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WILSON'S ACTION DIMS FEARl
OF RAILWAY STRIKE
Washington, Aug. 14. The first
step In the effort of Pres. Wilson to
prevent the threatened tie-up of the
country's railroads by strike, ended
at noon tod'ay when representatives
a for the employes left the White
House smiling broadly. They had
been in conference with the presi
dent an hour and a half. The em
ployes were to .see the president
again this afternoon following his
talk with the representatives of the
railway managers, which was sched
uled for 3 p. m.
An apparently well authenticated
report that preceded the conclusion
of the morning conference was to
the effect that the employes would
agree to arbitartion of the case, pro
vided the railroads agreed to with
draw their counter proposals,1 and
that the railroad managers had so
agreed. Following the conference,
none of the employes' representa
tives would confirm this report.
"The negotiations are entirely in
the president's hands," said A. G.
Garretson, spokesman for the em
ployes. He refused to discuss the
situation beyond that
Warren S. Stone, representative
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, said: "I am optimistic."
W. P. Lee, of the order of railway
trainmen added: "It looks very
good."
New York, Aug. 14. How will the
5,000,000 people living in Greater
New York be fed in event of a rail
road strike?
The mayor's office is planning to
commandeer all food and to take
ft charge of sources of food- supply. As
New York produces practically no
foodstuffs, a strike which would cut
off the city from its food supply
would result in appalling conditions
in a short time, authorities say.
Meat packers say New York would
eat up the meat it has on hand in
eight days. Probably the worst
problem would, be getting JJewj
York's daily milk supply of 2,250,000
quarts in to town.
A general railway strike will throw
more than half a million Chicago
people out pf work, a conservative
estimate.
In addition to 100,000 Chicago
railway workers who-would walk out
if a strike is ordered, a half million
other workers would be at once di
rectly affected. If the strike contin
ued, mills and factories would soon
have to shut down for lack of ma
terial With a general railroad strike
called, Chicago would face a prob-r
lem in getting food, fuel and ice. If
the passenger and express train serv
ice do not become involved, and it
seems they will not, express ship
ments can afford some relief, but not
sufficient to provide food for any
great length of time.
A comparatively large stock of live
cattle and butchered meat is always
here, because of the stock yards, and
unless- the seamen strike, ice, late
fruits and vegetables- can be shipped
in by boat from Western Michigan.
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HOME HIS JAIL, WIFE JAILER,
FOR SLAYER
Wentworth, N. C, Aug. 14. Home
will be his jail and his wife will be
the jailer for J. W. Slaughter, former
chief of police of Draper, who was
sentenced to two years in prison for
killing Thomas Weaver. He pleaded
self-defense.
Jury decreed that Slaughter should
pay his victim's widow $400 and au
thorized the county commissioners to
hire the prisoner out for labor. Mrs.
Slaughter announced that she would
outbid all other persons.
Kansas City, Mo. Nearly two
.inches of rain fell here early today,
ending heat wave and drought of
six weeks' duration.
Paris, France. Dennis Dowd,
American aviator with French army,
killed & M 7j& &1 machine,
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