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■COAL SURVEY STARTS HERE IN WINE STRIKE CRISIS
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VOL. XLII. No. 22L PERTH AMBOY, N. J., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1922. THREE CENTS *£?,V7^“c£*?r.7k
Fourth Band Concert At Bay View Park Tonight
•PRESIDENT CONSIDERS RAILROAD ACTION
Acts Upon Request of Federal
Gov’t and Gov. Edwards
in Coal Move
ON FUEL SUPPLY HERE
<\mount of Coal on Hand in
Schools and Other Insti
tutions
r '■ ■—
Mayor William C. Wilson, acting
upon the request of the federal gov
ernment and Governor Edwards, is
carrying on a survey of the coal
Situation in Perth Amboy. This is
being done as another step in the
plan to have coal distributed
throughout the state by a commis
sion appointed yesterday by Gover
nor Edwards. Former State Senator
William E. Florance, of New Bruns
wick, is the Middlesex county repre
sentative on this distribution com
mission.
The governor's telegram to Mayer
Wilson reads:
"At the request of the federal gov
ernment I have appointed a board
to co-operate with the federal au
thorities in the distribution of coal.
For the use of this board I would
like you to advise me ljy wire a»
soon as possible the amount of ci".
on hand in your local institutions,
Including schools, with the names of
such institutions and theh amount
these institutions burn weekly. Also.
It possible, the names of the larger
a tvhotesale and retail coal dealers In
'‘“■''-.your municipality and if obtainable,
{he quantity of coal they may have
on hand.”
The mayor has commenced to
carry out the request of the gover
nor in an effort to determine the sit
uation here. As soon as the reports
required are available he will wire
conditions to Trenton and await the
further action of the distribution
board. _
( uiu nuuniiuu
WASHINGTON', Aug. 2.—Admin
istration leaders’ hopes of a speedy
ending of the coal strike as a result
of the call for a joint conference of
th- coal operators and strikers in
the Central Competitive Field issued
by John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers, in Philadel
phia, fell as soon ns operators began
sending their replies.
Mr. Lewis proposed a meeting in
Clqyeland Monday. With few ex
ceptions the mine owners flatly re
jected the plan, despite the hearty
support given it by the administra
tion. Most of them proposed in
stead that district conferences to de
termine wages for each district be
held.
A. M. Ogle of Indianapolis, presi
dent of the National Coal Associa
tion, expressed the belief that noth
ing could be accomplished at the
Cleveland conference. Operators in
the Pittsburgh district, Indiana and
Southern Ohio have already an
nounced their refusal to participate.
Consequently, so far as is known
at present, the only mine owners
who will be present are those from
Eastern Ohio and a few from West
Virginia. The Eastern Ohio opera
tors were included In the invitation
and have accepted; the West Vir
ginians, not included, will neverthe
less seek to be admitted.
I ARE DEFEATED
« *■ “
CANTON. Aug. 2 (By The Asso
ciated Press).—Chen Ching’s forces
who are favorable to the Peking
republic, have defeated the troops
of Sun Yat Sen. the deposed presi
dent of the Canton republic, and
W have driven them from the Siat
shcw. 130 miles north of Canton,
to a point beyond ChiLing. more
than forty miles northeast of Stat
show, according to a bulletin gi^en
out at General Chen’s Canton head
quarters. . .
The bulletin said the Chlng array
carried 200 rides, twenty-one ma
chine guns and nine cannon. Sun
Ta' Sen’s losses are placed at 3,000
killed, wounded or captured. Chen s
losses are not reported.
Another bulletin claims a victory
for Chen near Yungyun, aoout forty
miles southeast of Chiat Chow, with
the capture of 800 rides.
Sun Yat Sen announced today ne
had received no advices from tne
battle front._
Campbell is Defeated
PITTSBURGH. Kansas. Aug. 2.—
Representative Philip Camp* el’.
Republican chairman of the rules
committee of the House of Repre
sentatives and in Congress for the
third Kansas district for twenty
years, was defeated in yesterday’s
primary, according to available re
turns today. W. U. Sproul of Ne
. dan has been nominated by at least
t.000 voters. C. N. Price, manager
for many yeprs of the Campbell
campaign conceded this morning.
SOUTH AMBOY MAN HIT
BY BOLT OF LIGHTNING
SOUTH AMBOY, Aug. 2:—During
the electrical storm yesterday after
noon Joseph Pippett, of 349 Fourth
street, this city, was struck by light
ning while at work near English
town. He was taken to the English
town hospital where he is confined,
suffering from burns about the body.
His condition is said to be serious.
Pippett has been employed as a
flagman for the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company between Jamesburg
and Long Branch.
I - — -, , I
PUrS TONIGHT
In Case of Rain Will be Post
poned Until Tomorrow
Night at Same Place
The fourth band concert In the
series now being given under the di
rection of the Park Commission, will
take place tonight in Bay View
Park at the foot of Market street.
The music will be furnished by the
Perth Amboy Concert band, which
organization recently completed an
engagement in Long Branch. Should
the weather tonight prove stormy,
Commissioner Edward Lembcke,
chairman of the band concert com
mittee of the Park Commission, has
announced that the concert will take
place tomorrow night. The band on
this occasion will consist of twenty
five pieces and will be under the di
rection of Pasquale Acquaviva. The
manager is Sam D'Angelo.
Major F. L. Hagadorn of the U.
S. Veteran Patrol, today called the
attention of Mayor William C. Wil
son to the fact that in the program
published yesterday for tonight's
concert the Star Spangled Banner
was not listed. He requested that
the National Anthem be placed at
the top of the list of selections.
Mayor Wilson took the matter up
with Commissioner Lembcke and
the selection will be placed as re
quested. The program consisting of
tewnty-one numbers follows:
Star Spangled Banner.
Perth Amboy March . .P. Aequavlvi
Overture—Vabucco .Verdi
Fox Trot—Stumbling.Confroy
Violetta . Simon
Waltz—Ohio Shore.Carl
Sextette—Lucia .Nonizeiti
Waltz—Swanee River Moon..Clark
Pennsylvania March..P. Aequaviva
Overture—American Triumph. Miller
Fox Trot—Yoo Hoo
The Bridal Rose, Overture .
T oir.JlbA
Harding Polka.P. Aequaviva
April Showers, Fox Trot — . Silver
Rigoletto .Verdi
Teasing. Fox "frot. Carlton
Symphony March.Tasilli
Festa dl Cainpagne, Tinfornia . . .
. Tilippa
Some Sunny Pay.Berlin
Three O’clock in the Morning
Waltz.Robledo
Liberty March.Impailoment
The program for tonight’s concert
contains more numbers than any
submitted since the concerts began.
Mr. A’Angelo declared when he
turned in the program for publica
tion that the organization has many
encores ready to play in addition
to the selections on the program. A
delightful program is assumed,
there being enough popular music
to please everyone. Commissioner
Lembcke has instructed the direc
tor to make the waits between the
selections as short as possible.
The Y. M. H. A. portable platform
was put up in the park this morning
and will be ready for the musicians
by 8 o'clock tonight. Lights will be
strung about the platform in order
to provide the best illumination pos
sible for the musicians. Arrange
ments have been made with the po
lice department to divert traffic to
other streets, so that those in the
vicinity of the park may be utilized
for standing space.
SEE NO CHANGE FOR
GERMAN MORATORIUM
PARIS. Aug. 2 (By The Associat
ed Press):—The British note on the
Inter-allied debt question has re
moved all possibility of France con
senting to a moratorium for Ger
many was the opinion of official
circle,* expressed here today.
PROBE BOAKRASH
NEW YORK. Aug. 2:—United
States steamboat inspectors began
an investigation today into the colli
sion of the excursion steamer Grand
Republic, sister ship of the General
Slocum, and the Erie railroad ferry
boat Chautauqua, oft Chambers
street in the North river at 9:25 A.
M. yesterday.
The impact imperilled 1,263 per
sons on the excursion boat and 200
on the ferry, injured fifty and hurl
ed two girls into the river. A hole
thirty feet long was torn in the side
of the ferryboat and the bow of the
Grand Republic was stove in for ten
feet back, but above the water line.
For Paints, Oils and Varnlehes. Kelly
A McAllnden Co. S-l-St*
, A
RDLICf RXED
“Hands Off” on Fight Be
tween Silzer and Tuttle
Plan of State Committee
MEETING AT TRENTON
No Stand to be Taken, Chair
man Heher Says-To Ap
peal to Women Voters
TRENTON, Aug. 2.—The Demo
cratic State Committee will main
tain a "hands off’’ policy so far as
the light between State Banking and
Insurance Commissioner William E.
Tuttle, Jr., of Union, and Circuit
Court Judge George S. Silzer tor
the gubernatorial nomination is con
cerned. This became apparent here
when the committee met and form
ulated plans for the coming elec
tion campaign.
While the meeting was closed to
newspapermen, it is learned that
neither tho n:tme of Tuttle or Silzer
was mentioned in the meeting. "It
has always been tho policy of the
state committee to tako no stand
on the primary candidates,” added
State Chairman Heher, of this city.
What the committee did decide
to do is to go nut strong for the
women’s votes next November, it
authorized Chairman Heher to ap
point a special committee of live
women, whose function will be tc
go about the state organizing Demo
cratic women and mustering then
maximum strength. The commit
tee will employ a paid woman sec
rctary. who must be a member of the
state committee.
The general policy of the party
it was decided, will be to appeal tc
tho women on the ground that the
Harding administration at Washing
ton is planning to raise the cost ol
living as reflected in the housewife's
budget through the proposed high
tariff bill. “A High Tariff Means a
High Cost of Living." or words to
that effect, will be the slogan in the
party's bid for the woman vote. The
liberal attitude of the party, espe
cially on the liquor question, will
bo the chief ground of appeal to
the men of the state, according to
present plans.
No candidates were invited to tho
meeting, with the exception of Gov
ernor Edwards, whose nomination
for the United States Senate is un
cor.tested, and who came rather as
governor than as candidate. He
spoke at the luncheon at the Stacy
Trent Hotel, which preceded the
meeting, hurrying away immediate
ly after for Atlantic City.
The governor expressed great sat
isfaction with the political outlook
for the party, based on his observa
tions on recent campaign pilgrim
ages around the state.
A Democratic majority of 75.000
in Hudson county was predicted by
the chief executive. When Mr. EJ
wards was elected governor he rolled
up a majority of 36,000. but that
was before the vote was doubled by
woman suffrage. Allowing for in
crease in population, the governor's
estimate is believed to be one indi
cating about the same relative Dem
ocratic strength in Hudson as that
which his candidacy actually
brought out three years ago. “Joe"
Fitzpatrick. Hudson committee
member, estimated a Democratic
majority of 80,000 in his county.
The state committee decided to
hold monthly meetings, and Chair
man Heher declared that perhaps it
will meet even more frequently than
that.
Tuttle Cmpnlgn Aided
TRENTON, Aug. 2—As the re
sult of the enthusiasm shown for
Banking Commissioner William E.
Tuttle, Jr., at the Democratic out
ing here last Saturday, a campaign
committee of his boosters was or
ganized last night in the Tuttle state
headquarters in the Stacy-Trent ho
tel for the purpose of furthering
the commissioner's nomination for
governor at the September prima
ries. George Dapper, clerk to the
Mercer county jury commission, was
chosen chairman of the committee:
Charles Grover, of Princeton Junc
tion, was made vice chairman and
James Dugan of Trenton, treasurer.
Dapper, who will be the Turtle
campaign manager In Mercer, is an
active Democratic worker, having
been a member of county committee
since 1899. He played a conspicu
ous part in the recent Democratic
outing plans. Grover and Dugan are
also Democrats of long party stand
ing.
In a statement issued today Chair
man Dapper slated that the contest
for the Democratic nomination in
Mercer county is not to be a fight
against any other Democratic faction
or group in the county. "Is to be a
fight for Tuttle because we believe
him to be the strongest candidate
the Democrats can select and be
cause he can be elected in Novem
ber.’’
Commissioner Tuttle attended the
meeting last night of his friends and
conferred with the men who are- to
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Original Baker Bark from France at
Palace Hotel making the most famous
pajtry m town. 16180—8-2-lt*
$15000 HEART BALM
ASKED BY LOCAL GIRL;
JILTED, SHE CHARGES
Heart balm amounting to $15,000
is sought by a local girl who claims
to have been Jilted by a young n.an
of this city, according to papers in
a breach of promise suit that have
been served by the sheriff’s office at
New Brunswick.
It is understood that the young
girl accepted an offer of marriage
from the man she is now suing and
that the affair had progressed as far
as the formality of taking out a
marriage license. The man had pur
chased an engagement ring some
time ago and she had completed all
arrangements for the wedding, she
alleges, when suddenly her fiance
announced that he would not marry
her and all bets were off. No reason
for the break was given, the girl
says through her attorneys.
The girl in the case is Henrietta
Pensler, eighteen year old daughter
of Max Pensler, a baker whose
home is at 619 Elizabeth street.
Through her father, who is bring
ing the suit, the rejected girl is
endeavoring to soothe her injured
feelings with the $15,000 or what
ever fraction of that sum the courts
see fit to allow.
Jacob Lesslauer, delicatessen deal
er of 75 Smith street is the defen
dant in the action. When ques
tioned by an Evening Nows repre
MH PUSH
hue
Vacating Measure Will Prob
ably be Ready to Consider
Friday Night
The aldermen at their committee
meeting Friday night will again take
up the Amboy avenue paving prop
osition, it being likely that at this
session a measure will be ready for
consideration vacating the part of
this road from a point 100 feet
north of Inslce street to the city
line. This property will be turned
over to the Barber Asphalt Com
pany in exchange for a strip of land
now owned by that company, over
which the new Amboy avenue route
will traverse.
A conference on this question was
held recently at which satiifactory
agreement for the exchange of prop
erties was reached. As soon as this
exchange has been done legally, the
city will be ready for the next step
in having this road paved, the state
and county sharing the expense
with the city.
Another important matter involv
ing considerable financing is sched
uled to come up for discussion, it
being in connection with the grade
crossing elimination plan. The city
has learned that the cost of chang
ing the grades and repaving these
streets which will pass over the rail
road tracks must be borne by the
municipality. No estimate as to the
ccst of this work has been submitted
as yet but it is expected the expense
will be considerable and allowances
for sufficient funds to pay for this
work must be made by the aldermen
before making appropriations for
other improvements.
The new trunk sewer, which will
be constructed west of the railroad
tracks to care for the western sec
tion of the city, must also be paid
for by the city. This sewer, under
the proposed plans, will pass under
the tracks near the Karitan river
and continue east along the shore,
acting as an outlet to the mains now
emptying directly into Raritan river.
The trunk sewer outlet will then be
carried to a point beyond the low
water mark.
CONGRESSMAN PADGETT
DIES AT WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—Repre
sentative Lemuel T. Padgett of Ten
nessee died early todav at his home
here.
Mr. Padgett was war-time chair
man of the house naval committee,
had been ill at his residence here
for two months.
First elected from the Seventh
Tennessee district to the Fifty-stv
er.th Congress, Mr. Padgett served
continuously for twenty-two years.
Church Wandering. He Says
OCEAN GROVE, Aug. 2.- The
church has so far gone afield that it
has become little more than '‘watch
dog" over public morals and the dic
tators of legislation," the Or. Paul
Lindenmann of St. Paul, Minn,, de
clared in a lecture here last nigh* to
3,000 Lutherans assembled from New
York and Northern New Jersey to
observe Luther Day.
Preachers are representing things
that tickle the palate of the flesh, he
said, and are by their flatteries and
moralizing training up a generation
of self-satisfied Pharisees, he added.
A
sentative this morning, Mr. Less
lauer Intimated that he was aware
of the suit against him, but refused
to discuss the matter at all. He
said he had engaged counsel to de
fend him but would not divulge the
attorney's identity. Miss Pensler is
represented by George Burton of
South River, and John Fuchs of New
Brunswick.
Papers in the case were served by
the sheriff yesterday. The girl is a
minor and in view of that fact her
father was compelled to bring the
suit. George Burton, one of Miss
rensler's attorneys, said this morn
ing that the girl was broken hearted
over the outcome of her romance
and that her. family was greatly in
censed over Lesslauer's alleged ac
tion in throwing her over after mat
ters had become so far advanced.
It is understood that the two prin
cipals have been friends for several
years. The girl maintains that the
date was fixed for the wedding and
that she went with I.esslauer to get
the license around the first part of
last month. Preparations for the
ceremony were practically finished
when the young man announced that
he had changed his mind. Both
I.esslauer and Miss Pensler are well
known in Perth Amboy and the
failure of the pair to wed on sched
ule time had caused considerable
speculation among their friends.
Double Deck Boats Not Feas
ible Between Here and Tot
tenville, Official Declares
Vice President Voorhees of the
[Staten Island Kapid Transit, told the
PertV Ambcfc Kotary Club at ihe
| luncheon today that there were two
reasons why double deck ferryboats
to accommodate more automobiles
on each trip were not feasible. The
ltctary Club has been in communi
cation with the Kapid Transit offi
cials in the matter of increased ferry
accommodations believing that it
be to the advantage of Perth Am
boy to retain as much of the auto
mobile traffic as possible in view of
the fact that a new ferry is in con
templation between Tottenville and
South Amboy.
Mr. Voorhees said that, in the
first place, the boats were not con
structed so as to carry two decks,
and in the second place, the ex
pense that would he necessary at
Perth Amboy and Tottenville for
loading and landing passengers
from the upper deck would not be
1 warranted.
The ferry service has been greatly
improved in recent months, Mr.
Voorhees said. The two beat
service has been extended to sixteen
hours with two crews and the me
boat is now in service for twenty
four hours. The new boat to re
place the Tottenville will be put in
commission in about one month.
As a matter of fact, it was declin
ed that the present service was ade
quate for all traffic excepting for
Saturday and Sunday during the
three summer months, and that
there were no ferries anywhere
about Manhattan that were adequate
for the peak of the traffic on such
occasions. As a matter of fact, It
was stated that the line of waiting
automobile here is shorter than at
any of the other ferries.
As to the ferry to Washington
street, there Is no intention on the
part of the Staten Island Kapid
Transit to take any action In that
direction at the present time, Mr.
Voorhees said. If in the future the
people here seem to demand such a
ferry It may be built.
Mr. Voorhees touched hrieflv
the strike situation and said that
it was a matter of gratification to
all the operating officials of the rail
roads that the executives had taken
the stand that they had in reject
ing President Harding's suggesti .ns
fot a settlement of the trouble. He
said the superintendents, foremen
and traffic managers had given their
word to the new men employed that
their jobs would be permanent,
based on the decision of the United
Stt.teB I*ibor Board. Now for these
superintendents and foremen to go
back on their word would mean re
pudiation.
Three new members were intro
duced to the club today. They w>re
.r. Arthur Applegate, John Wel.er
and I. T. Madsen.
Agreement at Peking
PEKING Aug. 2 (By The As
sociated Press)—Parliament of
President Li Yuan-Hung are in
complete agreement over the adop
tion of a permanent constitution for
China similar to that of the United
States, the cabinet announced today.
The right of each province to main
tain its own assembly is to be rec
ognized. This Is believed will com
ply with the demands of the south
ern provinces for provincial auto
I nomy.
I
Senator Frelinghuysen’s Op
ponent Speaks Here Last
Night at Tent Meeting
MANY AT THF MEETING
Methods of Trusts and Money
Interests Explained by
Jersey City Man
George L. Record, speaking here
Iasi night, predicted that Senator
Joseph S. Frellnghuysen whom he
hopes to succeed in the Uhlled
States senate, will be forced by the
people of New Jersey to come out
rtat-i'ooted on the l’ublic Service
rate matter and other matters con
cerning corporation control in the
stale. He. said that his opponent
for tho Republican nomination for
United Stales senator may hope to
go through the campaign •'pussy
footing” on every issue hut that if he
does then Frellnghuysen has much
to learn of Record campaign meth
ods. He also stated that he will
compel FreliAghuysen to take a pub
lic stand In the great national con
troversy between the monopoly in
terests and the laboring people of
tho country.
Mr. Record said:
“A recent sensational disclosure in
the light between tho trolley Inter
ests in the Twin-Cities of Minneapo
lis and St. Paul and the people of
those cities, which has been going
on for years, is of peculiar inter
est to people of New Jersey, and to
all students of the problems of Ax
ing rates.
"Dr. Delos F. Wilcox, who was a
leading witness for the people in
our suit against the l’ublic Service
Railway pending in the federal
court, was retained by the people
I of Minneapolis and St. Paul to
tight the trolley interests there. In
thtse cities, as in New Jersey, there
is a holding company similar to
the Public Service Corporation,
which owns the subsidiary company
that runs the trolleys. The people's
reptesentatives desired to see the
bocks of the company, as we in
New Jersey have long desired to see
the hooks of the Public Service Cor
poration. The holding company
after a strenuous Aglit was Anally
compelled to give up these books to
Dr. Wilcox for investigation. The
results were literally astounding.
D». Wilcox found that over two mil
lion dollars had been spent in ways
which wprft nnt nrrmintcri fnr hilt
were grouped under the heading of
‘general expense.' Some definite
items, however, appeared upon the
books which disclose the relations
between the railway company and
the politicians of both parties. The
political boss of the Republican
party in the state, a man named
Smith, was shown to have received
over $40,000, while the Democratic
boss of the state, a man named
O’Conner, was shown to have re
ceived some $20,000, over a period
of a few years. Other sums were
traced directly to members of the
common councils of the two cities,
wno had vott-d for the ordinances
desired by the traction corr pany.
“This is the first definite proof
which I recall of the payments of
money directly by these pub’ic util
ity corporations to political leaders
The fact of such payments h i« been
obvious all ov*-.r tne United Sta:es
but it has always been difficult 10
prove them.
“In a vague way,the people know'
that it is difficult and generally im
possible for any person to stay in
the public life of the state or nation
who is opposed to these big monopo
lies, trusts, railroads and public util
ities, and the conclusive inference is
that the reason for this is the direct
or indirect payments of money from
these corporate interests to political
leaders of both bodies. Nearly all
prominent political leaders in our
northern states are men whose |
wealth has come from some myste- j
rious source other than any busi- (
ness which they pursue.
“It would be extremely interest-'
ing if in New Jersey we could obtain
access to the books of the Public
Service Corporation, which is the
holding company of the gas. electric
light an l trolley companies. Mr.
McCarter has always refused to open
the books of the Public Service
Corporation to the Public Utility!
Commission.
"The Min-.ea oils St. Paul disclos
ures is another proof that the most
powerful corrupting influences in
American politics today are the pub
lic utilities in our states and the rail
roads In the United States.
“We will never got rid of this cor
rupting force until public utilities
including the railroads, are owned
and operated by the government.
“This is one of the subjects which
Senator Frelinghuysen refuses to
discuss. I have asked him if he will
endorse Senator Runyon’s program
of fighting the Public Service Cor
poration on the subject of rates and
valuations, but he declined to ans
wer. I predict, however, that he
will not get through this campaign
without being forced to take a stand,
one wav or another, upon these ex
tremely important questions.”
Instantaneous Water Heater fitted up
complete S1R5.00. monthly payments. F. J
T.arkln 267 MrOlell&n St. Phone 614.
7-3-M W. S. tf»
No Indication Of What
Action President Will
Take In Rail Strike
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (By The
Associated Press)—Secretary Hoo
ver after reporting to President
Harding today on the railway exec
utive meeting yesterday in New'
York which the commerce secretary
attended as the representative of
the President, said he did not look
for any action during the day by
the executives in the rail strike '
situation.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—Careful
study of the railway executives’ re
ply refusing to accept President
Harding's plan for settlement of the
shopmen's strike so far as it dealt
with the seniority issue and also tnat
expected from the labor leaders'
meeting in Chicago were expee'ed
today to precede any further move
bv the Executive in the strike situa
tion There had been no indica
tions of what new step, if any, the
government plans to take. It was
Intimated at the White Ilouso that
the tone of the replies and the cir
cumstances under which they were
made would influence to some extent!
the President's decision as to how
tho problem would be dealt with
frem this point.
The government, it Is known,
views the railroad strike as serious
in effect only because of the present
stoppage of coal production. In
order to cope with that problem, it
has been intimated repeatedly that
the administration would be dis
posed to force a quick settlement of
tho railroad, difficulties, even though
the necessary measures might in
volve some re-establishment of the
UNION CHIEFS MEET TO
1 APPROVE HARDING PLAN
CHICAGO, Aug. 2.—(By The As
sociated Press)—More than 100 un
ion chiefs headed by B. M. Jewell,
leader of the striking railroad shop
crafts workers met here again today
to act on President Harding's plan
for settlement of the shopmen’s
strike. Following yesterday’s ses
sion it was intimated that formal
acceptance of the plan would .be
voted.
While this action by the strikers
was thought probable in rail circles
here, new moves for peace were ex
pected to come from the railroad
executives and from Washington. It
was pointed out that definite rejec
tion of the President’s proposal con
cerning restoration of seniority
rights to men who went on strike
would leave the next move to Mr.
Harding. Well informed railroad
men here believe that the President
might address an open letter to the
rail executives urging them to step
disputing over seniority when the
national welfare is menaced.
Such a letter would serve at toe
same time as an address to the
country at large. However, although
chiefs of 148 railroads at their meet
ing yesterday in New York voted *o
reject the seniority proposal, the
belief was current here that this aid
not constitute the executives’ final
word in the matter.
Promise Seniority Bights
TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 2— As
surance to all new employes in the
service of the Anderson-Topeka and
Santa Fe railroad that their seniority
rights will be fully protected was
contained in a notice posted at the
Santa Fe shop today.
Separate Wage Agreement
CINCINNATI. Aug. 2—Separate
wage and working agreements have
been reached by the general chair
man of thr brotherhood of railway j
and steamship clerks, freight hand
lers, station and express employes
with the Toledo and Ohio Central 1
railway at Columbus: the Hocking |
Valley railroad at Columbus: Chi
cago and Eastern railroad at Chi
cago: Grand Trunk lines in the
United States at Detroit and the
Boston and Maine railroad as Bos- I
ton.
This wan announced today by
Grand President E. H. Fitzgerald of
the brotherhood.
Elizabeth Man Drowned
NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Aug. 2:—j
John Borden, of Elizabeth, N. J.. i
employed as an engineer by the i
Giasselli Chemical Company of this
city, was drowned last night while
swimming m the Quinnipiac river.
Borden, who was a good swimmer,
suddenly sank without making any
outcry. He leaves a widow and five
children in Elizabeth.
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former control of the railroads.
None of the members of the ad
ministration would venture any
'■nmnifnt on the nature of the next
step to be taken by the President,
but it is recalled that less than a
fortnight ago he flatly declared that
he proposed o prevent and Buffer
ing on the part of the people
through the railway or coal strike
if it was necessary to take over and
operate the properties.
One high official of the govern
ment who has been in close touch
with the s'tuatlon and especially
familiar with the legal questions
Involved declared emphatically that
If It became apparent that the
transportation systems are on the
verge of becoming paralyzed be
cause of the strike, President Hard
ing would take over and operate the
carriers in the name of the govern
ment.
Most of the officials declined to
make any such sweeping predic
tion. They admit being gravetjf
alarmed over the situation, not so
much as it exists today, but the
prosperity or possible broadening
of the strike as a result of the at-,
titude taken by the executives.
It is confidently expected in’
Washington that one of the llrat’
effects of the refusal to make peeaej
by the railway executives will be tih*
walking ou* of the trialnteoanoei’M
way men, who have been/»
verge ot striking ever QnibbvSS
strike ballot was taken tor 1E8
shopmen.
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RAIL HEADS STAND BEHIND
LABOR BOARD RULING
NEW YORK. Aug. 2—In reject
ing the third section of President
Harding's proposals for ending tike
shopmen's strike, the railroads are
standing behind the federal railroad
labor board, according to rail execu
tives who pointed out today that
the board had told the men who
refused to strike that they would
have seniority rights and permanent
employment.
Notices have been sent to em
ployes that in accordance with the
board and railroad promises the
shop workers who remained loyal
as well as the new men will be pro- ^
tected.
Spokesmen for the railroads stat
ed the program adopted at the
meeting of more than 180 executives
was final and that the roads would
act as a unit. Emphatic denial was
made that any roads would affect a
settlement with the strikers inde
pendent of the stand taken by the
majority.
Leaders of the strikers said they
welcomed the "fight to the finish,’*
which must follow the action of the
rail executives and declared that
operation of the transportation lines
was being further retarded daily.
Further comment on the future atti
tude of the shopmen was withheld,
pending tho actl<% of the strikers
policy committee on the President’s
proposals tr. Chicago today.
One Killed In Gun Fight
VAN RirP.EN, Ark., Aug. 2—One
man was killed and another wound
ed during a gun fight in the Mis
souri Pacific railroad yards early
today in which it was said one hun
dred and fifty shots were exchanged.
Strike In Mexico
LAREDO. Texas. Aug 2—More
than one thousand employes of the
Mexican lines in Neuvo Laredo rep
resenting all classes of railroad
workers are out on strike in sym
pathy with striking shopmen In the
I'nited States. The men walked out
yesterday, paraded the streets and
assembled on the plaza where
speeches commending American
strikers were made. There were no
disorders.
It was the general belief in rail
road circles that the men would re
turn to their jobs some time today.
Carpenter wortc and jobbing promptly
attended to. Geo. H. Thompson. 87 Leurl*
St. phone 1409-W.
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