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?ltkdbtft VOLUME T. X X ., NO. WHEELING, W. VA., MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1921 ?&as*ii&Tt> STRIKE LAWLESS, ASSERT RAIL OWNEM WALKOUT HEIST GOVERNMENT, WHICH ORDERED TIE WAGE GUTS Railroad Officials Declare They Will Be Able to Mam tain Operations?Believe Strike Will Not Be Put Into ? Lflect. Chicago. Oct. IS.- 1'esplte the !n- ^ sisten<e ot union official.* thai the ? strike would paralyze th?? transporta tion system of the country. railroad officials steadfastly maintained iliat < they would be able to operate tJtelr lines. A majority of them. In state ments last night and today, srrni?v| . inclined to believe that a strike j v-ouM not actually bo put Into etfert. I Several took the attitude that a { I strike would be a strike against the j government and net rgainst the rail- j reads Among these was William Klnlev, president of the Chicago & 1 Northwestern railway, who said "The railroad men, if they s'rike, will be going against the law of the k land and the orders of the Cubed , States railroad labor board, created , by act of congress. We ha\e no controversy with j our nten W e are mereh obey ing the mandates of the labor beard. I w hich after proper hearings ami due f process of law ordered wages de creased The men now refuse to ob"y the orders of the government | as t?surd by the labor board." t Efforts at Reparation ? of the Ravages of War ; Are Appallingly Short; few Turk. fVt. i<i. Wa'icr rv IHnea. 1 formerly director ffeneral of the rail- ' !o?'l administration. returnlnff I*1 ' ?Snvoi from Purope to-lay. expressed the i , opinion that the result* of three yearn' I earnest effort to overeome tl.e war'a de- ' I s'i ru ':oti nr.j appallingly short of the re<|i>iretiiort'f !!?? had heen abr-ad six teen mouth* a- t rijj k? arbiter for the 1 council ..f n mha ssadora, In l*aris in I allr.oaitr-:; river shippinff of the former ventral powers to the various Govern- < | ments. j ' I Broker Slashes Wife j: | Who Demanded Big Check j i "hlrara. Oct. 16.?Alexander Stuart j f{o<s. a broker, said to !?? wealthy, t?? tilffht slashed h's u'fe* throat in on* . of the latfffe dnwn'own h'-ie's <lu 'off a [ niltll r?| uliirli Hosts t >M I lie police w is i it (itiHtlvIa' affair* Mrs u":ss' condi tion was i rltl.-?; t-miffl'l J 'loss, avoril'nff t?? the police. said tj st i (li.-: wife threatened hint with a tir"' | when i,e refused to gi>.e her a che< k for ttniuv had iust received, and that I totally. after a lenfflhy argument. 1m had j?e'/.(d the tH7or a'i'l slas'.ed Iter throat. I i Penrose Predicfs Crow | Will Be U. S. Senator i Philadelphia. l>j.~ t'nlted S'ates j Senator Penrose in a sta'eioent toniffht ' s.ild that Slate s.-nator \\ i; I'rnw of | I 'tiiontow n. Is the "most 1-Uelv nmonc II the persons 'mentioned no to the present !tinie" j\s jli^ siiri essor to the late Sen ator Knox. I "Of course " a bird Senator Penrose. ! i "I am ti-.t anno jiielmj 'he nppo lit cents . r.r (lovei por Sprout V?: f -r .Itldff" j .lames K U-'Oil of pit' oirch. lie Is in1' . .a candidate In sinv sense The advocane 'of ratification of the ?i.-aiv ;lie . ! <|i'itc anxious to have t|n< ;? tij.nint no tit ' i ma le iniiiudiatc'v on oiml "f I . e i | i n|n that i? to he ta'.en Tursdn.v. hilt i ( I am u-ii'e sure ratltr Hi n * s.ifo w -h i I out it " iTRIKE CLNILK ^ TRANSFERRED TO CLEVELAND JIG FIVE CHIEFS TO CONFER ON TUESDAY rirst Group of Railroaders on - Western and Southern Lines to Go Out Oct. 30. i i -p ! ?."hleago, Oct. 15.?An altera- | i tion in details of the plan an- | nounced for a progressive na- ! ! tional strike of railroad employes. | ; ordered to begin on October 30. | ; 'odaj- gave the eastern states at | ! 'east two days' of grace before j i the proposed walkout would be- | ! come effective In that region. | The Pennsylvania and Erie mads | included originally jn the flrst | groups on which the strike wn | 1 ordered, were removed from that J Hst. iluis e\e|udlng at the start j ' states ea?t of Chicago and I north of the Ohio river. I I "! I Chicago. r*.-t. 15. ?Final errangeraantf for a gettcrf,] railroad strike intended to t> ut? the nation's transportation ?ytK lem through ? walkout of the 2,000.000 emplojes rapidly were noarlng compl*- ' tion tonight, with the day's develop ments bringing two Important change# In the original plana. Foremost among these was a decision not to include the Pennsylvania. Louisville i Naahvllle. ?nd Erie railroad In the group of car- : rlera on which the flrst walkou. If scheduled to begin at 5 a. trt. October 10. The San Diego X- Arizona railroad sraf. tdded to the flrst of the four group* Into which the unions have divided the roads for strike purposes, and It wan decided to order the,three succeeding groups out at forty-eight hour Inter-'1 ials instead of twenty-four hours apart, ? T.'nder this pton. with the men on the roads In group Vo. 1. walking out Oeto-^j^Ml her 30. the strike would be in full effect '? November 5. The Oct. 30 OTOUp. These changes were said bi, "i?*.-. ? leaders 10 complete assignment of road# - t? the first group on ?which vilkeutvj' would take place and the following vif made-known as the essentia? list of car-' rlcrs fn that group. Kansas City Southern. Missouri Pacific. St. T.nute Soufhe-n (Cotton Rein. International and Great Vorthrrn. Te\a? and Pacific. South ?rn Pacific (Atlantic system includ ing Houston. Kast and West). Texas and Tfoijstnn. Texas Central. South ern Pacific f Pacific system.) San T *1?jt end Arizona. Chicago and Northwestern. Chicago, Milwaukee and S* Paul feycept Chicago. Terre tfptife an<l Southeastern?. Northern Pacific Southern Railway Ituea east and ue->(. Seaboard Airline, Vir ginia n Railroad. Chicago Great Western. Chicago. Rock Island and Pari no. r\"hile no n*ficial information waa forthcoming as to what group the' Pennsylvania lir.es would be placed In. it was undermood that they would be' assigned to Group on which the walk out arc scheduled to start No\ ember 3.1 Chiefs to CltTilud. All walkouts are scheduled to begin' a' fi a. m.. standard time. The transfer of the Pennsylvania) t.nes from Group I was unexplained by' union lenders caused considerable aur-j prise, as that mud has been considered! (Continued on ffe Sight) JAP DELEMTIWT SAILS FOR AMERICA, WITH INSTRUCTIONS! Tokohama. Oct 13.?Memhera of th?i Japanese delegation to the Washingtonj I'niifrr. ncc on limitation of armement#c''^?e and Far Kastern questions sailed thiai afternoon for th? t'nited States on board) the stranur Knshima Varus. The newa-' papers sa> that the delegation caJrlea; t with it the disarmament policy of the: Japanese government, formulated byj ir? cabinet coun- il and approved by the ad*, isory louticil. A copy of there In-; struct Ions was handed today to the Ann rican ambassador. Conference; May Expand Collateral Issues Lxpcctcd 1 to Transcend Original Program in Importance. By DAVID LAhilSCt ^Copyright by The l-.i.e*.lken :j: ? *? ? . t Oct. K.? l'rim* Minister, tri George changed his mind and * !! com* to >h? armamen" conference. Behind that terse announcement from l<ondon lies an interesting: story which 1 In Just cm'n?: to the surfer-*, 't will; be recalled that cablegram* from Euroo* Indicated a *f?vr weeks a to that the Britl?n prime minister feit he would be tin> busy to come to America. The American amhassadcr a' London heard the Mme and reported it to the Wash ington gov erntnent. Trte chagrin and disappointment of President Harding over that piece of nee s was not con oea'el. r>!d tIm Itrltiah prime minister rcaiixe wha; was going to happen at trie Washington conference." l?i<l tie know that America was hoping for practical progress and that very little speed could he made if a delegation had to cable home every few hours for instruc tions? Whether anything was said informally 9.0 th*' Hri'^-h government about It enn ?>ot of cig-r be disclosed hut !f was 0et long before the British learned of ?;r effort nlilrh tm<I been produced by ?g.e annouti -einen*. tiia* IJ"}d George wv:??o>h corrtmg. \ president of the l.'n',** '? states had broken a pre edent t" vis.i k ii rope in "he interest Of nt.ire 'expeditious nego;;at.?tis an-l It was felt here that s Hrit'sh prime minister might return the courtesy. Prom the stand point of friendly relation,, in tiling ? oi'.l be more helpful than personal contact h?rwe*n th? bead of the British goiern meiii .?o,i ir own ne a.iie.r. cm ?*it ??.,< conv in- lng and the Brit ish prune minister Is coming a: last. ?* St*7 TJaosgtai* Just tow long Mr. IJoyd '.<w>rf* will ?toy Is uncertain. but aithm the last torimaht enougn ha? developed on the !n-!de of the whole business to show the British prim* mitvster that If he had any Idea the Washington confer ence was to be an abstract affair, nar r raed down merelv to Far Eastern Ques tions and nsval srsiamtnt he i.? grossly mistaken I* now develops that collat eral issue* are expected to be taken up whi. h mar eventually trsnsrend In Importance the orglrtal objects of tne i.-nfereree, This Is not say.'ng that, ?he Far Eastern problems of a-mament . Will not be given first consideration for the prime effort will be to reach an agreement But it does mean that the oue*t:on of land armament, which hss ?o much to d? with the enormous, ex penditures of European countries. par-' tlculsr v France. will bring 'nrclblY to America * attention the necessity for find:; g .1 way to relieve FVance. War Debts Big XMQe 1'rcoi.ep Briard has realised the ex tent to which the Washington confer ence may wo in solving the oroblems e'ose't to t'-w heart of the French people end 1^ ha* uitifi'st nu'v ann wired Intention of coming here How shall France b? persuaded to disarm* She ts maintaining her army largely because she believed It will he the only way to co'Tect the reparation debt. But the T'n!>d States has a large debt and p*>?" me?ts to to her are In reality dependent tipop the ?a> the Oerrrtans pay their bills. Official y there has rever been ntiv here that the war debts o' t e tutted States derend upon the pavment by tiersiany of her obligations, hut the fact ;s 'he relationahlp is be coming more and more a 'actor in draw ing the United States Into cooperation v nh the powers of Europe. ?America mat not have accepted the formula of internaticnal cooperation laid out hv the I.eegue of Nations, hut Presi dent Harding's formula calls no less for close working arrangements w'th the European powers In the hope of acrom n'ishlng financial stability. Before the Washington conference N over. the nroh ein of lirrmin debt mar be discussed informally here. Nothing would f>u e iirest Britain and France more than to have America come kvk *ort\e'v end offer her advice and Judg ment m reaching an economic enuillt brlum again. International exchange depends upoti it. The reop.-rrng of America's evport trade rests upon If. 1 hiemplo-. m'tit in the I'n.tcd St.ves ha* a dlrec; bearing upon If. Wot is Idealism I??*r*^T? ? :r? ?'?n? Is not the driving force here h:r ? fpwli s; apprecia*ion of the f!i' f th.?? r!.?? I-ren<*h arrrr. ih maintained A?neri'M's debts are unpaid sfmpty* ?" way baa been found to cnr ?:i'V t)i? payment of the Tie-men debt and m pre' or* 'German aggression ! remedies were rejected by. Treaidrnt tlartmg when be refused to e. r.-pt pie I o. enarit of the ie.1 It'ie nanoiw? r"n*"d:cs are nn? he>njt d:e , i> ?d Vnerl it !t !a suRCeV?d. rr.'X'i' e>eti*ua'l; p-in n a tmeral refunding plan wherepy repartition bonds tnignt re-.' - y br.ir ? ?? Indorsement of S1] the ;.,.wera T-at wit! o * . "me indeed un? ii i e Ce-m.io ;nde*nn*ty ? reduced to n size "hat the associated tn.wers think lit'ntjtnt ;o pa\ When sum o * K'ee^ up'-n. the re pa "a ton (?"?ids a " ha-?? the backing o' toe power* The., a . t e jvir^ of a general ? i?.-'?.iit up on world war debts That ? ?b? rr'eaident Hard;-g :? brese-nsr i-i;r congress to pass the Ten rose I,?:i ic.vlrg the executive branch ? of the government power to enter lnt*> negotiations about tl:? deb' with foreign powe-? A special rontTi'*s!on will be rrW"! to ?'f '!th the secretary of r'-e treasury. The WasTrgrcn conference 0:1 armament and llnstern ijuest'on* ? Is tnlvir:: op rr .-"y O"d rr.->rr Importance e- ry e|<* \ under the active leadership' f\f Pre- ,'l? nt Tlarding and Se ret.nrv Hup!.". ? 10 ore sieely but sire'. wlr P'ng tile ronrtdepre of the great powers 'hat tnu<~h can be accomplished bore for the K"o'i of tho w hole wot M. HIGHWAY PUN WILL L OIVE EMPLOYMENT ' TO 350,000 WORKERS Washington <>rt- Ifi. ? The federal ' Iklghu ov bill ?h agreed vm In conference ?nrr|?s appropriation which will make possible tb# employment cf from "oo.non to 35" ton fpp jalx month*, aceord'ng to ?n agreement today by the department cf agriculture. INJUNCTIONS j EXPECTED BT ! MIL STRIKERS' I. S. C. AND RAIL BOARD WILL MEET i First Defensive Move Is to Come From the Post office Department. Washington. < *cf 1? Tl.a ro.lnra: no-! tlon In cunno-tl.-n with tln> t liroH'rn?-t r.nt'ona! rallroa.l ?*!l| was con-' fr"1a\ to t'>?> i-onforcm* ?? bmupht ; about b; I'rrsldm: l|ii-.l!nt{ b?-tn oon I'm ' Interstate ??onmior, ? oninmissioii aiiel tba inibllc represent a t ? v cs i>n railway' labor b?am! (*onsl'I"rn''on o* t|>? ?ns i.*r rrnhVm [ a l>rov:<roft\ ? paralysis r>f ? h? countrt'? .-arrlor svstoin pract;'*nll' ? at t'i? opening of .. !i>t?r will resume^ ? at '' ?Ylne|i tomorrow aftern??"ii li> t" .j S'tVftnnKPl agencies v lil.li will Pavo in i charge practical'v ??onirirt" regulnt'Ti or railroad affair* Will Await Ontcom*. Membari of fli? conference main- j ta'ne<l alleno* to/lay a* to tl.e h??l* noon . w I'i.-h th" fr .blrfin wmii'l b?" ?ll?."tl** leaving as the oni> hint In that respect lji? 1\ hi'a M-'Us* statement that fro-.' ii?nt Marking ha<i cleeuwl ;? hi",???irv 'o bring together (be cmmis cm . atembere of flip board The impression j;i en .it lb* V'.-i'e l-fo|i*e today iu.< that, having turned he matter o? er t? 'he ?c<':ir'?n osf-ib Ifshed by law tn handle I're*ldc"t fdsrdrng had n.? further nlttume *n-i would await the outcome of the conference*. XxpM Injunction*. In labor clrc'es. however, the rtpec'iv t'on was expressed that tit# legal branch r>f the government would be utilized before many bourn ha<l passed. "I presume that the nevt thing will he the Injunction." President William Johnston of the International Associa tion of Machinists remarked In view of the statement of rfoogir-oi leaders of the railroad unions that n ? iperle' consideration would l?e vh.m i mail trains once the s-rlke was In progress. ?iffrls| Washington |or>|;ed to the post denarttoer r i'< r the Ors' ?"defensive" nvoc. Tr wis re.-ailed t ?>. drv that tte go\ er-inent had not been called upon i>. meet org.ati'/eij Infee'er encc n i'h Us niall faff ?? since ("resident i"lev eland's administration. CNDEAVORERS FOR LIMITED ARMAMENT R-vstr>P. r?.-1 IS A petition urging the American de'crate* to the armament ??>n'erem e at Wa^hinRlcti to ad\.?n? 'the utmost [vs'lMf limitation of n.t fional armaments in ? onre-tlop vv;fh a Ike movement on ;h*> part of 1*10 other "ading nl'lon of th? world" will be forwarded t-> President Harding' '?"r?ir?? row by F"f.?no;s K i'lari? presidon* of 'be Pnited Snmety of PhrisfUn Kndeav r.- Tt Is sisnoil hv I>r. Clark and 1H) 'rtistee.s of the so.defy. SENATOR GORE MAY REGAIN HI? EYESIGHT Washington. Oct. IS. I'onMnned irri? j r?rem?nt in the conditions wlthd) Itfit' made former Senator Thomas I*. linn of Oklahoma sightless since early youth was reported ????!:? \ b> a spe.ia". ist who has been attending the senator The patient was said to have experi enced "flashes i.f tight" as a resii't of the treatment, the first be has taken !'? thirty years, several previous at'empt' to regain his sight having f tiled. ENTHUSIASTIC GREETINGS FOR GENERAL PERSHING IN LONDON Composite Battalion of U. S. Troops Arrives From Co hlcnz?-Warmly Welcomed By the British. <??(. IK 'ItnTAl I ci">h;nsr. who !^>:nl"i! '? ? M?" pa'I in the x fr?m nvs n'i tito ln> :n? <?' , the i "Sijireeyiopal ni<~ !? ' The tomb Britain's inknnuri *.?'?! or. hirive-l here from far ; (t 7 o'< k !? -n:pht. II-* wi'v mr- -i: I i- \*:-|or;,i .< (:? >li !?? -i distill- ' Itnlsh"*.; icre .f i. . - -mini! 'en f'-im the ' arioi.s ?rnuo a- ilrii..: T-r.'n" T'-<- K.r"faT ;;r.-.-.-| h\ Sir' I.amit;.r \\r>r;..: ui-iri-K..UI-' ? irt-ny for war. .Anv.-v in.-....- -a 'in ?; ?? t -It .Is w:'n ?Tie \inrr! -in . i -rr <.r I. f> \* r1? i?1 of h>r*l-.?rn. r-l ? i .e ,n|-, ni'ryir-,. I,i-u:-niir I Sr Trn-.ers x'larhe. jtrmx <m:i r:. ? -i- o'f- o-m-rai A-lm'.ra' Sir II. j.r -. r. *e "Tpl sr i j 1 or?l. an.] s i 11, r: r * ''to* l\. ?i rotary j ??r thr -.ii-r \< ? .aa . I. I I ; .1 ? ? ? ?? a I I ':eld ?9r?h-.l Sir |l.? (I u i \.,i, . .i.-r ?f ?h? |;r.;-si |-,,r .[ ? ?a ofti'.lnl lt-i*in?? Dinner by Arahnenador M l-'n ksp-rie. a lir.i- i;- ?> ul I'arshins disembarked. hi* ? ; n. it tin- mill tarv ami na ml ntt h- ? tha Amerhan emSasax. 'irn?Ml l'ep- l-:z o.-i' (a tSe A nieric.'' n ? ? ? i -1 ?. i ?? t.r?-i? |<r nil' tax j xvhlla m .-?"?( 1.C-. was the j fuoat e? the Ambdssadi ?uid Mr? Ujlt i>. ' ; ..iiii.or i . ninth in .ii'V'I ii .it.: h i.k. : * s. ? r- . % r \1 i- Wi l.flj Wi.rt Ii ?:i I * \ th* I . I I.. .?.! ... ? i? \ r| ? i1 'Ii ; | I). t l.l'l' ; . . \ ? . ? I I.I.I. \ .1..- \ ? ?? \ Tri ? . v ii II i - \ ? rt?| Vn. \ K !:?.>? \.|ni.ia: Nat in .' Yv. -iiic I n :<-.t ; \,n>. atl'l Miy T ? v ? 11. ti ?. nt . | M.i i.-i .? V s..|t?crt. ' ?\r.ioi ;.-;i-i ii M!.-*rati'i'iif. ami Mn. iM>T"Tt. U. S. Troop* Welcoru*fl -'I'll.-. Sran^'o'l l?,llllipr.' r.tiVtr.l |i ;??#? \\ . ? ? i i:'i.iri!* !>-i;!-:. nii'l ini i-Iht" in* "r ' ' ?.il v'i'nl. . f in'n .'Mi l W|...ih m. !?<??. v .ii:.i k rl<. cc.-ii' l I'm i..m j.'.-ll. !??.. t'i' ?.-i I'.-.in ? ?'?!.!??!!/. \\ i i" ri ;h* vni'ria! ' r.i 'i roV.-i) ?ij.. -1 .-i.i Kl.it!"'! ",in !>..ir -. ft.-- I'l- a.-, \1 'irn'ril ii ?..i;? t. 'I II.- I.ii :a I <.:i > ii ? - >>f I"." '. .|.i t??" I' ft> C.iKi ??: . ml Ft ft loth iir.r.i'i ? *!i a t'.'.nl <?'' :'111-? . -IT .1 ? v.-n: V (V n ?>. ? mi ml <?;' M .1".' K. 11 l!ai'",i Ii ?? ?> l. -iii.-il :i ? i?> '.nil.. 'If 151-: ? -.i ..-in I.-. M.iJ-'t ' ..-in .11 'it! Sit;.>ii r. | rosoiit - , 111.' .if. . ? fini'-il. Tii" I.i11:t 1 :???! , a.i ; !?? .??.'? "? "n iio'f-s '. .!?? ?.i> | fr-'m. ?' . I. ii'ii'' I ...1 |.\ \\. ? !i ?iiiai'.Ih I*:, ii'l t:..? \ ii.i ? -ii.s staii. I ..ii i it.nil" | in.n. I. :?> ?' I'n'." ..' v.-rk s iwirr:.. k< In i :? i ? ii.?r?- If'! i'l 1 ?' t'i.- ciip'.N j ?>! tl.< 'l>t nt'Ti . ? \.'in v a11.-i: ! I, r.r 'IV . ill' I \ i ii." l-.ii-r-i?-K? i "" ".''i n .ii ii I mitie?" to<1 f r th* \ r ?? mis <n I it II '? ? " k i'l" hi'tallnii >at 'I'.i'n to *? KncJ'fh-Amorl an cliinoi' nf i-.?:.??f mut i. i, i <? tat..os ai l U' t itiim o ji o. |n a fn??t hall, t<? in .*rl v? itii six lai'S" Anterl can flag*. ft Telegraphers Not Yet Pledged to Join The Rail Strike | ! t St L>ui!.-<f Mo., Ik*'. 16. -R. J. Manion president of the Order of Raili*oh?I T'loj;raphers. lonluht re futed Iu?> statement of Thomas M. ? I'iersoo. vico president of tha' or Kun'raiion, In h statement in ihe Associated Press. in which hft raid: j "The policy of ibe Order of Hull road Telegraphers ha* not beer, for- > mutated. and Mr. Tlerson Is no*. 1 authorized to give out any such . statement. Our policy will not be ! known until October 31. The gen- j oral chairmen n{ the organization will bo convened in Chicago on Oc- , tober 21 1" iliscu ;s lite policy ?nd arrangements of the organization re- j latin* to the strike, and * ha'ever ? action is decided upon -aill h" an- j nounod at that time. Mr. PierSon is no; authorized to make such a statement as sent out from Chi- I cago." ' j .OWER FREIGHT! RATES SOLUTION Suggestion By Labor Board Members to Prevent Rail Strike. Washington. Oct. i?.--Immediate rans'attcp of tlit- r*du, t"" a-i'horlr.ed a.1 .r?u in of rpllmari employes m?o reduced freight rate* sugge't ? d b\ Ihe public group of th- rr.Ilroad ah..r hoard tonight as "on? fetvlble i in" >> whirl, the pree.nt .-onlr-iera) can be milled unci a strike a-, erted. ? If the railroads will Immediately. I" :.?od faith, adopt this suggestion." the uhlic group sa'd In the first Btstemen' s.Mite.l upon arrl\ a I In Washington, "the . >i'oi, .an !?? iea-ed ur freight rates educed to shippers. th? cost of l^'ng ...I.., ...i ...tismn>r* and a stimulating ,ff?c everted upon ail business. ' 1 rder the pla" suggested by the rwb> lr group the railroad* wou'd withdraw ?hr'r teonesl for further wage reduc tions until freight reductions ha-, s been ?omp'fted. and "pending action of the .nard on such petition for further r? tuction as the mrr'ers may sub-enur"* !>? submit." the unions would withdraw [he strike order. Baaed on Atterbury Suggestion. The . suggestion of the public group for a settlement of the contrn- e-sy was based, the statement sa'd. on one put forward by W. W. Atterbury. vice presi dent of the Pennsylvania railroad be f. n convention *n Chicago last IVI* (lav. Immediate reduction In freight rates. ,j was asserted, wou'd inure to th-j benefit of the rat'road employes end ?would constitute one ..f the statutory grounds 'or a further reduction to wages." while through reduction of the cost of tr.atei ;ah 'f would to that ex'ent re I .. the railroads of the necessity of ??.f1 j Ing sole'. up"" wage .ostM for n reduction O' their operating i\nett>?>." ?pi e st;? ten-en( was il- en out by Hen \\" Hooper, a member of the group who s.tid it ritafter b> the ent.re mejn 1 icr ship President F*lton'B Comment. I'hb'sgo. <>.-t. 1R The suggestion Washington h> the public group of the railroad lab"" bt>a>d that tb? re.em wage riultlft!?n authorized bj the board be passed along by the roads In 'oner ft e! gh t rates ns a po.s?!bt? means o< n\ ertli g lite threatened railroad strike "seems Inconceivable at first glance. Samuel M. Ke'ton. president ? f the Chi cago ttreat Western railroad, said to night w iten Inform d of the suggesttor hy th* f'r**.*. t "T rnntii't mmrp't inysf.f ?iritl! I am fully Informed of the detail' or the suggestion " said Mr. Ke'lon. "bui at first glani e 1t souttds absurd Mti'd of the recent l??v percent wage reduc tion granted l.v the hoard already hat been translated into low e, freigtit rates To tpake a further reduction now ts lm possible. 1 tbtnk Ms the \ssnciattoii o! Itnilwav |'.\ect|f.ive< pointed out ill tb? annottm emenf of its act on last weeg when arte.nl t:,..t future reduction! would Immediately I- passed along Itilt lower rnies. but :h?t n., reduction now !s i.njsvih'r. Tie tn'lfer ? for the roads t doe'd". and 1 -T" *peji!.;ng. ' ? course nmr. ly for m> -<-T ' |t \i ,1 ew i-' 1. 'end "t 11 ? e s-|.,p cfil" org ?ll'iaM' on- -efnsrd cm. mm o, l!,e suggest |. I, cplm 11, r> t ' ' wv.lc rot l.e et],!.-.. I ' f'-r htm t.. com,,ti nt tin" tils org;r'i.tat ? " f-rm.,! : lad Issued ' St, li. .? .;,'!. M i, ti'c t'ct The preside:, of ti,. ' Kited S-att - ?> now the mil; v In. i an a ?? "1 a strike ..f ta't I strikers ?" the I nite.] States t >. t-.h'f Tin'olb; Ilea!;, president ? ? (Continued on Pag* Eight) STRIKE EFFECT UPON INDUSTRY I Will Not Be Great in Middle! West? Manufactu rcrs Will Stoic Fuel. Chicago, Oct US.?A ra.lroad strike would have Iit? *e erfect on the average, large Industry of tin* n iddle west. but | i would 't In closing down "II of tee packing plants within three wanks, and , undoubtedly would force trmy mnnll j , factories to close. representatives of acma of the chief industries of th.s ; I region said tonight. i Tentative plans were being drawn up i ' through which it was said f'hleago and 1 I the larger elites could he kept aupp'tcd ' with moat foo.l comtnodlt'?*. although t | it was believed that meet tupp.1*? . ! would run short quickly. the packers J i e.ssertlng that their s'ocks ?n hand are.( | entailer than In titany .-ears. John H. Glenn. secretary of tue I'll-} nols Manufacturers' Asso-. latlon, tad' that he would Immediately' varn all manufacturers to start storing supplies of coal, as a coal > -?rtage was me only I ma! danger to Ir. try that he couid i set in the propose- utrlke. ( "Coal supplies in this section ere (in. ( siderahly lower than they were at this i time last year. ' -.aid Mr. Glenn. "Only j a shortage of coal could tome a ma- , I Jority of our industries to close, and * a will all limned lately stall laying in [ supplies In prep.uaiion for a railroad j i strike." ( Turk Nationalists Severely Defeated in Attack on Greeks i ; i Alliens, i tot. lb.?Turkish Natrmalist ' ? forces in th? northern end of the battle rone pi Asia Minor have been driven hack. fePow.ng a serious attack upon' 1 i the Greek right' wing. say a an ('ffielal I , ; statement issued h?re Heavy losses w.ve indicted upon the! } enemy, it is asserted. Vt the other end of the fron*. near' , Adun-Keraltissar. Greek airships have I purnharded enemy c"neentration*. PROHIBITION HEAD IS ; ? HEARD IN M. E. PULPIT Pittsburgh, tie'. 16.- -Federal Prodi 1 hit ii'ti < 'omnrsslnne: Roy A. liayties. who carve iiere from Washington yester " day with the a to*ed Intent!'*;! of ' i :e.?f. i^'ltig t;ti" western Pennsylvania. ton'ght occupied tne pulpit of t'.te Ilrushton Methodist Kpi?co|*ti! church, and ad ' I dressed the de'eg'tites to tIf* ninety 1 i e;grtIt annual session o' the Pittsburgh f j con'orcine <?' that deriomtnat on. He 'spoke on prohibition eni'orcenten'. Wholesale Prices in i ; September Unchanged W'i'.hhi.'nn'"*"' l? H ' .r . .' t 1 ::i bej-tf tnl>**r remained tin ?ItHiced front i ' Anc.i'it ifii* tii" t-.;?.d.-narttnent r? . ported to l y lc.it rcni! f.?*"l prices were t.*un*l I" ? . ?? *t* r/as.-.l I : per ( cut. f The est mtiites e-c .'.t.io'cl f-.-it re j t***rt s' mad*- ??* its *=t. tistic.il bureau c?*n j reining pines m ,\ i principal cil e". Miracle Needed to Prevent The1 Rail Strike, Lee's Assertion! Brotherhood Heads and Hun-j dreds of General Giairmen Summoned to Cleveland to Discuss Strike Plans. rim eland. (?.. . lC.--^V:(h the am | n ?.tinrement loiljiv that the Big rive i tailroad transportation chiefs will inoJ*. bora Tuesday to iliseuse plans for oar- j r>!ng on the nation-wide progressive , railroad strike that has been set to be- , gin ?? 6 a m Sunday. <>et '.-her 3". W. ' I.ee president of the Brotherhood i of Railroad Trainmen. declared ihetj nothing hut a mlrar.e rati pixrenl the alrlUe coiug tn'o effeo-. M l.ee returned to headquarter* tins , morn'ng from <*hlcago. where ye*'?r.iay J I t'e fl'e transportation organizations j 1 ordered !ho wrlke and a t once began , i sending rut nfflual notices of the ntrlKa | order to approximately 300 general) chairmen of his organization who <Bd i not attend the Chicago conference. Gen- j ' era! chairmen of the four other ogan- j Izarlons attended the conference and were gi>C-n their orders there. , Wanted?A Miracle. "Noth.r.g but a miracle can stop th:s|i strike." said Mr. t.ee. "Still, there insy j I he a savior some place, but Tin afraid 'i no'." Mr. T.ee explained that the strike or- i der sent out to the ft*, e organizations | was final and definite. and no provis ions made for a postponement of action. ; j On'.)- a satisfactory settlement before), the date set for the strike to begin h.-cs j' l-cen provided for In the Instructions , sent to the general chairmen. Mr. T.ee said that the strike la in pro- ( test agalnat the 12 per cent wage r? ductlon handed down by the railroad ^ iphor hoer 1 .to J.A4 1. last, and which J" wen! Into effect July t. He explained that ?ben the five railroad organiza tion chiefs met with a committee of | fl\e ratlmad managers In Cblcugo, I'ri-j day. to consider the 12 per cent wage , reduction, and , weto Informed by the i railroad managers that a further 10 j per cent wags reduction vouM he re- , quested, the brotherhood chiefs x.iite up all hone of an hm'catile settlement, j and the strike order result"!. Tuesday's Conference. Grand officers of the Brotherhood of j Kn*mee:v were arriving here t.might | ror a conference tomorrow with (2rand j Cnief Warren S. Slope, a: which they i wilt recei-'S final instructions before tie-! parting for the districts oxer whic.i tli?" ? ita'e supervision I \lr. St me. W, S. t'a-'er. president of ? the Brotherhood of l-'iremen and I'n ginemeti. M S'reppar.l, president of the Order of Railroad Conductors. nn.1 T <'asseu. president, of the Switch men's I'nion of North America, arc ? perted to art i \e I ere tomorrow to lake part in Tuesday's, conference. j TaAing Precautions. , Older* for calling off hie sirtke in case ?. "sat ikfac.oi j agreement" has t been reached are contained m sealed j < o.le messages mailed i?. a" general . cha rrren with tiie official strike order, ? which are not to l-c opened until re- j ceip of a code telegram. If this code < te'igrant and the scaled code message j are identical, the general chairmen wtlli know the strike has been settled. Alt ! ? the code le'egrants sent !?> the general j chairmen are worded il.fferr-itly. and j the general chairmen in passing along j similar Instructions t" local chairmen. ; will use different .odes also. , The purpose of u -ing tills code ays- ' ?em. rntliT than cne general code word, tl was said, was to pt-xi-nt the brother-, hoods be'rig iinpocd upon should tiie ico-e word fall Into improper hand*, or o- nerwise. j THX WIA7H1B Wert VtrgTala?ralr Monday and Tuesday; altrht change In temperature. Western Pennsylvania and Ohio?Pair Monday and Tuesdajr; n:Ud temperature. SECRETARY OF LIBOR DAVIS SUMMONED OF THE PRESIDENT cabinet Officer Requested By His Chief to Make No State ment Regarding Rail Strike Situation. Indianapolis. Ind . Oct Hi -Secre tary of I.abor Davis left here to night for Washington, having been summoned there by President Hard ing in connection with the threat ened railroad strike. Sec retary Davis has been vi?tting Indiana cities for the pasl week, after having attended n home-corn ing celebration at Ellwood, Ind.. his home town. Secretary Davis would make no comment on the throateqrd strike, saying the summons from lYesident Harding entailed a request that he make no statement regarding the situation nn<II he had retumel to Wasiilngton and conferred with members at tbe Labor board there. Yi Murderer of Wife's Mother Slain By Her j Son in Pistol Duel |j L J i V : sriil *\ iM*\ ? in '?t. !?' ? 1 ! i i : jn. c.?i?no i>wnor r>f I'? ixpo'ald. ' <;<i . hline In <lfi?? 11P t.i j Mm front ifit't- or I h? Trillion >> "f h Is | motli?"f-1 ti- l;i \v. Mr? William S"' l' liov* | ' <!'i; . *v:?? k'-<l frin ,ts i?utpin?>h:> to j ? 'in f|il|il 1*ll<???? Mrs Siio'I ?'?;?? | ".?tunc. a ml .xltof lu-r through JI. ?? h?vt.1 j 11?? ? 11?"? I instant';. j ? t': t? MniF?;f wp? soot :m?l ir<'.i:itlv t l%il|o.l l-rf.s-o i* ;.n.l t mo to tliej IIn n 'loot with Mrs Snr'l's foii. I M ir' in. I i>ollro mi s muerl to T*it7R?r.iM ? f?w oi"tith? sk" an I h'? ivlfo r?to ! dncninpnin bl;n. It !<? sild llo is ?a'?ll . i ? i hat* biauioil hit. in"th?r-in-la *? fori ti?r rofuaal. | VOTE ON GERMAN PEACE TREATY Will BE CLOSER, BUT RATIFICATION IS CERTAIN' Washington. ''c'. if. A closer vote i thin i'iu first expected en ratification J of the (Jfrnwit peace treaty t">w ap i ffJr? yrohah'o (ifcrd^K to prediction* ' tonight of senators on both sides in ? close touch n*-ir!i deve'opments. | The margin appearing for ratification ' was estimate] variously from three to a maximum of seven or eight votes on | the eve <>f decisive action scheduled to morrow in the senate. Republican lead ers. however, said ratification was as ! sured. Beginning tomorrow the tlernian pea re treaty Is to occupy the senate exclusively until the final vote, which 1 is expected not later than Wednesday, i with possibilities of a vote late tnmor ! row or on Tuesday. Meeting at 11 o'clock, the senate, laying: aside the tax re-ision bill until after the trwafv vote, J will operate from ll:3h under the ?unanimous consent agreement entered | ' Into several weeks ago to expedite tnt ! lng. by which each senator's time 1h ) ; limited to one hour on the treaty end! ! ten minutes on reservations. This agreement was to hare become operative Inst Wdny, but was post-, j pr.re'd until lomo-row became of the j death of Senator Kimx. of Pennsylvania, j I*as than a ?l?7.en senators ar? p\ pectrd to consume their full hour's time. Prominent among those planning to speak are fcnatore Hitchcock, of Ne braaka, ra&Jd^|tciBor!t> member of the JL . I foreign relations committee *n<l Poma-' rene. Democrat. ohm. in fa* or of rati fication. end Senator* need. Democrat) Missouri: Korab, Republican. Idaho, j and King. Democrat. l.'Lah, against rati-' ft cation. Whether friends of former President' Wilson, among them Senator Glass.) r'rmocrat. Virginia, former secretary of,1 ' the treasury, would enter the tight ejf-J tenslvely In oppoelilon, was not certain! tonight. Reported appeal.* to Demo-) crafle senators to "rtand by President) Wilson and the league of nations'' vers] j admitted by the treaty's champions to' ? have early calculations of Dcmocratici . aupporf. , j Calculations upon the line! vote wer?. | that three or not inotv- than fpur Paaj "** j publi.-ans would oppose ratification, while from eleven to twenty were eMl?: mated of Democratic support. The' I death of Senator Knox left th? Repub-j j li.ans with a total of 5? scata and tltnj j Democrats SI. hut there was a posai-i biiity, it was said, that Senator Knox'ai successor might qualify before the flnalj ? roll call. i | Af'cr disposal ef the German pea<j?i I treaty, similar Auairian and Hungarias! I treaties, under the wnato'a voting I agreement, are to be taken up immedi ately. hut with prospects of cursory; debate and prompt votes virtually Idea-'' UcaJ with that on th? German treaty, , l