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GASTONIA, N. C.r MONDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 31, 1922
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ifHE LEADERS ARRIVE TO CONSIDER HARDING'S PLAN TO SETTLE RAIL SIR
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18,000 OPERATIVES OUT
IN NEW ENGLAND MILLS;
19TH WEEK OF STRIKE
Jvlill Operatives and Owner
;. Announce Their Intention
To Stick It Out. '
BUSINESS FEELS STRIKE
Store Feel the Pinch and Re
lief . Organizations
Are Busy.
BOSTON, July 31. The textilo
trike in Lawrence, in its nineteenth,
, week today, appears to have settled into
a grim test of endurance. Mill owuors
and operatives alike have announced j
that they would' maintain their ground
to the "bitter end" and neither side
appears o show signs of weakening.
The numbers of workers idle in Law
rence because of the strike ' and 'the
closing of the Arlington mills is esti
mated at 18,000.
Unlike their fellows in Rhode Island
and New Hampshire, where the strikes
precede that in Lawrence by several
weeks, the-Lawrence mill worker have
not been gen rally organized but have j
remained a unit on the issue of resist
ance to wage cuts. These Varied frum
12 to 20 per cent, the latter cut being
most common.
The lnnir rwrind nf idlcneMii in linvinir I
its effect on business '. Stores are feel
ing the pinch and relief organizations
find calls for assistance increasing.
Public sentiment appears to be strongly
with the strikers. The city council has
gone on record on several occasions as
favoring their cause.
In Lowell, where strikes were called
against five large mills which cut
wages, the mill owners say they have
all the help necessary to fill their
orders. '
ALL IN SHAPE FOR THE
v OPENING OF CITY SCHOOLS
Contracts Let For New Desks
and Seats For Colored
School Building On North
York Street. ,
(The purchasing committee of the. city
loUrd of education recently let the cou
' tract for the. equipment of the new colo
. red school building with Vats and desks.
The committee composed of Mr. E. J.
Rankin, chairman, and Mr. C J. lluss.
and Dr. L. N. (Jlenn, uwurded the con
tract for the auditorium Heats to the
Hickory Desk Company, of Hickory.' The
Southern School Supply Company, of
Raleigh was awarded the' contract for th&
desks. Both contracts were awarded on
a competitive basis by the committee.
The contracts call for the seats and
desks to be delivered and placed in the
building by August 20.
With the opening of the 1922-1923
Scholastic year a month from now, every
thing is in ship shape in all the city
6chool buildings. The West, Centra',
and East buildings rave been recently
ventilated and floors olicd. AH necessary
repairs have been made. A complete list
of the teachers will bo furniished in the
near future.
BITTER POLITICAL FIGHT
IN MISSOURI ENDS TODAY
Reed and Long, Candidates
For U. S. Senator, Close
Long Political Fight-J-Citi-zens
Are Aroused. ;
ST. LOUIS, July 31. (By the As
sociated Press.) What Missourinns
terra tho bitterest political campaign
ever waged in the state was ended to
day so far a tho principals were con
cerned and partisans of James A.
Beed, United States senator, and his op
ponent for re-nomination, Breckenridge
Long, debated tho question of tho pos
sible majorities in the primary tomor
row. The democratic contest has overshad
owed that for the republican senatorial
nomination, for which six are vieing.
While the candidates themselves had
closed the verbal battles, some of 'the
supporters still were making speeches.
The interest in the democratic campaign.
has become so intense that "nd us of
Beed" clubs have lieen -organized
throughout the state, taking into their
folds many women atlhereuts of the
Missouri Anti-Saloon League and the
so-called Wilson democrat, all of whom
have aligned themselves in favor of
Mr. Long.
On the other hand, posters appealing
to the voters to "win with Keed, de
fender of the people's rights," have
appeared over the state, and numerous
"Keed for-senator" clubs have been
formed to rally to the support of the
senior senator.
Mr. Champ Clark, widow of the for
mer si-eaker to the house of represen
tatives, lor son and Miss Mabel Stone,
daughter -i f the late Senator Stone, are
among the Vissourian who have cast
Jhcu lot with the Beed cause.
Ku KIux Klan Is The Big Issue
In Oklahoma Primary Tuesday
Especially True In Three-Cornered Race For Democratic
Gubernatorial Nomination R. H. Wilson Backed By the
Invisible Empire. , '
PLAN PRESBYTERIAN
TEMPLE FOR WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, July 31 (By
The Associated Press). Plana for
the erection in Washington of a
great Presbyterian temple, or, as an
alternative, a large Presbyterian
building to bouse an audit6rium and
offices for other religious uses, have
been announced by the Presbytery
of Washington City.
The vision of a great Presby
terian cathedral was first conceived
by the late John M. Harlan, justice
of the United States Supreme Court,
and it was said to have been the dis
appointment of his life that be was
unable to bring his ideal to fruition.
Justice Harlan's .plan, however,
has ben preserved by his friend's
and pastor, the Rev. Wallace Rad
cliffe, D. D., former Moderator of
the Presbyterian General Assembly
and pastor emeritus of the historic
New York Avenue Presbyterian
church. This church located on a
part of the triangular block in the
heart of the city which has been
proposed as the site for the edifice,
was the place of worship of several
presidents and other high govern
ment officials.
As furthered by a committee of
Washington pastors, the plana in
clude a building to be erected at a
cost approximating 910,000,000 to
be contributed by members of the
Presbyterian church (North) from
every part of the country, as a gilt
to the Capital city. The present
Moderator of the General Assembly,
it is said, has given strong approval
of the proposal.
STAGE STAR TAKES .NEW .
HUSBAND, JACK PICKFORD
Marilynn Miller, Famous . Film
Beauty, Married Sunday To
Jack Pickford Honeymoon
In the North.
LOS ANGELES July 31. Marilynn
lAuuier, mage star aim hit new nusuauu,
Jack Pickford, motion picture actor, to
day were receiving telegrams of con
gratulations of friends from all parts
of the world. The couple planned to
lejive for their honeymoon but refused
to say where it would be passed. . '
After the. wedding yesterday after
noon at the home of Mary Pickford' and
Douglas Fairbanks Jack almost lost' his
Marilynn when everybody rushed i for
ward to kiss his bride. Fairbanks, more
athletic than others in the throng, was
the first man to kiss Marilynn and the
ceremony, while Charles Spencer Chaplin,
tho film comedian, was right behind
Doug. J'rom then on it was impossible
to te who was doing the honors, but
when it was a over, the Beverand Dodd,
who performed the ceremony, stepped
forward for his kiss.
Mrs. Charlotte Pickford, moter of Jack
said the couple would take a short honey
moon, "probably somewhere in the
north," and then return to Los An
geles, so that Jack can finish a picture.
It is said on good authority that . tho
couple will leave by motor this afternoon
for Pel Monte and other resorts to the
northward. In any event, they lwll re- i
urn here bv Thursdav nt the latest. J
and during the ensuing ten days Jack
will complete the picture, it was shid.
Then both of 'them wjll leave for Bos
ton where Marilynn is to.' reopen "Sal
ly" on Septemlier 4.
Before the ceremony, a message was
received from Flo Zeificld, New York
producer, wishing the couple "much
happiness," It had been said that Zei
ficld was very much opposed to tho wedd
ing at first hut nlis date drew near his
attitude softened. "'
Today there is some discussion as to
whether Marilynn will lose t"r citizen
ship. Jack was born in Canada. He
received' his first papers of citizenship
during the war, but when members of
his family weer asked whether be had
taken out his final papers they said they
were not sure.
THE WEATHER
North Carolina, partly cloudy tonight
and Tuesday.
The Methodists and First Fresby
tonans will' play, at Arlington Park
Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. A
good game is promised.
School Bond Election at all four
Gastonia precincts Tuesday, August 1.
That's tomorrow.
COTTON MARKET
CLOSING BIDS ON THE
NEW! YORK MARKET
NEW YORK, July 31. Cotton fu
tnres closed very steady j Spots quies,
25 points dewn.
October 21.21; December 21.18; Janu
ary 21.04: March 20.96; May 20.83;
Spots 21.43.
Recepits
Price .-.
. . 9 bales
...23 cents
OKLAHOMA CITY. July 31.
The Ku Kluz Klan issue today still
held the center of attention in to
morrow's primary election . This
is especially true in the three-cornered
race for the democratic
gubernatorial nomination with J.
C. Walton, mayor of Oklahoma
City; R. H. Wilson, state superin
tendent of public instruction, and
, Vbomas H. Owen, former chief jus
tice of the Supreme Court, as can
didates. Wilson's name heads the
"model ticket," purported to have
been drawn by the invisible empire -and
generally distributed yesterday.
SEVERAL TRADES J
IN MAJOR LEAGUES
Red Sox and . Yanks Swap
Players Boston - and New
York Nationals Also Pull
Big Barter.
NEW YOBK, July 31. The base
ball markets of Gotham and the Hub
have closed a busy week.
iirst, Harry Fratee, the well known
tradesman of the Bed Sox, engaged in
a game of barter with the owners of
the Yankees and besides the unusual
number of players exchanged, it, was
reported tnat i razee, got somtlung "to
boot.",
In the deal the Yanks got a third
baseman one Joe Dugan, considered
by them and others as one of the best
in the game. With him came Elmer
Smith, heralded as a hitter of no mean
ability and a fielder of some accom
plishment, To the Bed Six went Wilson Few
ster, a ,fast man to be used as third
Backer; Mitchell, a young substitute
shortstop, and Outfielder Elmer Miller.
The tho National League tradesmen
of Boston and New York got busy and
Hugh McQuillan, a young pitcher, with
great promise,. came to the Giants, who
gave to the ' Braves a "substantial
sum," said to be in six figures ?, Fred
Toney, a veteran with a great record;
Larry Benton, a young pitcher sent to
the Memphis club by the Giants, and
Walter Houlihan, a left handed pitch
ing star from Middlebury college in
Vermont. ,
In'ordej to engineer the Giants sent
ecil A. Causey, a relief pitcher, to, the
Indianapolis club of the American and
ordered Pat ' Shea, who was sent to
Indianapolis under an optional agree
ment, to the Memphis club.
McQuillan and Toney were to report
to their new clubs today.
STATE-WIDE SEARCH
FOR NEGRO MURDERER
MACON, Ga , July 31. With re
wards increased to $400, the search for
the slayer of Deputy Sheriff Waiter C.
Byrd and George Marshall, a negro,
was continued today, having become
state-wide through descriptions of tho
man wanted broadcasted by the Bhe riff
and press dispatches.
Two negroes arrested at Leesbunr as
suspects will probably be released to
day. Sheriff Hicks is satisfied from
descriptions given that neither is the
negro wanted. Telegrams have also
been received from other parts of tho
state, apprising tho sheriff of negroes
nm mere answering the description of
th man wanted here, .
Marshall ,hit by one of tho strny
bullets, died at a local hospital last
night. Sam Brooks negrq, also struck
by one of the stray bullets, is reported
to be in a yding condition.
Because of the high feeling that ex
isted here Saturday night, the postmas
ter had o discontinue ho collecing of
mail toy a negro postman. A local
postoffice inspector today was investi
gating a complaint that Chief of Police
Thompson failed to furnish a policeman
to guard the potsman.
NEAR ACCIDENT AT
RANKIN FILLING STATION
In an effffort to find out how much
gas was in his gasoline tank Saturday
night at the Rakin Filling station, a cus
tomer struck a match and lighted the
whole works. Flames blazer forth from
the filling station's hose and things were
rather hot around the corner of Main
and York Avenues for a few minutes.
The fire department was called out
and everything was quiet in thirty min
utes. Had an explosion occured, prob
ably an entirely difffferent story would
he tohL Mr. Rankin was beuding over
the tank whe the match' was struck and
the blaw started". A serious accident
may have taken place both to the plant
and to Mr. Kaukin.
148 RR- EXECUTIVES
ARRIYE FOR CONFERENCE
NEW YORK, July 3 L With 148 rail
road executives arriving here for the
conference called by President Hardihg
for tomorrow, interest of both sides
centered today on the report from Chi
cago that an agreement had been reach
ed between the striking shopmen and the
roads. .
The report also said tomorrow's meet
ings both here and in Chieago, where tho
union leaders are gathering are. to take
formal action of the aeeepaie of the
agreement.
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Li Yuan-hung, new president of
China, is making vlgorousT efforts.;
to unite the faction-split country.,1
lip served as vice president of the,
republic in 1916. .
COLLEGE MEN HERE
SELLING MAGAZINES
Messrs. W. C. Eaton, M. a Rose, G.
T. Fripp and' G. W. Jackson, Trinity
College students will be in the city this
week soliciting subscriptions to the Pic
torial Review, represented locnlly by tho
Mutthcws-Bclk Company.
These young men are working on the
scholarship offer of tho Pictorial Re
view Company. ,If they get an average
of fififty votes a week for eleven weeks,
the company agrees to pay to any school
Ltbcy name, the amount of their tuition
for the coming. year. This insures that
the boys are all really college students.
To protect the public, which has often
been stung by fakes these boys carry
credentials with their photographs, and
letters from the dean of the school,
certifying that they arc students in good
standing. ' : i
These bovs will be in Gastonia all this
week and will call on the pubic to get
their vote. .
TWO ARMY AVIATORS
ARE BURNED TO DEATH
MIDDLETOW, N. Y., July 30.
Lieutenant Tracey Lyon, O. R. C,
aviation section,. U. 8. A., and Agus
tus Altemeir.'Jr., of Port Jarvis, were
burned to death at Port Jarvis, this
afternoon when an airplane in which
thoy were riding crashed to earth.
Breaking of a propellnr caused the
plane to take a fatal nose dive.
Kxplosiou of tho gasoline tank,
coincident with tho crash, sheathed
both men and the plane in flames.
The bodies were burucd beyond re
cognition. The plane fell from a height of
approximately fifty feet and about an
eighth of a mile - from where it
started.
TERROR SQUADS TO RUN
DOWN BOMBING STRIKERS
.BUFFALO.N. Y., July 31. In
creasing' magnitude of the bomb and
mine explosions along tho lines of the
International Railway Company resulted
tolay in the assignment of a siiad of
detectives to run down the "terror
squads' alleged to be operating in sym
pathy with the striking carmen.
Explosions under car wheels were
frequent 'in all parts of the rity last
night, but most of them were caused
by torjiedoes of the tyjo used as sig-
nuls on steam railroads and did no dam
age. . In ono instance, however, the
ponce believe, gun cotton or nitro
glycerine was used.' The blast shat
tered car windows and aroused sleepers
within a radius of a block of the scene.
The car crew was stunned.
AUTOMOBILE PARTY IS SHAKEN
UP IN A CRASH AT NEW BERN
NEW BERN', July 31. John Simon
sustained lacerations on the face and
two women and a baby were bruised and
Scratched, when Solomon David lost con
trol of the sedan in which they were
riiling anil crashed into a fire hydrant
at t he post office corner late Sunday after
noon. The machine wa practically de
molished ii nd hut for the hydrant would
have turned over. All in the party were
Syrians.
Richard Pavid, a brother of the driver
of the sedan, figured in an identical ac
cident at the corner of tcorge and Pol
lack streets two months ago, the car
being a coupo.
$10,000 WORTH OF LIQUOR
. TAKEN IN BIG RAID
' ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July
31. Fifteen cafes along the
board walk and other sections' of
the city were raided yesterday by
a flying squadron of prohibition
agents. Liquors valued at $10,000
were seized.
Many of the places were thronged
with fashionably cLr.d men and
women and the raids created consternation.
GOVERNMENT TO BEGIN
THE DISTRIBUTION OF
NATION'S COAL SUPPLY
Less Than
Produced
4,000,000
Tons
Last Week.
8 Million Short.
OUTPUT IS VERY SLIM
States Will Co-operate In
Passing Needed Coal To In
dustries and Localities.
WASHINGTON, July 31. The gov
ernment machinery for emergency dis
tribution of rial fcwunj into gear today
as the central committee here, with Hen
ry B. Spencer, federal fuel distributor,
us administrative head, began active
functioning under tho program devised
to supply coal to tho industries and lo
calities where it is most needed and to
maintain fair price levels nt the mines.
The central control , organization was
rapidly being perfected, it was said,
with the organization of an adequate
staff to handle, tlm riittti reiiort nn.l or.
ders expected to flow through Washing-'
ton. .
Accepting only the responsibility of
keeping the railroads and inter-stage
public utilities supplied with coal and di
recting a proper distrbiiton as between
states, at the same tine through car al
locations hoding mine prices to a fair
level, tho federal agency looked to the
various states to control distribution and
prices for consumers witiiin tlioir borders.
e'ow recovery in production of soft
coal was shown in reports of the geo
logical survey for the week ending Satur
day, tho estimated total being .'1,000,000
tons-as compared with 3,700,000 tons
the week previous. Production of an
thracite was said to' remain nt "practi
cally eero. "
GRECIAN MAIDEN STYLE
TO SUCCEED FLAPPER
Long Flowing Robes and San
dal-like Footwear-Coiffure
Will Play Important Part
In Make-up.
ST. LOUIS, July 31. X Crcecian
maiden, with classically bound hair long
draping and flowing robes and sandal
like footwear such will bo the stylish
girl who will replace the present 44 flap
kt, " in the opinion of some of tho dele
gates who aro attending the three, day
convention of the hair dresser 'a asso
ciation which opened here today.
The hair dress naturally would have
to fit tho flowing sleeves of the straight,
ine frocks, declared one of tho delegates,
and in accordance with that edict bobbed
hair will have to go.
The coiffure must fit fashion and place,
said another expert, and it's about time
that women learn to wear the Biime sort
all tho time. A coiffure becoming foi
wear is not always fitted for evening
appearence, or some other occasion.
The return of ihe willing, though not
to conspicous as it was centuries ago, is
seen by other hair dressers as probable
when the curly "bob" finding her days
counted. Women who pay as much at
tention to their coiffure ns they do to
dress will be looked upon as fashion
able in tho future, was tho surmise of
another fair delegate.
Mayor Kiel presented to the' assembly,
nt the conclusion of his address of wel
come u key fro mthe hair of an nuburu
haired American beauty.
BRITISH TROOPS TRANSFERRED
ACROSS THE B0SPHORUS
CONST AXTIXOPLK, July .!0. (By
the Associated Press.) British troops
today were being transferred across tho
Bosphorus from the Asiatic; to the Euro-
iean side, crossing Constantinople on
their way to the Tchatalja line, thirty
miles west of the city, to reinforce tho
French troops.
The allied miliary staff has catego
rically announced that under no cir
cumstances will it jwrmit a (Jreek ad
vance ujoii Constantinople, being pre
pared to oppose by force any attempt
at violation of the neutrality of the
city, whether by Turks or (irecks.
The concentration of (Jreck forces in
Thrace is continuing. ..
ONE KILLED AND FOUR HURT
IN ACCIDENT IN VIRGINIA
DANVILLE. Va.. July 31. One man
was killed and four others injured yes
terday in Franklin county near Borky
Mount when a tourig car, driven by Mrs.
(irrie E. Scarborough turned over on
the national highway. Luther Hall, of
West Virginia, was instantly kil!d. Be
sides Mrs. Scarborough, also of Lester,
Mrs. Emma Bam soy and her grand dau
ghter, Eniini Mason, of Henry were in
jured but not seriously.
' CHAIRMAN HOOPER HAS
GONE TO WASHINGTON
i CHICAGO, July 30. Ben w1
i Hooier, chairman of the United States
I railroad labor board, has gone to Wash
ington, it was announced here tonight,,
from Newport, Tend., where. he at
tended the funeral of A relative. He :
was expected in Washington tomorrow,
morning. Mr. Hooper's services were
sought by President Harding, it was
believed, in the negotiations seeking a
settlement of the railroad shopmen's
strike.
Group That Rejects Harding
Plan Faces The Responsibility
For Continuance of The Strike
Veteran Of Three Wars
Becomes Clergyman
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.
Soldier, 22 years and veteran of
three wars, Colonel Arthur P. S.
Hyde, 45, who arrived Saturday at
the Presidio, .from Fort Msdor,
Panama Canal tone, announced to
day his intention to quit the army
to don the robes of an Episcopalian
clergyman. Colonel Hyde, a gradu
ate of West Point, while command
ing in 1910 at Fort Flagler, Wash.,
where there was no resident chap
lain, was ordained to the priesthood
of the Episcopalian church.
Later, while stationed at Seattle,
Colonel Hyde accepted a call to the
pulpit of St. .Clement's church, a
post he left to go to France as
commander of the 39th field artil
lery. Upon his return to America,
Colonel Hyde was appointed to the
general staff of the army at Wash
ington, where he remained until
1919 when he was sent to the canal
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PAXTON IS KILLED IN
MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
Charlotte Officer Killed And
' Another Injured When Ma
chine Crashes Into Tele-
phone Post Sunday After
' noon. " "
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CHARLOTTE, July 31. Jim Tax
ion, county motorcycle policeman, was
almost instantly killed and Joe Paxton,
h'm cousin and city motorcycle police
man, was seriously injured when the
motorcycle they were riding swerved
into the curbstono on the Plaza early
Sunday afternoon throwing Jim Pax
ton's head first against a telephone
pole.
The skull of the dead man was crush
ed and he died several minutes after
the accident. Both of Joe Paxton 's
legs were broken above the knees and
he also received a slight scalp wound.
His chances for recovery were thought
by Dr. Oren Moore lust night to be
very good.
Authorities at the Presbyterian hospi
tal stated last night that, whilo his
injuries are serious, they are not thought
to be fatal. '
The two officers are said to have
been coming down tho Plaza, in the di
rection of the city, at a rapid rate of
speed. At a point almost directly
in front of the home of W. II. Hall
it was necessary for the officers to
swerve to miss the curbing because of
the narrowing of the street.
Tho machine is said to have bumped
into the curbstone, throwing Jim
headlong against the pole and crush
ing his skull. Joe,, whoso legs were
imprisoned in the side car, was hurled
out, the force of the impact breaking
both legs and ripping the sole of ono
shoe off.
The motorcycle was also completely
demolished . Both men were thrown
some distance from the machine. Jim
Paxton is said to have been driving
at the time of the accident.
An automobile, which was nor the
scene of the accident at the time, going
in the oposite direction from that of
the motorcycle, sopped and he two of
ficers were hurried to the city.
Joe Paxton was carried to tho Pres
byterian hospital and the body of Jim
Paxton, who (lied within a few minutes
was carried to the undertaking estab
lishment of Z. A. Hovis & Son.
The accident happened about 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon, the two
officers being on their way to the city
from their homes. They are said to
havo hail some trouble with their
machine shortly before the accident and
to havo stopped some little distance
from the serene of the mishap to make
some repairs.- Joe Paxton was to have
gone on duty at 3 o'clock, the accident
happening about an hour before that
time. The two men were distant
cousins. "
SONS CHARGED WITH
MURDER OF FATHER
TIFTOX, July 31. The viscera of
the late A. J. McCrea was shipped to
Tallahassee, Fla where it will be ex
amined by the state chemist for poison,
in connection with the charge of mur
der brought against A. B. and E. A.
McCrea, sons of the deceased.
Tlie two sons are accused of killing
father by putting paria green in his
coffee. The alleged motive wa to get
his money, McCrea died at Moorehaveu,
Ha., May .6, last and bis txxly was
brought to his old home town at Tif ton
and interrer.
An investigation by the
ies at Moorehaven caused
peace authorities at Moorehaveu caused
the arrest of McCrea 's two sons July 21.
OBENCHAIN JURY HAS
BEEN OUT 54 HOURS
t n ivr.pt v Tniw ?! TKa irv
in the trial of Mrs. Madalynne Obeu-
chain, accused of the murder of her
swetheart, J. Belton Kennedy, a broker,
August 5. last, still deliberated tolay
after it had bevn out 54 1-2 hours.
Judge tihenk. who presided at the
trial, indieMed his intention to keep the
jurors, out, possibly until eunesuay.
un iess
ti".
thev returned a verdet bv that !
HOPE EXPRESSED THAT
HEN WILL BE AT WORK
BEFORE END OF THIS WEEK
Believe Railroad Executives
Will Strongly Oppose
. Harding's Plan. J
BITTER STRUGGLE AHEAD
Others Predict That Both
. . . Sides Will Agree To
Settle Strike.
WASHINGTON, July 31. (By the
Associated Press.) President Harding
was said today by close personal friends
and advisers to have received assurance
from Chairman Cuyler of the Associa
tion of Railway Executives, Vice Presi
dent Atterbury of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, and B. M. Jewell, head of
the striking shopmen's organizations,
that they would support his proposals
for immediate ejiding of the strike.
These assurances were understood to
be the basis of the president's hope for'
successful termination of his arbitration
efforts. They have been the subject of
discussion, it was reported, between the
president and his immdiate advisers, in
cluding some members ot the senate.
The president has been told, it was
said, that Mr. Jewell would, in the
union conference to be held tomorrow
at Chicago, give -his endorsement to the
settlement proposal.
Mr. Cuyler and Mr Atterbruy, it
was said, did not go so far as the
union head, but were said to have ad
vised the president that they would at
least vote for its acceptance. It was
said that Mr. Cuyler told the president
he would agree to present the execu
tive's proposals to the railway heads
conference tomorrow at New York and
in doing so express the personal belief
that they ought to be adopted. ,
CHICAGO, July 31. Strike Waders
were arriving ' from all parts of : the
country today for Tuesday's meeting
called to consider President Harding's
plan for a settlement of the railway
shopmen's .strikfl' and hopes were ex
pressed that the men would be back
at work before the end of the week.
The position of tho striking shop
employes was expressed by A. O.
Wharton, labor member of the United
States labor board, who declared:
' If either the railroad executives'
meeting in New York Tuesday or the
shop crafts' policy committee meeting
in Chicago should reject Mr. Harding's
peace proposal, the groug tyt rejects
it would face full responsibility for
continuance of the railroad strike and
all that might rejsult therefrom."
The union leaders, however, expressed
tho belief that the peace - plan would
meet with the strongest possible opposi
tion railroad executives attending Tues
day's meeting in New York at the call
of DeWitt Cuyler. They expressed the
belief that, the President's plan would
be accepted finally, but only after a bit
ter struggle based on the refusal of ,
many roads to consent to tne restora
tion of seniority privileges to the
strikers.
A member of tho labor board assert
ed, however, that the general outlines
of a settlement had been agreed to last
weVk at con f rents btween President
Harding and Mr. Cuyler and Bert M.
Jewell, head of the striking shopmen.
4 4 If pence had not been in sight ou
both sides," he declared, "neither
would have consented to the separate
meeting to consider a peace proposal
submitted by tho President of the
United States, becausce neither could
afford to be placed in the position be-:
fore the public of bearing the resjion
sibility for a continuation of the walk
out through rejecting the President's
plan:."
The seniority issue, which arose after
the beginning of the strike, he declared, ,
was not as formidable as it appeared
at first sight. He asserted that a satis
factory solution of the difficulty which '
would fully protect the rights of the
strikers and the new men and yet
would yield full justice to those who by
remaining at work and helped to keep
the nation's commerce moving, would be
found .
One of tho plans under considera
tion, he said, would return pension '
(privileges and seniority rights
of the
strikers, but would rank them on the
shop list below the men who remained
shop
at work, but ahead of the new men
who had been taken on during tho emer
gency, the new men to receive xne ran
to which they were entitled by length
or actual service. He saia turn mis
would not conflict with any promises
(made to new employes and wouii m
I in line with settlements reached m
other railway strikes.
ROME. July 31. (By Th.; A .-.-.
Press) Luijji lai-ta, who i!a i.
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