THE WEATHFJR,
WASHINGTON, Aug. It. roreesst
for North and South Carollnai Gen.
-rally fair Tuesday and Wednesday;
rltmg temperature.
THE
ASHEVILLE CITIZEN
-DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA"
(ft AMENDMENT
I BONUS BILL
EST A PUSHED 1868.
II
ELY FAVORED
jisunons and Overman
Eeturn to Take Part in
Senate Action.
tfADSWORTH MAKES
VIGOROUS ATTACK
jIcNary Reclamation
Flan Citea as isenenciai
tn "Entire South.
j vyj '
' wmsiSOTOH uriBAC
M in imivu.i.a citiun
H -. lira. a. v. myti
II VAHINQTON. D. C. Auk. 2S.
II Stnatoin Simmons and Ovar
ii twnm lha fltilte tit-
rtlin tpiuiiisu -
Tiioy had fceen to their ro
iiwctlve homes for a rest and
hurried hick to take part in trip
boi.ua hs hi in the Senate. Both
ire among: thoae who will vote f"t
,(,, measure- now pending;.
jr. sl.timons will support the
McXary reclamation amendment
liolieviiirf It will ultimately load to
rctrievii g the rich and. vaat wate.
.vered lai.ds of Eastern North
iMrolina. The present proposition
doe net tontemplate any sucn
rtii.tt. but he eaya it la the enter
ing we:ge. Mr. Overman' is not
Mlivinced that the McNary plan
It good one, he is giving It so-
nous cjnHiuBnitiuii.
' I! .Senator Simmons got back i :
H'uple time for duty on the tariff
I conference committee. "The Ro-
puoiican members of the confer
Mm committee on the tariff' are
jur settling party policies," said
J uator Mlmrrtons today. "Thty
ill not 'invite the Democratic
embers in until they have defi
nitely decided what they will do
about American valuation and
:her quitions of policy.
'Trom observation and talks
with Senators today I am satis
Bed that -rhe tariff bill will not be
writ to the ' President before the
fail elections, unless the leader
in Congress can Bet the advocates
protection to permit a whlttllnz
own or the rates to tne point
vhue the public will submit to
tlurn without a big row. The Re
fu'ulicans would not offeijd thj
protectionists who put up money
for the last campaign with the
uu'erstrnding that they were 'o
have high tariff duties but they
'ar the people at-large. . I under"
itund that they have not taken
ti any of the amendments to the
bll." .
ASHEVILLE, N7 c, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 29, 1922.
GERMAN DEPUTY!
PPUE EJ1VE CENTS
For interesting Points in West "r
crn North Carolina and How
to Reach Thrm Over Im- ,
proved Scenic Motor Road
See Page "
TCP
ESENT
EW
NOT MAKING ANY HEADWAY
BY BILLY BORNE.
Accepts Reparations
Commission's Bid to
Attend Session.
DIVERGENTPLANS
FOR MORATORIUM
Two Projected Solutions
Seriously Discussed
by Commission.
BKR1.IS. Aug. 28. l!y The
AsMiciritcd Press.) Germany h.i
accepted un invitation u sei.J i
tie!e"j;iTe to I1 ar is I . at on. I
Wicneaday'K sittiiiK of th rp; r..
tnns commission. This was le
cidul Ul on at a ministerial coun
sel today whiirti was prewired oer
m Chancellor Wlrth. i
The government, in inlqrnilnif
liie reparations commission of the
acceptance of the invltatin an
pouncei, '.hnt Heir Kchroeiar. O!
the imperial finance ministry has
licr.n sulecied to put forth (Ger
many's stand on the questli o?
reparations and that he woul be
ao.co-npitnied by experts fronathe
m:n'stne.- of finance and c.
nonilcs. 1
. Herr Schroeder left Berllnjtn-
nlgnt fr Paris.
tan
UUITISIl VXD FKF.XCH IN
WIDI-.LY DIFFKKF.NT VIIAS
PARIS, Aug. 28. (By The
sedated Press.) The reparat
committee met again this a.
noon in an effort to reach
unanimous agreement reganh?
he German request for a mfa
torium, or. her indemnity
mcnts. At the end of sevia)
hours of discussion, the Bri)ih
ami French viewpoints were Sill
Widely at variance, with lie
Ital'ans and Belgians merely
'.nA to And some proposal wl
would mtit the Ideas of Fra
aild Grtat Britain.
Two projected solutions wtc
sei'iousiy discussed. One of thl
wst known as the Belgian p
and the other was the ampliftc
cation o' a last minute suggests
offered by Germany lust befoi
Sir 'John Bradbury and Kugel
M.uiclerv, British and Frenl
itfftmhw'a of th. commission.. If
Berlin for Paris last week. Tli
Belgian plan has been unofficial!
offered by the Belgian delegatio
as a mein of preventing a brea
between England and France o
i
rrouusais ror uouernmeni
Operation Of Rail And Coal
Prn nprtipQ A ro Put A c itlo
J
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
OR SEIZURE OF ANTHRACITE
MINES NOW NOT EXPECTED
PHUjADEI.PIIIA. Auk 1
There will he no government in
tervention or seizure nf mines In
the anthracite strike Hltiiatimi, it
was learned hen tnnih'ht from a
highly authoritative xhiiitc. The
information wax gi-i'ii pul)li(-a-t
ion with the understanding that
the Informants name be not dis
closi'd for the present.
Further Information from iil
source was to the effect that very
soon, probably wit run a week
Innlv Insurmountable difficulties
wltli li presented themselves at the
meeting between the anthracite
operators and miners that ended
in a deadlock laKt week. Tetails
of the plan, however, were no&
made public.
The government, continued to
day to exert pressure to bring the
two sides in the hard coal con
troversy Into agreement.
Secretary of l-abor Davis held
H two-hour conference with John
Davis, President of the 1'nlted
representatives of the anihrucite ; .Mine Workers, and then returned
openrtors and miners will "lgn a ' to Washington, where it Is under
peuce pact that will send 1 5 , 0 0 0 i stood he would icport to President
miners back to work, with ii'tither' Hunting concerning the situation,
side receding from lta present. Mr. Davis left the mine leaders'
stand to make no further couces-1 room with barely time to get his
sloni
The agreement that will make
possible the ending of the anthra
cite strike, according to the same
source, will overcome the seem-
train ami refused to divulge any
thing that went on during the
meeting or at previous conferences
with the operators or miners. Mr,
Lewis was equally taciturn. ,
c
CENTER EFFOR
ON LESS Gf SI
EMERGENCY PLAN
Present Administration
Program Not for Gor
ernment Operation.
DISTRIBUTION BILL
IN HOUSE TODAY
As Congress Moves ToV
ward Measures Previous
ly Recommended.'
MADAM
E
ET IS
EAD
S"K.TE BONUS DEBATE
CENTERS ON LAXDS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. (By
T;e Associated Press.) Senate
debate today on the soldiers' bonus
Mil centered largely on the lard
reclamation amendment offered by
Senator MoNary, Republican, Ore
tafc. but neither that nor an of
tiie other amendments offered
cn.no tc a vote. The uhanimoua
consent agreement limiting dis
cussion on amendments to 20 min
utes to each senator will become
optiative tomorrow and leader
we.-e hopeful that a final vote on
the bill itself could be had before
sojournment.
In th- discussion today Senators
Wadswertn. of New York, and
Sterling, of South Dakota. Republi
cans, voiced . their opposition to
th bonus, although Senator Sterl
ing supported the reclamatio l
project. Senators Nicholson, Re
uuli.icau, Colorado, and Hefiin,
democrat, Alabama, supported the
b'.l, the former also arguing in
ftiVnr t? t"h MbVarv amendment.
Jfc Seaator Nicholson attacked big
ii us in ess men opposing xne nonus
Mntlor.ir.g particularly the United
Stiles Sioel Corporation and thj
Standard Oil Company. He
i h.irged that the latter company
profited through "unconscionable"
prices charged during the ,war
nd declared that It 111 became
5ude E. H. Gary, chairman of the
frrt of the steel corporation, to
ypose c.djusted compensation for
tlio veterans when his compamy
Iwd made "great profits" during
!hi war.
Vigorous Attack
By Waflf worh
Senator Wads worth was particu
liriv vigorous in his attack qn the
measure. He declared that the
baniiS could be financed onl
through tnxes now or later and
that the American . people had
reached a limit In the burden they
could bear. Also, he argued that
the veterans themselves, their
Jives anf their children would
have to work but the harder in
the years to come to pay back the
in.n,ey tne rormer soldiers re
ceived, which, he contended, woulc.
J)e Insufficient io afford any last
la? benefits. , , .
In presenting his reclamation
arnf-ndmftnt. Senntne XfeNarv told
i. ihe Senate that It afforaed an op
P'ntunlty for Congress to do '-a
Srent thing in empire building" by
.reclaiming arid lands in the weit
and swamp and cut-over lands lit
f tne south and east. He argued
'm that It would give opportunity
to veterans desiring to get back
to the land, to acquire homesteads
; with government aid and "operate
to maintain a much needed bal
fee between the rural and urban
I'opulation.
f ho reclamation tilan received
the
support also of several sena-
; tors from-the west and south and
unopposed In the : debate.
SELECTED TO
ST. GENEVIEVE'
Succeeds Madame Lorin,
Recalled to the Mother
House in Belgium.
News has Just reached St. Gene-vleve-of-the-Pines
of the appoint
ment of Madame Foret to succeed
Mother Lorin as superior of this
the rei.nr.linn. issue ItnriPi- 11 "" insimuion. ine p-
terms Bolgium would accept long(
term notes In place of the remain
ins cash payments due th!s year
amounting to 150 million goli
marks. An a guarantee of.ult'
nifite r-ayinent of these instal
mor.'s, Germany would deposit 210
m.iiion gold marks from the re
serve of the reichbank in tha Bank1
o' England. France has not -defi
nltely declared herself on this pro
posal and M. DelaCrolx. Belgian
member of the commission and I...
Dubois, president, are conferring
in the hope that it might prov?
satisiaciory. England , and Italy
nlread;,' have approved the propo
sition. German Plan Meets
Poincare's Plan . . "
The (German plan, which prob
ably will l,e the subject of con-vf.-sations
between the commission
and German .officials on Wednes
day would meet Premier Poin
core's de-nand for allied control of
(lerman state mines aqd forests by
a guarantee to France of the
products of those resources during
the period of the moratorium.
Failure to promptly deliver the
st.nuiated timber and coal would
result In the seizure of certain
mmes which would be designated
in the agreement. British ap
proval is behind this arrangement,
which is regarded as giving France
the productive guarantees she
seeks without actually turning
over political control of the
mines ant) forests.
The British continue to empha
size their belief that Germany Is
doing everything' she can 'to meet
the French point of view and would
be willing to give the productive
guarantees which M. Polncare de
mands Jn return for a moratorium
if such guarantees are of a strictly
Dusiness cnaracter and not Doll-
pointment was no surprise to the
Bisters at St. Genevieve's, nor will
lit be to the people of Asheville to
earn that Madame Foret has been
kiven this honor, since they have
nown her so many years.
She was born In Normandy, and
after completing her studies, en
tered the Order of Christian Kdu-
latlon. She spent several years in
larlous schools In France and Eng-
nd, and In 1907 came with Moth-
Deplanck to open a school in
lis city.
'That little school, formerly lo-
ed on Stames Avenue, was
nsferred to the present site and
developed Into St. Genevieve
demy-and College.
urlna these 15 years Madame
rt: in addition to her duties
teacher," has filled the office
ofcecretary and treasurer and
si 1910, was-officially-appoint-eifcsistant
to the superior.
r natural ability, literature
athments, and administrative
qulies, her friends point out, as
wets her Identification with St.
Gelicve'a from . its beginning,
broiht about her selection as the
onst fitted to succeeded Moth
er rin when the latter was re-.
calltto the Mother House in Bel
giuwhere she now fills the lm-s
port office of general secretary
and! one of the five counselors
at tlhead of the entire Order of
Chrkn Education. ,
tics I.
The French official position con
tinues to be that full control of the
German mines and forests must be
handed over to the Allies in re
turn for a moratorium. However
there is considerably less talk of
threatened Isolated action and
more of the desire of France to
reach a unanlmo'us decision in the
commission through a compromise.
ZEITCNO CHARGES COX
SUGGESTION IS "FEELER"
BERliIN,'! Aug. ?8. The sugges
ton of James M. Cox that Herbert
Hoover be called in as the Ameri
can representative In the repara
tions problem. Impresses the Pan
German Tages Zaitung. as being
"abundantly nebulous; , especially
as it is to be presumed the former
candidate for the presidency does
not possess President Harding's
confidence." ' , ' -
. The Zeitung Am MJttag Inter
prets Mr. Cox's statement as "the
personal suggestion of a . political
teader vlh for the moment pos
sesses value onlv because It is an
Michael Collins Rests In Soil Of
The Irish Free State For Which He
Died Fighting; Multitude At Funeral
A
T'l. BLIN, Aug. 28. (By The As
sented Press) Michael Collins
J's in the soil of the Irish Free
"tate for, which he died fighting
"e was buried today In the.Glas
k t n Cenetery, where lie the bod-
?vot Apthur Griffith. ParneU and
VUher patriots and many of his
mra'ies in the struggle for Irish
jFredom. . r
The whole nation mourned; the
I??"anfi at the grave side and
inose who sorrowed tn Dublin were
"n'y a fraction of the whole. Xhib
2 ?ight have been a city of the
a feat 1-uah was every
nere, yt aimost a nrMUon people
k"r. there, standing or kneeling
fi- J rreets; gentry from the
'" houses in the suburbs and
" poor freni the slums; women
."fpped jn y,tiP hawls tarrying
their Infants br leading their, awe
stricken children.
A multitude : were groused in
windows, assembled on roofs tops,
or alung uncertainly to chimneys
whole others climbed stone walls
and ' monuments all to catch a
glimps of Ireland's greatest cor
tege and pray for one of Iceland's
greatest patriots.
"Bear him to that hallowed place
Where our deathless dead are resting,.
Where the spokesmen of the race
Gather for ae final questing.
"Chivalrous he fought his fleht, -
Kindly, patient, unrerlliny. .
Hopeful that the dawning light
Would reveal a nation smiling.
'"Ly his body in the carta,
iilant frame and soul are riven;
Thmk of Collins in his mirth.
And his prayer, 'Be "ser forgiven.
Thus ang an Irish bard today
Commm he rl
Youth Condemned
To Die for Murder
To Know Fate Today
Pleads For His Life That
He May Help "Other
Boys Go Straight."
ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 28. Frank
DuPre. the 19 year old boy sen
tenced to be hanged here next Fri
day for the murtUr of Irby C. Walker
a detective, in a Peachtree Street
Jewelry store held-up last December,
probably will know sometime tomor
row Governor Hardwlck s decision
on his pica for a commutation of
sentence.
it was stated at the governor's
cfflce lata today that he had been
working on the voluminous record
In the case and a oecr.;on might be
expected tomorrow.
All State courts having denied
Dul're a new trial and with a peti
tion bearing 15, 000 signatures ask
ing" for commutation turned down
by the Stat prison commission,
counsel for the condemned youth
made a "fins! plea for executive
clemency. DuFre pleaded that his
life be spared so he could use his
influence In helping "other boys go
straight."
FATl
AND SON HEID
ON MITRDER CHARGE
A.1INTA, Ga., Aug. 28. H. P,
SaKoAnd his son, VV. E. Sailors,
were find over to the Fulton
CounaQrand Jury , tonight on
chargjof murder in connection
with 1 death of J. L. Martin of
Maysrt Ga., who died at a local
hospltjast Friday, after he had
been lid with a fractured skull
late Thday night. Miss Hazel
Sailorsis still in custody, the au
thorltlAolding her as a material
wltnei
Jesse Wood, assistant city at
torney, lo conducted the prose
cution fcday's preliminary hear
ing, stti that a warrant charg
ing H. ilmmons. held on charges
of- suspin with the two Sailors
since Mln's death,- announced
that a 4-ant charging Simmons
with eoActty in the murder will
be sworlit tomorrow,
Wltnei testifying at the
hearing, flay asserted that the
elder SaL had', on - the night
Martin ilfound In a dying con
dition, slt and was refused (he
aid Of tttu Klux Klan In stop
ping Mif'g attentions to his
daughterbss Hazel SaUors, ' be
cause of Wed Improper conduct
by the Seville, farmer towards
the? yountfcman
HEFI.rV KTINTF.K TO
ASSf RESERVE BOARD
WASH1
tlnulng hli
P. G. Har
serve Boa
ported, m-
a tor Heflt
ON, Aug. 28. Con-
aclc on Governor W,
of the Federal Re-
ho It has been re
reappointed. Sen
emocrat, Alabama,
declared tile Senate today that
"only twilenators from the
South and! my Judgment, not
more than It from the West,
would votejconflrm, the gover-
nor s renonxion.
Reiteratlrlls statements con
cerning whie described as the
Reserve Bob "deadly deflation
policy,, enred from Wall
Street," BenV Hefiin told th.
Senate that. Be that policy had
forced . "mlfg' from the pock
ets of 4ha lucers, the twelve
Reserve banriald oot In sala
ries in 1912 fcal of 819.987.6S9
or 81S.21.ll or 815.219.110
more than I salaries paid in
1918. Thesetnatea as to sala
ries, , Senatootflin said, .were
compiled 4ykn Skelton Wil
liams, formeknptroller of the
currency, ande transmitted by
Mr. .Wllliamsl Senator Smeot,
Republican. I
BREAK RECORD N
SOUTH CAROLINA
IMARY TODAY
TT , ' n ' . . T.
aeavy registration m
California for Num-
ber of Contests.
. COLUMBIA, S. C, Aug. 28.
All records for a Democratic pri
niary in Houth Carolina m K
broken tomorrow when 180,000 to
190,000 oters are' expected to go
to the polls out of an erfrollment
oi iio.oji. it tins estimate Is ful
filled it will be Approximately 40,
nan r, ... . . . J .
"iuiv vuim man cast in a
Democratic primary " in this state
heretofore. The enrollment of male
voters two years ago was 112,058
indicating that there are from 60,
000, to 70,000 women qualified to
vote tomorrow, the first state
wide primary in which women
participate in South Carolfcia.
Six candidates are .in the race
for governor. They are; Cole h.
B lease of Columbia, J. J. Cantey of
Summerton, William Coleman of
union, jonn T. Duncan of Co
lumbiawieorge K. Xaney of Chest
erfield and Thomas G. McLeod of
oisnopvine. B lease was governor
of South Carolina from 1911 lo
1915 and in his campaign he has
aevoteo most or his time to at
tacking the administration of the
state's affairs since he left the gov
ernor's office. Most of .he other
candidates have dwelt largely on
the economic issues facing the
state, and stressed the, need for tax
reforms. McLeod served two terms
as lieutenant-governor a- number
or years ago. Laney is now a state
senator, but' like .Coleman and
Cantey is running for a state office
ror: tne first, time. Duncan has
made several campaigns for gov
ernor. .
Much Interest centers In the race
for state superintendent of educa
tion, the blind encumbent John
Swearingen being- opposed by five
candidates Including two women.
Mrs, Bessie Rodgers Drake of
BennettsvJHe. and Mrs. E. Barton
Wallace of Columbia. Both women
have spoken In every county In the
state in their campaign for votes.
Four Representatives
Have No Opposition .
Four of the seven members Of
trie House of Representatives to
be nominated have opposition
only W. F. Stevenson of he fifth
district; John 3. McSwaln-' of the
fourth and James F. Byrnes in the
second being nominated without
opposition.
Representative- W. Turner Logan
In the first district is opposed by
Y. S. Hutto and J. B. Morrison.
Candidates In the third district
are Representative Fred H. Dom
lnick, E. P. MoCravey and Sam H.
Sherard. Representative Philip H.
Stoll In the sixth district s op
posed by J. F. Pate, A. H. Gasque
and W. R. Barringer.
- In the seventh district Repre
sentative H. P. Fulmer is -opposed
by A. J. Bethea and John J. Mc
Mshan. Former Governor Blease has
sought nomination for third term
Governor . on a platform in
ICtmHmmtt m rift fto
AS
DIRECTORS P
FOR PACEAN
DRIVEIEAr-URE
Chamber of Commerce
Membership Drive
in September. t-
At an enthusiastic specliil meet
ing of the directors of the Cham
ber of Commerce last night, Presl
dent J. AI . Burdette reported
large number of suggestions for
activities and pledges for work for
the Greater Asheville Chamber of
Commerce and named commit
tees for carrying on the great
membership campaign. The npur
for opening the, mass-meetlng-dln
per, Monday evening, September
11, following the pageant, which
'will be stages on the lawn In
front of the Battaxy Park Hotel
was set at 6:80 o'clock.
The following committees were
appointed:
Revision ana rsy-Laws Commit
tee Charles A. Webb. Chairman;
Kurrner Campbell and Fred Sale.
Entertainment Committee
George Stephens, Chairman; D.
Hyden Ramsey, Vice-Chairman;
L. M. Cadison. Mrs. O. C. Hamil
ton, Miss May Jones, Holmes Bry
son, Mrs. W M. Smathers, E. B.
Wheeler and Dr. B. O. Edwards,
Finance Committee V. R. Pat-,
erson. Chairman; J. O. Adams,
Vice-Chairman : W. , P. Davis,
Wilbur Devendorf, Morris Lipln
sky, P. M. Burdette, H. E. Oruv-
er, C. G. Worley
Special Committee Chester
Brown, .Chairman: Frank Smith,
VIce-Chalrman; E, C. Greene,
Plato Ebbs. Rev Dr. It. J. Bate-
man, Frank Weaver, J. H. Cathey,
Dan W. Hill. M. Ai Erkslne, H
W. Plummer, Bernard Ellas. A.
G. Barnett, W. Vance Brown, S.
Sternberg, H." I. Finkelsteln,
Charles H. Honebs and J. W.
Neely. v
Citizens of the entire communi
ty are invited to gather - on the
spacious lawn of the Battery
Park Hotel as the guests of the
Greater Asheville Chamber of
Commerce on September 11 to
witness the Industrial and educa
tional pageant under the auspices
of the Chamber of Commerce, in
which every arcligious, educational,
civic, frternaL commercial, in
dustrial, business and proressionai
'interests in Asheville and Bun
combe County will take an active
party. r
The nurnoae of the Pageant is
to present to the eommuitty in a
great and colorful spectacle, an
the forces for good, for progress
and for prosperity tnat nave neip
ed to make ' Asheville a great
American city and which, by
united actloo and real service win
make a for greater one.
Plan Inspiring
Spectacle.
The committee" to have charge
of one of what Is expected to be
the most inspiring and- colorful
spectacles- ever witnessed In this
sectirn or the country is in pro
cess r-f formation, and. an urgent
invitation to take an active part
in it is extended to all business
Interests, . organizations and pro-
ressions wno neip iu mnim ui
Ashevllle's civic and business life
and structure. - '
Partlc nation in - tne pasea.ni ui
volves no exwerne. assert those tn
charge, yet- It presents one of tft
r effective and de.'IsaAie means
What Constitutes Living Wage
Is Question For Rail Labor
Board To Decide Upon Today
Resume Hearing or
Wages and Rules for
Maintenance Workers.
DEFINES MEANING
OF LAUCK'S MOTION
Object to Argument on
Forty-Eight Cent an
Hour Minimum.
for dleplay and advertHing. for show
ing ourselves to- each other and lo
our visitors, that ns ever been or
fered In Asheville. -
The nlan for the naxeant was suo-
rrlltted to the Merchants' Association
in special session and received tneir
endorsement as a part of the larger
program to create In Asheville a
greater, stronger, better equipped
Chamber of Commerce.
The names of the committees wnicn
will direct the pageant. Its settings
and Its music those who will take
the 20-odd speaking parts and the
beautiful story which those who are
building- the Greater Ashsvllle of tne
future will unfold, will be announced
later. . .
At the meeting. Junius o. Adams,
ehslrman of the special pictorial ex-
niblt committee, stated tnat ne ana
other members of the committee had
made some Investigations as to pic-
ures, enlargements and subjects, and
that a full meeting of the committee
mo'iid be held one das this week to
make, aorangements for getting the
exmblt started. Local photographers'
best subjects will be considered, ht
said. In making up the exhibit.
Secretary N. Buckner advised the
board that he had received from the
general manager of the boutheaatera
bxeres jompany imormation as lo
a special request of the represents-1
' -l.wiraww rmww ' W
CHICAGO, Aug. 28 With the
resumption of the hearing tomor
row of the maintenance of way
organization's case Inolving' wages
and rules governing its 400.000
members, the United States Rail
road Labor Hoard will rule on a
formal request to define the much
mooted question "What consti
tutes a living wage?"
The snnouncement WPS made by
Ben W. Hooper, chairman of the
board, when-he adjourned today's
session, that Jett Lauck, statistical
expert for the maintenance of way
men, had ma a motion to that
effect on behalf of President JS
Grable and his colleserues.
A surprise came late totay when
Da. A. P. Neat, representing tHe
Southern roads, objected to Presi
dent Grable's argument for in
crease based on a 48-cent an hour
minimum. Dr. Neal declared that
President Grable had no right un
der the transportation act to base
his argument on this basis.
- "The men have not In any rase
submitted to individual- roads un
der my representation a demand
for an Increase for wages b:ed on
48c an hour minimum," declared
Dr. Neal. "Instead, in all confer
ences between the managements of
the roads of the Southeast and the
maintenance of way representa
tlves, the scale ranging from
36 1-2 fo 48c an hour was discuss
ed. Under the provisions of the
Transportation' Act, therefore,
President Grable has no right to
come before the board and argue
for an increase, based on a 48c
minimum, as this minimum was
never an issue In any of pur con
ferences."
Claim 48c Minimum
Was Nut An iwuc. i,
John Higglns, representative of
the Western roads, and Jihn G
Wulber, spokesman for the East
ern roads, both approved and par
ticipated in Dr. Neai's objections,
stating that the 48o minimum was
never at Issue in the negotiations
on their roads.
The board, Dr. Neal declared.
had no right to consider a propo
sltion that did not In any way re
semble the original requests made
upon' Individual roads. 1 Chairman
Hooper: indicated that no action
would be taken on tnis point, until
the , submissions were checked to
make positive that no reference
has been made In them to a mini
mum of 4 8 cents an hour, The ob
jections threaten to lead to ex
purgation from the record tt an
mention of a 48c an'hour mini
mum. In that event President Gra
ble will of necessity continue his
argument on the. basis of scales set
forth in the submjssion of Indi
vidual roads. In support of his
motion, Mr. Lauck read a lengthy
manuscript dealing with the mini
mum wage standard ana its prac
ticability of application.
The motion, he told the lioard,
has the following definite mean
ings: '
"That the Board accept and
make the 'basis of its decision in
this case, as well aa part of Its
general policy in fixing the wage
rates of railroad employes, that
. "a. Adult workers of the low
er grades unskilled railroad em
ployes, be awarded rates of pay
which will enable them under nor
mal conditions to earn yearly
more than an amount sufficient to
permit them to maintain stan
dards of living that are approved
as healthful -and decent, and that
are promotive of genuine indus
trial economy and efficiency, and
b. That proper differentials
above this minimum living wage
be paid for added skill, responsi
bility, training and hasard."
Walber addressed the Board In
behalf of his representations say
ing he would never iccept "a bald
indefinite thing as a living wage."
I don't know what it la," he said
and neither do I believe any one
else does. The trouble Is that you
are trying to regulate this prob
lem with theories and pencil and
paper insteaa oi practical applica
tion." i -
When the Board adjourned to
day, only a portion of the main
tenance organization's sMe of the
case had been presented. The-i
1CMot m tin rM
f If I"" n j$ 'eminent c
Self -Fixing Prices aaS-s
tor Retail bales
Of Coal in State
RALEIGH, Aug. 28. -State
Fuel Distributor K. O. Self was
working today on the set of prices
to be ordered for retail sales of
coal In the State
He exnects to announce tomor
row the prices on the different
grades of coal.
All dealers must comply with
these prices to, get deliveries, and
it is impossible fyr them to get
fuel except under an order of the
Fuel Distributor. The prices
which will be fixed will be fair and
Just to both consumer and dealer.
Mr. Belt said.
0
EDERAL COM
F COAL PR
NDSON
i
SES
MONDAY
Pending Passage "of
Emergency Legislation
by Congress.
WAHW'VflTON. Aug. 28.--Fed
eial control of coal prices and of
distribution of fuel jy volunteer
oipinization stopped today, pend
ing passage of emergency legislu
i kin l.v c .nereesr
Expiration of the alr prlco
nsrreemer.tn with non-union coal
operators effective today was an
n&unccd bv Federal Fuel Dlstribu
tor Spenci-r, who said the various
districts and general committers
of the cmergencv fuel organlzrt
tion will cease to function next
Saturday.
The ajreement as to price re
straint wih non-union operators,
Mr. S.ienr.er said, "expires tod-iy
will, the resumption of the Union
bituminous mines. About 70 per
cent of the operators have held
to this agreement and It Is felt
that the public lyis been saved a
very largo, sum. '
Pending the action of congress
an.; the state authorities tne onl
restraint upon price is the sched
ule of fair prices declared by gov
ernors or by state coal commis
sioners in some of the states, to
which it is earnestly hoped th
operators and dealers will con
form, f These prices are about
M.5') U ton maximum In the Ken
tucky, Tennessee, West Virginia
and Vliglnia Melds; J3.75 for
Pennsylvania thick vein and 14.75
foi thin ln. Standards have not
yet been set In other states.
The legislation before Congresa
can only control the price of coal
moving over state lines, that is in
interstate commerce. The price of
coal produced and consumed in
s'-Me, together with the charge.-.
which wholesalers and retaliate
vithln tin state may make. th.i
lutur including even interstate
coal, sl'ould be -controlled bv the
tate authorities. There can be
no real tontrol of profiteering un
less the state authoritie-i act. '
Except to the upper Ike 'sec
tions, Mr. Spencer stated, no more
coal wii! be directed to different
states under emergency priority
orders of class one, unless a situa
tion arises whlrh warrants such
tCBll.r M fm Tim
WASHINGTON. Aug. ?.' (By
Aiie iabhui iiin-ti i it-M. i -rrupuii
for government operation of rail
and coal properties were put aside,
at least for the present today and
administration leaders both In and
out of Congress centered their ef-.
forts Instead upon less drastio
measures to meet the Industrial
emergency.
With the return to Washington
of President Harding, sfter an
over-Sunday conference with some
of his principal advisers on board
the yacht Mayflower It became ap
J parent that no step toward gov
eminent operation was- 10 uecuinv
the present admlnlstra-
rogram.
Not only wus It revealed that-the '
President himself was not dls
posed definitely to ask for Con-;
gresslonal authority to take over'
the' properties involved m me
strike sltutatlon, but It was made :
knuwn also that an influential
group OI lenoers in tne miniB tim
House had taken a position which
1- ttiA unlhn.l.im.
legislation -extremely difficult. :
Meantime committees ' In both ,
l 1. . nnofHAao. ..n.riul nil.
' 1 . . . I . 1 ... I. V. 1 1 I
rrtp iihuhkh lULpr in Liia well, until
recommended by the admlnlstra-.
tion to strengthen Its hand in con
trolling coal distribution by creat
ing a . Federal fuel dlstrlbutng
agency and by giving to the Inter
state Commerce Commission the
broader powers over priority of
shipments. In the Senate committ
tee action was taken after only a
short discussion and with memoersj
reserving m sfc .w um.o
I , Y nn th HnnaSh .
ftrr . Th liauit committee ..did
not vote Us approval unt)i it naa ,
heard arguments for the measure
by Secretary Hoovet and Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Altchison ;
price-fixing potentalites from rep
resentatves of both employers and
labor In the Industry.
Favorable Action . ,
Without Delay t ja
Notwithstanding the opposition
indicated President Harding was
informed late today by Republi
can Leader Mondell that tha dis
tribution measure would v be
brought into the House tomorrow
and passed before- Wednesday" ,
night. No such quick action was in
prospect in the Senate where the
legislative situation was more
complicated, but the leaders pre
dicted that there would be favor
able action without very much de
lay. .;" -...-.. n
Several cabinet members, Sen
ators and' other officials, including
Secretary Hoover, Attorney-Gen- ,
eral Daugherty and Chairman
Cummins of the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee, accom
panied President Harding' on the
Mayflower trip, and are understood
to have taken part In a prolonged
round-table discussion of adminis
tration policies.
As viewed by the Mayflower
conferees the coal strike situm- .
tlon. both anthracite and bitumi
nous, appeared In a way to solve
Itself and insure increased pro
duction In the very near future,
leaving the problem of moving
the product to the consumer as
the crux of the whole effort to re
store industrial stability.
There was intimation that a
further curtailment of classes of
road service, such as passenger.
express and dispensuue ireigni
traffic, in order to utilize motive
power and cars for fuel and food
might be one of the steps taken
to relieve that emergency.
In the anthracite field, reports
reaching the White House were
so reassuring that it was Indicated
an agreement to insure reopen
ing of the mines was expected
within a very short time. Secre
tary Davis, who represented
President Harding In -discussing-settlement
projects with the) an
thracite miners and operators in
Philadelphia, made a report to the
President and. although ho wn.i
not willing to reveal Its nature.
Senator Pepper. Republican, Penn
sylvania, who also participated m
the Philadelphia conferences, told
inquirers that he was certain an
CnHnut4 M "f IVet
Striking Shopmen Said To Have
Confessed To Helping To Wreck
Train: Unearth Sabotage Plots
CHICAGO. Aug. 28. Confessions
of actual participation In the
wrecking of the Michigan Central
Express near Gary'. Indiana, re
cently by the removal of 37 spikes
from a rail, were made by (he
four men held in connection with
the disaster, which cost the lives of
two enginemen according to po
lice authorities tonight.
' Following the alleged confes
sions, five of the nine arrested
Sunday in connection wlrth the case
were released, but six others whose
names were concealed were taken
Into custody. The four from whom
it was said confe-sions had been
'obtained were declared to be strik
ing shopmen, although It was in
dicated that no unlor officials were
Implicated In any way In th train
wrecking plot. ,
Officials ssserted that they had
unearthed evidence of widespread
sabotage plots. Accord. ng to J. J.
Rooney of the United States De
partment of Justice, wholesale
quantities of "communist" lttera- ,
ture and propaganda and detailed
plans for auo.i.;e attacks already
have been uncovered.
'As the result of the Information
obtained from those held. - two
simultaneous raids were staged to
day In search for more evidence. -3ne
of the raiijs was on a union
headquarter near Gary, where
quantises of literature and the,
complete roster of members ami
officials of the union were seised.
The other was on Union Hall' in
Chicago, where similar seizure
were made.