Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, March 11, 1920, Morning, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text850 Awarded Every Day for the ‘Best Last Line’ to Limericks in the Georgian---See Page 3 oo el e o Uus ‘he Convention City. 8 T The Heart of the South. ONDER C Grand Opera City of Dixie. m Georgia’s Educational Center. - sy’ The “Pinnacle City” in Climate. quANIP Federal Reserve Bank Headquarters. L Distributing Center of the Southeast. o —————————————————— S —l— VOL. XVII 24-Hourd 1o s Universal News f Service CITY LEADERS TRY TO END TROLLEY STRIKE ATLANTA BANKS GAIN 17 MILLIONS IN DEPOSIIS IN YEAR; SIMS LAYS LOSS OF 2,500,000 TONS SHIPPING 10 U. S. NAVY ! ’ Admiral Sims Declares Germans | | - Would Have Been Beaten ini July if Fleet Had Been Prompt.{ (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, March 10.—Ad miral Sims today charged the navy "department with causing the loss of 2.500,000 tons of allied shipping through “failure to act promptly the first six months” of the war, in his testimony before the Senate subcom mittee investigating the conduct of the war by the navy. Admiral Sims asserted delay by the nayy department cost 1.500,000 tons in 1917 and but for this loss “we could have had 1,000,000 men in France in March, 1918, instead of 300,000.” But for the ‘“delays and military errors,” Germany would have been defeated in July, 1918, Ad miral Sims charged. : Mexico Promises to " Punish Her Banditti “{By International Noyv' Service.) " | WASHINGTON, March 10.—The, Mexican foreign office has advised the American embassy at Mexico Cltyi that steps have been taken to punish; Mexican bandits who have committed atrocities against Americans. i Efforts are being made to capture bandits who murdered Alexander Fra- 1 zier in a raid on the Arizona border: and local authorities and fedepal] forces have been directed to capture | and punish bandits who have (:a,p-; tured Josceph A. Williams and Peterl W. Summers ,American citizens. Wil- | liams, whose relatives reside at Hen-l rtyville, is. being held by Villistas. The United' States has made strongl representation and has urged that | Federnl Mexican forces be reinforced’ in districts infested by bandits, par-i ticularly at Santa Lueretia. i Colby Situation May | Delay Suffrage Law WASHINGTON, March 10.—Rati fication of the suffrage amendment may be delayed unless Bainbridge Colby is confirmed as secretary of gtate before next Monday. ] Legal experts of the state depart- | ment announced this as Frank Polk, acting secretary, must cease to (-on—‘; tinue in that office on Monday under the law and that no proclamations can be issued until a secretary ls% named. This would make it impos gible to issue the proclamation of the ratification of the suffrage amend-! ment until Mr. Colby is confirmed. | Dalrymple Declares ] War on U. S. Attorney CHICAGO, March 10~Maj. A. Y. Dalrymple, fhero of the Ivon Rivor‘ rum revolt, declared war on Federal District Attorney Charles F. (‘,)ynel and other government officials Wed-‘ Y nesday in what he termed was a "wet conspiracy” seeking to hamper his anti-booze activities as federal pro hibition commissioner for the Central States. | “1f Mr. Clyne won't prosecute caspsi we bring to him, we'll get some one | here who will,” said the major. “I have received no order to smp} searches and arrests without war- | rants” | Investigates Fatal '1 Airplane Accident (By International News Service.) CUNNINGHAM, Kang., March 10.— An inveaugadon was under way to- | day of the airplane accident which cost three lives here last evening. The cause of the accident probably will never be known, as the machine was destroyed by fire after falling %00 feet. The pilot, Emil Zagusser.l and his passengers, Clara Hart, 19, school teacher, and John Ratcliffe, 11, were burned beyond recognition. Lena's Dream of Trousseau Is Made . 1 Reality at Last . S | By PEGGY WELLS. | Lena, who has spent most of her lit_e at the De Kalb County poor farm, is going to be married. Being a young woman, she wanted some pretty things, and begged the farm officials for some material to make up her trousseau. And they gave her seven yards of unbleached homespun. Patiently, but with many a quiet . tear sliding down her cheeks, Lena set to work to finish the clumsy ~material into as attractive gar ‘ments as her clever needle could design. At night she would study the pages of a worn-out fashion maga zine and pick out the designs of flimsy dainty undermuslins that she would buy if she had the money. The very nicest ones she made he roic efforts to copy in the clumsy homespun. But it was useless and discouraging. Pretty things were not for penniless brides. In some mysterious way, the girls at Agnes Scott College and & Sun day school class of* the Decatur Presbyterian Church heard of Lena. Angd all last week there was a rdn sacking of trunks and drésser drawers for finery and a plying of diligent needles, while questions as to styles and sizes were hurled - through the dormitories. Tuesday evening the women of the-BSunday school class and the girls from Agnes Scott went to the De Kalb County farm with boxes and bundles and showered Lena with a most wonderful trousseau, dresses, hats, shoes, stockings and underclothes for her wedding, which is to take place. Sunday at the county farm. Lena is to marry a ‘ guard at one of the prison camps. | “They're just like picture clothes,” ; said Lena Wednesday, patting the | silk and crepe de chine things rev- { < erently. l‘ Theater War Taxes Are ‘ Exempt in Income Tax (By Universal Service.) JERSEY CITY, N. J., March 10.—-' You remember, of course, that penny( war tax you paid when you went tol the movies, or the 50 cents you paidw‘ as war tax for a couple of seats for a real show when you felt flush and “blew” your wife? 1 Well, you are privileged to claim exemption from ingome tax on these sums-—provided you have saved the ticket stubs, according to a ruling made here today by Deputy Revenue Agent Charles Levering. Police Seek Mother of Deserted Infant Boy Police are seeking the mother of a, ettty three weeks old hi\by boy left by a fashionably dressed young woman at the home of Mrs. John Wiggins, 3¢ West Baker street, Tues day. . Mrs. Wiggins says the young woman rodeup to her house in a limousine, engaged a recm and asked her to look after her baby until she could get a dray to hau lher trunk. She has not been seen since. Atlantan Grabs SSO for an Idea Remember, of course, the incompleted limerick about the yvoung damsel named Jane and the aero plane? It upset a mile up from town, you know! “What made it upset?’’ That’s what an Atlantan asked—and thed he got a SSO idea! The winning ‘‘last line” ought to be a lesson to lovers of the near.future, too. Have not you got an idea for a ‘‘last line?”’ If it’s the best submitted, The Georgian will pay you SSO in gold. e - = THE ,d LB 1 "i%w*f T : — S % e _—' i ANFEA = =T - _ AT L ~ AU A s ’lm‘! L NG WSPAPE ﬁ_’ff\///@;t@& {3{4 = Republicans Take Action Sudden' ly—Democrats Show Inclma-’ tion to Bolt Wilson's Wlshes.l By J. BART CAMPBELL, ' Staff Correspondent of the I. N, S.i WASHINGTON, * March 10.—The [ new compromise on Article X, on\ which Republican and Democratic | Senators have been working, wasl suddenly withdrawn by the Repub-: lican lcaders this afternoon. i Failure of enough Democratic Sen- 5 atorsg to pledge themselves to support! it was responsible. 1 The compromise was intended to soi amend the Lodge reservation to Ar- | ticle X as to make it acceptable to | the Democratic side. i The Senate recessed until Thurs- | day without taking any action on: Article X, ' Senator Weatson, of Indiana, one! of the Repubxlgan leaders, who had‘ the proposed 'rqmpromlgg in charge, gave notice to ‘Senator immons, - off North Carolin«, 'representing the | Democratic side, that, the Republicans had decided it would not be worth: while to press the compromise. . | Senator Simmons declared he would ‘ “continue to work for a compromise ’ A revolt of Democratic senators against President Wilson sufficient to’ insure ratification of the peace treaty on the basis of the Lodge reservation' program was threatend today. : At a conference in the office of Senator Owen, Democrat, of Okla homa, there was considerable talk of senators hitherto regarded as stanch administration supporters voting on ratification according to tne “dic tates of their consciences,” and ‘not according to what the President “wanted or did not want.” i The Senate was to grapple again. with the much disputed Article X of the League of Nations covenant| today. ! The i.odge reservation, to which| President Wilson is opposed unalter-f ably, will be taken up. Some Re-'i publican and’ Democratic senutors’ are expected to go through the mo-‘ tions of supperting a compromise ong it which are considered likely to re-i solve themselves eventually inte po-, litical gestures ! : In an gmended form, with old) wordes twisted out of it and newl words twisted into it, the reserva-| tion may be adopted by a substan- | tial majority on the basis of such al compromise. ‘ Senator Hitchock. the adr‘hnstra-l tion's treaty manager, served nQUce, he and his adherents would have| nothing to do with it. ] Senator Boran. Republican, of! Idaho and the rest of the “‘irrecon cilables” who have fought comsist ently against the unreserved commit ment of the American peopje to Arti cle X also announced they would not| be a party to the compromise. | Senator Borah and the "irreconcil-{ ables” opposed to ratification served | notice: on Senator Lodge, the Repups | lican leader, they rould only support the original Lodge reservation to Ar ticle X. They declared they would have nothing to do with the proposed | compromise, ( A conference of Republican “milia reservationists” held in the office of Senator Lenroot, of Wisconsin, author | of the Lodge reservation to Article X, was another development of the; day. It was decided to ‘“sound out” the Democratic side again on how many Democrats would really deuert‘ the President in the last stages of the| treaty fight. ’ . McAdoo Won’t Run in . . . . Primary in Michigan (By International News Service.) | LANSING, Mich.,, Mareh 10.-~Fors mer Secre‘ary of the Treasury Me- Adoo hag regquested Coleman .| Vauvghan, secretary of state, to with hold his name from the Michigan presidential primary ballot, it was annougced today. Mr. McAdoo stazed‘ that 'i’le convictions were against any attempt to forestall the action of the national convention. ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1920. | i ; | | Treasury Still Has Authority to ~ Lend Half a Billion, But It Won't Do It. (By International News Service.) - WASHINGTON, March 10.—<The United States will make no fur(herl loans to Kuropean nations. 1 ~ This was announced this afternoon by Secretary of the Treasury Hous ton. While the tréasury still has au thorization to make loans to the ex tent of half a billion to the allied nations, this will not be done, Secre tary Houston said. Secretary Houston also announced he would oppose vigorously any ef forts to secure participation of the United States in the proposed allied loan to Germany. i . . oy Senate Wants Naval , " Radi C N | io to Carry News i (By Ingq;}.tionnl Nuwc\grcrviu.) VW’MMN ,TON‘ Mareh lD——N&Vy radio stations are authorized to trans !mit press and commercial dispatches ;under a resolution adopted by the {Senate today. ¥ " The measure was designed particu larly for news sérvice to theé Far East, where, it was alleged, our news reports are - “colored” by foreign powers. ~ Bénator Poindexter, Washington, introduced the resglution. An amend ment by Senator King, Utah, pro-' vides messages ‘'shall be sent at not| less than the cost of the service. A “low press rate” is provided for. iAo i | . Curb Spending. Warns | John .D. Rockefeller Ir. (By International News Service.) CHICAGO, March 10.—The Amer ican people atre on a spending &pree, which will be followed by hard times | unless it is curbed at once, it was| declared by John D. Rockefeller Jr.| in an interview here today. He alsog asserted prohibitiop is bringing pros-! ‘perity to the country. | . Touching on the Interchurch Worldg 'Movement Conference, which hel came here to attend, Mr. Rockefeller ' said organization of all the Christian | churches in such a movement, pri-; ‘marily to combat evil, will have E healthy effect on American busim-sn.; ißoligmn. he declared, stands at the! foundation of any nation’s business | integrity. * i , et i i Y Peach Crop Damaged ; ' i | By Recent Cold Snap - MACON, Ga., March 10.—The Early iBMlc peach crop in Houston County has been damaged 15 per cent und] ' the Georgia Belles and Elbertas han'e; 'been damaged 30 per cent by recent| cold weather and frost, according to | several peach orchard owners. The peach crop in Bibb County has not ' been damaged to any extent what ever, according to County Agent W, (3. Middlebrooks. ! | Growers say that even if 30 per cent of the peaches are lost there will be a large crop. . : ! iPoles Attack Ukraine, ‘ | Red Ally, Says aLentrl‘, ‘ (By Universal Service.) i . LONDON, March 10.—A wireless| message from Moscow quotes Pre-i 'mier Lenin as saying the Poles have | attacked the Ukraine, “which is an | 'alhv of the soviet republic, and which we are obliged to defend, regardless of the line of demarcation on the re spective fronts,” Another Moscow radio says the 80- | viet foreign minister, Tchitcherin,| has renewed his offer of peace nego | tiations to Poland. THE WEATHER. Forecast—Rain and warmer tonight; Thursday rain. Temperatures—6 a. m., 44; 8 a. m., 43; 10 a. m., 48; 12 noon, 63; 1 p. m, 54; 2 p. m,, 55, Sunrise, 5:55; sunset, 5:41, Sudden Rise in . Exchange Hits ~ Gamblers Hard By FORBES FAIRBAIRN, Staff Correspondent Universal Service. LONDON. March 10.-—Reports of heavy losses suffered by New York exchange gamblers ‘ caught in selling short on a ris ing pound sterling market are discussed in American banking and financial circles here. While no estimate-of the losses is available on this side, it is asserted they run into hundreds of thousands, and that private bankers and speculators were the chief sufferers. ~ American business mer in Lon don credit the reporty because of ‘the wide dealings by money lbrukers who have cleaned up millions on Europe’s ¢haotic fi ‘ nange conditions. These brokers ‘it is believed, did not foresee the sudden reversal of the sterl )ing exchange since both Lon 'don and New York were dis }cussing the probability of the English pound dropping to the three dollar point. The upward leap of the pound caught many unable to cover checks on Lon don alpeady issued before the ‘ rise. Commissioner Roper Announces Estimate of Refund Due to Court’s Decision, ; ot : (By Inm.ﬁonll News Service.) WASHINGTON, Match 10.—Com missioner Raper of the Bureau of In- i ternal Reyenue, after a conference with Chief Actuary McCoy, this after noon announced that he estimated that the Supréme Court decision that stock dividends are not taxable as income would cost the government approximately $500,000,000. Commissioner Roper said refunds would have to be made approximately as follows: 1917 tax returns, $35.000,- 000; 1818 tax returns, $35,000,000; 1919 tax returns, $100,000,000; 1920 tax re turns, $300,000,000. Four million returns must be can vassed before any refunds can be made, the commissioner said. Additional tax legislation may be expected of Congress to meet tne loss Supreme Court th!'{ stock dividends are not taxable ag income. Secretary of the Treasury Hous ton today called a conference of officials of his department to consid er (possible revisions of the financial program of the treasury. Houston Seeks Tax Reduction (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, March 10.—A plan for the reduction ofthe taxes upon industry will be laid before the House Ways and Means Committee tomor row, Secretary of the Treasury Houston annotinced this afternoon. He gaid he ~ould not outline the plan in advance, but said he believed rellef of industry from heavy taxa fion would assuage labor unrest in that it would permit better wages. Senator Harris Ill; . Confined by Cold WASHINGTON, March 10.-Sena~ tor Harris of Georgia is confined to his rooms here with a severe cold. He has had the cold several days and Tuesday it became worse, mak ing it advisable for him to stay in doors. He has arranged a general pair with Senator Calder of New York, Republican, during his absence on all questions before the Senate, He expects to be out in a few days. Senator Harris has been voting| against all reservations to the League of Nations as they came up in the Senate. Senator iCalder has voted for them. They wz'l‘ be paired in that way in thg vates the treaty. | | ’ . Call From Comptroller Reveals Huge Gains in Deposits and. ~in One Instance in Resources. ‘ ST | Atlanta national banks made a re markable showing in compliance with the comptroller’s call as to the condi tion of banks as of February 28 last. Deposits and resources smashed all records for this period of the year, deposits of the four national banks here on February =2B aggregating $75,607,008.01, as contrasted with $57,- 715,969.43 the same day in %19. This means these institutions during the last twelve months have swelled their deposits $17,891,038.568. Wh. » the comptroller's call was for ou.y national banks, the leading State bankg and trust companies also report gratifying gains. Including the deposits of the Central Bank ‘and Trust Corporation and those of the Citizens and Southern—the latter, however, being the consolidatéd re port—aggregate deposits of the six ‘banks reach an enormous #otal of ,glaa,%g,ow,w as compared with. $66,- 1£8,670.07 the same day in 1919, ale though the comparative figures of the Citizens and Southern Bank were not included in 1919's total. This repre sents an increase of $67,485,472.66. AGGREGATE RESOURCES. Aggregate regources of the four national banks on Fcbruary 28 were $88,991,512.63, as compared with $72,- 794,539.63—a gain of $16,186,973.10. Combining the resources of the two State banks with those of the na tional institutions, rescurces on the 28th reacheq $1561,545,667.78, as com pared with '883_503,’{38,48—--ngres of the Titizens and Southern being the consolidated statement with no com parative figures in 1919. This is an increase of $68,04.,231.30 over a year ago. Increases in deposits over a year ago range between $2,043,001.41 to $5,883,380.23, with the Atlanta Na tional showing the greatest increase. ulton's increase was $2,043,001.41, Lowry's $5,750,352.70 and the Fourth's $4,214,304.24. The Central Bank and Trust Corporation’s deposits gained $3,543,373.76, Only the Fulton National disclosed a gain in resources over the last comptroller’s call, being $22,739.68. REASON FOR THIS. The principal reason why deposits and resources of all banks here were not substantially in excess of those on December 31 is that many millions of dollars have been withdrawn to meet agricultural and commercial re quirements. In addition to this the showing of the banks was naturally shaded by the fact that there are heavy withdrawals at the end of each month by individuals and corpora tions for meeting usual monthly ob ligations. The decrease does not in dicate th‘{;t Atlanta’s banking expan sion has been unnaturally checked. The figures are gratifying when compared with the statements imme diately before the gigning of the ar mistice. On November 1, 1918, de posits in five national banks here ag gregated $70,434,065.30 and on the same day in 1917 the total amounted to $63505.478.562. On November 1, 1918, resources of the five national banks amountea to $94,266,262.47, and a vear previous to that the aggregate was $78,259,879.31. Deposits of six clearing house banks here on March 10, 1917, totaled $46,940,228.58 while on the same day in 1916 the aggre gate was $37,793,648.75. TABLE OF DEPOSITS. The following tabulation shows money on deposit in banks here which have given The Georgian their state ments as of February 28: Deposits Deponits. Bank Feb. 28, 1820, Feb, 28, 1919, Atlanta Nat..s 29 837,500.01 ' $27,454,209.78 Fourth Na 22,414.595.64 18,100,201.30 Lowry Nat.... 17,914,407.28 12,164,054.68 Fulton Nat. .. 6,040,415,08 3,097,413.67 *Cit, & Bou' 46,061,060.32 } ‘ SN 'BT C 12,166,974,40 8,612,600.64 Tatal $131.814,042.73 $66,328,670.07 ¢ Consolidated Btatement, Blighted Romance of the Unkissed Floradora Gyl Why the disillusioned Mr., Hoyt is seeking freedom from what he terms his frezen chains of marriage, and the mil lionaire manufacturer’s story of how chilly a honeymoon can be, will be told in the big sixteen-page magazine of MORNING] Issued Dadly, and Entered as Second Class Matter at the Postoffice ai Atlanta Undes Act of March 3, 1879 Leaders Give Positions on ~ Car Situation | By HARDY O. TEAT, ! Business Agent, Car Men’s Union. The strike vote Wwas unanimous. ‘These men would not have struck if given a livint wage to feed, clothe ‘and house their wives and,children. IThey have struck and will remain firm until the company does give them a ‘iving wage. I believe Harry ‘Atklnaon will give it to them in the end. By H. M. ATKINSON, Chairman Board of Directors, Geor gia Railway and Power Company. I am sure the public now appreci ates the difficulty of our situation. After two months of patient negotia tion and an agreement on every de tail of the contract, the single ques tion of wages was submitted to ar bitration under an agreement signed by both sides that the “decision of ‘a majority of the members of said ‘board of arbitration shall be final, ‘conclusive and binding on the par ties.” The award has been made. We Have agreed to live up to it, although we are not receiving sufficient reve nue to justify it. The other side has repudiated it and the men are on a strike. Both last year's contract and the one agreed upon for this year expressly agree that the men will not strike, but will settle all disputes by arbitration. 2 ; ~"We have done everything posgsible in our power to prévent this, and it i ndw simply a question between the ‘public and Union No. 782, From an intimate knowledge of the situation 1 believe that the trouble arises from our employees being bad ly advised by a lot of local radical leaders and ward politicians, and that the men themselves are lawabiding and if left alone would not violate their solemn arbitration agreement. On the promises of the leaders of the union tht it would keep its con tracts, co-operate in serving tiie pubs. lic in an efficient manner and pro mote good feeling between the com pany and the men, we recognized the union and entered into collective bar gaining with it for the first time a little over a year ago. We have lived‘ up to our *rt of the bargain in every respect. Nearly all the emplqyeni have joined the union, and because of the action of this local union it is now out of our power to operate our cars and servé the publicy I In calling this strike the local union violated its solemn, written agree ment with this company not to strike. It violated its written agreement to abide by the award of the arbitration board. It violated the provisions of *ihe ‘constitution and general laws of its own union. Neither the company nor the public can ever trust this union again until it re-establishes itself by calling off ‘this strike, ordering its members back to work anq living up to its prflent contract. “ ~ Trade unionism itself can least of all afford to permit this act of bad faith. Failed to Agree on | Erection of Sanitarium The Hospitals and Charities Com mittee of City Council found itself unable to agree early Wednesday aft ernoon to the request of Dr. K. D. Highsmith and Dr. J. D. Manget for a permit to erect a samitarium at 606‘ Edgewood avenue. The petition will be returned to council Monday wilh-‘ out report, it was announced. A public hearing, attended by near ly fifty residents of the vicinity, pre ceded the committee’ sannouncement, Three petitions containing “seventy eight signatures objecting to the nan-‘ itarium were presented. EDITION | [ # lSchools Ordered Closed When qeachers and Pupils Find ! Transportation Is Lacking. \ I With Atlanta’s street car system, including all suburban and interur ‘ban lines, completely tied up by a ‘strike of motormen and condéctnrl of the Georgia Railway and Power Company, who refused to abide by a jdecislon of the wage arbitration board ‘giving them 15 per cent increase in’ their scale, directors of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Wednesday tegan seeking means of re-establish ing service, The sirike became effective at 3 o'clock Wednesday morning and At lantans who did not own automobiles or have friends would coul haul them walked to and from work. An ex ecutive session of the Chamber of Commierce directors was convened early In the afternoon to take ug. tho situation. Mayor James L. Key and. Qity Attorney James L. Mayson addressed the meeting. 'No action was announced after the conference, which was to be resumed Thursday AT ia R Y 1 The directors were called into e#‘; ecutive session by President Eugene 'R. Black of the Chamber ' of Com ‘merce, acting as head of an o - zation which represents distinctly public interests. z ~ Roadway and maintenance wmen ‘went out with the platform men, and it was announced at the company’s offices that about 1,100 men were in volved. : § ’ No attempt will be made by the company td operate cars, company of ficials announced in a ltntoment, which attacked :he union of carmen as having acted in bad faitth by vio lating an agreement to accept the }wnge arbitration ruling. | The statement expressed confidence in the good faith of the rank and file ‘ot the carmen, but accused ‘Joeal 'radical leaders and ward politieians” as responsible for the strike. TEAT'S STATEMENT., The strike was ordered by the or ganization, which is Division 732 Amalgamated Association of Street [Railway Employees of America. Har dy O. Teat. business agent, said of lthe situation: “The men veted unanimously for a intrike. These men would not have struck if they had been given a living wage to feed, clothe-and house their wives and children. They have gone on strike and they will remain on strike until thé company does give them a living wage, I believe Har ry Atkinson will give it to them in the end.” \ The strikers will seek the appraval o‘s their walkout by the international committee, The strike call was rati fied at a meeting Wednesday morn ing. Meetings of the strikers will be held daily at 10 a. m, it was an nounced, The strike was ordered after bal loting completed after midnight. The count was announced at 3:30 o'clock Wednesday, morning.as about 3 to 1 for the strike, although Mr. Teat afterward said the vate was unani mous. SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED. In addition to numarous other dif ficulties created for the public. by the strike, another serious situation arose when most of the city publie schools were ordered closed for ‘the day by W. F. Dykes, superintendent. J. W, Bimmons, county super intendent of education, ordered closed the county high school and seventeen county euburban schools. The ten county rural schools were unaffected. The strike was a result of the men's dissatisfaction with a wage increase of 15 per cent awarded by the board of arbitration appointea to act upon their wage demands. . The employees held out for a high er rate of increase. Madison Bell, arbiter for the men, dissented from the opinion of the other two arbjters, Judge John D. Humphries, for the publie, and Luther Z. Rosser, for the company. ; k The wage demands of the mﬁon. on which the arbitration was'Theld, were 55 cents, 58 cents and ”'fﬂp& Continued on Page 3, Column Akm"éf‘ NO. 201.