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' ' 4 TU2 CEATUOl $ortfc CarolinaFair Friday and tatarday. not Kick eaaage la th tesnperatare. . mi osei fit your papsr. Bend renewal lv 4ir lefora explrstloa b order to avoid missing single copy. VOL. CXlV, NO. 1 13. ' SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. C, FWDAY MOrtNlNG, OCTOBER 21, 1921, SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY, PfclCE: FIVE CENTS I THIS IS LAST DAY Col. Joseph Hyde Pratt . Elected Assistant To - .President Is ALL OTHER OFFICERS RE-ELECTED BY SOCIETY Mm. Vanderbilt Expresses Am bition To Make fair Great est la Union; More Attention To Aesthetic In Buildings and Arrangements; -Attendance Nearly Up To Last Tear Mm." George W! Vanderttilt was re elected president of the North Carolina Agricultural Society in the annual meeting of the'society-irt the Hall of the House of Representative! last night. At the same time the society elected Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geologist, assistant to the president. Both Col. Joseph E. Pogue, secretary of the Society, and C. B. Dcnsou, assis taut secretary and treasurer, were re elected, while Major W. A. Graham, commissioner of Agriculture, was named ice-president at large. Both Col. Foguo and Treasurer Den son made tentative and incomplete re ports last night, showing that the State Fair is only slightly behind the high Tceord for attendance established last year. Today is eipccted to bring up this year's total materially. . Express Appreciation Mrs. Vauderbilt, speaking briefly af ter her election, expressed her high ap preciation for the honor and her de termination to give her best to make the North Carolina State Fair the best In the Union. "I want you to know," she said, "if I have done anything toward the suc cess of the State Fair, it has been a very "great privilege to do so. Adequate buildings, she laid down as one of the prieipal planks in her ad ministration's rjKtform. It wus General Julian S. Carr who put Mrs. Vanderbilt in nomination to succeed herself. It was ho who offered her as president of the Stats Fair )ast h jear. He did it last night neatly. Ho called attention to his nomination last year and then added: ''I come here to say that if there is nnyono here to say that as president sh ' hasn't made good, let him speak up or forever hold him rtence. Unanimous vote, taken standing, was the-answer and thon followed a season f hrif sneeeb.es ol enreestion. Mrs. H. M. London, of Pittsboro, Mrs. John ft Cunninirham. of Durham, Colonel Albert L. Cox, of Raleigh, Colonel J. Bryan Grimes, of Raleigh, joined in ' the expressions. It wai Mrs. London, though, who brought the immediate response from ihc President. Hpesking of the woman liness of Mrs. Vanderbilt, she closed with the remark: "She's a North Carolina farmer that's what she is." Mrs. Vanderbilt declared she k"new no hiffher compliment than to be called a North Carolina farmer. Suggestions from Judge Junius Adams for more attention to the aesthetic at the State Fair Grounds, led to the au thorizution for the president to ap poiaLji committee to confer with the landscape architect already secured to carry out the program of improving the State Fair. One of the features of the meeting last. night was the election of Mrs. Joseph E. Pogue, wife of the secre tary, to live membership. Colonel Pogue responded to this honor, giving to Mrs. Pogue the large share of the credit of his achievement. North Carolina Day North Carolina-Cay at the Fair yes terday, always the peak day of the big days of the week, equalled, if not sur passed the record breaking attendance of Thursday of last year's fair week. Sometimes it seemed that the crowds at the gates were not quite so large, but the doubling of the numberr of gates, and the greater facility with which the crowds were handled was responsible for that impression. It was such a crowd as all other Carolina day crowds have been, and ' likely will be nntil the time when there will be no more fairs. Thousand upon thousand ebbing and flowing up and down the Midway, crowded into every available foot of space, even to the farthest reaches of the animal sheds, hundred opon hundred of automobiles, coming from every eorner of the Htate. It was not a day to see the fair. -.There were too many people, too much amiable Confusion, too much aimless hurry, to see anything but the person just il front. Gate keepers working1 late into the night bad not computed the number of people who passed into the grounds during the day, but con ervative estimates placed the figure at more than forty thousand. Fewer country people than nsual were among the throngs. People from near by towns predominated in the (mil, and only an occasional Raleigh man or woman could be noticed in the milling avalanche of people who covered the earth. There was !ess of the spirit of abandon thaa usual. The erowd was quiet, it spent its money with some freedom, bnt not recklessly, as is "the custom on most great days of the fair. today will be the end of the vsitr, acknowledged to be the greatest from the standpoint of exhibits in the hit lory of the association. Exhibits will be intact sntil late in the afternoon, an 1 tomorrow, most of the array will be gnne. Rundown will ring down the m curtain, and it will be 51 weeks nntjj """hi nr'xl Greai Bute " iir, wJnen Mrs. Vanderbilt promises to make the great sat among them all. Tw Susses) Baraed. Marine City, . Mich, Oct 20. Two members of the erew of the steamer William H. Wolf, lost their lives wbea the vessel burned opposite here) this morning aid Captain j. P. Hsnsos, ef Detroit,' who escaped W Jumping from the deck of kit ship lit a small boat,! sBsret iraeraros el bet legs. AGAIN IS PRESIDENT OF GREAT STATE FAIR MRS. GEORGE W. VANDERBILT. E Approve Report of Represen- ative s Visit To State's Institutions Tarboro, Oct. SO. North Carolina Presbyterian Synod, in session here were guests today of (WiHiam and Mary Hart Chapel at an old fashioned Edge combe barbecue- There were several hundred guests and it was said by many of the visitors that it was one of the most enjoyable occasions attended in manr vears. I lie William ana Mary Hart chapel is located at Leggett s, a distance of seven miles from Tarboro, and is named for Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hart, who built the chapel last year. 1 After the morning devotional exer cises which were conducted by J. 1" Wildman the following resolution was adopted : "The 8ynod has heard with deep interest the report of its repre sentatives of vjsits to State institutions and expresses the sincere pleasure with which it -has heard this account of general religious conditions in those institutions, the interest shown in the religious welfare of students and the cordial reception given to our repre sentatives." Dr. D. A'. Canlon gave an interesting account of the work of the Sheppard Training School for negroes in Durham and the Synod appointed a committee to atndy and report on the work of this institution. President Martia Speaks. An address was delivered by Dr. W. J. Martin, President of Dav idson College, who spoke in i fine spirit and expressed most eordiai feeling toward all other institutions with the heads of which he maintained most friendly relations. Dr. Martin stated that this college has educated over 600 ministers and now has more caudidates than all other colleges com bined. In the report of Dr. J. H. Henderlite on the work of the woman's auxiliary he stated that there are 274 societies with a membership of 10,403 and 209 foreign mission classes ss well as 199 home mission elasses, 133 Bib'e classes and 1S6 prayer bands. In the statistical report of the Synod the following figures were givea: mm isters, 278; churches, 501; members, 63, 054; added on profession, 3,738; Sun din schools, 42, with aa enrollment of 54, 868; contributions to foreign missions 2i!3,8ri8 ; home mission, all departments 271,913; educational, 22S,2r!3; orphan's home, 1108,002; ministerial education and relief, 02jm, making total for beneficent cause, 942,777. Pastors' salar lcs amounted to $.V6H8; current ex penses, fjlptBl.'i; and miscellaneous, 1 197,473, a total for all purposes of $,10773. Dlaraaa Orphanage Work. Much of the discussion of the morn ing was given over to the work and needs of the Barium Springs orphanrtge Stirring addresses were" made by Rev R. A. Lspsley, Jr, pastor of the local church, and Bev. Murphy Williams of Greensboro, in behalf of this in ttitution and the Synod approved the Thanksgiving campaign ter (12.5,000 for the support and buildiag funds. Several important matters were taken up during the afternoon session. The report of the young people's work was presented )y Kev. J. G. Gartli chairman. There are 240 societies with a membership of 6X, who contributed 11,843 for all causei. The report the young peoples' work, is most en couraging and the Synod expressed gratification for their ical and devo tioa. Greewsboro Maa Elected. At the request of i the board of re gents of the orphanage home, the Synod called Rev. R. Murphy Wilhami, of Greensboro, as Nynodical superinten dent of orphanage work and authorised his election. After a heated and animated discus sion the St-nod authorized th steward ship committee to emp'oy a man for all time Synodieai manager of the progres sive program, provided a suitable msn ran he found .and the work .financed. Two amendments were to the resolution but both were defeated after standUg votes had been taken. The first would have made it mandatory that the man employed be a layman and the second would limit the tptal salary and ftv penses of the office to 112,000 a year. Ertaa.sak Stocks. Washington, Oct 20 Pronoaneed earihquak feks espaatit j - t 1 ;1 .y a. m., and eontianing aatil I o'clock were recorded early today at the Georgetowa University Selmogrataical Observatory. Tie eenter of the His torbaaee was estimated at about 4,400 miles from Washington. Flghtiac At Beirsst. Belfast, Oct. 20. Tw persons we r Wounded durisg firing which occurred la Us Etanhepe street ares brtweea military sad snipers last even ins. Du ef tat injured was yonig girl. MEMBERS 0 ATTEND BARBEGU LETTERS RECEIVED by u. yrais Police Discover Plot By French Communists To Blow Up U. S. Buildings TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT ANY ATTACKS Communists Warn That Repri sals Will Be Taken In The Event of Execution of Two Communists Convicted- In America; No Arrests Bomb Case Yet Reported In Paris, Oct 20. (By the Associated Presa.) A plot by French Communists to take retaliatory measures against all American officials in France in the event of the execution of Saceo and Vanetti, the two men convicted in a United States court of murder, was revealed tonight when it became known that threats had been made to bloty np the offices of the American Reparations Commissioner and the passport bureau. Threatening Letters. Threatening letters, warning of re prisals in the event of the death of the two men, were also received today by the American Consul General, Alex ander M Thackara, and the American consols at Marselles, Bordeaux and Lyons. In consequence of this, strong forces of police are guarding the new building near the Place do LEtoue, occupied by the reparations and pass port offices,, and also the consulate in the Rue des Italiens. The police in Bordeaux, Lyons and Marseilles are guarding the consulates there. The letters to the passport and repan tions officials were,- not signed, but ( letter received by Mr. Thackara this evening was signed by the Communist organiation in a smt town near Lille. It said that retaliatory measures would he taken against American .-itiznns in France if the men were executed. No Arrests So Far. No arrests were announced up to a late boor tonight by the French police in connection with the explosion of a bomb in Ambassador Berrick's home, and the police say they have abandoned the theory of plot and believe that the sending ef the bomb wus the act of an individual Communist. The police have discovered the dis trict pestoflice where the package was mailed, but have been unable to find any trace of the sender. la the mean time. Ambassador Herrfak - reserved forty-six more letters of protest dulng the day, culminating with the arrival late in the afternoon of another letter, threatening the lives of Americas offi cials in France. Plot Appears Serious. The Americans do hot accept this theory of the police; they believe that a widespread plot actually exists to do serious harm to Americans. The latest letter to the Ambassador is signed by the Communist-Socialist and Young Communist organiations of Chnlons-Sur Ma rue and is stamped with the offietal seal of these bodies. TomorroW (Friday) is the dav gen erally set for carrying out the threats and demonstrations, and the French police aro taking evsiy precaution to prevent gatherings of any kind near the buildings .occupied by Americans. Consul General Thackara has re eeived ten letters, bnt all couched in mild language, except one. Of those sent to the Ambassador today only one is of an inflammatory character; many are politely phrased and merely protest against the executions. The Journal Du Peuplc, the Communist organ, speak ing far the Communists of Paris, dis misses the attempt on Ambassador Her rick's life as "purely and simply a police machination." It finds too many ''inexplicable coincidents" in the affair, such aa "the extreme astuteness of the valet, unless he had been forewarned,'' "The Amercan government has the habit of doing these things," says the paper. ''Such attempts have often in the last twenty years been fabricated beyond the Atlantic to give pretext for the repression of militant anarchists and revolutionaries ' STAGE DEMONSTRATION AT CONSULATE AT BREST Washington, Oct. 10. A reirt was received from-the American consul at Brest by th State Department today (Coattaaed oa Page Tea.) STATE COLLEGE ---1 - - Tnice ( -: ! iia T-raird the tall rtiffened and rret rated a touch.";.. n gaa with the UU a the University's wrtt its eeeapenis wilj with, enthni.irn J. T. Harris Goes In Electric Chair Without Word Governor Morrison Prostrated; In While Local And Long Distance Telephones Are Busy With, Inquiries As To Governor' Action; Condemned Man Faces Death Bravely ; Carter Expresses Appreciation of Harris While telegraph, wires still hammed appeals for his commutation, J, T. Har ris, slayer of F. W. Monnish, ol Aia- bama, at Ridgcerest in September, 1920, was put to death in the State s Prison yesterday morning at 10:30. Without a word, save a muttered prayer and an expression of apprecia tion for those who have lnterestea themselves in hit behalf, Tom Harris sat down in the electric chair in the octagonal death chamber. Five min utes later, his body was carried down the steps to the undertaker s wagon and at midnight it was shipped to Ashe- vllle for burial. He was the fifty-third victim of the State's electrocution ma chinery. Even as Harris without murmuring walked in his stocking feet down that silent passageway that leads from Death Bow to death itself, his attorney, in his hands another telegram which he elaimed to be further substantia tion for the ease of the defense, was trying desperately to reach the Gover nor. It was 10:29 when the telegram came in. Governor Morrison, pros trated by the events of the last three days, had taken to his bed, a sick man, and eould not be reached. The telegram was from W. B. Toder, traveling salman from Winston- Salem. It read: ' Was in Harris' store day before tragedy. Harris seemed Spectacular Run Gives State Statistics Of Game V. N.C. Number Srst downs. 8 Gains throngh line. 45 yds. Gains sronnd ends.. 73yds. Gains from passes.. 77yds. Thrown for losses. . . 28 yds Net gain from scrimmage 169 yds. Passes attempted . . It Passes completed ... 8 Passes groondrd ... 4 Passes Intercepted.. 1 Total distance pants. ISO yds. Av. distance pants. 44 yds. Op. kicks raa back., SI yds. Member fambles ... I Own fsmbtes ' re- severed. ......... 1 Op. fambles re covered I Penalties) inflicted . . yds. STATE 5 127 yds. Zyds. tyds. II yds. 124 yds. 4 2 1 1 494 yds. 4yds. 37 yds. 1 IS yds. Good-sized Proportion of State Comes To Town To Watch Old Rivals Battle Undoubtedly thore sre other footbsll games in and out of North Carolina at various times, but it's a sure thing that there Isn't any other about which a good-sized proportion of this common wealth gets up on its hind lt'i and rures and paws the air as it docs about the Carolina State contest, and as it did, true to form yesterday. The Carolina State game is the unal loyed Tar Heel sporting occasion of th: year, called by the sporting editors th': classic. Then a gooe stiff scrap is staged in the bosom of the family, so to speak, with all the vengeance which attaches exclusively to the domestic fight. For tenseness of frivalry, the Carolina State occasion is another sort of thing from the inter State Virginia Carolina affair at Thanksgiving. The type of personnel, of the student bodies of the two St.its institutions is different enough to be almost a chal lenge in themselves. The husky farm ers here in Raleigh ace no great d mirers of the young intellectuals at th? University, and the thing is perfectly (Continued oa Page Nine.) HOLDING CAROLINA t ;t?V t CROWD RARES WHEN TEAMS CLASH withla Sv jratds of Its -opponent I foal, but esea tun toe state leiiete line Ths sbova nietare wss takea iast after tkeestart ef the second quarter, which be- possessioa oa the ehalk line aearest the ma f lv to His Death Last Minute Telegrams Pour deeply grieved. Stated if Monnish didnt koep way from wife, one or other would have to die. Dont think Governor should allow Harris to die Had he seen bin then, he would have had different view as to real" motive. Feeling around Raleigh, intense dur ing the last few days, broke out in a subdued demonstration at the under taker's shop when the body arrived there yesterday morning. A crowd had gathered, waiting and hoping that the long black wagon would eome back empty with the news that the Governor had relented at the last minute, allow ing at least a reprieve until late evi dence which friends and attorneya of Harris believed to be important eonld be investigated and properly presented Gets frnal Word. No such word came. Shortly after 10 o'clock, Warden 8. J. Busbee received the fiual message from the Governor, He would not interfere. The warden ledHhe way to the death chamber, flung open the iron doors, and the big crowd that had gathered to witness the sieeu tion trooped in. Most of the spectators were State Col lege students. Home of them wers hoys in their teons. To theso, the warden sddressed a brief message. He eould not allow minora' to witness the exeu (Continued On Page Two.) By Faucette College Victory University Defeated By Score of 7 To 0 In Annual Grid iron Classic TWO TEAMS BATTLE ON VIRTUALLY EVEN TERMS Carolina Twice Has The Ball On State's Five -Yard Line But Are Unable To Score While State's Only Oppor tunity Comes From Fumble Which Results In Touch down; 9,000 People See Game By JOKES. Grabbing up a free fumble In the third quarter and racing" 30 yards fo a touchdown, Captain Runt" Faucette yesterday brought victory to his team and furnished the only-pectacular fea ture of the annual gridiron classic be tneen elevens representing the Uni versity of North Carolina and Btate College. The same doughty warrior moment later ran the score to the fins figure of 7 to 0, by planting the pig skin squarely between the goal posts for an extra point.' Crowd Record Breaker. Tlaying before approrim.itely 9,001 people, the largest outpouring of en thusiasts that ever assembled for any sort of an athletic contest in North Carolina, the two elevens battled on practically even terms all the way through and gave adherents of each in stitutioa abundant opportunities to give vocal expression to their sympathies. Twice during the game, once in the first quarter and again in the second Carolina carried the ball to its oppon ents' five yard line, but la neither in stance could the wearers of the Blue nnd White produce the needed punch On the other band State did not have a single opportunity to score except the one created and aeeepted by ran sette's startling work in taking every advantage of Iowe's fatal miscue. Park's Too Tarns Scales. But State College really owes its vi tory to the sterling toe of Halfback Tommie Park. State's punter has been regarded as erratic, and so it was yes terday, his boots ranging from 20 to 75 ysrds. But his downright brilliance lay in the fact that he secured distance when distnee was -sorely needed, twiee standing behind his own goal line (Coatlnaed ea Page Mac.) ON FIVE-YARD LINE 1 I. - i ; 4afer. 4- goal, A eefsneet st the Carolina stand. j ALK ON TAXATION BILL CONTINUES TO OCCUPY SENATE Much Oratory On Smoot Sales Tax Bill Offered As Substi tute For Original EXEMPTION OF FARM PRODUCTS GETS VOTES North Carolina Masons In Washington To Attend Im portant Meeting of Scottish Site; Spencer Engineers and llremen Secure Land On Fort Macon Re serration The News and Observer Bureau, 603 District National Bank Bldg., By EDWARD E. MUTTON (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington. Oct. 20. All this week and some more the 'talking fight over the tax revision bill is to go on. Sena tor Penrose has promised that the hill will be passed by the first of November, but it does not appear at this writing that he wiU be able to make good tfut promise. Today there was more ora tory in behalf of the Smoot sales tax bill as a substitute for the compromise tax bill now offered by the Senate fi nance committee. To his own pet bill Senator Smoot is going to offer an amendment, this to exempt from the provisions ef the sales tax all agricultural products. This is regarded as a hid for the votes of the agricultural "bloc" otherwise as designated by Senator Moses the "Ken Cap Klan and it is said that some have already bitten at the bait. Sena tors Johnson, of California; Gooding of Iowa, and Keifdrick, of Wyoming sire said to have joined the Smooters and Senator Smoot is reported as be ing greatly encouraged at the outlook that even if the sales tax does not get through at this session, it will be adopted later, and his slogan eventually, why not now in pressing for the nassnsre of his plan, the same that William Randolph Hearst is boost ing. Senstor Edge, of New Jersey, also whooped np the measure today and attacked the pending tax revision bill. Applicsata For Poaiofllcea. From tbs Poetofflee Department there was ouiainea, loaay iw as wo i'iu 3 1-- S ll It canta for positions as postmasters who hare taken the examinations in Atkin son, Bakertville, Bcur, ad Boltoa. These are: Atkinson; vacancy occurred Jan uary 1, 1921; examination held Sep tember U, 1021 ; salary. SU00; sppU cant, Mrs. Minnie T. Moore. Bakersville; vacancy occurred Jaa uary 1, 1921; examination held Sep tember 24, 19221; salary, 11,300; appli cants: S. J. Elaek, T. it. Bowman, N. Baker, J. 11. traigmjles, F. H. i'o toat, C. A. Banner, M. L Wilson. Benson; vacancy occurred March 30. 1920: examination held Heptembcr 1921 ; salary 2,100. Applicants, Mm. Edith Putnam, Julian (iodnln, Wii liam P. Lee, A. L. Stephenson. 1, 19i!l; examination held September Bolton, vacancy occurred January 24, 1921; salary $lo. Applicants, Sallie V. Troy, Joshua Kultoa. fiaudoj shrdiu rmfnyp vbgkqj phrdlu Masons Attend Meeting From North Carolina has come large contingent of prominent Mjtson to attend ths biennial session of th supreme eouneil of the thirty-third degree Masons, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Kite of the Inifc-d Slates Dienitaries of high degree in Masonry have been entertained, among these number from other countries. The North Carolina Masons here are: From Raleigh, A. B. Andrews, A. M. Msnpin Ia. (i. Pulaski. II. J. Adams. From Asheville, Thomas J. Ilarkins, A. (luerrard, W. F. Randolph, Dr. C. Cotton, Dr. C. B. Ambler, J. C. Mc Pherson. W. H. Woodbnrv. From Chsr lotte, Charles M. Retser.' From Oreen horo, K. E. Weaver, C. F. White, T. 1 Turner, A. D. Connor, J. H. Herndon M. H. Kink. From Enfield, lr. J. ( Br.uwell, R. C. .Dunn. From New Bern Dr. J. F. Rhefn, W. B. Jones, N. I Rowe, I). H. Stallings. From Rock Mount, E. R. Tucker. (Joldsboro, C. F Worthincton. Wilmington, H. A. Hug gin. T. B Boll, J. C. Hobbs, Jr., P. Ilancock, J. W. Bale, H. N. Poe, Mars Marrow, F. M. Holly, E. L. White, W C. Mcl.ane. Abandoned Fort For Club A number of engineers and flremc at Sneseer have form1 a nshing an hunting club and wanted to secure from the government permission to fenvt club house apd .at ) : t Fort Macon military reservation, a abandoned fort off the cnst ;i M r. head City. They called upon Senator Overman for assistance and In ha secured from the Secretary of War per mission for the erection of the rlu!. boyse and boat landing under certtiin conditions. A coincidence in the mat ter is that today the War Department announced Fort M.ierm s irrong the government owned real estate under control of the War Department thst is to be sold to the highest responsible bidder. They do this ond.-r suthnrity of existing law whii-h a-ni.its such ! when the Secretary of War decides there is no present or ppispertlvr ne.d of the places for mil'V dis posing of such parcels the locality or eommusitv concerned will in e'h cse where practicable be given an oppor tunity to pnrehlW thesite. Ccraaa Exarts larrease Berlin, Oct. f". Figures showing ex ports from Germany during July which have beea issued here, show an increase for that month ever Jons while im ports were also iaereased. The valae of exports la July was fixed at ,$'(. 000,000 marks sgsiast 5,42X0,iV)0 ia June while ia July the imports were rained at 7,55.000,000 agalaat ,e0SJW0r aata. CONFERENCE FAILS IN EFFORTTO M ED OFF Beneficial Discussiorjs, But No Definite Results at Chi cago Meeting NEXT STEP BY LABOR BOARD PROBLEMATICAL No Further OonferencesWith Heads of "Big Five" Broth, erhoods or Railway Presi dents Planned, Says Chair man Barton; Other Develop ments During The Day Chicago. Oct. 20. (By the Associated Press.) Efforts by the Railroad Labor Board to avert the threatened railroad strike through conference with heads of the five anions, which lieve ordered a walkout effective October 30, failed when the' meetinv adjourned tonight with the announcement by the hoard that "while the discussions wers bene ficial,' no definite results were ob tained.'' Ne Dell site Resells. "There has been a full and frank discussion of the situation, said a statement given out by Ben W. Hooper, vice-chairman of the board. The Labor board and the brotherhood chiefs ex changed views ia a perfectly pleasant way. The interview uns tieuencial, but we cannot say that any definite results were obtained. - The five nnion presidents immediately went into a secret conference with the announcement that they probably woujd go back to Cleveland tonight. Next Step Problematical. "The adjournment is final," Chairman R. M. Barton, Of the Labor Board, an nounced. "We do ont plan any further conferences with the labor leaders, nor do we plan, at present, to call In, the railroad presidents. I cannot say what our next step might be." Board Members Solemn. While the board members came ont of the afternoon smiling and in a jovial mood, they left the night meet ing with solemn faees and rofnsed to publicly discuss the session aside from the statement by chairman Barton and vice Chairman Hooper, , No Results Obtained Union leader said the board aail not presented anything which they looked ea aa ta any way a tangible prnpositioa. "It's somebody nor Beit," said the head ef ens of the larger of the Art eganlxations. "Whether it onrs, the board's or the roads, I cleat know. I only know that the board brought oa here and talked four hoar without pre senting anything which wo eould even consider as a compromise. The meet ing was absolutely without results. We sre going back to onr headquarters. There is nothing scheduled immediate ly except to go right ahead with the plans for a strike." Still Hope for Meeting. Members of the board said thst while the conference had ended and no Im mediate plans had hern made, it still was possible to hold further meeting) with the labor men before the date of the scheduled walkout arrives. "The board is determined to go as far as possible under the law," one mem!er said, and i? it is unable to ac lomplisli anything it will be the fault of law, rattier than that of the board We are satisfied that some governmen agency will find a solution of the situ nt:on ss every possible angle of th' matter is undoubtedly being investi gated down at Washington." No Optimistic View. None of the board members would in .lieate au optimistic view of the day's proceedings. They said thjt the labor chiefs remained innViiMe in maintain ing that the present fight was a fight for the life of their organirntions. The difficulties in the present erisis were d elared bv the union men, it wss said, to lie entirely the fault of the carriers, the brotherhood men taking the position Hint manv r.niro. ds had violated th.' board's orders... They malo it clear to the b(iard, however, mcmlicrs said, that thi-y ilid not consider these violation the filt of the board, but duo to th fa. t -thiil the Transportation Act ''had no teeth " Powers Not Exhausted. Members of the board sai.l they did not consider that the board had ei haoste.l its powers and that an eiecu live fM'ssion would le held tomorrow when further procedure would be de tcrmined. 1'n.i n he.i.ls eipressed the opinion th.it "if ther were snv concrete re ..ilts of the 1-. inference, they lay ia th- fact tint the minds of the labor board iremli. rs were disposed of the idea that the unions wire not sincere in calling i strike." When we went in there, said ene rlu. f, "tin- board e ined t. be of th opinion 'hat e had been bluffing and e-e jut waiting for some one tn dis s'nule jj from carrying out the strike order. Had Nothing to Say. "Believing this, the board had vir tualiy nothing to offer in the wny of a settlement plan. Its members talked a lot, but actually had tittle to say of any importance, merely trying to get us to change our stAnd. "They seem to think that we eould post)one the strike until we msd it plain that that eoald not even be con sidered and that there must be a set tlement satisfactory to ns or the walk" put will begin, StjiJMU Sa. .QrtoJbjJ.??.-. . "We hope some Swgel will appear witfi a pUb to arert-ihe strike, but there were so sue angels st today's me "The chief result of the eonfereace was thst the Isbor board knows we sre sot bluffing and we know thst they had ao real plaa to offer." RATI REDl'dlON PHOBABI.K; STEPS TO MOVE SUPM-IM Washisftea. (kct. gO.-Tao moto Of op.
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