DA IjcalCotton 22its 1UIL Ji lU GASTONIA, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 3, 1922 VOL. XLIII. NO. 157 SINGLE COPY A Weather: Cloudy I I TT A 5 OCNTS SIX KILLED Ml 75 INJURED IN VRECKOFEXPRESS TRAIN NEAR ATLANTIC C1TY T0DAY BELIEVED THAT MANY MORE LOST THEIR LIVES IN EARLY MORNING CRASH Half of Those Injured Said to Be In Very Serious Condition. RELIEF TRAIN SENT OUT Eye Witnesses Tell of Har rowing Experiences In Wreck. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 3. An open swjtcli sent .seven persons to tbeif death and resulted in the injuring of about 75 others, about' half of them seriously, early today when the Camden-Atlantic City night express on the Philadelphia and Reading Railway run ning at full speed, left tho rail at a curve at Winslow Junction and rolled 1 down an embankment. The dead ami injured were, from South Jersey .points or from . Philadelphia and vicinity. Nearly all the injured were removed to this city.- John F. Do Walt, an operator who Las been in the service of the company for 24 years, is in a state of collapse at his home in Haramonton, N. J. Ho is under the Surveillance of the state police. The engineer of tho express, Walter Westeott, is dead. Ho was killed instantly beneath the wreck of his .locomotive. - A statement issued by Vico President: Charles H. Ewing, of tho Reading, said that the tower man hnd et the switches for tho movement of a" train to Cape May branch of the road, seem ingly in the belief that a train of empty coaches which had previously passedwas the express. ' . , ' ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 3. At least five persons were killed and a bout 75 others injured, half of the mesri ouly, early today when a Camden-Atjun-tic City express train left the rails at Winslow, Junction, '37 miles from here, 4"d rolled down an embankment. Tho actual number ofb dead will not be known until the wreckage is thoroughly Searched. There were reports that nearly twenty persons were killed, but the'eom pany announced only five. The express train split a switch at th Cape ,May cross-over aim' plunged per haps forty feet down a steep embank ment and its engine and five couches were piled up at the bottom, a complete wreck. Tho identified dead arc Walter West cott.engineers; William Souders, fire man; Hoi Worth, of Mays Landing, X. J., a passenger. Tho injured list was variously placed "between' 2(1 and 75. The fact that the train was composed of solid steel coaches proba'bly kept the death list down. A relief train bearing the injur-.-d reached Atlantic City about 5 a. in., but it could not be definitely learned how ninnv .persons it carried. Two of the in- 'lied on the way to this city. Cordons of police had been thrown around the station and every available taxicab was commandeered to rush them to th hospi - taj Dr. Lispschultz, one of the first physi- cians on the scene, who arrived here ex- hausted after working among the sur- vivors said "When T went inside I heard no screams at nrsi. Many were moaning and there were many women with young children jammed down in the wreckage. I went to those who appeared vJorst injured- and asked them questions, trying to find those who required immediate emergency attention. They appeared dazed. Then in a twinkling the scene was changed." 1 Ocorgia I'anywerler. of this city, one of the survivors, gave, the following dc- j script ion: fcverytfcir.g was going along smooth- midnight Saturday night bv the report ly when suddenly there came a peculiar, , that R. D. Wilson, a well known and dizzy careening of the front of the tram highly reacted resident had been found Luid next thing I knew we were st-ramo- i lying between the trarks f the South ling and fihting below m total darkness. ern RaiiwaT ,It,a,L "pk" Wilson as I fainted then and it was not until I was j he was commonly known, was busy dur lifted clear bv some body end was in an , iK tb,e forenoon and until dinner time automobile above the cut that I realized ( serving lemonade. At 2:30 he went to jusx wnat jial napjenel. " she n.i. w lien the relief train pulled into the station at 4:40 o'clock this morning. ' "It was sickening and I tnrned my just wnatiia-l napix-nea." she igti.i. wnen ; head away. In a short time there were crowds of men about the piled up cars below us. and automobiles started to ar rive and they turned their headlights and flashlights down on the wreckage so that the rescuer could work. I was taken a way then an dsaw no mere of it." Others of the survivors told of the beorism of a man whose initials were given as " J. T. L-!' His name could not be learned. He was caught between two seats, with three dead on ton of him. Althjugh onearm was ripped off and he was otherwise terribly injured, he shout- ed direction to the rescuers how to get inside with the least troub?be through wreckage to the dead and injured. He ii. rj uut it ir uuuuit! si'T us uau 2 lifici clf?rt CHANGE FOR CAROLINIANS TO GET VAST TERRITORY Carolinas Advised to Assert Claim to Half Country Old Roval Grants Give Title West to Pacific Coast (By Brock Barkley.) RALEIGH, July 2. The Carolinas have a good friend out in' Memphis, Tcnn., who is claiming for us all of that territory west to tho Pacific . ocean be tween the 31st parallel of luttituda and the 3ith, lie thinks that by going to law Raleigh or Columbia could "become the capital of about balf the United States, drawing in a dozen or more states "beginning with Arkansas and going through the ' row of commonwealths between the 31st and 3Cth parallels of lattitude and including a part of California. . lie has been looking up some old grants and western titles generally am ho discovers that these boundaries, set out in the original grants to Carolina colony by the English government back in the colonial days, have not been chan ged with the organization of states or through statuatory enactments Tho good friend, who writes. Attorney "General Manning, sees in tho institution of a suit by Arkansas, involving a uti gation over boundaries and the title to certain lands, a budding opportunity for North and South Carolina to jump in and grab the whole business. His lette sets forth fully his contentions and reads as follows: 11 Vast Territory Involved. "Tho states of North and South Caro lina are the owners of all that tract of country west oj tho Mississippi river, 'bounded between the 3lst -parallel of northern latitude and the 36th parallel of latitude, bounded on the we3j by the Pacific ocean and gulf of California. This information I have bad on. investi gation of Spanish grants 'and wtstern titles generally, but not until this time had I considered it opportunte to assert this title. ' . ' . "Tho state of Arkansas is now pre paring & suit to filo in the supreme court of the United States, which involves a litigation over boundaries and the titlo to certain hinds, against the states of Oklahoma and Texas, also asking the fix ing of a boundary between the 'territory involved ami the -Mexican states; and I reached the conclusion that it is eminent ly worth while that the states of North and Souh Carolina intervene in this law suit and assert the titlo which I have mentioned, thus bringing a small portion of their rights to lands which I ' have mentioned for determination which would control any future litigation for lands, in the same territory, unless Jhe risk would bo too great of barring fur-, ther litigation upon the parts of tho states of North and South Carolina for the recovery of lands which could bavo been litigated in this intervening suit. How Title Acquired. "The states of North and South Caro lina acquired, their titlo by the grant of the English government to tlie Carolina colony which is a proprietary Or fee sim ple title to the colony, their successors and nseigns. You will also find that the boundaries of those states now limitj j their- rights to public domain as provided in this original grant mentioned. You will also concur with me that no statute rof -limitation can be invoked by o 5 ov.reiKn against another, and; that , tl, one ic i ur"y i v- u.c I "i"' North America was reserved as early ! as the federation of the colonies and j "Bn f in the organization of 0UJL i8tatcS- . ' j wnt" h,n . ' i ; 1 The letter has leen placed in the files of ;the Xorth Carolina attorney general. GRAMERTON MAN KILLED BY TRAIN SATURDAY NIGHT (Special to The Gazette.) CRAM ERTONY July 3. Citizens of lrrnmp?tnn wora nhni-lrnst sififirtlir lwfnr ; the baseball diamond I ;"Fats" defeat the "1 jing home at 6 he ate su jwife he had to go to 1 the baseball diamond and helned the! 'Leans." Return- supper and told his go to Heimont anci mat he would be back on 33. An hour after the train had pawed persons walking a long the tnn-k found Li lifeless body. Viof of Police Brymer and Coroner j Davis were notified. "The body was taken to Ford's undertaking ilr'lors in jviomuHi urir iv was ctnnaimeq ana prepared for burial and brought back here Sunday morning. investigation revealed the fact that Wi'sori attempted to board the first sec tion of train 33 at Belmont. The door jwas closed but he probably thought it would be opened and swung on until the Jtrain was going too fast for him to 'alight He evidently fell from the steps, striking his Lead against a cross tie His ooav roiled aoont twpntv feet. It wan iisce'ed tMt hj f retired ht tVnHt MAINTENANCE OF WAY WORKERS MAY JOIN IN TOE RAILROAD STRIKE Canvass of Strike Vote Will ; Determine Whether They , Join the Strike. THEY NUMBER 450,000 Strike Orders Prepared and Awaiting Result of the Vote Being Taken. DETROIT, MICH., July 3. (By Tho Associated Press.) Whether the nation- wide railroad- strike would spread to the maintenance of way workers, numbering some 450,000 depended today upon the canvass of-A 'strikek vote begun by Grand Lodge officers of the union Broth erhood of Maintenance of Way Em ployes and Railway Shop Laborers. Checking of the vote began at Brother hood headquarters here this morning. E. F. Crable, grand president of the Brotherhood, annune'eed that if a ma jority of two thirds to throe fourths of the vote is found to favor a strike, the men will "be ordered out. Grable declared that although 280,000 of tho 450,000 maintenance of way men employed on the American rail lines are affiliated with the brotherhood the 170,000 non-union workers have .been given opportunity t ovote and their wish as expressed by the ballots being can vassed today, will be considered with those of the brotherhood members. - A strike order was withheld Saturday by President Crable following a hearing before the Labor Board in Chicago. At that time' the Brotherhood head declared certain concessions hail been given anft all workers were urged to remain at work pending a meeting, of the grand lodge officers. Reports received here indi cate that approximately 25,000 mainte nance of way men already have gone out. If these reports are correct, Grable de clared, their action was due to two rea son First, because of a misunder standing, and, secondly, because they are in sympathy with the shop craft workers. Strike orders linve been prepared, at the brotherhood headquatterg addressed to 2,700 local unions- throughout tho country. Should the canvass of the vote today show the majority considered nec essary by President Grable, the messages will be dispatched immediately, calling out every member of the organization ex cept those necessary for public safety. PROF. SAWYER AGAIN TAKES PART OF UNCLE SAM For Fifth or Sixth Consecutive Year Gastonia Professor Will Take Leading Part In . Summer School Pageant.. CHAPEL HILL, July 2. The glo rious Fourth will bo celebrated by the university summer students in rare style, with a program both enjoyablp and fitting as ,a commemoration of tne birth of the nation planned for the occasion, directed by Dean M. C. 8. Noble, of the school of education. All preparations have been made and plans completed with rehearsals now in order by the participants in the celebration. Miss Dons Taylor, of Koxb-jro, was chosen by vote of the students to rep resent Carolina, the state, and Miss Hulda Hester, of Chattanocgn, Tcnn., to represent Columbia, the aation, in the processions to feature the pageant. G. L. Sawyer, of Gastonia, who por trayed so well that part last summer, will represent I nele Ham. riddlers and piiiers are also being picked from tho student body to aid in the cele bration. Headed by these characters, a pro cession will form in front of Memorial Hall, and march by the library to Me morial Hall, where the exercises proixr will be held. The national figure will be appropriately costumed by cx.iKTts. A program of stunts and acts arranged by delegates from the various colleges in the state, men and women, will be a feature of the exercises in Memorial Hall. , These stunts in past summer school celebrations have proven exceed ingly clever and funny, and have to do with the history of nation, state or college, or some phase of this. There are a number of students here this summer from Virginia, South Car olina and Georgia, and" representatives of these states have planned acts also, which will prove of especial interest. All the stunts are secret and are being rehearsed privately for the occasion. The national airs will be sung during the course of the exercises. No classes will be held on that day, and every body is anticipating joining in the Fourth celebration. 11,065,000 BALES IS THE ESTIMATE OF COTTON CROP WASHINGTON, July 3. This year's cotton crop will be about 11,065,000. bales, the Department of Agriculture announced today in the first forecast, of the season. That total production was cali culsted on a condition of 71.2 per cent of a normal on June 25, and an estimate of about 34,852,000 . acres in cultivation oa that date. The crop may be Jarger or smaller ac cording as condition developing during the remainder of the season prove more or less favorable to the epy than iTse, , Mediation Fails V jo Lord Mayor O'Neill vainly sought to mediate between Free 8 lata and republican factions before the present sanguinary, struggle In publln broke out REVISED SCHEDULE OF ' . INTER-CHURCH LEAGUE Entrance of Two More Team; Causes Revision of Schedule .for Baseball League Among the Churches. The Board of Control of the Inter. Church Baseball League announces the schedule of games for the season. With the entrance' "of two new clubs' recently the former schedule was declared void and a new ope has been drawn up and passed upon by tho officers, f The. sched ule lalls for ten weeks el play, one of which has 'been carried out. iVVith tho association now having six entries great er interest is expected from the .popu lace. There will ba played three games per week from now until tho last of August, with the-.exception, of the week of July 3. During this week four .con tests will take place instead of three. The late entrance of tho Baptists and Lutherans makes it necessary for four bouts this week. Tbo following is the schedulo as adopt ed by tho Board i . ! : Week of July 3. Lutherans vs. -A. R. P. Lutherans vs. Methodists. 'Baptists vs. First Presbyterians. Baptists vs. W. Ave. Presbyteriaus. f Week of July 10. 1 W. Ave. Presbyterians vs. Baptists. ( Methodists vs. 'Lutherans. First Presbyterians vs. Baptists. A. P. vs. Lutherans. t Week of July 17. 'Methodists vs. First .Presbyterians. A. K. P.; vs. Baptists. Lutherans vs. W. Ave. Presbyterians. Week of July 24. First Presbyterians vs. Lutherans. W. Ave. Presbyterians vs. A. R. P. . Baptists vs. 'Methodists. .' , Week Of July 31. First Presbj-teriang vs. W. Ave. Pres byterians. . A. R. P. vs. Methodists. . Lutherans vs. Baptists. Week Of August 7. Methodists va. iFirst Prcrfbytcrians. Baptists vs. A. If. P. W. Ave. Presliyterians vs. Lutherans. Week of August 14. 'First Presbyterians vs. A. It. P. W. Ave. Presbyterians vs. Baptists. Methodists vs. Lutherans. Week of August 21. Lutherans vs. First Presbyterians. W. Ave. Presbyterians vs. A. K. P. Methodists vs. Baptists. Week of August 28. Lutheran vs. A. It P. Baptists vs. First Presbyterians. Methodists vs. W. Ave. Presbyterians. It is noted that the days of the weeks are not given with each game scheduled. The day on which the games are to be held is left for the managers of the teams to decide among themselves. ARRESTED DN CHARGE OF 1. ' ENTERING LEBO'S STORE A vounir man'givinz his name as Tom Barrett w;is arrested hint unlay afterno'.ni can company operating in the Tampicol ((j g,, nP8,is ,ic out, we will be about ! railroads of the country," Mr. Nelson by local officers an a misnect in the Lebo-' oil region, was killed by Mexican ban-1 ri(1 of the artinkants. We pray how soon i "i"1- "The employes know that it is vitz store .robbery that took place last i dits June 29, when the recognized their we wa t ri(j of thcnl We are goigia light to the finish between them,, the Mondav night. Young Barreett at the I leader, ac-brding to a report today to ; tQ y that we nly get ri( ot thcm , railroads and the labor board; they time of his arrtsfwas wearing a n-wjthe state department from Consul Hhaw, Jf u takes Iiiy life to save know that l?re .u not ehanco for . .. ; o,,.i . ;. .;ii,ir nt Tamnico. As Mrs. Cheney is an I., , i: t . .i. them to receive "justice from a board When brought before clerks in the stop, j the latter identified the eoods as those i taken from the store. ' stock. i The case di d not come np for trial! thi aiornine in Judee Jones' court oi account of the state not being prepared to present its argument. The case was continued until Wednesday morning. The warrant charge. Tom Barrett with j store -breaking and larency. The bond in the case was fixed at $.00 but np to noon today same had not been put up and the defendant was placed behind the bars at the cit y hall. Mr. C M. An tin. of the local bar, is attorney for the defense. - THE WEATHER North Carolina, ihowcrv and thunder storms tonight and probably Taesdsr, witfc otnewht wf tew erst" OFFICIALS AND AND DO VORK OF TOE STRIKING S00P1I MR. CY LONG KILLED BY LIGHTNING SATURDAY Popular Young Cartoonist Whose Strip Was Appear ing In The Daily Gazette, Meets Sudden Death. 'Mr. Vance Norwood, of T1m- Daily Gazette force, went to Newton (Sunday, called thither by the sudden and tragic death of Mr. Cyril Long, who was struck and killed by lightning while playing baseball Saturday afternoon. Mr. Long was a nephew of Mrs. Norwood, and has often visited here.- Mr. Long was about 24 years of age, was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Luther F. Long, of Newton, his father being a well-known insurance man of that town. Deceased was an alumnus of Catholic univoityr at Washington, fo which institution he went after com pleting the course at Belmont college, Belmont. N. C lie was a young man of high ambitions, energetic, of pleasing ad dress and manner, and very popular a inoiig those who knew bim. Only the past week ho returned to his home at Newton for a few days after completing a tour of the southeast and as far north as New York city, Introduc ing his new comic, to which he had. de voted most f his time and thought dur ing recent months and on which ho had been working aeveral years. Ho was en thusiastic in his belief thut his comic. the first in tho country bused upon the dialect and character of ' the soiihcrn darkey, would prove a great success, and he had received much encouragement from newspaper men throughout the southeast mid in the larger citie north. PRESIDENT MAKING FIRST TRIP HOME Mr. and, Mrs. Harding Expect to Reach Marion, Ohio, On Motor 1 Trip This Evening. Call On Senator Crow. EV. ROUTE WITH PRESIDENT HARDING TO MARION, O., Union- town, Pa., July 3, In high hopes that by evening he would be in his homo town for the first time since entering tho White House, President Harding today started on another lap of his automobile journey to Marion, O. lief reshed by a night's rest at a ho tel perched on a mountain top near here, the president and Mrs. Harding were up for an early getaway. They wer anxious to arrive in Marion by night, although the stiflfest mileage schedule face dthem since their depar turo fronj Washington. Approximately 250 miles. of tho routo remained to be covered. In the event the tourists. arc unable to complete their trip by night, it was; said they would stop for the night within striking distance of their destination and complete the tour to morrow mornng in time, however, for afternoon homo coming ceremonies in which the president and (leueral Pen abing and Qiarles O. Dawes, formor budget bureau director, both traveling with Mr. Harding, are to particulate as speakers. D0UBLEHEADER JULY 4 IN CHURCH LEAGUE A dnubieheader will be played Tues day afternoon in the lriter-Chureh Base ball League. At Ioray Ball Park the West Avenue Presbyetrian team will play the First Baptists and at the Cen tral school grounds, the Lutherans will go up against the Associate Reformed Presbyterians. The Lutherans and Bap tists are behind a game and the con tests on tomorrow will even up things. The game at Iiray Park will be called at 4:.'t0 o'clock, while tho contest at the school ground will start promptly at 5 p. in. ' As the season grows older, the en tries aro growing stronger and better organized. Games from now on prom ise to lie of a iK'lter variety than the L first bouts played. The Methodists lead the league, having won two ana lost none. At the end of the season the two highest standing teams -will le matched up for the Inter Church chant- pionsliip. WAS KILLED WHEN SHE RECOGNIZED BANDITS WASHINGTON'. July 3. Mrs. Thomas Cheney, the Mexican born wife of an American employed by an Ameri - American citizen by marriage the de - pnrtment made immediate representa tions to.Jhe Mexico City government urging that the murderer be apprchend- " n'1 P'inisneu. COTTON MARKET CL0SING BIDS ON THE NEW YORK MARKET NEW- YORK. July 3. C-otton fu - tore cWd steady; "spots steady, 17i ....int. ii. Jiilv 2-1.24 : OctoWr 23.13; De '2-2S:; J. -i unary 22.72; .March Mav 22.U; fcpot 2X75. TODAT'S COTTON MRXET Receipts - None Pnce offered 23 Cent OFFICE MEN DOFF COATS ' . 1 Though Passenger Traffic Is' Heavier Than Usual Because of Pre-Holiday Travel, No; Halt In Transportation Has Occurred As; Result of Walkout of Shopmen. EVANGELIST PREACHES ON BACKSLIDING CHURCH Immense Crowd at Sunday Night Service Heard Mr Haggard Deliver Strong Ser mon On Sin of Backsliding. 4 (Reported for The Gazette.) The Haggard meeting is growing in interest at every service. The crowds at lie Saturday evening and the . Bunday evening services were enormous. The negroes did not turn out very well for tho afternoon seryice yesterday. The cloud which came up right at tho time for service hindered thein considerably, but despite this fact two hundred and more of them were out to sing some old time negro spirituals. A largo crowd it white people was there, possibly two thousand oMhem. The service was very fine. Beveral professed faith in Christ ut tho close of the Berviee.? JSome of these wero old people who do not go to. church and have never takn any interest in reli gion. The largest crowd we have had gathered last evening. If we had five thousand at the opening service, we had six thousand at the servico last evening. It is impossible to estimate such a crowd. There were at least four thousand there. Tho evangelist preach on "Backslid den Church." His text yesterday evening was in Mai. 3: 7. "Even from tho days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordi nances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unnto you, saith the Lord of hosts." The eva-ngclist said, "If you are not a backslider, I am not talking to you. When we get the Christians back to God, it will not be any trouble to get the sin ners saved. The devil don't worry about the lost until a revival comes. Then he gets busy, but wo ought to put him out ot commission here. If ho can get a church member to tackslide that is as good as the devil wants. 'He had rather have a church nieiirtier talk about your members than to have a sinner do so. lie tikes to get Into the church of Jesus Christ. That is whero he likes to work. "God always sends men to warn the people. In olden times be sent th pro phets. I lielieye that he sent mo here to warn you from tho wrath of God. The devil is trying to get me to believe that I am going to kill myself. If the devil can get mo anil the other preachers to close our mouths, lie will rejoice hided. If you do right, Ood will give you a place in heaven. "Children of'Isra'oF, you have had the law which Moses gave. You have broken it, Malachi said. Boys, you must come back to it. You have got to come to tho law under which you live. The people of Gastonia must give an account of how they hear niy ssrmons. "I must give an account of how I preach to them. Yon have robbed God. Old i Malachi . said, ' ' You owe one tenth to God.' You would not break into a store and steal, but you . will rob God. You had just as well break into a store and steal as to rob God. You had just as well rob your fel low man as to rob God. It is God's law that you owe him one tenth. It you do not give this, you are robbing God. Jesus said 'I am not come to destroy the law, but to fulfill it." If tho church of God would pay what it really owes to tne Lord, we could pay al of our church debts and have plenty to spare. ' "Have you backslidden! Have you roblied Godf God said, "You have lieen talking about me. Y'our word s have been-stout against me. You have brok en God's laws and now you are com plaining thut God has not kept his word You have turned your 1 backs on God. You have severed your connection with God." s "I thank God for the prohibition vic tory. We have a few rotten headed i.ootl. trirprM vet hancrinir around here. I prav that God will save tbem all. I bave already found out some of them in Gas tonia. The officials are getting wakd up. You must not have this count?-. You are Quenching the thirst of a few ! old sore-headed drunkards. You are not ,av. Wben these ;, The movinj, pictures are the wonttnar " constituted of nine men, thrva curse we have in our county. I have seen "Ky. u"l ""ru7' "T"3 " tl- Hin,utrom ih NVlrW' smJ three the employes, for this tn.iii aivii. . - - - - i I --- --- , York to the little dime movie in our towns. None of them are fit to lie seen. The devil Jia a lot of truth. He says they are educational, 'and they are, but in what wayf When I wns in Chicago 1 preached to a lot of prisoners. This was ... , m 1 - - a haM jod. une oay x luuna 1 there and asked him why ne was mere, j He said that he go caught. This story ! wound np showing how that two boys ! wound op showing now inai two oojs'.- y -; w,Wr.w a picture of a.; automobile stealing j lh KJ3;Ja how they tried t. game out and j ..J At the close of flic service aroui one hundred renewed their vow. to God and made profession of religion. We did not get them counted, but there must have i been one hundred, Or more. The impres-; sion was verv -fine. . Evcrvthirg tw tken greVt .!, - . i CHICAGO, July 3.--(By the Asso ciated Press.) Railway strike interest which centered over tho week-end on the walkout Saturday of shopmen whoso union holds iu its ranks 400,000 men, today turned to developments depend ent upon the canvass at Detroit of tbo strike vote of 400,000 maintenance of way employes and action by their union officials. Two days of the strike of shop craftsmen has failed, according to reports, to interfere seriously with transportation, or to produce a definitq statement of the number of men ont. Edward Y. Grable, president of the maintenance of way employes, who re turned to Detroit after conference! hero with ofiicials of other unions, today ap parently held the key to tho strike sit uation and upon him hopes for avert ing- further walkouts largely wera banked. -Claims on the completeness; and effectiveness,.' of tho shopmen's strike differed according to tho sourees. Union officials asserted the walkout was virtually 100 per cent and would seriously hamper railroad operations. Railway executives tentatively fixed 90 per cent as the maximum number out, Iu some rail centers plans were la preparation for replacing strikers with workers under open shop arrangements and the New York Central Railroad in serted quarter pago advertisements in Chicago papers. Passenger traffic since the strike be gan is reported by the roads to have been exceptionally heavy owing to pre holiday travel, tourists and vacationists. Tho railroad labor board, which failed to forestall the walkout, merely, marked time pending further develop ments. . "Mechanics and helpers wanted on account of tho action of a number of our shop and engine house employes, who left tile service in defiance of the United States Labor Board, the New York Central Is in need of: Machinists and helpers; boilermakers and helpers; pipe fitters and . helpers;- electricians and helpers; tank repairers and help ers boiler washers; qualified car re pairmen and inspectors. "Board and sanitary housing will be furnished, and ample police protection provided at all times. , ; "The United States Labor Boarl: di rects that all men taking tho place of strikers- aro to understand they' ;Vlil not I hi considered strike breakers,' ' and will l)c protected in their positions,' and considered as doing a public good." , "Wages: Standard as directed by the United States Labor Board." OITicialH and clerks also took plaices of incut of tho Missouri, Kansas k Texas Railway at Parsons, Kans., yesterday took off their coats and went to work in the roundhouses, Motor power su perintendents 1 and mechanical depart ment heads worked as repairers under direction of the shop foremen. : Officials an clerks also took" places of striking shopmen in the Ht. Louis dis trict. It was reported there that strik ing Pennsylvania shopmen had asked to be reinstated, fearing they would losa seniority and pension rights, but the report, could not bo verified. Advices of the first impairment of train service came from Corbin, Ky where it was said Lick of motive equip ment has forestalled the movement ' of 2,400 cars of coal. At least ono pas senger train was delayed for more than an hour, it was learned. Shopmen' of the Michigan Central, who walked out at Jackson, Mich., have been given until July 15 to return, ac cording to a notice posted by thetom pany. Unless the men eome back, Gen eral Manager Hhearer is quoted as say ing that the railroad probably will close down permanently a large part of the shops in Jackson ami have' the work done in eastern shops. This would leave l00 or moro local shopmen with out employment. y .Harry L. Nelson, chairman of tha Nashville,- Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway system shop, crafts, issued ' a statement, at Nashville, Teun asserting that the policies and unfairness to labor were mixed in tho rail board -decision. He said that with the exception of ono increase granted in July, 1920, every decision handed down has been against the employes; "The decisions, except wages, that have been divided against the railroad. i have been . disregarded by the largest . ,, . T . reason: The , three representing th railroads will represent only the rail roads, the labor members will repre sent labor and the whole question, or power, will be in the hands of thosa representing the publie who, as a rule, will be politicians or corporation law yers who know nothing of the practical side of railroading." He charges that Judge "Bjron, whf member of the publw group aul ucsee, received &;. ... mi,. -i; , "It is obvious to a Bon parts-i that the board it playing a . game at the bc!,e-t of t!, n , in selecting .,, !,-. f t reducing t.--,r ; , in? H ' -