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New-York tribune., 1909-06-01
3. 6 o. STRIKE CALLED,
Machinists IN III Shops Of the Sys-
tenn Ordered ont.

Baltimore. May 31.-President James O'Con-
nell of the International Machnsts' Union
has sent out call for general strike of all
the machinists employed in the repair shops of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad system.
This action taken. it is said because Of
the refusal of the company to abolish the piece
work system recently introduced at the Mount
Clare shops in this city.
The strike orders, it is understood have been
sent out sealed. not to be opened pending an
expected conference between the union leaders
and Vice President Potter OF the railroad prob
ably to morrow. at which the last efforts the
representatives of the declare. will be made
to settle the difficulties amicably. 1t is under
stood that not only the maohinists. but the boil
ermal1ers the blacksmths and the pipeftters
are to take similar action.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-01
BOMB KILLS TWO BOYS
INOTHER'S EYE BLOW y
OUT By EXPLOSION.
They Found Fatal Plaything Near
FncscorhS Fdctoy in Mc0do5c
at North U'OOdMdc. l.. /.

Harry Kaiser fourteen years old. was instant
Iy killed. GrorEr JaeEE. twelve years old, was
mortally injured and Louis Jaegg. fourteen
years old had his right eve blown ont and w''s
otherwise badly hurt 10y the explosion of an
aerial bomb, which the boys found in IN"
meadows at North WoodsiGe Long Island, yes
tarIay afternoon and 70 which they applied II
match. Tho ehoc, Of the explosion shook IN"
enejre uoighborhood. and as the frightened resi-
dents hurried 10 the scene they met Louis Ja"EE.
his face blaczcned with powder stumbling along
toward his home. i'm eth street proceeded by
his brother Lawrence Jacgg five and half
years old. the only on" Of the group to escape
injury
When the crowd reached the scene Of the eN-
plosion they found young Kaiser mangled beyond
recognition. Near him lay George Jaegg. His
left hand was blown To shrsds and the flesh
was torn from his chest. At ST Johns Hos
pital Long Island city where the injured boys
were taken. George Jaegg died about 9:3o o'clock
last night.
Three small ones story buildings. in which an
Italian manufactured fireworks. stand within
hundred feet of where the explosion occurred.
The exploded bomb. with two others found near
the place. are Nof pattern known as aerial
bombs. They resemble Il ball of tightly Wouni
cord with q stem or fuse projecting from the
centre of one side The two bombs were sun-
merged in water and turned over to the police
Louis Jaegg. father of the two injured bows,
is printer. who lives at No. - eth street. the
Kaiser family lives in the same neighborhood.
on April % Jaegg's house caught fire and
partly destroyed Yesterday elder brother.
Frank Jacgg. sitting on the front porch ~
the half ruined house, when he felt the shock of
the explosion and saw the smoke rise tha
meadows. Next he his two brothers, Louis
and Lawrence. running toward him. He started
TO investigate, and joined by others
Just how the three bombs got into the
meadow is what the Astoria police will try tn
learn Persons i'm the neghborhood say that
no work has been done in the three small fire
works factories in the last six months. and it
is hardly thought probable that the three bombs
could have lain in the swamp all winter without
becoming water soaked aud harmless. The po-
lice made an examination OF the fireworks build
incs The one used office was empty. tn"
two others were found locked and barred
New-York tribune., 1909-06-01
RACING AUTO MAINS SIN.
j. II. T'ysOn's Car Dires Into
Bird dgcpOrt CrOzcd.

Bridgeport. Conn., May S1.-Six men SpeCta-
tors Of the hill climbing automobile races a
Sport HiIl to-day were injured one probably
fatally, when the 50-horsepower IsOtta ear.
driven by Glenn Ethridge. of New York. jumped
tn" road and after hitting small tree. crashed
into the crowd. The injured men are:
GoRMAN. ,seph. Bridgeport Leg broken.
GURIND. George, q Providence i.r broken
LOEWTTE. Herbert. leg broken.
POTTER Hosmcr c. OF bridgeport. four ribs broken.
diving at Bridgeport Hospital
KIEiLNG William member of the 4th Company. Coas,
believed to he injured intfrnnIIy
The event in which this accident the only one
in tie carrring out 1f an exciting programme
of competition on the hill. occurred was the
last. the free-for-au lIr Ethridse WAS driving
the of John Ii. Tyson. of stamford. and
when at the quarry curve. where the road makes
an S-turn. he sprans wheel and the jumped
the road. hitting small tree. The speed of the
car was hiSh and the shock changed its course
that 1t ran into the crowd
The six men injured were sitting together
by the side of the road. When the stopped
after its plunge man, thought To he Splitter.
underneath it. The others were thrown tO
either side. Automobiles were pressed into ser
vice and the injured men were rushed into the
city. the city fire alarm being used to get out
the ambuIances TO meet the automobiles which
carrying them. The ear which figured in
the accident the same enc that made the
record for the hill climb year ago
Mr. Ethridge did not leave the He cIung
to his steering wheel and unhurt. The
mechaniclan MIR. Walker of New York, rolled
off the side of the machine. which had been
stripped for the race. and also unhurt.
There was great excitement after the aCci-
dent. the spectators rushing to the scene and
delaying the work of rescue. one was
slightly hurt by being struck by gun in the
hands of an artilleryman who was trying to
drive back the throng which surged around the
victims.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-01
MILLION LOST IN FIRE
The NeyadG Piers al San Francisco
Destroyed
-. r.I.r-ar- - y, Trfur. !

san Francisco May 3t-Fire DESTROYED late
this afternoon the Nevada docks at Port Costa.
entalln2 q Joss az SIoo0ooo.
The Southsru Pacific ct rlaud trains wer"
held mp TOR several hours.
The piers were quiz by tae NeHada tiaut sad
The "Eonanza millionaire" James g Flood when
~ made his disastrous attempt To- corner tho
wheat markets Of tha world and dropped sl5.-
ooo.0no in the deal
Again they were used hy James g. fi'r when
he made similar attempt and failed Sine
hundred tons Of wheat and "ne hundred tops or
hops were destroyed in t"-day's fire.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-01
LITTLE GIRLS T'RIBUI'E.
imprisoned for Obtaining FlO5cers
for Grandfathcr's Grace.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

st Louis May 31-Fearing that her grand
fathers grave would not be decorated because
he was a Confederate soldier Mary Clipper nine
years old went to a florists shop to-day and OH
tained wreath of flowers, representing that she
had been sent by another florist.
She went to the cemetery. at jefferson Bar
racks where a sunllen grave and small marble
slab mark the grave Of her grandfather. she
placed the wreath upon the stone and then.
turning to the city, went to the florists shop and
made her confession. She arrested and is
held at the House of Detention
New-York tribune., 1909-06-01
LINER HITS H BERG.
The -4Imeriana Forced to Put Into
Bay of Bulls.

Halifax. May 21.-A dispatch received to-day
SAYS that the Furness steamer AImeriana. Cap
tain Hanks. which left st. Johns for Halifax
on Saturday last has been forced to put into
Bay of Bulls. on the Newfoundland coast. on ac-
count of the great ice fields
While steaming at a slow rate through fog
the ship struck a berg. The damage is not seri-
ous but the steamer is leaking in the fore peak.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-01
BURNS TO DE1TH IN JlIL
Black Sheep Of U'caIthy Family
SmOkcd Cigarettes IN Cen.

san Diego, cal. May SI.-The Jail at Tia
Juaua. Lower California. burned To the ground
to-day. and Leandro Muchado, degenerate scion
Of wealthy Spanish family, burned -a
death in his cell.
He was arrested last night for drunkenness
1t is supposed he set the place fire with a
oiEarotte
New-York tribune., 1909-06-01
REBELS FLEE TO HAITI.
Dominican MsurgcHf Lfdders Nay
Be E'alIed.

Santo Domingo MAY 3I-General Camacho
the revolutionary leader and his followers who
We're hard pressed by the government troops
crossed the Haytian frontier on SATURDAY, Ac-
cordinS To advices received here, they Rave been
placed under arrest. and probably Will be ex-
lied The situation in Santo Domingo. the gov
ernment says. is now tranquil.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-01
BOY KILLED BY A DEAD BALL
Drops Dead When Halfway to First Base
After Being Struck

old, while playing in baseball game this after
noon between teams representing Sunday schools
in the suburb of Ecorse, struck over heart
by a pitched ball. and died almost Immediately.
In the fourth inning the second bali pitched to
Vomer hit him me heart The umpire called
It a dead ball. but Volner started 10 run to
first base. When halfway there he sank to the
ground and dead before spectators could reach
niTEe-
New-York tribune., 1909-06-01
AMERICANS AUTO KILLS CHILD.

Ravenna, Italy May 3l.-An automobile. in which
two Americans were driving, killed a child to-day
on the road from Venice to Rome. The chauffeur.
wired Dunno of Boston. was arrested.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-01
znp7u SHOCKS IN PANAMA.

panama Nav 3I.-A slight earth shock occurred
-, .hfs e,,ening a much stronger movement
80 felt No damage has been reported The
weather is unusually hot.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-01
-,.o INCHES or SNOW IN COLORADO

Deadyiie col, Nay Si-Two inches OF sno" fell
- ,tis c,t, to-day It was the latest snowfall ever
recorded here
New-York tribune., 1909-06-01

DEWEY'S "5RUT CUVEE" CHAMPAGNE.
Equal to imported in every respect.
H 7. Dewey & Sons Co. ISS Fulton St, New York.
-AdVt
New-York tribune., 1909-06-01

"A delightful story The teapot tells il when you
use "Saada" Tea.-Advt
New-York tribune., 1909-06-01
ACCIDENT AT UNWILLING.

The ceremonies at the unveiling were simple
Miss Taft pulled the silken cord Which released
the flags draped about the monument In fall
ing one of them caught on bronze eagle deco
rating one of the inscribed tablets. trooper
gave the flag tug. but IL could not be released
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-27
JUICE THIEVES ARE
VERY EASY TO CATCH

I'VE arc going TO follow up every case
OF stealing electricity from our wires to
the very end. regardless nf cost" said
j. l.. Williams. general attorney Tor the
Utah Light ana Railway company Tues
day. in referring 10 Tic case ot the CON
victlon OF the Western Mncaroui company
in the police court Tuesday. charged with
larceny Of electricity from the companys
wiges.
This conviction is only one OF several
10 follow We have special inspectors at
work locating similar cases. and arrests
Will soon be made, In Utah, at least II
is Just as much crime to steal light
and power off wire as il Is 10 steal
d morse out OF barn, and our company
is going To treat the matter the same
way"
General Manager Joseph <, Wells Of
the Utah Light and Railway company
said Tuesday afternoon:
1T is. comparatively easy to locate such
plants. We have now II set OF special
inspectors who do nothing else. We can
ten what the bill should be for so much
machinery. or Tor so much Hight. just as
If the man were using coal instead OF elcc-
trIcity. When We find that a man bills
suddenly begin 10 fall OF but that he
seems TO bc doing just about as much
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-27
hUMOR STILL PUTS
HILL IN D. & R. c.
1t Is Reported in New York That
the Burlington, Gould and
MOffat viii Unite.
Special 10 The Tribune.

Special 10 The Tribune
NEW YORK. Oct. 26.-Reliable. though
not official. information confirms the re-
cent report of traffic alliance between
the Denver &, Rio Grande, the Burlington
and the Moffat line with the Western Pa
cihc I'm an effort to maintain ''an open
with all roads centering In Salt Lake.
with all roads centerlng into Salt Lake,
This alliance means an outlet to the
Pacific coast by 4 southern route for the
Burlington. All that Is necessary 10 give
II 4 transoontinental connection to the
coast is the closing of the gap between
the A1offat road and the Denver 6 Rio
Gr3nde from Mccoy 10 Dotsero, and it
is believed this will be done.
The appointment OF Frank A. Wad-
leigh, formerly assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Denver & Rio Grandc
as general traffic manager OF the new
Western Pacific is also pointed TO as
confirmation of the traffic agreement OF
tha western roads. Mr.. Wadlciehs ability
To handle the situation is recognized. and
he is thoroughly conversunt with west
crn affairs.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-27
HARTMAN LINES PROVE
HINE IS SYSTEM IS GOOD

The Hine system Of organization is
now IN successful operation ou seven
teen units OF the Hartman lines, or on
about half of the entire number Of
operating units of the lines In this
system it is left TO the head of each
department. in the case OF the division.
the superintendent, 10 coordinate the
technical specialties of his staff for the
best interest of the service.
The management of the Hartman
lines where the system has been tried
believes that practical experience al
ready has shown that this method gets
better results than the usual attempt
to define responsibility and authority
by rigid rules.
The new plan of organization has
reduced the volume of correspondence
where il has been adopted from SO 10
30 per cent. and it is estimated that
its extension 70 the rest OF the Har
rimau lines will result in reducing the
number Of letters written annually by
probably 100000. The mere saving in
stationery that results is not negligible.
and. of course, the saving in labor Of
employees and in the time OF operating
officers, which they can now devote to
more important duties, is of far great
or Importance.
Moro important. however. than these
things is the elimination Of an in
fiucnce that tends 10 retard all opor
ations. The more unnecessary CORES
pondcnce is reduced the fewer officers
there are awaiting in their offices re
plies 10 letters that they have written
10 officers IN other offices for author
izatiOu or directions TO do things which
the good Of the service requires shall
be done with the least possible delay
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-27
RAILROADS GET BENEFIT
OF HIGH LEMON TARIFF

4 heavy and general advance in the
freight rates on icmoUs has been made
bv transcontinental railroads. Shippers
of the American product are concerned
seriously by the proposed advance.
which. according 10 the tariffs fled with
;hc interstate commerce commission,
will become effective November -
next
The tariffs were filed with the com
mission by the tramScontneutal freight
bureau which represents the transcon-
tincntal lines. and increase the present
rates II cents hundred pounds.
While the tariffs now fled direch :
affect The rates on lemons from Pacific
coast points TO North Dakota, South
Dakota and Minnesota. lt is the an.
nounccd intention of the tranSconti-
mental carriers 10 make similar ad-
vance TO all points East to which
freight rates OH lemons are quoted and
filed with tho commission
1t is understood that the raise in
freight rates about equals ;bc recent
advance in ,bc tariff on lemons, thus
giving the benefit 10 the railroads in.
stead of 10 the growers.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-27
WESTERN PACIFIC
ELECTS OFFICIALS
Stockholders Meet in Frisco,
Select Two New Directors
y and REFLECT Old Ones.
CHAS. NJ. LEVY MADE
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
Headquarters of Road Will Be
by the Golden Gate. With
: Main Branch Here.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26.-E. T.
.Jeifery was reelected president OF The
Western Pacific road here today, FOL
lowing tho election of directors at the
annual stockholders meeting. Charles
NJ Levy of ST. Paul. former third vice
president Of the Northern Pacific, was
elected second vice president and gen
eral manager. He viii como TO San
Francisco soon 10 take personal charge
of the operating department of the new
Gould road.
c. II. Sehlacks. first vice president of
tbs Denver 6 Rio GIande, was elected
frst vice president Of tbe Western Pa
cidc. lie will make his headquarters
in this city, bat Will continue as first
Wee president Of the Rio Grande, the
Gnuld connecting link between tho MIS-
soar; Pacific and tho Western Pacific.
at the meeting Of the stockholders
Of !he Western Pacific. The following
directors were elected: George j. Gould,
Il. T. Jeffery. Edwin Hawley, +. W.
.McCutchcon, James c. Jefery. G.. II.
Schlacks. Charles M. Levy, W. IL Shot
we'll. V g. Regus. WarrcD Olney, War
ZEN Oluov, Jr., Charles ". Slack, j. F..
Evans. The new members OF the board
are Mesors. Scslacks ead Levy
AR Bogue will continue as chief en-
riueer OF the company until January L,
when II is expected the road will be
completed, He will then retire TO re-
sumo the practice of his profession in
New York
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-27
MANAGER BABCoCK
CONDEMNS MERGERS

Under the heading, The Utah Railroad
Suit the. Kansas City Journal has col
umn and half leading editorial attack
ing the position OF the government in It's
suit in this state 10 dissolve what Is COM
monty called the Hartman merger
The editorial says In substance that the
suit was brought by the government un~
der the direction OF Roosevelt for per-
sonal spite against Hartman because
the latter let out certain secrets con-
cerning the raising OF money from cor
porations 10 eject Roosevelt. after he
(RooseYclp mad given his private and
public word that corporation money was
not used,
1t is also stated in the editorial that
the Southern Pacific and the Union Pa
cinc arc not competing lines by nature.
being about 1900 miles apart Ia one case
and continuation Of cach other in an
other case.
The editorial concludes thus.
"'Thc attempt TO convict the persons
and companies defendant OF Il conspiracy
to restrain trade in the management OF
Lhrlr properties is as much a grasp at
people do not want 10 pay taxes for such
absurd work. Mr TAFT probably has no
quarrel with Mr.. Roosevelt. but neither
has lie any desire TO father Mr.. Roose-
Yclts quarrels. The Utah suit was d
move IN one OF these quawels. I. should
be dismissed
When the editorial was shown To Man
agcr Babcocl OF the Salt Lake traffic
1T Is the sumc OLD game OF buying un
the papers by the railroads, The ways
they worm in and get false views before
the public arc too many and too deep for
NC To tell.
the idea tllat the Union Pacific the
Southern Pacific and the oregon Short
Line besides The other lines mentioned Ia
the suit. are not In combine 10 main
tain prices and to rob the people OF The
iutcrmountIin west Is utter nonsense
IF this merger Is dissolved there will
be tree competition here in salt Lake be-
tween the railroads AS there used 10 nc
when | was IN the game. Today there IS
no competition. and every one knows II.
Take Tie case OF lemons. Recently
congress, at the cry Of the California
lemon growers, raised the tariff on lemons
TO shut out the foreign product Just as
soon as that tariff went into effect We
sec the railroads announcing Il raise in
th" freight rate 10 the cast ON California
lemons. Just enough, IN round numbers To
eat up that extra tarifG and thus goGbIc
IT for themselves.
"Dissolvc this merger. this combination
No regulate rates In the sole interest Of
the railroads, and We will have free com
petition among tho roads, and tnc profit
IN that extra taif will 80 TO the grow
crs.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-27

business as ever perhaps more, we look
into the matter.
"lt people generally understood how
easy 1T is to test these cases from the
outside without the person suspected hav-
ing any Idea OF IL. no one would try TO
steal light and power off "A wire,
1t IS commonly known that tcle-
graph operator can locate a break In his
wire hundreds OF miles away. say under
the ocean, and such things can be done
in regard 10 our wires. The principle is
the same.
People generally understand that two
meters can be put on gas pipe. and IL Is
Just as easy. in fact more easy, to put two
meters on the wire without the user OF
the meter in the building knowing any
thing about 1t.
Thus we find that our own private
meter outside. maybe Il block or two
away. shows a large amount of electricity
used while the meter in the house shows
comparatively little consumed. then we
know that something is wrong and take
measures 60 look it up.
ANY one who steals electricity is sure
t. he caught, and we are going to make
an example Of every one OF them"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-27
DETAILS OF WHAT HILL
AND GOULD MAY BE DOING

The above telegram, although from Il
reliable source, Is not very clear and Is
published for what &c Is worth. 1t has
been understood for some time that east
of Denver all traffic originating on the
Western Pacific would be free 70 all
roads, which would Of course include the
Burlington or any other JIM line, like the
Colorado southern. as well as all the
others. such as the Rock Island OF the
Hartman lines.
Westbound traffic coming into Denver
would be hauled over the Denver Il Rio
Grande aud then turned over To the
Western Pacific, as the Denver Rho
Grandc owns the control OF the West
ern Pacific.
The above dispatch may mean that all
eastern bound traffic coming into Den
yer over the Denver Rio Grande. in
Guiding that originating on the Western
Pacific is 10 be turned over to the Bur-
lngton and other Hill lines when the
Missouri Pacific. the Gould connection,
cannot handle IL.
In return for this. all the Hill lines
coming into Denver. especially the Bur
lington and the Colorado Southern, would
deliver westbound traffic to the Denver
* Rio Cirandc.
man lines on easthound traffic coming
into Denver over the Denver Rio
Grande from that line aud the Western
Pacific, and would thus. on wcstbouno
traffic, give Hiu a free passage over
friendly rails from Denver into Salt Lake
and on 20 the Pacific coast in Califor-
mia.
Connecting the Morat road with the
Denver * Rio Grande has been talked
of for some time and Will very likely be
DONE as il Is 10 the benefit OF both lines.
This would give Moffat entrance into
Sal, Lake and on 10 the Pacific over the
Denver * Rio Grande and the Western
Pacific rails, and save him building 10
Salt Lake.
Incidentally. this move would give Salt
Lake the benefit OF the great coal beds
of Routt county. Colorado. that the Moi
fat Inc alone taps.
It might be well TO keep in mind in
connection with Hill and the Denver G.
Rio Granda that such railroad combina-
lions are usually denied until everything
is riveted fast A tine recent stockhold-
crs' meeting Of the Denver & Rio Grande
IN Denver the Hill interests made no
move at least on the surface. and the
old Could board OF directors and offi-
cialS were re elected
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-27
RENO'S FREIGHT RATE
HEARING IS NOW CLOSED

RENO, New. Oct 26.-Fiual argu-
ments on the petition before the Inter
state Commerce commission OF the city
OF Reno for terminal rates were heard
today by the four members OF the com
mission present and the matter will now
be submitted on briefs which will be
filed January next.
The arguments Were Of intense interest
locally, as a favorable decision will in
volvc the elimination of i back haul
charge for the distance from Reno TO
Sacramento, against which Reno rneT-
chants complain.
The arguments were made by Judge L. .
+. Battine. chairman of the Nevada Rail
road commission and counsel in charge
G. w. Dunbrow. counsel for the Hartman
lines. and Seth Mann. attorney for the
traffic bureau OF the Merchants exchange
of San Francisco.
Judge Battrc opened and closed the ar
gumeut, concluding in time TO allow the
commissioners 10 go 10 Salt Lake City
tonight to hear arguments in the Salt
Lake rate case.