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GLOBE, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1907
Number 269
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Telegraph Company Calls on
War Department for Military
Guard at Ash Fork,
WESTERN UNION WON'T
DEAL WITH THE UNION
Reported that the Postal Is
Weakening Yoking Strike
breaker Goes Insane While
at Work in New York. v
WASHINGTON, August 21. Ropre-
utativo.s of tho Postal Telegraph com
my culled upon General Boll, chief
f staff, at the war dopartiuont last
veiling in relation tiKjtlio attack upon
in union telegraph operators at the
lay point at Ash Fork, Atjz., yostor-
i They dosired tho national govern-
Mill to provide a military guard at
n.it point to protect tho operators from
nither attack.
ticneral Hell pointed out that their
urso is to apply to the governor of
territory. If he decided troops were
.ded, it would be his duty to call
(Mm the president, who, General Boll
-ml, would not doubt honor tho ro-
,.K-St.
Will Refuse to Arbitrato
NEW YOHK, August 21. Striking
U-graphcrs in this city today woro
nxiously looking forward to Saturday
x lien President Small is oxpectcd to ar
io from Chicago.
It was said at tho union hcadquur
rs that the purjiose of I'rosidont Small
.iuld be to endeavor to bring about
irbitration.
Ucnoral Superintendent Brooks of
no Western Union whon asked today
t ho expected to consult with Presi
nt Small of tho telographore' union
. uring Small's visit bore, said ho would
.t meet striko leadors undar any cir
unstancos. Ho said there is nothing
whatever that he caros to discuss with
no head of the tolographurs' orgauiza-
n.
CUICAGO, August 21. Tho loaders
i the telegraphers' union declared to
iy that the striko had settled down to
matter of endurance, which, aecord-
1 1: to one of tlioiii, moans a tost ofi
finances.
Both companies today reported liav
,ng added to the number of men at
rk.
Small to Tako Chargo
NEW YOUK, August 20. Prosidcnt
-nail of tho Commorcial Tolographors
nnn will come to Now York next Sat-
rday and tako personal chargo of this
inke stronghold. The announcement,
uliii-h was made by Deputy Trosidont
IVrej Thomas, was greeted with ohoors
v tho strikers, who showed as much
termination today as they did on the
iy they deserted tho Western Union
I Postal offices in a body.
Although both tho companies' ollicials
r..l tho strike loaders havo refrained
'.in arbitration suggestions, it is not
nlikcly that a move-to sottlo tho striko
ill follow President Small's arrival.
National arbitration experts, inclini
ng President Gompors of tho American
t i'dcration of Labor and Commissioner
f Labor Noill, will likely bo in New
i rk by tho timo Prosidont Small comes
i "in tho west.
This is tho natural place for a tele
graphic peace conference as tho only
facials of tho tolcgraph companies in
Ivcd have their offices here.
It was reported at striko hcadqnnr
rs in Chicago today that L. McKis
i'k, a high Western Union official there
.oii receipt of a complaint from tho
! ! Angeles Times upon its servico last
ight, sent a mossago to tho Los An
glos oilleinls stating that, owing to
ire interruption and tho congestion
f public business, it was impossible to
mdlo moro than 1,500 words of As-
wited Press .Toport. Tho strikors
nit to this telegram as proof con
usivo that telegrams aro badly do
n"iMl, and claim tho companies aie
tempting to handlo only thoso mes
ses bearing tho oldest dates.
The Postal company seems to be try
g to mako capital out of an attack
st Monday night which a band of
mod men mado on tho company's
"purtaiit relay station at Ash Fork,
rif. A staff of expert operators had
n stationed there to look aftor the
(.eaters that facilitato tho sending
rough of messages. Tho office was
hot up" in true western fashion lato
I .uday night and again early this
rning.
Accuses Strikers
Wo President Nally of tho Postal
day issued tho report of tho trouble
ioh ho had received from Supcrin
ndent Storrcr at j5an Francisco. Ho
.unes tho attack on tho telegraphers
no went on strike.
This tho striko leadors hero dony.
Ley call attention to tho first and last
oteneo of tho San Francisco manag-
report as a furthor indication of
'ie Postal's wavering condition. These
ad-
"Troublo at Ash Fork tonight which
cms to call for immediato intorfcr--o.
Chief Operator Swain is now cn
avoring to procuro an engino to run
Prcscott with a view to securing tho
d of tho soldiers at Fort Whipple. A
w troops would do tho most good."
Tho situation of tho telegraph com-
aides in this city is woll illustrated by
"o declaration of ono of tho Western
1 nion traffic chiofs, who said today:
"If tho operators can hold out an-
other week or ten days they will have
tho company beaten. All the best oper
ators are out and they aro needed to
man tho wiies. Tho ollicials say they
aro glad to be rid of most of the
strikers, as they aro 'undesirables.'
Well, they have very little but 'unde
sirables' working the wires now. The
company .has raised the pay of all chief
operators to $25 por week and aro pay
us $50 per week during tho strike. If
tho union leadors had only waited a
short time thoy would have had nearly
all tho chief operators out, too."
Fostal Is Weakening
Tho Postal Telegraph company's of
ficials havo made several appeals to tho
strikers to r.oturn to work, admitting
(hat tho company was badly in need of
inoii and it was reported today that the
company had also made preparations to
piovido typewriters for its oporators,
thus granting at least one of the de
mands of the strikers. Thoro was much
oxcitemont at tho main ollice of tho
Western Union this morning whou Hen
ry Dohnokin, a young operator, worn
out with long hours of strike-breaking
sorviee, Middonly went insane. The po
lico wore summoned and had a despor
ato struggle before thoy got him into
tho elevator and again on tho main
lloor whon ho was waiting for a patrol
wagon. Ho was taken to Hollovuo hos
pital, whore the physicians declared ho
was Buffering from "religious mania."
ltehuokin was a mombor of tho local
telegraphers' union, but decided to re
main on duly when the other operators
wont out.
To answer the numerous complaints
of misorablo service, which camo to
striko headquarters, a logal bureau will
be opened by tho strikors tomorrow
morning in tho Astor house.
Tho attention of Daniel L. Russoll
was called to statements of tho com
pany ollicials that tho strikers did not
know what thoy wanted in this strike.
"Not only do wo know what wo
want, but wo know how to got it, and
what is more, wo aro going to got it,"
he declared. Ho dotailcd tho union's
demands of a 15 por cont increase in
all ages after the women operators had
boon put on tho same basis as the moii
(they now got a third less than men),
an eight-hour day and typewriters fur
nished by the companies.
EXPECTilLROAO
OPERATORS HELP
Thought that Order of Railway
Telegraphers Will Join the
Strike in Few Days
- Local operators who arc members of
the Ordor of Railroad Tclcgraphors are
of tho firm belief that every member
of the ordor will bo called out within a
fow days in sympathy with tho com
morcial telegraphers, who arc on strike.
Thoy say that it is a dead certainty
that the call will come, and when it
does, it will bo tho crisis of the present
strike.
With a walkout of railroad tolegraph
ors tho country will bo completely tied
up, as it will bo next to an impossibil
ity to oponvto trains throughout tho
country and tho fcdoral government will
bo compelled to intcrvono to keep tho
United States mails moving. Tho local
mombors of tho O. 1!, T. aro anxious
to go out, us they consider that it will
mean a quick settlement of tho strike.
Manager Reynolds of the local West
orn Union office is. taking things easy.
Ho did less business yesterday than on
any day since tho strike began. Ho
succeeded in sending threo messages to
El Paso and Idr tho first tiino sinco his
oporators quit him, not a mossago was
recoived. Railroad telegraphers between
Globe and El Paso aro actively showing
tlioir sympathy with tho strikers by
interrupting any attempts of tho West
ern Union to transact any business ovor
tho wires and as it is almost an impos
sibility to ascertain wlicro the interrup
tions aro being made, they will probably
continuo until the end of tho striko or
until tho railroad operators desert their
koys.
ST ROOSEfELT
J, C. Broughton Killed Yester
day Afternoon Body Is
Brought to Globe
j. c.
ployed
Broughton, an engineer cm
by tho contracting firm of
O'Uourko & Co. at tho Boosevolt dam,
was accidentally killed yestorday while
at work. Tho body was brought to
Globo early this morning to bo pre
pared for burial and is now at the un
dertaking establishment of F- ! Jones
& Son.
No details of tho accident could bo
learned, Undertaker Jones merely re
ceiving a tolophono massage from Roose
velt stating that tho man had been
killed and that his body was" on tho
way to Globo.
From a friend of Broughton who ar
rived hero last night it was learned
that tho deceased was 35 years old and
had como from Alabama jibout threo
months ago to work on the big govern
ment project. Ho had recently sent lor
his fnmily to join him and thoy woro
oxpectcd hero in a fow weeks.
Tho remains will probably be shipped
to Alabama for burial.
F CHEST
iEN BLAMED
!R OUTRAGES
Horrible Atrocities Reported to
Have Been Committed on
Helpless Moroccans.
BESEIGERS OF CASA
BLANCA ARE REINFORCED
French Government Also Or
ders Additional Forces to
Morocco Sharphooters Are
Kept Busy Shooting Moors,
LONDON, August 20. Atrocities too
horriblo to mention, and which were a
disgraco to tho civilization they woro
supposed to roprosent, aro charged up
against tho French and Spanish sol
diers and sailors at Casa Blanca by W.
T. Bolton, tho first refugee from Casa
IJlanca to reach Englnnd.
Tho whole massacre there, Bolton as
serts, was deliberately arranged by the
French. The invasion of Casa Blanca
was so arranged as to causo tho Moots
to resort to violence, thus giving the
invaders an excuse for shooting down
helplehs natives and resorting to terri
ble outrages against tho Moors.
Helton is connected with tho North
African mission. He mndo a lengthy
statement bristling with sensational
chargos, which shows tho French and
Spanish occupants of Casa Blanca in a
torriblo light.
Ho said:
"Tho conduct of tho French and
Spanish soldiors at Casa Ulanca was a
disgrace to civilization. It is almost
beyond beliof that such horrors as were
committed by tho French and Spanish
could havo boon dono by Christian Eu
ropeans. Though my country has alli
ance with both Franco and Spnin, 1 con
sider it my duty to reveal the truth,
and 1 declare Franco deliberately ar
ranged to cause tho massacre at Casa
Ulanca in an act of petty revenge.
"It was all a brutish blunder. If in
tho first instance a ship had landed 500
or COO men to preserve order, there
would have bcon no massacre. There
was no need for Franco to try to cap
turo tho town, for tho Moors stood
ready to evon deliver tho keys to Franco
if thoy had bcon asked for, and to pun
ish in any way agreeable to France tho
assassins of Europeans, all of whom
woro in prison.
"Hut Franco landed less than one
hundred men, who tried to force their
way into Casa Ulanca, and when tho
Moors resisted, began shooting. When
tho French got control of Casa Blanca
thoy let looso tho foreign legion, whoso
ranks aro composed of tho worst crim
inals in Europe. Many of tho sights
committed by the soldiers arc unprint
able. I saw them looting; I saw them
carrying away young Moorish girls. I
saw thorn massacre wounded and help
less natives. Ono Moor 1 saw emerge
unarmed from a house, try to escape,
but ho was shot down. While ho was
holploss on tho ground a French soldier
ruslied up and beat out his brains.
"Orders wore issued that all natives
carrying white ilags must bo safeguard
ed, but tho ordor was usolcss, for the
soldiers never looked for Hags, but shot
to kill every time thoy saw a moving
human boing.
"I saw ono Moor run tho gauntlet
of forty bullets before ho fell. French
oflicois at Casa Blanca aro trying to cx
cuso tho excesses by saying that the
soldiers got out of control, but this is
not so. Tho officers made no attempt to
control Iho men.
"Franco has disgraced herself, as a
civilized power. Sho allowed over 1,000
dofcnscless pcoplo 'to bo massacred, not
only without raising a hand to stop the
slaughter, but doing much of the slaugli
tor herself.
"Stories told me by many of tho sol
diers after tho massacre aro beartrend-
ing. Uno .Moorish merchant, who en
joyed tho respect of evorybody, replied
when I met him in the street and in
quired about his family: 'My young
son is dead. My three daughters arc
worse than dead.'
"Tho French havo proven thomselves
totally inefficient to govern Morocco.
If Germany or England had been com
pelled to tako Casa Blanca they would
havo dnno sr with scarcoly any blood
shed. Tho French havo put into the
Moors a memory of misdeeds which gen
ciations will not expel."
Moro Tribesmen Como In
CASA BLANCA, August 21. Tho ar
rival today beforo this town of now
columns of warring tribesmen, reinforc
ing tho army of fanatics bosoiging Casa
Blanca, lias rendered moro serious tho
problem undertaken by Franco and
Spain to restore ordor.
Tho new arrivals constituto an im
posing opposition to tho French forces
now weaned with theirwvigil. 'Iho sol
diers aro convinced that their prcsont
defensive strength is inadequate and
General Drudo has had a confcrcnco
with Vieo Admiral Phillip, who telo
graphed Paris that it was tho belief
of tho general that reinforcements woro
absolutely necessary for tho protection
of tho town.
Whoncvcr men on board tho cruiser
Glorio sight troops of Arabs, thoy open
on them with shell firo and during last
night thoro was a constant rattlo of
riflo firo from Fronch sharpshooters di
rected against tho Arabs trying to steal
in toward the town undor co'vor of tho
darkness.
Eciriforcemcnta Ordered
PARIS, August 21. Tho government
has scat instructipns to Oran, Algeria,
to dispatch a thousand men to reinforce
the present French force at Casa Blan
ca. This action was decided upon at a
eonfererico held today between Foreign
Minister Pichon, War Minister Pic
quart and Marino Minister Thomson.
It was agreed that tho presenco of more
troops was imperative in ordor to gain
tho unquestioned mnstery over tho
tribesmen. It is officially explained,
however, that tho men to be sent from
Oran aro merely to fill out tho regiments
already at Casa Blanca.
FDDIFsIEN
II o
Disappears Between Omaha
and Denver on Burlington
Fast Mail Sunday
OMAHA, August 21. Absolutely no
cine has been obtained to tho por
petrators of the $250,000 mail sack
robbery on tho Burlington Fast Mail
somewhere between Omaha and Den
ver. Although tho Burlington railroad offi
cials in Omaha, Chicago and Denvor
deny that any robbery took place, tho
officials and postal inspectors of tho
Omaha headquarters of this postal di
vision acknowledgo that registered
pouches had bcon stolen.
Every inspector and secret service
man in the west is working on the
case, but up to this morning no light
had been slicd on it.
CJuo in Chicago
CHICAGO, August 21. Tho local po
lico aro working on a clue in connection
with tho mail robbery of $250,000 Sun
day night on tho Burlington railroad.
A bulky package was mailed to Chi
cago from n point near Denver shortly
after the robbery. Tho police havo the
name of the man to whom jt was ad
dressed and say ho is such a person as
would be chosen ns an intermediary for
thieves. There is nothing dofinito yet
in tho story.
Bobbery Occurs Sunday
DENVER, August 20. The poshifflee
authorities late this afternoon gave out
information that $300,000 being trans
ported to a Chfcngo bank from Denver,
was stolen from a Burlington train be
tween DcnveT and Oxford, Neb., Sunday
night.
Three registered sacks containing this
sum disappeared from tho Burlington
train some Jimo after tho train left
Denver in the afternoon. Soven sacks
of mail were sent out from Denver and
but four remained when it reached Ox
ford. There is absolutely no clue to
tho missing sacks.
Burlington officinls state that they
have no knowlcdgo of tho affair, as it
would have to como through the post
office department first.
Superintendent J. M. Butler of the
Sixth division of railway mail clerks
believes that tho robbery took place
just west of the Nebraska line. He be
lieves that someone slipped into the
mail car wlnlo tho two clerks were
asleep and threw the three sacks out
of the window.
Head of Texas Bank
S. F. Sullcnbcrgcr, formerly cashier
of tho First National Bank of Globe,
who recently disjKiscd of his interests
in this city, has located at McLean,
Texas, where he is president of tho
First National bank of that city. Mr.
Sullcnbcrgcr resided in Texas before
coming to Globo several years ago.
No Council Meeting
Bccauso a quorum could not bo se
cured, there was no meeting of tho city
council last evening. The matter of a
street lighting system was to havo come
up for consideration and action, but it
will probably be disposed of next Thurs
day night.
DRILL CRAMP!
Jack Mclver Returns from
Butte, Where He and Pick
ins Won First Money
Jack Mclver of tho drilling team of
Mclver and Pickins, who have threo
times during tho last two months de
feated tho champion drillers of tho
world, returned to Globo. last evening
from Butte, Mont., wlicro Inst Saturday
ho and his partner won tho big drilling
contest which is tho feature of tho
annual observance of Miners Day in tho
Montana camp. Pickins did not return
with Mclver, as ho wished to spoud
a few weeks in Butto and other camps
in tho north to renew old acquaint
ances. Tho big contest was easy money for
tho Globo team, according to Mclvor,
tho other teams being easily disposed
of. As was tho caso last year, both
first and second moneys wont to Ari
zona, Page brothers carrying away the
second prize. Tho Globo team drilled
45 31-32 inches, whilo tho hole drilled
by tho Bisbeo team was 43 23 32 inches
deep.
There "wcro iivo teams in tho contest,
tho threo remaining teams being from
Butte. Jack was woll pleased with his
trip to Butto and states that ho and
Jiis partner will go to Phoenix this fall
and drill at tho territorial fair contest,
1
WALKER LOOKS FOR
SETTLEMENT SOON
Satisfactory Adjustment of the
Copper Prices Anticipated in
the Near Future.
SOME OF THE LARGEST
CONSUMERS SHY OF METAL
Copper Shares Will Not Suffer
Through Governmental At
tackMuch Greater Reces
sions to Destroy Values.
Thero was lio chango this week in tho
outward appearance of tho dead-,
lock in tho copper market, but thoro
aro good indications that nn adjustment
of prices will boon bo arrived at that
will bo satisfactory to all concerned.
At tho moment it is not possible to fore
cast exactly what tho now schcdulo of
ptiees will bo, but it will probably bo
on a basis near 20 cents, and at all
events not below 18 cenls per pound for
Klccl rely tic copper. The feeling among
the producers this week is better than
it has been for a long time. Tho con
sensus of opinion seems to bo that tho
now basis of prices will bo established
probably within tho next two weeks,
and that a largo buying movement in
copper will make an appearance with
it. Tho producers also state that when
tho new basis of prices is settled it will
bo maintained for some timo to come.
Putting the price of copper on a sta
ble basis for a stated period should have
tho effect of inspiring a degree of con
fidence in all branches of tho trade,' and
it is believed that it will release a
largo demand for finished goods which
has been delayed on account of tho un
settled conditions in the metal market
for several weeks.
Some of the largest consumers of cop
por havo used up nearly all of their sur
plus stocks of the metal, and they aro
now prepared to negotiate for their re
quirements over tho end of tho year. The
consumers arc anxious to see more set:
tied conditions in tho metal market, as
tho tactics of certain speculative inter
ests in quoting fictitious prices for cop
per, together with tho tense financial
conditions existing in tho money cen
ters, would, if continued much further,
bring about total demoralization in tho
trade.
While a further adjustment of prices
in copper is pending, the leading pro
ducers nro maintaining their prices nom
inally at 22 cents for Lake and 21 ft to
22 cents for Electrolytic copper.
Consumers who have bcon in the mar
ket during tho past two weeks state
that they have paid that price for it.
Some small scattered lots of an inferior
grade of Electrolytic hnvo been offered
under 19 conts a pound by certain spec
ulative interests. Tt is believed that
these offerings were made for tho effect
of giving a semblance of reality to the
quotations published by the Now York
metal exchange. Consumers who have
tested tho market stato that they can
not get copper from any source on the
Metal Exchange quotations. Many of
tho members of the Now York Metal
Exchange state that the quotations on
copper sent out from that institution
arc fictitious and that their publication
should be discontinued.
Tho Copper Sharo Market
Copper stocks havo not been immune
during tho stock market slump, but
havo felt the effect of tho provailing
tendency and fluctuated widely in sym
pathy with the uncertainties of tho situ
ation. With Amalgamated a dozen
points lower than it went at tho timo
of tho March panic, Copper Ilango in
tho 00's, Calumet & Hccla off 25 per
cent from this yeai 's high point, Qnincy
below 100, Old Dominion around 30 and
other activo stocks similarly situated,
speculative holdings in the copper
stocks looked rather limp and unpromis
ing. Novcrtholess, it remains as truly
a fact now as it was somo time ago
that tho dividond paying coppors have
an intrinsic investment valuo based
upon earning", capacity, and it will re
quire nincjij''grcator recessions in the
prico of tho mctnl than aro as yet indi
cated to destroy that value. Thero is
no prospect that tho coppers as a wholo
will bo the object of governmental at
tack, and in this respect thoy havo a
distinct advantage over some other
stock exchange securities. It would
seem
is if thoy offer inducements at
present quotations to thoso who desire
to effect an exchange, and that it would
bo wise .to disposo of doubtful lines and
acquire somo of the best of tho coppers
whilo thoy can bo secured at bargain
prices.
menStisre
Discovery Due to Rockefeller's
Wealth Said to Be a Posi
tive Success
CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 15.
Tho wealth of John D. Rockefeller has
mndo possible tho euro of meningitis.
Dr. Simon Floxncr, New York advices
say, has discovered a sorum which will
euro tho heretofore fatal disease. Ex
periments made at Castalia havo dem
onstrated tho eilicacy of tho scrum.
Dr. Flexner is at tho head of tho
FOUND Bf DOCTORS
Rockefeller Instituto for Medical Re
search in Now York. Ho will return
from fiuropo .in a few days and is
then expected to announce the discovery
through tho proper medical channels.
Much of tho credit for tho successful
use of tho serum will fall upon a Clove
land man. Dr. George T. Ladd, con
nected with the Lakeside hospital and
Western Reservo Medical college,
checked an epidemic of tho disease in
Cnstalia, Ohio, last spring. Since then
physicians there and Mr. Ladd have
been in almost constant communication
with Dr. Flexner, who has been watch
ing tho experiments. The results there,
were remarkable, tho doctors say. Cures
havo been effected in threo cases.
"It was a most remarkable discov
ery," said Dr. S. Gorsuch of Castalia,
today. "Not ono of the patients could
havo possibly got well; Tho girl was
ono of tho first nttacked and was almost
dead when tho serum was applied. No
ono thought sho would recover; yet she
is now getting well.
"Wo doctors hero have said nothing
about the matter because of the fact
that the cases were of an experimental
nature. Wo havo kept Dr. Flexner in
constant touch with the progress of the
patients and feel that tho experiments
havo demonstrated absolutely that the
scrum will cure meningitis. One of the
worst diseases in tho human calendar
lins been conquered without doubt."
Buys Ranch Near Globo
Peter Kom of Carlsbad, N. M., has
purchased tho ranch of Wiliam Odum,
fivo iniles south of Globe, paying $.'5,000
for tho property. Mr. Korn will return
to Carlsbad to bring his family.
agebIanIsIun
Billy Lanius Severely Injured
Yesterday on Lower Broad
Street
Billy Lanius, a pioneer of the district
who is well known to all of the old-tim-'ers,
was seriously injured yesterday
afternoon by being run down by a run
away horse. He is now at the county
hospital and is reported to bo resting
easily. Tho accident occurred on North
Broad street near the Arizona Steam
laundry. The horso to which was swing
a pack saddle, started to run away from
the home of Arthur Kcnyon on the
Hallground and as the animal galloped
down Broad street, Mr. Lanius, who if
a cripple, was unable tn escape front
the beast's path in time. He was struck
by the pack saddle and rondercd un
conscious, lie was removed to the
county hospital, whero Dr. E. It. Mc
Phectcrs gave him medical aid.
Mr. Lanius has for years bccna fa
miliar figure on the streets of Globo,
and1 invariably attracted attention be
cause of his unsteady gait, which was
caused by salivation from contact with
amalgam while working at his former
trade of millman.
TO DEFEND THE
Gifford Pinchot Will Uphold the
Present Policy at Irrigation
Congress
SACRAMENTO, Cab, August IS.
The National Irrigation congress, which
will be held in this city September 2-7
next, promises to bo the, scene of some
of tho liveliest debates m recent his
tory. Tho management has practically
challenged both the supporters and the
oppoflcnts of what is known as the ad
ministration policies with reference to
tho public land to defend their respect
ive positions on the rostrum here.
The question of how far tho natioual
government should go in the control of
tho public lands is recognized as ona
of tho leading questions beforo tho
American people, and tho irrigation
congress management wants theso dis
cussed bccauso it proposes that this
shall bo a congress of real, live, up-to-dato
issues. During tho last two or
three weeks letters and telegrams have
been sent from the headquarters in this
city to men who are especially prom
inent and whoso participation would
jnakc this a debate of national import
ance. Gifford Pinchot, United States
forester, has responded with the asser
tion that he will como prepared to de
bate with any man tho government's
forest policy. Among others who havo
becen invited to interest themselves,
either by participating in person or by
seeing to it that tho issue is properly
presented hero, aro United States Sen
ator Bnrkctt of Nebraska, Governor
Frantz of Oklahoma, Senator Warren
of Wyoming, Senator La Folletto of
Wisconsin, Senator Spooncr of Wiscon
sin, Senator Nelson of Minnesota and
Mm do MacKcnzuo, president of tho
American Live Stock Association of
Colorado.
A --. ll. . -nMAl" a n .111 I II IC1T O .
ivmong mc opponents m .luimuiomi
tion policies who have been addressed
in tho matter aro United States Senator
Hcyburn of Idaho, Govornor Brooks of
Wyoming, Governor Buchtcl of Colo
rado, Congressman Mondcll of Wyom
ing, Senator Clark of Wyoming, Con
gressman Cushman of Washington, Sen
ator Fulton of Oregon, Senator Patter
son of Colorado, Senator Carter of Mon
tana and Dr. J. M. Wilson, president
of American Wool Growers Association
jof Wyoming. (
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SAYS ROOSEIELT
IS NOT TO BLAME
President Smith of Old Domin
ion Believes Country Is in
Excellent Shape.
PRESENT FINANCIAL
CRISIS INEVITABLE
Public Opinion Rather than the
Hostility of President Is Re
sponsible for Present Pur
suit of the Trusts.
President Charles S. Smith of tho Old '
Dominion Copper Mining & Smolting
company, who is now visiting Globe,
is one of the fow oastern capitalists who
do not blamo "thai man Rooscvolt"
for present conditions in tho financial
world. While not engaged in watching
the ticker record disheartening acro
batic stunts, or trying to make a touch
to tide ovor the slump, custom specu
lators aro heaping abuse on the -head of
the nation 's strenuous executive for his
'pursuit of the vaiious octopi. Mr.
Smith believes that they are slightly at
least in orror.
"This country has not gone to tho
dogs yet and there is little chance of
it doing so," said Mr. Smith last even
ing after he had made several unsuccess
ful attempts to find out the close at
Boston. "There has bcon an enormous
shrinkage in values, ono. that aggre
gates millions of dollars, and probably
the worst the country has ever seen, and
yet thero has not been one failure as
tho result. This itself shows that the
country could not be in better condition
than it is at the present time. The
present action of the administration has
given the financial interests a scvore
setback, but it will be only temporary
and when normal conditions again pre
vail tho country will be much better
off.
Had to Como
"The prccsnt financial condition was
inevitable, so there is little use of blam
ing one man for it, because ho assisted
in bringing on the climax, llooscvelt is
only one man, after all, and if the
great mass of tho Amoriean people had
uot been with him, he could hardly have
accomplished what he has in the way of
rounding up the vast interests that
have been gradually weaving their web
about the wealth of the nation. Had
they been allowed to proceed without
interference, it would be but a compar
atively short time when a few men
had control of the vast riches of the
entire country. And once in their con
trol, icgaming them would be an im
possibility." Asked for his opinion concerning the
metal market, Mr. Smith stated that he
did not believe coppor would fall much
if at all below 20 cents.
"The quotations at present are hav
ering between IS and 19 cents for Elec
trolytic, but practically none is sold at
these prices. Tho big producers arc ask
ing 22 cents, but the consumers arc un
willing to pay that price. But the .con
sumers must have the metal, which
of course must be obtained from the
producers. Tho deadlock will probably
bo broken soon by both sidos making
concessions and a fixed price in the
vicinity of 20 cents will probably be
tho result.".
Supervisors Hear Kicks
Tho session of the board of super
visors was taken up yesterday with tho
hearing of complaints on the assess
ments returned on Gila county property.
In addition to investigating complaints
only routine business was transacted.
FAMOUS EDDY CASE
SETTLED OUT OF COURT
CONCORD, N. H., August 21. The
suit in equity brought by tho so-called
"next friends" for an accounting of
the property of Mrs. Mary Baker G.
Eddy, head of tho. Christian Science
church, was withdrawn today as tho
result of an agreement reached out
of court.
Immediately after opening of the
court and before tho continued hear
ing regarding Mrs. Eddy's competency
before Judge Aldrich and his co-masters,
William E. Chandler, senior coun
sel for tho "next friends," announced
having filed a motion for the dismissal
of tho suit. Ho said there were many
reasons for this action, but the piin
cipal one was "tho unprofitableness of
any immediate result of the decision in
our favor upon tho exact issue as now
framed, compared with the burdens and
disadvantages to be endured by us both
beforo and after such decision."
Celebrates Birthday
Ed Gribben, ono of tho popular shift
bosses at tho Old Dominion mine, cele
brated his birth anniversary last even
ing at tho homo of Tsaac Opic on School
hill, a large number of friends assisting
him. The Globo City band attended
and furnished music throughout tho
evening. Excellent refreshment's were
served and all enjoyed a delightful
evening.
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Leave for East Today
Grant S. Watkins, secretary, of the
Pinto Creek Mining & Smelting com
pany, leaves this morning for his homo
at St. Joe, Mo., accompanied by J. W.
Castlo of the same city, James M. Rea
and Claudo Rea of Savannah, Mo., all
of whom aro stockholders of tho com
pany. They returned last evening from
tho mines, whero thoy spent several
days.
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