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.- AMTaUR BRISAN.
(Oaws . 1ow)
eher day yee read a
~m~eGoeerasmt haddedd
g e . 6lii.
dye' r o sthe -
L inesd fares and
r ates are hand to the
owners.
That is aet all. The railroad
'Werer gt his pey, and it is
hibeuheess e gt ah es it. If
ded eats mere, children are il,
rests inease, thatss ii. besass.
h.Gernmaumt mest aet be
abe out se details. "Her's
7yor , make it din; sage one
take your Job if you leave
it.".
No each cruel words 'fur the
railroad owner. He must buy esal,
rail., ties, cars, etc., as the work
man must buy mat, bread, shoes.
But Government does not day to
the owners of railrads, "It is
your buasiness to make your reads
pay. I have fixed your rates,
now g ahead and run four roads
or tiGovernsnent will take them
ees,
Nothing of that kind. The Gov
ernmnent, most paternal where
dividends, not human beings, are
concerned, will see the railroad
owners through their troubles of
all kinds, all the way through,
right out to the other side, where
lie the pleasant ields of sure proft
over and above everything. The
Govermeut guarantees the rail
roads that'they shall earn at least
6 per cent, and whatever it is
aecesary for the public to pay.
the public will have to pay until
the railroads have enough to pay
for everything and have 6 per cent
profit besides.
Government does not say to the
railroa workmen: "You shall have
enough to pay all your Hying costs
-bread, meat, rent, etc.-and over
and above that you shall have
clear and free nice savings to lay
aside every year. I'll make the
public pay enough to guarantee
you that much at least."
Nothing of that sort for the
workman. It is one dish for him,
quite another for the gentleman
who never did a day's work on
railroads and knows of :ailroading
only that it ought to pay him good
dividends.
These differenoes should not sur
prise you and should by no means
surprise the workmen. Dividends,
and all else that the heart d
go to intelligenee that
stands its besiness. -'*e 'ailroad
owners are intelligent. and under
stand their busines all rapt the
business of runtint ret lf - E
flciently and economically. Their
real business, as you know, is
working the Government and the
public.
The railroads taught the Gov
ernment and the people a lesson
recently, whep trains stopped run
ning, cars were lacking, coal was
not delivered, factories were shut
down. The lesson was: Give us
what we want, or you get no rail
read service.
The workers and the public have
not the vaguest idea how to teach
lessons to Government. They
grumble, but grumbling produces
no result.
The Democratic Administration
has certainly given the railroads
their hearts' desire, and a little
more. And the beautiful part of
it. from the railroad owners' view
point, is this:
The only thing the people can do
now, by way of rebuke, is .to turn
out the Democrats anid put in the
Republicans, in which case, dear
ly beloved, the Republicans would
look carefully around, anxious to
give the railroads just a little mnore.
The railroads own two big parties,
the people don't own either; medi
tate on that.
Six hundred millions for work
ers, then fifteen htndred millions,
as a starter, for ,railroads. Then
a guarantee that the roads, no
mnatter how inefficiently, stupidly
or dishonestly managed, no matter
what stealing was done in building
up charges against them, shsli
have whatever it takes to run them,
with a guarantee of at least 6 per
cent profit.
And the public pays the entire
bill!
A wise man said, "'0ach People
hs's as good a government as it
deservee.'' He was right.
INVENTS NEW SALT TO
MAKE WOUNDS HEAL
"Chlor-Sal," Credited to Graduate
Nurse, Used Seesefully at
Bellevue-Ald to Burgery
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-The discov
ary of. .new solution for the treat
went of woundi which refuse to heal
and frequently necessitate amputation
of limbs. was announced yesterday by
physicians of llev~uP Hospitai, It
is known to the surgical world as
chlor-sal, and is the Invention oft F.
A. Mardon, a graduate nurse. who,
spent practically all his twenty-flye.
years of i'rofessional experience in
exprim@eating on this new aid to
surgery.
According to the physilans. chlor
sal has been used with excellent re
suItS In two cases. In one the pa
tent, Richard 2aullt. of 1 Prospect
place, was suffering from a compound
fracture of the knee which failed to,
bral. Treatment with the new salt
made amptitat ion unnecessary. The
second success was obtained in the
treatment of a wound suffered by
John Featheraton. a personal friend
of Dr. John Blrannan. president or
lellevuesA board of trustees. iloth pa
tiente have since treatmeat besn die
argmed as eured, C
YANK AIR SQUADRON WITH POLISH ARMY IS CRIPPLED BY REDS
NUMBER 11,600. l m.. WASHINGTON, MONDAY ENING, AUGUST 2, 1920. THREE CENTS
BRO
PolesHa
ES ROUTED;
LOSSESHEAVY
Much Booty Recaptured in
Gallcia-Allies Plan Tighter
Blockade of Russia.
UNPREPARED TO WAGE WAR
Must Depend Upon Economic
Weapons in Event Armistice
Negotiations Falk
WABSAW, Aug. t.-The Poles
have begu a ameator ofessive I.
northeater Gailela and are com
daetug suecessful egagements in
the sectore of Brody mad Toperoo,
the war oclee anneameed today.
The eumualiqme said that heavy
losses had e infli emd on the
Baseless ad mse b elty recap
tarep
By EARLE V. BEEVES.
Iaternational News serviee.
LONDON, Aug. 2.-The allies have
decided to clamp down a more dras
tic blockade upon Soviet Russia if the
armistice. negotiations fail. it was
learned from an authoritative source
this afternoon. Preparations to this
end are already proceeding.
pflei aaiel ala uWIke no segy of
the fact that neither Great Britain
nor France 1s prepared to go to war
against Russia. fny measures thit
are taken must be of an eeonomle na
ture.
LACK OFFICIAL NEWI.
The foreign ofice and the war of
fice re still without official ners as
to the armistice negotiations which
were to have been opened by the
Poles and Russians 'at Baranovitehi
on Saturday.
Unofficial dispatches, however, re
ported that the Rumbiins would not
disliver their teras until Wednes
day.
The Russians are still advancing
Into Poland in the direction of War
saw. Eight thousand Red cavalry
men. engaged In outflanking move
ments, have reaehed a point halt-way
between Grodno and Warsaw, or less
than seventy-tive miles from the Po
lish capital.
M. Krassin and M. Kamineff, of the
Bolchevik trade commission, have
been notified that it is impossible to
reopen the negotiations for a resump
tion of commercial relations between
Great Britain and noviet Russia until
official news is received from Poland
that a truce has been signed. The
Soviet government at Moscow has not
yet replied to the British note, sent
during the Boulogne conference, pro
posing a general peace conefrence
in London.
Polio ANORGANIEK ARtMY.
The Poles are working feverishly
to reorganise their army for the de
fense of Warsaw. Several generals
have been displaced and it is under
stood that a new high command is
being formep.
Official advices say the Reds att.
appointing soviete committees
throughout Lithuania, where. a Aeg
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HUSBANDS 0N DEMAND
AS "HARD T1Mw LOOM
Japanese Women Beelege -Matui
monial Agencies for Lifetime
"Meal Ticket."
TOKYO, Aug. 2.--Japanese find close
connection between money and mar
riage by 'reading the lessons of the
financial depre~sion in Japan.
The passing of easy money making
caused a rush to the Japanese matri
monial agenloies, and women led in
the rush. IS prosperous times the
agency Customers are men looking
for wives, but now. say matrirnonli
managers, the old order is reversed.
In view of the approaching "haud
times" women are apparently seeking
safety in the proteution of husbands.
One result of the feminine advances
is a mtarked increase ini marriages.
25,000 OUlT TO INSPECT
LIMIT IN BAtHIING SITS1
NEW YORK. Aug. 2--Announce
ment hy the Long Beach police that
the "sky would be the limit for womn
en's bathing suits" took 9early 25,000
men, virtually all sightseers, to the
resort Sunday.
MANY FLOCK TO CANADA.
OTTAWA, Aug. 2.-ImmIgrants are
coming into Canada at the rate of 18.
(000 monthly, according to govern
ment statistics. Twice as many im
migrants are coming from the Brit
Asle nam a feom the Umaate4 maes.
NLO
it Retreat
vw
YANKEE FOR
THEFr'
The execution of Jose B.
Peres, an American of San An
tonio, Tex., by Villa has been
reported to the American con
sul at Chihuahua, the State
Department was advised today.
Te wife of Pers has claimed
he was of American citizenship.
Peres is reported to have been
accused by Villa of robbing the
bandit leader.
YANK FLIERS
DRIVENDOWN
Reds Prove Too Strong for
Volunteer Unit Helping
Defend Warsaw.
By FLOYD MACORIPP.
lateraatiemal Newe servie.
LONDON. Aug. 2.-The entire Kos
ciusko escadrille, made up of Ameri
can aviators fghting with the PelUsh
army. has been 'eaacitated in try
ing to stem the Russian drive on
Warsaw, it was announced today by
Capt. George Kelly. of Richmond.
Va., a member, who is now in Lon
don on a courier mission for the Pol
ish government.
"While none of the members has
been killed since Edmund Graves, of
Cambridge, Mass., was shot to death,
practically all the members have
been wounded or otherwise injured,"
said Captain Kelly. "It has been
necessary to put the escadrille on
the non-oombataqt list. We have
been carrying out long bombing raids
and reconnaissances for photographic
work. Patrol duty was continuous,
and at times offensive raids took our
men as far as ninety miles behind
the red front, where we bombed
troop concentrations, munitions de
pots, and railways.
"Warsaw fears it will be attacked
from the air, and there is good
ground for this anxiety, considering
the advanoe of the red army in
that direotion. But the Bolshevik)
have no night bombing machines.
If they use daylight machines. which
are light in structure, they cannot
oarry big bombs. The city is well
defended with high-angle batteries.
"Among the latest casualties was
'Tommy' Noble, of Boston, who was
shot through the elbow while pa
trolling. He lost his arm. Noble I. a
good air fighter. He was twice dec
orated. and was mentioned in dis
patehes.
"Most of the menhers of the squad
are in hospitals in Warsaw and Lem
berg. We have alt been decorated
once, and some of the men have been
decorated more than that. There are
plenty of medals, but we have been
short of food.
"So far as I know, the only member
of the squad who is sill about, alive
e d kicking and in condition to fight,
s Lieutenant Woodhouse, of Colorado.
He will have a chance to meet the
Reds at Warsaw. according to pres
ent indications.
"Not a single member of the squad
ron has been captured. Capt. Merri
mtan cooper, of Indianapolis. Ind., had
a very narrow escape. His engine
went dead ist mid-alr and he landed
behind the Bolshevik lipes to make
repairs. Russian troops spotted him
and were only 100 yards off, racing
to capture him alive, when he again
took the air and escaped."~
The Ko5EiUsko escadrille is headed
by Major Cedria Fontierey, of Chi
eago.
FEAR DOGS OF CAPITAL
MAY START CANINE WAR
CAPITOL HECIGHTS, Md., Aug. 2.
Capitol Heights has a dog problem,
which It. Winship Wheatley, promi
font Washington and Maryland law
yer. who is corporation counsel, is
trying to solve. Here is the situa
tion: Dogs of Capitol Heights have
proved somewhat annoying, and in
some cases children have been bit
ten, it is said. Undern the present
circumstances if dogs of the Heights
are mussled their canine brothers
fro macross the District line not mus
sled will, it is feared, take advantage
of their condition and come across
the line and clean 'em up. There is
said to be considerable fbeling be
tween the Maryland and the District
dogs, any*ay. The town council of
Capitol Heights has requested Wheat
Iey to draw an ordinance that will
solve the problem. Wheatley admits
it is one of the toughest oases an his
lea ear..r.
SPul
'and La
BRITAIN MAY
ADMIT MANNIX
Cabinet Meets Today to Decide
Whether Archbishop Can
Land in England.
WON'T SEE QUEENSTOWN
Fear Turning Him Back May
incite Further Disturbances
in Ireland.
LONDON, Aug. 2.-Whether Arch
bishop Mannix, of Australia, will be
permitted to land on English soil
will be determined at the Cabinet
meeting today.
Lloyd George stands firm on his
threat that the prelate's remarks on
the Irish situation uttered in Ameri
can addresses, have made him un
welcome in England and that he will
be turned back upon his arrival at
Liverpool.
OME WANT Sir TO LAND.
Moderate opipion supports the the
cry that such a course will react to
the benefit of Sion Vein agitators, and
that it will be soild upon as pr
Sett for Metitit ''flesh distWriba cea.
The London Times believes that to
give the Australian cleric a "close-up"
Of actual conditions in the land of
Erin can only serve to convince that
his remarks which have given offense
were founded on misinformation con
tained in propaganda. With posses
sion of the truth, it is stated, he
might concede that there are two
sldes to the problem.
Supporing the premier in his firm
stand against the admission of the
Archbishop the Sunday Observer de
clares "His Bolshevism is none the
more respectable for being mitred."
CHANGE IN LANDINu$.
Meanwhile the Cunard line has
suspended landings at Queenstow'
and the Baltic, which is bearing Man.
nix, will dock -at Liverpool. In some
quarters the change Is regarded as
significant and there is a belief that
the abandoment of the Irish port is
due to the 'fact that the com
plications involving raising the
bars against the prelate - are more
capable of solution in England, hence
the change, which has riled merchants
an.d hotel keepers at the Irish seaport.
Although both the Cunard steam
ship Caronia, with 1,200 passengers.
and the White Star liner Celtic, with
6O passengers, for that port aboard.
were booked to stop at Queenstown,
both passed it yesterday without
stopping and made for Liverpool.
Should Archbishop Mannix land at
Liverpool, the question arises here as
to how the government can prevent
his coming to Ireland. Until a few
months ago a permit was required
to land in Ireland, but this regula
tion was abolished. It is suggested
that it night be revived, as has been
the rule regarding government search
of passengers' baggage.
LArge numbers of Irish bishops and
priests from Australia are at present
visiting Ireland, and intimation has
been given that they will form a
bodyguird for Archbishop Mannix if
he is permitted to land.
The archbishop of Sydney, Aus'
tralia, who has been visiting Ire
land, today preached a sermon sym
pathising with the Slnn Felin.
BELrART. Aug. 2.-Ordering of
the Celtic and Caronia to proceed di
r'ect to Liverpool, it Is pointed out.
will inflict heavy financial loss on the
port, where the hotels laid in large
supplies for thousands of passengers
to land from the steamers.
SCION OF WEALTH FOUND
IN TUB WITH THROAT CUT
Knoxville Police Held Man, 24. 1.
Vice it. 3, 3eyle,
Death.
ICNOXVILLE, Tenn. Aug. 2.-Jesse
Bacon, 24, was held by the police
here today until they can clear up
the mystery surrounding the deathi
of .John Grigsby Morgan, 15. son of
a wealthy ice cream manufacturer.
The lad was found dead in the
bathroomn of his home last night.
His throat had been slashed with a
rasor. The body wasn discovered by
his father, J1. 5. Morgan, on return
ing from ani automobile ride.
Nfeighborm reported having seen the
boy on the lawn of.tlie Morgan home
twenty minutes before the father re
turned. They also reported that a
man had walked swiftly away frnt
the home shortly after the hoy enter
ed the house.
Police claim they found blood on
(NS P.
ach Couni
Cox Will H
Treasure;
Irish Are I
Democratic Nominee Hears
Ancestors Cached Valuables
on New Jersey Soil.
by J. DART CAMPBELL.
I. N. I. staf Correoeadent.
MARION, Aug. 2.-A Republican
sweep of the Middle West, with Demo
cratic strongholds bordering the
"solid South." like Missouri. Kentucky
and Tennessee turning Republican,
because of the "far reaching unpopu
larity of the Wilson Administration,"
was predicted today by Congressman
at-large William E. Mason, a former
Senator of Illinois, who went over
various aspects of the campaign with
Senator Warren G. Harding, Republi
can nominee for President as they
sat together on the Harding front
porch.
ILLINOIS ST 29S0.
Mason was fresh from a mass
meeting of "Friends of Irish Freedom,
at Cincinnati. and from a tour of Illi
nois. Iowa, and Ohio. lie declared
Illinois would "go all of 200,000 Re
publican."
"The victory of Harding and
Coolidge will be the oseet overwhelm
ing. since Grant's time." Mason said.
"I have partieipated in every came
paign since that which resulted in
Grant's election, and I hav* never
seen one get under way so *eIl for
the Republican party as this one has."
"If only because of Article X of the
league of nations covenant, to which
Governor Cox, the Democratic
nominee for President. stands com
mitted like his illustrious preceptor
at the White 'House, the friends of
Ireland in this country will vote the
Republican ticket," Mason continued.
"These Americans who want Ireland
freed will support Harding, because
they ktow Cox is committed to the
Wilson program of 'internationalism.'
and that Article X, which is the
'heart' of that program, and not the
'heart of the world, would bind Ireland
to England and bind the American peo
ple to help to bind the Irish people
from ever securing their freedom.
CONFIDENT OF OHIO.
"I observe Governor Cox refuses to
reply to the pointed questions put to
him by Senator Harding regarding
whatever pledges he made to Presi
dent Wilson respecting our foreign
policies. No wonder. Governor Cox
cannot answer these questions frank
ly and fully because he would ruin
himself politically if he attempted to
do so. He will doubtless continue to
evade and equivocate."
Mason said wherever he had gone
recently in middle Western States he
had learned of "shoals of Democrats'
preparing to support the Republican
ticket.
He described the s'tuation in. Ohio
as "most encouraging." He said Gov
ornor Cox had never "won a straight
away fight against the Republicans in
lils own State.'
100 TAKEN FROM
BURNINGHUDSON FERRY
Passengers Walk Plank to Rescue
Ships After Chauffeur Looks
for Gas Leak With Lantern.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2.-One hundred
passengers were transferred in mid
stream early todaX from the Erie
railroad ferryboat Jamestown, when
fire broke out dh that vessel during
a trip across the Hudson river. The
flames broke out on the lower deck.
and passengers, fleeing to the upper
deck, were transferred by means of
Planks to the L. & W. boat Ithaea,
whieh responded to distress signals.
The fire, it is said, started from an
explosion of gasoline when a chauf
feur used a lantern to inspect his
truck.
L C. C. TAKFS CONTROL
OF MACSAY COMPANY
Helding Organisation for Poetal
'Telegraph Will Hare Aeoeust.
Examined.
The Mackay Company, holding com
pany for the Postal Telegraph Com
pany, was today placed under the
jurisdiction of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, in a formal order
issued by the commission.
The Mackay Company ha. hereto
fore refused to acknowledge jurisdic
tion of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. oj to deliver its book. to the
commissio ~. The accounts of the com
pany from 1917 -to date will be ex
amined by the commission.
BROKE, FINDS $540.
NEW YOltK, Auig. 2.---John Heffer
nan. broke and out of work, found a
wallet containingr *54n. but turned it
in at the Coney lslatnd police station
because he said he feared bad luck
ir he kent it
er Attach
nt Buried
!Mason Says
or Harding
Illinois Congressman Alserts
SJnn Fein Supporters Are
Against Democrats.
Oy HARRY L. ROG33.
I.te..s.aal !ews Uore.ee.
DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 2.-Gov. James
H. Cox. Democratic Presidential nom
inee, is soon to begin a search for
buried treasure.
Under other circumstances the Gov
ernor said today, he would take a
pick and shovel and go hunting for
the hidden valuables in person, but
with the campaign coming on he ex
pects to be so busy. hunting votes
that hell have to delegate the task
to some on# else.
The treasure trove in question con
sist, of a large quantity of silver
plate and it is buried, the Governor
believes, somewhere near Freeboard,
N. J. It belonged originally to the
family of his great grandfather, Gen.
James Cox. first speaker of the Na
tional House of Representatives, and
it was hidden during the revolution
to prevent its falling into the hands
of the. British.
Governor Cox was told of the cache
today in a letter from an aged aunt
living in Illinois. He is deeply inter
ested, he says, and intends to do
everything possible . to recover the
heirlooms. The governor already has
a conaiderable JiestUon of reUoe.a.d
curios of sig g 0n the history
of his family.
STARTS TO*' AUGU'r 7.
At a conference today between Cov.
Cox and members of the local com
mittee, final details of the notification
ceremonies, e August 7 were worked
out. Following the conference, the
governor tackled the job of cleaning
up routine correspondence which has
accumulated while he was working
on his speech of acceptance. Two ad
ditional stenographers came over
from Columbus to assist him in the
work.
He hopes to have his head above
water by next Thursday. when Na
tional Chairman George White and
Senator I'at Harrison, of Mississippi
are expected to arrive in Dayton to
take up with the candidate detais of
the speaking tour scheduled to begin
shortly after notification. Under
present plans the governor will open
his campaign with a speech in Colum
bus on Augoast IT.
$1,000,000 THEFT FROM
ARMY CAMP DISCLOSED
Officials of High Rank Said to Be
Involved in Gigantic Plot at
Merritt.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2.-A wid'spread
plot, which resulted in the theft of
supplies valued at $1.000,000 from the
quartermaster stores at Camp Merritt,
N. J., was revealed today by the De
partment of Justice agents.
It is said army officials of high
rank are involved, but no arrests have
been made as yet. Three men, a quar
termaster captain, a form-r lieuten
ant, and a negro were to be question
ed today by the agents in an effort to
round up all persons connected with
the plot.
IRISH RAILROADS TO
TRANSPORT MUNITIONS
Troop Guards Supplied Trains-Dis
missal Asked of Men Who
Balk at Work.
LONDON. Aug. 2.-The government
issued orders today that Irish rail
ways must transport munitions under
protection of military guard, on
freight trains. The 'Irish railway ex
ecutives are asked to dismiss all em
ployes who refuue to handle army
supplies. *This is contrary to an or
der issuied last week and which has
now been withdrawn.
REAL BEER IS ON
TAP AGAININ
JIEltLIN, Aig. 2.-The German
people are cheered today by the
news of better and oheaper beer
in sight. (Germian breweries at
last are in a position to discon
tinue the manufacture of weak
leng war beer, which long has
been a sore and sad subject to
the 'thirsty Teuatonh.
Today full strength beer was
again on tap) and fillinu the glass
of TeuatOn happiness to overflow
intg. The cost of beer will go
down an average of 25 per er.
BITRI
On Russ
PRESIIENT WILSON
READY TO AC' IN
PAY DISPUTE
President Wilm. is intesaly-ta
tewresed i the VIVge dispute be
tween the City Empiyes' Aa=..a
ties ad the bimbltet Osmmblo.e
ers, and Is andestod to be intoler
ant et say tustis that will erip
ple the seat of gevernmest. It is
aiserted that he Is prepared to take
prompt 0et.s in the evert that the
per dam woekers vote to strike.
All phases of the eatraevrsy
have been brought to the attention
of tie White Morse, and Adamir
iairatiae eleilas are imenlied to
the belef that a strike ea be
averted Is these directly In sentrol
of the situation eserese reasonable
aad euitable meas. .The opinien
appears to be that the employes
have a just elaim and that it should
mat be maeessary to resort to a
strike to obtain their rights.
The attitude of the Administraties
Is that the peaits at Issue and the
possible results Involve mere than
a maee munieipal dispute, as the
National Capital Is vitally eemseras
ed In the possibility of the water
system and other Important utill
ties of the Distriet beaing erippled
by a strike,
Suggestlons that the War Depart.
meat may he asked to take a had
In the situatis and that troeps eay
be employed to the event of a eam
alete walkaut of the employee were
heard in official quarters today.
This Is an eventuaaity, however,
that Is not sew expeeted.
Joseph P. Tumulty. seecetary to
the President. doecined to make any
stateaest aside fre masserttag that
the Presida. to watehing develop
~Mrt t el & ,oadesals
who have attempted to rees
the diferesees have let
knews to the White Me
their opialo the attttu
District eenamismlaes
responsible for the three ed
strike. They held that the em
qsaslseers are met justided In the
positien they are maintaining.
RAILROADS ASK
STATE RAISES
Movement Launched to Secure
Same Increases As Granted
by U. S. Commission.
A movenment to secure railroad
rate increases from State authorities,
of the same percentage aj those grant
ed on Saturday by the Interstate Com
merce Commission, was launched here
today.
Walter A. Shaw, of the National As
sociation of Railroad and Public Util
ity Commissioners, announced that
tate commissioners who sat with the
Interstate Commerce Commission dur
ing its consideration of rate Increases
have announced their approval of the
Increases granted and have urged that
similar increases be granted by State
commissions to become effective on
Septembc 1. A letter to this effect,
signed by W. D. B. Ainy of Pennsyl
vania, Royal C. Dunn of Florida, and
John A. Gulher of Iowa. public utility
ormmisioners. was made publio by
Ihaw.
Rtailroad executives are expected to
file applications for rate increases in
Interstate rates with State commi.
sins during the present week. These
applications are now being prepared
and it is expected by the railway ex
ecutses that the Increases will be
granted. Should any State commis
sIon refuse to authorise them, how
ever, the carried. will proceed under
he transportation act and ask a heat
ing before the Interstate Commeroe
Commission to determine whether the
existing intrastate States rates are
discriminatory or prejudicial to inter
state commerce.
It was pointed out that three repre
sentatives of State commissions sat
with the Federal commission during
he public hearings on the applica
tion of the carriers. They will make
reports to the State commissions and
it is believed their opinions Will have
weight with the State bodies.
I Since the increases in passenger,
Pullman, excess baggage, and milk
rates were made general for the en
tire cotrty by therederal commission
the railroads will ask for correbond
ig increae in each State. The per
cntages of advances in intrastate
freight rates whieh the roads will re
quest, however, will enrresponid to the
percentage authorised in the territory
ig which the $tate is located. Thus
increases requiested in Eastern States
would be 40 per cent. in Netuthern
Stales, 35 per cent, in We~stern States,
a& per cent, and in Mountain-Paiie
aenm 35ar oant
LTION.
tan Front
PRDIEM MEN
WANT BEARING
President of City Employes'
Association Willing to Go
Half Way.
CONCILIATORS ASK PARLEY
Federal Agents Suggest De
mands Be Left to Disin
terested Body.
Commissioners' Statement.
The Commisuioners of the
District of Cqlumbia are
charged under the law with cer
tain duties and responsibilities
which they cannot delegate. To
agree in advance to abide by an
award of a board of orbitration
affecting the expenditure of
public funds, would be to at
tempt an improper and illegal
delegation of the era of the
Commlissioners. or that rea
son, assent on the part of the
Commissioners to any schese
for arMhtfet'on f ' -e Wege
N t- statent"
dOwn the suggestion
"t of Labor to subThit
the present wage controversy over
the pay of peridiem District em
ployes, to arbitration.
After a hurried conference, held
immediately upon receipt of a com
nmication from the Labor Depart
ment, the Commissioners issued a
statement declaring it "impossible"
to submit to any 'scheme" of arbi
tration.
Joseph Hurley, president of the
City Employes' Association, which
organization claims to represent
2,400 per diem employee of the Dis
trict, has said his men would sub
mit to arbitration.
STRIKE SBEEMS CERTAIN.
With one side agreeding to arbi
trate and the other side refusing,
chances of avoiding a strike when the
city employes meet tomorrow seem
slim.
Neither the C'ommissioners nor
Hurley have replied officially to the
communication from the Labor De.
pasrtment. Hurley told newspaper
men he would accept the proposition
and Commissioner Brownlow express
ed his attitude in the following state
ment:
"The Commissioners cannot submit
to arbitration. We are charged with
the duty of disposing of public funds
entrusted in our care. It is imposs
ible for us to delegate this authority
to anyone else."
CONIMIssIONERs FIRM.
There seems to be little doubt that
the Commissioners will flatly refuse
to secede from their position. Their
statement yesterday. in which they
assatled the Department of Labor
conciliators, also made It clear that
their minds were unchanged, despite
the ultimatum of the employes giving
them two more days to increase
wages.
There appeared no hope today of
avoiding a strike of District per diem
employee. The conciliator's have la
bored, to the point of "human possi
bility.' they declare,. andtheir labora
have been fruitless.
The men will meet at 5 o'clock to
morrow night at 1006 M strcet north
west. The two-day extension on
strike action will then be ended.
co?4CILIATORs REPLY.
.Answering charges of the District
Commissioners, that they made state
ments "unqualifiedly false" when ad
drering the city employea last Batur,
day, c'onciliators Rowland B. Mahany,
John Rt ('olpoyS and Walter D. Dat
lge, of the Department of Labor, to
day declared acts of the Commission
ers were in themselves proof that the
statements were true.
Their reply this morning follows:
"The proof of the Commissioners'
agreement that the wage scale of
the navy yard should be the stand
ard for the per diem employea et
the District' is shown by the fact
that two years ago, immediately en
the conclusion of negotiations to
this end, that wage seale was at
once put into operation by Commis
soners Btrownlow and Knight; that
on July I1, 1919, when th. navy
yard seals was reduaed~ by thte 0limI
nation of the 5120 bonus, the fem
missi,ners again applied thie stted
ard to the per diem -umployee *e$
reduced their wages to That M
Ad the ('ommriss~rIAr 5e
confrmed the exi*'enee $t *,'
mCaned~a on samid U