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The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23
To PROHIBIT BoYooTT7SG
Action Instituted Against Samuel
Gompers and Other Officers Of the
Federation Of Labor.

Washington, Aug ls.- A significant
action was begun in the supreme court
OF the District of Columbia here to-
day James w Van Cleave. president
of the national association OF manufac-
turers. to enjon Samuc, Sompers, John
Mitchell and other officers OF the Ame-
rican Federation OF Labor from usin@
the boycott and the so-called unfair
list"
Mr.. VanCleave institutes the suit in
the name of large manufacturing
company of ST. Louis and OF which he
is president. whise products are alleg-
ed to be unfair by the labor unions.
but the significance OF the action lies
in it's being a test case, wherein Mr..
VanCleave as head of the manufactur-
ers association seeks to permanently
enpoin organized labor from using the
unfair or I'VE don't patronize" In Its
fight against firms and individuals.
he papers were filed here in order that
personal service might be Immediately
obtained against a large number OF
the labor leaders named in the COM
plant who are in Washington In at
tendance upon a general conference.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23

Both Sides Claim Victory-Telegraph
Companies Increasing Number OF
Men at Work

Chicago, August 19.-Deyeiopments
of the telegraphers strike today COM
prised the calling out of leased wire
oerators in six Chicago brokerage
houses, and the issuing OF number
of conflicting statements regarding the
progress of the strike by officers OF the
union and by those OF the telegraph
companies. Bot sides claim the vic
tory.
The telegraph companies are certain
ly increasing the number OF men at
work and both today had on the board
of trade a larger number Of Oerators
than at any time since the strike be-
gan.
Many of the messenger boys who
struck on the day following the walk
out by the operators returned to work
today.
New York, Aug. 19.-Further than
the statements made by officials OF the
companies and representatives of the
strikers there was little new in the
telegraph strike situation today. r. G.
Clowry, president and general manager
of the Western union, said today: 1t
can be said that normal conditions
have been resumed. The telegraph
ers strike altogether is a thing Of the
past"
E. J. Nally, vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Postal Telegraph
Company today said:
so far as the Postal Telegraph and
Gable Company is concerned, the strike
is over"
Daniel l.. Russell, chief of the board
of strategy of the commercial telegraph
ers union tonight said:
I'VE have made substantial gains all
along the line and do not see how we
can lose"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23
WANT A HAL1 CALLED
Digging of Panama Canal Progress
ing Faster That Was Anticipated.

Digging of Panama Canal Progress
ing Faster That Was Anticipated.
Washington, August 19.-Conditions
on the Panama canal has reached a
state of gravity due to the fact that
construction work is developing faster
than was contemplated when the esti-
mates for expenditures during the fis-
cal year 1908 were made nearly a year
ago.
The estimate is made that about S.
100000 in excess of the appropriation
could be used to advantage in pushing
forward the work during the present
year, and Colonel Goethals, the engi-
neer-in-charge thinks it would be in
ficiency as the argument is made that
with the present organization and pro-
gress can be completed more rapidly
than by restraining expenditures with
in the appropriations now available
Reports show that that the monthly
expenditure for labor. is being consider
ably exceeded and work at Gatum Dam
has progressed faster than was an
ticipted.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23
IN THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD
Delegates From EMPLOYERS Associa-
tiOns Discuss Propositions to Pro-
mote Peace.

New York, August 19.-Deegates
from various manufacturing and en-
ployers association met here today
and discussed the proposition to
form a antional federation to further
peace in the industrial world by COM
bining the efforts of all the employ
ing interests. The meeting. which was
held behind closed doors at the Wal
ford Astoria, was presided over by
James w. VanCleave. of st. Louis.
president of the national association
of manufacturers. The meeting ad-
journed to permit the deegates to
consult with organizations which
they represent.
The meeting today was call by the
national association Of manufacture
ers which met here last May. Mr..
VanCleave said that the organization
did not purpose tb crush labor
unions. Officers of the national as
sociation of manufacturers hope to
induce the new federation to incor-
norate the platform of the manufac-
t,rers associations which in part,
stands for the open shop. no lIm1-
tation Of output, no boycott, no
svnnpathetic strikes and no sacrlhce
of the independent wohkingman 10
1niOn labor
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23
SPOKE At COLUMBUS, 0.
To An Audience of More Than
Five Thousand
Thousands Unable to Gain Admission
To the Hall-Addrcss REGARDED N
Platform Upon Which He VIII As
pire for Nomination FOR President

Columbus, Ohio. Aug l9.-Wflliam
II Taft secretary OF war made what he
was pleased to term his confession or
faith" at Memorial home tonight. Tho
auditorium which has a seating capaci-
" OF more than 5000 was packed to
the doors and several thousand persons
who came TO hear the secretary were
unable to gain admittance. The secre-
tary spoke under theauspices or TIN
Buckeye Republican Club and the afs-
dress was notable from the fact as ID
is regarded as the platform upon which
he will make his campaign. for the re-
publican nomination for president
Mr.. Taft made his formal announco-
ment but he was introduced by Gov
the interest OF true economy to pro-
ceed along this basis and ask congress :
at its next session to make good the de-
ernor Harris as the next president or
the United States" which was the sig
nal for a prolonged outburst OF ap-
plause.
Special interest was manifested In
Secretary Taft's utterapces on tho tar
if. He reiterated his previous declara-
tions in favor of revision and declared
that it would be both unwise and un-
safe for the republican party to Tall
to pledge itself to revise the DingleH
law as soon after the next presidential
election as possible.
Mr.. Taft also declared In favor Oh
inurisonment Of individuals RESPONSE
bic for the violation Of the antitrust
law and for the giving or accepting or
rebates as more effective than fines.
His defense of President Roosevelts
nolicies evoked enthusiastic applause
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23
White Oak i'm the Southern Appaia-
chains.

The southern Appalachian regions,
including the Allegheny ranges ana
the plateaus which slope westward
to the Mississippi rivers, Is now the
chief souce of supply OF white oak,
as we'll as the region OF its greatest
commercial importance. West VIZ
ginia with an estimated stumpage
of nearly 5000, 100000 board feet
has more than one-third of the stand
ing white oak in this region. The
state of Kentucky still has over N
billion feet. Virginia and North Car
of1na follow next in order with over
100000, 900 each. Y
White oak Is one OF the most VIDE
ly distributed and commercially i'm
porant trees of the United States, and
it's total annual product of over g.
600, 100000 feet is more than dou-
BILE that of any other hard wood. The
wood is compact and close grained,
hard, tough, strong, heavy and DUR
able in contact with the soil. By r.
peculiar mode of saving by which the
boards are cut nearly parallel TO the
pith rays, the silver grain Is shown,
furnishing the handsomely figured
panels, ceiling, and molding of quar-
ter-sawed' oak.
White oak is the favorite timber
for railroad cross ties, and of the
90,000,000 ties purchased each year
nearly one half are of oak. Ii Is also
an ideal material for tight cooperaga
manufacture. Other uses are for car
stock, boards, planking, beams, d.
mension stuff of all sizes, ship build
ing, tool handles, wagon spokes, and
furniture and basket veneer.
Red oak and black oak exceed
white oak in rapid growth and rap
id maturity, but the latter has q
marked advantage in it's greater abil-
ity TO withstand shading, I'm its long
evity, and I'm it's inherent resistance.
to decay, insects and fungi.
The Forest Service has just issued
a publication (Circular 1861 which
describes the growth and supply Of
white oak and its uses. This will
be mailed free upon application to
the Forester, United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture, Washington ID.
C
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23
WILHELM WELCOMED
Swedish Prince Received Noisy
Greeting by the Ships OF the Allan
tic Squadron.

Swedish Prince Received Noisy
Greeting by the Ships OF the Allan
tic Squadron.
Norfolk, Va, Aug 19.-Prince Will
helm of Sweden, arrived in Hampton
Roads at l O'Clock this afternoon on
board the Swedish cruiser Flygia, and
was given a noisy welcome by the
ships of the Atlantic squadron, which
were gaily decorated in honor of his
coming
While the prince only holds the rank
Of second lieutenant aboard the Fylgia
as soon as he stepped On shore at the
Jamesto wn expositio nhe Immediately
became the grandson of King Oscar of
Swenden and outranked his former su-
periors on ship board.
1t was five o'clock before he came
ashore at the exposition grounds a1d
the luncheon prepared for him had
become cold long before.
When he did arrive he was cheered
by by crowd Of twenty thousand peo-
pie, who had waited since nine O'Clock
this morning to see him.
He went Immediately to the New
York building where he had luncheon
and received prominent men and wom-
en- of New York, Pennsylvania, Virgin
ia and elsewhere,
The flag of Sweden f1oated everywhere
vieing with the stars and stripes for
the position of honor.
Flowers, too, were strewn about in
prOfusiOn in honor of the prince and
luncheon especially prepared by ca
terers from a distance was served.
He came to Norfolk on the govern
ment tug Yankton to attend a recep-
tion given at the Virginia club by Hen
ming FernstrOm, the Swedish vice con
sol at Norfolk. He was late in arriv-
ing and two thousand people at the
pier were growing impatient When
he did come, he was apparently dis
appointed because there were score
of Olicemen at the pier to escort him to
escort him to his carriage. He ignored
the prOffered assistance of detectives
and walked ahead of his party to the
waiting carriage.
At the luncheon at the Virginia Club
which was attended by President Tuck
er fthe jamestown exposition, Ad-
miral Harrington, Rear Admiral Ev-
ans, Mayor James G Riddick of Nor
folk, and other prominent men, the
prince drank toasts to King Oscar of
Swenden, President Roosevelt and the
Princess Palobana of Russia to whom
the prince is betrothed.
He returned to the exposition at
midnight and was to have attended a
reception at the army and navy club.
Many of the guests left before he ar
rived on account of the lateness of the
hour
At an early hour this morning the
prince returned to the Fylgia on
launch.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23

If the telegraphers' strike inter-
feres with the prompt transmission
of baseball scores, the key manipu-
lators are going to lose the sympathy
of good many rooters who will lose
sleep on that account.-Washing
Post
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23
Held for ExtradietiOn

Bordentown, N. j.. August 19.-
John Hall, "a negro known as Pat
Hall, was arrested here today on the
charge of having atempted to kill
John Bernard, a-policeman. near Mo-
lena, Pike county. Georgia. on May
tiOn
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23
Sheriff Shot by Negro.

Thomasville, Ga, August 19.-Sherif
w. w. Tyns of Grady county, was
shot twice and probably fatally wound
ed this afternoon near Cairo, Ga, by
Charles Williams, a negro, whom ne
sought to arrest. A posse with dogs
is pursuing williams.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23

The San Francisco Call offered a
prize for the best answer TO the ques-
ton: When is a man intoxicated?
1t went to the subscriber who re-
piled: When he kisses the barten-
der good night" Some Californians
must get into a beastly state OF in
ebriety If that's the first sign of in
Observation-Disclosures Post.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23

A town in Ohio boast OF a preach
er who is 1O1 years old and has
preached regularly for sixsy years.
No doubt he gets the blues every
time he notices that Ohio hast i'm
proved very much since he started
on the job.-Washington Post.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23

Rural schools in this state viii
never be what they should be until
we feel able to pay our best teachers
over forty dollars a month--Durham
Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23

Men are SO queer. Tell them af-
ter the honeymoon that your love
is growing cold and they never look
up from the paper.
mo, but tell them that their soup
is getting cold and they will jump
ten feet.-Detroit News.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23

biggs-B1fkins is a man who is
never at loss when it comes tn
choosing word. ~
Diggs-No, but he chooses CO
many words that are only printed
In dashes.-Chicago News.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23

Ii Wall street has an idea that it is
gong TO scare some body it is wrong
and may as well quit cutting uphill
adelphia Press.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-23

Down south the idea appears to be
to make hard cider harder than ever
to get-Washington Herald.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-02-02
Sufta Wins a Point.

The Denver Republican of last Sunday
had the following in regard to the pend
ing litigation between DIR. George A
Snfa Of Boston, and the Big Five:
'Dr. George Suffa of Boston at last
reJoices IL a partial victory over the
directors of the Big Five Mining conf
pany which he has been fighting for the
past three years Yesterday afternoon
IN the federal court Judge Lewis over
ruled the demurrer filed by the defend.
ant corporation to a suit i stitu,ed in
the United States district court by Suffa
a9ainsl the Timberlake ines company
OF Iowa. The company Is something Of
subsidiary corporation to the Big
Five, and having the sane board of
directors. Suffa charges that 100000
transferred by the Timberlake corpor-
alton to the Big Five was iraudulently
converted by the officers to their own
use and as stakeholder asks an ac-
counting.
"lt is strange" said Judge Lewis,
"tkat Dr. Sutfa, the holder of only 500
shares of stock, should take upon him-
self the responsibility of showing the
fraudulent de lii gs Of the directors S
VIXEN the owners of the remaining 100,
900 shares of stock not i'll the control Of
tie directors do not seem to take any
Interest in the matter"
'Dr. Sutfa," declared George S. Redd
attorney for the defe ndant company,
"has made threats that he is going to
kefp on bringing suits against Mr..
Daniels, Mr.. Merrill and other mem
bcrs of the board of directors until he
beats them. Two suits have already
been thrown out of the state court and
now for some reason he transfers the
SEA, of war to the federal court"
The demurrer overruled was based Oh
the contention that the bill of complaint
did not set fourth sufficient facts to con-
stitute cause for acton.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-02-02
Hotel Scheme Coming.

more o: less authenticated rumor
has it that an hotel project will be
launched in this city within the next
week or ten days No definite inform
alton can be obtained at this time as
the proposition has not assumed shape
for presentation. As near as can be
learned the old Beebse hotel property
will pass into the hands OF new com
pany. after which plans will be prepared
for the erection of a handsome hotel build
ing on the site as soon as the funds can
be Obtained. Home capital will oe EN-
ployed If possible and every citizen
will probably be given an opportunity
to subscribe for shares in the uew
hotel.
There is ample coin of the realm re-
posing in the local banks, which is not
engaged in any other occupation and in
it would be doing more good for Idaho
Springs if invested in an hotel than in
almost any other use in which it could
be employed 5 me IF the money is
mouldy and musty from its long con-
fneinent and the owne should get busy
and make a drag into the old sock when
the time comes and be real live citizen
for once
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-02-02
Mrs Ventress Gets Verdict.

The tril of HE suit Instituted by Vera
Ventress against the Travellers Accident
& Life Insurnce company for recovery
ofamouuts named in two policies car
ried by her late husband, Arthur J. Ven
tress, was concluded IN the United
States circuit court "Wednesday after
noon and the case was given iuto the
hands of the jury.
Nen,ress was we'll known civil engin-
eer of Idaho Springs, who was killed at
this place some time ago while riding
on an ore car in the Newhouse tunnel
The amount named in each policy
which was to be paid to the dead mans
widow was $1,000 but Mrs Ventress
claimed double the aggregate amount
because Of a clause in the policies
which declared that twice the amount
named would be paid for deaths oc-
curing IN passenger cars run by trolley
steam or electricity. The insurance
company not only refused to grant this
claim but would not pay any part of
the policies on the ground that Ven
tress had been killed through hi. own
negligence and that his death would
come under a provision which stated
that no money would be paid in case of
death or accident caused by the insured
PERSONS reckless exposure to danger.
According to instructions submitted
by Judge Lewis TO the jury, this provis-
ion had no wei ht as the evidence showed
that the accused man did not know of
the conditions Of the car in which he
was killed. He further directed that
the plaintiffs claim to double the
amounts named in the policies should be
disregarded, as the car in question could
not be designated as passenger car.
Another clause set out in the policies
involved fine point. THIS provides
that only ive-eleven,hs of the amount
insured would be paid in case of man
whose employ meut was considered haz-
ardous.
As Ventress called himself civil en-.
giueer whose usual work was consulting
and Office employment, Judge Lewis
declared ii difficult question to decide
whether or not he could be cassed as a
mining engineer with profession more
hazardous than that of a civil engineer,
because on the day .of his accident he
was called to do mining engineer work
not having previous knowledge that such
was the case when he set out.
After being out nearly twenty-four
hours the jury yesterday returned a YER
dict III favor of the widow She was
awarded $3.50 so on one count and f7,
I45 80 ON another. The Travellers Insur-
ance company contested the policies on
the ground that the deceased had been
killed through gross negligence.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-02-02
TODOUBLE0UTPUT
HUDSON MILL STARTS DOUBLE SHIFTS
ON SKATER MINE ORES.
VIRGIN GROUND IS ALL IN ORE
SKATER MINE WILL MAKE A BIG PRO-
DUCTIoN RECORD THIS YEAR.

Yesterday morning the Hudson mill
Shafter vein along the south side of
Clear creek and the Central tunnel
through /, 100 foot lateral started up
with its full capacity on the product Of
the Shafter mine. The mill is capable of
handling between seventy and eighty
tens every twenty four hours,
and heretofore has been treating GUS ON
ore in addition to the Shafter product.
The process employed is a combna-
ton of am slgamation and concentration
aud thorough tests have demonstrated it
to be particularly adapted to the Shaf-
ter ores. The crude ore averages 50 per
ton in gold, silver and copper. and a
saving of between eighty five and ninety
seven per cent of the values is being
made by this method in the Hudson
mill.
| An immense amount of virgin ground
has been opened up in the
Shaf,er mine and the working force
has Just been increased from twenty
| FIVE. to about half hundred men.
From the present indication the Shat
ter mine will make big production
record durirg the coming year, and
every pound of ore can be handled at
about thirty per cent. OF the
cest of the former method of hoistlng
the ore through the shaft and hauling
it down Hukill gulch in wagon loads.
Manager Roller will at once start
crew of men i'll driving eastward on
the Shafter vein from the Central tun-
mel to end lines of the property. At con-
venient points raises will be made for
connection with levels above for venti-
lation and for taking down the ore, and
in this manner a large ore reserve will
| be constantly maintained. There is
! little material in the entire Shalter vein
but what can be taken down and milled
at q profit, because of the small cost OF
mining transportation and milling.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-02-02
A Mining Man Talks.

In a recent interview with Denver,
mining man i'll regard to mining
condiuols IN the west, that gentleman
gave out the toIl, wing good booster
gospel
"N Conservatism in mining is to be com
mended-urquestioua so-and yet
ultra conservatism is simply dose OF
embalmiug fluid to the industry. just
the Same as it would be applied to the
manufacturing industry or to the real
estate business. While Colorado with
greater advantages than any state in the
Union, and unquestionably greater min
eral resources, has been doing the Puri-
tan act. Nevada and Utah nave at
tracted the millions of such men as sam
Newhouse, Charles NJ. Schwab and
Borax Smith to the development of ber
mines. Two years ago these mine were
prospects. We cannot afford to despise
a prospect because It isn't a mine any
more than we should despise boy be
cause he isn't man.
"Generally speaking, there is but
one thing that will transform a prospect
to mine and that is capital. 1t will
never come unless it is invited, and
certainly not where the nature of the in
vestment is at best speculative. Colora-
do ought to be booming today the
same as Goldfeld and other Nevada
points.
suggest to the Colorado State Com
mercial association because it is sub
stantial body of men who can boost
with abundant backing and accomplish
results. We need a mining boom in
Colorado, and little exhibition of the
old time life will bring it,"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-02-02
Rockford Raises Funds.

Lhe announcemen mt comes II ON Denver
that a large block of the treasury stock
of the Banner Consolidated Mines COM
pany has just been purchased by the
newly incorporated Louisiana Colorado
investment syndicate. The sale was ne
gotiated by J. A. Trone, of Thidbodaux
louisiana, representing the syndicate,
and the H. A. Redel Investment com.
pany, representing the Banner Conslidat-
ed Mines company.
Mr.. Trone some months ago made
thorough examination Of the Rock
ford tunnel and the so patented claims
owned aud controlled by the Banner COM
pany, and was entirely satisfied with
the proposition from every point of
view. Upon his return to the south
Mr.. Trone recomme uded to his clients
the purchase of large interest in the
Banner company as an investment OF
exceptional merit, ami one which
would ultimately return a splendid in
terest on the amount involved.
While no facts are made public, it is
believed that the deal just consum-
mated runs into The six figure. pre-
ceeded by dollar mark In order to
represent his clientele, Mr.. Trone has
been elected to the board of directors OF
the Banner Consolidated Mines COM
pauy,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-02-02
Fourth OF fuly Coming.

The Golden Transcript this week sug-
gests that the inter-mountain fremen n S
tournament be held in Golden this year
on July and S. 1t is stated that it has
been nearly eleven years since Golden
entertained a big fremen's tournament,
nd 1t is pointed out that Golden has
grown in the interim. There is In ad
dition to the greater accommodation
in Golden, excellent transportation
facilities with Denver, as that city may
be reached within a half hours ride.
The Transcript asks, Are We Wild us?"
Although we lack authority to speak
for the local department, we are sure
there can be no opposition, an say "Sure
Mike"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-02-02

John Brash, formerly in business here
in the firm of Brash 4 Finlayson, died
in Denver last Tuesday morning after
an illness of less than twelve hours.
Dick pneumonia was the cause of his
death. The funeral was held at I34S
Logan avenue at O'Clock Thursday
afternoon the temporary interment be-
ing in a vault at Fairmont cemetery.