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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-17
LIVING WAGELACKING
IN TWO Big TRADES
state Factory Investigating
Board So Reports to
the Legislature.
FIGURES FOR THIS CITY
Confect ionery and Paper Box In.
dustries Disclose 1nadequat.
Earnings for Employees.

ALBANY, Feb. 16.--The State Factor,
Investigating Commission. which durn,
the past year has Investigated wages and
conditions In mercantile establishment
submitted preliminary report to tn,
Legislature tonight.
The commission has Investigated four
industries in Greater New York--contsc.
t.onery, paper box. department stores and
mercantile establishments Figures bear.
ing on the wages paid In the confectionery
and paper box industries were included IN
this report. The wages for departmen,
stores and shirt factories are still under
tabuiation.
The figures for the confectionery indus.
try. for instance. In Greater New York
show that IS week Is the most IRE.
quentiy quoted wage for girls. The me-
jority OF men workers receive between IS
and &l4. More than one-half or the men
receive less than go week and one-haif
OF the women receive less than SIS a week
The less skilled women receive from $50
to $3.50 a week.
More than two-thrds OF the girls under
Is are rated below $3.50 a week and NOR.
than one-half OF the women above thls
age fail to rise above 81. A. A matter
OF fact the actual earnings OF these work.
ers Ia even much less because of deduc.
tions for absence and fines and because Of
Unemployment during slack periods.
The Paper Box Industry.
In the paper box industry the majority
Of the women are rated under $3.50
week Almost 1000 women. or nearly
one-haif OF all. over IS years OF aga
earned less than IS for q weeks WORK
More than 200 girls under Is. or aimos,
so per cent. earned less than SIS a week
Lieut.-Gov. Wagner. who as chairman
Of the commission presented the report.
said:
1.-THE figures that we have obtained W
to the present show concusively the ne
cessity for an Improvement In wages. No
woman can I've properly and be selt.
sustaining on a wage Of S.. or Sc or even
81 week. yet we find thousands Il
women receiving those amounts.
1T Is clear that something must be done
TO remedy this situation. Just what the
remedy shall be the commission has not
yet determined. We felt that no fna.
recommendations should be made until
our Investigations have been completed
and until We have had an opportunity 1t
public hearings and conferences TO con-
slider the matter carefully with all those
interested In the question.
We still have over $1,000 individual
wage cards for workers in d,partIueL;
stores and mercantile establishments and
shirt factories In New York city that are
In process of tabulation. Until the proper
tables have been prepared and studied
these statistics have no real signiicince
Moreover, 1t is necessary to !nqgir,
into rates of wages In upstate cities N
the Industries that We have taken up In
New York state. hope that the commits.
sion will be continued for the purpose 81
completing the Investigations that have
been commenced"
The chronicle=news., 1914-06-23
Wanamaker Has
Liberal Nielps

Philadelphia. June 23.-Commis-
sioners Lennon of Illinois and Con-
nell of Washington, who are the rep
resentatives of workmen on the com
mittee, placed Mr.. Wanamaker with
many questions. Asked whether he
was an advocate of the eight hour
day he replied:
Eight hours or less"
On the question of minimum
wage for women the witness said
that as an experiment it should not
be condemned.
Discussing public ownership as a
means to reduce industrial strife. Mr..
Wanamaker said he was an "abso-
lutte believer" in government owner
ship of public utilities. 81 believe
the government should own the rail-
roads," he said. at would prevent
conditions that have existed in the
New Haven road and in the Rock
Island system. Government owner
ship would bring one cent postage
because the government owned the
means for carrying the mails
The witness painted rosy future
for the workingman. Men and wo-
men are In rising market: they are
being better educated, have NOR
sanitary surroundings. and are no
longer mats for rich men to wipe
their feet on" he said.
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Niagara Falls, June 23.-Media.
tors. American and Huerta delegates
were occupied today in making ar
rangements for the informal confer
ence between representatives Of Gen
eral Carranza and General Huerta,
at which it is hoped an agreement
will be reached on the individual who
is to be provisional president Of Mex
leo. Details were still lacking and
depended on the travelling. arrange
ments of the constitutionalists dele
gates who are now en- route here.
On the delegates from the two
Mexican factions themselves will rest
the burden of selecting the man of
the hour-a task which deadlocked
the mediation conference and nearly
disrupted 1t last week.
In the informal conferences all in
ternational questions will be discuss
ed. the counsel Of the American dele
gates and mediators being given when
sought. On international questions,
the mediation board will continue Its
conferences. The results of the two
sets of negotiations, it is hoped, ulti-
mately will be incorporated into a
pact effecting a cessation of hostili-
ties and opening the way to COM
plete restoration of peace.
The fact that the two warning fac
tions are to be brought together to
discuss PERSONAL for the new pro-
visional government has encouraged
the mediators generally to hope for a
settlement. There are many. how
ever, who are no more sanguine than
before that the vexed question Of the
personality of the government can be
saved successfully by diplomacy. 1t
is an assured fact, nevertheless that
before the informal conferences be-
tween constitutionalists and Huerta
delegates will be permitted to dis
solve without agreement. the power
and influence Of the United States
government will be brought to bear
with renewed vigor and determina-
tion.
A settlement will be insisted on
lest graver consequences ensue.
The chronicle=news., 1914-06-23
TRINIDAD COLO. TUESDAY EVENING. JUNE %.
Seuen Trees Worth
$500 Claim of
Harry Le.Dis Filed

Seven trees cut down ruthlessly by
the city axman from the property of
Night Captain of Police Harry Lew
Is. in the river bed of the Boulevard
Addition, are worth, according to
Lewis, 1890. Twenty-one trees on
the property of Eugene Garcia are
worth $240. The trees, some OF the
members of the council intimated,
were rare speciment of the silver
barked popular and bore branches
heavy with gold nuggets. Suffice it
to say the claim of Harry Lewis was
ordered filed away along with the re-
ports of the city weigher. never to
be looked at again, mayhap.
Harry Lewis in his claim stated
that the city had wilfully, wantonly
and with malice aforethought cut
down seven trees to be used In di-
verting the wild current of the Pur-
gatoire and hence his ground in the
river channel was utterly ruined for
park purposes. The wanton destruc-
tion of valuable timber materially
lessened the forest reserves of Las
Animas county and as a result the
price of lumber is expected to go up
several notches owing to the short
age.
The council considered the claim
unrea asonable, save Aldermen Dona-
hue and Wright. who wanted the
matter discussed and compromise
reached Alderman Goldsmith re-
marked that 1t was a simple case of
hold up" on the part of the police
man.
The chronicle=news., 1914-06-23
Gity's Curb and Gutter System
Will Improve Trinidad and Saue
Taxpayers Large Sum Annually

notice may not be served on many Of
the property owners for months.
AS a matter of fact there is no
reason to censure the city council at
this time for the innovation which
means so much toward the better
ment of Trinidad. There has been
an ordinance on the city books since
February of 1907 requiring that the
streets be a uniform width of 80
and 35 feet. Some of the very citi-
aens who now complained at that
time recommended the passage Of the
ordinance as will here be shown.
On September 12, 1906, during the
administration of Mayor C. H. Mich
OILS, a committee of leading citizens
was appointed to investigate the mat
ter and report its recommendations
This committee was made up of the
following: 2. Fl. Day, who headed
delegation of kickers last night:
the late Ed West, E. M Cosner. E. A.
Packer, w. M. Jameson, Murdo
Mackenzie, F. J. Radford, John Tara
bino, the late A. X. Carmichael. Jo-
The chronicle=news., 1914-06-23

Much of the objection that has
been voiced to the city councils new
ordinance providing for uniform
width of residence streets and park
ings is due to misunderstanding.
AT first glance the ordinance requir-
ing the wider parkings appears like
an imposition on the property owner,
but is it when the matter is viewed
from it's every angle and aspect?
In the first place the construction
of uniform curbs and cutters, and
the larger parkings as provided by
ordinance means the Identification
of the streets which in time means
much to the physical betterment of
Trinidad as a whole, and Trinidad
citizens have a reputation for their
public spirited endorsement Of civic
beauty and betterment, sanitation
! and cleanliness.
In the second place it will give a
greater incentive for the property
owners to make their homes more at.
tractive by grassy lawns and ter
races, trees and flower beds.
In the third place the city itself
will save on an average Of $4,000
in the upkeep Of its streets, which
saving is no small item.
In the fourth place the streets will
be uniform in appearance, which can
not help but be material improve
ment in itself.
Moreover. the present unsightly
places or crooked corners will be
eradicated. The streets will be
driveways and boulevards and in
time to come shady avenues not tt
be rivalled by the prettiest avenue
of any city in the country.
The property owners will not bt
rushed into the change. Much wori
will have to be done in grading ant
preparing some of the streets ant
The chronicle=news., 1914-06-23
STAGE SET FOR
MEETING CARRANzA-
HUERTA DELEGATES
Representatives Of Opposing Factions VIII Confer at Media
1on Conference to Select Candidate for Provisional
President.

New Orleans, La. June 23.-Gen-
| eral Carranza will not accept the in
vitation of the United States govern
ment to send representatives to meet
informally with agents OF Huerta in
any endeavor to select a provisional
president of Mexico, according to
statement made here today by AL
fredo Breceda. private secretary of
the latest commission Carranza is
sending to Washington.
"Carranza is firm in his attitude
that he will not treat with Huerta,
except on the battlefield" Breceda
said. We are on very important
. mission to Washington, where we
cannot talk, but it is not to meet
with representatives of Huerta for
mally or informally" That the
commissioners intended to be fully
informed of the situation at Wash
ington and Niagara Falls was indi-
Gated by the arrival today direct
from Washington of j. F. Urquidi,
secretary of the constitutional rep
restatives in Washington and who
delivered the CarranZa note to the
mediation conference at Niagara
Falls. Urquidi said he was in New
Orleans on another mission and
Co.tinued o. page ~
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seph Sanders. E. w. Osborn and c.
F. eastman.
With the city engineer Dausman
this committee went over the town
from river bottom to center and
gathered much data relating to the
subject under investigation. They
returned and reported to the council
that in most cities the residence
streets were 80 and 35 feet and rec
commended that the same uniform
system be adopted in Trinidad. On
the strength Of that recommendation
an ordinance was passed. Not until
The Dunlavy administration took the
matter up was a step taken to bring
about the improvement.
When the new system is completed
there will be no change. Property
owners need have no fear that sue
ceeding councils will change the ar
rangement, and If 1t is done the ex-
pense must be borne by the city.
The ordinance relating to curbs
and cutters and parkings is step
toward paving The saving in the
expense Of paving at some future
date will be great. In short. it is a
step for better and more beautiful
Trinidad any way one looks at 1T
without prejudice. Not only will it
enhance the appearance Of the streets
but it will enhance to as large de-
gree The property of every individual
citizen and increase the value of the
residents property.
The contract work will be done by
John A. Laughlin. who is bonded for
the faithful performsnce of the work
and who is experienced in such work.
The start has already been made and
two years from today every citizen
even those who are now objecting
will congratulate the present council
] for having inaugurated the change
The chronicle=news., 1914-06-23
FINDINGS OF
COURT MARTIAL
GO TO AMM0NS

Denver, Colo, June 23.-The pros
poets for an early announcement OF
the findings Of the court martial
which tried 21 officers and men of
the Colorado National guards, on
charges of murder. arson. manslaugil-
ter and larceny, growing out of the
battle at Ludlow April 20 between
militia and striking coal miners.
went glimmering today.
Adjutant General John Chase an
nounced that he would not be able
to submit the case to Governor E.
NJ. Ammons until late today or to-
morrow. The governor stated 1t
probably would take him several
DAYS to review the verdicts and un-
til this was done he would make no
announcement.
The chronicle=news., 1914-06-23
STEAMERS COLLIDE

Hamburg, Jane 23.-The North
German Lloyd steamer Koenigin
Luise and the German passenger
steamer Cobra were in collision to-
day. Both were damaged. The uas-
sengers were landed safely.
The stem of the Koenigin Luise
was stove in and her forpeak was
leaking. The Cobra, which is q
small steamer of 412 tons, belonging
to the Hamburg-Amerfcan line. was
badly damaged amidship.
Both vessels had on board large
number of persons and a catastrophe
was narrowly averted. The collision
was so severe that several passen
gers on the Cobra were thrown tt
the deck of the Koenigin Luise.
The chronicle=news., 1914-06-23

Washington. June 23.-No formal
answer to the invitation by the Amer
lean peace commissioners at Niagara
Falls to constitutionalists agents for
an informal conference over Mexican
peace plans is expected to be made
until confidential agents of General
Carranza reach Washington late to-
day or tomorrow.
Fernando Iglesias Calderon, AL
fredo Breceda and Leopoldo Hurtado
Espinosa are en- route with special
instructions from the constitutional
fst chief. In official quarters today
it was declared by one high in au-
thority that he saw absolutely no
clouds now on the mediation hori-
zon." In administration circles the
hone for ultimate success OF the
neace conference was considered more
promising.
1t was cabinet day and as the
president's advisers gathered there
were several informal conferences.
None would discuss the situation for
publication, but it was evident that
all we're encouraged.
That the invitations would be ac-
cepted was not doubted.
The chronicle=news., 1914-06-23
FEDERALS PREPARE TO
EVACUATE GUAYMAs

FL Paso, Tex, June 23.-The fed
eral garrison at Guaymas. important
port on the Gulf OF California, was
preparing yesterday to evacuate,
probably moving to some point in
lower California. according to infor-
nation received by Ygnecio Bonillas,
minister Of communications of the
Carranza cabinet. Mr.. Bonillas stop
ped here today on his way to Saltillo
after Investigating for General Car
rama the international dissention in
Sonora state.
The chronicle=news., 1914-06-23
GRAND JURY
RESUMES SESSIONS

After a recess of week, the Las
Animas county grand jury, called by
Judge A. w. McHendrie on June S
to investigate the numerous strike
outrages and disorders, resumed its
secret sessions in the city hall this
morning.
During the period of adjournment
scores of witnesses have been sub
poened to appear before the jury and
testify us to what they know about
the different crimes which have been
committed. The various union lead
ers, who have not fled the country,
will be called before the jury and ex-
plain their connection with several
OF the battles which took place dur
ing the strike. During the past two
weeks dozens OF the union leaders
and agitators have beat it for the
tail timber" and the few who re-
main are adopting the time honored
aliases of Jones'" Smith" Brown
and various other names which Will
answer the purpose for the time be-
ing. Another noticeable thing is
that several of the union agitators
who have been seen on the streets
during the past winter smooth shaven
now quit patronizing the BARRIERS anc
are going about with thick heavy
beard, now unlike those pictured OF
the Russian anarchists and black
hands of Sicily, in the hopes of de-
ceiving the members of the sheriff
force and thus avoid warrants beint
served on them.
During the past week specia
committee from the grand jury ha'
been auditing and going over th'
hooks of the county treasurer ant
other books and records in the count!
offices.
]. Fred Farrar, attorney genera
for the state, arrived in the cit.
this morning to continue his worl
here in connection with the investi
cations now being made by tn
grand jury.
Mr.. Farrar will act as legal ad
visor for the grand jury and will b
the special representative of tn
state while the grand jury is in ses
sion here.
Mr.. Farrar will probably renal
in the city as long as the jury is /
session and will in every way aid tn
authorities here in bringing indict
ments against the parties who ar
responsible for the many crimes con
mitted during the active engage
ments of the coal strike.
The chronicle=news., 1914-06-23
City Will Not
Collect Saloon
Licenses During
Dry Ts,en' Period

The saloonmen Of the city whose
places OF business have been closed
since early in April may not have to
pay their regular city license for the
term in which their doors are closed.
incidentally the city will probably
forfeit about $4,000 month in reve-
nue. from forty saloonmen owing to
the policy OF the federal authorities
in keeping the thirst emporiums dark.
Each saloonman pays $500 a year IL
cense.
Last night petitions were before
the council for an extension of Ii
censes which fall due on July /. 1t
was stated that the saloons had been
closed and hence 1t was asked that
the council not require the payment
of license for the time in which they
were out of business. E. Won Bud
denbrock spoke in behalf of the sa-
loonmen. 1t was the sense OF the
council that the petition be granted.
vt was agreed by the councilmen
that it would be very much OF a
hardship on the saloonmen to collect
licenses under the ordinance on July
l.. when the places have been cut off
from business privileges for more
than two months and there being no
assurance that the ban will be lifted
six months from now If the federal
remain in charge of the
strike zone.
The chronicle=news., 1914-06-23
RAILROADS HIT
HARD BY SUPREME
COURT DECISION

Washington, D. c., June ga
With alIc supreme Court 4 illcisiCa
sustaining the Interstate Commerce
Commission inter-mountain rate
orders, the way is opened for ship
pers to recover sums estimated as
great as $1O.0O0.0O0 from railroads
which have been charging the old
rates while the case was being
tion, if any, and the amount, will
have to be decided by the commission
CnnfInued nm unRe n
The chronicle=news., 1914-06-23
HOUSE COMMITTEE
TAKES NO COURSE
IN SPEAR CASE

Washington, June 23.-'.The sub
committee regrets Its Inability to
either recommend complete acquit-
tai of Judge Speer of all capability
In so far as these charges are con-
cerned, on tie one hand, or an i'm
peachment, on the other hand" This
was the conclusion submitted to the
house judiciary committee today by
the special subcommittee that for
months has been investigating
charges of official misconduct filed
against Emory Speer of Macon, fed
eral Judge of the southern district
of Georgia.
The report, after an exhaustive re-
sumo of evidence with severe COM
ments held that some of Judge
Speer's official actions tend to -ap-
proach condition of tyranny and
oppression" but recommend that no
further proceedings be held in the
house.
These conclusions now rest with
the full committee on judiciary,
which is expected to report them to
the house for final disposition of the
case before the adjournment of the
present session of congress.
The subcommittee comprises Rep
resentatives Webb, North Carolina:
Fitzhenry. Illinois, democrats, and
Volstead. Minnesota, republican. Mr..
Volstead in minority report, similar
ly declaring that there is no evidence
warranting impeachment, will at
tack the majority of the subcommit-
tee for criticising judge they de-
clare not guilty of any impeachable
defense.
Nineteen charges were filed with
the committee. They alleged. among
other things. that Judge Speer en-
tertained matters beyond his courts
Jurisdiction, allowed excessive trus-
tees fees to personal friend, used
his official position for preferment Of
his son-in-law, A. H. Hayward.
abused his authority by domestic use
of government paid court employees.
violated laws regarding drawing of
Jurors and dissipated bankrupt es-
tates by appointing unnecessary OFF,
cials and allowing excessive fees.
Another charge was that, in the
case of Henry Jamfson, Macon ne
gro, Judge Speer def1ed the mandates
of the supreme court of the United
States and the circuit court of ap-
peals.
The chronicle=news., 1914-06-23
1873 DEATH TOLL
HILlCREST DISASTER

Hillcrest, Alberta, June %
United Mine Workers officials today
announced the following official fig
ures on last Fridays disaster by the
explosion in mine number 20 of the
Hillcrest Galleries, Ltd:
Rescued alive, Al men: total dead
1875 men: bodies recovered 1SS: iden-
titled, 1862; impossible to identify,
26 still in mine, 81
The Canadian government today
sent $4,000 as portion of the fund
to be used for relief OF families OF
the victims.
The chronicle=news., 1914-06-23
ate Property Owners Of Johnson Avenue Threaten to Enon
City from Enforcing Ordinance City to Collect Its Mill
tau Debt Band Concerts for Local Summer Parks.

Geographically speaking. the cit
of men entirely surrounded by prote
the city is threatened with suit by
city from enforcing its newly inauG
struction of curbs and cutters and
streets in width ana the widening of
There were two delegations of
women which was headed by A. f.
for whom f. II. Day appeared to be
ers became somewhat exercised over
cusslon Mayor Dunlavy exchanged
with f. II. Day which enlivened an
Mr.. Hicks. the veteran transfer
man and civil war veteran, com
planned that II new ordinance was
unfair to him and his neighbors on
under instructions OF the ward alder
man and city engineer number of
years ago. out In six foot parkings,
planted their grass and set out trees,
to have to tear out and extend the
parkings to seventeen feet as now
required The residents declared one
and all that they had supposed that
the action of the council seven years
ago would stand. Most of the pro-
testers were small property owners
hut who had improved their places to
the extent OF their means.
Hicks declared that ninety-five
per cent OF the property owners In
his neighborhood and throughout
the city for that matter were opposed
to the councils curb and gutter or
dinance. He offered to take peti-
tion and secure the signatures of 90
ner cent and have 1t submitted at the
The chronicle=news., 1914-06-23
SONS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION
COMMENCE HISTORIC JOURNEY

Philadelphia. Pa. June "a
About $50 members of the Nation
al Society, Sons of the American
Revolution. today began the pilgrim
ington took in 1T75 when he jour-
neyed from Philadelphia to Cam
bridge, Mass, to take command OF
the Continental army.
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This city's dealers are live and
up-to-date. They can meet the
prices of outsiders. Read the ads
and pick out the bargains.