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The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
OPERATORS
WILLING TO ARB|TRATE
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expressed himself as being well satis-
fed with the developments in zthe early
stages of the strike and the messages
of support and good will that are pour
ing in from different parts Of the
country.
Small among other things, drew at
tention to the fact that the strike is
likely to be a long drawn out one. The
finances of the union are in exception
ally good condition. he said, and with a
very small assessment levied in differ
ent parts of the country the San Fran
cisco operators will be able to hold out
indefinitely.
Small. it developed yesterday, came
here from New York with supreme
authority to order a strike, and the re-
ports that CONSERVATION over his man
date for walkout prevailed among the
executive officers of the national body
are characterized as misleading.
PLAYS A STRATEGIC GAME
The strikers here say that Small
played a very strategic game on the
telegraph companies in coming to San
Francisco and ordering the strike.
They explain that the companies had
for months been expecting a walkout
in New York or some other eastern
CITY ana mao peen employing strike
breakers in anticipation of this fact.
All of these strike breakers were de-
ployed at points east of Kansas City,
the union operators declare, and when
Small slipped out to the coast and or
dered the strike in San Francisco he
took the home officials of the Western
Union and Postal companies by sur
prise. That there is some basis for
this story OF the strikers is indicated
by the pessimism with which Small is
treating the reports that carloads of
strike breakers have passed through
Ogden on their way to San Francisco.
Small in planning for his campaign
in San Francisco has introduced some
innovations In strike tactics. He told
the strikers yesterday that he wanted
them all 70 enjoy themselves while
they were out and use the opportunity
TO recoup themselves physically. In
pursuance of these instructions he in
tends to organize excursions every
other day and have the operators take
trips to pleasure resorts in different
parts of the state. He thinks some
of them would enjoy themselves for a
month or so in the hop fields and in
tends to get in communication Will,
hop growers and see what arrange
ments can be made to give them light
work.
That the companies regard Small as
an adroit and resourceful labor or
ganizer was evidenced yesterday by a
report reaching the headquarters of
the union about reprisals instituted
by Assistant General Manager j. C.
Barclay from the Western Unions New
York Office According to this report
Barclay has sent out telegraphic in
structions to all lessees of private
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23

Storror Says That the
Union Will Not
Win Strike
By L.W. StOrrOr
General Superintendent Of the Pos
tai Telegraph Company

THE Postal telegraph company
has made no effort yet to en-
pI0y nonunion telegraphers
and its officials believe that the
strike of the union operators will
cure Itself. Strikes of telegraphers
generally do. Things will prob
ably remain chaotic for a few days
to come. Then teIegraphers Will
begin to drift in from different
outside points and no trouble Will
be experienced In filling the places
union operators very long to
realize the mistake they have
made by striking and come back
to us. The history of telegraph
strikes is different from that of
nearly every other kind of labor
movements. I remember very dis
tinctly the last two strikes we had
here In San Francisco. One hap
pened in 1850 and the other In
1883. Neither lasted longer than
four weeks. Both petered out of
their own accord and old teIeg-
raphers could not be induced to
go I'm for second one. 1T takes
new generation of teIegraphers
to evolve strike. The veterans
are chary of them.
Toln
migratory class of men md are
continually shifting from one
place to another or entering new
lines of Industries. After the
fire last April we were swamped
with applications from operators
who had left their keys to take
repetition of this condition within
a very short time, and between
that and the new arrivals In town
we expect to experience little diff
fcuity In amassing a sufficient
STAFF of competent operators to
carry on our work until the strike
dies out. We have already re-
cefved number of applications
for places, but so far have not
accepted any of them. The COM
ing of other operators here 1 re-,
gard almost as certain as a fixed
natural law, and this and the de-
fectiOns that are bound to occur
in the ranks of the strikers Will
ultimately end the trouble and
bring about normal conditions
most unjustifiable and i'll ad-
vised.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
Superintendent May
Defends Stand Of
Western Union
By a. Fl. May
Superintendent Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company

/" HE second day of the teleg-
raphers' strike, considering
everything, finds our COM
pany In much better condition
We have about one-third of our
entire force of operators at work
and are able to handle the busi-
ness we are receiving with COM
parative expedition. OF course,
all business is assumed, as an
nounced the first day of the strike,
subject to indefinite delay, but
thus far we have been able to
piece things ont remarkably well.
not intend to treat with the teIeg-
raphers' union In this matter.
Our shop is now an open one. We
may be induced to take old men
back, but we are making no
promises of any kind. We have
always been willing to give the
utmost consideration to griev-
ances presented by any of our
employees, and I'm many instances
we have increased their salaries
unsolicited by them.
L draw attention to. this fact
because there are several inac-
curacies i'm the statement from
President Small which was pub
Iished In the morning newspapers
yesterday. The Western Union
company has never refused to deal
with its employees, and the latter
have not been repeatedly request
ing an increase In salaries re-
Gently. The company considers
its treatment of employees in San
Francisco as being Invariably just
and liberal, and it regards this
strike as unwarranted. PERSON.
ally, believe that the strike will
be over very soon, as 1t lacks the
basic principles essential to the
success of such movements. From
what we can learn, the majority
of the operators were not very en-
thusiastic about the strike and
walked out simply because they
did not wish to act contrary to
the instructions of few of the
leaders.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
President Of Union
Dares Companies
to Arbitrdte
BY Samuel Small
President Of the Commercial Teleg-
raphers' Union

"O the telegraph officials of
this country, and particularly
u those of San Francisco,
want to say ON behalf of the tele-
graph operators of this country
that we have no desire to force
trade unionism down their
throats. We are, however, in open
rebellion against the fnhuman
treatment accorded members of
our craft for more than rs years
particularly by Colonel Robert C.
CIowry, who declared after the
strike of 1888 that he would get
even with us.
Postal companies to offer to arbi-
trate. We challenge them to issue
can hold them to, to the effect that
they will pay their telegraphers
an advance of rs per cent I'm San
Francisco, Oakland and vicinity
pending the restoration of normal
living conditions, the company
officials and representatives of
their empIoyes-actually I'm their
empIoy-to decide when normal
conditions have been restored.
Such declaration ON the part of
the employers made in sincerity
would result In an immediate re-
turn to work of all teIegraphers
on strike In San Francisco.
We cannot, however, accept the
statement issued by Colonel
ClOwry in New York recently.
He announced with great pomp
that a 10 per cent increase in
salaries was granted to "alI op-
orators and managers" on March
/ last. On March 4 he put the
"sIiding scale" into operation.
To illustrate how the sliding
scale has worked I'm San Fran
cisco; Two of the women opera
tors now on strike here have told
me that since March L last they
have been assigned to wires for
merly paying $SS a month. One
of these women was rated mt $50
a month and the other at $3.50 be-
fore they went out on strike.
One of the women came here from
Denver recently, where she re-
ceived a salary of S85 a month.
She was put to work here mt $50.
After she had worked the first
class wire for one week she found
that her salary rating was $50.
Anis woman protested to the chief
operator against working an SIS
wire on $50 salary. Her salary
was then increased to S55 a month.
The Western Union company made
a reduction of $55 a month on
these two propositions, yet despite
this fact Colonel Clowry says that
the company is paying the 10 per
cent increase In good faith and
is not working any sliding scale.
The newspapers of this country
could well afford to give a page
of space each day I'm performing
humanitarian act by publishing
serial stories on 'The Abuses of
American Womanhood" In the
telegraph service.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23

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The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23

We will close out tomorrow about
20 dozen Wash Skirts, made Of
fine wearing Linen, in tan and
white; cut extra full; they are
easily worth $500; reduced to
$195 each.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23

Dainty Summer Dresses for house
or country wear; made Of sheer
wash fabrics, finished with
pleated waist and full skirt;
colors of light blue, cadet and
gray; grand value at $3.50 each.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-18
.POLKS NOW CONTROL
NEWTON G. NORTHWESTERN LINE
SOLD TO DES MONIES
CAPITALISTS.

Des Moines, April 1.-THE Polk in
teTests have purchased the ColfaX-
Newton line of the Newton & North,
western, and will operate it as a part
of their COlfax-Des Moines interurban
in establishing Newton-Des Moinel
interurban service. The contract for
the purchase Of the line was finally
agreed upon yesterday morning be-
fore Homer c. Loriag, president of the
Newton & Northwestern railway, lett
for his home in Boston after an in,
spection trip over his road. 1t mas
not been determined when the Polks
will assume control of the line, but il
will probably be within short time.
The purchase price has not been
given out. 1t is said that the con
structiol of part of the line between
Newton and Colfax cost the Newton 4
Northwestern as high as $4,000 pei
mic.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-18
ROOSEVELT IN PEACE MOVE
OFFERS AID TO SAN SALVADOR
AND GUATEMALA.
President, with Dlaz Of Mexico, Plans
to End Trouble Among South
American Republics.

San Salvador, April 17.-President
Roosevelt has cabled President Figue.
roa that in accordance with statements
by President Zelaya of Nicaragua and
accepting his assurance that the war
has ended, he offers with President
Diaz of Mexico to arrange matters so
that there will be no hostile agitation
on the frontier between the forces OF
Salvador and Guatemala. President
Roosevelt also says that these forces
must be retired as soon as he and
President Diaz, acting with the con-
sent of President Figueroa, are able to
give some assurances to President
Zelaya of Nicaragua and President
Cabrera Of Guatemala.
President Figueroa is disposed to
attend personally a conference at
Amapala to which he has been invited
by President Zelaya to arrange a firm
basis for insuring permanent tran
quillity. President Roosevelt has placed
the cruiser Chicago at the disposal Of
Presidents Zelaya and Figueroa to
make the trip to Amapala.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-18
JAMES \. ECKELS BURIED
FORMER COMPTROLLER LAID TO
\ REST IN CHICAGO.
The Funeral Was Largely Attended by
Many Prominent People-Mrs.
Eckels Returning.

Chicago, April 17-Hundreds of
prominent Chicagoans attended the
funeral of James H. Eckels, held at
three o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the
Fourth Presbyterian church, Superior
and Rush streets. The eulogy was de-
livered by Rev. William R. hoffman,
while crowds surrounded the church
anxious to honor the memory of the
former comptroller of the currency
who, in addition to being prominent
in the financial world, was noted for
his philanthropy.
At the church the casket, covered
with vioiets and beautiful floral pieces,
was placed before the altar and the
simple service of the Presbyterian
church was gone through.
DR.. Notman paid high tribute to
the life of the banker After his ad-
dress the funeral cortege moved to
Graceland cemetery, where the body
was placed in a vault to await the ar
rival of Mrs. Eckels and her daughter,
Miss Phoebe Eckels, who will sail
from Cherbourg on the steamer
Deutschland Friday.
1t is expected Mrs. Eckels and her
daughter will arrive in New York be-
fore the middle of next week. For
mer President Grover Cleveland and
his wife will accompany them from
New York to Chicago.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-18
SECRETARY WILSON ANGRY
TO GET AFTER VIoLAToRs. OF
PURE FOOD LAW.
Charges Manufacturers with Misrep-
resentation Which He Says
Must Stop.

Washington, April 17.-'Tf this out
rageous misrepresentation does not
cease the department will publish a
list bearing the names of manufacture
ers who are indulging in this cam
paign of deception"
This remark was uttered by Sec
retary Wilson, of the department of
agriculture, in an authorized state
ment, and was brought forth by the
fact that there had come to his knowl-
edge information that a number of
manufacturers of foods and drugs
were freely advertising that the Unit
ed States government was guaran-
teeing their products. The secretary
said that the serial number and guar
anty required by the pure food and
drug act to be placed on food and
drug products were being used by
these manufacturers for this purpose.
The serial number" said Secretary
Wilson, lis assigned to fix the re-
sponsibility where it belongs-upon
the manufacturers-and to protect in
nocent dealers who have right under
the law to rely upon his guaranty. 1t
is the guarantee of the manufacturer,
not the guarantee of the government. "
The secretary declared that every
effort would be made by the depart
ment to put stop to these state
ments. Il will do little advertising
myself" he said, Sin behalf of the peo-
pie. l am growing tired of seeing
these untruthful statements on the
advertising pages of the magazines.
the walls of the New York subway
and the advertising space of the street
cars of the principal cities. Manufac-
turers who will deceive the public
about the guaranty will lie about the
quality Of their product" He added
chat the law was to be administered
fairly and that no honest manufactur-
err need fear that the department will
take snap Judgment" on him or
harass him in any way.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-18
mo NOR" FORTY ROD
ALL WHlSkEY HEREAFTER SOLD
IN IOWA MUST BE PLAINLY
LABELED.

Des Moines, April 17.-Retail liquor
dealers in Iowa will be surprised to
learn that when they dispose of COM
pounded or imitation wniskey they
must label the receptacle not only
with the fact that it is compound or
imitation, but they must also put on
the bottle the Ingredients of which it
ia composed
Not only that, but they must put on
the proportion of the ingredients after
July 4.
This decision follows in the steps
Of the orders received yesterday from
Washington by State Dairy and Food
Commissioner H. r. Wright with re,
spect to the enforcement of the ma
tional law regulating the sale of pure
liquors. The Washington circular was
accompanied by a letter from Presi.
dent Theodore Roosevelt urging strict
enforcement of the law.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-18
ELoPERs ARREST Ed.
Married Man and Divorced Woman
Cause : Sensation.

Sioux City, Ia, April 17.-Jonn
Cleghorn, aged 80, of GAIA, Iowa, and
Irene Griggs Christy, of Oto, Ia, aged
"a, were arrested this morning at the
home of the woman ) sister here They
are charged with adultery, The WON
an is divorcee, while Cleghorn nas
wife sad child. His people are pio,
neers of o'Brien county and wealthy
The accused woman Is a stunning
blonde of beautiful figure. She says
she worked for seven years as society
reporter on the st. Paul Dispatch She
has 7-year-old child. who resides
with her former husbands people al
Meridian, Iowa. Tne information was
filed by Mrs CIeghorn at Cherokee.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-18
Distinguishes Doctor Dead.

Minneapolis. Mimi, April 17.-After
deyoting his life to the study of medi-
cine and himself being afflicted with
great number of maladies, DR.. Elton
B. Crowell died at his home in this
city of Bright's disease and heart fail.
ure and by his special request his body
is the subject of postmortem exam
ination by the University OF Mime
sofa medical school in the interests
OF science,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-18
MASKED BANDIT
GETS $4,000 LOOT
RoBs NORTHERN EXPRESS OF.
FIcE IN ST. PAUL.
scripps.McRae Telegram.


st. Paul, Mimi, April 17.-One of
the boldest and most successful rob
berries which has been perpetrated in
this city for many years occurred last
night when a clerk in the union depot
office of the Northern Express COM
pany was neld up at the point of a
pistol, compelled to open the safe and
take therefrom a package containing
$25,000 in currency, with which the
robber made his escape.
About 10:30 o'clock a young man.
who is believed to have been a pal
of the robber, called at the express of
fee and by some pretext managed to
get one of the clerks out of the office
for a short time. Fred Zimmerman,
the other clerk, so0l afterwards
found himself confronted by mask
ed robber, VINO pointed a pistol at
his head and ordered him to hold up
his hands. Zimmerman quickly COM
piled. The robber then searched the
clerk and took from him a revolver
which he had in one of mis- pockets
He then commanded Zimmerman to
open the safe. The clerk obeyed the
order without hesitation. The bandit
seemed to know what he was after,
for he told Zimmerman to hand out
the package of currency which was to
go to Duluth on the midnight train.
Zimmerman handed out the bulky en-
veiope which the robber thrust into
his coat pocket
He then backed out of the Office, first
commanding Zimmerman to turn his
face to the wall and to remain in that
position for ten miautes under paia of
death. A couple of minutes after the
robbery the robber disappeared down
the tracks.
Jonn Gunderson, a discharged en-
ploye of the Northern Express Com.
pany, was arrested this morning or
suspicion of knowing the circum-
stances of the hold-up last night.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-18
cREsToN CLEANING HOUSE.
Union County Grand Jury Returns
Eight True Bills.

Creston, Ia, April IL The reign OF
a local gang of sluggers and hoodlums
has been brought to a sudden termi.
nation by County Attorney Fry and
the grand jury which adjourned today
Eight indictments have been returned
against those implicated and the court
has already sentenced two-W. H.har.
rison to one year in the penitentiary.
and Ed Owens to ten months in Jail.
Harry Keck is indicted for attempted
murder Walter Towae for larceny and
John Doran for exhibiting obscene
pictures as we'll as other indictments
for parties not yet apprehended. Judge
Evans complimented the jury on the
resul:.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-18
ALTON FINE HELD VALID.
Rebate Decision Affecting Packers
Affirmed-Gourdain Verdict Stands.

Chicago, April 1.-THE United
States court of appeals, consisting OF
Judges Grosscup, Baker and Seamon
sustained Tuesday the decision of the
lower court against the Chicago & AL
ton railroad, in which the corporation
and its officers were fined 100000 for
giving rebates to the SchwarZschild &
Sulzberger company.
The court of appeals also sustained
the verdict against Louis A. Gourdain
by which ne was sentenced to -four
and one-half years in the penitentiary
for fraudulent use of the mails. The
verdict against John H. Dalton, part
ner of GourdaiA, who had been sen
fenced the same length of time to the
penitentiary, was reversed and Dalton
was remanded for new trial
The Chicago & Alton railroad was
fined $4,000 and Frederick A. Wann
general freight agent of the road, was
fined $4,000 on the charge of giving
rebates. John N, Faithorn, another
official OF the railroad, was fined $40,
600 on the same charge. The fines
must be paid unless the cases are car
ried to the United States supreme
court and decisions reversed.
Gourdain will be forced to go back
to Joliet and serve his term. He
served four days OF the sentence. but
was released on writ of habeas cor
pus. He made strenuous efforts to get
back into the penitentiary. and at one
time threatened to build prison OF
his own. He is now travelling in the
south.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-18
THROWN FROM COURT
ILLINOIS MAY NOT BE ABLE TIC
COLLECT S5,ooC,ooO.oo IN
. TAXES.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 1.-THE Hi
ncis supreme court this morIing threw
the Illinois Central railroad $5,0O0,OOC
taxes case out of court The court re
fused to take jurisdiction, and told
the attorney general to start suit in
tho lower court.
The state is trying to collect five
milliol dollars in back taxes, on prop,
erty which it is claimed the railroad
company was enormously exempted
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-18
LvnchIno In Louisiana.

New Orleans, April 17.-Charley
Strauss, the negro who was charged
with attempting a criminal assault
on a white woman near Bunkie, La,
Sunday, was taken from officers by a
mob and hung to a tree about six
miles from Bunkie while being taken
from the Jail. His body was riddled
with bullets.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-18
DISCOVERS NO CLUE
TO BANK ROBBERS
MEN WHO DID JOB AT HAzLEToN
ESCAPE.
Special to Daily Herald.

SpeClal 10 Ddlly heTdIu.
Oelwein, Ia, April 17.-No clue mas
been discovered as to the whereabouts
of the two, or possibly three, men who
blew open the Hazleton State bank
yesterday morning and made their es.
cape with $500 of the banks funds.
Sheriff Corlin arrived here this morn
ing sld spent the entire day trying
to locate some clue as to the where
abouts of the men, but in vain.
HazletCn, where the robbery occur
red, is a few miles south of here
across the border line which separates
Fayette from Buchanan county. Ma
sonyille, where a bank robbery occur
red last month, is not many miles to
the southeast of HaZleton. Sheriff
Corlin came here today because the
escaping bank robbers started in this
direction.
Job Extremely Neat.
The job Is one of the neatest on rec
ord in Iowa. Cement sacks were stol-
en- from near by and tne sound of the
explosion was muf1led with these.
They were muffied so well that not a
window in the building was broken
and the slumbers of man over a res
taurant next door were not disturbed.
When the door had been forced the
robbers took from the interior of the
vault $1,000 in gold. $4,000 in silver,
while the balance was in bills.
A noteworthy coincidence in regard
to the affair IS that tde robbery was
committed but few hours after Han
son of Masonville fame had been sen
fenced and landed in the penitentiary
as Anamosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-18
Loo Drivers Idle.

Chippewa Falls. April 17.-Almost
all log drivers in northern Wisconsin
are idle on account of the cold wealth
er which is forming new ice on the
streams. Large crews were sent to
tributaries Of the Chippewa river last
weelg and worked a few days. but
we're soon compelled to quit.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-18
Indian School Burned.

Arkansas City. Kan, April 1.-THE
Usage Indian boarding school for boys,
situated across the line from tere in
Oklahoma, was destroyed by fire Tues
day. Loss, s75,O00 AS far as known
all the inmates escaped safely. The
school was built in 1870 and was one
of the oldest landmarks on the Usage
reservation.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-18
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
Old Time Resident of Marshalltown
Expires Suddenly.

Marshalltown, Ia, April 17.-Wilham
G, Wilson, retired farmer and old
resident of this county, was found
dead in his bed this moraing by his
wife, Heart disease was the cause.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-18
MINERS ON A STRIKE
ALL INDUS rhiES IN WESTERN
CANADA WILL BE DE.
MoRAlIZEC.
scripps.McRae Telegram.

Vancouver, B. c., April IL. - The
Crows Nest coal miners are on a
strike, and the mines are closed. All
industries of western Canada will be
effected and the decentralization will
be complete within a few days. Fhe
Canadian Pacific has only one weeks )
supply of coal on hand.