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THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT."
THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEEDS IT."
Monroe journ.
PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
Twenty-Ninth Year. No. 50.
Monroe, N. G, Friday, July 28, 1922.
$2.00 Per Year Cash
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,11 11100
Cotton Marketing Association
Puts on Big Membership Drive
Beginning This Week and Con-'
Uniting Through August 12,
Effort for 600.000 Bales
MR. B LA LOCK K SECURED
AS GENERAL MANAGER
Sales Manager of Many Years Expe
rience in Cotton Business Has Been
Secured and Headquarters of State
Association Opened in Raleigh
Large Clerical Force at Work Get
ting Records Straight J or Handling
the New Crop.
The North Carolina Cotton Grow
en Cooperative Association is this
week putting on an extensive member
ship drive which will continue through
August 12th, and as a result expects
to increase its sign-up to 600,000
bales. It has already signed up in
the association 400.000 bales.
U. B. Blalock, of Wadesboro, pres
ident of the State Farmers' Con
vention, has been secured as general
manager of the association, and has
already entered upon his duties.
Mr Blalock was a member of the
organization committee and took
prominent part in organizing- the as
sociation. He is thoroughly familiar
with the principles of cooperations
In addition to large farming inter
ejts in Anson county, Mr. Blalock
is president of the Blalock Hardware
Company of Wadesboro, and has oth
er business interests. The Board of
Directors believe that his business
experience and his broad guaged hu
man sympathies ideally lit him for
the position as executive officer of
the organization.
Headquarters Opened
Headquarters have been opened in
Raleigh and a large clerical force is
at work getting the records straight
for handling the new crop.
C. B. Howard, recently secured as
sales manager, is linking up connec
tions at home and abroad and will be
in a position when the new crop sea
son opens to handle the product of
the members to best advantage.
The Board of Directors has prac
tically completed its organization
plans for handling the crop of the As
sociation members to best advantage
Mr. Howard's Record':
Mr. Howard has been in the cotton
business for more than twenty years,
He is recognized as one of the most
outstanding and successful cotton
merchants in the southeast. For i
number of years he has been a gen
eral partner and active man in the
firm of Inman & Howard and their
predecessors.
During the past few years that
firm has handled as high as 300.000
bales of cotton m one year, which
was fold to both domestic and for
eign markets.
He will sell, with the approval of
the Board of directors of these three
state associations, the cotton of more
than 60,000 producing members rep
resentinif more than 800.000 bales of
cotton, based on the VJlu production
of the Alabama, North Carolina, and
Georgia Cotton Marketing associa
tions.
Among those attending the meet
ing that namebd Mr. Howard were,
President J. S. Ilernachan. Charles
W. Rittenour and H. S. Houghton, of
the Alabama Association; President
W. H. Austin and Dr. W. B. Kilgore,
director of the North Carolina As
sociation; and President Conwell and
members of the executive committee
of the Georgia Association.
On assuming the duties as, sales
manager v1 the three state associa-
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lions, mt. nowara saia:
"1 nave studied cooperative mar
keting and have found it to be
sound and practicable as applied to
cotton. 1 have had a long and varied
experience as a cotton merchant, cov
ering all foreign as well as domestic
fields. I have undertaken to sell to
best advantage, the cotton pooled by
the North Carolina, Georgia and Ala
bama Cooperative Marketing Asso
ciations. I have all confidence that I
can sell the cotton of the members
of these associations for its true
value, based on the grade and staple,
which will mean more moneV for
them than they ' get under the
present system.
"I have severed my connections
with all my former business inter
ests and my sole and .only business
now, is to sell the cotton of the
members of the North Carolina, Geor
gia and Alabama Associations, for as
much as it will bring in the highest
markets."
Crops Looking Good
Reports from various sections of
the county are to the effect that crop
are looking fine. There is all kinds
of talk about the boll weevil but the
general concensus of opinion seems
to be that he is not doing any great
amount of damage yet, due to the
fact that farmers arc keeping the
punctured squares picked up. And the
fruit crop is the best in years. Hun
dreds of bushels are being canned and
dried and plenty of good apple vine
gar is being made.
With Mlayin' by," big meetin' and
chicken-eat in' time almost here every
body is feeling .good and the minis
ters are refreshing their religious
seal and whetting their appetites. No
offense meant it's human to like
good things to eat .
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Leisure should be used, not wasted.
THE WORK IN UNION
Although the csmpaien for mem
bership in the Cotton Growers As.
sociation has not heron ta earnest
in Union, several hundred among
the most progressive farmers of
the county have already signed the
membership contract. Messrs.. E.
W. Gilliam and T. J. W. Broom
state that aa active campaign will
begin at an early date. Mr. Gil
liam, who has been in the county
for the past two weeks cooperat
ing with farmers In the various
townships ia making a survey of
the cotton acreage, will lead the
campaign and expects to enlist the
support of farmers and business
men in the work. Mr. Gilliam wish
es to impress upon the minds of
farmers the importance of an ac
curate and complete survey of
the cotton acreage before the mem
bership campaign starts.
Mr. Broom and Mr. Gilliam state
that mass meeting will be called
in the court house here at an ear
ly date, at which time Carl Wil
liams, president of the American
Cotton Exchange, will address the
meeting. The exchange of which
Mr. Williams is president is own
ed 'and operated by farmers who
are members of the Cotton Growers
Association. It was originally or
ganized by the ststes of Oklahoma,
Mississippi and Texas... but each
state becomes a member as asso
ciations are organised. North Caro
lina is now a member of the ex
change and this state and Okla
homa have the largest. member
ship of any other states in the un
ion. It is believed thst when the cam-
?aign is put on within the next
ew dsys hundreds mere of the far
mers of the county wll sign vp.
The War t'insnc Corporal inn hns
approved a credit of fitf.000,000
to finance the crop of the North
Carolina association, but since the
banks of the state are hading
their support it is believed that
the entire amount approved by the
Finance Corporation will not., be
needed. .
JUDGE LEMMOND DEALT
KINDLY' WITH CUTLOW
First Gave Him Sixty Days, but
Changed Sentence Upon Promise
of Good Behavior
Appealing eloquently to Judge
Lemmond this morning in Recorder's
Court Messrs. J. C. Sikes and Robert
Redwine succeeded in getting Cut
low Mitchell's road sentence of 60
days imposed forvthe use of profane
language reduced to a line of $5 and
the costs. Mitchell s father also came
into court and pleaded for his son
"Mitchell has lived here for 23 years,"
said Mr. Sikes, "and he has never
harmed man, woman nor child. Nor
has he ever been among peoples
chickens at night. He has reared 16
children and this is the only one that
hes ever had a road sentence. He is a
niemhe. of the Baptist church in good
standm" "Alright, Mr. Sikes." re
nlied h's honor, "if that is the case
I will give Cutlow i0 days instead of
00. II his fr.ther reared 16 children
he ought to have several keeping up
the roads of the county." "Vassah,
cap'n," retorted t i elder Mitchel,
pay my taxes to do that. 1 would
apprec.ate it if you would let him off
at a fine. He is a pretty good nigger
and it will all fall on me anyway.
The judge asked him if he thought
he could manage Cutlow if he let
him off. Doubling up his fists Mitchell
replied, "Vassah, boss, I'll maul him."
hen the judge reduced the sentence
to a f.ne. Mitchell said his kindness
would never be forgotten. 'Git your
hat nigger, he said, "git your hat
and go home.
Cutlow was charged with usjng pro
fane language at the ice plant where
he had gone to get some ice. He ar
irued his-' own case but lost it. He
said that he tnought he had been fined
but had forgotten it, but he had been
on the road and hadn t forgotten that
The Judge said that since Le didn't
forget road service he would give
him some more. Then it was that
Mr. Sikes, Mitchell's father and Mr.
Redwine argued for Cutlow and get
the sentence changed.
Smith f ined
Mr. R. Frank Smith of Mt. Holly.
who had an automobile wreck above
the Iceman Knitting Millls last week,
was ifned 110 and the costs for op
erating an automobile without license
and $50 and the costs for driving
recklessly.- Several other cases were
on docket, among them Chester Pres
son and Ruby Whitley, colored, charg
ed with assault and battery and with
being drunk. I hey were fined the
costs in one case and $10 and costs
in the other. Also the case against
two chicken theives in which the de
fendants were given 90 days on the
road.
Woodman Picnic
' The Wingate W. O. W. will .give
a picnic at Ashcraft's spring, near
Rock Rest, next Thursday evening
from 2 to 7 o'clock. AH Woodmen,
their families and friends are invited
to attend and carry well-filled bas
kets. There will be plenty of good
speaking, and musk by the Lanes
Creek string band.
There's always work to be done-
around an automobile.
LIGHTNING STRIKES
AND SETS BARN AFIRE
Build nr and Contents Destroyed, But
Neighbors Will Rebuild Recipe
for Slaking Yinezar
Brief, July 27. Miss Hough
cf
ralrcervule is visitir.g relatives an
fnemls here.
During the terrific electrical storm
wluch occurred here Monday aft'
noon, Mr. J. C kiser s barn wa
struck by lightning, caught on fire
and was destroyed, burning up a
of his spring crop of hay and a wheat
drill, r ortunately Mr. Kiser had turn
ed all his livestock into'the pasture
before the storm came and nothm
but the above was destroyed w'th '
building. No insurance was carried on
the property. Immediately after' the
burping was learned of. Mr. Kiser
neighbors gathered at his home and
decided to rebuild for him next Tues
day, August 1st. Lightning also
struck a tree in Mr. G. A. Long'i
yard and one near the home of Mr.
D. M.Long.
Only two teachers have been era
ployed for the school as yet: these
we are highly pleased with Prof.
T. B. Huneycutt tor principal and Mi
Mamie McEachen for the primary de
partment, both of whom taught for
us last year with the greatest satts
faction. It is regretted very much
that the intermediate teacher for last
year, Miss Fae Caldwell of Bessemer
City, cannot be secured for another
term. These three teachers accom
plished much good during the last
school year and the sentiment of the
people seems to indicate that all are
highly appreciative. What next?
better school this year than ever. Prof,
Huneycutt and Miss McEachen are at
tending the teacher's summer school
thoroughly acquainting themselves
with the new books. The children will
we believe, like the new books better
than the old ones, which will stimu
late greater interest in school work,
and nothing has shown itself yet as
a probable would-be hindrance or ob
stacle.
Mesdames F. K. Biggers. T. B
Huneycutt, Messrs. Olin, Hoyle and
Miss Lierydell Biggers spent yester
day in fageland, 6. C
How to Make Vinegar
The following bit of information
on how to make good pure apple
cider vinegar by simple process is
given out by Mr. w. M. Allen, "state
Food and Oil Chemist; Raleigh. A
slow but simple process is to put the
cider in barrels or casks and allow
the change to take place slowly. The
barrels - or casks should not be
filled fiill and should be left open
so that air could reach the cider ess
ily. If barrels are used, they should
be filled say l or full, they should
lie on the side and well above the liq
uid, there should be about one hole in
either end which should be covered
with a thin cloth to keeD out insects,
The liquid' should be examined from
time to time to see when it is strong
enough. Of course, in making good
vinegar it is necessary to have good
cider and that you take the pure ap
ple juice without the addition of water
from good sound apples.
It is hoped that this valuable rec
ipe will be cf great worth to the far
mers, especially those of Goose Creek
township.
Pre Association Elects Officers
Mr. R. F. Beasley, one of the pub
I'shers of Th3 Journal and editor of
tne Gold&boro News, was elected first
vice president of the North Carolina
t'ress Assor.at:on in session at bhel
by yesterday. Mr. John B. Sherrill
of Concord was re-elected president,
Miss Beatrice Cobb of Morganton sec
retary, and Mr. R. E. Price of Ruth
erfordton, treasurer. Mr. Lee B.
Weathers of Shelby was elected sec
ond vice president, Chas. A. Webb of
Asheville third and Mr. J. r. Hurley
of Salisbury was elected orator for
the next meeting. M. L. Shipman of
Kale:gh was elected historian and J.
Boone of Waynesville poet. The
new executive committee elected is
composed of R. T. Wade of Morehead
City, A. W. Burch of Charlotte, San-
rord Martin of Winston-Salem, J. J
Farris of High Point and H. B. Var
ner of Lexington.
The Newman Orchestra Coming
among the dancing and music loving
people ox me cuy wnen tne iact be
came know that the internationally
from Reclor's Broadway cafe, New
xork, is to appear Monday evening,
July Slst, at Shute's Hall.
Tkft TVjawmiin ArthfBtrft noota via
introduction to the music and dance
lovers of this or any other commun
ity, for in any home in which there
is a nhonoirranh there will he fnund
numerous Rector orchestra records.
This organization is now on its fifth
annual tour, performing for the most
exclusive society functions throughout
Virginia, North and South Carolina,
The young men of Monroe are to
be congratulated at their successful
negotiation which rAnlfa4 In th .
curing of the services of these artists
tor Monday evening. Sikes Sanders.
Mr. Carvih Smith ililu fh.f h.
was not in the car that was demolish
ed by a Seaboard train at the cross
ing near the Icemorlee mill Sunday
night, but was in another car on the
opposite side, of the track waiting
for the train to pass.
Miss Mariraratta McDonald nt Thar.
lotte will arrive tomorrow to spend
some time with Mrs. Harry McDon
ald. ' '
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Sunday morning at 11 o'clock
A UNION COUNTY FAIR
ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED
v LAS! TUESDAY EYENING
Ea'hatic Boosters Got Together
Jiesdzy and Made the Fair an
, 4 Assured Fad
BALI. STARTED ROLLING WITH
SEVENTEEN CHARTER MEMBERS
Various Committees Appointed From
Different Sections of the County
Membership Blanks Being Circula
ted and Enthusiastically Signed
At Least One Hundred Members
Will Be Secured Date Not Defi
nitely tied.
The" fair for Union county is a
reality. This was assured last Tues
day night when enthusiastic boosters
got together in the Chamber of Com
merce rooms and definitely organis
ed the Union County Fair Associa
tion -with seventeen charter members.
The organization was perfected under
the recommendations of the general
committee as published in the last is
sue of The Journal
Only a temporary organization was
effected, because of the fact that
sufficient publicity had not been giv
en the matter to have a representa
tion, frem all over the county. T. P.
Dillon was elected president, H. K.
Helms of Wingate first vice presi
dent. T. J. W. Broom second vice
president, C. W. Orton secretary, and
J. L. Woodson treasurer. These tem
porary officers were also made the
temporary , board of directors until
a meeting' can be held with a full
attendance' at which time a perma
nent organization will be effected.
Committees Appointed
Membership, publicity and finance
committees were also appointed. The
membenhin committee is composed of
J. W. Fowler, chairman; f. J. W.
Broomf Allen Lee. R. L. McWhirter
of , Wingate, and R. F. Beasley, Jr.
The board of directors appointed R.
A. Morrow chairman of the finance
committee. - P. H. Johnson and A. A.
Secrest of Monroe, W O. Harrell of
Marshville and Henrey Collins of
Waxhaw arc the other members.
Messrs. J, Z. Green and H. B. Adams
were added to the publicity commit
tee already appointed. These com
mittees from different sections of the
county re- men of action and will
doubtless line up their sections in an
effort to have the best county fair in
me siais r , r , - '- .
FffortJ-e Secure Hundred Member
The meetin ar was a verv enthuaina
tic one and all present pledged their
support in ; securing members and
mshing the proposition to a success
ul consummation. The membership
committee is getting busy and will
endeavor to secure at least one hun
dred members within the next few
days. According to the law under
which the association is formed as
soon as $100 has been paid into the
treasury the association will receive
a like -sum from the state, which will
be used in securing premiums for the
exhibits. A meeting of the directors
has been called for next Tuesday night
at 8 o'clock in the Chamber of Com
merce rooms, at which time the mem
bership committee will make a report.
uate INot Definitely rixed
The date for holding the fair has
not been definitely fixed, but the gen
eral committee has recommended No
vember 1st. 2nd and 3rd. which will
be taken up at the next meeting and
definitely decided upon. The purpose
of the organization is to encourage
and nrotnote agriculture, domestic
manufacturing and the mechanic arts
on the part of the residents of the
county, and since Union has become
one of the best agricultural sections
of the state with more pure-bred live
stock and poultry than almost any
other county, we are sure to have one
of the best fairs in the state.
Membership pledges are being cir
culated over the town and county by
the committee and they are being en
thusiastically signed. If one is not
presented you, don't fail to see C. W.
Orton at the Chamber of Commerce.
News From Monroe Route Six
Monroe, Rt. 6. July 28. Mr. R. S.
Helms and family spent Sunday with
their son, Mr. Clarence Helms, of
Charlotte.
Mrs. J. W. Haywood is spending
this week with her daughter, Mrs.
A. B. landle, of Charlotte.
Mrs. Myrtle Sullivan and children
of Charlotte are visiting the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Helms.
Miss Annie Polk spent the latter
part of last week with her aunt, Mrs.
Emma Helms, near Bakers.
Miss Bertha Dees gave a lawn
party Saturday night, July 22. in hon
or of her cousin, Miss Minnie Dees
of Charlotte. The girls present were
Misses. Minnie Dees, Aneila t'lyler,
Margaret and Beulah Polk, Lizzie
Squires, Mamie Yandle, Clara Belle
Wentz, Margaret Helms. Brinnie Sus-
tar. The boys were David Helms,
Bert and Ernest Dees, Eugene Helms.
Sutton Squires, Stsce Walter Mai
gum, Matt Plyler, Theron Ford, Dex
ter Orr, Hessie Sustar. Guy Taylor,
Bland McCalL Luke and Horace Bau
com, Tom Orr, Otto Williams, Clyde
Hays, Ciegg Conder, Claude Moore
and Mr. Poe from Weddington.
Mis Margaret Helms spent Sat
urday night with Miss Clara Belle
Wentz. '
Miss Grace Lee Helms returned
home. Sunday after spending some
time with her brother, Mr. Clarence
Helms, of Charlotte.
Master Paul Martin snent Ra'u -
day and Sunday with his grandmother,
Mrs. Anna Hargett of Indian Trail.
Mr. tdd Burnett and Misses Ola
Burnett and Hessie Gordon attended
services at Clear Creek Sunday. I
CYCLONE MACK SAYS HE
IS COMING TO MONROE
In Letter to Mr. Ii' hard-on the Eras
Ctlit Recalls His Relatives in
I'nion County
Mr. M. H. Richardion furnishes th
following letter from Evangvlist B,
t. McLendon, written from Rocking
r.am wnere ne Is now conducting
religious campaign, under date of
July L'tith:
-uoras are weak to express my
appreciation lor your good letter. Ves,
I am the grandson of Marshall Swann.
He married Polly Starnes. daughter
oi jonn Marnes, of Lnion county.
Edward Richardson, of Revolutionary
fame was my great great grand
father, Marshall Swann, was one of
the most interesting characters I ever
knew. Me was a great conversations
ist and he never got so old or sick
that he would not talk interestingly
aooui iox hunting. About the only
thing he brought with him from North
Carolina was a pack of fox hounds
I used to sit at his feat and learn wis
dom in regard to dogs and foxhunt
ing. I can hear him say now that Joel
Helms had the fastest dogs that ever
I saw except one I had which was
the least bit faster. My father was
a fox hunter and I keep a pack of
dogs myself. My father says that I
am the greatest dog fiend he ever
saw, except my grandfather Swann
"Grandpa died several years ago at
the age of eighty-seven. My mother
died one year ago. There is only one
of the children left and that is Wal
lace Swann. Some of these days I am
going to Monroe to hold a meeting
and meet all of my kinfolks.
"Is there any of old man Tommy
Starnes' children living T He hsd
some boys by the name of Drake and
Reece. They were my mother's first
cousins."
Mr. Richardson says the evangel
ist'a mother was born three miles
southwest of Monroe on the farm now
owned by Mr. Richardson's father,
and that the house in which she was
born still stands. He states that Cv
clone Mack is related to hundreds of
people in Union county and is anxious
to hold a meeting in Monroe and meet
his relatives and friends.
MONROE SHUTS OUT FAS
ALBEMARLE AGGREGATION
Deal, Trinity Star, Pitches Excellent
Ball Allowing only Three Hits
. Bob Kirke Hit 2 Over Fence
Yes, Albemarle has a championship
base ball team and before, this wck
they would see the flutter of the
pennant over Albemarle. But, alas
their hopes were destroyed by a lad
named Deal from lrimty College.
Playing bang up base ball behind the
superb twirling of 'Deal, Monroe shut
out the fast and heavy hitting team
from Albemarle, that according to
them was going to snow Monroe un
der, to the tune of 6 to 0. Deal al
lowed only three hits during the en
tire game and was in danger in only
two innings when Albemarle got
man on third and none down. But
Deal shut down on them and the run
ner died there.
Bob Kirke, the new manager, stared
with the willow getting a triple and
two home runs out of four trips. Lock
erbie got two hits. Bob Kirke also
made a grandstand play when he
stopped a hard chance that had hit
written on it. Faircloth, playing first
base, looked as if he had been born
on it. He played fine ball and the team
is ' greatly strengthened by the new
line up which consists of Faircloth,
1, Hasty, Fulliam, short, Kirke, i.
HAMLET TEAM HUMBLED
BY MONROE FIVE TO SIX
Louder Pitches Good Ball and Wins
His Game in the Ninth Second
Game for Monroe
Monroe won the exhibition game
played at Hamlet Wednesday before
record breaking crowd, defeating
the Hamlet Peaches in the hardest and
best played" game ever witnessed on
Hamlet's grounds, by the close score
of 6 to 5.
louder, pitching for Monroe was
not as effective on the mound as had
been expected allowing 11 hits of
which five were doubles and one a
triple. But he won his own game in
the ninth with a triple scoring the two
necessary runs.
Euliss, for the Peaches, was in great
form up until the ninth when he
weakened and allowed three long hits
that won the game. He struck out
seven men.
Richards for Hamlet was the bat
ting star poling Louder for a triple
and two singles out of four trips to
the plate.
Much music was injected into the
fans by the presence of the Icemor
lee band of Monroe which furnished
music and kept Louder smiling.
I have the following vouchers for
widows of Confederate soldiers thst
have not been called for, and unless
called for before the 1st day of Au
gust they will hsve to be returned to
Raleigh and cancelled:
Mesdames M. A. Bass, M. F. Broom,
Isabelle Gordon, Sarah P. Griffin, Per
melia Helms, Ellen M. Huntley, Mrs.
Jas. Jerome, S. E. Leonard, Susanna
Porter and Mary A. Richardson.
. I also have vouchers for the fol
lowing Confederate soldiers: J. W.
Auberry, John M. Robinson, J. M.
Braswell and S. Arcoth.
If any of these parties are living
r.d will call for the vouchers, I will
be glad to deliver them. If any of the
parties named, died since 15th of
April, last, I am authorized to deliv
er the vsuchers to the next of kin for
payment R, W. Lemmond, C. S. CI
SOME PROGRESS IS BEING
MADE AND SETTLEMENT
STRIKE SEEMS POSSIBLE
Trntathe Plans Have Been Agreed
I poa Between President Harding
. and Union Officials
MATTER OF SENIORITY IS
THE PRINCIPAL ISSUE NOW
Union Heads Hold That Railroads
Must Concede Seniority Point, Ac
repting Return of the Strikers
Seniority Quesiton Has Arisen Since
Strike was Called Cut in Wages
July 1st was Question on Which
Men Walked Out.
Settlement of the railroad strike
now appears possible, tentative plans
having been agreed upon between
President Harding and labor leaders
headed by B. M. Jewell of the shop
men's union. A series of conferences
were held in Washington yesterday
with the result mentioned, and th
prospects are encouraging for an ear
y settlement.
It was understood that the sug
gested plan for settlement detail
of which were withheld by those
participating in its formulation
would be submitted later to execu
tives of the railroads.
The settlement proposals appar
ently had reference to the seniority
issue which, it wss generally agreed,
was the sole remaining bar to con
clusion of the railroad war or at
least of an armistice in the strug
gle. bhouid the railroad executives ac
cept the plans, it was said, a re
hearing of issues which led to th
strike would be held before the rail
road labor board, and all other
questions left to adjudication through
such a proceeding.
The labor union officials, through
B. M. Jewell, president of the rail
way employee's section of th
American Federation of Labor, de
clared they could not comment upon
the substance of their discussions
with the President, except that
every point in the strike controversy
had been gone over.
Many in Meeting
W. H. Johnston, president of th
International Association of Machin
ists; J. A. Franklin, president of
the boilermakers; F. M. Ryan, presi
dent of the car men: Timothy Healy,.
president of the stationary firemen
and oilers; James Burns, vice presi
dent of the het metalworkers, aid;
Edward Evens, vice president of the
Brotherhood of Electrical Worker
were in two meetings with Mr. Jewell
and the President.
T. Dewitt Cuyler, chairman of th
railway executives association, was
with President Harding for an hour
before the union leaders were re
ceived, and it was arranged for Mr.
Cuyler to confer with the President
last night after the labor group left.
In the President's hands while th
conferences proceeded ws a copv of
proposals which representatives of th
striking shop crafts of the Baltimore
s Ohio had received in a separat)
meeting with the management of that
road. The document was delivered ty
Senator Watson, republican. Indiana,
who has been active in meetings with
the railroad officials concerned.
A considerable number of rai'r(;adi
have been willing to return striker
their seniority positions in considera
tion of a general culling off of the
trike, but others, including the Penn
sylvania system and roads in th
southwest, have flatly rifu-.ed to do
so, declaring that it meam dismissal
of men employed to take the strikers'
places, and demotion of men who re
main in service When others went out.
Position of the Unions
The position of the union heads
who met with President Harding to
day was understood to be that all
the railroads must concede the sen
iority mint, accenting the return of
all the strikers. It was asserted that
the proposition of calling off the strike
orders, even all but two or three of
the major roads yielded on seniority,
had not been discussed. This left th
intimation that President Harding
would bring pressure upon the execu
tives of those lines as a part of the
strike settlement endeavor.
The whole seniority question has
arisen since the strike was called,
it was pointed out. A cut in wages
made effective July 1st under an arbi
tration award of the labor board was
vhe only question on which the men
a'kod out. and this would be accent
ed, in the contemplated return to
work, subject only to a rehearing
men might be granted.
The importance attributed to th
seniority issue at the meetings was
connected by some observers with th
stand known to have been taken by
certain of President Harding' cabi-'
net advisors, who are said to hav
urged that he use every influence
to have the ra'lroads reconsider their
refusal to restore seniority rights to
strikers.
With the strikers back and th
transportation machine again in nor
mal motion, these advisers have ar
gued, the other issues in the contro
versy could and probably would be
left to arbitration.
Labor participants to the Presi
dent's conference had the impression
that President Harding intended to
persuade railroad executives to yield
on the seniority point rather than to
use any forcible means.
In renewing hi subscription to Th
Journal Mr. W. L. Tucker writes from
Bedford, Ala,, that he has been read
ing this paper sine he was a mere
lad and doesn't know how to do with
out it.