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RATIFYTREATIES
Asks Pennsylvania Governor To
Expedite Appointment Of
Successor To Knox
HOLD UP CONSIDERATION
TO SECURE EXTRA VOTE
Senator Simmons Deflnitelj
Lined Up Against Ratifica
tion; Republicans Need Mar
gin Of Only Three Votes In
Democratic Banks; Hardin;
Tiring Program Too Slow
The News and Observer Bureau,
603 District National Bank Bldg.,
By EDWARD K. BRITTON.
(By Hpecial Leased Wire.)
Washington, Oct. , 18. Outwardly
professing confidence in having suffi
cient votes to put across the rntjtica
tion of the Harding peace treaties with
Germany, Austria and Hungary, the
Republicans aro really shaking in their
boots over the narow margin for the
tiro-thirds vote offthe Semite th.'if is
accessary. .
How great is their alarm may be
oen from the report Current that
Governor Sproul, of 'Pennsylvania, hns
been asked to expedite the selection
of a successor to the late Senator
Knox, and to be certain that lie ap
points a man who will "sign his name
on the dotted lino" when the vote is
taken for ratification. Tho treaties
re scheduled to be taken lip Monday
irhen the Senate meets and is to have
the right of way under the unanimous
consent agreement, with one hour's
debate asythe portion of each Sena,
tor, Nqrtll will speak, of course, nnd
there is expectation that late Thurs
day or possibly oa Wednesday the
vote will be taken. ,.
Simmons To Oppose Treaty.
Admittedly delay, in taking up the
treatiei has worked advajitagoously to
the opponents of the separate peace
treaties. The death of Senator Knox
postponed eonsidefation from Friday
to Monday n the arguments .of Sena
tor Walsh, of Montana, against the
terms oi the treatiei strangthened the
backbone of tha opponents, v u was
only today that the Washington papers
.if. ),,. Km,tr Simmons
would vote .against the treaties, this
first published exclusively in the
News and Obaerver.
t " 2EE?3EZ W.Uh"t
,; on nointa .sn'owintr various
Wnnti.tnnVi.. ealline attention in
nirtirnlBr to tie inconsistent position
of the United States in aiding in hriv-
firmni7 .iirrendcr its fleet anil re-
Hne it. umv to the suinllnoss of po.
1U. rnteetinn. on the theorv that .it
wm,M h. ntMtHl' bv tha Leaeue ofl'"r-v inr "r, "h introduced him to
.1 .!,',,;., nnt.r
the dengue and add to its strength
lr.inii,i7 il.n world nt neacc. '
Margin Of Three Votes, i
As stated before tho Republicans with ,
the full Senate voting.
will need t4 '
votes. With the seat-of Senator Knox
not filled and with Senator Morris,
who is ill, absent, ti:t votes will be re.
qnired to ratify. If the Republicans,
with 60 members of the Senate, poll
56 votes as j they now ialeijl.it". iiictu.l
ing Senator J.ndd, North ,Iak'ta, wljose
vote is uncertain, Rehators Borah, Iji
follette, and Nrris being against
ratification, then they will need only
seven Democrats of the 30 in tho Sen
'ata. The counting of nose indicates
that there are 26 Democrats who sre
unalterably' opposed to ratification leav
ing 10 Democrats upon whom the Re
publicans are rtlying, a margin of but
three votes for the ratification advo
cates. If four of the ten Democrats re.
garded as "sure for ratification change,
their views, then ratification will fail
in the present form of the treaties.
The nnusual feature in the situation,
one that is provoking much criticism
and dissatisfaction among the Demo
crats, is 'that Senator Hitchcock, f..r
mar leader of the minoritv and lender
in the fight for the Versailles treaty
and the Jjenguc or .Nations, una oi-o
Senator Underwood, present minority
leader, who has previously argued
against a separate peace treaty, are
both in line for rati cation, their sup
port making it possible for the lie
publicans to pick up, enough DeniocratV
votes to make the necessary two thirds.
With over twr thirds of the Democrats
against ratification the leader and for. 1
mer leader are with the miruirity. If
Senator Underwood changes' front there
is ho doubt but that raf ification will
be defeated, for with him would gol
other Democrats new regarded as on
the fence."
Democrats Still Hepefal.
But the Penioennts opposing ratifies
tion. led by Senator I 'at Harrison of
Mississippi, have not lout heart and
have a feeling th.it seme of the Demo
crsts -now telked off by Repiibllrar.s
for ratification may yet join f heiii" T r
they' hold sc mr of these to be in the
doubtful list. And delay, gives oppor
tunity to press home arguments to
bring them into the ramp nt the anti
ratificitionists. The outcime up to tlie
lasts moment will he in doubt, and the
result may hinpe ujio n si.n.c of 1. r.
ervations whi; h ni'l be offered.
Thst the Kepul.heaiis will stretch the
blankets i s wido as K).ss:lde to get
Democratic votes in pjneh is ic
garded as eertcln but there are reserva-
Hon wh ieti --tirar - b-r rwprnt .rj - -try Drtrr
oerats whime rejection will drne
the so-called "doubtful IVmoerats" in
to line against trea'y ratittration.
Repablirana Not Sat is led
liven the speed that the Harding ad
' ministration has shown in ousting
Democrats from the Federal pnv roll
t . 1 u.
,(CaUasM4 rag Twe)
Leaders Of "Big
-' . Th -iii iij' f i' ' III
ft i r .ay a. - a ? y. . ; . . - T L
A,:' Y w
AU0UI
Oetnlx r Ju .
iiil ;i u i .nt , net xliot k '.t
t'Hit ,;i . .
in making cimimeiit, ijtit the impre'-sioii pi. wills that the a.tiu m it r-it tun Mill
act before permitting a nation wide -iuituot ria I - warlnre to be mauv)iratM u
the eve of the I iite.nati.nal Armamenl Ccnfereiue :rnd ul.ile th- ino eiiieut
of winter fuel is at its height1. The labor committee is c.unpwrd m" . (;. Lee.
presidint of the Hrotlierhooil of Haihvav Triiinnieu: Warren S. Stone, president
f tho Ix.'oinot ive Kngiiieers: I.. K. Shepptird. )reiiletit of Kailw: v ouiluet.irs;
W. S. Carter, president of h" Brotherhood of Iei.iiutive Kireae r and Kngi
neers, and 1'. t'. t'a li.u, jiresident of the Switchmen's I'nion of Ame'.cfl.
PERSHING ARRIVES
General Wet At Victoria Sta
tion In London By Distin
guished Committee
Oot. i8.(By the AstoeUt.d
- ' wul "u
Press.) General Pershing, who comes
to London to tnko part in the cere
monies atteudmg the laying of Ui-e Con-
gressional mediil on the tomb of Br.i
''' -unknowh-Mldier-.r,ived here
from Pari? at 7 o clock lonight. He was
t t Victoria station by a dis
tn'guishcd reception committee from the
van. .us government departments. The
general was the tirst of the -party te
tfP train iind was greeted by
,sir Laming W.rt h.iigton Lvans, were
tile oilers while hundreds of onlooker
who had streamed in through the gates
applauded. , "
General Per-liing went direct to, tlic
Amer.can vin-.assy when- he wilt stay
vn"1 IM i"'iii(Mi ni.u m.er was m,' guesT
of tiie Ajni',.sxuilor and Mrs.. Harvey at
a dinner p.uij .
"The Star. .-,.:'uigied Raniie-r,'' ren
dered by the Vviish iJua.J.i tanl and
the cheering of tliousandj .gr.-ivej the
composite bnttabnn .from Cohlenz when
the apccial train rolled in'n Victoria
statioa.tno hours after the arrival of
General I'ershiug. The bat! ilion Can
slsts of 4.V;t men from the i'J, L.atn
aad tifinili liifnutry with a band of
thirty pieces and twenty oiii.-era, all
under command of Ma; it. O. liar
ton. It was'weleomid in the ii.n:e of
the British army by Maj.T iie.;.r.il
Hugh button, representing the army
council. Hit battalion was huur
on the way from Uic Rhine.
The nflial parly wiii.ii v.ill particl
tte in tomorrf.w 'a ceremonies eoiisisi
ing ot l.iiv men and fiiti'en oi.Ke.s
from the Ojympia, also arrived toy.giit.
vi he naval men had a similar reception
ley crowls of admirers, 'ibc saiiors will
be tne guests of the British Naval Asso
ciat.cn duriug the.r s.ay iu jAin.loa.
SOME lltiPriOVclVlENT IN
Gcn. Mb I lb' CU.JUlllOf,
V : I ri ,u(:oii, Oct. lli. lue condition
of C i
the .N
. J. .ines l.'M'',Nt commander ot
rtli Carolina Conteilerate eter
i .01:. wno v. a s'-viTeiv in.iured
ollltt.on l,etU'. II his .llltoue-blie
-:.. i iir t .ic ves'.r'lav was
.' ha in ;r
his plis,can.
1 io.i(ivf s-ording t"
DIRECTS RH::i;IIF TO RKEST
l'UI.K. KiGHT I'KOMtirERri
Wichita, K . (I. t. 1 Kiehard J.
Hopkins, at'oriK-r (i- io ral fo-r the Stat?
of Kansas lon.glit d re. te I ShenfT Houn
Siminons to arrest proniuS.rs of til
Gibbons (J'I)ow n fiht, whom
li.-i'l aireail) '. , atiU the stat.e .aw regu
latn.g -r.rc t.hts, in tl.at th.y hav
profiiotfl aii'i ah.:;i-'.i the light T
be held Tit . . lay ni-lit.
SETS NEW WORLDS REC HI)
IOK Al'.OMOBl!. KM IM.
Dallas, Thus. tM. lie Sig tiiiirgda'ul.
motor ear racer, yrfofa neirtiatd
and vli.ea it was s'ated would Ik re
garde I as o8n'ia!. The wil reeor I
.if 44 .'I-' seconds . :n been hel l ,
'form y Ml. 'or ; it 1 li. o :. i',.ike
field, Cal.
ONE IV HOSPITAL ANOTHER IX
J AIL Ad KESI LT OF AFl'i; VV.
Wjlson, Iht.-IK -In an uffrTiy 8w tl. i
tobacco district this aftenioon bit ieei
two white men, K. Vi, Ham-, of thf
Uicama section, and Larry Lamm, of
this city. H.-m eu' Lonm in the neck.
Ham U in jail and Laruat ia in a local
feoapiUl tg- -wakBl Mkditioa.
1 iv.otor rnr racer, yestcriay.iejr.ot!aii-ll.. , " "'? " ' '
i-e .liiij,- in 41 ..H.t i! oiThe TTa"tT'-eK1:'R- "
l-'air rt-el'n,y here iim set ,h ofli ''C P'OTPCD I l I t
,:.!s divbrednas a aeic worM'i r. . r.l AlLLO li.U J 1 1 C.n-1 li'Lh i
four" Brotherhoods
nie road tf-.k' nould Ix-giii
ml uhwgton. tltib iul- nere eban
it
Federal Prohibition Director
Says He Is Getting Together
Strong Force
During Ue three months lit Ka.; Lfeti
in -ofllvie, fViioral Prohibition Iirpotor
R. A. Kho rej-orts that his force has
dcstroyi'd $75,(K wcrth t property
Usctl for .distilling parpuves and has
rvportnl tax-" and p.-naltit'fi to thf1
amount of Thf. total nuniK-r
of arrests m.ifie is given as 117 white
-18 have n recommended for proseu
lion.
I'lrt-otur Kuhloti' tobulated report
shoa litftttT p utlts fi r September
tlian for the t tv.. prere,lr:g innntht,
liU'li Nuy b ia .U' to liij.t favt thit
tit ha tot n d. I,iy"-l in getting together
a' foree of men in nympaihy w.tli tie:
prohibition law . 11 in report t the
Ne's and 0!itit t.'lj.'t :
Appr atiftri "dr nr't i;ilwpfl( in
th.- fnft-ii ( mtnf nl pr..hitntn.n in
North ';r.lin.t hw thini.uik' thai yon
wowtrt ht ini rtst t it. lini.w ttt fiTurls
mfttit1 by mis bur an ri , fiforcinK in
lr tTn Jaw, I, am hTwlTh g-iving
" J h- ff trial b'tatt. nii i.t ut rt
Auh a -' r- pt-rt r our tf ! I n. n.
i :irs9, Uiri ttg t lie mn t hs of
August ant .-;Tt ;nb r, tv. tu n"t
have a full iVro t "ffM'fru, rir tun
ri'itson thiit .i rr 1 1 tnu to select
mTi t' fill th o?- "ffirt s who arti in
nvrnsp n h with th. r-h ; l-it if rt law,
-Uiit arv r-iii i f; : zin& vvtr appU
iftt with that ut"S. it, iTiip't hent
ourjt l !.. in .ipp"M i.Tps aU t .-. .. men
iisaiitnp! t" Mti bure-.u
No. .f iU',t i -Mill' r i n nfii.l anl
deotrovt-t July. f.r. . A u-Mist 75 , St-p-t
im ler 1 " N ' 'f st i i i wnMin weired
and sts'strt. etl .lnl. 1 "i . Auiist u:
Si-t t i ii lit-r Nn t: i'.'U li'im r
7.i2irt nn. vVMrntfd. July. io. Auc
ust. 4iT , St pi, mho r 3r.; No 'f Ur
mntr.'i 8'iz ft aii'l rl- m rf- ! Jul ,
T.lti; Avtiu-'t SIM, S-'PT int."-. 1 . t i N '
f n a U p ri ie t ne.Tt.! jum! 1 s t i . vt-d
Jul, .'' !o0. Afi-'t fifc it. S ptem
b r. N-. f.f rai'nn win. t. its.)
;nl it,-Mr. . -I Julv. i.f . August.
j-,ti s- Hi nilwr I.S'tH N f f-rson
rr--.--if.! .I'ily L'4 Aium: Ho . vtcni-ht-r,'
Ni f.f i" rs.'iiH r- mrri' ii'lfil
f..r pn st t,i "a r, July uROf-t. 39;
St--ptt r. 114- T'.tTl appr.' is il valu
..f riir! fi-"fl .IiiU. ?.t Antciipit,
$,:.. :-. ,.t 5 r f." T 1 3 ) ap-
.1 v.' '! f.f. pri.p t"T v r- - ' r- vt 1
n.CV'l. A-(rr.. S'-ptrm- I
1 .-r. J J 1 "i'1 Tot j I a im'-hm fi ta
:,nd M'!aif( J m v JTl. ofi. AllK--5t.
rtji1!':. 5 Mt.'r-.l.. r. 11 71 447.17
Auc-nu 'a'- -iZ''l J li ! 'J; AumiM.:
1 . Pt' nil t. S. Hr. s :t htiffRi
f :? .1 ul . f ; A ii"i t . S pt niber.
I T J t ami wa-Ms y iz. t : Julv. 0
AiiRU'-t . f Sfptfti hrr : 'rin hnat
v-izt-.i Jil, AuKtjst. 1. pt' mbr,
IMPEHI.M. WI?APD V.ILL
RESUME STAND TODAY
'A; siiit;1un. Oct. H. William J
Siii'in'.ns. fnii;,ler nnd Imnriai Wir-nr.i
ot tbe Ku Klu Kiau, will be able Ij.
r.-Mime I. is defence of the orq.iniz.'ition
l.-f..fe the Ht.itsp R'l'es committee to
morrow, h.s physieians annoiih.-.d to
night. Tl-ey r. ported that he e as rr
l .v er.iitj el f j'or. y from nn attaelt
! At thfoat tr. ...Me nnd exhaustion.
in' of. tie co:;. '.i i' r re indicntel
if Mtr. .J'iiu'uiOC.S'. .h-.l,th... l.s rieit!fll
iiimXto re " the st'r-d the n xt se
sionVould be given t-i cross e v 'mir. i
.ort irriird . ri" o :t-.tet-i,'s u
f- o - 2 i n :7..t...n mil
LAW
HlfiiSELF KILLED BY SON
Wr.g"svi'le. -
Oct.
. ' . t '. l' - o- n -r
l.a. d.-o iip t. tl f-ont e'e of '.
rr,.. -vr -Trs f, . .ifrl
Will.- m .'. here et 5 o . -k this
afterm mi calmly walked from h s a ito
feeble fo the front' ;wrch. hers Mrs
n-'ii w..i sif g and chbt her thrvn'i
'he head, hte dis-d !tsntJy.
In a duel a minute later rth Mrs
Hnell's son Marvin, t.atlin h'mself
was shot and killed before be had tinle
to leaf tU Mtdh.
KOHLOSS SUBMITS
FIGURES ON IRK
I ME VANDERBILT
H UE SOME
HISTORYAT FAIR
First Woman Ever To Preside
At Opening Of Historic
Event
SHE WILL nifRODUCE
GOVERNOR TO ASSEMBLY
Army Of Workmen Worked
Feverishly All Day Yesterday
Preparing Exhibits For
Opening Day; Parade Head
ed By Governor Morrison
and Mrs. Vanderbilt
Noontime tomorrow will write a new
chapter in the long annuls of the State
Fair when the curtuin is lifted upon
the hectic week by the hands of a
noinnn, ihe first woman in the history
of the State to preside at a function
that has become traditional in the
archives of the commonwealth.
At noon Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt,
president of the Mate' Fair Assoeia
tion. will, in keeping with custom, pre
sent to the assembled multitude the
(lovernor of North Carolina, and he in
turn Mill deliver the historic cratioa
with wlii.'h all fairs have been opened,
ltut few tunes in history has there been
an openiiiR without the (iovernor.
Preliminary to tho urinal opening of
the fair will be the parade, also a thinj
established deeply in tradition. The
parade, un.b r the guidance of the chiet
marshal, (.eneral John Vanll. Mutts,
will move from the C'ty Auditorium,
headed by the First Keiriment Band,
followed by the Governor and Mrs.
Vanderbilt."
Fi pert Big Crowd.
Attendance tomorrow promise 1..
break records. Openings in reoenl
tunes Iihvc descended into perfunctory
Inrtoalisio, but tomorrow there will be
tbe iKacious Mrs. Vanderbilt, who has
stirred anion? the people of the. State
an unusual interest, to Add attraction
to the event. Raleigh will likely turn
out in large numbers, and from over
the Htate will come other thousands to
attend the opening.
Yesterday the fair gronmls were the
scene of feverish activity and again to
day likely a new access of energy. Hun
dreds of exhibits are not yet in places
.he Kubin and Cherry shows hav not
yet established themselves. A thousand
e..p!e worked through hc day yester
day, arranging exhibits, putting up
tents, and doing tha two thausnnd and
two things that always have to oc done
the last minute.
Hundreds of animals, thousands of
chickens, bale after bale and crate after
crate of individual, community and
county exhibits were delivered on the
grounds during the day, and tne ex
lnbiteiM legan the task of making them
ready for the eyes of the multitude
that are cording. This morning activity
Will be redoubled,,, md before tomor
row noon transformation will have been
worked.
Barren walls will have blossomed with
Ihe multitude of things that the Stat"
can boast of. Bleak and gannt exhibit
hulls will have burgeoned forth in the
irlory that is North" Carolina. There
is more of everything this yar han
ever before in the history of the BlHte
Fair, and Tar Hacls who think they
know all -about North Carolina) will
stand back in open mouthed wonder
when they see whnt the Mate really
can do.
Notable already in the vast array of
exhibits is the western element of the
State's wealth. Mrs. Vanderbilt has
stirred the people to a veritahie freazy
of exhibition. Counties from the moun
tain region hav come down with an
nrrny of their products that will be
...thing less than startling. They have
been a little more fore handed wits
their arrangements than easterners,,
md their sections of the exhibition halls
had alrc.idv Ivgun to blossom jester
day.
JAPANESE DELEGATES
SAIL FOR CONFERENCE
YokohMiia, Oct. 15. 'By the Asso
. i.ited I'rcs - Members of the Japa
nse del. rat on to the Washington
conference ..n limitation of Armnments
;i 1 Far Kistern questions sailed tins'
afternoon fur the To t.'d- States nn
hoard the steamer Kashima Maru. The
newspapers say th" delega'-on eamcs
"irh it Hi.- di-nrm;i"i nt p"i ry of tlo
.lap'iii. se i;.Vn;ii.i fit fnrinueit.'d by th'1
cobinet . oniii il ue.l appr.d by tl,-1
advisory council. A cope of hese Hi
stTUction wis bonded tod y to the
inerieaii Ambassador.
There sat a treii 'nddns erow.f at
the pier to bid the delegation farcvell.
Old res;.ei,'s of the city said that they
had nn. r w.' ncss.- 1. a jjrr.iter ova! en.
t'-.r ' -ir hea ipmnrd th"
route of the del' sates along the pier
Viseoait t'-hida, 'hi f'ir. iu i;ii'ii'.er
.'nn a. ' aiii-'r t '.eTd. 1 "JaTlin" tv1-:.-)-.
i I.' ' I v 1'' - Tel. ;ana, prescient
of t'.- IT :,. of '-. ti. fro-.i Tokio to
. U-.' i. s I t. ! Asso.' a'ed l'r'-is
c r'.sj. .f I. i... ! --v. .ng tiie sap:
' May ths beaut ii .il Japanese day typify
V. . s.ii c.. nferei.ee, lejdieg to
I :,n.;..it . is c', . p,r .tion of Ihe powers
rd le'iVing the w, r!d happier.1'
CUM3ERLAnD JURY STILL
OUT ON WILLIAMS CASE
Kaye'teiiHc, O t. 1(1 Th jury
trying J. Mari'.ia'l WiUisms oif is
sie of sanity or insmt.i'y in eonnc.
'ion wi'h the kil'ing of r.fllcer Pate
July is st 11 out. They took
the case u' one o'clock Saturday
afternoon Trial eoiiiriieni' d in su
fieru.r court h-ro Tuesday after
aooa, October li.
FINAL DETAILS ARRANGED
FOR PROPOSED WALKOUT OF
ALL RAILROAD EMPLOYES
Nothing But Miracle Can Stop
Strike, Union Head Declares
Cleveland, Oct. 16. With tlie an
nouncement today that the big Five
Railroad transportation chiefs will meet
hero Tuesday to discuss plans for car
rying on the nntion wido progressive
railroad strike that has been set to
begin at 6 a. m. Sunday, Oct. id, W. G.
Lee, president of the Brotherhood of
Kai'Miad Trainmen, declared that noth
ing but a miracle can prevent the strike
going into effect.
Mr. Lec returned to headquarters to
day from Chicago where yesterday the
Ave transportation organitatinns ord
ered tho strike and at onco began send
ing out official notices of the strike
order to approximately three hundred
general chairmen of his organization
who (lid not attend the Chicago con
ference. General Chairmen of the four
other organizations attended the con
ference and were given their orders
there.
"Nothing but a miracle can stop this
strike," said Mr. I.ee'. ''Stilly there may
bo a savior iu some place, but I am
afiaid not."
Mr, Lee explained that tho strike or
der was final, and definite no provis
ions beng made for a postponement
of action. Only a satisfactory settle
ment before the date set for the striko
to begin has been provided for in tho
instructions sent to the general chair
men. Grand officers of the Brotherhood of
l II
F
Railroad Walkout Would Have
Little Effect Except To Close
Packing Plants
Chicago, 111., Oct. 16. (By the As
sociated Press). A railroad ttrike
would have little effect on the average
large Industry of the Middle West but
would result in closing down all of the
packing plants within three weeks ami
undoubtedly would foree many jmall
factories to close, representatives of
some of the chief industries of this
rsgion said tonight.
Tentative plans were being drawn np
through which it was said Chicago and
the larger cities conld be k"pt sup
plied with most food commodities al
though it was believed that meat sup
plies would run short i quick'y, the
packers asserting that their stoiks on
hand are smaller than in many years.
An official of one packing concern
said that the meat packers had been
operating nt only 3.") per cent norms!
strength for more than a year and 'hni
as they were entirely dependent nn the
transportation systems, they could not
operate during an effectivo railroad
strike. Approximately 7.",n00 men would
be thrown out of work through closing
of tho Big Five packing plants, officials
said although in normal times the num
ber would, have been much larger.
Georgo R. Meyercord, president of
the Illinois Manufacturers' association
-iid aeports ho had received indicated
that the larger industries would have
no trouble in operating in spite of a
railroad strike.
"There would be no general tie up
of ' industry."
SECRETARY DAVIS LEAVES
FOR WASHINGTON CONFERENCE
Indianapolis, fnd.. Oct. 10. Secretary
of Labor Davis left here tonight for
Washington, having been summoned
there by President Hard-rig in connec
tion with tho threatened Nat'onal rail
road strike. The Labor Secretary
would make no comment on the threat
ened strike saying the summons from
President Harding entailed a request
that he mahe no s'ateinent regarding the
situation until he had returned to Wi' li
ington and conferred with members of
the Labor Board there.
RAILROADS OFFICIALS SAY
THEY CAN OPERATE LINES.
Chicago. Oct. IB. By tho Associated
Press.) Itcspite the insistence of union
"IVmlj that tlw strike would paralyze
the transportation system of the c.un
try, railroad officials s'ead fast iy terun
tained that they would be nl.l to
nprrnte their li'ies.. A majority of them
in sta'emeiits last jiiglit and today,
serrec. incllre,! to believe that a sink"
'.. eild not actually- be put into eftec'.
Several took the attitude that a
s'-ike wou'd bo a strike ngaint the
eovernment snd not against the rail
roads.
RAILROAD IIED SAYS
IT SEEMS INCONCEIVABIW.
Chicago, Oct. 16. The suggest I.. n in
'WaiTiTnfc'on ly'the PiiMic ;eip of tbe
H ilrinl Ijil-'.r Board that the recent
::g red u'.i .n atttlrbrixed by the board
'.e passed along by the.rowis in lower
) i fr-ight mtes as, a possible means
of avert, ng the threatened railroad
striko "s nn inconceivable st first
gl lice," Snioiicl M. Felton, presi b n't
.if the Chi ;ieaV Great Western Railroad,
said tnnigl.t when informed of the
suggestion by The1 Associated Press.
GEORGI A R MI. ROAD DOESN'T
- - KM5CT-TO- HAVB STRIKE
Atlanta, (.a., Oct. 19. Tho Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
whi has about 640 miles of trackage
in Alabama and Georgia is not expected
to be affected by the proposed nation
wide strik- s, i to start October 3', CeJ
B. 1 Bugg; reoeiver for the road, said
tonight.
middle m m
WEATHER STRIK
Engineers were arriving here tonight
for conference tymorow with Gapd
Chief Warren 8. 8tone at which they
will receiv final instructions before
departing for the districts over which
they have supervision,
Mr. Stone, W. H. Carter, president of
tho llrotheihood of Firemen and fcn
ginenien; U i. Kheppnrd, president of
the Order of Railroad Conductors, and
T. C. Cashen, president of the Switch
men's Union of North America, sre ex
pected to arrive here tomorrow to take
part in Tuesday's conference.
Orders for calling off the strike in
case a "satisfactory agreement" has
been reached are contained in sealed
code messages mailed te all general
chairmcu with the official strike order,
which are not to be opened outil re
ceipt of a code telegram. If this rodu
telegram and tho scaled code message
aro identical the general chairman will
know tho strike has been settled. All
the code telegrams sent to the general
chairmen aro worded differently, and
the geueral chairmen in passing along
similar instructions to local chairmen,
will use different codes also.
The purpose of using this code sys
teui, rather than ono general code word
it was said, was to prevent the brother
hoods being imposed upon should the
code word fall into improper hands, or
otherwise.
I
Public Group Of Railroad Labor
Board Offers Suggestion To
Settle Strike
Washington, Oct. If Immediate
translation of the reaaetlani author
ised last July In wages of railroad
employees Uto reduced freight rstea
was suggested by the public group
fo the Railroad Labor Board to.
night aa "one feasible plan by
which the present controversy ran
be settled and a strike averted."
"If the rallroada will immediately,
la good faith, adopt thla euggrs
tion,'' the Public Group said In the
Drat ststement Issued since arrival
In Washington, "the sitaation can
be cleared np, freight rates re
duced to shippers, the cost of living
reduced to consumers, and a atima
lating effect exerted upon all busi
ness." I'nder the plan suggested by the
public group, the railroads would
withdraw their rrpueat for farther
wage reductiona, until freight reduc
tions have been completed, and
"pending action of the board on
snch petition (or further reduction
aa the carriers nay subsequently
submit.' the I'nlons would ith
draw ths strike order.
Tho suggestion was based, the state
in "ii t said on one put forward by W.
W. Atterhury vice p resident of the
Pennsi lranin railroad before a c.mven
tion in Chicago last Friday.
Immediate reduction in freight rates,
it was asserted, would operate to the
benefit of the istimiid employes an.,
''nouid constitute one of the statutory
grounds for a further reduction in
wages," while, through reduction of the
cost of material, it would to that ex
tent relieve tho railroads of the neces
m f y of "relying mol.-ly upon wage cuts
for a reduction of their operating ex
penses "
Can Clear I p Sitaation.
The statement gn.n out by Ben W
Hooper, a member of the group said
in part :
''There iK at hast one fensiblo plan
hv whi.h it can he settled and a strik.
ai.Ttc.'. . g
"If the railroads ill immediately, in
good fairfi, adopt tins suggestion, the
situation ran be cleared up, freight rates
reduced to shippers, the cost of living
reduced to the consumers, and a styou
laiing effect eierted upon all business.
"We would Sugg"" that tlie wage cut
of July lot La linuslated nt ome int-j
a reduction of freight rates. This
would I much more tangible and satis
factory t. the public than to promise
that future wane reductions will be
passed on to the people in tho form of
reduced freight rates. The public un
doubtedly expected this result whan the
July wage reduction was mu.le, and its
consummation now, though somewhat
delayed, would bo highly gratifying
That direct 'benefits would promptly fol
low ajid that the psychological effect
eViild be instantly beneficial cannot
bo doubt d."
Make Definite Proposal.
Pulling these suggestions into definite
propositions, the group members pro
posed the following:
eiIt the carriers immediately give
a general rate reduction measured by
the July wage reduction snd the benefits
derived from the new rules; and do
vised under the supervision of the in
tersl.ite commerce commission to afford
ths greatest degree of relief to the
puliKcT ' "J"
"L1- Iet the request for further Wage
reductions be withdrawn nntil the rate
reductions have been completed.
"J At snch time ss the carriers deoin
advisable, let them present to the Kail-
road Ijibor Hoard their petition for atl
further reduction in wages, baf.d. apon
coaJiUona then listing.
URGE REDUCTIOr!
IN FREIGH
RATES
Removal Of Pennsylvania and
Erie Roads From First Group
Gives Eastern Roads Two
Days Of Grace
UNION LEADERS NOW
PLAN FINAL. WALKOUT
FOR NOVEMBER FIFTH
. & N. Railroad Also Semored
From First Group, But Sea
board and Southern Still
Remain; Chicago Deserted
By Leaders Of Bit; Four
Brotherhoods and Hub Of
Situation Transferred T
Cleveland, Where Presidenti
Of Five Unions Meet Tomor.
row To Complete Grouping
Of Railroads; Shop Crafts
Defer Call For Strike
Chicago, 111., Oct. 16. -An alteration
today in details of the plan announced!
lor a progressive National strike of
railroad employes, ordered to begin o
October 3D, today gave the caster
states at. least two daya of grace haw
foro the proposed milk.iut would be
come effective in that region. Ths)
Pennsylvania, and the Krie roads, in.
eluded originally in tho lint group o
which Ihe strike was ordered, were re
moved from that list, thus ex 'hiding
at the start all states east of Chicfgo
and north of the Ohio River.
The San liiego and Arizona railroad
wr.s adde.l to the first of the four groii
into which the union have divided th
roads for strike purposes and it uaa
decided to order the three succeeding
groups out at 4H hours intervals instead
of 24 hours upart. I'ndi this plan
ith the men on the roads in group
number one walk.ng siut October IP
the strike would be in full tffcet
November ..
L. & X. Also Dropped.
The Louisville and Nashv.lie railroa-1
also, was dropped from thx- first group,
according to ths list given out by tbe
union leaders.
These changes were said by union
leaders to complete asaigumcnt "of roads
lo the first group on which walkouts
would take place and th following was
made known as the official list of car
riers in that group:
Kansas City Southern. M issmi ri
Pacific, St. Ianiis Southwestern (cotton
bclt.i. International and l.reat North
ern. Texas and Pacific Southern Pacific
'Atlantic, system including Houston,
Fast and West!, Texas and Houston,
Texas Central, Southern Pi.eifie (Paei
tic system I, San Diego and Arirona,
Chicago and Northwestern, Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul f except Chicago,
Terre Haute add Southeastern), North
em Pacific, Southern Railway (lines
east nnd we.tr, Seaboard Air Uric,
Virginian Railroad, Chieagi Ureal;
Western, ( hi.ae... R..ck Island an I
Pacific.
Transfer Not Explained.
While no othcial information was
forthcoming as to simrmip th
Pennsylvania lines would be placed in,
it was understood they would be as
signed to group No. li on which tins
walkouts ire scheduled to Vtart Nuw-m-her
li. All walkouts ar scheduled to
b. gin at o a m ; standard time.
The transfer of the lVnnsylvani-a
lines from tiruiip 1, was unexplained
l.y union lead, rs, but caused consider
able surprise as the road has been con
sidered l.y tim unions a t'le most
antagonistic of any ti them and it was
believed tha' the first strike would lj
ordered on it.
By midnight tonight Chicago had
been deserted ,v virtually all of tho
leaders of tlie llig Four Brotherhoods
and tho Switchmen's I'nion of North,
America an.) the organizations in whicit
an oSicial strike ,M actually had been
issued, and the hill, of Hi.- situation wa
liemg transferred to Cleveland uliero
the presidents of these live unions will
meet Tuesday t.. complete fhe group
ing of the railroads and settle the final
details of the .rnp.,eil wjilkout.
Telegraphers to Join Strike
The I'nion forees gained strength to
day when Thomas M. Pierson, vi.e
jiresidont of Ihe Or dec of Railroad Tele
graphers. announced that the tjl.isiO
members of his organisation positively
were pledged to strike and that thry
would make eV. ry , rT,,rr r completely
tie up the oi.nl ic'a transportation sys
tems. "It is our i., in to tie up transporta
tion so couplet. i that it will 1 im
possible for a train to move," said Mr.
Pit rson. "It every telegrapher iiuits
work that will mean that no train or
ders can lie sent and tran servico
necessarily will . st a standstill. There
is ao question but that we will order
nor nieinm rship out on October 3", but
the final instructions probably will not
be Issued ont'l October 21."
Ij iff ore nee between -oflieisls of the
railroad telegraphers' however, regard
ing the order's status in connection with
the strike were disclosed ia a state
ment made by E. J. Manion, president
of the order who on being advised of
Mr. Pierson's announcement declared
the vice president had not been au
thorized to give any statement whatso
ever. "The policy of the Order of
Railroad Telegraphers has not bee
formulated and will aot be known nntil
October 21," Mr. Maaioa declared.
The shop craft anions, comprising
about 476,000 'employees, today deferred
ths formal issuance of a strike call
pending a meeting to be held her
Wednesday bat their leakier hav flU
cially announced their ergiuuiations)
jCatlasl on Pag Two)