Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16

many messages yesterday as we did Tues
day. The commission merchants get
ting their business through with reasonable
promDtness. A local commission merchant
sent message to a New York house today
and received answer inside of an hour.
The cable business is going along all right
We received several cable messages this
forenoon from Manila Hongkons and other
places in the Pacific region, and they were
all dated today
Western Unions Business.
Assistant Manager James 7. Bresnahan
of the local Western Union Office said:
I'VE have had a marked increase Of bust
ness yesterday and today. The business
men had been frightened off by the state
ments that had been made broadcast to
the effect that our business was so con-
gested as result of the strike that We
could not handle it Now that the true
situation Is being made known by the
press they becoming treasured and
are sending along their kilograms Govern
ment business is being handled promptly.
Mr.. ram. our manager, and myself can
vaSsed the government departments and
found there was no delay. The reports of
the weather bureau are also coming in and
going out on time, and our cables are work
ing all right
Vice President Beattie of the telegraphers.
union denied the statements that have en-
anated from the officials of the telegraph
companies here that they have full forces
OF operators. and said, The few telegra-
piers they have their lists are COM
PEELED to work day and night In order to
make some sort of showing
1t was also stated at strike headquarters
that report had been circulated to the eff
feet that the strike had been broken in or
der to cause the weakened and wavering
operators to return to their keys. 1t was
also stated that some Of the telegraph Of
ficlals have their wives working at the keys
in the place of strikers
The Postal's Painted Windows.
One OF the committeeman said the win
dows of the operating room of the Postal
Company have been painted white to keep
the pickets of the strikers from observing
from nearby buildings the number of oper-
atOrs at work.
IF they had a full quota of men and
women at work. said the speaker. "it
would not be necessary to paint the win
dow panes and close them such warm
weather. but on the contrary they would be
glad to let us their full quotas"
one OF the officials said In reply to the
painted window statement that 1t was nee
essary to conceal from the pickets the iden-
tny OF strikebreakers so they would not be
moiested by the pickets and officials of the
union and urged to desert their places and
join the strikers
The report was received here this after
noon that the railway telegraphers had no
TILED President Small that they stood ready
to join forces with the commercial oper-
ators in a sweeping strike a any moment
The report caused jubilation at strike head
quarters.
Another report was to the effect that the
cable offices were seriously handicapped by
the walkout of the operators
Several newspaper correspondents stated
today that owing to the strike they found
IL necessary to file their copy early in the
n yrit no
Ject to delay order of the telegraph COM
panies. Even at that. they added. they were
sending pony service. and expressed graf
iication that the strike came in the dull
summer season, instead of the hurry burly
rush time in the winter, when Congress is
in session.