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New-York tribune., 1907-08-13
SITU4TION IN DISTRICTS.
absolute Order attends Strike an
Offices Throughout City.

Business at the Office of the Commercial Cable
Company. on the first floor of No. % Broad street.
was being conducted as usual last night The
cable operators employed on the night SHIFT as
well as the day cable operators employed by tnls
company. did not take part in the strike.
On the other hand, the business of the Broad
street branch of the Postal Telegraph Company,
which is in the basement of No. ~ Broad street.
is badly crippled.
At o'clock there were only two operators. ihe
usual work at that time of night is twelve
the entire force in the Broad street olce OF
the Postal deserted their keys when the strike was
declared 1t is said that only hve operators ie-
manned at their keys.
AT many of the branch offices of the two tele-
graph companies business was practically at d
standstiu by early evening. Many of the oper-
ators had walked out in the afternoon ana IN
some cases the managers followed
This was true of the Postal office at No 157 East
10Th street where the employees of the steamship
shipping office which shares the floor with the
telegraph company had been informed by the
company not TO take any messages in the absence
of the manager and operator. VINO were Saiu u
have gone strike earlier in the day:
At the Western Unions office, in 125th street street
near Park avenue, q single operator was nlIlnS
the places usually taken by TWO men.
According TO the reports received at Ponce head
quarters most of the offices which remained open
al O'Clock accepted messages for delivery with
the stipulation that time could be set Tor II
they were tlibed the central offices of the com
pany where tubes We're avallaole, ana III ~. IN.
cases were sent TO stations having tubes and thus
forwarded.
The police from all over the city reported that
all branch offices of both companies We're either
entirely closed or running on such a short handed
scale that they were practically so. NO uouoio
was reported from any of the districts -
Acting under instructions issued seNeral oaS ,
AGO the precinct commanders have ordered the
men under them keep in close touch with the
various telegraph offices and report at once wheh
the oreratorS went out on strike
This was done promptly in almost every instance
Captain Carson. who was in charge at 1oIC
IJaadouarters last night. had early in the even
ing taken steps to meet any emergency WHO"
might arise. -. r,s
In the eighteen Western Union ana t"ei'e oe %
al +eIepraph stations Brooklyn last night lIiS
ona-ators were working as usual II was sald py
IoooI a~a,r and should be settled in Manhattan
New-York tribune., 1907-08-13

Mr. Brennan for it. He told them, they say, TO
get the hell out of here and made a move
ment as il to hit one of them. This is strenu-
ously denied by the Western Union officials.
who say that Mr.. Brennan is a kind hearted
man and would not think of treating any OF the
men discourteously.
There was great confusion in Broadway when
the telegraphers reached the street They con-
gregated at the corner and started to cheer. Il
large crowd gathered and soon two blocks were
congested. The reserves and mounted police
were sent to clear the street The men SLOWLY
went up Broadway and stopped in City Han
Park 1t was go O'Clock when the men who
had struck in the Postal Telegraph Building be-
gan to file into the street. Again cheer after
cheer went up and a crowd formed. The re-
serves were ordered to keep everybody moving,
and in an hour two the street and park had
assumed their natural aspect except for small
groups of strikers, who were not molested as
long as they did not cheer.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-13
PHONE RATES THE S4nE'
Local Company UW Make NO
Changes Because of Strike.

While the telegraphers' strike continues the W.
York and New Jersey Telephone Company Va
make no concessions to relieve the situation A ~
will be reduction of rates for long distance - -
To make this change. OF the officers q .r--
company said. would be a physical tTnposs4g-Nr =.
When percentage reduction was suSssst0~'
said that this also out of the question- -.
There was great intereQ shown az the 1si7s 49,.
Building. in COrtlandt street when news q
strike was first received The manaE ns he- hea- n
J. Hall. vice-presfdent OF the company a~at
Boston and C.. r. Bangs was at once s,.s oss-ss
with questions mainly regarding eonSesJs nSs-s,s.s
Many calls were received from great s.-,Ii-
houses and other interests regarding speCIaI T.ay
ties during the continuation of the striNe :. ths
received the same reply. The rates were "
back OF the telephone book zuhsr
Mr Bangs was in the e-president y O4,- O.-rs OF
a reporter called He said he was III IIT vas
the executive department while MT . com
away When asked as 70 the action o. - rsw
pany In taking extraordinary care Oh 80
business, bound TO crowd In, ne salu' -, ,s. Ut
I'VE shall as usual exert ourselves - calls
most 10 prevent delay tn the anSeeIIlo s4vas
we shall not increase our force or opel 80 CEN
that is physically impossible In alnlost =. sxitch-
trai wherever there are vacant places ,s Seua-t
boards and the rush OF business sno" sratives
a, We shall OF course. engage new Oaa,sver -
Tha time limit between the call ana rs- q out
now so short that to shorten IL sun 4
Of the question
New-York tribune., 1907-08-13
NEWS SERVICE BROKEN.
Operators on South and Vest Asso-
ciated Press Circuits Quit.

Chicago. Aug 12-The operators in the ofscs
circuits Of The Associated Press leased wires
stopped work tonight at I:30 O'Clock
The strike was made against the wishes and
advice OF Secretary Russell Of the telegraphers
union. who tried 20 keep the men az work for
another twenty-four hours. or until satisfactory
arranxements could be made for a conference
between Melville z. Stone. the general man
azer Of The Associated Press and COMMITTEES
Of the operators
Promptly at 7:3O O'Clock a message was r.
ceived in Chicago from Louisville. saying
Good night we are out" The operator N
charge of the operating room in this city, as
soon as he received the message called out
Good night Rs" The latter letters are the
telegraphic call for the Chicago office OF Ths
Associated Press.
Office arose and stopped work Only one man
remained in his seat long enough 70 finish the
few words necessary to complete the item ne
was then sending The others left their work as
IL happened TO stand AT the time OF the call
The operators remained IN the room for few
minutes and then. being requested 10 leave ths
premises. they did in good temper and with
every evidence Of good feeling.
The shutting down OF the wires prevented ths
situation in other offices becoming known for a
time AS soon as communication was estab-
Iished il apparent that the strike had not
by any means been unanimous The Offices a.
St Joseph. Mo, and Milwaukee responded az the
first call. with all OF their men ready FOR duty,
and II was declared that both Cleveland ard
Detroit were still duty.
Indianapolis reported ready 70 continue work
with two operators. Details were lacking ron
other points on the circuits for some time.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-13
STRIKE AREA GROWS.
Philadelphia, Pittsbug, Cleveland.
Baltimore and Washington an Line.

philadelphia, Aug 12.-The Postal Telegraph
Company operators went strike at $40
o'clock There was little evidence of strike
movement among the telegraphers in this city
until after the operators In New York went out.
The Postal company was the first to feel the
effect when two men refused to work with nom
union men in New York They were immedt-
ateIy dismissed. and shortly afterward three
more were discharged for also refusing TO man
a New York wire Other men also refused. and
at $40 p. President Sullivan OF the local
union blew the whistles
The union operators In the main office of the
Western Union company in this city went out
at 4:1O .. Only a small proportion OF the
force left their keys. The management of the
Western Union states that fewer than twenty
operators out of a total of $50 walked out.
Pittsburg Aug. 12-At $50 tonight, one hour
after the night force had reported for duty. a
whistle was blown IN the Western Union office
here. and all members of the union left their
keys. Fifteen men had been discharged during
the day for refusing to work wires with cities
where the operators had gone out. These points
were principally New York, Chicago Buffalo
and st. Louis. The Postal operators also went
out at $780, leaving five men, including the chief
operator.
Baltimore. Aug. t2.-The Postal operators at
the main office struck this afternoon The en-
tire day force, with the exception of the chief
operator and traffic chief, quit work Between
fifty and sixty operators were employed at the
main office. Fourteen of the operating staff at
the Western Union main office here struck at
$50 .. m. OF this number ten were members
OF the day staff and four of the night force.
Minneapolis, Aug 12.-The night force. num-
bering about sixteen operators. employed by the
New-York tribune., 1907-08-13
MESSENGERS NAY STRIKE.
Boys Refuse to DO Certain Uors
and 4re ReGdy to 90 Out.

II was said late last night that the r1esss1s1
boys of the Postal and Western Union or-e"
thinking OF a strike in sympathy with ~
operators The messengers OF many OF che rIaasA
offices refused 70 work for the newspapers
Men in charge of offices said a strike OF the HS
would hamper the work No one co1nscred IN
the Telesraphers- Union would say wh9tnsr US
boys have been approached
The Postal Telegraph Office had ten boys 9r VoLA
last night: the Western Union has about tnei"
When some OF the boys were seen by trlLSa. :.
reporter last night they said that II woulc h,e
take them long decide 70 so a strike IN SsHr
pathy with the operators
New-York tribune., 1907-08-13
WILL APPEAL TO THE PRESlDh"-
Galveston Telegraphers Think Ca0is
nany Has Violated Contract LABOR Law

Galveston. Aug. 12.-The Galveston +hs
Commercial Telegraphers will appear raw
President invoking the contract i cal
against men engaged in cable service ser.,,iny for
weston There are eighteen men Woi A ard
the Mexican Cable Company at GalVe,,any
when the strike occurred the Mexican - cal.
,sases two trunk lines to New York from cSy -,t
weston and two Of the eighteen men S.I,sves
ON these wires The Galveston union - os L
this a violation of the contract lapof o.. vrth
is a contract made by foreign conceSs 49,
two men in the Uhited States VINO ~ie
New-York tribune., 1907-08-13
BROKERS SIGN SCALE.
Business Badly Crippled in st. Louis
and Kansas Citu.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-Two Of the largest broker
age firms I'm the city signed the operators scale
to-day and also granted TO them the closed
shop. Later these two firms called a meeting
OF brokers TO consider measures for the pre-
yention Of the strike.
Two operators employed by a. W. Nohe. a
broker struck at noon because they were re-
ouired to handle Western Union telegraph mar
ket quotations.
Kansas CITY Aug 12-The striking Western
Union and Postal operators here this afternoon
resctnded the resolution recently adopted. per-
rnitting telegraphers 20 work at the Board Of
Trade providing that organization and not the
telegraph companies paid the salaries and on
condition that the men handled nothing but
quotations The strikers asserted that the Board
OF Trade had violated this agreement. The
strikers also decided to postpone the formal
presentation OF their grievances 10 the local
managers until tomorrow.
St Louis Aug 12-Business was practically
suspended in the St. Louis Merchants Exchange
to-day because OF the telegraph strike
When the markets opened this morning there
was not an operator at key After much delay
a few non-union men were found to receive the
market quotations from Chicago and New York
Little trading was done
Superintendent Nudge OF the Postal company
said he had more operators than he could use
under present conditions. but would retain them
all. Manager Bohle of the Western Union said
the Western Union business was moving along
in a satisfactory manner.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-13
INVADES CANADA.
Operators an Montreal Quit Work
in Sam pathy.

Montreal. Aug i2.-Between t. enty-five and
thirty operators in the Great Northwestern
Telegraph Company's office struck this after
United States.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-13

Atlanta. Aug. PA long distance telephon'
message from Savannah says that the OPERATOR
In the Western Union and Postal offices wen
ont at 10 o'clock this morning.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-13

jacksonville. Fla. Aug 12-An western
Union and Postal telegraphers walked out at
o'clock this afternoon. The strike affected some
sixtv Western Union and ten Postal operators
New-York tribune., 1907-08-13

Montgomery. Ala. Aug. 12--The operators OF
the Western Union here-seven men and one
wonan-walked out at 9 a m to-day. The
manager chief operator and two men remained
at work The operators who went on strike re-
fused 70 work the signal wire upon which tho
government reports are received or TO handle
business with non-union men In other Offices
New-York tribune., 1907-08-13

Denver. Aug 12-Twenty-four out Of twenty
five night and day operators of the Postal Tele-
graph Company walked out at 10 o'clock this
morning.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-13

North American Telegraph Company here went
on strike at 6?O5 o'clock
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-30
Oldest Newspaper in West.

The oldest newspaper in the West
Indies, the st. Christopher Adver-
tiser, which has had a remarkable
history of 1913 years, is now suspended
temporarily through misfortunes which
oblige the editor and proprietor to ap-
peal to colleagues in other parts Of
the world for assistance in procuring
new printing machinery and type.
Through the long period of 1913 years
the St. Christopher Advertiser, week
ly journal, has missed only five is
sues. The earthquakes of 1S43 stop
ped one weeks publication; the chol-
era epidemic OF 1854, which killed
1000 people, caused the lapse of an
other Issue. Fire in 1867 destroyed
the premises, and the Issue for July
8 was prevented but then the paper
reappeared in smaller size while the
office was heing rebuilt. Non-arrival
of printing paper in 1873 cancelled an
other issue, and the fifth lapse was
due TO breakdown of the printing ma,
chinery last year.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-30
SHE HAD HER DESIRE.
Successful Scheme Devised to Sc
cure a Divorce.

Once upon a time woman wanted
a divorce. She was very rich and
had married for love. positive factD
But her tenderness had never de-
veloped to the extent of letting her
husband loose in her safe deposit
vaults.
But he had hopes Tie had been
what is called "a struggling lawyer"
when she first met him-and he was
still strugglng)
Well, it was great shock TO
him. And of course he strenuously
objected.
You haven't the slightest grounds, "
he declared Indignantly.
Il may not have the grounds" ale
answered, but | have the money
You are simply tired Of me- he
said 1T is your caprice"
In this the woman recognized the
fact that for once in his life a law
yer had spoken the truth-even though
he was a husband!
Il am woman she explained.
You mustn't forget | married you for
love"
So she let the matter drop for few
days, cudgeling her brain to find an in
spiration.
And she went to her husband and
said: Il shall get my divorce in spite
of you. Furthermore, you will aid
me-"
"Never" protested the man.
Listen. ! shall engage you as my
counsel and you cant afford tc
jeopardize your reputation by losing
the case-your first, | believe, of this
| kind"
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-30

blood not ,nesh. bone, heart and soul;
Just blood The FIRST price on Sugar
was 211 for 5000 shares. Some ono
SOLD II in a block. Barry Conant
bought &C. II did not require three
eyes TO see that the seller was one
of his lieutenants. This meant what
is known as wash" sale, a fictitious
one arranged in advance between two
brokers to establish the basis for the
trades that are to follow-one OF
those minor frauds of stockgambllng
by which the public is deceived and
the traders and plungers are handicap
ped with loaded dioy. In principle, 1t
Is a device older than stock exchanges
themselves, and is put TO use else
where than on the floor. For instance.
four genuine buyers want a particular
animal worth 5000 at a horse auction.
| Its owners pal starts the bidding at
! $400, and the four, not being up in
| horse values. are thereby induced TO
reach for It at between Si00 and $500.
| But human nature, whether at horse
sales or at stock-gambllng, loves to be
"hlnkey-dinked" as much as the moth
| 10 play tag with the candle flame. In
FIVE minutes Sugar was selling at
22i, and the frantic shorts were grab
bng for It as though there never was
to be another share put on sale, while
Barry Conant and his lieutenants
were most inoustriously pushing 1t
just beyond their reaching flnger-tips.
either by buying 1t as fast as 1t was
offered by genuine sellers. or by TAX
ing what their own pals threw in the
air.
was not surprised to see Bob's
tall form wedged in tho crowd about
two-thirds of the way from the cen
ter. Every other active floor member
was there, too. Even Ike Bloomen'
stein and Joe Barnes, who seldom
went into the big crowds, were on
hand, perhaps to catch a fiier for their
Thanksgiving turkey money, perhaps
TO get as near the killing as possible
Bob was not trading, although on the
day before. he never took his eye of
Barry Conant. l said to myself: "He
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-30
The Sexes in America.

America is the field in which will be
harmoniously adjusted the differences
of das Ewig-Weibilche and the eternal
domineering male Woman is not in
ferior to man but different from him.
as Stendahl would say. Nevertheless
the two sexes are slowly approaching.
The man of to-day is more feminine'
than his predecessors; that is, he is
more gentle. civilized; while the wom
an, casting away old-fashioned inorust-
ing prejudlces. is more masculine; !.
e.. she rs not only more athletic, I'm
her tastes than her grandmother-she
is mentally broader and firmer in her
Judgments. (Some day she will be so
far evolved" that she will be char
table to her own sex) The franker
association of the sexes has proved
tonic to the woman. refining to the
man. These are schoolboy truisms
but they will always stand quotation.
james Huneker, in Everybody's.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-30

arrange their plans to visit the won
derful health and pleasure resort at
Glenwood Springs. on the line of the
Colorado Midland railway. are all akin
in the relationship OF pleasuro-seeking
youth. Here the staid old gentleman
yies with his sportive grandson in en-
joyment OF the grand open-air swim
ming pool
The entire summer would be all to
short to enjoy all that Glenwood
Springs offers the pleasure-seeker. In
addition to the famous plunge, in which
the water is artincially cooled in the
summer time because in the winter its
natural temperature is such that the
bather can use Il with comfort on the
coldest days. there are walks and
drives on and about the mountains
which are an ever-changlng panorama
Of gorgeous beauty, there are streams
in which mountain fish are to be had
for the casting Of a line, there are the
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-30
CHAPTER v.

Thursday, November -, was
memorable day in Wall street. AS the
gong peeled its the-games-closed-till-
another-day, the myriad of tortured
souls that are supposed to haunt the
treacherous bogs and quicksands of
the great exchange, where lie their
earthly hopes, must have prayed with
renewed earnestness for its destruc-
tion before the morrow. Never had
the stock exchange folded its tents
with surer confidence of continuing
its victorious march. Sugar advanced
with record-breaking total sales to
207M and the final half-hour carried
the whole list of stocks up with II. In
that time some of the railroads jump
ed ten points. Sugar closed at the
very top amid great excitement, with
Barry Conant taking all offered. Dur
ing the last 80 minutes it had become
evident TO all that the board-room
traders and plungers, together with
many of the semi-professional gam
blers, who operated through commits
sion houses, we're selling out their
stock and going short over the open
ing of the Wall street hoodoo-day, Fri.
day, the 18th of the month. But il
was also evident with the heavy
selling at the close and stiffness
of the price, which had never
wavered as block after block was
thrown on the market, that some pow.
erful interest as well had taken cog.
nizanee of the fact that the morrow
was hoodoo-day. At the close, most
Uf the sellers, had they been granted
another FIVE minutes, would have re.
purchased, even at a loss, what they
had sold, for it looked as though they
had sold themselves into a trap
Their anxiety was intensified by the
publication, few minutes later, OF
this item:
Barry Conant In coming from the
Sugar crowd after the close remark ed
20 a fellow broker; BY three o'clock to-
morrow. the 18th. will have a new mean.
ing TO Wall street. This was interpreted
as pointing to terrific jump In Sugar
tomorrow"
"The street" knew that the news
bureau that sent out this item wal
friendly to Barry Conant and the "sys
tenn" and that 1t would print nothin.
displsasing to them. Therefore, thii
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-30

dustrious institution had not sat up
the night before because of insomnia
All the signs pointed to killing, and
and a terrific one-pointed so plainly
that the bears and Sugar shorts found
no hope in the atmosphere or the
date.
Bob had not been near the Office the
afternoon before, and as he had not
come in by five minutes to ten, de-
cided to go over TO the exchange and
see If he were going to mix up in
the batting OF the Sugar bears. had
no specific reasons for thinking he
was interested except his recent
queer actions, particularly his hanging
TO the Sugar-pole, yet doing nothing,
the day before. But 1t is one OF
the best established traditions OF
stock-gambledom that when an op.
orator has been bitten by a rabid
stock he is invariably attracted to II
every time afterward that It shows
signs of frothing. More than all, |
had one of those strong nowhere-born-
nowhere-cradled intultions common to
those living in the stock-gambling
world, which made me feel the creepy
shadow of coming events.
AS on that day a few weeks before,
the crowd was at the Sugar pole, but
its alignment was different There In
the center were Barry Conant and his
trusted lieutenants, but no opposing
rival None OF those hundreds of
brokers showed that desperate resolve
TO do or die that is born of a neces-
sity. They were there to by or sell
but not. to put up life or death. on
me-depends-the-result fight Those
who were long of stock could easily
be distinguished by their expressions
of Joy from the shorts, who had seen
the handwriting on the wall and were
filled with uncertainty, fear, terror
The demeanor Of Barry Conant and
his lieutenants expressed confidence
they were going to do what they were
there to do They showed by their tight
buttoned coats, and squared shoulders
that they expected lots OF rush, pusl
and haul work, but apparently thel
anticipated no last-ditch fighting. Tit
gong pealed and the crowd Of brokerI
sprang at one another. but only To-