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The Weather Complete Service ; Of The Associated Press Clearing and much colder Tuesday; Wednesday fair. ": H H WMMfflaWKv may M : POLITICAL ERROR IN WOOD'S ENTRY ILLINOIS PRIMARY Can oniy nun rresuge 15 1 TT A , 4 l Fighting Lowden In His Own State WOOD CANT POSSIBLY SECURE ANY DELEGATES Old Roosevelt Leaders Have Signified Their Allegiance To Lowden , By MARK 8ULUVAN V (Copj-rteh. 1020, for The Star by the 3Vew York Evening Post.) Washington. April 12. If . General Wood gets as much as 40 per-cent of the total vote cast in Illinois tomor row ha will have done better than his managers have any reason, to expect. If he gets less than ' 33 per cent', the result .will be interpreted by the pub lic generally as a diminution of his prestige in the middle west, ; vooo political larroir That General Wood should be con testing with Governor Lowden in the primaries of the latter's . home state represents a political error on his part. General wooa cannot possibly get any of the delegates, and such votes as he gets in the popular primary will be based on small local areas . of disaf fection against Lowden rather than on affirmative strength on General Wood's part. , . ,.,:,;... Illinois, it is true, was a strong Roosevelt state, but most of the old Eoosevelt leaders in the state . have signified that Governor Lowden is suf ficiently progressive to be satisfactory to them and are now supporting him. It is true that Governor Lowden's re organization and consolidation , of the state 'government departments caused some disaffection, in small sections of the state republican organization, based on loss of patronage, but the state or ganization as a whole Is fairly solid behind Governor Lowden. Xo Appealing Issues In Chicago, Mayor Thompson main tains a city organization independent of the state organization, and at the time Wood's managers determined to wake a contest in Illinois they)-may have hoped to be the beaflciary f f the local Chicago organization, but it is ipparent that the state and city or ganizations have come to terms. . . Between Wood and Lowden there is competition, of course, but no real is sues of any kind to appeal to the In dividual voter, as there are between Wood and Johnson. Johnson is not running in Illinois. - THIRTEEN STATES IN MEXICO REVOLT Information Not Offi cial, However Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, April 12. General J. M. Pine, commanding the first division army of "the republic of Sonora," with headquarters in this city, stated today that he had received semi-official advices from Hermosillo, the state capital, to the effect that thirtpen cfa na t Vi z ItTA-riftjLn union had followed the state of " Sonora in severing relations with the Carranza government. . P ; : ; "hile the report is lacking in '' de tail as to thA names of the- seceding tates. General Pina declared he vouched for its authority. The message came in the form -of a telegram and is signed by a member of General Calles' staff and dated at gen eral military headquarters, Pina saw. GRAXD OPERA POSTPONED ACCOUNT RAILROAD STRIKE Hi 1 2 Thft first A 11 ,f , tangible evidence of. the effects of the nresptit railrnart strike Were vinced in this section today , when announcement was made . that tne Brand opera concert to be given by Miss Dicie Howell and Lambert Mur Phy at Jarboro tonght had been ufstponed as the singers had been Stained at northern points by '' the Strike and nniiM rtr nillv In 'thft neighboring city in time to fill the ngagement tonight. DIES AT ROCKY MOUNT I'vClPI 1.V A AA CO..., 41.. C4. . iviouni, April i. jubbjju . w'heelea, former sheriff of Nash coun- lv and prominent citizen .and tobac conist, rlifti, a Viici hnma In Vaahvillfl ar'y Saturday morning following" a "'cl lllnpsa t-rnm a onmnl ration OI peases. Funeral ' services were , held "Oft! tho TT-i ro Dontfdt . r1 11 frh . -in . 1 J . k. UGby IVilie VPnterHa v aftomnnn at 3 GVl-.f-.T. - , J 4 w. 4.X.A --v anu iniermenl touoweu. in tua eemetery at the neighboring town. NATIONAL GUARD GAINS. " P.h in rrf A XI 1 T V. n a . xuLVll, AV'll .. JL J .A fa'n of 3,279 in enlistments according - an official announcement today. lth A..A.. .. . - . . A..- - a Si tnin 1 -...AT I J ' ...AMM-iVl ' tf .19 nnn at- . a 000, : th . me cnnrii rn-ar nntnDN n. or about 24 per cent of the max! Permitted strength. New units "ized tnflaw inniiirfAi AHA nnnarl- and three troops of cavalry .for Colorado. p SWERg BRITISH NOTE April 12. Premier Mill' erand, ?ovTering the exth note of the British ttro,) a. x ,a-nce oi me ttnineiana, &. 'uaSSan,i 41 A a, . 4 1. a. citj. wn' evacuation o ? w Dial receny occupied would take e- simultaneously and that the con- "iti, exlsting when France Jnter- RED REVOLUTION HOLDS SWAY OYER -GUATEMALA CITY City Under Shell Fire Of Presi dent Cabrera's Forces For Several Days Guatemala City, April 12. Many non combatants, have been killed in Guate mala City, which has been under shell fire of the forces of President Estranda Cabrera since Thursday evening. The city is undefended except by volunteers armed with, rifles. t On one day the bombardment was kept up from 10 o'clock in the morning until 8 o'clock at night. Shells fell in various parts of the city and the casualties are believed to have been heavy, ... ; ' . Cabrera is strongly entrenched in La Palma, outside the city. Revolution Long Threatened Washington. "April 12. -The long threatened revolution - in Guatemala against President Estrada Cabrera fin ally, has broken out. Reports to the state department said the opponents of the president had gained control of Guatemala City after some street fight ing.. . Cabrera Reported Overthrown Mexico City, April 12. The Estrada Cabrera government in Guatemala has been i overthrown, according to dis patches, to the newspapers here. The revolutionists have formed a new gov ernment with Carlos Herrera as presi dent.:; - ; . , . . . . Advices to the Universal, of Mexico City from Tapachula, state of Chiapas, say .that the unionist party is triumphant.- The revolt began in the capital and spread quickly to the interior and principal cities. Firing in the capital continues ; the principal railroad is In the hands of the unionists. , One report has it that Cabrera is a prisoner andNther that he Is besieged in his home. Great excitement prevails through out the republic Numerous Guate malans are crossing the Mexican bor der to participate in the revolt. RAILWAY MAIL CLERK IS ACQUITTED OF EMBEZZLEMENT (Special to the Star.) j. Rocky- Mount, April 12. Guy. P. Harris, local J 'railway mall cleric, charged . with the. . - embezzlement ; - of .18,000 Wingfentf In rffl8tr& let ter by. an Albemarle bankr to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond several months ago, was acpuitted of the charge by a Jury, Saturday after noon after a two day hearing before Judge Connor in the Federal court at Wilson. . . . . " ' ' ' CHAMBER SELECTS DELEGATES The chamber of commerce yesterday selected the following to represent the chamber at the meeting in the interest of the proposed 'Wilmington-Raleigh railroad to be held here Friday: W. B Thorpe, I. M. Solomon, G. Herbert Smith, Hugh MacRae, W. E. Perdew, J. A. . Brown, Anson Alligood, Eduard Ahrens, Sigmund Bear, Marsden Bel lamy, HI E. Boney, J. G. McCormlck, J. H. Brown, D. L. 'Gore, A. B Croom,: Jr., M. W. Jacob!, Philander Pearsall. : ' HUNGER STRIKERS FOREWARNED. London. ADril 12. The attorney gen eral for Ireland, in reply to a question in the house of commons today, said that according to the latest informA tnn a V11T01- RtrllfPTB tn IVTOUnt JoV IIUU AAV.A. - - " prison at Duolin t were all weak; some -were nearinsr the danger point. The attorney general added that they had all been forewarned of the conse quences of their conduct. TORNADO STRIKES TEXAS Galveston, Texas, April , 12. One person was killed, twenty-five injured and approximately thirty homes were demolished by a tornado that strucic the little town of Melrose, Texas, last night, according to a special dispatch to the Galveston News. DEFENDANT WINS INJORDAN CASE Jury In Superior Court Re fuses Youth Damages A ' For Injuries The case of David Jordan vs. the Tidewater Power company, which has been occupying the attention of the su perior court for the last three days, wasfdecided yesterday in favor of the defendant."-. ry..y K .'- '' '" Verdict was returned late yesterday afternoon by . the jury to the effect that on the first issue, namely, was the negligence of the Tidewater, responsi ble for injuries jdone to the plaintiff, a negative answer was returned. This finding of. the jui. per se, acquitted the Tidewater of a liability for dam- aavld:-;Jordin was claiming, 125000 for injuries sustained in an accident which occurred .last spring rjJ and a bunch of 4hchfL5L7te riding down 'Front street to advertise ". . ... . 1a a... .,aa1 i Th au- a minstrel snow ai io -tomobile collided with , a et c? the Tidewater Power company, ana young Jordan, wis injured. . -" Prosecution claimed .that the .motor man "of the car was careless, replied : that;, the boy, were; speeding recklessly. , ' ' h Sentiment among listeners- of . tn case yesterday afternoon, after tne jury had returned for instructions from the' judge; was that it would, probably return a' verdict ' or concurrent negU gence The Tidewater: company, how ever, was exonerated. ' ' ' a rtt Plkmtlft was represented by Wright and Stevens, the defendant by Roun tre and Davia, WILMINGTON, N. REPUBLICAN BOYS ARE SMELLING OUT ANOTHER SCANDAL Investigating Committee Finds IIT A A . wasie Ana Extravagance In Building Camps DEMOCRATS OF COURSE ARE HELD RESPONSIBLE Doremus Says If Almighty Had uum Them Some Fault Would Be Found Washington, April 12.After repub lican leaders had denounced and demo crats had upheld the government system of building army camps in the rush days of war, the house made ready today for a fight tomorrow on two nrono- sals for dealing with persons alleged to have, reaped rich profits out of al leged extravagance and waste. Along with the investleatlnsr com mittee's report attacking the methods or construction, the republican major ity presented a resolution directing that evidence obtained during the nine months' investigation be turned over to the atorney general with the re quest that he institute criminal and civil proceedings. The democrats countered with a substitute resolution proposing' to instruct the committee to name persons, firms and corporations "which should be investigated : by the attorney general" before, directing that oiuciai to proceed. Debate Not Yet Ended When the house quit work tonight debate on the majority and minority reports had not reached an end. The principal speeches were made by Rep resentative McCullough, ' republican, Ohio, signing the majority, and Rep resentative Doremus, s democrat, Mich igan, author of the minority statement. Like- the opposing - reports, the speeches were far apart, Representa tlv McCullough declaring , that the cry, "We won the war, had been made to cover a multitude of sins, while Representative' Doremus. asserted that "If the Supreme Architect of the uni verse had built those camp, the bleacher managers -.would . have , found fault with the job." ; The majority report. presented ' by republican y. committeemen , criticised goyfnmentmertandso charge ot the war building program, while the -minority report of the dem ocrats defended the administration. - The government lost $78,531,521 on the sixteen - national - army canton ments, It was estimated by the major ity report," which. asserted'this was due to "waste, inefficiency and graft" re sulting from cost plus contracts which were said . to be "wide open." No est! mate of, loss , on the national guard camps was made by the majority. Dissenting from . the' majority find ings, . the minority declared that the construction work was equivalent' to building thirty-two cities, each with 37,000 to .46,000 population, and added: . "This tremendous task - was practl cally completed in three months and stands out as one of the great achieve ments of the war." IieflrielatloB Recommended The majority submitted six recom mendations for legislation by congress, Including submission to the states of a constitutional amendment making "nrofiteering in wartime treason." It also urged that the department of jus tice be asked to investigate work at every camp "to the end of bringing to book those responsible for losses to the government, and frauds through which they occurred, ' both by. recoveries and merited penalties." . No recommendations were made in the minority report, and it listed two conclusions one condemning the ma jority report and the other defending Secretary Baker, who the majority de clared "must bear the nnai respon sibility." The majority conclusion as to the secretary's report , was one of its more, than four score conclusions Along "with these : the majority cited several items, amounting to many thousands of dollars, which it was ar gued ; could legally be recovered by the government from contractors. The ' majority declared Secretary Baker should not Have permitted a. de parture from the old method of com netitive bids, declaring that with him "must rest the final responsibility for the entire situation, including viola tions of law, defrauding, waste, losses and delay." In . turn, the minority said, the secre tary "was amply justified in abandon ing the usual peace-time method of awarding contracts upon competitive bidding and' in substituting for it the so-called cost-plus system. "The minority is of the opinion, Added its report, "that if the views of the majority- had been adopted at the beginning of the war the whole build .Tie oroeram would have been In i state of chaos, many of our troops would have perished with cold or died of disease in the winter of 1917, and thft German army would 1 have been in Paris before our soldiers could have entered the battle lines.' - Holds Secretary Responsible - Besides the secretary the majority report held Colonel W. A. Starrett, ar chitect, 6f New York, "primarily? re--Tniriie for adoption of the cost-plus contract, and it was Intimated. he used hie position on the emergency con .fnctlon committee to obtain contracts for the George A. Fuller company, of which his brotner was president, ana - which he now Is vice-president. The - minority said this "charge" of use of position to. get contracts, for the TTn-iler company "rests wholly upon in- J - - , A . A A1A 47,4 - ferences ' . ana poimea oui mat oiar- rett was; not examinee. : oy me coinimi. tee The' minority added that the com mittee reoord did not show "the slight est reneoH011 upon the manner, in which the company's contracture! - , relations with the government were . carried On th'e'other, hand the 'majority ,as CContlnued On Page Two- O, TU V AY MORNING, APRIL ..- .1 : : i Pit: CHANGES PLAN FOR HIS SUMMER HOME Crane Estate Not Large Enough To Accomodate Execu- ? tiveV Forces Asherllle, W. April 12--Invitations were -extended President ' Wilson tonight by the Ashevtlle Board of Trade, Mayor Roberts, on behalf ot the city and Fred L. ; Seely, for the local hotel men to come to Asheville far the summer. The city offered to place at hi, dlspoaal any one of several large private estates In and near the city. It Is expected a special deleg-ation will go to Washtoarton tomorrow to press the invitation. Washington, April 12. President Wilson will not establish the summer white house at Wood's Hole, Massa chusetts, as had been expected, but probably will select some other place where more accommodations are avail ble for the large staff of secretaries and attaches. : - It became known today that the announcement that the President had selected the estate of Charles R. Crane, minister ; to China, for, ; his summer home, was. premature. The President had accepted Mr. Crane's offer of , a lease on the property, but it had not been inspected by the secret -service operatives and . white house, attaches, who always manage the household sur roundings of the President and his family. " Estate Not Large Enough. . When the", white house advance agents came to go over the ground, It is said, they came to the conclusion that the, Crane estate itself was not large enough, ; and that the accommo dations, to be found in the village were insufficient for the force from "the executive offices which would have to be moved to Wood's Hole for the sum mer. '' ' , - ;. : . " It " also developed 4hat the Crane mansion ; is close to a railway, track, where many trains, past day and night; that there are several automatic fog signals in the waters of Ldgjff Island sound close to shore, and that the lay cut of the Crane grounds in relation to public streets and sidewalks of Wood's Hole were such that the secret service men advanced -what they termed prac t.cal obstacles t : their regular plans for guarding, thelPreseirt,' Iaidbef ere' the; PresidentTi rt was said today, he reluctantly " abandoned his plan to go tq Wood's Hole, and was regretful that Mr.- Crane's-; offer 'had been accepted before' all the physical considerations which! his aide feel are important we.re investigated." Plana Are-Undecided. . It has not "been 'decided "where the President will go . in view of the changed plan, ' but - several offers are before him. . Tht white4 house Texecu- tive ": force wants to choose a place where the , physical arraagements are as much the tame as In Washington as may be possible. . r f.. , - .The? President did not go motor driv ing today, but spent his time on . the white r house . portico, on - the south lawn and In his study. NHifl drive about the capitol Sunday served to quiet persistent rumors that he had suffered a set-back. Rear Admiral Grayson re iterated that the President was In bet ter condition .than he has ,been at any time since' he returned' ill from his speaking trip last October. ' COMMUNIST LEADER OR GANIZES RED DIVISION Has s Occupied Railway Station ; Is Searching Trains " . Plauen Saxony, April 12. Govern mental threats to deal severely with Max Hoelz, the communist leader here, have ' provoked audacious 'reprisals, and he has formed the "Plauen division of the red army" to -which recruits are attracted by the permit' of twenty-five marks per day In wage. ' " Barracks In, this city were occupied yesterday by Hoelz forces, rwhich later took over the raii road station. : They searched all hotel guests , last night and stopped the Berlin-Munich express, searched the train and forced travelers to produce their passports. The train was allowed to proceed. . , A newspaper man who had . in his pocket an. article he had written rela tive to Hoelz was taken from the train. IDENT WILSON fiTn MAY NT tJTVUW, ff inTft -HOT MUCH To SEC i hi BUTTrtEY CKhX KfWtt THE . , 13, 1920. ; CREEL PASSES LIE TO SENATOR SMOOT; ASKS FOR INQUIRY Language Used -J ; By J Former Public Information Man Not Parliamentary SAYS SENATOR'S METHODS "SNEAKING" AND "SECRET" Calls Upon AtbraeyW General To Begin Immediate Inves tigation Of Charges 1 New York, April 12. George Creel, wno curing the war headed the.com mittee on public Information, tonight made public a letter he has sent to Attorney General . Palmer; insisting that Mr. Palmer begin an Immediate Investigation of charges by the Joint congress committee . on printing that the Creel committee had wrongfully transferred the Official Bulletin to Roger W. Babson, of Wellesley, Mass, At the same time, Mr. Creel made public a letter to Senator Smoot, chairman of the Joint committee, de daring the senator Knew there was no transfer of the Official Bulletin to Bahon,' but . that the joint committee "sneakingly worked ln secret to "frame the Indictment that my testimony would have made absurd." He. assert-jthat ed that the senator, "as much as any one else," was responsible for wiping out the Creel committee on June 30, 1919, "right in tne middle of its orderly liquidation.; ' '.-X r - ; . In his letter to Mr. Palmer, Mr. Creel said: - "I want to know from you also what protection, If any, a citizen has against the deliberate slanders of a member o congress. Not " only are Senator Smoot's charges false in every particu lar, but he knew them to be lies when he uttered them. ; , -The Official Bulletin was not trans ferred to Roger Babson or to any ono ellse. . It was discontinued by' the ex plicit order of the attorney general on the ground that I had no right to sell the property at - public . auction. The one asset was a mailing list, and this was publicly placed at the disposal ot any citizen caring to copy it, an action also taken under orders of the attor ney general," V ' Asserting that after . he had been "dispossessed" on: July 20. ' 1919. his reoorhajlici.io hejtnoyed and had been jumbled Intrf army -trucks; Mr. Creel declared. "a private memo randum, stating this confusion. . was sent to Senator. Warren for his in formation, but some one sneaked it out to the press and the conditions precipitated by congress were credited to my desertion." ,, . letter To Senator Smoot . In his letter to Senator Smoot Mr. Creel said: . . , "I am sick and tired of this long distance lying. Your recommendation to the attorney general to bring action against me is buncombe, and you know it A better and quicker way is to have me appear before your commit tee Torany other senate committee and make full answer In open session to this Official Bulletin charge. "Ever since the armistice it has been your steadfast attempt to shame the American war record and to besmirch w man connected with that record. To Tate, these congressional Investl eations have cost the tax payers 2. 000 OOo! but failure to develop a single LSe of graft still faces your group S r-S upon" the activities of individual liars." : : . ' . - ' I v i.iTTT! '' -V a woVlT fSen? and war quite, pos -,Zr life ftolng to . sleep . again." g2?-- TdmirS -1 Niblack, . chief of nZi intelligence.: today warned the senate committee ' investigating the navy's conduct of .the Wr. . Comment rng onpresent-day ; conditions in the navy he -the history . of the United States, since colonial days is a STntfnuous story of ..wartime extrava gance ; . and ' injudicious. - peace-time economy." ' ' j STRIKE INTERRUPTS A. C. L. Announces , That Pas sengers For North Of Rich mond Must Change Trains Local passenger, service on the At lantic Coast Line is slightly, disrupted by the strike of the terminal employees at Washington. It was announced last night by an official of the company that A. C. L. trains going north will go no farther than Richmond until, the situation Is improved. ' Passengers traveling beyond that point will be , obliged to - trans fer in , Richmond for Washington Through Pullmans 'north" cannot be operated at present, and It is necessary for travelers who leave Wilmington on the 7:10 p.m.. to change at, Richmond early the next morning, faking a day coach, which reaches Washington , sev eral hours ' later , than the regular schedule. - . '''- Congestion at the Wacflgton termi nals due to; thetrlke has made It im possible - to handle . all of the normal traffic at that pointy and for this .rea son the through, trains . cannot be re sumed until oondltlons in. Washington improve. ; ; ' . . . , . . . ;.. ' - Passengers; - leaving - Wilmington for the ? last ; two J days haVe . reported a slight Inconvenience in making the trip thus. but nothing .'serious . . -i ' - Officials 5o,f . the A.:C. Liwere In con ference -over (the, matte'rt yesterday, and in frequent .consultation' 1 with -, Wash ington and Richmond; "so that It is hoped that the. schedule can be satis factorily arranged In a day or tw. PASSENGER SERVICE MENACING SITUATION CONFRONTS NEW YORK; FOOD HOARD SHRINKS GOVERNMENT READY TO TAKE ACTION IN RAILROAD WALKOUT AH Machinery Has Been Pre pared For Assault On In tolerable Situation OFFICIAL REPORTS SHOW ACTIVITY OF THE I. W. W. Steps Being Taken To Arrange ' For Feeding Isolated Communities Washington, April 12. Determina tion of the government's course In the railroad strike , crisis tonight awaited lunner information from field agents of the department of Justice. Attorney General Palmer, after: numerous con ferences with government officials, said a decision might be reached to morrow, adding - that "the govern ment would not shirk its responsibll ity." .. ; , , -. jvieanwmie, . omclal announcement was maae tonight at the white house that President Wilson' would send to the senate tomorrow the ' names of nine members of the railway labor board, created by the transportation act. Framera of the transportation act, including Chairman (Cummins, of the senate Interstate commerce 'committee. were nrm in tne opinion that the la dot board would prove an effective agency to deal with the present rail way crisis. For that reason Senator Cummins' committee; deferred action on proposals for a congressional in qulry into the strike, v . Watching Mall . Movements ' Independent of either the investiw. tion by the ; department of Justice or the creation of the labor . board, the government entered the strike situa-. tion airectly today - throuKh orders sent by the postofflce department to Its Inspectors toj4'raiiwayt mail - offloials throUgheiit- the tsduhtry f 6j prompt re ports on ahy, , obstruction ;or 1 delay ' of the mails. ' V ' ' ..v.. ,!. Many official reports, from strike centers ; have indicated activity of the Industrial Workers of r the World in connection with the railway situation, and officials said that it ; was proposed to determine definitely whether this or any other organization . was carrying out ' a progrim. that -would bring it within reach of federal statutes. Not only,' It was said, would , such activity be dealt with., summarily if the facts warranted legal , proceedings, but steps would be taken to., prevent extension of the unrest' among . railway men to any other industry. In discussing the attitude , of the government.in the crisis Attorney Gen eral' Palmer declared if federal action was taken the government would not enter the controversy as a supporter of either the strikers or the ; railroad com panies. . Its ' action, he said, "would be governed entirely by . Its responsibil ity to the people, .."by which, the gov ernment was created and whom It was to serve." - ' - It was Indicated again today . that the department might employ criminal statutes if it decided on . legal proceed ings. Injunction proceedings, similar to those, in the bituminous coal, strike, were ;not .being considered, it was said, because of the . peculiar conditions un der which intervention must take place if it- Is ordered... . ; ... Agents . of .the department reported Industrial . Workers of the World fo mentation in a score of trouble cen ters, officials declared. They were said also to have revealed that . members of that organization were offering fi nancial . as well as moral support to the cause of ' the strikers. Officials also, had under, considera tion measures for feeding the commun ities which might be - cut oft " by the strike. War .department stores were said, to be located: in half a dozen large cities, and, should , food conditions ne-1 cessitate, could be. drawn upon. Federal district attorneys .' and field agents, were instructed to deal with In dividuals and-firms "making exhorbi tant profits ; out of . the situation" un der the proiflteerlng statutes. , With respect to movement of the mails and emergency food supplies, Mr. Palmer raid it had been suggested that the government resort, to motor trans portation should there be an entire stoppage of traffic. He added, however, that the government rested on Its pow er to "keep things going" without turning to the extremity of transpora-tlon-by highway. ' The motor transport corps of the army is ready, to move "to the aid of anys city imperiled" by the strike, ac cording to announcement by the coun cil of national defense. Mllili SETTLEMENT REACHED (Special to the Star.) Rocky Mount," April 12. After be ing out since last Thursday, 325 em ployees pf the Rocky Mount Mills, members of the United Textile Work ers of America . returned to .k work at the local this - morning, a salsfac tory settlement between the striking workers and the mill officials having been reached. - . . '. :- ' WILSON REVIEWS HORSE. PARADE Washington, April 12. President Wilson, from' the east -portico of the white house; today reviewed a, long parade of work horses and domestic animals,' which was' part of demon strations of "be - kind ". to.;1 animals week", being observed throughout the country ' under the " auspices of Hu XUuuiaIi sof tatiar , '....-. , ;. WHOLE NUMBER 30,142. Freight Service Virtual ly Paralyzed And Pas senger Service Seri ously Crippled. FIRST ACT VIOLENCE Motor Trucks Being Pressed Into Service To Give Postal First Aid. New York, AprU 12Union labor's cooperation in an effort to break the unauthorized strike of railroad workers here was pledged tonight by representa tives of the four big brother hoods in conference with the rep resentatives of the eastern roads. A statement given out after the meeting characterized the strike as a mob movement," and as serted it was "bound to break." New York, - April 12. The strike of railroad workers here tonight pre sented the most menacing situation the ; city has faced since the unauthorised walkout , began. Freight service on the railroads over which come the bulk of the city's food and fuel virtually was paralyzed, and passenger service, already seriously ; curtailed, was still further, crippled. The first act of federal intervention came today when armed United States troops went. into Jersey City to unload stranded mall trains and department of justice agents extendedThelr Inves tigations into every corner of the New Tork district.' - The situation tonight was as follows: Mall train schedules were generally disrupted, and motor . trucks were pressed lntoietvlci for postal first aldv in all Important sections., .'. ' Hundreds of thousands of commuters living In New" Jersey unable to reach their places of business In New Tork. First Act of Violence. , Strike sympathizers committed their first act of violence when an iron bar was hurled through the window of. a Central Railroad of New Jersey train, injuring a passenger. Train crews "of four mail trains of the Erie were at tack at Port Jeryisv N. T., and railroad officials announced Port Jervis was absolutely controlled by the strikers. Timothy Shea, first vice president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire men, arrived here, accompanied by J. . Q. Walker, secretary of the bureau of information of the eastern railroads, to arrange a Joint conference of rail road managers and the four railroad brotherhoods. Other labor leaders were here, aiding the roads to put down the strike. The department of Justice began an exhaustive inventory of food stores and : big warehouses, searching for hoarders. Investigators also were dl-' patched to the mercantile exchange to watch price fluctuations. Meat dealers announced an Increase , of a cent, a round In wholesale prices here. Food Becoming Exhausted. C. P. Wallace, president of the Fruit and Produce Exchange . Commission Merchants and Market men. said per ishable food was gradually being ex hausted and the situation was becom ing grave. Mayor Hague, of . Jersey City, who had expressed sympathy for the strlk-' ers. appealed to them "In the name of suffering humanity" to arbitrate. A" committee of fourteen men represent ing the strikers emphatically refused to urge strikers to return to work. The mayor announced, another confer ence with a larger strikers' commit tee was arranged for tomorrow. Warning was issued by ' Lindley M. Garrison, federal receiver of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company, that agitators were urging employes of rapid transit lines in New York to strike. - - ., "Millionaire Special." ' Strikers in a meeting in Jersey City tonight refused to listen to Mr. Shea when he tried to urge them to return to work pending a settlement. Each time he attempted to speak, hisses 4nd boos drowned out his voice. A striker shouted: "Shut up, sit down or get out." ' It was learned at the Lackawanna . offices that a "millionaire special" was run from Hoboken to Morristown, N; J., late today. ' The train was manned, with the exception of the engineer and conductor, by five wealthy residents of Morristown. ; . - Strikers on , the ' New Tork Central and New Haven roads have agreed to supply crews for milk trains. In mak ing this decision . public, the strikers declared they were "not fighting the babies, the ill and. the poor." . ' Strike Appear on Wane. - s V Chicago, April .12. While the unau thorized ; strike of railroad CemplOyes, which stasrted. in . Chicago two weeks ago with the walkout of 700 switchmen on the.Chlcago, Milwaukee and St.' Paul railroad, today appeared gradually to " be waning in the middle west and the far west, the situation in the territory east of Cleveland took ' on a more serious aspect. " . H The center of development in- the walkout of insurgents had definitely shifted to the east, where additions to the ranks of the rebel railroad workers (Continued On Pag Twou i a'