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VOL. XV. NO. 49.
ASHEVILLE, N. 0., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 6, 1910.
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President Taft Now Says He
Will not Visit Indianapolis
on the 5th of Next
Month.
NO STATEMENT ISSUED
REGARDING THE DECISION
Mr. Taffs Action Is Attributed, How
ever, to Action of Indiana Re
publican Conven
tion. Washington, April S. President
Taft hn.3 cancelled his engagement to
visit lndlanapedls May 5. While no
statement was Issued regarding the
decision, it Is i.llcved it was the di
rect result of events at the Indiana
state republican convention yester
day. It Is realized that it will cause a
stir in political circles if It should
transpire that the president has, for
th, reasons intimated, cunccled his
engagement. Administration leaders
are much displeased, and not a little
worried, over the action of the re
publicans of Indiana. They say the
speech of Senator llcverldge was even
Worse than the resolutions adopted
by the convention.
While these lenders are displeased,
however, t is admitted that the re
publicans must continue their efforts
i to hold Indiana In line.
TUFT?
Some High Authorities Discuss Rather
Noncommittal Resolutions Adopted
by the Grant Convention.
Wis President Taft really, as a
natter of tact, endorsed by the Grant
republican convention held in this
city lust Saturday? A number of
Very acute, and very careful political
observers of the republican house
hold, are moved to mirth when it is
suggested that the national adminis
tration was endorsed by the Grunt
forces. Moreover, these political ob
servers, all high authorities in the
matter of party methods, deride ob
tuse reporters who had construed the
resolutions Into such an endorsement.
As proof of their contention that the
administration waa not endorsed In
accordance with ths pirns of the
ira nt lieutenants, documentary evi
dence is cited In the form of the res
olutions themselves. Paragraph three
of the resolutions reads: "That we
cordially commend the seal and sin
cerity of President Taft In his efforts
to enact Into law the promises of our
national platform."
This, it Is pointed out with some
force, is exceedingly we- as an en
dorsement. The preside! i 'a efforts In
certain directions are commended,
but no reference la made to actual
performances along those lines, while
of course no allusion Is made to the
attitude of the president toward
southern lepubllcnns. The talk la
that those who desired to endorse the
iidmlniatratlon all along the line round
It necessary to compromise with such
men as Messrs. Pearson and Lusk,
and that this rather left handed com
pliment waa the result of the deliber
ations of the respective forces. In
other words, the regulars found It
necessary to deal with the Insurgents,
if it could be agreed who are the In
surgents. Congressman Qrant will, when he
takes the stump, nnd it necessary to
enlarge upon the achievements of the
republican administration. It Is real
ised that he Will And It necessary to
point with pride with much greater
emphasis than la found In the formal
resolutions adopted by the convention
which nominated him.
TO ADJUST WAGE SCALE
OF SEABOARD ENGINEERS
Assistant Grand Ctilef Goea to Nor
folk to Try Hla Hand at
the Tank.
Norfolk. April 6. V. A. Burgess,
assistant grand chief of the Brother
hood or Locomotive Engineers, of
Cleveland, has arrived hei-u for con
ference with General Manager C. H.
Hlx, of the Seaboard Air Line, look
ing to adjustment af the engineers'
wage scale on the Seaboard system.
following the Inability of the v-gl
ears' adjustment committee and the
Seaboard officials to reach an agree
menL
The Fastest Naval Vessel.
Penancnia. April (.A apeed In ex'
speed in ex
ror four con-
nth torpedo
II miles an hour for
hours waa the n
In the rt" hv
GAUGE
REPUBLICANS
HOI
RECAPTURED
. I WETS
Local option Elections Held Yes
terday in Illinois
Cities and
Towns.
A DECIDED REVERSAL
OF LAST YEAR'S VOTE
But More Than a Hundred Dry Towns
Remained True to Their Colors
in Yesterday's Bal
loting. Springfield, Ills., April fi. Elections
in 260 cities and towns in Illinois yes
terday on the sninon issue show a de
cided reversal of the vote of two years
ago. Judging from reports from 240
places received thus far the vote In
dicates a tendency to return to the
"wet" column. Muny cities having a
large population were recaptured by
the "wets." Thirty-nine "dry" towns
went "wet," while 19 "wet" towns
went "dry." Seventy-two "wet" towns
retained saloons, while 110 "dry"
towns remained true to their colors.
Decatur, which voted dry two years
ago by IOl'0, yesterday voted wet by
G6.
linton changed a dry majority of
tG4 two years ago to a wet majority
of 70 voles. Hockford also changed
to wet.
Joliet lost 500 of Its majority of
200J from two years ago.
Ualesburg was the only city of as
sise to vote dry, shutting out saloons
by 311 votes.
Sprlnglleld, Bloomlngton, Elgin,
Danville and Freeport voted to retain
saloons by majorities equal to or
greater than those given two years
ago.
Social Democrats ( upline Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, April 0. The social
democratic party, which swept Mil
waukee city arid county In yesterday's
election, gave Emll Sledel, candidate
for mayor, 7109 plurality. According
to complete returns Blcdel's plurality
Is the largest in Milwaukee's munici
pal hlstoiy, with the exception of
1898, when David S. Hose, democrat
had 7849.
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Carnegie's Friends Uneasy.
New York, April 6 FrienJs of An
drew Carnogie, who has returned
from the west, were considerably per
turbed today over his physical condi
tion. At his home It was declared
that he was merely fatigued.
Guarding Coal Property.
Greensburg, Pa., April 6. Deputy
sheriffs are guarding the property of
the Westmoreland Coal company,
where men and women yesterday
stoned and clubbed strike breakers.
I be Tacoitui to Relieve the Birming
ham. Newport News, April 6 The cruiser
Tacoma sailed from Old Point Com
fort this morning, to relieve the scout
cruiser Birmingham, on duty In Libe
ria in connection with the recent riot
ing. Justice Brewer's Will Filed.
Washington, April . The late Jus
tice David J. Brewer's will, filed for
probate, does not show the value of
his estate. The dead jurist left his
life Insurance, $30,000 to his three
daughters, his home and personal
property are bequeathed to the wid
ow.
Doea Not Believe in Boycotts.
Washington, April 8. President
Taft today told a delegation of 60
business men from Bethlehem that
he did not believe in boycotts and
that he did not believe dlaputea with
third partlea warranted the abroga
tion of government contracts with
any company.
Again Promises "Great Sensations."
Pittsburg, April 6. District Attor
ney Blakeley again today promised
"great" sensations In the "graft" In
vestigation being conducted by the
grand Jury.
Father Kua Dead.
Turin. April 6. Father Bus. superior-general
of the order of Baloalans,
died today.
Peru and Ecuador Unjoined to Quit
Quarreling.
Madrid, April S. The Spanish cab
inet today dispatched to the cabinets
of Peru and Ecuador telegrams en
joining their governments' adoption
of a conciliatory attitude toward sach
other.
Summers Wlas.
Sldnev. April . Johnn, Hummers
or England knocked out H. M. hu
man today In the nineteenth round In
the flght for the lightweight cham
pionship of Australia.
A Heavy Fire Loss.
North Pownal. Vt, April . Firs
today destroyed 'several buildings In
the center of this village, with a loss
Roosevelt Immortal, Say Some,
Was Very
News from Rome Is Discussed
in New York and Vari
ed Views Ex
pressed. COLONEL ROOSEVELT HAS
VERY BUSY DAY IN ROME
It Was His Last Day There and There
Was Much to Attend to
Visits Familiar
Scenes.
Vienna, April 6. Emperor Francis
Joseph's stale dinner In honor of for
mer President Roosevelt will be given
April Ui.
Fliuil Day hi Home.
Home, April (i. The final day of
Colonel Roosevelt's stay in Rome was
quite as busy as the two preceeding
days. After disposing of his mail and
telegrams he called upon Professor
Giucnmo Boni, the archaeologist.
Late r he received a visit from Baron
Fuva, formerly Italian ambassador at
Washington. This afternoon the
Roosevelts attended a reception given
in their honor at the Capltoline mu
seum. Tonight Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt
leuve for Spexla to which point they
will begin a carriage drive over the
route to Genoa, which they traveled
on their honeymoon.
When the Vatican sintcment, liken
ing the situation to what might oc
cour In Germany, If he visited the Pol
ish separationlsts after seeing the em
peror was called to Mr. Roosevelt's
attention, he said:
"If the German emperor should
pjace aB a condition to an audience
that I should not see the Poles, I
should make a similar reply: Upon
that condition I shall be compelled to
forego the pleasure of an audience.'"
Catholics Disapprove.
A phase of the situation which Is
attracting more and more attention
here Is the open disapproval of the
Vatican's action expressed by numer
ous Catholics. This Is not confined
to laymen, but extends to the hier
archy and even to the Sacred college
itself. Some of the cardinals have
privately expressed dissent from ac
tion which places the church In a po
sition in any way hostile to Mr
Roosevelt. Catholics dwell on the
many evidences of his friendship
while he was the occupant of the
white house, and declare emphati
cally that the church Is being placed
in a false position towards the ex
president and America.
Responsibility generally Is placed
personal y on the shoulders of Cardi
nal Merry Del Val, the papal secre
tary of state. An eminent ecclesias
tic is reported to have said:
Blaine the Spaniard.
"It Is not the church, but the pri
vate act of the Spanish secertary of
state against the colonel of the Rough
Riders In Cuba."
Merry Del Val's father, formerly
the Spanish ambassador to the Vati
can, who is now In Rome, and who
often complained of the haughty and
boastful attitude of the United States
In the days of Spanish defeat, said to
a friend:
"It seems providential that my son
should be the man to humble a Yan
kee president."
Mr. Roosevelt has received many
messages not only from friends in the
United States endorsing his action, but
from people through Europe, many of
whom he does not know Hundreds
of telegrams from both Catholics and
Protestants in America, congratulat
ing him on his stand relative to the
conditions imposed by the Vatican.
have reached him and when he re
turned to hia hotel he found an
Amerlcnn priest, now located In Rome,
who warmly felicitated him upon
what he had done, saying he believed
that American Catholics would en
dorse his action.
The ex-president, however, declines
to give nut any of the telegiains, on
the ground that they would only serve
to envenom the controversy he seeks
to abate.
Testerday afternoon In company
with Professor Jesse B. Carter, direc
tor of the American school of classi
cal studies at Rome, Mr. Roosevelt
spent considerable time exploring the
capltol forum. He waa exceeding en
thusiastic, saying:
"No man can inspect the ruins of
classic Rome, without feeling that he
is visiting the birthplace of ctvillza
Hon"
Returning he stopped at an antique
Jewelry store which he visited 43
years ago as a boy. The proprietor
searched the old register and found
Mr. Roosevelt's name.
Slgnor Ferra, sovereign grand com
mandcr of the supreme council an
cient Scottish rite, with a deputation,
called at hla apartments and conferr
ed upon him a high Masonic title
Mr. Roosevelt expressed gratincatlon
st the honor and Insisted upon Uie
principles oC brotherhood, liberty and
telsrance which, he said, form the ba
sts of regular free Masonry through
out the world.
Ooptnlnna In New York.
New York. April t. The news from
Rome Is being discussed very gener
ally here and opinion was shaded all
the way from the view that Col.
Roosevelt had acted In a charme'erls-
nous way Jo the vl
he had made himself Immort. by re
fusing to Im bound by antiquated con-
Impetuous,
FbPE FfusX
mart xrta atmrexm.
IS
M. A. Wooten Committed to Henderson
Jail on This Charge This
Morning.
Special to The Gazette-Xews.
Hendersonvllle, April 6. M. A.
Wooten, said to be an Asheville man,
was committed to Jail here without
bail on the charge of attempted crim
inal assault, ufier a hearing before
Justice Ijince at Fletchers. Wooten
is charged with attempting to assault
the six years old daughter of his step
daughter, who is pressing the charge.
Sadie Pressley isvthe name of the lit
tle girl. Wooten. when seen by a G i-xette-News
reporter, admitted that lie
was in compan;. of the little girl yes
terday afternoon in the vicinity of the
lime works at Fletchers.
THOMAS NOEL IS
CAPTURED TODAY
Condemned Negro Who Escaped
from Norfolk Jail Is Chased
by Bloodhounds.
Norfolk, April S. Thomas Noel,
one of the condemned negroes who
escaped from the Norfolk county Jail
March 30. was captured on the out
skirts of Norfolk this morning, after
being chased during twenty-four
hours with blool hounds.
Noel was condemned to death for
murdering Deputy Sheriff Sykes.
SIIE POLL ORDERED
ON 0. LAW. RAILWAY
General Superintendent Refuses Wage
Demand, but Offers a Com
promise Scale.
Scranton, Pa., April 6. General
Superintendent Clarke of the Dela
ware, Lackawanna & Western rall
road today refusd to grant the scale
of wages asked by conductors and
trainmen, but offered a compromise
of a six per rent. Increase In wagea
This the officers of the trainmen's
organisation refused to accept and at
once sent out orders all over the sys
tem for a strike poll.
To Remain mi Ntrlkr.
Pittsburg, April r.. Tl
ers of Western Psnn
probably rrmmn on strike
longer operators are stu
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POLICE ARE AFTER
THE HOLD-UP MEN
Robbers Rifle a Banking Company's
Building at McKee's Rocks and
Kill Two Men.
Pittsburg, April 6. With county,
city and borough police working des
perately to round up the quartet ot
men who last night entered the Vic
tor Banking company's building, at
"Bloody Corner." McKee's Hocks, Pa.,
shot and killed the general manager
and bookkeeper, wounded several
citizens, and then escaped with less
than $500 in cash, a state-wide drag
net was thrown out today, and as a
result five suspects are locked up.
The police believe the bank hold-up
was the work of experienced yegg
men. AVIATION MEET
Tl
There Is a Promise of Perfect Weather
at Memphis and New Records Will
- Stand as Official.
Memphis. Tcnn., April G. With
promise of perfect weather cotrlltlons
today, nil Is In readiness for the open
.Memphis aviation meet this afternoon
at the Tri-state fair grounds. The
Mights are under the auspices of the
Are'e club of America.
New records will stand as official,
Glenn 11. Curtis will attempt to lower
his own (ttlck start record of ninety
eight test, using his new racing ma-
: chine.
ELGIN'S BOARD OF TRADE
NOT GUILTY. NEWMAN SAYS
Demand for Better Butter, With High
Cost of Cow Feed, Causes the
High Price of Butter.
v.,l.l,,i.t,,ii Anrll fi. John New
man, president of the Elgin Board of
Trade, today denied the charge that
, miirin hoard regulates the butter
market of the country In testimony
before the senate cost of living con
i,i I flee
Navmnn asserted th.it laborers and
mechanics are eating a higher urade
butter, which, with the Inci eased
pric e of oats, corn ai d hny accounts
for the rise In the est or goo.i oui
ter.
Thtirsdsy for
Fair, cooler
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115 AFTERNOON
Til K W RATHER.
thirty days Asheville and vicinity:
ndlns nrmltoniKhi wun possioiy irt
MEDINAH TEMPLE
SHRINERS ARRIVE
Party, 160 Strong, Came This Afternoon and Will Remain
Until Tomorrow Night Trip This Afternoon in Auto
mobiles and Tally-Hoes Reception This Evening.
The nobles of Medlnah temple ar
rived this afternoon at 2:40 o'clock
end have taken possesslcn of the
city. They will reign supreme until
tomorrow night at 10 o'clock, when
they move towards Atlanta. The
Shriner special) drawn by engine No.
1066, was all decorated In colors and
emblems when it arrived this after
noon. At the head of the engine was
a large Shrine pine, while the sand
dome was designated as "hot sands."
Upon arriving at the Asheville sta
tion the party was conveyed around
the town in automobiles and tally
hoes. There were about 40 automo
biles at the station and these were
Quickly filled. Many of the ladles
came up in tally-hoes. The oriental
band and the patrol were dressed out
In their gorgeous uniforms and pre
sented a dazzling sight.
Tonight the Shriners will hold forth
at the Mattery Park hotel and will be
entertained by the Asheville Shrin
ers. An invitation Is extended to all
of those who donated the use of their
automobiles to come to the hotel
their wives tonight and enjoy the hos
pitality of the nobles.
The street lights on Patton avenue
and on the square have been put in
good condition, tested out, etc., to
day and will shine forth tonight nnd
tomorrow night. There are about 160
noMes and ladies In the party.
The personnel of the Chicago party
which arrived here this afternoon on
the special train is as follows:
officers John C. Hnllenbeck, po
tentate: Hubert J. Daly, chief raban;
Harry 1). Piatt, assistant rabau; Frank
O. Roundy, past potentate.
Members and guests ('. H. Head
and wife, Dr. Philip Battler and wife,
L. F. Bliss and wife, H. Drallc, Miss
E. J. Dralle, Miss B. A. Dralle, James
W. Low, George Earls, L C Spear.
Niles Buck and wife, A. R. Clyde and
wife, E. R. Teasdale, A. C. Gerhard,
wife and daughter Florence, E. M.
Middleton, E. A. Ricketts. A. E. Hall
gren, J. E. Wallhridge and wife, Wal
ter D. Foss, wife and son, Dr. A. N.
Barothy and wife, James L. Lee, John
J. Briltain, Dr. A. Myers. Hiram Van
derbila, F. S. Bannister, M. A. Adams
and wife. Dr. T. B. Moore, C. R.
Eagan, John McLachlan, H. Schweit
zer, A. B. Anderson, C. T. Hood, R.
II. Gillespie, George J. Halberei and
wife, Henry G. Zander and wife, C.
F. Bennett and Mrs. L. A. Lang, P.
V. Mans, '. A. Nathan and wife. Dr.
H. A. McClelland and wife, H. A. Mc
Clelland, Jr., H. S. Osborn and wife,
C. J. Judd, V. A. Wright, Henry E.
Ackenberg, H. A. Swanzey, E. T.
Sklnkle, Louis J. TImm.
Arab patrol Capt. Benjamin S.
Wilson and wife, First Lieutenant W.
M. Graham, Second Lieutenant C. F.
Allen and wife, First Sergeant Wil
liam Strube, Second Sergeant A. A.
YaLaque and wife, Third Sergeant W.
B. Moak and wife, Fourth Sergeant F.
Whitfield, A. Schmidt, J. R. Burgess
and daughter Etheldreda. A. Foss, S.
C. Seley, H. S. Simpson, S. A McDon
ald, C. W. Hlbbard, J. L. Strong, R. E.
O'Connor, J. E. Randall aid wife, W.
P. Oeorge and wife, A. E. Green and
wife. C. H. Brown, L W. Krueg" r, C.
A. Mayo, C. Maurer, E. A. Rice and
wife, J. M. Knight, L. Pickett, C. C.
I a Flam hoy, L L. Abbott. A. M.
Moore, wife and daughter Eugenie,
L. A. Waber, W. J. Friable, F. G.
Frank, E. C. Pachaly.
Medina Oriental band Linus H.
Allendorff. C. H. Babbe, J. H. Baxter,
Theodore Christensen, William R.
Duncan, Homer A. Drake and wife,
C. F. Dodge, Herman Erby, wife and
son Philip, F. J. Knowles, John S.
Mock, J. R. Matheny. Edward Nle
burger. Max E. Peltzer, A. H. Ranous,
A. N. Schneider, John Schulze, Owen
B. Smith, Frank F. Winter, John
Woollet' and wife, Miss Mabel Ham
ilton, Miss Ethel Hamilton, Adolph
Moeller.
NOTES BY THE WAY.
Compose-el and 4minlttl to Paper
by One or tne Asnevuio
Hunch. Knroute.
Bd, Simpson, he belongs to Ashe
ville, did the Southern railway proud
in his conduct of the visitors, from
the splendidly decorated engine, all
through the organisation of the crew,
to his personal attentions every mln-
s.
A. J. Lytle of the Q. A C, Cincin
nati, and H. A. Swansey of the Penn
sylvania railroad, efficiently represent
their roads.
Nobles Randolph and Guerard were
initiated into membership of the Me
dlnuh natrol after the special left
Knoxville. Oh, you Initiation.
Frank F. Hallenbe.ck accompanies
the party as the official reporter and
photographer. Mr. Hallenbeck Is un
der the chaperonage of Dr. C. V. Rey
nolds.
The ladles of Medinah were pre
scute, I with bunches of carnations at
Knoxville by the Oasis representa
tives.
Every noble of the Asheville com
mlttee showed up at 2:10 this morn
ing and hiked to Knoxville with the
Asheville welcome.
J. C. Beam, Jr., assistant general
passenger agent of the Southern, has
been with the party since leaving
their homes In Chicago, and his
courtesies have been greatly appre
ciated.
But say. wouldn't Jim Wood have
been a great old hand on this trip.
Dick Yearwood. s conductor on the
Southern for 15 years, volunteered
his services ss baggage-master of the
trip. The flagman, George Powell,
haa been a conductor for II years. J.
H. Flora, who "fired" the engine, has
beery an engineer for IS rearsgood
work, hoys.
presence, 60 girth, 50 bust, good six
feet four or five in his hose, plain
polka dot, please; what? Oh, Just
solid red; why, he's the potentate of
Medinah, and the man who engineer
ed the itinerary that landed this
bunch of good ones In Asheville.
At Hot SpringB a Mr. Hallenbeck
photographed the train.
Think of the completeness of this
outfit when they have a "dark room"
fitted on the train and then they
have other comtorts.
Frank C. Roundy, past Imperial po
tentate, a member of Medinah temple,
is the guest of honor on the special.
The ladies of the party, well, you
have them with you for 36 hours, and
lr their visit isn't a pleasant one It'll
be your fault salt of the earth.
Trainmaster W. C. Hudson got onto
the bunch at Chattanooga; he's an
other one who belongs to Asheville,
and he held his watch for schedule
time until he landed the run O. K.
It's awful to tell on the genial Jim
Lowe, but truth compels it- When
the Asheville committee arrived at
Knoxville, sleepy and thirsty, Jim
wanted to 'phone Knoxville friends
for a ; he put his nickel In the
slot, before calling the number want
ed, and then he hollered because the
operator demanded another "jit." Jim
said he was from the country and
didn't know the rules. The incident
closed with the tart remark of the
operator, "you ought to load up with
sense before you start for a metro
politan city."
Hub Sullivan, another of the Knox
ville committee, he is of the wide
open smile, carried the Asheville car
nations prior to delivery to the ladles.
Hub got gay with some of the rail
road men in Knoxville when he waa
suddenly jabbed by this stinger: "You
think Asheville Is the whole thing;
why you had to come down here for
that bunch of "greens."
The following are the Southern
Hallway representatives in the party:
J. C. Beam, Jr., district passenger
agent; R. E. Simpson, superintendent;
W. C. Hudson, train master; H. P.
Coyle, conductor; W. Preston, chief
engineer; J. T. Berry, engineer; J. H.
Flora, fireman; Q. Powell, flagman;
Dick Yearwood. baggage; C. O.
Hedges, C. T. A., Knoxville; T. A.
Boyd, chief dispatcher; H. E. John
son, special agent; M. M. Spencer,
Pullman company.
Never before does history reveal a
similarly organized company conduct
ing a Shriner party every man in the
train crew u Shriner.
STAR OR COMET ?
IS THEJJESTION
Something Out of the Ordinary in Sky
Today, and Asheville Is Frank
ly Star-Gazing.
All Asheville has been star-gazing
today.
By 9 o'clock this morning a pale
new moon had climbed nearly to the
Meredian, and Just above It there hung
a tiny, bright star. The sight of a star
so late in the day an unusually
bright day, the atmosphere so clear
that one couU see, It seemed, any
thing that might be visible In space
attracted a great deal of attention.
Many believed the star to be Halley'a
comet: others held that it waa the
morning star.
Venus is now on duty in the morn
ing watch. The moon and the star
moved along toward the west, plainly
visible until well along toward noon.
Several persons who were supposed
to know something of astronomical
science were asked to give an opinion
on the subject, but none waa found
who would undertake to name the
heavenly body.
It lookeej like a star, however, and
not like a comet; and there seems no
particular reason for supposing that It
was the comet.
THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY
AND THE TELEGRAPHERS
Differences Over Wafts to Be Sub
mitted to Arbitration, by
Erdman Act
'''rH
Washington, April S. Differences
between the Bouthern railway and tel
egraphers will be submitted to Chair
man Knapp, of the Interstate com
merce commission and Dr. Charles P.
Neill, mediators under the Erdman
act, as the company and operators
were unable to reach an agreement.
The Southern requested the Inter
vention of federal mediators. It waa
announced by the railroad compass
today; the president of ths Order of
Hallroad telegraphers signified acqui
escence In the plan to submit the
question to modlators. The telegra
phers asknj for an Increase In wage.
Contlnu'.d on