BfflCY
ICJKO
VOL. V. NO. 121
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HICKORY, N. C., TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY kl i920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ERS GUARD iSUPPORT BERLIN MATY
MECOMD
MY
SOUTH MOUNTAINiSOLDI
S AGl lES TO REFUSE SIS TS AGAIN
FIGHT BEING LEXINGTON
PROBED STREETS
IN REFUSING
DEMAND
SHELVED BY INCREASED WITNESS IN
SENATE WAGES WRANGLE
I ' i i j : vi!ai:i a ! ! !
Moi gnnton. Fob. 10. The prelimi-
v,v healing in the shooting affair in
f couiily Sunday was held today.
,if Mull va. rcniand'-'d to jail en
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f , a'iUlilM IUUIU i.tu; lUlli 1UUII ,
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iiMM'im. :i ocveloncd at the trial, was
;. ,:. !:, 1 f.iihl Sund.iv ml i nmv !
"r j, ,, a. 1v,ult of serious woundsJ seore :f irO"j"es. jtb'at the cx.traditicn of such accused j senate tc report the treaty out with
'"MnLU-'anton! Feb. 10.--Solicicor Huff-! William Lockctt, negro slayer of ! Germans would '-be :nn,poDsiblo and j reservations drafted by the Republi
, . m i ;::it'iiU'..'d his investigation to- tO-vcar-old Gor.ovn. TTsirtman. was would produce internal insurrection." leans at the last session cf congress.
lh:' hu,,y ,fht 0,1 the Laurel
lu,irM,M in whidi one man was
fl'TMI-.:i lit ui';.,s u,.c mail VV u!i , .
h i. I. anutlicr probably fatallv in-
hi!'.
atui tceverai otners cut and i
witii a xv?; guns and knives,
;i . ;i i u;l vi a ie.iu i: wiucn lam-
i ntitions, land bouralark's and bad
:':iai ?.hiii;tain )ituor verj mixed,
i he il":;;! uniii is Lent if Mull. An
(ii.'vv l.dc.-cr. reported as critical ir.
,: I, ud iriopital pasted a compara
tivdv gjod night and he has a
J;;i!::o to recovtr unless complica
ti (K'vdcp.
A'l'lmv Lafever was terribly cut
Ui v, ith an axe and his ribs mashed
n. Mack Lafever, Tom Mull, A if
M.iU and Tode Mull are sulVcring
in ..: cuts ami bruis.i. About six
riivoi's weve in the main fight, which
'ivj.lt'!.! any baitfc ta.gjd in the Ken
tic ky hills, and tne bystander was
:;.;;iu'u.
As nearly as the facta can be ob
tdiuu !ind ?int tcu'cther r;t prcent it
steins that trouble between the Latcv
r:v, and Mull families lia been giow
v.v fin- seme imo. The Muil fam
ily i.- a veritubie legion and for a
uutury or more have lived live or
h' miles from Morganlon, between
tin: tcwii and the South mountains,
'ihf Latevers aiv neighevs. Mack
Ljft'vcr and his ton Andrew wtre
t'jiinloyes at the stJite hospital, the
latter the truck driver for the in
; t i'.ut loa. Vcm Tvlull married a
!aup!tcr of Mack Lefever and about
a yt ir ago Lenc'r Mull and another
(kiuvj tc r cf Mack Lifeyer'r. were re
roitnl on tiie av to Marion to get
nij;rr;.::l, but tho father had them
inU'i'ceptcd and prevented the mar
tract. It irf also said that bad
b."! in;; hrd le:n engendered be-tv.-.'cn
Mack Lafcvev and the Mulls
en r.iv iv.'.t Ci seme disputes icvei
l.'.nd boundaries.
Vur. lay ;l.t('.ncon Mack Lafever
j't'd bis son, Andrew Lafever went
t the home of Mike Branch who
livv, abcut 'four miles from Mcr
trantim for some purpose that has net
at thi.;. time been learned, though th.;
rvport is that they were on their
way to a yaw mill they owned in
1he neighborhocd. While thev wcrx
there, the story goes-, Alf Mull, Took
Mull and the latter s soti Lenoir and
Tom Mu'l came to the Branch hon.c
b'ciM Toole. Lenoir and Tom Mull
were in an argument with the
umngcr Lefevers that led to a
i'hxht. 1 here is evidence, it is sai.i
that the Mulls were drinki.tig, bu:
m lici her the Lafevers were or not lu.s
net ;ct been brought cut.
In a throe-to-one fight Lafever
was f.oou warded, i;n axe y.ir.g (.no
cf the i.ntdimt'nt used ag.und him.
it. i.' alU-".rfik He wars beaten and
cut dan'crcudv. Mck Tjaiever at
temptrai t; take Ids sen's part but Alf
Mull engaged him in a light and
soon had him down. As soon txz
he Imd recovered suft'iciertly t: try
to get avvav from the scene it ik
s'dd that Mack Lefever. supporting
fnl hdping his son, whose wounds
wete very' serious, titarled for henu
yards'from
Tbev had gene about o00
the Uranch place, when the your."
ytunger Lefever gave completely
out, and the father could get no fur
ther with hin. They were rest
'r.g by the rondbdo trying to re
';i!n rtrengilt to go on when all four
or th( Mulls who h.rd been lighting
with them at Branch 'ft .reappeared
i.rmc'l, it is alleged with a pistol, a
d.otgun and an axe. It , scrm:
who ihoy reached their enemies tnat
Alf Mull wa:i stirred with pity at
the. ttrrj'ole sulfering of Andrew
bidVv-er ard. commanded Lenoir to
have him alone, ren-.arkin.T it is
that he was nearly dead any
wny. , .
At i, c T.fr.fi i vvhpe P( UPOll 111
kiti'.-rmm v.dlh
so Alf f" 1
rvhig
lno'.r ami ! ) 1
!!nrrn'fil sit the f'c -th c ?
hrother. Toob. nnd Tom V.tf f-rt
fir iUr, ::-ir, pfi-'V.1'", 'T
iui.nute.4 nrfvinn r) both itd
m Alf brer.kln a hot-vn ever r.w
l" nd ;md othei wis e h vtting rnd cut-
t i r: tr him. When it o-vr
rni'ddxirs who linal y ventured clore
etuuKh to sec what was happeumg
IVv the Associated Press
Constantinople, Feb.
urchy prevails in Odessa
t"!lf)tlliwl ir 4Vi, Kf.lflinirit'! nrfOl'ding
to II f 1 vibrio rnnrirrriA Ytnvrt C.tMo pom -
munication between here 'and Odessa
is suspended. Three thousand ref-
Wees have arrived here.
ANARCHY PREVAILS ! i
M ODESSA NOW ,Pf !
l!L , 111
recently Vl.jt
By the Associated Press
i..cxingtcn, b.y., i-'eb.. 10, )awn j
today found Lexington an armed :
camp. Former soldiers who saw ser-!
vice at Chateau Thierry were pa- !
troi ! n'f k sr.vnotB ! (vii.'ii'dnc :m
v....w.. -'t' ;
nrn:wlip - in ihr .--.r t vm-oti w i
currence of yesterday's mcb violence
which suited in five deaths and
a I
icimfined in a steel cell of the Fafav
1 cttc court ,lOU- aWiutii1 removal
d ;
. . , ... .
;to the rclomtvtovy at i- runKtort or
the state prvscn. Ino attemn will
v:0 1(UUie ;u rcniovo im until the dt-
nation h-romc? quieter.
Q U A U A N T I N K 1 i E G U L A T I O N S
AT LT5XOIK COLLEGE
there is r.o influenza at Lenoir i
College.
We puropeso to take ov- j
:ry prevention to keep it out. The
Ld loving rcgulatlen are being en
forced: 1. Tlv stnilemVi a"e net allowed
to leave the campt."!.
2. Should it beer-me. nrcc-ary for
.1 r. Indent Hvir.g up town to go home i
he r.v.rst, upen his return, brin-
,.
, ... , (1 j , i
nhvsu'ir:m eei..":-V.c stating tha. ne ,
ha? rot been ovon??;!
at a:
1 1 m e
durimr the r.rece;;!
:;;.-.; r.-.ur davs. :md
by pviva..e convey- i
he n:i"t return
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v? conveyance he will have to 'mb-i
mit to a ounrimthic for f"ur davs
!L Studen'-s livin"- in town who
ire taking re'r:dar eior-'S rom worV.
r:u o-
have been recwv'd rher t? rcmam
"ut of c-"ilee:e for
hc pericd
of
uarantm "r to t-'-e nn residercr
in ore of the hoarding hnlls at the
ccllee-e.
Snr-iH rt!",--ts Mv?nr In town
who are takirtf private lessen-? in
vu-ic. evo '''do", etc:, nay contin
ue ?,fcb nMVitc le--rf! vnn condit
i' n hMt th?'-' co iri'Vipf1irte1'" to the
-t O-M l'V n' 'a0 , r''T"? y-hTi rlos-
hui ' ;,!V1 H"f!--e f'nnu' lm-
'i.Tto'v 1" th" These
- -. . ip "-ir'Ho. to enter
V. li'ir;r", tvv-"- tb-T"' the cvri
i. .. ... i... t-cricl"". ptivler.ts
; .-v rd""1" wtih the stu-
im:: ::!-.fiii' lb" ffir'e.
T,o o'ir' ?iiibnri4,''M .ore Irl'n0,
Mt r'li"'e r-vnnible in this m:t-
,.i tr,. pi p regulations will be
i:i:ddy enforced. .r
PUTTING ON STEAM
W HEWBER8Y I
By the Associated Press.
(b.r.'d Rapid... Mich, Feb. 10.
Frank C. Daly, special attorney gen
eral, continued questLning witnesses
in tee trial of United States Sena
tor Truman II. Newberry and 1-1 co
defendants ccarged with corruption
and fraud in the election in 1918.
Indication:: were that the govern
ment attorney was making an ef-
fevt tc speed up the proceeding, a
lr.:"C, number uf. wfl:nesses uavm
been examined" yesterday than on
any previous day.
AD.MIRAL .IKLLICO OF BRITISH ;
ROYAL NAVY
1 T.pst nhoto of Admiral Jel.icioe
in full naval uniform and wearing
his many service bars, taken on his
visit to the United States.
sum': : mtsam
f ..t.-j- ' USJaiu . ; s?VffivattZ:. vim M'i51
P"- -' w t A
.IS i
10. All- i v . J
By The Associated Press
Jier.jra, j?eo. ;iuv Decision was
reached by the committee on foreign
relations of the national assembly to- !
' day to support the government's :
stan'J. tne (Mhica aiiri natriotie in-1
'
diernation of tho Gorman Tionnlc at
the allied demand ot extradition ci j
Gremans accused of war crimes, is;
The government has decided to
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present the extradition list tc tne
-x : - i. t ..::. i
nrm utiovney general at jL'ipc
wiin iJisiicv(on:3 to peienauiu ;
v-hether they can be .punished under I
the German criminal or civil code-3.
nmao
ALASKA IS READY
TO FURNISH PAPER
. -.- !
Seattle, Feb. 10. Alaska wants to
t.irow cpen her millions of acres of
national forests so that the billions
of feet of paper wood of the
northland can hdp relieve the pulp
. iv-.- i
ami newsnnnt lamrae, governor
xiRiiuuo iv;i.;xH os.., ux ui.,iai-;
0fl unvn vnM,tiv ;
Governor Kiggs was Here on ,
from Juneau, caoital of Alaska
to "Washington, D. C, where be ex
pected to help press pending legisla
tien intended to remove restrictions ;
and allow pulp manufacturers to go I
tito the Tongass and Chugach, res
ervations, the northern territory s
wo great reserves.
Pulp and paper men arc anxious to
xo to Alaska and establish mills
s great as those operated in Brit
ish Columbia not. far south of the
Alaska boundary line, the governor
sssertebd. Under the present laws
the pulp makers cannot enter the res
ervations with any certainty that
thev will be allowed to stay.
Alaska' o great forests . stretcn
over approximately 34,000 square
miles, an area nearly equal in size to
the state cf Indiana, according to
climates made by government fa
cials. , ,
Several hundred million feci, oi
o-ood bnuip wood, including western
yellow pine, hemlock, Sitka spruce,
'white fir and lodgepcd.e nine, -are on
the forest reserves alcne.
'I he Tongass reserve in southeast
ern Alaska, is especially adapted to
the manufacture cf pulp and paper,
forestry officials have reported.
TlVve ii plenty of water power, ocean
b.-rbors cpen the year round, timber
! skirting the water anct weatnei
similar to that cf tne rugec oounu.
The coverno'r intends to ask Wasn-rap-ton'to
restore the reserves to tne
national domain or to open them Uo
the pulp industry.
Mr. F. A. Clinard has completed
the enumeration of the people of
Uiekcry, for which he is m im than
thankful. He walked something
more thn 594 miles he said, and it
was the toughest job ever wished on
a man. lie oegau eau.v m '"-"
covered the entire city aionc.
and
enod a whole lot that he had never
I known ceiore. iui. unn.a
he has practically every residenc ci
Hickory, but in case he misseu any
t.prsan he is desirous cf puttn lam.
on his list. A postal cam or i
ter w.Tl get results wf your name
has been omitted.
WClOO" . , ,3 1
ANOTHER BIG SNOW
FAILS IN NEW YO
By 'the Associated Press
New York, FeH 10. Another
snow storm hit 'New York today
with all but a few of the princi
....i cfrtpt? blocked bv drifts. There
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11(11 1 X. w w
iwas a prospect tnar we. snow wumai
I turn into rain, but after ten mm-;
.en: .,T;r5lTr
utes it was Liiiinif, layiviij.
An army
of 14,000 men has been
working day and night since Wed
nesday, but little progress has been
made.
DEATH OF ME. HOE
Mr Thomas M. Hoke, a well knowni
farmer-'who lives near Catawba
Storings, died this morning at xm:
iee of 01 year?.. ine luneiai win
? u i,0M nt t PptArs church tomorrow
M . 11 ll- Mr TTnke.
TTnke.
mOIlllIl.t; ,ttl XX V lit"-"
o o-orri nltw.pn ic survived
bv his wife and several children.
y c ,
Mrs. W. R. Gweltney has return
from a visit to Spartanburg, S. C.
CENSUS COMPLETED
IN HICKORY MONDAY
I
By the Associated Press j
Washington, Feb. 10. The peace j
treaty wa
back ;ir.: the hands cf
the foreign relations committee to
day and it probably will net be re
turneu to me senate oeiore anotner
,
;weeic. i
ine committee was expected tcJ ;
act today on the instructions of the;
Senator Ledge of Massachusetts, Re- j
i - , - .
;put:an leader, plans, However, to i
A . .,..x. ;.l :.. -c '
jutiv. luimoi cuiiiiutiution cr Ul..
tvxiiy pciiuing cfiiuuei-air.u ox ,
propnaticn bills and the tariff. !
When the treaty comes back to j
the senate with reservations Repub-
! Isan leaders are prepared to pro- j
i iwso- similnr t.n Itinsn !
I drawn up at the bi-partizan cenf er-!
enccs. This would open a chance i
i for compromise, it is poi'nted cut.
although it is considered that there
:s little hone of action soon.
FLOODS OF PARIS
PROVED DISASTROUS
Pris, Jan. 22. .The floods of 1019
were a disaster almost equal to those
ux xixw xui nit lULismc tnuuius vjj-
av1S- nouses on tne oanivs ci tne
j h.i ; t tw.
nilt in the mi((c 0f walled gar-
rlen the sudden rise of 15 feet had
and eifeet of imprisoning: the oceu
imnh for n wfif.k. Ordinarv row-
i,nnt rnui nct mss through the
r,.ir(ni o;ates, so some beleaguered
householders were provisioned by
cancer, but in many instances the cur
rent was too strongb for these frail
craft. The householders were half
starved and were only relieved by the
subsidence of the waters. z
The woist sufferers were the inhab
itants of Maisor.s-Alfort and Aifort
ville, suburbs situated at the con
fluence of the Seine and Marne iust
above Paris. The v:rcund there lies
low and gets the benefit cf the floods
from . both " rivers. Mostx cf the
r oiilc'cre flooded up to the fecona
story and more than 5 000 inhabitants
were taken i,-u boats from the upper
windows. They were trrovided with
-"ough accomm cdationr, in the school
houses and ether public buildingbs
of suburbs less affected bv the flood.
rlfijpv; mid blueiackets brought up
from Brest, Rochefort nad Lorlentj
vi'th collaps,V beats rescued them
and their belongings.
The Howard-Hickory Company has
purchased the Vv;hisnant place of
17 acres in front of the Hickory
Spinning Ccmpany for the purpose
of locating its ornamental shrubs,
mants, trees, flowers, etc., where
they will be observed from the
rrii;oad. The price paid was $7,-
The company '.vul acquire other
land as needed and ILi O. Joe
How:ard.i; who has returned .to
Greensboro, will spend part of ms
lime here until his contract with the
Van Lindley Company ends when he
will move here permanently. Mr.
Howard already has made arrange
ments for business here this spring
and summer and ho wiil devote much
of his time to landscape gardening.
The nursery ccmpany win oe n
ition to
everythil
serve a large terntoiy
g in its line.
g
ENTINE
Tbo sick scldiers in ward 1-5 are
to have a valentine dinner on
thVT-lth. The ladies of the Hickory
cmtcen are at:tenomg to in-.s
function that will bring some cheer
to these poor sufferers from he wo no
war. Donations of cake, candy,
b-Hed ham and fresh eggs, as wed
as money to buy the ice cream whica
-xriii b-served, will be gratefully rc-
. . ! - . i-- tt tr r iTon7ip5 at. ner
- jf riore convenient, they
feft at Whitener and Mar-
,. , AU oi-ifvilintirnKs must
itin.s stoiti. -u""'"r," ,
; be turned m by gpon rouay w
week.
&-SM O-
At the Bungalow
Mi5es Sarah Purks. Vera Reed and
Rosa Collins delightfully entertained
a few of their friends last night at
I the "Bungalow" in tfrooKTora
The
evening's amusement was in tne
form cf rock which was piayeu at
several taoies anu iimiieusciv
tec uurms cvcimh -"
tess served a most cieucious saiau
. . .... 1.. .1
I rm,r Thnsp. nresent w-ere lVliss
! ( i a rid en and Miss Vines and Messrs.
J. W, Hendricks and Loomis
iKluttz of Newton, Mrs. Carrie Gam-
- 'ble, D. B. Taylor and C. C. Gamble
of Hickory.
1 BUYS LAND
NEAR SPINNING MILL
VA
DINNER i
0
OTEEN SOLDIERS
i
By the Associated Press
Washing len, Feb. 10. It was gen-
jeially believed here that Director
General "Ilines would go before the
representatives of the 3,000,000 rail-
". wis iuuav ami miuiiii uitiu
.
tbac AheiV demands icr increasen
wages ccuiu nov oe graniea.
-tie is willing co go no iarther, it
is understood, than to adjust ailegeu
inequalities in wages. The employ
ees represented are expected to come
forward with a new proposition icr
ill. 1 J
.
settlement ci xneir case, uut none ox
l,-r., ov-o V,o nlan or.
w.i. c.4,v.s v, t,..,o
fo"- "
stood, holas to tne opinion mat u
wiuld be inadvisable for the rail-
rcsd administration to order a gen-
eral increase in view of their return
to tlicr owners ill less than tlirce.
weeks. He is also said to believe
that . liig.ner Ircighc and passenger
rates would inevitably follow increas
ed wragcs.
CATAWBA STUDENTS
HAVE SECOND bMOh
Chapel Hill, Feb. 10. Friday night
the Catawba county boys at the uni
versity held their second feed and
smoker. Twenty-five young men and
one young lady were present and a
gala evening was spent.
Speeches, mostly extemporaneous
ail dealing directly with Catawba
county and its needs and possibili
ties, but chiefly with its female rep
resentatives and inmates, were made.
Each ey-cked many hearty laughs.
Humor ws the ultimate keynote of the
ormsion. serving as sort of divei 5i.:-n
from the usual retumc
work,
in the absence of President Her
bert Fritz, Mr. Walter Feimster cf
Newton acted as toastmaster, exact
ing speeches from practically all of
the meP, and an excellent rctfta
ticn from Miss Irene Sherrill of
Newton, J. C. Hefner of Maiden, Mr.
Baitey Batrick of Hickory, Mp. Paul
Yoder, Mr. Ewart W. G. Huffman.
Mr Jim Kcever, Stewart Vhitoner,
Elwc:d Mitchell, Mr. Thomas Hen
derson and others. .
Tins is the second meeting of its
kind- The first was held during the
fall session of Ibe university. An
other one is scheduled for the con
cluding scholastic term.
Candies ( !ciga;rettei3, oranges ba
nanas, grape juices, cakes and ice
cream were served.
DEAlTrilSfSMS'EUMON I A
Mrs. Frank Potent, wife of a well
known Burke county farmer, died at
5 o'clock this morning at- her home
wet of Hickory from influenza and
pr.eumcr'iSa. This was the hrsr
death in this section from the dis
ease, so far as known. Mrs. i oteac
was about 20 years old and is surviv
ed bv ho- husband and one chnd. 1 nc
familv lost two .children last year.
The funeral will be held at Ncola to
morrow. The meeting cf the Thursday Studv
Club scheduled to meet Thursday af
ternoon with Mrs. George Bailey has
been postponed until further notice.
, ,VZBf
Mr. Fink Berry, who suffered a
stroke cf paralysis in December is
improving rapidly his friends wi;l be
'Had to earn. Mr. Berry had better
use of himself today than he has had
since suffering the stroke.
Markets
COTTON
By the Associated Press.
New York, Feb. 10. The cotton
mnrke.t was unsettled again early
today. Liverpool was relatively!
firm,' but there was selling on the j
threatened railroad tsoubies and the :
weak opening of the stock market, ;
while here also appeared to be a
feeling that the freer sedthern j
selling here yesterday might fore-;
shadow easier spot markets. The j
r-r. mro- -l-rnc; M.Vfi TO LU!1 DUililD 1U.-
c'nd active months sold 20 to
points below last night's closin
ures.
7PRODUCE
Hens and roasters per lb. 24c
Old Roosters, per lb. 12c
Country butter, per lb. 40c
Creamery butter, per lb. 08c
Pork (125 to 275), per lb 18c
Pork (under 125 and over 275) per
lb -r 1
GRAIN
(Corrected daily by Horseford Milling
Company)
Wheat $2.75
Corn per bu. $1.90
Oats, per bu. $1.00
Rye, per bu. $1.90
Compeas $4.o0
Weather
For North Carolina: Probably lo
cal rains tonight and Wednesday;
colder tonight in . extreme west
portion, gentle west winds.
By the Associated Press.
Wiashingtonj Fx?b. 10,. Rear Ad
miral William S. Si : - was the only
witness called today bo-1' ore the sen
ate sub-committee investigating na
val awards.
His testimony probably will con
clude the hearing, as Secretary Dani
els has announced he wc dd not care
to come before the commit ice i ans
wer new charges Admiral Sims niig- t
make.
Rending from a prepared statement
Admiral Sims said:
''First, I want to again emphasize
in the most emphatic manner possi
ble that there had been ptv' is nothing
whatever in a persor .l i.auve cf the.
criticisms I have made. I have
been honored-a ad commended by the
secretary of the navy and I have at
no time had any reason to regard
this question c i" awards from that of
a navy officer wdio feels it his duty
to rv!- :ct. Hi- protest was again-
o
" The pol y tf pkvmg a premium
up(.-;; defeat !y : i d.g special rewards
to cmV.'is v.l.-- lose ships provided
their conduct J,s meritorious - in the
hour cf defeat.
'"The changing of relative merit
of service in the matter of reward
ing officers.
' Injury to the morale of the ser
vice by regarding failure Instead of
success in specific instances."
H rl ir'-g that he was willing to
under; :'.:. any personal risks to
prevent any of -he policies from
getting . pemv-'icnt hold, Aih."r:u
Sims sai;t:
"I believe it is more for the safety
of the country to eliminate these
conditions than to build a dozen bat
tleships." -otKx-0
DEMOCRATS ARE
AGAINST IT
By the Associated Press
Wshington, Feb. 10. Democrats of
the house were on record as opposed
to universal military training de
spite an appeal from President Wil
son that they refrain from declaring
themselves on the question until the
Democratic national convention in
June.
The action was taken at the party
caucus last night when the house
Democrats came out 106 to 17
against any measure of compulsory
miliUiry training.
Explaining their action at the cau
cus several Democrats declared that
they knew the sentiment of the
country on military training better
than the president or leaders.
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m i Bv the Associated Press
STRONG
GETTING READY
mp pah snAn
STRIKE
fioj "Detrict, Mich., Feb. in.- The ex-
ecutive officers of tb- united broth
' "" ! erhocd cf maintenance of way labor-!--rs
and shon muloyees were goinpr
ahead today With preparations for a
strike while heads of the various di
visions were en route to Washiner
trn to see T'. jtor General Hines to
prevent the walkout on February 17
c fmar!y 3,000.000 workers.
A?1 o E. Br.vbnr, president of the
vi -nl ii,, make no com-
t tcda the -tatcrnent by Mr.
; that - i' s' vhhi call violated the
1 i- T. n rlAATll
11:
H:
WWjj-f: -igre.. m.".:t, oul .ne uevwiwi
that "a st rike call was issued last No
vember, but was recalled in the hope
of a settlement cr reducion in tl;
cost" of living. ' .
"The cost of living continues to
r;e," Mr. Barker said, "and we are
convinced that the railroad admin
istration docs not intend to grant
an increase unless forced to do so.
"We art determined to have fair,
"a"--uifos now."
IV i.'. n involved are all employed
t.n Aa-.-ncan loads, although the un
ion ha a membership of 28,000 in
(kmada.