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Wilmingibrts Second 1 VN 1 Annual Food and 1 1 .V EOF2 .-hewers Today and probably Sunday. W Wctober mmb 'ZOtr'M lltliitegltaH mm 28 Pages .World, State and Local News Daily si "Ji iUJA?;";-; i-3 f FOUNDED A. IX 1867. VOL. CX No. 33 WILMINGTON, N. C., SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 15, 1922. OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. PREMIER LLOYD GEORGE MAKES VIGOROUS DEFENSE OF BRITISH ATTITUDE IN NEAR EAST CRISJS Prime Minister Declines to Announce Plans for Future In An Address At His Home Town, Manchester, Lloyd George Leaves Way Open to Pursue Any Policy He May Choose in Regard to Resigning or "Sitting Tight" BITTER ATTACK IS ENUNCIATED AGAINST GOVERNMENT'S ATTACKERS The Address Was As Liberal to Liberal and Was Enthusiastically Received; The Lloyd George Favorite Strategy of "Offensive Defense" Was Plainly in Evidence Throughout the Premier's Remarks. maintaining sm speed of ""' miles maubhan Atrophy Army Aviator Rendered Uncon scious at Times By High Rate of Speed Maintained LIEUTENANT MAITLAND MAKES FAST RECORD MANCHESTER, Oct. 14. (By Associated Press.) Premier Lloyd George dealt with the crisis which near eastern events have forced upon the government in a characteristic and powerful speech in the city of his birth this afternoon. "While he spoke as liberal to liberal, and chose a city remote from the capital for staging his oration, according to the long custom of British states men, he was not speaking primarily to Manchester, but to Great Britain and the empire. The prime ministers' speech was evidently more carefully pre pared than is usual with him. It was personally a defense of the government's policy, but it was the sort of defense Mr. Lloyd George likes, because it gave him plenty of opportunity for his favorite strategy of "offensive defense," which to him means dealing hard blows at his critics and going into personalities so sharply that they shock the old-fashioned conventional statesmen. What the country awaited most curiously was information about the future; it wanted to know of the various policies open before the prime miiuster-r-resignation, a generaf (election or sitting tight plans to follow, but no light was thrown upon that point;. he left himself free to take whatever direction events may indicate. He declared that no one could welcome his retirement more than him self, but followed this with a great dramatic passage : "I cast my self upon the people, because I have never betrayed them." The hall rang with approving shouts and he added that he rould support loyally any alternative government that would work for the best interests of the nation. A Iyd George speech of the sort which has rome to be known as his ha?1-, tn the wall" is seldom a mere rr'u: if it is generally a thrilling entertainment. Today's was no excep ts, al! th atmosphere was iriendly 3-d congenial small audience In the ':;? ropi of the reform club re r r-'idt-d swiftly to every Point. B-for the premier arose, a small pa'iMt-like structure was placed on the 'ab in front of him. and on this he r-ai a -tack of notes. But once on r: fppr he seldom bothered with these. f-v hi? sentences had all the effect of n'arfty. Considerably Btouter than irhtn ,e took control of the govern -r-'it cpvpti years ago, and, hair much "cr rhe Welsh statesman seems to ra - jr.jTvn serious with years of re EDT.rs,b:!!ty; hut all the old fire was 'h're. Tn. the hall where Gladstone ai n'tn spoken, he poured ridicule n e great commoner's son. Lord ' iayt. n. who is one of the leaders : the liberal revolt against the coali-'r-r. rv him he said: I k.nw the difficulty of any man rlu, adequate gifts who, has to ra-ry through life a great name. He actually excommunicated us from liberal party. Well, the papacy is r a hereditary office. What service : 'pndered liberalism? I know of x.-ept one he Is the best living -r -o:;Twint tf the liberal doctrine . nity is not hereditary. - r,f his strongest points In de--.- fhP government's near eastern were that the Turks had ? s :eh red since 1914 a million and a ' ' Armenians and half a million that to eive way to them now "o-; d to sacrifice the greater part vtory won over Turkey In the B war; that. 'Am I my brother's ' nag never been a doctrine of " " :u---ral party." T"- .pression made on most, of his e was that the premier does not ".-rc to have an early general elec f r: rart of the press charging -tht ' irf,rn before the conservative r 'r -nvention In Novembr would be ' '!:-a! trick. He spoke throughout ' :hral, makine appeate to HDerai p QTrt frsdiUftllSl. - today's display of form it is r predict that if a general elec--rr.es the Welsh giant, despite -fven years of overwhelming would be ready to carry, on a '' in-l campaign. Minister Llowd G-eorge ad-e-i the greater part of his speech e Reform League club her today vigorous defense of the goyern- s rear eastern policy. . He laid k at the outset of keeping open iits of the Dardanelles. ; not necessary." aid Mr. Lloyd f. "to point out the importance - iring the straits against a repe- of what Vannnd in 1914. That rged the war for two year and ! ' :rx "U-f, troif r? t- allies irreparable disaster. But s ': from that it is the only road to rwav of the Black sea where arot the raw materials VOU need. srP '.. food in times of peace in nor p11 times such as no other part of .7fJ" of that nart of the world one- had nlwftvs been In British ships. ital tn voii. vital to humanity, 'we ild not have these " straits; barred without giving away the biggest im portant prize we had , won by the vic tory over Turkey in the great war and which had cost us so much in life and treasure. "As to spreading the war into Eu rope, you have only got to think what would have happened if the Turk, flushed with victory, with no army to resist him, had crossed the Bosphorus, passed into Thracend occupied Con stantinople. Do you think he would have stopped in eastern Thrace? Who would have stopped him from going Into western Thrace and possibly into Salonica? Tou know what that would have meant war. And the ' war of 1914 began in the Balkans. "I think It was right that befOre the Turkish armv should have been al lowed to cross into Europe with the flush of victory, with the blood of Smyrna on its hands, it should have had time to cool and that we should have guarantees that they would give protection for the minorities in Europe. That is all we did. We are pledged to shield these people. I am told it was not our business. I am sorry to say that liberals had been pleading that it was. none of our business to interfere between the Turks and their victims. What business is it of Britain's? If the Turk insists leave him alone. Let him cross the straits, let him cross to Constantinople a free road and a fair way to the shambles. That was not the old liberal policy. IUwas not the policy certainly that I was brought up in. It was not that I was taught in by youth that Englishmen, Scotchmen and Welshmen should every morning repeat reverently the litany of the cynic; am I my brother's keeper? That Great Britain should face the world with the brand of Cain mpon her brow." The prime minister continued his lengthy defense of the government's near eastern policy by laying particu lar stress on the resistance to the French -.policy toward Mustapha Kemal Pasha.. "Suppose we had followed meekly behind France." he continued. "The Kemal ists would have been at Chanak. The next thing that would have hap pened would have been the crossing of the straits. GalllpoU was held by a very weak Senegalese battalion with orders that tney were not to fire on the Turks. Both sides of the straits would have been in Kemallst hands. "Do you think you would have got them out? Tou would have gone to the peace conference and said: "Will you please -gret away from Chanak and Galliopli." "And KemaKwould have said: No, we will guarantee the straits to you.' Our critics say: "Why didn't you have an understanding with your allies? "We did and only a few weeks ago we received- a message from the French government that if the Greeks or the Turks Invaded the neu tral zone they would have to be re sisted by force. But alas! We accepted that and thought they meant it. How were we to believe that it was In tended for only one side. Dealing with the recent criticism by Lord Grey on the government's foreign policy, the premier said;.. it' IS not easy mi ciiAia - twi- i (Continued on .Page Eight) MOUNT CLEMONS, Mich., Oct. 14. (By the Associated Press.) Unconsci ous at times, due to the terrific speed at which he rushed the heavens, and during his conscious moments haunted by fears for the condition of IJis wife, who momentarily expects to become a mother, Lieutenant R. L. Maufhan, an army aviator, flying an arm-Curtiss high epeed pursuit pin.ne, wotf the Pu litzer trophy aerial race here today. He traveled tbw 160 mile course at an average speed of 206 miles 4n hour. The race, run in three fUghts and replete with sensational achievements by all of tne entrants that promise to become aerial tradition, resulted in the slashing of world records, both official and unofficial, for. So, 100 and -00 kilo meter courses. Lieutenant L. J. Maitland, piloting a isster ship to that of Maugban, .was second in the Pulitzer competitions, but his honors m that respect were overshadowed by the terrific speed he attained on the lap of 60 kilometers. He covered the distance at the rate of 216.1 miles an hour, faster than any one ever new in a race. for the 100 kilometre course during the race, he averaged 207.3 miles an hour, another world record, Seven fliers, two of them United States navy entries, the remainder representatives of the ramy, shattered the worlds record for 200 kilometres or more when they exceeded 178.7 mHes an hour, the mark established Septem ber 21 In France by Kirsch. Lieuten ant Maughan had the best speed- for. the distance, a rate ef 20 miles ait hour, his averaging speed for the en tire 156 miles course. Lieutenant H J. Brow, in a Curtiss navy racer, won third place in the Pulitzer competition, going the 160 miles at an average speed of 193.2 miles an hour. Maitland s speed for the entire course was at the rate of 203 miles an hour. The race was un marred by serious accident. One plane, the navy "Mystery Ship," piloted by Lieutenant L. H. Sanderson, of the marine corps, was "forced out of the race during the fourth lap by engine trouble, banderson plunged with his plane into Lake St. Clair, over which a part of the course extended, but es caped unhurt. Captain St. Clair street landed his Verville-Sperry between two trees a mile from Selfridge Held. He was not hurt but a winy was torn off the plane. When he brought his plane to earth. Lieutenant Maughan was so exhausted that he learned against the hip for several minutes until He revived. Major Genuial Mason M. Patrick, chief of the army air service, Rear Ad miral W. A. Moffltt, chief of the naval bureau of aeronautics, and Edwin Den by, secretary of the navy rushed to him. Major General Patrick patted the lieu tenant on the head and Secretary Denby was so overcome he burst into tears. "Ail the time during the race I was thinking about a telegram I nad been expecting, announcing the birth of a child to Mrs. Maughan," the winning airman said, when he was able to talk. "I was lost four times in the haze and was atunned more qx less at each of the 15 turns. My worst mo ments, however, was at one turn when I lost confidence and then became un conscious. On the straight wway I came to. Another trouble I had was my feet going to sleep." The terrific speed also told on Lieu tenant Maitland. PRESIDENT TO DISCUSS G. 0, P. POLITICS AT A SUNDAY CONFERENCE Determined Campaign Demo crats on the Republicans Prompts Sabbath. Meeting REPRESENTATIVE WOOD ABUSES THE DEMOCRATS Foreign Shipping Is Given Week of Grace By President Harding WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. Foreign shipping .today, was given another week of exemption from application of At torney General Daughferty's liquor transportation ruling. Prohibition Commissioner Haynes, after a confer ence with President Harding, an nounced that regulations based upon the attorney general's ruling that liquor cannot legally be brought with in American .territorial waters would not be applied to foreign ships leaving their home ports before next Saturday. This announcement countermanded a previous ope made by the prohibition enforcement authorities of the govern ment making the application to all foreign vessels leaving their home portiT" after today; The extension first was Interpreted to apply also to American privately owned vessels but inquiry at the of fics of th prohibition unit brought forth the explanation that only foreign craft "were to be given the additional week of grace. Accordingly all Amer ican privately owned s.hlps leaving foreign oprts after midnight tonight foreign ports after midnight the pro hibition enforcement act if they at tempt to bring liquor, either sealed or unsealed,' within the three mile. llmt. Another angle of the s.iuaUo.n'. re sulting from the attorney general's rul ing the matter of replenishment of foreign embassy and legation stocks. was discussed today, by legal officials of the prohibition unit and .indications were again given that the 'situation could be, met without embarrassment to the diplomatic representatives here ' of other nations.- - VV ::. Says McKinley Was Defeated Through Misrepresentation of the Tariff BUI By H. B. C. BRYANT WASHINGTON, Oct., X4. The cam paign on the Republicans 'is so deter mined that President Harding ' and Representative William R. Wood, chairman of the Republican congres sional committee, will have a confer ence Sunday. Mr. Wood abused the Democrats today, he sald.that they de feated McKinley by misrepresenting the tariff bill that bore his name but pre dicted they would not -succeed in their campaign this year. , Be declared that a reaction had set in i In Ohio, Mr. Wood admitted, the campaign is very spirited. He said the Democrats are staying away from national issues, and discussing and featuring -state prob lems. They are denouncing the Re publican tax laws. Mr. Wood will tell the President that the ' tariff is the issue, and that the Republicans have the best of it in close states-. Mr. Wood is making .a, report to the . President on hlsrecent visit to Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and. New York. Col. E. E. Brittain, director of pub licity for the Democratic. senatorial committee, asserts that the Democrats are making headway in., the tariff arguement He quoted Franlc A. Hamp ton, secretary of the committee., who is in New Tork, as follows.,; V' "Conferences here convince me of the utter absurdity of . the.? story pub lished In Washington "Friday saying the Senator Gerry is in danger. Senator Gerry is certain to be reelected to the United States senate ;;r from. Rhode Island and there Is nothing to the story that he is In danger of being de feated except a MtJf pfvRepubllcan balder-dash. ''J,-'''k?ti'H ' . "In New Jersey th4 cdVdUlona are particularly v ood f divtiHi Democracy. Governor- Bdawrtla,-' lifmoeratieieandl date for the senate, is riding on a landslde that foretells the defeat of Senator Frellnhauysen, who 'has the personal and political suport of Presi dent Harding. "In New .Xork the Democratic can didate for the senate, Dr. Royal S. Copeland, has Senator Calder on the run, and the betting odds, heretofore favoring the Repubicans, have now goqe on even money with Democratic odds just ahead. "Democratic leaders from New York' and New England are most enthusias tic over the outlook. They find there is a general feeing among the people that the Harding administration and the republican majority in the con gress has fallen flown, that its failure to function for the best Interests of the country is causing a revolt, and that means It is to be driven from power." The Republicans, are going to make a hard drive for Mrs. Lindsay Patter son, candidate in the fifth North Carolina district. They will send Leslie M. Shaw, ex-secretary of the treasury, to speak for her. Former Senator Butler, who has been very quite during this campaign, will also and Mrs. Patterson. "Every man and woman in the fith district." said Mr. Butler today, "knows that Mrs. Patterson can and will serve, the interests of that great district in consrress more efficiently than the preesnt incumbent can. It is an understanding fact and is too plain for argument. Mrs. Patterson is ty native ability, education and ex perience, superbly equipped to serve her district. In fact, before she has finished one term, the womanhood of our state and the whole country will be proud of such a brilliant and dis tinguished representative in congress." Democrats here today predicted that extraordinary efort for Mrs. Patter son and against Major Stedman would help the latter. Mr. Butler said the state should send Republicans from other districts but was especially interested In the fifth. BEAMAN AND GRIFFITH SEVERELY CRITICISED BY TAR HEEL SHIPPERS Effort to Have Corporation Com ; mission Testimony Stricken Out is Treasonable CHARGE IS MADE AT . ASHEVILLE HEARING State Body is Complimented For Manner in Which It Is Hand ling the Case Annulment of Middle West Export Rates Vigorously Opposed By Port Interests n fit fi i, i 4 -V v-.: ufi' f-.i .--Li Spencer Entertaining Her First Convention Where Diplomacy Has Failed Veterans Must Win, Says Communique NEW ORIGANS. Oot. 14. Where di plomacy has failed, 15,000,000 war vet erans of th4f .allied nations must suc ceed In enforcement of the principles upon which they achieved their victory the allied war alms was the senti ment of a communique framed at the opening session of the third annual convention of the Inter-Allied Veter ans' Federation here today. The communique, writing and adopt ing and of which occupied nearly the entire day's session, was addressed both to the allied nations and their of ficials and said that the growths of distrust, disunion and disaster, which have since overtaken civilisation, have been due primarily to recreancy to the pledges in the allied war alms." Speaking for "those who fought the last war and who would be called upon to fight the next "the-message directed itself, in behalf of restoration of world peace, order and well, being. The vet erans said they had earned in war the Tight tp speak in peace and that they had realized that governments under the party ; political system had entirely failed in their duty to state economic facts." It favored education to-the point of view that for at least. the present generation, the world must be prepared to be -poorer and hiive a much simpler standard of living .'coupled with - hard and seal ous, work to repair the destruc tion of real; wealth, z - ASHEVILLE, Oct. 14. Characteriz ing ; the eforts of Messrs Beaman and Griffin, of the North Carolina Traffic association, to have a large portion of the testimony of the North Carolina Corporation commission, stricken from the records of the rate investigation of the Interstate Commerce commission as treasonable to the interests cf the shippers of North Carolina,, several large organizations, representing thou sands of shippers In the state and hundreds of millions of dollars in. bus iness interests, today rallied to the support of the corporation conTmisslon. Signed by J.' L. Graham, J. T. Ryan, W. S. Crelghton, R. M. Pound, George W. Forrester and Georsre El. Daniels, the following: statement was this morn ing placed in the records of the Inter state Commerce commission r "Inasmuch as the authority of the North Carolina corporation commis sion to appeat in this proceedings and represent thejinterests or Nortii Caro lina shippers has been challenged, the representatives of North Carolina, ship pers attending and. participating In this hearing ask permission to put Into the records this statement that the position taken by the corporation commission to defeat the eforts of the carriers to impose unjustifiable In creased ratesj-to' North- Carolina ship pers and the jef fort Of the corporation commission and its representatives to secure a proper reduction in present rates from the centra) treicrbt associa tion to all pwnts in North Carolina has our., full approval, and that the ?ortn Carolina Corporation commission has full authority to and is representing the Interasts vre represent." This statement was Blenoil by J. T Graham as chair nan' of the .traffic her -of cbmmerCfN, rpdse1itJlfRi J. Reynolds Tooa.cco-rapany ana president of the North Carolina Indus trial Traffic league; J. T. Ryan, as chairman of the traffic committee of the High Point chamber of commerce and representative of .the North Caro lina members of the' Southern Furni ture Manufacturers association; W. S. Crelghton, repressntinpr the Charlotte chamber of commons and the Charlotte Shippers and .Manufacturers assoc!a tion: R. M. Pound, president of the Charlotte Merchants association. G. W. Forester traffic manager or- tne isorin Carolina Cotton Manv.fiictuors, and George E. Daniels, as traff ic .manager o fthe Carolina Wooi Products com pany. After adjournment of the commerce commission hearing, the representa tives of the state shippers present at the session, issued the following state--ment to the press: "The statement placed In the record by the representatives of shippers or ganizations attending these hearings, in support of the corporation commis sion, with relation to the attack upon the commission by representatives of the North Carolina Traffic association, is but a mild statement of our views. The attack upon .the corporation com mission is treasonable to the interests of the shippers of North Carolina, In cluding those Griffin and Beaman, pre tend to represent. These shippers were confronted with threat by the carriers of the heaviest increase in rates ever proposed by the carriers. "The representatives of the corpor ation commission have met that issue and utterly smashed the carriers pro posed increases. In addition, the rep resentatives of the corporation com mission have presented, in the most thorough way ,any North Carolina rate case has ever been presented, to the Interstate Commerce commission, an analysis of the whole rate structure be tween, points In central states and Lpolnts in North Carolina, supported with a strong array oi 'careiuny pre pared analythical exhibits demonstrat ing that we are entitled to a heavy re duction in the whole rate adjustment, applying to and from all points In western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and all western points beyond, comprising practically the whole of the central freight asso ciation. "These reductions, for which the commission if.s made out a strong case, are 48 cents on all first class freight, and corresponding reductions In all Other classes. It was this part of the record which the representatives of the traffic asso ciation moved to strike from the re cord, and with respect to which they denied the right of the corporation' commission to appear in the case and represent the Interests of the North Carolina shippers. ' "The situation is that the corpora tion commission, with the aid of the strongest counsel it could employ. Is making a strong and able fight, and evidently an Impressive one upon the commissioners who are hearing the , case, for a heavy reduction or rates ' from the west, and that Griffin and Beaman. are merely trying to embar rass the corporation commission and weaken the able fight the-commlsslon Is making for all the shippers, of the state. 1 "Griffin and Beaman have not put anvthlner in the record in this case that will be of any value Jin working ( out an adjustment of rates favorahia to North Carolina, and have confined their efforts to obstructing those who are in fact serving the Interests of all shippers of the .state." SPECIAL OFFICER ARRESTED George Rowan, special policemaru and Elizabeth Joyner, nesrress, were arrested In the court house shortly be fore "midnight by- Sergeant - Applebury SPENCER, Oct. 14. With dele gates present from all sections ef the state the North Carolina Wo men's Christian Temperance union met In Spencer tonight for Its for tieth annual session which will con tinue through Tuesday. The ex ercises tonight "consisted princi pally of a welcome extended to visitors by citj church and school officials. State President, Mrs. Adalaide 3oodnoe, of Greensboro, Is presid ing. This Is the first state conven tion of any kind ever held in Spencer. Labor Board Grants Increase in Wages of The Maintenance Men Action Will Increase Wage Bill of the Nation's Railroads About $22,125,000 CHICAGO, Oct. 14. The wage bill of the nation's railroads was increased approximately $22,125,000 by a decision of the United States railroad labor board today granting Increased pay of two cents an hour to over 450,000 main tenance of way employes. Four of " nfne groups of- the United 'Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way employes and shop workers were ai f ected by tne raise, the largest single group beins common laborers. The decision raised minimum rates of pay for the classes affected from the pres ent 23 to 35 cents to 25 to 37 cents. Chairman Ben W. Hooper in a state ment following' the decision, said that. the board based Its finding on a gen eral upward trend in wagesfor this n -r 2Tironhbaan weHf ins- 1 I " . South Atlantic Association Con demns Any Attempt to Re-classify Existing a Freight Tariff COASTAL HIGHWAY IS PISCUSED AT LENGTH H. A. Lynch Heads Organization With Moore as Secretary. Savannah Gets Next Meet Vigorous steps to prevent annul ment or reclassification of railway ex port rates from middle west shipping, points to South Atlantic ports was the vital feature of the fourth annual meeting of the South Atlantio Ports association, held in this city yester day at the rooms of the Viicington chamber of commerce. qertain port Interests at the north have urged the Interstate Commerce commission to cancel the export rates putting South' Atlantio ports on parity with Boston, New York, and other North Atlantio ports, save the port3 ' of Philadelphia, Baltimore and Nor folk whose interests there Is a dif ferential middle west rate. Cancellation of the favorable rates to South Atlantic ports would strike a severe blow to the efforts to develop commerce at Wilmington, Charleston, Savannah, Brunswick and Jackson ville. In view of this serious situa tion, the South Atlantic Ports associa tion launched a movement to unite the whole South Atlantic, territory to pre sent to the Interstate Commerce com mission a strong and earnest argu ment against interference with the middle west export rates granted to encourage the . movement . of exports through open-watsx ports ih the south and to divert certain"" export traffic from congested north Atlantic ports. The ports association met at 10 o'clock and those in attendance were George H. Baldwin, vice president of. the Jacksonville chamber of commerce; A. V. Snell, manager of the Jackson ville chamber; Albert J.- Stowe, assist ant secretary of the Jacksonville chamber;. E. B. I Walker, - manager -nt hosts. The maintenance I-dlrfic?"? In presenting; the case to the board several weeks ago demanded a virtual minimum wage of 47 cents an hour. The public group today was aug mented after a ten-day deadlock by W. L- McMenimem, of the labor group, and Samuel Higgtas. of the railroad group, these- two making the necessary five to make the public group proposal effective. Chairman nooper 6m ton Charleston. Savannah, Brunswick actual decision would, be presented to ' and ajcksonville. the brotherhood Monday, tne argument not yet having been formally handed commerce : j wIuiaiTi.V.Moorev secretary of the Wilmington chamber . of com merce. By. virtue of the act that, the presi- dency of the association belongs to the port of Jacksonville for 1922, Mr. Baldwin presided, and. Mr. StOwe was secretary of the meeting. This group of live commercial organization men represented the five ports of Wilming- and " JaTler John Davis. down. Today's decision was -a direct out growth of the July wage cuts and the rail strikes and threatened strikes which followed. When the shop crafts strike was declared, the maintenance of way employes were also on the verge of walking out, but E. F. Grable, head of the organization, withheld action, pending an appeal to the labor board for a revision of wages. In this appeal Grable asked a virtual minimum of 47 cents an hour. In making the decision public Chair man Hooper explained that. about 13, 000 maintenance of way employes on roads in the extreme south will still receive from 17 to 23 cents an hour, they" having signed agreements with the carriers to this effect and not be ing affected by today's ruling. According to figures compiled by the railroads and submitted to the board during hearings, a plurality of about 112,000 track men on 85 per cent of the carriers are now receiving between 25 and 36 cents an hour. Legionnaires Arriving In City of New Orleans For National Meeting NEW ORLEANS. Oct. '14. The Amer ican legion delegates started arriving here today for the annual convention which begins Monday. , Every train ar riving in the city brought hundreds of visitors. With them came the first view of the novel features the states have adopted to establish their iden tity. All hotels became the scenes of big reunions when buddies" began to meet and fight the war over again. The na tional headquarters became the mecea of the arrivals. It was estimated to night that about a fourth' of the le gionnaires had reached the city, al though no big delegations had arrived. Approximately 100,000 legionnaires are expected, according to the reports of the leaders of various states who are already here. State headquarters have begun blos Momfng forth in rapid succession. Washington delegates brought forth head . pieces on the order of tam-o-shanters with feathers. Kansas dele gates appeared with the corn flower prominently displayed. Missourians are wearing big blue streamers with the name of their state and a badge with a miniature mule attached. The "40 and 8" members got out of their kit bags the blue caps adopted by them from the uniform of the. French soldier. Tomorrow the streets will resound with martial music as the delegations begin arriving with bands. Some states will have as many as four bands with them. j Caucuses, of leaders were held throughout the day, paving the way lor the policies and candidates to be of fered "by the various state delegates during the convention, each seeking support for theirvpet-measures or can didates, t t. ; President Matthew Hale of the South Atlantic States' association, was pres ent by invitation to discuss the special subject of maintaining the export rail rates inaugurated some four years ago by the railway lines under authoriza tion of the Interstate Commerce com mission, which granted export rates from the middle west to South At lantio ports, putting them on a rate parity with north Atlantic ports. There is very grave danger of the cancella tion of the low export rates, on which South Atlantic port6 base the hope of developing these ports and extending their commerce under the national plan for promoting the nation's commerce at all ports capable of handling water borne traffic. In a general way, Mr. Hale declared the commerce of South Atlantic ports depends on ample port terminal de velopments for. handling commerce, and revolving around the port nucleus, is; development of the immediate ter ritory tributory to each, port; de velopment of the , state to be served by each port, together with the matter of enlisting the Interest of the state and all Its Interior localities in the development of their port theirs as much as it- is that of any port locality itself: keetoing in touch iwth the middle west on whjch the five ports must depend for export busi ness. This involves the absolute necessity of maintaining the export rates granted from middle west points. Cancellations of these rates would mean a catastrophe to a large com mercial development on the South Atlantic. , After hearing Mr. Hale, it was agreed to enlist the support and co-operation of the commercial, bodies, of Interior cities and the association,., through a committee, drafted a communication to be sent to interior commercial, bodies. , presenting the. importance, of their co- ' operation, morally and financially. It was further asrreed , that Mn, Hale should appear before such commercial bodies at once, and addr'ess them upon the emergency which treatens cancel lation of the rates aimed at develop ing' their ports. . . Sqme of the representatives ' In the . meeting urged as reasons for main taining middle west export 'rates that their ports already had derived bene fit from such rates and were drawing commerce from the quarters seeking outfets for their foreign trade. Another important matter discussed in detail at- the. meeting, was the coastal highway connecting all south ern coast and port cities with those'-of ' the north Atlantic. The general Idea of a coastal highway 4s to connect all. Atlantic ports from Portland. Maine, to Miami, Fla. , From Wilmington to Jacksonville the highway has : been completed In some stretches In North Carolina, South-Carolina, Georgia and Florida,, and maps, were used, for con? sidering the unfinished parts of the prOjeCt. :. ' . ; '-. It was stated ; that , great progress has been made- In ,v bridging rlyers along the highway, especially in Souths . Carolina, Georgia and Florida, and fear was expressed that . the bridges would be up before the unfinished links of the highway could be. completed. It was', agreed to investigate .conditions along' (Continued- on- Page22igbt. v i - - r ry , ' " si - J . 4' i.'4 " 1 1 " V