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VOL.CXIV. NO. 114.
REPUBLICANS FACE
NEW DIFFICULTIES
Administration Ranks "Shot to
Pieces" By Many Problems
Eefore Them
LODGE FORCES SUFFER
TWO DECISIVE DEFEATS
Simmons and LaFoQett Lead
era in Victorious Attacks On
Tax Rerision Amendments;
Party Leaders Call Members
To Task Because of Absent
Ing Themselves Too Much
News and Observer Bureau,
90S District National Bank Building,
Br EDWARD E. BRITTON
(By 6pecial leased Wire)
Waahiogton, Ort. 21. The Republican
administration forces In Congress are
gl "(hot to pieces" with the many
problems that are confronting them,
problems which they have multiplied
for tnemselvea by their procrastination
and dilly-dallying with affairs of the
government, which if attended to with
business dispatch, would long ago have
pettled themselves.
nnfusiou In Kanka
Ai It is there is confusion in their
ranks, for they hop from one position
o another day after day. The adept ion
f a hurtful emergency tariff measure,
the epend-thrift wasting of time on a
permanent tariff bill that has now been
put to Bleep waiting for the coming
ot the regular session, the change from
position to position on the tax revision
bill, the switch about the matter of the
funding of the foreign debt, and the
railroad refunding bill with its promise
of gift to the railroads, are all mat
ters of common knowledge, the mes9
in which they have managed to get
these and other things giving the- laugh
to Republican pretensions of being the
eonstructivo party of the country. Its
machinery keeps slipping cogs and the
procession declines to move with any
ftpeed.
Qn ictus On Rail Bill
The Tarious happenings hinging about
the threatened railroad strike have been
such a to put a quietus on the rail'
road bill for giving the railroads a half
Billion dollars. Plana for that have
ail gotten jumbled and the amend
ments that tho Kopublicans had for
this have gone by the board for the
present. :That the amendments wui
add. t th fires of resentment which
are burning briskly about this bonus
to the railroads, appeara certain. These
amendments gave the opportunity for
n open door for the railroads in bring
ing suits and for receiving directly
from the treasury payments for claims
based on alleged slacking of labor. The
Interstate Commerce Committee of the
Senate again today wrestled with the
till and the opinion is that when it
gets to the floor of the Senate there
will be let loose some real fireworks
by opponents of tho measure. That the
insistence of the country for the pas
sage of a tax revision bill will drive
It in ahead of the railroad bill seems
assured, while the near approach of the
date of the limitations of armaments
meeting brings pressure for the pas
tage of the foreign debt funding bill,
as the administration does not want
a. spnabhle going on about that while
the representatives of foreign govern
ments who owe us big money are in
the armaments conclave.
Republican Jealousies.
RepuMicau jealousies in the Honate
re being manifested as the result of the
!,..; in positions on the big eom
anitteemad necessary by the death
Of Senator Knox. Senator Curtis, elected
to the chairmanship of the committee
n rales and having membership on th.-
committee on committors while bo ding
ento memberships , on the nnanee ana
th. annroDtiations committee snd be
ing chairman of the caucus and party
whip," has stirred up resentment, the
talk being of too many bonojs and big
tliines zoina- to Senator Curtis wlnl
Other members are clamoring for some
of the limelight places in the Senate.
Added to this is the plan for assistant
leaders of the Senate Republicans to
take hold when Rcnntor liodge hies
kimsclf away to the deliberation of the
armaments conference, the talk being
of a compromise n an with two assistant
leaders, one from the old line, of which
Senator Lodge is the spokesman, and
the other from the Western progressive
or agricultural bloc' group. As vice
chairman of the Republican caucus
Senator Curtis would naturally become
the leader of the majority, but just
per? the figure' of Senator Watson, of
Indiana, looms, the rumor having been
that he was elated for leader as sue
eessor to Senator Lodge, though Sena
tor Curtis has given no indications of
getting out of the way. The nssis
tant leaders" business throws another
donkey wrench into Republican ranks,
the partynow playing a game of chaos
Which could seem that its greatest need
is ont leader with backbone and a set
tied policy to lead it out of a wilderness
of its own creation, a wilderness filled
With wiggly-wobbiy growth.
Battle In Senate.
There was a bnttle yesterday in the
Donate, the result of which has very
appreciably lowered the prestige of the
Republican Old Guard in that body, and
that It la keenlv flt rm ihnan bv
vents which followed today. In tne!
Mttie or yesterday Senator Penrose jnd
his Renublicnn mrjority on the Finance
committee were decisively beaten in
two important fights, in one of which
Penatgt Rmmgns was rpuc leader at the.
forces making the successful assault,
ad in the sther the successful fight
wsl led by "Senator Lepellette, with
BeiMfoT" rSimmonr-tsslTftrig tTrri. Sena
tors Simmons and LnFollette and their
supporters defeated one committee
amendment with reference to gains, and
losses, and defeated anoter committee
amendment that woald bare entirely ex-
OVER LEGISLATION
Continued on Page Fonr)
; .IN
TEN PAGES TODAY.
Wake County Gets First Blow
In Reduction Railroad Taxes
Register of Deeds of Wake County Receives Notification of
Reduction Which Will Mean Loss of $12,323: Will Have
To Repeat Work On Assessments Preparatory to Collec
tion; County Hard Hit Says Auditor "
Wake eoanty has received the first
blow from tho failure of the Tat Board
to "investigate" assessments aad com
pel full and c ,1 al asetnnents of prop
erty "In every county in tho Btato." Its
loss is 112,323.00.
From the Revenue Commissioner th
Register of Deeds of Wake county -has
received this notice under data of Oc
tober 18:
""Referring to certificate from this
office showing apportionment of assess
ment' of public service corporations for
the year 1921.
"Will you kindly correct the appor
tionment shown for the Southern Kail
way Company to read as follows:
N.C.R.R. Goldsboro to Greensboro.
27.52 miles, at $6950.57. .. .l,90e,051.00
Localized property (Sec. 62 a
Machinery Act) S,27.00
Totol l,lH4327.p0
"This correction is made in pursuance
of agreement entered into between the
Htate of North Carolina and the Railway
Company pending the final determina
tioa by the courts of the valuation on
which the company would be subject to
ad valorem taxes for the year 1921. Yon
should, therefore, use this valuation in
computing taiea against the Southern
Railway Company subject to correction
when the case is finally determined.
How Wake Wul Safer.
How will this reduction of ,12,S2.T"rn
the North Carolina Railway situate in
Wake county affect the revenues for
Tenant Farmer Takes First
Honor In Individual Exhibit
WESTMORELAND IS
TO DIE WIBER 21
Governor Morrison Denies Pe
tition of Defense For
Commutation
Governor Cameron Morrison, pros
trated with his final refusal to com
mute the death sentence of J. T. Har
ris, executed at the State Prison Thurs
day morning; for the slaying of F. W.
Monnish, of Alabama, was recovered
sufficiently yesterday to deny the tom-
mutation appeal of mother and attor
ney of W. Y. Westmoreland, of Iredell
county, convicted pf murder in the first
degree. He will be exoeutcd .Novem
ber 1.
Westmorolund was convicted in Jan-
iiaryj 1921, for the murder of James
Nance and the only question before
the jury was whether the murder was
committed by Westmoreland or by the
State's witness, Ivey Siuimns, who ad
mitted he was in the lor lure ."iitomolnle
driven by Nance, and assisted n est-
morcland conceal the body in an aban
doned well. Simmns eonteod d h assist
ed through fear of his life. The jury
convicted Westmoreland, however, and
the Supreme Court found no error.
Appearing with the mother ol west
moreland yesterday were attorneys Z
V. Turlington and J. H. Burke, attor
neys, of Taylorsville. They had noth
ing to offer in the way of new evi
denee.
Governor Appeared Weak.
While the Governor appeared lo be
weak from his experiences of the but
few days, he heard the appeal through.
He came to his office in the afternoon
only for a short time, but was on the
streets later m tho day.
The condemned man with the wit
ness, Ivey Bimms, were both born and
recred in Iredell county a few miles
from the town of Mooresville. On the
day of the homicide, the defendant and
the witness left the village of Lend is,
in Rowan county, traveling by train to
Stutesville, where thty secured an au
tomobile, driven by James Nance to
Statesviife.
According to the evidence, Westmore
land invited Simms, botsi of whom had
been drinking, to spend the night at
the home of his mother below Trout
man's in Iredell county. Arriving near
the house, Westmoreland left Sim-ns in
the car with the driver. While, he was
(tone, Simma testified that he fell
asleep, and was awakened by Westmore
1'nd's return.
"Why I believe the man in the back
sent is about to go to sleep, Westmore
land said, according to Bimms.
res, I believe he is, Nance was
quoted as replying.
Simma Tells of Killing.
"He didn't more than get 'Yea, I be
lieve ho is' out until the pistel fired,'
testified Simms. "I raised in the back
seat and said, 'What in the world is
the matter, Mr. Westmoreland J' He
had the gun up and cut his eye-over
toward me,' and never spoke, and
leveled hie gun again and shot the
man in thi head."
6imms reported the' matter to the
police of Statesville, after he had seen
Westmoreland take money from the
pockets of the dead man and after he
':ai assisted Westmoreland h.v the
"UUJ l All M l.i IIUI'IICU WCII.
POPLIN CASE TO GO TO
JURY SOMETIME TODAY
feinston. Oct. 31. With the majority
of abont 65 witnesses examined, taking
of" 'evidence "liT fhe "ca 'of Jqnn b.
Poplin, charged with the murder of
his brother-in-law, Bert O. 8uggs, was
temmatec. -thrt afternoon: : - The" ewe
will go to the jury tomorrow.
Many prominent residents testified
for both the prosecution and defense.
A'npmhrr of eye witnesses taw .the
shooting of fiuggs in an tffray with
Poplin over he latter domestic af
fairs here last rummer.
RALEIGH. N. C.
" ssnaessaisJsx
schools and Mads and other eonnty
expenses in the county and districtaf
At the request of The News and Ob
server, the County Auditor, Mr. Henry
0. Holding, has furnished the .follow
ing figures;
HY C sUILSOAD
Oriental for W'.tw
GtlMMl school llt.U1.ll t T.S17.S! I .TSS
Ginrrml county l.tM.IS 1.M4.U 1.1'.! 4'.
lYcntr red.. I.1M.7I 1,S4.I 1.12.45
C o v r t h mm,
county aom
l.nrfi Ml.U stl.Ps WM
Serial (kfcMht
li.lr.ih .rodvd
,rh.U MM 1.1M Si ill 04
Cry. No. t.
chuol .... X.3MT 1,47.7S SOS.M
OHar Fork.
No. ..school M il IV 54 14 74
Hotu. Crtk.
No. r.chook SM 21 N SI 13.?
St. M . r ' ..
No. 1. school I.lM.lt .sees .:
St. Mary'.
No. I. school. M7.T7 In 71 ItS.M
St. Nitt'i
No. S, .ckoob 444 IT :7I.2? 170 96
Swift Cruk
No. 4. CWW IMS) 14 .15 :
SrkMl Iw4i:
Kalmh traded
nohool bond.
No. lOt ... MIS 44 0 14.04
Cry. No. t.
cbool bond. 1,142 M 1.1.) It 703 06
Ih4ii
Wut.rn Wk. 1.77S.47 1.710 5 l.Oot H
(iarltr Itomd
Piltrirt ... 1 .513.94 6S IS StS.M
Tout 3J2.Jfi '."J 4io.il! ; it.K ee
So. far no reduction has been made
(Continued On Page Two
John Davis Wins $300 For Ex
cellent Showing of
Farm Products
ALAMANCE GETS FIRST
ON COUNTY EXHIBITS
Curtain Rung Down On Great
est Fair In History of
Association
John Davis, tenant farmer from
Waynu county, carried home the highest
honors awarded by the State Fair Asso-ciotToTt-for
individual exhibits of agri
cultural products yesterday, winning
out tmt tmi UJlEn f slates like "Bilt-
niore, ' uenertu tarr a Ucconeecnee,
and u varied array of splendid eihlbite
offered by landed farmer.
Like the John Smith whose life story
in The Newa and Observer, has stirred
considerable comment lately, John
Davis has been a tenant farmer for 2K
years, but there the parallel stojps, ex
cept that he has nine children also, lie
has not moved once since he went to
farming; ho hati prospered moderately,
but most of his savings have gone into
the education of his children. All have
or will finish hi;h school.
John Davis' exhibit has attracted wide
interest at tho Pair, particularly the
wording of his banner, which reads
'John Davis, Tenant." lie lives on the
hind of T. B. Parker, Ptate Warehouse
Cummiitsioiier. Another placard with
the exhibit probably explains the fait
that Mr. Davis was abio to win the
highest honors, and t'W in priie money.
It identifies the exhibit as belonging to
"Mr. and Mrs. John Davis." It is the
only exhibit at the Fair where the wife
is included in the ownership.
Alamance Wins.
Alamance county stands at the top
of nil the counties in the excellence of
county exhibits, in the opinion of the
judges, and ypung C. K. eVott, county
agricultural agent and son ef B W.
Hcott, who brought down ao interesting
an individual exhibit could scarce con
tain his pride yesterday. Though not
ono of the largest, the exhibit was in
telligently worked- out, depending not
upon mass display, but upon instrue
tivn arrangement for its effect.
The Fair is over. The eihibitors have
gathered together their ribbons, and
their wares; the carnival has folded its
tents and faded away; the last of the
multitude, full of hot dogs inwardly
and loaded down with prize dolts, cheap
tr.nkets and the myriad worthless clap
trap that they must needs get in or
der to prove to themselves and the
world that they have been to the Fair
have gone, today the grounds will be;
empty, save for a few straggling exhihi-'
tors who were too tired yesterday to
pack up, and the vanguard of the negro
fair which opens next week. i
Yesterday ought to have been called '
"Haleigh Day.'' Most of the erowd, and ,
there were several thousands, were Ral
eigh people, with a sprinkling of out-
of town folks who stayed over, or who ;
came in for the day. It was the mos'
I enjoyable day of the week. Crowd !
enough to make it interesting, hut not !
so big as to be overwhelming, as on
Thursday. The weather was more ge
nial, a touch of frost in the air, with
a bright, generous sun.
Friday Good Day.
Coneessionnaires and the show people
did their best day. Thursday there!
were so many people that nobody eonld
get anywhere
Yesterday they were
not pushed nnd shoved from where ever!
they stopped with the motion of in
vestigating some of the offerings of the
midway, to munch a hot dog, to .uaff a)
bottle of pop, or to toss a few balls at
a grinning rag doll. The races drew
larger erowdsand the free attractions
more enfhniiasm,-"' -
The Fearless Greggs again contrib
uted more thrills than they had bar
gained, far. sad tame .Tery.nMr. to bcinlf-.?; 4ob. JtpVv heard aboat tho
in the debt of the undertaker. One pf
the men was injured in Wednesday's
smash when the eatjipaulting auto
mobiles collided in midair, aad since a
woman of the troupe baa been working
ia bis place. Thursday the negotiated
(Continued on Page Two)
SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 22. 1921.
ASHEVILLE VOIH
I
ELECTED DELEGATE
Mrs. H: A. Dunham First Wom
an To General Conference
From Western N. C.
RECEIVE SEVEN YOUNG
MEN INTO CONFERENCE
Another Class Is Received On
Trial and Will Be Given
Work In Conference Next
Tear; Committee On Tem
perance Makes Hot Report;
Other Features of Daj
High Toint, Oct. 21. The Western
North Carolina Conference, in aession
Sere today, availed itself of the hene
tits of the new law of the church per
mitting women to hold office and be
come delegates t a'l conferences b
electing Mrs. H. A. Ihinham, of Ashe
ville, as the first woman delegate ever
sent up from this to the g.ifrnl con
ference. Mrs. Dunham was elected on the first
ballot and leads the lay delegation.
Rev. G. T. Howe. D. D the present
editor of the North Carolina Christiau
Advocate, and Re. A. W. Hvler, editor-
e'ect of that paper were the only two
clerical debgntes elected on the first
ballot.
Election Chief Featare.
The election f delegates to the gi-n
era! conference nun the ovi.r&haduniag
item of business in the conference t"
day. A second ballot was taken tor eler
ical delegates, but the time arrived for
the sdjournment of the conference f'r
,the day,, the ba'loM were scale,! and tl
results wil not be ma,l public ti'!
Saturday morning. All of the lay d"lc
gates were elected and are aiming the
most prominent men ot the church and
are husincsa men of large intcreMi
in this section of the State.
Another matter of great imortanc
taken up today was the adiiiioiion of .
hue class of young nn-n into the con
ference on trial. Thi re were thirteen
of thee and they will be given work
ia the conference next vciir
Yonng Ministers Received.
A class of seven young men were
received into full four.. -etim, ihnp
Darlington delivering to them a very
strong address as he
disciplinary l)uestions
monished tho young
the presence of lied
of the church and
meant for them to
propounded the
The iiishop nd
men to stand in
beforo the altar
realiie what it
wear the ermine
of a minister of the Gospel. He told
them that their trial was behind them,
and that their brethren counted them
worthy to take upon themselves th
larger work of the ministry.
"As I ak you these solemn questions
I want you to think of them,' said
the Bishop. The Christ. h" die.) on
'he cross is your Saviour. There i.s no
,!ry eboitt ( hrist, I never despair
Ci" a man who has an abiding kaoAledge
o( the fact that Jctis has saved him.'"
Stick To Ministry.
One question the young ministers
core required to answer was: "Are
vou resolved to devote yourself wholly
to tho ministry!" All ann crcl ye
lou will nave trouble if you turn
iway from 1ho minitry," declared the
bishop. ''If vou start out to writ life
insurance you Till soon have lo rile
a bishop or a presiding elder. Don't yon
let the devil make you believe that the
hurch won't take care of you if you
take care of the church. He sure to
eonform to the discipline of the church.
Hot Temperance Report.
The committee fln' temjieranre made
red hot report to the conference and
Her. M. K. Cotton, of tho Anti S i oon
league de'ivered a stirring address
He would have church members cease
going on bonds for bootlegger and
blind tigers. had sentenees is the only
cure, and he urged that when violators
of the law are sentenced that they be
allowed to remain on the roads and that
no church member ask for a par
don.
Prayer Service.
Pishop Darlmct ,n conduited the"
prayer services this morning for tliirtj
minutes lieforc time for the convening
of the conference. He used for a tett :
"Fear Hath Torments," and from this
he delivered a strong devotional sd
(Continued on Page Two!
j SUNDAY'S "OLD RELIABLE"
I With th world disarmament con-
ferenc In the offing, ' people ar
sain thinking of war and ita cause.
; The News and Observer tomorrow
ill hav a number of article bear.
I ng on this very important subject,
j Frank Simond will hsve an II
i iuminating article on European
I iiplomacy, which h saya will b nn
job at th Washington eonfer
nc. "Is There Such a Thing aa the
Yellow Peril?" la disruned by
1'nrmer Secretsry of the Navy
losephaa Danlela. Then there Is an
recreating synopsis of Sir Auckland
'eddea address st Flora MacdoualJ
olleg this week. Sir Auckland say
war la a by-product of th apset
in the world today aad not the
cans.
Vo resnmbr tho rarr-fre boya
i " Franc to fir tit for free.
jom. many went over ine lop never
to com bark, other went over the
top and while their bodlea camo
back, their minds never did. Ia to
morrow' "Old Reliable" yoa will
find aa account ef some of the latter
bns that will touch yoa deeply.
- flow Mrbd Clto women bt.
Tied and cleaned up the towa ta told
by Nell Battle Lfwia.
theory ol relativity. , la Sunday a
News and Observer yoa will Snd It
described felly by Prof. Aadrow H.
PatUraoa, of th State lalveraity.
Ther"s always a big demand for
Siuday's paper; pat ia year order
leday.
OH INITIAL BALLOT
LABOR BOARD ORDERS RAW
WORKERS TO DEFER STRIKE
PENDING JOINT CONFERENCE
BRIEF SUMMARY 0
F
Yesterday's Developments In
Connection With Threat
ened Walkout
(liy The Associated Press.
Following are Friday's developments
in the railroad strike situation:
Chicago: Labor Hoard announces it
h, assumed jurisdiction in the rail
crisis, orders workers not to slk out
and cites union chii'fs and railroad
heads to appear before it October 2fi
fi a conference which board members
said should avert a ;rike. lloth sides
aiiuounce they ill appear for confer
ence.
Maintenance of w.1y union, with more
than e7o,("Mj members, and stationary
firemen, numbering ".". rail em
ployes, aiinouucc tivcrivlicliiung strike
Mites and prepare tor a nalk.nit with
other groups. Others of the eleven
"standard" unions expect to nunouuee
their 'decision Saturday or Sunday.
Heads of roads entering Chicago di
cuss plan to combat strike.
Packers begin storing all available
meat supplies in preparation for strike.
Cleveland: W. tl. U-e, head of train
men's union, in a statement following
labor board citation, asks by what au
thority anyone can compel a marl to
work, pointing out that the Cuited
States Supreme Court has uphill the
right to strike.
Washington : Learned that posibii
it y of President llanluig exorcising
wartime power to nin roads in case
of strike was discussed "frlcially, but
such action riot contemplated as yet.
San Antonio: Trainmen on the In
ternational and tireat Northern' prepare
to curry out plan t'or v ilkont Saturday
despite labor hoard's pronouncement.
St. Louis: Heads of snuthwestern
Lines announce everything legally pn
iblti will be done to operate rends it'
the: ' is ii strike.
ll.iloton. Pa-.: nthracit mines
pushed at full speed in separation for
strike.
SOl'TH EASTERN OFFICIALS
PREPARE TO MEET STRIKE
Atlanta, (.ia., Oct. 21. - Representatives
of twenty-one railroads including prac
tically evTTT'irrir in-Tho Southeast, at a
meeting here today laid p'ans to meet
the threatened strike and adopted reso
lutions endorsing the ten n r cent wage
reductions decided upon recently by
the Association of Hallway Kxecutives
at its meeting in Chicago.
The Soufliern Kail'.ay sysu in. which
had announced it, look no part in the
Chicago meeting whieli demanded au
addition;, I nage reilui tion, was not rep
resented here today.
W. K. Cole, piesid. ut ol the Nash
ville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Rail
way, who prcudi d nor today's confer
ence, said the executives wero unani
mous in agreeing upon means to mei t
a strike and that they hope to be able,
to serve the public in case of a w.alk
i -it. No dotal s of plans Mere .lis
closed.
'BABE" RUTH ABANDONS
BARNSTORMING TRIP
New York, Oct. 21 "Bbe" Ruth.
"Home Run hing;' has abandoned
his bsrnntorming trip and ha ex
pressed regret at having violated
the rules of orgsniied baseball In
engaging In post-seseon exhibitions.
Col. T. L. Huston, part owner of the
Ne York Yankees, annoonced to
night en his retnrn (rom -Scrsn-ton.
Pa.
CONFIRMS STORV.
Srranton, Pa.. Ort. 21 Rabe Roth
confirmed late tonight th report
that he has abandoned his barn
storming tour. He said he had
reached an agreement with Colonel
Huston, of the New York Yankee.
WILSON AVERAGES MORE
THAN 33 CENTS A POUND
Wilson, Oct. 1)1.- H. H. Jolinon, sec
retary of the Wih.nn ThIkicco iionrd of
Trade, reports the t'.ta! sales for th
week endir.g October -U, as 2,366,11!
which sold (or $?M!,!i'.'i.ii71 un average
of tM.1..r) per liun 'In !, which is an in
crease of W2 cents per, hundred over the
previous week. The gre.it amount of
shipped weed keej'S the sycrnge down.
The better gra-lei nro bringing very
high prices.
Per the se.inrt there ave 1 ten bid
!C,1'"A1!06 po.ji.'ls. wh.ch Lji.us'.t JC'S-J.
llDs.il-'ll, an all round average' f '.'
per hundred.
FUNERAL OF J. T. HARRIS
IS HELD AT ASHEVILLE
Ahevllle. Oct. 21. Th funeral
of i. T. Harris, who was electro,
rated st th Stat pnlteatiary in
Raleigh yesterday for the murder
of F. W. Monnish, wealthy, Ala
baman, was held st Riverside
t cmetery here tndar. The hody,
was taken directly to (he cme
tery. wher privat sere Ice wer
condacted.
OFFICERS SEARCH FOR
ALLEGED INCENDIARY!
-IHcobfy-.' Oct.- -Bl,--45airb erurjtf
officers aided by bloodhounds today nre
searching for an alleged incendiary who
it. believed ..to jiaye. itarteJ . the 1.10
which last nigit- destroyed a largo I aru
and quantity of feedstuff on ihe farm
of Thurston liuss, a former deputv
sheriff. IIuss about a yer;r ago was ac
tive against blockaders in this county
and the authorities believe an enemy
made on account of bis operations sc'.
fire to the barn.
STRIKE SITUATION
TEN PAGES TODAY.
BARRETT SATS' WORKERS
ON SOUTHERN WILL GO
ON STRIKE OCTOBER M
. Aakevliba, Oct. JL Msiktn of
the fonr brotherhoods employed on
Southern linos, include In group
No. 1, called to strike October 10,
will go oat, said Jamea F. Barrett,
Prealdent ef the North Carolina
Federation of Labor tonight follow,
eg a conference with chairmen aad
member of the organisation from
this dUtrlct. '
V. P. I. STUDENTS OFFER
SERVICES IN THE EVENT
OF STRIKE ON RAILROADS
Rlackaharg, Ya Oct. 21. The
rorpa of cadeta of the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, eight 'handred
and afnet-aix atrong, voted ananl
moutly her tonight to offer then
services to the State of Irglnia la
case th protected railroad atrik ma
terialises. E. R. Lask, president of
the corps of radets, wired the follow
ing mitui to Coventor Went mo re
tail 4 Davis tonight:
"Realising that If th projected
railroad strike materialise It may
result la serious interferenc with
the necessary movement of food,
stuffs and other supples, th cadets
of th Virginia Polytechnic Insti
tute desire to voluiteer their service
to the State of Virginia In th event
they raa b of aid in the handling
of necessary traffic.
TEXAS TRAINMEN ASSERT
STRIKE TODAY WILL BK
A 100 PER CENT AFFAIR
San Antonio. If las. Oct. 21. H.
II. Frame, general chairman of the
brotherhood of Railroad Trsinmen
on th International and Great
Northern Railroad, announced to.
night, following a meeting of liitiii
hers of the onion, that the strike of
trainmen on that road, scheduled for
tomorrow noon, would be a 10e per
cent affair.
Government Feels Other Ave
nues Are Open For Settle
ment of Strike
Washington, Oet.wjl. Use hy the
government of its war powers to avert
tho. threatened nnlion-wiJo strike.
while suggested in soaio quarters, will
not he exercised, it was stated lute to
day in high ml in i nWit mt leu circles. 1
The impression was given that the
nsiiinistratioii feels nthir avenues are
npen by v.lwch a settlement may lie
leached. No indication was given,
however, a tv what emrro would be
fuHuweil ur v.-hat .iifoniL.-itimi the gov
ernment may have -had from the labor
hoard.
Other Channels Open.
It was made plain hy h.gh orliciais
that thiv believed the use pf ivar
power '.a not. necesary, meanwhile
ileil inng that "llii nfitinn ,s at in-nee."
Ih-lief v ;a "Xin'i-ti tht aniicaMc and
iefiniti' result could be nbtainei)
throiich negotiations rnh"r than by
use of forcji' Kile Ii u Imolvc'l in the ex
crcise of n nr pow r .
lu the al-sfseo of mi) indication that
'he ad in in rat ieii vvji Considering
mandate', , oitr. I of ra.lroails,
'lie iution la! or bear-l in citing
1'iioa lieatU and rail Hi. f. to appeal
fore it vri'; nit' r,-n te-l hero as show
ing Hint 'le' Ueiid had reecived as
-oraneeH -rii: W.ishu.gTon 'hat. it
: ervisien ef tho situation was un
,.ffei-:eil I., '..e inlet development.
Although di finite decision sgainst in
vocation of wartime powers was
r ached today, no doubt as expressed
in offn ial quarters that adequate au
thor.ty was iivailalde snd cn;,! .f. ni
ployed, should the ; erin l of negoti
alien prove fruit i .
DIscum War Covers.
iMsciisiion of tho ue of war powers
y the cal net was undcistrod to have
een limited, but several pertinent
far were developed which gave rise
lo 'he belief that some officials al
ready had worked out s program to be
followed in event a strike should men
a en the ntjpplv of essentials. It was
learned nlno 'l.nt ofli'ia' vho had sag
V Mi d ,:li a i ... " to the I'reaulenr
had' catalogued irei: available far tnun
"I.er.lli I.
Should a ailuativ:. ir.se necessitating
rcviisi iri tl re punt-re or other
uo'j.o'ls of t.-iujm r r- jr iv o r n men con
"roi, the War le; a-'ri.t nt would bc
Liiiniu t' e f. cal po.ut. ii was eipi.nned.
The urr.y i. Inuil hi, its personnel
isted ly " 'i 'ion and in in h position
In ...i do . ii.n alio.anl t'ain end
i an it- tie, f some ttnrtv thottsrirJ
"WFI.1S' STORIES HOI' Mi
TO IIF, READ W IDELY."
Ralph II. (.raves, asitociat protes
tor In Ih ' Columbia School of Journ
al. m, rummtnting on the Journalis
;ic shility of H. t. Wells, who wil!
: .vrr the Arms Congre for The
. v and Observer snd The New
link Wurlo, n quoted by The World
as saving-.
''II. ti. E vils' lories of the coming
Arms Cnrr3 ar boond to be read
wid'ly. Ol course h ha a large
reading group srradly established in
tttix' topuir', end rhr pnbltcr reidtie
tint he la siimirshly qualified to
writ up the coming congress. His
fjrm'i. w-u.irigH ..haye. .ecre ... hia
p ic t.'.ong writer snd his capa
billilr alui'Z the tine of Ihe Disarm
smcnt (nnKie sr unusually good.
II will understand th altuation and
analvx It for Ih readers ef The
World, which Is te be congratulsted
upon this project.'
WAR POWERS NOT
TO BE E
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
Government Takes Unexpected
Step To Prevent Walkout and
Enforce Obedience To De
crees of Board '
UNION CHIEFS AND RAIL
HEADS CALLED TO MEET
AT CHICAGO WEDNESDAY
Decision From Conference
Woald Not Be Announced
Until After October 30, Date
Set For Strike, Which Would
Prevent a Walkout Unless
Unions Defy Orders of Th
Board; Sensational M!ov
Comes As Surprise and Lit
tle Comment Made Br
Unions or Boads, Although
Both Will Attend Confer,
ence; Action Taken After
Board Is Notified Govern
ment Is Behind Its Xfforts To
Avert Strike; Workers On
' Texas Road Prepare To Go
On Strike Today
Chicago, Oct. 21. (By the
Associated Press.) The gov-
ernment today moved to pre
vent a railroad strike and to
enforce obedience by both
unions and roads to decrees of
the United States Railroad La
bor Board, the board formally
announcing that it had assum-
ed full jurisdiction in the rail
road crisis and ordering the
workers not to strike pending
a conference of union heads
and rail chiefs, which is called
for October 26.
A decision from this confer
ence will not be announced
nutil after October 30, the
scheduled strike date, board
members said, declaring that
in this way a walkout would
be averted unless the unions
defied the board's orders not
to strike pending a ruling.
Government Backs Board
The action was taken following' re
ceipt from Washington of information
that every interested branch of th
government would lack the board in
its attempts to settle the rail difticultiee
members declared.
While both earricra . anil unions
promptly announced thev would comply
with the order eiling then to appear be
foro Ihe board next Wednesday, W. O
lee, president of tho Ilrotherhood of
Rnilroad Trainmen, one of the organi
zations which has called a strike, in a
statement given out in Cleveland, asked
by what authority any one could com
pel a man to work and pointed out
that the riirht to strike had been tip
held by the Vnited States Supreme
Court.
Prepare to (.0 On Strike
At tho same time, trainmen on th
International nnd tireat Northern, a
Texas road, prepared to carry out thmr
plum to strike tomorow nnd th main
tenance of way and the firemen's
unions, repre minting 4iiO,ti(Mi rail work
ers, announced here that they would
join the proposed valkout October HO
These two groups are part of the eleven
unions numbering three fourths ef th
nation's rail employes which had Toted
to strike, bnt had not isened a strike
call.
Stop Open Shop Ordar
Besides stepping into the breach be
tween the carriers and the five unions
which haye called a strike the train
men, the switchmen, the engineers, th
liremcn, and the conductors - Ih labor
bosrd summarily 'ordered the Tremont
and Gulf Railroad, a 77-mile line ia
Louisiana, to rescind its order install
ing an open shop effective at 6 p. m.
tonight.
Government Move Next
If the unions choose to carry throng
'Vike plan which the board asked
hem to deter, members of the board
end that the next move would come
;'roni Washington, inliiaatiiig that li
lay's action exhausted their attempt
to furnish the teeth which in the trans
portation act, the board was said by
many to lack. At the same time it wal
pointed out that the transportation net
.rives the hoard, power to cito the in
terejted parties for alleged violation of
its rtllmgs, as it did today in calling
next Wednesday's conference, hut pro
vides no penalties for violation of Its
decrees.
In connection with the Ibor Board
order to defer at nk action, it was
pointed out the "llig Five" union chief
yesterday iii'fflrmed the board that trie
strike ceuld not be postponed, as no
Larrangemenfs for such a contingency
had been made, although it could be
n'ttled
Sensational Development.
The board's announcement toddy
came as one of the most sensational
developments in the rail crisis since
the "Big Five" unions let it become
known that they were formally sending
out suthoruatiun for a strike. It wss
issued virtually without warning and at
a time when the consensus of opinion,
had Keen Hiat Wis governmental agency
had met an impa.tso in its attempt te
settle the crisis when its conference
-yesterday ..with, . onion .chiefs, xaa. ..4-..
journed w ith the announcement that no
results had been attained. Coming; as
the first instance where the board no
decisively .expressed authority which
many railroad and labor men had main
tained it did not possess, the board-
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