Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 194, 12 August 1907 — Page 1

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E L Action to This End Is Probable In the United States and Canada Within the Next Twenty-four Hours. LABOR COMMISSIONER ARRIVES IN CHICAGO. (He Will Endeavor to Get the Various Interested Parties To Agree Upon Some Plan For Arbitration. New York, Aug. 12 Seven hundred Operators walked out of the office of the Western Union at 1 o'clock. Probably six remained. Yesterday's resolution to postpone action until Friday did not have the support of the men, but relieved the officers of responsibility. At a later meeting the operators decided to strike. It Is believed' the Postal operators will follow. Many Others Go Out. Chicago, Aug. 12. The telegraph ers' strike situation Is practically un changed in its important features. Postal men at Denver, Pueblo, Colora do Springs and Toledo, O., quit this morning. The strike is spreading and commercial business Is much affected. Postal Operators Out. Columbus, O., Aug. 12. Postal operators struck this morning. Press Bureau Signs. 'New York, Aug. 12. The Laffan Press Bureau rlgned the telegraphers' scale this morning, which puts them on the same scale with the Hearst news service. Alarm at New York. New York, Aug. 12 It is reported Western Union operators will walk out this afternoon and considerable excitement was caused. They are still at work but alarming developments are looked for. Out at Savannah. Savannah, Ga., Aug. 12 Western "Union and Postal operators went out today. Chicago Off the Map. Chicago, Aug. 12. At noon General Superintendent Cook of the Western Union, said: "The strikers have put Chicago off the map. I have men, but I cannot keep the wire two minute3. I believe the railroad telegraphers have received secret orders to put Chicago out of business." Conditions are the came with the Postal. Strike May Be Universal. Chicago, Aug. 12. The strike of the union commercial telegraph operators will be universal throughout the Unit ed States and Canada .within twentyfour hours, according to National Sec retary Russell of the telegraphers' or ganization. This statement was made by Mr. Russell after he had been in formed of the action taken by the men in New York, who, at a meeting there Sunday, decided to hold a walkout in abeyance until the latter part of the week. f Action taken by the telegraphers of Chicago, Sunday threatens a further demoralization of the telegraph service of the country. Unless demands made this morning by press and bro Iters operators are speedily granted, walkout will result In these branches of the service. The Associated Press operators presented a new wage scale and a demand for better working conditions to the company officials in New York this morning. The association is asked to pay $33 a week for six nights a week and TO cents an horn overtime, eight hours to constitute a day's work, with half an hour for lunch. The operators employed by the news companies and newspapers in the day time will ask for $."$0 a week, and ' cents an hour over time, eiijit hours to constitute a day's work and the regular lunch hour. These requests will be presented to every news gathering organization in the United States and Canada, and twenty-four hours will be allowed for an answer. If at the end of that time the demands have not met with a favorable response the men will report to the . union officials, and they say a strike will be ordered to enforce the demands. Operators In brokers offices and at the stock yards, will also present a new wage scale. Every employer who refuses to grant the concessions asked will have a strike on his hands. The leased wire operators will also refuse to handle any messages for outsiders. Only those pertaining to the business of their employers will be sent or received. This will cut off the banks and oth-

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- Commander Robert E. Peary, Mrs. Robert Peary and the Peary baby, born in the Far North, the steamship Roosevelt and Esquimaux dogs, such as Peary will use in his next attempt to reach the North Pole. For the fifth and last time Commander Peary will face the terrors of the frozen north. He believes he willYeach the pole, and Is equipped for a three-year voyage. er commercial organizations from telegraph service. Commissioner of Labor Charles P. Neill will arrive in Chicago today to arrange about a settlement. While there are strikes in many cities, Chicago is the storm center. Mr. Neill. it is said, will propose that the strike be settled by an arbitration committee similar to that which ended the miners 'strike several years ago In th& anthracite region. HOW THE RIVAL LEADERS SIZE UP THE SITUATION. For the Strikers. The strike is a rebellion against harsh treatment at the hands of the telegraph officials, continuing over a period of twenty-five years. During that time the salaries of telegraphers have been reduced from approximate ly $100 a month to approximately $75 a month. Also during this time the cost of living has Increased 40 per cent. The telegraphers have finally made up their minds that the com panies can get along with less wat ered stock and pay the men more v;ages. H. Wesley Russell, General Secretary of Union. For the Western Union. We are rapidly adding to our operating force here and in other cities where men are out. By early next week we hope to be able to resume our guarantee of perfect service. We are getting men to fill vacant places from many sources. It is surprising to find how many men are looking for work. T. P. Cook, Chicago Superintendent Western Union. For the Postal. We are "clear" and our operators are keeping even pace with the business office thus far. By closing all our city branch offices and thus avoiding the necessity of repeating the message at the main office we are enabled to handle our business with about onethird of the usual force of operators. W. I. Capon, Chicago Manager Postal. Russell Says Union Will Stand by Strikers. This strike movement has come to the point where there can be no backing down. . . . The men have taken matters in their own hands and we are going to stand by them. No union man will be allowed to work with any one not belonging to our organization and. this means that Monday morning the strike will become general. National Secretary Russell of the Telegraphers Union. The Strike in a Nutshell. says a general Secretary Russell says a tieup of the United States and Canada will occur by tonight unless all the demands of the men are met. The men employed by the press associations and newspaper offices have joined the strikers and ask wage in creases. The7 give employers until tonight to meet demands. New York operators delay strik? or der until Friday, pending conference at Chicago looking for settlement The conservatives control the situa tion in Indianapolis ana all operators are quietly at their work, awaiting the order from their national officers which will call them out. This, they think, may come today. They will obey it. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA AND OHIO Tuesday, increasing cloudiness.

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I - ' , Ml ' CHECKS NOT TAKEN" FOR POSTAGE BILLS Uncle. Sam Is Quite Particular ; About This Feature of The Business. NOT COUNTED AS CASH. ONLY IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES IS A CHECK ACCEPTED AND THEN IT IS HURRIED TO THE DEPOSITORY. "Of course your check Is good. I am not disputing It. We don't take checks not allowed to at all." The man addressed turned from the postoffice window and looked about In despair. He was In a hurry and going to the bank was entirely out of the question. "No offense, you know," added the clerk. "It would be the same if you were J. Pierpont Morgan or Theodore Roosevelt, and if the check only called for twenty cents." , The man left the postoffice and Postmaster Spekenhier was asked by a spectator as to the refusal to cash the check, why it is that Richmond postoffice clerks are not allowed to cash paper of any character. He stated that the main reason why government money could not be used In cashing checks, is that it is never considered currency by the postoffice inspectors who dropped into the office often to check up accounts. Should their be a check in the amount on hands, the face value of the check would be counted as a deficit standing against the office. Postoffice clerks can cash checks if they see fit from their own pockets, but the law is very strict, prohibiting the use of government money for this purpose. For the reason that the clerks stand a chance of accepting bogus paper, and thereby losing they do not encourage the practice. Postmaster Spekenhier said that where large manufacturing concerns bought immense amounts of stamps they generally paid for the same with paper, but this is generally hustled to the bank where the postoffice revenues are kept and immediately on arrival would be considered currency. The local postoffice attaches never know what minute a government inspector will drop into the ofrice and demand a "squint" at the books, and as checks are not considered in the accountings, local clerks make all possible haste to get them to the bank. The ruling is a strict one and more than one Richmond man of means has had his check refused by local postoffice attaches.

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UNION PRINTERS AT HOT SPRINGS, ARK. Fifty-Third Session of Interna tional Typographical Union Meets. MANY DELEGATES ATTEND. PRESIDENT LYNCH AND SECRE TARY BRAMWOOD SUBMIT THEIR REPORTS, SHOWING THE PROGRESS MADE. Hot Springs. Ark.. Aug. 12. The fifty-third convention of the Interna tional Typographical Union was called tQ order this morning. . Addj-esses-jaf welcome were made by the mayor of the city, the officers of the local un ion and others, and were responded to by President James M. Lynch. About l,f00 delegates and visitors are in at tendance. The report of President Lynch Is a comprehensive document, and covers the progress made by the International Typographical union for the period elapsing since the Colorado Springs convention, and also outlines new poli cies and touches upon those that have become a part of the work and history of the organization. Among other things an aggressive campaign for the union label is recommended, and it is quite likely that this subject will oc cupy considerable of the convention's time. The campaign for an eight hour day, which has been vigorously prosecuted by the International Typo graphical union for nearly two years, is touched upon extensively, and it is shown that this movement has been at tended with a very large degree of suc cess, about 45.000 members of the un ion now working not more than eight hours per day. Pension Is Proposed. In the president's report the proposi tion to pension the superannuated and incapacitated members of the union is given considerable space. This fea ture, if adopted, will be a new viiture for the union, but it is looked on with much favor by the delegates, and un doubtedly a proposition embracing the pension feature will be submitted to a membership vote of the International Typographical union. This union, on the Introduction of typesetting machines, avoided the error committed by other trade unions in fighting the machine, and encouraged and advised the members to learn the operation of the new device. Because of that wise policy nearly all typesetting machines are now operated by union printers. This subject is touched upon in the president's report, and the membership is advised to continue the friendly attitude toward the machine, and to create the greatest opportunity for the instruction of union printers in the operation of typesetting devices. The Union's Fiscal Record. Secretary-treasurer Bramwood shows that the collections for the year ending May 31, 1!K7, reached the enormous total of $1,030,304.91, and the expenditures $1,042,441.04. leaving a balance in the treasury of $2!.tj2.97. There was also collected" during the same period, for the support of the Union Printers' home, $01,931.40. The secretary-treasurer shows that the expenditures from the burial fund for the year reached $30,27O. The average age of death of printers lor the year was 40.7 years. It Is proposed to build an addition to the Union Printers home, and the fund for this purpose is known as the Cun mings Memorial fund. There was In this fund on May 31, 10O7, $12,910.44. This amount represents voluntary contributions by the membership.

AGITATION GENERAL FOR IMPROVEMENTS

Press of the Eastern. Indiana District Wants the Insane Cared For. MANY ARE IN THE JAILS. AN APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE TO PROVIDE FOR NEW BUILDINGS IS THING NEEDED. Since the announcement was made some time ago that an appropriation for two new wards at East haven would be asked of the next legislature, that the crowded condition at the institution might be corrected, the eastern Indiana press has taken up the agitation with renewed vigor, and is pointing out the distressing fact that each county has far more than Its individual allotment in the Easthaven hospital. Not one county in the district from which the hospital takes its patients, has fewer than the allotment, while the majority have from ten to fifteen more patients than the number they are supposed to send to the hospital. Insanity is growing among the people of the country, but the opinion prevails that it is merely in proportion to the gain in population and that if the accommodations were once made ample they would continue so. Since the situation in the eastern Indiana district has become so alarming, the conditions have been studied more closely and several startling conditions have been exposed. It has been said in the past few days ! that the insane patients in the county jail can never receive proper attention No matter how much care the sheriff may take of bis Insane or epileptic prisoners, he cannot care for them as they should be, for the simple reason that he is not experienced. The food, considered one of the chief requisites for the recovery of an Insane person, is never what it should be, still the sher iffs do their best. With a'n appropri ation of several thousand dollars, two wards, one for men and the other for women, could be constructed, which would place the eastern district in po sition to care for its afflicted ones in the best possible manner, and insane jail prisoners would be a thing of the SCHATTELL IS IN THE LEAD. Eagles Trying to Find Most Popular Fraternal Man. Iioy Schattell is leading in the con test being conducted by the Eagles in connection with their carnival to de termine who is the most popular fra ternal man. Mr. Schattell has 349 votes, J. P. Hartzler, 290 and Charles Ball, 123. The fortunate man will re ceive a 21-jeweled Howard watch. CALLAWAY IN A NEW ROLE. Omar Callaway, who for some time has been in the employ of Perry Wil liams, brick contractor, has resigned and entered the poultry business. The first of his trips to neighboring towns was made to Connersville. FINE CHANCE TO

DURING SCHOOL VACATION

Owing to the fact that the public schools are not in session the young people of Richmond and vicinity are accorded a splendid opportunity to work ' for the magnificent prize the Palladium and Sun-Telegram is offering to the one securing tho largest number of votes. This prize, as al ready known, is a pony and cart, such as would gladden the heart of any boy or girl, and well worth working for, as

How Tire Vote Stands

BOYS. Sylvester Hamilton ... 5,650 Alvin A. Keller 4,556 Talbert Jessup 4,203 Leo King 4.013 Fred Palmer (Williamsburg) 3,5f, Nathan Mills 3,000 Russell Brehm 2,134 Leo Medearis 1,587 Henry Schneider 1,533 Earl Miller 1,031 Walter Anderson (Fountain City). 1,520 Anthony Hafner 22 Howard Hartzler 114 Robert McDaniel 110 Noel Matthews 74 Geo. Weller (R. R. No. 1) 52 Elmer Colvin .. ... 34 Elmer Piohe - 21 Fred Ward (Lynn) - 19 Harry P. Thomas (Cambridge City) 10 Ralph Gault ' 6 Peter Uchtenfels 5 Francis Brooke (Greensfork) 3 PIRLS. Mary E. Harmeier 3,743 Ellen Dickinson 3,000 Irene Crull (Greensfork) 1,526 Pearl Rothermal 517 Doris Monroe 59 Mary Morrow 21

WARM DAYS; COOL NIGHTS

This Was Characteristic Feat ure of Last Week. All of last week was marked by warm days and cool nights. There were but two clear days during ,the week. The maximum temperature was 87, while the minimum-maximum temper ature was 7S on Sunday, August 4 while the maximum-minimum was 04 on Friday. There was .s 4 of an inch rain fall during the week. Record by days: High. Low August 4, . . August 3. . . August 0, . , August 7, . . August S. . , August i. . . August lO. . .7 s . .70 . .SO r.o r.o . .SO . .S3 . .SO . . S7 01 04 f.3 STEAMERS COLLIDE FOUR MENJROWIIED Two Hundred Passengers on The Tennessee Were Thrown Into Panic. SCHOONER WAS RUN DOWN. AN UNIDENTIFIED VESSEL, WITH ALL ON BOARD, WENT TO THE BOTTOM AS THE RESULT OF A FOG. New York. Aug. 12 Four men were drowned and two hundred passengers were thrown from their berths in a panic early this morning when the steamboat Te'nnessee ran down an uni dentified schooner off Bridgeport, Conn., sinking her with all on board The Tennessee was loaded with pas sengers from Boston to New York. All were transferred to the steamboat Maine. The collision was duo to a fog. ATTORMEYGEHERALSMEET Exchange Ideas on How Best To Fight Trusts. St. Louis, Aug. 12 The attorney generals of Ohio, Missouri, Indiana, Kansas and Mississippi are meeting .here today and exchanging Ideas on how best to co-operate in fights against trusts In their respective commonwealths. NO FEAR OF DIPHTHERIA. There Are No Cases in Richmond at The Present Time. All cases of diphtheria have disap peared from Richmond and there is no fear of a spread of this disease. Richmond Is in a fortunate condition as to contagion. A PRIZE it represents a value of $300. The children have everything to gain from the contest, for they not only have a chance in securing new subscribers to win the prize but they are also paid a commission an each subscription secured for six months or a year. Already there "are twenty-eight contestants with a prospect of more and the vote Is coming In rapidly. This week will show an advance of many thousands.

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E Indiana's First Rhodes Scholar Has Made a Highly Creditable Record. A STUDENT AND ATHLETE.' STAY ABROAD ALSO CAVE HINV OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR EUROPE AND GAIN MUCH ADDITION AL INFORMATION. , George E. Hamilton- of Richmond Indiana's first Rhode's 'scholarship man to Oxford University, .England, has returned home after -thre yar." successfully spent In the English college. He arrived In Richmond, Sun day but left soon afterward for St. Paul, Minn., where he goes to accept; a position with a large railroad contracting firm. Hamilton Is vertiably bubbling over with enthusiastic stories of his llfe Fpent in the English schools. He states that tho collegiate course In' England is far advanced over this country. The student t life is . better as tho students as a whole stand closer together than they do In American educational centers. Hamilton, during his three years stay at Oxford, was not only one of the most brilliant students in Pembroke college, Oxford, but was also a leader In athletica. Hohas several hundred dollars worth of fino silver trophies which he carried away with him. having won them in, athletic contests. Not only wag his. running a factor in Pembroke eolloge track athletics, but he was also a power at football and base ball. 1I also made the boat crew, which is considered quite an honor for any collegian. In the educational line, Hamilton also worthily held up the honor of Indiana. He always Mod high in, his classes and when he lft he took third honors on modern history, considered a very high place. Toured Old Country. During his vacations, Hamilton traveled extensively over Europe and visited all the European capitals and other points of historical Interest. The $1,500 per year granted to him under the provisions of the Cecil Rhodes scholarship fund, was ample to carry him through these vacations. As the result of his travels over Europe he is conversant in French, Ger man and Italian. He spent much timo In Italy viewing historical sites. Notwithstanding tho many pleas ures which figured bo conspicuously,, In his life abroad, Hamilton is very glad to be home once more. Damo rumor has it that one of tho chief reasons for the haste Hamilton used in coming home, was that little God Cupid has played with his affections to such an extent that ho wiir soon be married to a former charming little Earl ham miss, to whom he show ed constant attention during his col legiate work at the Quaker Institution before being given the Rhodes scholarship to Oxford. Ho was graduated from Earlham with the clasg 1906. MRS. 'WHITES ENGAGED Widow of Harry Thaw's Vic tim Will Harry. New York, Aug. 12. Mrs. Stanford White, widow of the architect Harry Thaw killed, is engaged to .marry Charles F. McKIm, her late husband's partner. MISGUIDED HEIRESS IS irrSAHITARIUM Floretta Whalry Deserted by J. Knode Cook. New York. Aug. 12. Deserted by th Rev. J. Knode Cook, for whom th gave up everything to elope. Floretta Whalry of Hempstead, I., heiress, is in a sanitarium in Canada, on the verge of Insanity. Cook's whereabouts are unknown. TOOK IN THREE MEMBERS. Bartenders Union Has Not Yt Arranged a Wage Scale. A meeting of the Bartenders union, newly organized, was held on Sunday and three new members were taken In. No wage scale has yet been agreed upon by the bartenders but probably will be soon. PHIL RILEY IMPROVING. Injured Fireman Gets About With Use of a Cane. Street Phil Riley, the fireman who was in jured in . a runaway accident many weeks ago, shows steady improvement. He is now getting about the street of

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