted to a board of arbitration a proposition made to building managers for a wage Increase of ten dollars a month. Atlantic City, N. J The international convention of the Sheet Metal Workers shows the organization to be in a flourishing condition, financially and otherwise. Ottawa, Canada. It. G. Macpherson, M. P., at Vancouver, urges the Dominion and British Columbia governments to arrange for British immigrants to offset the Oriental invasion. Glasgow, Scotland. Scottish bakers in 1888 only earned from 20 shillings to 28 shillings a week; the average wages now stand at from 28 shillings to 35 shillings a week. New York. In order that all metal molders may become members of the organization, the Iron Molders' Union of North America has changed its name to . the International Molders' union. Ottawa. Canada. The Grand Trunk railway fears that it will not have sufficient help to build the new road in the Canadian northwest, notwithstanding the fact that it has arranged for the securing of 20,000 English, Irish, Scotch and Russian laborers. Washington. There are affiliated to the American Federation of Labor, 118 International trades unions, with their 27,000 local unions, 36 state federations, 537 city central bodies and 650 local trade and federal labor unions having no International bodies. Hazleton, Pa, Announcement was received here that Charles B. Glldea, a former national executive board member of the United Mine Workers, and candidate for lieutenant governor on the Socialist ticket, has "struck It rich." When Glldea retired from active duty with the mine workers he went west, taking up a claim about 75 miles from Boise City. He at once began prospecting, and has 6truck several veins of rich gold bearing quartz. Vancouver, B. C. Labor unions are much exercised over the threatened invasion of Japanese from Honolulu. The Vancouver labor market is greatly overstocked, yet the records show that upward of 2,500 Japanese laborers have arrived during the last few months, with the tendency toward greater arrivals in the future. Pittsburg, Pa. The labor organizations have organized a Labor Temple company, capitalized at $100,000, for the purpose of erecting a six-story building to be used as union headquarters and for social and business purposes. Nearly one-half the capital stock, sold in shares of ten dollars each, has already been purchased by the members. No person may hold more than 100 shares, and only men who are in good union standing are allowed to become stockholders. The building will be erected at a cost of $100,000, and will contain offices, lodge rooms, a large convention hall, a library and large club and billiard room, and, on the first floor, an employment agency, a restaurant and a number of rentable storerooms. Bedrooms and free baths will also be provided for the use of the members. London, Eng. The council of the Canton of Tessin, Switzerland, has decided by 34 to 21 votes to repeal the act prohibiting night work In bakeries. The men are badly organized and will probably not be able to resist the attempt of the masters to reintroduce night work. Boston, Mass. Delegates from towns and cities cf New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, representing machinists' lodges met here recently and planned to make a united effort for a shorter workday and a wage Increase for the machinists cf New England.

Washington. President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor states that the Federation rrobahlv

will bring a counter-suit against the : National Manufacturers' association, charging that body with conspiracy. I New York. Twenty-one new locals ; were chartered by the Amalgamated ! Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes in 1906, and the six tIiat had lapsed were revided, making a total gain in membership of C.701. New York. According to the sta tlstlcs of the Women's Trades Union league, there are in this country over 5,000.000 workingmen, and about 3,. 000,000 of them .ire in the trades ami professions suscepUble of organization. London. Eng. The Northumbe Miners' Conciliation Board lias agree!

lo advance the wages of underground I

workers S4 per cent., and the surfaca workers 7 per cent. Wages nro now 3S; per cent, above tho basis of 1S79. Washington. Information has reached the capital that Japanese are getting into this country in largo numbers via British Columbia by payment of what amounts practically to a $25 head tax to the Canadian government. Boston, Mass. The recent advance in wages in the textile mills in Now England, amounting to 5 per cent, makes the wages prevailing in that section the highest ever known. About 200,000 operatives share In this advance. Antwerp. Mr. Ilertzlett. British consul general here, formally protested against the inadequate protection given to British ships during the strike. Foreigners suspected of being fomenters of tho disorder were ex pelled from Belgium. Louisville. Tho threatened strike of the employes of the Louisville Railway company, which was believed to be Inevitable, has been averted. Credit for the settlement of the situation, belongs to Mayor Bingham, who secured the promise of the representatives of the company to give the union men further assurances that no discriminations" will be made against them. Cincinnati. Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers International Alllan? Local No. 141. has been sued for $loi 000 damages. The plaintiff alleges thx because he would not agree to certain conditions of the union a strike of his employes was called, his place of business picketed and he was therefore prevented from properly conducting business and earning customary, profits. j Nashville, Tenn. Gov. Patterson, cC Tennesse, has issued a call for a conference of textile manufacturers and labor representatives in all southern states to be held in Nashville in October to consider the question of child labor and female labor in shops and factories, with a view of adopting a uniform law that will be agreeable and just to the respective parties in Interest. Pittsburg. Enough votes have been received from locals of the Electrical Workers' union to show that the agreement accepted by the telephone companies and submitted to a referendum by the officers of the union has been overwhelmingly defeated. This means a prolongation of the strike declared by the telephone linemen against the Rocky Mountain, Bell and Independent companies in Utah, Idaho and Montana. St Louis. The Missouri Pacifio Iron Mountain Railway system voluntarily directed an Increase in the salaries of all its clerical force averag ing 10 per cent, effective the first day of last month. The order Increases the pay roll about $150,000 a year. There are about 2,000 clerical employes o the Gould lines not affiliated with any labor union. Pittsburg. Referring to one of the scandals that have arisen In connection with the organization of machinists, the labor editor of the Pittsburg Dispatch writes: "One matter of vital Importance, and an affair that has attracted attention from coast to coast, where machinists are involved, will be thoroughly threshed out at this gathering, the convention of the international union now la session at St. Louis. It 13 the charge that the Erie railroad has for tome years past been paying the officers of the international association a fixed sum of $10,000. on the understanding that this company be immune from strikes. OScers of the association deny the allegation, but the delegates have been instructed to thoroughly Investigate the matter. Pittsburg. The Glass Bottle Blowers' association has a membership of 13,000, and Its assets are approaching the $1,000,000 mark. There has been no strike for 15 years, and that body Is now one of the strongest labor organizations in the world. Berlin. For some year3 past ft number of female inspectors have been appointed In the boards for factory inspection in the grand duchy of Baden and in the duchy of Saxe-Co-burg-Gotha. So satisfactory have beea the results secured that the central German States have decided to alaa Introduce the tractic$.

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