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T VOL. XXXVH NO. 49. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 14, 1907 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. The Omaha Daily Bee VICTORY FCVNION Omaha Operator! Draw 1 ' dot the Battle. V CUDAHY GRANTS GOOD L t ' JUen Reported Satisfied with Su tial Increaie in Pay. INTEREST ON LEASED WIRES Question it Will Grain Office Teleg rapher! Quit. DECISION WAITS ON SMALL When President of Strikers Rnekef Chicago Broken Will Hold Con ference with Him and Coma to Conclusion. Telen-raph Operators. Striking. At Work. V'Mtfrn Union M 40 postal t Associated Press 4 0 Jirokers 0 10 Messengers. Striking. At Work. A. D. T. (W. U.), 30 0 J'ostal 10 0 Associated Press , Q Otnuba telegraphers claim the flrat vic tory In the weat In their strike for better Salaries and wage. Last night the Cudahy Packing company granted a 10 per cent advance to Ita telegraph, twenty-four In number, employed in South Omaha, Sioux City, Kansas City and Wlehlta, to date aukuoi i. n raises me salaries oi flrt-class men to figures around the $100 .tnark, with a minimum of about 180. Manager Ellis of the telegraph depart ment of the Cudahy company ( aald . ha vlahed to avert the possibility of a strike and considered It a good time to raise sal aries. The men had made no demand, ' but moat of them are members of the telegraphers' union, which has Just threat ened to call a general strike of all union telegraphera not under contract. The ac tion of the company has thus averted the probability of a strike at these four pack ing houses. Operators at other packing- planta are already being paid aalarlea which the union considers standard. Two more men walked out Tuesday even ing, they being operators employed by laslngham A Boyce, brokers in the New York Life building. They demand that sal aries be increased to $25 per week. Interest on Leased Wires. Local Intereat In the strike now cen ters on the operatora of the leased wire In the offices of the grain .cornmlaslon houses. Will they strike or nst la the question. Monday night it looked as though they Vf -ould not go out. Tuesday noon 'it r peemed tliey would. In the afternoon, however, there came a telegram from Chicago which put a new face on the , situation. It was from Rod McKlnnon, a member of the grain brokerage house i of Login St Bryan, and It cam over the Company's leaaed wire. Mr. McKlnnon said his firm had been Approached by a committee from the telegraphers' union and he had sent six of his own operators to confer with them, the result being It was agreed to take no action until the arrival of President Cmall in Chicago, which will probably be tonight. Mr. McKlnnon said he had promised the union that when Mr. Small arrived a conference with him would be held and "an arrangement mad between ' on of the firm and Mr. 8mall which will te satisfactory to the operatora In the employ of Logan & Bryan." A commltte of telegraphers, after thla message had been received, waited on J4els UpdUe of the Updike Grain com pany and asked htm If he would alga a schedule, though no schedule was pre sented to him. H replied that his com pany would be willing to comply with any achedule accepted by Logan A Bryan. President dowry la Hopeful. Colonel Clowry, president of the Western Union Telegraph company. New York, today rred General Superintendent T. F. Cook, Chicago, who In turn telegraphed the in formation to Superintendent Nelson, Omaha. The telegram ia as follows: About 60 per cent of our force In New wnt out and we have ample force today to move the business without delay. Leas than 2 per cent went out at Philadelphia, Jtsltlmore, Washington, Ilttsburg and Buf falo. We are In good shape to those points. New York Herald. Hun. Times and Tribune have editorials rrltlslsing action of atrlkera. Hallroade Are Keeping Ont. Railroads are not taking sides in th telegraphers' strike, one way or the other. It la stated. In fact, they are exercising all possible diplomacy to keep as far away from the danger line as they can. It leaked out yesterday that local railroad headquarters Instructed their operators to receive no Western Union or Postal busi ness or anything else that might possibly tend to Involve them or their employer In the present difficulty. IV H Harriman, on his way weat Sun day, told Omaha newspaper mats he waa taking no special Intereat In the atrike, as vp to that time it did not Involve his In terest; he said he waa. Ilk any business pian. Interested In a general way, but would not feel personally concerned unless It spread to the railroads. He seemed to think such a thing not beyond the pal of possibility. STRIKE HITS I'JirtB BAM BAST "Weather Barren, PostoAeo and Army Department Are Ansloaa. Th Postofflce department has not ex perienced any serious handicap thus far from th telegraphers' strike, nor does It expect to. There was some apprehension at first th strike In Omaha might Inter- i ler witn in taiegrapn aiann waicn con- naoted with th poctofftce vaults, . whleh th postofnc depends upon almost ab solutely for protection. A Western Union Official aald Tuesday morning! "There is not th slightest reason for ap prehension on th part of th postofnc. ' The telegraph watch system Is not In sny rsy connected with th messag trans mission and receiving departments. The strlk portains only to th operators' dl ' vision and not to th mechanical depart merit. M At army headquarter vary Uttl tnoon Yentenc has boon experienced thus far from th strike. Thr ha heea soma delay In getting xaossag out," said an officer, "but than W have Immediate recourse to th long! distance telephone, and hav had several evasions to us It between Omaha, kas aaa City and Fort Riley. W bar rw v. Uont1nu4 a aWoaad Pag.) SUMMARY OF THE BEE Wednesday, Angnat 14, lOT. 1007 AUUObl 190 u mon rut. wto trni nti sat ? t ? r i 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Til WXATXXm. FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA Fair In north, showers In south portion tonight. Temperatures at Omaha yesterday: Hour. Deg. Hour. Deg. 8 a. m 67 1 p. m 81 - m 67 2 p. m 82 1 a. m 63 f p. m Kt a. m 70 4 p. m 83 a. m 72 f p. m M 10 a. m 74 6 p. m SO 1 rn 77 7 p. m 78 IS m 80 8 p. m 76 p. m 74 DOMTBTIO. Telegraph strike spreads to Canada, but the telegraph offices claim to be taking care of the Important business and press reports are established through to im portant centers of nation. Page 1 Chief assassins of the Hunchokist so ciety caught in New York and afterward make a confession. Pag 1 Secretaries Taft and Root, with Post master General Meyer, go to Oyster Bay for a conference with President Roose velt on political matters.' Prevlotit.lv a conference la held with bankers in New York. Pag- 1 Chicago gas tank explodes, killing one man and injuring others. Par 1 Governor Folk commutes to life Im prisonment the sentence of "Lord" Har rington. Fag- 1 New Insect pest ravaging; alfalfa fluids in Utah. Pasr 1 Kansas City judge makea ruling in C. O. D. liquor package case, refusing man datory Injunction compelling the com panies to make shipment. Pag 1 District Attorney Jerome will be unslile to undertake the Thaw trial until Janu ary term of court. Pa X POBXIOsT Moorish tribesmen savagely attack Casablanca, but are mowed down. Th foreigners fie and the city Is a wreck. Pag 1 King Edward will meet Kaiser WUhelm today to discuss Important diplomatic matters. Pag 1 Yellow fever claims Its first victim in the hospital corps at Havana. Vaga 1 Arbitration has been agreed upon for the troubles at Belfast. Pag X XTXBBASKA. Two more victims are claimed by the Elkhorn river at Wiener. Brown county Is aroused over the reported suspicious death of Mrs. Laughlin, twenty-six mil? from A Ins worth. Pag 8 OH rate hearing before Railway com mission goes over at request of both parties. Complaint of lumber combine at Harvard. People threaten to test merger of Burlington and Kansas City A Omiha roads. Pag- S GERMAN IDEAS IN CHINA Consal General Ragsdale Reports that Celestials Are Betas; Well Edaeated. WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, (Special.) Consul General James W. Ragsdale of Tientsin makes the following report on the Introduction of German science and education into China: A German teacher at ons of the imperial colleges some years, ago proposed to the German-Asiatlo association that they should send to China a complete collection of teaching accessories In order to show the different methods of German scholarships, and since IKK efforts have been continued to this end, but without success. At last, however, the consul at Tsinanfu addressed the German ambassador In Pe king asking for his help, and the latter reported to the Relchskanxler recommend ing a permanent traveling exhibition of Ger man teaching accessories In China. The necessary authority was then given, and the book selling firm of F, Volckmar, Leip zig, has now been ordered to compile a catalogue of the exhibition, with a com plete Index and prices In' taels, snd a preface written by the former German con sul general st Shanghai, Dr. Knappe. Th catalogue has been published In the Ger man language, and a Chinese edition will follow In a couple of months. Included In the exhibition are objects for ornamenting school rooms, etc., partly of religious snd patriotic and partly of agricultural nature, wall decorations, charts for primary Instruction In reading, writing and deciphering, arithmetical and metrical charts and pictures for religious lessons, while another department la devoted to geography and ethnology. Mathematical toola of every description, chemical and physical Instruments and models of all sorts are well represented. The exhibition further contain a splendid collection of pictures, showing the prin cipal specimens . of ths three kingdoms of natural history aoology, botany and mineralogy. Th' last department Is dedi cated to the teaching of drawing, domestic science, and last, but not least, to forestry and agriculture. Thu whole exhibition Is destined to demonstrate th importance and pre-eminence oi German schools and the Oerman method of Instruction. Indi rectly It will help tv. aid and further Ger man science, as well as German commercial Interests In China. PARASITE ATTACKS ALFALFA Utah Farmer Arm ltr((lls with Woorll Which Iajnrea Crops Severely. OQDEN, Utah, Aug. 11. Special) A new peat Is destroying alfalfa in th north ern part of Utah. It Is a waevtl closely related to th boll weevil that has des troyed millions of dollar worth of cotton In th southern state. ' Prof. B. Q. Titus, stat entomologist, has visited th Infested fields and reports the pest entirely new to this region and says that so far as he is a war no such dsmag ha been reported from a similar insect. BIG LIVERY STABLE BURNS Hosaaa'a Barn, On of Oldest la th City, Totally Destroyed hy riaatea. Th Homan lvery stable, at ths northeast earner of Thirteenth and Howard streets, on of th eldest barns In Omaha, waa destroyed by fir shortly bfor 10 o'clock last night. At th tlm of coins to press the arlgla of th fir was not atnertainad. CfllEF ASSASSINS CAUCI1T Ringleader of Hnnchokiit Secret So ciety Arretted and Confess. ONE OWNS UP AS TO PRIEST According to District Attorney Je rome, He Admits Direct In a Mar ders of Vartaln and Reg Merchant. NEW TORK, Aug. WDistrlot Attorney Jerome announced that the detective bureau ha arrested the ring leaders of the Bunchaklst secret society and obtained confessions from them, which will end the existence of the organisation. Kaseek Jelallan arrested Sunday night confessed to Mr. Jerome last night. The police say sfter a gruelling examination, which lasted more than six hours It was he who directed the murders of Father Kasper Vartaln, whose body was cut to pieces, and the wealthy rug merchant. Tavshananlan, killed as he was entering his office near Union Square. He further declared, it Is said, that he had stood by while Bedros Hamptsooulan waited for the coming of the victim and pointed out the doomed man. It is given out by Detective Petrosine, who has had the actual investi gation in charge, that Father Hartougues slan, who has been under arrest n con nection with the murders Is not directly connected with the society, though he Is still believed to have known a great deal of Its Inner workings. Lieutenant Petroslno, of the New York detective department, recently encountered In Boston an Armenian named HancoJIan, who offered his services. Hancojlan furnished Information enabling Petrosino to send a wire to this city that resulted In the arrest of Borhas AlllepunerJIan. The police searched the building where he lived and In the cellar, under a coal heap pro tected by boards, they found a number of poisoned daggers, several small bombs, a quantity of poisoned bullets, revolvers and a number of large bottles of hy drocyanic acid and 'sulphate of ammonia, a well as chemists scales, bullet moulds and electric apparatus of various kinds. Taken to- police headquarters the man broke down and confessed. He confirmed the police say what they had already suspected that Kassak Jel allan was the head and front of the so ciety. SOUTH DAKOTA'S INSTITUTES Since State Has Taken Hold They Have) Been of Great Benefit. MITCHELL, 8. D., Aug. IS. (Special.) A. E. Chamberlain of Brookings Is the superintendent of the Institute board and the report he has just filed with the board discloses some interesting information with regard to the Institutes that have been held In the last year, ending with June 30. There were held 131 days of reg ular Institute work, with 290 regular ses sions, snd a total attendance of a little over 26,000. Th attendance the last year has been a Uttl more than two and a half times as large as the previous year. In addition to the regular Institute work three large corn meetings have been held In the state by Prof. P. C. Holden of Iowa and these have been of Incalculable benefit to the communities that were favored. A state corn show was held In Mitchell durlna the middle of the winter, and- this I had the effect of stimulating th corn ln I dustry to quite an extent In many parts of the state. It lit the intention to have an other corn show In this city during; the coming winter. Superintendent Chamber '. lain says that he has spent during the year $4,999 M to cover all th expenses of the Institutes. A series of institutes will be held In the I Black Hills country sommenclng Septem- ber 17. In November a series of meetings will also be held In the newly settled portions of th country west of the Missouri river, and the regular Institute work will begin the first week In December. RAILROAD CHECKS FANATICS Dnkhobora Cannot Proceed Along; Canadian Paclflc Tracks and Mast Stop. WTNNIPBO. Man., Aug. 13. (Speclal.) The Dukhobors have been stopped at White mouth by order of the Canadian Pacific railroad, which will not permit them to proceed any further on their pilgrimage eastward. If they attempt to proceed any further along the Canadian Pacific tracks they will be arrested for tres'-a'n and thrown into prison. As there Is practically no other way for them to go they will have I to submit to the Inevitable. j If they leave Whltemouth by a logging I trail, the only other method of egress towards the east, they will end In a logging camp and have to go several miles through the bush before they strike another trail. By this route they will be likely to suffer terribly from hunger and exposure. FOLK COMMUTES SENTENCE Governor of Missouri Permits "Lord" Bnrrlnarton to Have Ills Life. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., Aug. 13 Gov ernor Folk commuted to life Imprisonment ithe sentence of "Lord" Frederick Seymour . Barrington, who was convicted of the mur der of James McCana. Barrington was sentenced to be executed for the murder of James McCann, whose mutilated body waa found in a stone quarry pond at Bonflla station. The iden tity of Barrington was never satisfactor ily established, but he Is believed to be Oeorga Barton, a noted English crook. Barrington was convicted solely on circum stantial evidence. He always declared Mc Cann waa still sllvs. FOLK WILL REVIEW TROOPS Mlaaoarl National Onard Hold An neal Eaeampasent at Lake Contrary. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Aug . 13 -(Special Telegram.) The Missouri National Guard 1 holding it annual encampment at Lake Contrary, with $.600 militia and several de tachments of cavalry. Adjutant General DeArmond will review the troops tonight and Governor Folk will review them Thurs day. YELLOW JACK HAS VICTIM Seraeant Kerrttt of Havana Hospital Corps Booonses the First Vletlna. HAVANA, Aug. ll.-8erg.ant Wesley Merritt of th Hospital corps, on of th Brat to becom ufot4 with yellow fever, ia 44- CARRY OUT PURE FOOD LAW Proseentlon Will Probably Re Started at an Early Dnte Uno der Art. WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-Nothlng I ns yet been done with reference to prosecution for violations of the pure food act. Some time ago a number of manufacturers were, to have been certified to the Department bf Justice and proper proceedings instituted against them, but It was determined ti make a reanalysls of samples In order to be certain that the evidence was unim peachable. Since then several other manu facturers have been under fire, and lately there have been hearings, as rrovlded by law, for the purpose of giving producers who were under suspicion a chance to state their case to the board. These hearings, of course, are secret. It Is expected that with those prosecutions that had been de termined upon some time ago and with the new ones under consideration there will be a considerable number of names to be sent to the Department of Justice. The number will not be as large as might otherwise be the case, owing to the determination to show temporary leniency toward the Cali fornia fruit people who want to continue the use of sulphur, and also to packers who claim to require the use of benxoate of soda In small quantities. The whisky people who are arranging a test case with the Department of Justice will probably also be Immune for a time. Ru here and there producers or distributors of foods and drugs of various sorts are breaklnz over the law, apparently thinking that the Indisposition of the department to Inter fere too suddenly with recognized business customs In particular lines means an In tention to be weak and Inx In all lines. It may take sotn effective proceedings to convince some classes of dealers that such is not the case. The department has not finally determined when the names of those who are to be prosecuted are to be made public, hut It Is the Intention to let them be known at the. time when they are sent to the Department of Justice with a request for prosecution. A number of food decisions have been held up pending further study of the ques tions Involved. Food Inspection decision 7G is practically the only one of great Im portance that has been issued for six weeks, although a few of minor Interest were pub lished shortly before It. Some of those whirh are now under consideration relate to spice standards. Including paprika, cayenne pepper, ginger and similar spires. Others have to do with questions of labeling and the like. These decisions will probably be taken up Immediately upon the return of the absent members and Issued shortly thereafter. There will also be some ques tions that may be considered Jointly with the bureau of animal industry. Some of these bear upon canned meats, and the re lations between the United States and for eign countries on this topic. The pure food law of the Philippines and the Joint system of control between the Philippines and the United States and between the Philippines and foreign countries Is also to be disposed of. One matter that the board will have to deal with In a determined way Is the gen eral question of preservatives. Local at torneys who are in the employ of canners and others assert that it will be practicable to secure the extension ft the department's plan of tolerating th . i.ne of a minimum quantity of preservatives In certain , prod ucts. It Is not clear on what they base their predictions, as the authorities strenu ously deny that there Is the slightest Inten tion of giving ear to such representations. It will not be long before the question will come up again and a final answer will ba called for. BRYAN OUTLINES THE ISSUES At St. Joseph Declare Demoerats More United Than They Have Ever Been. ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Aug. 13. (Special Telegram.) William J. Bryan, in address ing a democratic club here last night, said the campaign of 1908 would embrace three Issues, the trusts, the tariff and railroads. Government ownership of railroads would not be an Issue, but Imperialism and la bor would figure to some extent. The la bor question Mr. Bryan reviewed under three heads, arbitration, government by In junction and the eight-hour-day. He expressed himself in favor of the di rect vote for United States senators. "The present prosperity of the United States comes from two sources," he said. "The Increased volume of money and the era of unprecendented good crops." "It waa never a question of metals," he said. In referring to the silver question," but mertly a question of the value of money. "The republicans are of the ' opinion there is only one man In the party who can lead them to success. He Is the most popular man In the party. It does not fol- ! low that he Is th best known man, for j there are many men in Washington who I are quite as well known as he. But Roose j velt Is the popular Idol because he Is the i only man who has the nerve to repudiate j planks of th republican platform and adopt planks from the democratic platform. "The democrats are more united than they have been for ten years and the re publicans sre more divided than they have been since I had knowledge of them. The republicans have Just entered th valley of the shadow of death.'? ; OUTRAGE ON KENTUCKY MAN Traveler front Bine Grass Realon Arrested In Texas for Drinklna Hla Own Whisky. DALLAS, Tex.. Aug. 12. George Brush, a traveler from Kentucky, was the worst surprised and most indignant man In Tex us last night. Brush was a passenger on an International A Great Northern train enter ing Palestine, and was .sampling a fine brapd of whisky when he felt a touch on bis shoulder, and heard the word, "con sider yourself under arrest" A state ranger had caught htm In th act of violating th new law prohibiting ; drinking on trains. The prisoner was i turned over to Sheriff Black and locked ; up In the county Jail. Brush paid a 110 1 fine today and was released. FRED CRUSE GOES TO CUBA eeond Llentenant and Son of Major Asala-ned to Third Field Infantry. WASHINGTON. Aug 13 -(Special) Sec ond Lieutenant Fred Cruse has been assigned to duty with Gatley's battery of th Third Field Artillery, now stationed In Cuba. Lieutenant Cms I ordered to report at Havana for duty not later than September li. Lieutenant Crvs Is th son of Major Thomas Cruse, chief quartermaster Depart ment of the Missouri, and is now on a vtrlt with his parents in Omaha. He is a aradust of th dsa of 1907 of th Wat Point Military acadams OPERATORS' COMMEKC1AL SCHEDULE Present Day: Sliding scale, $60 to $S8 a month, six days, nine hours. Night: Same wages, six days, seven and one-half hours Demanded Eight-hour day, 15 per cent Increase In wages. ASSOCIATED I'ltES.S SCHEDULE Present Day: Six days, ten hours, ,27 a week; overwork and extra at 60 cents an hour. Night: Eight hours, seven nights, $87 to $31 a week; overwork and extra at 60c an hour. Demanded Day: Six days, eight hours. $30 a week; overwork and extra at 60 cents an hour. Night: Eight hours, $35 a week; overwork and extra at 70 cents an hour. GRAIN COMMISSION SCHEDULE Present Six days, six hours, $20 to $30 a week. Demanded No demands have yet been made; probably will demand $30. MESSEXGEK HOYS' SCHEDULE, Present For Postal messages, 2 cents; for Western Union, lt cents; no monthly guarantee; American District Telegraph boys must divide with the company their extras, or charges for going outside the lourteen-block limit. Demanded Flat rate of 2i cents a message inside the limits; boys to keep their extras; guarantee of $25 a month. CONFERENCEWITII PRESIDENT Secretaries Taft and Root Will Talk Politics Today. OTHERS ALSO AT OYSTER BAY Coming- National Campaign Will Be Chief Topic of Consideration Secretary Taft Is Xon rommltal. NEW TORK, Aug. 13. An Important con ference will be held at Oyster Bay today when Secretary Taft and Root and Meyer will see President Roosevelt. Mr. Taft will see the president today for the last "time, before taking his three months' trip to the Philippines. It Is understood that the forth coming national campaign la to be the chief topic. Secretary Taft before going to Oyster Bay talked freely of his trip, but declined to discuss politics. He said: "I am back from my vacation. I came down yesterday from Canada and went to Mill bury to see my mother. I found her Tery much better and In a condition that augurs well for her recovery. On the train com ing here I met Postmaster General Meyer, who will go with me to Oyster Bay today." "Is anyone else expected to be present at Sagamore Hill tomorrow?" he was asked. "The president has written me that he ex pects Secretary Root in the evening. Mr. Root, I understand, Is to be there for din ner and will stay all night. I will leave on the 8:04 train and will go direct to Washington, and remain until the IRth. On the 18th I will speak In Columbus. After that I will make speeches In Kentucky, Oklahoma and Missouri, and on the 31st to September S, I will be in Tellowstone park. Then I bo to Portland, Seattle and Tacomh and sail for the Philippines on September 18. ' Mr. Taft declined to say anything- about the Ohio situation. Said he: "I will ex plain my views in my Columbus speech. If you want my views you will get them fully In that speech, providing you car to read it through." "It has been suggested, Mr. Secretary, that you might resign in order to become a candidate for the presidency. Have you anything to say about that?" "Well, the people have to be amused dur ing the hot weather," said Mr. Taft. laugh ing. These suggestions of the heated term have to bo considered with a view to tho time of the year. NEW YORK, Aug. 13. Secretary Root, Assistant Secretary Bacon and a number of New York banker held a conference today. It I understood Secretary Root obtained the blinkers' views on the railroad monetary situation with a view of In forming President Roosevelt of existing conditions In flnmolal circles. SPOTLIGHTS SH0W NIAGARA Preparations Are Now Completed for Greatest Pent of Electrical illumination. NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y..-Aug 13.-(Spe-clal.) All preparations are completed for the night Illumination of Niagara Falls, regarded by engineers as the greatest feat ever attempted In electrical illumination. The scheme calls for nearly fifty large searchlights, several of them the largest of their kind, and capable of throwing a beam of light 100 miles. The projectors are to be located below the falls in two batteries, one at the water's edge and the other on the high ground of the Ca nadian side. Every Inch of the falls will be under light. Attached to the search lights will be a recently Invented color scintillator by which the beams of light can be made any color at will. The mist and the water will be bathed in all th' col or of the rainbow, producing a most gor geous effect. It Is planned now to turn on th Illum inations for the first time Thursday night. COXEY PLANS SECOND MARCH General of Marchlne; Fame Has Gov ernment Ownership Bee In Head. 8AULT BTE. MARIE. Mich., Aug. 18. (Special.) General Ooxey, who headed the famous hobo march across the country to Washington a few years ago, is a guest at ths International hotel. He refuses to tell what brought him north, but admits he has a scheme on foot to lead another pilgrimage, but will not say what is Its destination or purpose. Coxey has a scheme for govern ment ownership of all public service cor porations which he claims will do away with all taxation by using the profits to run the government. He says Roosevelt's I policy of controlling corporations will fall. ! Ownership by government, he says. Is the only salvstion for the country. THAW'S TRIALIS DELAYED District Attorney Jerome I Unable to Proceed Before Jaanary Term. NEW YORK, Aug. IS The second trial of Harry K. Thaw, charged with the mur der of Stanford White, la' unlikely to take ploce until th January term of court. This developed today at a conference be tween Thaw's counsel and District Attor ney , Jerome. While Jerome will make no public statement. It was learned that bs probably would b unable to mov for second trial until JsnaaisJ WAGE SCALES AUTOS ARE SENT EVERYWHERE American Product Second Only to French In 7N timber Sent Over World. WASHINGTON. Aug. n.-fSpecial.) Au tomobiles valued at more than IlO.OOO.flOO passed through tho ports of tho United States In its foreign trade in th fiscal year Just ended. Five and a half million dollars' worth of these were exports and $1,600,000 worth Imports. In addition to the $5,600.0u0 worth of automobiles exported to foreign countries, about 1100,000 worth went to Porto Rico, I1W.P00 worth to Hawaii, and about 5,ono worth to the Philippines. The foreign trade In automobiles shows a rapid growth, especially on the export side. The value of exports of automo biles and parts thereof wns. In 1902, a little less than $1,000,000; in 19.13, $l.mXX); in 1904, $1,760,000; In 1905. $2,600,000; In 1906, $3,600,000, and In 1907. $6,600,000. France, Italy and the United Kingdom and Germany supplied the $4,000,000 worth of automobiles Imported during the year, nearly $3,000,000 worth of this being from France, a little less than $600,000 worth from Italy, and the remainder about equally di vided between the United Kingdom and Germany. To nearly all countries the exports of automobiles during the year 1907 show a marked Increase over those of 1906. To the United Kingdom tho exports In the fiscal year 1906 were but $948,995, and In 1907, $1,630,204; to Franc. In 190(1, $283,317, and In 1907, $512,624; to Canada, in 1908, $048,438, and In 1907, $1,176,334; to Mexico, in 1906, $422,628, and In 1907, $812,639; to the West Indies, in 1906, $241,363, and in 1907, $307. $90; and to British Australasia, in 1908, $160,944, and in 1907. $207,715. The United States occupies second rank among the commercial nations as an ex porter of automobiles, being exceeded only by France. Figures Just compiled by tho bureau of statistics present the latest available data for France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Italy. .The value of automobiles entering Inter national commerce Is now about $36,000,000 a year and rapidly Increasing. PRINTERS' STRIKE ROLL LESS Bvery Effort Made to Avoid Con flict, Say President at the Convention. HOT SPRINGS. Ark., Aug. 13. (Special.) The fifty-third convention of the Interna tional Typographical union of North America began here today. More than 1,600 delegates from all parts of the United States and Canada filled the large assembly room of the Eastman hotel when the convention was called to order this morning. The convention was opened at 9 o'clock by Chairman Miller of the local committee, and Mayor M. E. Jodd delivered the address of welcome. President James M. Lynch. In his annual address, reviewed the entire International field, saying the membership had good reason for congratulation. The new year opened well and every effort would be made to avoid conflicts and at the same time conserve the Interests of local unions. Referring to the recent successful struggle for an eight-hour work day. President Lynch said the atrike roll had been re duced to comparatively Inconsequential proportions In all except a few cltiea. The report of J. W. Bramwood, secretary treasurer, showed that there was received during the year ending May 31, 1907, $1, 804.950, and that there was expended $1, 842,441. Owing to the long fight for the eight-hour day there was a slight falling off In the membership during the year. At present the international organliatlon em braces 673 local unions with a total mem bership of 42,357. This Is a decrease of 2,623 members as compared with th figures of the preceding year. MAG00N PRAISED BY TAFT Secretary Extends Cona-ratulatloas Over Sneeess In Ending- Cla-ar Makers Strike. WASHINGTON. Aug. lS.-(Speelal.)-Words of congratulation have been sent by order of Secretary Taft of the War depart ment to Provisional Governor Magoon at Havana for the peaceable aettlement of the cigar makers' strike against the trust fac tories. The strike and the lockout of their work men by the "Independent" factories have both ended without violence on either side, and the quiet way In which the controversy has been conducted Is hailed by the author ities here as evidence that the Cubans sre capable of self-control under trying circum stances and conditions. The trust acceded to the demands of the strikers for payment of wages In American currency at the ratea to be paid in Spanish gold. BOILERMAKERS ARE APPEASED Foreman Carter of I.os Anaeles Shop Real ana and Contention Will Soon fOnd. L03 ANGELES, Aug. 13. Settlement of the bollermakers' strike on the Pacific di vision of the Harriman roads, which threat ened to extend to sll systems In which Har riman Is Interested. Is believed to b only a matter of a few hours. A telegram from the general superintendent of motive power In San Francisco informs a committee of bollermakers that Foreman Carter of the Los Angeles shop, haa resigned. Carter's removal was ths sol demand mad upon th oompany and It I anticipated a reoon sUlaUon will be aeted at na OPERATORS AT WORK Western Union Says Transmission of Messages is Improving'. NORMAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED Claim that Company Has All Men Needed in Some Offices. PRESS REPORT IS MOVING? Circuits East and South of Chicago A?ain in Commission. STRIKE SPREADS TO CANADA Operators at Toronto Walk Out ia Sympathy and Other Will Strike .Operator Are Still Confident. NEW YORK, Aug. IS. The Western Union made the following statement at 8 o'clock this afternoon: "The traffic of th Western Union Is being moved between principal offices without delay and with but little delay to small omcos. The force of operators In large cities Is nearly up to the maximum, and additions are being made hourly. It Is expected normal condi tion of affairs soon will be resumed all over the country. While the striking telegraphers claim their atrike will be successful, the officials of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies state today that they are hand ling their business rapidly and thnt num bers of men are returning to work. No disorder has beon reported. It was reported last night that the oper ators at Canso, N. 8., the chief American cablo station, would not go out today, but the cable departments of both th Western Union and PoBtal Telegraph com panies say they are handling their business without Interruption today. AH last night pickets of the strikers patroled In front of the buildings of the telegraph companies and sought to turn back strike breakers. Their methods were perfectly orderly and those who did not heed the pickets pro ceeded without molestation. Western Union officials say they hed the usual number of operators at work last night. Over fifty of them were housed ,ln ths building. No woman operators are per mitted to work after 9 p. m. Press Iteport Moving. At 12:60 p. m. the Associated Press opened Its second day leased wire to Chicago and second north wire from Chicago to Mil waukee, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth. Union officers told ' operators who swarmed at headquarters that If they re mained out the companies would be forced to meet their demahls. It was aald the broker operators will be assessed to help the strike fund. Deputy President Thomas, who has charge of the strlk in the east, said the companies are so crip pled they ar unable to handle business. Striking operators admit union funds are Insufficient to finance a protracted strike, but they are depending on aid from allied unions. The Associated Press is moving its full report west, south and in New Eng land. Strike Spreads to Canada. CHICAGO, Aug. IS. General Secretary Russel of the Telegraphers' union today predicted that before night the striks would be general throughout the Unltid States and Canada. He said: "All members of the national executlvs board are here excepting President Smalt and he haa wired hi sanction of any stsp we may take In the direction of calling a general strike. An executive board meet ing will be held today to consider general strike. In my opinion by nlht the 16,000 operators in United States and Canada, who belong to the union will be called out." Labor Commissioner Nelll, President Gompers and other leaders conferred today with the Idea of arranging In some manner of settling the strike. Commissioner Nelll declared there was no Immediate Indication Of a settlement. The Associated Prfss opened three of the main leased wire circuits out of Chicago at 7 o'clock this morning on the big trlink line from New York to Chicago, taking In the cities of Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Pittsburg. Cleveland and De. trolt. Only Toledo was missing when th wire opened. The southern circuit to In dianapolis and Louisville waa working to those two cities. The northern circuit, covering Milwaukee, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and West Superior, was opened. copying st all those cities. The southern circuit was opened from Louisville to Nashville, Birmingham, Chat tanooga and Mnmphla. The circuit to Kansas City and the Pa cific coast was not set up, the cities on those circuits being served with news re ports over the regular commercial wires. Philadelphia Wires Worklac. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. IS. Western Union officials say .they have practically a full force of operators at work and Uttl delay in the transmission of messages. While the Postal ia still badly hampered. It reports conditions better than yesterday. KANSAS CITY, Aug. IS. A commltte of the strikers formally presented their de mands for a 15 per cent lncreas and eight hours' to the local managers of th West ern Union and the Postal. The telegraph officials declined to receive thern as com ing from the union and the strikers with drew to further consider the situation. INDIANAPOLIS. Aug-. IS. Th Indian apolis Western Union operators struck at 11:30 today. , RICHMOND, Va., Aug. IS. The Western Union operatora have struck. St. Pa el Conditions Improve. ST. PAUL, Aug. IS. Strlk conditions ar much improved today In the office of th Western Union. About ninety operators ar working. Th general exeouttva com mittee of the Order of Railway Telegraph er today presented demands to th officials of the Great Northern and Northern Pa cific railways for a revision of th rules. Half Fore Stops at Boetoa. BOSTON. Aug. 13 At signal given at 11 o'clock thirty-five operators at the Postal company's central office, comprising about half of the force, quit work. Western Union operators are expected to follow suit. Demands at Sloas City. SIOUX CITY, Ia., Aug. ll-(8peclal Tsl egram.) The telegraph strlk situation Is unci n','ed. The strikers will present de maniis for an e'glit-hour day and 1 per Cent Increase In pay. Strike ia Canada. TORONTO. Aug. 11. The telegraph striks extended all over Canada tda. iVty