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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
GOVERNOR PRAISES WORK.
Peoples Institute Celebrates It's
Ninth 1nnirerSarY.

The Peoplea Institute celebrated its ninth ami
versary with large meeting at Cooper Union last
night Great enthusiasm shown for sixteen
year-old yiolinist Miss Nicola Thomas. who
down the programme for two numbers but
finally had to play half dozen times. Governor
Hughes sent a message which was read from the
stage
Howard Mansfield presided as chairman and
praised Charles Sprague Smith, director of the in
st'ute to whose unseInsh and devoted interest. he
said. the success of the Peoples Institute was
principally due
We haze reached our ninth milestone" said the
Rev. Thomas r. Sicer and know tho differ
enoe between a milestone and a cravestone. There
Is i'm every community among Gkeptics and cynics
belief that every popular movement will find its
gravcstone before it reaches lis second milestone.
but the Peoples Institute has reached its ninth.
and its grave is further off every year.
The success the results. the achievements OF
the Peoples Institute are due to the fact that
Charles Sprasue Smith combined intelligence with
executive ability and human sympathy The
Peoples Institute was not accident II grew
out OF necessity And it is not an experiment:
have outgrown that The Peoples Institute
stands for what is deliberate sane and rational.
II has tendency 10 cool us Oft. 10 allay any fever
may have"
Mr. Smith. after announcing mass meeting at
Cooper Union tomorrow night to discuss the
police bill. read IA message from Governor Hughes.
IS follows:
] greatly regret that can't he with you tonight
nat Is most needed ri the present time Is a ialr
ara lmpalual discussion or pubic questions so tlat
the people may fully understand what can best he
done 10 correct existing evils and Ia secure 10 all
the blessings which our government was Intended
to confer believe that the Peoples Institute is
doing a very important work u this end. Every
patriotic citizen must DO most solCitous that the
people should take intelligent interest i'm all
that concerns the administration Of government.
that the wisest policies may be pursued and every
officer and representative Of the people be held
strictly 10 the performance of his duty. IoU
have my best wishes for the continued prosperity
Of the institute and my high appreciation OF the
unselish work which is being done by its workers.
The Rev. Or. stephen s. Wise. who was for
merry connected with the institute. bar moved
Seattle, and has only just returned 10 New York.
was received heartily when he 10 speak He
said he regarded the Peoples institute the
greatest single educational institution New York
he said II was conservative IN that il would con-
serve the best lie regarded II the greatest
single power in the city IN the direction of civic
hetterment and civic reform lie spoke of il as a
pillar of our American democracy: one Of the bull
warlls Of civic purity and an uplifting and purify
inE force.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
RABBI HIRSCH SPEAKS.
Comes From Chicago to address
Free Synagogue.

The Rev DR. Emil G. Hirsch. rabbi OF Sinai
Congregation. Chicago. lectured before the mem
bers OF the Free Synagogue yesterday at the HIND
son Theatre. His subject was The Religion %
Power" lie said, in part:
Ono OF the most gifted singers of medieval r
Sael halls his people the heart OF mankind Tbie
note may De varied into the declaration that Israel
mirrors me passions and ideals OF the ambient
world PassiVely. The jew las been tho indie ~
81 the nations civilization. 4 glance AZ br, r.,
RUSSIA tells the tale Of Russia's barharisn1 his
situation IN this land reflects the ambition 90 ,Ie
United states 10 carry into effect the nrncines ~
grounded Va INC "''ion
But actively well the Jew illustrates the ..ro,-
20. 80. \ inotLtts 81 me world round about his
Responsiveness 10 their iuctuatIons No. 49,
perhaps. me psychologist. Dut lac dsria5
tleM or re emphasis OF fact Witnessing 10 its
presence and potency. For instance when T., -
earlier decades OF the last ceDturv -
humanity VAS reYered the magnet fbs sttrr
non OF Nhlch none should resist the sweetly sd
lime doctrine negativing national or racial ii,,Si,
rsons found nowhere enthusiastic accaf,,, M
rte tents OF Jacobs sons. But now when T,t9.--'
alism Is the shbboeth Of the leading NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Iue, Jew has caught the national fever in a yery
Iialf a century ago II was the doctrine NJ oo,,,
uon which. newly proclaimed, seemed 10 ,,rSarr
when rewritten IN accordance with the SieSsitj,gs
then newly accentuated. seemed 20 denv 10 AdsL,sS
clan title ana prerogative higher or other Tia,
what had come 10 the other tenants Of fhfs sri,-
ming globe. Men reJOced Ia this new knOUledga 80
theirs that they and thei- kind were NOT tbo ,,t,i
MAZE OF creations intention. Tho position assiene5
luton vas az all events. irrecOncilable with tho
dogma OF the church, according 10 which perfec-
tlon was AZ ne beginning changed in fatal hour
by mans own disobedtence 70 progressive smper-
seciiOn. in the wake of these Impressions ideal
iBtic concepts were replaced ~ Ynaterfaliefic CON
klDeuons. God. soul. eonscieEce-a-:d what not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
SAYS PICTURES WERE STOLEN.
italian Artist Asks Police to Recover
RUbens Tor Him.

An understood. excited. gestculating Italian
dashed into the Mercer street station yesterday
morning, all out Of breath. His wife close
behind him. tears I'm her eyes
Ny pictures. nay valuable pictures he shouted.
shaking his hands and looking al the desk SER
ceant When he had finally Gained down bit il
was learned that his name Donatus Buongi-
orno, that he was an artist with a studio in the
Fleischmann building and that paintings had
been stolen from his studio some time On Saturday
night.
Both pictures he said. We're valuable. One was
a Rabens portrait Of Marie de MedicI painted. he
said. in 1920; the other portrait Of John Calvin
by Nannorlai. The RUhens. he said was worth at
least $1,000 and the other, while NOT so valuable
was in demand Buorgioruo said that he and his
vile were dining ont SATURDAY night. and
reached their apartment which adioins HIS studio
in the early hours Of yesterday. The first thing
that met his eve was great bundle on the floor
lie looked and FOUND that AT least a dozen paint
lngs were wrapped up in It ready to be taken
away.
Then he thought Of his most prizod pictures
They, too, wers gone. He said he believed they
We're stolen by an Italian who knew they Were
being shipped him
Besides being IN artist. BuonGforuo said lie was
tie New York representative Of Escnio Beono. Of
Florence. italy, dealer who makes speciality OF
sales 10 American collectors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18

we're brushed aside empty articulations with
real distinct content Mechanical processes
were urged be sufficient 20 account for what
ever was connoted by the discarded termnolcgy-
Or. HiIsch went 70 say that the Bible. in
spite % the fac. that human and historic origin
had come to be recognized, was being emphasized
as importan; 20 human growth. spiritual End
moral. He continued:
The same change Of attitude is noticeable with
reference 10 the part assigned 10 the great re-
gious personalities. In the beginning Of the non
dOgmatic period Of emancipation ard enlighten-
ment Moses. Jesus. jeremiah. Paul. sus-
Iected of having been benevolent deceivers To-
DAY only antdiluvian fossils Of liberalism will dare
repeat this judgment While not credited with
s8Derluman powers these men OF leading and OF
light have been accepted as exercising intensely
human powers. and as such they hailed per-
soualities in whom indeed God revealed himself. in
whom he word has become flesh.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New York, Sunday, March II, 1907.

stamr A% S ana S@ , krgh = Ia"f5 Mars
lean Line Vim 5ci cabin a3o hiri class an. ~ steer
age passengers mails and mdso Arrived the at
steamer PeruFa Bn Johnston L1gaorn rcbruarv y.
With y cabin and l-.2 Storage passengers ana mdse
Steamer Patricia Gen. MaEin Hamburg March .
Boulogne and Plymouth ., 70 The Hamburg American
m6se Arrived at the Bar at e. -
70 DAME! Bacon ballast Arrived the bar T.
steamer Livingston ,Nor, olsen sama March 10 10
simon & - with fuit Arrived 81 the Bar ar q
the HamburE American Line. with cabin rass@neer, ana
,.ert - l',5, ',r 'I,'oPta'' March , and
80 seersse oasseFrs mails and ,ase ri,e a. N, I ip
s5ea uer U1then cNep. Petersen sar Fetn reerua-5.
L Ea-eeiona 5 rents u MaiAsa u ss,'e - Ghral5ar
misc. Arrived tho Bar at . a m
' rs sa L3E 70 Ws f o9@ e. 1s s'e 5s
steamer Il Teara.ae r Faioile iiavr" March q 70
and So soerage passengers mails and ndse Arrived
sisaGre. Horace 'Br Egoaron ,,se orleans Match 70
steamer Terssa aust rer,ich trieste February
T. Phelps lrothers % with Passengers and H'lse.
steamer ISreree ,br a}rao sa-t.s Fee.uary q MO
Jevons. Win - passengers mails ana ml" Arrived
steamer sesra9ea oskss saa,iasa March Il FRA as
steamer Twilight I 'Iir Morris iigsi. Feh-na - Win
rived al tbs bar AZ
steamer American UiufCh). Na-ckschiRFer. Antwerp
March g. - Philip Ituprec1 IN ballast Arrived NJ The
Ear 30 T.
Ioquot Chicheser. Jacksonville
Charleston ~. 10 the clyde Steamship 'umrauy with
passengers and rudse
steamer seneca. Koefc Newport News and Norfolk
the Old Dominion steamship COMPANY. with passengers
and mdye
Steamer Delaware. French Philadelphia the Clydo
Steamship company. with udse
steamer Vienna ,firi. Jones Rarry March l. 20 7 Il
Winchester Co. IN ballast. Arrived ~" Bar e
steamer Cedric t3r. Hadtock. Naples March and
Gibraltar p 70 the White star Line. with passengers
mds0. Anchored outside BAR s-@5 % N
Sandy \ March II a3O b m Mind northeast
light breeze, raining, thick ofsbore.
SAILED.
Furn"ssiR tHgl Glasgow. Pretoria jCiar
Plymouth and Hamburg. Wcimar tfi-r. Bremen. Amste
Dutch. AaitorG. etc. Pr.nz Joachim oierl Kingston
etc. SplStad tNor} Chester Penn. E Orleans
JaulestaHn Norfolk ana Newport News. Winyah Pnia-
delIhii
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
TWO DIE FROM AsPHYxrATroN.

Thomas Z. Grahame. cutter for Rogers. Peet
& Co. and his wife were asphyxiated by illu-
minating gas in their apartments at No I28
East lOSth street some time Saturday night
their lfeless bodies being found shortly before
noon yesterday by Edward McGinnes. who oc-
cupes an apartment on the third floor of the
same house Mr.. Grahame in receipt of =
good salary and there is no suspicion Of suicide
coroner Dooley, who made an investigation. dc
claring the death of the couple to have been
accidental. The bodies were taken i'm charge hy
Mrs. Patrick Riley. of No. 20 Fast 11.Ifh stree.
a daughter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
TWO HURLED FROM AUTO BY CAR.

William Read. a restaurant keeper of No. 233
West 10th street. while running his automobi.
yesterday afternoon with his wife by his side
was run into by "A southbound Eighth avenue
surface car at 10th street. Mr. and Mrs Read
were thrown out and although they sus-
tanned several bruises and suffered rom shock
they were not badly hurt and declined to go -
the }. Hood Wright Hospital at Dr. Hapns
suggestion. No arrests We're made
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
CLEVER WORK BY POLICE.
Get Men Charged with Systematic Thefts
from Chair Factory.

Through the clever work on the part Of the police
OF the Cl>7ner street station. Williamsburg end
probably has been put TO the Systematic robberies
from the W r Whiting Chair Companys factory
at Division and Kent avenues. The company did
not discover its loss until am account Of stock was
taken in January. Then it was discovered that the
finest kind Of leather seat chairs were missing The
loss was estimated at more than s. 600 The po-
lice suspected men employed by the company.
On Saturday evening The police 10
the ciubrooms OF the Tilden Association at No A
Ciymer street and there found many Of the chairs
The entire outfit was taken TO the station house
where member Of the firm identified them
Detectives located more Of the furniture in a
nearby cigar store and took TO the station house
As result 81 the raids the police arrested Otto
Iiuslskeis, % NO. ~ Kent avenue: Samuel Sam
way. driver. OF No. G6 Middleton street and
Louis Liet u 10 53 South 9th street The men
gether managed 10 get the furniture out without
being noticed. They We're arralgned I'm the Lee
avenue ponce court where they held in 81 Goa
bail for further examination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

FOREIGN PORTS
London. March l7-Arrlved steamer Maine Prayer New
York
Queenstown. March - 40 70 sailed steamer Etr,I-
ria tErf. Potter from Liverpool. York.
Dover, March Il go u-Sailed steamer iceland tYr,
kr1Ornhctd tfrouI Autnerpj New York
Movile. March 1G-Saied steamers Astoria tprl Iu;us
dane from GLASGOW. New York Columbia ,8t).
800 WadsWorth Ne" YORK 20 GLASGOW 'snd proceeded.
kiHsaie March - Passed teNlc IHr, clarke
York for Liverpool
Isle % Wight March lT-Paescs ftcamer NcorFarl
l'gtch). sterger Rotterdam and Bo;ilogue New
SILLY. Mar"h i rnssed steamer Rheiu tGerl Peter
man. New York Il Bremen
TymoIfh March T. . a n Arrived steamer rlaiqorn
Au2uste Victoria tGeu. Ruser New York for Ham
burg.
Liverpool. March Il Arrived steamer Eauuae: CHr.
Carman. New York FOR Manchester
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
Proposals.


OFFICE OF THIS DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
~ ARSENAL BUILDING
FIFTH AVENUE AND SIXTY FOURTH STREET
BOROUGH or NANHATTAN. THE CITY or NEW
YORK
SEALED BIDS OR ESTIMATES WILL. BE receive Ell
Board the above Office u Department.
u lrtl . a'rlsc% = on
THURSDAY. April. II. 1897
Borough of Manhattan.
CONTRACT No
FOR AID MATERIALS FOR FFF>l ~TTON- MD
COMPLETION or THE INTERIOR FINISH N TINS
NEW YORK CEILC LIBRARY. Aston. I.<Nly
AND TIIDEN FOUNDATIONS. FIF~TH AVENUE
FDRTIETH AND FORTY SECOND STREETS
m. Security required VIII he Fog" hundred thousand
Dollars
The allowed for doing ant completing the work
viii be six CALENDAR MONTHS after notice %
ee4tn werk The building has been Givnn.
I'M, compared and The contract awarded a
a lurup ~ sum
1,,rs NAV, h7nl forms may obtained ar
TIE ofic. ~ Department ~ Parks Arsenal central
park Manhattan also the Office ~ the archtects
trrere 4 Hastings. Ne = East Forty street Man
haitian -
MOSES HERMAN
PRESIDENT;
iDSE1iI l. BERRY.
Al 'iiAET. =. KENNEDN.
CoauuiSs.cue-s of Parks.
,,-..4 Nt,r-N q fan-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
ocToGENARIAN COMMITS SUICIDE.

Francis Murray. eighty years old was found
dead in the bathroom of his home, No. l65 East
9Oth street, yesterday afternoon by his two
sons Martin and Michael. and his granddaugb-
ter. Mrs. May Manley. The old mans throat
was cut. the jugular vein being severed, and
pocketknlfe lay on the floor beside him He
had been melancholy for several DAYS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
Public Notices.
TOCONTRACTORS.

SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED by the BOARD
OF WATER SUPPLY. Room 9li. 29o broadway New
York until p. n.
MONDAY. MARCH IS. 1907,
FOR TIE CONSTRUCTION OF PORTIONS or rHr
CArSKILT. AQUEDUCr. BETWEEN IIUHTEE'S
BROOK AND FOUNDRY BROOK WALLETS. i: THE
TOWNS OF CoRTLANDr AND YoRKTONN WEST
CHESTER COUNTY, AND PHIILIPSTOWN, PUTNAM
COUNTY. NEW YORK.
At above place and hour the hds vii, he publicly
opened ard read The contract awarded.
viii thereafter as practicable
The principal items In Engineers estimate OF
follows
Excavation in oIen CUT. loss 800 cubic yards.
Rchu nkment....-. Gj9 800 cubic yards.
Excavation and replacing OF
top soil Tor dress
ing Observation-Disclosures. ~ 600 cunic yards.
Excavation in tunnels. 10000 cuSic yaraA
Concrete masonry aQue-
dust IN open cut........... oil OOU cuaic yards.
Concrete masonry In tunnels 1900 cubic yards
Portland cement .........- $4,000 Barrels
Steel for reinforcing
crete -..................... $4,000 pounds
Stone boundary walls. 800. linear feet
Fences and guard Tats...... G5.JOO linear feeL
For other see contract.
The bono required for faithful performance
tract VIII be Five Thousand Doars $500 OO,
No bid will be received accompanied by eithe-
certhed check upon National STATE Bank In City
OF New York. drawn the the Comptroller Or
none to the amount CT seventy-ase TEousand Dollars
Tine aLlowed for the completion ;he IS
Pamphlets Containing further information for bidders
forms for proposal. approved by the
Of the Beard on ' on S'a or n eS
nall Famph.et e drawings may be obtained
]. EDWARD SIMMONS.
CHA>s. y GgATPWIcK.
:. WALDO sMr1H. AOu'O o. a's' Nu''S'
TROs HAssBrT,
Secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
v NJ. 4. a. cELEeRATEs ANNlvERsARY.

The Young Mems Hebrew Association observed
the thlrty-thrd anniversary Of its organization
last night, with exercises in the aeso,iat,o, hi;
ia "a, street and Eexngtoa avenue. The Rev Dr..
Einll u dlrsch- OF the Sinai Congrega ton. Of
Chicago was the principal speaker -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18

Finland which reported 20 Sable Island s. m
yesterday when ESQ miles Sandy Hook. is
pected dock about $50 a
The Sstentam, which reported Ia sable Island 80
yesterday when 1870 miles southeast Of station,
Is e1pectal 70 dock ahant moon to-InerroM.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18

TToET SLoCUM. n Y MARCH =. I9o7.-sEAIEn
Il proposals. ia triplcate furnishing ruel Foras,
aad straw. and Mineral on Is9uired AZ Fort socum.
here until 4 NJ April l. 1921 u. = reserves Right
- reject accept all proposals part
or Information furnished application. Envelopes con
teiniug proposals. vii he endorsed Proposals
Forage aud straw and Mineral or, AZ ." W. r
WILDER. q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

sun 500 Sun sets $40 Moon 1876 Moons age
HIGH WATER
AM-Sandy Hook 1910 Gov Island 105S Hell 1881
PNI-Sandy Heck 1850 Island HIS Hell Gate III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18

AUARTEEM NsTER's OFFICE. WEST POINT \ Y
NS March 10th, 190I-Soaled proposals. in trlpcat@
subject the usual conditions will he
on,e Untl II o'clock, april y. 1907 for nj
and Marble Work. In the cadet Barracks (oIdl West
Point n Y. The UuUed states the right Ia
accept oi reject or all proposals FOrns pro-
posas furnished application. Address Cuarrsr
master. West Point. y. y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18

OFFICE. COMMISSIONERS DISTRICT OF COt.I-M-
- tia Washington, u. g.. March y 1907 sealed
proposals received this office until clock
noon. Npril - l1n' Tor constructing sewers n tho
COlua}bia Forms, SVe-!fC1f IONS
say information may be obtained Room g. Djstric
Building. Washington. II. g. IESRY y F. MACFNE-
LAND. HENRY l. WEST JOHN BIDDI4E Commits
SioUvrs. u c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
NErRoroLITAX OFERA HOTsE,

This Evening AT g. AIDA-Emrnl Eanes Homer:
CarIso Stracciar Pancon. Muhlmann- Cond,. Vigna
Evg, Mch. 10 az $50. DAS RHEINGOLD-
Fremstad. Weed. SchumaUn- Heinl Alien RalDh
BurSqtalIer. Van Rooy. Goritz, pIPpel Re'ss Muhi-
mann Rass Gourmet Conductor. Hertz
Wed Eyg Mch 90. at 3. MADAME Butterfly
FarIar. Homer Caruso Scott. Retss. Muhinann- Du-
f-fche. Begue. Conductor. Vigna
Thurs Evg- Mich. Il. at $50 DIE WALKCRE
CTadSlI Freustad Schumanu Iicln< Burgstaller, Van
EOoy Biass. Conductor, Hertz.
Eri Egg Men. 80 at :, PAGIIACt'I-FaTrar,
StraCciari. ReisS. Simard Conductor. Vigua-
Ere, oded by HAENSEL TND GEETEI-Mattfed.
Alien Schuuaun-Heink Weed; Coritz Coad. Hertz
Sat. Aft. Mch IS. AT .. Last Mati-ec. TCSCA-
Emma Eamcs Jacoby; Caruso, Scott. Bars, Begue,
Dufr-he conductor Nigua.
sat Eyg Mch -. at T.+5 Last PERI. n Pop Prices.
TRISTAN CND TSOIDE-Ciadski. Kirkby- Lunp; Dip
pei GOrjtz Blazs. Relzs Muhlmann CoEd. Hertz-
FrG. Mch. - At 40 .-- .-..-... -SIEGFRIED
Wed. Eys- Nch -. at 40 GOETT ERDA ENMEPt-NG
Fri. Mich - Good Fridayl p n .-..... r ARSIFAL
SEATS NOW on SALE
WEBER PIANO USED.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18

A DVERTIS1air:NIs AND SUBSCRIPTIONS for m.
"A Tribune received az their Uptown Once No 1851
Broadway. between seth and 37th until o.cioe,
~ m AdyeriiSenenis received al the following branch
954 Sth Esd St l53 sth ave cor 80
e. 90 East 18th st: 257 4sd st. between TN ana
tth Gves; 26S West l25th St; 1888 Sd ave- N~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18

lNONEHNpI:S ISLAND. n y. n, February rs $50;
~ Sealed proposals, I'm lriPtcse. De recrt r NJ .
until ~ s. NJ. March 20 1907 for printing rrorraJ ~
Division and Department Headquarters curing year
June ~ zoos Successful bidder Will required m f,
nisi plans and material Work 90 ON GOV
Isiant in building furnished by 4 s. rent free. Right
thereof lufor.ation application Envrlones -, -
ins aropos4s should marked Proposals fr Prir,ir
J>o. ". PI i.LAAN. 4. .. NJ g. Tins
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
OUTGOING STEAMERS.

TO-DAY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18

SEALED BIDS WILL. BE RECEIVED by the BOARD
OF WATER SUPPLY. Room 9li. 290 broadway New
York. =. n.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-17
PRESIDENT SMALL
ORDERS ALL TO
GO OUT
Western Union and Postal
Claim Strike is Over
RAILROAD MEN STAND PAT
Conference Of Labor Men Decides
That Railroad Operators Shall Stay
at Their Wires.

NEW YORK. Aug. 17.-lnterest In
the telegraphcrs' strike now centers
In the probable effect Of the general
strike order issued by President Small
of the national union aud which called
upon all operators employed by the
commercial telegraph companies and
those working private aud leased
wires not under union contracts 10 10
out. Throughout the east II Is said
there were few II any responses TO
the call.
Both the Western Union and the
Postal companies claim not 10 have
been affected by President Smalrs
call and 10 h. working their wires bet.
ter than before the general strike was
declared The Associated Press was
not affected adversely.
Though s J. Small. president of the
Commercial Telrgraphrrs' Union Of
America. has scut out the official call
for all members ~ the union 10 cease
work Immediately. comparatively few
men will BE- added 10 those on strike
as a result because In all the large cit.
les la the country the members % the
union were ALREADY out Probably on.
~ a few hundred members " the un.
ion were stiIl NJ work when the gen.
eral order was issued. aud all those Ia
the smaller cities. where not more than
half a dozen operators were employed
aud not all 81 those members Of the
union
The order will have the effect how.
ever ~ making the strike regular"
Up 10 the time President Small issued
his call Ia quit work there had been no
official sanction ~ the wnlkout The
men had simply quit work on thelr
own Initiative
II has been definitely decided that
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-17

makes harder the accomplishment Of
local improvements. Facts that In
themselves are Insignificant are mag
nlnod aud distorted by the public
mind until they become harmful 10
the interests OF the public aud to Us.
IL Is the spirit OF the age-and the
newspapers-so what eau We dor
why did you not answer the ques
lions put TO you BY the interstate com.
merce commission. aud will you an.
swer them when the proceedings
brought by the department OF justice
force you 10 appear for the second
trislY' the reporter asked.
II refused " tell what knew about
the Chicago aud Alton purchase lie
cause the questions put 10 me dealt
with matters Of policy" MIR. Harri.
man replied. Some ~ them ! would
not answer any more than you would
n asked from whom you bought your
suspenders OF how much you paid for
your shirt. I could not. % ~ specific
answer all the questions In justice to
my associates Ia the purchase.
But now that the proceedings have
been started 10 get these replies ! will
probably not refuse agaln"