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New-York tribune., 1908-03-02
NEED MANY MORE MEN.
Railroads Must Increase Forces TO
Com pIu zcitb Nmc-hOur LdU.

Washington March American railways have
made arrangements 20 comply with the provis c7s
Of III. ninA-hour Law. The operation of the law
will mean the employment Of several thousand al
dirionaI men and the closing ~ large number Of
small stations March The dis isrontinuance -
railway service at points " is reailzeI VIII
cause temporary inconvenience 70 the travelling
and shipping public but in order % reduce op-
Grating expenses. which now Seams roCessary- ON
ciaIs of the railways believe this i he only way
they can meet the situation
During the hearing OF applications for an eNten-
sion Of the Law by the Interstate ,onlmeTca com
mission some astonishing statements were made by
operating officials Of important railways good
many, lines owing to a reduction IN their revenues
and 10 their inability command the cash neces
sary 70 meet their payrolls. have been Forced our
iuS the last months almost 10 the point OF
asking for receivers IN the opinions expressed at
the hearing under oath and in private converse
rio, This condition does =" have been
due TO the enforcement Of resulaure laws or 70
the incapacity of railway management Most OF
the railroad men attribute the difficulty 20 the u
fortunate banking situation which developed last
eaptcrnbar The railways did not sec! the stFln-
eencv in money until about November / In fact
october was one Of The best months in the history
of the business OF American rAilroading
Then without the slis shtyst warning. IL g
Nudge vice-pr-sdent and general manager of the
Rock Island system. expressed &. We were
nIinecG from prosperity adversely \ year as"
our system could not handle ,he traffic offered us
Tn-dav we have eleven thousand idl- cars Five
months ago We suffered from congestion OF
Cri,,t. nov, ~. suffer from a congestion of empty
cars"
What IT, true Of the Rock lsiand IS tTuS also "t
scores Of other railroads. one official vfnturTd The
statement tha1 in the country. to-day there are
three hundred thousand idle freight ears anu one
line which ne instanced was declared to be haul
,nu cmntv ears backward and forward because II
had not ya-d room or sidags 20 accommodate
them.
Not 4 single oficiaI uhc appeared before the com
mission. however. expressed the beltst tha5 th@
rreeent tadustria. depression would BE lasting In
,hs testimony cf nearly every Witness there
note Of confidence all Of them practically
believed that the stringency IN the mcney market
from which the country has suffered Is not due
New-York tribune., 1908-03-02

To fundamental causes They point out that tire
crops last var were GOOD. that prices were ex-
ccIfcnt that Industrial enterprises Throughout ire
country hoUrishrg- Il was merely the ma
bility 70 command ready cash and the boarding
OF money by panicstricken individuals which pro-
er1ced sldderIy the reuarkabls depression from
which al have suffered They expressed confidence
that the return OF prosperity wilI be almost as
sudden as vas the coming OF adversely, and point
cd out 10 the commission thar sucn return OF
prosperity might seriously eTbarrass them in COM
pIy ing with the Law. because II uould make u
difficult to command the services cf competent
operators in sufficient numbers to meet the needs
Of prosperous conditions
With four i've exceptions. no important rail-
roads in the country have indicated an Intention
10 reduce Tho wages - their employees
Such railroad COMPARES or their eHlploJ IS as
may take advantage q the Er1Insn act 70 secure
the mediation o. the chairman cf The Inrsrstste
commerce Commission and the Commissions Of
abor ufU be accorded every opportunity fairly TO
preSsnt their case 20 the eminent on ltls II
7,I1 be the effort % Chairman Knapp and Pro
fessor NeiT au1ica5Iy adjust the differences -
tween the companies and their en1Dloye-- Ens1r
efforts will he purely concliatory- as ooard q
arbitration ANY decision which they may reic7
IN a given case will not - binding upon either
PARTY 70 the crntroy ersy- They expect hoV-' -'er
TO be able 70 a Just such differences as rray oe
presented 70 them or the facts nov in their FOs-
session without seriou. difficulty.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-02
OPEN FIGHT IN OHIO.
PlertY Of Candidates for Buckeye
State Offices

r5-.---r..e C-5o March The Republican state
Convention VIII meet Tuesday. and, according
= resent plans Will declare for revision Of the
ts--T TIE platform IS not Vet entirely formulated
and T. j. probable that many 1Ees VIII be made
= r- before final adoption The present plan OF
s~-l- party leaders is however. thai declaration
60 re made for "A revision Of the tariff along
protective lines ~ . special meeting ot the next
Co~E-ese- TIE policies of President Roosevelt
--r ne upheld and Tat viii be incorsed, i Is
SAID
TIE -o---er-fo- VII name candidates for Gov
e--~- -fe---e-z-- r-o-erno- Secretary OF state
E-z-e T-eae-Y-er Auditor - state. dairy and food
commissioners Arrorrev General. Two CornTn1ls-
sc,e-e r. public works Two Judges Of Supreme
court. clerk r rhe suprer-e Court and four dele
Fzt-s-z--Izrze . the Republican National Con
ven-io-
= x IfkeIr that Governor Andrew /. Harris viii
he rr--irs-e6 nv accan1arion rs VIII. in all prooa-
hil-r- the present Secretary of state Carmi A
Thompson for -e-ei~Ctton- For Lieutenant Gov
e-no- -he~e are many candi5a>es. including Frank
Ks-- Stec6enviIie. Samuel H West. Bellefontalne
Francis X Treadvay. Cleveland: Freeman Eagle
sor. Cambridge. 3. 2 Writ Youngstown: DO"
Akin FelIefoataine and X. s. Keer. Mansfield
Fo- Attorney General L G Denrnan. OF Toledo;
Smith " Bennett of BucyTuss Warren Thomas. o.
Warren. and Charles c. Upham. Of Canton are
sspiranrs
The following want the nomination for state
Treasurer Charles g Green. Columbus; J I
Kosser. Sidney. Colonel Gillette. Newark; l. {
Woodwor1h. Athens. and Charles Ash Fostorla-
Herman C. Baehr % Cleveland may be q candi-
cate -lrho--h ne has declared that he Is not
For Justice % the Supreme Court John A
szhzuck OF Dayton. James / PriCr, u Lima ana
Judge WIdnan. Of NOrwalk. are candidates Inc
four cel-gates-at-lsrge the Republican National
Convention viii probably b. MyTon T HeTTick. OF
Cleveland. Charles + Taft. OF Cincinnati A /
AGrys. OF Lancaster. and Governor Harris.
II is said that there will D. slate prepared i"r
the convention and that the night for all OF the
Offices viii be open Neither Senator Foraker nor
Senator Dick are expected 10 attend the con'ei-
New-York tribune., 1908-03-02

quite long time but I have the highest adr'lrs-
ton for Governor Hughes. and public sentiment Is
rapidly Crystazing in his favor in certain ss;toiS
of Georgia I have very warm tTlendS go
are his enthusiastic supporters and VINO no douo-
will be delegates to the national convention.
A delegate 10 the national convention from Ten
neSsee writes:
the Tennessee delegates voting for tToN--lloi
Hughes i'll it Is that Secretary IdIl c'-li
NOT h, nominated There is q tiG element o. our
party IN this who think Governor Hughes t.e
strongest that could be nominated, wing 70
the commanding position of New York State IN t17
Electoral COLLEGE
New-York tribune., 1908-03-02

A leading Republican of Tennessee writes,
As sou,her1 Rspu6liean and z. strong sdmireT
want congratulate you on The fight you arc
2 Hughes for President in zoos I helped, in fact
was one uf the main instigstors Of the first Hughes
f.nn one f"Tn johnson 5rty washinsto COUNTY
Tenn. with 13a members. Then Knoxville organ
MEMBERS 4 Taft club uas organized in my home
with four men sHventy-hIs per Cent 7, OF tme
and believe with the rest that he IS the strongest
sa9dd1fS sor fe co4oG % Rtt abiifty as proved by
his administration as Governor Of your state
4 well known Republican of Suffolk County
writes
ar. the executive member Of the, the Re9gbf1n pub 5,
iiever thaf Governor Hughes is the man 70 name
President sFr mTTR@S Is vdters 5e of this
Vicinity and of nearly all of the indepe1dfnt voters
LIN am In 1et not alone from New state
other states. and have formed the ahoTT l opinion
from inquiry I have made from these people
One Of the officers and members of the Repu5-
1tcan state Committee OF Kansas writes:
am for Hughes for President
member Of the Republican State Committee of
Oklahoma writes
There are five Congressional districts in ok!a-
honna. Two Delegates TO Chicaso ron eIER Tn di@
Sonrte4n delegates. Two of the nHe districts have
hid their conv-ntions. one district has contested
d.iegates-ror Secretary Taft and uhinstrueted
T,be other district Is uninstructAd am against
-. instr
oates ] am for Governor Hughes as the man VINO
,sn lead ihe Republican party 10 victory. d" nul
believe TAFT ctn
\ member OF the Republican State Committee Of
,r,,,aza4. Who Expresses his personal friendship
for Secretary Taft writes:
do thiri, any stronger man co4id he noInl-
o,,r+r[ in my opinion from end 10 the Other.
4 member OF the Republican State Committee Of
South Carolina writes;
rhfnl Ar Hughes - growing in favor in the
SolltfI Hope aid you some in the future
rrouinent editor OF Northern New Jersey
writes
" tire northern section OF the state there Is a de-
..4.5 sentiment for Hughes Many ward liepubii-
IN clubs have passed resolutions IadcrsinC him
1ou in Eouth Jersey the sentiment Is eveul. III
,-idad betueen TAT. Hughes and the Pennsl lvaniA
rar-kno1-
: member Of the Republican State Committee OF
Georgia writes:
MI Hughes has many admirers down tns way
New-York tribune., 1908-03-02
cusAN En,ossN7s TO BRAZIL.

Santiago do Cuba March The strarlsaie
4n,ada sailed from here today for Porto Nelho -
the interior Of Brazil. by way OF Para, with more
than ~ acclin1ated railroad IabOrers and me-
cbanies MANY others y no have Intended 20
Brazil were forced remain here temporarily %
cause OF lack of steamship accommodations
New-York tribune., 1908-03-02
Fairbanks. Trcommitted

Three state conventions viii De held this week,
namely.
-Co.u-1,'.z. Na~ch .
7.isN1N-i fIL,t a.. H-arel 9 -,
NJ.
District conventions TO be he'd this week in
cude The following
5rv-1-7s Elsfrl~as- Hutchinson March .
E5-.rh kansas Wellington. March .
Tenth EIiSSaIri-S1. LOUIS. March .,
Ti-f Nfs~ourE-I-,celsior Springs March .
-.1-. Tirrinia-Starrron. March ).
Fourth kznss~-ossge city March )
ssrerra Alebznls-At5aIa. NIarch .
-ri-d DE-1alurna-S a0uIQa. March :.
FIRST kz1Ss~-T Topeka. March g.
E--~- SLsf-ItTrolp. March !
4e--t1 >el-ask4mEf ~ ilbe- Mareh ~, :
E-alt Eo7ya-Cres1of. March =
Other state and territorial conventions called
for March and for later months are:
NsH-aska-or1alla March IL
oElalonla-Oklaioma City. March Il
Izwa-)es AoInes. March =
-rerreezzc-Nas!iTiIle Marc6 >.
Illinois Springfield. March x
-gr1ar ES-.0d-P-oZf6e7Ce. March ..
iario Rico-ssn Juan March %
71dizrs-i Indianapolis april ,
Sr7lrn Do kota-Efuron. A pri7 :.
75-E7nia-I.z-il hbtIrg- April :
7-4eslr ltisetfs- Boston. April %.
Eiszaii-HonoU'u. April =
olla4es9tz- Nir.neapolis. Aprr Is
ro-erslo-Fuehlo. april :
Burlington, April p.
Feu-s. lv-aI2is-E E5sr-jshUrS- AI'rii ~
Alabama Davidson birmingham. AP-ll
,.alae-Porrland April %
c-1r-laud- Baltimore. Ap-ii -
aizsks-ke-cll kan 1iay ,
'r-F~r-o-E birmingham Ma &
Eeur-rk---L Louisville. NAY s.
.-.chiean-l7-and RAPIDS. Nay =
Tlaro- Wallace. May Is
Ca-=rn--F--
N0--h T)alzoto-Ntnot. Nav -
Teas 1reorganized fact.onD-7E-aco, MAJ n
New-York tribune., 1908-03-02
DELEGATES TO CHICAGO.
RETURNS Up TO DATE.
Serenity for Taft. eG for Fairbanks
and , [ nc0mmitted.

Twenty-two delegates TO the Republican Ma
tionaI Convention have been chosen since The
Tribune's last summary of delegates elected was
published on February n Ninety-eight dele
gates in all have now been named. Seventy are
instructed fer Mr.. Taft. twenty-six for Mr..
Fairbanks and two are uncommitted.
MISSOURI
The Missouri state Convention held at st.
Toris on February - elected as delegates at
large Senator William Warner and Attorney
Genera! Herbert :. Hadley, of Kansas City;
John Il Boutwell, Of s;edaia. and John B.
Holmes Of Joplin They were instructed for
TAFT
OHIO.
Ten distric; delegates were elected from Ohio
The DISTRICT Coeysnti@SH ion he'd 4 at Leland n, On
Green county. They wes instructed for Taft,
Srnith-Scro@gE faction and he'd Xenia o.,
Fe.7rlar,. p. elected Marcus Shou2- of Xeaia.
r. -sr- fisfri.r Convention hcrd al StetheY,Rila q
.n February - eaCCted n y DuNaI Of Steu-
ceaTi1o. I'D james r anderson. Of Belmont
-, ,.-r T,-[tri~. COW entior' held 81 shelby
o1 E..rga'z p el1ciea A / GsrfoTd: OF Elyria,
Instructed f1- Taft.
T. 7th I2-s,rict o"1Tontion; held at Spring
-.lf February = elected General J. Warren
x lfe-. of Sr1iesf5eld, ana " P. or. cf Tiqua-
TIrE were fflSlllttlo TOT Isft-
Tie -"th IlsJrtct convention hold IT Cleveland
On rrh-sGa-E -. elected svo delegates and in
e---e-etE tl,-W or Taft
NCITTERTN Nf:.-
Thr Isl Tennessee pistric, Convention. held at
tr-ee-Fi'ia February IS. elected -. II Hen
aerscu- ot t;rzIns-l1 County. +. Z. Butler.
Il Jc'r>nG Count TleE Were instructed for
. Taft
The - oEI.lo,na District COW entio's. held IT
ANA a- E'ec-EIIrE Is. elected J. = Virgins. OF
Woods ard county. and George TDodsor. ~
Ohiaho-ll Clt.- They ve-e insfructes for Taft.
Tie lasn Michigan District Convention. held a.
By CTS OF Fnb-1a-r =. elected z. Is. Foss. OF
R7E F5tE- and Nelson Sha-:7 Of West Br.3rCt.
Tf-- .-e instructed Tol Taft
IL Sd LinsaS District 'c1vention held At
Tas-iaE. @: Sc,an. ard J.. 3 Stevens. OF Par
so0- They were instructed for Tart
Tho preferences Of the ninety-eiEft delegates
s. III elected are shown in the following table:
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-12

New York--Nine persons were badly
others were cut and bruised by fall
ing walls and shattered glass early
one morning recently when an agent
of the Black Hand" society slipped
over the roof to the air shaft of the
slx-story tenement at $50 East 63d
street and dropped bomb.
The explosion was terrific. The
walls Of the big tenement reeled and
windows in every house on the block
were smashed.
Across the way is the convent of
the Sisters of the Holy Rosary,
where there are 80 children and a
dozen or more nuns. The excitement
in the convent grew into panic.
When the police arrived the block
was swarming with men, women and
chidren, dressed in night garments.
Nine persons were carried from the
wreckage TO the Presbyterian hospi,
tai.
There is no doubt in the minds of
the police that this BLACK Hand" out
rage was another attempt to wreak
vengeance on Giovanni Co2ussi, a
banker, with Offices at 63d street and
lsr avenue. Cozussi's son was kid.
mapped three years ago and held cap.
tive for weeks. The banker has al
ways told the police he had refused
to pay the ransom demanded.
The boy was found wandering on
the street one day when the police of
New York and every city IN the east
were looking for him and he was re.
turned to his home.
Cozussi became the mark of the
Black Hand" few months ago for
the second time. There We're children
kidnapped in the block where he
owns a row of tenement houses; men
were murdered; tenements were set
on fire and the tenants received all
sorts of threatening letters. After
the fires were discovered the firemen
always reported that the Railways of
the houses were smeared with kero.
sene. Then there were a few bomb ex
plosions.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-12
Stand for Comething''
DO Not Play a False Part

BY Dr.. o. s. Mdrden,

greatest thing be matter no"
is he has kept his RECORD 'ls"u'
RT~ why N OF time the I'p''"
lion OF Lincoln larger and his character mt"nS 5 "
10 the world 1t is because he Kept MS ig'V M
his ability ganbed WIN MS
i reputation.
k@9 Where in history is Al example OF Il man VINO
merely how great his wealth VINO ca,
e such power for good who has been such living force IN WON
character is he
world Just as
soon as it found that omehg that he not FOR SAFE @
Will not lease his manhood amount OF money "
any influence position that he will lend his to anything "hn
e
many thing out
side their vocation They well in their speeaieS
may have lot of they e depended upon
There in OF They
be iaily honest bank
II difficult who good deal
who Is
that is clean reliable solid substantial is not difcu to hhd goo
preacher but easy sterling manhood back OF
the hut not to una
merchandise What world wants is men
their medicine their business for something in their com
weight
hounds
TOOTH who will right who would rather fall thar be
a questionable
them
while others.
nenw trembling lest In
whipped spael catching
that will them from public disgrace
lmeight be
honorable stagho Ward
world thinks
light but nothing
ue seriously the world has
nothing hide his fellows lives
material
he
admiration the people and that noth
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-12
schooner,s Crew Rescued.

Gloucester, Mass-A telegram has
been received here announcing the
loss of the schooner NJ. b. Stetson Of
Bucksport, Me, bound from the latter
port to Bay of Islands, n. +.
She was OH salted herring voyage
under command of Capt. Mclsaac, and
during the heavy gale of Monday last
was blown down the straits of Belle
Isle on the west coast OF Newfound-
land and was disabled. The Glouces-
ter schooner Patrician rescued the
crew and landed them at Bay OF Is
lands. The vessel was abandoned.
She was driven by the force of the
gale about 40 miles beyond her desti.
nation.
The Stetson was owned by Capt
Thomas Nicholson Of Bucksport, and
had recently returned from success.
full cod.hshing voyage. She was l2S
tons gross, was built at Essex in 1888
and was valued with outfit at $4,000,
II is feared that other hshing YES.
sells in that locality have suffered by
the storm.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-12
Compares RnlrOads to a Family,

New York. despite the large pro
lts which, he said, the company had
almost uniformly made every year
since its organization, ice'President
Archibald f. Law of the Temple Iron
company, testifyng in the govern
mCnt's suit against the coal roads,
declared that the business was haH
ardCus.
Explaining the necessity for large
working capital for the concern--a
holding company, organized ana con
trolled by railroads in the anthracite
coal regions-Mr. Law thus amplitied
II previous statement as to the dltticul'
ties with which the company had to
contend.
The relations between the company
and the railroads interested in it
the Reading, the Lehigh Valley, the
Central Of New Jersey, the Lacka-
wanna, the Susquehanna and West
ern and the Erie-were brought out
in Mr. Laws description of the diff
culties of the Temple Iron company
during the coal strike.
The three years preceding 1902 had
been particularly trying period for
the Temple company. he said. There
were two strikes, one the big one,
during this period, ana the general
depression in the coal business forced
the trustees to call on the guarantee.
ing railroads for financial help to
make good the deficit. AS a result
the railroads put up about $4SO,OOO.
Did the officials of the railroads
make any demand for the return of
this money!" the witness was asked.
They certainly did" replied Mr..
Law. president Thomas of the Le
high Valley, President Underwood of
the Erie, and President Ruesdale of
the Lackawanna all tried to get back
the money paid over by their roads.
But President Baer of the Reading,
chairman OF the Temple cOmpanys
directorate. put them off remem.
Der that he told them it was all a
family affair and that they would
have to wait. He told them the sur.
plus could be used to better advan.
tagc by buying UP the Temple Iron
bonds, and he said: You fellows viii
have to wait for yours"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-12
Sale Of Eorelnn Game.

Albany, N. Y.-Failure to file bond
with the state forest, fish and game
commissions by dealers in game, guar.
anteeing that they will only sell for.
eign game during the closed season in
this state, does not constitute -suifi
cient ground to recover penalty, ac
Cording to a decision handed down re
Gently by the court OF appeals II a
dealer in this state who sells game
taken outside the state, shows that he
has complied with the statute by pre-
serving way-bills, bills of sale and
shipping bills, giving evidences that
the game was taken outside the state
he is not liable to a penalty.
The court reverses the Judgment of
the lower courts and dismisses the
complaint in the action brought by
the state authorities against Leon c.
WeinstOck of New York to recover
$42O for selling foreign" grouse dur
ing the closed season.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-12

Washington, ID. C.-With full mil
.tary honors the body Of the late Rear
Admiral Joseph b. Coghlan, who died
Saturday at New Rochelle, n. Y, was
inferred in the Arlington national Gem
etery here Wednesday. When the
train bringing the body arrived it was
taken at once to st. Johns Episcopal
church, where Rev. George w. Smith
formerly a chaplain in the navy, con.
iucted the funeral services.
The military escort included the ma.
rlne band, four companies Of marines
from the Washington barracks and a
company Of bluejackets. The admir-
ais rag was placed at half-pOst in
front Of the caisson on which the bod,
rested on the way to the cemetery.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-12
GETS TO WORK,
Mouse Of Representatives Resumes
Consideration Of Census Bill.

Mouse OF Representatives Resumes
Consideration Of Census Bill,
Washington, n. C,--The house of rep.
resentatives on Wednesday got down. to
the actual work of legislation by re-
suming consideration of the bin lC
provide for the 18th and suhseQuen,
detennial censuses, which had been
paWly discussed at The last session
The consideration OF the bin led To u
discus sion Of the civil service
This came up on an amendment OF.
fered by Mr. GiIlett of Massachusetts
the effect of which would have beer
10 exclude from the on-conpeitiN,
examination required as the basis oi
appointment messengers, assistant
messengers, messenger boys, watch
men, unskilled labOrers and chagwom
en-. Mr.. Gillett condemned the pes
ent plan of appointing clerks in tn
census Office by non-competi,ive exam
ination.
These examinations" he said
ought to he competitive and not mer
farceS"
Mr.. Crumpacker of Indiana said tina
the civil service reform association
did not know what they were talkin
about when they wanted the remporaM
census clerks appointed in the resu
lar way.
Mr. Gillett said that nOmcOmpeitivt
examinations were Il return to the Ole
spoils system Mr.. Robinson of Al
kansas opposed the amendment vehe
mently, illustrating his point that The
spOils system prevailed now, Mr.. Rob
insOn mentioned the recent appoint
ment Of Daniel J. Keefe as commits
sloner of immigration.
Mr. Fowler of New Jersey was ear.
nest in his support of the amendment
Mr. Hepburn Of Iowa said that in his
judgement the census bill and its pre-
visions are a fair representation {
the pretences of our civil service"
The amendment was lost, Is to 49,
Objection was made by Mr. Crun
packer to an amendment by Nh Stay
den of Texas, providing for includin.
in the schedules relating 10 popuIa
lion OF statistics showing the intermar
riage OF whites and negroes and q.
persons OF European. and Asiatic origin
Mr.. CruInpacker believed such inquire;
would be Objectionable. Mr. Slayde
and Mr.. Randel OF Texas we're equal
Iy vigorous in support of the amend
ment.
IF a white man marries negro,
said Mr.. Randell, he ought not TO l.
ashamed OF it--he is no better thH
the one he married"
The amendment was lost 81 to 49,
Mr.. Lamb of Virginia obtained tn
passage of an amendment providin
that population statistics shall desig
ua the survivors of the Union am
Confederate armies and naVies and tn
bill was then passed.