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Atlanta SYMlkcklj) Sfottrnal VOL. XXII. NO. 105 NO FEAR IS HELD OF IMMEDIATE RAILROAD STRIKE COX fflD ROOSEVELT ID TAKE THE STUMP ABOUTJUGUSTIS Democrats Launch Vigorous Campaign—Nominee As sails Republicans for Big 'Slush Fund COLUMBUS, 0., July 21.—The Democratic stump campaign will be opened simultaneously in the mid dlewest and east—by Governor James M. Cox in the east and in the far west by Franklin D. Roosevelt — about August 15. Cox sal dthat this plan represent ed the concensus of opinion of the Democratic national committee and that it undoubtedly would be follow ed. The Democratic presidential nominee said he expected to carry his campaign further west early in September. The last of August Goxernor Cox expects to spend in filling spo radic speaking engagements in the east. New England probably will be invaded. A tentative engagement already has been made for New Haven, Conn., August 17. Governor Cox expects to address the Demo cratic state convention here. It is evident the national committee fa vors having him spend much of his time in Ohio, New York, New Jer sey, Indiana and Illinois. He may make a flying trip to Maine. Mr. Roosevelt probably will be sent di rect to the Pacific coast, after his notification, but Governor Cox also is anxious to carry his appeal across the mountains. George White, Cox campaign man ager, is rushing completion of the campaign committee and may an nounce part of its personnel before leaving for his summer home at Ed gartown. Mass., tonight. Among those mentioned are Norman E. Mack, of New York; Tom Love, Texas; Samuel Amidon, Kansas; Wil bur Marsh, Iowa; Senator Harrison, Mississippi, and T. T. Ansberry, Washington. Its membership will be about twenty-five, with several women members. Governor Cox will start the writing of his speech of acceptance within a few days and is anxious to spend the week-end near his home at Dayton. Senator Pomerene, now in the west, will confer witli Governor Cox in the near future to frame plans for carrying out the gover nor’s plans for full publicity on cam paign funds through a senatorial in vestigation. The Democrats’ campaign craft was under nearly full sail today with George Whfte, the new national committee chairman and campaign manager. Mr. White, a former Ohio congressman and assistant manager of the Cox convention campaign, was elected late yesterday*, succeeding Homer S. Cummings, of Connecticut. “Fair weather and strong Demo cratic tides,” were leaders’ predic tions today as many returned home j to organize local campaigns. Governor Cox, Chairman White, Treasurer Wilbur Marsh, of lowa, and other leaders remaining over today were to map out further or ganization details, including ap pointment of the special campaign committee authorized by the nation al body, location of several major headquarters, arrangements for noti fication ceremonies and finances. Early announcements were planned, Including definite dates for the notifi cation of Governor Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt, his running mate, set tentatively for August 7 and 9, re spectively. The Interval of time, it was hoped, would enable visitors at Governor Cox’s notification at Day ton to reach Mr. Roosevelt’s home at Hyde Park, N. Y. Itineraries Planned Traveling itineraries of both can didates also are being planned, so be gin almost immediately after the notifications. . Governor Cox plans to address the Ohio Democratic con vention August 17, possibly with one of his first important addresses. Campaign policies also are becom ing cry®zuitlw®« as a result of the national committee's meeting and Governor Cox’s address, in which he charged the Republicans with raising a campaign fund "sufficient to stag ger the sensibilities of the nation,” and doasanded continuance of the senate campaign expenditures inves tigation, promising frequent detailed Democratic statements of financing. Although Democratic leaders ap pear agreed that the League of Na tions has a predominant campaign place, they expect Governor Cox and other party orators to press the par allel the governor drew in hi*s ad dress yesterday in which he pictured the Republicans and their candidate as the champions of reaction, with the Democrats those of progress. After disposing of organization matters, Governor Cox plans to se cure a brief week-end rest by return ing within a day or two to his home at Dayton and next week he hopes to begin work in earnest on his speech of acceptance. Governor Cox’s statement regard ing Republican campaign funds and h!« pledge of Democratic - conduct were made in a half-hour address upon the retirement of former Chairman Cummings and induction of Chairman White last night. “We purpose to deal with eminent good faith with the electorate with reference to platform pledges,” said Governor Cox, who was cheered re peatedly. Campaign Expenses "We mean to let every vnan and woman understand where every dol- (Conttaued on Rage 7> Colman 5) Gets Degree in Law at 100 ' s ’ a. WASHINGTON/ W®/ 8/SEEL L SCHNECTADY. N. Y.—Washing ton Bissell, 100, is perhaps America’s oldest lawyer. He received the de gree of doctor of laws from Union college here at its 124th commence ment. He is the oldest alumnus, having graduated in the class of 1846. Dr. Bissell lives at Great Barring ton Mass. He is a Chi Psi fraternity man. ERWIN BERGDOLL NOW IS HELD AS EVADER OF DRAFT NEW YORK, July 21.—Erwin Berg doll, younger half-brother of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, who disappeared from his Philadelphia home about two years ago and since has been sought on charges of draft evasion, today surrendered at Governor’s Island. With Bergdoll, surrendered Judge James Roemig, of Philadelphia, a personal friend of the Bergdoll fam ily, who himself is under indictment in connection with Grover’s escape. Bergdoll probably will be tried under peace-time regulations in which case he will receive sentence of only six months imprisonment in case of conviction, army authorities said. Grover C. Bergdoll was tried under war-time regulations and was sen tenced to five years servitude. Bergdoll did not-say where he had hidden nor did he intimate whether he knew the whereabouts of his brother, according to Major William F. Kelley, assistant department judge advocate general. The surrender was voluntary, said Major Kelley, and came as a com plete surprise to army authorities. Bergdoll will be questioned later in the day. Bergdoll also was accompanied to Governor's Island by his brother, Charles S. Braun, who had changed his name. Grover C. Bergdoll, brother of Er win, escaped from two prison guards in Philadelphia while on the way to Philadelphia, where he said he had buried $150,000 in gold in the mountains while a fugitive from justice during the war. When he escaped, Grover was serving a sentence of five years as a deserter from the army in time of war. He began serving his sentence March 30. Bergdoll was said ot have had the permission of the federal au thorities to recover the gold he had buried. When he arrived at the North Philadelphia station with his guards, I. C. Gibboney, an attorney met the train. He is said to have declared his automobile, in which Bergdoll was to ride, needed re pairs, and asked if Grover could be taken to his home until the party was ready to proceed. The guard was said to have agreed to this, and at 3 o’clock that afternoon when the guards w’ere in the Bergdoll sit ting room. Grover walked through the house, jumped into an awaiting auto and was driven away. He has not been recaptured, although he has been reported seen all over the country. ARMY OFFICER GOES ON TRIAL IN BERGDOLL CASE NEW YORK, July 21.—Lieutenant Colonel John E. Hunt, commander of the Castle William prison at Gover nor’s Island, today faced an open trial by court-martial here, charged with responsibility'for the escape of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, million aire draft evader of Philadelphia. Lieutenant Colonel C. C. Cresson, trial judge-advocate, presided. ERWIN BERGDOLL TO GET EARLY COURT-MARTIAL WASHINGTON, July 21.—Major General Robert L. Bullard, command er of the eastern department, imme diately will summon a military court martial to try Erwin Bergdoll, son of a wealthy Philadelphia brewer, and brqther of Grover C. Bergdoll, who escaped recently while serving a five-year sentence for draft eva sion, it was said at the office of the adjutant general of the army today. Census of Southern Counties Announced By Federal Bureau WASHINGTON, July 21. —Census bureau today announced the follow ing 1920 population results: * Glou cester, Mass., 22,947; Mankato, Minn., 12,469; Ogdensburg, N. Y., 14,609; Panama, 111., 1,2£1; Shelbyville, Ind., 9,701; North Mankato, Minn., 1,840; Water Valley, Miss., 4,064; Ver sailles, Ky„ 2,061. Increases since 1913: Mankato, 2,104 or 20.3; Panama, 573 or 80.5; Shelbyville, 201 or 2.1; North Man kato, 561 or 43.9. Decreases since 1910: , Gloucester, 1,451 or 5.9; Water Valley 211 or 4.9; Ogdensburg, 1,324 or 8.3; Versailles 207 or Desota county, Fla., 25,434; Os ceola county. Flat., 7,195; Decatur county, Tenn., 10,198; Edgefield coun ty, S. C., 23,92; Giles county, Tenn., 30,948; Polk county, Tenn.,. 14,243; Robertson county, Tenn., 25,261; Stewart county, Tenn., 14,664. Increases since 1910: Desoto coun ty, Fla., 11,234, or 79.1 per cent; De catur county, Tenn., 105, or 1.0; Os ceola county, Fla., 1,688, or 30.7; Polk county, Tenn., 127, or 0.9; Robertson county, Tenn., 155, of 0.6. Decreases since 1910: Edgefield county, S. C., 4,353, or 14; Giles county, Tenn, 1,681, or 52; Stewart county, Tenn., 196, or 1.3. im OWH CONGRESSMAN BECAUSE OF CENSUS Secretary McLendon Re gards It Improbable That DeKalb Will Be in Same Congressional District On the face of the census returns, i it now appears most likely that the county of Fulton, in the readjust ment of Georgia congressional dis tricts, will constitute by itself a congressional district and have its own congressman. This interesting contingency de pends upon the apportionment by the national congress, deciding the number of persons requisite for each congressional district. After the 1910 census, the appor tionment was 211,877. The 1920 census gives Fulton coun ty 232,606. Unless the apportion ment for 1920 is raised beyond this figure, which is regarded as unlike ly, Fulton county will have its own congressman and will constitute its own congressional district. This result appears probably to S. Guyt McLendon, secretary of state. Mr. McLendon considers it unlike ly tliat the new apportionment will go over the Fulton population. But it it does, it is certain to be so close to the Fulton figure that the next readjustment of Georgia congres sional districts will place Fulton with the smallest adjoining county —say Clayton county—in a congres sional district by themselves. At any rate, it i s regarded by Mr. McLendon as next to impossible that Fulton and DeKalb county, with a joint population of 276,657, will again be in the same congressional dis trict. Their combined population, it is practically certain! would be too far above the apportionment. The next national congress will take the complete census figures and fix the new apportionment for con gressional districts, as it does after evdry decennial census. The num ber of persons constituting a con gressional district of course has in creased regularly and latterly with great strides. Under the federal constitution the first ratio was one representative in congress to each 30,000 of population. If this ratio had been maintained there now would be more than 3,500 represent atives in congress. In 1860, there was one represent ative to each 127,381; in 1900, one in each 194,182, and in 1910, one for each 211,877. The Fifth district, now about to be reduced to one or two counties, at present Includes Fulton, DeKalb, Campbell, Douglas and Rockdale, with a population based on the cen sus of 1910 of 234,357. MANY NEW FACES TO APPEAR IN CONGRESS WASHINGTON, July 21. —Informa- tio ngathered here today on results of congressional primary elections held recently indicates that the next, house of representatives will con tain a large proportion of new faces. Political observers here last winter predicted that there would be a con gressional “turnover” in the 1920 elections and that it ■would hit Re publicans and Democrats alike. To date primaries have been held In about one-third the congressional districts of the country. A dozen or more of the men now holding seats in the house either were defeated or declined to enter the primaries. Ex act figures were not available. Prohibition is not the factor in the south that it is in the north and west. When primaries are held In these two latter sections, it is be lieved here that the liquor question will be the rock on which many candidates’ hopes will stand. Industrial unrest in the large man ufacturing states and dissatisfaction among farmers in the western agri cultural states is also expected here to play a large part in defeating for renomination men who have gorte contrary to the wishes of the farm ers and working men. Congressional campaign committees of both the parties are now gather ing data on how many former serv ice men are seeking seats in con gress. Only one woman nominee has been reported here so far. She is Dr. Esther Lovejoy, of Oregon, a Dem ocrat. Senator Smith Will Speak at Forsyth Senator Hoke Smith has accepted the invitation of friends in Monroe county to make a speech in Forsyth on next Saturday and will address the people of Monroe county at the courthouse at 2:30 p. m. Senator Smith’s speech will deal with his rec ord in the senate and with other questions of nation-wide importance. Senator Smith spent Tuesday in Carrollton, where he went as the guest of J. J. Thomason, to attend the barbecue given by Mr. Thomas son to the members of the Georgia Weekly Press association, which is meeting in that city. HEALS STOMACI-TfROU- BLE AND TAPE WORM AT HOME A sample home treatment which gives quick and, lasting relief in all forms of stomach trouble, including tape worms or other worms, is being supplied to sufferers by Walter A. Reisner, Box C-64, Milwaukee, Wis. He is so confident of results that he guarantees absolute satisfaction in every case or there Is no charge for the treatment. If you suffer from stomach trouble or any kind of worms, send him your name and address today, as this notice may not appear again.— (Advt.) ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1920. IPROHIBITIONPAIITY OPENS THIRTEENTH ■ILMENTI W. J. Bryan Is Discussed as Candidate Hinshaw Praises Accomplishments; Watkins Delivers Keynote LINCOLN, Neb., July 21.—The Pro hibition party opened its thirteenth annual convention here today pre pared to give over much of the three days of day and night sessions to jubilation over the downfall of John Barleycorn. To this end, several celebrations have been arranged and a dozen or more orators have pre pared speeches felicitating the party on its fight against liquor and con demning the Republican and Demo cratic conventions for lack of def inite action on the question. Indications were that such matters as nominees and platform planks would give way for at least two days to the jubilee . The opening session, however, found the delegates apparently fac ing the peculiar situation of being almost unanimously in favor of Wil liam J. Bryan as their presidential nominee, and yet being divided as .to whether the convention should name the Nebraskan as its leader in the fall election. The Bryan boom today had become the foremost question before the delegates. Mr. Bryan’s friends here, who claim to be speaking for him. firmly reiterate previous statements that he will not accept the nomina tion, will not .run on any ticket and feels that the party should not name any candidates, confining its activi ties instead to local campaigns. Groups of delegates yesterday plan ned to try to have Bryan nominated unanimously regardless of his own views. A series of night conferences by other delegates resulted and to day there was a. definite movement to prevent Mr. Bryan’s nomination on the ground that he should not be placed in an embarrassing posi tion, although the delegates working •a&M&gtt bis . nomination, declare they personally favor it if he would ac cept. Nominations are not scheduled until Friday. Hinshaw Opens Session The convention was called to order by Virgil G. Hinshaw, national com mittee chairman, and the usual pray ers and singing followed. Aaron S. Watkins, of Germantown, 0., was made temporary chairman and de livered the keynote address. Com mittees on credentials, organization, rules and resolutions w«?e appointed and at the afternoon session it was planned to hear their reports. Calling the thirteenth quadrennial convention of the prohibition party to order here this morning, Virgil G. Hlnshawq chairman of the prohibition national committee, told the dele gates they had come together to "se lect a burial lot for John Barley corn.” The other political parties, he said, “out of respect to John’s rela tives have voted that he shall lie in state for another four years to be viewed by the American people. “The Democratic platform is silent, the Republican platform is silent,” the prohibition national chairman continued. "Harding owns brewery stock, he is not a prohibitionist at heart. Cox is wet. The future is before us, the campaign is upon us. “We want to do the wisest thing, the best thing for the prohibition movement and-, for the country. It was our fervent wish that every po litical party -would this year fall in line with the Constitution of the United States, with the congress of the United States, with the supreme court of the United States, and rec ognize openly an davowedly the set tlement of this question. The other parties have failed. What shall we do?” Other Measures Discussed Turning to measures other than prohibition which the party had championed, Chairman Hinshaw said, “As we assemble here for the thir teenth time In fifty-one years we do so with a realization that we have had part in more than one battle and for the solution of more than one problem. While we have been a party with an single to the so lution of one great problem we have at the same time aimed at the solu tion and reached the solution of many problems. “For example, we stood for woman suffrage in 1872, which was forty years before the Progressive party was born and forty years before any other party assumed the same posi tion. W’e advocated civil service re form the same year and thus pre ceded the Democrats by four years and the Republicans by twelve years. We championed the direct election of United States senators in 1872. The Republican party never championed that issue and the Democratic party not until 1900 or twenty-eight years thereafter. “We favored two-cent letter pos tage in 1872 and thus beat every other political party to that propo sition by the space of sixteen years. We stood for international arbitra tion in 1876; the Republican party did not advocate it until 1904, or twenty-eight years thereafter and the Progressive party not until 1912, or thirty-six years thereafter. We op posed lotteries and gamblers in 1876; no other political party ever opposed such in platform or In convention. “We went after the land grabbers and speculators in 1876 and thus i (Continued on Fags 7, Column 4) FURNITURE, BUILDINGS BURNED TO CHECK PLAGUE Z- 1 4 v H X \ —III' ■ < 10l VERA CRUZ, Mex. —A third of- - Cruz City, including the new j ' Wala city market, has been burned in the B '■ fight against the bubonic plague. ‘ ?? ¥ / M i Daily, furniture Is carted away and r— - ■ 11K ♦...■? 1 burned at the dumping grounds, as I I I?'' z shown above. Luisa Cornejo (left) *▼ I and Beatrlz Cornejo are among the j J'/'?:' : JI I - I ' <• »• ••■■ .< •- Mexican society girls who are rats- | « •••• : '•j- ••• •• •'«•** *‘ : *a •Ing funds to help combat the dis- Eb. • ’. ••S.’ifv ’• ’ ■—— ease. 11 ■ ... . - —■■ .J Business Shoved Behind, State Editors Enter Upon Merry Round op Pleasures BY WARD GREENE (Staff Correspondent of The Journal.) CARROLLTON, Ga., July 21. With all business shoved behind them, with the election of officers and the naming of next year’s convention city, the editors attending the thirty fourth annual convention of the Georgia Press association tills after noon turned their thoughts exclusive ly to pleasure. The regular order of business was suspended Wednesday morning and the association voted unanimously to accept the invitation to meet in Washington, Wilkes county, In 1921. The Invitation was extended by Will Bruner, editor of the News-Report er, and Bush Breeland, teacher of agriculture in the Washington high school, an-d secretary £>f the Wash ington-Wilkes Board of Trade. To repeat, plenty of pleasure awaits the editors. It began at noon with a basket luncheon at City park served by Carrollton’s fairest, than whom there are few fairer. I t was continued with a fish fry this after noon at Bowdon, site of historic old Bowdon college, where Uncle Jim Williams, of Greensboro, managed to show as much prowess among the fish as he has among the chickens, both fried and frilled. The editors will Carroll ton to spend the night, but bright and early Thursday morning they will start anew on the round of en tertainment awaiting them. Their first stop will be Villa Rica, next Douglasville, where the populace of both cities is said to be ready to turn over everything to them except the kitchen stove. Thursday night they will be treated to Rome hos pitality. Then, if any of them are still surviving, they will depart Fri day morning for a sightseeing trip athrough Chickamauga park. Were it not for the milk and honey in the promised lands ahead of them, the convention would adopt a motion to spend the rest of the members' days right here in Carroll ton, for they have found here such a spirit of kindliness and hospitality as no other town in the country, un less it be another Georgia town, can boast. This reached its height yesterday when many well-meaning members who had come with the best inten tions in the world of attending strictly to business, succumbed to subtle influences. Thus, when the name of Otis A. Brumby, of Marietta, wag reached on the program yester day afternoon, there was no re sponse. And again, when Johnny jones be gan to talk on the subject of head lines and makeup, he was prone at times to mingle in his oratory sun dry flowery references to cheeks and eyes, which proved that the style of make-up in vogue in Carrollton has not been without its effect on the editor of the LaGrange Reporter. Johnny’s presence at the convention was all the more welcome in that it was feared for a time he could not be here. No press meeting would be complete without Johnny Jones. And when a telegram arrived from La- Grange yesterday morning, announc ing his illness, there was general woe. Hardly had the wire been placed in the hands of President Kelly Simmons, however, when John ny appeared at the door. “I Just couldn’t stay away,” he declared. There are three doctors on my trail, but I don’t care.” Several members made interesting speeches. Johnny was one among them at yesterday's business ses sions. The others Included Sam Hyman, of the Sandersville Prog ress; Milton L. Fleetwood, of the Cartersville Tribune-News; W. H. Blinn, o£ the Dublin Courier-Herald: J. F. Shannon, of the Commerce News; Jack McCartney, of the Rome Tribune-Herald; Miss Emily Wood ward. of the Vienna News; Dudley Glass, of the Atlanta Georgeian; George H. Carswell, of the Irwinton Bulletin; John L. Herring, of the (Continued on Page 7, Column 3) M. E. FOSTER, OF HOUSTON, ELECTED PUBLISHERS’ HEAD ASHEVILLE, N. C., July 21. Marcellus R. Foster, of Houston, Tex., was elected president of the Southern Newspaper Publishers’ as sociation at its closing session here today. Other officers elected were W. A. Elliott, Jacksonville_Times-Union, Jacksonville, first vice president; Charles R. Stewart, Lexington Her ald, Lexington, Ky., second vice pres ident, and W. C. Johnson, Chattanoo ga News, Chattanooga, re-elected sec retary and treasurer. Preceding the elections two ad dresses featured the program. One Agencies of America, and others by was by Harry Dwight Smith, presi dent of the Associated Advertising William J. Page, of Waterbury, Conn., and Jason Rogers, of New York, on the publishers’ buying cor porations. George E. Hosmer, of Bradentown, Fla., chairman of the legislative com mittee, National Editorial associa tion, spoke on co-operative buying of newsprint.. Following adjournment at noon, the southern division of the Asso ciated Press began Its annual meet ing with H. C. Adler, of Chattanoo ga, Tenn., chairman, presiding. THE ATLANTA TRI WEEKLY JOURNAL rAc FROM NOW rA C JU TO JAN Ist. Ju The National Conventions of both the Demo cratic and Republican Parties have met and nomi nated a candidate for president. Now comes the campaign between these two parties trying to convince the people that their candidate is the best. There will be some “hot times” in these United States for the next three months. Keep up with them by reading The Atlanta Tri-Weekly Journal. We will now send it to you. More Than 5 Months 50c / This will paj' your subscription till after the national elec tions in November, giving you all the campaign news as well as the results of the election. We are making a special offer to send The Atlanta Tri-Weekly Journal to you from now until January 1, 1921, for only 50c. SEND YOUR 50c TODAY If you wish to secure your subscription without cost to you send us four new subscribers at fifty cents each for this offer and we will send you The Tri-Weekly Journal till January Ist, 1921, for your trouble. THE ATLANTA TRIWEEKLY JOURNAL, Atlanta, Ga. Here is 50c enclosed, for which send me THE TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, from now until January 1, 1921. Name R. F. D P. 0 State TOBACCO SEASON USHERED IN WITH RUSH AT TIFTON BY XAMBBXH KAY (Staff Correspondent of the Journal) TIFTON, Ga., July 21. —Tifton’s third tobacco season opened' auspici ously at two o’clock Tuesday after noon with Ideal weather, a satisfac tory volume of excellent product drawn from a wide radius, and with buyers representing the leading to bacco manufacturers of the world of fering favorable prices. While Tift, county growers, who have close to fifteen hundred acres of tobacco in fine cultivation, as well as planters in adjacent coun ties, are 'apparently inclined to feel out the situation at the opening of the market, it was predicted that more than fifty thousand pounds of leaf would be auctioned on opening day. The year’s business is expect ed to pass a million and a half pounds, worth probably more than $450,000. Tifton’s magnificent new stem ming plant and warehouse represent ing an investment $300,000 by the Imperial Tobacco company, limited, will be completed by August first, making Tifton the central clearing house of tobacco growing Georgia. The opening of the season has at tracted many distinguished visitors, Including leading officials of the At lanta, Birmingham & Atlantic road, county demonstration agents and leading business men and planters of south Georgia. A public program, Including chick en dinner, commenced at 8:30 o’clock last night on the courthouse lawn with Frank Corry, of the Tif ton trade extension bureau, presid ing. J. L. Edwards vice president of the A. B. & A.; Irwin Myers, fa ther of tobacco growing in Tift coun ty; W. E. Algee, secretary o f the Tifton Board of Trade, and others spoke. 5 CENTS A OOFS. $1.50 A YEAH. UNIONSCONFERRING ONUCCEraCEOF WAGEBOAMfIRD Pesent Scale May Be Ac ceded to With Fresh Demands for Increased Pay Later CHICAGO, July 21.—Danger of an immediate strike of railway workers of the country apparently had dissi pated when the 2,000 representatives of the sixteen railway crafts re sumed their conference here today to consider the $600,000,000 wage In crease granted by the railway labor board in its decision handed down yesterday. In addition there appeared to b® less dissatisfatcion over the amount of the award on the part of the union men. Yesterday’s group conference ex tended far into the night without any decision as to acceptance or re jection of the award having been reached. At the close of last night’s conference, however, W. G. Lee, of Cleveland, grand president of th® Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, emphasized that no Immediate strik® was in prospect. No Immediate Strike "There will be no Illegal, outlaw, rebel, sporadic or immediate rail road strike,” Mr. Lee said. "Whether . the railway wage award is accepted or rejected, the union action will be concerted and deliberate.’’ When the grand council met to- » day four courses were under consid-, eratlon: An acceptance of the award under a "protest”—a registration of their dissatisfaction over the terms as compared with the original demandsj Acceptance of the award, with a proviso that preparations for new . wage demands be immediately start ed, these demands to be filed with the railway labor board as soon aS practicable after September 1, the ‘ date the roads emerge finally from government control; Tentative rejection of the award and a recommitment of the strjk® Issue to a referendum of the rank and file; Flat rejection of the award and an exercise of the extraordinary plenary powers resting in the grand council toward a strike. Will Have Soothing; Effect With the board’s award made , retroactive to May 1, uplon officials today estimated approximately $14,- 000,000 would be distributed, in ad dition to the wage increases granted. Union officials pointed out this would have a soothing effect and had done considerable to allay because th© full demands were not granted. Mr. Lee intimated today if a strike ’ was resorted to. It probably would not be ordered before September 1, when government support is to b® withdrawn from the railroads. Other union officials indicated new wage de mands might be presented immediate ly as a means of averting a general . strike. i To Hear Express Men The railroad labor board planned to reconvene tomorrow to begin con sideration of demands of express men, who were not dealt with in the award. . WILL ASK FOR INCREASE IN PASSENGER CHARGES WASHINGTON, July 21.—Rail road executives met with passenger and freight traffic managers here today to consider means of raising additional revenue to meet the $600,- 000,000 wage increase awarded rail workers. Those attending the meeting said it would probably be decided to ask the Interstate commerce commis sion to raise passenger fares a half cent a mile. An official of one of the big east ern roads said that the previous in creases asked by the road had been entirely on freight rates. Railroad officials felt, he said, that it was fair to ask passenger rates to bear a part of the increased burden. Immediately after the -railroad Ex ecutives reach a definite decision, they will begin preparing a. plea to the interstate commerce commis sion, which is now considering the requests for freight increases. » U. S. Canned Meats To Be Offered at Below Pre-War Cost WASHINGTON, July 21. —In an effort to combat the high cost of living the war department soon is to place millions of dollars worth of canned meats on the market at prices below even pre-war quotwiions, said an announcement today from the of fice of the division of sales. The meats, which will be offered for domestic consumption exclusive ly, are stored in every .section of the country and will be disposed of through wholesale and retail stores from one end of the country to the other. The division of sales also an nounced that it had enlisted in this work the services of 60,000 post masters, 5,000 bankers and the may ors of every city and town. Included in the meats are canned corn beef, beef hash, roast beef and bacon. “Every dealer, from the largest wholesaler to the smallest retailer, fs being given an opportunity to make purchases at prices which are considerably below the prevailing market ones,” said the announce ment. , ’ “The canned meats are the best that the American packers could prer pare. Their quality is the highest. They were packed under government supervision and the war department is standing back of every can sent from any army supply depot.”