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Today
If "Big 4" Should Strike.
The 6-Cent Cigar, Wel
come. ?"
Gov. Edwards' Insurance.
Bargain Bonds.
?By AKTHUR BRISBANE?
(CaprrlfliL llll.)
If the "Big Four" decided
to strike, every railroad Nrould
close down, with no "if*" or
"buts." The President has told
you men can't be compelled to
Work.
Here and there "Big Four"
organizations have quit. _ Mr.
I Stone, head of the engineers,
objects to his men working
Under supervision of soldiers
with loaded rifles, when the
men are not even on strike.
"We won't have our men shot
up," says he.
Men owning railroads that
have never done a day's real
work in their lives find it dif
ficult to understand this atti
tude. It can be made clear to
them.
Suppose the owners, as they
sit directing railrqpds in their
Wall Staeet offices, found
themselves working under the
supervlsibn of union labor
leaders with loaded "automat
ics" in their hands. Suppose
here and there a shot were fired
and an "owner" dropped dead in
his nicely furnished office.
* How would the owners like
* it? Wouldn't they say, "Call
my limousine; I am going home
to stay until these armed men
leave my deak?"
The 6-cent cigar has re
turned after wartime retire
ment. Ruskin said, "When a
young man has a cigar in his
mouth he thinks he is doing
something."
Many men probably feel that
they practice saintly economy
when they buy 5-cent cigars.
The late George M. Pullman
told this writer that whan he
determined to get money to
build his first sleeping csr, he
first of sll ? gave up "the ex
travagance of smoking 6-cent
sigaHB."
Times change.
The State of New Jersey,
with Mr. Edwards as governor,
runs s publicly owned insurance
enterprise. Employers pay the
I insurance. Injured workers get
the benefits.
Now Oevcrnor Edwards an
nouncer a cut of 20 per sent in
the Stats's chaage for liebfiity
insurance sad predict) an in
crease next whiter of the bene
fits paid to men injured at their
Work.
That's a sample of *evil? of
CbUc ownership," of which you
ar occasionally. How does it
impress you?
Rumania will' sell in the
United States bonds "offered at
67." You pay |670 and get a
$1,000 bond. Rumania is a fine
country, abounding in wealth.
Her people are honorable nnd
industrious, BUT?
Three hundred and thirty dol
lars is a big premium for a
Joan of $670. Rumania nestles
within the grip of Russia. If
that monster bear comes back
to full strength, Rumania will
Lbe grabbed. If that happens,
"Trotsky probably will say, "I'm
not interested in redeeming
those cub-rate Rumanian bonds.
Please don't ask thi United
States to send your fellow cit
izens to be shot in the effort
to collect your money."
Our Government did that for
the financial fools that bought
the Czar's bonds. But probacy
wouldn't do it again.
With coal mines closed, mules
ere brought to the surface, many
eating grass and seeing the sun
for the first time in years.
Veterinarians of Hazelton, Pa.,
deny the old statement that
mules kept underground in dark
mine tunnels lose their sight.
After twenty years in the dark
mules can see.
Veterinarians of % different
kind ought to examine the two
legged mules that watch the
stock ticker, while they run
mines and railroads, and see
what effect that has on their
* sight.
Hides will come in free be
cause shoe factories want cheap
leather. There are many shoe
factories in Senator Lodges
8tate, and if the farmers got
protection on hides Ixxig*
might be beaten. The Senate, to
oblire the gentleman, puts hides
on the free list. That is the way
Congress adjusts, in the interest
of politics, the tariff, vitally im
portant to every citizen.
They are talking a ?reat deal
about the Constitution at San
Francisco's American Bar As
socistion meeting. A committee
of the learned gentlemen says:
"No man is so poor or obscure
that,, he cannot, in the hour of
threatened injury tarn to the
Constitution as nis protection
against the wrongful acts of the
rich and socially prominent."
It's a good Constitution, but
that statement by the lawyers is
pretty buncombe. Every one of
them knows thst a man poor and
obscure cats be and is fought for
years in the courts, and that to
fight for his rights means ruin.
That condition of affairs is due
to lawyers that prefer profitable
law business to quick justice.
HOME
NUMBER 12,340.
WASHINGTON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1922
Rail Unions Now In Conference
Carious Flock To The
Scene of Murder
Gather Around Spot
Where "M. C. B." Was
Qlnimi
MCORMICK AND WALSKA
ARE MARRED IN PARIS
Both Once Divorced, Seek
Happiness Anew in Much
Discussed Pact.
Br hin wn??I Km RwtIm.
CHICAGO, An*, li.?When Ma
rial MiCwIilt m mM what
?be >lwii|M< of her httwr*! mar
Whoa ah* ?u unurnl that ib
Mtrhni to that rffn t had reached
Mrk she ejaculated feelingly: "Oh,
Br Iatoraatlonal J(m>t 8w ilw.
PARIS, Aug. 11.?Harold F.
McCormick, multimillionaire man
ufacturer, of Chicago, and Mme.
Ganna Walaka, beautiful Polish
(rand opera singer, were married
here this morning.
A civil marriage ceremony waa
performed by the mayor of the six
teenth arrondlaaement of the city of
Paris. The witnesses were Mr. and
Mrs. Dudley Field Maione ?jmd
Charles F. Bertelli, a newspaper
writer.
Both Previously Divorced.
Mr. McCormick Is the father of
seventeen-year-old Mathllde Mc
Cormick. who has Just gone front
Parts to 8wltserland to meet her
suitor, Major Max Oser, forty-seven
year-old riding master. McCormlck's
first wife, Edith Rockefeller Mc
Cormick. whom he married on No
vember It, lltt, secured a divorce
from him. She Is a daughter of
John D. Rockefeller.
Mme. Walska has just been
divorced from Alexander Cochran,
formerly known as the richest
bachelor in the United States. He is
the owner of a great carpet-making
industry at Tonkers, N. Y., but
spends a great deal of| his time
abroad.
The married Ufa of Mr. Cochran
and the beautiful Polish woman
lasted leas than a year. They
separated, Mme. Walaka came to
Paria and established a residence
here. In the meanUme action for
divorce was taken.
Met la Opera Season.
Mr. McCormick met Mme. Wal
ska when she was with the Chicago
Opera Company?an Institution of
which he waa a (liberal patron.
Even before Mme. Walska got her
divorce it was reported that Mc
Cormick waa >P love with her and
would marry her if the opportunity
offered.
Mr. McCormick underwent an op
eration several months ago In Chi
qajro. As soon as he recovered he
came to Paris. He is said by his
friends to have been greatly bene
fited by the operation.
Dudley Field Maione, attorney
for Mm*. Walska. announced about
ten days ago that his client had
received her divorce, but said It had
not been made final. This action
was expected within a short time,
but public notice was not made
of the fact.
Mrs. McCormick. first wife of the
bridegroom. Is still In Chicago. It
was reported that shs was to re
marry and that her choice was
her secretary, a citizen of Swltser
land. This report was never con
firmed.
Mrs. McCormick and her daugh
ters. Mathllde and Muriel, lived
for many years In Switserlapd.
Harvester King And
Opera Singer Are
Wedded At Last
TWO FLIERS ARE KILLED
AS PLANE CATCHES FIRE
NAPERVILLE, III.. Aug. 10.?
Two aviator* were burned to death
when their plane caught fire In
mld-alr laat night. Th% burning
plane fell In the heart of town,
hundreda of cltlxens having gath
ered to watch the stunts of the
filers.
The aviators were Identified aa
Edward Schlllo, head of the
SchtUo Motor Sales Company, of
Chicago, and Leroy Keller, of
Napervllle.
The airplane caught fire during
an attempted nose diva prepara
tory to a landing In a water hole
of a quarry near town.
The bodies, burned beyond rec
ognition, were identified by means
of a belt buckle and a watch, which
the aviators wore.
FANNY WARD'S DAUGHTER
TO MARRY LORD PLUNKET
LONDON. Aug. 11?Mrs. Jack Jlar
nato, daughter of Fannie 'Whrd
celebrated American actress, la en
gaged to marry Ix>r<J Plunket, grand
son of the Archbishop of Dublin
Marquis Dufferln and Ava.
Mrs. Barnao Is the widow of Cap
tain Barnato who was a flying offi
cer. On ths day of her christening
$250,000 was settled on her to accu
mulate until she came of age.
Rajaction of Harding's Pro
posal to End Striko Pre
dicted a* Cortain.
By GEORGE B. HOLMES.
irT PM
with kis cabinet at th? White
Bwii today to e*nsMer further
action la the Fiw
industrial situation, representa
tive* of the sixteen standard rail
road unions went Into
eight city black* away to formu
late a policy of sympathetic ac
tion that will make the railroad
strike more effective.
These development* were In pros
pect aa the two meetings sot under
way thle moraine:
(1). 11m striking railway shep
" reject the President1*
i ef Monday for the mem
return te work pending a
by the Railroad Labor
<*>.
eluding the lour powerful brother
hoods, will agree upon a policy ?f
ny nip ait hetlc action to nupport the
strikers without aoUMrfadng a I
ersl railroad strike.
(1). This will be accomplished
by authorisation ef "Individual" or
"voluntary" strikes by members of
"votaatary" unions whenever aad
wherever In the Judgment of the
workers their e<jvlpmeat or work
in conditions are sash as to be
prejudicial te Ufe
(4). Union men will be l
to decide for themselves whether
they went te stay oa Ik* .
the result of which Is Bspeetsd to
be a slow, progressive welkeat on
the roadb by sll classes of railroad
(?)
Railway
en strike
statement ef poUey
erament, hvllai at
gravity of the slti
timatlng that "
(?) President Harding wfllawatt
the replies sf both aaionaad rail
way executives, aad will go to
Congress next week with a me
deal with the sitaatloa.
The meeting today of the sixteen
standard railroad unions brought tv
gether the greatest repressntatlon ol
railroad labor *inoe the days whor
It massed solidly behind the Adam
?on eight-hour law and shoved II
through Congress
Hessioa to Be Lmgthy.
Union leaders made it plain th?
meeting ? was dictated by commor
necessity In view of their firm bsliel
that looming In the background ul
the present strlks of railway shop
mfcn is a definite campaign on th?
part of the roads to "smash th<
unions." Against this effort, the)
mid. the whole strength of organised
labor will be thrown.
There was every indication thai
the session, of ths union chiefs wouM
be a lengthy one, and It was consld
ered likely that no reply would I*
made to the White House until to
morrow or Monday.
The reply to the President's propo
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STRIKERS HERE
WAIT RESULTS
OF CONFERENCE
Believe Walkout Hasn't Yet
Reached Its Full Intensity.
Speculate on Future.
Eyas of striking Washington Ter
minal shopman today ware turned
to the conference of standard
brotherhood heads In progress in
the Capital.
"We haven't any news. But
there's plenty of It up at the Ma
chinists' building," remarked busi
ness agents for the workers who
walked out July 1. Locally, as
throughout the nation, the men are
prepared to abide by the decision
of the conferees, and their belief
Is that the strike is neither near
lng Its end nor attaining Its full
Intensity.
Interesting hazanls are being
made as to what the attitude of
terminal officials will be when the
strike is finally over and the shop
men, firemen, oilers and stationary
engineers are ordered back to their
Jobs by union hsads. It ts recalled
that Superintendent Tonge made the
flat statement after the strike had
been some weeks In progress that
"those who walked out won't be al
lowed to walk back."
If, as seems certain, the fight
is ended on a compromise basis, he
must either retract his dictum or
facs a further struggle. It la pointed
out. The terminal officials frequent
ly have declared theywere "getting
along In fine shape,"* and had all
the men they need, bealdes a surplus
of reserves. The strikers maintain
they may have their working bat
talions. but that they are for the
very great part Inefflclents.
Vies President Miller of the South
em railway. In charge of opera
tions, today made the following is
nouncement:
"During July, under strike con
ditions, the Southern Railway Sys
tem did not annul a sltmle ttassen
ger train, but operated ll.SU trains,
of which 74 per cent reached final
terminals on time, and 14 per cent
maintained their schedule while on
the Southern's rails. *
RECORDS SHOW DISEASES
BRING DEAFNESS IN U. S.
Nearly one-third of all the deaf
peraonn in the United States lost
their hearing after suffering from
some specific disesae, the Census
Bureau announced today.
Scarlet fever accounted for 10.S per
cent of all deaf persons enumerated
In the 1920 census. Meningitis to
gether with "brain fever" accounted
for 14.0 per cent; typhoid fever, Z.O
per cent; meaales, t.) per cent;
whooping cough, t.O per cent, and
Infantile paralyala, 0.7 per cfent.
ONCE FAMOUS DIVA
BLIND IN SWITZERLAND
, ? NEW YORK. Aug. 11.?One* the
bright-eyed Citnun, who** voice
tkrllM oJJW* tovtn forty jrctn uo,
Minnie Hmk, now the Bvom von
Haaee-Wartegg. Is totally blind at her
Mttle home In Lucerne, Switzerland
This word was received here by
Judge J. Healy.
Only a few months ago the baro
neaa whose sight had been falling for
?even years, submitted to an opera
tion In Paris, hoping that her eyes
would become normal. After the
operation and in the belief that it had
been successful, a celebration was
held In her home. The celebration
over, she discovered that tbe hope
she entertained had been vain.
ATTEMPT MADE TO BOMB
DINING CAR AT ALABAMA
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 11.?
Officers today are searching for the
persons who last midnight attempt
ed to dynamite a dining-car in tbe
Frisco yards here. .
According to railway officials, the
explosive, which was hurled, missed
the dining-car by a few feet, struck
the top of a box car and demolished
It. The diner is used by employes
of the railroad, and about one hun
dred of them were eating a midnight
lunch In it.
Several sticks of dynamite were
found near the scene, officers state.
CHOLERA ADDING TO
SWATOW FLOOD HORROR
SHANGHAI, Aug. 11.?Cholera Is
adding horror In the wake of the ty
phoon which destroyed Bwatow with
a loss of anywhere from 20.000 to
60.000 lives.
United States Consul General Cun
ningham today received a cabled ap
peal from the United 8tates consul
at Swatow for supplies to fight the
cholera epedemlc which he said waa
now sweeping the city as a result r.f
the pollution of the water by dead
bodies of animals and human beings.
U. S. GIRLS ON BRITISH SHIP
CAPTURED BY BOLSHEVIKI
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 11.?
The British steamship George was
captured by the bolahevlki at Batum
last week. It waa reported here yes
terday. The paaaengers were held
three days, afterward being trans
ferred to the French steamship Tadla.
Among the paaaengers were Dr. W.
C. Emhardt. an American Episcopal
missionary; his daughter and it Mian
Water, who accompanied a party ot
Near East relief workers recently
Into the Caucasus.
COAST POLICE SPREAD NET
FOR RAIL STRIKE BOMBERS
SAN BERNARDINO Cal., Au*.
11.?Faring the great crisis of the
railroad strike. Federal and local
officers today spread a huge drarnet
for bombers who early today hurled
twenty-three deadly missiles In the
Santa Fe yards, terrorising the dis
trict for miles around.
Only one man waa hurt. Deputy
Marshsl Alverson being severely
burned.
BUST AT SEA
PERILS 9fi0 ON
SHIP ADRIATIC
Two Men Killed in Engineroom
Explosion Which Starts Fire
in CoaJ Bunker*.
? l intwMttMMl Km In iim.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1L?Two men
?* fireman and a trimmer?were
killed In an explosion aboard the
Adriclc early today while that
steamet wan about >00 mile* east of
Portland. Me., on lta way to New
York. A wireless dispatch said:
"Blast was terrific. Shook the Tea
sel from st'em to stem. Passengers
badly frightened, but calmed by
crew. Proceeding toward New York
under full steam?'
Following the explosion, which
rocked the big liner, flames shot sky
ward as high as the masthead, said
ths information.
All the? passengers are safe.
After slowing the vessel down to
ascertain the damage. Captain
David ordered full speed ahead. In
the meantime stewards and other
officers of the ship assured passen
gers that there was no danger.
The ship was about 800 miles
off the American coast and was
pursuing her normal courss and
speed when the explosion took
place. There are about >00 passen
gers on board.
Smoke was pouring from the hold
and the fire crew went to work, as
sisted by the other seamen.
-The bunker coal In No. > hold
caught fire, but the blase dil not
> burn through the ship's structure.
I The sailors poured tons of water
upon the blase.
The American liner George Wash
ington reported by wireless that
she was coming to the assistance
of the Adriatic, but it was believed
that no help wou:d be needed.
After getting assurances of safety
' from the officers the pasaengera
were calm.
The Adriatic Is due here to
1 morrow.
Among the passengers listed as
being on board are former Qov.
Martin H. Olynn, of New York
8tate, and wife: M*. and Mrs. Win.
I slow Pierce. Mr. and Mrs. C. F.
Tlbballs, Frank Kaley and Albert
Straus, of New York city, and
Clarence Howard, of' St. Louis.
Officials of the steamship com
pany here said that the Adriatic li
? carrying about #00 passengers.
Spanish Postal Strike.
A serious strike of postal worker*
throughout Spain was reported to
| the Commerce Department today in
i a cablegram from Attache Cunning
ham at Madrid. It is rumored In
Madrid. Cunningham said, that the
strike would spread to the telegraph
- service, affecting International com
munication.
ELK LODGE
TAG FOUND
IN SHOES,
NEW GLUE
i ?,
Police Certain Crime Victim It
Named McBride?Was Mem
ber of B. P. O. E. No. 1.
WHO IS "M. C. B."?
This is the description of
the man found, murdered en
the Maryland State road near |
Meadows yesterday. If you
can identify him from this
description, call the city
editor of The Washington
Times at once, Main 6tt0.
BULLETIN.
Inspector Clifford L. Grant. *
cMeff of MmUtm, Mv was ke
if ark Lodce. No. 1. of the Efts
boars the name "MtaMW or
"MacBrMa." The fraternal offi
cial waa queried to MunUft the
waa a Hem York Eh waa foa
tered by an Inscription on a label
in the heel of a shoe removed
from the body. The Man's linen
also bar* the Initials "M. 0. R."
Positive identification of tbo
mutilated body of the slain
man found on the Maryland
State road, near Meadows, yes
terday is expected momen
tarily by the police as the rs
sult of a label in one of the
victim's shoes.
The label was discovered to
day when Sheriff Tom Garri
son, of Prince Georges county,
brought the man's effects into
police headquarters.
The label bore the Inscription,
"McBride, Now York Lodge No.
1, B. P. 0. E.. 108116 West
Forty-third street, New York
City."
Inspector Clifford L. Grant,
chief of detectives, immediately
dispatched an inquiry to New
York police authorities.
Initials Coincide.
The name on the label coin
cides with the initials "M. C. B.,"
found on the man's linen.
It is believed that this discov
ery is more tangible than a sug
gestion furnished The Washing
ton Times today by Charles
Faulkney, a barber In the Miller
shop at 403 Eleventh street north
west.
Faulkney said he shaved a man
answering the description of the
slain unknown last Tuesday. The
patron, Faulkney Said, apparently
had, been drinking and said he
Had come from Charleston, W. Va.
A theory advanced by deteettvce
today is that the man may have
been fortunate In a gambling house
on Sultland road, about six mllra
from where the body waa found, and
waa followed by thusa, who murder
ed htm tor hfa money.
. Only four cents was found ta the
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