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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-08-17
ORDER STRIKE
ON ALL WIRES
President of Telegraphers' Union
Calls on Operators to Quit
Their Keys.

CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-':Every com
mercial telegrapher in North America
not working under contract is here
by ordered to strike Immediately
This order will be sent out this
afternoon, according to Information
al Secretary Wesley Russell of the
Commercial Telegraphers' Union.
The decision was reached at a con.
ference between President S. J.
Small and Wesley Russell of the
Commercial, Telegraphers' and Pres.
ident H. b. Perham and Secretary L.
W. Quick of the Order of Railroad
Telegraphers.
President Gompers of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor presided
The conference was held at the
Br1ggs House. d. G. Ramsey, ex-
president of the Order of Railroad
Felegraphers, was also present. After
it had been agreed to call a general
seAAnS, shC Ioilo"IHS 1OuI Lueu were
selected to manage the strike:
Small, Russell, Quick and Perham.
Board of Strategy.
These mel will constitute what is
generally designated a board of
strategy" Plans were made to use
every tactical advantage possible in
the strike. Not move will be made
without careful consideration and af-
ter being voted unanimously upon
by the four strike leaders.
The general strike order will in
clude the operators and wire chiefs
employed by the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company. There are
about 800 of them in the larger cities
and, according to reports received
by Secretary Russell, they are only
awaiting the word to quit.
One of the plans of the strike
leaders is to induce every empfuye
Of the telegraph companies, whether
operators or not, to go out in SYM
pathy.
Engineers, firemen, elevator con-
ductors and starters, janitors, win
dow washers. messengers and all
other workmen generally employed
about the building in which the COM
pany have their offices, and who are
paid by the companies, are expected
to quit work.
All broker operators not working
under contract are included in the
strike order.
Shouting I'VE win: We win," and
NO arbitration more than 5000
persons greeted President s. J. Small
Of the Commercial Telegraphers' I'm
ion of America on his arrival from
San Francisco yesterday at the I'm
ion Depot.
Fought to See Chief.
More than half the crowd consist
ed of striking telegraphers, who
fought each other for glimpse Of
the official of the organization. They
had waited for more than an hour.
When the train bearing President
Small entered the depot the strikers
became wild with enthusiasm. No
candidate for the presidency of the
United States ever received more
earnest welcome.
The union walters in the Western
Union restaurant on the eleventh
floor of their building were called
out yester lay, when non-union tele-
graphers were being served with
meals. A number of walters at the
Grand Pacific hotel walked out rath-
er, than serve the non-union opera
tors. The hotel is being used to
house the strike breakers.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-08-17
Attention Fruit Growers.

Smith & Blos6m begin loading
cars Saturday the 18th. and from
this on will load Monday, Wednesday
and Saturday OF each week. Anything
consigned to us will receive our
prompt attention and quick returns.
If SMITH & BLOXOM-
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-08-17

Sheriff ]. d. Logan last week re-
ceived from j G. Kennedy, agent for
he Western Union Insurance Com
nany. of Spokane, a check for $46
in payment for time he was dis
abled by accidentally hurting his leg
while running in the fat mans race
on the Fourth h.-Waterville Empire.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
MAYOR MCCLELLAN AT HIS DESK.
Split His Vacation to Look After
Official Business.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
NEW YORK. August 2o.-Mayor McCleI-
Ian returned to his office in the city hall
yesterday having split his vacation in or
der to look into the state of the city gov
ernment.
The first matter the mayor will take up
will be the charges against John c. Her
tie. one of his commissioners OF accounts.
which were fled by the Society Of Municipal
Research. 1t is charged that Hertle en-
ployed on private work examiners who
were paid by the city. If the charges are
sustained. the commissioner will be re-
moved
Mayor Mcclellan may also look into the
financial condition of the city. which Is be-
coming serious on account of the failure
of the last TWO bond sales. The mayor
may. If he deems such action necessary
call the commissioners of the sinking fund
together and have the rate of interest on
the bonds increased.
Mayor Mcclellan will look over the local
political situation and consult with his
friends about the primary contests in Tam
many.
The mayor $ to remain In the city only
three or four days.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
BUSY DAYS AT B0YDS
FISH ARE BITING AND A HORSE
GOES FLYING.


BOYDS, Md. August 90 1907.
Folks say bass fishing's good in the Poto-
mac around TuScarora Brunswick and Dick
ersons. DR.. Jesse Ramsburg of Washing
ton got fourteen fine ones at Point of
Rocks a couple of days ago. One of them
weighed five pounds. Doc says he could
have done a heap better than that if the
cork hadn't come out of the fishing tackle.
A careless bay equine belonging to Dep
uty Sheriff Richard McAtee hurdled the
pasture fence yesterday and went for
stroll on the railroad tracks with blazed-
face sorrel owned by w. T. Grimes. Later
the bay was seen moving over Boyds IN
northeastery direction at an altitude of
eighty-five feet. The sorre! returned home
some lathered up. but chastened in man.
ner. McAtee thinks the engineer of the
eastbound express may hold the key to the
situation.
!. N. Emmert of Comus has just COM
pleted a fine barn costing $500. Charlie
Evening star., 1907-08-20

friends of liberty who champion license
are the worst foes of liberty and tend by
the reaction their violence causes to throw
the government back into the hands Of
the men who champion corruption and
tyranny in the name OF order. So 1t is with
this movement for securing Justice toward
as 1t can be secured by governmental
action The rich man who with hard ar
rogance declines to consider the rights and
the needs Of those who are less Well off.
and the poor man who excites or INDUCES
in envy and hatred of those who are bet
ter off, are alike alien to the spirit of our
national life. Each of them should learn
to appreciate the baseness and degradation
Of his point of view, as evil in the one
case as in the other. There exists no more
sordid and unlovely type of social develop
ment than a plutocracy, for there Is a
peculiar unwholesomeness in a social and
governmental ideal where wealth by and
of Itself is held up the greatest good.
The materialism of such a view. whether
it finds its expression in the life of man
who accumulates a vast fortune in ways
that are repugnant to every instinct or
generosity and of fair dealing, or whether
1t finds its expression in the vapidly useless
that fortune. is contemplate in the eyes of
all men capable Of thrill of lofty feel
ing. Where the power of the law can be
wisely used to prevent or to minimize the
wealth and to make it pay by income or in
heritance tax its proper share Of the bur-
den of government l would invoke that
power without moments hesitation
But while we can accomplish something by
legislation. legislation can never be more
than a part. and often no more than small
part, In the general scheme of mora! prog
ress; and crude or vindiCtive legislation may
at any time bring such progress to halt
Certain socialistic leaders propose to redis-
tribute the worlds goods by refusing to
thrift and energy and industry their proper
superiority over folly and idleness and sui
on apiS
the words Of the president of Columbia
University, wreck the worlds efficiency
for the purpose of redstrbuting the worlds
discomfort We should all of US work
heart and soul for the real and permanent
betterment which will lift our democratic
civilization to a higher level of safety and
usefulness. Such betterment can come only
by the slow. steady growth Of the spirit
which metes a generous. but not a senti-
mental, justice to each man on his merits as
a man, and which recognizes the fact that
the highest and deepest happiness for the
individual lies not in seltishness but in
service.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
FATHER UNDER ARREST.
Staten Island Man Held for Death
of His Child.

NEW YORK. August 20.-Ruth Anna
Peterson. a fifteen-months-old child, is
dead at her home in Tottenville, S. l.. and
the police. who allege that the child 6ied
without medical attention, placed the
father under arrest on a charge of man
slaughter. The child was taken i'll a week
ago with whooping cough. and the father,
who is a Norwegian, called Dr. David
Coleman. who prescribed for the patient.
The parents told Coroner Cahill that the
prescriptions were never filled.
After the child's death Peterson told the
coroner that neither he nor his wife was
member of any cult, but that they be-
lieved in the efficiency OF prayer. Peterson
said his purpose in calling physician was
to be able to secure q death certificate
should the child die.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
ENGINEER SUFFERED.
Only One Badly Hurt in a New Lon
don Railway Wreck

NEW LONDON. Conn, August pa
southbound passenger train running be-
tween Norwich and New London collided
with northbound freight train just below
Allyn's Point yesterday. Engineer Frank
Benjamin of New Haven of the passenger
train was badly hurt and several of the pas
sengers were bruised and cut The pas
senger train was running on time and 1t
is stated the freight train had orders to
take the siding.
1t was while about to back on the siding
that the passenger train crashed into 1t.
Evening star., 1907-08-20

Allnutt. who lives up Seneca way. is build
ing one to cost $1,000. Competition is the
life of contractors
James E. Williams has sold to Clarence
L. Ayton a house and lot and a shop in
town. The exact price Is not known. but it
is thought to- be considerably over 81.
Mr.. and Mrs A. w. Nice Of ST. Louis.
Miss Saegerman of Baltimore. Miss Bertha
Schaefer of Washington and Miss Mary
Comegys of Laurel were guests of George
Byrd at dinner recently. They all told
George they'd never tasted better chicken.
j. D. Sponsellor has quit farming and Is
building a house at Burdette. Joe White
has rented Sponselor's place Good boy,
Joe
Evening star., 1907-08-20

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shall be enabled
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Evening star., 1907-08-20

Difficulties of Department Of Justice.
In dealing with those who offend against
the antitrust and Interstate commerce laws
many and great difficulties. Often men who
have been guilty of violating these laws
have really acted in criminal fashion, and
If possible should be proceeded against
criminaily; and therefore 1t is advisable
that there should be clause in these laws
providing for such criminal action. and for
punishment by imprisonment we'll as by
fine. But, as is well known, in a criminal
action the law is strictly construed in IA
Vor of the defendant, and n our country,
at least. both judge and jury far more
inclined to consider his rights than they
are the interests of the general public;
while in addition il is always true that a
mans genera practices may be SO bad
that civil action will lie when Ii may not
De possible to convict him of any one Crimi-
nal act There is unfortunately a certain
number of our fellow -countrymen who seem
TO accept the View that unless a man can
be proved guilty of some particular crime
ter how infamous the life he has led no
matter how pernicious his doctr mes or
his practices. This is the view announced
from time TO time with cIamorous lns St
ence. now by group OF predatory capital
lists. now by a group of sinister anarchistic
leaders and agitatoTS. whenever a special
champion of either class. no matter how
evil his general life, is acquitted of some one
specific crime
Such Il view is wicked. whether applied to
capitalist or labor leader, to rich man or
poor man. But We have to take this feel
ing into account when We are debating
whether 1t Is possiole to get convection in
Evening star., 1907-08-20
Fruit Jars at Sc and Jel

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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-05-10
Tin Filled Teeth.

"Do you know that tooth Is filled
with tin? asked the dentist, tapping
one Of his patients molars with bis
little pick.
Indeed l do. That was filled years
ago by q country dentist, and 1t Is the
best filling l have ever had put in a
tooth"
"Of course II Is. 1t Is a pity more
people do not know that fact The
only trouble Is that tin is so hard to
manipulate II costs more than gold
filling, and people will not pay the
price for anything which sounds SO
cheap as tin. | have one customer,
though. who is educated. He Is q
Wall street broker, and he Will not LET
me put any other kind Of filling into
his teeth except tin. He pays me S2O
an hour and lets me take oil the time
that Is necessary. Ii Is not so eXpen-
sive as II seems at first, however, for
once in q tin filling never has to be
renewed. whereas gold often does
New York Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-05-10
Senior Reminisccncea.

The chapel clock l., led the hour fol
us, and we ate ii with epicurean Ell
)oyment. We were walking together
the senior and |, and listened witt
baited breath while he told me q fisl
story. Arm In arm we walked, but
suddenly he stopped and drew his
hands across his eyes. 1t was a good
likeness, but obscured his vision a bit
Then he resumed:
I'VE sure were bunch Of hummers
In our freshman year. In our snow
ball fight with the sOphs on Washing
tons birthday three OF us gained the
fence and began to chop 1t up into
small pieces for souvenirs. Suddenly a
seven foot soph grabbed the smallest
Of my assistants but with well aim
ed SNOWFALL between the eyes laid
him low, while scarlet streams rolled
down his face and made intricate ara
besques on his collar
The senior paused and fetched a
sigh, goodness knows where from.
But whence the scarlet streamsT
lnterrogated. WAS II blood?'
NO" he palpltated; there was to-
mato In the SNOWFALL"
Then silence fell, but we sustained II
between us.-Yale Record.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-05-10
Knew More Than the Judge.

Justice Maule. one of the greatest ju-
dicial wits Of l. Gland. had doubts as
to the credi'ili.y Of witness on one
occasion. a.. IT,, ian declared that he
had been welded TO truth from in
fancy. THAT nay be-" said the justice,
but the que ii is how long have
you been divC.> \ little girl was
a witness berJ.c him, and he proceed
ed to ascertain whether she knew the
nature OF an oath. The child in an
swer to questions said she would go TO
heaven If she told the truth. but would
90 to the other place If she told lies.
Are you sure of that, my dearT JUS
tice Naule asked. "Yes, sir, quite
sure" Lee .er be sworn" said the
court; "she l.n5ws more than l do"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-05-10
Witches Still Believed In.

Neglected by the powers, witches
ceased to be SO notorious, but the be-
lief continued to exist, and does exist
now, i'm rural parts of Scotland and
England, and In England and France
even in the towns. fortune tellers
whether they charge II guinea or g
shilling for their advice, are witche;
under the terms Of the old statutes
and flourish abundantly, but as they
are not burned they are supposed by
superficial observers to have been ex
terminated by school boards and elec
80 lighting. The blacker sort of witch
Who "ovcrloolls" and casts spells on
IAN and beast may be found in many
rural regions north and south. One OF
them was brought before n squire anG
justice OF the peace Of my acqualnt
ance as dangerous nuisance. He
said to her solemnly, You know, Bet
ty, the Bible says Thou shalt not suf'
fer witch to live in the parish '
And she migrated, under certain condl.
tions of compensation, to another par
ish.-London Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-05-10
Told by the Cards.

A young woman told tale Of cruel
desertion to the officers Of an east side
charitable institution in New York, and
when her case had been disposed Of
she started to leave the room, wailing,
IF | had only believed the cards..
She was asked to explain and said:
1--WE were engaged in Bohemia and our
parents were pleased with the match.
1t was all agreed what / should re-
ceive. and we were happy. Then my
father, TO find out more about the
young man, invited him to play cards
with him three times, and when the
third card evening was over he said
No Only In cards a man shows his
true nature he said, and this man
showed me enough to show me that he
will not be a good husband And then
when the match was broken l came 10
this country to my brother. Then Max
came, too, and we were married. But
the cards were right, and my father
knew" And dwelling on that point
and sobbing Historically she left the
ofiice.-New York Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-05-10
Street Names In City Of Mexico.

The street nomenclature In the City
Of Mexico is even more puzzling than
that in New Orleans. Each block has
q different name Following the same
street. you successfully go through the
utreets OF ST. Augustine, Of the Angel,
Of the Holy Ghost, OF st. Joseph. etc.
From the street Of the Rats you pass
TO the street Of the Crosses; from the
street Of the Gate Of Heaven TO that OF
the Love of God. Every shop also has
n special name, as was the custom for
merly In Europe. l regret that l did
not jot down many curious ones.
only remember n ''pulque" drinking
shop called Los Perros Ghe Dogs, thus
plainly telling the frequenters what
they are going TO. Another "pul-
queria," directly opposite a church,
calls itself boldly FL Castillo del Di-
ablo (the Castle OF the DeviD. Anoth-
er is San Lunes (St. Monday. The
Mexican workman always celebrates
Monday as q day OF rest and dissipa-
ton. He will work on Sunday, but
not on Monday.-New Orleans Times
Democrat
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-05-10
The Provisions of His Will.

The widow of little village grocer
was industriously placing the large,
rosy checked apples on the top of the
,liminutivc shrlvelcd ones in the barrel
when, with his well known martial
tread, Farmer Giles entered the estab-
lishment.
81 want that tub o. butter" he said,
IAN those hams, an that lot O sugar,
an
Tie shopkeeper rubbed her hands
together with delight.
YES, sir" she beamed; delighted
to serve you. I'm sure. And what else
may l supply you with?'
"Well," Went on Mr. Giles, there j
all them bottles Of tomato sauce, an
them boxes o biscuits, an'-an' all that
other stuff" he concluded vaguely,
sweeping his hand round the shop.
Good gracious! exclaimed the wild
ow, now rather alarmed. Whatever
do you want with all them goodsY
Il dunno. I'm sure" was the farm
er's puzzled reply, "but I'm the execu-
tor OF your late husbands will, an the
lawyers just told me It's my duty to
carry out the provisions, so come on.
I've got three hay carts waitin' out
sidor
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-05-10
Lack Of Sea Room on the Lakes.

The wind often reaches very high
velocity on the lakes, blowing at times
sixty, seventy and on rare occasions
eighty miles an hour, when the great
feet Of lake craft is sure TO be depict
cd by disaster and watery graves add
ed to the great marine cemetery. On
such occasions the sea raised wo'l''
hardly Inconvenience an ocean :
tug, but by reason OF the short &
tance from shore TO sho-r lack OF
sea room," the mariners term it-ves-
sells are unable 10 hold course IN the
open waters and are driven by the
wind upon the treacherous beaches,
there to be pounded into splinters.
Danger turks everywhere in the shall
lower lalies-particularly Erie-where
vessels of any considerable draft are
apt to pound bottom if caught in a
storm and 20 to pieces like a shattered
wineglass.- York Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-05-10
The Boat For the Missouri.

The eccentric and variable Missouri
river has "a personal friend" In George
Fitch. who declares In the American
Magazine that the stream Is navigablc
enough If only the steamboats, would
conform to It's pecullarities. THE Mis-
souri, river steamboat" says Mr.. Fitch
should be shallow, 1.-THE, deep chested
and exceedingly strong In the stern
wheel. 1t should be hinged In the
middle and should be fitted with q
suction dredge, so that when 1t cannot
climb over sand bar 1t can assimilate
Ie Missouri river steamboat
1 be able TO make use OF chan
nci, out should not have TO depend up
on II. \ steamer that cannot on oc'
caslon climb a steep clay bank, 60
across a cornfield and corner a river
that IS trying to get away has little
excuse for trying 10 navigate the Mis-
souri,"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-05-10
Was This a Trained Mad Dog 2

Not long ago telephone call was
received at the Flora avenue police
station requesting that an officer be
sent TO house TO Kill n dog supposed
Is mad When the officer arrived he
nct negro.
There's a dog under them steps, an
he's shore mad" the negro said excit
edly.
The officer fired one shot without hit
ting the dog. The animal started tC
run away.
Gimme that gun quick. I'll xii
him." the negro shouted.
Saying which he reached for the OF
ficers revolver and got IT. lie ther
pursued the dog. aiming the revolver
at 1t as 1t ran yelplng down the street
The policeman waited, expecting th'
negro to shoot at any moment The
negro and dog-and the revolver-wen
round a corner and never came back
The officer has bought another revolv
er. He says he thinks the dog wa!
trained.-Kansas City Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-05-10
Her Ambition.

This incident was told by an ac-
tress who was once playing Rosa
lind, and playing 1t. as she fancied,
rather acceptably. AS she entered her
dressing room at the theater one night
a note from a woman was handed to
her which read In this wise:
"Dere lady | work for dentist but
have spoiled so many Of his teeth
saying over your part in the play that
now / can say it just rs well as you
do. and | want you to let me try II
tonight and see II | can't for the den.
tist says he cannot have me any more
and I must pay for his teeth, and so
must 60 on the stage and l will be
here at O'Clock"
The exchange was not made.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-05-10
The Oldest Book.

The oldest book in the world to
which positive date can be assigned
is an assortment Of proverbs some
what after the style OF the proverbs
collected by Solomon. The work Is ac-
credited TO ptah-hotep. an Egyptian
king. and EgyptolOgists assign to 1t an
antiquity of at least 300 b. {. Abra-
ham was called to leave his. home In
Ur OF the Chaldees 1921 Il. c., so that
this volume was written LOO years
before the beginning Of Jewish histo-
~. The dcluge is placed by most chro-
nologists at +. c. 234S. so the book. 1t
It's dating l.; correct. must have been
written before the food. Methuselah
was born Il. G. 33l7. so that this papy
rus was prepared and these proverbs
were collected when the Oldest man on
record was Il lively young fellow OF
800 years.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-05-10
Quadruneds That Lay EGGS.

The salesman as he wrapped up the
eggs cOnversed politely.
There are quadrupeds that lay
ma'am." he said.
THAT lay eggs"
"Yes. They are mammals. ma am
too. Their home is In South America
their names are the OrnithOrhynchus
or duck billed platypus, and the echid
ma. or porcupine ant eater. They art
the lowest mammals known"
Really
"Oh, yes. The duck billed platypu'
lays two eggs at a time. But th'
echidna lays but one egg, which 1t car
ries In a natural pouch beneath 1t
stomach-there's an idea for the her
there-until the kid echidna. so Il
speak, is hatched out."-Los Angeles
Times