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VOL. XXXIII. No. 290.
THOWA8VILLC, 0B0I0IA, FRIOAV AFTERNOON, AUGUST 11. 1922.
9500 FER ANNUM
NO CHANGE IN RAIL STRIKE PLANS,
SITUATION GROWING ACUTE IN MANY ’
FEW WES DEATH |6ERMiT GETS LEAVE B M11ICK
OF WINGATE FAMILY TO END OF HEM HIED III PIS
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTRY TODAY 'KiSrS'S
L. & N. Annuls Two Main Trains Due to Refusal of Train
men to Operate Under Protection of Guards.
(Br.
Chicago, III., Aug. 11. — 8
threat* to traffic by refusal of
men to more trains at points where
troops are on guard; renewed 01
breaks of rlolence, resulting In sen
al deaths, and the possibility of walk
outs by the maintenance way
various roads, marked the progress of
the strike of the shop crafts' employ
es, as the railroad beads and union
leaders gathered for a conference
day to consider the Big Pour Brother
hoods, upon whom train movements
depend, who are authorized to i
pend work If they consider strike <
dltions and the presence of sold!
at the terminals and junction points
"unbearable"
The Santa Pe switchmen have Join
ed the trainmen protesting against
-working under guards and the situa
tion was aggravated further when the
entire yard force at Fresno quit, noti
fying the Company that they would
refuse to return until the guards
removed-
Two non-union employes of the
New York Central '
killed at Cleveland.
At Hurlburt, Ark., two negro shop
employes of the Rock Island
shot and
An attempt
dining car at Birmingham which
used for feeding shopmen and labor
ers In the Frisco yards. A bomb miss
ed its mark and the explosion occur
red Just before 100 mi
arrive at the car.
Dynamite was used In an attempt
to blow up shanty cars and a diner in
the Southern Railway yards'at Ashe
ville, North Carolina.
•ANTE FE PARALYZED BY
WALKOUT OF BIG FOUR MEN
San Francisco. Cal., Aug- 11.—Para
lysis of the entire western territory
of the Santa Fe system was In pros
pect of facing officials of that rail* ay
today as a result of the walkout yes
terday of members of the Big Four
brotherhoods, engineers, firemen, con
ductors and trainmen, on several of
the far western divisions.
8everal passenger trains, including
the East bound California Limited,
wore deserted by the crews, and were
stalled at points in Arizona or South
eastern California. Some were strand
ed In the scorchlngly hot desert spots.
UNION MEN GIVE DANCE FOR
DELAYED TRAIN PASSENGERS
Barstow, Cal., Aug. 11.—Passengers
held here by the refusal of members
of the Big Four brotherhoods to
trains through points where armed
guards are maintained on the railroad
property were entertained last night
by a dance given for them by tta<
L. A N. TRAINS TIED UP DUE
TO REFUSAL OF MEN TO WORK
Evansville. Ind., Aug. 11.—i
plete tie-up of trains on both divis
ions -of the Louisville and Naahvllle
railroad through this city was indicat
ed early today when the engineers
and firemen refused to (
trains, known as first anc
number nine.
It was reported that the firemen
will refuse to man all trains today
but that some of the engineei
ver. their call*.
The presence of guards and danger-
TIKE OVER THE RAILROADS
Rail Executives and Operatives Are Meeting to Consider I REPRESENTATIVE RLANTON
The President’s Latest Plan, While Killings Are Re- I SAYS PRESIDENT PLANS TO
ported From Various Parts of the Country,—Men Are
Laying Off In Western Cities, Trains Stalled in Califor
nia and Arizona and Bombs Set Of! in Southern Cities.
TRAINS TIE UP ON SEVERAL IMPORTANT RAILROADS
Two More Deaths.—Young
est Son Begs for Life and is
Spared.
(Br Associated Press*
(By Aeaoctstea Press) | Jacksonville Kla.. Aug- 11'. -Feudal
blltme. Tex., Aug- 11.—Thomas I warfare brought death to (wo mor*
Blanton, today telegraphed | members of the Wingate ffcmily last
numerous leaders throughout the night near Hilliard, in Nasnau counv
"IlSSJSi I >V- -Sir . fourth .on, Elljob.
country,
Harding has summoned Congress , , , . , . .. . .
for th* purpo.io ot taklnc o..r ! »orr1.lns. th- I.th.r on,, ,hree n,
the railroads.
j having Men killed i
last three
San Bernardino, Cal.. Aug.
time bombs were exploded at inter-
between 1:30 and 3 oclock thin
morning in the stockade of the Santa
Fe railroad, within 200 feet of the
Company's roundhouse, according
the Sheriff's office- The bombs w
burled in the ground and did no dan*
te.
More explosions are expected mo
mentarily and no one was allowed in
stockade this morning.
William Wingate, aged 71. and his
n. Scriven, Sged 41. were shot dead
i in their automobile last night, but
the s4ven x year old son of Scriven w
I spared when b« begged for his life.
Two other, sons were shot and kill
ed aome months ago. No arrests
known to have been made.
Moratorium is Said To Be
Agreed on by the Powers,
Removing All Possibility of
Friction Between France and
England.
RAIL UNI0N9 NOT YET READY
TO REPLY TO THE PRESIDENT
Washington. D. C.. Aug. 11.—The
beads of the seventeen railroad labor
probafbly fatally wounded, organizations Including those
mpt was made to blow up a! strike, considered the Presid
more than two hours today without
reaching a decision.
Warren Stone, chief of the engi
neers, said that another meeting
would be held late today, but proba
bly no answer would be drafted be
fore tomorrow.
RAIL EXECUTIVES COMMITTEE
TO MAKE REPLY TO PRESIDENT
New York, Aug. 11.—The heads of
148 American railroads today appoint
ed a committee to recommend i
ply to the President's latest proposal
for settlement of the nation-wide rail
strike.
No indication was given as to what
the nature or the reply to the admin
istration's suggestion that the matter
of seniority, which is the only remain
ing point In dispute, be left to
Railroad Labor Board, would be-
a membership ]s reported
approximately the same as that which
rejected the President's first propos
a!.
The committee was'appointed, aft
er Haley Fiske, President dt the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,
and a heavy holder of rail securities,
was seen to arrive at the conference
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Washington, D. C., Aug. 11
Nearly all the officials of railroad
unions who will participate in to-day*i
conference over President Harding'i
flnaF proposal of a basis for settling
the strike were in Washington last
night, and had completed a survey of
the situation as presented to them by
leadecs of the seven shop craft organi
zations actually on strike, me oniy
exceptions were the heads of the
when the general meeting is scheduled
Ben W. Hooper, chairman of the
railroad labor board, also arrived in
Washington yesterday, having come
on a train which carried a large num
ber of railroad presidents to New
York. He called upon President
Harding, and later got in touch with
spokesmen-
1,060,858 CHILDREN
AT WORK FULL TIME
IN UNITED STATES
•By Associate) Frsss)
Washington. D- C-. Aug. 11.-
858 American children betwe*
and ilfteen years of age are engaged
in gainful occupations, according to a
-enaus Bureau report today.
Out of every thousand boys be-
ween those ages, 113 are recorded as
imployed while 5.6 per cent of the
girls are employed.
EXPLOSION ON ADRIATIC,
(By Associated Prava)
Paris. Aug. 11.—Germany, says
Havas dispatch from London this aft
ernoon. will be granted a moratorium
antil the end of this year.
AGREE ON GERMAN QUESTION.
Brussels. Aug 11.—According
formation from London, an agree-
irtually has been reached on
fh«r four main points of the reparations
controversy and general accord
la anticipated, says the French semi
official Havas agency. The impres.
slon U> London is decidedly optimis
tic, and talk of a split has ceased, it
adds.
London, Aug. 11—Prime Minister
Lloyd George now has secured the full
support of bis cabinet for whatever
policy my have been decided upon by
man financial question, while tho
Two of Crew Killed and Five
Injured by Detonation of
Undetermined Origin.
oik, Auf. 11—T
of the steamship Adriatic's crew *
j killed, five serimftjy injured and
is missing as a result of an explo
It was" understood that Mr. Hooper's J of undetermined origin in her number
■fforta were to persuaJe bop the rail] three hold, according to a wlrel
-ived at the White Star line offl.
,-xecutives :»nd the
iccept the President's offer, which . . .
suggested that the strike be called off. h, ' r « tod *J r - Th * message reported the
,he men taken back iq service by the J vessel is proceeding to New York
railroads, and the question of their; half speed.
seniority status be. dealt with by thej
board.
The White House was the source of rCADril DADTC flJT
intimations during the day that the ULUIVUlA lUIUd UEl
srsSass? government funds
meeting at New York to-day. Strike * UiWU
irere apparently!
attitude of op
position^ though B. M. Jewell, chair-'
Washington, D. C.. Aug. 11— Final
..... of theVtriking group, said”they allotment of thirty five millions of
'ould not make a response until after; the forty-two million dollars appro
the general meeting and added that printed iby Congress for river and
auraas/gtss* "•*■*■!»«*-; r n ‘ r
He repudiated as entirely unfounded . ^ BCa * year > w * 8 made by the
uggestiona that the shop crafts, chief army engineers today,
union), oxpec-teil .ympntketit .Irik,., South , rn rlver , „„ d kurkor.i.t
bu 1 l’urt r *tk^impreuiQ 0 n *h.t| " r *' million.. InrtMini ItnuM.
sympathetic action was i-xpectrd. j Georgia. 1
"** delay in responding to the Pres- bor $900/"
Mr. Jewell ^
the He
ld the
. \ would be due
ssity of getting unanimity
expression of opinion by all
offer. Mr. Jewell stating that
messages had been unanimous
to date in expressing this view.'
RAIL EXECUTIVES PLAN
“NO SURRENDER" POLICY
»w York. Aug. 11—A* Western
and Southern transportation managi
began to arrive here yesterdi
session today of the Asao<
Railway Executive!
MILITARY BARRACKS
AT CORK ARE BURNING
(I»y Associated Press*
Ivondon. Aug. 11.—All of the rail
tary and police (barracka in Cork ar
burning, according to the report of ,
government aviator, who flew over tin
Irregular stronghold late yesterdaj
says a Times' dispatch from Dublin
FRANK DUPREE MUST HANG
a moratorium
winding up of the conference when the
allied statesmen meet today.
Immediately after yesterady'a cabinet
Former Wife Refused to Say-
Anything Regarding The
New Alliance, at Her Home
In Chicago. — McCormick
Married to Polish Singer.
(By Associated
Paris, Aug. 11—Harold t. McCoi
mick, or Chicago, and^ldrs. Alexander
Smith Cochran, (Madame Walsks)
married today in tlte City Hall
of the Sixteenth ward here-
FORMER WIFE MAKES NO
COMMENT ON MARRIAGE
Chicago. Ill., Aug. 11.—Mrs. Edith
Rockefeller McCormick will have
comment to make on Mr. MfcConaick*a
marriage," the Associated Press was
today when it informed the Har
vester manufacturer's former wife of
his marriage in Paris today to Mad
ame Watska, Polish opera singer,
EXPORTS TO EUROPE
FALL OFF MORE THAN
BILLION DOLLARS
SEMI SPORADIC
COJIl STRIKES 111 Klf.'
REGION SETTLED
shington. D- C.. Aug. 11
ports to Europe daring the fiscal
year ended June 30th. were more than
a Wilton dollars below the previous
year, and shipments to South Araer-
ihowed a decline of more than
three hundred million dollara.
Commerce Department announce
day.
council, Mr. Lloyd George reported the
IS PROCEEDING TO PORflHUB«£. SSJURSi
he hopes to be in Wales Saturday I
attend the annual Welsh festivities.
It Is still considered possible thi
today’s meeting of the conference wl
produce some new development I
prevent a sudden termination, and o
the French side last night the idea
seemed to be that the experts' com
mittee would be ready to receive their
decision. But it was admitted that any
thing of thia nature would be only
provisional and taht still another al
lied conference would be required be
fore any substantial settli
slbie.
.The members of the French deleg*
ion last night were confindent of an
igreement. It is understood this was
4. Poincare's own view of the situa-
ion. The French spokesman said
ast night that M. Poincare and Mr.
Lloyd George were standing nearer
together since the conference met than
had been commonly supported outside.
The sharp differences bad been among
the experts, and not between the two
premiers. He added that tho incom-
vague and said they would
to work out the details with
greater precisions.
.official Frencn opinion
ragementn which are made will
be provisional, and that a definite set
tlement must be attempted again by
the allied governments later on. The
Italian delegation has been informed
that Mr. Lloyd Geo«ge is prepairing
some additional proposals with a view
5 French alms.
JUSTICE TO 60 HOME
French Arc Tightning Down
On the German Population
Of This Newly Acquired Re
gion in Pursuance of Their
Announced Policy.
HARDING WISHES
THE GERMANS WELL
Message Sent to Ebert on An
niversary of Founding of
German Republic.
Washington, D.
Hope that a "good understanding
i and prosperity and happiness"
may attend the fortunes of the
German people was expressed to
day by President Harding in a
message congratulating President
Ebert upon the anniversary of
the founding of the German re-
NEW ORGANIZATION”
TO FIGHT KU KLUX
• By Associated V
Chicago. 111., Aug- 11
wide effort to curb the activities of
the Ku Klux Klan. was announced
here today with the formation of the
American Unity League. Bishop Sam
uel Fallows, of the Reformed Episco
pal church, was named honorary
chairman. Patrick H. O'Donnell, a
igo attorney, is chairman.
Improvement in Movement of
Coal is Reported. — South
Carolina Makes Effort to Se
cure Coal for MBI* in That
State.
(By Asaoclatad Preaa)
Washington, D. C . Aug. 11.—Im
provement in the movement of coal
was reported today to the Federal and
Central coal distribution committee.
The loading of bituminous coal Wed
nesday, according to committee re
ports, totalled 13,404 cars, whlcb t» an
increase of 1200 cars over Wednesday
of last week.
'tilization of the port of Charleston,
J., for the shlpmeut of coal to Sow
England on barges Js under consider-
KENTUCKY STRIKES AT AN END.
Knoxville, Tenn., Aug. 11.—Thn
sporadic strikes in the Kentucky coal
fields which followed negotiation of
tie wage agreements of more than
one hundred union and non-union
mines are at an end, it was announc
ed today by the Kentucky and Tea-
nesse Coal Operators' Association.
The miners In some districts de
manded that the wage increase, af
fective August 1st, be made retroac
tive to July first.
SOUTH CAROLINA MILLS
NEEDING FUEL COAL SADLY
Columbia. S- C., Aug. 11.—Frank
Shealy, chairman of the South Caro
lina railroad commission, will leava
tomorrow for Washington, where ho
will confer with meiribers of Sooth
Carolina's congressional delegation,
lie national fuel administration
effort to bring about a reclassi
fication of fuel orders, so that tha
South Carolina mills may get coal.
HOUSE PASSED BILL
CREATING PEACH COUNTY
Atlanta, Ga..~Aug. 11—The bill
already passed by the Senate,
creating Peach county was pass-
CHIEF JUSTICE TAFT
ENOCURAGES OPTIMISM
Sun Francisco, Cal.. Aug. 11.—The
people should not lose hope In the
because of conditions of the
present. Chief Justice William How
ard Taft told the Commonwealth club
here, since obstacles constantly arise
and diminish os a result of normal de
ment. while iudividual effort that
never ceases. Invariably removes the
business depression.
Mr. Taft. Lord Thomas Shaw, of
Dunfermline and M. Henri Aubepin.
representatives ot the British and
French Bar Associations at the Amer-
guests anil speakers at the annual,
banquet of the club* last night.
PRESIDENT TALKS TARIFF
(By
>ctat«d !
Washington. D. C.. Aug. 11 —Presl-
dent Harding intervened today in th*
Senate fight over the flexible tariff
provisions, outlining to Senators sum
moned to the Whits House, the desir
ability of elasticity In the tariff dur-
Ing the present world conditions.
• By
Stai
Atlanta,
for the | prison Commission today denied the
J p® e ‘ , | ' appeal of 1-Yank B. Dupree, for corn-
rail peace plan, mutation of his sentence to death on
indications were that the "nosurren- September first, for the murder of
policy voiced by L. F. Lore#. |.by Walker, in the Peachtree -Jewelry
(ConttnuedTa" Pax* «.» j “tore robbery of last September.
dent Harding's
Strasbourg. Aug. 11.—The commis
sar general of Alsace-Lorraine an
nounces that in pursuance of the
French "retortion" measures aguinst
Germany, five hundred undesirables
in Alsuce-la»rralne have been served
with expulsion notices and must cross
the frontier bpfore Saturday evening.
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