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The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-24
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

Washington. March 2S.-The Ameri- can Federation of Labor was perma- nently enjoined from ''conspiriug agreeing or combining to restrain. ob- struct or destroy" the business of the Bucks Stove company by the supreme court of the District of Columbia to- day.
 Rock Island ILL. March 23-Dyna- mite was exploded at the office of the Daily News early to-day. The press room was badly damaged. The paper has been attacking the gamblers and advocating local licenses. No one was injured.
 Schenectady x Y. March 23.-The 10000 employees of the General Electric company in this city who have been months will shortly go on full time as result of the large orders recently secured.
 Washington. March 23.-A dispatch was received here to-day from Senator Tu1man indicating grave doubt wheth- CT he will be able 10 return to Wash ington again during the present ses- sion of congress owing to serious ill., ness.
 Baton Rouge, La. March 23.-Report s have been received here of tornado which swept through East Feliciana Parish. La. early to-day. One man Is reported to have heen killed. and many persons injured.
 Washington. March 2s.-Two of the navv's newest and best battieships now on the Pacific coast. the Wisconsin and the Nebraska arc likely 10 he sent on fine trin around the world with Admiral : Evans Atlantic battleship fleet.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-24
TAFT OPINION ON FRANCHISE GRANT Tells New Jersey Legislature Assuring Public Corporation Fair Profit Benefits
 People. PREVENTIVE OF FRAUD Urges State Governments to Use Pow CTS to Prevent Dangerous Ex-
 tension of Federal Au.
 tliority.
PREVENTIVE OF FRAUD

Trenton. N. J., March 23-Secretary of War Taft and Baron Takahira. Japanese ambassador to the United States, spoke before the chamber of commerce banquet tonight. Earlier in the evening they attended a spec ial reception in the assembly cham Der in the state house. The two houses were in session and the gal leries and Hobbies were crowded with spectators.
 Secretary Taft and Baron Taka- hira entered the assembly chamber, accompanied by Governor Fort. Baron Takahira was accorded great re- ception. He spoke only briefly. Sec retary Taft was next introduced. He was given a rousing reception.
 Secretary Taft in addressing the leg islature dealt with the duties of leg islatures and discussed the relation of the states to the federal government. Speaking of legislatures respecting corporations he said.
 T think it sometimes takes greater courage to grant a franchise which is favorable to corporation than it does to deny such a franchise when the franchise really operates to the benefit of the public by enabling a corporation legitimately to earn a pro fit and not to be put in such a pos ition as to make It essential that the corporation should defraud somebody in order that it should carry on Its business with profit"
 Secretary Taft said the develop ment of the country had made some federal matters relatively more i'm portant than state matters when com pared with conditions of a hundred years ago. but said this did not mean surrender of the states rights. Ht added.
 T trembe to think what this gov. ernment would he if everything was centered in the District of Columbia The states, the governors and the leg, islatures must not lose their sense Of responsibility in respect to their dut, within their functions lest the move. ment in favor of minimizing the state power shall gain in strength"
 At the conclusion of the exercise! at the state house the visitors wer' driven to the Masonic temple wher' the chamber of commerce banque took place. There were over 45' guests seated at the tables in the hal which was profusely decorated witl American and Japanese flags
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-24
STRIKEENDASSUR
Organizer French and Xiii feather Representatives
 Confer To- day.
TROUBLE OVER FILLERs
Employees Said to be Willing to Ac- cede to Company's Method
 Foreman Trouble Over.

According to statements made last night by both sides of the controversy, the dispute between the John P. Kilse feather Cigar company and the cigar makers union will be settled this morning. A conference will be held at g o'clock, in the Kilfeather office between the manufacturers and a committee from the cigarmakers' un- ion, headed by George R. French of Louisville, the general organizer of tn Cigarmakers' International Union of America, who came all the way from Kentucky to settle the difficulty.
 MT, French said last night: At the time the cigarmakers went out six weeks ago, one of the reasons was that they objected to shop conditions which were to be inaugurated. The principal protest was over s new method of giving out the filler for the cigars. The filler had always been weighed and given out in bulk and the men were supposed to make certain number of cigars from cer- tain amount of filler. This number was 100 to IS ounces. By the new system the men were each to have a separate box containing the filler, something like 36\ ounces at a time. A closer watch would thus be kept over the individual men and 1t would be seen who was putting too much 1 filler in the cigars. When the S6 ounces was exhausted the cigarmaker would have to go to the foreman and get enough filler to finish up his 200 cigars. The ultimate result of both methods Is the same.
 The cigarmakers objected to the proposed method and the man who introduced, the foreman. Mir. Barker. They decided they would not work under him, but they will have to now as we discovered to-day that he is a member of the firm. It was a ques- tion of shop conditions. not one of pay, and I am sure the matter will be settled satisfactorily this morn ing"
 When asked if he would insist to- day on the mems having their old method of measuring out the filler, Mir. French would not answer. From members of the Cigarmakers' union it was learned however, that he would not. but would try to show the Kill feather firm that the old method was the better one.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-24
CITY OFFICIALS CONFER
Important Session Up to Midnight in
 City Hall,

An earnest and important conference that bids fair to mean much in regard to the work of the public works depart ment was held in city hall last night The conferees were Mayor Martin, Di- rector Foley, Superintendent of Streets Cronln and Superintendent of Sewers Mulvey. Mayor Martin declared after the meeting that it was nothing but a business session held to formulate plans for the campaign of work in the public works department, He declar- cd 1t had no bearing on the matter of furnishing aid to the poor, however. That the meeting must have been of an important nature is evident from the fact that the four officials remained in the public works office until a few minutes before midnight.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-24
SIXTY-THREE MEN GO
Another Big Cut in New Haven Road
 Employcs.

That the series of discharges insti- tuted by the New Haven road three weeks ago did not come to close with the score and more men who were dis missed last Friday night was apparent yesterday when upon going to work in the morning 63 more of the employees at the Spring street shops were informed that their services were not required. This sS included machinists, boilermak- CTS and their assistants All the men discharged were union men.
 The discharges yesterday morning took away at least one-fourth of the men employed at the shops There are about l50 men left and thls morning more of them expect to be discharged. Up to the present time the men at the Cedar street shops have been left un- disturbed, but as soon as more men have been discharged from the Spring street shops, 1t is expected that the cleaning out process will commence there.
 While there Is general cuting down of the force at the shops here it Is a peculiar fact that new machinery is being installed ana preparations made to handle larger amount of work. Yesterday In the Spring street shops three new machines for smooth ing off steel were installed.
 The men at the Readville shops are getting the same kind of treatment as the men here, but the men are not be- ing discharged in such large numbers yet. All over the system the work of thinning out the number of employees is being carried on gradually.
 Each of the unions is planning to send delegates 10 the mass meeting of New Haven road employees to be held in Faneuil hall in Boston next Sunday when some action will be decided upon Employes of the road here are not slow to say that the men have waited too long before taking action. They say that it is the fault of the older men who were hoodwinked by the roads re- quest to put off any action until March 1 2s. On March 27 they say that enough more men will have been discharged tc make strike by the few remaining of
 no value. By that time the railroad 1 will have labor from other parts of the country here to take their places. One of the members of the local un 1 ions said last night that this alleged plan of the road would be a failure. IT support of his statement he called t, mind the former strike of the boiler
 makers At that time the road secured | men from New York to take the place,
 of the boilermakers. The union mel ] claim that the work done by these boil
 ermakers was very defective and ha,
 to be done over again when the unior
 fo u-prly
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-24
C0BAKE FISHERS DINE
Second Annual Banquet Held at Union
 League Club.

The second annual meeting and banquet of the Cobake Fishing club was held at the Union League club last evening. Among those present were the following: Levi P. Snow, Kennedy M F. Snow. l.. NJ. Cogges- well. Frederick C. Howe, Frank w. Hodge. Arthur H. Ryder, and Sidney Perlin Butler.
 The banquet was begun at o'clock. It was followed by number of in formal speeches.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-24
TWO PER CENT. QUARTERLY
Directors of the United Illuminating
 Make Change in Payments.

The directors of the United Illuminat- ing company, recently voted hereafter to pay dividends, two per cent quar- terly, instead of as heretofore, one and one-half quarterly, and an extra divi- dends of one per cent. in January and July.
 This does not change the rate here tofore paid, but does establish a fixed quarterly dividend at the annual rate of eight per cent.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-24
C. H KEEp RESIGNS.

Albany. \. Ya March Ex-Governor Hughes to-day received the resignation of Charles Hallam Keep of Buffalo as member of the Public Service com mission in the Second district. who has accepted the presidency of the Knicker- hooker Trust company of New York
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-24
DECAPITaTED MAN IDENTIFIED.

was decapitated here by train Sun day was identified tonight as Sve 7d Bertels. ' Nc -wegian. who up to fe~ days ago hd been employed in the shot shell department of the Union Me tallic Cartridge company in Bridgeport
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-24

Washington, March 2S.-Forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday:-
 For New England: Rain Tuesday,: Wednesday fair brisk southwest to west winds
 For Eastern New York: Fair Tues- day and Wednesday; fresh southwest winds.
 Observations at United States weath. CT bureau stations. taken at D. m. yes- terday, seventy-ffth meridian time.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-24

SPORTS-Page Q. First Division. N. B., Wins Cup. Jockey Sobell Barred. Local Bowling Teams Lead. Three More Laps in Polo. Bridgeport Here Tonight. Schlegel Still Leads. Gardner Gets Fourth Place. Unfavorable Start at Benning. Connolly Rests Hitte. New Britain Wins Rough Game.
 EVENTS TO-DAY-Page 8. The Partisan Model" at the Hyperion Texas at the New Haven. "A Modern Magdalen' at the Bijou. The Finneys at Polls. Automobile show at Music Hall.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-24
NEWS SUMMARY.
GENERAL.

Rate Laws Unconstitutional. .... 1 Taft for Liberal Franchises. ..., 1 Railroad Conditions a Surprise. 1 Muck Raker Sued for Libel. ....... 12 Society Woman a Burglar. ........ [ Korean Advisor Will Recover.. : Financial News Complete. e...... 10
 CITY.
 Prof. Lounsbury Defends Canal. i Allan s, Malcolm Killed. d....... l No Strike of Cigarmakers. s.... 1 Sixty-three Railroad Men Dropped. l Contagious Site Up Once More. ..... I Major Tilson's Condition Serious. 1 Hackett Re-elected by Teachers f2 David Blaustein 10 Speak 2
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WEATHER RECORD.

Continued on Second Page.)
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-26
LABOR IN NATIONAL POLITICS.

-A0On IN MA IIONAI POLITICS.
The Executive Council of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor has taken
official action in support Of continu-
ing the political policy which Mr..
Gompers has announced.
At it's meeting at Washington on
the 18th it unanimously adopted the
report Of the labor representation
committee calling on the workers Of
our common country to stand faith
fully by our friends, oppose and de-
feat our enemies whether candidates
for president, congress, or other Off
ces, whether executive, legislative, or
judicial
The report recommends that an
other appeal be issued to procure the
election of men Favorable to securing
the justice, rights and equality before
the law to which the toilers are en-
titled and to defeat such candidates
as are Indifferent or hostile to such
legislative reliefs."
This means that Mr., Taft will be
opposed and Mr.. Bryan supported for
president, but that it will be upon a
non-partisan basis.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-26
ELECTION IN MAINE.

Maine, like Vermont, Is one of TIN.
states that hold important, election,
two months in advance Of the general
elections, and towards which politi.
Glars are accustomed to look Tor in
cications as to the drift of public
opinion throughout the nation on pres
idcntia! probabilities.
In Vermont the recent election had
no special significance because public
opinion in that state is OF that fos-
SLATED character which render it i'm
pervious to national political lnf,u-
ences.
The result in Maine, however Is
regarded by politicians as OF great
significance, because public sentiment
there is in touch with the currents
Of rational sentiment.
Tbs result in Maine this year has
been more unfavorable to Republican
success than 1t has been in any other
presidential year for over thirty years.
From 1872 to 1904 the Republican plur
ality In Maine ranged in round num-
bsrs from 1900 to $1,000. This year
It has dwindled to 1879. TIL entire
vote OF 1908 was $4,000 larger. thar
that Of 1904, the Democratic gain this
year is therefore about 80 per cent.
This f0reca Sts tho snoooo. 10 pr,y,x
In the nation next November.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-26
WHY IN POLITICS,

The charge that the labor move
ment has gone into politics" seems
to be based upon the fact that the
party records presented by the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor leave the
voter no real choice between the par
ties
Obviously, in these circumstances.
the party records themselves, not the
action Of the labor movement in pre-
senting the records, must be held
responsible for any partisan bias that
may result.
The facts concerning the attitude
Of the parties have been presented,
the voters being left entirely free to
follow the judgment Of their own in
telligence and conscience.
1--WE have so conducted and propose
to so conduct our course" says Mr..
Gompers, that the labor movement
shall remain as free and independent
from political partisan domination as
it has ever been in it's history"
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TRIBUTE TO UNloNlSM.

For correctness of apprehension,
soundness Of reasoning and rhetorical
excellence, the editorials of The Star
OF San Francisco compare favorably
with those Of the best papers or
magazines in this country, or any
other country for that matter.
AS an exponent of sound trades un-
ion philosophy the Star has few peers
and no superiors. In recent num-
Der it paid the following tribute to
the labor unions.
Had American labor unions done
nothing else for the public good than
hammer into the statutes Of most Of
our states the Australian ballot-im-
perfect though it be, outside Of Mas
sachusetts, on account Of the trickery
of politicians in the employ of COR
porations-they would have justified
their existence. We owe the secret
ballot to labor, not to capital or mon
opoly.
Again, had labor and labor unions
done nothing for the public good other
than what they have done for the
abolition of child labor in this coun-
Try. they would deserve the respect
and commentator Of men and women.
Seldom have we seen capitalists in
terest themselves in laws for the pro-
lection Of the children from our civil
lied form Of slavery; never have we
seen monopolists interest themselves
in such matters; but untiringly has
labor demanded that the child be
given its right to it's childhood.
It is true that labor and labor un-
ions have made mistakes; for do we
not know that none but the captains
of industry and the brigadiers of
privilege are blameless? Yet men
who hope for the government that
Washington and Jefferson and Lincoln
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-26
Good Bread Hints.

Always buy the best flour. 1t is the
cheapest in the end, you have good
bread and it. goes farther. It Is un-
necessary to knead your dough often.
Once when you make your sponge and
when you mold it into loaves for the
oven is enough. Should you get dough
too stiff grease the board, but do not
add more flour. It will be soft and
spongy when you put in the pans. The
fresh yeast you get daily at a penny
cake is the best. Test it and be
sure it is fresh. Two cakes Of yeast
makes four loaves of bread, or three
loaves and a pan of light rolls. To
make light rolls. when you make your
dough into loaNes for last time save
little of same, pinch a small piece
off at time, work in some butter and
sugar, place in pan and sprinkle with
sugar and cinnamon. These will be
ready when you bake your bread and
are fine.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-26
PROSPERITY FAklRlSM,

An example Of the business re-
bound" OF which our prosperity fakirs
are Boosting was afforded in Phila-
dephia last week. John Wannamaker
advertised for 1000 workmen to help
tear away part Of his old store pre-
paratory to rebuilding, and 5000 work.
less men responded.
According to press dispatches of the
18th, these 5000 unemployed me-
chanics and laborers .thronged around
the building, hundreds OF them arriv-
Ing soon after midnight"
This sign of the times, though not
so exhilarating, is, more trustworthy
than the factory-opening promises Of
fakir Republican politicians.
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hoped for. one Of the people, for the
people, by the people. know that labor
unions stand for that government.
It is not labor that blocks the way
to public ownership OF government;
and the enemies Of the initiative and
referendum and the recall are not
found in the labor unions.
If labor were against good, efficient
government, there would be no hope
for this republic no hope of higher
civilization.
1t is not capital that conQuers all
things, nor is it monopoly. 1t is labor
that prepares the way for justice, that
Is now laying the foundations for a.
civilization that will know nothing of
special privileges.
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Mr. ooMRERa REPLY.

Mr. Gompers' reply to the criticisms
Of side-party advocates who have
urged support Of their respective can
didiates is brief and unaswerable.
1t Is simply this: 'The American
workers are not playing politics." AL
though that reply will not satisfy the
side-party voter who wants to defeat
Bryan at any COST nor the one who
doesn't care who is elected, it is con-
elusive with every rational man who,
whatever his PRIMARY preference may
be, prefers Bryan to Taft for second
choice.
One Of these men will be elected.
That is the only certainty in the cam.
paign. Organized workingmen can
choose between these two, but they
cannot choose between either one and
some on else.
By voting for a third candidate they
throw their influence with the Van
Cleaves, who are supporting Taft
They cannot throw it against the Van
Cleaves effectively in any other way
than by supporting Bryan.
10 vote for a side-party candidate
for president is to do precisely what
Mr.. Gompers says the mass Of work
ingmen won't do. 1t is to play at
politics.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-26
A "REMINISCENCES.

Eugene V. Debs' presence In Duluth
recalls the time when the practice Of
substituting court injunctions for
legislative enactments was still in its
infancy and man named Woods.
occupying Federal judgeship, issued
an injunction against Debs and other
officers Of the American Railway I'm
ion, forbidding them from doing some
things which they had no intention
Of doing, and others which they had
a perfect legal right to do If they
saw fit.
Debs was afterwards charged with
violating this injunction, his alleged
offense consisting Of acts already for
hidden by law. After mock trial
before Woods, without a. jury, Debs
was found guilty and sent to Jail for
six months. A criminal indictment
was found against Debs for the same
acts he was said to have committed
in violation of the injunction. But
IN SplLo OF all the euOrIS OF l)eDS
attorneys to secure a trial of his case
on this indictment, which would have
come before jury the district at
torney insisted on having the case
mol pressed.
Why? Because before the jury the
prosecution would have been CON-
PEELED to produce the evidence, and
this evidence would have shown that
when Woods sent Debs to Jail for
contempt he did so knowingly with
out proper cause
The Jury would have been compelled
to aquit, and this aquittal would have
been a public announcement Of the
unjust and partisan character of Judge
Woods action.
Truly. Taft's system Of Injunction
Jurisprudence cannot withstand the
light of day. It's polluted to the
core with hypocrisy.
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LABOR STRONGER THAN EVER,

H.
No doubt there was a time when
the short-sighted, blgoted employers
thought unionism could and would be
crushed by injunctions, damage suits,
denunciation and similar weapons.
They ought to know better now.
What have they accomplished? La
Dor is stronger than ever.
The unions have not dissolved; the
policy Of labor has not changed.
Mistakes have been made, and they
will be avoided.
But all the essential features Of the
unionists movement have remained
unimpaired.
These assaults have failed; they
have been repulsed.
Would it not be wiser and more
profitable for employers to abandon
futile methods and try the policv Of
fair play, honest dealing and friendly
relations with their organized en-
ployes and the latter's duly elected
representatives?
Soner or later this course will have
to be. adopted by them, and our ef-
fort is to bring it into full and gen.
eral operation at the earliest possible
time, and thus avoid many unneces-
sary controversies and contests
Samuel Gompers.
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Currant Cake.

Cream well together one large table
spoon OF lard and one of butter. Add
one cup Of light brown sugar, yolks of
three eggs, one teaspoon each of
cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger; ana
two cupfuls of currants that have
soaked for few minutes in water,
then add three cups of flour that has
been sifted. Add last one heaping cup
Of sour or buttermilk, with one small
teaspoon of soda dissolved in little
hot water then beat your whites Of
eggs till stiff and add last. F'rosting-
Scald one goblet of milk and add the
whites of two eggs, one tablespoon Of
cornstarch, half cup Of sugar; flavor
to taste.