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Newspaper Page TextSUBSCRIPTIONS IN ADVANCE Vaur eubecrlptlen It payable In ad vance and youjwlll aava delays by complying with' tlila rule. SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION OFFICIAL OMAN Of the Off oi ThomasvQk end the County of Thame* VOL. X. No. 68. TH0MA8VILLE, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1922. t1M> PER ANNUM INDIVIDUAL LINES IDSTRIKE SETTLEMENT no IN N. i Kailway Executives Flatly Refuse to Budge on the Seniori ty Question, and Only Hope Now Seen is Through Pro posal of Big Five Mediators*—Matter is Now Up to the Shopmen, Said One Brotherhood Leader—Shopmen De clare They Will Not Settle With Individual Roads.' New York, Aug. 24.—'"It's now up to the shopmen," said the spokesmaVfor The Dig Fire brotherhood chiefs this afternoon, after .they bad conferred ' with the committee representing a group of twenty roads on the proposi tion 'for effecting separate settlements between -the Individual goads end the striking shopmen.. The conference lasted three hours. A member of the shopmen’s East ern strike committee told newspaper; men that there would ’’be no settle ment with'any of'the nineteen roads." Nothing could be learned of the latest settlement proposal. - At three forty-five, the brptherhood chiefs and shop crafts leaders still were In session at the Woodstock ho tel while'.the rail heads were waiting at the Yale Club. RAIL HEADS AND UNION CHIEP8 STILL WORKINGTON POSSIBLE SETTLEMENT OF STRIKE New York, Aug. 24.—The big five brotherhood chiefs and representatives of a-score df railroads today prepared to thresh out the possibility of the Individual lines settling with the striking* shopmen. I This possibility was raised by the leaders of the running trades, who appeared at mediators at the confer ence yesterday with the entire mem bership of the Association, of Railway Executives, which rejected the propos al that the rail heads yield on the seniority question. The big five leaders were In con- representatives of the striking former ahoy employes are prepared to accept that position, the railroads are unable to see brhereln the efforts at media tion by the chief officers of the broth' erboods can harmonize these funda mental differences. ‘Resolved that the railroads express their appreciation of the friendly In tent and the earnest efforts that have been made by the chief officers of the train and engine service brotherhoods to compose the present situation, and express their sincere regrets that the situation has not permitted a success ful termination of those efforts.' BODYQF COLLINS TAKEN TO DUBLIN; WAS PLANNING CHANGES IN GOVERNMENT Placation of the Radical Element by Certain Amendments Was in His Plan at Tittle of Assassination, it is Stated. —Funeral Services Will be Held Monday,.—Enormous Crowds of Mourners Met Body When it Arrived in Dublin From Cork and Was Escorted Through Streets. VOUVA SEPARATES HEN AND WOMEN AT BEACH “HELL HOLES” Distance He Prescribes for The Sex is Five Hundred Feet Agart oh the Zion City Beach*—Segregation Neces sary, He Declares. Zion City, 111., Aug. 24.—Wilbur Glenn Vollva, overseer of Zion who termed the bathing beaches “Hell lioles," has Issued orders that male and femalarbathere at, the Zion beach RAIL EXECUTIVES REJECT __ BROTHERHOOD-PROPOSAL jmust be segregafed, It waa learned New York, Ang. 24 The Aasocl-1 today. A distance of 500 feet must separate the men and women. ation of Railway Executives. < by « vote of 264 to 4, yesterday rejected the proposal of the big five train ser vice brotherhoods, that the carriers end the nation-wide shopmen’! (trike by reinstating the men with seniority unimpaired. Bert M. Jewell, official spokesman for the strikers,.declared the associa tion had closed the door to peace and voted for a lock-out to smash union- Ism- At the same time, splitting away from the majority, waa a group of twenty-five railroads, principally Western lines, which debated a new suggestion of th, brotherhoods that PROPOSE FEDERAL FUEL DISTRIBUTION AGENCY Washington, D. C.. Aug. 24.—Estah- ltshment of a Federal Fuel distribu tion agency to meet the present "em ergency.” was proposed In a bill In- troduced by Senator Cummins today. COAL PRICES IN ILL. Dublin. Ireland, Aug. 24.—The body of Iflchael Collins, reached Dublin by steamer this morning from Cork, and was met by crowds of mourners. The,body was placed on a gun car rlage and taken In aolemn procession along silent streets to St. Vincent’s hospItaL Meanwhile William T- Cos- grave. is acting ag bead of the provis ional Free State government, and Richard Mulcbaby as chief of staff. Sojemn requiem high mass will celebrated Monday morning In the Pro-Cathedral, after which the body Coillaa will be burled In Olasnevlu cemetery. VIENNA COLLINS PLANED REDRAFT OF THE IRI8H CONSTITUTION London, Aug. 24.—At the time of his death Michael Collins bad under consideration, plans to redraft sever al scttlons of the constitution of the Irish ’Free State, so ss to placate the more radical element. This was made known today by Mi chael Francis Doyle, Philadelphia law yer who arrived from Dublin where he went to consult with members of the provisional government T quarters where they remained until 1:6b ocloek this morning closeted with B. M. Jewell, strike leader. What developed at this session Is not disclosed. RAIL HEA08 REPLY IN RESOLUTION FORM New York, Aug. 24.—The resolution adopted by the Association of Rail way Executives at yesterday’s meet ing read: , ‘‘Resolved, that * the committee is authorised to-meet the representatives of the train and engine service broth erhoods again and state to them that the railroads adhere to the. position heretofore taken, that ‘the striking former employes cannot be given pref erence to employes now In the ser vice, without doing violence to every principle of right-and justice. Involved in this matter and without the gross est breach of faith on ths part of the railroads to the men at present in their service. Under three circumstances It becomes apparent that ths railroads cannot consider any settlement of the present strike which does not provide protection In their present employ ment to the loyal employes who re mained In the service and to the new employe* entering 1L’ “Retalved, further, that unless the on seniority still indl-, eating that It desired to hear furthet *2» . United regarding the individual setltement suggestion. Hale Hoden, president of the Chi- individual settlements be effected Terence with a score or more execu- This minority, while profeuing to tlves until midnight, and then tjie stand with the majority la reaffirm-. n t All Am Big Five leaden returned to head- I ft, the Btanfl on , en i 0 rlty still indl- in United Rfanc Workers Claiming It Is Le galized Robbery. — Charge Against Fuel Administration cago. Burlington and Quincy,, who at-1 _ J ...—— .. ' tended a meeting, of the minority 1 8 P rt “*‘ toll, yHI., *“*• * d, ~* he coal held in the Yale Club after the gene.!""! 8 op8ra *”, a ° f *«■ «1 membership of the association “*, 1 “J »ad increas- ha mb n re d f t ,e “!°"’. ,oin8d re,re w«7ollow^ ^ a p’rotast"from m “ Jority ,n *»« sub-district offlclal. of the Doit- denying that there was any split Blne Work who termed th , -There is MUestton of a split.” ; lncrelM » leBaU ,ed robbery." he asserted. 'The railroads are all ___ standng pot on seniority and any In- .'GRAFT 18 CHARGED AGAINST' dividual settlement will have to be FEDERA LFUE LADMINI8TRATI0N mkde in the light of that understand-! Lansing, Mich., Aug. 24.—Coal con ing.” jeerns close to the Federal fuel ad- The day’s proceedings may briefly | mlnUtratlon ara “setting theirs and be outlined as follows: getting It first," WUllam W. Potter, First The association met at a , * tate fuel edmlnUtraUon charged in whole this morning, almost unani-; a * tatanlent today, following his re- rnously decided to continue its standI turn frora Washington where he en- against restoring the strikers with their ranking unaffected and direct ed its committee which met last week with the brotherhood chiefs to draw up.a resolution embodying this de cision-, . Second. The committee submitted the resolutloh after the noon recess and after it adoption left for the Grand Central station and transmitt ed the message to the committee (Continued on Page Four) !}--• — Are You Going To Now Is The Time We can furnish you anything in the Paint Line you may need ' ••.. <• . , WEf SELL * v'*v • A ^ “Sherwin-Williams Paints” The Prices Are Right HASH-MILTON DRUG CO. “A Good Plaqe to Trade.** Phones 105 end 106 deavored to obtain a greater allow ance of priority coal tor Michigan. Potter declared the public Is not in control of local distribution and that coal Is daily offered prices. Failed to Find Oil in Alaska Ana Says He Doesn't Want Any More as it is Already Too Cheap to Make Any Money. Seattle. Wash., A*. 24.—Edward L. Doheny who Is said to be tha world’s wealthiest individual petrole um operator, was unabls to find oil In Alaska, he announced yesterday following his arrival here. “I don’t want to (lad more oil,’’ he said. “The price is too low for anybody to make money.” ■ 300 CARS HARDWOOD SHIPPED TO EUROPE Memphis. Tenn., Aug. 24.—Three hundred carloads of hardwood lumber from mills in the Memphis territory have been booked toy export to Eu ropean porta during September and October, according to an announce- exorbitant ment today by local officers of the i American Overseas Forwarding Co. COAL LOADING SHOW BIG GAIN Washlagtno, D. C-, Aug. '24.—The loading of coal as reported to tha As sociation of Railway Executives to day, amounted Tuesday to 17,772 ears which with the exception of ’Monday's loadings of 19,043 care, waa the larg est for any day since the coal strike began last April. GREEK PROBLEMS POSTPONED Paris, Aug- 24.—The French gov ernment has definitely agreed to the holding of an allied meeting in Ven ice to discuss difficulties between Greece and Turkey, it was announc ed In a note today, replying to a Brit ish government communication. HUGHES TO VISIT BRAZIL New York, Aug. 24.—Secretary of State Hughes, accompanied by Mrs. Hughes arrived today from Washing ton and spent the day preparing to sail this afternoon on the Pan Amer ica for Rio de Janeiro, where he will bead t^e delegation representing the United States at the Brazilian Cen tennial exposition. GERMAN EXCHAN0E COLLAPSED AGAIN TODAY New York. Aug. 24.—The reported failure of the reparations commission to Teach an agreement with the Oer- [man government, combined with dls- WEALTHY S. C. MAN DEAD (quieting cable dispatches, today caus- Ashevllle, N. C„ Aug. 24.—Charles ed another sharp collapse In German Edwards Graham, aged 68. prominent | exchange. Marks were quoted at and wealthy cotton mill operator, at s 1-8 cents per hundred or approxl- GreenviUe, S. C.. died here today from mately 20 for 1 cent. French francs an attack of apoplezy. also sank to 7 76 cents each. Great Mob Bent on Destruc tion Was Only Prevented by The Quick Action of Police Using Side Arms. — More Demonstrations Feared. Vienna, Aug. 24.—Several thousand unemployed today unhinged the doors of the parliament building and enter ed, wrecking the furniture. Tha po lice drove them out, using side arms freely. Fifty demonstrators were taken to hospitals. Fresh demonstra tions are feared. • FUNDI Secretary Mellon Has Issued Statement Explaining Mat ters of Pertinent Interest to Both Creditors and Debtors In America and Europe. Washington. D. C., Aug. 24 —The funding of the <4,138,000.000 war debt owed by Great Britain to the United States was declared today by Secre tary Mellon to have no relation to war loans made by the United States and Great Britain to other govern ments or to questions arising In con nection with reparations payments of former central powers. Secretary Mellon made the declara tion'with respect to the British debt In a formal statement Issued. He said that on account ot numer ous Inquiries reaching the Treasury as to the exact status of obligations of various European government held by the United States with respect' to the British debt. Reports have been published and statements made In some quarters. Secretary Mellon said, that British liability Is not Incurred from the Brit ish government but for the other al lies and that the United States In making the original arrangements had Insisted In substance that though the other allies were to use the money borrowed. It was only on British se curity that the United 8'tates was pre pared to lend It. - 1, ANTHRACITE DEADLOCK NOT YET BROKEN ‘a ■ J,„ ■ ■ • Union Leaders Order Men Who Have Been Out for Five Months to Return to Work and Operators Make Hur ried Plans for Production of Coal* Which Normally Amounts to 30 Million Tons Annually. — Negotiations For Settlement of Anthracite Strike So Far Fail. NAHOIML STRIKE IS | Altoona, Pa., Aug. 24-—Union lead- jars. today are notifying the!; 46,ooo • miners In the Central Pennsylvania DEMANDED BY ASSEMBLY , fl8ld to retura **m*faitiiy to th# posts they left five months ago, while in session in lowA ji'rr^T-zst,';-,:,*; million tons of. coal a year. This ac tivity followed the signing of an Sioux City, la., Aug. 24.—The trad es and labor assembly. today passed unanimously and without debate a resolution demanding that the exe cutive council of the American Feder ation of Labor call a national strike. Copies of the resolution have been sent broadcalt throughout the coun try with a letter urging all of .the Central labor bodies to Indorse the resolution and send It to the national officers. DBHAND RESIGNATION OF CHAIRMAN VOLSTEAD Washington. D. C., Aug. 24.—The resignation of Representative Vol stead, as chairman and member of the House Judiciary committee, be cause of help alleged to have been given him by the Antl*8aloon League was requested today In a resolution read to the House by Representative Tlnkham. The motion was tabled. agreement last night MINERS AND OPERATORS IN DEADLOCK BUT RECEPTIVE Philadelphia, Pa„ Aug. 24.—With both sides said be In a receptive mood today there was no sign to move elth- er from the operator! or miners to* ward suggesting a solution of th* deadlock over the situation In the hard coal fields which resulted in n breaking up of the peace parlors her* Tuesday. DEADLOCK ON SNIFFING BOARD OIL CONTRACT TRAINING CAMP FOR FARM WOMEN Clarksburg, W. Va„ Any. 24. What (s said to be the first train ing eamp tor farm women In the United Slates Is In progress at the Jackson mills near here today. Washington, D. C., Aug. 24—Presi dent Harding It was learned today has entrusted to budget director Lord the task of breaking the deadlock ex isting between Secretary Fall and Chairman Lasker, of the Shipping Board on the question of renewal of the Shipping Board’s contract with the Interior department for a naval roy alty on oils. The deadlock has been on the question of price. WIDOW OF LYNCHED NEGRO NOW SUING S. C. COUNTY McCormick, S. C.. Aug. 24.—Jane Bell Quates, widow of a negro lynch' ed for ah alleged attack on a white woman in this county last June, has brought suit against McCormick coun ty for <2,000 ZOO RUSSIAN SCIENTISTS TO BE BANISHED BY SOVIETS Revel, Esthonla, Aug. 24.—A dis patch from Moscow announces ths ar rest ol two hundred Russian scien tists and writers In Moscow and thlr- In Petrograd. They are accused being unfriendly to the Soviet gov ernment. and will be excelled from Russia for varying periods. GIRLS NEED MORE PLAY London, Aug. 24.—Girls require more opportunity for play than they get and boys should share domestic tasks with the girls, In the opinion of Dr. W. H. Hamer, London's school medical officer. He said that school girls have too much work to do and that in consequence they suffer more than boys from defective vision, heart disease, anemia and spinal curvature. SPINNING ACTIVITY SHOWS INCREASE Washington, D. C., Aug. 24.—Activ ity In tha cotton spinning Industry clanked up somewhat 'faring Juiy*"’*^ as compared' with June, the number of active spindle hours being report ed today by the Census Bureau, ae 7.04J,957,625, which is a decrease ot 601,000,000 from June. JOURNALISTS ARE UPHELD Willlamston, Mass* Aug. 24. — If Journalists are to be expected to be have ae gentlemen, they should be treated as gentlemen, said M. Ray mond Recouly, political editor of Figaro, In an address at the Institute of Politics today. Recouly asserted that governments had no right to at tempt to take the place of the press by founding press bureaus, “more or less In disguise” to sway public opin ion. HARBORD TO SUCCEED PERSHIN0 AS CHIEF OF STAFF Washington, D. C„ Aug. 24.—The Senate yesterday cleared the way for the President to appoint Major Gener al J. o. Harbord, deputy chief of staff to tho post of chief of staff upon th* retirement of General Pershing who will go upon Inactive duty because ot the age limitation and years. C. AND 0. PLANNING TERMINAL EXTENSIONS Richmond, Va„ Aug. 24.—Officials of tba Chesapeake and Ohio announc ed today that tha road la planning an expenditure of sixteen and one-halt million dollars during the next four years for extending the terminal facil ities at Hampton Roads- . S. DIPLOMATIC BUSINESS TRANSFERRED TO BRUSSELL Washington. D. C.. Aug. 24.—Tho President transmitted to Congress yesterday, the report of the Secretary of State with regard to the advlssfcll Ity ot transferring the United Statee diplomatic representation at Luzern' burg from the minister at the Hague to the minister at Brussels, on count of the economical union which was established between Belgium and Luxemburg by treaty. ., New Fall SHppers' Are Arriving Daily ■ • - ' * / Two new ones as described below. 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The Times-enterprise semi-weekly edition. (Thomasville, Ga.) 1???-????, August 25, 1922, Image 1