' 'IV" ' . - . tit.. . I ru I r '...' FrU tf -4 f,fvyj Wl thsa- 4ri,otni Jaf t." prtar. C "' VCL CXIV. NO. 92. SIXTEEN PACES TODAY. RALEIGH. N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 30. 1921. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. DEfilRAIS BLOCK. RUSHING TACTICS OFREPURLICANS Minority Senators Will Insist On Thorough Consideration Of Legislation .. Amendments to tax -v measure by simmons Senator LsJoQette, Eepuolican Delivers Fierce Attack On ' Sepnblic&n Tx ETiiion Program; Soma Of Old Guard Getting Bestirs Under Lodge Driving Program '. 1 The New and Observer Bureau, 60J District National Bank Bldg, Br EDWARD K. BRITTOX. (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington, Sept 29. Th Demo rata of tha Benate made it plaia to day that they had ae intention of per mitting the Republican to hustl them - la legislation and jam through without tha fullet consideration the reve aue bill and tha ratification of the peee treaties. And the revenue bill - itself eame in for a fierce awaiting by Senator LaFollette, that member of tha Republican party making a vigor ous attack on it. denouncing tha Be pdbiiean tax reTision program aa "a crime against the American people. lie declared that it was a measure that took eare of the rich and "placed ' uodb the noor the burdena of the government.'' Senator Simmons, who today intro duced five amendments to the bill as it cade from the Senate finance com mittee is in full agreement .with the other Denioerata of the Senate in their view that there must be a "reasonable consideration'' of both the tax bill and the proposed ratification of the peace treaties. Speaking of these matters this afternoon he declared that the Democrats do not propose to be crowd' ed into doing things of so great im " part without haviny time to digest the legislation that it offered by the Republican To Block Rushlnc Taetlea. ' "The Republican majority" he said, "la not coins: to be permitted under the plea of saving time to rush through two measures of so great importance to the American people as the revenue bill and the peace treaties ratification without there is the fullest investiga tion of the terms of these. It is not pur purpose to delay legislation, but we, have a duty to perform, for the country. Tha attempt at thi tbne near the elosa of tha tra cession t erowd through with day 4 nigh Taasalona'two such Important measures is outrageous Jt if really Republican. delay, that tins caused tne jam 1 a legisla tion. After five months of doing nothing haw are at near' v the last moment i.ticmlitine hurried and ill digested measures which affect tha welfare of th whole people. We do not propose to be hurried off eur feet, and the Be Tmblicahs will find thst they are not going w save any time oj wen methods, but that the attempt to have the tefenue bill discussed till late , In the day ' and then take tip tha night witb.4he peace treaties, will add to the deity.' Tha five amendments to the tax bill which were offered today by Senator Bitumens are designsd to more equit ably distribute the burdens of taxa tion. They deal with the transporta tion) tax, the exemption on incomes of corporations, the espital stock tax, the personal exemptions, and while - giving relief to the average eititen would increase the revenue by about ' $24,000,000. Would Repeat Transportation Taxes. The amendment he offers on trans portation taxea would repeal, trans portation taxes on freight, passengers " and pullman (Charges, effective January 1, 1922. This amendment would result in tha reneal of the whole tax trsns- TuTttlon freicht. nassenger and pall' man, instead of one half aa provided in the House and Senate bills. Tha aa ditional loss in revenue ho figures - would amount to 1131,000,000 for one -roar. Another of the amendment . would repeal the provisions of' the present law brought forward in both the House and Senate bills, allowing an exemp tion ef 12,000 on the incomes of cor porations. It ia estimated that this re 'peal will increase the revenues $55,: '- MM .000. Another of the amendments would - ruenta provides for the re-enactment 4a tha bill of the capital atock tax of corporations which ia ir proponed to repeal ia the Senate amendments Jt is estimated that retaining this tax will increase the revenue $75,000,- 000. Teaaa Work Br Desaocrata The Democrats are doing team work and art working along agreed lines in endeavoring 4o aeenre justice from the Republicans for the avenge citizen, and the amendments ouerea toaay oy rtena tor Simmons, ranking Democratie mem ber ef the Senate finance committee, will ber" followed trn- tomorrow- by -"Senator Walsh, of Massachusetts, who will in ' troduee an amendment ia the nature of . a substitute for the amendments here tofore offered by him, which will pro vide a graduated tax on corporate la ernes graduating the rata between i minimum of IS per eent and 25 per cent This amendment, it ia estimated, will increase the revenue 60,000,000. And later Senator Gerry, of Rhode Island, will probably modify his amendment with reference to reductions ia normal taxea" la th bill oa incomes below 120,000; v Some Republicans, ss well - aa the Democrats, ar retting very restive over the ."driving program '. that Senator , Lodge has instituted oa forcing; through tha ratification of the veaeo treaties." The Democrats, in demanding time for "reasonable consideration," make it nlain that they are not t!avina for delay merely to kill time, but that the t Continued oa Fago Four) STTTDX CiriSr WAVED IX HONOR OP CAPITAL ' . OF YIRGIMA LAVKCHCO Philadelphia, Pa, Ufki sent era War Sent. tV-Ta iaaacW at te Crass sal yard hetwtaday. the aswaaae waa Mlas XUaabeta Strata Scott, of Kka raMd, Tli-rlal. ' The stkasaoad. aaaned la a ae of th capital of tha State of Ylr. gtaia. waa deaigaod so be oao of the wtfUat of any taary. the la aUgatly aaoro taaa Me foot laag aad ta do aigBed to develop a sawed of aaoro taaa SI kaots. 8 la U feet wide at tao water Una. aad carries a aula battery of lMack fnaa aad other asaalloT gaae la addition to two tor. edo tube. Tao aew crahwr will take tao place oat tao naval register made vacant by tao reUreaaeat la Ms of tao add steam Bleep Btcaaaoad. Ex-Justice and Ex-Governor To' Defend State In Rail road Cases The retention of George H. Brown, former Associate Justice of the North' Carolina Supreme Court and Locke Craig, former Governor of North Carolina, te assist Attorney General James S. Manning in the defense of the injunction action brought by the 8outh era Railway and the Atlantic Coast Line Railway to prevent. the collection of taxes levied against them was an nounced by Governor Morrison yesler dry. Both Justice Brown aad Governor Craig are eminently sjualiflcd for pre paring the State a defenses, the Gover nor believes,, and they,' together with Judge Bynum of Greensboro, first of the special attorneys nanred . to assist in the ease, will present a formidable opposition to the efforts of the rail roads to break down the State's taxa tion system. Justice Brown has indi eaeed hia willingnesa to serve and ac ceptance was received from formeT Governor Craig last night. Answer to the complaints filed by the railroads, copies of which have been served upon all State officials eon cerned in the administration of tax laws, will be prepared tomorrow upon the return of the Attorney General from Charlotte where he has .been for the past several weeks engaged in pri vate business. Conference of attor neys with him will probably bo called for tomorrow or Monday. Governor Morrison, in announcing these further appointments, aald that ho bad. heard some the criticism tut, tea greeted - the appointment of Judge Bynum, a Republican, to de fend the State la the action brought by the railroads.; Judge Bynum was appointed because of his long expert ence in Federal eoart practice. Other attornoya had been agreed npoa but their acceptance had not been ceived when newa of Judge Bynum's appointment got into circulation. Some objection has been raised to -the appointment of Justice Brown upon the ground that he ia an emer gency judge, despite his retirement from. the. Supremo Court bench. The Governor holds that tha moaition will in no wise interfere with his retention"! to assist the Attorney General, since he is allowed tha privilege of private practice, when not engaged actively in his position ' as an. emergency juuge. FAYETTEYILLE MAN TO HEAD GRAND CHAPTER Ashevills, Sept. 29. The election of John H. Anderson, of Fayetteville, as general Grand Master of the first veil of the general grand chapter of the United States of the Royal Arch Ma sons, is hsied with genuine pride of Ma sons lorouKnout me Diaie. jui. auuci- son has. been active in the reception of the general grand bodies and was chairman of the executive committee. In addition to the honor to the Fayette- rills man, it ia an honor to the State aa he is the first North Carolina Ma son to hold an ' office in the general erand bodies. Mr. Anderson ' is most illustrious rrand master of the grand council and past grand high priest or too gran a chanter of North Carolina. He ia also member of Bndan Temple oi tnc Shrine. Portland, Maine, was selected as th meeting place for the triennial eonva cation in 1924. North Carolinians noon' whom the Royal Arch degrees waa conferred at the session were: F. B. Harmon, Lex inrtom W. R. Kirk. J. E. Mitohael, W H. Vanderlinder and C. Few, Jr, of Hendersonville, Fred C. Hughes, K. C. Rhinehart, N. A. Randolph, Jamea Homer. R. G. Carter and Walter Bearden. Bryson City; 8. L. Powers and N. Y. Yelden. Forest City, WrA. Brad ley, Hugh Abel, J. H. Way Jr. and T. T nf Wivnsnill. U. MV, - ' The representatives and ladies were varv much nleaeed with the ' hospital ity of the North Carolina Masons and stated that the Tar Heel State had en tertained the general grand ' bodies In the most sueeessful manner. CELEBRATE FOUNDING OF BAPTIST WORK IN TIRGINIA Franklin. Va, Sept 29. With promi nent Baptists from all sections of the state in attendance, the celebration of the 207th anniversary of the beginning of. Baptist work in Virginia, began to day, in Mill Swamp church at Ivor, Southhampton county. The celebration will continue untiL Sunday when memorial tablet will bo unveiled. - Explosion Kills On. " Kansas City,' Mo., Sept. - W.On workman .wss killed and. four others were , injured, three - probably fatally, when five' thousand-pounds of powdn exploded today at the plant of the Excelsior Powder - Manufacturing Com pany -aear Dodaoa, a suburb. ' The hlast was felt throughout Greater Kau aa City.'...,'.- ..... - - BROWN AND CRAIG :.IOEPllliG RESENT l!Ul III FORD-NBVBERRY ELECIIOIICOIIIESI Republicans Clear Newberry Of All Charges; Democrats Say He Is Guilty . BOTH AGREE T0RD IS NOT ENTITLED TO SEAT Democratio Member! Amrt Kewberry Wai Sected By "Oorropt and Illegal Meth. oda and Practice!" and Eec- commended That Hia Seat Be Declared Vacant Washington, Sept 29. Opinions con flicting along party tinea were presented today by majority and minority mem bers of the Senate privileges and elec tions committees on the Ford-Newberry 1918 senatorial election' contest from Michigan. The majority report- cleared Senator Truman H. Newberry, the Republican candidate, of corruption and all other charges, and recommended that he be legally seated. The Democratie mem bora on the contrary asserted thst Sena tor Newberry was elected by corrupt and illegal methods and practices," and recommended that his seat be declared vacant. Now Coos to Senate With the filing of the reports, the case bow goes to the Senate for final deiaion, whin will probably not be made for several weeks. In the meantime, it ia understood, Senator Newberry will not attend the Senate aessions. Oa only, two major' issues were , the Republians and Democrats in harmony in the reports filed today. They agreed that HenryvFord, the Democratie con testant, had not been elected and was not entitled to the seat from Michigan. They also agreed that too much money had been spent in the Michigan primary, The Democrats, however, contended that Senator Newberry was responsible per sonally for the expenditures, while the Republicans held ho wss not. Recommendations of the majority re port, submitted by Senator Spencer, Re publican, Missouri, who eonducted the committee investigation and recount Majority Recommendations 1 That tha contest of Henry Ford against Truman H. Newberry be, and it is, hereby, dismissed. 1 That Truman H. Newberry Is breby declared to bf . duly footed Senator from tho Stall' f Micjugn for the term of lis year commencing, en the fourtfc day of March, 1919. 3 That his qualification for a aeat la the Senate of the United States, to which he has been elected, baa been conclusively established, and tho charges trade against him in this process both to hia election and qualification, are not sustained. Conclusions of the mlnlority, pre sented by Senator Fomerene, Demo crat, Ohio, and signed also by Senators King, Utah, and Ashurst, Arizona, were 1 That the irregularities complained of do not relate to the general election but to the primary. Henry Ford did not rceeivo a plurality of the votes cast at the general elecetion. we, therefore,find that tho petitioner, Henry Ford, was ait elected and is not entitled to a seat In the Senate of the United States. 2 We find that under the facts and circumstances of this ease corrupt and illt-gal methods And practices wore em ployed at tha primary election and that Truman H. Newberry violated tne Cor rupt Practices Act and tho primary ac' of the State cf Michigan and that by reason (hereof ho ought not to bavu or hold a aeaia the Htuate of tho United Slates, and tliut be is not the duly elected Senator .rent the State of Mich .an for tho tirri of six yean com mencing foirth.ilsy of March, 1919, an (, Tecomme 1 1, inert lore, mat nil seat Le declared vajuit. Separate Report. A aeparate minority report alio r.a submitted by iSonntcr Ashurst, who -de clared Senator Now merry's credeutbli were "stained by fraud and tainted I illcai expendnurn of money" Tne testimony showed, hi said, thnt ta WIS (Continued on Pago rear) RESOLUTION TO CURB DEBATE IS INTRODUCED i Washington, .Sept. 29. A resolution embodying the new Republican plan to eurb Senate debate was introduced In the Senate late, today by Senator Town send, Republican, Michigan. He and other Republicans, however, said the cloture plan would not be pressed im mediately and eertainly not during eon aideratlon of the tax revision bill, Tho cloture proposal met with instant and bipartisan opposition. Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri, inquired if it waa proposed to adopt the drastic House rules and Senator Borah, Repub lican, Idaho, aaked Senator Townsend if he would be willing to add proviso requiring all Senators to be present when the Senate wis in aession. The Townsend resolution, which wns referred to tho rules eomlttee, .provid ed for invocation Of cloture by major ity vote instead of the" two-thirds vote now -required. Business Maa Ante Victim. Norfolk, - Va., Sept 29. When , h automobile plunged over a t bridge: shortly ,m fore noon today, Henry G Martin,, president of tho Norfolk Be. cnnties Company, met instant death. " Mr. Martin waa married two week ago. The.Var-failed, to .take the turn at 'tho bridge and plunged. Into the water, ikimming along on. the, aurXa for thirty or forty foot before turn tag 'over and.ainklng. '. ' ' , ,. ' Approve Rallflcsttea Berlin, Sept. 29r-(Bv tho Associated Press) The. foreign affairs eommisuon of the Reichstag today gave its a nor oval to tho ratification of the'.pcaee treaty 0 wita us united mates. r,- tun -n -w'J Jlv fi'-. ' v- RATIFICAIII.II B Democrats and Republicans Discuss a Unanimous Consent ' Agreement NIGHT SESSION PLAN TEMPORARILY DROPPED Indications Point To Salifica tion Of Peace Treatise Octo ber 14 Or 15 By The Senate ; Tom Wation Says Debs In Jail for Repeating- Part Of Speech He Made Wsshlngton, Sept 29. Ratification by the Senate in a fortnight of the ad ministration's peace treaties with Ger many, Austria and Hungary loomed as a prospect tonight after Republican and Democratie leaders during the day had dlscussY3apropoeed unanimous consent agreement drafted by Senator Lodge, the Republican leader, to take the final votes October 14 or 15. Both expressed hopes of obtaining a formal order of the Senkte tomorrow providing for such a program aad all factions expressed tha opinion that the agreement would be reached. Lodge Makea Announcement Announcement of the negotiations waa made in the Senate late today by Senator Lodge, and with the discussion showing evidences of success, the Re publicans dropped their plan for a sion tonight Senator Lodge Intimated however, hat should the agreement bo blocked be would return to the night session drive for ratification. Mr. Lodge said he had "every reasonable hope of Teaching an agreement and Senator Underwood, the Democratic leader, also said an agreement had been "practically reached'' and was ready for consummation tomorrow. - Involved in the program is a propo sal that ahould any Senator desire to debate tie treaties the tax revision bill would be laid aside temporarily. It is expected, however, that the tax mean uro actually will be before the Senate most of next week, with the following week preceding the dato for voting, largely devoted to the treatiea. Democratic Overt a res The movement for a voting agree ment developed today in a conference of Democratic Senators, who declared nnsoJmonalv aeainst tho Republican plan for night J ileslbhr and- authorised overture. uy Henator unaerwoeq;io,tri Kepunncans tor a young- agreement. TAo Democrats reaffirmed their stand against making ratification a party question ana left cacti senator iree to vote at he shall determine. Tom Watson Speaks Tha. only address in the' Senate on th traauee today wa by Senator Wat son, Democrat, Georgia, who opposed ratification because be aaid he believed they would drag the United States into the League of Nations and European entanglements. Ever since President Harding's inauguration. Senator Wat son declared, the nation has been "drift Ing irresistibily into the league. He also contended that the treaties failed to provide for release of Amen can eitixens who. had 'violated the ei pionaga laws. Referring apparently to Eugene V. Debs, he ssid a man wns serving a ten year sentence in the At lanta . penitentiary for repeating h (Mr. Watson's) words. "Because he repeated a part of speech I made," said Senator Watson that conscription was unconstitutional shouldn't he be ia the Senate and L in tho penintentiary f He. did not aay thing more than I have said, here in the Senate and I think, I n in better com pany than he is. That is my opinion, CONVICTED OF KILLING -WIFE AND SENT TO PRISON Desperate Alleghany County Man Draws Sentence Of 80 Tears In State Prison Greensboro, Bept 29i Andy MHes, Alleghany county man, convicted by a Superior court jury at Sparta yester day on a charge of murdering hia wife and throwing ber body 1 na ereek late in June of this year, and sentenced by Judge B. P. Long to -eerv for terra of 30 years in the State penitentiary was in Guilford j.-fSl for about two hours today. Miles, entered ss his dofense at the trial a plea of insanity but the jsry found him guilty and also sane and he was sentenced -by Judge Long. 'Shesiff J. R. Crouse snd two deputies wero liking him to Raleigh to begin serving hia aentenee and had atopped here be tween trains. - Miles struggled manfully and bad the officers busy managing him although he waa hog-tied with a rope and 'manacled with handcuffs. The Hherin stated that ha admitted his guilt to bis' guard while the trial was in "progress. ' ' '. The Sheriff further stated that Miles was one of the worst character that Alleghany, county had ever 'produced and that if allowed lie freedom he would still bo a -dangerous man;, . . G. A. R.N BRIN'GSUTS 55TH-': ENCAMPMENT TO CLOSE ' Indianapolis,. Ind., , Sept. . 29. After bidding farewell to their comrades, the veterans of the Grand Army, of the Re public brought the fifty-fifth annual en campment to a f close' today". The'i old iotdler -eM a f ew'-taowimpremptu parades and marched off jtonight to train.", t- t i J -f t i TliV.ineampment was. ended today .with4 the election-of Lewis 8. Pileher, APPEARS PRO ABLE W1THII TWO WEEKS of Brooklyn, N.T, as, commander-in-chief, th selection of-otfer- nationl offieors, and th ehoice of De XTolnrs, Iowa, aa th city for th aext meeting. i , " t ---..,.!-'-W Program For Decreasing Unemployment Drawn Up m eBuuuanBuuusBuuuuuuBSBuuuuuunHa Manufacturers Committee Adopts Report On Emergency I Measures w tuch Contains Core of Unemployment Protr ; lem; Other Committees Drafting Recommendations j Washington, Sept 29. Ground work! for aa emergency program to meet the need ef the eoaatry's ia voluntary idle, found to anmber between 8,700,000 aad 4,000,000 exclusive of agriculture, was completed today by th National Con ference oa Unemployment Reports of most of tho committee wer completed and turned over to. the steering com mute, which 1 to wield th vsrloos recommendation into on . definite whole for aetioa by th full conference when it reconvenes tomorrow afternoon. Quick aetioa apoa the general emer gency scheme is expected by the con ferees. Eaaergeacy kleaSnroa. Adoptloa of a final report by the committee oa emergency measure by manufacturers was announced late to day. Th report which is. said to contain th cor ef the unemployment problem aa to tha effect of th manu facturing industry upon economic con dition generally, Is understood to recommend the us ef rotation of labor, the shortened week, partial employment, completion of repair and clean-up as some of the means of increasing em ployment In addition th committee was said to favor an appeal to the pa triotie co-operation of producers, manu faeturers, wholesalers and retailers In passing along as rapidly aa poaslhls sny price changes occurring in ordor to hasten business revival. Lloyd George Invitation Head Of Ridgecrest Assembly To Defend Himself Against Attars On Character Aahoville, Sept 29. Rev. Dr. Living ston T. Mays, whose character was at tacked in affidavits presented to Gov ernor Morrison by attorneys for J. T. Harris, condemned slayer of T. W. Mon niah, Alabama churchman, today called a meeting ot th general board of th Southern Baptist assembly, which he will ask to hear the charges filed against him and act a they sea fit Dr. Mays maintains that th attempt to impeach hi character war made when he could not defend himself and asserts that he will not resign as secretary of the as sembly, as has been suggested by Dr. Livingston Johnson, editor of tho Bib lical Recorder, but will , vindivate him self and win the support of Dr. Johnson. "Dr. Jjhnson's editorial waa written before he had aeen or heard any of the testimony except that offered by the at torney of the condemned man, when he sees what I have in my pocket I believe lit will be strong for me, aaid Dr. Mays. Dr. Livingston Johnson last night re fused to comment when Dr. Mtfys' stac ment was read to him. "I am standing by my statement in tho Biblical Re corder and will make any further state ments that I have to make through its editorial columns," stated Dr. Johnson. ''I do not wish to be east in the role of a prosecutor of Dr. Mays, but I feel that his position is such that the charges fhmild be fully disproved, he added. Prominent Baptists in Raleigh h-ive freely expressed the opinion that evi dence produced against Dr. Mays was overwhelming, in -its 'character-and it lii believed here that vt. Mays win u tainly be forced to withdraw from. aZ cial connection with, th denomination. Fifty-one per cent of the atock in the Ridgecrest assembly is held by the edu cation commission of the Southern 1U? tist commission, whil tha remainder is owned by individual Baptists all. over the South." The North. 'Carolina Baptist State mission board contributes AUKK) a year to the support of the assembly. Dr. W. C. Jarr.es, seCrotafy of tha edu cation eommlsaioa. called Dr. li. W. Bpllhnan, of Kibiton president of flio Ridgecrest assembly, to Birmingham, Ala., for. a .eonfereuce .this . week, and Dr. Jamea ia aaid to have received full n ports of the impression "made hire by (ho affidavits produced- against upys. At, the request of . former Governor Craig, of counsel for Harris, the heariai before Governor .Morrison was attended by Dr. B. T. Vann, secretary of, th Forth, Cerlinadu(!atiofcal (board, an I a member of the Southern Baptist edu cation commission,-and Dr. Yann is un' derstood to- have been deeply- impressed by tho affidavits produced. i . In the event that Dr. Mhya Is exon erated ' by the board of the 'assembly it ia likely that aetioa will bo taken by sAm a ntrinv ssrititrtK bipomV itVilAia TiV suiuu W htawa s,us w sapjwaav wiwws Mays disapproves the charges' against him by irnpcsehing.th snakers.pf ths affidavits presented1 to4-Governor1 Jlor riint - - CARL WANDERER' WILL ' 'G0 TO .GALLOWS, TODAY -U x 5 r' r i - i 1 Springfield, nis.. Sept r 29. -Carl Wandjrer will ha' tomorrow, )ove nor Small tdday accepted the reeosa mjenda.tion.oi. tha.pofcdon, board, hih ws a Texueal of clemency. The Gov ernor aid: 't "I am of i the opinion that thiiiisjs ewenrwIirrh'tho'Wvriior is not'iusti fid" Irr jntorferihg with -th yerdictr of the courts,, and I therefor accept) tire LreenmniAndaioa of tli.division-of pat- aonsiana parole." 5. 1 ' t '"Wanaeferltraa' convicted of thejrhuf der of hi. wife and i.rocged stringer, , A -1 - - - ' ' i '' EarthanakoiAt Lo AngeU. Los Angeles, CaL, Sept. 29-A alight earthqunke" shock was felt is tha south west -section of -Los Angeles early this morning. Th tremor lasted but a few seconds and bo damage waa reported. MAYS ASKS BOARD TO HEAR CHARGE Beeonunendatlon f th construction committee wer understood ta regard th onstruetioa problem ia a great measure as sne for local aetioa beeaaec of th different factor existing In var ious localities. Acceleration ef public works was said to bo urged by th com mute ss municipal measures. - - Railway Faadlag BUL Discussion of ' th pending railway consumed mueh sf th transportation committee's deliberations ra the light f th carriers' ability to employ more men. Th eomnuttx oa aiming and ahippiagv it wss - learned, wer in clined to believe that a emergency measure eon Id le suggested for those Industrie in view of their dependency up in general business conditions. Ia mskirig public its estimat of the country's unemployed th committee oa statistics declared that th steady improvement which had take) place during' th past two months necessi tated a revision 'of tha estimates sub mitted to Congress last month' by the Labor Department To provide th machinery for mak ing effective the emergency measure adopted by the con ferrneethe' civic com mittee was said to advise sppointment of special committees by the mayors of ail cities which would handle the local unemplo&Knt probable a pre sented in eaojt" locality. Renews His To Sinn Fein Declines To Meet Irish On Basis Of PrPViniie. rnrrfcnnnrirnrp 1 ui ricviuus iune5ponutnce, However PROPOSES LONDON AS PLACE FOR CONFERENCE British Premier Suggests Octo ber 11 As Date For Meet ing In His Reply London, Sept. 29. (By tho Associated Presn.) "Wholly conciliatory" is the vis iv AYnrAfamftii1 ISnth 1 Tiinilnn anil Dublin of Premier Lloyd George's latest noto toEamon da Valera. in whieh the promler invite th leaders of th Sinn e'ein te a conference ia London Octo ber 41 in aa endeavor to settle the Irish controversy. Mr. Lloyd George makes a th basis of th note th offer of a conference "with a view to aseer tainipg how th association of Ireland with the community of nation know as tho British empire may beat be re conciled with Irish national aspira tions." It 1 understood that various members of the British cabinet are of the opin ion that there is nothing in the com munication to prevent the proposed conference. This eertainly appear to be the belief held by tha London public smd press; and the comments thus fnr reef-ived from Dublin swak of -"thl extreme gratification" the eommunica-1 tion U causing there, Unionist opinion ia Ulster, awarding to Belfast report reachinr London, U mat the not makes it easier for Mr.l'" , i" 1 'i De Valer to agr to another meeting. e-a termlnatloa - to wmn air informal discussions amour ths fiinnl. Fein leaders are said to have been held! in Dublin this afternoon sad this even. lng. This 1. coaaidered a lending tronKth to the K?Tort fcbnt Mr D Tfvt T V n ' drfVf i" to Mr. Lloyd Oeorga ready whea the vmn x.irwm.eaoiaeu meeia tomorrow. rrrrnf finvn cmdcm - BEPLV TO IlUAS riB Vlll Miniater TJotH fjr.'. . . tfc. latest note; from - Ksmon De " valera, I rf , IU. which was dispatched-to Dublin early today, follows: : Sirt Hia Majesty s government have given clots and earnest consideration between us sine their invitation to you to send delegates to a conference at In verness, - . 1 ''In spit of thoi'r sincere desire for peace and, in spite'of"the ' more' eon cihatory tone of your, latest eommun-i 9twitbstnndi(, your, per-onal- as snrhncci to' the . rtntrsry, which Jhryi much nrrreclntc, it miht be argued in t h rut ore that . the re ;pl a ne j ef a eonferenee-en- tbia- bashrbad 'involved them In recjign.it ion which no British I proval 'of salary increases of Approxi ...n..l n 41.:. '!., I . , ... . . . . iv,oiuai.i w ii 1 ii 1. they mast break themselves sgainst aay possible doubt There is no purpose to bo -.served by any- further, interchange of Explanatory ,'and argumentative eeui-miinicatlon-;upon -,tlus- j subject. The poaition taken -op by his majesty's gov emmeiit is furtdnmrrttal to the existence of the Bxitiah empire, snd they can, not ltr it. ,l'v , . ;- ! '-Desire - Sl I th? meat ' "My. eolloAguos rand I remain,- how ever, keenlySanxiou to make, in t ed pperation with your delegate, another determinetPeffort'.to expore every pos sibility of a settlomest by personal diaimaioa.".- ' j 1 "The proposals which we have already tirf th.uar,,.ndeahveor;hw recejnclliatloB and'scttlement f are ' o mpty form, nd we' fed that confer- - rat ; . t ' -i t, ' ;?0!ae whom you reprcioal with view Jo-ascerUiniOg how th aaeocUfrow f Ireland with theVommanlty bf nations known is th British empire may best bo recoaeiled with Irish Bational aaplra- tiona. ' - , ' snaing sucn. aa we aruenwy uev.r .0 , - . ,nront, .from.Pen- 4e rv. 1 - 1 . J I.,, an. U..-a naa.fllnlml TP" Lil lUt puts si;;e q i UP TOJOflu Will Call Strike If DcrrdjCf Workers Are Supported Ey Committees TRAINMEN WILL ACT ' ' FIRST ON THE MATTER Circles Is That Strike Will Never Actually Take Place If It Is Called; Action Hinges On Sesult Of Vote Of Other Unions ChVao, Bept 29. -President W. G. Lee, ef th Brotherhood ef Railroad Trainmen, tonight aaid thst if th strike' rot cast by ninety per cent of the ISO, 000 member la th recent referendum oa th wsge reductioa should be cup ported by the grlevaae committee, a tentative strike order would be Issued, effective only wbea aad if the ether onions should strike. With title parting declaration. Presi dent W. G. Lee dispatehed fifty-seven -general chairmen of tho unions to their homes tonight with written instruction to call their grievance committees, get their approval or disapproval of th strike vote, aad report back here aext week.' That the grievance committee will approve the strike wai predicted at union headquarters. ' Trainmen To Act First ' Lee expects to act oa the committee ' Instruction before tho brotherhoods of engiheera, conductors, englnemea and trainmen and the Switchmen a Union ef North America have completed fh count of their ,5, itrik, bRllotlf hifh will start here Monday. The strike call, however, he Indicated today will pro vide for walk -out ot th trainmen! when and if th other union strike.' A walkout of on union unsupported by, She others will not bo undertaken. t That th strike, even if ordered, will never actually take place, continued to be th prevailing impression ia onion circles today. While Lee ha promised to call the walkout if the committee so direct, he bluntly told hia man ia a general letter oa September II that, he would be remits in his duty it he failed to point out to them that wagea nd workin aondltioB established sine WB V woria war such as asrsr befotw known I that gov ernment reports indicate ' 6.000,009 mea eut ef work thai nearly U lase of labor have been forced to accept om .wag reduction thai th r increases granted them last year .by . United Stats Labor Board w baaed oa th increased cost ot living and that government report ahow a reduction of more than 19 per eent la suoh living COStS. -'7 -Sf-Tf '':"i, ;rik,tt iraksa.:",', The striks vote wa Ukea ea th question , of accepting or rejecting the 12 per eent wag cut made July 1 by tho labor board. ''i '-X-'-.i ',-..; .- Tabnlauoa of th vote had not been I completed ' tonight bnt the ballots' ai I ready counted showed front 0 to 91 Pr Bt of the men en every railroad aystem" in ' th country voted.1 to ; quit I work rather tha,n' aeeept th pay redue.; fyatem-laiieaw, return 'leas tt" otniTotM tho , " mv""r . . . . . IT T?mp'et w'eaiiot count smrtr I iTl 7 1 . """"Z?!1: I tt.i.j r ift , Order' ot.Bailway' Conductor, Brotherhood of Loeomotive Firemc n and Enpinemea arid tho Switchmen's Union' I f North 'America.- k ' I. .-' I 7 ouap v.r.il I .T,,r Dn. 1 The sffi.liated shop crafts, by a vote of "ora m xavor t a itme, -DUt-nave' postponed1' action1' pending itho decision: of the other' unions -and action.of , the' lafior-board oa rulea and working coa-l ditions which question are before it. i,,' ' As th situation' stand tonight if the. shopmen - will loin" them- but "th- firs four will .have to assume respooaibiltfr for 4the .move. Observers" pointed o"t ' today that Lee and B..M. Jowell, pren- I' J . .t. .v t. .1.- J . L.-i . .a l-JCRC nKAPPRfWF f)P " a INCREASES IN SALARIES Indlarurpolis, Ind.. i ScdUv 29r-Dbap. 1 mareiy ou per cenw ior. ocucers 01 ine United' Mine Worker of (America waa voted today by.th union's convention ' ' which later was thrown. into ,att uproar ; that continued most -ef the, afternoon, .' by a mution to requixe.iapayiueut of ) the alleged excess in salaries po id since" uy ia year. - President Joha I Lewiiy opposing the . rinn n f i 1 1 1 IIUiJI motiqn,-' declared Mt t adoptin . would : brand .the offiror beforb the public, "" a band -of thieves.1 On a rising voUi '. the' motion waa killed, 1,189 to 608, but . protests' that 'th' count exceeded Itho , number, of . delegates i resulted ini re- consideration by a roll j'eallwhich will not be completed nntil tomorrow. . . THREE-BIG SEAPLANES ; A rc CTnp ATSOUTHPORT ' lmlZ 0 f,UY y. it, r. 1 '"!.," ', 1 na aWrroreu I Cassard. eommanditu Ta lltot ox Three , IUOI BUU VI - M'V 1 v etl H9. V' At i Vi detMl at any Ronton , lantie coast, althuofrh th er-4!onws . not timed. Th. thre H. (H:18 TtP planes left In a few minutes after ar 1 rival for Hampton Boads. v ; ' i - ...