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THE A SHEVILLE CITIZEN THE WEATHER Wetrn North Carolina, Cocxl Roads, Climate and Scenerr Unsurpassed. The XearcM Playground m Twenty Million People WASHINGTON, July M. North Carolina! Showers and probably thun. dtrtorma and not ao .warm Monday; Tuesday cloudy probably showers. "DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA" ESTABLISHED 1668. ASHEV1LLE, N. C, MONDAY MORNING, JULY 24, 1922. PRICE FIVE CENTS New Step In Shop Strike Is Anticipated By Rail Board Now EN SOUGHT PAY YOUR TAXES. AND TAKE YOUR CHOICE By BILLY BORNE DEVELOPMEN T AI1AL BOARD J" ADJUSTMENT i STRIKERS' GOAL jhat Farming Out Work aid Continuing Seniority Remain Issues. fHOLE STATUS OP STRIKE REVIEWED fefore Hooper's Return Dther Board Men Ex press Hopefulness. SHOPM STRIKE ISSUE FOR MONTH PERIOD Conlon Declares Unions Knew National Agree ment Was to Be Abolished RAILROADS' POLICY UNDER DIRECTION Silence Maintained as to Government's Course Strikers Forecast Success. CHICAGO, July 23 (By The Associated Press) No urther action toward ending he railway shopmen's strike t contemplated by the united States Railroad Labor Board at this time, Ben W. Hooper, chairman of the Labor Board, announced to night on his return from a onference with President Harding at Washington. CHICAGO. July 23. (By The soclated Press.) Hcpe of a set- ment or tna rallrcad strike een cd tonight in the Railroad Labor ard asraln, folllowing the return Hen Hooper, Its chairman, 'rom conference with President Hard- Is. While Mr. Hooper waj meeting: government officials In Wash- ton, B. M. Jewell and other ike leaders were In conference th James J. Davis, Secretary of bor, at Mooseheart, 111. iVt the end of the meeting and fore departing for Washington, r. Davis expressed the belief that strike could be settled at once the roads would restore the sen- rity rights of th,e strikers, and e moor uoara woum take up e questions In despute. In discussing the hopes of a set- rmt-nt, members of the Labor ai'd reviewed the progress of strike since Its inception July They pointed out that the strike s which precipitated the coiin-i wide walkout was taken on oe queatlons. These grievances re given in a strike bulletin is- "(1 on July 7, by Mr. Jewell, ii'h said; The present strike centers mind these issues: 1 Establishment of unjust pes by decisions of the United cs Labor Board. 2 Establishment of unjust ikine conditions which curtailed ertime pay allowed under Gov- ment operation. 3 Contrasting out of shop rli to evade the apnlcetion of the is provided by the transporta- n act " Early last week, however, Chair- n Hoonei- after ten days or con- ences with rail heads and strike icrs. issued a statement giving l striking shopmen's program cs points instead of the original and assorted It was one of tfie two su.mental points tnat WASHINGTON, July 23. That the railroad shopmen have been preparing for the strike now in progress since April, 1921, and waited 15 months because of a doslre to "accumulate enough grievances to support a demand ior a nauon-wiae strike, were statements made today by P. J. Conlon, vice-president of the In ternational Association of Machin ists, at a public mass meeting here. Union officials learned April 8. 1921, Mr. Conlon said, that the national agreement with the rail roads was to be abolished, although the Railroad Labor Board did not I act until April 14, when individual agreements were sought, he de clared, the unions "ran Into iden tical demands from eve-" road wi approached which Indicated to us there was some central agency or authority directing the fight) against us. "Then we realized." Vlce-Preei-dent Conlon continued, "that we would have to sit tight and suffer In silence until enough grievances f YOU ARE 0PP05EDT0 THE BOND IS5UE YOU RE A OBSTRUCTING CRANK OLD FOGY MUTT CONSERVATIVE GINK 5TANDPAT SIMP Jf YOU ARE IN FAVOR OF THE BOND J5SUE YOURE A PROGRESSIVE LOON INSURGING NUT RADICAL GOOK FANATIC BOOB m s ARMY POLICY TOLD BY WEEKS ; Contemplates Specific 'As signment for Guards in Event of War. BLEASE FICHI IN SOUTH CAROLINA INTERESTS PARTY Democratic Leaders at Washington Frown on Gubernatorial Aspirant. W4BHISQT0S SriSAO THS AIRSril.LS CITISIM (BY ft. It C. BRi AST) WASHINGTON, July 23. Dem had been accumulated to support' ocratlo leaders here are very much a demand for a nation-wide interested in the fight that Cole strike." Of the 1100 decisions handed down by the Labor Board, the speaker listed 700 as favorable to the railroads and 400 as "nomin ally in favor of our side." tout of the latter, h "oil. at least suu were not put Into effect by the roads and therefore "didn't -mean anything." -' Asserting that the strike leaders were well satisfied with the situa tion Mr. Conlon said: "It generally takes from 30 to 60 days to make a shop strike ef fective but before this one had been on ten days, more than 260 trains had been cancelled out of Chicago, the West Virginia non union coal mines were bottled up and the iron and steel industries were crying for help. And we have hardly started yet." GOVERNMENT COURSE IS STILL NOT OUTLINED WASHINGTON, July 23. The government's future course In tne situation created by the strike of railroad shop craftsmen was still left in the realm of conjecture to day, though President Harding, who was In personal touch all day Saturday with the' problem and personalities in It, cancelled his week-end engagements to stn the White House Sunday, where he could be In close communiya tion with whatever other govern ment agencies were active. ,i-k..i,.r chairman Hooper oi the Railroad Labor Board, who re- the restoration of seniority turned t0 Chicago last night afte Khts added only after the inaug- ration of the strike tnat men m.tl in thA niv of a settlement. He lifted the five demands In the lowing order: l Abolition of the contract ystem. Establishment of a national dlustment board. iphaHn nf the wanes and ulcs disputes by the Labor Board. "4 Roads to dismiss an -jits growing out of the strike. 5 Restoration of seniority phts to the strikers." Mr. Hooper also said that his nveptigatlons had convincea mm hat "no serious obstacle is iu und to peace" In any of tne nints except the fifth. Further progress was seen in me atement issued last night by Mr. en-ell, however, in which he earn. There are three principal is- ues now preventing a possible set lement rt the railway controver- y which are found In the refusal f the railway executives: "l. To discontinue contracting ut of work. To establish a national oard of adjustment. 3. To continue seniority ngnu f employes who suspended work." it was pointed out that tne last st of demands contained only rn of the original three griev- noes which resulted in the strike all that relating to the dlscon- nuance of outside contracting nd it was Indicated that almost v"y road In the country already a a agreed to itnn this nractice. Fhe omission of the original de- fnands relating to wages and rules ceasioned some comment, the be et being expressed that the shop ien finally had decided to agree rehearlna- of these nolnta-"bv he labor hoard. Similar action verted a threatened strike by ap roxlmately 400.000 maintenance t way men at the 'time the shoo- fnen went out. "ith the question of return of kers to their seniority rights iding. according to the asscr .wns of Mr. HooDer and Mr. Davis. f the principal stumbling block t settlement. Mr. Hooper was fsked on his arrival from Wash- C-'sion tonight whether the Labor f ras and strike leaders-before It run a view toward ending I ... w'"out further delay. Li cnnt say a word." was his Pnly rnlv L. McMenlmen. labor mem 'r of the Board, whn wa lBrlv rumental In averting threaten w. r," :rr;. m. Mr. an extenaea tuuwi." ,"',,, Harding carried new and highly confidential instructions for a re opening of negotiations with the union leaders or whether the Ad ministration Intended to stand un ....lintv hv the Labor Board i..,. ninst which the men .tri.li. were matters concerning -.vi.i. ,n infm-med and responsi' v.i. m!nt in Washington' would While there were numerous re ports that a new step by the Gov ernment was imminent, these were utterly without omciai raonrm. tion, the only definite development today touching upon the railroad strike being in Its relation to that In the coal Industry. Every possible contingency In connection with the rail situation has been canvassed by President Harding in his conferences with advisers In the Cabinet and with members of the Senate, It was un derstood, the suggestions placed before the Government including even Federal control both of rail roads and mines as a step to be considered in the final emergency. Other suggestions were said to have been that the strike be left to wear itself out, the Government maintaining a policy of protecting inter-state commerce meanwhile; that labor representatives be charged lncourt proceedings with conspiracy to Interrupt inter-state commerce; and finally that raiJ road managements be required to yield on the seniority rule, while the railroad labor board be Induc ed to modify some of the conclu sions against which the shop crafts have struck. To date, every White House pro nouncement has been of a nature supporting the Railroad Labor Board, and the actions of Chair man Hooper. Opinion that any modlfllation of this attitude was Intended, lacked official support tonight. tr kM - . signalmen and clerks Wfsn'- rj TRANSPORTATION TIE-ITP SOON THROTTLE BUSINESS NEW YORK, July ti.' The present 'transportation emergency will throttle the business revival In (he cradle if the railroad strike continues much longer, said David wminma Mrretarv of the control the I strike committee tonight. He based his statement on ngures luomuno by the labor' bureau Increase, showing, he asserted, that the following measures are almost In evitable In dealing with the crisis: Emergency pooling of rolling stork under Federal control. Resurrection of priority control tci.il nl rwi tm L. Blease is making for the gov ernorship of South Carolina Blense is to the Donkey park what Fin chot and Beverldge are to- the G. O. P. His aim Is the United States Senate, and the Democrats here prefer another type of man if they are to have control within the next few years, 7, There has been lots of Blease talk here for the last year and a half or more. It was stated at one time that he would help to distribute Republican, patronage. Soon after President Harding came into power, the old guard leaders, feeling that ' they were comparatively safe for a number of years, sought other fields to conquer. With the East, North and West salted down, they went out to capture some of the South ern states. Georgia was to be brought In line. J. L. Phillips, now under Indictment here tor war contract frauds, was selected tor the Cracker state reorganiza tion Job. A "team" from the Re publican National Committee went down to do the job. Georgia Re publican leaders of years standing such as Henry Lincoln Johnson and Ben Davis went not consult ed. Outsiders were In the charge, The Georgia plan fell through. In South Carolina "Old Man" Joe Tolbert ruled. Possessed of a fine plantation, and a real Re publican twist in Hits make-up the Palmetto boss has held sway for years. Sidney Bleber and other "national" Republicans went to South Carolina in 1920 to organize it away from Mr. Tolbert. But, there was a slip somewhere, and the old war horse held the reins. After Georgia was licked into shape efforts were made to put recalcitrant, sorehead . or other styles of Democrats in charge of the pie counter. It was said here that Republican flirtations were carried on with John L. McLaurln, C. C. Campbell and others. It was also reported that Former Gov, Blease might take hold of the Re publican situation in North Caro lina. But, in a letter to Joe Tol bert Mr. Blease made clear his po sition. He admitted that he was a "Jefferson - Democrat who re joiced over the election of Hard ing." ; This rejoicing has now arisen to trouble for Mr. Blease. The peo ple of South Carolina do not like for their Democratic statesmen to get too gay or happy over the suc- The Blease letter Is Interesting and It will be used In the cam paign against him. Some of his old friends are very partial to the Lame Lion of S Street. They re sent Mr. Blease's sneers at Wood- row Wilson. The Bleaae etter, written May 21, of last year, reads: . "Columbia, S. C. May 21, 12S. "Hon. J. W. Tolbert. "St. James Hotel. "Washington, D. C. "Dear Sir: "Yours of Msy If. 'asking for certain information received. I will answer you frankly. "As to C. C. Campbell, or Colum bia, 8. C, the common remark I hear around here." and have heard parties make from other parts of the State la: 'Some people in South Carolina may want to go Into a new party, but they are not go ing In as followers of Campbell, who Is a Yankee: for you renum ber that It was the Northern rene gades and scalawags who took the nigger and used him that gave us all of our troubles from 1S55 to 1IT.' Therefore, you will see that his leadership will not go far la South Carallna. - "As to J- L McLa-irln, I presume It is unnecessary for me to make any remarks. His record in the Senate of the United States, the Archbold letters, his attempted deal of 112. his complete breakdown as a candidate for Governor In this State recently, and his general po litical record, are as well known to the people In Washington as they are ta the people of South Carolina, t, would be absolutely Impossible -jfl J. ral Campaign Opens At Darmstadt for 'Dry' Germany DARMSTADT. July 23 (By The Associated Press) The opening gun of a campaign for "dry Germany" was fired t -day by the "committee for the introduction of prohibition In Germany." This committee Is headed by Dr Strpcker, former minister of education for Hesse: it com prises numerous academic, po liticil and labor leaders an! professional men and women from all sections of Germany. It is a self-constituted organi zation and proposes to pursue n campaign for the purpose of t nlirhtening the German peo ple on the -nature of the- Vol stcaU act, urging the adoption pf a similar law In Germany. H will arrange "straw votes" Ir. various cities with the object of sounding public sentiment.. '' WHITE REIVES SIGN CAUSING HIS RECENLARREST Thinks Protesting Citizen Should Obey Law While Case Is Fending. STRUCK BY AUTO LITTLE CHILD IS FATALLYJIJURED Hardy Winston Bell, 5, Run Over by Auto Oper ated by G. C. Hunter. Struck by an automobile oper ated by G. C. Hunter, little Hardy Winston Bell, son of Landon C. Befl, of Columbus, Ohio, was fatal ly Injured Sunday afternoon on J Biltmore Avenue near Atkln Street. The tragedy was witnessed by Mrs. Mary W. Williamson, the grandmother, with whom the little fellow was visiting. The child was rushed to Meri wether Hospital Immediately after the accident but death resulted 15 minutes later, his neck being broken. When Mr. Hunter first saw the child he applied his brakes, according to the police, stopping the machine after the front wheels had passed over the body. Near the scene of the accident, a small car was parked and, it is reported, Mr. Hunter said the boy darted from behind the automo bile directly In the path of his machine, making It Impossible for him to bring the car to a stand still and avoid the accident. He was driving at a moderate rate of speed upgrade, It Is claimed. Mrs. Williamson Is well-known In Asheville and for many years was a member of the faculty of the local high school. In recognition of her long and faithful service. she was presented with a handsome present by the City school Board at the graduation exercises in June. Her daughter has many friends here, having lived In the city prior to her marriage. Her husband at one time was an at torney for an Ohio lumber firm with offices In Asheville. Yesterday afternoon the grand mother and the little boy were in vited by Mrs. Mary Francss Shu ford to take a ride, Mrs. Shuford having parked her machine on the right side of the street, thus neces sitating the crossing of the thor oughfare., Mrs. Williamson warned the little fellow to be careful as they were preparing to go to the car. Ttm little bov was five years and nine months old and the body probably will be taken to Columbus today, accompanied by an uncle. Winston Waldron. Mr. Hunter will be tried In the Police Court on the charge of reck less driving. He gave bond of $1,000 for his appearance In court. Mr. Hunter was formerly City Sec-retary-Treaaurer and is now con nected with the County Board of Education. , PERSHING THROWS LIGHT ON SCHEME Says Plans Practical in Reasonable Development of Military System. WASHINGTON. July 21 - Steps to establish a "national position in readiness for the army us a devel- j opmi-nt of the national military policy In is forecast In memor andum recently 8iilmilttU by (ien- eial Pershing to Secretary Weeks und made public today at the War ' Department. j Details of such plana as may i have been already prepared by ; licncral rrrshtni? are not dis- closed. The general nature of the I project, however, contemplates as signment of national guard divi sions to specific defensive posi tions on coasts and borders to which they will be rushed In event of war. "Under this plan." General Per uhlng raid, "the military organiza tions required to secure critical landing places upon our coasts and favorable lines of advance upon our land frontiers can bo definitely formed and prepared. With such initial organization as sured, the additional military units required for the full proso- i cutlon of a serious war can be mo bilized at once and brought to full strength without disturbance or Interruption. With our territory thus pro tected against landings In force at the start, and with the machin ery for further military expansion fully organized, our fleet will be free to deal with the hostile naval forces without concern as to pos sible invasion." The plans are practicable, Gen eral Pershing said, "If we can count upon a reasonable develop ment of the economical military system sanctioned by the national defense act." N CW Operators Will Be Asked To Help In Distribution of Fuel FACT-FINDING TRIBUNAL URGED IN COAL STRIKE Head of National Coal As sociation Wants Non-Partisan Investigation. HE WOULITaVOID MISUNDERSTANDING Thinks One Miner and One Operator Should Fur nish Technical Data. EMPORIA. Kas.. July 23. (By The Associated Press). William Allen White, editor of the Em poria Gazette, who for several aay r.as oeen aispiaying a piacaru IRRRGULARS OUTNUMBER in the window of the Gazette of- NATURAIjS IN CAMPAIGN flee, today kept his sign concealed from the public. The yellow poster announcing "We are for the strik ing railroad men fifty percent," was removed late yesterday follow ing the Issuing of a warrant charging Mr. White with, violating the Industrial court law. The edi tor Immediately made bond for his appearance when the case is called In the October term of the District Court. In a statement given out when the warrant was issued, Mr. White declared he was removing the of fending sign, not In "acknowledg ment of the right of the state to suppress free utterance, 'published in a decent and orderly manner," but because he believed a pro testing citizen should "obey the order or law while the case is pending. , "Henry and Me," day scheduled to take place tomorrow when Mr. White and Governor Henry J. Allen are on the program to ad drees the Kansas State Normal School, will be a day for "Henry only " the 7,ar"" '"'B"1' ened encirclement of the irregular, in stating that he will not appear! whQ werfl obI(fe(, t0 evacuate their Were Extremely Well Armed and Supplied Willi Explosives. LIMERICK. July 2S. (By The Associated Press.) From the be ginning to the end of the (opera tions, which ended with the cap ture of IJmerlck on Friday bv the free stato forces, the Irregulars outnumbered the nationals. Not more than 700 free state troops were engaged, while the Republi can forces reached at least 1,000. The whole centre of the city was involved In the battle zone and at some points the combatants were separated by less than ten yards. The fighting during the week consisted ni3stly of rifle and bomb ing duels, each side tunneled from house to house, so that entire streets were transformed Into min iature fortresses. The Irregulars from the cutset occupied the strongest positions and their final defeat was due to the division of their forces bv the isolation of two important strongholds, the Strand and Castle barracks, by means of an artillery assault ana tne inrtai In order to prevtnt the I will not be on tne piattorm ,..,. f ,hl1. retreat to the with the governor tomorrow," he said. "I do not want to embar rass Henry. I had not agreed to speak at Normal, and this Idea of Henry and Me' day probably was) hatched to make a newspaper story." The vellow placard started a controversy between Mr. White and i Governor Allen, life-long friends. both publicly and privately, over the Interpretation of the industrial court act. BASCOM SIjEMP DECLINES REPUBLICAN NOMINATION COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo.. July 23 Representative C. Bas ccm Slemp, o f the ninth, Virginia district, only republican congress man from that State, today Is sued a definite statement finall; declining the nomination given him br the assembly at Norton, Va, Thursday. - Representative Slemp's refusal to again be a candidate Is due to the necessity of preserving his fluslth, he state In a telegram to It. A. Anderson, republican chair mat at Marion, Va. A l,TiK IEf!I,INE8 TO OFFER ANY COMMENT TOPEKA. Kas.. July 23. Gov ernor Allen declined to comment tonight on the announcement by William Allen White that Mr. White would not appear on the same program with the governor at the Kansas Teachers College because he does not "want to em harms Henrv." Governor Allen chuckled when he was told Mr. White had made such an announcement. ttcaW ATTACK CAUSED DEATH OF A. P. EDITOR TICONDEHOGA, N. Y.. July 25 Accidental drowning, with an stnie tlo heart as a contributory factor, caused the death of William A. Cald well, general early service editor in the New York office of The Associat ed Press who was the victim of a canoe accident -on Lake Qeorge near here yesterday. While no autopsy was performed, the attending physi cians of this village and Coroner Breen, decided that in the light of the facts some heart stuck or faint ing spell undoubtedly prevented Mr. Caldwell, who was formerly cele brated college athete and a power ful swimmer, from saving himself when his canoe overturned. His four years of athletic activity as oar man and football player at Cornell Uni versity, according to the physlclaans probably caused an affection of the heart which relaxation of training and lack of his former customary exercise aggravated. His body was takes tonight to his home at Hasbrouck Heights, N. J., where funeral services will be held Monday. , RICH RETURNS WITH , $5,000,000 IN CONTRACT NEW YORK, July! 21. Sidney R4ch, former American vice-council In Cnemlnts Saxony, returned on the Caronla today with contracts made wlUi representatives of soviet Uk raine, by which he said, an American syndicate hopes to carry on trade wttb Russia with a mlmtmum of dan ger from inm- recognition of prop erty rights and confiscation. The oontraota cover buslneee to the amount of at least S5.tOO.000 Mr. Rich aid. To earry them eat. he said. It first had been necessary to form a trading company In Holland, which will sot aa the Intermediary between th Uk rainians and the American merchants and also a eieclsi insurance com pany for proteottoa against Cinfls cation. i Before their evacuation, the Re publicans set fire to all the bur racks by exploding mines. The civilian population suffered acutely: many were made homeless and at times there was grave men rfe of starvation. The irregulars were extremely well armed and had nn Immense supply of high explosives. They fled In great haste at the end. de stroying roads and bridges In their retreat. WOMAN IS PUBLISHER OF BIRMINGHAM PAPER BIRMINGHAM. Ala,, July 23j Announcement was made today by the Birmingham Age-Hersld that at a full meeting of the board of ul rectors of the Age-Herald Publishing Company, Mrs. Lewis B. Barrett, had been elected president and pub lisher. . . m Mrs Barrett Is the widow of the late Edward W. Barrett, for nearly 25 years editor and owner of the Age-Herald. In assuming her new duties, Mrs. Barrett Issued the following state ment: "The Age-Herald will be conduct ed In the future under my direction along the same lines as n the past. Its policy will be grounded upon the Ideals of counstructlve, upbuilding service which have guided it for 25 years." WOMAN IS KILLED IN COLLISION WITH AUTO WIXSTON'-SALEM, N. C, July 2. Mr. Ida Landreth. wife of A. K. Landreth was almost Instantly killed this afternoon near Yadklnvllle when an automobile struck a motorcycle on whloh she. her husband and their seven year old child were riding. Mrs. Landreth suffered a fracture of the skull and died In 2ft minutes, while Landreth had two ribs fractured and many bruises. The child was only slightly hurt. Those In the auto mobile did not stop out numeo on and not a trace of their Identity or whereabouts has been discovered. TARIFF HILL WOULD WOKH. Biiumiur WASHINGTON. July 2J. Enact ment of th wool duties proposed In the pending tariff bill would result In a buraen upon me puohc it-am as large ss that Imposed by sched uled K. of the Payne-Aldrlch law. Senator Walsh, democrat,. Massa chusetts, declared today In a formal statement. Senator Walsh who Is In charge of the Democratic fight In th senate against the wool duties, contended that the 11 cents a pound duty on raw wool alone wonld Increase the nation's clothing bill by t200,O00,0v annually. PARLIAMENT RATIFIES LOAN FROM UNITED STATES BELGRADS. July 21. Parliament by a vote of 111 to It has a titled the loan of Il0.oo.0e contracted tor la the Vaitec Slates. INDIANAPOLIS, July 23. By Tlte Associated Press.) President Ilnrdlng was urged to appoint Im mediately a non-partisan fact finding tribunal, to Inquire Into the coal situation, In a telegram sent liim tonight by A. M. Ogle. Presi dent of tho National Coal Associa tion. The President announced the consideration ct such a commis sion last week. Such a tribunal, If appointed lm medlutfly, could develop within a compnrntlvely bhort time such facts regarding the coal Industry, says the tolcicram, aa ''would strengthen yrur hand in tarrying out your program to start the mines In ac cordance with your proclamation to the Governors of the several -States Involved. Mr. Oglo in the telegram also augnested the appointment of one miner and one operator as techni cal advlaers. but neither to have a vote nor voice In the delibera tions of the tribunal. The telegram reads; "In order that there may be no misunderstanding in the minds of the members of our administra tion or In the minds nf the public concerning the attitude of the op erators, who attended your Wash ington 'conference, toward the ap pointment of a fact-finding tribunal by you, 1 respectfully and strongly urge upon yuu the advisability of Immediately selecting the, men whom you desire to act so that the tribunal can proceed at once to investigate the Questions at I sue between the miners and oper ators in the union fields. . wa have pointed out before, we .trons ly feel that this tribunal should be non-uartlsan wthout either, min ers or operators being Included in its membership. Tr It Is felt advisable by you to have technical advice for the benefit of the tribunal, I might sug gest that one operator could be selected by the operators ami one miner bv the miners to sit with your tribunal in a purely advisory ranarltv but without voice or vote I feel, and I know that a large majority it not all of t,be union !iUiminou operators feel, that auch a tribunal selected by you if immediately appointed, could with in a comparatively short time de velop outstanding essential tacia in regard to the situation With such facts before it, the tribunal would be ile to give information In the nnrilin and vou that Wjuld strengthen your hand In carrying out your program to siarc ino mines In accordance with your proclamation to the Governors of the several States Involved, on a baWs of wages, which inevitably must mean liquidation of costs and prices to meet the demands and requirements of the public and in dustry. . "We also have In mind that a thorough Investigation of all the facts relating to the union bitumin ous coil fields will be extremely helpful to the American public and to the coal Industry as well and should lead to some constructive suggestions. .... ... "You may be assured that In the meantime the operatora of Indiana are earnestly working With Gov ernor McCary and the local au thorities to determine the bet and most effective plan under which production of coal can be resumed and I am Informed that tne oper ators In all other States are work ing to the same end. All opersiors In all distrlcU), union and non-union, unite in supporting you in your determination to protect every man In his Inalienable right to work." RAIT. IT.OITIPMENT BOUGHT AS PRICKS ARE DOWN CHICAGO, July 23 (By The Associated Press.) A marked drop from the railroad equipment prices of the last two years caused a sudden Jump in the purchase of nnunnirer and freight earn and lo comotives, during the first half of this year, according to announce ment from the Railway Age to day. In the first six months of 1122, the railroads of the country pur rhauri ssiiUJ freight cars, com pared with 2J.34S for all of last year, mey nougni n.uumu tlves compared with 23 bought in 121 and 1,232 passenger ears in contrast to 248 during Iftl. In odditirn, in the first three weVs of July, orders were plaied for 111 locomotives. 1.475 freight cars and 11 passenger cars. IS SPENT III THRESHING OVER! FEDERAL SCHEME; Pooling of Coal and Pref. erential Distribution of , Cars Discussed. 1 r a mm a TMTWrt TrlV t 1YX aIX A nl.li All IT rwa WILL BE ENDEAVOR Operators in Six Coal Producing States Will -Be Asked to Act. WASHINGTON. July II. (By' The Associated Press) Operators from the coal produolng districts of six states will be asked tomorrow j by Secretary Hoover to co-operate), with the government and th' railroads In a plan to Insure thai distribution of fuel to the carriers' and public unities and to prevent profiteering during the . strike emergency. All angles of Mr. Hoover', scheme, which contemplates the formation of a central producing committee to operate through lo cal committees In the producing district of Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee. Kentucky. Pennsyl vania and Alabama, were threshed) out touay at a series oi comer ences of the Federal agencies In volved. Before the opening of the meeting tomorrow morning, Mr. Hoover will have from Aattorney- uenerai xauaneriy m fvpurh v m. powers accruing to th govern ment in the emergency through the co-oDaratlng of th interstate commerce commission and Its au thority under the law regulating interstate commerce. In general Mr. Hoover", program wa. understood to contemplate the creation of an emergency machine with th committee composed ofi a representative from the depart-j menta of commerce, justice,. inf tertor ana tne iniersiaie wnw merce commission Vith tha com-' ere secretary as ohalrman, opere atlng through the local committees., established in the producing dis tricts at the time of the voluntary' agreements fixing maximum fair, prices. i Pooling of coal In th producing districts and the distribution of, cars under a preferential system to be Instituted under authority of the lnterestata commerce) com mission, is planned to permit of the marshalling of fuel at tha most available points for quick ship-, ment to the destinations .whers most needed. Co-operation be-; tween tha railroads and tha inter state commerce commission, would make possible adequate supply of cars and establishment of freight embaroe., if necessary, to facili-, tate fuel movement. , :, Representatives of the operators, and railroads are to be drafted; Into service as to administrative ' aids to the central committee to provide direct contract with tho.e Industries. Price maintenance la to b sought through efforts to obtain a more general observance on the part of small operators of the voluntary price .greementa al ready in force and by co-operation on the part of the railroads to prevent competitive bidding send ing coal prices skyward. While Mr. Hoover's scheme was a .! red to be based on the co operation of the parties at inter est in continuing the distribution of coal, the authority of the in terstate commerce commission to in amnntncv In behalf of In terstate commerce was held to be the governments "trump" card. To this end, appointment of rep resentatives of the commission to local committees was consiaerea as enaDiing uw upci uiiu" " program should co-operawv ef forts in any district rail snort. . urim.rilv Mr. Hoover has Indl cated. Insurance of coal euppllea , to the railroads Is the object of tha' distribution acheme. with indus-i tries producing .necessltea, - publlo tCttUme m ft T CHILEAN COTTONSEED OIL TRADE WILL TURN XO U. 8. WASHINGTON. July II. Chil ean trade in cottonseed oil will turn to the United States or Eu rope as a result of the recent de cree bv the Government of Chile increasing ths duty ou Imports of cottonseed oil from reru. the com merce department was informed today. i AMERICAN BANKERS LEAVE XK MONTREAL NEW TORK. July II. Twenty American bankers left tonight for Montreal where financial and com mercial arrangements between Canada and the Ualted States will be discussed with Canadian bank era ituS week. W. K. PELZER -J "Asheville has shown wonderful progress and It looks good to me," W. K. Pekier. of Montgomery. Ala., asserted yesterday. Mr. Pelzer has been coming to Asheville for- a number of years and expressed great pleasure at the growth of Asheville and the many new enter prises In Western North Carolina. Although a stockholder in a number of cotton mills, including several In the Piedmont section of South Carolina. Mr. Pelzer has re tired from active business and for several years has visited this sec tion for rest and recreation. Pelser, South Carolina, whera several of the Pelser mills are lo-s cated. is named after his family and he was at one time a resident of Charleston. South Carolina., When asked aa to - what he thought of the plan of finishing cotton products In the South In stead of shipping tha semi-finished products to other sections; Mr. Pel ser stated that hey la not familiar with the details -but It strikes him as a feasible plan. Mr. Pelser expressed tha opinion that business seems better la this section than at points further South. He took occasion, to point to the rapid development of Hay-' wood 8treet.
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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July 24, 1922, edition 1
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