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THE SUNDAY CITIZEN 'DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA" THE WEATHER WASHINOTON, July 1 North and out. Carolina: Portly oloudy with local thundorohoworo - Sunday and Monday. Western North Carolina (Kind Itoads, C 11 mats and Sotnerj rnsarpaesed. Tht Nearest Playground to Twenty Mllllnii People fr ESTABLISHED 1668. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, ; JUVYJ LSjl9M. PRICE 7c ON TRAINS 10c. HARDING, IN PERSON, TAKES UP RAIL STRIKE (i , Mines May FLAT REJECTION TO ARBITRATION BY Miners Say Too Many Operators Out to Make Negotiations of value. CONTROLLING BODY MEETS ON MONDAY White House Says Noth ing Can Be Done Until Opening of Week. WASHINGTON. July 15. (By The Associated Press) Coal mine workers whose walk-out In the anthracite region and strike in the unionized bituminous fields hun crippled the Natlon'a coal produc tion since April 1, flatly refused today, through the officers and committeemen of their union, to submit their grievances to arbitra tion under terms suggested by 1 MINERS rl I 'resident riardlng. They notmed tilths President of their determina tion, received a response mention ing the responsibility 'they had as sumed, and adjourned the session of their central controlling com mittee, holding Its members in the olfy until Monday. Only a White House statement o the effect that nothing would tmt rfin. until Mnnntttr wHam . i n bituminous employers are expect- ea to respond to ino same aruura tlan proposal, was available to in dicate the government's future policy. Anthracite operators have formally accepted the President's plan, but bituminous employers are known to be divided. It was Intimated tonight that at least one section of them would, in addition JyJfl accepting conditionally the arbl tort ration proposals, tender their H minds in tha ffovernmArit for oner- I ation. control or other disposition. I Today's proceedings of the policy so committee 01 ine uniieu auhic- iiArii arm nf America. WITH I .1 U -1 M 1 1 1 union spokesmen attending, went forward HKe ciocx-worK on ine nlan tM rinwn hv John T,. Lewis. president of the union, and other national officers. Recounting the history of his negotiation with the government, and tne employers, expressing his dissatisfaction with the terms of the arbitration offer, Mr Lewis, in executive session, of- fm,rmA inorth letter of refusal of the arbitration and moved Its adop- !tion, "Delegate after delegate behind rinsed doors of the executive ses sion gave his views and James L. Lord, vice-president of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, in charge nf the mining division of the Cen iral Union body, sat with them. The vote in the end for the adop- linn r,t ih. latter M unanimous. I A committee then took the letter !o the White House ana saw tne 'resident briefly. The Scale Commutes of the mlon for the anthracite meeting t an earlier meeting, refused for hemselves to accept the arbltra ion offer, but Joined with the gen ral policy committee dellbera lons. "For substantial reasons, the ...t.Hv.. nf tha United Mine Workers are compelled to with hold their acceptance 01 me ration proposals suDmmea o von," the letter to tne rresiaeni 4id. " ' the mine worxers i.i m nnint mit that the coal iiperatora who have been In at- endance at the recent conivm' ssembly by you, ana to wnom yuu - ...hmUi. thA nlan for Srbl- l.vn nu.'iuiL.. u . , . , (ho rr,n strike, are only L .1 11.. ....MUintflHvM of the producing interests, affected by the present suspension of mining. Operators representing- innm ber cent of the tonnage In strike elds where production Is stopped lave not neen in aiueiiu-i.i., na we nave no num mi... tcMiw m r ri-ol L PL FOR ORP Mr in r t. AN AGE I EAR ASHEVILLE jlids for Home to Cost Approximately $6,000 To Be Asked. Plans have, been completed f or he construction of a new plant Ipon the J. W. Binder farm at wannanoa of a 165.000 structure at shall be the future nome 01 Mmintnln. Ornhanase, . popu- rly known for years as the Bal ur Orphanaga by reason of Us eaent location at the station 01 at name two miles North of Hn- rsonville. Bids for the new building;, which to ba modern In every way and mi-fireproof, will be called for once and It It contemplate", mat nstructlon work upon the or isnaira will be under way In SO tys If suitable bids are received. With the completion of this new tiding upon the 135 acre tract rchased by the orphanage recent It will Is possible to enlarge e enrollment of the home from resent enrollment of 1 to approx hately 65. It Is the hope of the (ncia'.s that the move from the Id home at Balfour into the new taildlng Just opposite the State fst Farm at Swannanoa, may bs side by January 1, 1923. f Brick will be used In the con duction of .he plant, which will insist of basement and two upper oriee, with two wings projecting agonal!? from a horizontal cen al structure, these wings serving t dormitories to segregate boys d girls. The basement, in addition to I ICMiiaae m ff rn DMPLE ' Be Tendered For Federal Operatfonl BAILEY OUTLINES TO CHANG PRIMARY His Chief Complaint Seems Against use of Money in Primaries. DECRIES CONTROL OF THE MACHINERY Mitchell Countians Say Tired of "Rotten Poli tics" Call' Meeting. ( 8pcUt Ctrftirmimt, Tkt ilnHJI. CitUeml HENDERSON, July IB. Speak ing this afternoon before a gath ering of Vance county citizens, "taking counsel in publio matters," J. W. Bailey elaborated on ons of the purported planks in the plat form he expects to carry him Into the Governor's office. Ho wants reform in the election machinery to provide for a "more dependable system of expressing the will of the voters." The pri mary system occupied his undi vided attention in tne speecn .ana he essayed to tell the people Just what he thinks ought to be done so that "the humblest and poorest will stand on equal footing with the greatest and richest." Chief of Mr. Bailey's complaints apparently Is the use of money in the primaries. He would limit the expenditure of money to advertis ing It for advertising) purposes. He doubts even the wisdom of us ing postage, letters and traveling. During the course of his remarks Mr. Bailey said: The use of money except for the purposes named he would make a felony. ' Declares Precedent For Plutocracy Is Set . "What are the obstacles at present to the expression of the popular will In publio matters? First, there Is the use of money. We know what Newberry did in Michigan. He bought a seat In the Senate for 1250,000. Tou and I ab hor that. We know that when a thing like that happens. It means the beginning of plutocracy rule by those who are able to buy seats in the Senate. But do we not Know that money is very widely used in our North Carolina primaries? Do we not know that In many counties in a contest for Governor from S3, 000 to 15,000 Is spent? Do we not know that there are leaders In many counties and ' leaders in many precincts whose chief means of influence la money. Where does the money come from? Who col lects It? Who distributes it? No well Informed man will deny that we havs reached the point where the use of money on a large scale has become widespread, we must put an end to this, or only candi dates who are rich or who can be relied upon to reward those who nut un the money necessary to .a campaign, can afford to run for office. Whenever we reach this point we have reached an end of free government. When omces may be bought with money, rights be come a matter of barter and sale. "We should kesp in mind our objective. We mean to so safeguard nnr militaries that the humblest and poorest will stand In them on equal footing with the greatest and richest. Anything short of this Is not democracy. - Discusses Republicans In Democratic Primaries "From all over the Stats corns reports that Republicans ars vot ing In Democratic primaries. If so, it Is because Democratic election officers let them do It. The pri mary law provides that there shall bs an enrollment of voters by the parties. We should havs this en rollment without aeiay. no sen- respecting Republican will vote In Democratic primary. This Impo sition comes only from the baser element in both parties. Cat out I ; CnUiM. 4 m rt Tin 1 LOOK WHAT BROKE LOOSE By BILLY BORNE 120TH AT CAMP 6 ENIU BY EXECUTIVE Makes Appeal for Order ly Government as Civ ilization's Basis. tlptcUt Crtitm4t. TU ilMrtltf COlHO) CAMJT GLENN", July 15. Gov ernor Morrison reviewed here to day, the 120th Infantry. North Carolina National Guard and later delivered a powerful appeal for criforly .government ss the Indes pcnsablc foundation of a stable and progressiva civilization. The governor declarod that the ap peal ancs and evidence of good training which he found In the regiment were gratifying to him. and that he hoped the time is here when the people of the state will prorerly value the National Guard. Asserting that as long as he is Governor, he proposes to see the law enforced so that the basest criminal may have Justice, ths humblest citizen a square deaf, and the rlcneet and most unpopular man of property have equal treat ment before the law, the Governor said nevertheless, that the guards men were never Intended to take the place of cowardly police of ficers and sheriffs, who refuse to dj their duty in order to save their political hides. Wher the law Is defied, however, he would can out troops Instead of waiting to send them to attend citizens' funerals. Against all forms of lawlessness, and mrb rule, the people must se their faces, said the Governor, If civllizat.on Is not to be destroyed. Jf North Carolina could be known i a place where mobs cannot work their will through lynching or other violence, it would mean.' more to (he material progress anf! to the glory and good name of the stat. than anything else.tha. could be desired, said the Gov ernor. Governor Morrison and his party who this week have cruised the sounds, leave today for their homes, the Governor returning to Raleigh tonight. GOVERNOR TO SPEND MUCH OF TTMK AT HIS DESK ' orraaif now scruu TABBOIOOQS SOTBl. (Br BROCK BiRKLBY ) RALEIGH. July IS. Conclud ing their cruise over the eastern waters yesterday. Governor Mor r;on.and his party of legislators and editors were expected to read Raleigh tonight after reviewing the parade of National Guardsmen a, Camp Glenn this afternoon. Tne trip or inspection into the fish and oyster fields in the sounds Is expected to result in more ef fective assistance from the state possibilities. It Is understood the4 Governor will press this matter a: the next general assembly .and number of the budget commission who accompanied him on the cruise are expected to be ardent support ers of this project. Returnng here the Governor will be In his office most of the remaining summer weeks. He likely will run up ia Ashevll.B and Charlotte, for short visits, but most of the time he will be found at his desk. It la known that tho Governor has been .watching closely devel opment i over the state In the rail road strike. His stand In such controversies has been widely her slded since his speech to the tex tile strikers at Concord last sum mer. As long as law and ' order prevail there will be nothing bear ing on the strike forthcoming from the executive office, but no law lessness will bs tolerated by either con test' ng aide ss the Governor has announced on numerous oc casions. His return to Raleigh will enable him to keep In closer touch with the situation and while he does not make It a habit to say much in situations of this kind. It is a safe bet that he has both eyes open. i REVIEWED CIA LU PLAN EDUCA ION VES FOR OPERAT More Education Rather . Than More Work for Children Is Goal. SENTIMENT SEEMS AGAINST 10 HOURS Manufacturers v o f the South Said to Regret; Loss of Inspection. (I,kUI CrrumUrmt. Tkt itlutUlt CUItm) BLUE RIDGE, N. C, July 15. Important among the developments at the Southern Industrial Conler enoe, being held hers, was the unanimous sentiment expressed bjj all of the cotton mill olflclal from Virginia, the Carollnas, Georgia and Alabama, who a-9 In attend ance, against taking advantage of the repeal of the child labor law, although all agreed In the consti tutional correctness of Chief Jus tice Taft's decision. Opinion seemed to have crustal-' lzed against working boys and girls 10 hours per day, while on the contrary, every man seemed In favor of more education rather than more work for all of those under 16 years of age. Steps are already being taken toward the formation of a plan under which Ave hours dally will be spent In the mill and three hours In the school. Representatives from Virginia and Alabama expressed pride In tne ract that the Btata law pro vides for an eight hour day, and ! the nullification of the Federal Child Labo. statute will not low er this standard. One mill report ing over 6,000 workers has in it only 30 boys and girls under 16. Stuart W. Cramer, of Cramer ton, N. C Chairman of tho Na tional Committee of the American Cotton Manufacturers' Association sounded this sentiment lh the ad dress of the evening, when he de clared, "as a rule the manufactur ers of the South profoundly regret the loss of the results of the In spection that ceased with the Taft decision. Any Southern mill man who falls to supptrt the child wel fare work and to observe the re strictions that have resulted from experiments, both legislative and Industrial, whether compelled to do so or not, Is a traitor to his In dustry and his own self interest." "Manufacturers of the South are determined," declared B. B.' Geer, President of the Ju'dson Mills, of Greenville, S. C. st the close of Mr. Cramer's address, "that our mills shall be run not only to make cotton cloth, but to make the right kind of men and women as well." Textile Manufacturers 1 fbor roMem Mr. Kramer's address centered on "8oms Phases of the Human Element In Southern Industrial Development." He said in part: "Southern textile manufacturers srs intensely Interested In the labor problem and havs In mind the working out of a oivlc code for industrial ' communities that shall appeal to the average man whether he be stockholder, mana ger, worker or any other good cit izen. It is felt that such a code should speedily beVme a mini mum policy which all mill men would endeavor to put into effect in their communities. While a great deal of splendid work is be ing done In many mill communi ties, the leaders In the Industry will not be satisfied until a cer tain minimum standard is achiev ed In practically all of them which shall maks it a matter of pride to all ths world that they ars citizens of any cotton, mill vil lage." Taking the average Southern cotton mill Tillage, the speaker expressed as his opinion that It is to ths best interest of everybody CvmOhmS m IHtt Tml ILL OFF Western Roads Issue Not To Act In Opposition To Rail Board; Shopmen EXECUTIVES A R E STILL READY TO E Many Roads Virtually Abandon Hope for Early Strike Settlement. WILL ENDEAVOR TO RESUME SHOP WORK Firemen and Oilers Ex pected to Augment Ranks of Strikers Monday. CHICAGO. July 15. (By The Associated Tress.) The third week of the railway shopmen's strike opened today with pears negotla linns virtually at a standstill, fol lowing yesterday's separate con ference between rail executives, un ion heads and railroad board mem bers, when the dineren.cea were described as "fundamental!" Western carriers tonight Issued a virtual ultimatum to the strikers, amiortlng'that they will not agree to any plan inconsistent, with de cisions of the libor Board and will not confer with the strikers while the walkout continues. The executives, the statement said, "are perfectly willing to at tend anv swifting, or participate ; In any hearing tailed by the labor board with a view to affecting a settlement that would not nullify but uphold and carry out the board's decisions." B. M. Jewell, head of the shop men, indicated yesterday that working rules and wages, both bas ed on the board's decisions, must be settled satisfactorily before he will consent to call off the strike and take the matter before the la bor board. Virtually abandoning hope of an eariv settlement, many roads, ac cording to labor board official, ap peared to maks a determined effort to reopen their shops the first of the week with non-union employes. With the carriers apparently de termined to, maintain traffic as nearly normal as possible the ranks of the strikers wers expected to be augmented Monday by a walkout of firemen and oilers, while at Clove land, the American Federation of Railroad Workers have voted to walk out the first of the week. Tio Prospect of Immediate lesiiance of Strike Call. After a conference with Presi dent Harding today, E. F. Orable, head of the Maintenance of Way Organization, said there was no prospect of an Immediate author ization of a strike of his 4011.000 men, but. added that 48 hows might change the situation. ; Senator Cummins, chairman or j Interstate Commerce Committee, ' I h...-. 111 V h.M annn looking toward a revision of (he transportation act and to deal with problems developed by the strike. One of the matters to be taken up. he said, would deal with penalties for violation of labor board decis ions. Chicago, the hub of the strike, was quiet. Mr. Jewell announced he would have nothing to say over the week end. while labor board mediators spparently were non- pulsed by the "fundamental dlf- ferences." In Washington official circles were said to be hopeful for a set tlement, but the administration was prepared for emergency action should the occasion arise. Motor transports to carry mail were In augurated between two Indiana towns where trains were annulled. Federal court orders restraining strikers from Interfering with the petitioners continued to be grant ed. The Virginian Railroad secur ed a restraining order at Roanoke. Va., while the Erie obtained an injunction at Cleveland and the Pennsylvania Railroad obtained an injunction there to cover its shops at Toledo. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad applied- for an In junction at Cleveland and the Cin cinnati, Indianapolis and Western road asked a court order at Indian apolis. - Troops Are Requested In California Town. Troops were requested st San "The spirit of community pride in the development of Ashevllla Is refreshing to one rnral from a State famed for its 'boosters,' " states Dr. L. A. Blze, President of the Citizens American Bank, at Tampa, Fla., one of the best known bankers In the extreme Southern State. The Florida hanker paid a splen did tribute to Western North Caro lina, Its people, the spirit of prog ress snd to the health-giving air of the mountains. Dr. Blze is a visi tor, it Is asserted, who has come to regard Ashevllle as horns and Tampa as a place of business, who is beginning to realize that the me tropolis of Western North Caro lina is a place for a horns and busi ness ss well. Saturday, ths Florida visitor was present at an auction sals of lota In a new portion of the city and has) expressed surprise and pleas ure at ths steady growth of this section and ths many marks of procrsss on svery hand. CIFERENC DR.L.A.BIZE JaJ 's Strike Order Further Withheld First Reports In Rail Strike More Guards NEW YORK, July 13. Fin reports nf anlitngt on rallrnrds In the New York district today omisi-d Federal autnontles tn deputize. 20il guards for th matin, and preinre t" arm a thousand nth re. fulled States Miimlmln In New York and Northern New ,lrry were authorized liy Attorney General Iiiiugherty to "so as far lis necessary" 111 keeping Interstate t runic moving. Reports of attempts to oaniage locomotives on t he ijirkawHnna and In stanrer where whole freight tralr.e were held up by sinslii'd air brake connec tion spurred government of flclole to recruit deputies for strategic points on all of the II mill! carrying lines enter ing the city. Fifty deputies were sent to Jersey City, where Erie road SHOP SECTOR S OUIET FOLLOWING FLRST JUTBREAK Negro Worker Chased From Local Shops, Warn ed Not to Return. The outbreak of violence Thurs day night in connection with ths stuke of shopmen on the Ashs vllle division of the Southern Rail way, during which practically . aU ntgro employes were chased from the premises and Millard Wllklns. negro 'waler-tesser badly beaten liy. unknown parties, appears to liavn been only spasmodic and all has been quiet since this troublo. United States Deputy Marshals and Deputy Sheriff remain ' on guard to protect the property of the railroad and to guard any workman that may need protec tion. While It is has not been learned efficiently as to who the unknown parties were attacking the negro and driving other negro workmen from the shops, Wllklns asserted last night that he recognized one of the men, calling a name, and would again recognize the faces of others, he said, and declared some of these to be men he knew were employed In the shops at tho time of the walk-out. The negro asserted that when he was attacked the parties threaten ed to kill him and carried him in the direction of an automobile, in which, he states, the men said they were going to take him and throw him In the river. Three pistol shots wera fired, he asserts, two being fired while he ...na knlnir h.li hv the men and the third after he had succeeded In getting away from his captors. Henry Robertson, a second negro was carried from tho depot seotlon In an automobile and allowed to continue home under a warning not . ..- An nrnrlr H.nrv Htlll tld and IU rciu,,, I Robert Lenoir were among the otnejj negroes crraaeu imm v1 .,-- Strikers continue to patrol the section around the shops, but have made no attempt to encroach upon the property of the railroad. Guards on duty asserted last night that no trouble has been offered arid the situation Is such that it Is be lieved no other troublo will be ex perienced. WORK PRACTICALLY AT STANDSTILL IN SHOPS With all work halted in the Southern Railway Shops in Ashe vllle except that done by officials, rolling stock in need of repairs and at least seven engines "dead," some as a result of having been in wrecks or derailments, th- stilke of shopmen Is beginning to reach an acute stage on the Asho vilie division. Minor repairs are being made by officials, but it is pointed ou: that It is practically impossible fo" 'a few men to maintain the worn of the 160 out on strike. j Delayed trains are the only In dications of Inconvenience to pas sengers and heavy travel is note 1 by railroad official. In spile of the conditions resulting from the cir! Ice if shopmen and the im pending strike of other crafts,-a large number of visitors continue to be attracted to this section. The two engines In the head-on crash at Saluda Friday night, were brought to-this city early yesterday morning and will probably be sent to Spencer for repairs, as soon as conditions Improve, It is stated. Officials are attending to the entire program of handling the rolling stock In this city, all other workmen, even to a few negro laborers remaining on duty after the walk-out, have deserted the shops. Officials last night reported every thing running as smoothly ss possible in view of the condi tions resulting from the strike. The only development reported by ths crafts out on strike was the following statement Issued yester day by F. A. McLean, president of the press committee of the striking shopmen: .' Strikers at Saloda Accounted For. "Our representatives at Saluda wers found In bed at ths tlms of (CfoHmMS m rm) 1 Virtual Ultimatum; Of Sabotage Causes Many To Be Sworn In exec ullves demanded protec tion on the plea that Mayor II a k u e was "Interfering" with attempts to guard rall iiiihI property with private police. Toti'Kht the situation was reported well In hand, but executives of the roads most nerloimly threatened by the strike urged t'ntted Htatea Muri-halx to have deputies on l-nnd for any emergency. A steady stream of depu ties i.eil through the ex amination rooms ut the Fed eral Building here. Each man accepted was put In uni form and armed. Instruc tion, before they entrained to go on duty, were: "Remember, you are not supposed to protect railroad prope-ty all along the lines. Your job la to see that United States mall and In terstate trains are not inter fered with." STRIKE BALLOTS BEING PREPARED BY LOCALGLERKS Wages Decreased and Men Are Deciding Plan of Future Action. Strike bsllots ars being filled out by Ashevllle members of the Broth erhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express snd Station Employes of ths South ern Railway system and are re quired to be In ths hands of R. J. Jackaon, . General Chairman, by, July zo, when action of ths ierka Will bs decided. .t; It is learned, that between Tf and 100 clerks will bs off so tod In Ashevllle by the strike if it should be called. ' Attached to ths strike ballots Is the following: "Clerical Employes, Southern Rail way Lines: "On February 13, 1123, on re quest of Southern Railway man agement, the committee represent'. ing the clertoal employes, met the management In conference at Which conference the management made oronosals for a wags reduction. asking that we accept reduction of 7 cents per hour, which proposals were declined by the committee. The committee refused to enter tain any reduction whatever. "The management made ex-parte submission to tho Labor Board, asking their authority to reduce wa ges. y "The committee also mads sub mission to the Labor Board and asked that wages be restored OS of August 31, 1921. Decision No. 1074 By IjilHir Board. "Decision No. 1074 of the United States Railroad Labor Board ef fective July 1, 1922, authorizes the following reductions: Clerks with an' experience of two or more years in railroad clerical work or clerical work of a similar nature In other Industries, or where their cumula tive experience In such clerical work is not less than two years. 4 cents. Clerks with an experience of less than two years as outlined above 4 cents. "On receipt of above decision, the following wlr was sent the management: " 'Advise by wire of decision 1074 will be put In effect on South ern Railway line'. TWn fnllowlnar reDly received: " 'You will recall that only after earnest effort to settle the matter .t him. and with our own men, which effort was fruitless, did we submit the dispute to the Labor Board. Having done tnis ana i--hor Board having decided after fur. hearing on Just and reasonable re ductions for employes represented hv you, we shall make such reduc .in. .rf.riv. on July 1. 1922.. I ...n.nr. tn remind VOU. though I am shre you do not lose sight of the fact, that Southern Railway System did not maae reductions in wages of Its clerlca forces July 1. 1921, when decision 147 was ren dered, nor did we on September 1. make reduction to extent provided in decision 147. but in order to ad- Just matter with you and your committee agreed on a basis sub stantially more favorable to the .mninnu a larae majority of whom will still receive, even after reductions proposed to be made ef fective July 1 are put In, much less reduction than will emoloyes of o.her carriers who were parties to both decisions 147 and 1074. Southern Not Tarty To Declttlon 147. " 'If the Southern had gone to Labor Board and been party to de cision 147 Instead of reaching an agreement with Its employee, we would have enjoyed since Septem ber 1. 1921. sS groat a decrease in compensation of a greater number of men as Is now proposed. The Southern Railway clerks have, therefore, received many thousands of dollars more than they would have resolved had ws been parties to decision 147. In other words. Southern Railway clerical em ployes have had most- favorable and considerate treatment, and, even with ths new reduction their wages will havs been reduced sub- join i. m un rsi 1 I FEDERAL CIRCLES CONCEDE STI U SITUATION BAD Result of Harding's Inter vention Not to Be Known at Once. HARDING IS GIVEN FIRST HAND FACTL Censures Union Leaders for Not Giving Him Data Earlier. WASHINGTON. July II. B' the Associated Press.) Prssldsnt Harding personally Intervened to 4 day In the railroad strike sltua-j tlon, but ths success of bis effort to remedy condition now admitted generally by government official to be serious, will rsmaln undetor-) mained until early nsxt wsek when the officers of ths United Brother-) hood of Matntenancs of Way Em-j ployea and Shop Laborers meat In Detroit. , Ths President for two hour discussed the strike situation with K. F. Qrable, chief of ths Maln-l tsnance of Way Employes organl-l satlon, who cams to Washington from Chicago for ths conference, and with Fred L. Felck, legisla tive representative of ths same or ganization. The results' of this conference as announcsd In a Whits House statement wers that ths Prsildnnt received for ths first tlms direct Information as to ths . workers! aids of ths controversy and wss afforded for ths. first tlms aa op-j portunlty to present direct to a recognized representative of the, employes ths position of ths Utv-I srnment,' ' I Another resutt. announced after ths conference Toy Mr, Grab's,! consists of a call for meeting the first of next wsek In Detroit of the , grand officers of ths Ualntentu'- i of Way Brotherhood to decide on a policy, 'presumably' on Whether that organization shall oont'nus to withhold Ths authorized strlks or der or whether it shall allow Its members to join ths striking shop craft workers. ' . "Our primary reason for seeli-g ths Prssldsnt was to Impress upon him ths necessity of calling a con ference between Mr.. Jewell and the railroad executives in order to stop the spread of ths strlks. Ws feel that this Is ths only way to ease ths situation, and I bellive It would be effective. "Ths situation has become acuta all over the country and ws laid before the President a lot of facts., many of which he said had never come to his attention. . This was ths first dlrsct protest we have made to Mr. Harding with tle ex ception of a visit I made to him three months ago to discuss ths cutting of wages. The Pros dent censured us for not coming sooner and laying these facts before him." 'The Chief Executive did not In dlcate whether such a on"? e.-.ca as that suggested would be called. Mr: Grable said. The, labor chief" tain said ths President pointed to ths several times repeated policy of the Administration that as a Governmental body, the divisions of ths Railroad Board would ba supported by the Government t (CMiNjMHhf m pq .row STORE BO LOIS ED ON A TAR L u LLEGE STREET Believed Forerunner of Business Development ,: In This Section. Erection of two stors buildings, each Sf by 60 feet, has been start ed at the corner of College ani Valley Streets, facing on the for mer, by . Heath Carrier, and will bo completed within the next 0 days. - The hi'lldlngs, representing an Investment of around ISO. 000, will be three stories high, with plats glass fronts and well appointed In every manner. L L- Merchant Is contractor for the new project and plans wers drawn, by Heath and Carrier.: architects, . with which firm 'A, Heath Carrier Is connected. The two store buildings srs among the first to be erected In that section of College Street and. has led many to believe it will be the forerunner of plans- for con verting College into a business street. With si ore buildings on one end 'or sn entire block and part of a second, the Law Building an! County Courthouse and a building divoted tn the use of physicians, already on this street, it is gen erally ho.leved that many of ths residence will in a short time give way to the march of commercial pi ogress. - Plans of ths First Baptist Church for a new building, which many believe will be an omcs building snd church edifies com bined, at least ten stories high. ' located at the earner of Cellogs and Spruce Streets will probably also bs an Important factor In do-, volepment of ths street lor busi ness use. ' 7 K
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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