Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-26
s.o Gompers Is quoted a

To the influence his organization wicid
ed in American presidential elections
The speeches OF Mr.. Gompers de-
livered this week before The French
labor organization are arousing inter
est In labor circles.
The extreme socialists bitterly con
denim him as a reactionary. and scoff
at his big salary. but the moderatea
have shown much sympathy in HIS
denuncintion of the futile political role
which the French General Confedera
tion of Labor is essaying In lis reyo.
lutionary. sooialistic and anti-patriotlc
campaigns The moderate press OF
all shades of opinion expresses the
hope that the French labor organiza-
tions will heed Mr.. Gompers' words,
abandon revolutionary agitation and
devote themselves like the American
organizations. solely to the advance
ment of personal interests.
Mr.. Gompers is expected to take
an important part in the international
trades union congress, which Is to be
held in Paris, beginning Aug. 30, who're
It is understood, he intends to pro-
pose the creation of an international
bureau for the exchange of intelligence
and cooperation, when desirable. of
the different branches of Industry.
LONDON. July 23.-NoN that the
height of the hotel season is being
approached flocks of Amer leans are
pouring into London as they journey
either way. Arrivals are just as great
ms ever from America, while the crowd
homeward bound increases every day.
The noticeable feature Is the shorter
time which Americans going to the
continent spend in London Just now
as compared with a few weeks ago.
The weather lately has been anything
but charming and tourists are hasten
ing off to other places southward
where the sunshine is reputed to be
more plentiful
There are more automobIling parties
heard of this season than ever known
Lefore. Americans either bring over
their own cars with them or hire them
here. Among the guests at the Ritz
Carlton alone there are no fewer than
twenty-five parties who at present are
touring on the high roads of England
One enthusiastic tourist said the other
day that he had been coming to Eng
land for eight years every summer,
hut never till this summer had he real
ly become acquainted with the coun-
try.
He brought over his own car and
spent four weeks rambling through
the by-roads of East Anglia and ada
cent counties.
DENVER. July 2S.-In a detailed
confession today given TO Chief of Po
lice Armstrong, the young man who
was arrested in Pennsylvania avenue
where he was living under the name
of j. w. Anderson and charged Will
killing Joseph Black In Memphis
Tenn. admitted that he was j. j
Byrd, the murderer Byrd was arrest
ed upon the receipt here OF advices
from Memphis that he was in this city
With him. when he was taken into
custody. was his bride of two weeks
Elsie Sim Anderson or Byrd. The
| couple were married in Colorado
Springs and We're spending their hon
eymoon here at the home of the brides
mother. Byrd at first denied that his
name was anything but Anderson and
stated that he would be glad to GO
back and face the authorities. AS a
| result of his confession today his bride
is almost Frustrated. The murder IN
Memphis occurred two years ago. The
victim and murderer were clerks in
the same shoe store.
NEW YORK, July 23.-Using theii
| infants and little children as weapons
band of gypsies that had been order
| ed deported on the Lamport and Hold
brook steamships sailing from Brook
lyn at noon, fought with the immigra
| tion inspectors with tigerlike ferocity
Dispossessed of all their weapons botf
men and women in the band wildly
seized their offspriDgs by the legs and
welded them as human bludgeons un
til three of the little ones were uncon
scious. one being so badly injured that
when the vessel sailed II showed nc
signs of life. The gypsies We're wild
with rage at immigration Agent VII
liams who insisted that they be sent
back TO South America whore they
came from last Monday.
NEW YORK. July 23.-Justloe Bis
choff today signed a certificate Of or.
ganization of the Licensed Chauffems
Protective association of the city OF
New York and thus came into exist.
ence society of nearly 5000 persons
whose object is TO send to prison reolS.
less millionaire owners of automobiles
whose custom has been to shift to
their drivers the responsibility for
death-dealing 10y riding"
Inquiry brought out the fact that
within less than two years more than
1872 persons had been crushed to death
by automobiles In Greater New York
and vicinity opd t.ut ,pl.. t,,.G.. ....-.