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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-24
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET

EG0S-Nearby, Ne: Southern, &c.
BUTrER-ElEin print, &c; Elgin tub, de;
process. nc; store packed, nc.
POULTRY-Live hens, per h., 2ie; Toos-
tiers, per h.. lie: turkeys, per h., n025c:
spring chickens, par ID, t26tSe; winter chick
ems, per h., 3ooS5c: ducks, per h., l6GlSc;
geese, per ID, i1ol5oi keats. young, each,
5G50c.
DRESSED PoULTRY-Hsns, choice, Per
H.. 2t07Sc; chickens, per h., 57osoo: turkeys.
per h., S92ci dpckn, per ID, 1890: roos-
tiers, per h., n91sc; geese, I3615c.
GREEN FRUITS-Apples. new, Per Dbl,
% 1907 50; per boz, d.ooo175; California
oranges, s1soq3.Oo; Florida oranges, ts2sd
As Per bon; lemons. Per box. u.B9Loo;
srapsfr,1lt;, S-SoSA@' strawberries. PEI
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mccormick. Per
Dbl, n.soqs.m; Western, per ~ bu. sack,
H.soes 80; new Florida, per 6el:; w.ooeio.oo;
tatoes, s. zoos %; yAms A.seas.So; strtnG
per crate, n.oodt5o; carrots, per box, d.Bd
81 50: oEra, per crate, s5.Ood4.o0; radishss, per
100, n.50G7.o; cucumbers, basket, f1-0o92.oo;
Texas onions. per crate. t-2JG2 50; eEgplant
q. oo94.oo per crate: new cabbage, per crate,
8. COZ 90; beets, per bunch, 4d6c: celery, per
don. S5dfbc: romafne lettuce, u.O09l.50; let.
tuce, s.. oo41-5o per basket; squash, Florida,
q. sod1.oo per cratel Florida tomatoes, u.5o6
400 per crate: celery, Florida, per crate, q 3
6f-5o: rhubarb. S1.5ea2.oo per 100 bunehes:
s. c. Asparagus. u-sc65.O per doa; green
PEAS, l.7b3a-5 per basket
DRESSED AEATS-Pork. small 70 ns-
dunn, h.. ISc; heavy h., l66ITc.
LIVE STOCK-Calvea, ltc.
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CENSORSHIP LAW PUT
UP TO HOUSE AGAIN
COnferees, After Canvass, Adopt
Clause by Compromise.

whether there will Be q censorship
provision in the Gregory espionage
bill will be up to the House
After canvAsslnE opinion in both
branches of Congress. House and Sem
ate conferees on the bill have practi-
caIly decided to approve . compromise
censorship clause and put It up for
q decision
II the House adopts II, Il L. be.
lieved the Senate may follow suit
House Republicans, however. are IN
defstood TO have reached an agree
ment to turn down any censorship
proposal whatever. This vote, eou-
pied with that OF about twenty-five
Democrats who are opposed to such
Q clause, would defeat II In the House.
II the House defeats the section the
Senate would not even vote on It
The compromise suggested As . con-
ference draft covers merely military
and naval movements and informa-
ton regarding the defensss and for
tincations of the country.
There IL much opposition to any
kind of censorship whatever in the
Senate, and even should the House
adopt the clause, opponents OF the
censorship In the Senate say the up
per branch will not do likewise.
Senator Overman and Congressman
Webb, leaders OF the Senate and
House conferess respectively, believe
that the House would adopt a mild
form Of censorship and the Senate
might"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-24
EMPRESS Eta FIRM
ADVOCATE OF PEACE
Striving to End War, Swiss Jour-
nal Reports.

LONDON, May a4.-According to q
Swiss Catholic paper, the young Aus
trlan Empress Zita has publicly ex-
pressed her desire for peace. A dig
nItarv Of the Roman Catholic Church,
who was recently received by her and
has since returned to Switzerland.
stated that the Empress said to him
that she ardently longed for peace
and did her best to bring II about.
She then added, evidently on behalf
of herself and her husband, Emperor
Charles:
1--WE cannot bear the sight OF this
war much Rpnger. There IL ruin and
sorrow everywhere. II Is dreadful
and Inhuman, and q shame on our own
times 10 see such things. Peace must
return to US, and l hope II will be
soon. The Emperor Is striving indie
fatIgably for this end. You cannot
imagine how much we suffer.
still more remarkable lie the Aus
trian attitude toward Italy. Not only
10 the Vienna government ready to
adopt a radically new policy toward
the SIays, but there are indications
that II would consider italian claims
to the Trentino and Trieste.
While II is impossible to measure
the limits TO which Emperor Charles
would 20 in order to bring peace 10
his country, II IL now definitely
known that the last two months have
convinced Austria that victory OF
the Central powers in the war is i'm
possible
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Contested SEA TRAFFIC
DESCRIBED AS SCANDAL
Ben TilIett Declares Fleets Are De-
layed by Incompetent Officials.

LONDON. May 24.-At a conferences
Of the DockerS Union. Ben Tlllett. the
labor leader. protested that the con-
gestion Of trafric had become a scan
daL He alleged that whole fleets Of
ships had been delayed for weeks by
the Incompetence OF officials and that
ships had been sent to sea thousands
OF tons short OF their carrying ca
pacity.
TIliett charged that as the result OF
vessels being delayed at congested
docks for weeks. many docks ana
thousands OF men were kept idle. that
carEoes were put in and taken out
again, and then put into the same
vessels again. He even declared mat
recently 5000 tons Of bacon were rot
ting on the docks.
When the governments attentlon
was called to the matter. the bacon
was sold to American interests Hhlch
put II in cold storage.
In defense. the government salo II
has no cold storage.
Thousands of tons OF food coulo NOT
be carried to England. Tillett said, be-
cause ships were taking lbO horses
acroas the watar.
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CAPITAL INVITED TO
CHEER RECRUITS

Every citizen Of Washington,
every schooIboy, and every school
girl ID urged to attend the marine
corps recruit demonstration Of the
Retail Merchants Association on
the Ellipse south of the White
House at 12:15 o'clock Saturday.
which will last for one-haIf hour.
This viii mark the Inauguration
of q two-day recruit trip into
Maryland and Virginia.
The demonstration at the e.
lipse will be in the nature Of 4
good-by to Washington young
men who have enlisted in the
United States navy as apprentice
seafnen- They will take part in
the parade preceding the demon
stration at the Ellipse, and win be
given . conspicuous place In the
demonstration. which VIII be re-
viewed BY the Secretary Of the
Navy, Josephus Daniels. Every
body is invited. Il Is . patriotic
responsibility to attend.
There win be music BY the en-
tire Marine Band and all present
will sing the national anthems.
MARINE CORPS RECRUIT
BOOSTER COMMITTEE.
RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSO-
CIATI0N.
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GREAT TAX BILLS
NOW WITH SENATE
Approval by House Was by
329 to rs Vote.
FIVE ROLL CALLS ARE TAKEN
Minority Leader Vainly Protests
Against Great Levy.
FIVE ROLL CALLS ARE TAKEN

The House sent to the Senate today
the greatest tax bill In the worlds
history-a measure drawn to raise
nearly $4,000. 900 900 annually by d.
rect taxes for the purposes Of war.
After = debate Of q week and q half
the House passed the bill last night
by q vote Of 320 to Te. The opposition
came from the Republican side OF the
chamber and was led By Mr.. Mann,
the minority floor leader, who said
that 1t was unfair to levy so great q
burden At one time upon the taxpay-
ers OF the present Five roll calls
were had before the bill carna TO the
last vote Of passage
As amended By the House, the bill
II estimated to produce approximate
ly 81 ,ssIy 100000 annually.
Congressman Kitchin closed the de-
bate with . fervent appeal for . IN
animous vote on the bill. A number
OF Democrats. however, voted for the
motion to rscommit. but all stood be-
hind the committee on the vote on
measure.
Higher Postage Rates win.
On q roll call vote the House ap-
proved the substitute section offered
by the Ways and Means Committee
covering the increased postage rates
on second class mail mattsr, 25e to
$50. In demanding q record vote Mr..
Mann announced that II the commit
tee substitute were rejected he would
move to strike all reference to second
class mail matter from the bin and
leave the rates a. they are at present
The House voted Overwhelmingly
to retain the Lenroot amendments.
previously adopted By informal vote
in Committee Of the Whole, increas-
ing the surfaces ON all incomes above
$4,000. The record vote today was
345 to 60.
Levy On AutonoblIes Stands.
A record vote defeated the Doremus
amendment, approved in Committee Of
the Whole. for q lower tax on auto
mobile factories. The Doremus amend
ment provided that the tax should
not be levied against manufacturers
making less than s per cent upon
capital invested. The House retained
the original language Of the bill
which assesses per cent tax on
the factory price Of automobiles,
trucks, motorcycles, and tires. The
vote against the Doremus amendment
was 233 to ia.
On motion OF Mr.. Kitchfn the House
eliminated the proposed per cent
tax on advertising or advertising
space other than in newspapers or
periodicals." This tax would have ap-
piled principally to electric light, bill
board, and street car advertisements.
The House adopted an amendment
offered by Mr.. Fitzgerald of New
York providing that after January 1,
1918. all persons, firms, corporations,
and associations subject to the in
come. munitions. and excess profit
taxes shall remit for their taxes when
returns are made.
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THE LOCAL MARKET
BULLIsHNESS OF NEW YORK
NOT FELT HERE
Trading Lighter Than for Several
osys-cspltaI Traction and w. R.
4 {. Only Issues seId-sond List
NsaIsetsd-ersphophone Declares
Regular Quarterly Dividend.

The buIIishness OF the New York
stock market found no reflection In
trading at today's session OF the local
stock exchange, trading being lighter
than for several days past Only
two stocks were traded In and these
only in small share lots. At the be-
ginning Of the week. with the New
York market going stronger each
day, indications were that the local
market would take on new life, and
the prediction was made that this
week would show q material improve
ment over recent weeks. Today
trading, however, shows that the old
condition Of stagnation still exists 30
far a. the local securities market
goes.
Capital Traction stock and wash
inEton Railway and. Electric Com
pany preferred were the two issues
sold today. Two shares OF the for
mer brought 70, while 76& was bid
for quotation lots, with the offering
1914. Railway preferred sold In odd
lots, aggregatinE twenty shares, At
1914 to TN, recording . gain OF q
point and Q half over the last
previous sale-
The bond list was neglected. and
there were no changes OF Importance
in the bid and asked prices.
Announcement was made at today's
session Of the exchange that the
American Graphophone Company has
declared the regular Quarterly divi-
dend of IN per cent on the common
stock Of the ompany, payable July 2
to stock OF record June 10.
Local bankers today received tele-
grams from the Federal Reserve Bank
IN Richmond advising them that the
third Issue of certificates OF indebt.
edness. amounting TO $500 900. at az
per cent, have been oyersubscribed
and that Allotments are being made
on the basis OF rs per cent Of sub
scriptions.
The certificates are to be dated May
IS and win be payable July 30. The
oversubscription Of these certificates
is regarded a. most encouraging for
the long term Liberty bonds, now be
ing marketed.
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you have testified that you assist
ed President King, Vice President
Ham, and Secretary Bowen in the
preparation OF this letter. Don't you
know Il was written for the purpose
OF misleading the menf" inquired the
striker lawyer.
II do not know that, but I do know
II was written for . purpose dia-
metrically opposite TO what you have
just stated" replied the witness. 1T
was written in absolute frankness to
tell the men we would not recognize
the union. but we would deal with the
employees"
Attorney Valley then read the let.
ter, section by section He empha.
sized this part Of Il: you know you
participated in the making OF last
years agreement. and that this year
it will require the careful. COOL de-
liberation OF all the parties con-
cerned, as well as a mediatorial
board"
"Didh't that part Of the letter mean
that the company would deal eollec-
lively with the menT" Attorney Vahey
asked.
yes" replied the witness
Didn't the company already have
strike breakers here to take the
places of the men to whom that letter
was addressed: didn't the company
have an individual contract prepared.
and hadn't the company determined IL
wouldn't deal with the men colleC-
lively when that letter was writtenT
inquired the attorney.
IT don't know whether the COM
pany had strikebreakers here or
tha utfnaaa
"You know It now. don't you, since
Mr.. Ham has testified that they were
here as early as February 1sT' asked
Attorney Valley.
Wanted to Eliminate AssoeiatiOn-
Yes" responded the witness. Il
know it now. but did not know II
then. The company was willing to
deal with its employees individually or
collectively II the AmalgAmated A.
ISOLATION could be eliminated"
But you knew the Amalgamated
Association could not be eliminated.
didn't your" asked the strikers law
yer.
1--WE feared we would not be able
TO eliminate it." was the answer.
Then this letter was written to
ettempt the impossible, was IL? asked
Attorney Valley.
Attorney Hoover protested, inquir-
ing whether the hearing was . de-
bate or q legal proceeding.
Before the witness could answer
Senator johnson and Jones began
questioning him and at the conclusion
OF their interrogations adjournment
was taken until tomorrow.
William +. Ham concluded his tes-
timony last night after being cross
questioned regarding the workings
OF the company's relief association
and the formation OF the Washington
Railway and Electric Company In
1901.
The $50 employees still on strike
today received IS each from the Am
algamated Association of Street and
Electric Railway Employees Of Amer
lea as the ninth strike benefit" since
the walkout on March IL.
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COL. WIN. c. CHURCH,
NOTED EDITOR, DEAD
Founder Of Army and Navy Jour.
nal Had War Record.

NEW YORK, Nay z4-Brevet Lieut.
Col. william Consnt Church, United
States Volunteers. editor Of the Army
AID Navy Journal Is dead at his late
home, 81 Irving place. In his eighty
nrst year. Colonel Church had been
in good health on Saturday, and was
at his office. He had been q news
paper man for more than sixty years,
and founded the publication Of which
he was the head.
Colonel Church was ranked among
the foremost journalists. and his
paper, which was guided largely By
his military training and experience,
held fast to an extreme military
policy. He was an ardent advocate OF
universal training, and saw the neces-
sity for . strong navy.
Colonel Church was born In Roches-
ter, n. Y, August IL, 1885. His
father was the Rev. Dr. Pharcellus
Church; his grandfather was q native
Of Mansfield, Conn. q soldier in the
Revolutionary War, and q relative OF
Col. BENJAMIN Church. who took part
In Indian wars. His mothers fathers
mother was q Miss Davis. .
member Of a well-known Connecticut
family, and came from the same stock
as Jefferson Davis, Colonel Church
was likewise the eighth descendant
of Roger conant, governor Of the
Cape Ann Colony In 1625. who was
founder OF the town OF Salem, Mass.
He removed to Boston with his family
In 1s4s, and came to this city In 1854.
His father was the publisher Of the
New York Chronicle, and the young
man aided him at nrst. later becoming
the publisher at twenty-four. In the
same year he became publisher Of the
New York Sun. but withdrew In 1851
for q period OF European travel He
was In Europe at the outbreak Of the
civil war, but returning In July, 1851,
he became q member OF the joint
military-naval expedition under Gen.
W. T. Sherman and Admiral s. +.
Dupont. and was present at the cap
ture OF Port Royal He returned North
on the steamship Bienville. bearing
the FIRST news OF the victory, and
York Evening Post
Later he attached himself to the
Army OF the Potomac as q volunteer
aid on the stan OF Gen. Silas Casey,
participating in the battles Of Will
liamsburg and Fair Oaks, being
wounded In the former. He was soon
after his recuperation appointed act
ing inspector and mastering officer
Of provisional brigades with the rank
Of captain. In rapid succession came
the breVets OF major and lieutenant
colonel Of volunteers
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Taft To SPEAK Tomorrow.
PULLMAN'S FLAGS RETIRED
French, and British Ban.
ners Taken From Automobile.

Prayed and tsttered. three flags.
representing the United States. Eng
land. and France, now adorn the walls
Of Police Headquarters. The flags
are those which for the past month
or more have seen service atop the
radiator Of the automobile used by
Major Raymond w Pullman, superin-
tendent of Police.
The flags were yesterday afternoon
brought into headquarters by Chauf-
feur Hartford. who handles the tiller
OF the executive automobile In its
flights about the city.
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BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

BALTIMORE, May 24.-wheat-
Quiet and steady. May and spot No.
? red, 1902, nominal; No. red West,
ern spot, $500. nominal Receipts,
"A, T62 bushels. Exports. $1,000 bushels.
Corn-ouiet and steady. May and
~, ~ en-. coh co-n 4s M ~ 49,
Receipts, 6o,671 bushels. Exports,
$4,000 bushels.
TIC; No. 8 white, 76c. Receipts, SO, $50
bushels. Exports, 104.456 bushels.
Rye-Firm. No. western export
sales. SAP. Receipts, 26,19o bushels.
Exports, 22,767 bushels.
Hay-Firm. No. timothy, $40; No
/ clover mixed, S1T.50Q1s. Receipts
III tons.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Half and Q streets southeast-Jackson
II. Ralston. ct al. trustees, TO Lewis
E Smoot. all square 70: 500
Rhode Island terrace-Henry A, Vieth
ct ux. TO Elmer r. Martin. lot n.
square 43ls: so
Manor Park-Charles E. Wire. Inc. to
Mary Baurman. lot IS. square $3.50
SO: Mary Bsurman conveys same
property to William NJ. Terrell and
Charles E. Wire: SO.
Third and ! streets southeast-Thomas
W. Schaeffer ct uX. to Harriet c.
Evans. part Of original lot /. square
7ss 80.
Sauls Addition-John Scrivener ct ux.
TO Thomas A. and Florence L. Mosksy.
lot 90, square 2S0S so
Alley northwest. between T and U.
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets north
west-C. Eugene Edwards ct ux. TO
II. Sydney King, lots IS and 60. square
~
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OVATION BY FRENCH
AWAITS PERSHING

PARIS. May 24.-~The French
people are intensively interested
In the coming Of the American
division to France" NJ. Csmbon
declared today.
Their reception win be equal
to. If IL does not exceed. that the
American public gave N. Viviaui
and General JoGre. In fact, the
arrival of American troops on
French soil Is regarded BY our
people a. the final stroke which
win preeede victory"
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RITES FOR MRS. OLIVER TODAY.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
DorotheA oliver, wife Of former Sen
ator George T. oliver OF Pennsyl.
vanis. who died Of pneumonia yester-
day morning at her home, gao Massa-
held today at Pittsburgh
Besides her husband, Mrs Oliver
Is survived by three daughters, Mrs.
A. C. Blair. OF Pittsburgh; Mrs John
P. Young. of Youngstown. Ohio. and
Mrs Edward McCaulsy, jr., OF this
city, and three sons. George s. Oliver,
Augustus K Oliver, Of Pittsburgh,
and Bennett Oliver. OF the Atlantic
Coast Aeronautical Station At New
port News. A brother. Luther
KountEe, lives in New York city, and
a sister, Mrs. william B. Berger, IN
Denver, Colo
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-24
WALL ST. MARKET
U. S. STEEL COMMON JUMPS
TO NEW HIGH
Advances 2H Points TO 100, After
Opening Strong and Active.
Other Steel Securities ealn-cen-
trail Leather Also Up.

NEW YORK, May 24.-United States
Steel common stock sold at $50, up
~ points, and q new high record,
shortly after noon today.
Resumption of yesterdays heavy
buying marked the opening OF the
stock market today, 5000 shares OF
United States Steel common selling
Al 12sk. q up, Il, and / point
Republic Steel opened up IL at
esG, Lackawanna / at e6h, Marine
preferred IL at s1lG, Central Leather
IL at e1H, and Ohio Cities Gas 1 x
at I3S.
TOday's Quotations.
ouotAtions today up to 1870 o'clock
were as follows:
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DENIES u.RoAr PROTEST.

MEXICO CITY. May 24-Ernesto
Garza Perez. in charge Of the foreign
office, denies that Mexico has made
any representations to Germany on
the submarine issue.
1t had been reported that the Mex
lean minister 10 Germany had deliver
ed . protest against the U-ooat policy.
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DECLARES RED CROSS
NEEDS $lOO,OOO,OOO
Dawson Outlines Possibilities al
Secret Conference.


me most stupenoons ana appealing
call In the history OF the world to aid
suffering humanity confronts our Red
Cross"
with these words Harry . DsvIson
r.c.,,I, .,noi,,n5 b., rr..t5.., y-u
:"
sOH @S man % inc 1'ee Oross war
council plunged into MS lengthy
statement, made before a secret con-
ference Of representatives from forty
different cities, invited to Washington
by President Wilson to make plans to
raise the money with which TO finance
the heo Cross during the war. The
AZ. S a.
NsNd sIoo M aoo r
To oonnIv uI,h .y.r 81. r,i,,,,r,
duties and opportunIties Of the Ams-i-
can Red Cross. Mr.. Dawson declared
would require a fund of S1oO mn nm
M Davison continued. .sNTu,,o
~ man who b,vs 49, a,b,Ia o..
IIbertv lie dssd or ryo,1daS. r,I1,,oS.
~ women and chn6,s1 80 $500.
and b.Inies.. bundr.ds ~ .o,,,,. -
,,iII.-os -, 49, de.,ro,,sS. 49,. -
- &c.,. - No0s
o. - - - -. ,-
-. .,,,SSaS uyhI,. -, -
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au.eoATs" wEeE wHALEs.

NEW YORK. Nay 24.-The Sub
marines seen on the Maine coast b
Aldermen and others may have bees
whales summing themselves A veessl
WI n arrived from . Canadian pori
passed ten whales on the coast a
Maine.
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TopAYs SALES.

Capital Traction, 267e.
Washington Railway and Electric
pneferred 567eh, SCR, 6077,
5077H.
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SeIIlng ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Cigar
pfd, 4.
New stocks added to the exchange
todAy-Elkhorn Fuel Co, ANN Su-
matra Tobacco Co., the Calf. Pack
ing Corp, s. H. Kress Co.
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says Regulations Were Good.

Upon taking the witness stand At
torney Barbour described himself as
+" country lawyer with thirty years
experience" He described his duties
as general attorney for the company.
and said he had been impressed with
the good feeling between the COM
pany and its men prior to the forma-
ton OF the union In 1915.
The witness detailed story OF the ne
gotiatlons leading up to the settlement
Of the strike last year did not differ
materially from the versions Of the COM
missioners and CouncilIator Blackman-
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NO" replied the witness. The
issue was strongly presented, with the
men insisting that the union be rec
oRnized. and standing firm in that DO
sitIon and the company being abso-
IuteIy unwilling to deal with the
union"
This testimony agreed with that Of
William F. Ham. vice president Of the
company, but was at variance with the
statements OF the Commissioners and
Conciliator Blackman-
These three witnesses testified the
compAny was told the men would
waive recognition OF the union.
Attorney Barbour said the insist
ence on the part OF the employees that
the union be recognized prevented US
from ever reaching a point at which
the company could agree to mediation
or arbitration"
The direct examination OF the wit
ness BY Attorney Hoover was then
declared at an end. and Attorney
Vahey began his eross-sxAmination-