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VOL CX. NO. 141.
SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY.
RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18, 1919.
SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY.
PftfCEt FIVE CENTS.
UNLESS SENATE CHANGES
RESERVATIONS
LOCK TREATY UP IN DESK
First. Effect of Warning From
President Stiffens Lines On
Both Sides of The
SENATOR HITCHCOCK
IN CONFERENCE WITlT
WILSON DURING DA
Compromise Proppsai of ijany
Kinds Thrown Out By Demo
crats in final Effort To
Break Into Majority Pro
gram ; Treaty's Republican
' friends Listen But Promise
- Nothing; Life - of -Treaty
Hangs. in Balance; Decision
One Way or The Other Plan
ned - For - Tomorrow; Tour
Reservations Voted Down
t Washington Nov. 17. On the eve ef
final vote the peaee treaty Presl
dent' Wilson gave the Senate to under
stand today that unless it modified the
reservations already adopted he Would
.;. take the treaty back to the White House
nd lock it up in his desk,
; The first effect of Jh warning was to
stiffen the lines on, both sides of the
Senate right. Then compromise pro
:.: posalsof many kinds were thrown out
by the Democrats in a final effort to
break into the majority program. They
! found the treaty's Republican friends,
all of whom h4 voted for tho reserva
tions, disposed to listen but to promise
nothing, and tonight the life of the
treaty seemea to fiang upon a sieaaer
thread. . ' " ,
, Decision Probably Tomorrow.
' A decision one wax' or. the other is
planned for Wednesday and under the
cloture rule the leaders say It cannot
be delayed beyon i-Thursday or Friday.
Tomorrow the Senate will ' remain in
session until it has cleared awsy all pro-
posed! reservation, tehving toothing" to
. do but act upon the ratification reo 1b
' tion Uself4 Four reservations, two of
them proposed by the1 Foreign Relation
committee. f r voted down today and
none was adopted. ......
. The President a ' determination was
. made known, at a White House confer.
ec with Democratic Leader Hitchcock,
who "declared afterward that Mr. Wilson
sieve would have an opportunity to
pocket ths treaty because hit supporters
in the Senate would rote down any irat-
.. ifleation resolution that., contained the
imimtjihl reservations. . The Senate
leader' reiterated his belief that 'once
sneh a resolution is defeated, there will
be a compromise that will," keep the
" treaty alive. " "
' .Hone of such a development hsd.t
setback Ister in the day however, when
number of the mild reservation He.
publicans agreed to vote with Republi
can Leader Lodge against consideration
of anv alternate resolution of ratifica
tion after the 'first one- has been re
jected. Vice President Marshall has
indicated he Will rule an alternate pro
posal in order, and the Democrats have
counted on help front the mild reserva
' tioaiats to sustain that ruling. , How
many of the Republicans will be bound
by today's" contrary decision remained
uncertain tonight.-
" Most Objsctlomable Festare.
Today's efforts at a tompromlse were
conducted in a round about way, te
ator Hitchcock declaring he ould rt-
serv his direct offer until after the
mild rcwrvationist hat been released
from their pledge to the majority by
defeat of the majority resolution of rati
fication. He had intended to bring all
the -treaty's friends oa both sides' Of
the chamber into conference today, but
he found the Republicans unwilling to
negotiate until they Had eompletedhe
.program to' which they had agreed.
It was the preamble to the reservation
flMA,m mmairimu 4ht -f)iA Haimi mioll.
Cent Ions be accepted by' three of the
other great powers, which th President
found particularly 4 displeasing and
against which the Democrat-ara ex
pected to direct meet of their fight for
a compromise.: The reservation to ar
ticle tea la understood to stand .next
ia disfavor among the administration
forces but tiers Were broad intimations
today that the Democrats wouldybe.glad
to accept several ,of the other thirteen
reservations which the, Senate has
adopted. - ' ' ' - ' ; '
. May Pro pose Substitutes. y ,
One of the subjects discussed at to
day's Whit Hoase conference was the
set of substitute reservation offered
by Senator Hitchcock, and it was indi
cated afterward that the President had
considered them acceptable, ' Within a
day or two the administration Demo
crat will confer on a definite compro
mise policy on the basia of these reser
vations and also waV canvass the Dmo
eratie - ranks to make, cure how many
votes, can be counted oa against the
com mittee's qualified ratification reso
lution. ' -''' '','. - -.vV,i.
Senator Hitchcock believe more than
thirty Democrat will join with him ia
votingMown this resolution while op
wards of a (core of irreconcilable Re
publicans are expected to vote against
any kind of ratification. It will tak
only thirty-two Jotea to cut off the two
third necessary to ratify. The Demo-,
erata say there is little chance, there-
(.a thmt the President will he tint in
the necessity of dealing at all with any
ratification embodying the reservation
which he regards a a rejection cf the
treaty;'- .;: - '" -V ' - ' '.
Of the man reservation proposed
by individual Senators and still pend-
' ..... j , , , ...
fCeatlnoed en Pax Two)
iij
State of His Health Will No
. Permit Him TO Become
Minority Leader
HITCHCOCK TO CONTINUE
TO ACT FOR THE PRESENT
Wade Nomination Rejected By
P, 0. Committee, But Fight
WiO3e20rxecntiye
Session of Senate; Action in
-Casftt Vacancy; - Hove.
ments of Tar Heels
New and Observer Bureau,
603 District National Bank Building,
" By K. E. POWELL, t
(By Special Leased Wire.)
Washington, Nov. 17. Senator Sim
mens today, after much consideration,
announced that he had concluded not
to allow his namo to be presented to a
caucus of Democrat which will choose
a minority leader to succeed the late
Senator Martin. Ths tax the Demo
cratic, leadership would impose upon the
senior oennior a neaiin ia mv rvawB
asaitrned for his decision.!
In view of the counting of noses bv
the friends of Senator underwood, of
Alabama, and Senator Hitchcock, of fie
braska, who ba been leading the treaty
fight for the administration, Braator
Simmon was aaked by newspaper men
today what he expected to do.
"I do not know what would be my
chances of securing the position, if I
desired it, he aaid, bat X shall not
seek the honor. ' f , " .
First, I should state that Senator
Hitchcock, . as vice-chairman . of the
Democratic caucus nd acting minority
leader during the long illness ef Sena
tor Martia, ha performed th duties of
leaders with great satisfaction. tO. hisJ.
.-it T r - .... .v . ui
will' be taken during the present
ion to choose. Senator Aiarun i soc
cesser. . ' , . :'.'""
"Ia reference to the"meation of. my
name for the leadership, lrgoe Without
savin that the poaition of leader of
th.tninnritv In the Senate is a' posi
tion of great honor and dignity and
attractive to any man Of ambition but
it is also a position of great responsi
bility, requiring , constant attendance
upon tho sessions of the Senate and
Close attention to. the details of legis
latioaattd procedure, and no man ought
to accept it who is not reaayto give
to its dutiea all his Urn and energies.
Largely because 6 confinement and
ovevwork during recent years, my health
has been for soma time, and stilt is in
an unsatisfactory condition, and
would not, unless necessary, -wish to
incur any .duties that might further
impair it. Under the circumstances, as
Bunit as I mieht ink diffefCfct conditions
covet the honor of Jeodet of the minor-J
iry i snail not do a canaiaaie ror in
position and cannot consent to the -use
of my namd in Una connection.. While
I in fullv determined uoon this course.
t m not, however, nnappreeiative of
ttie compliment carried ia the disens-
fipn Of my, name ia this connection
amongst, my colleagues and in . the
press. ' . ,:
The Senate committee oa .postoffleea
and postroads this afternoosL voted oa
strict party linea to reject the presiden
tial nomination of Robert T. Wad to
be postmaster at Alorehesd City, .
Tho Wade-Willis fight for the More
I head City job has been hanging fire for
almost atx months and two month have
passed) since the hearings were concluded
before the Senate sub-committee. The
action of the sub-committee ia voting
to reject the Wade appointment' will
probably be followed by-a strong effort
by Senator Simmons and other .Demo
crats V;put Mr. Wd through. While
adverse action from the committee came
a apxpeetedly,- .Senator Simmons had.
nevertheless, anticipated tho sosalbilitv
of a fight on the floor when he expressed
confidence that Mr. Wa.de would be nlti
mately confirmed. . ' . , rL
' Senator Sterlinir. who-waa r.hiirmaa
of the sub-eommiutee, saul this, after
noon that the committee decided against
Mr. ,wade because he had beWn givea
two chances at the examination and
Cleveland Willis, Republican, the next
sighcst eligible had only one: The com
mittee is at variance with the Civil Serv
ice Commission, members ef which testi
fied that Mr., Willis had the" same ODDor-1
ran try to stana-tne examination a see
ond time a did Mr. Wade.. When Mr,
Wad found-out he "Was second on th
list of eligible ho requested another
(Coatlaaed Peg Two.)
OFFICIALS CONTIJiUE TO v
RUN DOWN I.W.W. MEMBERS
Centralia, Wash. Nov. Tf--(Bw th
Associated Press.) Officials Investigat
ing th killing her last Tuesday of f dar
members of tho American Legion by
aucgea w. w. conferred with the
Attorney General lit the State easitol
today regarding prosecution of the sus
pected 'slayers. The, posse; searching
for th slayer of John Haney, member
of a group that left her Saturday, had
not returned to Centralia lata today. .
x wu-reporien nancy waa Billed near
i cabin supposed to hsv been occ.nnied
by L W. W. who fled from Centralia
after the shooting. . Coroner Tavid Liv
ingston and two deputy sheriffs left to
day for the Hanna Ford Valley to in
vestignto Haney' reported" death. ,
WILSONTO
SENATOR SIMONS
DECLINES
HONO
COHSFISACT TRIAL
III STANLY COURT
No Change of Venue and Spe
. cial Venire Will. Be
Drawn Today
MARVIN RITCH MOST
PROMINENT DEFENDANT
Thirty-Odd Others Included In
Bill of Indictment Which
" Charges "Conspiracy To In
cite To Biot"; Crew Out of
' ( Hill Strike Troubles at Albe
marle Some Months Ago
""(Special to The "News and Observer.)
Albemarle, Nov. 17 Marvia L. RiUh,
defendant in the trial now going on
here, together with soma 30 odd ether
dcfendnnts. under charge of conspiracy
to incite to riot; made entrance into
Judge He"nry P. lane's court today just
itia-t:?oavTetotflrffifra
SfteT'BtM,4with'intangs-caTrfaY
It had been the underntanding of the
counsel for defense that the case would
come up Wednesday. It will. But
Sr' citor W. E. Brock, ander the im
press ion that motion for change of venue
woald be made by the defense, insisted
that the ease be brought op Monday
The defendants were railed and most
of them did not answer. Bitch whs
detained ia Charlotte. Graham had just
left for Concord with permission of his
attorney's. Solicitor , Brock was ready
for tho trial to proceed. The .sheriff
called ont th absent members.' railing
an answer, it wss ordered that tho ofh
eers go out and get them despite a tele,
gram from Mr: Bitch to the sheriff ask.
ing if he might delay hi coming until
Tuesday.
Mr; Hitch Appear ia Court.
Receiving reply Mr. Hitch and his
Sttorncy, J.' F. Flowers, left harlotte,
arriving at the courthouse here ia time
to save bis bond. .
It. waa agreed that on TaeWav morn
ing Judge Lane will have the jury box
brought into the court room, and a
peeial venire drawn to take care of
the hundred and twenty-odd challenges
which are th right of the assembled
defendants. ' . '
No Chang ia Venire,
The utter absence on the Dart of the
defeas to bring .tip tho" matter of a
change, of venire came ao a surprise to
everybody, including Mr. ' Riteh, bnt
that . geatlemaa expreaaed himself , a
i w-it .:..!... l. - . i 1
well iatisfied to be tried in iAaaly
county, Th special venire which was
ssteQ ror th defease by Judge Thomas
A. Jones, ' of Asheville, was . the sole
indication of concern oa that point.
w. A. Uogle of the firm of Uunacv-
eatt ana isogle, a recent addition to th
local bar, ha beca retained by the de
fease. Mr. Bogle has arrived hero since
the preliminary bearing when the de
fense had no representation at iho lo
eal bar. His partner. A. C. Hunney
eun, i not. taking part ia the trial
and. has, temporarily, taken .up. head
quarter in his .offices at ths Stanly
County Herald, of which be is editor.
He declined to be involved ia the caae.
feeling that such connection would at
feet his editorial freedom. j .
, What The Bill Charm.
Thabill of indictment, which envera
three page of legal cap, writtea single
space, contains five counts.
The fifth charges that, "did unlaw.
fully,, riotously, willfully and felon!.
ensly asaembl'together to disturb the
peace and to assanlt, beat, wound and
kill certain peace! ul citizens who might
undertake to enlyr the manufaeturing
plant of the Wistassctt Mills Co for
tho purpose of pursuing their daily la-
bora where they might snake v liveli
hood for theaiseltes and their fam
ilies. . Each "count ha been writtea to
read "and kill" along with the other
charge. ; '
Coaasel la tho Case.
Mancas and Armfleld, . of Concord ;
Fejtner and Flower, of Charlotte; Judire
Thomas' A. Jones, of Asheville, and W.
A- Bogle, of Albemarle, eonsrttuto tho
(Coatlaaed a Pag Two.)
CURBING OF RADICALISM
LEFT FOR NEXT CONGRESS
President Wilson Expected To
Touch On Weed of Laws In
." ' t His Message
Wash'acton. Nov, 17. Legislation de
signed to strengthen th hand of th
Federal government i dealing with
radicalism will be left to the next regu.
lar session of Congress. Its enactment
is expected to be one , of th matter
which President Wilson will touch upon
ia hi message to which-he now I giV-
lnc thourht.
Th" Administration a proposal for
legislation already have bee outlined
by Attorney General Palmer. They were
supplemented today by a but lntroduce4
in the Senate by Senator Ppindextef,
Repablieaa, Washington, and in the
House, br Representative 8ummers, ef
the' same 'State. Senator - Poindeatcr
failed, however, to turo the Senate aaid
from consideration of the peace treaty
while he discussed I. W. W. outbreaks
ia his State, where farmer aerviee tnea
war shot ' down during the Armistice
Dst parade at Centralia. - ' i , t
; The Senator's measure forbids tinder
heavy penalty either writtea or tpokaa
fgiuboa for overthrow or the govern
ment by violence snd carries it rn-
altie evea to the' owner of building
or - grounds when radical meetings
might be permitted to gather. Any
person causing the death of another
while violating the provision of the
bill would upon conviction be punished
by death. '".'.,: '..' ,-, 'i
The measura was referred to the Judi
ciary committee with no prospect that
it or other pending legislation of similar
character woald be taken up before ad
journment of the speciat session. The
Department of Justice bill has not yet
been introduced.
CONGRESS
PASSES
RAILROAD MEASURE
Provides For Private ' Owner
ship and Operation of ,
Rail Carriers
GOES TO SENATE AT
ITS DECEMBER SESSION
Representative Kitchin, of
Worth OajroUns,' Attack j ta.
bor Provisions Tor Settle
ment of Disputes; .Proposed
, New Rule For Kate-Making
; Eliminated After Fight '
"" "Waiingto'n, KovT'I?. fu'e'ratlroad"'
bill providing for privato ownership and
operation of rail carriers under broad
Federal supervision was passed tonight-)
if''wiiSP&Tfl' meslir'
goes to the Senate, but it Will not be
taken op there until the regular session
in December.- . -.
A majority of 'tho "Democratie memr
bers opposed the bill after their failure
rtr ellffilnatr tBrTsrotlsttaorliovTnfns
ment guarantee of revenues of the ear
riers for the first six months of ro
newed private operation.
Representative Sims, of Tennessee,
rankiag Democratie member of the
House interstate Commerce Committee
that framed the measure, led the fight
on the guaranty declaring It a sub
sidy;" A motion to eliminate it was
dee fated 200 to 103 on substantially a
nolitieal division. '
The Hous reaffirmed, 233 to 113, it
stand on the labor sections providing
only for the voluntary conciliation of
lubor disputes. Representative Kitchin,
itforth Carolina, fosmer Democratic
leader, attacked the labor section as
leaving the settlement of disputes large-
ly with 'the railway uniona. He de
clared "the brotherhood could nullify
tho provisions, ten days after passage
of the bill by refusing to appoint repre.
sentativcs ' to the boards created 'to
settle controversies.
Preceding the final ."show-down" by
separate roti-ealls, the House spent the
day in considering numerous extension
of the powers of the .Interstate Com
merce Commission. Its last important
action was to place the conamission in
control of all capital issues of tha roads,
after members bed declared that if simi
lar provisions had been in the law tomft
years sjo none offffe-asgfaceVul flnani
cial disasters" would Jiav befallea se.
oral big systems. - '...;, .:-:.
- Tha proposed new. rule for rute-msl.
Ing was eliminated after a bitter fight.
Efforts to prevent tho Interstate Com-
mecce -Commission- from being given
authority to control liitrastate Fates,
iuiuwuim uiiuue uuruen - on inter
state commerce were defeated. By this
section tha House enacted into taw the
famous IJhreveport ease, after which
intrastate, rates in the southwest aen
eraily were increased to remove dis
crimination found to- j have . existed
against Shreveport iii favor oXDalUs.
RAILROAD BROTHERHOODS
' CALL GENERAL CHABMBN.
. Cleveland, O.. Nov, 17.--A telerranh
call for a joint conference of the SUU
general chairmen -of . the four great
railroad brotherhood to .consider Di
rector General Hines' offer of slow
freight service over time wn issued
today after an . all-day eonforence of
the brotherhood chiefs.
The meetimr. which will tie held next
Monday 'in Cleveland, is to obtain an
expression from the" membership of the
proposed scheme of overtime payment.
They probably will consider nlso de
mands for gciH-ral wage increases which
nave already been made by two of the
brotherhoods, according to. W. Lee.
yreaident of the Hr'utherheod of, Train
men, who said, however, such .is not
tho purpose of the confertfnea. Others
attending today's meeting were Warren
t. Mtone, grand ehu-f of the Engineers;
Timothy Shea, of the Firemen and En
ginemen, and L K. Hheppnrd, of tha
Conductor. . They will continue their
session tomorrow.
NO COURT DECISION ON
DRY .LAW UNTIL DECEMBER
' ' - t' . ' ,; ... ... .mrf1 fin lit M ' ' '-"
Arguments'On Validity of War.
Time Prohibition Will Be
Heard Thursday
Washington, Nor. 1 ".While argu
ments on tho validity of tho war time
prohibition act will be heard by the
Snpremo Court Thucsday, a decisisa ia
not eipected before December S, when
th eourt reconvene after a recess, an
nounced today to begin' next Monday.
Meantime machinery for, th enforce
ment of the act which has been let up
by the Internal Hevenu Bureau is get
ting under' way and is expected to be la
full 0 pern tion before' the end of th
week. , John F. Kramer, of Ohio, as
sumed his duties today as federal pro
fa obit ioa eommissioner and '' announce
ment of district and state directors is
expected within s few days.9, Should the.
Supreme Court -hold the war-time, set
unconstitutional millions f gallon of
whiskey and wine would be placed n
the market, immediately-ia those stntesJ
which had not voted out bquorJefor
tho operation of the Federal act.." .rh
Those longing for a "wet" Christmas
are not placing all their hopes oa a"
favorable opinion by .the supreme
Court. In apite of tho somewhat com
plicated peace treaty situation in th
Senate, many opponents of prohibition
expect peace to ,be an accomplished fact
before tho end of the present special
session of Congress this month. Th
White House has announced that immet
diately npon th proclamation of peace
President tMlson wilt declare war-time
prohibition at aa end. '
JUDGE BIGGS WINS
MPORTANT CASE
Naval Oil Reserve Involving
Many Million Dollars Saved
For Government 1
CIRCUIT COURT DECISION
WAS OVERRULED
The Case Had Been Lost in The
MwerCQnrUTWhen--Judge
Biggs Was Retained By The
Attorney General; Biggest
Case Ever Won By North
Carolina Lawyer
'"yiie peopfe'of' 'North'CaroiTna will bo
gratified at the eonclasion of an im
portant suit brought by the Govern
ment, both because it secure large oil
reserves for 'TK"Tls'd''6r"thT''NS'vy'1ong'
held and claimed by the Southern Pa
cific Railroad, and second, because the
suit. lui.lutH , W It lenpni, ai K1a
"kortii: Csrolina lawyrr. Hon. J. Craw
ford Biggs, of HaleigW.
TheheJrTiiriiounein g tie decision
came to Baleigh in the following tele
gram from ths Attorney General of the
United States:
''Hon. J. Crawford Biggs, ,
"Raleigh, N. C. . "
"The Supreme Court fbdar decided
the Elk Hills ease in favor, of Govern
ment. ,. i ' J
" "A. MITCHELL PALMER."
Ends Long Litigation.
' This ends long drawn out litigation
over a portion of the Naval' Reserves-
One of the first acts of Secretary of
the INavy Joseplius Daniels whan he
entered upon the duties of his office was
to take up the prosecution of the Naval
Oil Reserves, The . former Attorney
General, now Justice MeRcynolds, of
the Supreme Court, put new lifo into
the Government' fight , against the
Southern Pacitie Railroad, and ot'.ier
large corporations claiming oil lands set
aside as a Naval Reserve, When he en
trusted an important phaae of this li
tigation Under tho direction of the late
Hon, Mward J Justice, of Greensboro,
who spent several years in California
and upon important hearings, before
Cogressional Committees confounded the
attorneys and lobbyists who were seek
ing to secure theso rich lands. Ea-
Sonator F.. P. Ilobeood, of Greensboro,
was also engaged ia one branch of this
Miration, sad both Mrr JusticS and
Mr. Hobgpod mads able arguments aad
Obtained evidence ia' certain suits which
vuej orguea in mo courts. ,
' Former Attorney General Gregory ap
pointed Hoa, JCrawierd Biggs to rp'
resent tha; Department of . Jnstire in
other phase ef this litigation, partiru
any me kik hiii. caso lnvoivisg inna
with many million dollars. . The deci
sion of th Supreme Court yesterday
was s signal 'and remarkable legal vic
tory for Judge Biggs, tho Government
and the Kavy pepnrtment, . , ,
. Affects Stock Each a age,
The first news was. received over the
stock exchanao wires and s a result
the stock of Southern Pacific drhpnod
8.00 a share aad otter slocks Wyo like
wise sffoetcd, so .important was the de
cision and so far-reahing. this news
was confirmed in a telegram of eon
cratulatioae from U. S. Attornev Gen.
vrui Palmer to Jndga J. Crawford Bigg,
who bad the ease ia charge for the Gov
ernment and prepared the Tirief and
made the oral argument in the Supreme
Court last March. . v .
Judge Biggs was ' interviewed by a
representative of the News and Observer
and he was naturally greatly elated over
his big vietory. No lawyer in this State
has ever won a case involving so large
an interest where tha stake embraced
so many million dollars,- .' -1 .
Judge Biggs was Viked to give a sum
mary of the ease.'. He staled that the
suit wirs brought to cancel for', fraud
a patent to 6109 acres of oil lands ia
the Son Joaquin Valley in California
which patent the Government charged
had been procured by falso and fraudu-
(Contlnacd on - Pag Twoj
CONVINCED OF INNOCENCE
OF CONSUL WM. O. JENKINS
State Department Officials Re
gard Charges By Mexicans
As VerV Improbable
Washington; Nov.-17.- Convinced 0
the innocence of William O. Jenkins.
American consular agent ' at Pucbln,
Mexico, of the charges that be con
nived with Fedorico Codovs, the rebel
who kidnapped him, tho State Depart
ment haa made strong representations
to the Mexican government against
Jenkins' arresV,. It was said officially
that information already st-hand Jus
tified the presumption that Jenkins waa
Innocent. : 1 i '
State Department officials regard the
charge that Jenkins connived with 1iis
abductors a highly improbable In "view
of th yumor current, in Mexico City
.that the eighteen peons upon whose
testimony the arrest wa predicted by
th ststs authorities bf Puebla had been
threatened, with deaih unless they tes
tified sgainst Jenkins.': The peons were
aid to have been held in eommuuirado
by . the police' suthorities after their
arrest at Jenkins' ranch. A 4 .
According to Mexican newspaper.
Judge , Franco, of Puebu,' examined
Jenkins before declaring that. in his
opinion it was a genuine ess of .kid
napping. ..The Secretary of State, of
th State of Puebloy however, 1 subse
quently ordered th police activities
which result) ia th arrest of th
peons.' 1,. . , , ,
Three big days at Pirtelturst. Sand
hill Fair aad races Berkshire Hog Con
gress and sale. Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday, Nov. 19, 20, 21. (adv.)
LIMIT COAL DELIVERIES
IN SOUTHERN REGION TO
EXCLUDE,
REAL PROGRESS IN
OTIC STRIKE
No Meeting bf Joint Wage
Scale Committee But Ope- ?
rahYrei'r-;"
SECRETARY WILSON TO "
SPEED UP NEGOTIATIONS
With Nation's Coal Supply Rap
idly Diminishing, Adminis-
1-iratipfi. Determined To Bring
About Resumption of Pro-
"Eldtlon "-WithouT Delayl
Workers Still Out
Washington, Nov. 17. There were
ovidenees of real progress today in the
wage scale negotiations between coal
miners and operators of the central
competitive field, although no meeting
of the joint wage scale committees was
held. The conference was postponed
until tomorrow at the request of the
operators, who spent the day preparing
a reply to -she demands re submitted
Saturday by the' workers.
The operator were in touch r)y jvire
with owner not represented here for
the purpose of obtaining their approval
of the counter-proposals, which hav
now assumed definite shape. ' Reports
also vcere prepared to show tha effect
that higher wage, taken in connection
with the , suspension of production,
would have on coal prices this winter.
Will Not Let Matter Drag.
Secretary Wilson doe not intend to
allow negotiation to drag, although he
will not interfere as long as the wage
scale committees are making headway,
it wa laid at the Department of Labor.
With tho nation's visible coal supply
rapidly diminishing, the administration
ir determined to brins; about tho re
lumptioa of production without delay
and intends to hasten the settlement
between operators and miners, it wo
said. 'Oiflehtl of ths Department of
Labor shi ted, however, that Mporta Jo
the effect that the government might
take over the mines and operate them
were without foundation. Such action
they aid, wohld be taien only a
last resort and after full discussion by
the cabinet.
. Meanwhile in behalf of the 'central
Sold operators' committee a series of
telegraphic reports from mining cen
ters wa givea out showing that not
a mine wa operating in' its territory.
Production wss. absolutely, at a stand
still in Southwestern States, the reports
dec In red and averaged only about 60
per cent of normal -in Pennsylvania
fields outsida of what is classed as the
central competitive field. In West Vir
ginia, however, production . close to
normal except where held back by ear
shortage. ; --'
. Not Obeying Injunction.
The report show that the court in
junction calling off the sLriso w not
being obeyed,? Said Thomas T. Brew
ster, chairman of the operators' scale
committee fn the ceutral territory.
John L. Lewis, acting president, df
the United Mm" WorkSra of America.
met this assertion smilingly.
"The mine workers have obeyed ths
order of the court implicitly," be said.
"Its munduto required thnt tho -strike
order be : cancelled and . revoked.
That step was taken.. Tho court has
af Armed the rescinding order which was
eat out; Our every legal obligation has
been discharged. Again we are asneni
bled in Washington asking consider
tion and a living wage."' ,
Judge Andersoa -order, Lewis, until.
did not "order men back to work.
" Belgian Cabinet Keaiga.
Rnial. NoV. 17..fBv ThnV Aunei
atcd Prrct.r-Tli Belginu Cabinet has
tendered its resignation. ,
King Albert asked, the' niemlwrs of
the ministry to continuo iu ollice until
the result ox . (Sunday election ra
dennitely known. ' -
The Belaian Cabinet, under the, ore.
micrahip ef M. Delacroix, took ofiice in
November, JUl. a he ministry is com
posed of members of the various politi
cal partes.
Calfs for Another Strike.
Pueblo, Col., Nov. 17. A strike of
coal miners in Colorado effective Friday
morninff Wai called bv Genrsa C. John-
sinipresidcnt of the United Mine VVork-
cri, lanrivb W, vuy auicsa (lie
operator reinstuted alb striking unio
men. The strike order affects all mines
now operating under a union contract.
according to Air. Johnson.
Bsndlta Hon. Bank.
Bandolph, Mas-Nov. 17. Four ban
dits in an automobile raided the Ran
dolph Saving Bank late today,' rev-ap
ing with approximately S40.000. Thev
threatened the bank staff at the point
of sevolverl, bound' and Ragged N. I.
Tnlman,- the ' treasurers aa assistant.
Miss Frances Howard, and a customer
and tied them- together in th direc
tors' room. The bandits theft cleaned
out tho safe. ' - '
Storm Warniar Scat Ont.
..Washington, Nov. 17-A disturbance
off the southeast Florida coast of un
known "intensity,' which, may move
northward tomorrow, was reported to
night by the weather'burcau and storm
warning were ordered from Miami.
Florida, to Georgetown, S. C.
First Five Classes On Fuel Pri
ority List Only Ones To Get
Coal Under Latest Gov
ernment Order '
UiiLLdo L.UI lUis MiLLo
' HAVE SUFFICIENT FUEL
THEY MUST CLOSE DOWN
Cur t ailment ; of "CoffConiump"-
tion. Says Statement of
Railroad Administration,
: I JS Me Necessary. Because
Production Now Below Ab
solute Requirements of First
Five Classes of Consumers ;
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Ao.uiva.ua suu VOBStWlSO
" Vegsels Cavcmment Offlra
Public Utilities and RetaQers
On Preferred List
Atlanta, Gu, Nov. 17, Order lim
iting deliveries of coal in tho Southern
region of the Railroad Administration
to the first of five classes on the fuel
priority list,' which does not include
manufacturers, were iasued late today
at headquarters here. Th action' on
its faee means the closing down of
cotton mill and the manufacturing
plants of almost all description ss soon,
a 'their present supplies are used up,
Thess supplies generally are under
stood to be scanty. ;
Pm-lallment n enftl ennstimnlinn wna
made necessary the statement said, be
cause, "coal produetioa is still below
the- absolute requirements of the firft
five clasee of consumers." These elasse
yrtio are stilt to get coal are govern
ment departments, atate, municipal and
county institutions, public utilities, in
cluding nwspnpers, and retailers to
supply domestic consumers.
.... j, May Be Natloa-Wid. 1
"No announcement wa made here as
to whether, the sharp curtailment of
coal consumption would be nation-wide,
but it ho been understood that about
tho same conditions prevail in other
sections of th eooatry. gepori gen
erally hsv ahowa ma ay misers not
returning to work, aesplts enneellatios
of tha strika call on order of the Fed
eral court at' Indianapolis. -
Th statement announcing the coal
consumption curtailment follow:.
"Under order issued today at th
direction of the United State Fuel
Administration deliveries of coal by the
railroads for th present will be limited
to the first fitto classes of th Fusl
Administrator's preference list, j This
action has become imperatively neces
sary because ef the failure of miner
in the country's great Vlu'B "sMs
to return to work, although In obedience
to the Federals Court's mandate th
union official cancelled' the strike order,
which became effectiv on November 1.
"Coal production i .still below th
absolute requirements of the first five
classes of consumer and tha policy of
supplying urgent needs of all preferred
classes had been depleting . with daa-
gerous rapidity the stocks held uhject
to the Fuel Administrator's order. Thus,
the situation was becoming critical sad
it was determined to withhold deliveries
temporarily from manufacturers,' even
though they be in ths class reeognixed
as essential. -
Five -Preferred Class.
"The first five classes -whose imme
diate needs will continue to be supplied
ares -
Class A Railroads and inland and ;
coastwise vessels. . .
Class B Army and navy, together
with other departments of (He 'Federal .
government. ; This includes bituminous
coal consumed by manufacturer or pro
ducers of supplies for department ef
the Federal government when such de
partment officially approve the request.
"Class C estate, municipal ana county
department Srd institutions.
Class 1 Public utilities. . This In
cludes the manufacture Of newsprint
pupet for dally newspaper use and the
printing and publishing of same. ' t
"Clus E Retailer (supplies for do
mestie. consumers).- .
To Car For Pressing Needs.
Ia dealing with applications for coat -
from retailers, this committee is untie r '
instructions to See to it that deliveries
are made solely to core for the pressing
needs of domestic consumers! in other
worm- no - dealer aa be permitted
to obtain supplies presumably for do
mestic consumption but actually to be
turncM over to a manufacturer orther
user of steam coal not included ,m the
first five classes..!.."-.'' ; . '';'.-: '.,.',''-
"With tho l'ope that ' in the near
future the aituatioa wilL iniprov suffi
ciently to warraltt resumption of de
liveries of classes I. and u. .the local
railroad representatives will continue to
receive. and forward application from
consumer in thru classes.' Having
theso f spplications for Immediate re
quirementa file, .the committee will
p in a position to act .promptly ana .
quick deliveries will be assured when
the restrictions now imposed sre lifted.
ADD LIMIT COAL DELIVERED
Such plant as matfiifactnr food, Ice
and cotton iced siillswre not affected
a they have been placed in tho sains
class ss public utilities. ' . .-
ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN MULS '
WILL BK BADLT HANDICAPPED.
'Cliarlotte, Nov. 17. While, the great
majority ' of th cotton .mills in tli
South Atlantie section are run b.vt-lee-tricity
generated by water power they
(Continued a Pig Two.)
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