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WEATHER FORECAST
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VOL. XXXIII. NO. 222.
THOMASVILLE* GEORGIA* TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 1, 1922.
$5.00 PER ANNUM
IflllUT MFFTIIUC OF i two stenographers die
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COIL MBS i)
EATING PIE IN N. Y.
Believed That Most of The
' Hundred Persons Ill Partook
i Of Pie in a Broadway Rest
I Room.—Will Investigate the
Lewis Calls on Operators to. Restaurant.
Join in Attempt to Settle the
Strike. — Indiana and Pitts-:
burgh Operators Will Not'
Participate. I
(By Associated ;
stenographers died today, and
nearly one hundred persons em
ployed la the garment house sec
tion of Broadway, are Ill of polaon
which la believed to have been
taken In pie eaten In a rest room,
at Broadway and Twenty-Sixth
Street yesterday. An investiga
tion of the restaurant is being
made. .
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COAL FROM BRITAIN BY
AMERICAN CONSUMERS
Inability to Get Shipments to
America Until September
Causes Decision to Wait by
Buyers. — Congestion of
Ports Not Yet Cleared.
(By Associated Tress)
London, Aug. 1.—There Is a notice*
able lull In the American demand for
British coal, due to the inability of
exporters to guarantee early delivery.
With Uttle prospect for further ship*
meats before September, buyers are
naturally Inclined to wait. Conges
tion at the various British ports
unrelieved.
11,449,000 BALES
COTTON FORECASTED,
STAPLE TAKES JUMP
(By Associated Press)
Washington. D- C., Aug. 1—This
year's cotton crop .was placed
449,000 bales in the second forecast
COAL NEGOTIATIONS of tl,e 8eaaon - «n no « n ™ d toda >' th »
MAY SOON BE STARTED' Department of Agriculture, basing Its
Washington, D. C., Aug. 1.—With
(By Associated Press) j
Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 1—A Joint j
wage conference of operators pnd
miners of the central competitive bi
tuminous fields will be held in Cleve-i
land next Monday for the purpose ot :
negotiating an agreement which
signed to terminate the coal strike. It
was called today by John L. Lewis,
bead of the mine workers.
Lewis also announced that the gen
eral policy committee of the United
JMine Workers would , meet In. Cleve
land at the same time (or the purpose
of acting promptly on developments
as they oocur in the joint wage
ference.
All of the men are to remain
strike until an agreement or definite
understanding is /etched.
INDIANA MINE OPERATORS
NOT TO ATTEND CONFERENCE
Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 1.—The In
diana operators will not attend the
■conference called at Cleveland by In
ternational President Lewis, declared
Morton Gould, president of the 'Indi
ana Bituminous Operator's Associa
tion today.
PITTSBURGH PRODUCERS ’
DECLINE INVITATION
Pittsburgh, Pa.. Aug. 1.—The Pitts
burgh Coal Producers' Association to
day declined the proposal of John L.
Lewis, for a four states conference to
settle tha coal strike, but declared in
a message to Lewis, that it was will
ing to meet the mine workers’ organ
isation in this district “to negotiate
a wags scale for the district.”
the federal emergency coal control ma
chine piloted by Fuel Distributor
Bpencer finally under way, the possi
bility that negotiations for a separate. Georgia S4j>er 1
wage settlement between the miners’!
union and some operators in Penn-;
The condition by states includes
: Alabama 70 psi
South Carolina, 60 per cent;
, Texas, 72 per cent.
sylvania, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana 1 The acreage of cotton abandoned to
bituminous fields might be instituted Jul * lat -
this week was strongly indicated in
Washington yesterday. j
Representatives of the various gov- ■
ernment departments and produengi COTTON JUMPS $8.50 PER BALE,
operators co-oper.tin* under the ed-' Orleena, La.’. Aug. 1-CoUon
ministration’s distribution plan set to »*“ »* r b » ,e immediate^; »«■
work on the initial problem, facing. «°»<™m.M condition
operation of the scheme, such as or- re P° r **
ganization of regional committees in!
the producing fields and formation of. FORTY KILLED IN FRENCH
coal pools. The personnel of some of j TRAIN WRECK TODAY
the regional committees is to be an-’ ——
nouneed to-day. J Huris/France, Aug. 1.—Forty per-
Members of the federal distribution [ gong were jelled and others injured In
committee also conferred yesterday ( collision between two trains of the
with Cleveland operators on the ques- j pn gr t mi tp the grotto of Lourdes, one
tion of supplies for the Great Lake, of the WO rld’s most famous shrine*
region, but no statement was mads ae 1 ear i y today. The collision occurod
tCenUnu«d~on Pa*. t > |»«« Vllle OomUl.
PRESIDENT’S PROPOSAL TO END STRIKE jDENBY MOVES JIPS Mil HURT WHEN
BEFORE RAILROAD WORKMEN AND EXECUTIVES TREATY ARRANGEMENT BUS COLLI IN FOG
Hoover Present at Meeting of Executives in N. Y. to Pre
sent Government’s Side of Case. — Jewell and Hooper
Confer in the Workmen’s Meeting.—President Proposes
Seniority Rights Be Returned—New York Central Says
It Will Stick to Men That Stayed or Came in to Work.
—Agreement Probable With Roads That Agree to
Abide by President’s Proposal.
(By Assoclatad Pr.a
Naw York, Aug. L—The heads of
148 railroads meeting here today, ep*
pointed a committee to draft a reply
President Harding’s proposals for
settling the rail strike. The nature
of the reply and the personnel of the
committee was not made public.
It was later learned that Judge
Robert Lovett, of the Union psclflo
Railway had been named to head the
committee, and that It also
prised of Hale, Holden, Smith. Alfred
Thom and W. W. Atterbury.
EXECUTIVE'S COMMITTEE
WORKING ON REPLY
New York, Aug. 1.—The standing
committee of the American Associa
tion of Railway executives went into
session here today to prepare a reply
to President Harding's proposal for
settlement of the strike. The answer
will be submitted later In the day to
the 148 road presidents who are mee
lng here, for ratification or rejection.
Secretary Hoover entered the cot
ference shortly before noon and pre
sented the administration's position to
the conference, which then adjourned
until this afternoon, without taking
any action.
HARDING’S PLAN WOULD PUT
STRIKERS BACK TO WORK
Washington, D. C-. Aug. 1.-
resldent’a proposal for ending
rail strike provides that “all employ-
r on strike be returned to -work
their former positions with sen
iority and other rights unimpaired.”
provides that the railroads
and workers are to agree to recognise
the validity of all decisions of the La
bor Board and that the carriers with
draw all suits growing out of the
strike and Labor Board decisions, and;
tat disputes growing out of the walk-i
it be left with the Labor Board for,
ittiement.
Those three points. It
sized at the White House, constitut-
a basis, for settlement and|
the President In transmitting them to
Jewell and Cuyler, lead*
aides, sent a letter an
explaining them. This letter w
de public at the White House.
Chicago!* mTST 1 —The
ves of the six federated shop crafti
ent into conference today to consid-
1 Harding’s proposal for settlement
of the strike. Chairman Ben Hooper
of the Labor Board was present.
Previous to the conference, B. M.
Jewell, strike leader, declared that Ee
expected no action from the meetiriE
before tomorrow at the earliest.
LABOR LEADER8 SLOW IN
ASSEMBLING FOR MEETING
Chicago,, III-, Aug. 1.—Labor lead
ers scheduled to attend the two
Ings here today to consider President
Harding’s proposal for settlement of
i! strike, were slow In assembl
ing, only two or three men being
be room 45 minutes after the hour
let for the meeting.
STRIKERS WILL SETTLE -
WITH ROADS ACCEPTING
PRESIDENTS POPOSAL
Chicago, Ill., Ang. t.—A proposition
that the striking shop crafts settle
their strike with the roads that are
willing to agree to President’s Hard
ing’s proposals, regardless of whether
all the roads agree to them, will be
placed before the meeting of uniop
chiefs here. The unions will not be
asked to consider separate agreements
but a return to work If a majority of
visers of the President were strong in
their conviction that this opposition
would be more than offset by those
executives who would accept the com
promise, either as a fair basis for set
tling the controversy, or becam
their conviction that acceptance
required as a patriotic step.
Optimistic forecast of action t
^P^l expected from the New York meeting
NEW YORK CENTRAL
WILL NOT ALTER POLICY
Cleveland? L—The New
York Central today posted notices
in all its yards and shops to the
effect that it will not change Its
position on the seniority question
and that “it will stand by the old
men who remained at work and
the new men employed since the
TEII KILLED HECK
NEAR CINCINNATI
Negro Excursion Train Was _ r _ , .
Victim of Head-on Collisionl To the End, According to
And Many Were Wounded! Newspaper Opinion.
As Result—Tenders Hurled
On Top of Coaches.
IN
Is Living Up to All Parts of
The Naval Disarmament and
Four Power Treaty, Declar
es the American Secretary, Excursion Boat Rams Erie
Who is Now in Manila.
(By Associated Press)
Manila, P. I., Aug. 1.—Japan
serving every detail o' her obligations
under the naval and four-power trea
ties entered Into at Washington and
is feeling that mutual confidence has
Hucceded the uncertanty which for
merly existed In the American rela
tions with Japan, according to a state
ment by Secretary of the Navy, Deuby
today, which is the tin
Manila.
20,000 STREET
CAR MEN STRIKE
Chicago Contest Will be One
Railroad Ferry Boat at
Chautauqua, N. Y„ and 15
Passengers Infured. —Panic
Followed Crash.
(Br Associated Press)
New York, Aug. 1—An excur
sion boat, the Grand Republic,
crowded with a thousand passen
gers. mostly children, rammed !
crowded with passengers. In
heavy fog in the Hudson river U
day. Fifteen passengers on th
Grand Republic were hurt in th
panic which followed the crash.
(By Associated Press)
Cincinnati. O-, Aug. 1. — Ten
persona are reported to have been
killed and a score Injured In a
head on collision between a negro
excursion train and passenger
train on the Clncinnatl-Lebanon
Northern railroad at Lester Sta
tion in the suburbs today.
Most of the fatalities were
among the negro excursionists.
When the locomotives rudhed
together, each rebounded, hurling
the tenders back through the oars
in the rear.
Chicago, Ill., Aug. 1—Twenty th
and employes of the surface and
vated lines went on strike at four
oclock this morning and the greater
part of the working -portion of Chica
go was forced to seek Improvised
transportation. As usual all of 1
rolling stock available was Inadequi
and thousands started to walk to l
loop district before the »uu was up
No statement as to when efforts
would be made to resume traffic, was
made, but the Herald and Kxaminer
In a copyrighted news story today,
says the strike meant a war to the
finish between the lines and employ-
MANY ELECTIONS TODAY THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTRY CREATE MUCH INTEREST
) thai
i little extei
DeW
indicated,
Cuyler. t
issociatlo:
plifying and! Atterbury, of th-
UNION MEN PROBABLY
WILL ACCEPT PROPOSAL*
Washington, D. C.. Aug. 1.—Con
vinced that the railroad strike would
matter of history within twenty-
four hours after acceptance by railway
shopmen and transportation chiefs of 1
President Harding's compromise plan/| ng t h e Pi
all of the gov-'-rnmoa'.'s influence was 1 compromix
mustered last night behind the effort
to obtain adoption by the employers'
noting iu New York,
imployes in Chicago t*
Chairman Hooper, «»
rd. after a «
Harding yes
Lab<
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'hid
i-lrcl
I lhat of the
he Railroad
Vvence with
lay. left for
en the meet-
no.;.: policy
: shop craft
:eptai
the Futon leu lers .
executives, ho-.vevi
strong objections
hot that It would
of new employ,* who have
through the strike, aa well as m
who Ignored strung inducement
accept employment during the
Personal friend : and senate
e known to hold
use of their he-
11 abandonment
on the belief that T.
airman of the execu-
and Vice President
Pennsylvania,
Influential group in
he management side of the rail
roversy, would vote for acceptam
At the same time, the sticking point
n the whole attempt to negotiate
lettlement. the “seniority rights” >
ailed, continued to protrude in evei
onversatlon and public statement of
he leaders concerted, with
ildent's suggestion for its
mpromise. Managements of several
the larger systems which now claim
have the strike beaten have Insist
ed thnt restoring the strikers, even
though they accept the decreased pay
and abrogation of favorable rules,
would mean the dismissal of great
numbers of competent men employed
since the strike. It would further
stuck by the railroads and who have
since received promised promotions In
the service.
On tli>> union side, it was held by
such spokesmen tor the organizations
as were still watching the progress of
events here that no settlement would
he made by the organizal
it took care of all their
meant that all railroads, and not mere
ly the largest number of smaller roads,
had to put the agreement into effect,
and that all the strikers on each road
had to be taken back.
Advisers to the President had it that
the executives of the larger systems
That
(Continued <
i 8)
(By Associated Press* for nomination for scores of public
St. I/)uis, Mo. Aug. 1—The Missouri j offices in Kansas today awaited pas-
polls opened this morning.for the flrsti sively the returns from the primary
primary election in which the women | election.
of the state have taken part. It gives The industrial court law. probably
promise of being one of the bitterest! | H the most important Issue of the gu-
primary fights In recent years. Be-' bernatorlai race. Organized labor has
cause of the harvest season the rural, taken a stand against It, while the
vote will be light. Democratic candidates have all
Interest centers in the Democratic! pressed themselves as opposed t<
Reed and Bred
ter being suppe
dent Wilson.
< in the Democratic
r between 8enator
nridge Long, the lat-
:ed by former" Pres!-
AWAIT RETURNS FROM
KANSA8 PRIMARY
Topeka, Kas, Aug. 1.—Candidates
OKLAHOMA VOTERS THRONGED
TO POLL8 TO CAST BALLOTS 1
Oklahoma City, Aug. I.—The Okla
liomu voters thronged to the polls to-!
day in a statewide primary in which j
the threes-ornered Democratic race;
SLAYER OF MACON OFFICER
LYNCHED WHEN CAUGHT BY
MOB NEAR GRIFFIN TODAY
Macon, Ga. Aug. I.—Overtaken
by a mob of three hundred, a ne- :
gro who was Identified by officers
as John Glover, charged with kill- :
ing Deputy Sheriff Byrd, of Bibb
county, was lynched this after
noon. near Holton, in Monroe
county. He was being brought
from Griffin when he was taken
from officers.
GRIFFIN POLICEMAN SHOT BY
’ NEGRO WANTED IN MACON
Griffin. Ga.. Aug 1.—A negro, be
lieved to be John Glover, who Is want
ed in Macon in connection with the
killing of deputy sheriff Walter Byrd
nd a negro, and the wounding of an
ther negro, was arrested here this
orning, after he had shot Policeman
. F. Phelps.
RILL FOR STATE OWNED
PORT AT SAVANNAH
INTRODUCED TODAY I
r G«v«
led 1
Intel
Lit
BRITISH TO SEND
NOTE IN WAR DEBTS
been laid on the natioi
SMYRNA PLEASED WITH “
PROCLAMATION GIVINC
AUTONOMY
(By A asocial
ted decision to send a
o the Allies and the
in reference to war
i discussed in political
j Londoi
1/A. ELECTION TODAY WITH * erment’.-
MANY CANDIDATES IN FIELD* circular
Charleston. W. Va.. Aug. 1.—Con- United
-regional and legislative nominations debts h;
e being sought by a small army of and financial circles for some days,
- I nien and women at today's primary and it is said there is a strong divla-
la^AugTL—Issuance of a pro- ‘•Inetlon In West Virginia. Senator ion of opinion in the cabinet over tha
,n decreeing autonomy for! Southerland and Representatives In question and a section of the pre»*
was greeted by an enthuslaa-t Mve congressional districts have sharp today sharply criticizes the supposed
jnstration in the government! oppoaltion. government declalon.
thousand
1 the Greek official.
slans called upoi
missioner with a
thanks.
w.s and Circt
Greek high coi
TARIFF ON SILK CLOTH
APPROVED BY SENATE
Washington. D. C.. Aug.
Iff of 65 per cent advaler
cloth was approved today
silk
.y the Sen-1
intendment;
ie rate to 45 per cent The;
Iso approved a duty of 60 peri
plushes, including hatter’s-
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