SAYS THE INJUNCTION
1S A PROTECTION
An Attack on Federation of Labors’
Demands.
BIG PETITION IS SENT CONGRESS.
Citizen's Industrial Association Ob-
jecting to a Rearrangement of the
Sherman Anti-trust Law, Charging
That It Would Benefit the Few at the
Expense of the Whole People.
C. (Special).
“Our members do
organization of
pur-
Washington, D.
With this keynote,
not protest against
labor and capital when for the
pose of peaceful and
pted control of the
citizens must not
itted,” the Citi
rights or attem
fiairs of other free
and will not be perm
zens’ Industrial Assoc
ca objects to a rearrangement of the
Sherman anti-trust law and to any
anti-injunction legislation by
gress in a petition sent to Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon.
The signers of the petition, repre
sented by! the association,
various classes of business interests
in all sections of the United States,
as well as “open shop” labor organi-
zations,
The petition says t **this
ciation is conducted f the purpose
of defending the rights of citizens and
presenting organized resistence to the
abuses of organized capital
labor,” and then takes exception to
“an insistant ‘demand’ by the mana-
gers of the American Federation of
Labor, representing a small percent-
age of the people, that your honor-
able body pass measures of class
legislation intended to favor mem-
bers of organized labor, and place
within the hands of its managers
power to force workingmen pay
from the'r wages a periodical contri-
bution to such managers or be strip-
ped of their freedom to work and earn
a living for themselves and fax es
And. further, to compel all persons
who employ others, even the United
States government itself, to hire only
members of ti organization and
subject themselves the and
regulations of h Federation of
Labor.”
Continuing, the peti
ganized labor now
rangement of the She
Law in order to allow
and railways to interf{
strain trade and inte
even to great | ny
to the common people
th
the
hat A880~
oO
"
i
to
i
nil
I
iis
ves to rules
©
d
i
n
com
wralize hos
‘demands’
junction
naniiest in (8 awe
our courts the right to issue
ing orders, seeking to pro
sons of our working
property of others
of a ‘modified
would erect a small :
cal anti-injunction law such
ganized labor seeks would re
obstacles and allow the m
iabor unions complete license
mit acts of depredati
upon persons before
restrain them
“There comes no petition from
peace-intending citiz
injunction
and con
Congress
any
few
any law under which
citizens may,
that law, oppress others, prevent men
from working or from transacting
business or which will operate in any
manner to restrain trade and com-
merce or circumscribe the constitu-
tional rights and liberties of the
people.”
law."
wit
ecline
ludes }
to ent
neas 1
re intended
at the expense many
ertain
the shelter
or
favored
i
under
a
©
ANXIOUS FOR WAR.
American Soldiers In Cuba Want To
Go Teo
Havana
Venezuela,
(Special).—The army
occupation is watching with the ut-
most interest the davelapments
the Venezuelan situation,
and hoping that it wili~bex
the
of
in
believing
is
to Venezuela in
United States deciding to send a pun-
itive expedition, which would doubt-
legs assemble at Santiago de
or Guantanamo
Two or three thousand
troops here could go without mater
fally affecting the Cuban situation
in the event of drastic action being
taken against Venezuela. General
Barry, commanding the American
troops here, is now in theeUnited
States, and if necessary hé could set-
tle details with the War Department
event of the
Cuba
of t
ne
JEALOUSY PROMPTS SUICIDE,
E. R. Taylor,
keeper,
A Washington Book-
Kills Himself,
Washington (Special) .—In a fit of
jealous rage Edward R. Taylor,
bookkeeper, aged 20 years,
ted suicide by shooting himself in
the temple at his home, 101 H Street,
He had gone to the telephone and
called np Miss “Reggie” Gargas at
1019 Pennsylvania Avenue, only to
learn that she had. gone for a walk
with a rival suitor,
To this message Taylor responded
in passionate language, and a young
man who was at the girl's home tried
to pacify’ him, but to mo purpose.
Taylor hung up the receiver, drew
a pistol and shot himself.
A —————
A Professor Robbed.
Manhattan, Kas. (Special) —W. W,
Hutton, principal of the Manhattan
High School, was waylaid by three
men, beaten into insensibility, rob-
bed and thrown under the wheels
of a train. The professor was rescu-
ed after one lég had been cut off.
The robbery occurred in the Union
Pacific Rallroad yards, through which
Professor Hutton was passing on his
A HOT ATTACK
ON FINANCIERS
Accused of Being Bribed By One
Fer Cent. Profit.
Washington, D. C,
picturesque
{ Special).
at times
Alfred O.
Del.,
Banking
In
violently
language,
denunciatory,
Crozier, of Wilmington,
the House Committee
and Currency that he had unearthed
a secret
told
on
scheme for a compromise
on the Aldrich Currency bill. Mir
Crozier intimated plainly that the
members of the currency commission
of the American Bankers’ Associa-
{ tion did not act fairly with the bank-
ing and currency commission In
unanimously opposing the Aldrich
bill While opposing the bill
principle,"
| that
cause
“on
be-
was
commission objected to it
the emergency currency
| ready to support it now, if the Inter-
| est is reduced to 3 per cent.
| held a conference,” he sald. ‘What
| for? They are agreeing on a
| promise On what Just
| simple little amendment reducing the
tax to per cent. and other
| minor changes.’
He declared that this conference
was held only after it was stated
that the hearings before the Banking
and Currency Commi had been
closed.
£4
ored
basis?
some
ittao
nitied
this committee had not hon-
me with this opportunity
at this postscript to the public
said Mr. Crozier, “and Il
the distinguished bankers who
had not mistaken me
their fraternity and un-
reservedly told me the whole pro-
gram, the trick would have
turned quickly and suddenly
of countrs
business interes 1
might have known that they
had been sold out by their banking
partners, and even this commities
might not in time have become aware
that the great men who
ere against the bill
favoring it privately.
Calls It Gamblers’ Bill.
“The Aldrich bill,” said Mr
“ig a gambling game from
ish, brought here by
{for gambling purposes.”
He asserted stoutly that he knew
that the late financial stringency was
1
wr yy
$y U3
10
speak
hearing,”
ni
addressed
one
you
for one of
been
The
the
never
a
appearea
openly were
Cro- |
start
s by
gamblers
Vall
Wall
the
deliberate
Street men “1 was told in
that such a measure as
bill would be before
hat
wid
brought
on
brought
‘ongress and a panic woul
rested
was a Vv gerious
ht not to be made on opinion,
actu is
Mr.
this
and
but
TS one
“i fac
rozie
witnesses
harge
£
+s
he conspiracy
Mr
financier
New York
Crozier
old the pres.
New Haven
Hartfecrd Rallroad Company
to brought on before
of Congress, and on that
the railroad bor-
Urged ell
of the financier who pre-
panic, Mr. Crozier gaid he
ot like to give his name a this |
but would give it the coun-
of any jssion Congress
night appoint investigate the
caus of the financial crisis
He predicted when panic
was finally investigated, it would be
that there had been a concen
of king capital in New
said
he
was
wiing
rmation he said
£20.000,000 t i
rowed to
the name
1 the
1 the
to
gel comm
to
€8 recent
that, the
geen
ban
ation
irk
Favor The Vreeland Bill.
currency commission of
Bankers’ Association held
with Representative
Vreeland in relation to his hill
provide for an emergency currency
An agreement Was reached to reduce
from $10,000,000 to $5,000,000 the
aggregate amount of capital required |
to permit national banks to form
voluntary clearing house associations |
to hold commercial paper to be used |
in addition to bonds as security for
emergency currency.
The bankers also desired to reduce
4 per cent. the initial rate |
to be charged, and it is}
a compromise will be
No encourage-
The the
erican
a conference
tO
6 to
interest
that
on 5 per cent
allow the assets of the banks
accepted for one-half o
emergency currency.
of
Vreeland ard the Aldrich billa are,
that the former permits the use of
commercial paper as well as bonds
for hal
omission of
change in the law in reference
bank reserves and the omission
the La Follette prohibition against
out; the
stitutions the officers or
of which are officers or directors of
{the bank making the loan.
Probably Bubonic Plague.
| Washington, D. € (Special). —A
| disease supposed to be bubonic
| plague is raging at Laguayra, accord-
ing to a dispatch received at the State
Department from American Consul
Moffat, at that place The dispatch
says: ‘Nature disease not omeially
announced, doctors refusing all in.
formation. Deaths continuing. San-
ity condition not good. According to
best information at hand, have every
reason to believe disease plague.”
To Suppress Thurman Story.
Norfolk, Va. (Special) ~The Wom-
an's Christian Temperance Union, of
this city, has engaged counsel to pre-
vent, by injunction, if possible, the
publication of the manuscript left by
Leo C. Thurman, who was hanged
here for the murder of Walter P.
Dolsen., The union understands that
the book is a horrible recital of
crimes committed by Thurman, and
it is feared that the effect on the
bile mind, especially upon the
FORGE THE CASHIER
INTO A VAULT
Daring Bank Robbery in a Kansas
Town.
THE BANDITS CARRY OFF $3,000.
One of the Robbers, Well Known in
Chautauqua, Greeted by a Number
of Acquaintances as He Leaves the
Bank— Nothing in the Men's Appear-
ance to Betray Them.
Coffeyville,
Citizens’
Kan
Bank
The
Chautauqua,
(Special).
State at
| 25 miles west of Coffeyville, was rob-
| bed of about $3,000 by two men. The
| men the
| Cash
entered bank and forced
fer C. C. Walterhouse and Dal
:
JEAN VALJEAN IN REAL LIFE. |
——————
Man Accused Of Murder Now An
Honored Citizen,
Kingston, N. Y. (8pecial) .-
were made to revive the indictment
against John Taylor for
which
Howard in the
week upon the consent
Attorney’ Cunningham and former
Supreme Court Justice A. T. Clear-
water, who was district attorney
when Tavlor was indicted,
Taylor is now living in some West-
ern city under an assumed name,
which he took after escaping from
Ulster County. During an election
riot at Port Haven, in 1882, he is
charged with having killed Thomas
Murray, but elnded arrest. He has
gince led a blameless life and, un-
der his assumed name, has married,
reared a family of children and be-
come the head of a large manufac
manslaugh-
by Justice
Court
of
ter, was dismissed
last
District
Supreme
Easley,
ithe
| in,
and
{ ACTrOss
a business man, to go into
vault The bandits locked them |
ured all the currency in sight
geaped into the Osage Hills
the line in Oklahoma. Four
are in pursuit, and, as the
muddy, it is believed the
| robbers will be captured. The rob-
bers secured but half and hour's start.
The robbery was of the most
{daring ever executed In part
BOO
posses
roads are
one
this of
turing establishment. To protect his
family he sought to have the indict-
ment of 26 years standing dismissed
statements in court by Dis-
Attorney Cunningham and
Judge Clearwater, that they had in-
vestigated his life during that time
and found it faultless, Judge Howard
dismissed the cld indictment,
trict
| Kansas, the scene of many bold hold- |
i the part of the Dalton, Starr |
i and cther gangs of outlaws who from |
time have made their
dezvous he mountainous of
Oklahoma
Cashier Walterhouse
ned th
Cy
{ups on
to time
in t
nearby
ren- |
un- |
try of
and
counter
when
The only
Del Easley
both them
their
window,
known
commanded
10
ie bank
the
Ope
*n on
dav's b
hers entered
in the place was
The robbers,
dressed, made
197
the «
I's
Usiness two roe
other person |
of
leisurely to
of
Way
One
about
¥
ash
man
when
m
the
town
Walter- |
up their
matter
well
he
and Easley
the latter took the
of a joke
The serious intentions
bers realized a moment
when they both drew revolve
pointing them at thelr victims,
wy %
them
WiaE &
throw
IANS,
¥ s } %
n the light
of the rob-
were later,
and,
Ore |
I's
a
to get into the vault
Wit
Easley
ado Walterhouse and
The robbers slam-
and leis went
business of
hout t
~ nll
Compe
urely
ot {va op
ing
lo the
about their
bank
First
gnades
window
locked
drew wn the
and
tne doors 1 srevent interference,
When th
in
it entrance
One
they
fag
tact
money 3
and
the
Several
man
manner.
irance of
they had just pla)
nted horses
fror
gt reet of
gunnysack,
knew the
friendly
the robber
they mou
ig and drove
¥
i
he curb
bDioCcKs rom
directed
he Okia-
|
Ww oRIipPpYa
discovered
wen J. H
bank,
releasing
the
JOUT wi
ds, BY widen of the en
his After
Easley
Edwards
dwar
1
wy ® fees
Walterhouse irom
and
President
locally and to
Wit another iinutes
had been made in Chau-
and at Elgin and Sedan, Kan,
and Pawhuska, Okla. all contiguous
the scene of the rot and
from three sides armed men began
a hot chase after the robbers.
vault the
Tae -
aiarm
towns
0D wee
pos of
tauqua
Ea ve
surroundi
4 i
ot or
ink
2
hin m
to sherry.
PRINCE TURNED DOWN,
He Wanted Injunction Against An
American Woman.
{ By The count
issue injunction re-
quested April 3 by Prince Victor of
Thurn and Taxis of Austria, to re:
strain Josephine Moffitt, an American
woman. from alleging that she is the
Prince's wife and that he fled from
America to avoid his creditors
The judge found that Miss Moffitt
was not responsible for the publica-
tion in a London newspaper com-
plained of by the Prince, which had
been copled from an American paper.
Cable).
the
London
refused to
she maintained that she had gone
through a form of marriage with the
Prince who then left her to settle his
debts,
FIGHT OVER CREMATION,
Prussian Government May Soon
Hemove The Ban.
Berlin (By Cable).— The Prussian |
government is ‘about to abolish the |
existing ministerial ban against cre-|
mation. This subject has been under |
active discussion for about 20 vears!
past, during which period the govern
ment often has been interpellated in|
the Diet in favor of making cremation |
optional, but certain members of the |
Conservative and Clerical parties |
Up to the present time all persons
in: Prussia who wish to cre-
mate the bodies of their relatives had |
to ship the corpses out of Prussia. |
- |
Physician Cuts His Throat, |
New York (8peclal).—Dr. Alexan- |
der B. McDowell, a physician, of 1198
West One Hundred and Twenty-ninth
Street, cut his throat with a razor
and died soon afterwards. Just be-
fore death he urged his housekeeper
to summon medical aid. He was 3b
years cld, a widower, and had a son
of 5 years, He appeared in good
héalth and spirits earlier in the day.
Postal Savings Bank Bill.
Washington, D. C. (Special),
The Senate Committee on Postoffices
and Post Roads voted to report fav-
orably the postal saving bank bill
drafted by a subcommittee, of which
Senator Carter was chairman. An
amendment was adopted changing
the name of the proposed institutions
to postal depositaries, which meets
the objections raised against the bill
by bankers. The amendment does
not alter ihe Darpese of the bill, the
d——
BABY BLOWN INTO LAKE.
Youthful Hero Plunges In And
Makes
York
that
A Rescue.
New
played
baby Margaret Stagg
Lake, whi
Seventy
servatory
East gecond
Her
Margaret is 1 ‘
y-ninth
months
lve at 19% East
Her brother Isa
id,
jali, who is
for
roached the ter
an air-
where
The
VEArs « took her Of
ing and api
“ » : ir 3
HOA their Loy
ships.
foot
wind
few
of
wandered
A
and
his
a
charge gust
toward the lake
The carriage rolled into the waler,
and spill the baby
Wilso 251 West
and Twenty-eighth
into the water, which
deep at that
argaret out from
Dr. Parker
gald the baby needed treatment after
and took to the
Hospital
over
Amos V
Hundred
out
tine
Street,
about
point, and
benieath t
Was
he
is
it
its immersion
Presbyterian
GOLD HIDDEN INAWALLS.
Executors Of Estate Wreck House
And Find Bags Of Gold,
¥ 1 eo
that William Janes, who died last fall
watead, I. 1, Bb
considerable
New ork {(Bpecia onvinced
ad possessed
#%
5
he
at Hemy a
money,
a thorough
and finally
lapidated
ad spent
the wall
workmen
containing $5.
$6,000 In
discovered.
will bring the
to $25,000.
Witt ITe ¥
executors of
of
his will mas
v do
search
cided
wy
his property
man hb
rtion of
down he
cotiag: :
his life 0
had
found two
i gold,
taken
bags,
the
been
one
other
Later they
which
, of the estate
books
[6.1
—————————
NZ SHINGTON |
enforce-
¥ §
Injunctions against the
ment of state laws can be is
sued by a majority of three federal
judges who are to pass upon them if
a bill that passed the Sen becomes
ty
only
pls
a
Representatives Perkins and Slay-
porer William did not look with favor
on Ambassador Hill because the lat-
ter was not a rich man.
The Army is practically assured in-
creased pay owing to an agreement
being reached on the Army Appro-
priation Bill by Senate and House
conferees,
Speaker Cannon flustrated a num-
ber of Japanese newspaper men by
asking them if the journalists of Nip-
pon wrote “think stories.”
The House Committee on Banking
and Currency voted unanimously to
table the Aldrich Financial Bill.
Senator Lafollette, of Wisconsin,
who has been confined to his room
for two weeks by illness, is much im-
proved.
The House, after a lively debate,
adopted a provision in the Navy Ap-
propriation Bill directing the Secre-
tary of the Navy to contract for
submarines. The bill was fin-
passed.
Brigadier General
has been assigned to duty as com-
mandant of the Mounted Service
School, at Fort Riley, Kan.
J. C. Lake, president of the Lake
Submarine Boat Company, was called
John B. Kerr
vestigating committee,
Former Secretary of State Foster
filed a brief in the Venezuela contro-
versy in behalf of Americans having
interests in Venezuela.
Senator Burrows reported to the
Senate a bill relieving Assistant
United States Treasurer Boldenweck,
of Chicago, from the payment of
§163.000 mysteriously stolen from
the subtreasury in that city.
Judge Kimball, in the Police Court
fined Robert N. Harper, president of
the American National Bank, and
drug manufacturer, $750 for viola
tion of the Pure Food Act.
The Senate agreed without oppo-
sition, to the measure adopted by the
House providing against gambling on
horse races in the District of Co-
jumbia.
Baron des Planches the Italian am-
bassador to the United States may be
transferred to Constantinople or
some other European capital.
The President notified Secretary
Pro Tem Frye that he will sign no
bills giving away water rights to cor-
porations,
The government has declined Great
Britain's invitation
fleet to stop at Hong Kong.
President Simon e, of the Lake
Torpedo Boat Company, and former
Senawor Thurston, president of the
company, testified the
for the battleship
b of w are to furnish con~
commiticn.
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY
Himself,
HIS
Dr. C. O. Swiney, of Asheville, N. C.,
Brooding Over a Harmless Prank of
His Sixteen-year-old Daughter, Calls
Her From Class and Fires Two Bul
iets Into the Girl's Head.
Asheville, N.
his
because of a harmless school
prank, Dr. C.
ecently came here from New York
fired two shots at her, fatally wound
ing her, and then placing the muz
zle of the revolver in his moulh
the trigger, dying almost in
Jadly wounded as she was
two 1 mbedded in b
Mies ran upstairs to
ghe fell
in the
and ©
wl fv or
113
C. (8pecial) En-
at 16-year-old daughter
Nellie
’
1
giri 0. Swinney, whe
stantly.
with yullets
Swinney
©1
‘
The tragedy
room of the Normal
Institute, a girl's
where Miss Bwinney
Ju
be shooting
ocenrred
boa
sged, his mind 1d been unbalan
Recently hi
laughter was on
gchoolgiris who
April
selves
111 3
enteq
’ £5 £3
from ¢ and the
» ppcapade
it assumed, to him he
prop
of
aciuai
Swinney called
the school
reception
his
wrong
he
roo,
ghter
ator fs 1%
alert Gau
went into
int the
roon
behind he She
xr 8 4}
wilh ne
Half an hour
ers wer
then
streaming from
from th
the
Miss
d order
e gtarti
we
{us Sw , with
wounds
é room
dest
,
RODINS
Of
n,
and su
wil
wil
There is litt
recovery.
The
ured
room in
showed
were
going
bought a
pAWHE
OFFERS 83,000,000 MORE.
Carnegie Will Give Big Sum To
Pittsburg Technical S« hools.
(Special)
Pittsburg, Pa
Carnegie has offered a
G00. 000
wis of
dition that the city purchase 4% acres
of ground adjoinimg the present site
of the schools 1t 18 estimated that
1.250.000
former director of
the trustees
Institute, who has
E. M. Bigelow
Carnegie
Le
Mar
the trustees Mr. Carnegie's proposi-
The trustees received an announce-
ment favorably and appointed a com-
mittee to consider the matter d
port to Mr. Carnegie.
The Carnegie Institute
an
an
truetecs
tor and for a pension fund for the
of superannuated
$5,000 was appropriated for
MKINLEY'S OLD HOME SOLD.
Now The Owner Of It,
Canton, O. (8pecial).——The home
Klorer, of Canton, the price being
$21,000. The sale was effected
BIG BATTLE FLEET
“IN HOME WATERS
A Splendid Spectacle a: Coronado
Beach, Cal
Ban Dicgo,
American
day on
Walers
ie
1QI1CES
101
islands
Ocean in
horizon. a mil
ed with enthusia
to welcome the
and the gr
{ gardens
{ting
| #pec
ted
con
for
ace
States
i
in four regular
| with fis 18
|
i
43
to its anch
Rear Admiral Eva
Paso Robles
siden
AEs
all Ads
dinner
sch feel
viele
ng
eG
Verdict Of 84.750 For A Riss,
Dulut Minn Special 3
Ber
verdict
is a
| dict awarded at
WARE 8
bing
k jmaed
1
real
Olga
gen
¥
of
reduct
iC irom
the first
Jacob Kitz
trial
tenant of
and all
her by force when he
oct tho ’
that y
a ue
eged
rent
was blackmail
! seven Missing After Fire.
i N. D
five
were
Forman,
Orian, wife
farm
are missing
lieved to sd
{ burned
112 {1
iw ii
the
have perishe
several squr
m of Cogswell
most destructive the
ever known
over
on west and
county
|
| FINANCIAL
appraisement at $20,000,
Personal effects of the late presi-
dent. including many presents receiv.
ed by him during the famous 18946
dent, and will be widely scattered.
Clown An Heir To Millions.
Erie, Pa. (8pecial)—Charles Mere
dith, of Toledo, O., a clown connect.
od with a circus in winter guarters
here, was informed by Attorney Keat-
ing, of New York, that he was one of
two heirs to an estate of $2,500,000
in Glasgow, Scotland. The search for
Meredith has been of eight months’
duration. He left for New York and
will sail for Scotland In a few days.
Says Wife Spanked Him,
New Brunswick. N. J. (Special).
~Augusta Pfeil, aged 65 years, has
been arrested on complaint of her
husband, Otto, aged 81 years, who
charges her with assault. He de-
clares she spanked him as a result
She has been held for the grand lury.
The couple were brought together
by a matrimonial advertisement in
i
Another $1,000,000 of gold
| engaged for export to Europe
in nine years Pullman
| $51.655,000 in regular dividends
New York banks have apparently
gained this week $9,768,000 cash.
8 M. Curwen was clectad di
rector and vice president of the J. G
Brill Company, to succeed the late
John Brill.
Amalgamated Copper declared a
quarterly dividend of % of one per
cent. This ie the same amount that
was paid three months ago.
Coal and ecke carried on its East
ern lines so far this year by the
Pennsylvania amounted to 12,750.
000 tons, compared with 15.861,000
tone during the corresponding per
fod of 1907.
The receivership for the London
underground railways was a depress.
ing factor cn the American market.
A Philadelphia bank president
said: “This country can spare $25.
000,000 or more of gold at this time
and be none the worse for ft.”
National banks have more than
$204,000,000 of Government money
on deposit. so that a withdrawal of
§50.0%,000 would not hamper them
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There is no change in the Bank
of England's discount rate of 3 per