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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-26
Railroads and Steamboats,
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In Effect June 26, 1916.

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-26

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, p. NJ
Regular meeting every third Tuesday 4,
O'clock. !"
LEVI NJ. POOR, Cap.
dtf RAY M. BURNS, Cisrk
Evening star., 1916-09-01
PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS LEADERS PLAN
FINAL STEPS NECESSARY TO AVERT STRIKE

Brotherhood officials through A. B. Gaetson have agreed
accept the Adamson eghhour BILL already approved by the
President and avoraby reported the House this morning. to
be voted under special rule before go O'Clock tins
afternoon. basis for calling off the ske but not until 1t
actually law
Adamson bill changed to conform Senate measure making
operation effective January for eight-hour day.
President Wilson, leaving Washington at clock today mas
arranged for special messenger take the measure to avert
strike Shadow Lawn as soon as has passed Congress and
he will sign it there.
Following visit of A. B. Garretson. spokesman tor the
broherhood the White House today officials indicated that
the administration expects the strike to be called off before Sun
day morning
President Wilson, conference the Capitol for than
hour today with Senate leaders. leaving when Senate ad
ourned until O'Clock that the interstate committee
might have time draft eghthou bill similar to the Adam
son BILL and that republicans might confer the proposed
legislation.
Speaker Clark believes passage of strike legislation by to-
morrow midnight adjournment of Congress by Wenes
day.
Senate republicans. after conference promise that there will
be vote on the eghhouray bill tomorrow and that they will
not hlbuster upon it. committee decided draft egis
laton to be offered substitute
With provision authorizing the interstate
sion to fix schedule of wages railroads. the Senate committee
favoraby reported the eight-hour day BILL
Evening star., 1916-09-01

wages and hours Of service. which
would give it complete Jurisdiction
over the whole subject and power to
revoke the proposed eight.hour basic
day, was offered by Senator Under
wood. The text of this amendment is
as follows:
That the interstate commerce COM
mission shall have the power to fix the
hours of labor and prescribe just and
reasonable wages for all employees OF
the railroads named In section one of
this act.
'srhe rate Of wages and the hours of
labor provided fNr in this act shall re-
main liked for sVrvice and pay until
changed by the decision of the inter-
state commerce commission, which,
within q period Of pot less than six nor
more than twelve rtonths from the pas
sage of this act, shall determine what
are just and reasonable wages and
what shall be the hours Of labor for all
employees OF the railroads above men
toned.
The int>5tate commerce commission
st-1 nave the power from time to time
to change the hours of labor and the
rate of wages for all employees of the
railroads named in section one of this
act, either in whole or in part. pre-
scribed by 1t on its own initiative on
the petition of the employees, the man
ayers of the railroads or the public"
Evening star., 1916-09-01

sur front. our flying services were par
ticularly active.
"on the Somme front four German
machines were brought down. One of
them. fired on with a machine gun at
very close quarters by Warrant onicer
Dorme. crashed to the ground near
Manaucourt. This 10 the eighth ma
chine brought down by this ofiicer. The
other three were brought down south
est of Peronne. Two others fell in a
damaged condition in the same region.
In the Champagne an aviatik, seri-
ously damaged In an aerial encounter.
fell inside the German lines north of
was forced by the fire of our special
guAs to land northeast of Somme-
Suippss. The two aviators were cap
tursd. Finally, near RicQuebourg. a
German machine landed within our
lines on account Of engine trouble. The
passengers were captured"
Evening star., 1916-09-01
NO RUSH OF TRAVELLERS
At THE UNION STATION
officials There Hopeful, But Prepar.
ing to Meet Strike If
One Comes.

Union station presented no unusual
number Of travellers today. despite the
threatened railroad strike. The num-
Der of returning Washingtonians today
and last night was normal. according
to officials of the station. The expected
focking home has not begun yet.
Terminal officials are taking every
precaution to meet the strike situation,
IL it comes, but there was a general
feeling among the officers there today
that=the big danger of the strike is
over On the other hand, those in
charge of the station are takin,, no
chances on being caught unprepared in
the event Of the strike, and are quietly
augmenting the station police force
Extra police at the terminal will fare
we'll, If the neeu for them comes.
There are tracks full of Pullman cars,
which will be turned over to the extra
policemen for quarters in case the
strike should be long drawn out.
Evening star., 1916-09-01
SESSIONS ARE TO END.
Notre Dame Alumnae Take i
Sixhts-Will Elect Officers.

Alumnae of Notre Dame Academy. in
convention hero, are to hold their final
business session tomorrow morning. at
Trinity College. The convention is to
close with a banquet at noon tomorrow.
The Capitol and State. War and Navy
building were visited this morning. the
party returning to Trinity College for
luncheon. At 2 o'clock automobiles
carried the alumnae through Rock
Creek Park, Potomac Park and sub
urbs of the city.
Joseph E. Ralph. director of the bu-
reau of engraving and printing. was
the host yesterday morning. providing
. tour through the Institution under
his care. Later the Washington Monu-
ment and Treasury Department were
visited. Last night a business session
was held at Trinity College, at which
Mrs. James A. Allen, Columbus, Ohio,
presided.
The place Of meeting for next year ts
to be decided upon at the session to-
morrow. omcers are not to bs elected
until next year.
Evening star., 1916-09-01

littcal campaign suddenly, returned to
the capital today to take a hand In tne
legislation He said he could not ten
what his attitude toward the pending
bills would be until he had lnvestgat-
ed them.
Senate Awaiting Bill.
When the Senate reconvened at
o'clock the reprint of the committee
eight-hour bill, amended to give the
interstate commerce commission au-
thority to fix wages and hours of serv-
ice after an Investigation of six months
or a year. had not arrived.
Senator Jones Of Washington began
political speech on civil service while
administration leaders were waiting.
Evening star., 1916-09-01
Refuse Perishable Goods.
Cuban on Special Mission.

KEY WEST, September frederick
W. Cooling. American consul general at
Guayaquil, will arrive here late today
from Havana en- route to Washington.
as will Senator Manuel Auguria of
Cuba, according to advices received
here today. Senator Auguria was said
to be on a special mission to Washing
ton. the nature of which was not dis
closed.
Evening star., 1916-09-01
Aviation Tests Of the Coast.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., September 1.
Lieut. ]. c. Bellinger of the United
States Army Aviation Corps today be-
gan a series of tests bearing upon the
practical use of flying machines for
coast guard patrol duty. He is using
a high-powered monoplane This city
has been designated by the War De-
partment as the base from which the
experiments will extend along the At
lanttc coast.
Evening star., 1916-09-01
Committee of Senate Favors
Eight-Hour Bill Authorizing
|, C. c. to Fix Railroad WAGES

With . provision authorizing the inter
state commerce commission to nx sched-
ules Of wages on railroads. the Senate
interstate commerce committee today
reported favorably the eight hour day bin.
The Senate committee eliminated from
the bill Senator Newlandsf provision that
the President should have power to trans
NIT the report Of the proposed eight-hour
day commission to the fnterstats oona-
meroe commission. which shah consddar
an increase Of freight rates to meet suuh
additional expenditures by the railroads
affected a. may have been rendered
necessary by the adoption OF ths eight
hour day"
The committee also agrssd not to re-
port any other than the sight-honr bill
at this time. the genAral opinion being
that permanent arbitration legialation
and authority 70 the Presidsnt to opes-
ate railroads for military purposes
should bs considered by the Joint sub.
COMMITTEES on interstats oolmnsroo re-
Gently ereafDA 70 study railroad lsgis-
lation and report 1t the nsxt ssssion.
Tsx* sf the Amsndmsnk
FAs az.snAzsszk givang ~ 3ntsrsAaAs
>ann1>n.>. -~~~>A~.s~~s .~kA>~A<-, A. A.
Evening star., 1916-09-01

y NSoutiuuCu tF0fn E1fSt HAke.D
deal with the governmen ntal bodies, and
especially those OF the municipalities.
they will also be making ample prepa-
rations to protect railway employees
and property from every form of in
reference and violence"
Only Temporary Settlement.
IT the men accept the measure il
will probably mean the postponement
Of the strike" was the statement of
e. P. Ripley. president of the Atchison.
Topeka and Santa Fe. Such action,
howe0er. will mean but a temporary
settlement Of present difficulties"
The embargo on freight announced
yesterday by every trunk line In the
country was not materially changed to-
day. with the exception of the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe, which modi-
fed the e:nbargo on perishable freight,
Instructions went out from the general
OFFICES at Topeka, Kan, last night to ac-
cept shipments of perishable merchan-
disc to arrive at it's destination later
than Sunday. Livestock shipments are
excepted from the new order.
]. r. Koontz. general freight agent.
in making the announcement, said:
Many shippers informed us they were
willing to take the chances in ship
ping. In spite Of the fact that a possible
strike Is scheduled to start next Mon
day morning."
Presidents and vice presidents of
twenty-three railroads with terminals
in Chicago, have held daily meetings
here for several days and 1t is an
nounced that these conferences will be
continued indefinitely.
Protest Against "Hasty Action"
NEW YORK, September 1.-congres-
sional leaders have In their possession
today messages forwarded by three
prominent New York organizations op-
posing "hasty action to prevent a
strike" The chamber of commerce has
sent a resolution declaring that emer-
gency legislation passed in advance Of
complete study will be fraught with q
far-reaching and incalculable danger
to the whole body polite"
The Merchants Association protested
against action until Congress obtains
full information. The Bankers Asso-
eiation sent a protest against action
by Congress fixing rates Of wages and
working hours Of railroad employees.
No statements have come from rail-
road headquarters here regarding the
employment Of strikebreakers, but, ac-
cording to the agencies which have
been mastering these emergency work
ers, there are several thousands of
them already in the city. Railroad Of
fcials say they are flooded with appli-
cations for Jobs from former employees.
September Communication tickets are
on sale today. as usual at the begin
Ing OF the month. Communication books
are sold, however. subject to Interrupt
tions Of trafdc due to a possible strike.
The railroads are at work upon traffic
schedules to be put into effect II the
Evening star., 1916-09-01
Sutherland Heads Bar Association.

CHICAGO, September l.-Senator
George Sutherland of Utah was elected
president of the American Bar Associa-
tion for 1917 today defeating by votes
Walter George Smith of Philadelphia.
The vote was rs for Senator Suther-
land and % for Mr.. Smith. Mr.. Smith
was put on the executive committee.
Evening star., 1916-09-01
struck on Head With Brick.

old. Of Congress Heights. was struck
on the head with brick by an un-
identified person early this morning
while at Sd street and Virginia avenue
southwest He received treatment At
Emergency Hospital.
Evening star., 1916-09-01
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.
BALTIMORE, MD.
August 81, 1916.
TO ALL OFFICERS AND employees:

The Locomotive Bakemen employed on practically all
for
trip inside divisions well understood by the who
n m
demands
O Cmpan
this a
more BY
Company
one third ofhe entire paid all employees of the Company
edtoa
made submit
tina
fellow general public
mdt
good
Q oavethe
difficult to believe
strike should actually take conclude
Cmp yin the
aand
gdearto
in
We shall
and to perform which o
viii not be write
Daniel Willard
e1em
Evening star., 1916-09-01
Railroads Still Preparing.

Notwithstanding what was cohsia-
cred a more hopeful outlook for avert
ing a strike, railroad officials were ac-
lively preparing today to keep 'heir
lines in operation at all costs iheS
indicated a belief that all necessary
freight and a somewhat curtailed pas
senper service would be maintained.
One Of the most drastic steps contem-
plated by any southern road was IN
dicated in an announcement by the
Central of Georgia that i,teo men
wonld he thrown out of work in the
event of strike In addition to clos
ing the roads shops. employing l,'oo
men. the reductions would include EN-
ployes of the creosoting plant IN Ma
con, laborers at the Savannah termi-
mails. section and bridge gangs ana tel
egraph operators.
Evening star., 1916-09-01
London Admits a Loss Near
High Wood-BerIin Re-
ports Gains.
FOUR TEUTON AEROS
SAID TO BE DESTROYED
French Also Claim to Have Carried
Trench Between the Disc
and Aisne.


LONDON. September 1. s:15 p.m.-Five
successive attacks were made by German
troops las. night on British positions on
~. c,u So. M. m..
'"e ''oii''iie iioh'' ihe war oiiioo all
nounced today that the Germans pene-
trated the British defenses on a small
f-o,.,.. a+ +,,, no,r+. h..,r.., e.,n.hy
wv poiA'' oe'"ee" oA''''''
ana High WOOD.
Four German aeroplanes were shot
aou,n vestersay m +bs son,r,. front and
~ NV
anotner war captured. the frencn war
office announced today French artillery
,,.s yerv .ctiya durin1 tho NIGHT IN the
Somme sector
German troops on the Somme front in
E-,,.. ya.+.r,,.v a.. -. r.s,,. ~ . co,,n.
ter attack says the German ome'a' state- STATE
Headquarters staff, resained the ground
they previously had lost near Lonsuevai
ahu Aei'ihe "oou
British Announcement,
,.+,. p.,.,., ,.,,o.n.,, ,.,-
-. "''
.s,,,
~. ~, ~. s,.....s
Hleh "ooo' reported III iast hishts
coAnmunique. the enemy made further
.,.,,n 60. =; - .h. ,x.,,
evening oii ifoh' VI soihe 'hleo lnou-
sand yards between Ginchy and High
ceded by, an intense bombardrnent on
Of it.
considerable forces were employed
Evening star., 1916-09-01
RAIL WAYS TO TEST
EIGHT-HOUR-DAY LAW

Continued from First Page. }
Evening star., 1916-09-01

employers for better hours. The pro-
posed legislation provides the only way
to avert the strike set for Monday. The
men are determined"
Evening star., 1916-09-01
5ournment Of Congress next Wednes
day.
Republican Opposition Slack.

Representative Mann. the republican
leader, is opposed to the Adamson DILL
Other republicans have announced the'r
intention to vote against it, out there
has been no minority conference on the
subject and no strong concerted oppo-
sition is looked for.
Postmaster General Burleson, who
participated in conferences with Presi-
dent Wilson. expressed confidence that
the Legislation would be put through
both houses.
"AlI those at the Presidents confer
ence were agreed upon such bill. ne
said. II don't see how either side OF
the controversy could attempt 10 OPP
pose it in the face of the threatened III
dustrial tie-up.
Evening star., 1916-09-01
strike comes. but these will not be
made public before next week.
Open Pittsburgh Headquarters.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, September In
order to advise officials of the railroad
brotherhoods in the Pittsburgh district
serve perfect order, three of the higher
officials of the trainmen's orga nizations
opened headquarters here today and
will keep in close touch with the ru.
Imerous locals here.
Officials already here are Arthur J.
Lowell of Logansport Ind. vice presi-
dent of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen: &. X. Carlton
of Louisville. KY. chairman CT the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen OF
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburgh.
and D. II. Miller of Fort Wayne Ind
chairman of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Enginemen
ATLANTA. Ia. September l.
Freight embargoes were in effect on
many southern railroads today because
of the threatened general strike OF
trainmen. ON most of them perishable
goods were barred. but on at least ono
the Atlantic Coast Line--no freight
was being accepted except that which
could reach its destination by Sunday
night.
Unless new orders are issued the
Nashville. Chattanooga and 81. Louis
will cease to accept freight of any kind
after O'Clock tonight and this action
automatically will affect its smaller
feeder lines. The Chesapeake and Ohio
Will decline shipments after midnight.
Refuse Perishable Goods.
| The Southern railway today was ac-
cepting no perishable freight. and after
| midnight no dead freight will be re-
ceived. The Norfolk and Western was
| refusing perishable goods and accept
! ing dead freight subject to delay.
The Tennessee Central road was
ceiVing all freight subject to delay. and
| the Georgia, southern and Florida will
| refuse shipments of any kind after mid
| night The Central of Georgia declined
| perishabie goods. and has given notice
| that after tonight all freight will he
| liable to delay.
| Many of the smaller roads, whose
mileage permits movement Of freight
| over the entire line within a day. have
| announced embargoes effective Sunday.
Evening star., 1916-09-01

republican. amid applause on the demo-
cratic side announced he expected to
vote for the bill, because with the ex-
listing emergency I'VE have the chance
OF voting blindly or bringing about a
strike. He said he was mot going to
vote for it as a measure of justice to
the railroad employees, because nobody
knows whether it is a measure of jus
tice. He said that without investiga-
tion OF the facts Congress does not
know whether greater compensatipn
Tor the employees is just, although he
mas been lifelong champion of labor.
Evening star., 1916-09-01
Two Facts Stand Out,
Dramatic Scene at Hearing.


president Of the Order Of Railway Con-
ductors. was the central figure. brought
! the hearing to a climax last night
shortly before the taking Of testimony
closed.
Throughout the day members OF the
| committee at different times had asked
| were powerless to stop the strike save
| by reporting satisfactory settlement
to their men. The question invariably
| was evaded, the replies being that Mr.
Garretson would explain the situation
For almost an hour Mr.. Garretson
kept the crowd laughing with quaint
| expressions and humorous stories.
When he had only three minutes left
| in which to speak, his brother presi-
| of power to postpone strike. He sud
denly became serious, stood erect.
gazed at the ceiling for a moment and
| then began to speak.
| ly, III we have the power to defer this
| strike. It has been called for next
| Monday. I have tho power to defsr that
date In my organization. but In the
ferent. The heads of the other broth
erhoods cannot call back the strike
| order.
C0ef1SneS ITUSC OF men.
but here IL where stand. For years
my men have trusted me. When stood
before tho President the other night
! and he asked me II this could be done,
found my Gethsemane. To the men who
have made nae the recipient Of all these
put it OF. but II did, without gaining
| satisfactory settlement, there would
linger in the minds of those who have
trusted me thoughts OF treachery. If I
put it of, across a fair record of thirty
years would be written the word
| traitor"
For a moment the witness paused and
! seemed to peer far out over the heads
of the crowd. Then tears came into his
eyes and rolled down his cheeks. He
started to speak, but choked. Appar-
emily summoning all his strength. he
threw out his arms. lowered his eyes
| to the crowd and in a low voice asked,
Can face it?" and dropped into his
chair.
| Not a person in the room moved for
| several seconds Mr.. Garretson relieved
the situation by rising from his chair
and leaving the chamber.
Urged to Do Two Things.
The views of the Chamber Of Com
merce Of the United States wers pre-
sented to the committee by G. r. weed
for the special committee on the rail-
road situation as follows:
The Chamber Of Commerce Of the
United States urges Congress At the
present moment to do two things and
no more:
| II. To provide Immediately for .
prompt, thorough and impartial inves-
| tisation Of all facts relevant to the
| "2. To command the brotherhoods
and the railroads to suspend all action
| in tho nature OF q strike or lockout
pending such investigation.
mo facts are as yet esta abltshed on
which further action can be Intelligent
| ly taken.
"The rights Of the public are para
mount.
Equal Justice to all parties can be
secured without Industrial warfare.
Tho supreme duty Of Congress 10 to
protect tho country from q disaster Tor
which there can be no possible 5ustan-
| ri tfono
Evening star., 1916-09-01
Senate Committee Labors
Most of Night on Program
to Avert Railway Strike

Following straight nine-hour hear
ing yesterday, when all the larger in
| Iterests-railroads, brotherhoods and
hippers-presented their sides Of the
controversy, the interstate commerce
committee of the Senate continued in
executive session until after 1 o'clock
this morning. drafting the bill which
is under consideration in the Senate
| today.
| The only important difference be-
tween the committee bill as it now
stands and the Adamson measure is the
| fixing of January as the effective
date of the eight-hour provision and
exempting railroads not over 100 miles
long and electric street and interurban
| lines.
| The proposed investigating commits
| sion would be called the eight hour
day commission" it's members would
| be paid $25 day while serving and the
appropriation for expenses would be
! $4,000 instead of s25,000, as proposed
| in the Adamson bill
Entire Program Discussed.
In this night session the committee
considered the various legislative pro-
posals before 1t, including the Presi-
dents whole program, with Its provt-
sions for preventing strikes pending
investigation and for the drafting of men
! to operate trains in case of military
| necessity.
All day the House leaders had been
declaring that these provisions never
could be enacted. and near midnight it
was learned that the Senate committee
| had decided it would not be advisa Bile
to submit them at this time.
Senator Brandegee, republican
committeeman, expressed the opinion that
the bill as outlined in committee could
be passed by tonight.
The Connecticut senator left the
meeting after the committee had sent
out for supply of cigars and fruit
and had settled down to make a night
of perfecting the measure agreed upon
Two Facts Stand Out.
Out OF the nine -hour argument yes
terday two facts stood out clearly In
the estimation of all affected parties
Congress alone could prevent q strike
and the public eventually must pay the
bill for an eight-hour day with ten
hour pay, which the trainmen demand.
The railroad executives and the ship
pers insisted that the strike order at
least should be postponed, and the four
brotherhood chiefs declared with equal
vehemence 1t could not be.
All sides apparently were more or less
satisfied with the hearing, which had
given them an opportunity to lay their
cases before the public.
Evening star., 1916-09-01

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Evening star., 1916-09-01
On Advice of President,
Senate Will Concentrate
on Eight-Hour Legislation

President Wilson went from the
White House to the Capitol shortly
after O'Clock this morning to see that
everything possible was done to speed
up strike legislation. The President
explained his presence at the Capitol by
saying:
II am just keeping the threads to-
gether."
Majority Leader Kern was the first
member of the Senate found. He went
Immediately to the Presidents office to
confer with Mr.. Wilson. Senator Tag
CART, the next member found, said he
thought the needed legislation could be
passed by the Senate some time tonight.