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VOLUME NVI\
Street Cars Are Run on Normal Schedules as Disorder Stops
FEW ARRESTS MADE
OF PEDESTRIANS WHO
REFUSE TO MOVE ON
Strike of Street Car Men As-'
sumes Most Quiet Phase
Since Walkout at 6 o’clock
Saturday Afternoon
Street cars* were running on every line
In Atlanta Monday, schedules were nor
mal. there was no disorder on the down
town streets, only a few arrests were
made by the police when pedestrians re
fused to move on. and the strike of em
ployes of the Georgia Railway and Tow
er company had assumed its most quiet
phase since they walked out at 6 o’clock i
Saturday afternoon.
From 4 o’clock Monday morning, tile I
regular hour for starting street cars. j
until 2 o’clock Monday afternoon, thei
hour when this edition went to press,
the only interruptions in car schedules
were as follows:
River cars and English avenue cars
ran only as far as Chestnut street be
-,-uise two poles had been sawed and
some wires cut al Forrest Park, block
ing the tracks. Marietta to Inmar
Yard cars turned back at the stock
yards. Cooper street cars, after run-|
ning normal all the morning, were turn
ed back after 12:20 o’clock at Georgia
avenue, because rocks were thrown at
the cars further out the line and sev-|
eral windows smashed.
All other lines in the city were being
operated as they were before the strike,
including all suburban lines, and of
ficials of the company stated that they
will be operated until the usual hour
Monday night If proper police protection
is furnished.
That this protection will be furnished,
is declared by Chief of Police Mayo
who has stationed mounted naen and
extra jnen in all parts of the city. They
were instructed to disperse all crowds
and keen all pedestrians moving. So
far. they have obeyed these instructions
to the letter and cases-of resistance
and disorder have been rare.
The strikers held a meeting during the
noming at the Red Men’s wigwam, on
Centra! avenue, whichd was attende
by about six hundred men. of whom at
least four hundred wore company caps
and appeared to be ex-employes. De
spite this showing, officials of the com
jany still claim that less than one hun
dred employes have gone out since the
strike started. President P. S. Ark
wright explains that some of the four
hundred may be linemen, one hundred
of whom struck several weeks ago. or
employes who were discharged before
the strike began. He declares that only
about thirty employes struck voluntarily
and that about thirty or forty more
were intimidated into striking.
ATTACKS MR. CANDLER
William Pollard, speaking to the strik
,is at 1 o’clock Monday afternoon in
the Red Men’s hall, attacked Asa • G.
• andler. mayor-elect, and Forrest Adair,
barging that it was through their in
fluence that the rigid police provost was
■n forced He stated that Mr. Candler
«id Mr. Adair, whom he characterised
as the two heaviest stockholders in
tne Georgia Railway and Power com
ptny. had »i«ed their influence in mak
.i-g the police act unjustly and beyond
their rights.
These two men dictated to Andy
King, chairman of the police iioard, just
what he "'»• to do." he charged. "The
police can’t help it now. for they know
that Mr. Candler is soon to be in power
in Atlanta, and a lot of reople would
lose their jobs,” he concluded.
REFUSES PERMIT TO PARADE.
Mayor Woodward denied the strikers
l-ertnis&nn t** have a parade through
the stieets between 12 and 1 o’clock
Monday. J. A. Harper and .1. A. Wade,
'orming a committee of two. apeared
>*efore the mayor with this request. He
old them that he did not wish to ap
pear antagonistic to Jthe strikers, but
' he did* not consider ti»e time opportune
or anybody to have a parade. It the
other side wanted a parade, he would
deny them, too, said the mayor, and he
therefore suggested that the strikers
:-ostpone their demonstration.
Commenting upon the mayor’s refus
al to grant him permission to hold a
s arade, W. M. Poilard declared that he
would pay the mayor a visit Monday
afternoon for the purpose of getting a
parade pernii’.
Mr. Pollard stated that he was will
ing to have the parade surrounded by
the police; that there would be no dis
order or demoristraffon of any kind, and
that he merely wanted to hold a parade
m order to show the numerical strength
of the men who had left the services of
the Georgia Railway and Power com
pany.
Mr. Pollard claims that 85 per cent
of the street car men have joined the
strikers’ ranks, and declares that the
number is lie-ng increased every hour.
Cards <<f !*<» kinds were distributed
■y tne strikers Monday morning. *»n •
,-nrd. worn by striking employes on th
front of thei. caps. Imre the word. "Un
on." Another card, distributed to friends
of the strikers, was labeled, "1 will
wn!* - will you"'
Throughout the morning the police,'
-ting under orders front Chief Mayo.
n»p' splendid order on the downtown
streets. Few cases of violence were re
tried • At the starter's office of the
company at 2 1-2 Walton street, it was
-aid that several poles had been sawed
down, a guy rope cut and a trolley wire
lowered on the river line at dimsville.
••amage which prevented the operation
.-f cars on that line. Rocks were re
ported piled on the South Decatur line
.uid the track greased at Bellwood and
Ashby streets. At Whitehall and Gar
nett streets, it was stated, a man jump
ed on a car and cursed the conductor. No
one was hurt and there were no arrests
there. It was also stated by the power
company that strike agitators collared
a conductor as he was about to enter
the starter’s office, grabbed his cap and
waved it at the windows and started
down the street with him. A citizen
stepped up. it is claimed, asked the con
ductor if he was going voluntarily, and
(Continued on Page 3, Col. 2 )
HIGHER HIICE TO Miff
IIP FOR COTTON SHORTAGE’
|M, B. Wellborn, Chairman of
| Reserve Bank Board, Is
sues Statement "
While the cotton crop will be cur
tailed this year, the higher price will
make up for the loss, according to a
statement of the federal reserve bank
of Atlanta issued by M. B. Wellborn,
chairman of the board. The statement
■ fallows:
AGRICULTURAL.
The first half of September showed
very little material change in the bust- •
ir.ees conditions in this district awaiting
a more decisive crop condition as a basis
for fall and winter business.. Reports
from the southern part of the district
state that while the work is probably
I ten days late, picking is progressing
nicely and cotton is beginning to come
to market. In view of the high price
[ prevailing, very little cotton is being
held, and the indications are that the
■■ crop as picked will be ginned and
I marketed, and that there will be no late
jerop. While an early frost may do some
damage to the crop, it is not likely to
involve any great amount of cotton; and
it is safe to assume that this year’s
crop will be sold at a price nearer on
a normal parity with the price of the
manufactured product than any previous
crop grown.
As Indicated, in our previous reports,
the cotton crop in our district will fall
about 20 per cent short of the 1915
crop. However, it is not expetced thstt
this crop shortage will affect the gen
! eral business of the district, in view
of the higher prices received as an offset
■to the loss in crop production. At pres
ent prices for cotton and seed, a-s com-
: pared with those existing at this time
I last year, the value of the cotton crop
iin Alabama will be over >12,000,000
more than that of 1815, in spite of the
short yield, figuring this year’s yield on
. a basis of 775.000 bales. The value of
‘ the 1915 crop, including seed, was ap
j proximately $64;000,000. The crop of
t 1910 was made at a less cost and with
more attention given to diversification.
The products of diversified farming are
in good demand at high prices, and this
is creating a greater Interest in future
live stock raisng.
. INDUSTRIAL.
The general activity continues in ail
industrial lines with the possible ex
ception of coal and lumber. While there
is an increased demand for coal, both
steam and domestic, and prices have ad
vanced rapidly, the mines in the dis
trict are not operating over half time,
th* impediment being caused by a
shortage 'of freight cars. There has
been some Improvement in the lumber
market within the past thirty days, so
far as the volume of business is Con
cerned. and values appear somewhat
, firmer. This Is to some extent offset,
J however, by the development of the
. ! serious car shortage. Lumber being a
commodity in seasonable demand to some ;
. extent, if the buyers cannot get sup- j
, plies of certain grades and kinds of |
lumber in demand during a particular !
season, they naturally lose interest ,n i
those particular items until the season
rolls around again. And in view of the
present car shortage, it may result in
qgrutfn lumber being carried over the
season.. SijJea show a healthy excess
over produ«-tion and are in material ex
cess of shipments. Production at this
time is about 10 per cent below normal,
and. in view of the car shortage. i< is i
the opinion that production will be fur- |
ther curtailed.
In the Birmingham district, the last i
thirty-day period has been a heavy one
in the production of pig iron. The out
pu¥ for the month of August was the
largest recorded for any one month. I
Prices remained about the same, and the j
demand for steel products is still heavy, i
In the wholesale and retail lines, salfs :
are in excess of this time last year and ,
collections are reported good. Prevail
ing prices are much higher than the
! same season last year, and dealers re- ■
port certain lines of merchandise scarce .
and shipments from factories slow.
With the high prices prevailing for
i agricultural products, the general out-I
'■ Took is very bright for a heavy fall and I
• winter traar.
NEW ORLEANS REPORT.
Notwithstanding the feverish condi
tion of labor and the high cost of raw
material, no particularly marked change
is noticed in the more important Indus- :
| tries of this section.
, 1 Agricultural conditions on the whole,
j in this immediate district, are quite sat
isfactory—cane corn, cotton and rice
are all coming strong, while potatoes,
onions, beans and kindred crops are well
. up to their usual excellent standard and
are bringing prices pleasing to the
, growers.
Wholesale and retail trade < ontinues
. in satisfactory volume, the desirable
turnover has been realized: and. ss cool- 1
. er weather approaches., the outlook for
I an increased buying is brighte- than
for years. This is general throughout
this section —so much so that merchants'
• are making extraordinary alterations and
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SUCCESS OF RUSSIAN
OK IS ADMITTED
Os BERLIN«VIENNA
Teutonic Armies Are Being
Hammered From Both
Northeast and Southeast of
Lemberg, Galician Capital
——
(By Aitocia-ted Pr«»s.)
I WASHINGTON. Oct. 2.—Successful
resumption of the Russian offensive
in Galicia draws attention anew to the
eastern war theater in which the opera
tions have been of comparatively small
importance since General Burssiloff's
drive for Lemberg was held up.
Berlin and Vienna concede that ad
vantages have been gained by the Rus
sians. who are attacking from both
northeast and southeast of the Galician
capital and have gained ground south
of Brzezany in the latter district and
along the Brody-Zlochoff road in the
former.
On the southeastern front in Macedo
nia the British have maintained the ad
vances scored in their attack Saturday
near the Struma, beating off Bulgarian
counter attacks and retaining the two
villages captured along the aoad to
Seres, according to London today.
The forward movement along the
Struma synchronizes with a Serbian suc
cess on the westerly Macedonian front.
SERBIANS MAKE GAIN.
, The long continued struggle in the
•Kaimakcalan district has resulted in the
Serbians not only securing possession
of the principal heights on the region
southeast of Monastir but in an advance
of more than a mile north of the main
peak where the village of Kotchovie has
been taken.
Recent operations by the French along
the Somme front appear to have been
mostly in the nature of minor attacks.
prol»ably preparatory to some larger
movement In the Peronne region, while
the British main effort has been direct
ed to the thrust toward Bapaume along
the road from Pozieres, where an ad
vance on a front of more than a mile
and a half was announced by London
lAst night.
Paris today reports a French success
In a local operation east of Bouchavnes.
north of Peronne, w*here trench and some
prisoners were eapitrrufl. ~ ’
The Zeppelin destoyed during the air
raid on England last night was brought
down in flames, the British official an
nouncement states. Os the nine other
airships taking part, eight are declared
to have wandered aimlessly over the
eastern counties, the remaining one try
ing to reach London but being prevent
; ed by the British defensive forces. Most
of the bombs dropped, it is said, appear
!ed to have done little damage. No cas
' ualties have been reported.
Gains for Russians
Admitted by Vienna
(By Associated Press.)
VIENNA, Oct. 2. —(Via London.)
Gains for the Russians in their new
drive toward Lemberg are admitted in
a statement issued by the war office
i'supplementing the official announce
; ment of yesterday. The statement fol-
I Iowa:
■■Front df Archduke Charles Francis:
Fighting in the Carpathians is slacken
ing. Southwest and south of Bzezany
the enemy attacked with strong forces
I the Turkish troops operating between
i the Zlota Lipa and the Totuory railway
station. The Russians gained some me
tres of ground.
‘Front of Prince Archduke Leopold:
| Opposite General Boehm-Ermilli’z army
the enemy attacked our positions. North
of the road from Brody to Zlochoff but
' were completely repulsed. At one spot
\ three and in another seven attacks were
shattered. South of the Toad the en
i etny penetrated the sector of one regi
i ment. A counter attack began early
this morning, is progressing favorably
and has regained the greater part of the
lost trenches.
’•ltalian theater; The Italian artillery
is again directing a very heavy fire
against our positions on the Carso
plateau which has extended to our lines
in the Vappicco valley. Tn the south
eastern theater there is nothing to re
port.”
repairs to- facilitate ,the display ar, J
handling of their wares.
The demand for loans in the local
money-market continues good: and the
tone is heavy with rates unchanged.
The port facilities at New -Orleans,
now operating on a 100 per cent ef
ficiency basis, are being piyt to test in
order to handle the enormously increased
volume of imports and exports. Ship
ments in and out are from three to four
times greater than this time last year.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1916.
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NINETEEN DKUijURED II
WRECK HEIR WAYCROSS
Three Are Seriously Hurt When
Dixie Flyer Hits.
Southland
. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
WAYCROSS. Ga., Oct. ? —Nineteen
i persons were injured, three seriousl/,
when the northbound Dixie Flyer ran
into the northbound Southland at Folk
ston, thirty-four miles south of Way
cross, Sunday night.
The seriously injured are Mrs. Harold I
Barber, of Montgomery. Ala.; D. A.
Walker, of Ariton, Ala., and Ainantha!
■ Fluellen, a negress of Pelham. Ga. They i
! ar® in a local hospital. T. J. Mashburn, :
I of Flomaton, Ala., who had his left ,
( ear gashed, is at a Waycross hot®!. j
The others injured were Alex Wright.
of Jacksonville, engineer of the Dixie ;
Flyer, cut about head and bruised; Wil-:
liam Hall, fireman. Dixie Flyer, cut and .
bruised about head and body; A. L.
Mills, JaCKsonville, knee bruised; F. D.
Turenian. Jacksonville, hip wrenched; F. 1
11. Welch, Xrgyle, Ga.. slight bruise on !
hip; C. J. Mishler, of Anthony, Fla., bad- i
ly shocked. H. C. Zuber, Southern ex- ;
press messenger, of Macon, shoulder and i
knees bruised; Georg* L. Potts, of St. .
Petersburg, Fla., scalp wound; Adaiia
Holly, colored, of Tampa, chin and shoul
der bruised; Eliza Cradle, colored, of
Jacksonville, oaek and head bruised ami;
hurt in breast, Gustave DeKorn, of I
New York, shocked; C. W. Churchill, of;
i St. Petersburg, Fla., head bruised; R.!
!G. Orme, of Miami. Fla., shoulder
bruised: L- P- Rutcher, of West Point, )
1 Miss., bruised about right arm; Mary ■
' Lou Richardson, Montgomery, Ala., back
j bruised.
The main line between Waycross and
Jacksonville was reopened to traffic
early today. Northbound Dixie Flyer
and Southland left Waycross. for At
lanta and Chicago at 7 o'clock Fail
ure of breaks to work on Dixie Flj er is.
reported as the reason for the collision. !
A relief train carrying physicians, was I
rushed from Waycross, returning here at I
3 o’clock this morning.
FERTILIZER CONSUMPTION
111 GEORGIA DECREASES
Commissioner of Agriculture
Makes Annual Report on j
Inspections
J. D. Price, commissioner of agricult- .
ure. Friday issued hie annual report on ,
the inspection and analysis of commer
cial fertilizers for the present year. It
shows that the department received ‘
8.745 samples of fertilizer for anlysis i
during the year and that the consump
tion of fertilizer in Georgia this year, '
from January 1 to September 1. was I
J cnsiderably Uss than the consumption
during the same period in 1915. The'
(figures follow:
Year. Fertilizer. Cotton Seed Meal I
(Tons.» (Tons. >
i 1915 720.902 78,327
jl91« 668,677 69,002'
Decrease 52,224 9,324 •
Supplementary to the report Mr. Price
. issues a statement, which follows in
| part:
“I respectfully call your attention to
: the report of the state chemist, which is
. submitted herewith, and which shows
I that there were sent to this department
for analysis during the year 8,745 sam
! pies of fertilizer. Os tills number. 4,754
(analyses were made, which included
, 1.055 "special analyses;" that is to say
' the latter number were samples taken
Iby inspectors direct from the goods in
the hands of the farmer, sent to this
<lepartment for 'special analysis and
the z original report was sent to the con-|
I sumer and a duplicate sent to the man- ■
ufacturer. The farmers had a right to I
ask for these "special” analysis, if he ,
so desired. The records show that dur- I
ling the present jear these analyses were
made at much less cost than in any pre-
I vious year.
"It has been my endeavor during the
past three years to impress upon the
farmers the necessity of diversification
of crops and the injection of better busi
ness methods into their farming qpera-I
tions, all the more important on ac
count of the approach of the boll weevil,
many of the counties in the state being
now Infest Al ylth them and there is
little doubt but that during the next i
I year a greater portion of the will I
ibe covered by them, and the injury in-
I cident thereto can hardly be overesti- i
: mated.
"Tn my visits to different sections of .
the state I am impressed that many
have heeded the warnings given them,
from the fact that there is evidence that ,
more attention has been given to the
raising of cattle, hogs and other stock, 1
and there is no doubt in my mind but
that there is more feed stuffs now oft i
hand in the state than in many years
past, if not in the history of the state ,
“I regret to sav that on account of
the continuance of the European war the
fertilizer conditions are no better than
they were during the past season.
“The crop conditions throughout the |
state are not as good as could be de
sired, still there are sonic sections of
the state where the crops are not far
from normal, but the snort cotton crop i
is greatly supplemented bv the prices
’.eing obtained for same. From reports
gathered from almost every section of
’he state, my estimate is that the cotton ,
rop is much shorter than last year in
leorgia. and from information received
n this office from Texas and other cot- j
on states, it seems that we cannot
ount on a bumper crop this year.
"One feature which I have injected ■
:>to the department which has saved
the farmers of Georgia who plant ;
l< guminous crops thousands of dollars i
.is the manufacture and distribution of
nitrogen-fixing bacteria, which is being •
furnished for all leguminous crops at a
cost of 25c per acre. The time has come
when we will be compelled to plant
I more leguminous crops, and the bacteria
furnished by this department at such a I
| nominal cost to the farmers is proving ]
MWSTOV.H
! ON 0.5. REPORT OF CHOP
Advance in New York Market
. One of Most'Sensational
in History
i,
j NEW YORK. Oct. 2. —One of the most
sensational advances in the history of
the cotton market attended me publl
i cat ion of the two government reports
; here today Since the beginning of
i this season there have been many pe- '
I riods of activity and excitement, but ]
none of them have approached today's
• movement either with reference to the I
'extent of fluctuations or ic volume of'
I trading.
j The demand was stimulated oy the i
condition figures of 56.3. or the lowest
!on record, indicating a crop of only
111,637.000 bales. Within a few min
utes after these figures were issued
■January contracts sold at 17.03 or ?4.60
la bale above the closing price last
I week.
The census report, showing 4,062,931
l>ales ginned prior to'September 25. es
tablished a new high record, but the
|trade had been looking for even larger
' fgures.
Big Advance Is Scored
In New Orleans Market
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 2.—An advance
in cotton of 90 to 92 points, or >4.50 a
bale, over Satur«Nay's close, resulted
in the early trading on this market
today, on an almost insatiable demand ;
stimulated by the bullish showing of
I the government’s last condition figures
for the season and ginning returns. 1
which, while the heaviest on record, yet •
were considerably under general expec
tations. Futures made new high levels
I for the season and all months reached i
the highest quotations ever recorded in
the contract market at this time of |
year.
There was a rise of 50 points around ■
I the opening after the ginning returns
'of 4.i>62,991 bales were announced, but'
I the big buying followed the condition
figures of 56.3 per cent of the normal,
the lowest percentage ever given the
i crop oh September |25. , After traders
ti:-.d digested this report and the fore
cast of a total yield of 11,637.000 bales, ,
! the ring was swamped with buying or
! ders and prices shot upward rapidly. At I
I 1f.86 for the March option, leading bull I
; interests commenced taking profits heav
■ily an 1 the advance was checked. The
ii'iarket nt noon was 20 joints, or $1 a|
bale, off from the top.
Not since the Civil war has spot cot-'
I ton brought as high a price in Atlanta
at this season of the year as it brought )
, here Monday. The market closed at ;
16.45 cents which was an advance of
; 50 points since the closing of Saturday 1
when the price was 15.95.
The big advance in the Atlanta market
was due to the sensational advance in
the New York*and New Orleans future
I markets which resulted from the bullish
ginners’ report and the extreme low
crop condition ’•eport, both of which
i W ere issued Monday morning by the
' government. The crop condition report
of 56.3 was the lowest on record for
I this time of the year.
a great help to them In raising these
crops.
"As my term of offi e as commissioner
i of agriculture expires on July 1, 11)17, I
have the satisfaction to know that it
has been my every endeavor to work
for the masses of the people of Georgia
! and at as little expense to the state
as possible, and I wish to thank those
who have been so friendly to me in this
• administration and have given me their ;
loyal support in the management of !
I same, as I could not have saved the
i farmers and the consumers as much
: money as I have if it had not been for
I the backing and the support of so many
[of the best citizens of the state.’’
NUMBER 104.
SHERIFF M COUNTY
BID PROMISE TO
SID THE GIH POLICE
Over One Hundred Leading
Citizens Meet at Chamber
of Commerce and Discuss-
i Strike
Over one hundred leading Atlanta mer- ‘
chants and other citizens, meeting at the
Atlanta chamber of commerce at 11:30-
o'clock Monday morning, adopted t eso
lutions appointing themselves a com
mittee on' law and order to co-operato -
with the police in seeing that no out
! breaks occurred anywhere in the city
■; while the strike of street car men is in
iprogress.
Asa G. Candler was named as presi-*
dent o fthe committee, and apopintes
an executive committee of sevi
en men to keep in toucn with the sit
uation and. if necessary, to swear in the
entire membership of the committee aa
deputies to assist the police depart
ment. _. j
The meeting was addressed by Victor
H. Kriegstiaber. president of the cham
ber of commerce; Asa G. Candler, Henry
S. Johnson, president of the Chamberlin-*
Johnson-Du Bose company; F. J. Faxon,
president of the Davison-Paxon-Stoken,
company, and P. 8. Arkwright, president
of the Georgia Railway and Power com-,
pany.
SITUATION SERIOUS.
In opening the nlfceting Mr. Krieg
. shaber said that the city of Atlanta.'
was threatened with a serious situation,
which must be met immediately. Th«
; city’s better citizens have the right tcu
demand law and order, he declared, anffi
i this meeting was called for the purposqj
i of insisting on law and order.
He introduced Mr. Candler, who tol<4
! of the meeting of the police commisslOTU
Suaday, and said that he believed tk<
' police will do their part.
Mr. Candler quoted President Ark
wright as stating that 85 per cent off
the company’s employes were anxioun,
to work. He said that
have clearly shown the sentiment ou
the operatives is with the compamr. Mr.‘‘
Candler said that two city ordinances.'
were woefully violated Saturday night—«
one providing that no crowd shall
at any one point as a riot incentive;
the other against profanity.
"The situation must be met and itj
must be met now!" declared Mr- Candler.,
“for it will expand if something Is not'
done. And the remedy is action, de*
elded and’dignified, by this meeting.”
NOT TOWN OF FOREIGNERS. .
Unless such action is taken, he de-.,
clared, the city’s business will be se
riously hurt. He said it was up to them;
to show visitors to the city and, out-;
siders that this is not a town of for-p
eigners who will countenance any klndi
of disorder, but a town vastly differ-!
ent, a town of citizens that will demand!
peace and order. Mr. Candler urged)
that everybody “get on the firing llne”|
to support the police in their efforts to
maintain law and order.
Henry 8. Johnson was cheered when:
Ihe declared that “no foreigner has the}
. right to come .down here and stir
I up among our own people.”
“I would like to make a suggestions
iin a certain direction.” continued Mr J
'Johnson, "but I’m afraid to. because at]
times I’m inclined to be a little rad-j
leal.”
One or two men shouted. "Make it, Mr.,
Johnson: we're for you!” '
“I certainly feel that something ojaghni
jp be done.” he went on, "in that par-j
1 ticular direction. In Atlanta we have; i
over a thousand men clamoring for the>]
right to make their daily bread. Weu
must stop any effort to interfere wlthj
these men.”
At this point President Arkwright en-i
tered the meeting. He was given an,
ovation as lie arose to speak.
After thanking his hearers for the*
sentiments they had expressed, ho sa!d|.
that as far as he could see, the polices!
are doing the best they can. He sald3
that the cars were runing on schedule,
Mnd will continue to do so. He said h«(
' has heard of only a few instances off
disorder Monday—trolleys and wires
ton the River line and groups of men]
in Bellwood hissing the employes of th®;
company. So far things are quiet, haj ■
said, but he had heard threats of ae<j
t tion Monday night. He declared that;
the. men are satisfied with th£ situation;
I and have no complaints.
Referring to Organizer Pollard, Mr*
Arkwright charged that "this man came*
down here and failed to organize -an
electrical workers’ union, so he lz an- .
gnneering this strike simpfly for re-
I venge." ; / 1
At the close of the meeting the exec
■ utive committee, composed of Asa G»
l Candler, chainman; Mell R. Wilkinson,
Forrest Adair, F. J. Paxon. Ivan E. Al-4
' len, W. W. Orr, W. H. White, Jr., and
E. V. Carter, met behind closed doors. J
i Sheriff Wheeler Mangum and mem-
bers of the board of county commlsslon-p
) ers met with the committee, and at the •
I close of the conference It was announced
that the sheriff, the commission and the
county police had pledged their heart!- I
est co-operation to the committee In en
forcement of the law.
_ ... ..
Ford Promises Wilson
Support at Luncheon
LONG BRANCH, N. J., Oct. 2.—Henry i
Ford, automobile* manufacturer, reiter
‘ated to President Wilson at a confer
ence at Shadow Lawn today that he was
supporting him for re-election, although,
a Republican in the past. Mr. Ford
spent several hours with President Wil- |
son and took lunch with him. * j
Postmaster General Burleson, a callar
at the executive office today, declared. ■
•he had been convinced by closely ex
amining straw ballots and reading let
ters from all parts of the country that
there was strong undercurrent for Mr.
Wilson which was growing in volume. *■ ;
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