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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
STRIKE OF TELEGRAPHERS
FROM SEA TO SEA
Operators Walk Out in Offices
From Atlantic to the Pacific.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND QUIT WORK
Tremendous Tic-Up Temporarily
Crippled Almost Every Industry
All Over, the Country-Associat-
ed Press Employees Stopped.

New York City New York and
the whole United States felt the par
aly2ing effect of the general strike
throughout the country of the opera
tors of the Western Union and Postal
Telegraph Companies.
The electric keys spread the strike
like lightning. The last messages
sent by thousands of operators were
transmissions of orders to quit work.
At 100 O'Clock in the afternoon
the New York men went out. There
were 5000 Western Union and 1000
Postal Telegraph operators idle in
the city. The step was taken in spite
Of the unions vote to defer action.
But the men claim the company
forced the move.
Other cities throughout the coun-
try which had not yet been affected
quickly followed the lead of New
York. Virtually everything west of
Pittsburg and throughout the South
was tied up.
Throughout the country $4,000
operators left the keys. More than
! uuuu1SU ClLlS5 anu tON LAo W u Y o.
lected and, with one or two excep-
Ions, they included all the important
places In the United States.
The great news-gathering system
Of the Associated Press was COM
plete1y paralyzed at 7.30 in the even
Ing. Its operators in every place
from New York to the Pacific Coast
left their keys promptly on the min
lite. With the exception of few
short messages, the big news organ
Ization sent out no general news dis
patches to the various newspapers.
1t sent out statements that it was
putting In operators and distributing
news, but the news did not arrive in
the newspaper offices.
Prior to the final Gripping of tho
news service by the strike in the AS
sociated Press Offices, dispatches came
from various cities, West and South,
concerning the strike, but all were of
the same tenor. They pointed to a
general tie-up in Buffalo, Pittsburg,
Philadelphia, Chicago, Minneapolis,
San Francisco and all kinds of cities,
big and small, between these points
On the second day of the tie-up,
strikes were declared in twenty-six
cities in the United States and Can
ada upon the order of Deputy Presi-
dent Percy Thomas. Chief among
them wcs Boston, where the going
out of nearly all the Postal and West
ern Union operators paralyzed the
telegraph business in the East.
The commercial men were ordered
out throughout New England and
quit as soon as the order reached
them.
Even the Government was affected
by the strike. Although there are
three leased wires from Oyster Bay
and one Western Union wire in the
White House, business was inter-
rupted. The Western Union wire was
silent. When the operators used the
other wires they were interrupted
by operators between oyster Bay and
Washington cutting in and calling
"Scab" and "Chump" on the wire to
the men sending and receiving. BUSH
ness was continued under these diff
culties.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

linen and finished with scalloped
edge would be exceedingly chic and
smart over lingerie guimpe, as well
as eminently youthful in effect.
The waist is made with the under
blouse and garniture. The blouse
consists Of the front and backs with
the full sleeves over which the frills
are arranged and which are gathered
into Straight bands. The garniture is
quite separate and can be either
Joined to the waist beneath the belt
or left entirely detached as preferred.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
SUICIDE GooLD Confessed.
Admits Staying Emma Levin at Monte
Carlo and Packing Body in Trunk.

Carlo and Packing Body in Trunk.
London.--In dispatch from Mar
settles a correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph says that We're st. Leger
Goold, the confessed murderer of
Emma Levin, has hanged himself in
prison
Marseilles, France.-Vere st. Leger
Goold confessed that he was the MUIR
derer of Emma Levin, a wealthy
Swedish woman, whose diemembered
body was found in the trunk of Goold
and his wife upon their arrival here,
August 6, from Monte Carlo.
This "trunk mystery" created much
excitement, especially as it was soon
learned that the Goods, who are
English, were of good family.
Goold says in his confession: al
had been drinking, and becoming
angry, seized hunting knife and
buried it in Emma's back. She fell
dead. The next day l dismembered
the body with saw and a knife, and
placed the torso in a trunk and the
head and legs in a valise. I only
stabbed the woman once. The other
wounds on her body must have been
caused by shaking around in the
trunk.
Goold said they carried of Emma
Levin's jewels, not for their value,
but in order to prevent their diseoy-
cry in his apartment
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

plain but the fronts are tucked at
the shoulders and are finished with
hens. The cape collar is arranged
over the sacque and can be finished
as illustrated or with the standing
collar; also if better liked the stand
ing collar can be used alone. The
sleeves are the simple ones gathered
at the upper and lower edges and
finished with band cuffs. A belt OF
ribbon confines the fulness at the
waist line.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four and one
fourth yards twenty-seven, three and
fve-eight yards thirty-two or two and
one-eighth yards forty-four inches
wide.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

Canadian Government experts es-
innate that $64,00O,O00 worth of
gold remains in the districts of the
Yukon.
High Point, N. j., voted down Mr..
Andrew Carnegie's proposition to
give that town $4,000 for public
library.
Saying she wanted to see how it
would seem to watch the blood stop
in the ends of her fingers and the
nails turn blue, Carrie Madison, a
farmers daughter, took strychnine
aud died within an hour in Sioux
City, Iowa.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
With the Workers.

Domestic servants In New Zealand
have formed union.
Switzerland has 618 local unions
with membership of $4,000.
A new union of cabinet makers has
been organized in st. Paul, MINI.
Pittsburg is out for the next meet
ing of the National Association of
Cement Users.
The entire working force of all
the packing houses in South Omaha,
Neb., comprising about 5000 men,
was recently notified that an advance
in wages of from FIVE to fifteen per
cent. had been granted them.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

oils the requirements and is pretty
and becoming at the same time that
1t is simple in the extreme. In the
illustration it is made with a cape
collar and this feature is an attrac-
tive one. but it is not obligatory and
the neck can be finished with sim
pie straight standing collar If liked,
and, again, there is a choice of long
Or elbow sleeves. AS illustrated ring
dotted batiste is trimmed with en-
broidered banding, but all the pretty
:ambrics and dimities of the summer
are charming so made, while also
light weight flannel cashmere and
aannelette would be equally appro-
pirate.
The dressing sacque is made with
the fronts and back. The back is
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
WONDER AT FALL IN STOCKS.

New York City,. S. Bache, the
Wall Street banker, who returned
from Europe few days ago, said
that the Old World tinanciers were
beginning to ask whether our reports
that were sent over were correct, as
they steadily reported fayorably on
the earnings of our corporations,
while the stocks steadily declined.
This has made foreign financiers
think, he said, that there is some
thing under the surface in Wall
Street"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
KILLS NEIGHBoE FOR BURGLAR.

Mobile, Ala.--W. j. Patterson, Jr.,
son OF local publisher, was shot
and mortally wounded by Fremont
Thrower, the eighteen-year-old son of
Judge Fremont Thrower, a friend and
neighbor Of Patterson. Thrower and
young Patterson had answered a call
for assistance from neighbor who
had been awakened by negro bur-
glar,
Mistaking Patterson for the bur-
glar, Thrower fred the contents of a
shotgun into Patterson's abdomen.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
Sleeves and Gloves.

1t may be that the new idea of wear
ing gloves of the color Of the sleeves
is one of the indications of the return
to long arm coverings, but it re-
quires Imagination to see it. AS yet
the short sleeve is in everything but
the strictly tailored coat or shirt
waist.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
HEIR BORN TO KRUPp WEALTH.

He is the Son of Bertha Krupp, Ed
est Daughter of Famous Gunmaker.
Essen, Germany.-A son was born
to Frau Rertha Krupp Won Bohlen
und Halbech, eldest daughter of the
gunmaker. The infant is heir to the
enormous fortune of the Krupp fam
lily.
Fran Krupp was married October
Is, 1905, to young German diplo-
mat named Bohlen und Halbech. The
Krupp was incorporated into her
name by imperial decree.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
~ t.G
-~Hs@-s--'S
Crest Fad.

A new fad of the ultra fashionable
and one which is expected to become
popular within few weeks is the
wearing of mittens of gold studded
with rubies and ornamented with
monogram or crest. Such mittens
have long been popular among the
women of the German court, and
leaders of fashionable New York now
in Paris has been seen wearing one.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
BURGLAR SHOT TO DEATH.
Crowd Caught Man Robbing Store
and Opened Fire ON Him.

Hagerstown, Md.-The town OF
Williamsport, six miles from this city,
was thrown into intense excitement
by bold attempt to rob the store of
Harry Bloomberg, between and 8
O'Clock a. m. Emory, alias Hogan
Kreps, was shot and almost instantly
killed by party of citizens, who as
sert that they caught him in the
store.
Kreps died in a short time. He
was about thirty-seyen years old.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
Cores For skirts.

The walking skirt is usually cut in
seven, nine OF fifteen cores and then
side pleated. The nine-gore model
is the most popular and satisfactory.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

Every other smart woman is wear
ing cloche hat In colored straw,
trimmed with loops and bows of
broad black taffeta ribbon.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
GRAY and Green.

The reigning colors OF the moment
are gray and green, the latter es-
pecially in dark emerald, lettuce and
sninash shades.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

Bias bands or folds Of the mate
rial are much seen on the pleated
walking skirts, two and even three
being used.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
Plumbing, Timing, Steam
and Gas Fitting

at their OFFICE, Al Mill street, tele-
phone 284-l, or at the store of William
81. Hibler, South street, city.
The Senior member of this partner
ship, JOHN J. CARROLL, has been
plumbing in this city for twenty-nine
years, and his reputation as a plumber
is too well known for any further COM
ment. 253S.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

The quantity Of material required
for the sixteen-year size is one and
one-eighth yards eighteen or twenty
one, or one yard forty-four inches
wide for over portion; two and three
quarter yards eighteen, two and one
quarter yards twenty-one or one and
five-eighth yards thirty-six inchca
wide with three yards of lace eight
inches wide for the blouse.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
BRAzIL's NEW TARIFF.
Government Authorized to Reduce O
Even Abolish Duties.

IFNTI
Rio Janeiro, Brazil.-The Cham
Der has approved the new customs
tariff. Its principal features are that
the value of the milreis for customs
payments is set at fifteen pence. Max
imum and minimum tariffs have been
adopted, and the government is au-
thorized to reduce or even abolish
duties on articles of consumption if
necessary
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
Taggy Wells objectionable.
Old dresses and boots may be par.
doned; taggy wells, never.
Designs in Braid.

1t is fad of the moment to use
fine braid, in graceful designs. in.
stead of embroidery, on cuffs, coll
lars, ends of stoles. belts and pocket
flaps.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
notice.!

JOHN J. CARROLL. who for years,
has been in the firm of LooNEY s. CAR
ROLL, has formed partnership with
his son, WILLIAM J CARROLL, and
they are now ready to receive orders for
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
Ne Our subscribers.

When you wish to change the address
Of your paper be sure and send the
present address as well as the new one.
II this is not done it is impossible to
make the change promptly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-19
TYLOR.

He was black and white. nc was a
shepherd dog. He had long, curly
hair. Every evening he would go out
In the field and get the cows up. II
they did not go along fast enough he
go. He would get the hogs off the
grass every evening, too. Twas a
little boy at grandma's who was very
fond Of him. He would pull his ears
and pinch his jaws. and he would not
was always faithful and kind dog.
My grandpa EVE sent him from
Buchanan. One day run-mnd dog
came there and bit him. So he ran
mad, too About two weeks after that
q man found him dead In the woods.
All Of us were very much grievcd, he
was such dear. faithful old dog.
CARRIE ALLEN.
Elk Hill, Va.
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Birds Crumb arty,

1t was on cold November morning
that little Elise stood watching the
little birds outside. She was sorry for
them out in the cold. with nothing
to eat. She wondered what made Jack
SO long In coming down stairs. Pres
as could be- "Ch, Elise" no exclaimed.
guess what mother said? We are to
have a crumb party for tho birds; we
are to have five biscuits and eight
rolls. "Oh, how splendid." said Elise.
She did not walt for Jack to gay any
thing else about 1t. but ran as fast
as she could to the Kitchen, and telling
rolls and five biscuits. because mother
said So" WAT dat you chilluns want
wild dat bred, DON max ct fer yo'all
to throw way" said Rose please,
Rose, 1t is to feed the little BIRDS"
Den you can't hnv' non tall, II dat
wat yu goin' do" Jack was with Elise,
now. "Please, mother said So
We'll, I speck's l hav' to, den, here
den. take it. an don hodder me no mo"
gether. Then they went to the window.
1t was open, and what was outside but
a nice little pine tree to tie tho rolls
and biscuits on for the little birds to
peck on. I'VE forgot to get the ap-
Pies" said Jack, mother said we could
have five of them" Away Jack went
and soon came bnck with the apples.
window and watched them. Oh! the
way they fluttered and chirped and
they had such n grand feast, Jack and
Elise said. Mother said she thought /
was a great success and that they
should have one Christmas.
VIRGINIA. STUART MORTON.
Care of Mr.. George p. Haw. Hanover
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Adventure Of a Tree.

I grew in tho woods In Virginia,
near q school house. In winter the chill
drcn would play around me, and when
they played hide -and-seek they would
hide behind me. Ono day after school
was closed. two men came near me and
said. THAT is q nice tree" and the
other man said. 1--WE will have to see
about getting 1t to tho mill before some
one else gets It," In few days q man
with large wagon and four mules
came and pulled mo to q sawmill. then
/ was sawed UP in pieces OF board;
then was sent away to q man and he
made me into chair and put me into
d large furniture store In Richmond.
One day n lady walked into tho store
and clerk showed me to her. and
she took me home with her. Every
day she would brush me Oft and took
very good care of me-. until one day
when some children were Playing IN
the room where l was and they accl-
IDENTIFY knocked mo over and broke me,
but was mer/ed again, and one day
when company came, very large man
sat down on me and was not strong
enough to hold him. SO I fell to pieces
and was picked up and threw upon the
woodpile. l was then cut Into pieces
to 1T the stove, then Twas taken into
the house to be burnt in the stove, but
1t has been so warm that have been
of no use since.
Your loving member.
MYRTLE 1UNN1CUTT. Z
Fcrgussons Wharf, Va.
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OUR RABBITS.

Last summer when I ives in the
country my brother and had some
small house my brother built. We fed
them on plantain. cabbage. clover AMI
other greens. The young ones We're
very frolicsome, we had two grey ones,
! don't know what kind. We would let
their pen while we watched them. One
of the little Belg!ans looked so old In
the face that we called it little NAM
my. When we would bring tho food
to them they would crowd to the door
and climb into the baskets to get the
food. When the summer ended and we
had to como back to the city we had
to get rid OF them, which we hated to
do. We sent three to my aunt who
lives in this city, one OF them died,
but the other two are still living.
a true story.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-19
Our Club Member
Wins Scholarship

Dear Children or the Club:
am so glhd to be hbln to tell you
Of tho SUCCESS ofOnc OF our club NOM
berg. Most OF YOU remember the splcn-
did drawings appearing on our page
from time to time, and signed jose -.
Ramos. They were always remnrknplS
good, and though jose had nevcr taken
any drawing lessons. his work attracted
notice.
Last October he began to take les
aons at the Rtclin,ond Art Club here,
and last week lie was Informed that
he was tho winner OF u scholarship III
ono OF the weekly classes at the club.
Is not that n pleasant thing Tor mo 10
report? ] am sure every mrsnpcr OF
tho club sends hcnrticst good wishes
aud congratulations to this successful
member. we all hope he VIII not for
get tho r. u. G. @. because ne IS SO
busy with school.
Jose 10 not tho only member who has
won honors in his work Many Of you
nrc honor. bearers in your school, and
nm lust III proud OF you, though /
cannot know all your names unless
you tell me-
Just want to say that thib boy
would never have done SO we'll II he
had not tried his very hardest. Now,
all OF you cannot draw ms he can;
neither can you all write tho pest prize
stories, but each, one of you has some
special gift that may be developed by
work and perseverance,. Sometimes It
Is not Just what you wish 1t to be.
For instance, 1 once knew little girl
who longed to be n fine singer above
everything else, but her voice was not
strong enough to stand the training,
md she had to stop trying for that
entirely. BY and by she found that
another talent had been given her, and
she started bravely to work In new
way.
You never know what you can 40
until you try. Some day ! nope 10
hear as pleasant tidings OF other :.
y. C. G. members rs have heard OF
this one. VIII you all help this hope
to be realized?
Yours with best wishes.
THE EDITOR.
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WHAT MR.. MOUNTAIN
TOLD MISS DAISY
prize Story.)
If. Mountain and Miss Daisy had q

prize Story.)
Mr.. Mountain and Miss Daisy had
fuss:
"You had better stop growing on my
back" said, Mr.. Mountain.
Am hurting you. Mr.. Mountain?'
asked Miss Daisy.
mo. you are not hurting me, but !
don't want you growing on my back,
said fussy Mr.. Mountain.
well. can't get off until some one
picks mo OFF,"
well. some one had better hurry and
pick you off," said Mr.. Mountain, "or
I'll kick you off,"
"oh. please don't do that" said Miss
Daisy. ''1'll get off Is QUICK ms / can.
Just then some one came along and
picked Miss Daisy.
20 please como back" cried Mr.
Mountain.
cit is too late now" cried Miss Daisy
Mr.. Mountain was very sorry he had
been so rude to Miss Daisy, for he had
no ono to talk to,
DEBORAH A. MCCARTHY.
No. 1910 Park Avenue.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-19
SKETCH OF JAMESTOWN,

The Tercentonnial Exposition now
taking place was opened on tho 26th Of
April, tho Anniversary, of tho arrival IN
founded the colony at Jamestown. The
settlers wer3 bound for Roanoke Island,
but 9 storlt drove, them into Chesa-
peake Bay. They stopped first at Cape
Henry ana Point Comfort, but finally
landed forty miles up the river. where
they made q settlement. !.
Tho river and town were both named
James. In honor Of tho King Of Eng
in spite az fardahips and attacks from,
the Indians. "a great deal of this was
(nuAita be- Courage Anat Sns rzsE.1n ssfsAaA-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-19

First comes Elizabeth. who was named
after the Queen;
Second is Victoria, who is sweet six
teen;
Mozelle is the third. who is quite n
great belle:
Fourth is Ethel, who stories will not
tell;
Firth is Miss Mary Jane. who never
slams the door;
Sixth is Mary Virginia, who keeps tho
doll store:
Seventh Is Buster Brown, who Is a real
nice boy;
Eighth is little Amy. who is dear lit
tie JOY;
The last comes Bertha. who has pretty
brown curls,
And she is one OF the pretticst OF
Lucy JACKSON ROBERTSON. 4
Tally Va.
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Composed by Annie R. Barksdale.

Composed by Annie r. Barksdale.
l..
No more leaves flying:
No more flowers dying;
Tho winds have ceased their signing
And Winters surely past.
No more wintry SHOWS;
No more frozen toes;
No more fur-wrapped clothes.
For Spring is here at lasst.
II.
1t comes with budding trees;
It comes with honey bees;
1t comes with summers breeze,
And everything is gay.
It brings the rainbow-showers;
1t brings tho blooming tiowers;
It brings the happy hours
For Spring is here this day.
III.
Now the birds begin to sing,
Now the moth isson the wing,
And every mortal seems to sing
With the breezes OF the air.
Tho brides chirping In the nest.
Tho robin with the scarlet breast,
All seem to say. do your best,
These lovely days to share"
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made her present OF me. was

made her present OF me. was
thoroughly broken, and I wouI take
my mistress for many long gallop.
One night as l was lazily cropping the
grass in my pasture, heard low
whistle, and looking up saw man
whom took to be my groom. He was
hand. He patted me. and spoke tome
very gently, and after a little coaxing
I allowed myself to be bridled, and the
man led me away, first on the road to
the city, and then through alleys and
streets, until we came to a stable at
the back Of strange house. The man
led me into tho only vacant stall in the
stable. which was dark, close, and dir
ty. He gave mo bucket Of water
and some oats, and then left me- There
were three other horses in the stable
beside myself. and they told me that I
would be driven to n cab in the morn
Ing. And sure enough. l was hitched
to q cab tho next morning, and driven
out.
OF course. I was very much frightcn-
cd at all the strDnge sights, as I had
meyer been to the city before. L had
been In tho city for about a month COT
course I had been stolen) when one
night, the man carelessly left my door
open. I broke loose from my stall,
found my way out Of the city, and the
| next morning I was found at the gate
waiting to be fed. My mistress and
myself were both overjoyed to see each
other, and lived there happily ever
afterwards
NAN WHITE.
| Warrnnton Vo