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New-York tribune., 1920-07-21
Northwest CiUen
Priority in Coal
Commerce Board Order
Places Embargo on Fuel
for All Other Sections

WASHINGTON, July 20.--New emer-
gency orders were issued to-day by the
Interstate Commerce Commission giving
priority in the movement OF the winter
stock of soft coal to the Northwest.
More than score of railroads serv-
ing mines in western Pennsylvania,
Ohio. West Virginia, Virginia, Ken
lucky and Tennessee we're directed by
the commission not only to give pref
erence in the movement of coal for the
territory at the head of the Great
Lakes, but also to give preference IN
the supply of cars for such shipments.
Order Effective July 26
Coal operators within the district
served by the railroads will be required
to fulfill the wants of the Northwest
before filling orders for other sec
tions, the commission directing the
railroads to place an embargo on such
latter movement if it should be at
tempted by the coal men.
Under the commission orders, which
become effective July 26, H. M. Griggs,
manager of the Ore and Coal Exchange
at Cleveland is directed to determine
the quantity of coal to be sent daily
from each of the mines to Lake Erie
ports for transshipment to the head
of the lakes. In addition to providing
the winter stock for the Northwest, the
commissions orders are expected to
avert a threatened coal shortage IN
central Canada, part of whose coal
is moved by way of the lakes, though
the greater portion goes by an all-rail
movement.
No date is fixed for the expiration Of
the orders, which may stand unchanged
until the close of navigation on the
Great Lakes about November /. The
Northwest, comprising upper Michigan,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and South
Dakota and Montana, is estimated by
coal men to be about $4,000 900 tons
short of it's winter requirements, and
to move this quantity would require
the daily dumping of more than 1000
cars at Lake Erie ports, movement
which is believed would set new rec
ord for coal handling there.
AS reasons for its action the COM
mission declared that a shortage of
railway equipment and congestion of
traffic, aggravated by labor troubles,
had created condition requiring i'm
mediate action.
The railroads named in the orders
are:
The Baltimore & Ohio, from mines
west of Grafton, w. Va, and Myers
dale, Pa; the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, the New York Central, from
mines in Ohio; the Louisville & Nash
willie, from mines on and east of the
lines from Cincinnati to Jellico, Tenn.
the Wheeling & Lake Erie, the Hooking
Valley, the Toledo & Ohio Central, the
pittsburgh e. West Virginia, West Side
Belt Railroad Company, the Bessemer
& Lake Erie, the Pittsburgh e. Lake
Erie, the Pittsburgh, CHARTERS and
Youghiogheny, the Montour Railroad
Company, the Monongahela Railway
Company, the Kanawha & Michigan
the Chesapeake & Ohio, the Norfolk
& Western, the Coal & Coke, the Union
Railroad Company, the Sandy Valley
q Elkhorn Railway Company, the
Pittsburgh, McKeesport & Youghio-
gheny, the kanawha & West Virginia
and the Long Fork Railway Company
New-York tribune., 1920-07-21

With the award of the Railway Labor
Board announced, interest in the fina'i-
cial district yesterday centered over
the time when the Interstate Commerce
Commission would make public the in
crease in freight and passenger rates,
the application for which is now be-
fore it. This request on the part Of
the carriers, which is now for approx
mately $1,000, 100000, will have to be
revised to include the wage increase.
In view OF the work that will be at
tached to this compilation, the view
was expressed that it will probably be
September ] before the rate increase
is definitely worked out.
The present increase in wages would
require an increase of 1922 per cent
in freight rates, in addition to the
average of % per cent already asked
for, If all the increase were to be put
on freight traffic. The railroads have
recommended. however, that part Of
the additional increase be placed on
passenger traffic. An increase of about
half cent a mile on passenger fares
would take care of about 100000, 900
OF the $600,000000 advance in wages.
This would leave about IL per cent
additional to be added to the freight
rate increase, making general aver
age of SO per cent.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-21
Think Award VIII
Proue Acceptable
Rail Officials Here Are
Confident Brotherhoods
viii Not Call Strike

Railroad officials in this city yester-
day predicted that the $6OO,OOO 900
wage award of the United States Rail-
way Labor Board would be acceptable
to the rank and lie of the railroad
brotherhoods and that there would be
no strike. Figured on per man basis
the increase, it was estimated. will
average about a dollar n day for all
the classes of workers affected.
By bringing the general level of pay
up to nearly $1,000 year for each
employee, operating officials said that
the efficiency of railroad labor should
be appreciably increased, as it would
permit the roads to compete with
other industries in obtaining high
class workers. During the war and
since, it was pointed out, one of the
contributing causes for the inability of
the carriers to meet the unprecedented
conditions resulting from government
control was the fact that the railroads
had to be content with less efficient
common labor than prevailed in other
industries, such as the steel industry.
The award of the Railway Labor
Board is the largest in the history of
transportation in this or any other
country The $600,000,000 wage in
crease compares with an advance of
$3.50, 100000 granted in the pre-war
years 1916 and 1917. During the period
of Federal control q total of 81 ,O5O,-
100000 was added to the railroad pay
roll, but this was scattered over diff
ferent periods. The total wage ad-
vance in the last five years has been
approximately $2,00O000,0 900.
The new basis of 81 900 year for
railroad workers compares with an
average Of $1,000 in 1917. The latest
wage increase will bring the total pay
roll of the railroads up to about S3,-
75O,0OO,0o0, compared with last years
pay roll of $2.75O,0 600, which did not
take into account certain increases
that went into effect when the figures
New-York tribune., 1920-07-21

filled each day. The filled cars we're to
be delivered to the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad. which, in turn, was to trans
nit them to the Boston & Maine. OF
5000 cars thus sent by the Boston &
Maine only 100 ever reached the mines.
The rest are being used by a certain
anthracite road in carrying anthracite
coal Mr.. Storrow would not mention
the name of the road.
In opening the session Senator
Calder declared that information re-
ceived by his committee is to the effect
that the great difficulty in the way of
active resumption of the building in
dustry is the inability of the manu-
facturers of the building industries to
deliver their finished product to the
consumer on account of the present
transportation shortage Senator CAL
der said that the committee is inclined
to the opinion that the recent car serv-
ice orders giving preference to the
shipment of coal have operated to the
detriment of the building industry.
The committee will hold its second
session to-day.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-21
Motorcycle Policeman
Hurt Chasing Speeder
Is Forced Into Ditch While Pur-
suing Auto on Boston Post
Road: Party Arrested
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

GREENWICH, Conn, July 20-Mo-
torcycle Policeman Alfred Briggs, of
Greenwich, is in the Stamford hospital
suffering from injuries received last
night when his motorcycle skidded into
ditch while he was pursuing speed
ing automobile on the Boston Post
Road.
Briggs believed the machine had
been stolen. AS it passed him on the
road he gave chase, firing several
shots. When he finally came abreast
of the automobile it suddenly swerved
to one side of the road, forcing his
motorcycle into ditch. He was rem
dered unconscious.
At South Norwalk the driver of the
car was arrested when he stopped for
gasolene. He gave his name as John
lore, of 169 Wallace Street, New Haven.
The other two occupants of the car
were arrested later at New Haven.
Before he followed Iore's machine
Briggs captured touring car in which
were found 176 bottles of gin Two
men and a woman in the machine were
arrested.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-21
Neither Roads Nor Men
Bound by Board A,uard
Appointed by Wilson April I3
after Insurgent Strike Had
Crippled u. s. Rdil,cavs

CHICAGO, July 20.--The Railways
Labor Board, which handed down to-
days decision, was created by the
Esch Cummins Transportation act, un-
der which the railroads were returned
to private management on March / of
this year The board is to sit as a
permanent arbitration board. Neither
the roads, nor the men, however, are
bound by the law to accept the de-
cisons of the board.
The board was appointed by Presi-
dent Wilson, with Judge r. NJ. Barton,
Of Tennessee, chairman. There was
some delay in making the appoint
ments, after the Transportation bill
went into effect On April l, dissatis-
faction of the men with the delay was
manifested in Chicago when the Chi
cago Yardmens Association, branded
by the old established unions as an
outlaw" called strike which rapidly
spread to nearly every section of the
country. The President was urged to
hasten selection of the board in an
effort to halt the strike. The board,
appointed April 13. met in Washington
and later transferred it's hearings to
Chicago.
The striking railroad men endeavor-
ed to present their grievances here,
but were denied q hearing. the board
ruling that the men should return to
their recognized brotherhoods and re-
fusing to treat with any other unions.
Members of the board, in addition to
Chairman Barton, are: George w.
Hanger, Washington, and Henry Hunt,
Cincinnati, representing the public.
L. Park, representing the roads. AL
bert Phillips, of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen;
A. O. Wharton, railroad division Of the
American Federation of Labor and
James ]. Forester. Brotherhood of
Railway Clerks, representing the men
New-York tribune., 1920-07-21
Edison at Telegraph Key
First Time in 1o Years

Using telegraph key for tho first
time In nineteen years, Thomas A.
Edison yesterday sent from Orange,
N. j., to committee Of the Old Time
Telegraphery and Historical Associa-
ton here a message to be inscribed on
an imperishable photographic disc to
be placed in the associations archives
az record Of his style of lending" !"
The message, addressed to the "Tele-
graph fraternity" received by David
iiomer Bates, secretary Of the United
Statos Military Telegraph Corps, at
Western Union headquarters, r>ad:
Amid the activities of a busy life
full Of expectations. hopes and fears
my thoughts Of early association with
my comrades Of the dots and dashes
have ever been delight and pleasure
to me. consider it great pleasure
to record in Morse characters on an
indestructiblo disc this tribute to my
beginnings in electricity through Che
New-York tribune., 1920-07-21
Skirts To Be Shorter;
They'll Be Tighter, Too

Skirts are going to be shorter.
For the benefit Of skeptics, who
denied it was possible, the Cloak
and Suit Designers staged
fashion show last night at
Masonic Hall, Twenty-fourth
Street and Sixth Avenue. Those
who attended were convinced.
Skirts are likewise to be scant-
er--just a little wider than
coat sleeve and about as long, if
you're to believe last nights
show.
The show is part of the Made
in America Movement for wom-
ems clothes. If the garments
displayed last night are cri-
terion, it's not going to be an
onerous task to make them.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-21

were first made up. An idea Of how
total wages have advanced In the last
five. years is shown in the following
table, the figures for 1920 including
the 100000 900 advance:
New-York tribune., 1920-07-21

telegraph and with IL a Godspeed -
the fraternity throughout the worlas
The last time Mr.. Edison u.ss
telegraph instrument was in ION,
when he sent a message to Chsun..,
NJ. Depew at the opening Of the NJ.
York Electrical Exposition. e"
New-York tribune., 1920-07-21

$3.50; mates, $145 to s160. Atlantic
Coast Line, passenger barge masters,
$12232.
Port of altimore-Baltimore g. Ohio
Railroad tugs, masters, S201; mates,
$147
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-10
"Man Of Destiny" Blonde,
Wears Glasses, Prophecy

BUDAPEST, June 10.-Is there in
America a man who is a blonde,
slightly bald, wears glasses, is sur
rounded by fine children" and who
is an aspirant for the Presidency"
If there is, he is the man of
destiny" according to the revela-
tions of Nine, Sybilline Bellaugh,
the Hungarian national prophecies,
who was asked recently to apply
her gifts to the task of determining
who the next American president
would be. In addition to the fore
going distinguished peculiarities,
Nine. Sybilline declared he was the
most popular man in America, and
one whose election is demanded by
the Masses of the people" She
added that an attempt was made to
assassinate him within the last two
years. The next President will be
a good man. successful and popu-
lar" she declared
America will yield to popular
sentiment and turn anti-prohibition,
the prophecies asserted.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-10
Gov. Sproule New Name To
Conjure With at Chicago

SEATTLE. June 10.-"The name
of Gov. William G. Spraul of Penn
sylvania is the new name to conjure
with in the Chicago convention and
out Of it," Frank p Goss, political
correspondent for the Seattle Post
Intelligencer, telegraphed today.
THE strongest newspapers sup
porting his opponents for the Re-
publican Presidential nomination ad-
NIT it in shrieking headlines, al
though one paper says the drift Is
toward Maj Gen. Leonard Wood and
another declares Wood is gaining
strength" Goss' dispatch continues.
'Sproul probably will be the
beneficiary of the support now CIV
en- Gov. Frank O. Lowden of llli-
nois if the old timers think they
can put him over. The lineup now
appears to be Wood against the
field "
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-10
MEX!CANS CATCH
U. S. GUN RUNNER
Widespread Plot To Supply
Villa With Arms Frus-
trated, 9 Arrested

JUAREZ, Mex, June 10.-A noto
rious American gun runner was
arrested by Mexican authorities here
last night in connection with discoy
cry of a widespread plot to supply
Gen Francisco Villas force with
American munitions but was released
today to avoid international compli
cations His name was not given
out.
Eight Mexicans also were ar
rested charged with completely il
the plot and are still in custody
1t is believed they may be called
upon to face a firing squad if the
evidence now being gathered is suf
ficient to establish their guilt be
yond doubt.
villa has been lying low sine,
his recent repulse at Parral, which
he attempted to capture by sur
prise attack. but it is believed tha
his present inactivity is due entirel,
to shortage OF ammunition and tina
he is only awaiting replenishmen
of his supply of arms to strike il
another direction at the provisional
government with which he is openl!
at war.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-10
S.F.POPULATI0N
is NOW 5S4,110
Coast Metropolis Gains 2l.9
Per Cent. In Ten Years;
Los Angeles $751; ,480

WASHINGTON June 10,-The pop
ulation of Los Angeles, Cal, has in
creased 256,2S2 or S0.3 per cent
since 1910, bringing it to 575,4S0,
the Census Bureau announced today.
San Francisco's population is 584,-
10, an increase of 91,49S or 21.9 per
cent in ten years, giving it lead of
$3.50 over Los Angeles in the race
for the honor of being the largest
city on the Pacific Coast.
Other figures for the 1920 census
for cities of more than $4,000 popu-
lation, given out by the Census Bu-
reau include:
Decatur, Ill. 43,S1S, increase r.
SIS, or 40.7 per cent.
Bay City, Mich, 1854, increase
2,3SS or 5.3 per cent.
Bethlehem, Pa, 5O,35S, increase
37251 or 1928 per cent.
Chester, Pa. 5000, increase 19,493
or sos per cent.
Worcester, Mass, 1874, increase
33755 or 2.1 per cent.
Pawtucket, r. l., 64,24S, increase
1926, or 24.5 per cent.
Woonsocket, r. l.. 43,496, increase
5,371, or 141 per cent.
Cranston, r. l., 29,407, increase
$500, or 1913 per cent.
Bayonne. n j., 1854, increase 2t.-
209, or 1872 per cent.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-10
NO DEFICIT IN u. S.
TREASURY OPERATIONS

WASHINGTON, June 10.-Secre-
tary of Treasury David Franklin
Houston, writing the bankers of the
country, today declared that COM
pleted operations of the United
States Treasury for the fiscal year
end June 80 would show little If
any deficit The government will
then balance its budget for the first
full year following cessation of war
operations against Germany and
Austria.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-10
Nation Prays For Peace,
Offered War; Cummings

SANTA BARBARA, June 10-"The
Nation is praying for Peace and the
Republicans offer it War. They
killed the peace treaty which keeps
Europe still at war and Senator
Lodge would give us more war by
fighting Mexico. ! can understand
why the Chicago convention is be
wildered and leaderless. No definite
constructive program has been Of
fered it. II is a convention OF ne
cation only"
In the above words. Homer S.
Cummings. Chairman OF the Demo
cratic National Committee, summed
up his opinion of. the proceedings
in the Republican National COn~n.
tion at Chicago. He stopped off here
yesterday on his way TO San Fran
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-10
Opponents Because Dads
Presidential Candidates

CHICAGO, June 10.-Two young
men, political opponents of strange
sort-sons of two of the candidates
for the Republican nomination for
Presdent-met few days ago az
the headquarters here of Senator
Hiram w. Johnson
I'm Osborne Wood" said the
young man in an army officers uni
form to the western Senator's son
Heard you were in town and thought
you might like to have cards to some
OF the clubs. Ny father is doing the
same as your father-running for the
Presidency"
That's mighty decent of you,
said young Johnson, as they shook
hands. The cards were to four OF
the leading Chicago clubs.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-10
Platform Highlights

require the services of $4,000
American youths and expendi-
ture of $276.000,000 annually
to maintain if no serious trou-
BILE developed.
The platform includes planks
declaring for better industrial
relations without reference to
anti-strike legislation; pledging
the gratitude and generosity of
the party to former service
men without mention of cash
bonus; asking for prompt rati-
fication of woman suffrage;
blaming depreciation of mon
ey values for the high cost of
living; and declaring against
government ownership and OPP
Grafton of the railroads.
The subcommittee voted
against inclusion of any direct
reference to prohibition.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-10
Gen. Pershing Finds Present
Duties Too Slow; Plans
Entering Business

WASHINGTON, June 10.-Newton
ID. Baker, Secretary Of War, today
made public letter frOri Gen. John
J .Persnina IN winch th'9 General
asked to be placed on the retired
list within the next few molths
Pershing stated tEat 4fter complet-
army reorganization bill, he found
his formel duties occui led Only a
portion of his time AID said he
wished to be entirely free in order
to engage in more active work.
Pershing declared empnatieallv that
his retirement had no political sig
nificance and that he merely wished
to enter private business.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-10
PUGILIST'S WIFE NOT
ALLOWED TO TESTIFY

SAN FRANCISCO, June 10-The
prosecution in the trial of Jack
Dempsey, heavyweight champion pug
Hist Of the world, charged with the
evasion of the selective service act,
yesterday put two witnesses on the
stand in an attempt to prove that
Dempsey's parents were not de-
pendent upon him for support as
sworn by him in making out his
registration papers.
The court ruled out testimony
of Maxine Wayne Dempsey, his di-
vorced wife on the ground that it
covered confidential communications
evchenged between the two while
they were man and wife.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-10

cisco, where the Democratic National
Convention will open June 28.
Belief that the Democratic party
grows stronger each day while the
Republicans grow weaker because
"the Republicans are weakening
themselves by internal strife" was
expressed by Cummings.
You can't get me excited was
his only comment when told that
he was being considered in some
quarters as a likely candidate for
the Democratic nomsnation for Pres
dent
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-10

The tentative draft of the
Republican platform, as drawn
by the subcommittee and
which probably will be ap-
proved by the full committee
on resolutions, bitterly de-
nounces President Wilson's
Mexican policy and declares
against recognition of any
Mexican government unless it
is responsible and will give
sufficient guarantees that the
lives, rights and property of
American citizens will be re-
spected and protected, that
wrongs will be corrected and
that Just compensation for in
iuries sustained will be award
ed
The platform declares strong
ly against the United States
accepting a mandate over Ar
Menia, which it states would
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-10

Senator Lodge had taken & stand
opposing ratification of the. treaty
and would SO inform the convention.
Peril Of Split Averted
Borah's announcement averted peril
of a party split and plain sailing
was expected.
The Root plank provides for a
new agreement with other nations
sgnatory to the treaty which shall
include a tribunal for settlement of
international questions but omits all
Endorsement of the pending league
covenant.
After the subcommittee on reso-
lutions had approved the Mexican
and Armenian planks a recess was
agreed upon until four when it was
expected the platform would be
ready for presentation to the con-
vention.
Row Over League OF Nations
The general row over the League of
pect last night that for a time it
oyershadowed even the threatened
deadlock among the Presidential can
didates and upset the tenor of the
whole convention.
w Murray Crane, former Massa-
chusetts Senator and old-line Repub-
lican leader at many national con
ventions, gathered together a group
Of mild reseryationists and informed
the platform builders that they
would make a grave mistake if they
did not declare for the League in
principle.
Senator Borah led the fight against
4 platform declaring in favor of the
League
Borah Delivers Ultimatum
At conference Of party leaders,
Borah, in dramatic fashion, laid down
the ultimatum that he and his col
leagues never could accept any plank
declaring affirmatively for any rati-
fication of the Versailles treaty
with or without reservations and
that should the party accept such d
plank they would part company with
it.
The mild reservationists led by
Crane. stuck to their guns, however
and the desperate efforts of Senator
James f Watson of Indiana, Chair
man of the committee on resolutions
and chairman of the subcommittee
appointed by him to frame the plat
form, to bring about harmony ap-
parently were without result Long
discussions in both the full committee
and subcommittee failed to bring
the opposing factions appreciably
closer and all efforts toward an
agreement were finally abandoned
for the night
Johnson's connection with Borah's
stand is not known but those closest
to the California Senator reiterate
that he will not bolt the convention.
Bahler's Election Sustained
The Missouri delegation last night
voted down "a to il a motion to
rescind the election of Jacob Bah
Ter as Missouri's National Commit
teenan because of his testimony be-
fore the Senate Committee investi'
eating pre-conventi5n campaign ex-