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VOL. 22. NO. 62.
MONROE, N. O, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1916.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
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BELIEF GROWS THAT RAIL
STRIKE WILL BE AYERTED
I.KADEKS lKAFTIMi R-IIOUK
LAW WITH 10-JK I K PAY
1 loads of Employe' Brotherhood
orilt-ially Declare Thai Enactment
r Kill l Siitiirdny Will t'auM
Yli in to Kccnll Onlor for Walkout
Belief grew in all quarters in
Washington lust night that the gnat
railroad strike culled for next .Mon
day would be averted. At the close
of a day of conferences and hearings,
Congress apparently was prepared to
puss tomorrow or Saturday the t ight
hour day legislation which heads of
the employes' brotherhoods have de
clared otlicialiy will cause them to
telegraph the code message necessary
to revoke the strike order.
Although President Wilson still le.
tires strongly to see hi whole legis
lative program accepted and Demo
cratic loaders in the Senate have
ideas of their own what should he
done. Administration spokesmen vir
tually conceded tonight that the bill
'finally passed would provide only
lor:
An tight-hour day for trainmen iu
interstate commerce, effective De
cember 1 or January 1, with the
present 10-hour rate of pay and rata
overtime; and
A small commission appointed by
the President to Investigate the
working of the law from six to nine
months and report to Congress.
This, In substance, is the Adam
son bill, revised by Representative
Adanison and Democratic Leader
Kitchln after conferring with Presi
dent Wilson, which A. B. Garreston,
spokesman for the brotherhoods,
stated formally lute today would be
considered a "satisfactory settle
ment" and prevent the walkout.
Tonight the Interstate Commerce
Committee agreed to report out a
similar bill with the date January
1 and roads under 100 miles in length,
and electric street railway and Inter
urban lines exempted.
House to Act Today.
The House will meet at ll o'clock
tomorrow morning to take up the
Admson measure and the majority
leaders have agreed upon a special
rule providing for a vote by 4:30
o'clock in the a I'u moon. The Senate
meet 3 Ht lo o'clock U begin consid
eration of a bill to he reported by
the interstate and foreign commerce
committee with the Administration
lenders determined to keep the body
in continuous session until It is
passed.
Only long speeches tn the Senrte
can prevent prompt action and the
Administration is confident that mi
nority Senators will not cany tluir
oppositlou so far as to make it im
possible to get the necessary legis
lation through both houses by mid
night Saturday.
Provision of Admson Hill.
The Adanison bill would provide
for an eight hour day at the pres
ent 10-hour day pay, effective next
December 1. Employes would be giv
ru the pro-rata rate for overtime. A
commission of three to be appointed
bv the President would report to lum
and Congress In not less than six nor
more than nine months the effect of
the 8-hour (lay. Kxpenses would be
paid by a Federal appropriation of
$23.UUO.
Igb-latlmi Mi-commended Hy Presi
dent for Averting Strike.
Virst Immediate nrovlsions for the
enlargement and administrative re
organization of tho Interstate com
merce Commission along the lines
embodied in the bill recently passed
by the House of Representatives and
now awaiting action by the Senate;
In order that the commission nicy be
enlarged to deal with the ninny great
and various duties now devolving up
on it with a promptness and thor
oughness which are with Its present
constitution and means of action
practically Impossible.
Second, the establishment or an 8
hour day as the legal basis alike of
work nii! of wages in the employ
ment of all railway employes who
are actually engaged in the work of
operating trains in interstate trans
portation. Third, the authorization of the ap
point men by the President of a small
body, of men to observe the actual
results In experience of the adoption
of the 8-hour day In railway trans
portation alike for the men and for
the railroads, its effects in the mat
ter of operating costs, in the applica
tion of the existing practices and
agreements to the new conditions and
In all other practical aspects, with
the provision that the Investigators
shall report their conclusions to the
Congress at the earliest possible date
but without recommendation as to
legislative action; In order that the
public may learn from an unprejudic
ed source Just what actual develop
ments have ensued.
Fourth, explicit approval by the
Congress of the consideration by the
Interstate Commerce Commission of
r.n increase of freight rates to meet
ruch additional expenditures by the
railroads as may have been rendered
necessary by the adoption of the 8
hour day and which have not been
offset by administration readjust
ments and economics, should the
facts disclosed justify the Increase,
Fifth, an amendment to the ex
isting Federal statute which provides
for the mediation, conciliation, and
arbitration of such controversies as
the present by adding to It a pro
vision that In case the methods of
accommodation now provided for
should fall a full public Investigation
of the merits of every such dispute
lhall be instituted and completed be
fore a strike or lock-out may lawfully
be attempted.
Sixth, the lodgment In the hands
of the executive of the power .In case
of military necessity, to take control
of such portion and such rolling stock
of the railways of the country as may
be required for military use and to
operate thrm for military purposis,
with authority to draft into the mili
tary service cf the United States fuch
train crews and administrative of
ficials as the circumstances require
for their safe and efficient use.
Southern Hiwids lMie F.mlwrsees.
Most of the Southern roadi issued
embargoes W'e.lnesd-iy directing that
no shipment which would deterioiate
if delayed en route sho'ild be accept
ed for destinations that would not
b" leached before Sunday. In some
cases the ban v. as extended to lu
clude xploilves, ;.ml sonu reads
made the embargo Immediately ef
fective. The sevral lines which had
not Issued embargo orders tonight
were preparing to do so tomorrow.
Despite these steps, road ol'tielai
generally continue to Insist tlia ta
strike would not seriously cripple
traffic over the South. On. or two
companies announced that unusual
inducements would he le-ld out to
employes remaining loyal and there
were many claims thut if the strike
really occurred the brotherhoods
would find their ranks badly deplet
ed. At Norfolk & Western headquar
ters it w-as declared that fully 40
per cent of the system's men woul4
stay at their posts.
Koads 4play Strong Cards.
Railroad officials, realizing fully
that enormous loss would follow a
prolonged suspension of (raffle in
perishable fruits from the great
Southern belts, are prepared, It is
said, to plya Important cards as the
strike hour approaches In their ef
fort to prevent a tie up. The Nash
ville. Chattanooga and St. Louis is
sued a notice today that employes
who strike will lose their passes and
their eligibility as pensioners of tiie
road while (hose remaining loyal will
be placed nt the head of the service
rosters. There was a report that on
one division of the Southern Rail
way 500 mw men already had been
employed and were in training to
take the place of strikers.
The lir.-'t request for extra protec
tion in ea-e of a strike was tiled by
local roii'l cltieials tonight wit ht'ie
county shell. i' at Montgomeiy, Ala.,
where the six roads convcige. Fifty
special d.puties. were asked for. The
sherilf rciusod the requst to.' the
P'esent.
Meanwhile Southern officials had
pr pared a tentative, order declaring
an embargo on inslilable stuff's not
r aching i! stinations bifoie Sunday
night.
8 Hour Law Would Avert Strike.
W, G. Lee, head cf the trainmen's
brotherhood, made the following
statement Wt dnesday :
'Enactment Into law of the Presi
dent's 8-hour "day bill as now drawn,
guaranteeing the present ten-hour
day wage, will be regarded as a satis
factory settlement of our dilferuiei
with the railroads and there will b
no strike.
"In order to prevent a strike, how
ever, this bill must become a law be
fore next Saturday night. It will re
quire 24 hours for us to cancel our
strike order, sent out last Sunday,
which will automatically go into ef
fect next Monday unless stopped by
a code message from we four broth
erhood heads indicating a satisfac
tory settlement has been reached
The minute th" bill becomes a law
if such a thins should transpire b-
fore next Saturday night we will
begin sending out the code message.
With that time allowance we can as
sure the country that not a man will
leave his train on Monday morning
at 7 a. m., eastern time, the hour n-t
for a strike.
"The bill as now drawn eon'alns
exactly the same proposal the Piesl-
(lint made to us n week ago und
v li'rh we accepted. We ae ready to
arbitrate collateral Issues now, and
we always have beeu. Let that be
made very clear to the public.
"Whether there will be a strike is
now squarely up to Congress. If this
bill Is talked to death, or prevent'. 1
from passing both Houses, before
Saturday midnight by oratory, or oth
er methods of delay, responsibility
for the strike order going into etTect
will rest not with us, but with Con
gress. It has plenty of time let t in
which to pass this bill."
Union County Farmers Union Meeting
The following Is the program of
Union County Farmers Union which
convenes at the court house in Mon
roe, Saturday, Sept. !)th, beginning at
10 o'clock, a. m.:
1. Laying the Foundation In the
Fall Season for Better Farming, by
T. J. W. Proom.
2. Making Our Rural Schools
More Efficient, by D. H. Griffin.
3. How Local Ranks May Aid in
Promoting Better Farming In the
County, by P. P. W. Plyler.
4. Making the Farm Self-support
ing, by S. A. Lathan.
5. Preparing for Better Public
Roads During the Winter Months, by
J. W. Railings.
6. Grading and Co-operative Mar
keting, by J. Z. Green.
Each topic will be open for general
discussion. Every member of the
Farmers Union in the county Is re
quested to be present at this meeting.
Delegates will be elected to attend
the annual meeting of the State Un
ion which convenes In Raleigh in No
vember. J. Z. Green, President; C.
E. Rushing, Secretary.
Judicious use of "soft soap" has
prevented many a black eye.
ULEASE HAS XEAMLY IIMKMILKAD
Total Reported Vote More Than 119,-
mh C iNipt-r Iiici Stntciiieni
Pledging Support to Manning.
Columbia (S. C.) Dispatch, 30th.
Practically complete returns from
the primary election Tuesday shows
the following vote for Governor:
Cole L. Blease. 55.246; Richard I
Manning, 36,43; Robert A. Cooper,
27.113; John M. Deschamps, 269,
and John T. Duncan, 235. The to
tal vole reported exceeds llD.OOo
and not more than 3.UU0 additional
votes were cast.
The battle for ballots between
Mantling and Clease has already be
gun. The two candidates were busy
today organizing their forces for the
contest which will be held two weeks
later. The big development in the
political situation was the statement
tonight, at Laurens, by Robert A.
Cooper that he will support Man
ning. "I believe I can best serve my State
at this time by supporting Governor
Manning." said Mr. Cooper in a
statement issued tonight. "I make
this statement as to mysilf for the
reason set forth above and further
that I may not be accused of politi
cal cowardice or of sulking in my
tent."
Mr. Cooper at his home in Lau
rens gave out the following complete
statement later:
"I am deeply grateful to the many
friends in all sections of the State
who gave me their support in Tues
day's primary. Notwithstanding the
loyal support of true and tried
friends, 1 have bee ndefeated and the
second primary will be had with Gov
ernor Manning and former Governor
Blease as contestants. Among those
who gave me their support are for
mer supporters of these two gentle
men and I am not unmindful of their
preferences. I recognize the right of
every citizen to cast his ballot for the
man of his choice. I know too that
I have some friends who think I
should make no statement at all at
this time and I respect their judg
ment highly, but I cannot and do
not propose to evade a stand for
what I conceive to be the best inter
ests of my Slate.
"Without attempting to give my
reason in detail, 1 believe I can best
serve my State at this time by sup
pot ting Governor Manning. A man
in public life should act according to
the dictates of his conscience und
judgment without regard to the ef
fect which his course may have upon
his personal political fortunes, and
should also forget any wrong which
may have been done him when what
he conceives to be his duty to his
State is at stake.
"I do not pjresunie to dictate to
the friends who voted for me. They
have a sovereign right to their bal
lot. I make this statement as to
myself for the reason set forth above,
and further that I may not be accus
ed of political cowardice, or of sulk
ing in my tent."
Governor Manning snid tonight
that he had no statement to make.
Of the six congressmen who had
opposition, live have been renominat
ed In the first primary, in the Third
District Representative Wyatt Aiken
will make the race with F. M. Domi
nick in a second primary. Represen
tative A. F. Lever, in the Seventh Dis
trict was without opposition.
In the First District R. S. Whale;.
had nil assured lead over J. G. Padg
ett, his only opponent. James F.
Byrnes. In the Second District, rwt pt
the field, carrying every county
against his opponent, Alvin Ether-
idge. In th" Fourth District Sam J.
Nieholls piled up an enormous ma
jority over his two competitors, A. II.
Miller and D. B. Traxler. In the Fifth
District D. E. Finley had a safe le-id
over W. F. Stevenson. J. Willi' rd
Ragsdale. in the Sixth District, has
been renominated over both his op
ponents, James D. Evans and J. S.
Melnnes.
Late returns did not change the re
sults of the contests for state offices.
A large number of the daily pa
pers of the United States will be forc
ed to suspend publication on account
of lack of paper if a nation-wide
railroad strike continues for two
weeks, it was declared Wednesday
by Lincoln R. Palmer, manager of
the American Newspaper Publisher's
Association. Mr. Palmer explained
that there were only 60000 tons or
news print paper on hand and that
the daily consumption approximated
6000 tons.
Chamber of Commorce Pull Off If
First "Stunt."
Although not possessing a secre
tary, the Monroe Chamber of Com
merce pulled off its first "deal" last
Friday morning, when they secured
an agreement between Mr. Raymond
Shute and the Broom-Boyte Lumber
Company of Peachland, whereby the
former will erect a handsome brlex
building for the latter on Franklin
street next to the Coca-Cola building.
to be used as a garage. This means
more money and more payrolls for
Monroe, even if it Is not a business
of the constructive kind.
Messrs. T. P. Dillon, W. B. Love.
E. C. Carpenter and A. M. Secrest
were Instrumental In securing the
Broom-Boyte Company to locate
here, and all of these gentlemen are
members of the Chamber or Com
merce. Mr. Dillon is the President.
City School 0ien Monday.
The Monroe Grammar school and
High school will open Monday morn
ing. Sept. 4, at 8:45. Friends and
patrons of the schools are Invited to
the opening exercises.
Don't borrow trouble; almost any
one will gladly give It to you.
WI.VGATK HAS A NEW M. I.
I-ocnl and Personal tem of Moie or
I -' Interest From In ami About
W higatc -With Some Suggest ions
ami Comment.
(By O. P. Tiniist.)
Wlngate. Aug. 30. This has been
a most lovely day. The temperature
Just right to make us feel good; es
pecially favorable to those engaged
in harvesting the fodder crop and eic.
But what made the day all the
more charming and delightful to us
was a brief visit ta our home of our
good friends. Mr. and Mrs. John W.
Bivens, and little Miss Dirthy. their
youngest child.; Prof, and Mrs. B.
V. Tyner of Fredericksburg. V. A.,
and Mrs. W. T. Sanders and her two
little girls of Sanford. No one can
kuow the joy, except the writer, the
presence of such friends in our hum
ble home. Their sympathy and Irv
ing expressions help us along over
the rough journey along which we
are passing. That which marred the
occasion most was the time for part
ing came altogether too soon. And
afeain dear friends, a cordial Wel
come awaits you at all times.
Mrs. Free, widow of the late W.
R. Free, left today with her children
for Franklinville, N. C, the home of
her mother, Mrs. Jordon. Her friends
hero regret very much to have to
part with Mrs. Free. She was an ex
cellent lady and a good, kind, helpful
neighbor.
It was uncle John Hamilton that
Messrs. J. II. and Moke Williams
went to see and not Hartsel.
Esq. H. K. Helms and little Miss
Kathaleen, their little daughter, and
Mrs. Henry M. Collins returned yes
terday from a week's outing at
Wrlghtsville Beach and vicinity. They
report a most enjoyable vacation and
doubtless felt that the recreation has
done them good. It would prove
worth while If every one could or
would take a week off each year for
recreation and rest from our mono
tonous duties and environments,
but the people are so busy trying to
"live" that they imagine they can't
spare their means or time for such.
How much of the joy of life we lose
by our misconception of what lire
consists In.
The Wlngate school was quite
gratifying t-t its friends and patrons.
The total enrollment to date is about
250, between forty and fifty of w hich
are boarders. Every thing is mov
ing along smoothly and the outlook
is bright for n most successful term.
The institution has a splendid faculty,
a comfortable and capacious building,
good literary societies, surrounded by
the very best church and Sunday
school facilities, so that the only
thing needful is the hearty coopera
tion of all concerned to make the
school a grand success.
His friends will be pleased to learr.
that the latest advices from the bed
side or Mr. Wilson Boss Is that In
is getting along very nicely so that
high hopes are entertained for .-.
speedy recovery.
Your correspondent feels that he
has made almost a failuiv in this
instance but my readers will have to
take It for what It Is worth and wait
patiently for something better which
he promises when conditions are
more favorable. It costs him quite
an effort to do even this much with
the little help he gets..
Mesdames A. F. Green and G. V.
Pound spent Tuesday and Tuesday
night with relatives in Monroe.
Mrs. J. 1). Moore, state secretary
for the B. Y. P. I'., visi'.d the s. hool
here yesterday in the interest of t!u
organization.
Messrs. llay C.iiflPi f Montantmi
and Vann Griffin of Erwin, Tenn. arc
spending a few drys wi'h th" home
folks. Mr. and Mis Billy Griffin n:!
children.
Rev. Dr. Williams of Net-folk, w'-o
has been spending some time Visit
ing friends here, lias r. 'turned to hi.-
home In that city to resume his pes-
total duties, presumably. The doc
tor made quite a favorable impress! m
upon our people while here nnd we
hope he can say the same of tis.
Mr. J. Milton Griffin of poiktnti
was visiting relatives in W:ngate
Tuesday. He Is n brother of Mr.
Hiram Griffin of Mor.ro and tl ee
two are the only survivors of the
Riley Gri.fln family, regarded a
among the best families of Union
county and was worthy of the respect
mil esteem that It enjoyed.
Wingate has a new M. D. In the
person of Dr. Lowell or Robinson
county. The doctor and Mrs. Lowell
and bahy are boarding with the fami
ly of Mr. Hugh McWhirter at pres
ent. Will set up housekeeping later
ir conditions are congenial and seem
to justiry.
Mr. E. C. Meigs has been suf
rerlng ror thirty-six hours the agonies
and tortures of an old tooth. If there
Is anything that will make a man
grunt it Is an old tooth with an ab
tess at the root of It. But Bill Nye.
I believe, said that while it lasted it
was worth four dollars a minute.
Orders for the return to their
State mobilization camps of 15,oon
National Guardsmen now on the Mex
ican border was issued Wednesday by
the War Department. General Fun
rton was directed to return three
regiments from New York, two from
New Jersey, two from Illinois, two
from Missouri and one each from
California, Oregon, Washington nnrt
Louisiana. Secretary Baker an
nnuned the order after a conference
with President Wilson nt the White
House. Early in the day the depart
ment had ordered to their home sta
tions 6000 regular const artillerymen
who have been serving as Infantry
on the border.
If you have a skeleton In your
closet get busy and nail it up.
DOUGLAS ORDERED TO
RECEIVE NO FREIGHT
okdh: sent to ai.i.
SEABOARD At.KXTS I V )l NTRY
Monroe 1 al PreM-iit Undergoing a
Sugar i'uMiine, and the Hour
Situation It Cotividcli-d tin-.xe it
strike I.uh a Week Men .Ire
loo king in s.in.alliier line.
t By John Beasley. i
Seaboard Agent J. A. Douglas re
ceived the following instructions late
yesteiday afternoon from luadquui
ters nluiive to the receiving of
freight in the face of the impending
railway strike: "On acceunt or strike
no perHiahlc might will be receiv-d
from shippiis or connections ufur
Thursday. August 31. And a,tel
Friday, September 1. no freight el
any character will be ret rived from
shippers or connections which will
not under regular schedule reach
final destination by midi:it,M, Satur
day, September 2. Unill luiih-r u .
lice HI bill-: of lading, way bills, a;:d
card manifest must be endr.-. d as
follows: Propel ly covered by tln:
bill of latlint, is ieeciv"d for trans
portation upon the understanding oi
agleeinel t itsseted to by shippers or
owners that the car received she;i
not be liable for loss by lamage o:
delay resulting from riots or stiike."
The impending strike is thus
brought home. Monroe is alr.aiiy
undergoing a sugar famine all three
wholesale houses being out with the
exception of a little brown sugar, and
If the strike should actaually happen,
and should last a week, this section
In all probability would be in want
of flour, sugar and meat, although
there is no danger or actual starva
tion should the strike continue for
90 days or more.
Dependence on Railroads.
Very few people really know In
dependent Monroe Is on the railroads.
It takes a solid car-load or flour to
feed the citizens of Monroe and sur
rounding section each day. Includ
ing Waxhaw, Marslnille and otlnr
communities, approximately 50ft car
loads or Hour are shipped Into this
county each year. In all, the whole
sale houses ami the roller mills, pro
bably have enough Hour on hand to
furnish a normal consumption of
about ten days or two weeks. I!r,i
lucre is no h-trdlj lour l iys' snnply
of meat en hand. aiiiioit"h we would
10 experience anv : ij-M'tag? if fresh
meat, ns the local market are snp-pM"-i
entirely by r.u.bj caUle grow
tr?. Mr. Key Scales, Msinager of the
Heath Morrow Co., wholesale gro
cers, has prepared the following table
which shows the amount of necessi
ties and luxuries that are shipped in
to and consumed by Union county
on a average of from January to Jan
uary of each year:
Flour, 5t0 cars; mill feed (mid
dlings), 75 cars; coin. 40 cars; oats,
40 cars; hay 40 cars; horse anil mule
fe.d, 20 cars; chicken feed, 10 cars',
corn meal, 20 cars; sugar, 150 cars;
rice (loolb bag), l.ooo; coffee
(roasted and green l l.'.o.ittiO lbs;
lard i compound I 2iii,ooiMbs; lard
(pure bog i, rio.ooo lbs; nit at (dry
salt i, 500.IMIO lbs; beans (dry), 75.
oiMilbs; ftnit, 45 cars; ptoduco, 125
cars; cheese, I'O.noo lbs; molasses,
l.ooo lbs ; tobacco, l.'o.oeo n,s.
Wholesaler". Stock.
Winchester & Futcli are in a posi
tion t meet the demands of their
customers lor some weeks on staple
lines, with the exception of flour, su
gar and nit at. They are uitirely oiii
ef jTianulated sugar, although liny
h-.tve in slock somethi"K like 41100
pounds of brown sugi.r. Tin y have
no ii'.fHit, nor lard.
Henderson-Snyder Company air
ee.t el beta sugar ,v:d m-at. lithollgii
they haw pit nt v of canned goods, to
bacco, etc.. while the Snyder Huntley
Company have about 5oo barrels or
Hour on hand enough to supplv the
(Hire county about three davs anil
a half.
A distressing demand came up
from l'agrland yesterday morning.:
There was net a sack ef flour in tiie
town, but wagons wi re dispatched to
Monroe, and the demand thus tem
porarily relieved.
Heath-Morrow Company have on
hand 35,000 pounds of meat, which
is about enough to supply their cus
tomers for one week: 12,000 pounds
of lard, which is sufficient to supply
their customers Tor hrieen days; out
or granulated sugar, but have l.fiiMi
pounds or brown sugar on hand,
which is about 24 hours supply;
enough canned goods on hand to sup
ply the entire county tor CO days;
100 barrels or flour, which Is enough
to supply the demands of the entire
county for only one day; plenty of
cigaretts and chewing tobacco;
and enough soaps and washing pow
ders to supply their customers for
thirty days.
There is plenty of rice and grits on
hand at all wholesale grocery stores
to last the county for !)0 days or
more. But the h"i"s here have a
big South Carolim: tiade that they
would feel obligated to supply as
much as possible, and this demand
may be so acute as to empty the
houses of meat, lard and Hour in the
course of two days' time. It is un
derstood that all three houses will
fill orders as fast as they come In
and not hold for high prices. This
Is not author.it ive.
There would be no shortage of
fresh meat, as all three markets here
are supplied by nearby farmers. A
shortage of hams, fish, etc., would
occur, however. Some talk was heard
on the streets today that a shortage
of gasoline would occur here In a day
or so R the strike order really went
Into effect, but information at the
freight station disclosed the t;.et that
the oil people were sending out more
oil than u-ual, evidently in the Lope
of preventing a shortage.
Utile S) input hy For Men.
The men do not have muy sympa
thizeis ia Monroe and surrounding"
comimiiiy, and if this section can b
taken as a typical illustration of the
temper of the tntire cour.tr, it is
thoegiit tint the ij.il.-oat men will
lose out. t is am hoi atively Mated
that some of the passenger tond.ic
tors running out of Montoe are open
ly condemning the strike older, while
it is also said that the mat bi:.i ts at
the round-house are also ij.posrig
the strike order. How- .er. the or
der does 1.0I a fled the l.i.ahluists,
yard men and agerts. j':,. (..uunun.
only are involved.
One Set.boaid efi'a :.tl l.- re predict
ed that evt n if the m. n wal.,rd out
Monday, trains would b- mj out or
here Tuesday. Most of the u.ilroad
men are linn in the conviction that
the strike will actually occur, as
thty do not bclioc Preside:;! Wilson
and Congress can pass t :;(' ive pte
ventitive measures bcivie several
weeks at least. The ;e':on or tho
War Department in recalling 15,000
National Guardsmen tioi.-i th .Mexi
can border to tluir mobilization
tamps is considered sig:iilicy-it by
one railrca.l man. No violence is
feared here by railroad men.
One railroad man, althou Ji not
sympathizing with his brotl is in
their strike i.rder, Is fearf';l of the
outcome. "Many of the poor fellows
will be killed; some will b imprison
ed and some will lose their jolts," he
stated almost tearfully.
The trainmen have soi t. sympa
thizers in Monroe. Oue p.rson who
Is familiar with labor coiidi'iins In
the North, believes the traiiiinens"
demands are just and thinks that
they will be successful in thei.- .strike.
He pointed out, that although rail
road wages in Monroe are considered
good, in the industrial centeii it is
just the opposite. He said that In
the North, where coiniiien laborer
draw $2.50 a day for the sum labor
that receives only $1 p- r day day in
Monroe, the wages of the railroad
men do not compare so favorably.
Mill Would Run O 1.
Mr. Locke Everett st.it. d yester
day that even in case the strike lasted
weeks, they would not be forced to
shut-down at the ltem-ni. . mill.
They would continue running by stor
ing their products la ilnir ware
house. The b.iine condition Is said
to exist at the .Monroe Ct.tto;. Mills.
OHIO MOB, AITI It Mil P.O.
.MAKES SHIilllFI' PBISOMIU
Officer, With Hope Around Xcek ami
Seriously Wounded, Taken Along
by Crowd in Autos Hunting Alleg
ed Aosuihint.
Enraged nt the success ef Sheriff
Sherman Illey in spiri.iiur away
Charles Daniels, a negro, accused of
attacking the young wi:e of a pro
minent fanner, early Wcdnesday
eveiiing at Lima, Ohio, a nmli Wed
nesday niriit captured the sheriff,
seriously wounded him, placed 11
noose around his neck and forced
him 10 direct a cortege of tieaily Del
autoniohil. s into the rorr:li country
north of this city where it i ; suppos
ed the negro prisoner h;:s been hid
den. The motor mob with Sin lift
llley was Hiit InciO'id at 11 l-'e hour.
The nit b formed around the Lima
ail before dusk ami lead.rs de
manded admittance. Chief -i Police
Kinney called out his entire force but
the officers wire overpowiivd in a
hand-to-hand tight, it was announc
ed that the negro has b en taken by
Sheriff Lilcy to the Ohio Stat; Hos
pital for the Criminal Insane. Ue--
fusing to accept the announcement,
the mob forced .Mrs. IIP y 1,1 open
the cells.
Sheriff Mel By Mo".
Sherilf Eloy returned at 'i:T
o'clock and was met by the 1:10b at
the city limits. They di i.iandctl that
he deliver the pris-omr or ti ll u hi re
lic was hidden. The sherilf reached
his residence and refused to give ui
thentgio. The mob then broke la
the front doer as Kiev escaped
through a rtar entrance. H was
caucht when entering the Mlks Home
and at'acked. His clothes werj
stripped from his body ai d he tvai
battered and kicktd by the nn.l,. A
rope was taken from the trolley of
a street car and the noose pitcci
about his neck.
After half an hour of tort tie ami
Insults the half nnconscioun inun sur
rendered. He was taken 'o a wait
ing motortruck which formed the
head of the procession or automo
biles Into which the mob climbed.
The procession then left the city at
high speed.
Firemen Called Out.
While the mob held Eloy a pris
oner Chief or Police Kinney cullel
upon citizens to Join his force but was
refused. The fire department was
called out but arrived Just as the men
was starting away. The motor fit-f
trucks were run three abreast down
the streets throwing chemicals on
those of the mob that had not joined
the motor procession and the men on
foot were dispersed.
It is understood that the mob was
led by a band of farmers from the
vicinity of the home of the assaulted
woman. Mrs. Barber was Flashed
with a raior and beaten into uncon
sciousness. It Is thought that she
will die. A posse of 200 men with
bloodhounds caught the negro Dan
iels In a woods in the same township
later In the morning.
Governor Willis tonight authorised
AduFtant General Hough to arrange
Tor transportation to Linn or com
panies of the First Regiment of Cin
cinnati and the Marietta National
Guards, now stationed at Camp Perry.
In case they are required.