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"HERE'S WISHING YOU


, Washington, D. O., Dec. 31.-That
the presentt postal administration is
<eonfrontea with the4s'argest d fteitsin
the history of the department is the
statement of the postmaster general
in his report for 1909, just issued:
The excess of expenditures oveH
receipts for the fiscal year 1909
proved to be 17,441,719.S2," says the
report. ITO this sum should be add
ed postal funds lost by fire, burglary,
ETC., to the amount of $38,050.65,
making a total deficit of 17,479,-
17O.47.
Was Once Self Supporting.
I'm it's early days the postal ser
vice was self-supporting. For thirty
years, from 1889 to 1919, it failed
only once to yield an annual profit,
but in recent years, almost withou
exception, there has been a deficit.
So long as the deficit amounted TO
only a few million dollars, and did
not increase in proportion to the
growth of the service, it attracted lit
tie attention; but when, in the last
few years, it leaped to upward Of
$10,0O0,000, and finally in 1909 ex-
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McEcinen Heads
Local Tugn1en
Officers are Chosen at First Meet
= ing Of Season by Zenith Lodge
No. Appoint Representative
on Child Labor COMMITTEES. 'r'''@

At the first winter meeting of Zen
ith lodge, No. 1 of the Lake Tug
mems association, held Wednesday
evening at RoWleys hall, 112 West
First street, the following officers
were elected for the coming wear:
President, Chas. McEchen; first vice
president, Andrew Carroll; second
vice president Archie Schofield: cor
responding and recording secretary.
Albert Jones; financial secretary,
James Walsh; treasurer, Chas. H.
Green; chaplain, Jas. Fontain; con-
ductor, c. B. Uncapher; tyler, James
Gleason; trustees, c. B. Uncapher,
Martin Cole, Vim. Hoy and James
Gleason
Chas. H. Green and James Walsh
were chosen delegates to represent
No. 1 at the coming convention of the
Tugmen at Buffalo which is set for
January 18 and William Hoy was
selected as alternate.
A communication was received from
the Minnesota Child Labor associta-
ton asking the Tugmen to appoin,
one of their members as representa-
tive on the state child labor commit
tee and James Walsh was named fo.
that honor.
It was decided to meet regularly
throughout the winter at Rowley',
hall, the first and third Wednesda,
| nights of the month being set as
| meeting dates.
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Showdown Tears
Mask From Faces
Of r. r. ManaSer'
AND GENERAL STRIKE OF employees IS IMMINENT
RAILROADS. CRY OF
"WOLF' is FALLING
ON DEAF EARS NOW

When the railroads advanced
freight rates they did pot ask
the consent of the shippers: When
they juggled the various legisla-
lures and congress for legiSla-
tfon in their behalf they did not
ask the dear public. When they
had congress pass laws abolish
ing tho free pass and shippers
tickets they did not ask the ship
pcrs and tho public whether it
met with their approval.
When they raised switching
charges recently at all points OIL
the northwest lines they did not
ask OF the consignccs on whom
tile blow fell please, may we do
this?' but went ahead and rails
ed them anyhow r.,
But nOW that the switclmcn
demand a sum sufficient to nlain-
tain their families and a, reason
able number OF holidays in which
to rccupcratc from their stren-
uous labors these same railroads
send up howl that can be heard
in New Mexico. Language. that
pire's daily receipts of Billings
would make a NIinny league UNI
gate sound like home coming
welcome, is hurled at tho strik-
Ing s'vitchmen by the daily press,
speaking for the managers. The
public is implorcd. cajoled and
besought by all that's fair and
just to giyc the poor suffering
doWn-trodden railroads its SYM
: pathy.
'oThese sWitchmen are trying to
hold us up they cry to the peo-
pie.
But the people arc on to them.
They have cried "WOlf!'' once
too often.
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Compelled by Chief Executive Of
State to Fish, Cut Bait or Get
Out of the Boat, They Insert
Impossible Condition in Terms
of Settlement with Strikers.
WILL TAKE BACK OLD
EMPLOYES AT OWN TIME
Will Not Agree to Reinstate Men
in Yards Within Given Time
and Representative of Railroad
Workers Hurries to Seek IN
tervention Of Interstate Com
merce Commission.

The strike of the switchmen Of the
northwest roads is still in progre IS
despite the statements of the sub
sidized daily press.
Last week the prospects for a
speedy settlement of the controversy
were bright.
tn the railroad managers to -
off III mask. when concealnlent Of
their real intent was no longer pos
sible, and in a bogus proposition Of
settlement offered the striking men
terms which they we'll knew could
not be accepted
This ended negotiations between
the two factions and H. E. Perham,
Of the Telegraphers, was chosen -
the railroad section of the American
Federaton of Labor to go at once to
Washington and place the matter b.
fore the interstate commerce COM
mission with an appeal to that body
to use its authority in bringing about
immediate arbitration Of the strike
On MIR. Pcrhan,'s success in Wash.
ingon hangs a nomentous outcome
Should his efforts to enlist the co.
operation of the government in al
arbitration plan fail a general strike
Of the employees of the roads west o1
Buffalo will undoubtedly occur.
Men Ready to Quit Work.
The employees in the various dc.
partments of the western roads, ar:
), geaddE at. short notice to quit. work
They feel that they are sharing in foo
small measure in. the general pros,
perity Of the huge systems which
their lsbors have created and per.
fected. They have been able in thi:
switchren's controversy to accurate
ly gauge the attitude Of the railroac
managers in regard to general ,wag;
raise and are now assured that tn.
only way they will get a fair wag,
is by forcing it, And they are pre-
pared to force it when the tim
comes.
The failure jof the negotiations in
itiated at. ST. Paul last week with /;
view to ending the strike has dis
susted Governor Eberhart and he ka
washed his hands of the matter H
tried honestly and untiringly to brin
about cessation of the strike bu
found his work undone by the arb;
trarv attitude and irsincerity Of tn
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conclusion that in the employment
and discipline OF telegraph operators
and signal men, the practice on many
roads is open to grace criticism. Men
lacking in experience, others having
considerable experience, but lacking
In character or not well trained and
boys too young to have had satisfac-I
tory experience have been found IN
all parts Of the country. 3sssssss SO
81 Dangerous Methods Exist.
Bad methods have been found to-
exist IN the running Of trains on e
number Of single track roads and IN
q few such cases the faults In practices
have been such as to nearly or quite
warrant the use Of the term danger
sous." : 81
The report says that the time 81
the board during the past year has
been taken up In examining plans
drawings and models Of nYentionsscaEa
culated to insure greater safety IN
travel. nearly all Of which were lack
ing either ID merit or novelty. Or
st328 inventions OF various kinds, which
have been examined, only - haye
been held by the board 10 be- OF s,1f-
<dcient merit to warrant conductmG
tests Of them at sgorernmentAexpen
&c satisfactory inst llations for thats
purpose are, offered BY the sproprie-
a .ss
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consumption. The health depart
ments of the different cities also dis
tr1buted more than 1,O56,OOO copies,
which, with the work done by state
departments of health, brings the
number of pieces distributed during
the year we'll over 100000. The
largest number of patients treated
during the year was by the dispen-
saries, where 61,5S6 patients were
given free treatment and advice, The
sanator1a and hospitals treated 49,
1853 patients, while anti-tuberculosis
associations assisted 16,968 ,sS5< :s..
York State Leads Procession.
New York state leads in the anti
tuberculosis work done during the
past year, Pennsylvania comes next
and Massac husetts is third. The next
seven states are Illinois, Maryland.
New Jersey, California, Colorado, Con
necticut and Ohio The followin,,
table shows the work done in these
ten states: Sf't H.. +. +. =, IA stss% &
! .,- !. .J.&,, Literature, I'll a
I State. Expenditures distributed treated
New York: $1,669,179.76 4,997.600 fj541,779
,Pennsylvania 1,515,664.02 251,3O0 #24,41O
Massachusetts 1,o59,123.53 b. 217,6o5 III I0.s46
Illinois ...:.. 2o2,s2o5s 2, 254,500 ss 4.s25
Maryian'd 1s5.sel;o7 2s.5oo 5,s2s
/ New Jersey %. 211;660.62 i 2S7 800 2.l5e
Colorado 566,205.17 @98s2i 81, 900 q
California 49,. WI 254707.14 @5 107, 7,075 ss 1t 800
connecticut a. ',!ttsu 22Q,1sQ,ss
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y Senator Robert La Toilette, who,
more than any man in the country,
has In the past year effectually laid
bare the crimes Of congress, tells g
story Of pitifuI, paltry philanthropy In
the latest edition OF his, paper.
Under the caption of Is This Phil
anthropy?'' he prints the following
leditnrial apropos Of the recent Cherry.
mine horror. Alongside the tone Of
Indignation that courses Throughout /
the article runs a note Of sorrow that
men of Influence, men of station and
power such as the officials of the ST.
Paul road must be-, can stoop SO low
He says: *s
4 At Cherry, ILL.,, a. few weeks ago.,
there occurred an appalling catastTo-
phe A mine explosion followed by
fire resulted in the death of hundreds
Of coal miners: The suffering and
sorrow that followed were keen. Th e
heart Of the entire country was
touched. Funds were raised by con-
tribution in town and country for the
relief Of the stricken families. People
who had never before heard of Cher:
~ gave willingly and gladly: They
inquired not whose was the fault.
whose the responsibility for the av--ss
full tragedy. They gave what they
could, and their sympathy.
Note OF Discord Entered.
But in this symphony of human
kindness and brotherhood a jarrins
4 note was struck. We refer to the man
ner in which the officials of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul railroad
solicited contributions from their em-
i ployes for. the relief fund.
/ Official bulletins were posted In
i the shops and round houses of this
! road inviting the men to subscribe.
Forennen and others among the ems
4 ployes were desi gnated to receive TIL:
! money. Following isT copy OF The
bulletin posted in the round housesat
Milwaukee: Is
III ;!s.. ~ Bl
Chicago, Milwaukee, & ST. Paul
Railway, Mllwaukee Ros,nd House,
! Movie 19O9.-All engine and round
I. house men. Please note Mr. Bush's
telegram below referring to Che1ry
mine disaster Below is list Of col
lectors appointed, j.. who will see you
and take your donation. -(Here fol-
lows list.) ~
Employees Milwaukee Shops-Be.
low is copy of q > telegram from
General Manger Bush. THE dead i;
the Cherry mine were comrades in
our work. Their wives and children
are n.the midst of suffering as vel
as sorrow. Immediate relief is. nee:
essary and help for them will be
needed for some time to come. I
therefore, desire to give every EN-.
ploye of the Operating department 81
the st. Paul road an opportunity rc
contribute twenty-five cents (25c) tc
a fund for their relief, and although
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CHARGE THAT COAST
RAILROADS VIOLATE
j. THE FEDERAL LAWS
= - UTnTn Nj ~
Tacoma Dispatch Says Operators
4. Are 0verworked by Puget
Sound Company and subter-
fuge Used to Dodge Intent Of
.*:; IaM ~. = : & 5s2: s ..s5Is5 Us

A Tacoma, Wash, Dec. 31.--A recent
investigation disclosess the indisput-j
ed fact that the railroads, especially:
the Chicago, Milwaukee & Il Puget:
Sound, are wholly ignoring and treat
ing with contempt the federal hours
of labor law, requiring telegraph OPP
orators to work 16 hours out of "a,
instead Of eight, and trainmen any
where from 183 to 22 hours, instead Of
.16. I ssss5 8. . u 9 3s II. .ls s5
another .'lay OUT the trains, get them
stuck in blind sidings, or fail to have
crews ready to relieve the men, where
upon the latter strenuously kick, but
they are: promptly given peremptory
orders from the superintendent Of
the to. sroeeed Tegarall Of
ktile law. -s.assss.:t -.ss q sfS s52.r
I { rs: ',* Call 1t ssEnfergency.'' sz
1T is an emergency, signed by the
superintendent The railroads assume
the, law and can authorize their en-
ployes to violate the federal statutes.
It is question whether or not this
view will be allowed. Common
sense forbids such construction Of
the law. 49, ~, -.
In the case of the telegraphers,
who are not, allowed to work mole
than eight. hours, there is absolutely
no excuse, except that the railroad is
too niggardly to pay living wages ana
cannot find competent men to work
for s45 month, >$65 being the maxi
num- = -
81 Use Telephone to Operate. =
The roads are making an effort just
now to operate trains by telephone
and the hazard to life is extreme, as
any telegrapher or trainman will tes-
tify. The telephone should be pro-
hibited for such use by most string
ent law, and the United States auth
orities should at once take steps to e l.
force the hours of labor laws. =,
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PHlI,AN HR0
Of Railr Dad III Regard to Mine Horror
IS |. ), IN QUE ]! | S ! | I0N I
WAGEs SLAVES HELP
d F ITERs FOB
I1sIR B own THRoATB,


Pfttsburg. Pa, Dec. 81 1t isS
estimated chat 25, 900 employees
or the Aeel Trust will make ap-
plicationg xor allotments Of stock.
The United States Steel Corpor-
alton employs, at present about
235, ,O00. It has been ascertained
that those who are stockholders
and those who are applying for
tho last allotment arc mostly em-.
ployed in the clerical !. depart
]. ments and those holding the
more responsible positions in the
Il mills. y y;
fsS:S The laborers and lower paid
/, Workmen III the mills have not
4 to date taken much Of the stock.
Clerks employed In the various
offices have been subscribers to
the limit. #7E 55.s i. =. SELL
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TILE LAYERS STRIKE is
SETTLED AT PITTSBURG

Pittsburg, Dec. 31.-After strike
lasting two years in which the con-
tentions Of both sides were bitterly
fought out the Tile Layers strike in
this city has ended.
In contract signed this week by
the men and the employers all the
workers. demands are satisfied and
the men went back to work satisfied
with their victory. The contract
signed runs for five years.
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TRIES TO FIRE ORGANIZERS,
NOW HAS STRIKE ON HANDS

NEW YORK, Dec: 31.-In protest
against the attempt Of the firm of M.
Cohen & Bros, 59-61 Liberty avenue,
Brooklyn, to cut the wages Of it's en-
ployes 20 per cent and to discharge
the organizers and members of the
union, 200 paper box makers are
striking and feel confident of victory.
1 Ninety per cent Of the strikers are
women.
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Milwaukee Ironmolders Strike

! Milwaukee, Dec: 31:-The iron
molders of Milwaukee have struck 1T
the plant Of the Allis Malleable Iron
and Chain Belt company, part Of tho
1Allis-C Chalmers company, which is mo-
torious for it's union-breaking tactics
So: far; about $50 men are out after
demanding 10 per cent increase in
wages and being refused. ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-22
PTBLTC FAVOR FOR 1OI NTESS.
~nIee BeEinnIns 90 Believe she Was
Priiuk On's Victim.

Spsci1' ,rlIr Drsp1foh % THE Srs
VENICE. March q The trial - the
Countess Tarnowski her two lovers and
her mad for completely ia the murder Of
count Komarcw her second husband.
a. resumed this morning. Capt. ROsso,
no Was the first witness to-day. testified
~ the Countess was a tyrant from whose
'.-rinatiOn nobody Who had once been en-
...-vrd could escape.
u ~ the belief Of those who have been
'I.p~ing this strange case closely that
il.kDn. the Moscow lawyer who DO q
.ud'd IA" Countess when her first hus-
md .ried her for divorce and who de-
..rfsd his wife and IA unily and clipped with
a- after the DEGREES had been granted.
.a- the dominating figure IN the intrigue
o" j. bring openly denounced a. de-
l,ichs and ldventurer who was used
catsTaw 10y an irresponsible woman
.u lad been rendered weak by Illness
tide 81 public sympathy. which has
on strongly against IN" Countess. -
'Irning IN her favor. Nv n ~ held that
vas the duTe 81 Prilukoh. who was the
~ selected 70 kill KomaroWski.
A. shot dead by Or. Naumon. the
.ar lover 81 the Countess.
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Thinning OVER TRE IRISH.
Report Gees That Elsitish Go, eminent 10
Reactstmw an I'nderst andunH.
special Cao's Dsspafes 70 THr srS

special tfns bsspHc7 n I'M SrN.
LONDON. March 81 The Chronicle is
authority for the statement that the
Government and the Irish leaders In
Parliament are in sight 81 an agreement
Il 10 said that Chancellor Lloyd-George
and the chief Liberal whip were in con-
ference for two hours last night and
mat the exchange Of views was cordial
and unreserved.
There is good reason 70 believe. adds the
ChroHicis. that the Government and
the Irish leaders will arrive AZ a complete
understanding
The imIninence Of another general cleo
ton. owing n the inability Of the Govern
nent 20 command the support Of the Irish
members was regarded recently as the
grsatest political certainty Of the near
'rture This was the view both in Gov
eminent and opposition circles and prep
arations for another appeal 20 the country
IRE in progress m the camps ~ all the
ethical parties.
n. however. the statement printed
rom inently ~ The radical Ch-oriclG
correct an eleventh hour arrangement
q, II avert the crisis.
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VON SCHILLER OUT FOR BLOOD
nov IN FOR CHALLENGING Mr..
HtLLISTER 10 COMRAT.
says He o. . kIasuan &C tire Poet and re
Was an American soldier once Under
the Name % Goethe I'm TIE Lookup
Ne Tetls why He Faia Wsuid right

YoSKERs. March II The young man
who calls himself Raron John JcsspA vSs
Schiller, great grandson Of the German
poets brother. arrived here at S o'clock
this evening and started for the residence
Of Alexander McAllister at All Rossmore
avenue. intending TO challenge Mr..
McAllisler TO a duel. Mr.. McAllister
wasn't home and hisSwifs met the caller.
Mrs. McAllister asked him what he wanted.
He waved Mrs McAlister aside. came in
and peercd around with . highly formidA-
bic expression.
Mrs McAllister ran TO the telephone
and called up Police Headquarters. ewing
the stranger fearflily the while. Won
Schiller paid no attention to her. He
locked through some Of the downstairs
rOoms and then strobe away. The police
arrived too late 20 detain him. Later
Detectives Cunningham and Ford nabbed
Won Schiller at Bronxville and lock ed him
up on the charge OF breaking into the
McAllister home and technically assault
ing Mrs. McAllister.
On the doorstep after Won schiller .
departure Mrs McAllister found this note.
which he SAYS h. intended to leave for
her husband:
want you to meet me and ~in give you
the choice Of weapons.
Erom the solitude Of his coll Won Schiller
said that he wished TO hght Mr.. Nc Allister
because he believed that Nc Allister was
unkind 10 Mrs. McAllisteT. vho 10 a dauGh-
ter uf Nine Alexandra viardA. Nine.
iarcia - an actress. She has been called
the German Disa and she teaches her
art IN New YORK She 10 living az lis
Of SOn schiller and OF his mother, the
baroness Won Schiller OF berlin.
Won schiller. who SAYS that he has
served in the German. English and Amsri-
can armies and whose claim a. To his
title and descent has received some Gre
denOe because Of documents he has show q.
" a. first heard OF hereabouts In February,
1919. when he was held at Governors
island on a charge 81 deserving from the
army. He had enlisted IN ieOI under
the name Of frank Goethe He ~ a.
released on an order from Washington
While ~ Governors Island awaiting
the Court-martlAl which never came
Won schiller was sick and m private
hospital. III" hospital vas conducted
by a company IT which CassnIs VI. " ECKER
Of 5O9 West End avenue was president
After his release VoE Schiller kAd a rum
pus with Wicker and was locked up on
a chssGs. of assault Mime NiArda said
that the Baron was in no way 20 blame
for MIR Mickers bruises. That was in
D@c~niber last. Since then Won Schiller
has been manager for Nine. ViardA.
In the lookup tonight Won Schiller
said that not only had Mr.. McAllister
IN treated Mrs. McAllister. Mime ViArda =
daughter, hut no had circulated ugly
stories about Nine. Niarda herself.
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ITALIAN CABINET QUITS.
meslgna tisn ef ssanlnS Creep Caused %
Maritime subV cntlOa Dlnpuea.

ResIgnatisa sS ssanins GrS1p Caused ~
Maritime subVentioa Dlnpute.
special CshIe DespaieA 60 Tus sUN.
RoME. March 2I.-The Cabinet % Baron
Sidney Sonnino. which was formed on De-
csmbsT 10. 1909. has resigned. AZ the time
Of its formation it was predicted that the
Cabinet would be short lived. a. Baron
SonninO selected the members from three
parties and refused 20 initiate an anti
clerical policy. Three Of the members
Of Baron Sonnino's Cabinet were members
OF the previous ministry of SiRnor 0io-
litti The Socialists. asai1sls =nd Re-
publicans were opposed to the Govern
mcnt bloc.
The Cabinet resigned because Of its
unwillingness to risk an adverse vote on
the maritime conventions proposition.
The Government proposal was that q
subsidy Of $1,000 OOO should be voted in
aid 81 Italian shipping. IL was also pro-
posed to give the Italian Lloyd Steamship
Company a twenty Ave year subvention
for the transportation % mail These
same proposals.. which were unpopular.
were the indirect cause OF the downfall
Of the previous ministry. that Of Signor
Gioitti.
which has fallen was as follows:
Premier and Minister Of the Interior.
Baron Sidney Sonnino
Minister Of Foreign Affairs. Count
GiucC'iardini.
Justice. Signor Scialoja.
Finance. Signor AriOtta.
Treasury. Signor Salandra
Marine. Admiral Bettolo.
War. Gen. SpinRardi.
Agriculture. L,ilgi Luzzatsi
Public Works. signor Rubin
Instruction. Signor Dance.
Posts and Telegraphs. Signor Dislno-
nofrio.
Premier Sonnino IN expla ming the resig-
ation OF the Cabinet without provoking |
vote said tonight that he wished 70 |
avoid q test on the question of ma ritime |
conventions. He feared an adverse YER |
dict he added. and he foresaw that a |
rejection 81 the proposition would have
emha rrassed his SUCCESSOR and rendered |
an approval impossible under a future |
Cabinet
He did not want to hamper the work
Of his successor. whoever he might he.
nor did he care 20 enter into an explana-
ton for the benefit of the dissatisfied Ex-
tretne Lett, Wntcn " composed OF SOCIAL |
lists and other radicals who were bent |
upon overthrowing the Cabinet.
The future attitude 81 the ma jority |
IL was pointed out. IL extremely doubtful |
owing to the refusal Of Giolitti TO resume |
the Premiership. The solution % the |
crisis is one Of the most difficult tasks |
that have confronted modern Italy.
Or. Won Bethmaan- II ollweg the Ger |
man Imperial Chancellor. has arrived |
here ostensilby on q visit 60 the King. |
bat IL IL known that his main object h |
TO strengthen the Dreibund To compli- |
cate matters the arrival % the Chancellor |
was coincideut with the resignation OF the |
Cabinet. Added to this IL the fact that 4
the King's grandmother. the Duchess OF
Genoa. 10 seriously III. and his Ma jesty |
may feel IL his duty to visit her at this |
time.
However. the King will receive the Chan
cellor tomorrow. and in the evening there |
will he a dinner 10 the Chancellor at the |
German Embassy