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Evening star., 1907-08-20
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
AT THE WEEKLY
MEETING LAST EVENING.

Visitors were present at the meeting Of
the Central Labor Union last evening when
Delegate Beattje, leading about hum
dred striking telegraphers, filed into thu
hall, receiving the cheers of the delegat
present.
Immediately after the reception of CO
dentials Delegate P. ]. Ryan OF the plate
printers was recognized by President Lorch
and introduced resolutions. applause follow
ing the reading. Mr.. Ryan in explaining
why the resolutions should be adopted said
that for the government to take over tho
telegraph lines would be the only way to
solve the problem that now confronted the
public, forced upon 1t by the contending
forces. He denied that arbitration would in
the least give assurance of permanent peace
between the companies and their employees.
Object of Resolutions
The resolutions contain a request that tho
President of the United States declare in
favor of government ownership of telegraph
lines and to urge upon Congress the i'm
portance and necessity for such, In order
to avoid In the future troubles like the
present.
The resolutions set forth that as the tele-
graph is only amplification Of the post
office system of the country. and that the
telegraph companies are engaged in inter-
state business, the Constitution gives Con-
gress full authority to control II.
The resolutions further charge the pres
ent trouble between the striking wiremen
and the telegraph companies to the greed
and avarice'' of the companies. and assert
that they alone are responsible for the
present tie-up in business.
Delegate Rodier. for the committee on
resolutions, reported favorable action by
the committee, and in short talk followed
along the lines mapped out by Mr.. Ryan.
and the vote to adopt WAS unanimous.
Delegate Roberts of the label committee
of the central body, who had been sent TO
the jamestown exposition to look into the
label exhibit there Of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, reported. At the close
of the exposition an effort will be made
TO have the exhibit removed to Washington.
The labor day committee reported that
the arrangements for labor day celebration
are complete and that IL the weather man
proyides good weather September the eel
ebration will be the greatest ever held In
this part Of the country.
The United Brewery Workers OF north
America presented protest against the
enactment Of laws by states such as has
Just been passed by the legislature OF
Georgia regarding the liquor traffic, alleg-
ing that such laws are depriving thousands
of men of employment and forcing them
into competition with others In the labor
world. The document was referred TO
committee for consideration.
Evening star., 1907-08-20

lings when the hen happened to lead them
near q puddle would have enlightened him
as to how much teaching they needed"
But these writer's exercise the same horid
imagination when they deal with a robin or
rabbit as when they describe a bear. q
moose or a salmon.
Stuffed With Stories.
'It Is half amusing and half exasperating
to think that there should be excellent per-
sons to whom 1t is necessary to explain that
books stuffed with such stories. in which the
stories are stated as facts are preposterous
in their worthlessness. These worthy per-
sons yividly call to mind Prof. Lounsburys 8
comment on the infinite capacity of the
human brain to Withstand the introduction
of knowledge The books in question con-
tain no statement which q serious and
truth-loving student of nature can accept.
save statements which have already long
been known as established by trustworthy
writer's The fables they contain bear the
same relation to real natural history that
Barnums famous artificial mermaid bore to
real fish and real mammals. No man who
has really studied nature in spirit OF seek
ing the truth, whether he be big or little.
can have any controversy with these writ
ers; 1t would be as absurd as to expect some
genuine student of anthropology or arch
aeoloey to enter into a controversy with the
clumsy fabricators of the Cardiff giant.
Their books carry their own refutation; and
affidavits in support of the statements they
contain are as worthless as the similar afii-
davfts once solemnly issued to show that
Adamite man. There Is now no more ex-
cuse for being deceived by their stories
than for being still in doubt about the silly
Cardiff hoax"
Evening star., 1907-08-20

Of her conversation she deftly licked on
that short ugly word, Liar
Diplomatically. Ryan licked back to her:
Il guess my reputation will stack up
against yours"
Then the trouble started.
The company officials declare that Mrs.
Nichols is the possessor of an angelic dis
position and that Ryan grossly insulted her
In daring to place his reputation in the
same class with hers.
Superintendent Lamb, who was named as
arbiter In the case. declared that he would
take the word of non-union employe in
preference to that Of a union operator any
old time.
whereupon Ryan was discharged incon-
tinently. His fellow operators demanded
his reinstatement.
It was denied. Eastern operators re-
fused to take messages from Los Angeles
non-union operators. The eastern operators
were discharged. Then the big trouble was
on.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
GRANT TO ADDRESS vErERANs
General VIII Be Guest of Honor at
| G, A. r, Reunion.

PHILADELPHIA. August 20-Gen. Fred
erick D. Grant will attend the reunion of
the Grand Army of the Republic at Willow
Grove tomorrow. More than $4,000 vet
Grams, wives of veterans, sons Of veterans
and daughters of veterans are expected to
listen to a speech he will make.
Other speakers will be Mayor Reyburu.
Representative Moore. Rear Admiral Mel
vile. Past Department Commander John
NJ Vanderslice and Past Commanders Rob
ert b. Beath. Louis Wagner and James
Tanner Cen Thomas ]. Stewart will pre-
side.
The days celebration WIN begin at I:3O
pm There will be a dress parade and re-
view at o'clock. Gen. Grant will depart
early to attend the New York state en-
campment OF the Grand Army in Ogdens-
burg.
Evening star., 1907-08-20

Nine little words. though none too seri
ously meant. telegraphed by J. E. Ryan
Of Los Angeles. Cal, to Mrs. Sadie Mich
olron. at Oakland. in the same state. were
directly responsible for the great telegra-
piers strike now spreading over the coun-
try.
ST guess my reputation will stack up
against yours"
These are the words-seven of one syl-
liable each, one Of two syllables and one of
four.
Because of these simple words, the re-
suit Of a business tiff between man and
woman. thousands of telegraphers
throughout the United States are on a
strike. Millions of men who use the tele-
graph daily are being inconvenienced in
business. Commerce from sea to sea has
been hampered and the ordinary conduct
Of life, up hill and down dale. by ocean,
mountain and lakeside, has been interferred
with, and many cases made almost intol-
erable.
It all came about in this way:
]. E. Ryan was employed in the central
office of the Western Union office at Los
Angeles. He Is q union man and has been
an operator tWenty-SeVen years.
Mrs. Sadie Nichols was and is still en-
ployed by H. ]. Jeffs. chief operator at
Oakland. himself a non-union man and ac-
tive in his opposition to unionsm.
The operators at Los Angeles say that
Mrs. Nichols is incompetent as an opera
tor. a continual mischief-maker. and that
she was simply used by Jeffs In his cam
paign against unionism.
They say that whenever it was desired to
secure the discharge of any particular man.,
Mrs. Nichols was used for that purpose.
Now
Ryan declares that Mrs. Nichols appar-
entity sought direct trouble with him over
the wire as to effect the discharge of
him-a union man-and that in the course
Evening star., 1907-08-20
AMATEUR OSTRICH.
Society Woman Successfully Swallows
Hat Pin,

CHICAGO, August 2O.-Startled by the
sharp ringing of a telephone bell near the
mirror before which she was dressing for
an automobile ride, Mrs. c. G. Ferris of
Detroit wife of a member of the WELL
known family of that name. swallowed a
hatpin five inches long in her room at the
Auditorium Annex Sunday night, and for
twenty-four hours her husband and friends
feared an operation would be necessary to
save her life.
Physicians discovered with the aid of
X-rays yesterday that the pin had reached
the woman's intestines, having passed
harmlessly through the aesophagus They
decided not to risk operation at the
thine, but recourse to the knife may be
come necessary later.
In the meantime Mrs. Ferris has been
dered to lead a quiet life, free from the
excitement of automobling and all other
forms of social diversion.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
Nav Be Steamship Rate War.

NEW YORK. August 20-The general
steamship situation 1t Is stated in shipping
circles is at the moment In nervous con-
dition. Practically all agreements are at
an end. and conferences looking to the es-
tablishment of new ones have thus far
proven unsuccessful. The modern steamers
have, as matter of fact outgrown the old
agreements. and the situation may as a
rule. be described as an armistice, with all
lines prepared to do some pretty severe
cutting If they are compelled now that the
active season is virtually over
The only real warfare. however, is that
between the Russian volunteer fleet and the
conference lines Both sides recently cut
steerage rates heavily.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
AFTER SALOON MEN.
Another Dynamiting Case in the Chi
cago Crusade

CHICAGO, August 20-The fifth of a Sc
ries Of attempts to wreck the residences or
saloons of the men alleged to be at the head
of Chicago's gambling syndicates occurred
last night at the residence of Mont Tennes
Some one threw dynamite bomb into
the front yard of the residence. The con-
cussion shook the houses Of the neighbor-
hood and was heard distinctly a mile away.
The explosion tore a hole a foot deep in
the sod and shattered the windows and
screens in the Tennes house and in houses
around.
Tennes and his wife were just retiring
and were on the second floor when the ex-
ploSion came. Their three children were in
bed in the back part of the house on the
same floor. The explosion brought them all
rushing downstairs and awakened all the
neighbors for blocks around.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
Prof. Todd's Mission Successful.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LIMA. Peru. August 20-Prof. David P.
Todd of Amherst, with his wife and daugh-
ter. arrived today. Prof. Todd has been In
Peru since May %. when he arrived at the
head of the Lowell astronomical expedition
on his way to the Andes for the observation
of Mars. The expedition was very success
full and Prof. Todd succeeded In getting
Some photographs OF the Martian canals.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
w. III. F1OEKE, Cor. Pa. Ave. and 5th st.
UZZELL UNDER GUARD
NEGRO EDITOR sURRENDERS
FOR SAFETY.

NORFOLK, Va, August 20.-J. D. Uzzell.
negro editor, who Is held responsible for
much of the recent race trouble on the
eastern shore of Virginia, was brought here
under strong guard today and locked IN the
Norfolk jail.
I'zzelI surrendered to Col Nottingham OF
the Virginia militia at Onancock Monday
and asked to be sent TO a safe place. there
being great danger that he would be
lynched.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
KNOCK ON WOOD QUICK !
WASHINGTON IS NOW FREE
FROM PROFESSIONAL CROOKS
Maj. Sylvester Makes Some Sugges-
tions About Protection Against
Burglaries and Such.

Plckpockets, burglars and other public
characters are keeping pretty busy Just now
In almost every part of the country except
right around Washington, according to re-
ports from here. there and everywhere that
nave come to the local police department.
MAJ Sylvester was moved to comment on
the subject today Here's what he had to
say:
Now that the excursion season is fully
under way and the vacation period Is de-
pleting the more closely settled communi-
ties. the eastern and southeastern sections
or the country are suffering from 1nroads
made by hoboes and professional criminals
Unoccupied residences in cities and stores
nave oeen entered and robbed. and in some
places the act has been repeate commit
teo. giving the police, sheriffs and consta-
bles great deal of hard work to do.
Inc movement toward the Jamestown
EXPOSITION Is more fully inaugurated and
places along the lines of road leading there
10 have been visited and heavy robberies
committed. While city houses are temno-
rarily closed and valuables not placed in Sc
curlty at this season. and when country
places are being enjoyed by their owners
opportunities for second-story robbers are
there afforded and have been successfuIJv
carried out.
Better Lock Your Door.
The mails bring many communications of
bold and extensive robberies, and the fart
should tend to place citizens on guard to
the extent of taking proper precautions In
the locking of doors, windows and gates.
This jurisdiction has been comparatively
free from inroads from outsiders, but a.
word In time often results in staying the
progress of their work"
At this season of the year the department
usually receives many reports from persons
who contemplate leaving their houses dur
ing the time they are on their vacations.
Inc precinct police make an effort to give
,hc shen houses special attention, but some of
them are visited during the course of the
vacation season. There have been two or
three such robbertes this season, but anna
teurS dld the work. Safe deposit vaults are
mighty recommended by the police.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
Funeral Of Miss O. NJ. Smith

Tho funeral of Miss Charlotte Meldrum
Smith was held yesterday afternoon from
the home Of her brother-in-law. Col. Rich
ard D. Wright, 1888 Maryland avenue north
east, the Rev. E. Slater Dunlap, pastor of
st. Johns Episcopal Church, officiating
Burial was at Rock Creek cemetery.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
Famous Steeplejack Killed.

special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON, August 2o.-John Goldie. the
famous steeplejack. fell this forenoon from
the top of the Towend chimney. which Is
44s feet high and the highest in the world
His body crashed through the roof of the
works and was mutilated beyond recogni-
tion.
Evening star., 1907-08-20

The Jefferson County Teachers Institute
met at Charlestown, w. Va, yesterday and
will be in session all the week. Prof
Joseph Roster. superintendent of schools at
Fairmont. Is conducting the institute, and
Will be assisted by Prof. George w. Brin-
die Of Martinsburg. There were about
eighty teachers in attendance.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
Carpets and Rugs,

A complete stock Of high
grade Carpets and Rugs at
August Sale Prices. A wide va
riety of choice patterns in de-
pendable quality carpets, and a
big line of rugs in all sizes and
all grades. You'll get the great
est bargains of the year here
now.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
Leather Rockers.
Ladies' Desks
ParlOr Cabinets
ParlOr Tables
Library Tables
Odd Chairs

In golden oak, mahogany, birch,
bird's-eye maple, weathered oak
and rosewood. $50 to 4o% dis
count.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
Brass Beds.
Iron Beds, Brass
Trimmed.

Over a hundred patterns to
select from. All marked at $50
to 4o% less than regular. Well
worth investigating.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
August Sale==Furniture and Carpets.

Nows the pick up the biggest bargains Furniture
Carpets deposit Well deliver the goods when you
Evening star., 1907-08-20
Bed DavenDorts.

In all the most desirable coverings
and every kind of wood is represented.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
ParlOr Suites.

The largest assortment we have ever
shown. Pay a small deposit and we'll
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ALEXANDRIA.

Mrs Cassius F. Lee has returned from
Morristown. n. j., where she was the
guest of her daughter, Mrs George Carr
Henry. She is now the guest of Mrs.
William J. Boothe. jr.
Miss Laura Reynolds. OF Berryville,
Va. has returned to her home after
spending few days this week as the
guest of Mrs. Louis 5. Scott.
Mrs Writ French is visiting Mrs. Louis
c. Barley at her home on North Column
bus street.
Miss Mary Bentley. of Sandy Springs,
Md. was the guest of her aunt Miss A.
NJ. Chandler. during the past week
Misses Emma and Lilly Stabler. OF
Sandy Springs. Nd, spent several days
during the past week with Mrs. William
j. BoOthe.
The marriage Of Miss Geraldine Mason
Taylor, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL


evening. i'm honor Of her birthday. The
guests We're Mr.. and Mrs Al Sigmund.
Mr.. and Mrs Abe Sigmund, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sidney c. Kaufman. Mr.. and Mrs NJ.
Newmeyer, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Newmeyer,
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Engel Miss Edna Weyl.
Miss Mae Harris. Miss Lillian Harris. and
Messrs. Goldsmith and Howard Sigmund.
Alvin Newmeyer. and Lawrence Engel-
Capt and Mrs. w. r. Boutwell,, of Nor
fork Va. are spending week in Wash
ington. They are stopping ut the New
Willard.
Miss Celia Lyons. of Baltimore. was the
guest of Mrs. Benjamin Wollberg for a
few days.
Miss Leah Sternheimer. of Richmond.
is spending a few days in the city.
Mrs. Joseph Abel. of Clifton street. is
entertaining her sister, Miss Laura Adler,
OF Pittsburg. Pa
Mrs Giesy and Mr.. S. Herbert Giesy
have returned to the city, and will be for
the winter at 1919 X street.
Mrs Nathan Kaufman. of Providence.
r. l., is the guest Of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs NJ Blumenthal, OF 32G4 NJ street
northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs X b. Berry have closed
their home at Tyson, near Laurel, Md.
and. with their family. have taken a
house at 1919 X street northwest.
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ten years the growth Of the mighty
transatlantic feet has been stupendous.
The present year will mark an era 10
ocean navigation in having witnessed the
practicable operation OF the turbine en-
CINE and the passage Of the first boat Ia
less than five days. For years the dream
OF the ocean navigator has been 70 com
mand a fohr-day boat and the honor OF
staying inside of the fve-day mark. and
getting We'll on toward the hoped-for
time went 10 Capt. Watts when he
brought the Lusitania from Queenstown
10 Sandy Hook in four days nineteen
hours and fifty-twO minutes
Following are the records Of trans-At-
laHtic steamships in the last ffty-six
years.
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Sinclair Taylor. to MIR. Arthur Hubert
Bryant. VIII take place at the home OF
the brides parents on Prince street,
Wednesday evening. December II. at $
O'Clock. The ceremony will be performed
with only the members of the families of
the contracting parties present.
Mr.. Arthur Curtis. OF Oakton. Nd. has
returned home after visit TO relatives
in this city.
Miss Jean Brent has returned from a
delightful trip 10 Baltimore. where she
was the guest of her uncle, Mr.. ProsseI
Sapp.
Miss Grace Anderson has returned from
visit to Baltimore and Philadelphia.
She witnessed the Army and Navy foot
ball game in the latter city last Satur-
day.
Miss Hattie Douglas has returned from
an extended visit to Shreveport and New
! Orleans, La.
Mrs. Stuart Jameson entertained the
Mount Vernon Chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution and a large
number OF her friends at a reception on
Saturday afternoon al her home on South
Columbus street. There was full at
tendance OF the chapter. and business OF
much Importance was transacted The
guests came in later to meet the members,
as follows: William A Smoot. Mrs Dab
ney Herndon. Mrs. Samuel c. Brent. Mrs
Thomas W. Robinson. Mrs. Eleanor
Washington Howard. Mrs Samuel Mon
roe. Mrs. Robert c. Powell, Mrs John W.
Foster. Mrs. Samuel 3. Davis. Mrs. II.
Heber Boswell Mrs. George Uhler, Mrs.
John Leadbeater. Mrs c. William Wal
tiers. Miss Carrie Strebling Miss Eliza
beth Janney, Miss Mamie Norton. and
Miss Susan Hetzel, OF Washington Those
asked to meet the chapter were Mrs. Ed
ward Fawcett Mrs. Laurence Stabler.
Mr.. Alfred Thomson, Mrs. A. H. Thorn
son, Mrs. George s. French. Mrs Rich
ard Gibson. Mrs. Carpenter. Mrs. William
J. Boothe, jr., Mrs Casius r Lee. Mrs.
John Johnston, Misses Susie Fawcett.
Mary Thomson, George French. Margaret
Ashby, Margaret Foster. Gault Norton.
Helen Cummings, Marion Bryant, Emily
Mahaffey, Florence Barclay.
Miss Beall Daingerheld gave a beauti-
fully appointed luncheon on Tuesday in
honor of Miss Geraldine Taylor. whose
marriage to Mr.. Arthur Herbert Bryant
will take place next week. The table had
as a centerpiece a shower Of Bride roses.
and the color scheme Of green and white
was carried out in the other appointments.
Those asked to meet Miss Taylor were
Miss Elizabeth Jones, Miss Mamie Shack
ieford. OF Orange, Va: Miss Mildred
Losler. and Mrs. Thomas b. Cochran, a
bride OF this autumn
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The steamers that plough across the
Atlantic Ocean between east and west
to-day are treble the number Of ten years
ago. Then there We're twenty-One first
class steamers, with a total tonnage of
1882 and an indicated horsepower Of
-49Si9. A comparison Of these figures
with the totals Of the present day viii
give fair idea Of the growth of trans
Atlantic service. In those days the ST
Louis. the ST. Paul, and the New York
represented the American line: the Phil
adeiphia has since been built. The An
Choir Line had three ships. and now
numbers five. The Atlantic Transport
Lines four vessels We're placed in COM
mission since 1897 Four vessels we're
;hen operated by the Cunard line, among
them the still famous Lacanla In she
last ten years eight steamships flying
the Cunard nag have been launched, in
Guiding the record-breaking turbiners.
the Lusitania and the Mauretania.
The French line. which had three yes
sells. has doubled its feet: the Hamburg
American Line has entered the American
held since 1897 and now owns a feet Of
fifteen splendid transatlantic liners. The
five ships OF the Holland-American Line
were al built within ten years. The
North German-Lloyd Lines fleet OF four
liners IN lays has since been increased 10
sixteen modern steamships. The four YES
sells OF the Red Star Line were built with
IN ten years. and the same might be said
OF the northumberland Line. Six
new steamers have been added 10 the
White Star Line, and three to the VIII
son Line
The number OF passengers conveyed
across the Atlantic yearly in these huge
floating hotels goes into the millions. As
an express service between two countries
the value OF hlgh-speed steamships was
demonstrated less than a month ago.
when IN response 70 a demand for gold
70 a!lay the Wall street panic and money
market stringency 100000 in specie
was hurried across the ocean in record
time
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I.aIy. Land of the pena.

Prom the Naples Mattino
Italy Is not only the land OF things that
are dead; IL is also the land of things
that are dying. Italian national life lacks
continuity. Having no roots in the past.
we have no seed for the future: each
Italian generation is a vertebra which
has no connection with the others. Not
SO with other nations. The policy of Eng
land is the same to-day as that Of Queen
Elizabeth, and the latest Asiatic treaty
signed at the British foreign Office is a
direct development Of Cromwelrs navi-
cation act
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Hiram Lodge. No. 10 F. & a. NJ. held
it's annual election of officers on Friday
night with the following result: Master.
Mark F. Finley: senior warden. Calvin F.
Hummel; junior warden. William G..
Pond; secretary. Fielder l. Hunter IRE
elected; treasurer. Philip H. Ward ire
elected; master of ceremonies. Charles L.
Patten; senior deacon. Charles W. PIN
per; junior deacon. William p. Herbst:
senior steward. August b. Douglas: junior
steward. Theodore 7. Moore; tiIer, Charles
w. BOuveL