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Morris tribune., 1907-09-21

ed this voyage of 2,782 miles, held
back by fogs, in days 81 minutes, or
hours and 20 minutes off the best
record for that course, made by the
Lucania in October, 1894. The record
held by the Deutschland for the Cher
bourg course, distance Of 1924 miles,
is 5 days IL hours "a minutes, or just
two hours shorter. The Lusitania's
average speed was 23.O1 nautical miles
an hour as against the Deutschland's
average of 1881 and the Kaiser VIII
helm IFS 1888. The record for the
best daily run is still held by the
Deutschland, which in August 1901,
ran 6O1 miles in twenty-four hours.
The Lusitania's best daily run was
593 miles.
The giant turbiner received a noisy
welcome from the fleet of excursion
boats and harbor craft as she passed
up to her pier, herself decked with
flags from stem to stern. From ferry
houses and the windows of the tall
Office buildings of New York thou
sands Of people were watching the
progress of the great vessel as she
moved at half speed up the North riv-
er, while the passengers thronged the
rails and waved their handkerchiefs in
answering salute. The Lusitania is
the largest as well as the swiftest
steamship af1oat, her length being 100
feet, width SO feet and her dis
placement $4,000 tons, while her quad
ripple screws are turned by 10000
horsepower turbine engines. The pas
sengers say that there was very little
81 asickness and that the great liner
rode the seas with wonderful steadi-
ness and smoothness.
Close on the heels of the Lusitania
came the French liner La Provence,
having lowered the record from Havre
to days, 1 hour and minutes.
Western Union Stands Pat
The expected conference between the
leaders Of the striking telegraphers and
the Western Union did not materialize,
and the executive committee of the
company sustained the course of the
officials in formal resolution which
referred to the Tate strike" as though
it were a closed incident President
Small Of the union and President Com
pers Of the American federation were
in New York, and both said that there
would be no surrender The Western
Union declared it's regular quarterly
dividend as usual, but did not publish
the earnings for the quarter, as is
customary
Meat Wagon Strike Settled. IS
The strike of the meat wagon driv-
ers of New York against the employ
ers' association has been settled upon
the following terms: Wages are to be
the same as before the strike; there
IS to be no discrimination for or against
union or nonunion men; sixty-five
hours is TO constitute weeks work,
and all grievances and the question Of
overtime are to be left to arbitration.
None of the competent strike break
Morris tribune., 1907-09-21
LEGAL-CRIMINAL
Seven Years For Runyan.

Seven Years For Runyan.
Chester B. Runyan, who stole $685.
600 from the Windsor Trust company
and who was arrested through infor-
nation furnished by his woman COM
panion, has been sentenced to seven
years in Sing Sing.
SpirituaIist Merchant incompetent.
Edward w. Vanderbilt, an aged lum-
Der merchant of Brooklyn, who some
months ago married the noted spirit
ualist medium May S. Pepper and who
gave or willed to her a large part of
his property, has been judged insane
or otherwise incompetent to transact
business by the sheriff's jury summon
ed pursuant to an action brought by
his daughter to determine his mental
condition. During the hearing before
the lunacy commissioners Mr.. Wander
bilt frankly admitted his belief in spir-
it manifesto tons, and evidence was
submitted to show that the alleged
spirits who controlled the medium had
suggested his gifts of property to her.
Mrs. Pepper Vanderbilt on the stand
explained that the spirit known as
Bright Eyes" and others took COM
plete possession of her under certain
conditions, so that she was uncon-
scious Of the messages sent through
her mind to other persons present.
Two Cent Fare Law Invalid.
The first test case against the Penn
sylvania two cent railroad fare law
passed by the last legislature was de-
cided in the common pleas court in
Philadelphia when Judges Wilson and
Audenried rendered decision against
the law and in favor of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. which had brought suit
to enjoin the county from collecting the
fine imposed for violation of the stat
ute The judges hold that the new law
Is unconstitutional because the two
cent rate is unreasonable to the point
of confiscation, inasmuch as it would
deprive the plaintiff of property with
out due process Of law; consequently
they say that the county should be re-
strained from demanding fines or at
tempting to force collection. The de
PENDANT Tree that in deter1ll :,
Morris tribune., 1907-09-21
COMMERCIAL
Hartman Discounts WI

Hartman Discounts Wall Street.
On his way back from an extended
vacation in the Sierras E. FL. Harri-
man, the railway magnate, was inter
viewed at Buffalo ON the business sit
uation and delivered himself Of the
following optimistic opinion Of Wall
street and the outlook:
"What sort of a reflector is the
street after all? I'll tell you-it's
false one. What matters it if stocks
show the upward turn of a point one
day and a downward switch Of two
or five the next? That is no indica-
ton of the real wealth of the country
or Of the country's prosperity, and it
is no reflection of actual conditions.
There's no panic coming We've had
our panic, and now it's going away"
He said further that New Workers
were in the habit of thinking that the
busy men of the country governed all
their movements and plans by Wall
street, but he didn't pay any attention
to 1t, and the great west was becom-
ing so enorm ously rich that its people
were able to take care Of themselves.
Passenger and freight traffic had been
enormous, crops were big, and facto-
rfes were running full capacity.
New Works Big Bond Sale.
When the bids were opened by
Comptroller Metz Sept. 10, it was
found that New York city's $40,0OO,000
AZ per cent gold bond issue had been
subscribed more than five times over,
the total aggregatlng 1907, 1885, 400. Two
of the bids were for the entire issue,
one by the Morgan syndicate and the
other by Postage Stamp White, the
man who formerly secured an allot-
ment of government bonds with only
the stamps necessary to mail his bid to
Washington, raising the necessary
money after the award had been made.
In this case the comptroller was in
clined to doubt the expediency of
awarding any bonds to White because
his check for the 2 per cent deposit of
100000 was drawn on a banking
house the status of which was not
known. To test this the check was
sent out for Immediate collection, and
when it was returned unpaid the entire
White bid was thrown out. The sale
will net 102 or thereabouts.
Morris tribune., 1907-09-21
r E LIG GU S
Head Theosophist Arrives.

Mrs. Annie Besant, the recently
elected president of the Theosophical
society and the best known living writ
er on the subject, has just come to
America to attend the conference of
the society at Chicago in October. Be
fore starting west Mrs. Besant talked
freely with the New York newspaper
men who came to meet her at the pier
She was inclined to agree with the
race suicide theories of President
Roosevelt for the rich, but not for the
poor Speaking Of theosophy she said:
81 believe that the soul is an undying
never quiescent force just like cleo
tricity, only infinitely finer and more
subtle a thing. 1t is an energy like
Morris tribune., 1907-09-21
PO LIT &c AL
Story of Hartman Fund.

|
A statement published by the New
York World purports to give the names
Of men who contributed to the $3.50, 900
campaign fund raised by e. Fl. Harri-
man and Senator Depew in 1904, which
| In a published Hartman letter was
said to have been raised at the per-
sonal solicitation Of President Roose
velt. The principal subscribers to this
| fund, according to the World, were,
besides Hartman and Depew them
selves, James Fl. Hyde, ]. P. Morgan.
George w. Perkins, Rogers, Archbold
and W. Rockefeller of the Standard
| OF company, James Speyer and G. N.
Bliss, treasurer of the Republican ma
| tional committee It is asserted that
| this money was transmitted by Bliss
to Cortelyou and that the latter paid
o~-e" 100000 to Chairman Odell for
tie in New York state. Most Of the
men referred to have denied the truth
Of the Worlds statement, and Secre-
tary Cortelyou said that at the proper
time he would be willing to give to
the public full and frank account of
his stewardship, both in and out Of
public life, but that for the present he
would adhere to his rule of not reply
ing to charges of this sort, which he
characterized as false and mendacious
Hearst PIeases Socialists.
According to the New York Worker,
the leading organ Of the Socialist party
in the east, every Socialist will rejoice
at Mr.. Hearst's recent speech at
jamestown because sit strips from
that Wanted radical all semblance of
antagonism to organized capitalism and
reveals him in his true colors as a de-
fender and supporter of the present
system Of exploitation of the working
class" What Mr.. Hearst said, the
Worker claims, is not new, but that he
said it is the significant thing. For that
all Socialists will be grateful, as it
puts him publicly where he had al
ways belonged privately"
Harmon on State Rights.
Judson Harmon of Ohio, as the prin-
cipal speaker on Ohio day at the
Jamestown exposition, took occasion
to announce that the state of Ohio was
fully capable Of governing herself with
out aid from Washington and pointed
out the danger which he believes
threatens the country from a centrali-
zation of government so as to usurp
the powers and privileges belonging TO
the people.
Congressman on Philippines.
Two members of congress, Reynolds
of Pennsylvania and Mckinney of I'LL
nois. who have just sailed from Ma
Mia for home after making tour of
the archipelago, expressed the opinion
that we should not cross the bridge of
independence until we have reached it
and that we are not yet near it.
Hull Defends Naval Cruise.
Representative Hull of Iowa, chair
man of the house committee ON mill
tary affairs, in Washington inter
view expressed his view of the battle
ship cruise to the Pacific as follows:
eff any nation has chip on it's shoul-
der and does not want us to send our
vessels where we please, the sooner
we find it out the better
New Fisheries Arrangement.
The state department has concluded
a modus yivendi between this country
and Great Britain which covers not
only this years fishing. but is to con-
tinue until the questions in dispute arc
settled by The Hague tribunal or fa
aj1s5; .1sssttlnent i; s..5gs-it. g rGde...el
Morris tribune., 1907-09-21
IN UST RIAL
Lusitania's Maiden Voyage.


Great was the maiden voyage Of
the Lusitania, the big new turbine lin
er of the Cunard Steamship company,
which arrived at New York Sept. 13.
although she did not equal the best
speed record Of the North German
Lloyd liner Deutschland. The latter's
record was, o. course. made under the
most favorable conditions after the
machinery had been worked into the
smoothest shape, and the maiden
achievement Of the Lusitania is so
far In excess of any previous maiden
voyage. considering weather condi-
lions. that 1t becomes only matter Of
a little time and favoring weather for
her to lower the worlds transatlantic
record and make the trip from Queens
town to Sandy Hook in less than five
days. AS it was, the Lusitania finish
Morris tribune., 1907-09-21
Miss Julia Kuttner.

treat and told Miss Julia Kuttner.
her side of the story quite frankly.
She insists that her purpose in going
to the Earle house was in the hope OF
bringing about reconciliation be-
tween Earle and his wife and that her
own love of the man was not realized
until after she had known Of the trou'
BILE existing between the Earles. It
was Mrs. Earle herself who urged
Miss Kuttner to marry Earle, especial
~ as he had agreed to let her have the
custody of their little boy. Miss Kutt-
ner said she had such wonderful I'M
Outstanding Of Mr. Earle that she had
thought she could help the wife to I'M
derstand him.
Declaring that he could no longer
stand the false position in which he
had been placed by mendacious re-
ports, Mr.. Earle gave to the press
long statement telling how he came to
meet Miss Kuttner in settlement work,
how the acquaintance grew by chance
and how when they discovered their
feeling they wrote the joint letter to
Mrs. Earle, saw her parents in Paris
and made an amicable arrangement. '
He also published letter written by
his wife to a mutual friend last month
showing her not only willing but anx-
ious for separation and giving her
blessing to Miss Kuttner. She said the
change gave a more hopeful and peace
full face to her own life.
Morris tribune., 1907-09-21

mureO Tor aWnlle In MIS-. "A. BeSant.
the astral body that is beyond our
sense of sight or our power of under
standing, and then 1t may come back
to this physical plane in another phys
ical body. | believe that lived before,
but that's not the way to put it. You
don't say I believe | was a child:' YOU
know that you were a child | know
that I lived before. 1t is all matter
Of memory, this proving previous ex-
istence. When l was thirty was ma
terialistic and unbelieving in every
thing. Later l began to turn the in
ward mind backward until could re-
member my previous existence in the
flesh"
She explained further that the the
osophists do not limit their following
to any sect or creed She said Mrs.
Eddy was right in advancing the power
of thought transference. but wrong in
attributing to it a curative effect.
Civil Marriages Recognized
Pope Plus X. has modified the mar
riage laws of the Catholic church so
as to recognize the validity of a civil
marriage made before two witnesses
without the assistance of priest.
This decree will so into effect at
Easter. 1908. 1t is a return to the
conditions which prevailed before the
council of Trent. In Italy the church
has suffered because of the refusal to
accuiesca ia civi! marriage which
.ha -,
Morris tribune., 1907-09-21

classes in that
section had been
growing more
bitter for a long
time until it
knew no bounds.
The first out
break was at
Bellingham, in
the state of
w a 8 hin gton,
forty-eightmiles
south Of Van
couver, Sept. 5,
when a mob Of
500 white men
raided the mills
along the water
front, where the
Morris tribune., 1907-09-21

In the hope Of
finding a new
continent some
where to the
north of Cross
island, in the
Beaufort sea. 1t
was known that
the whales dis
appeared regu-
larly from the
neighborhood Of
Point Barrow
to the northeast
and that at the
same time a
lane Of water
opens through
the ice pack. AL
fho11Oh fhio 1ona
Morris tribune., 1907-09-21
MISCELLANEOUS
Grand Army In Line.

Grand Army In Line.
The forty-first national encampment
Of the Grand Army of the Republic
was held at Saratoga, n Y, and about
10000 veterans marched or limped in
line in driving rain. Governor Hughes
made the address of welcome and re-
viewed the parade. Charles G. Burton
Of Nevada, Mo-, was elected command
er In chief. The next encampment is
to be held at Toledo, o.
SIPS Week For Aged.
The British trades union congress
has adopted resolution demanding a
state pension of S125 week for every
boGJ- over sixty years of age The
congress also opposed the compulsory
arbitra ton of Industrial disputes
President comnautes Sentence.
TIE president has committed the
prison sentence of James l.. Bradford
el.,.-is 20 &c: ~
coI .'h l.
orc!, fed or Eag
Morris tribune., 1907-09-21
SOCIOLOGICAL
Why American Marriages Fail.

Why American Marriages Fail.
Again woman is finding fault with
American wives and complaining Of
the failure Of American marriages.
This time it is Anna A. Rogers In the
Atlantic Monthly. who says that "the
excessive education and excessive
physical coddling of young women"
md their devotion to physical culture
and sports have evolved a hybrid fem
mime who is cross between mag
nified, rather unmannerly boy and g.
spoiled, exacting creature who sincere
ly loves herself alone. Thus, explains
this sociologist, "a slipshod unchival-
rous companionship'' has grown up
between the sexes which after mar
riage is found to be "a cause for tears
or temper" One contributory cause,
she says, is the existence of 1921
courts empowered to grant divorces.
Scientific Sex Equality.
The Funk & Wagnalls company an
nounce the publication Of a new book
by DR.. Densmore, entitled Sex Equal
L
lem" 1t teaches that women are
more intuitive, refined, unselfish and
spiritual, but at the present time are
distinctly inferior to men in initiative.
resource, power and breadth Of view.
1t undertakes to show that these men
tai differences between men and wom-
en- are not fundamental or the result
Of Sex, but are caused by environment
and heredity; that when >each sex is
fully developed there will not be, as
now, masculine traits and feminine
traits, but simply human traits; that
women will be as mathema tical, log
tcal, philosophical and inventive as
men, and men will be as intuitive, re-
fined and spiritual as women It is a
strong plea for extending democracy
into all phases Of human life. Fur
thermore, there are given good rea-
sons for believing that the diminutive
stature and inferior strength now
characteristic of women are the re- T.
suit not Of sex, but of habits of life
and heredtty. Those who accept the
doctrine of evolution will have diff
Guilty In denying these conclusions.
Earle and "Affinity" Reply.
The preparations Of neighbors to tar
and feather Ferdinand P. Earle, the
rich artist Of Monroe, N. Y, who had
arranged to have his wife get d.
vorce that he might marry his new
affinity" Julia Kuttner, and the harsh
Morris tribune., 1907-09-21

f InOugn LnlS lane
runs toward the northwest, the whales
were next seen by the whalers in July
hundreds Of miles eastward. The the
DRY of Mikkelsen was that there must
be land of some magnitude to the
north from which the ice recedes in
the spring. The flight Of birds in the
same direction added to this belief.
No attempt was to be made to reach
the pole. The ship sailed from Brit
ish Columbia flying the Canadian and
American flags. One unusual feature
was the total absence Of alcoholic liq-
uors from the supplies.
A later report from Captain Mikkel
sen and his companion, Earnest LET
fingwell, to the American Geographical
society said that the sledge trip to the
north Of Alaska had covered 500 miles
and that they had crossed the edge Of
the continental shelf twice. while their
soundings at fifty miles off the coast
showed a depth Of 1000 feet without
touching bottom. From this it is in
ferred that the land supposed to exist
north Of Alaska had not been discov-
cred. The explorers say they will con-
tinue their work in Beaufort.
WeIIman's Balloon Fails.
The Walter Wellman party has re-
turned to Tromso after having made
an unsuccessful start in their airship
from Spitzbergen for the pole on Sept.
2. A severe storm drove the balloon
back upon the glacier, but the car and
equipment were saved.
Morris tribune., 1907-09-21

Great Britain Embarrassed by
Canadian Anti-Asiatic Riots.
French Advance In Morocco.
British War Airship Succeeds.
Turbine Cunarder Lusitania
Makes Great Maiden Voyage.
Decision Against Pennsylvania
Rate LaW-NeW York Bond Is
sue a Success-MikkeIsen Ex-
petition Safe Evidence
Against Ice Trust Found.
Head Theosophist Arrives.
Western Union Won't Compro-
mise,
Morris tribune., 1907-09-21

working. They also attacked the lodg-
ing houses and drove the Hindoos, half
naked and whipped, from the place,
400 Of them being placed In Jail or in
the city hall for protection. Seven hun
dred and fifty others escaped across
the Canadian line. Some were so bad
~ hurt that they had to be taken to
the hospital. Two days later in Van
couver there was big antioriental
demonstration, in which 10000 white
men took part, and at it's end a raid
was made upon the Chinese and jap
anese quarters. Two thousand orr
entails were driven from their homes,
a2'l much Of their property was de-
strOyed.
The immediate cause Of the outbreak
was the arrival of the steamer Ku-
n:Gric from Honolulu with 1900 Japa-
nese, followed by another steamer with
a somewhat smaller load. These
steamers had been chartered by Ha-
waiians, who supplied each Jap with
the $25 requisite for Canadian immi-
grants. Next day the mob attacked
steamer, and in the riot Baron Ishii,
chief Of the Japanese bureau Of for
eign commerce, and the japanese con-
sui at Seattle were maltreated. The
Japanese and Chinese residents of
Vancouver Immediately began to buy
arms until the authorities forbade their
sale. The mayor Of Vancouver tele-
ggaphed Premier Laurier that twenty
o. the rioters had been arrested and
said that the attacks had been directed
against orientals in general and not
against the Japanese in particular
Earl Grey, the governor general of
Canada, telegraphed the mayor his
regret at the indignities upon the sub
jects Of Japan, the friend and ally of
G"aat Britain, and expressed the hope
that peace would be restored promptly.
Cars Yacht Runs Aground.
The czar and czarina were on board
their yacht, STANDARD, when it went
ashore on the coast of Finland and re-
fused to leave the yacht until the tug
boats and cruisers should come to pull
the boat Off.
The zemstvo congress at Moscow has
rejected the latest proposal of Premier
Stolypin for local self government in
which persons of all ranks should CO.
operate on equal terms. The Liberals
demanded that the suffrage be given
to women also.
The Finnish diet has opposed the de-
mand of the cars government for an
approximation Of 100000 to support
the military service of the Russian en-
pire
The fourth member of the band of
Russian officials which tortured Maria
Spiric onovo, the assassin of General
Lugen"osky, has been killed by the
terroFists, who vowed to avenge the
suffelings Of this woman, who is now
spoken Of as the Russian Joan of Arc.
British Airship Successful.
The first military dirigible balloon
built in England made two successful
TRIAL trips Sept. 10, thus bringing Great
Britain into line with France and Ger
many in the matter Of aerial war ma
chiuer.'. The British balloon, which is
sausage shaped and 100 feet long by
80 feet in diameter, with capacity of
10000 cubic feet, its car made of
aluminium and canvas, went up to the
distance Of 500 feet in the presence of
a great thfong of people. performed
various svolutions with and against the
wind and returned to the starting
point. She dipped and rose with the
Creates ease and reached a pace of
twelve miles an hour. At one time the
Morris tribune., 1907-09-21

electricity, ut 1T
travels in a more
ethereal medium; it
travels not in ether
nor in space, but in
d void. The soul Is
n yer without q
body. 1t may leave
the physical body
and b e com e i'm
y,,11rnI fo~ n-h;I0 ~
Morris tribune., 1907-09-21

criticisms of"the
press and pulpit
h a V Q d r a w n
from both Mr..
Earle and Miss
Kuttner defen-
sive statements.
By re amin g
away from his
b ON e Earl e
avoided a seri-
GUS CLASH with
the waiting vii
lage mob. Miss
Kuttner was
found by a re-
porter in a
mountain re-
Morris tribune., 1907-09-21
70 r e &c n

Canadian Oriental Riots.
A situation involving grave peril to
person and property at Vancouver and
other coast towns has developed from
series of anti-Asiatic riots. 1t ap
pears that the feeling of the laboring
Morris tribune., 1907-09-21
SCIE n TIFIC
Mikkelsen Expedition Safe.

WTKKSIsen EXPedItIon Safe.
The arctic expedition headed by Cap
tain Mikkelsen in the schooner Ouch
ess Of Bedford, which had been re-
ported as shipwrecked, was later
found to be safe, the members having
crossed the ice on sledges to the main
land after their vessel had sunk. This
expedition started in May of last year
Morris tribune., 1907-09-21
Dates of Taft's World Trip.

Dates OF Taft's World Trip.
Secretary of War Taft, who sailed
from Seattle Sept. IL for Yokohama, Isl
to arrive there on the 25th, is due at
Shanghai, China, Oct. 6; at Manila Oct.
IA, at Vladivostok Nov. IL, at st. Pc
tersburg Nov. 26, at Berlin Nov. % and
will arrive at New York about Dec. 10.