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THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN
THE WEATHFJR
North and South Carolina! Partly
cloudy waathor with local thundtr.
ahoware Wednesday and Thursday)
no ohanga In temperature.
For Interesting, Points in Wfc
ern North Carolina and HoW
to Reach Them Over Im
proved Scenic. Motor Road
See Page Two. j
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"DEDICATED TO THE UNBUILDING Of WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA"
"ASHEVILLE, N C bNESbAV MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1922.
ESTA PUSHED 1868.
PRICE nVE CENTS
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PRESIDENTIAL EFFOR TS IN RAIL STRIKE END
Orders Go Out To Union Men In
Seven States To Resume Mining;
Some Coal Cutting Starts Today
JLbreak comes as
yp agreement
ide unanimous
Indications for General
Resumption by End of
Week Are Good.
INTERSTATE PACT
ONE REQUIREMENT
lans for Extending the
Break in Strike Are Laid
By Union Men.
INDTAXAPOIJS. AO. 15.
(By Tho Associated Press.)
Prospects for a general resump
linn of mining in Indiana by the
end of tho present week are
lavornblo .operators here pro
dieted today following the sign
ing of the Cleveland agreement.
Although only a small number
of Indiana operator were at
1 1m eland It was understood
iiere that a substantial tonnage
m ready to sign the agreement.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 5. (By
tho Associated Press.) Immedl-
at resumption of coal production
In bituminous mines scattered
over seven states was ordered to
night and in soma places the cut
ting of coal will be started tomor
row. Orders for miners to return
to work were sent by District
I'nlon officials after operators had
signed an agreement, renewing
the wage contracts that were in
force when the men quit the mines
last March SI.
The formal break In the strike
came at S:10 p. m., when the scale
agreement was adopted by the
unanimous vote of miners and op
erators at their Joint conference
The general agreement then was
signed by T. Jh. Maher, of cieve
Iri ml, an operator, as Chairman of
the Conference and William Green
a miner, as its Secretary. Supple
mental agreements between oper
ators and State Union officials
vcre then executed with the
I'nlon chiefs wiring local Unions
that work might foe renewed.
President John L. Lewis of the
miners said that operators con
trolling an annual odtput of ap
proximately 60,000,000 tons' had
signed the agreement, their mines,
he said, were In West Virginia,
Pennsylvania, ' Ohio, Indiana,
Michigan, Oklahoma and Wash
ington. James Paisley, one of th-3
big operators signing the agree
ment, announced that his mines in
Charlestown, Fairmont, Elm Grove
and Morgantown, W. Va., Valley
Camp and Monongahela City, Pa.;
t and Lafterty and Stuartsvllle,
Ohio, would be opened tomorrow.
Plans for extending the break
of the strike also were laid by
the Union men. Frank Farrlng
ton. the Illinois miners President,
announced that he would ask the
Illinois operators to meet the
Union's district scale committee at
I Chicago on Friday. .John Hessler,
I head of the Indiana miners, also
asked the Indiana operators to
join in a scale conference at Ter
ra Haute on the same day. Van
A. Bittner. statistician for the In
ternational Union, announced that
operators from Kansas, Missouri,
Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas
GAEL
B
ER
IN REA
NEAR B
LTY
EA
LTMORE
Over $100,000 Is Involved
in Purchase From Plaza
Realty Company,
Merrill P. Galliher yesterday
waa the purchaser In one of the
largest single deala ln undevelop
ed real estate In the vicinity of
Biltmore that hag been consum
mated In some time.-
He bought from the Plata Real
ty Company a tract of 10 85-100
acres at approximately- $10,000
per acre. ' -
The deal which Involves more
than 5100,000 Is the largest In
Biltmore property since Marlon
interests purchased about -13 1-2
seres in the vicinity from George
Stephens.
The property acquired by Mr.
Galliher abuts Biltmore AVenue
and extends to the boundary of
property owned by the Citizens
Lumber Company and is between
the tracks of the Southern Rail
road on one side and the Swan
nanoa River on the other.
Located In the heart of the In
dustrial property ot the famous
tillage, the tract la considered aa
most valuable and will In the near
future be developed.
C. N. Wrenshall, acting aa agent
for the Plaaa Realty Company re
cently aold at option on the prop
erty to W. M. Stots, of Atlanta,
'ho In turn aaJd the option to
Mr. Glllher.
It Is understood-, that the pur
chaser will reserve part of the
tract for a general business In con
struction materials and may place
a part of tna property on the
market,
Mr. Galliher was formerly con
nected with the Southern Steel
nd Cement Company and la well
known n construction circle. The
w firm will be operated under
9 JH919 p atonrW f. Gaiyhar i
ER
Congress Will Be Asked For
Legal Weapons In Conducting
Fight On Coal Profiteering
Secretary Hoover Says Coal Operators, Excepting in
Some Districts in the Virginias Are Breaking
Away From Price Agreements.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. Con
gress will he called upon for legal
weapons to arm the government
for war against coal prollteerlng
It was announced toduy by high
administration officials. Legislation
will be required, it was deslared,
to assure prlco control and equita
ble distribution of fuel even in the
event of a settlement of the whole
national coal controversy.
Coal operators. Secretary Hoov
er stated, were breaking away
from the fair price agreement
except In some d'strlc,s in Virginia
and West Virginia and Congress.
he declared. rn'ist act to check
advancing charges and at the same
time authorize the continuanco of
the Federal advancing distribu
tion machinery now functioning
by volunteer services which could
not continue indefinitely.
Mr. Hoover indicated that about
a week's study of the situation
and tho effect of the Cleveland
agreement on production, wouldi
be required before the necessary'
legislation cou'd be framed. Attorney-General
Daugherty declared
that several plahs were already
under consideration to combat
coal profiteers and that careful
study would bo given to the pro
posed legislation. Continuance of
the Federal distribution machinery
would be necessary, Mr. Hoover
asserted, especially to meet the
anthracite situation and provide
for the requirements of the north
west section before winter sets in.
STREAM OF VOTESITARIFF MEASURE
E
IS
Final Instructions and
Judges Names Will Be
Given Out Tomorrow.
With Just four days remaining
in which to decide the winner cf
the big prizes in the i,vuu
ti. i.h.vlllB Oitlzen tolg circula-
ton drive la rushing through the
home stretch with unpreceaentea
Drive members throughout
"the territory are forcing their way
to the top with ucn aeterminauuu
irtd enthusiasm that Asheville and
n ..n.mii.n rritorv is thorough
ly ,i mined to the Importance of
tho momentous question about to
be decided.
Here Arc Highest Honors
To Bo Awarded
The highest prize in the list Is a
$3464.90 Cadillac automobile now
waiting on the floor of the dealer
from whom It was purcnaseu. iui
tts new owner. The goal all mem
bers are ttrlving for, of course, if
nm. nf the very biggest prizes in
thn fflnntln 1 St. ana tne Dame u
getl.ng fierce with each, passing
h:ur. Six automobiles all told art
in h rilcii-hiited as a reward for
the efforts the members have put
Into tho work or getting suoscnp
tions during the past few week.
if. the e-reatest newspaper cam-
pa.&n In the history of this section
of tne country and it is sure to set
a ina'k that will stand for a long
lor.g time.
The final vote schedule la prov
ing a tremendous help to members
In boosting their scores, and aa
rn.n',1 uhscrintione win pour into
the campaign office In a steady
a:reanv from now until the end.
Friends of the members are De
coining so enthuslastio over th
pohbibilltea of their favorites tha'
thv nr. nlunalne into the battle
with all the aplrlt and seat of tho
members themselves.
it's a. remarkable race! ' And It
enJ3 next Saturday night, Augujl
lfl. Everv hour counts every
subscription la vital to the success
of member, mm ail indications
ana from reports that have found
their way to tha campaign depart
ment, the race will be close. And
there Is no telling who will win.
Final Instructions'
Tjmorrow
in tomorrow's Issue of The Ashe
ville Cltiren full and complete ln-
structiono of the rulaa that will
nmvil nt the close or tne orive,
and the Judges' names, will ds
given. Members should read ther-.i
carefully ana see to m w.e
Instructions are ronoweo. to ;in
totter.
Mbual Vote Schedule
le Arrrnged
:m vott. schedule which la in ef
fect the final week of the drive le
Indeed a moat liberal one. It la
nearly as good aa tne icneame
tvnlch was In effect last week and
tho week . previous: The regular
ciiecdula of votes plus 8 per cent
of Hie regular schedule la allowed
upon all kubacrlptiona turned In
tjia week, provided, of course, they
are not "second payments" upon
ubscrlption that were turned In
at anme previous date,
"set-oral lymenta"
Tremendous In Value)
Se-jond payment subscriptions
carry a tremendous additional vot
value. For. instance, where a sub
scription waa turned in under a
period vben the $3$ ballot offer
wa In force, and the .''second
payment'' la turned In now, it will
count Aa same now aa It vould
have counted had the antlr aub
ctlpton Laen turned in at that
CITIZEN
DRW
POURING
As soon as anthracite was avall
ble. he declared, distribution of
hard coal would be supervised by
the Federal organization along the
lines now in practice for the move
ment of bituminous.
Price control by means of pref
erential allocation of coal cars was
only possible, according to Federal
Fuel Distributor Spencer, In dis
tricts where there was less than
100 per cent car supply. Where
there were plenty of cars, lie na
serted, operatora could obtain
transportation at whatever prices
they might charge for coal, despite
the Federal emergency organiza
tion. Greater use of No. 1 priority
classification of "the Interstate
Commerce Commission's service or
der No. 23, it was declared, would
be made by the central coal dis
tribution coal committee. This
classification gives the first prior
ity to shipments specially desig
nated by the commission and
would enable In districts where a
shortage of cars existed, the giv
ing or withholding of transporta
tion facilities to operators as they
adhere or break away from the
Hoover price agreements.
Competitive bidding by railroads
and nublin utilities for fuel, ac
cording to reports to tho central
committee has disturbed the
agreed prlve levels and the car
riers were ss.ed today by Mr.
Spencer to make no offers for coal
at prices above the Hoover levels.
STAKING F
SHAPE' IN SENATE
Hundreds of Committee
Recommendations Are
Approved on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. The
Senate driving forward'at a speed
it seldom attains, completed con
sideration tonight of all commit
tee amendments to the adminis
tration tariff bill. Thus was that
measure put Into about the form
In which it will be passed late
next Saturday.
Hundreds of committee recom
mendations, some of which upset
decisions reached previously by the
Senate after loajg discussion, were
approved during the ten-hour ses
sion. The vaat majority of these,
including all of those dealing with
the administrative sections of the
bill, had to be acted upon without
discussion or - explanation as the
unanimous consent agreement en
tered Into last Saturday operated
to cut off debate promptly at 4
p. m.
About 100 of the amendments
considered were reported by the
finance committee majority when
the Senate convened. This led td
a protest from Democratic lead
ers and after debate was ahut off,
Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri,
made an unsuccessful effort by
parliamentary means to prevent
consideration of such amendments
as had not been acted upon at that
time. Hie point of order was over
ruled and on motion of Senator
Watson, Republican, Indiana, his
appeal from the ruling of the chair
was laid on the table by a strict
party vota, 8$ to 20. .
Throughout the long session the
finance committee majority met
with only two reverses arid appar
ently it was some minutes after
one of these occurred before lead
ers on the committee realized It.
The proposal was toincraaae from
five cents a pound and 80 per cent
to five cents a pound and CO per
cent the House duty on enameled
or glazed table, household, kitch
en and hospital utensils and the
committee amendment- waa dis
agreed to on a viva voca vote. Pre
viously tho Senate, on a roll call.
had rejected, 14 to 28, an amend
ment by Senator Jones, Democrat.
New Mexico, to make the ad
valorem rate 25 per cent.
After a number of roll calls the
Senate approved a duty of IB cents
a pound and 60 per cent ad 'val
orem on such utenartla made of
aluminum and a 'duty of 60 per
aent- ad .valorem on such utensils
of copper, brass, steal and other
metal. v
Several reducflona in rates In
the metal schedule were proposed
by the committee and' approved by
the Senate, these Including pig
iron, froth $1.21 a ton to 76 cents
a ton: ateel rails, to., from eeven
fortietha of a cent a pound to four-
fortieth of a cent, and beama, gird
ers, angles, etc, from 26 cents ad
valorem to 10 per cent, -:
Committee amendments propos
ing to advance rate on ootton
yarns previously fixed by the Sen
ate at figures below those origi
nally recommended by the com
mittee led to protests from the
Demooratio side, but Senator
Bmoot, Republican, Utah, fop the
committee, and Senator Slmmona,
of North Carolina, Demooratio
leader in tha tariff fight, stated
that customs officials held the
'Change proposed wars necessary in
order to place tha cotton schedule
Ion soioaUflo bajl.
AL
DEFER OPENING
OF GITY SCHOOLS
FOR 10 WEEKS
Caused by Slow Transpor -
tation of Freight, Due
to Rail Strike.
ONLY TWO READY
FOR OCCUPANCY
Some of Material to Be
Used in Building Comes
From Indiana.
Serious delays in ahlpment of
building materials and the alov
transportation of freight, attrl-
biuii to conditions in railway
yards believed to have bsen
brought about by the atrlke of
shopmen, have held up repaira on
p'toilc schools of Asheville to such
an ertent that tha City School
Hoard has decided to postpone the
operlng or the fall semester unt'l
Monday. September 18.
lilts is a decided departure fron
tho usual custom of opening th-
scnools O'i the day after the cele
biulion of Iiabor Day, which falls
on Monday. September 6, this year
In the ,iaet Asheville has- offered
tho children ten months of school
ing, while other cities of the state
hid sessions on an average of
nl io n otiths. The local schools
fir In Rf-sslon, as a general rule,
two weeks longer than those of
other pliites.
It was brought to the attention
of the board that at present only
two buddings are In condition '.o
!o opened. They are the high
triii. ol rni' the old West Ashev.lle
building, these being the only to
in the Bystem that are not under
going improvements. In the other
buildings, toilets are being torn
oul ami new faclitles Installed, ad
d'llons arc, going forward an I
other improvements are being
nv.fe.
Due o the handicaps'. Superin
tendent W. L. Hrooker, as well aa
Superintendent of School Construc
tion Johnson, advlwed tho board to
postpone the opening date two
weeks. The buildings will he in
iietter shape on September 18 and
the classes can be organized mqre
sp.edir.. and the pupils begin their
fall studies, the board was advised.
.Mr. Brooker made it plain that it
was hij j.ersonal desire that thy
schools b opened at the earliest
pn.ssilile moment, but when the
condition of buildings are ronsld-
etea, it would be wise to At tej.
th -opining. Th. euurlHletiifei.!
sata he wanted the fboard to de
cidfc the matters so that he could
notify tbe members of the faculty
Mi. Johnson asserted he knew
from hi- cwn experience that ship
nents of materials from Atlanta,
Ga., now require as long as thr,?"
weeks to itarh their destination in
Ashevlile. He sold some of the
enuipir.ort to be used In one of
the new schools has been pur
chased from an Atlanta firm. Due
to a ehorttge of brick, work m.
the building at Merrimon- Avenue
ami Hiitoide Street is now at 4
complete standstill
XV. Vance BrowVtold the board
memberj. 1hat all freight shinned
by .vay o Cincinnati is not mov
ing and that it was impossible to
gee shipments from this point. I:
wea then explained that some of
he material to be used In the new
buildings will be shipped here from
I.-iuiana and Ohio points.
TWO NEGROES COXDEMXKD
TO DIE AT CARTHAGE
CARTHAGE, Aug. 15-After be
ing out seven minutes the Jury in
the trial of three negroes on the
charges growing out of the attack,
upon Mr. and Mrs. A. T.. Ketchens,
of Miami, Fla., automobile tour
ists near Southern Pines, 10 days
ago, . returned a verdict of guilty
as to two of the negroes who were
Immediately sentenced to die in the
electric obair on September 15.
John Lee. the other negro, was
found guilty of scret assault, but
sentenced to be excuted are Angus
waa not sentenced. The negroes
Murphy and Jasper Thomas.
DONT LET THE COAL DUST TWINS DO
J ; ;
BY BILLY BORNE.
L ; ; ' I
EXCEED GOAL
EFFORT TO MEET
! Federation Sup-
; porting Activity Proposed
By Grove Put Over.
BETTER MARKETING
FACILITIES IS AIM
' Directors of Farmers Fed-
eration Formally Thank
People of City.
The Campaign to sell $15,000
worth of stork In the Farmers'
Federation, which followed the of
fer made by K. W. (irove to jiur
rhase $5,000 worth of tile stock
provided -Anlievllle citizens would
subscribe the balance of $l'0.0()0
to enable the Federation to pro
vide better niaikellne facilities,
came to a cl ise yeMerduy and n
tabulation of the subscriptions
showed that the goal hud been
passed hy $1 H00. Ruslness men
of tho city have during the three,
weeks campaign eiibsc-ribed $16.-
vvu.
Needs of the Farmers' Federa
tlun have been made known from
time to time by James U. K. Mc
('lure, President, and when l)t
(rove made its offer a number
of citizens evpresaed interest in
the Federation and the Improve
ment of marketing conditions for
the farmers of the county. Kn
dorscment of a campaign follow
eck by the various civic organiza
tions and a special committee from
the Chamber of Commerce, Chi
ta n. Rotary and Klwanis Clubs
was designated to conduct the
campaign for the purpose of sell
lug $15,000 worth of stork in the
Federation. 1'lato Ebbs was nam
cd chairman o tho campaign.
One of the first things being
considered by the directors of the
Federation i. the sale of tblr
year's apple crop. ('. I). Mat
thews, of-the State Department of
Horticulture, states that Sii per
cent of the apple crop of Western
North Carolina annually goes to
waste, and the Federation la go
ing to make every effort to mar
ket the entire apple crop of every
farmer in the sections in which
the Federation is operating. Un
less strike conditions prevent, the
nresent Plan is to distribute the
appfes through the Eastern part
of the State and through South
Carolina.
1 1
f T
he provisions of .,teUac.,mnj"i
keting facilities may involve the
establishment of a distributing
point In the Eastern part of the
State where the demand for hte
product grown lr, the mountains,
such as potatoes, apples, cabbage
and onions is very strong. Strike
conditions are i-auslng the direc
tors of the Federation to go nlow
in these, plans as perishable com
modities are only accepted by the
railroa'ds subject to delay and
there is no surety in the transpor
tation system at present, aaiJ Mr.
Aice.iuro yosiernsy.
Statement or Gratitude
Mode by Directors.
Director .of the Federation, fol
lowing the clone of the campaign,
Issued this statement:
"The directors of the Farmers'
Federation desire to express to the
people of Asheville their apprecia
tion oC the hearty response which
Asheville has made to the cam
paign for selling stock In the Far
mers' Federation. The generl pub
lic hs been enthusiastic in its re
sponse and practically everyone
seen has taken stock. The Di
rectors are especially pleased be
cause they feel that the Interests
of the consumer and prodircer are
fundamentally united. The pro
ducer cannot prosper unless th,e"
consumer prospers, and the con
sumer realizes that unless the
producer of food makes a decent
living our civilization will always
be In danger.
''A the farmer Begins to organ
ise, he wants fo guard against the
danger Of causing a rift between
the producer and consumer; an
antagonism which might as the
-Cmttnuit '
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POfff TV0
FARMSTOCKOFFER
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Still Another Conference For
Labor And Executives Of Roads
Will Be Conducted on Thursday
M'Chord Told To Insist On
Fall Enforcement Of Law
On Inspecting Equipment
Letter From Harding Follows His Advice to Latter
That Motive Power of Certain Carriers
Is Progressively Deteriorating.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. Mo
tive power on "certain of the Im
portant curriers of the country"
because of- the present strike Is
progressively deteriorating. Chair
man MoChord of the Interstate
Commerce Commission Informed
resident Harding tonight and in
a letter of reply was told by the
1'resldent "to Insist upon the fu'.l
enforcement of the law."
Inspection forces of the Govern
ment should exert themselves to
the utmost, the President said, bo
causa It is better to have service
diminished rather than attempt
any movement of trains on which
safetyi not assured.
The Commissioner informed the
President that in enforcing the
safety provisions of Federal law
"we are taking steps and will be
compelled to continue to proceed
liy a manner which must bring
about serious withdrawals of mo
tive power from service."
The President responded that
"the growing menace to maintain
transportation" had been called to
his attention and that nothing
could lie done except "to ItiHist
upon the full enforcement of tho
law." The correspondence ns giv
en out by Chairman McChord fol
lows: "Dear Mr. President:
the administration and en
forcement of the locomotive In
spection and related safety appli
ance acts of Congress, the Com
mission has observed with concern
the progressive deterioration of
EMPLOYMENT -0F-
NEW SHOP CORPS
If It Means War to Run
Trains, Says Harrison,
"Let Us Have It Now."
ATLANTA. Ga.. Aug. 15. The
Utouthern Railway today began em
ploying new men to take the places
of Its striking shopmen, it waa an
nounced at the local offices In a
statement coming from Vice-President
Miller.
The Southern hod) hitherto re
frained from effort to fill the
place of the shopmen who went
out In the general atrlke early In
July, but today's action was fore
cast yesterday in a statement from
President Fairfax Harrison, saying
If it means war to run the South
ern Railway, then let us nave It
now not later." The strikers had
refused to return even though
their seniority would have not
been affected on the ground that
the strike was a national one. ,
The statement made public to
night said that In addition to hir
ing new men today the road would
begin 'tomorrow advertising for
experienced men who can qualify
for the various technical positions
left vacant by the striking shop
men, and named various points on
the system at which such men
might apply. ; .- -. i
THE DIRTY WORK
i
SOUTH
BEGINS
motive power upon certain of the
important carriers of the country
since July 1. m'2. and during the
present strike. The effect of de
; erred repairs Is cumulative and
becomes increasingly felt as time
goes on. The acts which we are
called upon to administer leave
little dlsor.-Mlon with the Commis
sion as to enforcement when vio
lations come to light. In the con
tinuance of our enforcement of the
law we are taking steps and will
lie compelled to continue to pro
ceed in a manner which must
bring about serftus withdrawals of
motive power from service, certain
violations of the af we report
to the Attorney General for ap
propriate legal action. With a
continuance of existing conditions
there will be increasingly fre
quent. KnoT.ing your Interest in Ire
matter we felt you should be ad
vised of the facts.
'Faithfully youra,
"O. O. McChord.
"Chairman."
'Mr dear Chairman McChord:
I have yours of even date In
which you call to my attention the
progressive deterioration of motile
power upon somo of the impor
tant ra'iroad line of the count. y
as the outgrowth of the prevail
ing strike. This growing menao
to maintained transportation has
been called to my attenlon unof
ficially in various ways, linden at'
tl circumstances 1 know or
ANNUAL PASSES
ISSUED STRIKERS
ARE GALLED
Passenger Officials Vol
unteer Service to Keep
up Operations.
Annual passes, trip transporta
tion and all property of the South
ern Railroad In the hands of strik
ing shopmen has been "called In"
by H. W. Miller, Vice-President In
ciiaige of operation, according to
advices received in Asheville by
officials. This action on the part
ci the lallroad waa made known
yciterday when It was learned that
bulletins will be posted to this e?
fr.ct ar.d heads of the shop crafts
noi;fied.
The annual and trip passes will
a Somatically expire on Thuraday
ana it is believed that for the first
tl.ne In the history of the railroad,
a general rder covering transpor
tation In this manner, will be affec
tive. JIHnv Or tne Striking snopmen
are veterans in the service .of the
Southern and have held annual
passes for themselves and families
foi many years, but effective
Thursday they will be required to
surrender these passes, which here
tofore have bee.) honored on any
prt oi the Southern.1.
Official-, of the Asheville Division
aru awaiting word from headquar
tcis aa to the procedure In hiring
employes Io fill the posltiona va
cated iy tha shopmen when the
strike was called on July 1. it
was learned last night that no
skilled mechanics have been em
ployed on thl division, but it la
expected that many applicant will
l e considered in order to bring the
shops ui to normal operation.
passenger officials statlonsd In
M estern North Carolina have vol
unteered their service to Superin
tendent S. J. Mulvaney in an efforl
to keep rervlce on the Aheville
IMvisloi up to normal and will be
assigned dutle aa soon aa their
services a'e required.
It- la asserted Ihat aa none of the
paisenger official are skilled me
chanics, they will probably be as
sisted to such duties as will add
to die c. mfort and conveninenc of
passenger.
Those who have volunteered for
service, nine In number, acting
with the approval of W. If. Tayloe,
Pasepger Trafflo Manager, are: J.
If. Wood, Division Passenger
A.-ont; O. C. Wilson, City Pa seen -ger
and Ticket Agent; Carlisle
Miller, Assistant City Passenger
and Ticket Agent; W, M Mo
Cullough, Traveling Passenger
Agent; J, C. Bland, District Pa,
senger Agent, Lake Junaluska,
Ashby Perry, Traveling Passenger
A sent. Urevard: A. It. Gould T. i
ellng Passenger Agent, Henderson
vill"! H. D. Plckerlns. Traveling
Pu.ser.irei-. An-ent Rini vf-.,-. . I
end C. if. Beward, Traveling Bag-I
gr.o A-er.t, Asheville,
. while no etatement ha been
made by United Htatea oounty. or
railroad official, it ha been Inti
mated, that a aoon as skilled in,
ehanlca are placed dn duty In
Asheville shops, an Injunction will
probably be asked to halt any in
terference with the employe, on
the part of atiiklng shopmen or
sympathiser. '
It waa learned, however, that
the main reason for this action.
If taken will be to havs United
Statea Deputy Marahala, deputies
sheriff and guards, cautioned by
the Court as to their duties and
th manner In which they should
bs performed,
No violence en tha Asheville
Ashevlll divlircjIBlpJJfjj
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NEW EFFORT TO1
END SHOPMEN'S
STRIKE IS SEENn
Jewell Issues Letter Say-j ;
inn, T-T rl l i ' r, TJtaMtaa la! . S
"Impracticable."
MESSAGE COMING i
ON STRIKE STATUS I
Harding Will Take Con- l"j
gress and People Into ,
Confidence on Parleys. ; '
WASHINGTON-Aug. 16. (Byti
ins Associated Press) Congress-
aim um country will be informed
within 86 hours by President Hard
ing of every fact In the railroad
siriKs situation as he views It, and
alao administration advisers ulrl
today will be given an expression,
of his determination to give theJ
full aid and protection of the Fd-
cm. government io maintenance oCI- f
railway operations. There la no) i
room for further presidential ef-I -I
forts to bring about ramDrnmlnti
settlements of the shopmen's atrikej
a nign official at the White House. 'I
said, by negotiating between man r
agemeiita and the unions, although ,
the Presldeht doe not wish to 1
hinder attempts of officials of rail-. !
road unions not on 'strtlte to
medlnte for their associates, 4 i
Meanwhile there emerged today V
from the almost continuous see'.!
slotrs here of the transportation !
labor organization head an in
vltation to the Association of Rail-'
way Executives to re-open nego-
tiauons rnr a compromise settle,;
ment of the shopmen' strike., the)
five train service brotherhoods, of j
ngineers. conductor, trainmen.'
firemen and switchmen, acting fop
the striking crafts. War ran 8,' ,
Stone, chief of engineers, sxnress- '
ed the belief that th executives
would confer again, meeting, th '
brotherhood spokesmen by Thura-i '
day, and press dispatches later con-'
firmed hla conclusion. : - '!
President Harding also moved 1
tonight to sua port the Interstate.
Commerce Commission In en fore - ;
tng safety law which will shortly, ;
require withdrawals of locomotive
from service on Important carriers.!
With the matter placed before hlmf
by Chairman McChord, of the com
mission. President Harding replied!
that he knew of "nothing to be
done except to insist upon en
forcement of the law" and said hex
trusted that "Inspection forces),
would exert themselves to tha ut-i
most In order to be able to paasi
upon safe equipment." ;
.Leaders of the striking rallroatti
unions now in Washington, indi
cated their disposition to await th
new peace efforts of their asso
ciates, but made public their letter
rejecting President Harding' final-;
proposals for a compromise settle
ment of the strike. Through B. M.
Jewell, their chairman, they also
Issued a statement contending that '
the railroad responses to the pro
posal had been a declination. Tha
letter In addition tn daetarlna. tha
president's proposals "lmpracUc- i
("Thie". asserted tht th. tnk, !
able", asserted that the atrlk
would not return to work unless
assured of unimpaired .seniority)
status.
A protracted aeastun of the cabi
net and visits to the White Houss,
by Senator preceded the an-,
nouncement that the President in
tended to take the country and
Congress Into hla confidence,
through a meeting. The issuance,
of the correspondence on safety,
conditions of railroad equipment
al.n tnlliwait a oji ..rani.. , , V. a
eexecutlve offices, where Chairman f
McChord and Commissioner Altch-j
Ison and Chairman Hooper, of the.
Kallroad I.abbr Board, met with1
the President. It was the Presl-L
dent's Intention, a high official!
said, to Incorporate in his messags; i
the facts aa he has learned them,
In the industrial situation, during"
weeks of conference and consider,- !fj
tlon with the men most intimately,;
concerned. : t'
The term of his communication'
to Congress and the possibility thatf
It will contain recommendation for",
legislation to arm the executive in(;
coping with the situation, it wasi
said, will all depend on what eventst
transpires up to the moments be-, 1
fore he delivers the message. .: yj
Attorney-General Daugherty da- (fi
clared today that reports to th
Justice Department Indicated a.
serious situation in Kentucky, duo
to the tying up of many coal cars..
but that In Illinois conl was being
moved In spite of aporadlo effort
of mine atrlke sympathizers to "cut
out" ooal car from trains. In the
West. W said, he had reports In- $
dicating that tne industrial wors
en of the World are quite active in
connection with railway strikes,.
and "very willing to take over soma
of tho responsibilities of the gov-
erpment Itself.
What action would be taken
with reference to the Kentucky
walk-outa and those In the bor
dering territory Houth of the Ohio, m
the Attorney-General said tha de
partment did not care to. disclose f
rhM i.n.nn lesdera eontlnssnt !
held their usual executive center-
vnoo imiay, mw urviiiD.nw'H .
fioiale who have declared them
selves mediators for tha strikers,
taking occasion to visit members,
of Congress a wall. The final de
cision to request direct rs-openlns?
of negotiations with the railroad, '
executive! resulted, participants :
said, from v meeting late las
nla-ht between Warren B, Rtens.
chief pt th engineer, and Danl
a usmei
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