The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-15

marketable value. 1t ought to have
been turned over to the sinking fund
The gamblers merely smiled. There is
more where that came FROM" they said,
as they followed Justice John from the
place.
mond office is situated on the ground
floor, and it is an easy matter for any
one SO disposed to get the facts about
the manner in which traffic Is
handled
with the force now on hand we
can take care of our normal business
for six months to come, If necessary.
Leased Wires >till Open.
The eight proxerage establishments
with leased wires carried ali the market
reports yesterday without Interruption,
The brokers lease the wires and pay
their own operators. The Western
Union does not know what men are
employed, or at what rates and these
eight expert operators are still draw
ing their pay. Creole Haskins, prcsi-
dent of tho Commercial Photographers
Union of Richmond. which voted to
strike should a general order be issued.
Is employed at the office of scott d
Stringfcllow. On Tuesday night GER
tain of these operators, now on the.
salary list and working full time, en-
deavored to force the Associated Press
man at The Times dispatch wire to
quit-an attempt at which they were
wholly unsuccessful. In a word, theS
are a part of the strike, they are work
ing themselves, and they are attempt
ing to persuade others to stop work
ing.
+ One of thee operators at work in q
M "a
why he and the others in the same line
Of work had declined to quit, but he
admitted that het waG not prepared to
make statement in regard TO 1t at
the moment.
Last night the Associated Press wire
in The Tmes-D Dispatch offices was
clckinS as usual Strike Leader Her.
vey, in q statement already quoted, said
that the Associated Press was almo st
completely suspended. That, 1T seems.
does not hold good on the circuit of
which Richmond is a part. Morning
papers served by this circuit are pub
lished in Richmond, Newport News.
Lynchburg. Danville, Roanoke Bristol,
Petersburg. Raleigh, Wilmington and
Norfolk All operators NJ these points
were taking reports last tight, with
| the exception Of the man at Norfolk.
who walked out. TWO copies were
made at Newport News eor the Nor
! folk papers and sent over by bont at
| half hour Intervals. several papers
not usually on this circuit We're
switched on, ,nad these included Char
lotte, Ashcville. Goiumbia and others
The report last night was more COM
plete than on the night before.
Messengers I'm II Fight.
| There have been different reports
about the messenger situation, but SO
far as the public was concerned there
was no strike. a crowd OF boys he
came dlsorderly in front Of the Postal
Office yesterday and the police had to
/ Interfere They arrested Floyd Bell,
| fourteen years Of age, and sent him
to the first station. He was afterwards
released on ball. Bell claimed to be
a striker, and he was charged with
having handled one youngster rather
severely Last night tho messengers
were delivering kilograms to all parts
(Of the city
Norfolk at which point strike was
4 declared at midnight Tuesday, IS still
on the map. Ten men were reported
on duty in the Western Union Office
4 there yesterday and more than 200
messages were handled between that
city and Richmond. At one city in
| Virginia. where the entire force quit
practically all returned 1t is said
SO far there has bean no interfer
A ence by railroad teiegraphcrs, an
trains are being handled tust as III II
trouble existed elsewhere. Operator
here declare that the telegram fror
Secretary Quick Of the Order of Roll
! way Photographers. printed yesterday
hv
!, Quick after publication of messag
Z which he branded as n forgery. Til
, secretary instructed the men to OBJ
serve all regulations Just as they iia
before the strike was ordered. Thi
message, bearing his signature, ha
I, been printed in New York. Washing
ton. Baltimore philadelphia. and othe
7 cities, and was not manufactured J
i Richmond for local consumption or ef
feet. Many OF the railroads. however
] have Instructed their operators llnde
( the circumstances now existing not I
transmit commercial messages, an
D they take this precaution for self pro
. lection. That rule, It seems, Is bein
u oblyed hereabout, hut SO far as can
: learned no general orders to that 81
: feet have been issued.
Look for EARLY EpN.
I, Though the public, the main pictii
OF the strike. has been naturally II
= terested, the ability of the telegram
companies &c handle business has ie
II 10 the Impression, that the end Is 40
2 frr, The newspaper service shove
vast Improvement and The Times-Dis
patch received it's te;egrarhlc servit
!, lffom nearly All the leading cities
!, Virginia, including Norfolk, The Al
y sociated Press service was fun All
. promnt, the oages TINS; morning show
ing that dispatches came from wit
:. territory.
4, x H9'
Z NERVOUS WOMEN take Horsford
I Acid Phosphate Guiets the nerves. re
lievess nausea, sick headache and II
4 Homnih