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After recommending the extension Of
the Newlands act to cover not only
all classes OF railroad employees but
all employees cf public service corpora
lions which axe engaged IN interstate
commerce. the report gives the following
conclusions on the conditions among the
employees OF the telegraph companies
Il. The workers employed by the two
principal telegraph companies Che
Western Union Telegraph and the Pos
tai Telegraph-CableJ are not only UNDER
paid, as admitted by the highest officials
In Their testimony before the commits
sion, but subj oct t. many abuses. such
as the denial o: proper periods OF relief
while on duty, the establishment Of aIb.-
trary speed rates. which frequently re-
suit IN overstraiu the arbitrary dis
charge Of employee without notice for
any cause or no cause, the employ ment
OF young boys for messenger service
under conditions which can result only
in their moral corruption. and the en-
ployment OF women for telegraph ser
vice at night.
20. Such conditions have existed
practically without change at least since
1854, IN spite OF the facts having been
made public by three Government in
vestigations.
80. The workers are practically unable
20 improve their condition because these
two companies. which control practically
the entire niustry, deny them the right
OF organization. The suppress on u or
gan!zation is effectively carried out by
the discharge OF all known TO be union
men or union sympath!zers. by the use
OF spies who fraudulently secure the
confidence Of employees and report all
known TO be union members or sympa-
thzers, by the use OF an effective sys-
tenn OF blacklisting. and by the control
even OF the personnel OF the operators
upon leased wires IN the Offices OF brok-
ers and other private individuals,
-. The two companies have a monop-
oily OF the transmission o, kilograms.
and no effective competition exists be-
tween them. These companies are per-
forming a service in the transmission
Of intelligence which has been held by
the Federal supreme Court 10 have been
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-25
CITY BRED SHELTERS
CAN'T DO MUCH HARM
DR.. Goldwater Finds No Scr,ors
Menace i'm Swarm Fill.
ing Metropolis.

There is no cause Tor alarm -o-
any serious menace Of disease IN 30
present multiplicity OF mosquitoes. .,
DR.. s. S. Goldwater. Health C5~~
sioner, yesterday. Tho question w.s -..
discussed at the meet.lg Of TIE Bo,-l
Of Health.
When asked IL any measures vou,s
be taken TO rid the city az 'he mos.
q%uitoes. he replied that there were ~,
few employees in the departmcr. 90 49,
up the work and that Il was .5l i,..
In the year TO start.
There are two ways 20 eN'sru.r.,.
the mosquito" said Or. Goidwa,e~. "O,.
ls TO make a house 20 house s4-y..
inspecting cellars, yards ana AZ ,,.cs.
the pests are likely 10 breed. Tr.. ma
find impossible because Of the 'r,.l
number OF inspectors. The be- rgs. ..
method under the circurstau..s .,
educate the people by mears Of l~.e-a.ura
and newspaper articles to ggd.1 ass.r,.
the Hosquitoes."
TN Commissioner added to-. Va
hoped to take VI the matter ir lie .A,-
future with persons who had ..vrs,.
tons TO offer. He Sall DE- ... .4r-sl
with Or. Victor He.sler. l-re
Health in the East for the I.'.------.
Hygiene Commission Dr Hss.a- a..
sisted in fighting mo~lI.ro.s w.er he
was Director Of Health u ,a p
pines. The work was accom- s.I g..
a house to house canvass am. ,.A de-.
struction OF all breeding place. Ill.
city OF Manila was 30 "a gre, .y.s-.
cleared OF m~osqIitoes 100 90 -- 81. '.n-
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4.YEAR.O OLD DOG BITE FATAL.
Mans Death of Hydropbobia Pu.-
Eics Doctors.

LAWRENCE, Mass. Aug gi-Simon -
Ryan, ex-member OF the Legislature,
died on Sunday as a result OF the most
remarkable case OF ~hydrophobia known
20 Massachusetts practitioners. Eight
years ago while an assistant assessor
Mr., Ryan wac bitten In the left leg
by a dog,
-Four years later he was badly bitten
about the hand by a pet dog. The latter
wound, 1t Is said, caused his death on
Sunday.
Since the time of the last bite Mr..
Ryan had been In apparently good con-
dition until last week. when he was
seized with convulsions n but for re-
stra!nt by attendants would have bitten
members OF his family.
Specialists who attended Mr.. Ryan
say that two years was the longest
time on record between the bite and
the resultant disease.
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ticable nor desirable as a general policy,
except for public employees.
-. A just standard Of wages in any
Industry or occupation can best be
reached by collective bargaining between
employers and employees for the pur-
pose OF forming voluntary joint agree
ments. The success and justice Of such
joint agreements is, however. dependent
upon the essential equality Of the two
parties and annot be attained unless
en- c'ivc organization exists.
1t IL suggested that the commission
make the following recommendations:
y. In order that the public may be
kept fully informed with regard TO labor
conditions. and that a proper basis Of
facts should exist for negotiation and
arbitration. the Federal Government
should enact the necessary legislation to
provide for the collection. through the
Bureau of Labor Statistics or other
wise. Of the full and exact facts regard
Ing wages. tours of labor and extent "
unemployment for every industry.
Every employer should he required by
law 10 fle with the proper authority q
sworn statement Of these facts accord.
ing to a prescribed form. These stalls
tics should be published annually. and
the fun data regarding any industry
or plant should be accessible TO any
mediator or any other responsible citi-
zen.
"2. Uniform statutes should be passed
by the Legislatures Of all States requir-
ing that wages be paid at least semi
monthly ami in cash. except whore by
joint agreement other methods are agreed
up n
In reference to the hours Of labor the
commission finds that the physical well
being. mental development and recrea-
tional needs Of every class Of popula-
ito demand that under normal cirCum-
stances the working day should not eX-
teed eight hours.
After showing the condition Of women
and children ir industry the comm.s
sion recommends
~. The recognition both by public
opinion and in such leg s'rtion a. nts
re enacted OF the p principle thst Ioiu""
yhould receive the same compensation
A. met for the same service.
"2. Cnttl this principe 10 recognized,
and women are accorded equal politi-
cal rights. the extension OF State pro-
lection OF women. through Legislation
regulating working conditions. hours Of
service and minimum wages, is mighty
drsi Fable.
80. The increased organization OF
working women for self protection and
the improvement Of their industrial con-
ditious.
-. The inclusion OF all women work
ing for wages, whether In industry.
trade, domestic service or agriculture.
under future legislation regulating their
wages. hours or working conditions.
-. The extension Of the principle Of
State protection Cf children and the
rapid increase IF facilities for their edu-
cation a. outlined elsewhere.
IS. The enactment by Congress Of
legislation ~embody!ng the principles
contained IN the so-Called Palmer-Oweu
bill. which was before Congress at he
last session.
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tborities 20 remove employees should
not apply to members OF the Police De-
partment, except that they have a right
OF court review.
The amendment was defeated by a
vote Of So TO ~. thus doing away with
the policeman's right II review from de.
cisions dismissing him from the service
SHOULD the Constitution be adopted by
the people.
II is anticipated that the home rule
article will pass the convention as
agreed upon to-day.
Representatives Of the Citizens Union
ADVISED william Barnes hat in their
opinion 'the charter Of a city Is the
local constitution and should be adopted
10y the people Of a city just as the
Constitution OF the state is adopted by
the people OF the state"
Mr.. Barnes tonight in a letter an
swering this contention disagreed. de-
clSring that the adoption OF a consti-
futon is ~ act OF sovereignty. There
fore IL your contention be correct the
people OF each city are sovereign. which
would destroy the STATE itself.
Il assume that the charter tinkering
will begin In all the cities Of the State
by the voters thereof under the home
rule article considered to-day. The
propagation OF the idea that citizens OF
a State are citizens OF a city would ulti-
mately work ser.ous evil IN the minds
OF people. The suggestion that a char
ter is a constitution Is practically seces-
sion
The Children's Society and private
charitable Institutions are not 20 come
under the visitation and inspection OF
the State Board OF Charities through the
action OF the convention. which defeated
by a decisive vote Louis M~arshalls
amendment TO accomplish that object.
The convention advanced to a third
reading Nicer steinbrink's amendment
providing that the management and fs-
cal control OF State hospitals for the
insane shall remain IN the State Hos
ptal Commission except az Il may he
delegated TO local boards OF managers
by the Legislature
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TANNER PLAN READY.
President Root Has smooth~d Dini-
cuIties, II II Said.

ALBASY. Aug. 24-Presidert Elinu
Root has about ironed out the objections
TO the short ballot and the Tanner plan
centralizing the respons biEty Of the
State government In the chief Executive
OF the State. and the predictions tonight
were that the convention would approve
the plan substantially as outlined by
Chairman Tanner.
Inv Tanner committee will meet to-
morrow morning and will be asked TO
approve a compromise plan concerning
the State Comptroller. the State Treas
urer and the State Tax Commission.
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reserved by the Constitution specifically
10 the Federal Government.
%. The telegraph companies are enor-
mously overcapitalized, and their rates.
which are graded to pay dividends upon
large amounts of stock which do not rep.
resent the investment Of cash. are very
much higher than the cost OF service
warrants.
"6. owing to the duplication Of offices
on the part Of the two companies and
the maintenance Of branch offices which
are idle for a large part of the time.
THIS service ts being performed inef1-
ciently and at an unusually high cost In
spite OF the low wages paid the opera
tors.
The Recon mendstions.
ut is suggested hat the commission
recommend
81. The property OF the telegraph com
panies or such part Of their equipment
as may be necessary for the effcient
operation OF a national telegraph system
should be purchased by the Federal Gov
eminent after proper valuation and
placed under the general Jurisdiction
81 the Post Office Department for oper-
alton. In transferring the service TO
the Federal Government all employees,
including officials and other persons,
necessary for successful operation
should he retained. and those whom the
elimination ~ the duplicate service OF
the two companies renders unnecessary
Tor the national system should be alb
sorbed into other branches Of the Fed
eral serve" as far as practicable.
% At IN" time Of the transfer to the
Federal service q special commission
should be appointed to revise the salary
ratings and other working conditions
and place them upon a prope basis"
The report next charges that the EN-.
nlovec Of the telephone companies are
underpaid. subjected TO poor working
conditions and that their protective or.
sanizaiion Il effectively resisted by the
ReRarclng :he Pullman the
commission attacks the tipping system
and recommends a statute 10 prohibit II.
y supplemental enc was fled By
Chairman Walsh and Commissioner
Gar!etson urging as the great remedy
for such unnecessary Industrial unrest
a. We have found more and more and
stu more Organization OF labor and OF
the employers In each industry as we'll"
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"feudal' Com m

one OF the findings presented to-day
concerns the existence Of Industrial com.
muhitIes that are declared 10 present
every aspect OF a state OF feudallsm.
with employers controlling the social
ana political lie and abridginR the
fundamental rights OF citizens.
Discussing the question of whether or
not labor conditions In the country's
principal Industries are satisfactory. the
report regulates the view that thes.
conditions should be Judged by COM
psrison with the past.
The cIuN Of the question: says the
report is, Have the workers received
a fsir snare OF the enormous Increase In
wealth which has taken place In this
country during the past quarter CEN
fury as a result largely Of their labors q,
The answer Is emphatically-No,
h wealth Of the country between
1880 and 1912 increased from 81 10 1877
billions. or lsS yer cent. whereas the
aggregate income OF wage earners in
manufacturing. mining and iransIpr-
tation has risen between 1889 and 1909
only 20 per cent, from ISIS millions In
lhss TO i,sl6 millions in 1909. Further
more. the wage ea-ners share OF the ne;
product Of Industry in the case OF manu-
id'tu!es WAS only iOZ per cent. In 1909,
as compared with - per cent. In 1889.
similarly the attempt TO dismiss de-
plorab!e labor conditions in the United
States by arguments that they are bet
ter than in European countries Is re-
pugnant.
1T is evident both from the invest!ga-
tions OF this commission and from the
reports OF all recent governmental bodies
that "A large part Of our Industrial popu-
lation are, as a result of the ~combina-
ton OF low wages and unemployment,
living in a condition OF actual poverty.
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W. 4. Osborn Says He saw B.nr
the Mayor Missed.

William Church Osborn. Democratic
state chairman. returned to New York
Yesterday from a hunting trip in Wyo-
minG. He reported hat he saw In the
mountains the bear which Mayor
Mitchell missed last spring. The hear
tdrrIed My long enough to send re-
CARDS to the Mayor, said Mr.. Osborn. The
chairman will begin a tour of the State
in = few days in the interest of his
party.
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PLAN NEW CHILE LINE.
Dr. Rowe. 4. =. Representative, aud
south americans Confer.

Npecl1T 'db7t Dtsp1ich 70 THr sIN.
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Aug. 2~i.-Plans
for fast steamship communication be-
tween Valparaiso and New York were
submitted az the final conference here
to-day between Or. L. s. Rowe Of the
University OF Pennsylvania, the Chilean
Minister Of Finance and the High Com
mission appointed in accordance with
resolutions passed al the reCon, PAN
American conferences in Washington. A
new parcel post arrangement and the
subject OF a : cent Letter rate also were
discussed.
DR.. Rowe, who is making a tour OF
South American countries with a view TO
promoting trade between them and the
United States, vii! sail Tomorrow for
Callao, Peru. and proceed 10 Lima 10
confer with the Peruvian High Commits.
sion. Thence he will go to Panama.
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Extent of POv~rty.

How large this proportion Is cannot
be exactly determined. but IL Is certain
that at least o%ne-th!rd and possibly one
half Of the families OF wage earners en-
p!oyed in manufacturing and mining
earn In the course OF the wear less than
enough 20 support them in anything like
a comfortable and decent condition.
The last OF the family 10 go hungry
are the children. yet statistics show
that In six OF our largest cities from
IL to 20 per cent. OF the children are
noticeabiy unde.fed and III nourished.
las n result OF the Investigations
which nave been made the following
conclusions are justified
81. The welfare Of the State demands
that the useful labor of every able
bodied workman should az a minimum
be compensated by sufficient income TO
support In comfort himself. a wife and
at least three minor children, and in
addition TO provide for sickness, old age
and disability. Under no other condi-
tons can a strong, contented and effi-
Glen citizenship be developed.
"2. Under existing conditions such AN
income is not received by fully one-half
OF the wage earners employed In In
dustry.
%. The natural ~ OF the
United States are such tina an indus
trial population properly educated and
efficiently organized can produce enough
to achieve his standard of living.
-. II is probable that even at present
the national agricultural and Industrial
output is sufficient to permit the estab-
lishment Of such a standard.
-. The problem Is therefore essen
TALLY one OF distribution.
Fixing of wages.
&c. The fixing OF the wages of adult
" orkmen by legal enactment is not prac-
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THRIFT RECORD FOR PASSAIC.
Has Largest Postal Bank Deposits
of Any city of Its size.

PAssAiC. y. J.. Aug. 24-Postmaste-
James J. Cowiey to-day announced that
the 73S dcpositors In the postal bank
here have a total OF SOLO in the
Government bank. this being the larges5
mount on deposit in ans city OF It's
size In the country
Passiac has a large German. Aus
TRAN, Hungarian and Russian popula-
tiun which, since the war broke out.
has deposited large amounts in the
post office bank. feeling it's money IL
absolutely safe there.
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chase the burglar was out OF wind and
the policeman soon caught him.
Joseph Allen, le-just got In to-
day from Chicago" the prisoner painted
at the Yves, tooth street station.
Mrs. Pearce identified as her prop
erty a gold bracelet. a silver vanity box
and "A leather purse he had In his
pockets. shaw identified a denied
Panama hat as the one his iron rod had
descended upon. 50 Alien will be ar
raIgned in the West Side court to-day
charged with burglary.
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HOME RULE FOR
+; CITIES ADOPTED
BY CONVENTION
Seth Lows Article Attacked
by Democrats as a
Sham.
REPUBLICAN VOTE
~ CARRIES IT THROUGH

AtpaNr. Aug AT would sooner be
q lamp post on Park Row than the
Governor OF California declared AZ
,semblyman Alfred r. Smith In the Con-
stitutional Convention tonight. when
Seth Low reminded him that the state
OF California gave TO the cities OF that
State the same kind OF government
which the home rule article adopted by
the convention tonight gives 20 the
cities OF this State.
The home rule for cities article. pre-
pared By Seth Lows committee. was
adopted by a vote Of 81 TO II. after a
dozen amendments, offered by Assem-
biyman Smith. Senator Wagner. Will
lam r. Sheehsn and DE Lsncey Nicoll
designed to give real home rule TO New
York city without legislative Interior
ence. were defeated by a strict party
vote.
The article was adopted substantially
a. 4. was reported from the Cities Com
mittee. the second time. It having been
sent back TO that committee for re-
drafting in line with the numerous
amendments which had been offered
after a three days discussion OF the
article over a week ago.
- Under the provisions OF the home rule
article, each city will have exclusive
power to manage. regulate and control
It's property affairs and municipal gov
eminent. which power will include the
exclusive right to organize and manage
all departments and bureaus and the
qualifications. number. terms Of ofice,
appointment and removal OF all city
OFFICERS and employees, including police
officers.
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bid for Tnmmnny Downed.

: Alfred h. Cnger's amendment that
the humble Of charter revision commits
,%sioners IN New York city should he IN
from sixteen to twenty-'Wu. one
from each Senate district, which would
mean the Tammauy control OF the com
mission. was voted down promptly,
T. Meier Steiubrlnk offered an amend
.ment that the right given to city au-
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NEW YORh-Lakemont,
LlTCHFIELD. Conn.
Florida,

FLORIDA ORES AIR SCHOOL on Cedar
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Girls. Music. Language, Physical Training.
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SOUTH ORANGE, New jersey

SETON HALL COLLEGE. South Oranpe
y. j College, High school, Baylcy Hall Gram,
mar school Tor small boys. Right Rev. j. i.
Mooney u u, Ill, ID, Pres.
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New Jersey.
PRINCETON. New Jersey.

College prepdlItOrN sChoUI Tor boys over
Il Rapid progress possible because Of lin
it,l number OF pupils COO and freedom
from rlgid class Organization. Excellent
equipment and facilities in the way Of
buildings and grounds, Speciul attention
given TO athletics ana moral welfare. 4and
wear. Personal Inspection invited. For
Yearbook address J. Il. FINE, Headmaster
Princeton, y. j.
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New Jersey.
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CARLTON ACADEMY. SUMMIT. y !
Upper school gives thorough prepararIo,
fer all colleges: indiv!iuaI attention: com
mercial courses. athletic sports. resident
chaplain, Lower school To rIys
persona! care, CHARLES IL. SCHULTZ
4. NJ, Headmaster
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PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES
FOR BOYS AND YOUNG MEN.
NEW YORk-New York City.
RAPID REVIEW RECORDS

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Our summer school guarantees success in
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We guarantee 70 prepare boys Of average
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Two hours outing each day for boys under
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H~IGHTsTowN-New JERSEY.

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ALLENHURsT. y. J.
FOR BOYS AND YOUNG MEN.

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