THE WEATHER:
TWIN CITY
ENTINEL
BALV TONIGHT WARMER,
FRIDAY FAIR
16
PACES TODAY
2 SECTIONS
FORTY-SECOND YEAR
Tf.1-' EASED WITUl v
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1921
u THE ASSOCI-Tv-r,
LAST EDITION
trout conu ma cbmt
LUTION SPREADING RAPIDLY I IDUSTKM Kill
mmittee Says Cotton and Tob
acco Farmers Will Get Low Prices If These Two Crops Are Not Reduced One Half In 1921
T
MANREVO
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EDIG'S POLICY Will. RF.
r" i - : ; ; :
tun Ar
isen is
HOI AFFAIR
10 AID IN SE1TOG M0USM
on to Make Sessions Exec-
ive Started Trouble As
the Meeting Convened
N TUMULT REIGNED
hos Wcro Limited to Ten Min
on Motion and Finally It
k Decided to Hold Sex-ret Sci-
n When Sif.to Was llelMf;
EnJorsed; About 300 There
(By Associated Press.)
pensboro, March 24. The exec-
committee of the Republican
In North Carolina met here
bon today to prepare endorse
b for seekers of federal Jobs
to perfect a smoother align
of party plans.
Iieated discussion developed at
latset of the meeting when F.
lanes, of the seventh district,
i that the session be executive.
fge W. S. B. Robinson, of Golds-
declared that "he would not
party to any attempt to keep
iepublleans of North Carolina
knowing what their commit-
n were doing."
lional Committeeman John M.
Bead, of Charlotte, Interposed
a motion limiting speeches to
inutea. He later offered an
idment which was adopted, to-
Ir with the motion, allowing
speaker ten minutes.
a few minutes tumult reigned,
der the vigorous gavel pound-
f Chairman Frank A. Linney,
wiia restored and committee
aunched Into a discussion of
potion.
bras decided to go Into execu-
fcession later In the day when
ements will be drawn up.
committee announced that it
not permit any office seekers
Iresa it.
ween 200 and 300 prospective
mnters were on hand when the
ittee met.
tho it was' thought last night
It appears that he is keeping
It appears that he is keeping
f Republicans here for . tnc
toff, who are not allowed in at
eetimr of the committee, are
rparently cheerful, laughing
the result of the national elec
and predicting a Republican
In 1924.
LATE HEAD OF CATHOLIC CHURCH IN U. S.
V.'. l!W
if
$b&
mm:
RE-PENALHES
IE
10 BE IMPOSED
is Send Note to Germany
Pay or Stand the Con
sequences is, March 24. (By the Asso
Press). The allied repara
commisslon delivered to the
an delegation here today a
replying to the German re
lo pay the 1,000,000,000 marks
n reparations account whicn
ommlsson had - demandea ix
(1 over vpstorHnv
f Germans were asked that tho
be transmitted to the German
fiment In Berlih as Quickly as
.
eommission. In its'noter says
nothing In - the- treaty of
'les which obliges it to hear
erman government upon tho
'"ns under which the deliveries
e up the twenty billion marks
nt to the allies (which article
f the ne.icn treatv stipulated
!1 be naM hv fiprmanv bv May
pould be made on appraised.
nto adds that the commission
J as long as possible before de
llns payment by Germany,
:inS the German government
1 take the necessary measures
Ji'y to fulfill Its obligations
article 235. The commission
Persuaded, however, it says,
J(,h is not the case.
commission states that It de-
the payment by March 23
billion -mark a In irnld to ap-
fn 'he reparations account be-
1 a certainty that Germany
s,sed sufficient funds to make
"e payment.
note concludes by saying that
'vent the total amount of the
0(10. 000 p.rM mirlr nnvment
. .lauuea over ueiween nw"
f'aV 1 and that non-payment of
Punt will entail penalties. The
,' Kovernment Is consideren as
''In); In fnlfliinn i ita under-
, the communication declares,
"reioie. the commission has
General Survey Shows World
Has More Cotton Than It
Can Use Up in Year
1921 CROP MUST BE CUT
N. C. Ranker Committee Confers
With Cotton Commission and
rrges UMliirtlon; Kum Condi
tons Apply ''to Tobacco! At
rrage Crops Moan Iow Price
ITty PARKER ANDERSON.)
Washington, March 24. At a meet
ing of North Carolina bankers In
Washington Wednesday, Including H.
C. McQueen, of Wilmington; W. B.
Drake, of Raleigh; W. L. Parsons,
of Rocky Mount; A. W. McLean, of
Lumberton. and It. O. Everett, of
Durham, with the cotton commis
sion, recently appointed by Gov.
Morrison, a general survey of the
cotton situation with regard to th
agricultural situation was mads from
the most reliable information obtain
able. It appears that there is a
larger surplus of cotton on hand at
the present time than at the same
time In any year In the past. The
domestic consumption Is greatly re
duced on account of the unfavorable
conditions in the home markets.
The foreign demand Is reduced to
approximately one-third on account
of the unsettled conditions and con
sequent lack of buying power la
foreign countries which, In normal
times, consumes about two-thirds of
the American crop. As an evidence
of this condition, It is reliably stated
that recently spot cotton was lower
In Liverpool than In New York tak
ing into consideration the adverse
exchange conditions.
Those who have studied the sub
ject most carefully are unanimously
of the opinion that with the present
lack of buying power both at homo
and abroad, there is cotton enough
on hand now to supply the actual
demand for a year or more, even If
no cotton at all were raised during
the year 1921 In America.
At the present time the price of
cotton Is fnr below the cost of pro
duction. With anything like normal
production In 1921, it Is likely that
not only tho new crop but this old
crop on hand and unconsumed will
Distiniruished Catholic Prelate Had Been in Failing Health for lt
seems that the only way to pre-
h ' it 11 t . It . ,' n n 4 Virriiia in i ... . t
im I11C1
tton sec-
at least
CARDINAL GIBBONS PASSES
AWAY AT AGE OF OF 87 YEARS
ENOUGH CDTTDN COMMITTEES OF
IS DN HAND HDW LABOR-CAPITAL
FOR YEAR'S NEED -CALLDNHAHDING
COMMUNIST UPRISING IS
SPREADING IN GERMANY;
HEAVY PROPERTY DAMAGE
iistuuruiehed rainoiic rreiaie nau dcch m ioimiS ..v.n. lt B(.emi, that tno oniy way
Pnsf Six Months Had Long I'en Prominent Figure in j vent real disaster to cotton
p.,h f ifP-Funeral Probably Not Ik Held for a i '"if 1 n c
Wont Owinir to Fact That Many at a Distance tO Attend 60 per cent and decrease fertilisers
T Bet vwiiij, i used upon the reduced acreage at
Baltimore, Md.. Aiarcn . full morltn before his niedi-! bankers, merchants, farmers and all
Cardinal Gibbons, archbisnop oi iwi-j cal .ulviwl-s .deemed It prudent to others Interested in the cotton indus
r.,i nrinmtc of the Ameil-: permit the journey home. Twice: try to unite in bringing about the
timore, anu P1 tho during his stay at Union Mills, ho ; reduction herein recommended. Prac-
can Catholic hierarenj.. ui u. collapsed and so grave was tho crisis ; tieally the same conditions and the
.least 60 per cent. The committee
T.,nipq'davs as he had originally Intended, ; unanimously agreed to urge tho
.t,i.ini.nnal residence nere w-);,,,.., tne lHSt sacraments were ad-
'"'"" ' - tvhl.-h M , ,U -. .null
imiea iunea,. n,..- nrinisLereu uumit; ui"
lL ,ni.'.. ........I.a ..t okMLU U'Mrh
kia hfirt. lie was me uii..ivd ui
J,1S ne.ill. " k. l, ..7il,ollon to h nar.liiml'S
;ui.,ubni- i v v..-. .
. I household that he was dying began
..I 11-3.1;.. ,.,. .. M'V.11.. nr.,l,lrir at
. .i ...me nearciuuy wun a tuiu, ,n.L.....B -v
jne eirn iMavre de tiraco on Sunday, last No-
o'clock. ... , ...I,,, had boon : vember 6. after having confirmed 150
Cardinal i'D""";;. si,r,ia 0f im-; children, he suddenly became faint.
after a pro
mainly affected
in his 87 th year,
showing pronoun". his but was able to continue his di
,-,l sigiiit
nrovement l ,,, l last : c,,Urse in a few momenta These
return home '";"' , where ho seizures became more frequent as
tt'nm ljiiiu"
,, ..r in i;u-Miiik Uf.iir an an uhuiiiiv lunuwvu
was taken H , , rel-inse l'alm Sun-1 some overexertion in the line of his
cember, suffered a u'rn:n), ,rom an Uj0te.sian duties,
day soon a.tef 3u,icien change I Tne cardinal's mental faculties
automobile rw (U,,,r, ssing effect j wert, n0 wl(,e impaired by his phys
of weather n. u 'falltm(. spells rC:!ical inlirmities; on the contrary, his
unon him. ... nut to bed ,in,i a.,oin,H in l'inniH lienor lut hiH
turned and wn ui ream.t by th-'so , ll0Uy Krew weaker. Ho realized that
from which, it rolably never. hiit nJ wai, approaching and pre-
closest to him
! i,n red fnr it fearlessly.
' '8l Beside the cardinal's
bed stood
Secretary American Federation
of Labor Expected to Be
Heard By Large Crowds
Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American Federation of Labor, ar
rived in inn city last night and at 7
o'clock tonight will address a mass
meeting of whlt people at the
courthouse. At 8.30 o'clock, he will
speak to the colored people 0f the
city at the First Baptist church,
colored.
Mr. Morrison Is said (o be a very
fine speaker, and the public Is in
vild lt hear him.
Mr. Morrison Is very prominent In
labor circles. He was elected to
his present position In 189G. and
this country. hnlld the ! aaningi"", "u iu " yicmie ui uimiiiiiiiuniy gnmien lor
Although not of -robust oui ..;tne American Catholic hierarchy, ; the office at each annual convention
nlinal enjoyed rem-" ' 'f i ,re than a liunareil in numoer, ; since mat time. Mr. Morrison Is
repeatedly in the e.in.i r
illness that he was tcfl ,
lcally, ..'.ut that he sut-;tnc pnemi! fell lo ttu.lr kne(.,, and
?erT..?iiJi-ff-:'tK '" ''HaK0 Z 1 reciting the prayers for the
fercd froio-iu: rrt-t.u,,J...iliu rt
evi,ru rm.niht r of his household, and
that he was .- -, iwiien it no ii- i...d
Uul ut 1 -t'v . UIIfcUl.".lli- iiiviiiic ccu .-;
from fatigue
:,tigue u a. ,,prgies' . . 4
,1 expendw '' , ,i Telegram wcre at once sent to
the nerforiiian e oj ,! ,," ..wurch i l'nI,B Benedict at itomc; Monsignor
,,not orelate of the Catholic church voo, apostolic delegate at
in this counuj. h 11(3 ln(.
same recommendations apply to the
tobacco Industry.
1 ill 10
SPEAK TONIGH
I
ht-alth and his f0ri, 'informing them of tho cardinal s, mem oer or th International Typo-
marvelled at his Wac"' 'pLnera-1 death. j graphical Union,
his Ureless industry and c , u js t(fd that moBt of the j. The presses tonight will be of
live power t ' "UleSnoticeable. j church dignitaries In the United 'ew?"t0. rbo'h J?1'10"''"
ago a change began to be no ivel staU., wil, ultpndi lt la probabe that j ploye, as Mr. Morrison holds a posl
H grew thinner, be. .m e '- ..n9.th funeral will not take place much U f V"J ln,llone 'n the labor
In his movements ap-1 inside of a week. I or'd' ' very popular with the
Indicative of a C house-j Bluing lU-clved. LT0,nL&rXh
reared. As a member inl.nco RalUmoie. MJ.. March 24. Pope VIZ LL:.,. . .
... l i .n m t win u or an n
.ir-n iv. i f .rii Ltiu l. mi'i ivtiunw i i
tlonal nature, and the
ura
speaker J
seemed to grow o " , COn-!COurse of Cardinal Gibbons' illness MnecUd to hr'ln ml ,peV" "
N1.; tine, Interrupted ;W1,h the deepest interest and "'m0.'
tlnuea nis u"j n nonip to ' ,uthv, sent Ins biensiiig in me miiow
only by visits awa notabI jng cablegram from Rome early to
church "c,t'"ni,'th,(. ran-iVmerican ; day:
of these pel on Thanksglv-; ..The holy father. Invoking heavenly
mass .at .,,ff,.rlng from a hI(.ssln, a,,d comforts on his eml-l
ing aa. ' " ltly f,:t no ill ei- ea.dir.a! Gibbons, sends to Havana, March 24. Chess enthu-
cold, but app and a snort time from the boUom of his heart, ; slant attending the world champlon-
fects from tnc i Kmmlttsburg, BOgtollc benediction." hlp match between Ir. Emanuel
afterwaru.1 , .,, in . religious ceie-, . Jsker and Jose R. Capabalanc.
nnnii i iai- , ,,, ,,,,, , v , i- i . .. -
, wnere
of wcaKiir---
atflliated labor organisations, as well
as the men who direct the indus
tries of this section.
Chens Match SUM a. Draw.
President Tells Representatives
Meat Industry That He la
Happy; to See Settlement
OUTLINES HIS POLICY
Samuel Gompcra Was Among Num
ber Calling, This Ilclng Ills First .
Visit Klnce firm Pnnldtut Took
Charge; KiHTPtarlcs Ial,
Hoover and Walln There
Washington, March 14.- Represen
tatives of the packing Industry and
Its employes, who reached an agree
ment here yesterday to avert a
threatened strike were congratulated
today by Presdent Harding on the
amicable settlement of the first big
labor problem faced by the new ad
ministration. The packers' and employes' com
mittees were accompanied to the
White House by Secretaries Davis,
Wallace and Hoover, who acted with
them In the negotiations, and " by
Samuel Oompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor. The
president thanked the entire delega
tion for their work, declaring they
had rendered a great public aervlce
by coming to an agreement.
It was Mr. Oompers' first visit to
the White House since the change of
-administrations. He declared him
self much pleased with the settle
ment iind with the statement of con
gratulation made by the president.
Before the conference with the
president, Mr. Oompers described
the agreement reached as the result
of "mutual concessions," and ex
pressed the belief that it would lead
to a plan for better understanding
between the packers and their em
ployes. Addressing the Joint committee.
President Harding said:
"I want .to say In regard to the
controversy that this administration
has nearest to its heart at all times
any righteous helpfulhese that it can
give in avoiding a suspension of in
dustrial activities in this country. I
have said publicly, and I want to say
It to you, if we can bring our civilisa
tion to a point where we can meet
around the table In advance and
adjust our differences righteously,
we have made a long step toward
tranquility.
"Please know, those of you who
speak for labor and those of you
who speak for mnnagement, that the
administration does not want to in
trude unduly on any occasion, but
we always want to be helpful In the
rauso of Justice and the harmonizing
of these twp elements of American
activity. Please go away assured of
the appreciation of the esecutlve that
you have brought about solution
of the controversy In the great pack
ing industry. I am grateful to you
for myself and I know the Ameri
can people will be pleased."
Bcrmtary Iisvls KtnU-mcm.
After leaving the White House,
Secretary llavla Issued a statement
In which he declared that tho reduc
tion of the wages of the packing
house employes "was the Inevitable
logic of the situation." ;
Mr. Davis expressed surprise at a
statement attributed to Ilrennan that
he aid not "agree witn the secre
taries as to the necessity of wago re
ductions. "
"These wage reductions," said Mr.
Davis, "were sgreed to by Messrs.
Ilrennan and Lane, representatives
of the employes in the parking in
dustry, after a conference In my of
flee- of - EllHbert - Htewart, com
mlswioner of labor statistics. In
which the cost of living was thoroly
discussed."
8lnc 1917 the employee of the
Ave- big-necking icompariles . have
received an Increase In wages of
nearly 10 per cent.
Ktateimmt by Morris.
Chicago. March 24 Nelson Mor
ris, chairman of the board of direc
tor of Morris sna company, isua
a statement saying that thf packers
wanted It understood that th-y "had
signed no agreement with the work
ers, but had renewed with Secretary
Davis the agreement entered Into
with the former secretary of labor
concerning arbitration of disputes."
This is Interpreted to mean that
the packers are holding firm In their
policy not to recognise the unions
and that the agreement was not
made with their employes, but with
Secretary Davis, the statement said.
MORE BANK LOOT IS
; FOUND NEAR DANVILLE
Reinn of Terror Prevails In
Many of the Industrial Re
gions Central Germany
BLOWING UP BUILDINGS
Md.. to
bration
symptoms
Then, in ;
. ... for
PnalC"went to the home of his '
,C,?I lone friends, the driver warehoum of Hu
life-long inn r0,inty. where ' , ,he wholesale h
Lnr.dnty'hJ" holidays. Companln
-rl 1 . I . i j nV
intrnpri ot u ii th hi- i ne nnu , , ..L,uva - n - j aaa
r? of all intVrV.eH nowers to oarticularly his n " ?:' ; only a XeW twee- -
Bur Fire In Lexington, Ky. were expecting today that th nrth
. ,- V i,irrh 24 Fir. nf game of the tournament, tn t k..
rest, the ',, .-n- thl, morning gun tonight, would be marked hv
of his H'"1"" . .hoi,..l frnif nrf sensational play by the two m..i...
umi ana " --- . ,wi uu)in in me
house die- rapid play In the fourth game last
ated at be- night, which was drawn after the
1U rueth move.
Danville, Va.. March 14. A sequel
to the recent discoveries of hidden
loot In this section was revealed to
day, this time $1S, 000 In liberty
bonds being found near a roadside
In a linen coat. A negro reported
the find, ten miles from Houston,
Halifax county, which was Identi
fied as part of the loot taken six
months ago from the Maeon, North
Carolina bank.
Banks Pillaged and Town Malta
Kwin to lie Kprttal OhJoote Drw,
Ignated for Dewtrnrtkini Many
Have Bern Killed, IS Death
Onrurrtng In Hamburg Akmn
London, March 14. Communist
disorders in central Oermany are
increasing and large sections of In
dustrial region are actually In
the hand of the Insurgent, aay
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Amsterdam, which quote twi
ephonle advice from Berlin during
the night.
Reports from Saxony state that
more building have been damage 1
by dynamite in various town, and
that at Mansfield prisons have been
opened and their inmate liberated.
Complete anarchy I declared o
reign at Hestadt where all hanks
have been raided, and from which
the population Is fleeing in a panic.
An account of the troubles at Ham
burg telegraphed by the Berlin cor
respondent of the Central News says
that more than fifty communists and
police are reported to have been
killed In the fighting last night at
Heillgengeist Field, in the Altona
section of Hamburg. The me-
adds that fighting I continuing In
Hamburg, where the police were dn-
feated at Htelnwarder Island, In the
free harbor territory, after a fierce
battle,
In natulan Haxony.
Berlin, March 24. tlreat prop
erty damage and the loss of up
wards of a rora of lives marked
communist disorder In varl in
cities and towha In Prussian (ni
nny and In Hamburg yesterday
The ' trouble In Prussian Haxony
seemed to center about the Mens
field district, and It appeared that
those leading the movement focuwd
their attention on banks and public
buildings, many of these edifices
being badly shattered or completely
wrecked by high explosives.
IS Killed at Hamburg.
Hamburg. March 24. Fifteen ci
vilian and one police ottlrer were
killed and six persons were wound
ed In riot here late yesterday
afternoon.
Tho mob attempted to break the
police cordon about the - Vuloan
shipyards and to dlsnrm the police,
The police ordered the crowd to
disperse and where this order was
Ignored, the officer opened fire and
threw hand grenade In the mob.
The Blohm and Voes shipyards,
about which there was considerable
fighting yesterday, have been closed
by the management.
Communist leader tried to hold
a mas demonstration In Heillgen
geist Feld,- In the Altona section-of
the city, but were unable to obtain
possession of the field, a the police
had erected barbed wire entangle
ment around It and had stationed
armored car t strategic point.
Keporta of serious rioting at
Klsleben, Prussian Haxony, ha bean
received. Communist there at-
Contlnii! on ! T ""'
2000 BUSHELS PEANUTS
BURN IN $100,000 FIRE
Quitman, Oa., March 24. Fire
early this morning completely de
stroyed the plant of "he Thomas
Elevator Company, causing namage
estimated at more than fl 00,000.
Two thousand hushl of peanuts
and 4.000 bushels of corn were, de
stroyed. It Is believed that the fire
started from spontaneous combus
tion In the peanuts. Hparks wl fire
to the Atlantic Coast Line railroad
warehouse nearby, but little dam
age waa done to the warehouses. .
WOOD'S BACKER NOW
WANTS HIS MONEY BACK
Chicago, March 14. Col. William
Procter, manager of Major Oeneral
Leonard Wood campaign for the
Republican presidential nomination
and contributor of HOO.000 to the
campaign expenses, filed suit today
to recover 1 110,000 from Major Al
bert A. Bprague, of Chicago, treas
urer of the campaign.
Bomb Toealng Ceor On In Kpaln.
Mamrld. March 24 Five bomb
were exploded In residence at Car
balllno. In Orense province. last
night, dispatche today axiuounced,
INCOME TAXES ON
MARCH 15 TOTALED
AROUND $670,000,000
Washington, March !. In
come and profit tax rullnilun
fnr the March 13th Installment
was estimated by Hrmimrj Mel
Inn today to aggregaue M7-.0O0,.
HM. To Hie flluM, of buslnriM,
March 12, 50,000.000 had at-
Jly been doposltrd from the col
lectUma. Mr. Mellon deled.
Mr. Mellon clm!cd on thU
bask that total revenue from In
oi mm and profit lair for Urn
fiscal rear ending June; 0, would
aggregate S, 050,000, 000. Thl
amount, he said, was fully up to
llio tn ury nproUtloiut.
JEWELL SAYS
PROPOSED
CONSUMER PAYS
MORE
PRODUCER
15 GEM LESS
Adminiiitratlon la Expected to
Take Artlon to Bring Lev
elu Nearer Together
WALLACE GIVES FACTS
Belief Promised Fsrntor Will Have
to Cnntej From Hom IMlwr Koarco
Than High Tariff tn HaiUfy
Tlxnni Markets of Tills Coun
try Aro Bring Manllmlut.'d
(Rpwlsl in Twln-ciiy nnilnl anil Phlla-4-lphl.
I'ublls UAr )
Washington, March 14, Any thor-ough-golng
program for farmer
relief attempted by the new ad
ministration and congress wilt be
unable to overlook American mar
keting conditions, .which are main
taining wholrwle and retail price
at level all out of proportion with
the prices being paid the farmer
for their products."" "---- -
It is the conviction of those vitally
I concerned with getting the farmer
out or his present note, and a con
viction which Is being pressed upon
President Harding, no tariff, anti
dumping and even embargo legisla
tion will mtv a a solution If ma-
population of market . within the
United Htates to keep down price
to the farmer and keep up price
to the consumer.
Investigation of marketing con
dition and the passage of legisla
tion designed to keep price from
being arbitrarily manipulated, it I
believed must be undertaken
If the desired relief I effected. To
this end and tt I probable thai leg
islation looking to the regulation of
the parking Industry, paaeed by the
senate during the last session, will
bo revived by representative of the
agricultural states and action in
sisted upon.
The situation confronting the
farmer now being strenuously com
plained of Is said to be well Il
lustrated in the animal products In
dustry. According to a report of
the bureau of market,, department
of agriculture, dressed meat prices
durtng March have been advancing
while the price of ter being paid
the farmers In the live stock mar
kets ha been decreasing.
"Despite the fat." ald settle
ment authorised today by Secretary
Wallace "that the average price
paid for good steer on the Chicago
market frwn March I to March II
declined from If & to .T per
hundred pound, figure compiled
by the bureau of market, show that
during the same period the average
price of good steer beef at three
of tb largest eastern market ad
vanced from IU.47 to 111,41 per
hundred pound. Similar eompila
1on how that from March i to
March 1 the average price paid for
medium beef steers dropped from
It 20 to II. II, whereas during the
same period the average wholesale
price of medium steer beef in
creased from 115 41 to I1I 4S.
"During the period covered tb
price of heavy steer hide declined
about two cents per pound which
would justify either a decline of 11
cent per hundred pound on live
steers, or an advance- of approxi
mately 21 Mi cent per hundred
pound ou to dx eased meal,"
IS T00CPSTLV
lUllway Labor Chief Says Na
tional Agreement la Best
For All Concerned
HEARING IS CONTINUED
If National Agreement I Abrogated
And lutfh Itoed (ilven Authority
hi lr With Kmritnyr Direct,
rowrll Hay It Will Coat Hut
ploye .000.000 m Year
Chicago, March 14. Negotiating
rule and working agreement on
each Individual railroad, a pro
posed by the railway executives,
would cost the railroad worker
more than H.ooo.ooo and require
the service of mor than l.ono
men. it waa Mated before the rail,
road labor board today by B. M.
Jewell, president of the Hallway
Employes Iepartment of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, In pre
senting the labor side of the con
troversy over national rule and
agreement. ,
"If the rtquevt of the conference
oommlUse of manager of the As
sociation of Ball way t Kgeoutlv
wer grfitd." Mid Mr, Jwell,
"and the national agreement bro
gated by decision of the board, re
manding the subject matter of rule
and working condition to the re
spective railroad and committee
of their employes for eonftrenc on
individual, lines, the employe
conference committee on each rail
road would necessarily be com
posed of at least on man from each
craft at each point on the railroad.
For the 107 road listed, the figure
show that the services of 1,111
committeemen would be required,
at a total dally expense of S,to,
and a total expens for 10 days of
1J.IU.441. beside additional ex
penses. "Much of this mormons rxpene
on both railroad management and
railroad labor, together with Con
sumption of valuable time of the
highly skilled and eseentlal railroad
official and railroad employs,
should be eliminated by ro-opra-tlon
between railroad management
and the recognised Inbor organlie
tlon thru the creation of a confer
ence committee authorised to rep
resent on the one hand railroad
management and on the other
railroad employee of their panic
ular crafts." -
He cited figure to show that 11
per cent of the 4S5.774 railroad
shop employe of Clns1 One car
rier are member of their respect
ive eraft organisation, and de
clared that sine 1113. when the
railways employe department of
(he American Federation of Labor
ws organised, there ha not been a
single authorised strike, of federal
ed craft amploye.
"It ia also significant that during
thl time," Mr. Jewell said, "the
greatest progress toward the attain
ment of just and reasonable- wage
and working conditions- and uni
form rule applying alike to all
railroad, wa mad.
"A representing the federated
shop craft employe, we hold that
an agreement applying alike to all
railroad will be a great. If not the
greatest factor, In assisting to estab
lish efficient and economical mil -mad
operation. It wltl remove the
eoetly . labor turnover, which al
ways ha eiiated to a greater or -lesser
extent, and ie due mostly to
the fart that wage and condition
of employment on one v railroad
wer mor favorable than Upon an
other railroad.'
Mr. Jewell' ' statement I ex
pected to occupy several day In
Its presentation to the labor board,
following which the labor aid will
present numerous exhibit on the
various mice and principle of the .
national agreement.
76 PERSONS INDICTED
FOR PRIMARY FRAUDS
Pittsburgh, Pa., March 14. Dis
trict Attorney Harry It' Bowland
today filed information against 7
person In connection with charge
of conspiracy and dotation of elec
tion laws at a primary election May
II, 1110.
The Information wer filed before
Alderman Charles D. Charlton and
charge Irregularities In what la
known a the "strip" district of
Pittsburgh, extending along; the All
pheney river.
Police Magistral P. J. Sullivan,
who opposed John M. Moris (or tho
congressional nomination , in the
thirty-first district. Is on of those
named. The list Include a utty coun
cilman, five policemen, two con
stable and numerous election of
ficer. The men had previously been
Indicted by a federal grand Jury
after an Investigation by department
of Justice agent, but the case wer
dismissed on the ground that federal
statute did not provide for tho
prosecution of charge mad in cou
ttacUoa wiib prUo-ty elections,
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