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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
NO STRIKE RIOTS.
Boss Receives Letters Threatening Life
 If He Continues to work.


 New York, May 19.-Except for the groups of hundreds of idle men in west and South streets. there was no out ward indication to-day of the strike among the longshoremen. Incoming ships suffered in the handling of bag gage. which was trucked for the most part by inexperienced men or stewards. A number of negro dock workers ar rived to-day from the south. There was no signs of interference by strik- CTS and little attempt at picket duty.
 When the Minnehaha of the Atlantic Transport line steamed for London with a valuable cargo of show horses for the Olympia horse show there was a strong guard of policemen at the pier, but for what reaason could not be learned.
 One result of the strike is that mo- tices have been posted in the offices of the various steamship lines prohibit ing visitors from going to ships.
 It was said tonight that Louis John son, the boss stevedore of the French line piers, had received two letters, pre- pared in Black Hand style, threat ening his life if he did not leave his position, The matter was reported to the police,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
OIL INDUSTRY
 MONOPOLIZATION Enormous Profits Through Abuse of Transportation
 Facilities.
DOZEN MEN IN CONTROL
First Official Statement of Operators and Methods
 of Standard.

Washington, May 19.-That the his- tory and present operation of the Stan dard Oil interests shows throughout the past thirty-five years a substantial monopolization of the petroleum indus try of the, country, destruction of competition and consequent control of that industry, by less than dozen men, who have reaped enormous prof. it's therefrom," largely through abuse of transportation facilities, is charged in a report just submitted to President Roosevelt by Commissioner of Corpor- ations Herbert Knox Smith. Part one of the report was made public to-day and other parts will follow. Certain information acquired is withheld for the present in accordance with instruc- tions of the president, who feels that their publication might interfere with the prosecution of the governments suit pending against the Standard Oil company and it's subsidiary companies.
 The report contains the net results of study of the petroleum business during the year 1904. It is the first of ficial statement of the operations and methods of the Standard Oil company, by which, the report states, through "scandalous railway discriminations" and other unlawful devices, they have secured and maintained an exclusive domination of the petroleum industry"
 It is stated that in 1904 the Standard and affiliated concerns refined over S4 per cent. of the crude oil run through refineries; produced more than S6 per cent. of the country's total output of illuminating oil; maintained similar proportion of the export trade in illu pipe lines nearly nine-tenths of the crude oil of the older fields and 9S per cent. of the crude oil of the mid-conti- nent field"
 The reaort points out that the mo- noroly enjoyed by the company does not rest oh the ownership Of the source of the oil supply which amounts f to only about one-sixth Of the total, but "that it's growth and present pow | CT rest primarily on the COnIrOt or the transportation facilities" After the railroad rebate was abandoned, the company, the report continues, was able to establish system of secret or open discriminations of rates in it's favor, throughout practically the entire coun- try. Having established it's monopoly of the pipe line business. the company substantially refuses to act as a com mon carrier.
 It is shown that the Standard controls not only the wholesale, but also the re- tail trade in oil.
 In conclusion, the report says 1t is apparent that the dominating position of the Standard oil company in the oil industry has largely been secured by the abuse of transportation facilities, first, by fragrant dlscriminations ob- 1 tained from railroads; second, by re- fusal to operate it's pipe line systetm so as to extend to Independent interests the benefits to which they were both morally and legally entitled while at the same time the Standard has pre- vented such independent interests from constructing lines of their own"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
WITNESSES ARRIVE.
But Haywood Trial VIII Not Commence
 for Several Days.

Boise, Idaho, May 19.-several of the more important witnesses summoned in behalf of the state in the trial of Will liam D. Haywood for alleged partlci- patton in the assassination of former Governor Steunenberg arrived at Boise to-day. The prosecution had hoped by this time that trial jury would have been impanelled, but it is now evident that all twelve seats in the jury box will not be satisfactorily filled for sev- eral days.
 The defense still has six of its ten arbitrary challenges available, and the state has five more challenges to it's credit. The work of jury selections will be taken up again tomorrow. Only twenty-six members of the spe- cial venire of 100 remain. If the bal ance is exhausted a delay of several days will be caused until another venire can be summoned.
 Perhaps the most interesting of the states witnesses who arrived to-day was former Sheriff Angus Sutherland, of Shoshone county a Scotchman by birth, but a pioneer of the American far west. Sutherland is quiet, unas- suming, modest, typical of the steel nerved men of the law and order days of the frontier. He is intimate with the Cour D'Alene troubles, the result of many exciting personal experiences, and was the man who identified Harry Orchard while the latter was held as a suspect after Governor Steunenberg was killed.
 Boise continues quiet and unruffled.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
OTHER CITIES WITH TEACHERS General Tendency to Raise Salaries Throughout
 Country at this
 Time. CAMPAIGN IN DENVER, C0L. Press Calls Average of $753 fo-. H~oI o
Press Calls Average of $753 for Grade Teachers
 Beggarly.
MINIMUM IN GRAND RAPIDS
A Former Teacher Relates Her Salary Experience in
 New Haven.

The following communication has been received from former teacher in the local high school apropos of the salary increase agitation and contains the experience of one teacher who for- merly taught here. The teacher is now engaged in another city in Massacnu- setts. The letter reads:
 Io Editor of the Journal and Courier.
 honorable business methods on sal- ary injustice?
 A few years ago q teacher who had spent thousands of dollars in fitting for the chosen work had taken the de. grees of B. s. and Ph. D., from leading institutions, and taught successfully a lttle less than tor years, learned that position was open In the New Haven High school. Being anxious to eniov the advantages of great educational center. inquiries were made and con- versation with the superintendent of schools resulted in an offer of s75O \. year. In response to expressions of surprise at so small salary It was implied that no teachers in the school. when entering received more than this. The position was accepted. Finally on reaching New Haven and learnings the conditions it was found that another. teacher whose experience had covered only two or three years, with only one degree-had been engaged a few months prepious at & salary of n0A the latter position requiring no more work than the former. When the mat ter was brought to the notice of the superintendent by the surprised older teacher, the reply was made -sWe had to pay her that to get her, Was this treatment the kind which appeals to the honor of New Haven people?
 The increase of teachers salaries IA not merely local movement. Wdde- spread is the sentiment for increase and with favorable results in widely separated portions of the nation. The Denver Post of April 29, announces that the board of school directors of that city have virtually agreed upon the granting of the raise and says, that @pploAiHiHlely $lVV,VUe naS been ex- pended by the city per year in main- tenance of schools of which less than $25O,O0O has gone in salaries. The re- vised programme will call for a de- cided cut in extraneous expense and "a decided increase in the scale of salaries paid to teachers"
 All Denver is with the teachers in She demands for increase" is one of the su'b-h headings of the Post article. The Post in a previous article on April 27, in its heading characterizes the teachers pay in that city as "beggar- ly." The average pay of 529 elemen- tary teachers including assistants and head teachers is placed at $763.SO per year. This is what the Post designatea as beggarly. New Haven averages a little over $500 for teachers in the same class. Denver is a city little larger than New Haven, having a population in 1900 of 1S3,S59.
 The Louisville Herald of May g an- nounces that the salaries and supplies committeee of the school board will
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
sHRINERS'BODIESH HOME
whoe City Pays Respects to victImes of
 Wreck

WhOe City Pays Respects to E1ctlmes or
 Wreck.
 Reading, Pa, May f9.-With practi- cally the entire community paying re- spect to their memory, the bodies of the seventeen Mystic Shriners of this city who were killed in the southern California wreck on May Il were brought here tonight, With the dead came ten survivors who showed the eff fects of the ordeal through which they passed.
 When the funeral train arrived 200 knights in full uniform were on hand to act as a guard of honor when the dead were taken from the cars An entire troop of the state constabulary, together with the city's full police force preserved order.
 The fairest flowers, bought by mem- bers of the Masonic order along the route of the train, were piled in the cars.
 The seventeen caskets containing the Reading dead were carried from the cars and placed on four large floats, each of which was drawn by white horses,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
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TWO FITZGFRALDS
Will Cause Confusion in Boston's Next
 MayoraIty Election.

Boston, May 19.-Two mayoralty candidates bearing the same name. but representing radically different plat forms, promise to complicate the polit- teal situation in this city when the mii- nicipal election is held next December. One of the candidates IS the present mayor, John Fitzgerald, who is expect ed to be once more the candidate of the city democracy. The other candi- date is also John F. Fitzgerald, but in- stead of representing any party he is the candidate of labor organization to which he belongs, Roofers' Protective Union. No l9
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
WOMEN RAISE $500, 900.

PIttsburg Y. ". C. A. Members Earn
 Big Endowment in Ten Days.
 Pittsburg, May 19,-Following a whirlwind popular subscription cam paign of ten days the members of the Young Womens Christian association of this city have raised building fund of over $3OO00O, thereby earning an en- dowment fund of $20O,O00 from H. c. Prick for the purpose of building a large permanent home for the associ- ation in Pittsburg. The time limit for raising $3O0,OOO expired Saturday night. Hourly bulletins were posted on large banner which hung over the door of the association headquarters as sub- scriptions were received.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
LION ESCAPES.
Causes Consternation But No Harm In
 Atlanta, Ga.

Atlanta Ga, May 19.-A performing lion escaped from its cage at a theater last night, made it's way through the stage entrance to Marietta street, in the center of the city, and caused ex- citement on that street for two blocks before it was driven into a basement and captured by it's keeper. After es- caping from its cage the lion went on the stage, while the curtain was down and then made it's way out through the stage entrance. Reaching the street, the animal roared and set up at lively pace The street was crowded and people fed in panic. One man shot at the beast and slightly wounded 1t be- fore 1t was finally driven into base ment and captured.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
Farmer Commits Suicide.

Franklin, May 19.-At five o'clock this afternoon. W. Alton Clark, aged S1, home here, death resulting instantly He was Respondent because of i'll health and had recently broken off his engage ment. He was a farmer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
NEW YORK NOT so EASY
Massachusetts Boys Who Thought it
 Was Held for Burglary.


 New York, May 19.-John Glen, aged sixteen. and Fred Jacobson, a year younger, who told the magistrate that they had left their homes in Quincy, Mass, upon the suggestion of two ''pals" who had preceded them and re- ported that New York was "easy," were held in a police court to-day in $500 bail each on a charge of burglary. The younger boy was turned over to the children's society. The boys were arrested last night while, according to the complaint. they were engaged in stripping a Bergen avenue house of lead pipe and brass fittings.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
Fatal Italian quarrel in Greenwich.

Greenwich, May 19.-As a result of q quarrel, it is said, between Italians one lies dead here tonight from a bull let wound and the other is in custody in connectioc with the shooting. The names of the men involved could not be aseertained.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
Old soldier q vagrnnt.

James Potter, an old soldier without a home, was arrested last evening by PatroIman FerIinandus of Station 4. on a charge of vagrancy. It is said that Potter has, at different times, been in several old soldiers homes but has not remained in any. He has no residence
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
NEWS SUMMARY.
GENERAL.

GENERAL. Mayor Schmitz Wants New Judge. Gen. Kuroki at Grants Tomb Cuba's Protest at Hague Conference. Americas Industrial Invasion of Orient. Standard Oil Co.'s Monopolization. Holy Cross Student Drowned. Lion Escapes From Theater Cage. Witnesses Arriving at Boise. Shriners' Bodies Arrive at Reading. No Strike Riots in New York.
 STATE. Former Lieut.. Governor Sill Dead. Fatal Italian Quarrel in Greenwich. Daring Work by Masked Robbers. Horace Johnson's Gloomy Prediction. Track Laborers May Strike. Hearing on Woman Factory Inspector. Four Liquor Raids in New Britain. Wrecking Company Raises Barge. Franklin Farmer Commits Suicide
 CITY. Yale Commons and Captain Smoke. Kurokrs Visit to New Haven. Other Cities and Teachers Salaries Ezra B. Dibble Very III. Hold-up Men Rob Swede, Babies Bodies Found in Cut, Day Memorial Window Dedicated. Fight in Trolley over Trans<<rs. Italian Boy Steals Money From Vest. Historical Society Meeting Tonight. Everson Buglarized From Without. Dog Bites Child in Forehead. Dr Richards Scores Students.
 SPORTS. Yale Harvard Track Managers Confer. N. Y. Americans Defeat Tailenders. Coming Tennis Championships Interest in Brooklyn Handicap To-day. Aquatic Preparations on Harlem. Dog Show Increases in Popularity. Horse Show in London. New Haven at Holyoke To-day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
FRISCO STRIKE.
Sunday Passes Without Any General
 Roiting- Men Taken Back.

San Francisco May 19.-With the ex- ception of the assertion by the United Railways that seventeen striking mo- tormen and conductors were taken back to-day on application, there is no change in the street car strike. The day passed without any general riot ing. South of Market street there were numerous acts of individual violence, and the police made forty arrests for breach of the peace. About half of the lines composing the system were oper- ated to-day The cars were fairly well patronized.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
TO OPPOSE IRISH BILL

Victory For Priests Against Whose
 Influence it is Aimed.
 London, May 20.-The correspondent at Dublin of the Morning Post says he understands that at the Irish nation alist convention next Tuesday John Redmond will move a resolution hostile to Chief Secretary for Ireland Birrell's Irish bill The correspondent adds:
 This will be conspicuous victory for the priests, against whose local in- fiuence over education the bill is se- cretly aimed"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
SUNDAY LIQUOR RAIDS
Four Places scarched--PoIice Say Tip
 Was Given One.

New Britain, May 1s.-The police to- day raided four places where it was alleged liquor was sold in violation of the law. At Rentschler park the pro prietor of cafe and twelve men were arrested, while thirty-six got away At Mountain Grove all traces of liquor had been removeds It was charged by the police that'the proprietor had been given 8 tip.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
Chicken Coop Free.

A still alarm of fire called the fremen of Company to Orchard and Goffe streets late last evening for fire in a chicken coop belonging to Waite Ever- itt The fire was slight and was sub- dued with chemicals. Damage nomi- nal
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
wreclSlng Company Raises Barge.

South Norwalk, May 19.-The Bar ker Wrecking Company this afternoon raised the barge John N. Wheeler. one of the string of four which went down off Wilson's Point early last week.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
WEATHER RECORD.

Washington. May 19.-Forecast for
 Monday Cooler in east portion Tues day fresh northwest winds.
 New England:-Fair in west showers In east portion Monday followed by clearing cooler. Tuesday fair fresh west to northwest winds.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20
GENERAL STRIKE.
Traclsmen of the Consolidated May
 Quit Work To-day.

0Ntt NVAN AV-uuSs
 Hartford. Conn, May 19.-It is re- ported that a general strike of track laborers on the steam road in this state will be inaugurated tomorrow, the men demanding a ten per cent, in- crease in wages. They now receive fifteen cents an hour and work ten hours a day. NThe laborers it Is said are members of the Italian General labor union, They claim to have pre- scented their demands to the New Ha- ven railroad officials but to have re- ceived no satisfactory reply.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-20

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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-27
"DAGO" GIVEN A DUCK|NG
WAS TOO GAY ON A TRAIN
Passengers Broke the Ice and Threw
the Shivering Son of Italy into the
Bank.
Publishers Fress1

Ellsworth, Pa, Jan. 26.-The smooth
crystal ice covering a creek that paral-
lels the tracks of the Monongaheia
and Washington branch Of the Penn
syIvania railroad was broken by pas
sengers of q north bound train a few
minutes after it left this place and
q troublesome Italian passenger, John
Dravino was hurled into the icy water
several times. He was left shivering,
teeth chattering, on the bank, while
the passengers boarded the train
again and went its way.
The Italian, having been put off the
train for insulting passengers in the
smoker, caught and entered the last
car, in which there were many women,
and amused himself awhile by knock
ing of their hats. This soon became
tiresome and John then embraced
several women. He picked out the
prettiest girl in the car and tried to
kiss her.
Many of the male passengers IN the
smoking car heard of the trouble and
went to the car to see what could be
done. The creek nearby attracted
their attention and 1t was decided to
give the offender ducking, and he
got it.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-27

George Primrose and his big min
Wednesday matinee and night with
what is said to be the greatest organ
ization of minstrel variety put togeth-
er and offered to the enthusiastic low
ers of this peculiar style of entertain
ment in many years. 1t has long been
Mr.. Primrose's ambition to present
minstrelsy in an ideal form, eliminat-
ing vaudeville features that in the
past few seasons has almost Shout
dered the real minstrel element entire
ly from the scene. In the Primrose
MINISTRIES of today will be seen sump-
tuously staged modern first part, pain
ted in blue, gold and ivory, which is
artistically embellished with paintings
candelabras and trappings of a most
exquisite pattern. During this part,
Mr.. Primrose will be heard in an orr
ginal song. in which he will be assist
ed by Bob Murphy, the German Broth
ers, Emile Subers, Eddie Koran and
James Corners, who will occupy the
end chairs and will bring a budget of
new songs and jokes, with Ed Chap
pell as interlocutor. The vocalists will
include Charles Reinhart, Clarence
Marks, David Irwin, Walter S. Brow
er, Ed. Chappell. VIM. Oakland, Geo.
kellogg and a chorus of twenty male
voices who will render all the latest
ballads as well as classical selections.
They will be accompanied by an or
chestra of twenty picked musicians
under the direction of Charles Brokop
of Vienna. Austria. The second part
will open with humorous Band Con-
cert in which all the comedians will
take part. after which novel act en-
titled The Dudes and Dudines Of
Blackville" will be seen. Then Mr..
Primrose will present his School of
Dancers" in the famous Silver Show
err" clog. They will be followed by the
drill of the negro cadets. The lighting
effects and colors, together with the
intricate evolutions produced in this
number, making it one of the grand
est innovations ever seen in minstrel
sy Then comes Hotel Life Up-to-
date" a one act black-face comedy in
which Eddie Koran, James Corners,
the German Brothers. and Emile SUI
bers will play the principal characters,
this to be followed by "Mamie's Wa
termelon Party" after which Mr.. Prim
rose will again be seen in his famous
silent dance, assisted by his bunch"
of Cotton Blossom Coons. The next
number of the second part is entitled
Twilight on the Old Plantation"
During this sketch, all the old-time
characters will be introduced as well
as the up-to-date darkey, such as Aunt
Mymee. Aunt AMY, old Granny, Uncle
Ephraim, Rastus and John, who will
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-27

W. T. Stead, OF the Review of Re
views, is Indifferent 20 decorations. He
pushes his scruples so far that to JUS
tify his refusal of all honorary distinc-
tons he has created an order, a per-
sonal order, with a decoration that he
proudly wears as a boutonniere- This
is trouser button, nothing more. Re-
Gently. after an interview nth The
Car of Russia, the latter wished to
confer upon him one of his crosses.
"On condition" responded Mr. Stead.
that your majesty will accept in ex-
change the order that wear''-and he
showed TO the Car his trouser button
lie Cri de Paris.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-27
MEANS GOOD SHOWS HERE
National Vaudeville Managers Asso-
citation Organized, Including
the Phillips.

The organization of the National
Vaudeville Managers association at
Springfield. Ohio, last week was sig
nificant to local people. beca-se IL will
work in CONJUNCTION with the Western
Vaudeville Managers association.
thus increasing the repertoire of the
circuit in which the Phillips theater
operates. This circuit will now in
clude twenty-seven cities in Indiana,
Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virgin
ia. Each city will be visited IL turn
by each attraction
Manager .. G.. Murray. OF the Phil
lips theater, was elected treasurer of
the National Vaudeville Managers as
sociation. Gus Sun. of Springfield.
o., who is also interested in the Phil
lips. was elected amusement director.