THE -JSBMllE CITIZEN.'
THE WEATHER:
FAIR.
CITIZEN WANT ADS
BRING RESULTS
VOL. XVta NO. 216.
ASHEV1LLE, N. C. THURSDAY: flORXING, MAY 25. 1911
PRICE FIVE CENTS
REVEALAT10NS ARE
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The Way Asheville Seems to the Thirsty Soul
E
rvnrPTrn
E
SEES CALAMITY III
LArLu I LU
AGAINST
PROPOSED CHANGE OVER SEN. FLETCHER
IT
Ose of Taffs Name Was Po
tential Factor In Securing
His Election
Would Not Trust tne People to
Choose Their Senators by
Direct Vote
Attempt Is Made to Prevent
His Selection as an Officer
of Association
Crowds Inflamed by Failure
of Diaz (o Resign Parade
Through Streets
SENATOR
HEYBURI
UNITARIANS
MEXICOCITYSGEN
IN CAS
EXCITING MOMENTS
OF BLOODSHED AND
LQRIMER
RIOTING
IfiT
LAFOLLETTE CONTINUES
HIS FOUR DAY'S SPEECH
If Case Is Reopened by the
Senate Sensational Devel
opemenls Will Come
WASHINGTON. Mas' 24. Revela
tion! concerning the election of Sen
ator Lorlmer of Illinois may be ex
pected a the result of a second inves
tigation Into tho bribery charges
against Lorlmer If the predictions
mad by Senator LaFolIette In his ar
gument today In support of his reso
lution of Inquiry, are realized
i Mr. La Toilette prophesied that
more than twice the 1100.000 hereto
fore alleged to have been used would
be found to have been ape: t in Lorl
mer's behalf and reiterated that Ixrl
mer had had parsqnal cognizance of
the us of money In his behalf. "TheTe
I a rrilne of faots which I venture
to predict will be opened up and whioh
will be more shocking and appalling
than any that yet has been revealed,"
he declared.
Quotes Hlnes' Testimony
Mr. LaFolIette quoted from -the tes
timony given by Edward Hlnes, a
Chicago lumberman before the Lorl
mer Investigating committee of the
Illinois legislature, regarding Mr.
Hlnes Interview with V. S. Senators
Aldrlch and Penrose, in which Mr.
Hlnes said that Mr. Aldrlch repeatedly
had Impressed upon him the impor-
tance of Lorlmers election ami had
told him that President Taft ..-n. ...
a..... . . j , . .
yviiaiiy vuiu ernpu in Dir. lonmers .-...
behalf. Referring to the Hlnes state-i statis- He Pk against the adop
irtehf concerning a long distance tele- 1 "tt,m r ,h-"caltj Senator Heyburn
phone conversation between Washing- j dPl-larpd that the Borah resolution
ton and Springfield held by nines and '1)y not requiring the iitate legslatures
Urim.r nndinr tho -i..,.. i ... ,
ijpringfleld, Mr. LaFolIette sold that
t Lorlmers reouest Iline had tel...
'graphed to Lorlmer the substance of i
bit. telephone, eeeresentations to him. j"um ,ntrol t the states a, H tbey,
fhjs telegram' should be produced. I ware territories. . - .
Tafts Name Potential h"' th,T ",nle ,eg"'
j . latures which had petitioned for pop-
Mr. LaFolIette said "there is no ; lor elections ncted without due con
proof that the president was intcrfcr- . 8un ration "In response to the ap-
yinj. out l tmng mat there wa a , ,.! of the' selflsh Interests of seir- moral ,nd political duty and the peo
it was believed that the use of the .serving men." ' i.le of Florid- .r. . u.'
.............. ,t fiiMiiiiMi. i
There Is no doubt that his name was :
used in a telegram and no doubt that
it was used behind locked doors and
drawn screenR. It helped to influence
members who could not be reached
otherwise."
Discussing Hlnes' activity In the
Lorlmer campaign which was ac-
( Continued on page five.)
INDIANAPOLIS SfPEEDWAY
First Accident in Trial For j
Entrants in Great Motor
Car Races.
JUST BROKEN LEG. ,
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind May 24
An An.nl, - .. .
- "s uii.rn i.) joe
..u.n,,, ,j, ,c. jwik. Bhiuuea anil
turned over while going at high speed
on the Indianapolis speedway late to
day, and Horan suffered a broken leg.
His mechanician, Kmmett Ward,
was bruised.
It was the first serious accident
skidded and
n,.A .Via A& nnlrumla in , I. A ,11 n !
............. ................. lMC
ur-fsaij tu.i.niK iiikii tars a l ins
speedway Horan only a rew tiours
before had succreded Walter Jones bs
dfiver of the car and was not familiar
with it nor the track. Horan was
coming Into the home stretch when
the accident occurred. He was Veil
up on the hank and threw the steer
ing wheel over to make the turn. Trse
car swerved sharply and plunged
across the track to the Infield. When
the front wheels struck the sand and
mud beyond the Inner curve the car
somersaulted three times. Horan
and Ward were thrown clear of the
car. -v
Horan's right leg was broken below
the knee and a deep gash was cut in
his forehead. Ward wns stunned and
bruised. Horan was taken to a hospi
tal, where It was found that he had
no Internal injuries. The car ws
wrecked.
FIGHT IX HOTEL.
j
y 1
DENVER. Col., May 24 R. Lewis '
von Puhl. the well known merchant, i
was shot three times and perhaps fa- j
tally Injured, a man name.1 Copeland !
was snot once, ana snntner man
named Atktnsofwas shot once by a ! because Turkey has persistently re
man named Henwood as a result of j fused to allow foreign observers to
a quarrel In a hotel tonight Hen-' Join the troops, of Turget Shefket
wood was arrested. Pasha.
HIS COLLEAGUE IS
FIGHTING FOR CHANGE
Measure Providing Popular
Demand May be Passed by
Senate After All
WASHINGTON, May 24. Senator
Borah, of Idaho, author of the resolu
tion providing for the direct election
of senator!- Vhich is now the unfin
ished! business of the senate, an
nounced today that -after tomrarow
he would press the consideration of
the resolution without Interruption to
Its conclusion. This announcement
came after Senator Borah had been
constrained to withdraw a motion that
the senate meet nt noon tomorrow in
stead of at 2 o'clock, the time fixed
some time ago, and after Senator
Stone, of Missouri, had complained
that the finance, census and privi
leges and elections committees had
bills before them which were being
delayed.
He-yniirn Seeing Red
Senator Ileyburn, of Idah. predicted
dire consequences which might befall
the country If the direct election
amendment to the constitution were
made In the form and manner provid
ed for In the Borah resolution. He
I decried this as "a day of changes"
' K"en Pe"!'"1 "ere clamoring for all
!sor,s of cl,"ne. evn f the ten
commandments."
He f''d the day might come when
I the ueolle would call a constitutional
I convention which would rewrite the
' mittre constitution nf th. T7tttA4 !
" nx tne imp. place and manner
of
e lng ena,or" might at some time
compel ine national government.
through inaction of the state, to as.
! protest," s.-ild Mr Martin, the
new senator from New Jersey, rising
suddenly, "that is not the case. Every
democrat and every republican con-
count
V. Jfave
neio in .lew Jersey, Jtave unequivo
cally denYHTeMWe-'change while the
Insurgent' interests have opposed it."
Mr. Heyburn explained that by "In
terests" he had not meant to classify
the people as rich and poor.
TURKEY MUSTOECLARE IN
Russia Threatens to Use
Force Against Turks If
Answer Is Not 0. K.
SITUATION SERIOUS.
ST. PKTEr.8ll-R(i, May 24. -A sol-
. . -
cmn declnration of ,,Mn..
and willingness to abstain from
aring Montenegrin territory will be , county, N. C, and superintendent of
regarded as the sole satisfactory an- I ,he county schools, was found dead in
swer by Turkey to the Kuslsan note i 'he woods some distance rrom that
w hich wus sent yesterday to the ' "'wn today with a bullet in his brain.
Turkish government. The imperative ,iy hl "'e wo a no,e "'atlng that
character of the note, which warned'0 men' whoe "amen the authorities
xursVy that
the concentration of
Turkish troops along the Momene- : hl "uk'lde- aDd directing the disposl
grian frontier since the Albanian out- ! ,ion cf hl" mon' Pd preporty. H.j
l-reak constitutes a serious men. ... .
pea e
was dictated by the seriousness
of tlo situation. In spite of criticism ! amlner was set to work yesterday on
by the German press, w hic h have been ' the books. Sprulll turned over every
telegraphed here, the Ilusisan foreign j thing to the auditor and disappeared,
office considers the support of the ' The first evidence of shortage came
majority of the powers and active Co- J this morning in a telegram rrom tne
operation oi .reat Britain. Frame
and Italy assured. ;
The measures against Turkev in
.oto ,ooi K-.teinment proves recalct-
trant may Include the employment of i
luarj, wnu n were erticacious i
In the day of Abdul liamld. Russia '
has long watched the scene or the Al
banian .lprlsing with anxiety and re
cent rep rts left no doubt as to the
aggresstve nature of the military
movement on the Montenegrin fron
tier. Turkey explained the massing of
troops as strategic necessities, clalm-
ing that
Gusinje.
the Albanian strongnolds of i
- uslnje. Flava and Reran! coutd be
threatened only from the Montenegrin
side but the Turkish assertions have
hcn received with small credence by
tne aipiomauc oooy in Bt. Petersburg :
INSURGENCY APPEARS
IN RANKS OF CHURCH
Fletcher's Vote Favoring Lorl
mer Is Cause of Lively
Fight Upon Him
BOSTON. May 24. Insurgency de
veloped today at the annual meeting
og the American Unitarian association
when about a third of those present
followed, the lead of Rev. John
Haynes Holmes of the Church of the
Messiah of New York, In opposition
to the election of U. S. Senator Dun
can V. Fletcher, of Florida, as one
of the vice presidents, because of his
vote last winter on the Lorlmer case.
On arising vote the motion of Mr.
Holmes to strike Senator Fletcher's
nam from the list submitted by the
nominating committee was declared
lost without a formal count. Later
In the ballot for officers, six of the
vice presidents elected received 480
votes of the total number cast while
Senator Fletcher received J 15.. The
Fletcher debate occupied the entire
forenoon and was the most earnest'
affair of Its kind ever held by the as
sociation. The debate began when the nomi
nating commltte presented its rport
In which Senator Fletcher's name was
placed fourth In the list of eight vice
presidents.
Protest Wan Strong
Mr. Holmes,' of Georgia, resolution,
signed by the nine New York cler
gymen and twenty six of those In
and about Boston declared that "In
view of public services attached to
the name of Senator Fletcher we do
not regard him ss eligible to leader
ship in that form of Christianity
known as Unltarlanlsm and protest
against his nomination as vice presi
dent." The Rev. A. J. Coleman, of Jack
sonville, Fla., declared thaere was an
attempt to fasten a new Qietbed of
dotfraatlerh on -Htm Unitarians. "Sen
ator Fletcher voted for Lorlmer be
cause the evidence against him was
Insufficient," said Mr. Coleman. He
was actuated by the high sens, o
Pie
cord.
Threats Were Made
"If you now repudiate Mr. Fletch
er the Southern churches may re
pudiate what you stand for," were
Mr. Coleman's closing words.
The Rev. Mr. Tood, of Washington,
also defended Senator Fletcher as one
of his parishioners and resented the
(Continued on page .)
CASHIER OF BUNK FOUND
DEAD IN WOODS AND THE
Much Mystery Surrounds
Suicide of Bank Offi
cial at Columbia.
WAS WEALTHY MAN
CHAKLOTTK, X.
" ' '- 'y K.
M b,ii. ...u, . . .
armers' hank nt Columbia. Tvrrell
aI"e """"o'dlng, were responsible for
had been dead
. ee" ara.a B0e llme- cfnt
,h, bank's .If. Ira rind
county treasurer to the state treasurer
at Raleigh holding up a state school
fund check for 11.000. Immedtsielv
searcn oegsn ror epruui. ending n the j
discovery of his dead body. The ;
amount or tne snort ae and mystery
enveloping the affairs the authorltlet
have not seen fit to divulge. Sprulll
was wealthy. He leaves a widow and
mother.
TWO WOMEX DROWNED
PALATKA. Fla.. May St. Mrs.
William Shield and Mrs. John D.
Cannon, members of prominent faml-
lies .here were drowned while bathing
i In the surf at South Beach today,
;They went to the beach today on the
Red Men's annual excursion
The bodies were recovered Imme
diately. A sister of Mrs. Shields
came near losing her life In aa at-
tempt to save her drowning sister.
PRESIDENT TURNS DEAF EAR TO PLEAS
OF CLEMENCY FOR CONVICTED MEN
Applications for'; Pardon of Morse and Walsh Are Both Denied-President Taft De
clares That Laws Should be Even More Stringently Enforced Against t)ur Rich
Than Against the Poor- Men Must Serve Prison Terms
WASHINGTON, May H. President
Taft denied the applications for the
pardon of Chas W. Morse, of New
York, and John It. Warsh, of Chi
cago, the two most prominent bank
ers ever convicted ,and aent to fed
eral penitentiary under the national
banking laws. Not only did the pres
idet hefusa to pardon either Mora
or Walsh, . but h also declined at
thta time to exercise any sort of ex
ecutive clemency 1b)1 these cases or to
shorten the sentenced Imposed upon
the two men by the courta In which
they were convicted".
Invidious. Itacord. ,rr ,?
In denying the pardon the, pres.
idtjit refnse to pasdo ettherMoTHe
tlonal banking laws or any other laws
must be upheld when they affect the
rich man even more than when they
affect the poor. The record In the
Walsh case .the president said. In an
opinion "shows moral turpitude of
an Insidious and dangerous kind, and
to punish which the national hanking
laws were especially enacted."
In considering thf case of Morse
the president ssld that "from a con
siders tlon of the facts in each ense,
I have no doubt that Morse should
have received a heavier sentence
than Walsh. Indeed the methods taken
by Morse tend to show that more
keenly than Walsh did he realize the
evil of whet he was doing."
TO
There Is Hardly Any
Chance of the Tariff Be
ing Entirely Removed.
WASHINGTON, May 24. The i-.su-
us of democratic members of the
house of representntlves to consider
the revlsrd woo tnriff schedule today
submitted by the majority of tin-
wsvs and menna roromlttef. ha-
' - '"i-i,
called to be held In the hall of repm.
scntatives Thursdn. June I.
! The call was lsxn-d today by lie-
presentatlve Burleson of Texss, char
man of the party c.in. us. Nothing but
the wool tariff will l-e considered x-
j cept several vacancies on house com
mittees caused b n-slgnatlones slnco
the approval or the ways and means
committee salactlons at the opening
of congress.
Between now and the first meek in
June no business will be. transacted ,
in the house. Nothing of Importance
Is. before It and nothing will be ready
for action until the caucus has passed ,
upon the wool bill Thrt raw wool
will not be placed on the free list, I
there now seems to lie no doubt.
Tentative drafts of the bill will place
an ad valorem dutv on the product.
'probably about fhc rente a pound,
which Is a cut or fl'ty per cent from
th. i,r...m dotv Manufactured wool-
ens will be cut frc
per cent.
thirty to sixty
e-vyftx
i
WASHINGTON, May 24. ,T orecast :
North Carolina: generally fair; not i
much change In temperature Thursday j
end Friday; light variable winds.
Mad Rush for Wealth,
lit his opinion In the Walsh rasa
the president protested against th
faculty to dlcc.mlnate between legit
imate business and proper gain. "The
truth la," said ha, 'that In the mad
r.ish for wealth la the last fev (
cades, the lines between profit ffm
legitimate business and Improper gslri
from undue trust, control ot people's
property, and money has sometimes
been dimmed, and the interest of so
ciety require that whenever opportu
nttles occur, those charged with the
enforcement, of the law. should em
phasise the distinction between honest
business and dishonest breaches af
trust." .-'
Tha president's denial of pardon sp
fpllratlons of M,or !fcnd Walsh dost
ndt'vafln.t.t Jhsy ;imust-aty r Jnr.V I r wVLZ"" . 7 ', "A
Walsh begun a sentence" of flra years
In January, 1910, In the Leaven
worth penitentiary and under the fed
eral parole law Is eligible for parole
next September, the president's ac
tion tonight having no bearing what
ever on the future action for parole,
Morse began his fifteen years In ths
Atlanta penitentiary In January,
1910. In denying his application the
president grunted lenve to renew It
after January, ,1913. Under the pa
role law Morse would be eligible to
release In 19 IS.
Hlrniig Efforts for Clemency.
Doth Morse and Walsh made strong
efforts to have the president exer
cise clemency. He was besieged by
Several Matters of Interest
to Church Passed Upon at
Yesterday's Session.
i.oniftVIU.E, Ky.. May 24. -The
decision o(. two cases of vital Interest
to
Presbyterians and a
decision to ,
merge ins noma anwtvn .,,j.,m ......
the Missionary into one paper to be
,he official "rgnn of Presbyterian
missions were featur-s f today's work
of the general assembly of the Pres
byterian church of the C. H. (South
ern. )
The llev John K. Cannon was vlcto-
rlous iu his contentions against tho i movement. It believes that the dls
svrmd f Missouri and the Presbytery turbanees will not go beyond rioting
of Kanawah. which gained a victory!
over the Hvnod of Virginia. The form
-r will not now be allowed to con
struct his church In Ht. Iuls while
the latter will continue to send as
commissioner to the general assem
blies the oldest member of the Pres
bytery in point of years of member
ship. The overture to rhanse the eccle-
;stasttcal year to make In conform to
tn, calendar year was referred back
to the committee on systematic bene
flcienc e to be reported on next year.
The committee had reported a reso-
1 lotion that no change be made.
The establishment of a central bu
reau of education and Information
looking to the' Inslpratlon of the en
tire church with reference to all Its
i work was authorized.
fiPAI.X KXTK.MHVO DOMINION
MKI.I.1I.A. Morocco. May 24
psln is extending her dominion In
Morocco nnd has dispatched two col- !
timns of troops from this port, one J
to occupy Has El Hs slas and another j
to occupy Mu!sy-Rr-Rexld with the '
object of a?j:;rlng communications be-j
tween S louim and Aln Halo.
A Ur..iil- 0iirho:it In the riMflatAftd I
oir Retovs was fired unon todav bv !
Moors from the beach. The gunboat
replied, inflicting heavy losses among
the tribesmen.
friends and attorneys of bath men.
Mrs. Mors got up monster peti
tion which was signed by score of
members of congress and other prom
Inent persons and former Senator
Hals , of Maine, did much In her be
half. Tha pleaa of 111 health and re
imbursement of all depositor In ths
Mors and Wash bank war mad In
both ease.;-.:,. ; , .,,:VX; .i
Both application wera scanned
closely at tha department of justice
by Attorney Osneral Wlckershom and
his assistants and both wars read wit
car by tha president himself. His
action tonight wa In" accord -with
tha recommendation of Mr. Wick
ershara, In denying ths Walsh appli
cation tha president said In part;
'j; lU-iMon Qttssn in Hequesl.
ralMPBllratlon ot - the funds ef th
Chicago National bank while Its pres
ident. "Mis pardon Is asked, first, because
his violation ot laws were technical
and did not involve, moral turplture
and secured no official benefit,
Second: Because the depositors of
bank were paid through the sacrifice
of his private fortune;
Third, 11 era use he was doing what
ha did .attempting to build up a
structure of substantial goo I to the
country.
Fourth .Because he Is an 'Jd man,
III health, not likely to live long, and
I.-..,. - - - - r,-i-,- ii-nnr,, i - -, -n-iroma
(Contlnusd on' Peg Biz.)
PflflTUGEESE SITUATION IS
T
Revolution Against Presented on .h, - thu T'.
...
xtepuDiican Government
oeems imminent.
' T.THBON, May 2t.That the sltua
j tlon In .Portugal is serious Is evidenced
: bv tha fsct that the iliaarnm.ni I.
hastily dlspatahln relnforeements to
the north. The official explanation of
this Is that the government Is aware
that monarchist plotters, with 1.000
mercenaries, are on the Bpsnish fron
tier and Intend to cross to Portugal at
the first opportunity In the hope that
the Inhabitants of the villages will
support their cause.
The government, however, It Is ssld,
does not look for s revolutionary
but all precautions are being taken
The long-looked for rupture be
Iween the church and the govern
ment Is now an accomplished fact as
Is result of the protest Issued yesterday-
by the Klshops against the separation
law, The violence of this protest has
! caused a sensation. It vigorously at
tacks the provisional government and
declares that the law Is not one of
separation nut one or annexation of
tne cnurcn. Alter oeins uespouea or , eootlvg committee of tha Brotherhood
all property and authority, the blsh- j of locomotive Fireman tonight voted
ops declare, the church has been j unanimously for a strike of tha fire
pin' 'd in an abject position under the i men on tha Southern Hallway should
heel of the government. The protest fhe company refuse to accede to their '
Is signed by the patriarch of Msbon. j demand for a 20 per cent increase la
three archbishops and seven bishops, wages. The committee will, confer '
! again with President Flnley, and If ha
AT THE THEATO A fit DOME refuses tha demand will at onca order
I a strike.
Ist night was "ladles' night" at The committee was In executive sea.
me i neio amiint. aim i n i
largest crowds that ever attended a
picture show In Asheville was there.
The program seemed to give entire
Mtlsfactlon. Tonight there will be
two feature films. "The Deluge," a
biblical story, depicting the story of
Noah's srk and the flood, also a
scenic film of the beautiful "Oorges of
Tarn." An orchestra of eltht pieces
will play special music for "The Del-
.iwa ' Th AHarl.tltt will tut hmnvA Is
new mnu All the ministers of tha
city and . their wives are Invited to
'the alrdoms tonight as guests of the
management.
rULICt AND SOLDIERS
FIRED UPON THE MOB
In Midst of it All Alan of Iran
IJtv flrltfr.Olv III Ullh
mam s sv inuuii mmm a mm m m m m
7 T . K - mwmw .;,
Raging Fever : :
MBXtCO CITY. May J. Enraged,
by tha announcement that President
Diss and Vice President Corral would
not resign befora tomorrow, iseotatora
from tha galleries of tha chamber
of deputies started a riot in tha atrest
that resulted tonight In s.1 least threa
deaths and tha wounding er mar,
ox voiieys urea 0y pouca ana troops.
Th appearance of a number of in4
and boy bearing prlnud shesu da.
clarlng that Praaldsnt Dla refused t
rasltn was tha signal fof .an out
burst of Indlgnauon. ,'- i.
KMrUMl Orderly " .' ' ' -Until
ttlna o'clock tontght tha mob
encounterea no opposition and ap
parently llttla restriction wa neces
sary, Shouting vivas for Madera they
paraded tha streets, but always in an
orderly fashion except for tht noise.
Occasional instance of vandalism
fviw uiituiuiivir vunuemneq oy ina
thousand of marching men who join '
At eight thirty It appaarad that th
Tha main body had been broken
into smaller group out at that tlm
oma or these had growh mer dem
onstrative in th big plus .in front
of the palace of the police, dnier-
mined that tha time had com for
drsstlc measure to b Taken.
.Tha shouting, gesticulating mas '
of humanity was warned snva n'
I but a confidence born of better treat. 1
mant early in the evening caused !
thrm to receive tha order of th poic :.
with derision. ,
Ilefuaed ui tklsne-aa ".
Aaln they wars tJl to diapari r
nd again no attention wss paid ,
oraV;-? Quickly ipetr si
...si , wintrKiv iiimr shouts oi
ror ins guns .of the police and sol-
aiers wera nrad towards them. Tha
living stumbled In a mad rush over
the bodies of the dead and wounded.,
Tha narrow atreeta leading from tha
Zocolo wera Jammed with fleeln men
and woman, v . ; ;
For a moment tha "gun if tha gov.
evrnment wera (tilled but a regath
arlng at atreet corners of tha anraged
and frightened partisans. of Madaro
resulted In another order ta flre t
will. Sharper and longer now cam f
the shooting. The mob fled, but, pon.
trary to all traditions of Mexico, tha
troops had not yet Intimidated ..tha
rioters to the point whloh they wera
willing to submit, v; . ..,!
Iron Ha ml Weakening - -
The forea of the Iron hand ( weak '
enlng and despite the death It 'had
brought tha rioters refused to do
more than eoejUr Into mlnatura mob,
each shouting for Madero and yalllnf
for the early downfall of th pre
sent government., '
... um ,( miun vi i an, frestoent
loespi;.vir,a racroptimlllo official
sports of his conditions, th prsi.
dent has shown several degrees of
rv"" ,or tn "v iy. h d.
ciine to see all vlslts, Including
(Continued on fag Hlx
STRIKE UNLESS DEMANDS
Twenty Per Cent Increase
in Pay or Two Thousand
Men Will Walk Out
STRIKE VOTED P0E.
WASHINGTON, May 14. Tha
sion practically an ntgnt. rvo con.
ferences were held today between tha a
railroad omciais ana i the executive
committee.
A few dare ago It was said by tha
railroad officials that tha road could .
not grant the Increase. The commit,
tee claims that with tha Increase they
demand the Bremen would be paid r
wages as high as those paid Aramta
on other first class roads.
When informed of tha action of tha
committee President; Flnlay, :of tha
Southern, declined to make any stats
meat. A atrtke will effect 2.409 meg
on 9,009 mle of road.
FIREMEN DFSOUTHEfilV TO