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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1908
Page
2
The speaker argues that wage increases since 1907 have boosted railroad payrolls by about 125 million dollars annually, with an extra 25 million from shorter hours, making wage cuts unthinkable. He warns such logic ignores supply and demand laws and questions the power of high wage trades to intimidate the market and trigger strikes.
Chicago July 12 Rail executives led by W C Brown of the New York Central insist freight rates must rise or the nations transportation system will falter They argue railroads must spend large sums to provide better facilities and that a rate rise would restore credit and accelerate commerce Rock Island and others echo the call asserting prosperity requires revenue and investment to avoid a wage or industry downturn.
Washington July 12 Government officials expect freight rate increases by U S railroads. Inter State Commerce Commission notes higher costs for labor and materials and analyzes filings with a new universal bookkeeping system to gauge profitability and justify or adjust rates. Commission stresses no fixed rule for rates and that losses or profits will be weighed before any decision.
President Roosevelt meets Secretary of State Elihu Root and Acting Secretary Robert Bacon at Sagamore Hill for nearly four hours to discuss state affairs possibly focusing on the Venezuela diplomatic standoff. Root travels aboard the Sylph. Bacon returns to Westbury after the talk.
Monon System argues advances in all purchased and labor costs justify freight rate hikes. He contends that with costs rising 10 to 40 percent while rates fall due to state and federal rules, a reasonable railroad compensation is fair and would not burden consumers if properly communicated. He says improvements driven by regulation necessitate charging costs to maintain service. The move, he asserts, should not hinge on current prosperity and would not delay business resumption.
The article argues railroads seek to regain privileges lost after Roosevelt’s Rate Bill and relevant labor laws. It notes industry stagnation fears, with executives like E P Ripley and Stuyvesant Fish voicing concerns about equipment withholding and political optics tied to the national campaign and the Republican “full dinner pail” slogan.
About 7,000 east side peddlers will hold an executive session Wednesday night to decide their vacation day. They plan a full day off then a parade followed by a mass meeting where Police Commissioner Bingham is expected to speak. The group seeks a Park Avenue market from 11th to 116th Street, backed by Jay Gould Sigmund Schwartz Louis Roziner and Nathan Kram.
Taft and Missouri Senator Warner conferred on their July 28 speeches in Cincinnati as Taft prepares to receive the nomination. They aligned the notification speech with Taft's acceptance remarks and noted Missouri’s favorable outlook amid a Democratic split and Republican influx from Illinois and Iowa.
Chicago campaign managers distribute a Taft anti-injunction statement under the Industrial Headquarters banner claiming Taft opposes the injunction in its current form and seeks labor support. Taft says he has not authorized any new comments since Chicago Convention and will address the subject in forthcoming speech.
Republican National Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock leaves Washington for New York to arrange for party headquarters. He plans to confer with Vice Presidential nominee Mr. Sherman in Utica and return by Wednesday to finalize campaign preparations.
Senator Jonathan Bourne steps from retirement to urge Taft to take a pledge opposing the steam roller tactics used at the Chicago Convention. The forceful move comes as Bourne references Roosevelt's push for a second elective term and the ongoing split within the party.
George R. Sheldon returned from Hot Springs Va after meeting with Taft. He plans talks with Chairman Hitchcock and prepares for locating the national headquarters. The State Committee’s quarters at 43 West Thirty-ninth Street will be ready this week with Chairman Woodruff supervising the opening.
Tokyo reports displeasure at the Democratic National Convention platform endorsing exclusion of Asiatic laborers. The stance shocks many and is seen as contrary to humanity rights, though outsiders doubt a broad anti Japanese sentiment among U S Democrats.
McCarren supporters arrive in Brooklyn amid treaty of protest against the Denver Convention. They pledge support for Bryan and Kern and explain they will ratify the ticket with Kings County. Col James D Bell says the party will act after Justice Kelly’s ruling on election inspectors. An anti McCarren delegation is due in Brooklyn Tuesday morning.
Labor leaders including Michael Brayer and Henry Meisel oppose the Democratic anti injunction stance. They demand hearing AFL President Gompers report before endorsing Bryan, arguing the plank may not go far enough and Bryan’s current politics align with Republicans.
Damian Liverani, a 42 year old hairdresser, owned an American roadster that overturned on Jericho Turnpike near Hyde Park after a front tire burst at sixty mph. Liverani died at Nassau Hospital while passenger Donnelly and chauffeur Melt survived, with Donnelly later recovering from serious injuries.
Freeport New York police led by Chief Dunbar and Deputy Sheriff Wallace arrested several motorists. Parish White, fined for twenty three mph, discharged after hours of detention. Walter Buckworth and Frank Miller faced speed charges with cases adjourned or fined. Charles Schiep fined ten dollars for nineteen mph in a car reportedly tied to a county official.
Sheriff Wells and auto deputies arrested six speed law violators in western Suffolk County, three in Babylon and three in Sayville. Babylon Justice Cooper fined each at 15 dollars while Sayville Justice White charged 10 dollars. Those arrested in Babylon were Joseph Zimmerman Jr of Manhattan C L Fitzgerald of New York and C H Sayre of Glen Cove. All paid fines.
Sarah Cook of 170 West Fifty fourth Street was held in Night Court on $500 bail for disorderly conduct after hiring a West Sixty third Street touring car to take two friends to Coney Island. At the West Fifty fourth Street house the driver demanded $25 more beyond the $30 owed for seven hours. The magistrate ordered $500 bail until tomorrow when the woman remained in custody.
Plainfield Mayor Charles J. Fisk leads a New Jersey statewide inquiry into excise conditions. His Plainfield system uses high licenses, limited outlets, license forfeiture for violations, and cooperation with saloon keepers. The plan, while boosting enforcement, weakens local option prospects and faces mixed sentiment across Essex and Passaic counties.
In Chatham New Jersey Hudson Budd’s Brahma hen died after becoming permanently stuck in a newly laid concrete floor. The bird, famous for constant egg laying, remained anchored as the concrete set. Budd notes the egg production remained unaffected before the fatal degeneration of the heart.
Delegates arrived in Columbus Ohio for the Prohibition National and State Conventions opening this week. Leaders hint at an open presidential nomination fight with cross party ticket ideas and several candidates named. The platform will condemn major parties for liquor shipment failures while most delegates expect no broad platform Drafts and no endorsement of the Anti-Saloon League.
Julius Hopp announces a plan with Parkside Presbyterian Church and Brooke Lyn to present Socialistic plays and literary programs each evening and at special matinees in a Parkside Fellowship tent. The program includes readings by Leng of the National Christian Socialist Fellowship and sermons on Socialism. First weekly event starts tonight featuring works by Jack London and others.
On board the Connecticutm at sea the Atlantic fleet held position at 8 p m local time with longitude 141 3 west and latitude 30 1 north. The distance to Honolulu is 1 080 miles as the fleet travels eight knots in a standard cruising formation. Conditions are calm and weather warm with no unusual incidents since departing San Francisco.
Rev John D Long secretary of the Christian Socialist Fellowship announced the Inter State Summer conference will be held at Asbury Park from August 27 to 30 with the Asbury Park Carnival in progress during the event.
Katherine Harrington of 183 Sterling Place Brooklyn fell crossing Platbush Avenue and Kingston Street sustaining a forehead contusion. Ambulance Surgeon Hargett of Brooklyn Hospital treated her and she returned home. Police nabbed grocer George Ciraldo at 59 Seventeenth Street for Sunday law violations. Rios Martinello was arrested by three patrolmen on Schenectady Avenue for assaulting Joseph Kene, leaving a scalp wound.
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