davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1908-01-29
POINT JUDITH HOLD-UP.
Army officers Hampered by De-
mdnds of Real Estate OzcnerS.
rFro-n The Tribune Bureau. ]


Washington Ian. 2S.-The chief of engineers
of the army is in receipt of the speciai report
which was called for by the river and harbor
act of March 2. 1907. requiring preliminary
examination Of future work necessary in the
harbor of refuge at Point Judith. H. l. Ihis
renort makes an estimate of cost and furnishes
an outline Of the work which will be necessary
These recommendations will be sent to board
Of engineer officers for review and submitted 10
the Secretary of War VINO will send them to
Congress.
The examination was conducted to determine
whether breakwater on the western Size OIL
the harbor is necessary to prevent sand move
ment and to have protection for the sheltered
area within the breakwater, and what further
improvements should be made therein The re-
ports received by the chief of engineers from
the local engineer in charge Of the work at Point
Judith indicate that there is no prospect of pro-
ceeding with this long delayed project
Much criticism has attached to the army engi-
neers on account of the delays In completing the
work The trouble is still with owners of GER
tain land which must be acquired by the War
Department for use in the construction of the
protecting breakwater. 1t is now reported that
the owners of the tract firm in their refusal
to come to the terms Of the government, and are
holding the property at what is regarded by the
engineer officers as exorbitant price These
land owners have been the noisiest advocates Of
the harbor Of refuge improvement, and have
been indefatigable in writing to the newspapers
on the subject and recounting the alleged diff
culties and dangers of mariners and yachtsmen.
Some army officers beginning to regard the
Point Judith project as real estate boom
New-York tribune., 1908-01-29
IMPORTANT ARMY APPOINTMENTS.

Washington Jan. 2S.-A number of important ap-
pofntnents announced at the war Department.
to-day.
CoIone! Charles E. L. B. Davis. corps Of engi-
neers at Detroit is appointed to be brigadier gen
eraI vice General Medorem Crawford who retired
Yesterday; Colonel Ramsey D. Potts. General Stan
AT Atlanta Will be appointed brigadier general
on the retirement OF General John NJ r. DAVIS
commanding the Department of the Gulf, on Janu-
arv 81; Colonel Daniel II. Brush. 2ith Infantry. IN
the Philippines brigadier general vice General
G F. l.. r. Davis who retires on February 10
Colonel John B. Kerr. 18th Cavalry. at Fort ogIe-
thorpe Georgia 10 be brigader general. vice Brlga-
dior General Charles B. Hall. Leavenworth. who
will be promoted TO be major general on March "a
upon the retirement of Major General Adolphus W.
GreeIy Colonel Charles Morris coast artillery corps
at Fort Mckinley. Maine. to be brigader general on
the promotion of General Hall. and Colonel Philip
Reade e3d Infantry. Manila brigadier ranN, vice
Rrigader General Charles Morris, who Will retire
May 3.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-29
WILL W4ITTO COOL DOWN.
Dir. Gompers Not Ready to Discuss
Recent Labor Decisions.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-President Samuel Com
pers of the American Federation Of Labor IS
preparing a statement relating to the recent
judicial rebuffs received by the cause of labor
Just when he will issue the statement OF what
it's scope will be the head of the great labor
organization refuses predict
THE decision Of the Supreme Court yester-
day. said Mr.. Gompers, the knockout Of the
bakers ten hour law in New York State. the
decision in the Danbury hat and the recent
injunction issued against myself and other off,
cials of the federation. all in the cate
CORY. If 1 expressed my opinion Of them all
now while / am smarting the injury.
might say something that would regret l pre-
fer to wait until I cool down, and prepare
statement that Will cover the situation as il
should be covered When i get ready 10 jump
/ will jump, and not before then"
But just at present public attention is di-
rected toward the subject, and what you say
now will be read with even more than ordinary
attention" suggested some one
"An the more reason why should be very
careful about what 1 say just now" said Mr..
GOmperS-
New-York tribune., 1908-01-29
BRYAN'S FINGER IN PIE.
Loud To Be Democratic Committee
Chairman an Consequence.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington, Jan 2s-Representative James t.
Lloyd of Missouri, will probably be elected chair
man of the Democratic Congressional Committee at
the next meeting of that body, which will take
place early next month. The Northern members
of the committee held another meeting at the Cap
itol to-day to discuss the names of Northern can
didates who have been working for the chairman
ship. Only two seriously considered-Mr.
Lloyd and Mr.. Ryan of New York. At the last
meeting each ofthese men had equal number of
votes, but yesterday several of the committeeman
switched TO Lloyd, with the result that Ryan s
chances of being made chairman have considerably
lessened.
Some of those who have been favorable to Lloyd
from the beginning have made Ryan's reported op-
position to Mr.. Bryan a strong card, and 1t was
intimated by of Ryan's friends to-day that
Mr.. Bryan's presence in Washington had great
deal do with the changed attitude of several
members of the committee Mr. Bryan said to-day
that he certain of Mr.. Ryan's friendship
toward him and that he had expressed no opinion
10 the contrary, but there a persistent rumor
a the Capitol that the Democratic leader had
brought about the change in the committeeman.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-29
BRYAN ON CORPORATIONS.
Thinks the Supreme Court Erred in Recent
Labor Decision

Washington. Jan. 2s.-Wiliam ]. Bryan again
visited the lobby of the House Of Representatives
and spent hour in the company of Rep
resentative Ollie James of Kentucky and in shak-
ing hands and chatting with members
Mr.. Bryan's attention being called to the Supreme
Court decision holding that a corporation has the
right TO discharge because he is member
of labor union he dictated the following statement
10 The Associated Press:
have not had opportunity to read the decision.
papers. The subject IS one OF vital Importance
and Go not understand by what course Of reason
announced. a corporation is creature of law. 1t
has no rights except these given it by law. and II
created to carry cut divine purpose the
denied TO the individual. and II cannot claim
The power that creates corpora ton can restrict
it. restrain it and control it; and Congress has
pleHary powers In dealing with corporations in so
far as they engage in interstate commerce
dealing with other individuals the government GER
tainly has the right to determine the conditions
ness and Congress can fix the terms upon which
a state corporation can engage in interstate COM
The union is lawful association. and if man
be discharged because he belongs to a labor
union. by the logic he be discharged if he
belongs to political party objectionable to the
ployer is prejudiced. Followed its logical con
clusiOn. the principle laid down by the court. as
understand the decision. would enable the corpora
ton to set itself up a dictator regard to the
hahts. thoughts and convictions Of its employees on
The fact that two OF the justices have dissented
majority without disrespect to the ability high
powers of those who have given what regard as
erroneous construction 10 the Constitution.
The House Committee Election of President
and Vice-President held meeting to-day and de-
cided TO hear Mr.. Bryan Thursday morning in
support of the Belmont bill. which makes compul
sorry the publication of campaign contributions from
corporations by amount and name.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-29
SUBMARINES FOR THE PACIFIC.

yI-aebinpton Ian 2s-The Navy Department is
about TO undertake a set of experiments to de-
,nonstrate the utility of the submarine an
sdlunct in naval warfare. Heretofore the depart
rnent has contented itself with tests of these
boats limited to the development of their ability
TO make short submerged runs, to dive at Will, to
direct their with reasonable precision
under water and TO discharge torpedoes with &C
cracv at targets representing in section the side
of a battIeship. The longest endurance test yet
made covering a little over a hundred miles, has
developed the difficulty of sending these boats
rnaided for any considerable distance from their
base Yet in time of occasions might fire.
ouently arise where the presence or submarine
might mean the successful defence of a harhor
from a hostile fleet So the naval strategtsts
have exerted themselves to find solution OF the
nroblem OF how TO give these boats the mobility
desired naval purposes.
The step in the experiment VIII consist OF the
TRANSFORMATION the Pacific Of a couple OF tile
smaller type of subIna rines and If that is success
ful the effort will be made to handle the larger
boats In the same way. The Shark and the Por-
pose have been selected for the test These two
boats were among the first of the submarines con-
structed in this country, and they are of small d.
nensons weighing only about sixty tons EACH and
being less than ninety feet in length They are now
at the New York navy yard. and the fact that the
equipment bureau is soon dispatch some colliers
70 the Pacific with coal for the naval vessels now
on that station and the battleshp fleet has decided
the naval officials to avail Of this opportunity tn
make this test.
The naval constructors studying the transpor-
tation nphlem thus presented. and If 1t IS worked
out successfully this the experiment may b"
extended TO larger boats, some of which will meas
ure several hundred tons and the cid of usefulness
of the submarine will be thereby greatly enlarged.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-29
BRYAN FAVORS BAILEY
4dUises Democratic Senators to
Support HIS Financial Plan.
IFrnn The Tribune Bureau. ]


Washington. Jan. 2S.-William j. Bryan came
over to the Senate this afternoon and held
miniature reception in the marble room, where
he chatted for some time with Democratic Sen
ators. Mr. Bryan strongly advised the minority
members of the Senate to confine their efforts
on financial legislation to an attempt TO secure
the adoption of the Bailey proposition for green
backs to the amount of 81. .000.000.000 as an
amendment to the Aldrich bill, and a less guam
tity If that figure seemed impossible He dep
recated any other amendments to the measure
and intimated that it would be wiser to permit
the bill to pass without serious opposition even
II the minority amendment was voted down
The action of Mr Bryan is regarded as pecul-
farly magnanimous by his colleagues. as Sen
atcr Bailey was the one member of the Demo-
cratic minority in the Senate who refused to at
tend the dinner given last night by Senator
Newlands, of Nevada, in honor Of the Demo-
cratic Presidential candidate, and he refused, II
is claimed, on the ground that he and Mr. Bryan
were not congenaI.
Mr. Bryan is obviously complete master of the
situation in Washington in so far as his Demo-
cratic brethren concerned. All talk OF ask
ing him to withdraw in favor of a candidate
who would possibly stand better chance of
carrying New York and New Jersey has been
forgotten. and careful search would probably
fail to reveal a single Democrat who ever for
moment cherished such heresy.
To-nights dinner was the second one given
by Senator Newlands in honor of Mr.. Bryan, and
the two functions were so arranged that one
half of the Democratic members of the Senate
entertained last evening and the remainder
this evening. Those present were Senators Nc
Emery. of Louisiana: McLaurin and Money, of
Mississippi Martin, of Virginia; Overman and
Simmons, Of North Carolina; Rayner and Whyte,
of Maryland; Stone, of Missouri; Taliaferro, of
Florida; Taylor, of Tennessee; Teller. Of Colo
RADIO. and Tillman, of South Carolina. Demo-
cratic policies in matters of legislation again
formed the topic of discussion.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-29
MEN TOO SLOW.
Congress Alone Can afford Relief
from Lac Afecting Operators.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau ]

Washington Jan. 2-There appears to be little
chance for success of the mission OF the operating
railroad men who yesterday called upon the Presf-
dent and later upon certain members OF the Inter-
state Commerce Committee.
The claim of the railroad men, as outlined at the
White House and at the offices OF the commission.
that the section Of the tnterstats corlmerce act
which provides that telegraph operator IN a
tower station operating twenty-four hours shall
work more than nine hours out OF the twenty-four
and that no operator in a tower or station oper-
ating only during the day shall work moro than
thirteen hours OF the twenty-tour. will prove i'm
possible of observance. will at least work seri-
Gus hardship the roads
They maintain that this law. which becomes ef-
fective on March / will entail the employment of
hundreds of additional operators. and that IL IS
doubtful if there sufficient operators IN the
country TO make its observance possible. They as
sert moreover. that even II they can find the
operators it will mean serious increase OF oper-
ating expenses at time when receipts are stead
fly diminishing
With singular lack of foresight. however. the
roads have deferred their protest against the law,
which was passed at the last session OF Congress.
until within thirty days Of the date which II VIII
become effective. The President and the members
of the commission have explained TO the railroad
that they powerless 10 afford relief even ~
they wished TO- they have discretion n the
matter. and nothing short Of an act OF Congress
suspend the operation OF the law
That Congress will suspend the law is regarded
as extremely doubtful-hrst. because there is the
greatest reluctance take up any legislation af-
fecting labor the OF Presidential elec
ton and second. because the Interstate Commerce
Committee of the House has resolved to postpone
the consideration OF any proposed amendment OF
the interstate commerce law until after March 4
H B. Perham, chief OF the Order OF Railway
Telegraphers. is In Washington, and maintains
that there plenty of competent telegraphers in
the country to make possible compliance with the
law
New-York tribune., 1908-01-29
TO DEEPEN NI4G4R4.
Turning Basin and 18-FOot Channel
an RiUer Proposed.
from The Tribune Bureau


Washington, Jan. 2S-Representatve Peter Por-
ter introduced into the House to-day bill provld-
ing for a survey, preliminary to the deepening OF
the channel Of the Niagara River between Tona-
wanda Island and Niagara Falls. so that the river
may be navgable and adaptable to commerce and
manufacturing. The bill contemplates channel 70
be dredged TO depth of eighteen feet between the
points mentioned. and turning basin to be con-
structed at the mouth the creek the eastern
end of Niagara Falls City.
The bill was referred to the Committee Rivers
and Harbors of which Representative Alexander, OF
Buffalo is a member. Mr.. Alexander, 1t is under
stood is strongly in favor of the passage OF the
bill and will endeavor 10 have it favorab1y report
ed by the committee at early date.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-29

of this system on the railroads has been 30 disas-
trous to human life that at last We are beginning
to realize that there is limit TO the pursuit
of our individual wellbeing-
The nobility of labor has always been the proud
watchword of American civilization Let bs
watchfu lest forfeit our claim to share in this
national distinction. BY recognizing duties and
RESPONSIBILITIES To society in our treatment these
railroads problems shall finally take place
in line with those who through sacrifice and high
endeayor destined in good time 10 cut out their
way to Industrial freedom
New-York tribune., 1908-01-29
ELSIE JANIS INITIATES LAUDER.

At the Grand Opera House last night Elsie Janis
introduced san imitation of Harry Lauder singing
his great song ''She Is My Daisy" 1t was corti-
ally received by numerous audience Later in
the week Miss Janis Will present limitations OF Sam
Bernard Ethel Barrymore. Rose Stahl. Nine Nazi-
nova Richard Carrie. George NJ Cohan and Donald
Brian in The Merry Widow waltz
New-York tribune., 1908-01-29

turies received in boxing contest on the Cumber-
land. at Newport on January 13. 1t says:
THE board finds that all the proper and Gus tom
airy precautions taken TO have the boxing con-
test a perfectly fair and TO guard against in
jury. and If is the opinion of the board that no
serious injury could reasonably have been ex-
pected or even thought possible The boxing bout
fought with heavily padded gloves. of the regu-
lation navy pattern. There surgeon at the
rngsde during the contest, and the fight lasted for
six rounds
New-York tribune., 1908-01-29
BOXING CONTEST ALL RIGHT
Death Of Young Harnet Gould Not Have
Been Thought Possible

"asningfGn, Jan. 2s-An official statement was
''oe Pubic to-day of the finding of the board that
Investigated the circumstances connected with the
0ea'H of Apprentice Seaman Harnet. caused by in
New-York tribune., 1908-01-29
Established 1874. We Mako
GAS AND ELECTRIC FIXTURES,
"Miller" Kerosene Oil Lamps,

m all styles. more tran thousand designs.
See our line N you think Of buying.
EDWARD MILLER co. se Warren 81. ~
o1so IN Boston. Philadelphia ana Chicago
Factories In srtden. Conn
S.ut out and this cagtl
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-07-02
THE JEFFERSONIAN.

erywhere are reported to be in revolt. Even
on the Island of Timor several interior posts
have been driven in, settlements have been de-
stroyed and Europeans have been killed or
carried off into captivity The Portuguese
troops have taken refuge at Bisseau, where
they are surrounded. A French warship has
arrived for the protection of French sub
jects.
The newspapers attribute the revolt to the
cruelties practiced by the troops while collect
ing the "hut'' tax. It is their custom, fire.
quently, to levy heavy sums, and if payment
is refused to fog the natives burn the vii
lagos and sometimes capture the wives and
children of rich chiefs and hold them for ran
som. A chief of the Coulage tribe started
the revolt by Selling a sergeant and seven
Portuguese troopers ,decapitating them and dis
playing their heads on poles.
Anxiety is felt for the Europeans captured,
as the natives are cannibals. After a recent
engagement the troops observed the natives
devouring one Of their own dead like pack
of wolves.
u. s. to Man Farms.
Secretary Straus, of the Department of
Commerce and Labor, is taking a deep inter
est in the subject Of the distribution Of alien
and other labor to sections of the country
where it is most needed. An office for this
purpose has been established on Ellis Island,
and another in Boston, and T. V. Powderly,
who is chief Of the service, is now in Chica-
go, where a third will be located. With
view of obtaining information at first hand of
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-07-02
REMARKABLE PROHIBITION TEST
VOTE IN GERMAN MUNICIPALITY

Hillsboro, Kansas, June 13.-(Special to the
Associated Prohibition Press What an ad-
vance the temperance movement has made in
Germany of late may be seen from the trial
vote on local option recently arranged for by
the German abstinence societies in the town
of Glauerbruecke near the boundary line of
Holland.
Ballots had been distributed to all the in
habitants above 81 years Of age, together with
a circular setting forth the desirability of
obtaining an expression of popular opinion on
the liquor traffic.
The votes were then gathered and counted
by an impartial committee, and the following
remarkable result was found:
Only 50 persons in the town had refrained
from voting. Of the 1876 legal votes cast,
667 had been cast by men and $40 by women
The pussyfoot brand of politics doesn It be-
gin to be in it with the steam-roller Variety
Washington Post
At any rate, the button manufacturers sus-
pense is now over for another four years.
Washington Post.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-07-02
PAGE FIVE

the needs for farm and other labor throughout
the country, the department is engaged in
sending postal cards to the patrons of the
rural free delivery service asking as to wheth-
er the farmer or other person receiving it is
in need of labor, and, if So what kind.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-07-02


lation -
Steel Mills Rushed-Work for Thousands.
Pittsburg, Pa, June 21.-Many of the
Pittsburg mills are undergoing a rapid trans
formation with hurried repairs and the blow
ing in of furnaces. This has been made nee
essary by a sudden demand for building ma
terial. With the demand there is a return to
work Of an army of idle men. On the south
side the great plant Of the Jones & Laughlin
Steel Company is getting into order on large
scale. Three of the big Talbot furnaces have
been working for week or more, and yester-
day another was blown, and Tuesday still an
other will be started. These two latter will
mean an increase Of 400 tons day in the pro-
duction of open-hearth steel for the finishing
mills. Another important feature is the re-
quest for proposals for the erection Of 800
dwellings at Monessen by the East Side Land
Company The additions to the mills of the
Pittsburg Steel Company there, which repre-
sent an outlay of $4,000,000, will be ready by
September l, and this will bring 1900 men.
Coke operators in the Connelsville field have
also been active, and during the coming week
from 1900 to 1000 ovens will be started, call
ing to work about 5000 workmen. The Idle
wood mine of the Pittsburg Coal Company at
Carnegie, will be started tomorrow with 200
men.
Guinea Cannibals Seize Whites
News has been received Of a serious state Of
affairs in Portuguese Guinea. The natives ev-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-22

1t is time to indulge in an old
fashioned, hearty laugh when GER
tain Democratic newspaper takes the
pains to publish thumbnail essay by
a young lawyer in which Republl-
can newspaper is criticised for refer
ring to William Jennings Bryan
as a political quack. The
Democratic paper in question has not
shown the slightest conjunction in
hurting such choice epithets as
thieves" robbers, "highwaymen, +"
rotten gangsters," and the like at
good Republicans from the head of
the Republican national ticket all the
way down to constable. and Repub-
llcans generally. The Telegram may,
later on, quote few classical bits OF
wisdom from the files of that Demo-
cratic paper, bits of academical ele-
gance that are calculated to make
Noah Webster turn in his grave, the
spirit of Chaucer to tremble and the
shade of Quintilian to bow its head in
humiliation.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-22
Rryan. Contortionist.

One of the fayorite arguments adj
vanced Ey the Democrats. when they
become enthusiastic over William j..
Bryan, is that he has always been
steadfast to his principles. firm and
answering in the advocacy Of his
various political issues and that
these issues were the same in his for
mer campaigns as they are now and
will be forever. The records. how
ever, do not confirm the claims or
Mr. Bryan's political consistency.
Take, as an example, Mr.. Bryan's
changing. shifting, uncertain stand on
the question of government owner
ship OF railroads. On the evening Of
August 80. 1906, in Madison Square
Garden, New York City, ust after Mr..
Bryan had returned from a trip
around the world, he said:
Il do not know whether major
ity of the members of the party 10
which belong believe in the Govern
ment ownership of railroads, but my
theory is that no man can call a mass
meeting to decide what he himself
shall think. have reached the con-
clusion that there will be no perman-
ent relief on the railroad question
from discrimination between indi-
viduals and between places. and from
extortionate rates, until the railroads