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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-24
TBE STEAMSHIP RATE WAR.
No OftciaI Announcement OF II. Tut the
Consensus 10 ThR There VIII Ne One.

w OWctai announcement OF ~. nut the
Consensus 10 That There VIII ne One.
The undercurren Of opinion among
shipping men In that the advent Of the big
swtft turbine steamship Lusitania will start
q rate war between the German and Cunard
lines. tt agents OF the lines concerned
will not say that there In going TO he any
war. Each line seems to be waiting for its
rival TO do something.
hat the fight bel ween the lines IL on
In earnest was clearly indicated by an an
nouncsment sent out last night by the
Hamburg-American line. Its new rates.
which will go into effect AT onoe in east
bound traffic and will be in operation
westboupd after November I. will enable
a voyager to get TO Europe by the flyer
Deutschland In the winter season for $50;
In the intermediate season for se5, and In
the summer season for $40. The winter
season rate on the Bluecher and sister ships
will be SIS and ON ships such as the Penn
s%ylvaDia. President Lincoln, President Grant
and Patricia the seagoer may get TO Ham
burg. or ports on the way, including
Plymouth. Southampton and Cherbourg.
for 500.
h winter season 10 Eur ope begins on
November I and ends on March 81: the in
termediate season takes in all the month
OF April and the period from July ~ to
October 81. The summer season from
May I to July n.
The North German Lloyd line. il was
said yesterday. will put in force to-day a
minimum rate Of sas for first class passage
on It's express steamships OF the Kaiser
wilhelm III. type. The minimum rate for
the summer has been AIT sO Mr. Varpon
II. Brown Of the Cunard line said the line
was standing pat. but that it would be
governed largely by what it's neigbbors
might do.
Tn rates usually are reduced at the be-
ginning Of the fall season, when traffic TO
the eastward 10 light. but not 40 much az
they will be this month and next. according
TO the preliminary sparring. The differ
ences OF the rival lines may be adjusted
later. but at present 10 looks IA II there
we're going to be a real battle for fall and
winter patronage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-24
sANDOVAL OFF TO ROCHESTER.
Upstate Naval Reserves Get the Trim
spanish tsunbORt.

The gunboat Sandovsl. which was cap
thred from the Spaniards. left the Brooklyn
navy yard yesterday afternoon for Roches-
ter, where it will be put al the disposal Of
the Second Separate Division Of the New
York Naval Reserves
Ensign +. }. Nugent of Rochester and
twenty men arrived at the yard on Thurs-
day To take charge of the craft. The trip
will be made up along the Maine coast 10
the 81. Lawrence and down that river
through the Canadian canals to Lake On
tario. The armament Of the boat was
removed and is on it's way TO Rochester.
The Sandoval has been undergoing re-
pairs at the yard for the last two months
and is in fine shape.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-24
F'EASTINGS IN PERU.
ertstnm cnts for American Censul and
Pan-American Delegate.

Spsctol Cads Despotch % TN sun.
LIMA, Peru. Aug. 2s.-The Diplomatic
Corps will give a banquet on August 81 to
Rafael s. Canevsro. Consult General for the
Netherlands at Lima, who is the dean Of the
corps and who on that date will celebrate
his silver wedding.
Next Sunday Senior Miraauesada. who
represented Peru in the Pan-Amerfcan Con-
gress at Rio de Janeiro. will give a banquet
to Prof. Leo s. Rowe Of the University of
Pennsylvania, who is making a tour Of the
South American west coast.
On Tuesday the professor will start on a
three day trip 10 Cerro de Pasco. about
$50 miles northeast Of Lima. On his return
President Psrdo will give a banquet ia his
honor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-24
Philadelphia shoots His WIFE and Mills
Himself After n Trivial Dispute.

ATLANTIC CITY. n J., Aug. 2S.-George
Schaefer, a middle aged saloon keeper Of
Philadelphia. ended a two weeks spree this
afternoon by shooting his wife twice in the
head with a revolver and then shooting
himself in their cottage at Somers Point
twelve miles from here on the mainland
The shooting followed a dispute over which
Of them Should answer a Telephone ring.
Schaefer was lead when neighbors
entered the cottage. but the woman was
alive. She was brought TO the City Hos
pital here in an automobile. Il is thought
that sle cannot live long. She was con
scious for a time and explained the tragedy
to the police She said that il was the re-
suit Of her husbands drinking. He was
30 drunk that abe didn't want him TO answer
the telephone call He got angry and
began the SHOOTING. she said.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-24
MINERS STILL IMPRISONED.
Fall OF Roof 8aIts 100 Men Tryfns - Res-
cue -Four C0mrAdes.

% Four Comrades.
wnKEsBARRE. Pa. Ans. 2s-oneh hundred
men are striving TO reach the four msn
entombed in coIliery II Of the Penn
~sylvsnia Coal Company since last evening.
At noon to-day. when hope wa brfghoess,
the resouers were nearly caught under a
fall Of roof. Warming came Just In time
for them 30 escape. but much Of the passass
they had opened was closed again and
the work must be done over. II no
further accident happens thsy expect to
reach the place where the men are con-
fined o morning.
John Eustaoe. who was rescued last
night after being ~tmprisoned for six hours.
say that until a short time before the
rescuers reached him he heard James Boyle
and Peter Flynn talking. They told him
they were hurt. but that they hoped the
rescuer would reach them. He knew
nothing Of Joseph Konnig and Joseph
Groller. the other two Who were at work
further away
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-24
TOWERMAN bitches FLYER.
Turns switch Reason Two Killed
In Wreck.

%FAIRBURY. Neb., Aug. 2s-The Rock
island Denver-Chioago flyer wal thrown
in h ditch at Thomson's. four miles from
here. last night.
Two people were killed and six injured
and three cars were demolished.
semaphore operator who ditcbed
the train fed after the wreck and has not
been found. The Rock Island train ap-
preached the Burlington railroad crossing
at full speed with the semaphore set safe.
When almost on the crossing the ~semaphore
was suddenly switched to danger and the
derai!ing apparatus turned the train into
the ditch. No Burlington train was in
sight to account for h operators mistake.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-24
WATERLOO FOR CHURCHMEN.
Deceased Wifes Sister Marriage Bill Sure
TO Pass the Lords nc Last.

Special Cdhe Despatch 10 THE SUN.
LONDON, Aug. 2s.-The Deceased Wife's
Sister Marriage bill has passed the oom-
mittee stage in the House Of Lords. II will
now certainly be enacted into law. thereby.
as extremist Churchmen hold, legalizins
incest.
The extremist Bishops and peers mustered
their strength and fought gamely to the
last. The Archbishop Of Canterbury, with
characteristic moderation and despite his
opposition to the bill, promised hat IL the
measure became a law he would help to
make IL work smoothly, but he tried his
utmost to get an amendment passed practi-
cally exempting h clergy Of the Church
Of England from the operation OF the bin.
The House rejected this by a vote Of los
to CT.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-24
IN MEMORY or THOs. II. STTLLwAN
New York Lawyers Family Present Hos
pital wing TO Ilsieux.
Special Caoe Despatch 10 THE SUN.

Special Cabs Despatch 10 The sun.
PARIS. Aug. 23.-The Stillman family
are building a wing to the hospital at
Lisieux in memory Of Thomas f.. Stillman.
the New York lawyer. who dice there on
September Z. 1908. from the effects OF In
juries received in an automobile accident.
The first stone was laid to-day in the pres
enoe OF representatives Of the family. who
we're thanked by the Mayor for the gift.
The wing will primarily be devoted to
victims OF motor accidents. The hospital
committee has decided TO engrave the anne
Of Stillman and Hardness on the plate
reserved for benefactors Of the city. Mrs.
Edward C.. Hardness lie a daughter Of Mr..
Stillman
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-24
court UphoIds New south wales.

0pttWI CuOF DtSbutH 70 IHH 5Uk,
SYDNEY. n. 8. W., Aug. 2s The Federal
High Court has refused leave to the Com
monwealth Government to move ex parte
for an ad interim injunction to restrain the
Government OF New South Wales from
further dealing with the wire netting re-
moved by them from the Custom House.
where an attempt was made to levy duty
on IL.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-24
Amnesty In Rumanla.

Special Cdos Despatch 10 TEE Sun.
BUCHAREST, Aug, 23.-King Carlos has
granted amnesty to 5000 persons who were
arrested as a matter OF precaution during
the recent revolt in the northern provinces.
The amnesty does not include some 200
priests. garrison chiefs and persons under
sentence for murder.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-24
SENTENCED FOR CONTEMPT.
San francisco Telephone OnfcIsI Who Ne.
fused Ia Trstif, sent to jail.

san FRANCISCO, Aug. %. Emil J thinner,
vIce-president Of the Pacific States Tele-
phone Company, who refused to testify for
the prosecution in the case of the alleged
grafters who are nov on trial for bribery.
was sentenced to-day 10 serve three months
IN the county jail. He has already served
hve dhys for contempt and has paid $500
Tor his offence. lie gave bonds and APP
pealed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-24
OCEAN STEAMSHIP HOOTERS.

Police at Naples Arrest Men and women
Three Carloads Of Booty.
Special Caos DsspI'ca TO rm Sun.
ROWS. Aug. "a. "A gang Of man and
women have been arrested At Naples,
charged with thefts on board transatlantic
steamers. especially those belon gipg 20 the
Nsplss-New York line.
An enormous amount Of stolen property,
such as clocks linen. china and wines,
was seized by the police. and IL required
three carts to convey it to the polioe station.
The prisoners had numerous pawn tickets
for jewelry in their possession.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-24
ksiserin Recovering From Hurt.


HDF'FW NUUFe ONNVuHV o HE NUh.
WMBELMsHoHE, Aug 23.-The Kaiserin,
who s%prained an ankle and injured a vein In
her left leg by slipping and falling yesterday
whiic playing tennis. is making normal
rogress toward recovery to-day
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-24
st. Paul. Minneapolis and Dulu,h

VIA Inc North Western lane. II the direct. double
lla'k, block signal route " The electric lighted
North Western Limited and The electric lighted
buluih superior Limited Direct connection IN
,nlnn stations ~ 81 Paul and nolis with
MI NntN Ia points north and north wesi. Ask Tickle
agents Tor particulars u. VI. johnson. Gen Agent,
~ y, v, Ry, W Broadway, New YORK. y. y
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-24
No sh%lpbundlnG Order From Russia

ope1hH tdOte DcspdieF 10 HE SUN.
LONDON. Aug. 2S.-The Armstrong Whit
worth Company denies a story published
by the Manchester Dr. pIt'h 10 the "a ect
that II had received a contract from Russia
TO build three bsttleships. three cruisers
and several gunboats.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-24
Japanese Embassy for Russia.

SpfclnI Cdbf Despoffh 70 THE NUN.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. %. The No,oe
Vremyd says that the Japanese legation at
81. Petersburg will noon be raised TO the
rank Of an embassy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-24
PATRIARCH or LISBON RESIGNS.
Mgr. Neto TO Retire to . CarthusIan MOnss-
terry with PopeS Consent.
Special Cone DrspafeA 10 TIVE SUE.

ROME, Aug. 2s. -After long resistance
the Vatican has accepted the resignation
OF Cardinal Jose Sebsstiso Neto. Patriarch
Of Lisbon. who wishes to retire to the
~cloister as a Csrthusian. Mgr. Neto was
born in 1871 and was created a Cardinal
in 1884.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-22
Republican Policy.

Any Republican national convention
and any Republican Congress will
stand to and abide by the present tariff
in all its essential features any Re-
publican candidate will stand on the
platform. We surmise that other
questions will have more to do with
the selection Of the candidate, and will
be more in issue in the campaign. The
Republican party never lowered it's
standard one inch to secure votes for
it's sound money policy in 1896, how
ever any imagined otherwise. 1t is go
ing to take an open ground in favor of
the proper regulation and restraint Of
corporate wealth; but it will not in the
least lower it's tariff policy to that end.
The Republican party is not going to
drive business out of the country to
kill monopoly; 1t is going to keep it
possible 10 do business on an honest
basis, and then compel men to keep to
that basis. Free-traders think it can
not be done Any intelligent protec-
ZIONIST knows 1t can. And it will. 1t
is not necessary to burn the house TO
destroy the rats. We are going to be
very jealous of our tariff but tolerate
no evil which the free trader assumes,
without reason, to be a necessary part
of a protective tariff. -Lebanon IN.
HI Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-22
Unfair TariT Concessions.

It does seem Unfair that Germany,
which has a tariff system, can, by max
ing certain concessions, get goods into
the United States on more favorable
terms than Great Britain, which has
not such a system and which has al
ways been fine market for American
goods. 1t has been suggested that the
President might look upon the action
of Great Britain in making existing
laws as a concession, although it was
made before any negotiations were
opened for concessions" under the
Dingley act. The German tariff agree
ment has stirred up much criticism pro
and CON The American Protective
Tariff League criticizes it severely, hold
ing among other things that the grant
ing of privileges to Germany was in
conflict with the administrative sec
lions of the Dingley act. The feature
that permits the chambers Of commerce
of Germany, which are semi-official in
character, to place the valuation on
goods exported, is being attacked on
the ground that it will result in an
unreasonably low valuation. The tar
iff issue is very live just now ON ac-
count of the agreement with Germany.
Tacoma Ledger.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-22
PlIiCl| Comment.
A Governor Who Governs.

Gov. Hughes supervision over iegis-
lation has surprised Republicans as
we'll as Democrats. He has vetoed
thirty-seven bills, his threat of a veto
induced the Legislature . recall 1917
measures, and he has allowed 80 bills
TO die Enacted on. This shows that
New Works executive is not an eight
hOur-a-day man. He works ten or
twelve hours every day, and he is doing
something throughout all of that time
His readiness with the veto recalls
President Cleveland's activity in that
direction. but Cleveland'S veto was di-
rected chilly against private pension
bills, while Hughes hits measures Of
larger Importance.
This activity has created something
like CONSERVATION among the politi-
clans. He examines every measure
which reaches him. There is nothing
perfunctory about his performance. He
acts on the assumption that the people
of his state put him in Office to use all
the powers of his. post to give them
good government. Nothing within the
scope of his official duties escapes his
attention. Many of the Republican pol
iticians have turned against him. He is
accused of pernicious meddlesomeness,
and the party leaders on both sides
are getting somewhat uncertain as to
whether he ought to be called Re-
publican, a Democrat or a Mugwump.
No other New York governor within the
memory of anybody now alive has CIV
en- so much time to the duties of his
office.
But the people of his state seem to
like Gov. Hughes. He is looming up
into national proportions. Already the
prophets are beginning to couple his
name with the presidential candidacy.
If the national convention We're to meet
to-day he would get many votes in it,
Apparently, he is not thinking of the
presidency, but is doing the duty which
confronts him. That is the sort of an
official that the people like. He is
making friends among all elements of
the people, though the politicians are
against him. AS New York's Legisla-
ture meets every year, he will have
abundant chances to do many things
before the national convention meets.
The country is following Gov. Hughes
course with a good deal of interest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-22
Willing to WaiYe.

The ease with which William Jen-
nings Bryan abandons his government
ownership issue after his very pro-
nounced declaration in favor of it made
in a speech at Madison Square Gar
den a year ago, indicates how little
principle guides the action of the Great
Commoner.
Having heard the protests from his
party and realizing that the prize he
has been seeking 50 ardently was fast
receding from his view, he promptly
about-faces and says that government
ownership is not an issue next year.
That is to say, Mr.. Bryan does not
purpose Jetting anything stand in his
way for the nomination at the hands
of the Democratic party. And the at
titude of the Democratic press, ever
since he made his plea for government
ownership, has been so hostile that he
hastens to retrieve. Only, we fear, the
reason for this sudden change OF front
is so diaphanous that Democratic lead
ers will lose faith in the sincerity of
the Peerless One"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-22
The Panic in Japan.

The financial smash-up which has
just hit Japan was expected. Japan
is poor in natural resources. Her soil
is now producing up to its limit. She
has but little mineral wealth. Most
of the 100000 inhabitants of the
islands comprised in the japanese En-
pire are only short remove from the
mast abiect poverty all the time. Tax
alton, even during the days before the
Russian war, bore with a crushing
weight on the japanese people. The
tax burden was increased heavily by
the war. Famine came in large part
of the empire just after the war ended.
And now the crash has come. One
of the things which caused the crash,
however, was the speculation which
set in about a year ago. Immediately
after the recovery from the famine the
stock market became active. New COM
panies in many sorts of activities were
launched. Their promoters promised
and their dupes expected rise in
prices. A fall came instead, and many
of those wildcat enterprises collapsed.
Runs were started on the banks
throughout large part of the empire.
Thirteen banks suspended. Stocks Of
all sorts dropped to low figures. Fac
tories closed their doors. All the IA
miliar features of a panic were pres
ent
The banks in some of the businessN
centers united to check the spread Of
the scare. Report says the worst is
over. A long period of liquidation, how
ever, is probably ahead of Japan. AS
in the United States and other coun-
tries in such dislocations of credit,
there will be an industrial stagnation
for several years. Much suffering will
necessarily take place. 1t is altogether
probable that relief will be asked from
the outside world. In the meantime
the war talk will subside. The wild
men in Toxic who were urging an at
tack on San Francisco and an inva-
sion of the United States will get no
audience hereafter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-22

with the rightful spouse. Yerkes left
his ward a palace in New York and
huge fortune; his wife, life interest
in many millions.
It was just after Christmas day,
1906, that Yerkes died at New York
hotel. In a little over a month the
tongues were set a-wagging by the an
nouncement of the rich widows sudden
marriage 10 the young California mine
prospector and gentleman Of fortune
Wilson Miner. The ceremony was Sc
cret, and was not revealed until two
days after 1t occurred.
The papers hummed with the affair.
but within a week were obliged TO
print the news that the cooling" Miz-
ner had already begun to ask saucily
for money. Rumors waited out of the
portals Of the art palace that Wilson
demanded a cool million-that's all
Separation followed and the six-foot
bridegroom went back to the mines
Mrs. Yerkes-Mizner, too, disappeared.
but the directions taken by the es-
tranged couple were not the same. 1t
was said that Miner tried to effect a
reconciliation. that he again and again
bombarded his wife's abode In Chicago,
but her love had cooled. She sued for
divorce. but the papers suddenly dis
appeared Vague hints Of tha return
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-22
NIisnlaced Cenaure.

The Sherman antitrust law was
passed by Congress long before Theo-
dore Roosevelt was thought of in con-
nection with the Presidency, and it was
passed in obedience to public demand
that combinations of capital should be
restrained from encroaching on the
rights Of the people.
The Valentine law was passed by the
Ohio Legislature also in response to
popular opinion that some measure of
restriction was necessary in order to
preserve individual rights from the ex-
actions of corporations.
There has been no demand for a re-
peal of either the United States or the
Ohio statute, which would seem to
show that the people have not changed
their minds, concerning these measures.
But in spite of the fact that Presi-
dent Roosevelt had nothing to do with
the passage of either law, it is true
that he is being held accountable for
the prosecutions instituted under both
laws. Activities of county prosecutors
followed the campaign of the national
administration for law enforcement. If
President Roosevelt had not directed
his attorney general to proceed against
companies doing an interstate business
for violating the Sherman law, it is
contended that local authorities would
have been less aggressive.
But why should censure attach to
the President? He was elected to en-
force the laws. He should not be
blamed for doing his sworn duty. As
long as the people permit law to
stand, it should be obeyed. If it is an
unjust law, if it works hardships on
the innocent, the people will demand
its repeal, and Congress must heed the
demand.
If icemen, lumbermen and brick men
who confessed to having violated the
Valentine law have a grievance, it is
against the people, not against the
President.-Toledo Blade.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-08-22
Photographfng the Voice.

after the problem OF obtaining
record of the human voice had once
been solved by the invention Of the
photograph, many inventors turned
their attention toward some suitable
process for photographing SPOKEN
WORDS" SO writes DR.. Alfred Ora
denwzit5 in the Technical World
Magazine. Though a photographic
record constitutes a true picture Of the
voice, it Is not distinct enough to be
deciphered by mere inspection.
This Photographic photograph or
photographophone invented by Herr
RUNNER affords a far more character
istic graphical rendering Of spoken
words. In this apparatus an electric
arc lamp inserted in the circuit of a
microphone is made to give out a radi-
alton the intensity Of which CORE
spondes to the sound vibration In the
microphone, this radiation being fixed
photographicaily on the film running
past in front of a narrow slot. By a
convenient Inversion of the whole
process, the original sound can then be
reproduced from the Photographic
record"