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always been an ardent church worker and
has assisted churches in all sections of the
city. She attended st. Patrick's Church.
where she was Interested in Sunday school
work.
Kissed Mother Goodbye.
When Miss Robertson started away from
home with the subscription book for the
church fair she intended to call upon the
Rev. Father Smith of ST. Stephens and the
Rev. Father Griffith. pastor of St. Angus
tines Church. to get donations. She kissed
noon No uneaSineSs was felt when she had
not returned at that hour but when dinner
time arrived and she was not there her
mother became uneasy.
The mother waited some time for her
daughter. and finally she went to dinner
alone. Returning home. Mrs. Robertson
summoned her closest friends and told them
of her trouble All night long the distressed
woman awaited the arrival Of the absent
daughter. and when morning came and the
girl was still missing Mrs Robertson sent
her friends out to make a search. The
girls friends in different sections of the
city were questioned, but none of them was
able to offer any suggestion to her
whereabouts.
Had Boy Admirers.
1t is thought by Mrs. Robertson and other
occupants of the Pennsylvania avenue
house that Marie had no idea of leaving the
city when she left the house. She was
dressed in her street costume and did not
take any other clothing with her. Friends
who toured the city and searched every
section for her learned that a young lady
answering her description had called at
the home of the pastor of st. Augustine 8
Church Monday. The pastor was not at
home when she called. however and she
was unable to him. Mrs. Robertson
and her friends say they are certain that
Marie did not run away to get married.
She had several admirers but they were
mere boys and only called occasionally.
Several Of them are away on their vaca-
lions at this time, 1t is said, some Of them
being at resort on the lower Potomac
Miss Robertson is described as being Of
medium height and decided blonde. her
complexion and hair being very light.
When she left her home Monday morning
she wore a green and black plaid skirt.
plain white shirt waist. black sailor hat
with Roman striped band. low tan shoes
and tan gloves. Her mother at first did
not want to give publicity to her daugh-
ter's disappearance, but she became almost
frantic at her continued absence, and
thought an appeal to the police for as
sistance was the only thing left for her to
do.
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LOCAL OPERATORS
GET SMALL'S ORDER
General Strike Command Dis
peIS Feeling of Unrest.
DETERMINED FIGHT NOW ON
Campaign to Be Arranged by Execu-
tive Committee.
WILL MEET THIS AFTERNOON
Officials of Postal and Western Union
Claim They Have Enough Men
to Transact Business.
WILL MEET THIS AFTERNOON

The order calling a general strike of all
telegraphcrs who are members of the Com
mercial photographers Union of America
was received by Mr. w. w. Beattie. ma
tional vice president. at headquarters in
this city about l o'clock this afternoon.
The telegram was handed to Mr.. Beattie
while he was in his Office at the Columbia
Hotel with members of the executive COM
mittee. and it's reception was greeted with
applause, 1t was sent direct to him by
President 5. ]. Small from Chicago over a
private brokers wire. which the teleg-
raphers organization has leased for strike
purposes
When Mr.. Beattie was asked if the re-
ception of the official general strike order
would add many operators to the strike
roll. m. replied:
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NEW YORK WORKS STEADILY.
Officials Declare They Have No Wire
Trouble

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK. August 18-In spite Of the
general strike order issued by President
Small in Chicago at 2 clock this morning.
no great concern was expressed by the Off
Gals of the Western Union or the Postal
Telegraph companies when they heard the
news. The night business of both COM
panies was transacted in even better time
than on the night before. it was said. and
new wires are being opened every hour.
The officials claim to believe that within a
few days all the wires throughout the
country will be manned by non-union op-
orators
The Associated Press reported no trouble
here and expected none. while word arrived
over it's various wires that at other points
business was o. X. Branch offices are be-
ing opened by the Western Union, and
everybody in the building at 1875 Broadway
appeared to be as sanguine as In the
Postals main building
On the other hand, the strikers hold that
the strike is by no means a fzzle as Presi-
Uenl SIOWTy SAID yesterday, but has only
just begun.
Secretary McInerney of Local 10 said this
morning that the effect of the general order
would be to call out all wire chiefs and
managers of branch offices who are at
present working as operators IN the main
offices The wire Chiefs he explained, were
the sinews of the telegraph system, and he
asserted that the wire chiefs and the man
had fn nnf
"All operators employed by the Associated
Press with whom the association has not
signed a woge schedule will also go out"
continued McInerney. The strike order will
very materially help US. We have received
positive Information that the telegra phi
companies here little able to handle
their business that they sending away
thousands of kilograms in suit cases to be
delivered by means Of express trains. Our
pickets have seen men at the Grand Cen
trail station with suit cases which they
discovered were filed with kilograms. This
must be stopped In some way"
McInerney announced that hereafter all
meetings held by the union men would be
open and not secret, as has been the case
heretofore.
United Brotherhood Of Carpenters and
Joiners in Port Chester to further the cause
of the telegraphers.
Philadelphia Situation.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, August 16.-"In
my opinion 1t is only matter of hours be-
fore the operators who left the Postal Tele-
graph Company on strike last Monday will
be asking US to take them back" said j.
A McNychol, manager of the Postal Com
pany. today.
THE conditions of our business here" he
continued has been steadily improving"
L.. Lemon. the Postal superintendent Is
sued an order that no striker who applied
for work after today would ever be given
bonus work
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Rain Storm Heading This Way

Although the receipt of weather reports
from the several stations is hampered by
the strike of the telegrapherS. Prof
Frankenfield. the forecaster, stated this
afternoon that sufficient information ar
rived today to indicate that rainstorm
is heading this way from the northwest
and is expected to reach Washington to-
night. The indications are. he added. that
tomorrow may be a rainy day. Meteoro-
logical data by telegraph, upon which
the forecasts are based. are said to be
coming in sparsely. or in spots. as Prof.
Frankenfield puts it,
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Effect of the Order.

ut will only add few more to those
the union men here are now strike. The
others who will be called out will be prin-
cipaiIy operators in the offices of brokers
who have not signed contracts with the
union"
The feeling o: unrest in the ranks of the
operators which was SO noticeable yester-
day gave way today to one of determine
ttOn and carneStness. The order from Pres
ident Small had the expected effect and
Vice President Beattie at once set about
arranging for persistent fight against the
big telegraph companies offices in this city.
a meeting of the executive strike COM
mite was called for this afternoon at the
Columbia Hotel, when the committeeman
will go over the strike situation. Mr.. Be
attic said. and map out a program for the
campaign IN more systematic basis now
that the general strike has been declared
The fight is now to a finish" declared
urittee this afternoon. and in order to give
us a victory l a m informed that the Broth
erhoOd OF Railway Photographers will go on
strike 10 a man, and tie up every railroad
system in this country and Canada They
realize that should we lose now their time
to lose may come in the future Hence
when the death grapple comes I ley will be
found with us | have this from a most au-
thentic source
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
LOVING CUP FROM COLLEAGUES
Treasury Clerk Receives Testimonial
of Affection.

A beautiful loving cup was yesterday pre-
scented to Abram d. Vanderweer Of the ma
tional bank redemption agency OF the
Treasury Department by his fellow-clerks.
The presentation was In celebration of his
SEVENTEEN birthday. and as a testimonial
of the regard and esteem in which he Is
held by those who daily work with him.
Edwain W. Wilson made the speech of
presentation
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MRS. TUCKER DROPS IN,
But Sees Taft's Too Busy to Discuss
the Colonel.

Mrs. John A. Logan and her daughter,
Mrs. Tucker. called at the War Department
today to make inquiries regarding the case
of Col. VIM. F. Tucker of the pay corps,
against whom charges have been filed by
his wife. Secretary Taft was too busy to
see the ladies, but sent them word by Pri-
vate Secretary Carpenter that he had not
yet taken final action in the matter
1t is stated unofficially that the investiga-
ton of the charges against Col. Tucker do
not justify his trial by court-martial.
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"TWO SHOT BY FARMER"
Men Found Dying Near Railroad
Track by Train Crew.

CHICAGO August 1G-Roy Setlow nine
teen years Of age, and Patrick Bedley, six
teen years of age. were shot yesterday and
seriously injured by a farmer near the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad tracks about forty
miles south of Chicago. They were found
on the tracks by the crew Of milk train
and brought here. They may die of their
injuries
George Shields. nineteen years of age,
of 232s North street. Philadelphia. who was
with Setlow and Bedley when they were
wounded declared that the farmer dis
charged a shotgun at his companions when
they refused to move on. as he told them.
Shields said that he did not know the name
Of the farmer.
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RAILROADS UNTOUCHED.
Their Operators to Earn Money for
Idle Strikers

CHICAGO. August 16.-At the conference
held here last night between President S.
]. Small of the Commercial Telegraphers'
Union Of America, Secretary Russell. Presi-
dent Samuel Gompers of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and several other labor
leaders. it was decided definitely that there
should be no strike of the 1900 railroad
telegraphers of the United States. These
operators will be called upon shortly to con-
tribute a strike fund of $4,000 Two OF
their general officers attended the confer
ence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
Building Permits Issued.

Inspector Ashford issued the following
building permits today:
To Clarence NJ. Springman. one two-story
brick dwelling at 7l3 9th street southwest.
estimated to cost $4,000; architect, w. ].
Palmer: builder, w. f. Garner.
To Marie H. Borches, one two story brick
dwelling, at III Tennessee avenue north
east estimated to cost $500; architect and
builder w, A. Smith.
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Baltimore Warehouse Fire

BALTIMORE, August 16.-Fire this
afternoon broke out in the double five.
story warehouse. 3O7 and 300 West Balti-
more street. occupied jointly by N. b. Lobe
Il Co. mattings and rugs. and the Grotjan
Lobe Company, auctioneers of woolens
clothing and shoes. Prompt work on the
part of the firemen checked what threat.
ened to be a serious confiagration The
damage Is estimated at $4,000, fully In
sured.
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NEW CHIEF CLERK OF NAVY.
F. s. Curtis of Mount Vernon, Ohio,
Appointed to Position.

F. 8. Curtis of Mount Vernon. Ohio, has
been appointed chief Clerk of the Navy De-
partment to succeed Benjamin f. Peters.
who died last "Wednesday. Mr. Curtis was
appointed to the Navy Department after
civil service examination November /. 1891.
and has served continuously in the chief
clerks office since that date.
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Claims of the Postal.

Manager Prosser OF the Washington
branch of the Postal Telegraph Company
stated today that his company has enough
operators on duty here to handle all bust
ness promptly
Messages are taken subject to delay. of
course" he added. because we do not
know what the conditions are elsewhere
But We have plenty OF telegraphers TO han
die promptly all messages sent here from
other places or that we may receive for
transmission. The statement that tele-
grams are being sent or received by mall is
absolutely false. so far as it applies TO this
office"
Manager Prosser said he was advised by
officials OF the Postal company that condi-
tons are steadily improving, and that in
some places it Is impossible by appearances
TO tell strike is in progress. He also said
the operating rooms in Philadelphia. New
York, Boston and some of the other large
cities in the east have the normal number
OF Operators at work
The volume of business at our Washing
ton office is increasing every day." Mr..
Prosser declared. We handled twice as
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Messenger Boy Committed.

Herbert Bryant, the Western Union mes
senger who was arrested on a charge of
destroying kilograms intrusted to him for
delivery. was today committed to the re-
from school by Judge DeLacy in the
Juvenile Court.
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sensions between Gen. Drude and Gen
Santa Olalla. the Spanish commander at
Casa Blanca. are officially confirmed. 1t Is
explained. however, that the misunder-
standings were due to the too narrow in
depreciation Of his instructions by Cen
Olalla. and. after referring the matter to
Madrid, the commanders are now in per-
feet accord.
All the governments advices from Fec
indicate that measures taken to assure the
safety Of the Europeans are ample.
The cost Of maintaining the French war
ships and troops In Morocco is figured at
100000 per month. exclusive Of the pensions
of the mounted police. the hospital service,
repairs to the ships, etc Some of the
papers are insistently asking who will pay
the bill.
Copies Of Notes Sent to Sultan.
PARIS. August 16-France and Spain are
transmitting to the Sultan of Morocco
copies of the notes which they communi-
Gated to the powers, but no note will be
addressed to the sultan direct
News From Coast Towns Reassuring.
TANGIER, August 16.-The advices here
received from the coast towns Of Morocco
were more reaSsuring and it is hoped that
the improvement will be more pronounced
when the tribes realize that the Franco
Spanish action will only affect places where
disturbances occur.
Vice Admiral Philibert, in command of
the French squadron off the coast of Mo-
rocco, telegraphed during the day that the
authorities of MnZagan deny that the
tribesmen are marching against that city
Nevertheless, the Europeans and Jews are
leaving Mazagan.
A French warship has been dispatched
to Mogador with orders to take on board
the women. children and Jews.
In view Of the Moorish guarantees of the
security of Europeans at Fec no further
steps will be taken toward escortIng them
to the coast.
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CASA BLANCA QUIET
French and Spanish Troops
Guard Town.
GREAT ATTACK is EXPECTED
Number of Dead in Fighting Has
Been Exaggerated.
ONLY ABOUT THOUSAND IN ALL
Quantities of Loot Seized by Com
mandant May Be Sold for
Benefit Of Sufferers.
ONLY ABOUT THOUSAND IN ALI

CASA BLANCA. August 16.-The town
is quiet today and business is being trans
acted. The French authorities are still
engaged in clearing up the streets, burning
the dead and collecting property.
The commandant is making domiciliary
visits in search Of loot, Of which an i'm
mense quantity has been collected. A
meeting Of the foreign consuls will be held
here this afternoon to decide its disposal.
1t probably will be sold for the benefit Of
the sufferers Of the bombardment and
rioting.
About Thousand Killed.
The number of persons killed in and
about Casa Blanca has been greatly ex-
aggerated. Probably about a thousand
men were killed in the fighting and mas
sacre. The majority were Arabs, killed
by the fire Of the warships.
Only 5000 people remain in Casa Blanca,
the rest have fled to Gibraltar, Tangier
or Spain. The town is now completely
under the control Of the French and Span
ish authorities. and no further trouble
inside need be feared. French troops to
the number Of 5000 are camped out mile
to the east of Casa Blanca. Their out
posts are in touch with the Moors and con-
tinual skirmishes are taking place.
Spanish Troops Arrive.
Five hundred Spanish troops arrived here
yesterday and are camped in the town.
Fifteen hundred more are expected shortly,
and two more French transports with
troops are due to arrive here within a few
days.
Gen. Drude, the French commander. IS
holding defensive position pending the
arrival Of reinforcementS.
The Moors have received large reinforce
ments and the French and Spanish author
tiles hear that they planning a great
attack on Casa Blanca for today or to-
morrow There are ample troops available
to repulse them.
Jealous Generals Reconciled.
PARIS August 16-The reports of dis
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Boston Contradictions.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BOSTON. Mass. August 1G-Work in the
operating rooms of the main office of the
two telegraph companies began this morn
ing with the staff of the Western Union In
creased over yesterday by three men. and
the number in the Postal rooms just as it
was the day before
Manager Richardson of the Postal says
he has now twenty out of it's thlrty-one
branch offices open, and practically every
one of the important stations, save that in
the Hotel Touraine. is doing business.
The strikers gave out a story to the eff
feet that the Portland (Mane) office of the
Western Union had been closed because of
the strike. but the telegraph company Of
f1cials deny that the office has been closed,
and say It Is doing business this morning.
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BIC STRIKE ORDER
MAKES LITTLE STIR
Continued from First Page.)

Except for a brief interview yesterday with
Samuel Gompers, he made no move that
was known.
1T does not look as if anything lookin g
toward arbitration or any peace settlement
could or would be done in Chicago" he
said. IF any plan is proposed 1t will have
to go to the national heads of the telegraph
companies in New York I will stay in
town few days longer, according to my
present plan. and 1 may President
Small. but l do not. know when.
Mr.. Gompers left the city for Washing
ton this afternoon. At the close of the
conference early this morning MIR. Gompers
said he would be In touch with John Mitch
ell and Daniel ]. Keefe and they would re-
turn to Chicago II their services are re-
quired. Up TO the time of the issuance Of
the general strike order only four new
points are known to have joined the strik-
ers They are Davenport. Ill; Muskeson.
Mich; DeS MOines, Iowa, and Rockford III.
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Jealous Generals Reconciled.
PARIS, August 1.-THE reports of dis
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always been an ardent church worker and
has assisted churches in all sections of the
city. She attended st. Patrick'S Church,
where she was interested in Sunday school
work.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-18

Thos who were noa eowed BY fRar
gave him applause.
Burns was born in Columbus, o., for
ty-six years ago. His father was q
taller, The young man learned to cut
suits. He was twenty-siK years old
when be made the discovery that he
was cut out for something else. he
ran down a forgery in a local election
case with such success that he went
into the sleuth line for life. Not long
afterward Burns went to st. Louis,
where his first big triumph In his new
profession was won. A gang had been
renting houses, furnishing them, insur-
ing the furniture and burning the
houses to get the insurance. Many
thousands Of dollars had been secured
In this way. Burns went on the job
and landed the miscreantn.
The young man was called to the
government secret service. He became
the Nemesis OF counterfeAters. Burns
broke up some Of the most successful
eounterfeiting gangs ever known In
this country. There was, for instance,
the Taylor Briddell crowd of Pennsyl-
vania. These men spent 100000 in
producing a paper like that used In
printing United States money. They
had made $4,000 in counterfeiting
cigar revenue stamps. Then they man
ufaetured a hundred dollar bill which
was accepted by bank tellers and even
by subtreasury men.
Burns was assigned to the case. He
intercepted a letter from Kendig &
Jacobs, cigarmakers Of Lancaster. Pa.
to Taylor and Briddell, engravers, In
Philadelphia. Burns opened the letter
found therein three of the bills, mark
ed them, resealed the envelope ant
sent it along in the mails. In relating
the story of this case he says:
Later when Chief Wilkie and wen
to search Taylor and Briddelrs plac,
and arrest them pried open drawe
in their desk. found two Of the tire
bills had marked. / said to Wilkie
loud enough for the men under arres
to hear:
"'That's funny. Jacobs told us Their
were three of these bills
"Briddell bit Burns he said, HOY
many men have you got under arres
In this caseT named every man VIII
, wac connected with the case, none G
whom was under arrest at the tim'
That's enough for me- said Briddel
We don't make any more trouble fl
YOU He confessed everything on Ii
spot It was the opening Of the lett
? that did the trick"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-18

agent in getting evidence against the
land thieves. The remarkable success
of his work there is a matter of recent
record. But the United States gov
eminent could not assign one Of it's
agents to do detective work In a case
wherein the government was not Off
cially concerned. Accordingly Mr..
Burns found it necessary to resign
from the secret service in order to take
up the work in San Francisco. 1t is
understood that President Roosevelt
was glad to concur in Burns resigna-
ton because he felt that the man would
do valuable public work in California.
The government could afford to lend
one of its best sleuths to a suffering
city for year or so. That is how
Burns got into the game at the Golden
Gate.
Boss of the Battle at All Points.
There are no false whiskers in the
makeup room of William ]. Burns. He
is not that sort of sleuth. Such popu.
lar DISCUSSES would not serve In the
San Francisco case anyhow. Burns
was aware that the banded brigandi
of the city would employ their own de
tectives to shadow him. He thereforS
planned his campaign as commands
In chief rather than as a fighter in tn,
ranks. Wearing his customary clothes
which are somewhat more fashionabl,
than those of the average professiona
man, he went about the city In his au
tomobile, openly and freely, just lik
any well groomed man of affairs. On
! der his direction he had a small arm,