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J FOR HIS EXPULSION
Texas Congrtmman Censured
For Use of Obscene Letter In
sm The Record
Bin ronum in rkt i cdv
diu onuiiu in unL.i.t.rri .
TO HEAR ADDRESSES
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All of Horth Carolina Memhirt
Preisat Vote Against Iipul-
' sion But CotgrtiiiaMi ?on
Speaks In faror of Censure;
Oorefnor llorrlion In Wssh
ington Ths News and Obserter Butsan,
603 District National Bank Blflg.
Br EDWARD I BRITTON.
(By Special Leased Wire)
Washington, Oct. 27. It waa only by
a close shnva that Cnngressmss Blsn-
ton, 0l Texas, whose use of a letter con
taining obscene, filthy, vulgar language
aroused the ire of 'the House, escaped
being expelled. There were only eight
votes lacking of the necessary two-
thirds by which this would have been
done, sad it was only because those
who Toted against the resolution to ex
pel thought the punishment too se
vere that he got off with the resolution
to censure.
All the memliers of the North Caro
lina delegation who were present,
Congressman Doughton and Ward be
ing absent in North Carolina voted
against expulsion, though no, a voice
waa laised in "Condonation of his of
fense against decpncy. Among those
who spoke ngninst the resolution to ex
pel, but in f;ivor of a resolution to
censure waa Congressman Pou,,his po
sitioa being that expulsion w.is too se
ere a punishment.
Big Crowd la Gallery.
The crowd of y'uitora.who were pres
ent brought reminder of the big attend
a nee when President JVileoB delivered
the war message to Congress. AN the
galleries except the diplomatic gallery
were filled and there were crowds about
the doors. Despite th. fast that the
subject to he discr.ssed was that of the
use of vile and filthy language in the
leare to print" section of tho Con
Kre:onal Record there were a great
many ladies present, a matter that
caused much comment. But in the pre
sentation of the resolution, in the de
linte on tne matter, in the defense Of
his eoursa by .Congressman Blauton,
tliore wa nothing said that could not
lute been said is) tho choicest company.
Tho debate showed many cross lines of
purposes and .some of thnne nndoubt
eilly sarad the day for Congressmsn
Wanton.
Morrison ia Washington.
Governor Cameron Morrison arrived
Liio from Ri'.-ijfti this morning and
spent the day in the city, leav-.ug td
night for New York where snys he
ifoes for two or three days merely for
relaxation. 'I tell you" he said "a North
Carolina Governor in these days is
kept bny. The Stale ia growing and
its affairs are growing, giving a gor
ernor larfte matters to look after. I am
attending strictly to those affairs, I
am doing nothing in the field of
politics but am attending high duties of
the office. I believe in having a eon.
Ctruetive program and in giving atten
tion to it, and I am doing all I 0,1 n in
behalf of theao things which I regard
s for the best interests of the State."
A'ked what he had to say about a call
utnde on him by the railroads to issue
a proclamation in the State as to
law enforcement in contemplation of
the threatened railroad strike, Gover
nor llorrison said : 'I have nothing to
tdd to the address I made at Concord
during the strike of the textile work
ers at that place. I think my position
about law enforcement in the State
- U generally understood. The declara
tion at Concord was so recently made
and was given such widespread circula
tion that 1 feel there is no necessity
for me to make any further declara
tion upoi the subject." Ia the address
nt Concord the noitmn nf .ovpmnr
Morrison was that he KSM nothing to do
with the strike but that bis duty as
governor of the State of North Caro
Una waa to do the things necessary
to keep the peace and to uphold thj
law.
While in Washington Governor Mor
rison called on Senator 8immons id
Senator Overman and A. W. Mcly-n
of the War Finance Corporation railed
oa him. As Governor of a State he
jias the privilege of the floor of the
Senate chamber, ami spent c short
while there in company with Senators
Simmons and Overman, meeting a
Bomber of the Senators .during his
iait. This ia the first time that Gov
ernor Morrson has visited Washington
aiace his election.
A number of North Carolinian,
learning he was in the city called on
him to pay. their respects.
Another State official of North Caro
lina who was here today ia A. D.
Waits, State commissioner of revenue.
(Centlmcd oa P.g, Fifteen.)
1 Dyaawlie Wrecks Mine
Pittsburgh, Kas., Oct. 27.-The Gray
Wolf mine near Gross, Kansas, ws
wrecked by two charges of dynamite
shortly before nrdnight last nWht.
One cillarjre bf dynamite-wrecked the
Tipple mine s-d the eter the mo-tth
JlBeJ5rajrWplf jo. Ilpps mine, htm.
ge was so extensive that the mine 1
sea aoV'be worked for several days.
'Deputy Sheriff Sugg Gives
WomarSsAUege
Trial of Walatonburg Woman Gets Under Way Immediately
After Jury Brings In Verdict of First Degree Murder
. Against Wright Rouse, Negro; Implicated In Kill-
' ing of William WhiUey
Snow Hill, Oct. 27.-Trial )t Vn.
Sarah Whitley, of Walstonbtrrg, a
charge of first degree murder, waa Pe
gu a this morning immediately after a
jury bad brought in a verdict of first
degree murder in the ease of Wright
Kouse, negro, charged jointly with
woman, and Thomas Haves with mur-
d . in connection with the killing of
the woman's husband several months
ago. The negro waa aot sentenced by
Judge Daniels today..
It-was 4 o'clock this afternoon before
a jury was secured for the trial of the
woman. One hundred Wayne county
men were called as a special venire.
Bfe J. H. Harper, county coroner, tes
tified as to the cause of tho deattf of
William Whit lev. and the State then In
troduced Deputy Sheriff A. H. Bugg, to
whom Mrs. Whitley is declared to have
made her confession on the first night
after her arrest following the report
of the coroner s jury.
There being no fit plsee in the county
to- keep the woman, she remained in
Dr Harper's off)e in custody of Dep
ntr Sheriff Bun. She had come to
Snow Hill to testify at the inquest and
her story to the coroner was quite dif
ferent from that which Sugg, says she
told him that night. ' ,
Attorneys for the defense pressed the
question of whether the Whitley womsn
appeared to be sane and it her right
mind. "She was some different" from
other women, said the witness, -who was
ELECTOFFICERS
"ccky Mt. Scheduled To Land
Next Convention of United
Daughters of Confederacy
Winston-Salem, Oe. ZT.-Tonight was
historical evening in connection with
the annual session ei the Jioitk .Caro
lina division of the Daughters of the
Confederscy. Features included an
sddreas by Colonel A. H. Beyden, ef
Salisbury, presentation of portrait ' if
Colonel William Johnston, of Charlotte,
by Mr. and Mrs. Willjim Johnston
Andrews, and warding of prises on
best essays on historical reminis
cences snd etc.
. pffleers were elected st this after
noon's session. Mrs. Thomas W, Wil
son, of Gastonia, was re-elected presi
dent; Mrs. J. K. Norfleet sud Mrs. P.
A. Gorrell, of Winston-Salem and Mrs.
John Hollister, of New Bern, first
second and third vice presidents, re
speetively ; Miss Mary Henderson, of
s-lishtiry, recording secretary; Mrs. D
M. Jctfes, Gastonia, re-elected cor
responding secretary ; Mrs. D. G. Be'.l,
Morehead City, registrar; Mrs. L. P.
Long, Newton, re-elected treasurer;
Mrs. H. M. London, of Raleigh, recorder
of crosses; Mrs. E. F. Reid, Lenoir
chaplain; Mrs. J. L. Bridge, Tarboro
historian; Mrs. Chas. 8. Wallucc, More
head City, director of childrcn'a chap
ters; Mrs. Ella Broadnax, Greens
boro, honorary president.
Announcement was made that ths
convention city for 1922 would be
chosen at Friday morning's session.
It was predicted that Rocky Mount will
be an ea.e- winner.
GaesfS At Lancheoa.
At a luncheon at the Country Club,
tendered the daughters by Mr. P. H
Ilunes today, the visiting delegate.
were presented to Mr. Hanes by Mrs.
H. L. Riggins, after which Mra. Wil
son, convention president, and Mrs.
H. A. London spoke briefly, bat ap
propriately, expressing the appreeintiou
of the coartesy extended the eonven
tion by Mr. Hanes.
At the sfternoon session the conven
tion endorsed the book entitled, 'OH
Time Stories of the Old North State,'
and passed a resolution asking the
State textbook commission to place it on
the list of books to be used in th;
public schools -of the State."
Following the luncheon at the Coun
try Club this afternoon the members
of the Colonial Dames In the city st
tending the convention held a con
ference at which the work of that or
Trtnizatinn in the State was discussed.
Mrs. H. L. Riggins presided.
One Of the important features of
this morning's business session wst
reading of report of committee on re
vision of by - aws and constitution and
the adoption of ehanges In several
seetions.
A spirited discussion arose when' the
proposed change of the plan of elect
ing State officers waa read. The com
mittee recommended that a nominating
committee be named by the president
and then elected by the eonventior..
The duties of this committee to be
to select suitable persons for the State
offices. The change was voted down
and the' officers will continue to be
elected from ths floor, as hss been the
custom for some years. The time of
eWtion of Chapter officers was changed
Crorn November to October.
Congratalate General Carr.
At the suggestion of Mrs. H. A. Lon
don, of Pittsboro, telegram of eon
gratulations wss sent General Julian
si. Carr, who on Wednesday was elected
enmmander of the United Confederate
Veterans st reunion in Chattanooga,
Tenn. , .
The Convention this morning named
the three remaining scho'srships to the
North Carolins College for Woroe"n in
honor of the lste Mrs. William M. Pan
ley.-Mother of the North Carolina
(llrliHip Bf IB I'hiteTTahTers of th
(CeaUaaesl On Pge Two)
STATE DAUGHTERS
reluctant to commit himself further oa
the oueatlon of sanity. When court
closed for the day, the eross-examina
tion of the witness had aot been fin
ished. The deputy sheriff said Mrs. Whitley
told him of visit to the home of the
neiro. aceomuanied by Toss Hayes and
her children, when' she went so ret
some waahing dons. It was two weeks
later, according to the story told bugg
that she went bsck to see the negro.
. She was quoted as having asked the
neiro what she eould do to sell het
land, and waa to)d to use some powder.
which the negro gave her. Anetlier urns
she was told not to nsa ths powder but
a blowing- msehine. The witness quoted
her as earing, but the blowing machine
proved te be broken?
The negro then had produced a new
pistol, Bugg reported Mrs. Whitley as
saying, but she didn't have ths nerve
to use It whereupon the negro wss at
clared to have said that he did.. Then
it was that ths offer of five hundred
dollars was reported as being made.
Then came the fateful night when
the womsn said Tom Hayes came by
and told her he was going to get Wright
Rouse. Mrs. Whit ey -hsd remained
with her husband until llr3Q o'clock,
she told Sugg, and then told it would
be an hour before the tobacco barn,
where h) waa staying, would need his
attention. She had gone in ths house
and to bed. She heard the fatal shot,
and rati out to find ber husband dead.
.P
Receives Appointment As Di
vision Chief Under
Grissom
Clarence B. Pugh, of Eliiabeth City,
yesterday received the first spointment
to be made upoot .the reeamneadaUoa
of Gilliam Grissom, who qualified Mon
day as Collector' of Internal Revenue
fer the District of North Carolina.
The Elisabeth City man becomes a
division chief with headquarters at
Rocky Mount, succeeding W. S. Moye,
of that eity. Ths new appointee ha
for a number of years been prominent
ly identified with the faction of the Re
publican party headed by John Motley
Morehead, of Charlotte, now National
committeeman, and the last president
ial campaign was enlivened by a hitter
intra-party controversy between him
and Col. I. M. Meekins, slso of Klira
beth City. At that time, Col. Mekina
charged that his townsman had made
certain representations to Will H.
Hays, chairman of the national execu
tvie committee, in regard to deliver
ing the negro and textile vote in this
State and as a result of the charges
Mr. Pugh ceased to be prominently
connected with the campaign. Although
belonging to the minority faction of
hii party, Col. Meekins was ths first
to be rewarded and received the big
get plum, having been appointed attor
ney to the Alien Property Custodian
in Washington.
Upon taking office Mr. Grissom an
nounced that he would retain the en
tire force of office deputies left by
his predecessor, but has been busy
making recommendations for lurcessors
to field deputies. A number of recom
mendations have gone forward, but the
appointment of Pugh, which wis mad
by telegraph yesterday by David IT.
Blair, Commissioner of Internal Reve
nue, was the first to be received in
Raleigh.
KITCHIN CONTINUES TO
IMPROVE IN HEALTH
Minority Leader In Coneress
Expects To Resume Duties
at An EarlDate
The News snd Observer Bureau.
flO.1 District National Bank Bldg.
By EDWARD E. BRITTON.
Washington, Oct. 27. The office of
Congressman Rltchin continues to re
ceive letters from Mr. Kitehin, who is
being treated- for attacks of dirtiness
at Albany by a specialist, is that his
condition continues to show steady im
provement, that ths operation on dis
severing bones that had grown. together
in the upper part of his nose appears
to hsve reached the seat of ths trouble.
It is the expectation that he will soon
be sble to resnms his duties in Con
gress. - A handsome oil painting of John Paui
Jones was placed in the offics of Senator
Overman today. Ths painting of this
great American sea fighter, wh6 waa
reared ia North Carolina, has been in
ths office of Senator Knox and his rooms
being changed sines his death the sup
erintendent of ths building had the
painting placed in Senator Overman's
office as be had sxpressed a desire for
ths painting.
Congressman snd Mrs., Zebulon Wea
ver hsve as their guests Mrs. W. H.
Dsvis and daughter, and Mrs. Nannie
CurtiS Winston, of Aaheville.
Among the North Carolinians visiting
Washington todsy sre: Mr. and Mrs. B.
B. Fountain, of Tarboro I Judge and
Mrs. W. P. Bynum, Greensboro; Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. 8. Edwards, Rocky Monnt;
Mr. snd Mrs W. 8. NorfleOjoiiaxo;
ETXT Travis ;" W.i. Underwood. Aahe-
Iboro; W. W. Griffin, New Beraj Onid
CLARENCE R
UGH
GETS FEDERAL PLUM
TAMPAR
EC0VER1HG
EFFECTS OF
DISASTROUS GALE
Street Car Service Partly Re
stored and Streets Cleared
of Debris
TELEGRAPH LINES PUT
. INTO -OPERATION AGAIN
1
Strsst Light. In full Blast In
'Downtown faction, and Few
Tfaoss of Storm Damage fit.
main; Stories of Shfjtwrsck
tt Sea and Other fiamagi
Coming In
Tsmpa, Ma., Oct. tt. Tamps has
emerged from the htlfricsne of Tuesday
and Tuesday .night to a point, where fhe
big storm bids fair to soon be nothing
more than a memory. Any person
walking or driving through the down
town section of .he eity tonight would
hsve been hard put to find a trace of
storm damage. To be sure, a number
of sidewalk awnings whose friendly
shade was sought in summer time by
pedestrians are missing; here and there
another awning ia supported Jiy tempo
rary props and in a few instances there
remains a plate glass window to be re'
stored. .......
' All Debris Gone.
But all st-rrm-debris ia gone, thanks
to hard work done by the city s street
cleaning department, the street car com
liany's crews, Snd individual workers
All street lights were on full bias
downtown anH the several "white wavs'
were as bright as ever.
8trr-et ear service was reitored i"
pa't tolay and will reach further O'l
tomorrow. The-e was sonu extension
auo cf light ana tvwer for homes an
industrial plants. The teleplionii com
pany restored a great number o
'phones to working ruder. Both telegraph
conipsaiea-oofc ap mere wires, so thnt
Tampa wrs 1.1 communication by on;
nary sears to neatly every pu'nt. The
ins 'liitami- telephone laws re iiill
w of she,:.
The Tribune got its first direct As
soeiated Press service tonight since last
Monday.
Trala Service NersaaL
Trains are running in normal
to
nearly all points in thia section Of the
State. Highways are being cleared
debris. . -
Reports from outlying seetions indi
vtate that the first estimate of losses
were overdrawn. It Is probable that th
Tribune's estimate, published Wednes
day morning st w,(HW.lHMi total for the
entire storm swept section, with loss of
tl.300.0uo tb f ,000,000 in Tampa and
its suburbs, will prove very close.
Unquestionably, the citrus fruit trees
have suffered and there has been a heavy
loss of fruit. This lose ranges from
perhaps 50 per cent in Lee nad Pinellas
counties, down to 50 in Hillsborough,
10 in Polk to only trifling damage in
Lake, Orange, Pasco and Hernando coun
ties. There was considerable fruit loss
in Manatee county, espeeilly alonu the
coast.
Death List At Five
The death list in the storm
standi at five three at Tampa
two at St. Petersburg.
Not to exceed one hundred
at ill
and
and
twenty five persons were rendered
homeless by the storm in Tampa and
these have been taken care of by neigh
bors snd by the Red Cross local, which
promptly ojiened two relief stations
Supplies of clothing and hotise furnish
ings, as well as food, have been mad"
available, the city government making
good any which the Red Cross could
not supply.
Of the five or six ships which were
washed afbore here during the stonr
only, one or two will lie lost. The
others can be put back to tlie water.
An odd sight is a three masted sehoon
er, the Thomas B. Garland, high tnd
dry, with a former mine-sweeper and
a steel hulled barge nestling alongside
the schooner. A'l three will be . al
vaged and set afloat again.
Damage Chiefly Oa Coast
,HThs greater part cf the damage wae
(Centlneed en pare Twe.l
FROM
Baptist 'Board Exonerates
And Commends Dr. L. Mays
Asheville, Oct. 27. The executive
committee of the Southern Baptist As
sembly," vThTeK, '"for several weeks has
been investigating charges against Rev.
Dt. Livingston T. Mays, secretary, made
by Judge Frank Carter, attorney for
J. T. Harris, electrocuted for the mur
der of F. W. Monnish, today made pub
lie its report and commended Rev. Dr.
Mays for "his efforts and activity for
moral righteousness and to uphold the
civil law, and especially to uphold the
enforcement of the prohibition law at
Ridgecrest, and thst he only did his
duty as a citizen of the State, and what
he was required by law to do in an
swering the witness summons and giv
ing testimony in the murder trial of
J. T. Harris, and we sre eonvjpeed be
cause of the lActs brnnght.out in the in
vestigation, and which developed in the
continuation of -efforts of Judge Frsnk
Carter to secure the ewmmutrWon of the
sentence -of J. T. Harris, that the at
tack originated in and wss instigated
by a malicious spirit"
Ia ths report the original affidavits
intruliirsd by Judys Frank Csttse da
rogatory to the character of Bee. Dr.
M.ys,are presented. Also the strides'
ofrered by Ber. Dr. Mjva - to refute
UNION CHIEFS A T CHICAGO 1
WITHDRAW STRIKE ORDERS;
TELEGRAPHERS TO FOLLOW
PRESIDENT SPEAKS
TO LARGE CROWDS
Brings His Trip To South To
Close With Several Ad
dresses In Georgia
APPEALS FOR ENDING
SECTIONAL DIVISIONS
Hardinr Broadens His Gospel
of "Understanding and Good
Will" at Statne of Henry
Grady Near Atlanta; Pays
Visit To Gamp Benning and
Columbus, Georgia
Atlanta, Oa., Oct. ST. President
Harding concluded his visit to the South
todsy with a. series of speeches' in
Georgis, reconsecrating his adm nistra
tion to the task of finally obliterating
sectional divisions.
In two addresses in Atlnnta and one
at Columbus the President told crpwds
of cheering Georgians that it was one
of his fondest hopes to see his Presi
dency bring North and South into com
plete (harmony and co operation.
8peaks of Conference.
At the statue here of Henry W. Grady,
Atlanta's apostle of national reeouciliaa
tion, Mr. Harding broadened his gospel
of "understanding and good will" to
include all the world and gave notice
that if ths armament conference fails
to bring the nations into complete con
cord ''it will be no fault of the United
States of Amerira."
Many thousands heard and cheered
the Chief Executive at the monument
and a smaller gathering of business men
applauded him when he expressed a
similar plea for understanding at a
luncheon at the Druid Hills Country
Club. Applsuss greeted him the length
of a street parade, along the route of
which thousands crowded the sidewalks
and cross streets Respite a driixling rain
which fell part of the afternoon.
Another Noisy Crewe.
Bo great was the crowd which jammed
about the Grady monument thnt many
jcusUd not hear and those on the out
skirts made such a disturbance that the
President twice interrupted his sjieech
to try to quiet them. The noiie con
tinued, however, so that Mr. Harding
had to- tax his voice to rpake it carry
even to those nearby. At Inst a force
of police reserves joined the soldiers
and cadets assigned to preserve order
Following his address the President
was escorted to the Georgian Terrace
Hotel, where be was tendered a slmr.
reception before hia special train de
parted for Washington.
Visits Camp) Beanlng
The President's visits to Atlanta
and Columbus followed an early mom
ing stop at the infantry school a;
Camp Benning, where the chief eieru
tive saw a realistic demonstration of
an infantry attack In which all the
forms of fire of real wsrfare -ver-brought
into play. In a speech later
at the luncheon hers Secretary Weeks,
of the Wsr Department, a mem!er of
the Presidential party, praised the
spectacle and declared that ("amp
Denning ''was one of the things that
should not be scrapped" in the after
war clean -up.
During the day's speech making, Mr
Harding did not again mention 'he
raee problem, on which he delivered
an address yesterday in Birmingham,
Ala. Another member of his cabinet,
however, Secretary Fall, of the Interior
Department, alluded to the Birming
ham address at today's luncheon as one
of the greatest deliverances ever ad
dressed to the American, people,
Praiaee Birmingham Speech
"I want to say t you," he said, "that
(Continued en Page Two)
charges by Judge. Carter and those muk
ing affidavits sgaiust him art preajeutfd
in he committees report in full, and
in which Kev. Dr. Mays presented s
long list of testimonials, made in .he
form of affidavits, from prominent peo
pie ana old citixeas of ths towns in.
which the charges were made against
him, which are highly complimentary to
the secretary and subject of the at
tacks said by the committee to. "have
originated in and instigated by a ma
licious spirit."
Insofar ss the ehsrges sgsinst Rev
Dr. Mays sre concerned, the executive
committee making the investigation and
report gives the following to tU press:
Because of the widespread publicity
given to the charges mfde in the affi
davits, snd by Judge Frank Carter
against the character of Dr. L. T. Maya
and in order that the brotherhood and
public may know the facte of the affi
.davits against Dr. Mays sad of the affi
dsvits snd testimonials presented to the
executive committee by Dr. Mays i
rebuttal and refutation of the Carter
affidavits, ws believe it ear duty to
ts-Swene -eewe' weoehwtwoew sjunVwrtv-
lie through the press, thst an intelli
gent, trnthfol and impartial judgment
may be jendsiid by thenV
RESOLUTION DECLARING STRIKE
OFF IS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED
President of Conductors Says Strike Order Was ReacindoJ B
cauae of "The Growing Public Opinion That tho Striko
Would Be Against the Labor Board and Consequently
the Government, and Not Against the Rail
roads"; Also Evident, He Added, That
Washington Adminiatratioa ' Was Op
poeed to Unions and That They
Had Little Chance of GAinlne
Their Objectives; Unions'
? ' Statement
Chicago, Oct. 27. (By ,the Associated Press.) The rail
strike scheduled for October 30 waa averted tonight when lead
ers of the switchmen, trainmen, conductors, engineers and fire
men, at a' joint meeting, adopted a resolution withdrawing
authorization of a walkout and officials of the railroad tele
graphers' organization announced they would take similar
a jit TL. ...... 1L. I 11 a ..
aiiiun. xjicvee wrre me oniv
strike.
The vote calling off the strike was unanimous by all organi
zations, W. G. Lee, president cf the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen, announced. The official wording of the resolution
adopted wag that "the strike be declared not effective."
Wat Close Vote
The vote in the individual unions was unusually close,
however, the fireman particularly holding lengthy arguments
before agreeing to cancellation of the strike order, the labor
chieftains said. In some of the groups the ballot was de
scribed as "the closest in history on a similar question." All
of the differences were ironed out by the different unions,
however, and the final showdown found all of them castini
their ballots for "no strike."
Little Chance For Success
L. E. Sheppard, president of the Order of Railway Conduc
tors, said that the unions had decided to call off the strike be
cause of "the growing public opinion that the strike would be
against the labor board and consequently the government, and
nui aguinai me raiiroaas.
It was evident also that
tration was opposed to us and that we would have had little
chance of gaining our objectives,'' said Mr. Sheppard.
WAGECUTCAUSE
OF STRIKE ORDER
Brief History of Developments
In Connection With Rail
Strike Matter
Chirng,,. Ills, Oct. :7.-( it,,. As
soeiated Press.) -The decision of the
United States Ubor Board on July
1 authorizing tho railroads to reduce
:i(res of their employes mi average of
1- 12 jmt cent was tho event in the
series which led up t" the orders for
a general strike by six unions.
Bo noil aa this ilcrisioa was rendered,
:i majority of the rail unions voted,
overwhelmingly in favor of a strike
rather than nccept a Rae cut, a though
on some lines, notably the Pennsylvania,
tin re were divisions where groups of
workers voted not to strike.
Friction Among Unions.
The taking of the ballot itself, how
ever, developed some signs of friction
among the unions. W. (i le, president
of the Hrovicrhood of of Kailrond
Trainmen, sent out a a -penile ballot
to his men when the other unions in
cluded in tlu-ir ballots such questions
as ruks and working conditions. Mr.
Lee belli that it was illegal to vote
on anything but the a ready nuthoriied
wage cut.
Leaders of the hig four brotherhood?
trainmen, conductors, engineers and
firemen met in Chicago to decide wha'
action should be taken. On October I,
i was announced foriu'ily that a walk
nut lieginning Oclob I M and extending
prnjrresively in four distinct move
inents until virtually every road In the
country would be covered, had been
mthorired. The Kwitehmen's Union o!
North AiiiCriea immediately announced
that it would join the "Hig Four,''
while B. M. Jewell, president of the
railway emplves department, American
Kederation of fjibor, which is com
prised of the shop crafts unions -pub
liolv a n noun red that he "'woud fight
tooth and toenail to avert a walkout
by the eslovefl stuidnrd unions."
Board Takes Action.
A few days after the "Hig Five"
-trike call, the Unite. 1 States Iibor
Hoard sepped into the situation. The
three meinlters of Its public group who
had been summoned to Washington to
confer with President Harding an
nouneed their plan to avert tlie strik
no further reduction of wages and im
mediate reduction by ths roads and ac
acceptance t.f th July 1 w;,g decrease
by the unions. Both roads anil unionh
immediately reclared thrt p'an iniiwif
sihle. The board then trailed the union
chiefs into a conference ut Chicago,
scd pending this conference, the elever.
"standard" unions deferred action.
Nothing deielopcd at this conference
tnd the hoard then formally announced
that it ''assumed fu'l jurisdiction" over
the rail crisis and ordered the onio.it
aot to strike pending: a board hrnr
ing to determine "if the Transportation
Act had been violated in the strike ac
tivities.
Breaks Xf Rsths.
"Tlie execullves" of llio shop
craftflt
representing ftiO.Oixi men, then an-
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unions wnicn nan autnnnz-fl a
the entire Wa.-riinonr. ominiu
Railroads' Propaganda.
"We called this strike to
gain certain rights to which
our men were entitled," Mr.
Sheppard told The Associated
Press.
"It soon became evident,
however, that the roads were
succeeding in their misleading
propaganda to the effect that
we really would be striking
against the government.
Board's Ultimatum.
"This railroad propaganda
found its way to the United
States Railroad Labor Board.
This governmental agency told
us that it would look on a
strike as against it and the
government and not against
the roads, and that the full
force of the government would
be brought to bear against us
if we walked out. Under such
circumstances, there was noth
ing to do but annul our orders
for the October 30 walk-out."
Lee Breaks News,
The first announcement of
the executives action was
made by Mr. Lee. Rushing to
the floor below the hotel meet
ing room, where dozens of
newspaper reporters were con
gregated, he smilingly shout
ed :
"The strike is off boys, but
I've o'nly got one copy of the
resolution and I'll show that
to you tomorrow."
All of the union men were
smiling as they came out and
many of them jocularly
pushed and shoved each other
down the stairs. To all queries,
most of them merely replied:
"It's all settled. See you
tomorrow."
Send Message Today.
The code messages callin?
off the strike, arranged in ad
vance, will be sent out tomor
row morning, the union heads .
said. A code -word will be
sent to each general chairman
of the unions and he will in
turn forward the orders to
each of the subordinate of
ficials under him.
Board Decision Instrameatal.
Union leaders said that the resolution
ndnfited by the labor board announcing
that no further wage reduction peti
tions for any one group of emp'.oyes
wonld be considered until rules and
working conditions for that group had
been settled wss -decidedly instrumen
tal'' in bringing about the action call
ing off the walkout. They declared that
they believed under this resolution
it would, be months 1 bsfore theif pay
again could be reduced.
The union resolution- immediately
wr coflimnnicafed te ths labor bosrd
a'nirpr'pved" parficuTary gratifying to
Walter- MoMenimen, member
r
(Centinne4 ea fsge Kite.)
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