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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-17
FALLS WHILE WATCHING
TEE COMET; WILL DIE

Chicago, H., May 17.--While on
roof gazing at the sky early today
with other members of "A comet party
Israel Grigui stepped on a glass sky
light. He fell four stories and suffered
a fracture OF the skull At the hospi-
tai 1t was said he would die.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-17
OHIO PRIMARY ELECTION
State Wide Primary to be Given First
Trial TODAY.

Columbus. O.. May 11;-The Broh-
son primary election law enacted by
the legislature year ago is being
tried out for the first time in Ohio
today. a statewide primary Is being
held by both parties for the selection
of candidates for Congress. county
offices. members of the legislature and
delegates and alternates to the state
conventions. Interest centers chiefly
I'm the Congressional nominations
there being hard contests or in nearly
every district cf the state.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-17
CHINESE NAUGHTY AGAIN;
EVEN CUTTING OFF QUEUES

Peking, May 17.-Reports from Nan
king. capital of the province of Kiang
Su, tell of serious evidences OF unrest
among the Chinese. Natives are cut
ting Off their queues, an action which
constitutes an anti-dynastic demon
stration. The anti-foreign feeling Is
said to be increasing.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-17
x.RAY CLUB HAS MEETING.

A regular meeting Of the members Of
the X-Ray club Of the Y. NJ c. A. was
held last evening. After a short par
liamentary drill. the members enjoyed
paper read by Secretary George D.
Westernan on the "Single Tax Be-
cause of the fact that the next meet
ing falls on Decoration day, IL was de-
cided TO postpone 1t one week. until
Monday June 6.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-17
RICH SECTION OF CITY OF FL
PASO MAY BFLONG. TO MEXICO
United Statee Has Suggested the
Question Boundary be Submit
ted to Arbitration
PREVENT WAR IN so. AMERICA

Washington, May 1.-THE United
States has suggested to Mexico that
the boundary question involved in the
Chamizal zone case be submitted TO
The question involved is
whether the southern section of the
city of El Paso, Texas valued at sew
eral millions of dollars, belongs to
Mexico or to Texas.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-17
Knox 70 Restore Peace.

washington, May 17.-There is rea-
son to believe that Secretary Knox
contemplates immediate action, with
the object of the e-establishment or
peaceful relations between Peru and
Ecuador. state department officials
however. decline to discuss the matter
at this time.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-17

Berklcy, Cal, May 17:-Elaborate
ceremonies and festivities attended the
golden jubilee celebration at the Uni
versity Of California. President Ar
thur T. Hadley Of Yale University was
The principal speaker.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-17
BY
THE PRESIDENT
Letter Explaining Claws Affair
Presented to Ballinger-Pincho
Committee Today
KtRBY GOES ON The STAND
Dismissed Stenographer of Interior
Department Tells Of Lawer's Part
in Preparing CLAWS Letter
Has Job Done in Sight.

Washington, ID. c., May l7.-Presi-
dent Taft's explanation of the circum-
stances, under which his letter exon
Grating Ballinger from the CLAWS
charges and dismissing CLAWS was
prepared, was presented 10y Chairman
Nelson to the Ballinger- -Pinchot in
vestigating committee when the hear
ing resumed today. 1t will be printed
as a part of the committees record.
Attorney Brandeis, counsel for CLAY
is, has laid great emphasis upon the
presidents letter, contending the
memorandum upon which ii was based
was prepared in Ballinger's depart
ment by Assistant Attorney General
Lawler. The president i'm letter
which he addressed to Senator Mel
son Sunday says he had Lawler mem
orandum before him when he pre-
pared his communication, but that he
also had notes and memoranda given
to him by the attorney general who
had agreed with the president i'm the
conclusion he had reached i'm the mat
te,
kerby on Stand Today.
Washington. May 17.-Frederick NJ.
Kerby discharged stenographer of the
interior department, took the witness
stand today in the Ballinger- Pinchot
hearing.
Kenoy said he first spoke of LAWYERS
preparation of the memorandum last
February to the private secretary of
former Secretary Garfield and later to
Garfield of Pinchot's home and i'm the
presence of Brandeis. Kerby said Gar
field told him he did not want to en-
danger his (Kerby's) position and
less IL was necessary. Kerby admitted
he also said he told Brandeis OF Bal
linger's intention To remove Director
Newell of the reclamation service and
appoint Robert ii. Thomson of Seat
tie in his stead. Kcrby admitted Bal
linger had always treated him well but
he did not think there was any i'm
propriety in what he did i'm making
public this confidential matter.
Kerby said Wilson, the Cleveland
newspaper man. assured him he would
be given a position on his newspaper
If he lost his situation in the interior
department because of giving out the
information.
Ker'by at great length detailed the
circuTlstan -es which led him to make
public his statement. He told of the
visits to him nv various newspaper
men. lie said he had many confer
enccs with them and said If he had
rot been assured n position he would
not have adopted the course he did.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-17
Roosevelt Sees Procession.

A $40 gold piece, IL beaten into gold
leaf. would make $500 leaves. each
sM by s% inches. having an area Of
16 clio square yards.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-17
1IiI5KzI3!IIiI5H|

COLDER TO-
NIGHT; WE'D
NE ESDAY FAIR.
BRISK TO HIGH
WINDS BEcOM .
ING NORTH
w EST.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-17

Stopping an ad to save money 10
like stopping clock to save time.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-17

Advertising is an insurance policy
AGAINST foroetfuIness. II eompels peo-
ole to think OF you.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-01

Sharp 5. Baltimore Leave sharp s.weather per-
hitting $50 a. m. Thursday. Whealtons. water
uilio3hecL Weems. Irvington, White Stone. Mill
Creek. North End Arrive Baltimore Friday a. m
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-01

With thc Buildings aud improvements
Thereon, 10 stafford County, Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-01
Deadly Gas Well.

Tampico. Mex, Nov 29-The PEG
pie of Juan Caseano. a small town
near Tampico. are terrified over the
deadly destruction to animal life which
q gas well that was struck is causing
The gas is pouring out OF the well in
enormous volume and with a roar that
can be heard for several miles. Three
Mexicans who were fleeing from the
locality were overcome and killed by
the gas. The town has been deserted
The gas is black in color and Is set
fling over the country like a pail. All
domestic animals in the vicinity have
ruccumbed to its oyerpowering effects.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-01
MINE EXPLOSION KILLS IA
Five Blown to Pieces and Nine En-
fomhed In Oklahoma

Durant. Okla. Nov 29-Fiye men
were blown to pieces and nine others
were entombed beyond hope Of rescue
by gas explosion in the mine Of the
Chectow Asphalt company, at Jumbo,
near Antlers, okla.
The accident occurred just as the
day shift was going to work. Five men
we're in the cage. and fragments Of
their bodies were blown from the
shaft, which is 29O feet deep. The
other nine men were already in the
mine. All the miners were white men.
The cause Of the accident is unknown.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-01

Pittsburg. Pa, Nov. 90 - By the
terms of the will Of Frederick Gwyn-
ner, Jr., a wealthy North Side banker
and contractor, Miss Mary A. Leech, a
glove buyer in a department store,
will receive an annuity Of $1,000. be
sides the dividends from fifty shares Of
stock. Miss Leech and Mr. Gwynner
were to have been married just pre-
vious 10 the illness that caused his
death on April q.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-01
stulptor Is Loser.

mo ! will not tair 49, ti~t | am
here simply to see him ah1u erecting
the statues Maybe it will com later.
As it stands now. am on OF p. aet'
you have received about $4,000.
they say. sad there is tie d!n .,-ct
between that and 100000 due 20 You, -
was suggested RE answered
Yes. have receive something like
that These groups stand lie today
about $4,000 suppose I'll earn tne
difference. ANYWAY. ! will get recon
pense in giving those statues to Penn
sylvania because think t,et are
great. I Ala wrapped mp I'm them
have come here IRON another atmOs-
phere, from Europe. where men think
much Of those things
"Of course. know people here will
approve my works I'll earn the DIFF
ference. l an young and strons. bat
don't want to talk about that now.
Il am giving much to Pennsylvania.
1t is my native state. and ncel only
mention that while Pennsylvania is
getting those figures in marble at
about $1,000 a figure | an getting
$1,000 for each single cast of plaster
for the New York library. got 10000
for another figure. and my Lincoln
statue viii be 100000. but the people
wanted that They wanted a great
Lincoln"
Was there ever danger that the
state would not get the groups?' was
put TO him.
no: | received the money for the
work and 'elt bound 10 deliver tie
groups. Never mind what troubles !
have had. they are over have been
advanced money"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-01
Southern Railway
N. b. Following schedule figures published a
Information. and are not guaranteed.

N. B. Following schedule figures published AZ
information. and are not guaranteed.
Schedule effective Nov. q, 1910.
Trains leave Washington from New linton
Station.
7:3o O. m Daily Local for Warronton. Danville
and way stations.
$40 a. m. Daly-Local for Harrisonburg. Va.
900 a. m. Daily-United States Fast Mail.
First-class coaches and drawing room. sleeping
ears to Birmingham New Orleans. Dining car
AS o. m. Week Days-Limited for Warrenton
an Harris nburg. Parlor car TO HarTisOnburR.
as o. m. Daily Birmingham opee@i.
Through coaches and sleeping cars to Birmlng-
fornis Monday, Wednesday. THURSDAY, Friday
I.so .. m. Week Days-Local for Harrisonburz
and way stations on Manassas Branch. .
AZ D. m Daily Limited for Warrenton nd
Charlottesville.
4:55 D. m.-I,ocal for Warrenton.
$50 d. m Daily-The Southerns Southeastern
l. mitcd. Through Pullman drawing sua se-
room sleepinR cars, coaches and diving cars Tor
Chariotte Columbia, Charleston, Aiken, Augusta
Savannah and Jacksonville.
io-lo D. m. Daily-New York and Chattanooga
T. i,nifed (vfa Iynchburg)-First clnse coach snd
seepine cars 70 Roanoke. Knoxville. Chatt.no.'S-
aeeping car 20 New Orleans. Dlning-cI service
1O:l5 2. M Daily-New York, Atlanta and New
I ORLEANS Iimited-Au Pullman trains. club and OBJ
servation cars to New Orleans; sleeping cars TO
Asheville Atanta. New Orleans. Sleeping car TO
| CharIotte DininV-caT service.
4.lO a m Day-Metnphis Special through
sIeepin1 cars and coaches to Roanoke. Knoxville.
ChattanooQa Nashville and Memphis. Washing
ton sleeping car open 100 .. M. Dining car
service. ~.
Through trains from the South arrive Washinf :
ton 6.45 a NJ $50 a. m. 80 am l040 a. m, daily
7l6p and 1920 D. m. i2:l5 daily. Harrison
burg les a. m. week days and $50 .. m. daily.
From Charlottesville 945 a. IN. 230 .. m. and 7:45
D. m. Local from Warrenton arrives $40 q. m.
week days.
Trains leave Richmond: 10sl5 a. m. and HAS 2.
m. Daily Express for all points South.
6:1O A. m. Daily Local for Danville, Charlotte.
800 D. m. except Sunday. locator Durham,
Raleigh
500 D. m. except Sunday. Local for Keygyille.
600 A. m except Sunday and 2:l6 D. m. Monday.
Wednesday and Friday for West Point.
l:3O D. m except Sunday, for West Point. con.
Meeting with York River Line for Baltimore. Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday.
Tickets, sleeping-car reservations, and detailed
information can be had at ticket Office. lO5 10Th
81, eos 81. N. w.. and New Union Station.
Baggage checked through from hotels and resi-
dences. Cab service.
E. H. COAPMAN, Vice-Pres. Gen. Man.
S. II. HARDWICK, Pass. Traffic hRr.
IF. CARY, Gen. Pass. Agent.
l.. S. BROWN. General Agent.
Washington. ID. G
g. T. Burgess. d. p. A.
pi~krrond We
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-01
Suicide at 1olstol,s Grave.

Berlin. Nov. pa dispatch from
Yasnaya Poliana to the Morgen Post
says the coachman Of the late Count
Leo Tolstoi, who assisted the author
in his fight, visited his masters tomb
and committed suicide by opening a
vein in his arm with a kitchen knife.
The man, who had been inconsolable
since Tolstoi's death. bIed to death be-
fore he was discovered
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-01
UR>DAY, Sec mbc' 2 III,

1910. o. o'c'-ct noon. all that
'.r Do s1o or plrcei o. M. to-
..t.'- % he iuiiliu and inn
lra... .r.s thereon and appur. n
..cs 70 roo belonging. situat, .ly-
ing and being near stafford store
in the county OF Stafford. in the
state Of Virginia. containing two
hundred and forty-fiye acres. more
or less. bounded as follows
On the north by the land of vii
liam Tollson, on the south by the
main road running from Stafford
Store 10 Belfair Mills. on the east
by the lands of the late William
Ashby and Led Payne; and on the
west by the land OF d Sunier.in;
il being The same properly which
was conveyed by silas L. Cooper.
administrator. Of ais. 10 j Ashley
Cooper by deed recorded in Liler
10. page 1874. OF the land records OF
Stafford county. Virginia.
Terms OF sale Cash. Convey
ancing az the cost Of the purchaser.
Thomas j Fannon,
J. X. NJ. Norton.
Trustees.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-01
AUCTION SALE
OF A
desirable Farm

With thc Buildings and improvements
Thereon, IN stafford County, Va.
Pursuant to the terms OF a deed
OF irus bearing date on October
q. 1904. and duly recorded among
the land records OF the county OF
stafford Virginia, in Liber 10. page
1913. given by James Ashley Cooper
ald wifc to the undersigned trus-
tees of the Mercantile Railway
Building and Loan Association OF
Alexandria. Virginia. TO secure the
payment OF one thousand dollars. as
herein SEQ for,h.lciault having be
made I'D the payment Of the sum
seemed thereby. ana at the re-
f,.st and by the direction OF the
card cr 3ir c.,rs OF the said Mer-
atlc Railway Building and Loan
q sO,i. ioa. ID. UNDERSIGNED VIII
.an iar safe go pl5iic auction
DID lc premises. oa
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-01
CULPTOR 4 LOSER
Barnard Cut $6O,COO on
Statues.
AT PENNSYLVANIA CAPITOL
Preparing to Place Groups, Sculptor
waves Aside His Loss--Says
He Will Earn the
Difference.

Harrisburg, Pa. Nov. % - George
Grey Barnard the sculptor whose
works destined for the front oi the
stata capitol have been the cau-c OF
con royersy and financial d,hicuty,
came TO Harrisburg and inlromei Gov
ernor Smai, that he would be ready
to proceed with the erection Of one
group within few weeks.
MI Barnard spent two hours with
the governor at the capitol and Was
his a.o5t at dinner. leaving Laser for
Pittsbu-g.
The distinguished sculptor did not
see Az Of ;lo members 81 the capitol
building commission while here.
Praise For Building.
"My errani here is simply to see
Governor Stuart about placing the
statues in front OF The capitol. " b. said.
Il did not come here to see anyone
else or to talk finances. am con.
cerned only with the placing Of ,ae
groups This Is a line building ami
| ann glad ! am TO furnish ornaments
for it,"
Continuing. he said:
zone Of the has reliefs is on its way
here from New York and the statues
composing the groups are in the har-
Dor now. expect that they viii be
unloadcd aud started here within a
few days. The other bas relief VIII
come along later. expect to have
work started on one group as soon as
it arrives. II viii take about six 70
eight weeks 20 erect each group. g
all Of the figures are sera ate."
Are you going TO ASK the governor
10 make 1ay recommendation for re-
imburscn oat OF the men Who advanc-
ed money to you?' was asked of the
sculptor
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-01

Baltimore. Sharps 90 Leave Baltimore
Pier 2, Light Street. weather permitting, Wednes-
days 40 3. M. for North End. White Stone.
Burhan's. Burton 9. Whealton's Sharp's
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-01
Potomac, Fredericks-
burg and Piedmont
Railroad.

Connections at Fredericksburg with R.. F. 4 p
r. r. and Maryland. Delaware and Virginia Rail-
way Co. At Orange with Southern X. X. and
Chesapeake a Ohio R. r.
NOTICE-These tables show the time at which
trains may be expected 70 arrive at or depart
from the several stations the time Of departure.
arrivals and connections are not guaranteed, they
are proposed.
The only line 10 the Chaneellorsville and Wilder
ness Battlefelds.
Eastarn Standard Time. Stations marked FL
NJ MAsTELLER. Superintendent
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-01

Tappahannock. Baltimore-Leave Tappshan'
mock, weather permitting. 7;ao a. NJ TUESDAY
er's Sharp's $50 a. m. Bay Port, wheaton 5
Water View, Monsskon. Urbanna. Burton's $, Bur
hans, Millenbeck. Weems Irvington. White stone
Mil Creek. North End. Arriving Baltimore wed
nesday noon.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-01

Baltimore. Tappahannock-Leav Baltimore.
Pier 2 Light Street, weather permitting. Friday
a. D NJ. Tor North End. MI Greek. White Stone,
Irvington. Wecms. Millenoeck. Burhans 3 Bur
toms, Urhanna. Moraskon. Whealton's, Water
View. Sharps. TappshannOck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04
PAPERS TO BE PRINTED,
NOT READ IN CONFERENCE
Unique Feature Of National Cath.
Ole Charities Meeting in Wash
ington This Month.

A unique feature Of the National Con-
ference Of Catholic Charities, to be held
here the last week In September. will
be the presentation OF many papers In
printed form for distribution. instead of
by the usual method of having them read
in open session.
BY this plan, II Is anticipated, the dele
gates will obtain information on a wider
variety of subjects than would be pos
sible to present at the formal sessions.
Among the papers to be thus laid before
the gathering are:
institutional Care Of Children" Very
Rev. James Sullivan OF Emmittsburg.
Md.
Boarding Out of Children" James E.
Foo Boston.
Placing Out OF Children" William J..
DOherty, New York.
Fresh Air Homes" Joseph w. Brooks.
Baltimore.
Probation" Timothy o. Hurley. Chi
THE Big Brother" Patrick Mallon.
"Co-operation with the Juvenile Court, "
A. b. Reid. Pittsburg.
DAY Nurseries," Mrs. Thomas Hughes
Friendly Visiting" Miss Teresa r..
O'Donohue.
Social Settlements Miss Grace
O'Brien. Brooklyn.
The Hygiene of the Home" Mrs.
Purchase and Preparation of Food"
Mrs. Mary Gaynor Wilson. Chicago.
The Hospital Dispensary," DR.. Thorn
as E. Leen, Boston.
tuberculosis Among the Poor" DR..
Lawrence Flick. Philadelphia.
Legal Aid for the Poor" Bernard Fox,
Cincinnati.
Temperance Work Among the Poor"
Rev. Peter OCallaghan, c. 8. p, Chi
cago.
PRISON Visiting" A. A. Boyle. Phila-
delphia-
Organized Catholic Charities" John
Marion. Pittsburg.
Care of the Unemployed" William F.
of the Good Samaritan.
State Boards of Charity Rev. Fran
els H. Gavisk. Indianapolis.
Schools OF Philanthropy Mrs. p. j.
Toomey, st. Louis.
Loss of Faith Among the Poor" Very
Rev. A. p. Doyle of this city. rector OF
the Apostolic Mission House, Catholic
University: LOSS of Faith Among the
Poor" Rev. John T. McNicholas. New
York.
The personel Of the executive committee
Is as follows: Very Rev. DR.. Thomas j.
Shahan, president; vice presidents. Rev
DR.. Russell, p. T. Moran. p. J. Haltigan.
Ed J. Hannah. Judge William H. De Lacy.
Thomas j. Donovan: chairman OF press
and printing committee. p. j. HaItigan;
chairman OF reception committee. william
F. Downey: chairman OF finance COM
mittee, B. F. Saul; chairman Of Chamber
of Commerce and Board Of Trade COM
mittee, James F. Shea; treasurer OF COM
mittee. John r. Galloway: secretary. W.
H. Dennis; chairman OF hotel committee,
Charles Rauscher: chairman OF entertain
ment committee. George r. Repetti. and
Chairman of committee on information
and badges. F. e. Mitchell.
II was voted that the committee should
meet every Wednesday night at Carroll
Hail until the date Of the convention. to
hear reports of the subcommittees and
perfect plans for the entertainment OF
guests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04
PLANS FOR FIELD DAY.
Employees of Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing Arrange for Outing.

The first annual field day Of employees
of the engraving division Of the bureau
of engraving and printing will be held ar
Chesapeake Beach September IL. The
committee in charge hopes to secure Di-
rector Joseph p. Ralph OF the bureau. As
sistsnt Secretary Of the Treasury Charles
d. Hilles and other officials as speakers.
The events for the day that have been
arranged by the committee include tug
of-wa- contest. base ball game. wrestling
match, In which Edward Hine of Chi
cago OF the division will challenge any
man not Weighing over 40 pounds for
the championship Of the bureau: and
track events under the direction OF Thorn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04
DRIFTING WITHOUT RUDDER.
Gasoline Launch, With Party Of
New Workers., Goes Ashore.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn. September g.
After having drifted all last night and
today about Long Island sound rudderless.
a gasoline launch containing a party of
men who left New York yesterday for a
four-day cruise. went ashore at Seaside
Park tonight. The men were brought to
the city in a motor boat. The launch
was in charge OF Charles Putnam. It Is
in no danger, it Is believed. and when
repairs have been made the men probably
will continue their cruise The others in
the boat included c. B. Vaughn. Paterson,
N. j.: Alexander Dodds, New York: ]. E.
Bird, Newark. N. J.: c. ]. Hayden, New
ark, n. j., and two others whose names
were not learned. The rudder was lost
last night while the craft was of Pen
field Reef. AS the boat was plentifully
stocked with provisions. the only hard
ship suffered by the party was COM
plete drenching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04
OYSTERS sUPPLANT CRABS.
Latter Get Under Cover When Cooler
Weather Comes.

With the opening OF the oyster season,
the crab season practically died a natur-
al death. Some few OF the restaurants
are still advertising crab feasts, but these
must soon give way to oyster roasts.
Crabs are great lovers Of warm weather
and when they feel the wintry gusts APP
preaching. be they ever so far away,
they begin housing themselves under the
sand to await the return OF summer
Though summer Ii crab time" lovers
OF the crustaceans can obtain them
throughout the winter months from local
dealers at fairly reasonable prices. The
crabs are often pulled out Of the sand
by oyster dredgers, and many make a
business Of dredging for crabs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04
SIGNALMEN ON STRIKE.
New York Central Employees Make
Several Demands.

BUFFALO. n. T.. September .. = A
strike OF the Brotherhood OF Railway
Signalmen on the New York Central sys-
TEN between Buffalo and the New York
terminals was declared today. The strik-
ers are employed in the maintenance of
the Central's signal system. but have
nothing To do with the handling OF the
lever. They claim a membership OF 3,OoO
on the Central j. A. Martin, chairman
OF the grievance committee. said tonight
that the strike order has been universally
obeyed.
The men demand recognition OF their
union. seniority system of advancement
and a fiat rate of wages of $3.50 a day.