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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-02
THE SEAGOERS.

Arrivals yesterday by the Cunarder
Franconia from Liverpool.
n, aud Mrs " " NJ aud Mrs l.raia
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-02

He was born in BrooKlyn and was a
graduate of Yale and OF the Long Island
Medical College. He is survived by his
wife.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-07-17

conditions. And (this firmly, we
ask the removal OF Snyder. Not for
ourselves alone. but for our wives and
children we appear. They are starv-
Ing"
Let them starve," was Powers an.
swer.
Laura was surprised and startled
witness to this stirring scene She
had never realized before that there
was such thing as starvation.
great compassion was born with.
In her. Her features showed the dawn
OF wondrous pity Putting her arms
about her fathers neck she asked him
to tell her all about the strikers and
their hungry families. Laughingly he
put her from him.
Those problems are not for little
girls Hike you" he told her Go and
join your guests They will miss YOU"
10.
Nina Hurd was frail and delicate
woman OF twenty-five. A constant
battle with poverty had left It's marks.
Far into each night she toiled with
needle in desperate endeavor to exc
out the little family's slender In.
come.
Bent over some thanksgiving, urg.
Ing her weary fingers to unceasing en-.
deavors to add to the slowly increas.
ing pile of finished garments beside
her, she hardly dared to raise her
eyes from her work. when a com
motion at the implanted front door OF
the shabby cottage warned her that
she was having visitors at an unusual
tiRA
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-07-17

the fiery-Tim the eloquent. For
weeks now the men had been on
strike. For weeks there had been tur-
mol and strife. For weeks there had
been starvation In the homes of the
strikers and restitution among the
children OF the workingmen. Ever
since the trouble between Snyder and
grown. And then had come the last
straw-the order given by Powers and
enforced by Snyder-an order, work
ing the men an hour longer each day
and all day Sunday without extra pay.
Even Snyder. tyrannical as he was
known to be. had protested slightly
at the latest outrage.
THE menll never stand It," he had
said
Times are hard and 1t must be
DONE" Powers had answered.
THE men will strike" Snyder had
ventured
Then we will get others" the mil
lionaire had answered
And so, going from group to group,
Snyder had driven them harder. had
shouted the new orders at them, had
sought to coerce them into submission
by volley of filthy oaths.
Even the worm will turn, they say,
and hungry. underpaid stevedores are
less patient than the earth-grubbing
insect. There were murmurs at Sny-
der's orders and open rebellion at his
language, Just how 1t started nobody
seemed to know; Just who began it
doesn't matter Suffice to say that
leaderless as the men were, impelled
by common instinct, they had sud
denly rushed the rough-tongued fore
man and had thrown him off the dock
into the water. Then had come the
march to the office, the demand for
better pay, the changing of the gate,
the call for the police-and the strike.
or all this not WORD had reached
Laura. or all this not a whisper. not
a suggestion had found It's way be.
hind the beautiful vine-covered stone
wall that surrounded the Powers es.
tate. Not a syllable had been per-
mitted to disturb the peace and seren-
ity of the millionaire's palatlal res
idence, and probably never would
have, II the men at an open air meet
ing on the afternoon OF Laura's party,
had not appointed Tim Shand the
head Of a committee to place their
grievances before the millionaire.
1--WE can never get to him at his
office. We Will see him at his home"
Tim had shouted
At last Tim and the angry Powers
came face to face.
For moment the two men glared
at each other. And then Shand, with
the self-command and eloquence that
had made him leader among the
workmen. quickly made his plea for
Justice
I'VE come to you, Mr.. Powers, be.
cause we realize that you do not know
what the men have suffered. We
know that II you had realized the
awful tyranny OF your underling
conditions would have been improved
long ago. We ask you to take the
men back under proper working
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Strictly Reserved) "
tween the men.
Pointing pudgy finger first at the
newspaper and then at the nose of his
foreman, the millionaire spoke terselv
and harshly:
"Lumber's high in the East. lake
Drive your men to the limit and get
that shipment east while prices hold
up"
Ihere was grim cruelty in Jake's
eyes and just tinge of a smile on his
hrm, thin lips as he answered:
They're pretty near the limit now.
but l guess we can speed EN- up a
bit"
The ugly smile was still on Jakes
race when he left the private office
and on the steps of the building he
paused for moment, spat on his
hands and squared his shoulders. as
II enjoying the prospect of trouble
that he scented.
And, like most of those who look
for trouble, Snyder found it. He had
hardly left the docks to answer Pow.
ers' summons when Karl Hurd, deli
cate OF face and hardly strong enough
for the work he had been forced to
accept, staggered back, dropped the
piece Of lumber he was handling and
almost sank to the ground from sheer
WEAKNESS. Too much work and not
enough food was slowly killing him
and only the thought of his wife and
daughter gave him strength enough to
keep up.
Several of his fellow laborers came
towards him and offered to help him
They talked with discomfort over con.
ditions that forced them to submit to
the treatment that Jake and Powers
meted out.
At low warning shout from one
of their number, all jumped to their
places and were busy at work when
Jake came around the corner of the
nearest lumber pile-that is, all but
Hurd.
Here you, get to work and cut out
that soldering" yelled Snyder as he
bounded across the low pile in Hurd's
direction.
Get to work now, not next week.
he added as Hurd was slow in re-
spending, emphasizing the words with
vicious kick.
Sudden, swift passion seized Hurd,
and careless of all consequences
might hold for him-he lunged fierce
ly at his foreman, and struck him
squarely between the eyes. His was
the strength of desperation and the
blow sent Jake Keeling against the
lumber pile.
The startled shout-half of amaze
ment and half of approval-which
greeted Hurd's action, as much as
the sudden impact of doubled fist
against human flesh, brought him
quickly to his senses, and he stood
for a moment staring at his daZed
prosecutor as the realization of what
he had done was slowly impressing
itself upon him
And then fear seized him, and turn
ing on his heel he tled-fied as Ii
a thousand demons were after him
fed blindly up one lumber yard alley
and down the other with the enraged
Snyder, who had quickly recovered,
dashing madly after him.
Stop or | fire." yelled Jake, and
then his revolver spoke-not once
but three times in rapid succession,
the vicious fire and the shipping bull
lets adding to the pandemonium that
regned in the lumber yard.
But Hurd fled blindly on.
Stumbling, plunging, falling and
rising again, he raced across the
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-07-17

rough. uneven ground, and reached
the railroad tracks just as the inter
urban trolley bound for San feuro
whirred into view. With his last re-
naming ounce of strength, he hiaue
n desperate squirt and flung himseii
headlong on to the front platform Oh
the rushing trolley. That he escaped
death beneath the wheels was n''f'
acle. ......----.-.......-..t-
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-07-17

Rights oil r.
anu ror
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-26
BECKER MUST DIE FOR
ROSENTHAL MURDER
Court of Appeals Affirms Second Con-
yiction of New York Police
Lieutenant

albany, n. Y, May 25.-Ths Court
of Appeals today Affirmed the second
conviction of Police Lieutenant
Charles A. Becker for the staying of
Herman Rosentha1 in 'front.' OF the
Hotel Metropole on the night of July
16, 1912. Becker's last hope of escap-
ing the electric chair died when the
final decision of the court was an
nounced Next week. ii is expected,
the court will fix a date about five
weeks from now for the electrocution
of Becker, who has been confined in
the death house in Sing Sing since
he was first convicted If murder in
the first degree for having plotted the
death of Rosenthal
Governor Whitman who as district
attorney of New Y ork. prosecuted both
cases against Becker and secured both
convictions, had no comment to make
on the verdict, Judge .seabury. who
presided at the last decker trial. but
who since mas been designate to the
Court OF Appeals, did not sit with the
other judges in the case.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-26
Reforming PRISONS.

Penitentaries and prison houses would at
first glance offer a poor field for reform move
ments, but MIR. James Mott Osborne at Sing
Sing prison. ossining. n. Y is undaunted. He
has instituted the rule of kindness in place of
that OF brute force among his charges and is
introducing all sorts Of home rule and self
government features.
A most interesting election has just heen
held in the prison in which the "roagh neck"
over :he silk stocking crowd. In the par
lance of the average political turnover. "tha
people" have won over the politicians One
or the chief features OF the reform movement
promises to be "liberalizing Of the bench
a greater freedom from the technical rules that
have been held to hamper the administration
OF justice.
4 In this Sag SlnH democracy there are
highly interesting rules. For instance nobody
lie disfranchis6d save the occupants OF the death
house. The rough neck element IS composed Of
those convicts who are in jail for the more bru-
al or common forms of crime, while the silk
stocking crowd has been made up Of scI; ar
lists, political convicts. bankers, who Just over
stepped the law. The biggests boss of the es.
adjustment, sort of Murphy Barnes Roosevelt
mixture, has been former big banker who
kept his machine intact by promising TO do
.hngs" for his henchmen when his term is up
However. the people" triumphed and the
bosses are retired from control for the hrst
time In the history of the selfgovernment
movement at Sing Sing
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-26

OF Confederate flags in the decoration of build
ings for next week II is tustifiable complaint
which appears to be the fault of the companies
which contract for the decorating and some OF
which have come here for this event alone. As
of flags of the Confederacy. 1t is not difficult
to understand why these are so relatively scarce.
OF course, one deprecates the use of the
American flag at any time and in any amount
We are all Americans. But a more general use
of the Confederate and civic flags at this time
would be exceedingly appropriate
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-26

man Empire has only been yelled by the gauzy
fa brio of conycntionality. and wonder why the
cloud Is there.
Let fac the truth you cannot change
desert into garden in day. and there Is
no magical word by which we can transtaute
a seething mass of human passions into a flower
OF sanity virtue The fires of Vesuvius may
burst forth at any moment, and vandalism, even
though apparently sleeping, may arise veri-
table whrlwind of death and deso'ation.
What is the fate of helpless nations? What
must eventually be the lot of China, a country
which has believed in the policy of non-resist-
for two thousand years. while Christians
fighting like gorllas, unless projection is
given her? Four hundred millions of people
helpless in The hands of little Japan, Death
or surrender" is Japan's ultimatur--and China
Yields. An excellent example Of the miracles
wrought by laying the sword aside!
Shell we become too proud to fight and bid
honor adeu forever, ms we surrender ceun-
try to a foreign foe? Perhaps the annexation
of Belgium by the "Vtcc Regent" of God will he
n strong incentive TO walk the quiet 90 ways
If peace. PcIchance the fact that the Ameri-
can soldiers Corregdor stood at their guns
right and day in expectation of an attack by
the yellow peril" in 1913. and that provisions
for two years sege were collected, strength
ems our desire for military weakness. Shall flu
ture ages know of us IS being too proud to hgh.
or as a nation that. individually or collectively
feared dc0t1 infinitely less than subsection and
disho1pr for who may say when the Maelstrom
of war will involve the United States? Mensced
or the West by the Children of Dawn. threat
cned on the east by the Wanting Germans. we
are standing on auicksand.
In the of humanity let us prepare to
L phold American freedom, and dspel all doubts
as to the reality of our world mission.
CEDRIC s. BEVERLY.
Freezing Va, May %. 1918.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-26
General Comment
No .Hsphen" in a Time of Stress.

There is no hyphen in real Americanism when,
the conditions call for proof of loyalty.
In no better way has this been shown than
in the wonderful sympathy ana accord tina,
ali classes OF Americans. native or foreign
horn, have shown towards the President In mi.
hour of national stress The German has put
aside for the nonce all thoughts of his LOYALTY
70 the Fatharand in her travail during the
European conflict. and stands aligned with all
true Americans.
Nor has this peculiar phase of our civic life
been better explained than in the address of
our Mayor to the visiting German American
Masons. who came here the guests of Her
man Lodge Mayor Bankenburg himself a
foster son. illlmined this patriotic notabeness
in American people. AS he declared the adept
ed sons of Columbia have dedicated themselves
10 the United States: they have adopted their
country as true and right, even as the nation
has adopted them honorable men and right
eous sons. 1t Is likewise true as the Mayor
said, that there isn't foreign citizen of this
greatest nation under the that cannot be-
as true to the Constitution, as he to the Dec
,iaration of Independence any born to
tho native sous purple and fine line
1t is this spirit among those who come to
cur shores thai will always shield the republic
fPerpetuate her glories and never allow the ma
tonal banner 10 know stigma of traitorous
shame, or one Flemish of hyphenated dshonor.
Philadelphia Press.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-26
State Press Comment
BE Fair With Each Other.

In compliance with our promise to specify
respects in which counsel closer and
rational scrutiny OF the relations between
shipper and carrier let's consider. first, that
the transportation company is not a public
enemy: let's discard. and for all the cher
ished. yet silly. suspicion that representative
thought among transportation authorities is at
with the public interest-it is not. We
know high in railroad and steamship
circles. whose hearts beat about as kindly and
cordially toward the people toward them
selves; men who actually yearn for sympathy
and good will to help them execute the i'm
rortant tasks committed to their keeping. To
think of then, unkindly is to treat them un-
fairly. They men-some OF them your
Height ors. whom you would not Intentionally
iniure, but are all TOO apt to wrong without
knowing it All it costs is moment of in
telligent thought to revise attitude toward
them and the interests which they strive hon
cstly to conduct for the wellbeing of all in any
way concerned. They perfect: neither
are any of us. Some of them commit grave
mistakes, but the same may be said of every
body: think these things--Northampto
Times.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-26
WEDNESDAY. NAY %. 1915
EFFICIENCY VERSUS pull.

4 In his advocacy Of new form Of mun'Sipai
government Nj Arthur Glasgow is performing
the very valuable service Of making people dc
about things as they are and TO realize how
Eaueh better the prospect Of things as tney
might be or ought to be in an ideal form oil
government However Mr. Glaseow's plan Is
not Biliken system of philosophy, but one
which has been tested in the old world-in liol'
land. ny the way and rot in Germany the
Times Dispatch IS addicted TO declaring.
The public at large is not overly fond of
thinking Tho public is fond Of having well
thought out plans presented IT fer comparison
and discussion. and that is what MIR. Glasgow
il doing It will not be his fault If the city
does not understand what is possible for il III
the way of good government
The keynote of the age in which We i've,
whether on the battle field or in the marts OF
trade is efficiency. But in the halls of gov
eminent the keynote of success is still 'pp.l'
Nov that is obviously not a standard calculated
TO secure us the best men in governmental po-
sitsons Why should we not have good gov.
err nentT We pay enough to have good one
az it is. but If 1t is necessary to have com
pIeteiy efficient government we will gladly pay
more and rest assured that it will be made up
to US in savings of substantial proportions by
the expert administrators who will be secured.
Obviously we cannot breed experts here when
We do not maintain as the standard for our
city ofscers-and certainly We do not-absolute
efhcercy as prime requisite for fitness in Office.
Therefore, II and when we need them we
should be able to go out and get them
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-26
JOHN WARWICK DANIEL.

The unveiling in Lynchburg today OF the
statue OF the late Senator John Warwick
Daniel is most fitting tribute TO the memory
IF a great Virginian whose work in the halls
IF Congress aud ig the bounds of his native
state was performed to the service of Virginia.
Senator Daniel made and retained the friend.
ship Of great numbers of Virginsns, he counted
among hts friends statesmen OF all America.
8of matches oratory and thorough sehorr of
s.he law, his place is with tho sons OF vir-
sinia who have made her known as the Mother
d States and Statesmen
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-26
fT77 - z ',''' - !, z
Becker viii Ask No Mercy.

New York. May 49, Mrs. Charles
Becker was teaching in public schol
80, at One Hundred and Firty-seventh
Street and Seventh Avenue today when
she was notified by telephone OF the
Court of Appeals final decision
AGAINST her husband, ,.sases-s.,. I,
Are you certain that 1t Is au-
thentic ?" she asked. following long
pause.
When told that the news was true
she asked that the dispatcil from Al
bany be read to her.
After hearing the dispatch she res
fused TO comment on 1t.
viii you try To get stay from
Governor Whitman she was asked.
X have nothing to say" she re-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-26
War On the Scayengers.

After the middle of June the law will permit
the killing of turkey buzzards We do not
believe this is good law, but 1t is law all
the same.-Vlrginia Citizen.
And the buZzard stands in fair way of
early determination our contemporary
wisely calls attention to older statute
which requires the cremation or burial of
all dead animals. The almost universe.
practice in country districts of Virginia
is to leave such carcases exposed to the
open air which they poison by exhala-
tons from their corruption. Unless the county
supervisors to strict enforcement of this
heretofore dead letter at the Code. the time will
when this ukase against natures
scavenGers will be generally recognized the
act of preposterous folly. which it is.--Norfolk
Eirginan Pilot
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-26
USE THL C1NIc rIAG.

8 Wow hat v have Richmond civic flag cts
lse it. There viii. probably be no other occa.
ton such as the Confederate Reunion in many
yrars While the States of the whole South.
he State OF Virginia more than any State, are
Inentiy Richmonds reunion in which rich.
lmonds central place cannot be disputed; there.
fore, :et Us see that the Richmond civic lag
Il displayed :.
There has lean .saras complaint at the scarcity
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-26
MAKE THE APPROPRI ALTON.

The resolution introduced by Councilman
Powell in the Common Council asking an ap.
of $4,000 for the relief of the Shell
tering Arms Hospital should by all means be
reported favorably by the Finance Committee
and passed by Council There are no projects
before 1t more deserving of aid.
The Sheltertpg Arms is most deserving in
stitution. 1t has no resources save those placed
at its disposal for use in relieving cases of the
most genuine need. We trust that the city will
not see 1t fall into financial embarrassment
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-26
THE C. q O. CONFIDENT.

With confidence in the future that will give
confidence to individuals and smaller business
enterprises she Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
has followed up its announcement Of large
equipment orders with a large building con
tract which Will mean the expenditure of sew
eral million dollars.
Large business enterprises, among which the
of me country are by no means least.
are doing much TO better business conditions
by their confident stand and their large invest.
ments, based On belief in the countrys sound
business condition.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-26
OUR DUTY TO THE ANNEXED TERRITORY

While the city auditors report would indicate
that large part OF the estimated cost of i'm
provements III the annexed territory has teen
expended the condition of affairs in those sec.
tons at present viii not permit the city in honor
to stop until 1t has put back into proper ccndi
tion the streets and private property which
have been torn up in the process of making re-
pairs
The obligation TO fulfill promises and pledges
is sacred one with governments. Especially
is this the case when new citizens have been
brought within the bounds of the government
by legal action The Administrative Board,
which is responsible for conditions in the nm.
nexed territory, should so arrange its disburse.
ments that the exhaustion OF its available funds
will not leave at loose ends projected but In
complete works
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-26

Jacob Rupert. proprietor of Rupperts beer
and the New York Yankees. also president of the
New York State Brewers Association. is spon-
sor for the statement that a recent excise tax
bill passed by the New York State Legislature
Will mean the closing OF 1900 saloons in New
York City alone. He estimates that there are
q 900 saloons In the State, IL, 900 Of which are
IN New York City. II New York can't have pro
hibition she will at least have fewer saloons