A DA TZ A 'TT Weather Fair Local Cotton 22 Cents VOL. XLIII, NO. 201 GASTON I A, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 23, 1922 SINGLE COPY S CENTS JI ADS of m ROADS cjc.1 ' ji u i la i ii y lJJCi II u Lid miiiikk Assasination Part Of Program Of Ambushes And .Raids Against Free States Was Shot Down Only Few Hours After He Had -Been Given Ovation. HAS HAD STORMY CAREER Eamonn de Valera Has Be come Cavalryman And ' Hard To Catch. . ; LONDON, Aug. 23. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The assassination of Michael Collins at Bandon, Cork, yes- .' terday, comes directly on the heels of the announcement by the Irish irregu lar! of policy of ambushes and raids in their fight against the free state gov ernment. Collins was shot down from ambush only a few hours after he had been given ' an ovation by the residents of Cork city, which was freed less than two weeks ago by the military under Collins' command. The place where he . . fell . is part of the constituency which h represented in the Dail Eireann. News of the . outrage, only meager details of which have been received here, came too late for publication in . . the morning newspapers, the majority of which comment on the breaking up 4 . ' of 'the . organized warfare in southern Ireland. . , The assassination was preceded in ; Dublin by a kind of battle of propa ganda, both the provisional government v and representatives of the irregular army posting placards which set - forth their respective aims and claims. ;- American reaching London after at tending the4 funeral of Arthur Griffith say they found eurious crowds assem bled about -these posters. One mani festo charged that the provisional gov , eminent had secretly despatched an emissary to the south to assassinate Kamonu de j Valera. Side by side with tb was another placard in big letters, ail - ironical t interpretation Of a mani a t esto which the enemies of the free atate imagined waa being sent out by ' Collins and; the members of his staff. It was worded something like this: """ "Men of Ireland, your kins; and your ' country call you. You who have fought so bravely for the cause of the empire in-Egypt, India, and elsewhere, now are needed again for the defense of the . empire. " i 1 Another and longer poster apparently placed "by governmental 'officers, ' dealt in detail with the destruction caused by the irregulars throughout .Ireland. It argued that the irregular move ment ' was destroying every reasonable ' hope for Ireland's prosierity and hap piness and appealed to the citizen gen erally to stand solidly behind the pro visional government. . t The grief over the death of Arthur Griffith was accompanied by- a public expression of admiration and affection for Collins, . w hose three hour march through the streets of Dublin behind the body of his colleague was one of the most impressive incidents in Irish his .'. ; tory, because everybody believed that - Collins himself had been marked for death. '-'.' At the funeral everybody was talking about Collins, how that' he was left alone as the great, outstanding figure in the free state movement. , "AH the girls of Ireland are in love with Michael Collins,' w hispered an Irish woman, ''but they are all too late, I fear, because I have heard he has a . (Continued on page 8.) , , i "Crescent City" To Entertain 150,000 American Legion Men! President Harding, Generals Pershing And Lejeune, Samuel Gompers And Famous French Marshal Are' Among Num. ber Of Notables Expected To Be Present French Carnival Night To Be One Of Features Of Meet. ' NEW ORLEANS, La., Aug. 23. (By The Associated Press) "The crescent City,' is now preparing to entertain the largest : gathering in its history when 150,000 members of the American Le gion and other visitors come to the Le gion's convention here October 16-20. With the tenativc acceptance of the convention invitation by President Hard ing and Oeneral Pershing, and the defi nite acceptance of Major General John A. Lejeune, commandant of the United tJtates Marine Corps, Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor, and Kenesaw Mountain Landis, commissioner of baseball, the Legion meeting will amiune national importance. Convention officials auto expect to en tertain a famous marshal of France and other World War notables. -Prominent among the distinguished guests will be twenty live wearers of the Congressional medal of honor the highest award for bravery made by the United States. ' President Harding has written conven tion headquarters that he will come to New Orleans if the pressor? si public affairs does not interfere and a similar message has been received from General .Pershing, who led the Legion men in Of Collins Is SOUTHERN'S JROUBLES V ARE CLEARED AVAY Has Been Principal Sufferer For Past Few Days Troops Are Removed From South era Property At Spencer. CHICAGO, Aug. 23. As railroad executives gathered in New York today to consider peace proposals by the beads of the transportation brother hoods, acting as mediators in the shop men's strike, trouble on tne Southern Railway, principal sufferer from tram men's walkouts during the past few days, began to clear away. Exploding bombs kept thi mil strike fever at a high stage in some of, the nation 'a rail eenters, however . A tremendous explosion early talay in the Chicago and Alton roundhouse at Venice, Ills., shook buildings within a radius of three miles and police squads were rushed to the shops when further violence was threatened. Several sticks of dynamite were thrown on the roof of the roundhouse in which a number of men were working . Bombs were hurled at ' the homes of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe employes at San Bernardino, Cal., where daily outbreaks have marked the shopmen a strike . ; Windows were broken by the explosion out no injuries were reportd. Switchmen in the Nashville, Chatta- nAAffl Mr fi T nilia vn.il. DnJiiAok Ky., refused to go to work because of an alleged attack on one of their nuin ber by a railroad guard.. . . . Train service was restored on the Southern Railway following the removal of most ' f the troops which had been on guard in the Sjcncer and Salisbury, X. V., and Princeton, lud., yards. The guard was reduced in a com pro mise 'with trainmen who walked out when soldiers were sent to quell dis turbances, Striking ." ' shopmen " of " the Southern Railway at Salisbury were on guard n round the home of the ' Reverend Thomas P. Jintison, who received threat ening letters following an alleged ' as tault upon him by a postal employe. The minister:; had been a champion of the shopmen's strike arid strikers went to, his defense, maintaining guards in tight . hour shifts at the preacher's home. "- '" ; v .-. - . , PENN. MINERS OFFERED HIGHEST WAGES PAID PITTSBURGH. Pa.. Aug. 23. Forty thousand bituminous miners in Westmoreland and Fayette counties to- creased wages equal to the highest the day had before them an offer of in mining industry has ever paid. lu these two eounties, generally known as the non union field before the call of the miers' strike, many of tho men are now organized and the eyes of the na tion today awaitd developments from the heart of the bituminous region. Union leaders representing 75 loeals (ontrolling more than 10,000 miners voted almost unanimously in Fayette county, to pass up the average increase of nearly $2. SO a day until recognition of the union was accorded by the inde pendent companies making the' offer. Aline operators today were prepared for a rush of returning miners and extra deputies were on hand to prevent dis rrdcr. ' France, and who was a guest at their national gathering in Kansas City last year. Tfce visit of General Lejeune will be of especial interest to the Lelionaires since the Marine Corps leader is a native of Louisiana and was one of the most populer commanding generals in th3 American Expeditionary Forces. The presence of Mr. Gompers at the conven tion is expected to develop eloser rela tions between the Legion and organized labor. , Judge Landis is the father of a former service man and has spoken at Legion gatherings in all parts of tlw country. . , ' In preparation for the visit of the thousands of former service men, the convention committee has prepared an elaborate program of entertainment. Con vention sessions will be held only in tho mornings, enabling delegates and visitors to participate, in tht festivities the re mainder of the day. The first American Legion national Olympic meet will be helld at the con vention. Legion athletes from every state will compete for national championships in track and field (vents, aquatic pports, (Continued on page 3.) 1 Toy Casualties Are Bringing Unique Protest ""WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. Amer ican toy exporters must send .enough doll's noses and cats' tails with their shipments or suffer deductions for the missing members, according to an original letter of complaint from an -' importer of Lucknow, In dia, made public today by the Com merce Department. "Honored Lits and Clients," the letter said, "Hoping all' well, we apologize for undue procrastina tion in furnishing necessary reply to your last esteemed of bygone date. Peraduventure we are at fault be ours the blame and burden also con trition Honored Lita. ' The elephants is gone off ' in itanter and ditto the tigers. The leopards is too much deficient in spots for our climate so pray be watchful and we will watch over you. The sample wax dolls is all running away owing to equatorial heat of Indian summer. . So pray stay your hands. Eight china dolls la to hand with six broken noses per doll and nine cats is come with only seven tails. For which our valued will make some necessary de ductions on fundamental basis of one nose per biped and one tail per animal. -Admonishments of your honors packing department is our good advice to you that the same may not come to pass again." KIWANIS CLUB SNOWS THE PARK PROPOSITION UNDER BY VOTE OF 55-6 McArver and Hanna Property Deemed Unfit For Park . For Gastonia. , LAWYERS IN CHARGE Lengthy Session Featured By Interesting Talks From ;,, . Lawyers. . . .. By a vote of 55 to 6, the Kiwanis Club at its meeting Tuesday evening killed tho proposition to buy 33 acres of the McArver and Hanna properties on Chester street and the York road for tlio purpose" of establishing a park. Whether or not the decisive vote against tho measure was occasioned by the un favorable rcHrts made us to the un sanitary condition of the stream which runs through the prouerty, or by the $15,000 necessary o buy tlio land, is problematical. Buince it to say, tins particular proposition was killed us dead as Hector at lust night's meeting. It was something of a disappointment to President D. M. Jones, who had set his heart on building a park for Gas tonia.- The tract of land in quest ion fronted 700 feet or more on Chester street and York road on tlio town side of the branch, and a considerable dis tance on the , road beyond the creek. It also extended up Jackson road for some distance. As far as general loca tion and topography were concerned it was admirable for a park, having room for a Baseball diamond, Like, shaded areas, etc., etc. However, Boinoph'8i ciaus present said - the - drainage was from some negro honses back of the Lorpy, and that the branch frequently overflowed. Consequently, after sonic arguing pro and con, after a two-hour session, the Vote was called and found to register 55 to 6 against the park. Suggestions for another proposition to sponsor brought out the scholarship idea for high school graduates. This was Secretary George Gray's idea. Danieron Williams'put up a club room proposi tion. These' sutrestions are to lie taken -up later. Tuesday -evening's meeting was iu charge of the lawyers. "Addle" Man gum presided, -anddid well, considering the fact . that he knew as few first names of his fellow Kiwaniang as lie did. The lawyers had prepared-a spe cial edition of "Siwanik," the club's publication. It was the chief .feature of interest. One of the paragraphs, describing a Kiwanis camp, read : "For the entertainment-of the inner man it seems that we will "lie strongest on meats, as we have A(Y)OOCK and ham in numerous and choice varieties such as delicious CUNNINGHAM, DUR HAM and that other rare kind called HAM-NEB, but we have our GARD NERS to produce choice vegetables and see that nothing WITHERS from the hot (W)RAYH of the sun. "The flour of the WEBSTER variety for, our daily bread will be provided by our excellent MILLER, and our milk will be secured from the fine bovine herd fed on our natives HAY(E)S. All eggs used will be McLEAN". " "There will be something new for pleasure riding and transportation by tto, not the (in)famous "Tin Lizzie" but the popular (with : the . ladies) STAN-FORD. Our Beau Brummels will be cared for by our TAYLOR and those literarily inclined may find pleasure in SPENCER'S es-ays." Preliminary to the voting on the park idea, four of the club 'a lawyer members contributed to the evening's program. Gregg Cherry leading off with a few short, well chosen and appropriate remarks on 'Civil Law." Timberlake discussed "Real Estate." A. C. Jones was billed to discuss "Contracts," but he sensed the crtwl's tagging iuter- (Continued cn page8.) . ' Fascisti Leadej & - Vw Bonlto Mussolini, leader of th , fascisti. has ordered tho demobil ization of that organization, claim . In? that it has won its baXtle nsain.st crinn-iiinists and other ex- trc;.-,.st3 tr; t'.. civil ar thtt ho3 T-bn iftaiiiK la cvreit i?T-tnr.es 6t Barrett Charged With Being Drunk SALISBURY, N. C, Aug. 23. A warrant, charging J. F. Barrett, editor of the Charlotte Labor Herald, with drunk and disorderly conduct, was issued this morning by Prose cuting Attorney B. D. McCubbins. Mr. Barrett, it was said at a local hotel, has just left town, presumably for Charlotte. The warrant will be rent to the chief officials. Seventy five workers went into shops this morning. APPLE SHOW MAY BE - , FEATURE GASTON FAIR' Display, If Put On, Will Be Under Auspices Of North Carolina Horticultural So ciety H. P. Corwilh Is President. , : An apple show illustrating the ops silile development of this industry in North Carolina and in this section in particular may be an instructive exhibit at theHlig Gaston County Fair in 'Oc tober. If put on this will not conflict in any way with the apple classes and competition for- local growers. The display, if put on, will bo under the auspices of the North Carolina Hor ticultural Society. II. P. Corwith, of Saluda, ono of tho largest apple grow ers of the mountain section, and presi dent of the society, has taken an inter est In the matter and will place it before a meeting of applo - growers at Saluda Friday. The proposed display would consist of several barrels and boxes of the finest apples grown in the mountain sections and equal in quality to any produced anywhere in America. The fair management is making every effort to secure all displays that will encourage diversification and thus prove educational to the thousands of farmers attending tho big fair from many coun ties of the Piedmont Cnrulinas. ALL IS QUIET AT SPENCER TODAY SALISBURY, N. C, Aug 23. . Quiet reigned here and at Spencer today, a condition which has prevail ed since the return to work yester day of trainmen, switchmen and clerks following .he removal of troopc from the Southern Railway shops. Volunteer guards from the ranks of the striking shopmen last night kept watch about the home of Rev. Tom P. Jimison, but went off duty this morning. It was understood they would guard the minister's home again to night. A squad of soldiers with two machine guns at the postoffice and another contingent at the home of John Sloop, the postal clerk who At- tacked Rev. Jimison Monday, are the only guardsmen new on duty. ColDon. E. Scott, commanding of--' fleer, is still maintaining headquar ters in the postoffice. No date or the trial of Sloop, wbo rs out under $50 bond, has been set, it was stated by local authori ties.. The postal clerk continues to work under guard. Using automatic machinery, . English meteorologists are obtaining hourly re cordc of "the -rcltaive fogginess of Lon don's atmosphere. COTTON MARKET Receipts 12 bales 22 cents Price .. CLOSING BIDS ON THE" NEW YORK MARKET - NEW YORK. Aug. 23. Cotton futu res closed very steady ; Spots steady, 10 j points up. " "ISa'i October 22.6-1; December 22.6,1; Jann-j ary .22.43: March 22.47: May 2 Spots 22.90. , Vote Of Big Will Five Declare Copy Of Magna Char ta To President Harding ST. PAUL. Minn., Aug. 22. (By The Associated Press.) President Harding is to receive a beautifully framed copy of Magna Charta from the Magna Charta Day association, it was announced ' today by J. W. Hamilton of St. Paul, founder and secretary of the association. ' The copy, which will be 22 by 30 inches, will show the seals of the barons who partipipated in the sign ing of the document, and it will be in colors. A small brass plate, outlining the presentation to the president as the honorary president of the Magna Charta Day association, it attached to the frame. . A copy of the Magna Charta also will bo presented to Governor , E. Lee Trinkle of Virginia, in recognition of his act as the first governor to issue a proclamation calling for ob servance of Magna Charta day ' COW GIVES ENOUGH MILK TO FEED 30 CHILDREN A DAY Department Of Agriculture - Has Super-Cow On Experi ment .Farm In Maryland 22,000 Pounds a Year. , WASHINGTON, Aug. 2U. (By The Associated Press.) Breeding a dairy cow that will give enough milk to feed :i0 children a day, more. than six times tho capacity of the ordinary cow, is one of the feats of the industry which has been accomplished by the U. H. Depart ment of ' Agriculture, and which can be done by proper feeding and selective breeding. Ou iu experimental farm near Heltsvillc, Md., the department has u herd of six cows, tho result of breeding work, that havo produced au average of more than 2-.UU0 pounds of milk in IKi.l days. This little herd yields enough milk to provide a quart a day to 170 children. An ordinary row .or scrub produces only enough milk to feed 5 children a iuart a day, while a good cow yields enough to give i!0 children a quart a day. The super cow, as the depart men call her, and there arc more and more of them iu this class every year, gives enough milk so that a small herd might easily supply this quantity to all the small children in a small town. The improvement of dairy cows means more than im-rca'acd profits to the dairyman, the department declares. It means cheaper and more mlik, the best bone ami muscle maker for children, tiood breeding and good feeding have made the .difterenee. What this means is brought out-forcibly, in a poster pre pared by thel department which is avail able to all those interested in the sub ject: In the same connection, the depart ment shows that, culling the poultry flock to get rid of all birds except the vigir ous, prolific layers, results in noticeable improvement in the progeny, as well as in an increase of egj;s. Recent experiments with tho ..poultry at the Belt sville farm showed that the late moulters selected from a flock of 100 Rhode. Island Keds in the gall of 1920 laid seven moro eggs per bird during their second year' than the origi nal flock of pullets. They were used as breeders the following spring and tho first red pullets to commence laying in the fall of li2l were found to be the offspring of these late moulting hens. Their pullets in a period of seven months have already averaged two dozen eggs per bird moro than the original fWk. It is not alone in number of rggs that the late moulters' progeny excel, the de partment continues, but also in the value of the .product, as the distribution was more even, a much larger proportion of the eggs being laid during the winter months. In the last seven months the daughters of the latc-moulters not only . . ... i averaged two dozen egg ier pint more than the Original fbx-k, but the value of their product was, figuring at the same prices, atK)Ut?l.U4 per turd more dur ing the same period. It is expected that this margin will increase. DUBLIN, Aug. 2.!. (By the Asso ciated Pres.) The provisional govern ment publicity - department announced this afternoon that the body of Michael Collins, head of the provisional govern ment, who was shot from ambush last night at Bandon, county Cork, would arrive in iMildin tonight. THE 17 E At HER L Generally fair tonight and Thursday; j no change in temperature. To Accept Brotherhoods Or Fight To A Finish" BONUS BILL IS BEFORE THE SENATE BUT ITS FATE HANGS' IN BALANCE Passage of Bill Is Certain Eventually But How Soon No One Knows. HARDING MAY OPPOSE? Interest From British Debt Would Take Care Of Pay. ments First Year. WAfcSIIINGTdX, Aug. 23. The long deferred soldier' bonue legislation was on the Senate calender today for a second time, but its immediate future as well as its ultimate fate was in doubt. While pussage of the bill by the Sen ate eventually was regarded as a cer tainty, there was no assurance of action in the immediate future. Negotiations for a n agreement fixing a definite date for a vote with an intervening recess of tho Senate were continued, but without success. Some progress had been made, however, opponents of any recess agree ing to'tt short vacation provided the bill were taken up later with an agreement thai it should not be supplanted. Aside from the uncertainty as to the time for action in the .Senate, friends and foes of tho bill alike were in tho dark regarding President Harding's at titude. The last official word from the Executive expressed just before tha House acted last March was that Con gress either find the means of financing the legislation or postpone its enactment. Tho bill does not carry this means and some of those very close to the President said ho was still disposed to veto it. tiome proponents of tho legislation were optimistic, however, contending that since the bill would entail no heavy draft on the treasury until after the refunding of tho short-time public debt hud been completed, the busis of the President ' objection to a tax less bill had been re moved. They ajgued that the interest from the British debt would take care of the payments for tho first three years, at least, and looked for the President to approve such uso of this fund. 1 Another move was reported on foot to get a more definite expression from the executive but there was doubt whe ther it would succeed as Mr. Harding was said not to be disposed to discuss tho measure further with the Sonata lenders. Opponents of the legislation claimed strength of 33 votes, not sufficient to pre vent its pussage, but more than enough to sustain an executive veto. DECLARES" PASSING OF BONUS LEGISLATION IS DEMANDED BY EVERY ONE WASHINGTON. Aug. 23. Enactment of the soldier's bonus legislation at this session of Congress is demanded by every precept of financial justice and every principle of political honor. Chairman McCumber of the finance Committee, declared today in opening Senate debate on the amended House bill, with its bank loan certificate provision in lieu of the orginal proposal for a cash bonus. Asserting that the term "bonus'' was misnomer. Senator McCumber said the purpose was to equalize in a measure the pay of the men ealled to the colors with that received by those who stayed 'at home and profited by what he characteri ze.! as a "wild." drunken orgy of ex travagance" that accompanied the war. The finance committee chairman told the Senate the time had come for Con cress to show that it was 4 4 not attempt ing to play polotics with the American soldier:" that ft was acting in "good; faith" when it passes the first Donus i.iit naf nfnrn tlm elections in 1920. "The President, in his campaign of 1920, declared in favor of same kind or i soldier's compensation bill," he continu ed. "Republicans both in the campaign and on the floor of the Senate have re-1 iterated their determination to make t?ood these promises. They were made , in trooil faith and that good faith will be manifested by tne vote on ims mea sure." . . ' , . Referring to the position taken by President Harding aad Secretary Mellon List 5-ear, when the Executive asked the . . . V Vn.ll. Va. senate to aeier acnun n m jcause of the then financial condition of the Treasury, Senator McCumber reques- ted that they now view the legislation "in the llgni 01 prcoeufc u.ij tvuui,....,. "These changed conditions certainly must appeal to the judgment for a re vision of the views of a year ago," he said, adding that the government could "meet every dollar this bill will call for without an additional tax levy and without in the slightest degree of af fecting the refunding of any unpaid short-time obligations." Senator McCumber argued that the nuds necessary for the financing of the bonus legislation could bci obtained from the refunded foreign debt and that if the refunding were not completed when it becomes effective the interest from the British debt, whieh, he said, the British government had already planned to pay, would be sufficient. Proposals WFQTFDM PHICrQ milC MLUILllll UUILIU UUl.JL TO RAIL CONFERENCE FULL OF OPTIMISM They Frankly Admit They Want the Strike Settled and That Right Soon. EASTERN ROADS OPPOSE Say They Are Not Willing To Accede To .Demands Of Striking Men. $ NEW YORK, Aug. 23. (By the Associated Press. ) Railway executives, convened today at the Yale Club to consider proposals for settlement bt the shopmen's strike, submitted . last week by the running trades, acting as mediators, adjourned at 12:50 o'clock until 2:30 after a discussion lasting moro than two hours. Although no . official nfflfprnnnf n'ua forthcoming, it was reported that eer tain counter proposals had been under discussion. This was taken to indicate that, should tho executives not accept the suggestions made by the brother hood chiefs, the nnnf in ruin ita atill would be left open. "The situation looks mighty serious," Howard Elliott, of the Northern Pacific, said to a colleaguo on leaving the meet ing... ; ,, . ',. . ,.U - --: ',' -' . NEW YORK, Aug. 23By The As sociated Press) Efforts of the Big Five Brotherhoods acting as mediators in tha shop crafts strike, to succeed where others failed will be put to the test today when heads of 148 roads, meeting at the Yalo club, will vote whether to accept the brotherhoods' proposals, or decline theirJ good offices in favor of a "fight to tho finish." Heads of the Western lines entered the conference full of optimism as they entered each of the two previous con ferences with President Harding, thnjuga his peace proposals, adopting the role ot mediator. , Erankly and unreservedly these west ern chiefs wanted the strike settled, and express a willingness to make any prae tical concession. which will relieve their roads of a growing shortage of usable, rolling stock, with a bumper crop nearly mi in, aim cum mining already Do ing resumed ou a large scale. "As we have already indicated," said' the President of a large road which' serves the uprer Mississippi valley states terminating ut Chicago, "we believe w vvuiu Vao iu k vvery . Hinxer wiinoue having to release one of the new men now Jn our shops." "The seniorlfy question. Well we are not in a position to dictate. We need our men, and are willing to take them back with their old rights, if it can be arranged to the satisfaction of these no in our employ." Opposing tho attitude, and with forces more compactly mustered, were the heads of the powerful eastern roads, led by L. F. Loree, of the Delaware and Hudson W. W. Atterbury, of the Pennsylvania, A. H. Smith, of the New York Central, Frederick Underwood of the Erie and K. J. Pearson, of the New Haven. Their roads are in excellent condition; their shops are well manned, they are near to M.A I.. .Aai i . a. ' , . 1 luuur maneis; ana, iney maintain they are ready to back their pledges to "stand by the loyal men who refused to strike and the new men whom , we hired on promise to put them ahead of strikers on the seniority roles." The only eastern president about whom this group expresses any uneasiness was Daniel Willard, who it was said might join me "peace at any price" uelega- tion from the west. Several developments of late yesterday injected a spirit of uncertainty into th ranks of the executives and brought pre- mictions in some sources that a re-align ment would set in as soon as these new factors were recognized at the conference. The granting of a 20 per cent increase" to about 300,000 steel corporation em ployes was generally looked upon as is sinister omen for the "die-hard" element It came 24 hours before this session, it was declared, as the ultimate argument of the powerful banking interests who in vest iu both steel and railroads, and wbn for weeks are known to buve argued rail executives to capitulate. Another factor, the significance ot whk hi there was much speeulation, was the expected arrival from Europe today, on the same ehip, of three eastern rail presidents, who, it was believed had plan ned to remain abroad all summer. In the meantime, sixteen heads of rail labor organizations both the Big i'ivn Brotherhoods, and the shop Crafts, wrer gathering at their New York headquar ters to await the outcome of the execu tives' deliberations. It was even pre dicted that tho ISrotherhonil men won! I be cal'ed bce the conferenre t. ula' in detail" the basis opm whirh tin ,, ; . mediators, will volunteer to aid ing the stnxe. , ,