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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23
N. Y. MOOSE PROTEST.
che At plan to Turn Vote Over
10 HUGHES.

Local frpEressives made known their
deep rooted opposition to any plan to
'urn IN" vote OF the party over 10
hughes last night when John J. O'Con-
neil. CHAIRMAN ~ IN. New York county
Progressive committee. sent a telegram
protesting against such action 20 Harold
J." lrht>. member Of tn" National Pro-
gressire Committee for Illinois.
. In anticipation Of the meeting Of .le
national committee IN Chicago on Mon
DAY next 10 make a final decision on
90. Roosevelt" dcc,.ra;.on Of In. nomi-
nation Bull Moose leaders met here YES
terday and decided to voice their re-
bel.iun against such a substitution by
'he following message go Mr.. Ickes
'Ihe national cummitte. Of tie Pro-
gressive party, acting as II committee to
Ill vacancies. should not permit itself
20 be coerCed ~ Caioled INTO doing that
which tn" convention appointing II would
never have done namely, substitute, .Ae
Republican nominees for our own and
those members If the committee who
are real believers IN Progressive ideals
and VINO are neither falterers nor ornor-
tunists should protest tho vot. or ANY
IMAM wao processes ~ has prufe~sad an
Intention 10 Join ANY other party. for
such a man debars himself from acting
AS - trustee for our voters. lr,euurh
As his new allegiance is race<ssriIy in
conflict with that ~!nglcness 81 pu,poS.
which froCrossivcs have the rirh, D.,
demand
Il earnestly request that YOU submit,
this message Ia the meeting 50 ,ha, the
bitter resentment Inevitably following a
delivery OF u party contrary TO the will
or our people may be intellieert!y d.
rected against all those responsible and
who act with their eyes opon.
JOHN J. b'CoSSrLI,
chairman New York county COM
mit:ee.'
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a. hons stations 20 stimulate enlistments.
Troop y Cavalry ana signal ompsn 'S-
.ses war s,rsns,h Treop, 4 cavalry,
per cent war strength. First Infantry.
fisla Hrti!leEy low IN Hal. sat,er,s..
detachments. signal corps. two bsttslions
of engineers, thirty-.sh, Officers and $50
men ami siSty.ninth Infantry at mobiiiza-
Observation-Disclosures organization.
~ home stations. Infantry and engineers
so to so per cent. war strength, cavalry.
Geld hospital and ambulance companies Il
per cent.
MARYLAND-First Infantry In mohil,.
pany. Cavalry troops at home. 30 men.
Battery. l25 men; hcld hospital. I: men;
smout'nce COMPANY; .. men FINN In.
men
DISTRICT OF coLrMRIA-FouowIng
troops r. mobilization camp. Third In.
$40 men. sigma! Corps, - mon; held hos
pi'al. 80 men: cavalry. ~ mcu; battery.
IA men; battery ~ 10 men. Com.
VtKGINiA-Troops held az home STA
tons, keportg indicate all at peace
WEST vTiRRGISiiiA" second VII Infs fr,rm n
mobilization cltnp, except one company aud
band strength, $50
SOUTH acknowledgements recruit.
Ing at home. station ono company IN
camp for labor purposes. strength, 80.
Present aggregate First Infantry, 500.
Second Infantry, ala; Troop \, ~.
Observation-Disclosures At home ia
ti"ns recruiting. Majority about minimum
strength. t"N over or near war strength.
-Four companies at Macon ordered into
camp.
ALABAMA companies at home sta.
Nons recruiting and training. Avorag" en-.
listMcnt strength, 10, recruiting rapid,
MISSISSIPPI No troops in camp. -Four
compHNi'-, aggregate strength i03. ordered
mobilization camp.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23

OYSTER BAY, /. 7. luna 9TH
RoosevoI, Nnn.,. r,,o. -. u.
c%apitulated To Tho Uuybe. c.,so ,o.dav
The leaders OF that bodv NV Erorson
secretary. and n. e Desmond ,rea s,ror
who c-ganiz.d ,be ,e.yuo 20 hnor, Dan.a'
welt for Tho RonvhiIc.n nn,,,na,Is.
called on no coloreI r.hi,o 80 NC. ~
New YORK ana issued ,,a 80
,nan, ,a. a"u Wv d" 'oiio"i"s s'ate-
..rbo ~ oon ~ A. -
volt Nor'nar,Isar inw .nc Ioo -
,eaq he.awso ~, ,nsus. yo,neu Ihe
c,nis. % IMnr,.a ~ .ne pr,n-
Thondor. Dna..". personineu oy
80, po...,sv anu, ,nasnnucn ss
p.n h,Iaan w. no'nIna.eu oy .ne
Hc na.'Vnal c~olVenttoh' the
,rdau ,eas'e are, ot course
~ ~ oonea''oHs. anu are Tree 10
~ WI nnuiNIuuaI preferences
~ '1salu w ,ne present cahuida'es TOT
'" ,'e..uency,
W 'ne two hationai o'ncers or the
Icasue, however. We wouid sta'e that
we persona'iy Intend 10 support Charles
tiusnes. We believe that Mr..
'lusnes s'anus ior inc same great
principles OF non-par'isan Americanism
which inspired the formation OF tho
roosevelt Non-Partisan League. and we
ln'enh 10 Use U influence to enlist all
we MEMBERS or the league to work for
the election OF Mr.. Hughes as PreS.-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23
FEW O ENLIST.
second BRIGADE Of Pennsylvania Il
Therefore AnsiOus.

PrrTsBrRG, June 22.-It Is expected
that the entire Second brigade Of the
PENNSYLVANIA National Guard Will be
ready to march 10 Mount Gretnt. ITS
mobilization camp, tomorrow night.
Men are c~lanioring for the honor of
existing IN the various units. White
privates are numerous, men who are
anxious TO become cooks are few aud
far bet"ecn. THIS is causing much
anxiety.
The University of Pittshurg dental
school has offered free treatment to all
army and nav recruits whose teeth re-
quire looking after. Free treatment Of
military men teeth will also lc "A-
tended by the PENNSYLVANIA state Dental
Society to all parts of the state.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23
ONLY FEW EASTERN
TROOPS Modified
Mastering Officers Assigned
to State Camps to Hasten
Enlisting.
MANY MORE MEN NEEDED

- ... ,,,,. ou,,s-
heporls OF .NatloHdl buhr" ''''''''"''
ers whose forces will compose a part
A.. ~.
or II Army department OF ule E's'
Yesterday revealed tina only a small per
cep,,ye ~ ,hs troops arr In state mobI-
,t,a,ton o.,pns nrIy n fay ~ the mr.
ll@at'oH ca"'P9' '"'s 70"
CARNATIONS III camp are recruited UP 10
wal strength.
Mus,eriny ofpcers have heeu assigned
us'etnrs ona n,,u hs -eadv ~ Zen,
70 the camps anu VIII ne reauy W 1872
e~nllstlnents for regular service within
fou DAYS The strength OF the Ma
...o ru.ra urba, presiI.p, Wilson Is
'l''h' ''"''u $3.50
sued the can TOT NOMINATION. was "pout
10000. This Is about half the number
NJ rooms necessary TO bring the guard
..a,n,h
up 70 war strefs'"' .,
Several of the militia commander
have asked permission to change the To-
- 80. S,,,o r.mn. /, these
.a'.'' 20 .u' 80 .n,i | -
States the troops are sun AZ thelr mono
stations. The Eastern States show 4
much higher percentage Of enrolment in
u' na.,.,tn, ,b,n tho s,u,h.rn
theif orsah'I"''o"s 'h"" NV "o"'"e'"
states.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23
MCCORMICK GOES TO WILSON.
Due In Washington IN Dis
cuss Plans for Cnmpnign.

WAsHINIroN, luuc 22 -rresidcnt
wilson. viii plans for the campaign
demanding immediate formulation. *
holding daily conferences with his pol'ti-
cal advisers, To-day nos'mnStcr-Gnu-
eral l;urlesnn, Attorney General Gree
orN. Senators liustiup and Lewis aud
Representative Garrett conferred with
him Tomorrow Chairman Vance NJ
Corinick of the national comnittc" viii
start = scrics OF conferences with the
President and other party leaders, and
II Is probable the personnel of me cann-
uaign committee viii ho announced In =
short time
several 'mrmhcrs of the Democratic
National Commute" also are coming to
Discus. CONDITIONS With Mr. Wilson,. In.
j, l.. Mccarthy Of Nevada and Fred Il,
Lynch Of Minnesota are en- route. Com-
mitteemau Wilder Of california is now
here and W. " Marsh uf '"wa is to
come within u few days Tn" entire
national committee probably will attend
he ceremony of notification of the Pres.
ident's denomination, The time and
place for this has not yet been de-
termined.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23
ROOSEVELT NON-PARTTSAN
LEAGUE TO BACK HUGHES
National Leaders Capitulate After Conference With the
Colonel in New York-Seventy-fv Thousand
Members Enrolled in Organization.

to the Chicago convention withholding
his acceptance Of the nomination ne
said he would communicate with me
party leaders further on the matter. IL
Is now expected that he will throw the
weight Of his influence on Monday next
toward the Endorsement Of Hughes by
the Hull Moose and q reconciliation win
the q. q. +.
To forestall any such action on the
part OF the Colonel or George w. Per
kins the members Of the county COM
mittee yesterday determined to elegraph
their objections. Mr.. Ickes was selected
as the recipient Of the telegram because
Of his presence on h scene OF Inc com.
Ing meeting and the fact that he showed
signs OF leaning toward Hughes.
The sentiment Of the local Bull Moose
leaders. as indicated by those at the
conference yesterday. Is concerned with
two courses OF action. h hrst, con-
ditional upon any attempt to deliver the
vote L the Republican,. 10 to work for
the preservation of the party Integrity
and the nomination OF a third candidate.
The second plan contemplated II to bring
pressure on the National COMMITTEES TO
leave the question open and permit IN.
Progressives to vote as they please.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23

MIR Hughes displayed his versatility
when receiving Prot John l. Prince Of
Columbia prof Iriuca extended hts
fcl!citat! Ms in Welsh and the candidate
responded in kind. The professor, who
is head Of Semitic languages and II able
10 converse IN twelve tongues. offered his
services for the campaign. He Is pre-
pared to make speeches IN yiddish. Pol
!sh or almost any other language which
maj be suggested.
Mator-Gen. Wood 'e believed 20 have
talked preparedness when he converscd
with Mr.. Hughes. He admitted that much
was said about the tlsttsburg amp.
where Mr.. NIughe-'s son. Charles T., Jr..
has Just been promoted to a corporalship.
Frank n, Kellogg, fresh from his tri-
umph over Moses L.. tlarp in the Min
nesota Republican Senatorial primaries.
called To- say that his state will give
Mr.. Hughes a big majority Lou y.
Payn. formerly stat" Insurance Com
missioner, declared Mr. Ilughes's clec-
ton was ~ certain IA the fact that he
himself was .tl' alive.
Other callers were Representative
Luther W. Mot. oSwego state Senator
Samuel - Montgomery, kturwood. ".
Va. Herman W. craven of The civil
Service commission, Washington J. t..
Bah.,r, -. Louis Henry =. White of
rlainfcld, member Of ia. New Jersey
Conservation Commission William NJ
Calder. + J. ". krache, COMMISSIONS
of Plant and Structures BROOKLYN Eor-
ourh President Lewis II, Pounds and +.
tuuliife owen.
Mr. Hughes declined an Invitation To
address tie National Piano Travellers
Association. now IN session in this city,
at its dinner At 'he Astur last night.
senator Warren q. Harding, chairman
Of tho Republican national convention
and ~ the notification committee, vii,
confer with MIR, Hughes at II o'clock
tomorrow morning II IT, possible III"
date Cor the official notification viii then
be fixed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23
1893 IN BAY STATE.
That's the Total In Camp-Hard
Work Is Began.

FRAMISoHAM. Mass, June c2.-with
Brighten. E. Leroy Sweetser in COM
mand the hard work Of preparing the
Massachusetts, militiamen for whatever
is ahead OF them began IN earnest to-
day at Camp Whitney. Drilling starts
Immediately after breakfast.
The muster roll showed 5.s2S officers
and men in camp. This includes 500
men in various auxiliary units caTnped
outside the main field. Gen. Sweetser
has received reports from regimental
commanders showing a total Of 931 en-
listments in two days.
Lieut.-Col Beaumont r Buck. y. s.
A., who is on special detail here. said
Il will be several days before the work
OF mastering the state militia into the
Federal army viii he begun. 1t Is be-
lieved the necessary equipment Will arrive
in time 10 permit the troops to move
BY the first Of next week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23
MARSHALL'S ARREST
BALKED BY AN ERROR
Deputy Sergeant at ,rm,
Finds Warrant Does \ot
Give Him the Power.

WAsHiNGroH. June 22.--Are. -,o...
Champ Clark had Signed , 81 r-.,.
for the arrest Of United STATE, &C..
torney n. Snuwden Marshall az
York. charged with contempt, ~
House Of Representative. y wa
covered to-day that a tecnn,.,ji,,
delay bringing Mr.. Marshall g., ,e t..
Of the House.
Kenneth Romney. deputy scIEolr,
arms of the House, had drawg 49,.
pensc money and was on his WAY
the train TO go to New York vn.e o.
error WAS discovered Much 90 E.r,.,
disappointment II was disco, c,.I lila,
the resolution adopted by 'r If,..
called for the arrest Of Mr. Ttr...u.
by the sergeant at arms" 10 mo-,
ton was made Of deputy and a..Is,,
sergeant at arms and Mr.. Rouuov tenn
porarily abandoned his plans f.r a WISE
to the metropolis.
Robert Il. Gordon. scrrcau' a, ,--.
ia IN ohio. Deputy Romucy ',fecr,rbs.
TO him tonight asking for .rs'-y .'t..
and suggesting hat hc, Gp'rl...
meet Gordon IN New No'l wren ~
papers"
House members have not hoeu uF7 .,,r.
appraised that Mr.. Marshall uu r.s
arrest by wri, Of habcd- cHrp... .
they have received 'ntima'inrr p tt,
effect. consequently g was s|.4.-,..
decided to-day that an urdci-'iI. ~ .
sergeant ~ arms should rot .'ttr.,
To- bring Mr.. Marshall To- ire t.~
The judiciary committee h,e ar-.--.l
q meeting for tomorrow 20 n, .Ia- .-
sideruftsp NJ sppaY,fprTr .h..L
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23
WAITING.
Guard at Minimum strength and
Recruiti~g Continues.

SAN FRANcrsco. June 2?-Although
recruiting is still going on. virtually all
Of the militia companies are now at
minimum strength and are romentarily
expecting the word to proceed immedi-
ately either to the mobilization camp at
Sacramento or direct 70 the border.
II The euesses OF the officers OF the
local companies are correct the order
from Adjt-Gen. Thomas will some to-
morrow morning. ending four days and
nights OF expectancy. While the men
have been technically stationed az COM
pany armories about the state for the
past three days and have been In uni
form during all OF this time, many OF
them have been permitted 10 spend a
large par, OF the day attending to bust
ness, and some have been allowed TO
sleep at home. Tomorrow all such lib
critics will be discontinued.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23
GUARDSMEN AT A LUNCHEON.
maker Host to Em-
plOyees In Seventy.0rst.

Company IL, Seyenty-first Regiment,
n. G. n. Y, numbering 100 men, largely
employees Of the John Wanamaker or
ganlzation. enjoyed IA send of" lunch
con yesterday In the Wanamaker res
taurant as guests OF John Wanamaker.
Words Of encouragement were extended
to the mllitiameu by the store managers.
capt. Fern and Lieut.. Msrz in respond
ing banked Mr.. Wanamaker for his
cooperation and help The Wanamaker
.n ployccs will rccei,. their usual pay
from the concern while they are away.
The John Wiuamikcr Commercial In
stitutc band OF tifty pieces escorted the
company from til" arnrory TO the store
ANA return.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23
IOWA'.S PROGRESS.
Mobilization Expected to Ne Conn
pIctr by Next Wcdncsdny.

DIES NOISES, Juuo 22-The First Iowa
Infantry. l.Orn strong, will be mobilized
ut Camp luds' saturday, Two other
regiments VII hr mobllized Monday and
the artillery vNi join them Tuesday.
Oticcrs oEroot the mobilization 10 be
cumpla," 10y Wednesday noon,
Recruit. hy a." score are filing the
gaps ~ tho ranks owing 10 the call for
recruit tu, wages Of farm llporers IN
several counties have gone up from s35
a month and board 30 $50 and board.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23
"GAS-A.FOAM' TO BE TESTED.
Naval board VIII watch Experi-
ment With C~asoleur Substitute,

TRENTON. Y. J, juno :c-IIenry r..
Caullett OF this clty, who SAYS he has
invented a substitute for gasolene. which
he calls 'gss-a-foaln." received word
this evening from the Naval Consulting
Board, OF which Thomas \, Edison II
chairman, u a the board will give the
substitute a test at bridgeport on july 4.
a full membership Of the board will be
on hand TO witness the test.
Caullett has not revealed the formula
for making 'gds-a-foam." but he SAYS
II can be manufactured at little cost,
that II Will generate as much power az
gasolenc and hat he will be able to con-
vince the nlval board OF its efficiency.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23
HUGHES ASSURED
OF AID BY MOOSE
James r. Garfield Leaves I'm
preston Roosevelt Will
Urge PrOgressives.
MANY ASTOR CALLERS

Further assurances that he is 20 re-
welt and tho most devoted Of the Coloners
Progressive followers were received by
Charles T.. Hughes yesterday. Mr..
Hughes returned In tho morning from
Providence. where he attended the
Brown University commencement ever
cises, and went directly TO his headuuar-
ters AT the Hotel Astor.
James r. Garfield. Ohio Progressive
leader and member ~ President Roose-
velt's Cabinet, was one Of the callers.
Of such Progressives as George W.
Perkins, Chester Rowell OF Fresno, Cal. ;
O. X. Davis and George Porter OF Chi
uigo. and when he left II was to Join
not only these men bu, Col. Roosevelt
himself AT the Hotel 1Angdon.
Mr.. Garfield left the impression AZ the
Astor that IN his letter To the Progress
sive National Committee. which meets In
Chicago Monday. Col. Roosevelt, will
leave no doubt that he is heart and soul
FOR Hughes and want Progressives to
swing into limo for him
Oscar :. Straus. Public Service COM
mission CHAIRMAN, was ann'her caller on
NJ. Hughes. md was all smiles when he
left. =. H.. Polk. Progressive national
committeeman from Michigan. and
William ". Dyer. onmitteenan from
Indiana. and A. 4 Moore. the rittshurg
editor. were also callers. Messrs. POLK
and Dyer said their respective states
would roll IN Republican maJorities in
November with the help 81 the Pro-
grcssives. ". Mu. ray Crane Of Massa-
chusetts, chairman Of a.. Republican
steering committee. was another caller.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23
Why Mr.. Camara IL Here.

Andrew =. Camara, banker and mer-
chant OF Merida, Yucatan. Mexico. who
recently arrived by the United Fruit,
steamship Calamares. said YESTERDAY
that the object of his visit to New York
was not TO return to Spain. taking with
him from Merida all his property con-
vert'ble ia cash. Mr.. camara. who speaks
only Spanish. says he found conditions
N Nucatan all right. He Is here simply
20 buy goods for his house IN Merida.
lie says he has confidence in the Car
ranza officials az Merida and viii return
there after finishing his business mere.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23
RECRUITING IN OHIO.
II Il Slow aud Most I nits Are SIN
Under strength,

CoLuMBus, Ohio, June 1.-THE mo-
Utilization camp near Columbus is prac-
tically ready for the coming OF Ohio's
National Guardsrnen tomorrow. Re-
cruiting, however. is slow and the most
Of units are still short OF their required
numbers.
The Ohio Manufacturers Association
has sent a circular letter 10 Ito 1.5oo
members asking employers TO promise
70 keep positions open for all employees
who enlist and TO pay them In full or
in part while they are absent in the
nervice OF the State or nation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23
KANSAS NEARLY READY.
Twelve Companies VIII he Mobil.
tsed ~ Fort Riley by Tonight.

TOPEKA. June Ely tomorrow night
twelve companies of troops will have
gathered at Fort Riley for mobilization
and will be ready to entrain for the
Mexican border early next week. More
tina half OF these gusrdsmen are at
Fort Riley now.
Recruiting is IN progress In a dozen
towns OF the State and Il II expected
that the total guardsmen will a
1900 within y week. Train equipment
is ready at Fort Riley to carry the
troops to Mexico.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23
MISSOURI NEARLY UP.
Mobilfs OF National Guard to
BE Completed To-day.

NEVADA. No. June 22.-Mobilization
Of the Missouri National Guard will be
completed tomorrow with the arrival
of 1000 troops, due tomorrow. Troop
arrivals to-day brought the total num-
Der OF men NJ the mobilization camp up
to $500.
Brig.-Gen. Clark. commanding the
Missouri forces. viii h will aggregate
$500 men. will be able Tomorrow to
notify the Wal Department that the
Missouri troops are ready to proceed to
the Me siran harder
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23
HEAVY RECRUITING
WITH MOBILIZATION
Rush to the National Guard
Boosts Farm Wages in
the West.
REPORTS FROM STATES

Dispatches from tho principal states
report hat the mobilization OF the
National Guard IL being pushed and
will be largely completed early next
week. The militia Of Kansas. Missouri
and California have been ordered to 90
to the border first.
Satisfaction is expressed owe the
heavy recruiting, which has caused
farmhands' wages to jump in the
West.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23

John NJ. Richie, president Of the Ma
tional Democratic cub. has called n
special meeting for next Tuesday cNc-
ming, at which tn" nomination of Wilson
and Marshall viii b" ratified. Addresses
viii be made by several members "f the
club n plans will he laid for a cam
paign.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23
Points Of Difference,

The Subcommittee in Its report en-
plains In detail the differences "
it's recommendations and those OF the
General Board and the Navy Depart
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-17

Some Teuton Dishes Barred and Allies
Get Recognition

PITTSBURGH. oct 1.-THE easerness
Of the cascilia Emanon society. German
singing organization. to conform 20 the
neutrality principle Of the United states
resulted In n temporary split among the
members over the menu for the annual
banquet
Peace and neutrality now reign and as
result ochsenschwanssuppe toxtan soup).
Bayerische knoedel and similar products OF
the German culinary science win not ap.
pear at the banquet on october 2B.
strenuous objections were raised to these
delicacies on the ground that America was
the home OF all races and the menu should
do justice TO all races. President W. V.
schcenig led the neutral party, and after
lively time u won out The menu will
consist Of sauerkraut and wieners. spa
shetti or macaroni Russian caviar. English
beefstew and French fried potatoes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-17
ROAD MAY CHANGE OFFICERS
Lehigh Valley Directors Meeting To-
morrow Interests Financial Men

In spite OF efforts TO minimize the rumor
that q, change IL soon to take place in the
leadership OF the affairs OF the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, bankers are eagerly await
ing the outcome OF the directors meeting
10 be held tomorrow at the Offices OF the
company. 22s South Third street
From apparently well-grounded sourcet
the rumor persists that II. b. Thomas will
offer his resignation as president OF the
road. H. r. Loomls vice president OF the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rail-
road, Is declared 20 be the officisi slated for
succession. Some months ago Il was said
Mr.. Thomas would retire on account OF age
at the annual meeting in January. OF late,
however, belief has gained headway that
action would be taken Immediately. Mr..
Thomas has been president OF the 1.ehigh
Valley since December 4. 1902. Mr.. Loomls
has been wee president OF the Lackawanna
since April 1902. When questioned as 10
whether hr. Loomis was TO be the choice
OF the board, Samuel T. Bodine, a director
OF the company declared last night that
he knew nothing Of the reported change