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The News and Obs WEATHER: Generally cloady Satarday aid Saaday- little change la Mm paraUra. . WATCH LABEL. a f . mwwal ssrs Mm v'rsltae aad vets ailMtaa a stnto n. erv VOL. CX. NO. 131. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8, 1919. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS. r w a- Y THIRD CONFERENCE FAILS TO SETTLE GOAL CONTROVERSY; FIRST CALL OFF THE STRIKE Atty.-General Palmer Tells La bor Delegation Injunction Would Be Dismissed In stant That Is Done HEARING SET FOR TODAY MAY BE POSTPONED New. Plan of Ending Struggle Is Mooted, and If Those Kepre- senting The Strikers Aak For More Time The Department of Justice May Not Object; But The "Calling Off of The Strike Is The r Only Thing That Can Stop Court Pro ceedings," Mr. Palmer De clared " (By1 Associated TrcsK) Washington, Nov. 7. Eleventh tour . efforts by Samuel Gompers to settlo the coal strike wore mot tonight by em phatic declaration from the government that injunction proceedings mould be dismissed the instant the strike order ycai withdrawn and not before. This final decision was given to Mf. . Gompers,. heading i delegation of high labor officials, at the close of the third conference of the day with Attorney General Palmer, and' after Mr. Gompers '" had tw"""1 over Ihn 4e4pheith John L. Lewis, Acting President of the United Mine Workers of America, at Indianapolis. The aired President of the American Federation of bor; fighting hard to havu the government drop its injunction "-suit, set lor a hearing tomorrow, plain ly showed that bo was under a severe strain as he left the department of jus ticeflatly and bluntly refusing on bis way out to say one word about tho trio of eonferences or hope of ending the strike of more than 400,000 miners be fore tho United Btates could press its suit auaiiist officers of the miners or ganization, v No Farther Statement From Palmar. Attorney General Palmer, to' whom Mr. Gompers referred all requests for information, refused to sea newspaper men. , ' Mp. Palmer wishes ni to aay that he ' will make no statement tonight other than that he mad as he left tho'cabtfiel meeting,'' bis sjweial aeeretury announe- ' - '. ' '. There were only eighteen words ia the statement of Mr. Palmer dictated to newspaper men as ha left tho White House after the eabinet meeting aad aa earlier brief conference with Presi ' dent Wilson. Mast Call Off Strike First. . 1 ."The injunction' proceedings against the coal miners' leaders win De ais missed tho instant tho strike order ii recalled," the. attorney general sold and his utterance stood tonight as the final jword from tho government on the evs r.t what mar nrove the beginning to morrow of the greatest labor union liti gation in the history "of the country. Bearing May Be Postponed. Through the day, although it was on tha lip of all official Washington, that 'the government and the miners were i considering new plans for nding the struggle without further resort to jaw, the feeling grew that hearing on the - restraining order, - set, for tomorrow - morning in tho Federal eourt before Judge Anderson at Indianapolis, would be postponed "without prejudice to ' either side. Government's Ultimatum. The Department of Justice will . not ' ask for a postponement but whether it might oppose the request miners asx cd for more time, not ait unusual pro ceeding, officials declined to say. "The only thing that can stop tha proceedings started by the United States ia for the miners to call off the strike," the attorney generals reiterated. timo aad again. , f ' , ' ' RESTRICTIONS ON USE- ' OP COAL DURING SHORTAGE Chicago. III.,. Nov. 7. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Curtailment of passen ger train service, discontinuance of bunkering of foreign owned vessels at American porta, restrictions in some places of the use of publie utilities and appeal for coal from various cities as , the - strike of approximately 425,000 bituminous eoat'miners today rounded out its first week gave the nation further indications of the distress in store ahould there be protracted aus - pension of mining operations. -.--t Government agencies still . remained hepefutrthat - developments tomorrow at Indianapolis, when the motion filed by attorneys for . the United Mine Workers of America asking dissolution of the restraining order issued last week by Judge Aadersoa will be argued, might point the way to 'an early end ing of the strike. To states already reported suffering from a coal shortage, Kansas, Nebraska, Alabama' and Iowa, today was added Oklahoma. -. " . "Follow the first law of nature, which is self-preservation, and take any coal you eaa get your hands on," was the rr1v of Governor J. B. A. Robertson. f Oklahoma, to one' county's appeal for aid.' - ' - While it officially waa announced by the Director General of Bail roads that no general curtailment ef train service . "was contemplated, oo tnuna today bad i"V been annulled , in the Central West Regional directors had orders to elimi nate service where absolutely necessary ' Operation of some of the coal mines ia Oklahoma, plans for which it waa expected would be completed yesterday, will be' started aa soon as everything is in readiness, it waa announced. West Virginia operators reported 44 mines (Centlaaed Page Two)' j EXTENSION Or FUEL CONTROL ACT NECESSARY TO PREVENT HIGH PRICES, ATTY.-GENERAL TELLS HOUSE COMMITTEE (By The Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 7. Extension of the Lever Food and Fuel Control law for six month's after the procla mation of peaco is necessary to pro tect the country-from high -prjees. Attorney General Palmer today told the House Agriculture committee. "Unnatural' economie conditions." the Attorney General said would be taken "advantage of by unserupul ous people," to make prices high un less the powers granted ' under the act are continued in force. These conditions. " ne said," prevailed throughout the world. More Necessary Now Thsa Ever. "The conditions in tho country immediately following peace make it even more necessary that the law be continued, than the conditions that prevailed and led to the enactment of the original act," said the Attor ney General. "The act originally had for its pur pose the increase of production and to protect the people from war time conditions that result in very high prices. Since the armistice prices nave very largely increased and un less the government control is con tinued over some commodities the after war conditions may result- in. higher prices than during the war itself." Suggestions by committee men that extension of all sections of the law was unnecessary were answered, the Attorney General urging blanket ex tension for he said unexpected "sit uations might arise," and that the mere existence of tha law would be of wholesome influence. "The main purpose of the exten sion would be to stop profiteering," declared the Attorney Goneral. His Persistent Pleas Regarded As Earnest Desire To Restore Peace - Washington, Nov. f. Tho persistency with which Mr. Gompers presented plea after plea to t. attorney general in dicated his earnest desire to bring peace to the coal fields before the battle is waged more heatedly iu the Federal courts. Accompanied by Matthew Woll, vice president, and Frank Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of Labor, Mr. Gompers saw Mr. Palmer before the Utter went to the White House for a word with the President and to outline the strike situation to the 'Cabinet. The second meeting took place im mediately after the cabinet session ad' journed. It lasted an hour and when the labor leaders departed they were far more cheerful than they seemed tonight. Mr. Gompers told the attor ney general they would return later, and Mr. Palmer intimated that Mr, Gompers would talk meanwhile with Lewis. Equally Earnest About This. Somebody asked Mr. Gompers aa he was entering the elevator after his third conference with the attorney gen eral if he had talked with- Lewis. He wheeled about, and snapped out that he would not answer that and would not say anything at all about any, of tho conferences or tho coal ttrike. Various theories were advanced as to the apparent" difference in the atti tude of tho labor leaders after the see ond and third eonferences. Returning to his office tonight Mr. Gompers re mained there for aevsral hours and was in communication with labor' officials here- aad elsewhere.' Not much cams' out of the eabinet meeting, all of ths members, declined to say what was taken up, although Secretary Glass, a trifle more communi cative turned his questioners away by saying it waa just an hour and a half wasted. . , ;J:. . ' . v Wilson Cabinet United.' Ths stand pat policy of the govern ment and its determination, at one offi cial expressed it, to go through with the injunction suit, still has the un divided support of tha Cabinet,1 it was said, and the absolute approval of Presi dent Wilson. . Tbj widely ' current re ports that .Secretary of Labor" Wilson, himself a miner, had strongly Opposed eourt action, were not denied, but it waa emphasised that the Cabinet wss unanimous against withdrawal of the restraining order unless the strike waa called Off. - :.'... :. t . - Ne Word Front the , Operators. There waa words from the opera tors, the other party to the struggle, (Ceattnaed en Page Two) OFFICIAL COUNT CONFIRMS ' ELECTION OF RITCHIE, GOVERNOR Baltimore, Nor. 7. Attorney General Albert C. Ritchie, Democratic candidate for Governor, waa 171 votes ahead of Hurry W. Nice, Republican candidate, when the election snpervisors stopped work on the official eaavae tonlghtHis plurality had been cut during the day by twenty-seven votes. Half the city remains be officially canvassed to day. It ia not expected that any ma terial changes will be made. EARNESTNESS OF . LEADER GOMPERS E TOM MARSHALL Vice-President "Objects To Classes In a World Where God Made Man" HOPES GOLDEN MEAN MAY BE REACHED BY DELEGATES Conference Adjourned Till Mon day After Accepting Invita tion . of Secretary of Navy t To, Make Trip On Mayflower To Mt. Vernon Today; Dele gate Paid Tribute Wilson Washington, Nov. 7. Vice-President Marshall visited ths International La- ( uor vomcrence taw louay,. jnaaung . a A M , . . .1 ; short addresa and shaking hands with J the delegatesi,:TJbe ;tisit rame tr -aw ! prise at a moment when the labor dele gates were putting forward amendments to the convention on hours of- work. Announcing that he spoke for nobody but himself, the Vice-President told the delegates that he ''occupied the most unique position of any official on the faco oflhe globe," for the reason that "I am without power or authority, or influence." " ' " Mr. Marshall stated that he did not know enough, about tie problems be fore the eonf ere nee r to discuss them in telligently. Troubles of His Own. I have troubles enough of my own," he said, adding amid laughter and ap plause, "I preside over tho Senate of the. United Btates." ''But I do havo some idea aa to how the many wrongs which exist in the re lations of labor and capital are to be solved," he aaid, "and I cannot hedp Buying this to you: For God's sake, get at ths solution of these problems in a spirit of amity and concord and friend ship and romiion human sympathy." Should Be No "Classes." The vice President objected to refer ring to legislation in the interest of the "Laboring class" or any other class, saying "I object to classes in a world where God made man," He proceeded to classify legislation into two groups, tho first. be tag. that which lack 'the support of the people and therefore creates ' trouble and turmoil, and the second, or successful sort "which seeks to erystalixe into the law of the land the publie opinion of the country." His closing statement was a. wish that a "golden mean" might be reached in the conference after "radicals" and "con servatives" had expressed their views. Tribute to Wilson. " In offering motion to thank Vlce President Marshall for his address, George N. Barnes, member of the Brit ish war ministry, and government dole gate, said he regretted tha absence of President Wilsou, who he said, had made "such magnificent efforts on be half of the democracies of the world." The conference before adjourning, until Monday accepted an invitation from Secretary Daniels to make trip tomorrow on tha Mayflower to Mount Vernon. .: NEWTON AND KLINE Watch PresenterTTo Tar Heel Corporal Who Returned With Great Record : - - By BYRON FORD. Clinton, Not, 7. Lieutenant Belvin Maynajd made) no son fair today. The big machine with which ho thrilled tha world in his trans continental flights last month lies shorn of all power to fly in the sands of the fair grounds where it fell yesterday upon hi return from a visit to Wil mington. It is aa impotent, inanimate thing, min'lis "' wheels and propeller. Trixieths flying dog, aad a lone artil lery Kan guard it from hands of thosa who would pick it to pieces for souve nirs. .'''' A tremendous crowd came to Clinton today to see the final flights of the Fly ing Parson over his home soil. Their disappointment was dulled by the pres ence of Corporal Isaae AL Newton, a modest Sampson county youth, .who is officially accredited with the second big' gest individual feat of tho lata war. Newton bluffed seventy-eight Gepnan officers and stem into surrendering to him in tha American offensive of Sep tember last year. Ha was decorated with the distinguished service erosa for this feat. - - Presented With Time-Piece. Today his fellow county men present ed' to him a handsome gold watch. New ton was compelled by the fair associa tion to make a speech today. Ha ia only 23 years old aad very modest. Haltingly ha told his hearers how he captured the Jerries, but refused to take ar.y credit. He ia now employed in a shipyard at Wilmington, N. C. The fair officials experienced much difficulty ia getting him to eoasent to come to the Fair. Sampson gave him a rousing wel come and embarrassed him much. "AH t did was in tha line of duty," he aaid, and tee what it got me into." . . Modesty ef Sergeant Kline.' : The ovation giren Newton wss scarce ly heartier than that accorded Sergeant William Kline, mechanician, in charge of Lieutenant Jdaynard's plana. . Aa at- (Continued ea Page Twe) ' LABOR CON FERENC HEARS DOCTRINE OF SAMPSON HONORS N AT S 'IEMENT Injunction Proceedings in Coal Miners Strike May Be Heard Today ATTORNEYS FOR MINERS WILL ASK DISMISSAL If Their. Efforts TaU They Will Ask For Modification So As To Allow. Use of Benefit fund; Situation As Re viewed at Late Hour Last Night Indianapolis', " Ind-, " Not. " 7. There was no indication here tonight that an effort would be made to hare injunc tion" proceedings against- rhe-'tTtking coal miners, set for bearing tomorrow ia. Federal Cnnrt postponed, and attor neys for the government declared they were prepared to carry out thctr pro gram. Attorneys for the miners tonight stated they would make no effort to se cure a continuance of the heariug, but that if their efforts failed to secure dis missal of the esse, they would ask. for a modification of the injunction U- al low use of the strike Tiencfit'Tun'u'"''" Lewis Kefasea to Ttslk. Officials of the L'nited. Mine Work ers of America, at international bead quarters here, also refused to discuss the court action tomorrow or the poi aibility of settling the strike outside, of ths courts. John L. Lewis, acting presidcnTSttlie organization, when asked tonight about the report that Hnmuel Gompers had communicated with him concerning liis conferences with Attorney Cenersl Palmer today, would only reply that he had nothing to say. When the injunction proceedings corad up in court tomorrow morning it is ex pected that flrtv argument will he on the miners motion for dismissal of the government's petition for injunction. Thjis motion attacks the . government's right to interfere in the strike situa tion aad declares that President Wilson exceeded his authority in re-establishing the national fuel administration. If this motion ia overruled by. the court,, the government's petition for a temporaty "lJnnetl6n" to prevent lne workers' .leaders .from participating in the conduct of tho strike will be argued. This petition in addition to asking that the present restraining order bo mad a temporary injunction, asks for a. eourt order to compel the miners heads to withdraw their strike call. Perataatat Injunction? It was pointed out today that although toe governments petition asks for temporary injunction at this time, Judgo Anderson may, if he thinks advisable. make the injunction permanent. In their defense against that part of the government's prayer for a manda tory order to rescind the strike, tho miners, it is understood will bring up the question of whether or not ths un ion officials rsn eall off tha strike, if ordered by the eonrt. The miners hare contended nt all timea since the strike eall was issued that as the walkout was ordered by the Cleveland convention they were powerless to arrest it and that only another session of tho convention eould authorize the miners to return to work. The union's lawyers also will in roke the Clayton law of 1014 which they say, prevents interference in any dis putes between employers and employes on wages. Twe Feints Te Be Pressed. Two points to be pressed by the gov ment arer that the Lever law for the control of fuel is in effect, despite the miners contention that it would not apply because the war "had ceased progressively." and that since the rail roads are guaranteed a certain incoins by the government, tho United Btates would be forced te pay the railroads in excess of the amount necessary if op eration were continued as usual. The lBtteipoint.:,presenti:JAtqueatiDn-.i)f. property right and injury, which ia said to be accessary to secure the restrain ing order. The government's ease will . be la charge of O. B. Ames assistant attorney general who arrived today from Wash ington, lie will be assisted by Henry H. Mitchell, who accompanied him to Indianapolis; Dsn W. Himms, of La Fayette, Ind, special district, attorney, appointed ia tha ' case, and United btates Distriet Attorney I Ert Slack, of Indianapolis. The Miners' counsel is headed by Henry. Warrum, of Indian apolis and inelndes several attorneys who ia the- past have represented the various districts of the mine workers. WEBB TO SIT AS JUDGE : - ON COURTJDF APPEALS Judge Pritchatd Pays New Jurist Compliment of ; " . Invitation , Shelby, Nov. 7. A distinct compli ment is paid Judge E. Y. Webb in a tel egram which he received today - from Judge Pritchard, inviting him to ait as one of the appelate judges on the Cir cuit Court of Appeals beginning Mon day:; He wired bis resignation aa con gressman today to Governor Biekett, ef fective Monday and hasaccepted Judge Pritchard's invitation, so his Initial work as jurist will be at Richmond. As eenior judge, Justice Pritchard has power to call either of the tea district judges ia five ataes and the honor is very distinct for Mr. Webb, ths newest in the juris diction of the Circuit court. Judge Webb returns to Washington Tomorrow and will hand ia his resigna tion to the Hpeaker ef the House. He Will hold tho Asherille eourt, which has been adjourned nntil November 2L Im all probahiUty Judge Webb wiU make his official ksadquarttrs ia Char lotto. . ; - ; OF POSTPO! AT INDIANAPOLIS RESULT OF STILL i Take Official Count To Prove Fate of National Prohibi tion Amendment TWO OF DRY PROPOSALS WON BY PROHIBITIONISTS Stronger, 2.75 Per Cent Beer Defeated By 15,000; Propo gal To Repeal State Dry Law Beaten By 30,000; Bat State Prohibition Enforcement Act Lost By 25,000 ' ' CohiTOlsns,--O.,- Nov. -7. fElecTtoul Whether Ohio voters Tuesday approved the itato legislature's action in ratify ing the Federal TfretiihHon amendment or repudated the ratification will be de Lermined only by the. offictal : -fount . of the votes cast. v Computations Too Close. Complete official and unofficial re turns from P6 of the 88 counties less seven precincts compiled by the secre tary of Btate show a wet majority of 2. 1M against the proposal. Newspaper returns from ths two missing counties give dry majorities in those counties of IiIKiU, which would reduce the wet ma jority to only "2(14. If tho missing precincts give dry ma jorities equal to last year's statisticians figure that the apparent wet majority wUi lifl turned into a dry majority of 83 votes, thus upholding the legislatures' action in ratifying tho amendment. Both Sides Admit Close Vote. Secretary of Btate Hmith, U H. Gib son, .Manager of the Ohio Home Hnle Association and Jumps A. White, Man ager of the Ohio .Dry Federation, ad mitted this evening the vote is so close only the official count will decide tho mult. Gibson, however, claims the of ficial count will show the wets victors with defeat of the proposal, while White ia equally as firm in his contention that it will show the drys victors and the ratification sustained. Official Canvsss Begins Monday. Oflkiul canvass of tha vote will not bo commenced until Monday and this may take a week or ten days. Of tha 86 counties reporting this eve ning, &l were certified by the -county election boards as official, while 4 aro certified aa unofficial being the first re- suits obtained without a reciiecking of tho precinct vote. While, aa a general rule, there is not much difference be tween the totals submitted as official and thosa given aa unofficial mistakes often srn discovered which iu a .close election may change the entire . result in the State, it was aaid. Result ea Other Propossls. Interest today in the election results was confined exclusively to ths Federal prohibition amendment, tha other three prohibition proposals being considered definitely disposed of. Tha 2.75 per rent beer proposal is conceded by all parties to have been defeated by tho drys by more than 15,000. The proposal to re ies 1 state-wide prohibition nlso conceded to have been defeated by the drys' by more than 30,000, while the Crabbe State prohibition enforcement act is conceded to have been defeated by the wots by approximately 25,000. Arrestrtrr Various Citiesrand Many Are Held For " ; Deportation Hundreds of radicals, including many described as among the most danger ous, anarch were arrested last night by Department of Justice agents in simultaneous raids upon rsdieal headquarters in many cities of the , United Btates. ' It was i learhed that thirty-six wsrrants had been issued by commissioner general of immigration Caminetti for men in New York considered particularly active in creating unrest,' and it was reported that these men had been caught. A nation-wide plot to defy govern ment authority openly, ia said to have been nipped in tho bud upon the ove of the second anniversary . of the .es tablishment of the Russian Soviet gov eminent. This plot, it ia alleged, had been advocated for week by combined radical elements throughout the United Btates, including the 1. W. W, Anarch ist aid Bueaiaa agitators. J inns for ths raids-awhich took place in New York, Philadelphia, 'Chicago, Detroit, Bt. Louis, Newark, . New Jcr say, Jackson, Alirh., Watcrbury and An aoaia. Conn., and other cities havo been ia preparation for week, it was sail in Washington, , . ' - Willism J. Flyna, bead of' the De partment of Justice's division of inves tigation hod general supervision of tho roundup of agitators. The more im portant prisoners, it .was said would be held for deportation. While the men were being "examined reportr were, received bf other raids whi-h were made on radicals' in many other cities. It waa learned that 36 wary at i bad Jeea issued by commission er general of migration Caminetti for radicals known to have been particular- ly aetir In the industrial unrest of the country. It was reported that these ler fions.wlio were particularly sought, had been caught. - They were taken to police headquarters- - ' ; . -New l'srk, Nov.' 7 A nation-wide raid en anarchists began here tonight, Agentsof the deportment of justice, (Continued 'oa Page Eleven.) I ELECT ON S UNDETERMINED NATION-WIDE RAID ON ANARCHISTS SENATEJDOPTS MAJORITY PREAMIP'TO RESOLUTIONS I ' TEXT Or THE RESERVATION PREAMBLE ADOPTED BY THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY Washington, P. C, Nov. 7. As It was adopted by tho Senate the reser vation preamble was as follows: 'Tlie reservations and understand ings adopted by the Bennte arc to be, made a part and condition of the resolution of ratification which rati fication is not to taku effect or bind the United Btates until tho said res ervations and understandings adopt ed by the Henate have been accept ed by an richangrj of nbte.s as i psrt and condition of snid resolution of ratification by nt least three, of ilia four principal allied and associated powers, to-wit: Great Britain. Franco, Italy, and Japan." Added By House Committee To Draft of Permanent Ry. Legislation "-Wflirhrnrtorrrow t With ,he r. turn of the railroads to private opera tion, shortline roads, although they have not been under Federal control, would receive the financial aid from the government similar to that giT-'n the larger systems now operated by the government under a provision adopted today by the House interstate commerce committee as a part of Its draft of permanent 'railroad legisla tion, f The new sections approved by .the committee provide payment for six months of amounts equal to tha rental of tho short lines would be entitled to havo received under tha rail control law, had these lines been retained for operation by the rallrosd administra tion, Ths short lines also would be given the privilege of obtaining gov ernment loans,. Considerable opposition to the sec tions- wasv maBlfestedr dnrlag the eom- niittee 'consideration, objections being raised that subsidies were being grant rd the carriers. AH' provisions of the Uouse sub committee draft of the railroad biTl relating to extension of control by tho Interstate Commerce Commission over coastwise and inland wuter carriers were today eliminated by the committee which twice voted to deny -the com mission control of port to port rates The eomu.itiee. begun consideration of the labor sections of tho measure but no decision waa. reached. The dis cussion indicated that anti-strike legis lation similar to that in the Senate bill would not be adopted, although Repro sentative Webster, Republican, Wash ington, announced bis intention of offering sueh a proposal. COAL FOR CUBAN SUGAR REFINERS Provided They Sign Agreement To Ship Production To United States Washington, Nov. 7. Appeals of su gar, refiners in Cuba for coal were met conditionally tonight through orders is sued by the railroad administration's central coal committee which modify the original' export coal embsrg'o-1 Tfnder the new regulations the Cuban refiners will bo permitted to buy coal here pro vided they sign agreements to ship their sugar production to this eoantry. The sugar . shortage in the United States was admitted to hnvo been the dccidinglf actor.. ia ths discussion ...to change the. committee s embargo. Es timates of the amount of coal required by the Cuban refiners varied but of ficials believed the amount would not be suffclently large to affect materially the American coal stocks. Belief from tlie sugar shortsgs obtained as a result of the exchange now permitted is expected to be. felt in the next two weeks. TV0 DEATHS REPORTED IN ATLANTA HOTEL FIRE Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 7. Two deaths late today from injuries received iu the Cre here early today at the Wilson Hotel brought the total number of dead to five. Half a dozen men and women who were injured are expected to rwrover and a score were rescued unharmed. James Thompson 21, Atlant who leaped from a window, died during the afternoon shortly after J. C Munlding, 22, Atlanta, had , succumbed. It was young Maulding'1 fatal, leap that gave rise to ths report that a woman bad lost her life aa a result of the fire. The other dead are). Sergeant Ecblcy Flack, 21, Silver , Valley, Texas, nrember Camp Gordon military police. George Fits- Patrick, sailor, about 21, said to be from Chicago. . Captain Proctor U. Lawrence, 75, day clerk at the hotel. " ' WHY THESE SHIPS MAY NOT STOP FOR LOCK OF COAL. , Miami, Fla., Nov. 7. While the ma jority off vessels sailing frOm this port, jn the Bahama Island and Cuban trade, fly the liritisn flag, the government ban on the coaling of foreign ships during the strike of soft coal miners wili have little effect on them, except possibly two larger craft and these -may -be transferred to American registry, or be equipped with oil burning, engines. Nearly all vessels ia foreign trade here are equipped with - auxiliary engines burning either oil or gasoline. 1 Initial Test of Strength On Reservation Program Found Republicans United Ex cept McCumber FIRST flP THF FfillRTFFM PENDING AT ADJOURNMENT Senator Hitchcock Conferred With President, What Mr. Wilson Is Said To Have Urged; Assured Leader of His Support in Contemplated.. Program; Plan To Vote Against Treaty and Dead- luun. jrvauucttiiuu x igat ana What May Come of It Washington, Nov. 7. The first affirm ative step toward qualification of the peace treaty was taken today by the Senate-- after. -ndminisUat -leaders, - wirn tt07t)arxrng- vr lTenunrnrnvuson, had reaffirmed tli?ir intention of voting ngninst ratification? if the' reservations (Jrawrt by the Heuato Mainritv are adopted1. : Tho initial test of streugth on the reservation program of the foreign rola lions committee found the Republicans nimosi soiiuiy. unneu oeuinu it, iiiis . group of mild reservutionists who help ed mill the committee's amendments and the irreconcilablo group of treaty foes standing together for the first time since the long treaty fight began.. Preamble Wins 48 to 40. i , By a vote of 48 to 40, tho Henate. ap proved, after all efforts to amend it hail tailed, the committee's preanlble to tha reservation group requiring that to make the treaty binding, af least threa of the four great powers must accept the Senate qualifications. The only Re publican who did not swing into line for tho propoal was Senator McCumber, of North Iaknta, whilo three Democrati, Senators Beed, Missouri, Gore, Oklaho ma, and Walsh, Mass., voted with the majority. . When adjournment was reached tho first of the fourteen reservations was under aeoate, ana epuuiicu iraurn worn claiming they had safe majorities pledged for tha entiro group. , -, New Offer Turned Dowa. The mild reservation ista it Vi'aa de eland hsd turned down a aow Pomo i : - 4V., t ,,unnriiniii tthil, tha rrsw9 purr v . . - irreconcilable wing was devising a plan of action by which they hoped to dt feat tho treaty entirely. Tho best claim made by the administration forces was that tho treaty would be wedged into a deadlock which in the snd would sanko . a compromise inevitable. Plan for a Deadloek. The plant to vote against the treaty and thus deadlock tho ratification fight was declared to have President Wilson's uiipualifted support. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the Democratic leader, saw tli President during the. day for tho first time since Mr. Wilson returned from his speaking tour and went over with him tho entire situation surround ing the treaty in the Senate. After ward Mr. Hitchcock said the executive rea-arded the committee reservations as ''destructive," ajid tho premahla as "very embarrassing, and advised the administration Senators to stand by their guns. What President Told Hitchcock. The President was said to have asserted an aggressive opposition to acceptance of reservations which would impair the treaty, but to have shown a willingness to leave tho mntter of a compromise in the hands of the admin intratitn Senators, to be worked out after the" deadlock stage had been reached. Mr.. Wilson explained. Sena tor Ilitchcok said, that ha had sent fiir the administration tenner to give assur ance of his support in the contemplated BFosrem end of bis arotituda over tin successful fight against amendments. , No Compromise, Bays Hitchcock. After the White House conference the Democratic leader declared his eon vidian that .there, wuuld be no ea rupromr ise until the deadlock actually had de veloped. Ha conceded that most of the committee reservations would bo writ ten into the ratification resolution and that after the latter had been killed by Democratic votes an unqualified rat ification resolution also would probably fail. Then tho time would be ripe, he declared, for the Senators favoring rati fication without reservations and those wanting ratification with reservations to get together. Will Go No Farther. By leaders of the reservation Repub licans the possibility of such a com promise was emphatically deuied; and it was declared the group had gone as far as it would go ia curtailing treaty . qualifications. Feelers had been thrown out immediately after ' Senator Hitch eock returned from the White House' these Senators declared, and had been I ..... , m l.i . Ti . . uncertain a to what might happen, however, ahould tho irreconcilablo ene mies of the treaty adopt tha course. said to be advocated by some or them. of demanding more drastic reservations as the price of keeping tho Republican majority intact. " With tho same line-up tho Senate re jected 48 to 40 two proposals oy (sena tor McCumber to modify the acceptance requirement and also vote down 63 to 25 a motion by Senator Borah, Eepub- by all four of the powers named. An amendment by Senator King, Demo crat, of Utah, to make tacit recognition of tho United States as a party to the treaty equivalent to' affirmative accept- ' nnee of the qualifications was defeated 40 to 42. -, -. i- ..V. -..;. Claim of Fear Elements. As a result of the day's developments four .separate elements in the Senats were claiming to hold tho balance of power which, ultimately would decide (Contlnaed Psg Twe.)