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VOL. XLIII. NO. 176
GASTONIA, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 2$, 1922
SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS J
Brig.-Gen. f. Sawyer Is Charged
With Standing In Way Of Proper
Care For, Wounded J Veterans
Elks' New National Headquarters
RAIL STRIKE COMBINED WITH THE
COAL STRIKE MA YCA USE WAR TIME
FUEL AND FOOD RESTRICTIONS
OAS
DAILY
MJil MIL
Colonel A. A. Sprague, Of the American Legion, Accuse
President's Physician Of Blocking Work For Wounded
' Soldiers In Hospitals Tells Him To Stand Aside.
' CHICAGO, "July 2.1 (By The Asso
ciated Tress) Colonel A. i A. Sprague,
chairman of the American Legion's na
tional rehabilitation committee in a let
ter to Brigadier General Charles A.
tSawyer, personal physician to jiresident
Harding and chief co-ordinutor of tho
federal board of hospitilization, made
public today, charges that General Saw
yer is standing iu tho way of proper
care for wiundcj and shell-shbcked vete
rans and holding up hospital plans vote I
by congress.
Appealing to General Sawyer to stand
aside," Colonel Spragus said that nioro
than 4,500 mental eases are still confined
in contract institutions and that of tho
remaining 4,71a victims or menial dis
orders only 3,500 are in government in
stitutions devoted entirely to their care.
Quoting from a letter received from
General Sawver, in which the chief co
ordinator said, "I am convinced that !
the peak of hospitilization has been pass
ed," and that the government has suffi
cient beds, except in two, districts, Colo
nel Sprague replied '
"It is almost unbelievable, that, hav
ing convinced Congress that these hos
pitals rre needed and that tliey should
1)0 built to capacity that we now have
to reply to your statement that they are
unnecessary.
"Four years have already passed and
the veterans have not yet lioen provided
for. A belated program is now. being
held up and changed. It is being chang
ed to meet your approval. -
"I appeal to you, sir, stand aside
and allow this program of the veterans
bureau go into effect and at once."
-Tho Sprague letter follows one written
ly the general July 12, to Colonel Spra
gue dealing with the legion 's demand for
hosjital care of the oiinded under tho
Lang ley appropration bilL
V, Replying Jo charges that ho wes "pen
urios anr mercenary," General lawyer
aid:
"God forbid that a dollar should ever
be considered in comparison with the re
sults we nre seeking for tho world war
veterans, but at the same time, let mo
say that it is our rtny to oppose waste
fulness and senseless expenditure wher
ever it is found to do.
't," Because we have money is no reason
hy'! we shoud ; wasttf it. Because the
Langley bill has given us tho-milliong of
dollars, not. mandatory, thank Heaven, to
use. let u8 be careful in the disposition
f it." .
LEGION BOYS PLANNING ' -V
TO GO TO NEW ORLEANS
American Legion National
Convention Will Meet In
; New Orleans Cost For
' Entire Trip Only $50.
Members of the Gastrin Post, No.
23, American Legion, aro planning to
attend the Slate Convention in Greens
boro in September and the National Cori
vention in New Orleans in October. The
arice of the Ne.w Orleans trip is only
$50t The following letter to Post Com
mander Williams from Adjutant Alex
ander, of "the Charllotto post, is self
explanatory: Mr. D. II. Williams, ,
I'ost Commander, -Gastonia,
N. C,
Dear Sir:- .
Certainly glad to know that' tho
boys of your ' post are getting up interest
in regard to the New Orleans trip.
'Beg to advise that I lurve placed
an order with the fcoutern Ruilhway for
one special train from Charlotc to New
Orleans and return to Charlotte, con.
eistinjx of standard steel Pullman cars.
This train will leave Charlotte Sun
day morning October J 6th and return to
Charlotte Sunday morning October 2-ud.
We will use the sleeping cars for
our quarters during the entire trip and
they ill be parked near the uptown dis
trict in New Orleans.
Tho price for this trip, including
railroad fare and berth (excudiii8
meals), wil 11.0 $50.00
There will be no difference in the
iirice of uner and lower berths, I am
jplling a car us the applications come in,
and when "oho car is full, 1 begin on tho
.second car, and at tho present time Ij
ihave one and one-half cars spoken for. j
CThere will only be twenty-five people to
k; car and only one person. iu a berth j
Will certainly be glad to have as
mavy of your memliors as can do so join j
witb ns in filling this train, which will;
maki" the American .Legion members of!
this section have' a prand and glorious j
trip to the famous French City in the j
V. 8. .
Two cars will be reserved mem-j
bers who desire to take their wives and
ady members of the famiy. The remain-!
der of he rain will le all stag agair.
With' best wishes.
Yours Verv Truly,
OHOS. Lj ALEXANDER
MAJOR BIAKE S PLANE
CRASHED TO GROUND
(Ey The Associated Press.) -
LONDON; July 25. (By the Associa
ted Press) The airplane in which Major
W. T. Blake, the British aviator :s
atompting a round the world flight from
England, crashed to the ground at Sibi,
British Bcluchistan, nwr Q;ietta, Satur
day, save an Exchange Teb gram dis
patch from Rarachi toilay. Tlio- aviator
escapeJ yoiujured. but the uuder-orri-age
ot his jdane was 6iiaebed.
COMMUNITY SERVICE TO
STAGE BIG HOME TALENT
DRAMATIC PANTOMIME
Thursday ' Evening At 8
O'CIock At Community
Playground.
MR. JUNKIN IN CHARGE
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Mahaffey,
Of Community' Service
Staff, Are Assisting.
Thursday evening of this week at b
o'cock Gastonia Community Service will
present the pngeaat "The Shepherd in
tho Distance," a fantasy in pantomine
in seven scene's under tho direction of
Mr. Georgo Junkin, a Community Service
expert in dramatise. Mr. Junkin has
been in Gastonia for tho past three'
weeks training tho characters for this
event.
Aiding the regular community Service
committee in tho Junior Dramatic Com
mittee composed as follows: Mrs. Anne
Runkia Sims, Miss Katherine Shuford,
Miss Katherine McLean, Miss Aline Reid,
Miss Iva' Battle, Miss Mario Torreuce,
Mrs. F. CV Michael.
A Civic Enterprise
As stated on the program: "Tlie
Junior Drama Department of Gastonia
Comunity Service is a non-profit shar
ing organization," developed by Gastonia
Comunity Service to foster educational
recreation among tho children of Gas
tonia.: Its purpose is not to train-actors
but to acord individuals opporunity for
self-expression in tho varied and alliea
nrt's of recreation. Our Junior Dramatic
Players are all volunteers and ameteurb
in the best senso of the ord because
they,p!ay for the sheer love of it,
"The Junior Dramatic Department
welcomes all who would take part in or
encourage the cominuna activities which
it fosters.
"The Junior Dramatic Committee pro
poses to present a number; of, similar
programs throughout' the;year and to do
practical work along educational lines
iu recreation as ell as to promote a
better 'type of dramatic endeavor foi
ihe children."
The program for the evening is as
follows:
(a ) The . Honey . Boy Minstrels, who
will introduce, an old timey-k black face
minstrel opening. Interlocutor Russell
Talley. End Men T. W.- Wilson, Dick
Mason. Middle Men Robert- Crier,
Henry Hand Rankin, David Levin,,
Henry F. Michael, Way Oantt, Thomas
Kindley, Sherrod Kign, Frank Bnrlowe,
Glenn Kindley. Coaches K. M. Glass,
Roger (irier.
(b) The Heavy Harmony Boys, 'who
will, render some barber shop agony in
approved jasz-bq style. Messrs. Dan
McConnell, Luke Wilson, Herbert Wat
son, Fred Shirley. '
(c) That Terpsichorefln' Thriller, who
pirouettes and 'gyrates faster than the
human eye can follow. Miss Shirley
Brischoll .
(d) The Virtuoso String Quartet,
who are unrivaled for their pureness
and sweetness of melody. Tho Misses
Margaret McConnell, Christine Norris,
Ailie Mae Rhyne, Rita Izzrad.
(e) The l'sychic Phenomena. Madam
Howcanslie, tho medium, assisted by
Professor Uga, the eminent " hypnotist.
Mary McMillan, Russell Talley.
(f) Those Sobbing Saxophonists,
whose flora and fauna and flotsam and
jetsam is hs yet to be surpassed. M.'ssrs.
Roger Grier, Frank Suggs, Clark
Starnes, Starnes, Mack Underwood.
(g) The Premier Toe Pansouse . De
Luxe, who eclipses in brilliancy of per
formance tho terrestrial spheres them
selves. Miss Helen Torrence.
(h) The Mandogita Trio, who make
Hawaiian wish for the beach at Uaoa
kee. Tho Misses Pansy McConnell,
Louise Austin, Mrs. F. C. Michael,
(i) Mother Goose's Chicks, (a) The
Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe Mary
Alice. Culp. (b) Bo Peep Elaine
Meyers. (e) Little Boy Blue Albert
Meyers. (it) Jack and Jill Nancy
Timberlake, Tom Thompson . (e) . Lit
tle Miss Muffet Emily Williams, (f)
Humpfy Dumpty Mac Morris. (g)
Mary. Mary, Quite Contrary Jennie
Gray Barkley. (h) Little Jack Horner-.
George Gray, Jr. (i) Queen of
Hearts Lottie Parker, (j) Wee Willie
Winkie-Billy Miller.
(j) The McConnell Trio, who present
a symphonic symphony of soothing
sounds. Miss Margaret McConnell, Miss
Kindley. Sherrod King, Frank Barlowe,
Fansy McConnell, Mr, Dan McCon-
(k) Tlte Shepherd in the Distance.
A fanta'sy in pantomime, by Holland
Hudson, in seven scenes! The jiersons
The Princess, Thelitis Harbin; the. at
tendant. E.lith Smith; the First Slave,
Sarah Mason; the Second Slave, Katie
Mae .Siiencer; the Wazir, Milly ' Mor
row; the Wrazir, George Smith; the
Nubian, George Loftin; the Goat. Bev
erly Moore; Ghurri-Wurri, Grover Hope;
the Shepherd, Warren Bealle; the Maker
of Sounds, J. P. Mahaffey. Hccnie
effects by Mr. L. W. Mahaffey. Cos
tume designs by Mrs. Jean Paul Ma
haffey. Projierties by Miss Pauline
Shuford. The action 1. The Princess
(Cactlnned on paf 9 6.).
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mm Mhaiim li nw ii aironifl .-. .. . -
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garters building-in Chicago wlU look when completed at a coat ot
- (5.000.000. i ;
Railroad. Coal And Textile
Strikes Have Put Business On
Blink, Says Employer's Report
NEW YORK, July 25. A pessi
mistic picture of business condi
tions resulting from railroad, coal
and textile strikes is painted with
figures included in the weekly . re
view of industrial conditions made
public by the national industrial
conference board, an employers' or
ganization. "A depressing effect on business,
generally -far evident," the review
said. 'Altogether over 2,000,000
persons are voluntarily idle through
strikes, and since the beginning of
July, 100,000,000 man-hours of work
have been lost each week. With the
FEDERAL CONTROL COAL
SUPPLY BEGINS AT ONCE
Secretary Hoover Says It Will
Function Within 48
Hours.
TO BE NO MORE TRIFLING
Government Has Exhausted
' Every Means To End
-, the Strike.
WASHINGTON, July 25. ; The
government's emergency coal control
program will begin to function within
48 hours.
; Secretary Hoover in making this an
nouncement today said ratification of
unfair prices by tho oiierators' associa
tion was expected .within that time, but
if co-0M'ration was withheld in any dis
tric tho government would proceed to
appoint the necessary local committees.
The emergency coal control plan, Mr.
Hoover stated, is intended to apply to
all coal produced whether in the non
union or union fields and it was indi
cated that aervico- orders by the inter
state commerce commission providing
for priorities in the allocation of coal
cars may bo expected almost immediate
ly. .
As regards the coal strike itself, Mr
Hoover declared the government had
exhausted every means toward a set
tlement, tliat.it had offered arbitra
tion of coal produced.
The .commerce secretary emphasized
tho Intention of the government to pre
vent advancing coal prices and declared
that under tho emergency program no
freight cars would be allocated to those
who tried "to rob the public." Sharp
advances iu prices have been reported
to the commerce department from some
localities, he said, reaching as high as
113.50 a ton iu western Kentucky,
CULBERSON LOST OUT
IN THE TEXAS PRIMARY
Congressman Blanton Has
Lead Of 12,000 Votes Over
Opponent Ku Klux Klan
Figures. '
DALLAS, Texas, July 23. Lending
Senator Charles A. Cullierson by .more
than 16,000 votes on the face of latest
returns from Saturday's .democratic
primary, -James"-E.' Ferguson, former
governor, seemed assured of being in
the run off August 26, with Earle May
field, who now holds first place in the
senatorial contest by a margin of nearly
26,000 votes. May field was generally
regarded as having the support of the
Ku Klux Klan. although he did not
make the klan an issue in his campaign.
Ferguson and Culberson opposed the
klan.
Senator Culberson did not eome to
Texas from Washington to prosecute his
campaign for re-election, faying he did
not want to leave his senatorial duties.
In the even of his elimination from ap
prnachinproaching run-off, it would
mean his retirement after twenty four
years service in the senate.
Governor Pat M. Neff has lieen
other candidates. Governor Neff
nominated for re-election over three j
ignored the Ku KJux Klan question in
his campaign, but was considered to
have had the support of the klan.
Congressman Thomas L. Blanton,
who has been a conspicuous figure iu
the lower bouse since his election there
to, has a lead of 12,000 -votes over his
nearest opponent, and his re-noiiiirtation
seems assured.
Mrs. Edith Williams, candidate for
the state hoe of representative from j
the Dallas district, maintained her lend j
over John E, Davis.
Iks Tr1a Titfnna1 Xfmtrtn1 YTnAiY
average wage of labor taken at 50
cents an hour, the wage loss alone
since the first of the month has
been in excess of $150,000,000 and
is proceeding at the rate of over
$8,000,000 a day. This, in effect,
means a serious contraction in pur
chasing power ' which in turn may
have its effect on future employ
ment and general business condi
tion." The conference board reports a
slight increase in the cost of living
since May 15, with 24 per cent
recession from the peak reached in
July, 1920.
PROHIBITION IS BIG
ISSUE IN NEW JERSEY
STATEWIDE PRIMARY
Contest For U. S. Senator On
Republican Side and Gov
' ernor On Democratic.
GOV. EDWARDS IS "WET"
Senator Frelinghuysen De-
clares People of New Jer
sey Want Prohibition.'
NEWARK, N. J., July 2i (By the
Associated Press) A contest for the Re
publican nomination for United btatcs
Senator on the Republican- side and 0110
fur the gubernatorial! nomination on the
Democratic tickot will feature the state
wide primaries to be held in New Jersey
Sept. 2C. Prohibition has been made
one of the principal issues of tho senato
rial campaign, while the liquor -question
and public utilities have been injected
into the race for the Democratic nomi
nation for governor. 1
'United States Senator Joseph 8. Frc
linghpysen, seeking renomination as a
Republican candidate, will be opposed by
George L. Record of Jersey City, an at
torney. He wag defeated for the Repub
lican nomination in J ! 1 S by United
States Senator Walter E. Edge and pre
viously defeated for the Republican nom
ination for governor.
Senator Frelinghuysen in a recent ad
dress declared the people of the state have
shown that they want prohibition and
that there should be no change in the
Volstead act on the ground that modi
fication of the act would mean virtual
nullification of tho eighteenth amend
ment.
The Senator also has declared for a
protective tariff, but wmtld take the!
whole matter out of politics by increas
ing the personnel of the Tariff .Commis
sion as prvoided for in a bill which lie
introduced jn the .Senate. He has de
clared for continued adi for the farmers
through the farm loan banks.
Opposing Senator Frelinghuysen in
qquest of the nomination, Mr. Record de.
clared in a speech that curbing monopo
lies is the paramount issue and one whicji
should be pressedd to a finish. He has
refused to permit the liquor. question to
be made an issue, so far as he is concern
ed, and while refusing to discuss it in
his speeches, has promised to issue a
statement on the subject.
Governor Edward I. - Edward is re
garded by the Democrats as entitled to
the nomination for United State Senator ,
on his record as chief executive of thej
state, and therefore, he will have no op-1
position. Governor Edwards' position is
well known on the wet side of the prohi
bition question, the beer bill which he
signed having been made one of the bases
of a test in the federal courts of the
eighteenth amendment.
The candidates for the Democratic gu
bernatorial nomination are Judge George
S. Silzervif the circuit court and William
K. Tuttle, state banking and insurance
commissioner. Judire Si'zcr, who has
the backing of tin Democratic state or
ganization, has as vet done no campaign
ing. Commissioner Tuttle has come out .
fur a mollification of the Volstead at:t '
and has stated Win opposition to appro- J
priations for state prohibition enforce-
ment. Ou this point he has taken a
stand contran to that&f Senator Fre- i
linghiiysen, expressing tbe belief that the
K'ople have shown that they do not want
prohibition and dthcrefore should not lie
burdened with a tax for something they
(Continued on ra9 S.)
THE GOVERNOR TELLS
BARRETT HE DOES NOT
DESIRE PUBLIC DEBATE
Wires Labor Leader That He
Never Issued Challenge
To Joint Debate.
IT IS NOT DEBATABLE
Asks Barrett To Tell Him
What It Is He Wants
Done.
RALKIGII, July 23. Governor Morri
son today ancwered Jin Barrett, presi
dent of tho State Federation of Labor,
denying that his excellency ever sought
or desired any debato with anybody.
A trifling piece of reporting started
the whole business. The governor ' ha 1
been talking in sections, fiirst to one news
paper man and then another, in tho
course of which he referred to the sharp
animadversions on him by tho Greens
boro Dailly News uud "tho veiled at
tacks" on him by the Raleigh News
and Observer.
Tliqr whole thing grew out of his
telegram to President Harding in which
the. Daily News attacked his position on
industrial disputes and tho right of thu
government to settle, them. Tho News
and Observer wasn't quite so strong in
its speech but it displeased tho governor.
In a desire to justify his position he
said he would like "to have a joint de
bate with somebody who is recognized
spokesman for the other-view und is a
man of sense," but of course the gover
nor left no impression whatsoever on any
body that he would break the immemo
rial silence that has enveloped tho execu
tive office for a eyar and a half. Ho
knew that he could not debate with
anybody and the slant of Jim Harrctt
seems to have been altogether the gover
nor's burning desire to fight it out in a
hired hall.
Barrett Accepts Challenge
Acardingly Harrctt issued his nee.cp'
tenco of the "challengs" , and agreed
to debate the question of sending troops.
Of course, anybody could see that when
the governor sought controversy with
"man of sense" nnd "a recognized
spokesman" of the other side, Jim Har
rctt was the only man who had tho right
to say, "It's me, it's mo, O Lord."
His telegra mto Barrett says: "Your
wire received. Never made any state
ment that I wanted to debato with any
lody but did Bay my position forbade
my entering into controversy with any
body and therefore I could not debate
the 'matter involved in my telegram to
President Harding with Raleligh News
and Observer and Greensboro New Tho
question you refer to is not a debatable
question. If tho troops are denying you
or those you represent the right to do
anything you want to do please let mo
kno at once what it is and if it is not
against the aw, I will see that they aro
required to let you do it."
YOUNG MEN LEAVE
' FOR CAMP WEDNESDAY
About Twenty Local Youths
Will Go To Camp McFher
son For Training Will Be
Gone a Month.
Several young men of this city will
ieavo Wednesday for Camp Mcl'herson,
Georgia, where they will stand 1110
mouth of August under the leadership of
United States army officers 111 courses
that Pncln Sam offers free of charge 10
the youths of America each summer. The
Citizen's Military Training Cuinp is the
name of ho branch. Three course are
offered, the Red, the Hluc and Whits
course.
About fifteen or twenty of Gastonia
wilt go to the camp on special trains
that pass through the city Wednesday.
All expenses are paid by the government.
Fare to and from the camp and all meals
are paid for to and from tho camp dur
ing the time at the camp. Among those
leaving from here Wednesday are: T.
C Quickie, Jr., 'W. C. Johnson, I. N. Alex
ander, C. B. Hawkins," Hardy Garland,
William j. Lynch Laban L. 1-ord, Willi
am H. King, .Samuel II. Gibbons, J. Ed
ward Perry, G. C. Moore,-Ralph l'endel
ton, Henrv P. Hrison, F. W. Mclaugh
lin and Plato O. Stewart. They expect
to return home about .September 1.
ATTEMPT TO REOPEN f
MINES ABANDONED
CHICAGO, Juy 25. Illinois coal
ojK-rator's association member said to
day there was no hoje for immediate
reopening of Illinois mines.
After a meeting of the association,
Presidtnt Mil-er said the hopes of re
opening the m'. nes had leen abandoned
Nothing short of martial law and tho
suspension of the state mining las by the
government could start work in the
mines, Mr. Miller lidded.
COTTON MARKET
CLOSING BIDS ON THE uuty negresses naving axen tneir siria-
NEW YORK MARKET ! "8 places.
NEW YORK. Ju!v 25. Cotton f u-1 "I doat want to he about my iinten
tin..:' snots steadv. 20 turns in carrying that steel rod," Miss
points up
Julv. not fincted October
Di-eomler 21.. '55; January 21.2:1; March
21.18; May 21. 02;, Spots 212.65.
Receipts
Price ...
. . . 125 Bales
...?2V4 Cents
Cabinet Members
Say That Strike
. Must Be Stopped
.. WASHINGTON, July 25.'- A
growing impression that the admin
istration was rapidly approaching a
point in its attitude toward the rail
strike where a decisive move to ar
rest the resulting break-down in
transportation might be looked for
raised some expectation of impor
tant developments at today's cabi
net meeting.
President Harding, who was de
clared by cabinet members prior to
the meeting to be in personal charge
of the question, is understood to
have received the opinion from some
of his advisers that the government
can permit the disruption of trans
portation to go no further. There
was no indication, however, of the
manner in which the transportation
crisis might be laid before the cabi
net session.
. .With reports indicating the strong
ly repressive effect of the strike on
the nation's business revival, some
administration advisers are known to
hold the view that the railroad exec
utives should be called upon to make
every effort to restore interstate
commerce.
SANTA FE TRAIN IS
ATTACKED BY STRIKERS
SAN BKRNADINO, Calif., Jully 23.
An appeal for 25 aditional men was'
made by O. S. Greenwood, deputy United
Stutes ntarshall, early today following
an attack last night upon a ttauta Fe
passenger train carrying 29 workers for
the Santa Fc shops here, tibots wero
fired at the train as a crowd of strikers
and strike sympathizers tried to storm
the rain on its arrival. Deputy Mar
shals drew their pistols in the clash
with the crowd. Two Marshals were
knocked down.
Ono man was arrested. Strikers sought
a warrant for the arrest of Dolph Bas
set, charging that ho used undue vio
lence. The removal of ono police officer
will be demanded by Grcenood, he an
nounced. The aftlcer was alleged to have
releUised a striker arrested by a deputy
murshal and turned over to tho polka
for temporary custody.
A signal torpedo was placed on the
track and when tho. train slowed down
shots were fired at tho coach containing
the workers. Two bullets passed through
windows.
Ten days ago one train was searched
by armed men beloived to have been
strike sympathizers in Cajon Tass, about
twenty miles east of here. At the time
the situation was reported tense and the
mayor and sheriff a Han Bernardino re
quested that Goverrtor Stephens scend,
troops.
BORAH RECOMMENDS
. FEDERAL COAL 0MMISSI0N
WASHINGTON, July 25. Crea
tion of a federal coal commission of
three members apiKiinted by the presi
dent to investigate tho coul industry
I and recommend legislation to congress
was proposed in a resolution introduced
today by Chairman Borah of tho Sen
ate labor committee. 1.
Recommendations would be required
from the commission "on the advisabil
ity or necessity of nationalizing the
coal industry" and "the feasibility or
necessity of governmental regulation
und control of tho coal industry."
The interstate commerce commission
issue the declaration of emergency un
was understood today to lie prepared to
der which Secretary Hoover's distribu
tion plan will lie put in operation.
Under this emergency order tho car ser
vice division of the commission, head
ed by Commissioner Aitchison will be
able to direct the movement of -cars,
declare eniba'rgoes to prevent the ship
ment of coal except to tho consignees
whose needs it is considered necessary
in tho public interest to supply first,
and to require railroad management to
take any other steps which are deemed
necessary to the 'control of the coal
supply.
Other points on which recommenda
tions are called' for in the bill in
clude: "Standardizing the mines Uon the
basis of their productive capacity and
regarding the closing down of mines
which by reason of their natural limita
tions fall below the standard,
for mine workers and the living condi-
"Standardizing the cost 'of living
tioii8 which must bo supplied or af
forded in order to 'surround the work
men with reasonable comforts, recogniz
ing the isychological effect of such sur
roundings in resjcct to their efficiency.
FIRST WOMAN ARRESTED IN
CONNECTION WITH SRTIKE
BUKFALO, '. Y July 25. Miss
Matieee Whnicyer'is the first womau ar
lested here in connection with the rail
road 'strike. She is charged with pos
sessing a deadly weapon.
She told fhe iKilice that women em
ployed as car cleaners in the New York
Central Railroad yard had been on strike
for three weeks and that at a' meeting
j last night she wus assigned to pick 't
Wehmeyer saol, according to the police.
THE WEATHER
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednfsday;
little change in temperature.
INDUSTRIAL LEADERS
PREDICT CRIPPLING OF
ALL PUBLIC UTILITIES
j Coal Prices In Chicago In-
creased From $5.25
To $15.25.
HARDING IS STILL SILENT
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To Remain At Work
For Present. 1
! CHICAGO, Ju$ 25. (By The Asso
jciated Press) Tho railway strike com
I bined with tho coal strike, was being
i brought home to teh public today through
I the announcement of leaders in several
industries that unless settlement wns
reached closing of the plants"with re
sulting unemployment, rationing of fuel
and food supplies, and a crippling of
publie utilities service would result.
SSteel plants, especially in the east,
will be closed on a wholesale scale if
present conditions continue until August
according to the head Of a large steel
corporation. Industrial coal was said to
bo unobtainable at any price in New
York. In Chicago increases of from
$5.25 to 15.25 in coal prices were announ
ced. A shortage of coal ears in bitumi
nous fields has caused an appreciable,
decline in production.
The close relationship which the strike!
were assuming was seen in the state
ment of II. B. Trumbower of the Wis-,
consin railroad commission that if tho
strike lusted nn additional two weeks
rail transportation in that atat would b
at a sandstill. -
Official Washington still maintained
silence on tho rail situation but it was
confidently expected that Presdent Hard
ing would begin action to end the shop
men's strike during the wcekk.
Hopes or immediate peace were center
ed in the meeting today of officials of
the Bult'iinore and Ohio with representa
tives of tho strikers. . Success in settling
differences on that road probably 'would
mean ha other roads would adopt a teiini
lar courso, it is understood. .v
Further spread of the walkout, waa
1 considered unlikely since the announco-
men that the 10,000 members of station
agents union would remuin at wort llow
ever, members of, the local union off fire
men at Evensvillc, Ind., yesterday adopt
ed resolutions recommending a strike un
less armed guards were removed from th
entire Louisville and Nashvillel system, i
Existing embargoes on freight havs
caused a shortage of .commodities in
several cities and lack of transportation
has reduced the supply in a few lines,
Curtailment of train service' continued,
the Pere Marquette announcing that tho
"resort special" from Chicago to De
troit, would be placed on a tri-weekly
basis nnd thirteen other trains suspended.
1 Anullment of a number of trains was
announced bp several other roads.
Disorders took a new turn when several
men were arrested in Philadelphia, charg
ed with spreading among the workers at
the Baldwin Locomotive Works shopa
literature demanding that the workers
refuse to work on railroad equipment.
Two men reported to the police at
Henderson, Ky., taht they had been kid
napped and beaten by strikers at Howell,
Ind. . -
Non-union workkers on their way to
Denison, Tex, to fill the places of striking
shopmen of the Missouri, Kansas and
Topeka Railroad wero halted en Touta
iM-causc troops were not there on guard.
Seventeen state rangers were scut to
Deuison by Governor Neff last night,
but an official of the railroad said that
no les than four or five hundred men
could provide protection there.
Three batteries of the Missouri na
tional guard arrived at Moberly, Mo.,
last night for guard duty in the railroad
shops.
STRIKING CARMAN WAS J
THREATENED BY PAGE
RALEIGH, July 25.-:Governor '
Morrison yesterday wired the com
manding officer of troops on duty
at Aberdeen in connection with the ' '
shopmen's strike, to furnish E. G.
Sin i tli, striking carman, alleged to
have been threatened by Mayor ,
.Pago of Aberdeen and others, such
protection as may lie needed.
A telegram W the' governor from .
Hamlet labor organizations assert
ed that on July 1, Smith, who lives
at Aberdeen, was threatened by
Mayor Henry 1'age, Chris Page, J.
J. Heckart and Billio Page, who, the
message said warned him that if he
went to Hamlet any more he "hail
better not return to hi home in.
Alierdecn. "
Mayor Page denies that he or the
others threatened Smith, saying the
charge grew out of a misinterpre
tation of an interview be had wi.th
Smith regarding the kidnapping by
alleged strike sympathizers of a
employe of the Norfolk Southern
Railway.
A. II. G. Fokkker, whose airplanes
were used extensively by the Germans
during, t.he war, has route to Anuria snd
is now cooperating with the Armriian
Naval designer; according to Aimiran
Legion information. Lxperimeuii irt
which Fokkcr is taking an active part
sre being made at the govriiiii'.r.t :i' iv
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