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PROPAGANDA
FOR
FORCING SALE OF
Matthew Hale Writes Eight
Southern Senators Asking '
For Congressional Action
SEEK CANCELLATION OF
EXPORT FREIGHT RATES
British Seek To BuDd Up Port
of Halifax at Expense of
South Atlantic Ports, Mr.
Hale Claims, Although Cana
dian Port Is Much Further
from Kiddle Western Cities
The News and Observer Bureau,
603 District National Bank Bldg,
By R. E. POWELL.
(By Special Leased Wirt.)
Wssbingtoa, April 15-Following evl
: denees of sa organised effort by alien
interest! to cheek the development, of
new American trade routes by forcing
the immediate sale of. our government
owned merchant marine and at the
same time securing the cancellation of
certain export rates, Matthew Hale,
in behalf of the Sooth Atlantis States
association, has asked for an lavestiga
tioa of British .propaganda in this
Country. . .. ' - '
He addressed a letter today to the
eight Senators, representing the states
of South . Carolina, North ' Carolina,
-v Georgia, and Florida, calling their at-
muoa io iaei inn u. vt. vuu.c,
associate director of British Cunard
line, under Sir Ashley Sparks, beads
the list of . the eommittee which will
appeal to the. trunk lines association,
and the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion for the cancellation of export
freight rates to South Atlantic ports,
which compete for traffic ia the Middle
West with Halifax, a British port.
Wanta CmgreastoaaL Action.
Attention is also called to the nglta
tioa certain large shipping. Interests
which formerly operated to a large ex-
1 tent under.the British flag, are eon
ducting for the Immediate . sals and
breaking np of our. huge " new me
rhant marine. This, activity is said to
be ia direct accord1 with the policies
desired by British shipping firm ia
their fear of American competition. It
Is claimed that soma Americas Tail road
; and shipping interests as well as com
mercial organisations hare been in
duced by .misrepresentation of facta,
to co-operate with what is essentially
pro-British activity. ' Ia a letter to
Senator F. M. Simmons asking for Coa
greesional investigation, Mr. Hale says:
"On behalf of the ' South'. Atlantic
states association,: composed of over
forty commercial bodies of N'orth" Car
olina, South Carolina, Georgia and
Florida, wo wish to call your attention
to something serious enough ia our
judgment to warrant prompt congres
sional investigation. We refer to what
seems to be definite British propaganda
designed .to handicap the development
of our new trade routes so necessary
to the eommerriaLxpanaioa of the
Middle West, the South Atlantis ports
and the Gulf ports t .
First, by atempting to bring about
immediate forced sale of our govern
: ment-owned vessels, and second, by
opposing the recent export rate revision
which gives manufacturers and sli'rmcra
of the Mississippi valley freer see ess
to foreign markets.
Prosperity 1 j Sooth. '
"As yon kaow, the Soath Atlantic
- states are bow enjoying increased pros
perity auo 10 ine exporx ireigni raxes
recently established by the railroad ad,
ministration to ths Bouth Atlantis
ports; These rates ' place Southern
porta, for the first time ia their history,
en a parity with New Tork. The great
English steamship lines do wot relish
ths diversion of trains which results.
Apparently, with their approval, De
los W. Cooke, associate director of the
British Cunard lines, second in com
' mand to Sir Ashley Sparks, has Joined
,. with him soma of ths mors selfish and
less brosd minded shipping and rail
road interests of the , North Atlantic
and is actively striving to obtain the
raacellatioa of these rates. Ths fset
that certain commercial organizations
la various North Atlantic ports have
beea iaduced by misrepresentation of
the facta to co-operate, should i not
disguisa from as ths essential pro
British character of thia activity.
The effrontery of these forces does
. not stop here. At the same time they
are agitating for the. cancellation of
- export rates to South', Atlantic ports,
not served by their - steamship lines,
they advocate the continuance of simi
lar export rates to Halifax,- a British
port, which is served . by their lines.
- They are ia auUtanee Uut- export 1
xreignt irom the aliddle West be
hauled to Halifax -at practically the
same rate as to New" York, although
Halifax is obviously much farther from
the Middle West than our South At
lantic or Gulf ports. -
i Attltade af British.
"In regard to the British attitude to
ward the American merchant marine.
Lord Iaeheape disclosed the definite
"". interest-which British shipping ... firms
hare in the precipitate dissolution of
our hugs aew merchsnt fleet. He saidi
If -the United States government
will only turn the ships ia which the
United States shipping board is inter
ested ever to private owners and leave
the owners to compete with private en
terprises ia this country.- I am not
afraid, but if ths government on -the
ether aide of the Atlantis are out to tax
the people to build np' a mercantile
murine at an costs, ine ouuoos I Of me
. ' ahipping industry of these islands is
. anything but rosy. I am hopeful, how
ever that the government of the United
Slates will leave the shipping industry
f "of'noed OS r.S Two)
AMERICAN SHIPS
STRIKING LONGSHOREMEN BE
IT8B TO RETURN TO WORK
New York, - April la-Ceaatwlae
foagshoresaea . who have beea aa
strike at this pert for five weeks la
eoajaactloa . with a general strike
frees Boston to Cslveatea, voted st
a saaas meeting here tealght net to
retara to work aatll they are graat
ed the wages ef deep aea longshore
men. They hare demaaded aa la
croaee from U seats to M cents aa
hoar aad from tt to SUt aa hear
for overtime aad Bandars aad holi
days. The strike ef Igsharemea.agslast
fhe Ualtod Freight Company aad
New England steamship sound Unas
was settled today aad the mea were
erdered to retara to work tosaorrew
morning. The eatiaaatioa ef the
strike affects the Mallery, Soethera
PaelSe aad ether Atlantic coast linos
front Bos ea to Cslveatea.
J. F. Biley, president of the New ,
York eooBcll ef the International
Lengshoremea's Association, said to
night that approximately IS.M dork
workers are affected by tonight's
veto. "
SETTLE LONGSHOREMEN'S
"i STRIKE IN NEW YORK
All Men Setnrn To Work This
Morning and Strike -Break-
ers To Be Discharged
New Tork, April I3v The strike of
four thoussnd longshoremen against the
"United Fruit Co., ia effect from Boston
to Galveston, has beea settled and ths
men will return to work tomorrow
morning, it war announced acre today
by J. F. Blley, president of the New
Tork district council of International
Longshoremen s Association.
Conditions of the agreement wherety
the men agreed to return to work, Mr.
Riley said, include ths discharge of all
men engaged by ths company aa ''strike
breakers. Wages and other terms ef
the new contract were amicably agreed
upon. '. .". -'
The settling ef the strike, as ap
plied t tLc United Fruit Company fol
lowed closely upon a settlement of the
issues involving the New England steam
ship sound lines, upon the piers .of
which the men also will return to work
tomorrow, ' The issue - between - the
unions and the Mallorv, Southern P
eifio and other Atlantis coaat lines, has
not ss yet been adjusted, but negotia
tions are uader way, which Mr. Biley
said, may soon' lead to a settlement, cl
The strike OX the coastwise longsnsre
men which began ra4v-tfcav ail weeks
age, has resulted ia almost a complete
tMip of coastwise shipping all along
the Atlantis aad Gulf eoaata. One of
the lines affected, the Old Dominion line,
sines the at) ike was eaited has sold its
vessels, and the service, an official of
the company said, has been abandoned,
'wOne of the causes of ths strike, union
leaders said, was a differential of five
cents per hour between wages paid to
deep 'sea 'and' eoastwias longshoremen,
created by the labor adjustment board
hi' Ita'deeisioaXoMowing.tbe general
longshore strike of last September.
MILITARY FORCES BEGIN
DRIVE AGAINST MEXICO
Rebelling "Republic of Sonora"
Takes .Aggressive Against
j Carranza Forces
Agua PrioXs, Sonora, April 15 (By
the Associated Press.) Military forces
of the aew "Republic of Sonora," bars
crossed the. state line of Binaloe, cap
tured two towns and are continuing
towards Culiaean, capital of the neigh
boring state, thus taking ths aggressive
in the state's fight against the Carranza
government of Mevieo. . ' . -
El Huerta, one ef the most important
mining campe ia Sinaloa, about fifteen
miles from the Binaloa-Sonora bound
ary, and Senblas, a railroad junctioa
point, have fallen to the Sonora forces,
according to official Information re
ceived here. ; -
; Beports that six other states Mica
oacan, Morelos, Tamsulipst, Tabasco,
Campeche aad Jalisco have joined
-forces with the Sonora movement
against Carranxa, remained unconfirmed
tonight. It is known that agents ana
sympathizers with the Sonora move
ment were "active throughout Mexico
seeking aid. ' N
More than three thousands Sonora
troops already have entered Sinaloa, it
was said, and these included a large
command of fully equipped Taqui In
dians, conceded to be among the best
soldiers ia Mexico. Other troops. are
being rushed to the forces in Sinaloa
and to gusrd the line between the two
states. . ; '-. -
MANY PERIODICALS WILL
COMBINE THEIR ISSUES
Some of National Circulation
May Be Forced To Suspend
New York, April loV-Publlehers of
several periodicals of national circula
tion have decided to combine two Issues
in one , or to reduce the number of
pages ia each, because of paper short
age due to the railroad' strike, it was
announced tonight. . Many of the lead
ing ma gsxines may have to suspend
publication temporarily if conditions do
sot improve, ths announcement Said.
The situation was discussed st a Meet
ing hers today of the Periodical Pub
lishers Association. After adjournment
Joha 'Adams Thayer, executive secre
tary. Issued ths followiag statement.
Ia order 'to eoaaerve paper and o
continue issuing their magazines, asms
publishers have decided to combine two
Issues ia one; others propose to cur
tail the aumber of pages In their is
sues. By reducing . their issues . they
will be forced to lesve out mueh ef the
advertising which they ordinarily print.
If conditions do not improve many of
the lending magazines will be forced
to eesso publication temporarily." , ,
l-SSBSWSSJISBW ' -
SOCIETY NIGHT AT V; -jLICAIIS TO :
AUTOMOTIVE SHOW CONDUCT FIGHT OH
" DRDV 10 THOUSAND SECRETARY POST
Great Tent Thronged With
Spectators During After
noon and Evening
TOMORROW FARMERS' DAY;
INVITATIONS OUT TO 20,000
School Children Were Guests of
Management Yesterday and
Again Today; Truck Exhibits
Emphasised Tomorrow ; More
Automobiles Exhibited Than
Ever at One Exposition
Society night at the Automotive Expo
aitioa last night drew, an attendance, es
timated at 10,000 people. The great tent
was thronged from ths moment when
the doors were opened at a o clock in
the afternoon until the end ef the con
cert in the evening. Among the crowds
were hundreds of visitors from all sec
tions of the State to inspect the largest
exhibit of Automobiles that has aver
been seen la! aa exposition ia the South.
Yesterday the school children of the
city were guests of the management of
the show, and again this morning op
portunity will be given to those schools
whieh were unable to be present yes
terday. Tomorrow, the last day of the
ahow, will be officially designated as
Farmers' Cay and special emphasis will
be given to the motor truck exhibits.
InvitatioaeMdBswe beea mailed to 10,000
farmers throughout tbs state and at
tendance is expected . to surpeae- even
yesterday's unusual record. -
The immensity of , the show was im
pressed upoa the management yester
day when aa evperiened automobJe
man who haa visited all the great shows
since they begun to hold them called at
tention to the fact that there are more
different makes of automobiles on ex-,
hibit here then there has ever been at
either f'w York or Chicago shows, and
that , the , exhibits rover greater floor
space. There are 65 makes of passen
ger cars showing here and. a score of
trucks. - . 1 ,. ' .
Conway's band ataia delighted thou
sands at both, afternoon aad, evening
concerts yesterday -No an reical ajgr
gatioa that has ever', visited hero has
beea more cordially received tr has ren
dered more meritorious programs. After
the concert last night the band played
for the Exposition Dance at the audito
rium, alternating with the well kaowa
Myer-Davie orchestra. The dance was
gives ia compliment to the visiting
dealers, exhibitors . and their friends,
aad was very largely attended. ,
Merry Social Fsactleaa.
A aumber of dinners have been given
by local distributors in honor of out of
low visitors: Last night at the Caro
lina Country Club Mr. B. J. Lee, local
distributor ef the Buick and Studebaker,
entertained at aa elaborate course din
ner id honor of visiting dealers. The
previous evening at the Country Club
Mr. E. N. Cullen. Southern ions mana
ger of the Wylis-Overland Company,
with headquarters in Atlanta, was honor
guest at a banquet tendered by the local
Overland officials. - ,
Among' the other prominent automo
bile mea bero is Mr. J. B. Pennington,
Of Tarboro, State-distributor of . the
Peerlese-Duryea automobiles. Air. Pen
aingtoa reserved apace to exhibit sev
eral models of his line, but the unex
pected railroad strike prevented their
arrival in time to be placed on exhi
bition. Mr. Pennington is spending the
week here looking over what other deal
ers have to offer. ---- --
Appersoa Popular Car.
Devotees of ths 8-eylinder type of
engine are examining with much inter
est the wide range of Appersoa auto
mobiles shown at the exposition, lbs
Appersoa is one of the oldest makes ef
automobiles ia America and for the
past five years have specialized in the
8-eylinder type of construction. , The
models at .the show are c unujually
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PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR '
DELAWARE CATIFICATION
Anti-Suffragists Lose In Pre
liminary Skirmish In The-
v State Senate , f f
The News aad Observer Bureau,"
603 District National Bank Bldg.
Washington, April 1 j. The possi
bility that Delaware may yet ratify the
suffrage amendment to the Constitu
tloa appeared bright this afternoon,
according to information received here
by the National. .Woman's. Party late
today. ' 'V-.-V- " ....
- Ths Senate resolution. Citing for a
referendum or ratification, of .the . suff
rage amendment was leieacea. oy a
vote of 5 to 8 with two absent rnd
two not voting. Mrs. Lawrence Lewis,
national ratification chairman of the
Woman's Party, now in Deiaware, stated
that this triumph on the pert ef the
suffragists was taken as almost eertaie
indication ef the passage of ths rati
fication resolution when it comes up ia
the Senate; r-;.r -z-r?sr-?T-- v --
Astz-suffragists have met with two
other defeats in tbs cburte"of 'the'ialt
week.'. An attempt to bring the ratifi
cation resolution up in the. Senate ca
a day whea they would bsve defeated
it, failed by a good majority. A round
robin circulated by antis among mem
bers Of the Lower Hou4e"seeured only
five signatures. . Many gf the men wh
had signed such a document previous
to ihe vote en April 1 now refused
their signature!.-
Alice Paul, chairman of the Na
tional Woman's Party, who has beea
consulting with leaders in Connecti
cut, ia expected to return to Washing
ton tonight and proceed to Delaware
later in tlie week.
9
Charge Official of labor De
partment With Friendship
or Radicals
OFFER RESOLUTION TO
MAKE AN INVESTIGATION
Representative Hock Intro
- duces Measure After Extend
ed Conferences With Col
leagues In House; Fight On
Official Under Waj For Some
Time ; Early Action Expected
Washington, April 15. A resolutioa
looking to the Impeachment ef Assist
ant Secretary Post, of the' Labor Do
pertmeat, for his attitude toward the de
portation of radicals, was introduced
today by Representative Hoeh, Repub
lican, Kansas, after a eoaferenee with
the judiciary eommittee to Investigate
charges made against Post by Chairmaa
Johnsoa, of the Immigration committee,
aid others, and if ths evidence war
ranted to report a resolution propos
ing impeachment. .
'The measure was referred to the
House rules committee which will de
cide whether it should be made ajpeeial
order of business before th Houee.
There waa no indication whea ihe rales
eommittee would act.
Hack Offers Reaolatlea.
Mr. Hoch intended ts present his res
olution whea the Souse first convened
and arose to do so, but Bepreseatntive
Mondell, the Republican leader, told Mr.
Boch that he "would not do that now,"
and the Kansas member temporarily
abandoned his plan. Later he conferred
with. Republican leaden aad decided to
offer the measure.
Mr. Boch's resolutioa follows!
"Whereas, it boa beea charged ea the
floor of the House by the chairmaa of
the Committee' a Immigration and
Naturalization and by ether members
of ths Hoase, that Leuts IV Tost, assist
ant Secretary ef Labor; haa, ia the dis
charge ef hisiciar-Yltitiea, aad ia fae
vrereise of his euttafityj atnaV ote
aumed, flagrantly abused 1iia power ia
connection with the floporta tioa ef aliea
enemies of the country J the he has,
ia his official capacity psrsued toward
those who would destroy by force aad
violence the government or its institu
tions, a policy subversive ef the welfare,
the peace aad the dignity of the Vnited
States, that he haa ia an uawarraatcd
manner; submitted to the demands ef
those socking to prevent the deportation
of alien enemies j that by n flagrant and
unwarranted abuse ef power, he haa
hindered, delayed aad preveated the de
portation ef aliea "eaemiet, who by act
and counsel would undermine aad over
throw the government of the United
States, and '
'Whereas, the said offenses alleged to
bsve been committed by the said Louis
1. Post, if true, high crimes aad mis
demeanors against the United States,
"Therefore, be it resolved. That
the eommittee ea the judiciary be di
rected to inquire into the truth ef fal
sity of said charges against the said
Loals.J..Ppst, assistant Secretary of
labor, ana lr it snae mat said charges
are true to report its findings to the
House together with a resolution pro
viding for the impeachment ef the aaid
Iiouia T. Post, aasistaat Secretary of
Labor. - ----- '
"Aad bo it farther resolved, that ia
the conduct of the investigation hereia
provided the said committee shall have
ths power to scad for persons aad pa
pers, to take testimoay, and to compel
the attendance ef witnesses." - .
Early Actlea Expected.
Early aetion oa the resolution was
predicted by leaders. The fight on Post
has beea . smoldering in Congress' -for
sometime. . "
Chairman Johnson of the Committee,
addressing the House last Monday,
charged that Post had agreed to reduce
the bail of an alleged anarchist, Paul
Boseo, from $10,000 to $1,000, and bad,
permitted the transfer of the prisoner
from New Orleans to Now York at gov
ernment expense. Whea convieted aa aa
anarchist at Morgantewa, W. Va, Boseo,
according to Mr. Johaaon, stood np ia
a crowded court room and expressed the
hope that whea released he would find
the Stars and Stripes supplanted by the
Bed Flag. '
Mr. Johnsoa declared that his eommit
tee had found that the benefit of ths
doubt was always given by the Depart
ment of labor to the aliens and that
while members of Congress foand diffi
culty in obtaining copies of official pa
pers counsel for aliens got them with
ease.'- ' , , ', , ,
Representative Daver, Democrat,
Ohio, yesterday accused . Mr. Post of
blocking .Attorney General .Palmer In
the. efforts of the Department of jus
tice to rid the eouatry of alien reds.
WANTS ATTORNEY GENERAL '
TO PROBE PAPER SITUATION.
Washington, April l&Atteraey gen
eral Palmer would be directed by a
resolution introduced today by Repre
sentative Christophereoa, Republican,
South Dakota, to conduct a "sweeping
and flibrougb veetigattoa into the
manufacture sale aad distributioa ef
print paper, and "to institute criminal
proceedings against all who have vio
lated the law, or who are guilty of pre-;
Steering." " .
WACO KNOWS MAN WHO "
TCRNS t'P IN WILMINGTON
Waco, Tex, April 15. Loo U M. But
ler, reported last night to have -beea
found in Wilmington, N. C. after a
lapse of memory, left here April 3, and
it was said had not been heard .from
since that time. He was' employed aa a
dork ia a local arug store.
ISSUE ULTIMATUM
RAILROAD MEN IN
GREATER NEVYORK
Managers Give "Big "four"
Brotherhood Until Saturday
Noon To Getmen Back
WILL ALLOW STRIKERS
TO RETURN TO PLACES
Great Improvement Reported On
Traffic Arteries Into Gotham;
City! Food Supply Problem
Takes More Hopeful Aspect
With Settlement of Strike of
The Teamsters, - : .
New York, .April ,15v-The railroad
General Managers' Association of New
Tork tonight delivered an ultimatum to
ths "Bif Four" railroad brotherhoods
giving them until noon Saturday, "to
hare their mea report for work."
After' that time it stated the railroads
"will themselves open their books for
a period of 24 hours ending at noon,
8unday, for sack men as register dur
ing that period aad who are acceptable,
who will be takea back Into the service,
retaining their roster rights."
"In any event,' 'the ultimatum added,
"the railroads retain the right to refuse
to reinstate ear re-employ certain em
ployes who have showa dnring the period
of trouble- by violence, seditious ut
trrances, intimidation or other well 'le
aned mesas, aa" unfitness for further
railroad service.'' -; "
- Msay Offers to Help.
J. 3. Mantell, spokesman for ths gen
eral managers, said hundreds of offers
of sssistaace were pouring ia upon the
managers organization.
Marked Improvement was reported to
day oa traffic arteries into New York,
while across ths Hudsoa ia Jersey City
sad Hobokea, striking railroad mea de
bated the questioa 'of returning to their
posts aad voted not to form a aew
organization but to "stick to the broth
erhoods." The question of returning to
work waa not put to a vote, but the
brotherhood officials were" ptimiatia of
aa early settlement. ". ' ' .
At another meeting of the . strikers
tenterrVi'w, tt was announced a new wage
scale demand would be drafted. Broth
erhood traders will be asked to present
it to tbs 'newly created federal rail-
roxd board at Washington it was said.
Taermty'a rooa supply problem, Which
was aggravated by a strike of teamsters,
chauffeurs, helpers sad porters hand
ling butter, eggs aad f rosea poultry,
took a mors hopeful aspect tonight whea
the strikers, after being idle for- IS
hours,, voted to return to work tomor
row anoraing. The porters, who caused
ths strike, will receive 135 for a 45-hour
week uader the aew agreement, , the
anion announced.. They had been get
ting $30. v v:
The short lived teamster's strike was
marked by frequent attacks oa trucks
aad several hundred police reserves hsd
to patrol the terminal market district.
Greatly Improve Rervieav
The Erie moved its first freight traia
Into Jersey City today from Port J arris.
It brought fuel and was protected by
armed guards, but there was no trouble
ea the trip. '
Greatly improved service wss given
to commuters- thia evening on the. Erie,
Lackawanna aat Jersey Central. ,
All Erie and Lackawanna trains wsrs
manned by volunteers, college students
from Princeton, Stevens and Butgers
predominating.
Army officers at Oovenor's Island bavs
notified the Pennsylvania railroad that
soldiers will mors say sapplies stalled
ia Jersey City aad that others will
ma a eara oa which bodies of American
dead, just returned from overseas will
be takea to home towns.
Ths military railroad divlsioa of the
17. 8. Army today began movement of
government freight congested at rail
read terminals here. Aetivitieyof the
imriwicat uu-r(ifuwcnDS siuaurun
resulted ia the arrest of Nicholas J.
Esehenbrenner, Frank Shea and Harry
Walton, general managers of wholesale
firms dealing ia Panlah butter. v-
THEATRICAL MAN HELPS
THE ASHEVILLE Y. W. C. A.
Sells Property Valned t $75,
000 For Half The Sum' For
Building Site
'-"''"' ' - ."
Asheville, April 15. Property valued
at approximataly-SZ5J100waiLsoldto-day
by 8. A Lynch, of tbs S. A. Lynch
Enterprises, for W0.0O0. to the local Y.
WvCJL for a aew hornet The prop
erty includes the. famous. Cherokee Inn,
situated at ths corner of Ua and
Woodfin streets, and one sere of ground
together with all the furnishings of the
taTMXKteFnrtaawbaiir-wn'
November . 1. whea they pkn to con
duct" a eampsign to raise two hundred
aad fifty thousand to remodel the build-
lag. -
' It is understood that "Mr. Lrnch had
recently leuwvid offers for a much lar
ger sum for the building, but he was
told that the women ef the local Y. W.
C. A. wonted to buy the place. He at
once asked what, they would give for
it. He was told f.15.000 which be agreed
to take and thea "gavd thenr .1,000 of
the sum in sdditioa to the big differ
ence ia the value of Ihe building as bis
contribution Including the furnishings.
- Servicemen Volan ear Services.
Winchester,. TaApril lS-W. Alex
ander Baker, chairmaa of the Bohert Y.
Conrad post of the American Legion,
here today telerraphed President Wilson
and Daniel 8. Willard, president of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad offering
the services of the three hundred mem
bers of the post for the operatloa ef
railroads ia the valley ef Virginia or 1
i "for any ether work necessary. J
FREIGHT TRAFFIC AGAIN
TIED UP IN WASHINGTON
Washington, D.C, April 15,
Freight traffic Into thia city, par.
tkalarly from the Seartt, waa again
threatened with complete stoppage
tealght whea emploiree at Potomac
freight yards )olaed the Strike for
the seeoad time. Some workers jt
were eat else at Eeklagton Yards, ;'
the receiving point -for freight
from the North and West.
Officials at the Potomac yards
said traffic was virtually at a staad
stlll there. They hoped, however,
to effect a settlesneat before snore
lag. They were la conference with
employes representative at 11 p.
m. Leaders ef the strikers had
agreed to attempt to get the mea
hack to work, It waa said bat doubt
ed their ability to do so without
delay.
The tle-sp at the Eckingtoa
yards waa said to he ae complete
as thst at the Potomac Center.
'Officials said the, strikers Includ
ed many ef the aame anon whowent
oat earlier la the week virtually
closing this mala gateway to the
Soath, bat who- were ladaced by
representative ef the railroad Broth
erkooda to retara to work Taesdsy
night with the Intention of aabmiu
ting their demands to the railway
labor board. Railroad officials ssld
ao new demands had beea pretest
ed whea the present walkout oc
curred. Brotherhood officiate were
agala at work tealght endeavoring
to get the strikers back to work aad
participated la the eeafereace be
tween strike leaders aad railroad ef-rials.
RAILROAD OFFICIALS TO
THROWN DOWN GAUNTLET
Drastic Action By Governmen
tal Agencies Includes Twen-
ty four Arrests
Railroad officials have thrown down
the gauntlet to their striking employes.
Supported by the federal govern
ment s contention thst the strike, which
for tbs past week haa partly demor
alised the freight and passenger service
of the" country, wss planned by radical
agitators with ulterior motives, six rail
roads -ia Columbus have refused out
right to deal with the yardmen's asso
ciation, whieh is conducting ths strike
ia their territory. ; ... "..-, ...i"
f la:.New; York railroad executive
warned the representatives of the rail
read brotherhoods that they Would be
given until noon Saturday to get their
mea back to work. '. .-i.-y . j. "V
Irrsstie action alto lias .been takea
by Governmental ageusias.- In Chicago
twenty-four leaders of the .insurgent
switchmen, ; including John Gninao,
whose dismissal started the flood of
railroad men's walkouts, were under ar
rest last night on. charges ef having
violated the- .Lever Food Act. Two haa
dred additioaal warrants were expected.
Federal prosecutors ia other sections
continued . to - accumulate -. evidence
against strike leaders, aad more arrests
are expected within the next twenty
four hours.
Meanwhile members of. the newly cre
ated labor board, whose nominations
WCrtconfirmed-yesterdaj hw the Sen
ate, have been summoned by Preaideat
Wilson to meet in Washington today
and organise. Administration officials
feel the board will prove aa effective
agency toward ending the "outlaw''
strike. - " 7 "
Small defections in ths strikers' ranks
continued yesterdsy with the msls
body of strikers in territory east of
Chlesgo aad north of Pittsburgh hold
ing firm. i Freight aad passenger service
however, 'continued to improve, due
largely to volunteer railroad workers;
Railroads entering New York were fast
resuming normal passenger service, but
freight service in the east, while show
ing signs of improvement, was still die
organised. - - ..'
Freight embargoes are beginning to
have a aerio'ia effect upon Industry, es
pecially in the East, where shortage of
coal and raw material has resulted ia
ths shut-dowa of factories and mills,
throwing thousands out of work. Ths
food titustion continues serious ,but no
where are there reports of famine con
ditions. -
WANT GOVERNMENT TO
HELP FINANCE SHIPPING
Investing: Public Hot Interested
In Buyinf Shipping:
, Securities .
- Washington, April 11 Government
financial nidi or companies purchasing
fhipf ing board reaaela to 'enable them
to compete successfully with foreign
lines, wss recommended today by busi
i.es men snd members ef Congress who
adviied with the board on mejthods of
transferring into private hands the gov
ernment owned merchant mariner.
Agreeing upon the advisability ef the
boards disposing of its fleet, the con
ferees, upon motion bf Fred H. Wells,
of Minneapolis,- adopted. t resolution
that "the ships should be sold upon such
prices snd terms thst the American
merchant marine-may bo firmly eatab-
whedvr '"'msn,'ya-mmmx
Lack of interest by the investing pub
lic ia shipping securities, and tbs hand
icaps under which American ship own-
era operate in competition-wi
ith.
sidited foreign lines were discussed snd
a committee was appelated to study, a
plan suggested by Eugene Meyer, direc
tor of the war finance corporation, that
the fleet be cold through an " organiza
tion similar to the - railway equipment
finance eorooratioh. 1 He proposed that
the assets of the merchant fleet be taken
ver. by each' organ ixat ion -snd thst it
issue bonds sgau.st payments due By
purchasers, buyer being- permitted to
make twenty per cent down and ths
rest of it from fifteea to twenty years.
Only slight paymenta'Woutd bw required
during the first few "years to 'enable
operators to establish their lines firmly.
Vole To Betara To Work. -
Columbus, O., April 14. All striking
t.il.hm.. In IltBvinn 1 1 ti i n tinmhrln
250, votd -tonight to return to work
tomorrow mornlny.
BOARD CONFIRMED
AND MEETS TODAY :
AT WILSON'S CALL
President Issues Call To Con
vene New Railway Body As
Soon As Senate Acts
AN EFFECTIVE AGENCY
TO END RAILROAD STRIKE,
Department of Justice Con
tinues Drive Against Agita
tors; To Canvass Lists of
Strikers To Secure Names of
Radicals; Foster Denies Hav
ing Connection With Strike
Washington, April 15. Nomination of
members of the Hallway Labor Board
were confirmed today by the Senate and
the board was called tonight by Preei
3ont Wilson 'lo meet tomorrow and or-.,
ganize. Some, of the members sre al
ready in the city, snd provision has
been made for their assembly at bead
quarters of tbs railway administration.
The President's eall wa'ss issued aa
soon as word of the Senate's aetion
reached him. Administration officials
have felt that the board would prove
an effective agency toward ceding the
"outlaw" striae Of railway men.
The Senate apparently shared this
view. While sharp criticism ef some f
the nominations is known to bavs been
expressed agala today, final aetion was
taken ia an unusually brief time, con
sldering the importance of this aew
government agency aad of ths imme
diate task that faces it.
Attorney Oeneral Palmer said today
jtrblieved that the chaotic condition
ereated by the walkout waa improving,
but be declared that the Department of
Justice was not relaxing its efforts in
any direction. United States district
attorneys ia every striks area have
made local ' arrests of sgitators and
strikers, but these, it waa said, were
eases where specific law violations have
occurred. , -' '
s- Mr. Palmer declared - suck matters
Were not for ''headquarters considers
1108," reiterating that the government
expected ths district attorneys ae at en
their own Initiative with re"b;xs.t to
prosecution of violators of taw.
Department officials have practically
decided to "canvass the lists of all strik
ers, aad are expected to ask officials of
all railroad lines affected by ths striks
to furnish the ssms information aa was
requested of the Pennsylvania and New
York Central lines Tuesday. Assistant
Attorney Oeneral Garvan said he ex
pected these lists of names to divulgo
the identity of the "borers from with
in," in the recognised labor organiza
tions. ' " .
The department lias card indexed the
records of more thea 80,000 radicals,
sad the names of strike leaders aad agi
tators will be traced through these rec
ords in an effort to establish eonneetioa
with previous activities.
Mr. Oarvaa said a staff of clerks al
ready had begun the work of eliminat
ing the "misled from -the agitators''
through' the process of comparison of
records. This work will go on, even
though the strike collapses completely,
he said. '
UNFETTERED GARDNER
DECLARES IN AN ADDRESS r
i Laurinburg, April 15. O. M Oard- ?
nVr, speaking to a large audience here .
tonight, declared he was seeking the
governorship of North Carolina on a'
platform of service dedclated to ths
high hope and ambition to serve. If
elected he pledged himself to a sqnere '
deal to every man high or low and de '
e La red that . no man ought to expert
more. Me said be was running for Gov
ernor on the. platform of the Demo
crat in party. If elected be declared
that he would go with untied hands In-'
dependent to serve, and wearing the
yoke of no man, faction or institution.
Mr. Gardner . left fonlgbt for Bladen-
boro whsra ha jpcakl tomorrow.
KL'MORS Of NEW ATTEMPT
TO OVERTHROW GOVERNMENT
Paria, Aprlt 15. The German govern- : .
ment has decided ' to place guards
around ths government and other pub-'
lie buildings, and has seat for fifteen
bJfge tanks and twenty armored ears : '
because of rurv.rs of a new attempt to '
overthrow the government for the pur
pose of forming aa alliance with soviet
Russia to declare war oa France, ao
eording to sdvieei from Berlin today,
lliee ELEVATOR EMPLOYES
, TO STRIKE IN NEW YORK ,
' '-New- YorkrAprfl liSeveateeii thea.
saad elevator employee - operating la ..
aearly all ef the clty'a largest sky
scrapers, stores aad business stractarea,
teaighf were ordered to go oat sa striks
t - Vclech, -tomorrow , mor,nIng,T;-j;7
Knocked Oat la first Roand. .
Huntington,' W. Va--- April 15. Bob
JUbMjynJieavyweight champion of the
A. E. F, knockedout Spike"-; Me
Faden, of . Philadelphia," in the first
round of a scheduled , tea-round bout
here tonight. . , t . -V----- '":;
Barn xteveaae- Office..
Belfast, April . 14. The Internal reve
aBe afne ,at Dundalk wag ..burned this -afternoon.
A number" ef mea .pushed,
into the building, seised the members'
at ths working staff and set the office
on fire. No effort wss msde to subdue
the flames until after ths arrival ef
.seldisrs. ,. ' - ' v
' To Wear Khaki Uniforms.
KeW York, April 15. Boy and girl
students of jamaica.High School today
decided to wetr khaki uniforms in aa
effort to combat the high cost -of cloth
ing. The garments, it is estimated,'
will cost 1 each.