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,..- 1 Titbit Kur il Cn ' aJ Fait cut, thtdtialie wm), Saadayi 'Monday answers. aa fwn aasaf. "4 ! ( dan tlr xilraiHi aa4 im4 ' mlM (tali aoyy. V 5 MSMi f. VOL CXlI.v NO. " 34 's t --m - - - - ni I I nil smie.ieai.isM. ! 1 nw i-mss.n mi I m , i.i msas-mn.ssM.ss !. ' 11 "'"il1 I "-TCP" ' !!!; "" sm-aWal ..j.- I T TT iTTi omrs mm in TO RETURN TO WORK President of United Mine Work ers Issues Order To Every , ' Local Union CALLS ON MEN TO KEEP THEIR FULL CONTRACT Action of Calling Miners In In diana and Illinois To Resume Work Followed Telegram - from President Wilson; Op portunity Presented To (fen sider Inequalities Indianapolis, July 31. Striking mine worker ia Indiana and IlliBoia today , wer ordered back to work by President Johe I Lewi of the ; United Mine Workera of America. In a telegram di rected to avery local anion In tbe. af fected district be Introduced that im mediate meeting be called and tep taken to ret the men baek to work. The telegram directing the men to re. turn to work were ant out from nation al headquarters -I the miner tbia morn ine. k s In hie menage to the local anion Mr. Lewi repeated the telegram he re ceived lat aieht from rresiaen wn on intuting that the miner return to work and thut demonitrate "their good faith in keeDinc the contract." The preaident aaid when the miner return ed he wonld invite the Joint aeala com mittee of miner and operator to re convene for the purpoee of adjnating any inequalities in th wage seaie agreement ligned ' March 31 at New York. ' ' -Repllee to President. Mr. Lewi today asknowledged Presl- fleai-Wileon's message of lat night. He told the President he was Impressed with th fairneu of his suggestion and informed him of the telegram that had been sent to local union ordering them ta return to work. -. Mr. Lewis' telegram to the President follows: ' "I herewith acknowledge receipt of your telegram of Jply 30 dealing with the state of confusion existing in th local industry in the states of Illinois and Indiana. I am impressed with the faintest of - your auggestion in the premises and hare today telegraphed all local anions of mine workers in the teforementioned atate th following inatruetiona: -' ' ' Th remainder of Mr. Lewis' telegram to the President la tba sum aa that sent to the local anions. Officials at the national headquarter said they expected little change in the atrike situation before monday. .WARRINGTON ORDERS ALL - " ILLINOIS MINERS BACK - Sprlngflald, Ills, July 8L Without waitina for the order of international President John L. Lewi to reach any ef the 80,000 striking miner in Illinoi But Preaident Prank Farrington this afternoon stepped in with a command of his own, ordering them all to return to work Monday. "The strike ends with a great victory for Illinoia miners,' said President Farrington. The pledge of President Wilson that a aeala committee wiu ne called and wage inequalities adjusted, latiafie th miner' demand. Word that the strike wae to be ended wa despatched by President Farring ton to Secretary of Labor Wilson. The telegram follow: ' , . - "Contlnuinn- our efforts and accept ing in good faith President Wilson' .' announced pledge that be would -convene minora and operator in joint wage teal conference a soon as mining ope ration returned, I am today issuing tel- , egrapbie inttruetiont to the president of every local union in IUinoia, instructing them to notify their member to re turn to work Monday morning or at ooa a possible threafter." AWAIT .COMPLIANCE WITH ORDER TO RETURN TO WORK. Washington, July 31 Pending formal word a to compliance of Illinois and Indiana soft coal miner with order ef their national organization to return !- tn work, no ctepi were taken at the White Hon a today toward inviting th bituminous coal eommissioa to take up -tne-men!a-itrieancee. President Wilton informed omciai ex the United Mine Worker yeaterday in lis telegram urging a resumption of work, that the commission could not U caked to consider alleged in equali se in wag scale until the men had lemonitrated their good faith. Whit Bouse officials indicated that they ex CEIITRAL TERRITORY pected no further action oa tn. rresi- lent' part until t wa clear that this condition has been met. Ia the .vent they anticipated be would immediately ik the commission to begin it invetti- ration. ; .'" THINK MEN WILL I'iNORK ORDER FROM JOHN L. LEWIS . Belleville, 111., July II. Leaders of : striking coal miner in Southern Uli , . noia, where more than (40,000 man are i.ile, todiy refuted to aay whether the V striken would comply with the order of 1 . Joha L. Lawii, pretident of the United i Mine Worker of America, that they re turn to work. ., : v. Jamee Mason, eeretary-treanrr of j tn Beiievuie tuo-diairiet ox we minerr , nuion, however, expressed the belief I that the mea would ignore the order, awaiting 'aitroetione on the matter i from Frank Farrington, their Stat president, f ; c INTIT1 COX AND BaRDINO V l , TO DEBATI ON LEAGUE ISSUE. Freenorf. ID. July II. The Freenort ehimber ef eettraer today invited OorLo! . H .... . . ( f 1 " I aao itarawg w esgsg is join ue ' bat a the league of nation her August t th aaaivcrsary ef th Lin-els-Douglaj debet her In 1858. ;i THIRTY-SIX PACK TODAYS RALEIGH.: N. Ci HARDING DELIVERS I HERE'S SUFFRAGE HEADQUARTERS FOR NORTH CAROLINA I FIRST ADDRESS OF HIS PORCH SERIES Turns 'Aside From Political ; . Things In Speaking To , Mansfield. Neighbors NOMINEE MAKES PLEA , FOR UNITED NATION Takes Solidarity of Purpose T and ' Mntnal Good; Under standing of AH Classes As Theme of Address Formally Opening His "Pront Porch" Campaign; Greets Visitors - . . Marion, Ohio, July 81 Turning aside from the political Issues that have been ia th forefront of th campaign, Sen ator Harding took for the them ef his first "front porch" speech today a plea for solidarity of purpoee and mutual good uadentanding among all classes and geographical sections of th coun try.' - '" .- " '" . Ouly a apirit ' ef "eomlngling frieudchip," he aaid,' could produce th full realiaotloa of mutual inter-dependence necessary to attainment of the nation' highest destinies. He pleaded that Eaet, West, North and South and the jealousies of class and eelfish in terest be forgotten in peace ae they had been ia war. x la a passing reference to war-time taxation, th nomine declared the ex cess profits tax eehedule ahonld be modi fled to accord with peace requirement and that he would not hesitate to atk Congress for prompt action ta that and. He added, hoevar, that h waa "not yet prepared to suggest aa equitaole uo- itituta." . Delivered Fram Parch. . The speech wa delivered from the porch of the Harding residence to a delegation from Mansfield, in a neigh boring Ohio county, whien came up la marehina? order and serenaded the can didate with four brass bands. In the crowd which filled the lawn and over flowed into the street were many known personally to the candidate aad they cheered him a ha held up their concep tion of neighborlinesa as a model for th nation. ' " In a short address ef greeting, E. B. Capeller, of Mansfield, told 'Senator Harding that many Democrats were, ia the delegation and that hundred mora fat Richland county were going to help "the dot and nirla" of other counties to eany Ohio and the nation for the Retmbhean ticket in November. After th nominee' response, h cams down the atop with Mrs. Harding, who had stood a few feet behind him during the speech, and they shook bands for a half hour aa the crowd filed by. Today' speech marked th formal opening of the "front porch" campaign, which ia expected before the summer tt over to bring to Marioa many thousands of Bepublicaa voters. Two mora Ohio delegation are to be received during the coming week, and two later dates already have been announced. ARMISTICE MEETING ACTUALLY UNDER WAY Bolsheriki Said To Hare Sent Secret Message Ordering WaxTo Go On Paris, July 31 The armistice negotu ations between th Polish nnd Soviet Russian force are now actually under way, according to advieea reaching here, but it is said th action thua far ha been restricted to the routin prelimi naries. . . . v.-' , - Meanwhile, although Moscow wireless messages filed in plain language, appar ently ordered the cessation of fighting by th Soviet armies to coincide with the beginning of the armistice meeting last night, it i asserted in French quar ter here that a secret code wireless or der from Moscow gave instruction to the Baviet commander to keep pushing their offensive violently. . This alleged secret order i declared to have been deciphered by the French eode experts at Warsaw. It ia asserted it informed the Soviet commander that the Bolshevist negotiations would de lay handing over the armistice terms until August 4, and that meanwhile the mistier negotiation wert to brew ducted in a routine manner. PRESIDENT TO RETIRE FROM SHEEP BUSINESS Washington, July 8L President Wll eon has decided ta retire from the aheep business. The Whit House flock of 43 prise sheep, which have kept the lawns cut for three summers, ie to be cold. The yield of wool baa gone to eharity, this year to the Salvation Army. In 1918 the flock produced 8 pounds' of wooL which was 'sold by th Bed Croat throughout, the country, bringing tn mora than 852100. The original fleck of 18 head was ob tained from William Woodward of New York, who hat a farm Bear Bowie, Md, where it wa aaid at th Whit Hons today that Oeorg Washington one ob tained a herd of deer to stock th ground at Mount Vernon. NEGRO SUSPECT KILLED IN JUMPING FROM TRAIN Miami, Fls., July 8L The body of Herbert Brooks, who is alleged to have attacked a woman 85 year old ia her Roma bare yesterday at e a. nT., will be brought to Miami from Ormoad, Fla tonight for ldentiflcTtion by the grand jury, which reconvene Tuesday. Brooks wa killed at Ormond shortly after noon when he sprang from th moving train n which be wa being taken to Jack sonville to escape a mob of 1,200 in furiated white men, which surrounded the jail here Friday night and demanded the prisoner, " . i 'J- " v Left ta rin-hts Miss Gertrude WeiL in charge of Raleigh Headquarters ; Palmer Jermaa, general "page at the Headquarters, and "Bags,' hia Irish terrier, wha has espoused the cause; Mia Salli Dorteh, of Ralaighr chairman of volunteers who, under her able direction, are now working nealoualyt and Mrs. T. Fainter Jermaa, of Raleigh, chairman at headquarters are located at 116 Fayetterille Street, Balelgh, aad Visitors are Women- Teachers "Vote for i Suffrage By Big) Majority POLISH MIUTART PARTY X MEETS SOVIET DELEGATES Waraaw, Jury 3L Tka Polish mil. Itary delegate, who loft Warsaw at I o'clock yesterday saaruiag, ttsmtd the front Una at S o'clock tonight. Premier Wltoa waa lafoewsod at a'cleck that the delegatlea has esteh ashed coaUet with the Bobmevlk delegatea oa the rood x betweea Brost-Utovak and Baraaarleay. Temporary Order Handed Down Bicommission Yes terday Morning ; Without making any findings of fact, th Corporation Commission yesterday issued a temporary order granting the petition of gas maaufaetarers in nine North. Carolina cities for permission to Inerease their gas rates, aad authorisisg the full increase asked for. The order in some eases becomes effective with the July readings, and in other in August.- '',.'-' . No change waa made ia the initial order issued by the eommiaiaoa Thurs day aad recalled upon objeetione made br Commissioner George p. Pell, who desired to approximate the facta in the case, and bate tha increase npoa these fiadinga. The commission will hear the ease later, aad determine the facta, aad upon these findings, declare the rate whien will be permanent. - - In filing their petition, tha mauufae- turere act forth that nader tha condi tions that prevail in th industry, the operation of their planta entails a net lota daily, and their ant af pocket coet are driving them to bankruptcy. The municipal autboritiea in tha cities eon earned asked for time to have a thor ough survey mad of tha condition ef tha gas companies, nnd the hef ring of th ease, est for three weeks ago, waa poetponed. ' ' ' - Later- the maaufaeturera asked for aa Immediate grant of aa tn creased rate to enable them to continue In business. with tba provision that if tha commis sion found the rata too high after the matter waa heard, a rebate be given the consumer. Th municipalities agreed to a partial grant of the rata asked for temporarily, and the commission held with the msnufacturers.' The laveetiga tion by the gas engineer retained by the eitiee - concerned will , require two montha. The following rate are ordered: Bates By CI ties. Balelgh aad Durham For the first 10,000 cubic feet 82 JO, next 10,000 cubic feet 82.16, in excess of 20 .000 feet (1JO. Minimum charge per month died nt 1.50, with a discount of Ave eeata for oaeh 1,000 feet if-bills are paid within ton days after rendered. Prepay meters are fixed at 82.30 per 1,000. Winstoa-Sslcm Effective aa July readings of meters tha following rate ia ordered without .discount for prompt payment t" First 10,000 feet 82 JO, sec ond 82.13, third 82.05, fourth SIM: all over that amount 8130. Charlotte Discount of 10 per cent an bills paid withia ten daya after they are rendered 'and n minimum charge ef 81-50 per month are ordered aa the following eehedule t First 10,000 feet 82.10, second 81 S, third 81.75, fourth 81.6S, in excess ef 80,000 feet 8L5S per tflon. f . Elizabeth Ity First 10,000 at 82.50, with a eliding scale downward af 10 cents in eseh 6,000 feet, giving 82.40, 82 JO, 82 M, 82.10, 82.00 nnd 81 JO for all rcadlncs over 810,000 feet Prices are act, with a minimum ehnrga of 81-50 per month. Henderson aad Oxford Exactly the same rate aad Kale aa ordered in the case of Elizabeth City noted ia the foregoing paragraph, t , New Bern A minimum charge of 81-50 per month with 10 per cent dis count for prompt payment is ordered FULL INCREASE IS GIVEN GAS MAKERS - (Continued en PM TweJ. '' ' SUNDAY MORNING, - of Goldsboro. preaident of th North League of Nations and Reval uation Act Endorsed By ; ; University Students DECISIVE ANSWER GIVEN IN FAVOR OF THE BALLOT No Casualties Reported As Re sult of Straw Balloting at Summer School s By LENOIR CHAMBERS. . Chapel Hill, July 81-The women school teacher at tha University of North Carolina aammer school gsvs to day decisive affirmative to th ques- tiem ef whether- they wanted to vote. In straw ballot which featared a cam ps iga designed to teach ,'tham a few detail of practical politic, they showed that they wart already, pretty well versed in th game and wanted to play it more often by voting 429 to 87 ia favor of tha ratification of the suf frage amendment by th special session of th Legislature ' which' Governor Biekett has called for August. At the same time they came ant area stronger for th revaluation net, 484 to 29, aad they backed Pretident Wil sons Leagu af Nations 400. to 45. Tha tuff rase issue, aa had been fore seen by the active eampaiga waged by both the -"-fT and tha antis, was the storm center of tha Toting, nnd mora ballots war east oa that issue than aa either of the others, 618 in alL - : Tha registration, which ended n week ago, numbered 064, but university offi cials tonight attributed the decrease to the departure af many aummer school students for their homes. ' la six pre cincts on tha . campus, where only women live, the vote waa 336 to 45 for ratificntion. The other two precincts contain a number of male students, many of whom voted against rst loca tion. . :' - Orange county ha never' eeea.a quieter, mora orderly election. N on could be found today who had a word to aay against tha way in which th amateur registrars and judges of elec tion handled their Jobs. They bsd been coached to tha last detail, and were ready for any question which miht be thrown at . them. However, they bad few questions to answer. The women took their Toting la deadly earaestuees. They walked quiet ly- Into the rooms ' where . thf ballot boxea were waiting for them, marked their ballots,- and walked away, and that 'was the ' end of-it. ",' There "was practically aa loafing cross d tha vot ing place, and .veteran politicians f Chapel Hill, looking around te ae hew "they" were doing it, had some trouble even in locating tha ballot rooms. ALL-METAL PLlWES IN CROSS-COUNTiflY FUGHT 'Chicago, July 8L The aeeoad ef the all-metal airplanee making a transcon tinental trail biasing trie in tha in terest of th air mail service arrived from Cleveland at 8:50 p. m. today (Chicago time), having left Cleveland at :25 a. -an. today. The plana wat piloted by Bert Aeotta. . Tbia plana and the one which ar rived last night will lca-e tomorrow morning.for Omaha, according to pres ent plant. The first pla, piloted by Lieutenant . lions, expected to leave this afternoon, but it was deeided to hold it until Aeosta's arrival. - Air mail officials here received word from Cleveland that th third plane making the trip, which had expeeted to leave Cleveland thie afternoon, . had postponed its start until tomorrow. ; ., '' Buboala Plague Conferee. . Washington,- July II. Dr. Hugh ' 8. Cummings, surgeon general of tha Pub lic Health Service, will leave here to morrow for Galveston to take charge of the national conference of State and City Health Officers, which meets Aa gust 8 sad 4 to consider meetura for eradicating the .bubonic plague. He will be accompanied by doetore who have eombatted th plagu in foreign ountrlee. - . 1 AUGUST J, 1920 , THIRTY-SIX PAGES TODAY. Carolina Eaual Suffrage Association, now th State Ratification Committee. The invited to drop in any tlm. ' Democratic Nominee Seeks . Recreation After Week's . Speech Writing MAKES NO COMMENT ON . HARDING'S STATEMENT Address Will Comprise About 10,000 Words and. Oopies Are la Mails for Newspapers To Prepare Tor Publication August 7; (retting Bead For Notification Day Deytoa, Ohio, July Slr-FlnUWng his address for next Saturday accepting th Semoeratla ' presidential nomination, Governor Cox today sought recreation after hi hard week work and pre pared to tarn to other campaign af fairs. Copies of the address tonight wera In tha mailt for newspaper to prepare for publication August 7. The speech comprise about 10,000 words, accord lng to estimates of Charlea E. Morria, the 'Governor' tec rotary, or tomething over a full newt paper page aad some whikt in oxeeee of the-acceptance ad dress of Benator Harding, the Bepub licaa candidate. The Governor a ad dree waa printed in hia newspaper plant here this afternoon. He did not read the proof, turning that task over to Mr. Morris, but spent a showery af ternoon on the golf linka with le Warren Jamee, preaident of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce. After turning out hia speech, Gov ernor Cox today received two visitors, Prof. Irving Fisher of. rale, with whom he discussed economics, aad Secretary Vandye of the Pennsylvania Democratic committee. The latter had Governor Cox approve the Iiat of Democratic eandidatee for presidentisl electors in Pennsylvania, a required by a State w.;s. N Reply to Hardlag. , Governor Cox today continued to withhold nnv comment on the atats- tent of Senator Harding charging the Democrats with locking to obscur the League of Notion issue and declaring champions of the league with interna tional interests were behind th Demo- rt!e campaign fubd. It wat indi- earKS that the Oovernpr would make no response beore his addreee next Sat urday nnd also would continue bis pol icy . of refusing, through exchsngs ef statements to the press, to eater into ttat sort of debate. Jn, hi . forthcoming apeacbs how ever, the Governor a advlssrs said he would aot be backward la' the fighting. , Ta Answer Christenoes. Next week the Governor will diapoee of several campaign matter, held ia abeyance while h was engaged at hi task oa hia address. Among these ie a reply to P. P. Christenten of Belt Lak City, th Farmer-Labor party candidate. regarding tba request for aid la secur ing a pardoa for Eugene V. Deb, th Socialist candidate. Numeroue vleitore are also expeeted at Trail's End next week, possibly including representative of tb Tenneetee Anti-Suffrage League, who recently asked the wovernor for a bearing. , . White Coming to Day tea. George White, chairman ef ths Dem oeratie national committee, .Is expeeted here late next week for conferences with the governor prior to the notification ceremonies. The special campaign com mittee or la, it li believed, win be an nounced toon tfter Mr. .White sect the candidate.. It it understood that .the direct management of , the campaign, un der Mr. White, will tie in the hande largely of . H. Moore, of Toungttown, Ohio, Governor ' Cox't pro-convention manager; Senator "Harrison, of Mis souri, chairman of the speaker's bureau, and Wilbur W. March, of Iowa, treas urer.. Senator Barriaen also is expected here next week to msp out the gover nor's speaking itinerary, beginning about August 15- . Declare Local Holiday. Ia nreparatioa for Governor Cox's notification. Mayor Swltter today issued proelsmstion declaring next Saturday a local holiday, i ' Railroad repretenta- GOV. COX FINISHES WORK ON ADDRESS (Ceatinad an Pag TweJ. GRANTS RAILROADS RATE INCREASE OF BILLION AND HALF NEW RATE PETITIOri IS NOT CONVINCING State Expects Lay Federal Body Will Not Reopen Vir ginia Cities Case LOOKS LIKE AN EXTENDED ARGUMENT NECESSARY " ." l ' ajsnnavannsMa. . , ' -.-j Instead of Brief Petition look ed For Oopies of Application Received Here Show Eighty Three Printed Pages In Pre sentation of Railroad Case; Will" Prepare Answer After examination af tha brief ac companying the petition of the rail roads to re epen the North Carolina rate ease, copiea of which wera received here yesterday, member of the North Carolina Corporation Commission and offleera of tha North . Carolina Traffic Asaociatioa confidently asserted that the Interstate Commerce Commission will mot re-open th case en tha brief presented. Tha petition af tha railroads, filed by Charles Bixey and Henry Thurtoll, naka tha eommissiaa to vacate aad an nul its decision of May 18. 1020, in the eatet of the Corporation Commis sion of North Carolina against tha At lantic Coast Una railroad and other, ad th Raleigh chamber of commerce and ether (gainst th director general of railroads by which tha North Car olina cities received rate-resdjustmente sufficient to break th injustices which hsv existed in favor of the Virginia eitiee for the latt forty yean.. . Although one of the , leading traffic officials of tha Southern line aaid soma time ago that the. Southern re adjustment would no be attacked, it ia, Tha burdea of the petition, however, deal with tha taster n. and northern adjustments which, when put into ef fect, will wipe out tha diecrimiaatory ratea now enjoyed by , Norfolk and Richmond to tha detriment ef Raleigh and other cities In North Carolina. Technically Clonded.' If tuch thing it possible, tha pe tition for th rshesriiig ia even more technically clouded, tbaa any of the voluminous documents Vtt have been introduced in the ease. Stripped af the phraseology1 most popular with tha rate aharit, the ' burden at the pe tition asking that the ease be re heard 1st x "Ths decision, if complied with aa it stands, will bankrupt railroads having the greater part of their mile age in North Carolina, aad, if tha aame theories are extended ever the South east generally, would bsnkrapt evea tb most prosperous railroad in th south." Officer of th traffic association had been advised lometime ago that a peti tion for a rehearing would be filed, but were completely aurprieed yester day when they received a brief com prising 88 printed page instead of the brief application they had anticipated. It had hea hoped here that a rehear ing could be prevented without any ax- tended argument j but offleera of the traffic association aay that tha action of the' rail roada ia filing a brief with their applieatioa will necessitate the preparation of a detailed reply. Reply Ia Oa tha Way. Tha Corporation Commission and tha traffic association have both taken atepa toward the preparation of a reply to the brief, and a eonferenc haa been ar ranged to be held in Washington Thurs day, jf ambera of tha Corporatioa Com mission are now busy with recommenda tions to be made to tha special sessioa of the Legislature, . but tba , commis sion will be represented by W. G. Womble, its rate clerk, and Mr. Edgar Watkina of Atlanta, it attorney. The traCio aseoeiatioa will be represented by CoL Albert U Cox, It attorney, nnd M. B. Beamaa, secretary. Mr. Charlea Ireland of Greensboro, president of the association, has called a meeting of tb director to held It Raleigh, J?edne. day. , - . Tha argument of tha railroads is that to lower its ratea aa aa to give tha SO eeata differential betweea North Caro lina cities and Virginia eitiee ordered by the Interstate Commerce Commis sion ia Its decision of May 18, 1920, in stead af tha existing differential be tween 69 and 85 cents would bsnkrupt the railrosds aad that to obtain the differential by increasing the ratea ef the Virginia eitiee would bring about conditions obviously unjust to Virginia and South Carolina. Would Hart South Csrollaa. - Tha petition points out the fact that if tha, rates from New Tork to Rich mond aad Norfolk be increased ao aa to provide the differential ordered be tween those eitiee and North Carolina the differential between those eitiee and Baltimore will be seriously, affeeted. Ia regarC to the differential ordered be tween North Carolina and South Caro lina point the claim ia made that the th effect of the adjustment wonld b to benefit the North Carolina jobbers lit the expense of the South Carolina jobber. ; The argument in respect to the ad justment ordered for rates from aorth- sra points- to North Carolina ia sum marised in the petition as follawti "Certainly the Carolina lines are In no way reipoasible, and cannot legally be held responsible, for the level ' of ratea between the East and Nor. oik and Richmond, nor should the Carolina lines be required to sacrifice aay rev enue or to reduce rate found to be reasonable for the nrp)se af harmon ising', through.-rate to Carolina points' ATeutlnaed oa ag TvaJ PRICEs SEVEN CCII3 Incite' Freight Rates One Third, Passenger Fares One- Fifth and -Pullman. Charges One-Half NEW RATES PROBABLY . WILL BE EFFECTIVE BY SEPTEMBER FIRST Interstate Commerce Commis- , . sion Bands Down Rate In- crease Decision Designed To Give Roads Six Per Cent Net Income On Aggregate Value of Railroad properties and To Offset $600,000,000 In- crease In Wages of Rail j Workers, Granted By Rail -. way Labor Board; Southern Roads To Increase . Freight v Rates 25 Per Cent; Details . of Decision Washington, July 81. (By Tha Asso- ItA Pim, lAntiAt' tt 11- roads of tha country to increase their revenues by approximately one billion and half dollar was granted today by tha Interstate Commerce Commiasloa. Freight ratee will be advanced about one-third, passenger fare one-fifth and Pullman charge one-half. Coast wits aad la land steamship lines and electric railway companiea also were granted permission to iserease their freight ratea in proportion to tha in creases granted to the railroads serving tha same territory. No estimate of th . aggregate amount to result from these advances has been made. . Probably Effective Sept. L The new rates, which sre to continue ia force until March 1. 1922, will be come effective npoa five daya aorie by tha carrier to th commiasloa aad th public, aad they must be In operation ' before January L Sine the govern ment guaraatee expiree September 1, the carriers are expeeted to bend every effort to put th advaneea into effect by that time. :..:.. r V- . Inereatet granted by the commission are designed to offset the 8000,000 jOoa wage advance awarded by the Railroad Icbor Board and ta nrovtiU tha d no aeat net income an the aggregate value of tha railroad properties aa permitted unda tha trsnannrtatina met Tha aa. negate value af all ef tha railroads waa " estimated by the commission nt 818.- 900,000,000, s against a book value al S20j040j000.000 aiven bv the carrier. Psassagsr Iaereasa Cenerai .. . Tha SO per eeat in erases ia pasaeaget fares, sxcess baggage charges aad milk transportation ratee aad the CO per cent surcharge en Pullman fares aathorisad by tha commission ill be general tha country over. Freight rate toereaaa will vary according to territory with 40 per cent in -the East, 15 per eeat ia th Booth, S3 per cent ia the Weet- that la from the Mississippi River to the Boeky Mountains and 8 per cent ' In the Mountaln-Paeine territory from th east of the Rockies to the Pseifl coast, not including Alaska. l , Revoaaea Nat Co masted. ' The eommissioa In its 38-page de. eiaion made no attempt to compute tha mount ef Increased rerenuee the ear riers would receive by reason of th rate advsnee. It did eey, however, that tha increases wera instilled la view -of tha rapidly changing conditions as to prleee and tha necessity for providing adequate transportation facilities duva ing nnd after tba period of readjust ment. -' ; ' From figure submitted to the eonw mission by tha carrier when their pv plications for the inerease were made, it waa unofficially estimated that tha apportionment of the advaneee would work out at about $1,283,800,000 on freight; $233,800,000 on passenger: $43, ow.ow on miimaat m,soojDOO on milk. and- $1.00,000 aZeeea beggag charges. eastern Beets Get Moat. On tha same calculations, the eastern roada would get the greater part of tha total incapsas, receiving ' approximately 873,930,000 as compared with 8539.48V OOO for the western - line, including those ia the Mountain-Pacific territory, pa. W3.zviw te lae-1 riert. t Th Inerease charges oa freight alone wera ettimsted a equalling n levy at 818 per capita per annum for every man, woman, and child 1 ntheee nnhryr man, woman, and child in the eountrv, basing the nation's population at 103. 000,000 for 1920 recent made by tha Census Bnretu. - ' Increases Asked Granted. . Tha increase in psassenser. Pullman and excess baggage rates were exactly those asked by. the roads. Freight in ereasee were 39.73 for the eastern roads, 32.03 for the. western roads aad KSl for the Southern roads;'- the total esti mated to yield 81,356,000,000. The east ern roads thus were granted .23 ef one per eent more than they aoughtt tha western roads approximately what they sought, but the southern-roads received approximately lest tbVi they had re quested.': .. In connection with the ineresse for the Southern rotdt the commission said that the financial condition of those carriers was more favorable than that of the linea ia either af the ether groups.- In view of thie condition tha commission held that they 'were better able to meet the demanda upon them than some of the other eompsnies and therefore did aot require a large an Inerease. Mast Make Improvement. "Tb Increases' here authotiied." eall . the eommissioa "are intended to yield the' additional cue-half of op per eent - of tha aggregate value of the roads to make provision! for Improvements. betterment and equipment, chargeable tc i '-capital account. The record leave Continued an Pag TweJ
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Aug. 1, 1920, edition 1
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