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The New York herald., 1921-10-17
NON.UNION RAILWAY
TO KEEP ATLANTA OPEN
City Hes Food in Plenty and
Access to More.

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
ATLANTA, Oct. 16.-Atanta now has
on hand sufficient foodstuff to last for
ixty days and sufficient treats to take
care of the Inhabitants for the next
three weeks. so IN event OF a railroad
strike there Is no need of immediate
alarm.
According to meat dealers In the city
tho supply can be easily augmented by
bringing In stock from thu country.
Georgia within the last few years has
been engaged more and more in the
stock industry.
Atlanta is fortunate In another way
the A. B. and A. strike. The men went
on strike several months ago, and since
there was an immense unemployment
problem at that time Is was not dIf-
ficuit to fill the places of the strikers.
AS result every place mas been filled.
and all with non-unlon men, which
means that Atlan'ans will have access
to at least one line.
The road connects Atlanta with Bruns-
wick. where there Is good seaport,
and with Birmingham. 1t passes through
large number OF small towns.
The New York herald., 1921-10-17
CRADLE SEES CHANCE
IN u. S. LABOR BOARD
Maintsnance of Way Head Is
Ready for Strike Call.

DETROIT, Oct. 1e.--Beilef that the gen.
ernl rSlroad strike cannot be averteo
unless the railroad labor board agrees
to further consideration OF certain mat
ters OF Importance to all railroad work
ers." was expressed tonight by Il. +.
CRADLE. international president OF the
United brotherhood OF Maintenance oil
Way workers and Railway Shop Labor
ers.
Asked IL he referred TO reversal
OF the boards wage reduction order OF
Ia a. summer. Mr.. Cradle replied. You
may interpret that as you wish"
Mr.. Cradle said he had not heard
from his representative In Chicago as
10 a possibility OF averting the strike
He planned. he said, to attend tn'
Cleveland conference OF union heaos
n, which strike plans are TO be com
pleted.
The maintenance or way union mas Q
membership of more than 2bo,0oo.
The New York herald., 1921-10-17
CLEVELAND WOULD FEEL
PINCH IN TWO WEEKS
Stocks of Staple Groceries or
Coal Not Large.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 16.--In case of a COM
plete stoppage of freight and express
traffic Cleveland. in two weeks would
feel heavily the pinch in staple grocer
les. meat and coal supplies. Meat is
sent In fresh every week. the consign-
ments being based on seven days
supply. according to George NJ. Pinkett.
manager OF Armour 6 Co.'S Cleveland
branch.
Tea, coffee. sugar, canned goods and
other non-perishable products that could
not be brought in from surrounding
farms would last for a week to ten
days IL no more came in. said Frank
Haserot, wholesale grocer The present
supply, Mr. Haserot said, is less than
year ago because the industrial and
money conditions have caused retailers
and wholesalers to carry light stock.
The coal supply would be good for
about two weeks.
The New York herald., 1921-10-17
ST. LOUIS TO PROVIDE
RESERVE FOOD SUPPLY
Mayor Says City Will Be
Ready for Tieup.

Special Despatch 20 THE NEW YORK HnnALp
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 1e.---Mayor Henry w
Kiel Of this city said to-day that the
subject of providing food and other ne
cessitics In the event OF railroad tie
up would be gone into carefully by him
and other city officials tomorrow.
He said he dreaded TO think that the
strike would matcrialIze, but that proper
measures would be available to handle
TIE emergency, even IL the ueup contin-
ued for protr acted period. Mayor Kiel
said that he would instruct the supply
commissioner to make preparations for a
reserve supply Of food and fuel at the
various city institutions.
The New York herald., 1921-10-17
DETROIT CAN USE 1000
IDLE MOTOR TRUCKS
Only Weeks Supply of Food
Danger of Coal Shortage.

Special Despatch 10 TIE New YoRx HERALD.
DETROIT, Oct. 16.--Detroit has only
sufficient meat and other necessities to
last seven days and would have to de-
pend on motor trucks In case OF rail-
road strike. declared city officials to-
day.
More than 1000 motor trucks lying
idle in Detroit would be available In
bringing supplies into the city to offset
a tieup.
IT am quite sure that In event Of a
strike sufficient food products could be
brought into the city by motor trucks.
said Mayor James Couzens II am CIV
ing the matter careful consideration and
will see whnt the city administration
can do 10 meet the crisis"
The most serious situation would arise
In n coal shortage. the Mayor said. as
the city has but two weeks supply oil
fuel On hand.
The New York herald., 1921-10-17
HINES SEES GRAVE SITUATION,
Former Railroad Head Says Walk
out should he AvertrA.

Walter d. Hines. formerly Director
General Of the Railroad Administration
Of the United states. who returned yes
terday from France by the French liner
La savoie, said that he could not intelli-
gently discuss the impending strike oil
railroad workers. because he had not
read all the news about II.
He was emphatic. however. in declar-
Ing that there should be no strike and
tat some means should be found to pre-
vent 40 grave a disaster TO the country
He had read enough about the situation
to realize that II was critical one.
The New York herald., 1921-10-17
RICHMOND HAS FOOD
TO LAST SIXTY DAYS
80 Days Supply of Cool on
Hand; Meat BeloU Normal.

Special Despatch to THE New YonK HERALD.
RICHMOND, Va. Oct. 16.-Richmond
Is in fairly good shape to weather a
teup in railroad transportation. accord
ing to business men interviewed to-
night. The head OF a big Wholesale
grocery firm estimated that the supply
Of -four. canned goods and the like in
stock here would be sufficient to last
at least sixty days.
The fact that this city Is big dis
tributing point. he pointed out. is re-
sponsiblc for the stock being so large.
The supply of meat is somewhat below
normal because It Is not customary to
begin replenishing the summer and
early fall reserve stock until about Mo-
vember /.
The manager for a meat packing
pla~t estimated that the amount on
hand would be sufficient to last from
two to three weeks The supply OF
coal would probably last thirty days.
Should strike be called, steps would
probably be taken to have the city as
sumo control of the supply to assure
an equitable distribution.
The New York herald., 1921-10-17
OMAHA WELL STOCKED
WITH MEAT AND GRAIN
Could Stand Months of Rail
Strike Without Hunger.

Special Despatch to THE New Yoax HERALD.
OMAHA, Oct. 16.-This city is probably
better prepared to stand the railroad
strike than almost any other in the coun-
try. 1t Is In the very centre of the
bread and meat basket or the country.
The big packing houses in Omaha
have fair supplies OF cured meats on
hand. The demand has been rather
heavy for some time. and large ship
ments to the East have been made.
With shipments cut Off by the strike the
cured meats on hand will supply this
city for many months.
Fresh meat is handled as It is killed
from day to day. Rarely does fresh
meat remain in the packing houses more
than forty-eight hours. Enough live
stock reaches Omaha by truck every dky
to supply the entire city.
Omaha's big grain elevators are filied
with wheat. which can be ground in
local mills II necessary. There are said
to be millions Of eggs in cold storage in
Omaha.
The New York herald., 1921-10-17
CINCINNATI LACKING
GRAIN AND GROCERIES
Coal and Produce to Be Plen'
tiful, Is Prediction.

Special Despatch to THE Nsw yosK HERALD.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 16>-Serious short
age OF flour. grain and groceries will
result II the railroad strike material
ICES. II is predicted here. The authori-
ties say there would be no shortage Of
coal or produce.
]. ]. Renshaw. traffic manager OF the
Chamber Of Commerce. said that al
though the ''ship by truck movement"
had stimulated shipping the trucks In
operation would be inadequate II the
strike extends beyond two weeks. No
special preparations have been made.
he added.
B. ]. Drummond. manager of the
Cincinnati Hay and Grain Exchange.
said the most stringent shortage would
be felt by those requiring flour and
associated commodities. 1t would be
impossible. he said. to obtain more than
two weeks supply of flour before
October 80. He termed the situation
grave"
Enough coal to last Cincinnati for
two years is stored here.
The New York herald., 1921-10-17
HARDING SUMMONS
HIS LABOR SECRETARY
Silence Is Enjoinsd in Wire
From, the President.

INDIANAPOLIS. Oct 16.--Secretary oi
Labor Davis left here tonight for
Washington. having been summoned
there by President Harding In connec-
ton with the threatened national rail-
road strike. Secretary Davis has been
visiting Indiana cities for the last week
after having attended homecoming
celebration in Elwood, Ind, his homo
town.
Secretary Davis would make no COM
rnent on the threatened strike. saying
the summons from President Harding
entailed n request that he make nc
statement regarding the SITUATION un,i'
h., bad returned to Washington and con-
serred with members OF the Labor Board
there
The New York herald., 1921-10-17
BIG FLOUR SUPPLIES
IN LARGE CENTRES
No Shortage for a Very Long
Tin,e,' Says Miller.

M1NNEApoLIs, Oct. 16.--In the event
Of a railroad strike the question Of a
flour shortage would not enter into the
situation "for q very long time" de-
cIared James Ford Bell. vfce-president
of the washburn Crosby Company OF
Minneapolis, In statement tonight.
Mr.. Bell said that railroad strike
would be somewhat embarrassing" but
he felt that throughout the nation there
would be no lack of flour.
Large supplies. he said. were kept at
Philadelphia, New York. Boston and
Baltimore.
The New York herald., 1921-10-17
10000 AFFECTED IN HOUSTON
strike order Believed Received by
Leaders of Unions.

HousroN, Tex. Oct. f6.--PreparatIon
for the proposed nationwide strike began
to assume shape here to-day with q
meeting OF representatives of all the rail-
road unions affected n (which plans for
the waikout were discussed
While union leaders refused to talk, II
Is believed the order for the walkout has
been received. About 10000 men here
are affected.
The New York herald., 1921-10-17

portant railroad centres informed high
officials here that railroad labor Ia
greatly divided on the strike proposal
Even the brotherhood leaders are said
not to have agreed, but have offered as
an excuse that they could not hold their
men in check From reliable quarters
officials learned tonight that while 80
per cent. of the men voted for strike
the majority of them did so feeling that
strike would be averted. The belief
was we'll grounded apparently that the
brotherhood leaders are playing theiI
hand so that In a compromise they can
that there shall be no further wage cuts.
Senators Propose Action.
Some Senators tonight were said to
be ready to take a vigorous stand In
that body to combat ,he railroad unions
IL tie-up comes. Several Senate lead
ers would favor emergency legislation
which would compel operation of the
roads to insure carrying OF the mails
and the movement of food. fuel and
other necessities of the people.
That the Government can Insure the
operation Of the mail trains IL necessary
through the use of troops Is beyond
tration officials admit that rail- workers
have a right to quit their engines and
trains even when such engines and
trains are needed to transport mails.
To indict workers who staged walk
out tieing up mail trains Attorney-Gen-
eral Daugherty would be obliged to
show evidence Of conspiracy on the part
of the union rank and file. Furthermore.
the conspiracy would have to be Matched
with the sole intent Of halting the
passage Of mails.
Trouble From injunction.
The fling of an injunction suit by the
Government In a rail strike probably
would arouse the American Federation
of Labor and its 1000, 900 members &c
a fever pitch. The issue failed TO come
to a real test during the coal strike be-
cause the union leaders obeyed the court
and recalled their strike order. This
was done In direct opposition to the
pleading Of President Gompers OF the
American Federation Of Labor and all
It's executive officers except the miners
officials.
Employers throughout the United
States and especially the railroad man
ayers II is asserted. would welcome sucf
an injunction suit AT tnlS time IL Wou'
tend to clear in one direction or another
many differences now between organized
labor and capital. Such a suit would II
all certainty be carried to the Supreme
Court OF the United States. In one senss
the Government would be obliged to side
with the railroad managers in filing ar
Injunction suit.
The purpose Of President Harding Il
to keep the attitude OF the Governmen
completely neutral as regards the issu
of wages in the rail situation and TO re
sort TO drastic action only to protect tn
rights Of the public.
Officials throughout Washington to
night were convinced that negotiation
will feature the railroad controversy TO
many days to come. An Injunction ant
preparations to operate mail trains WI
be undertaken only in the event that tn
negotiations seem on the verge OF failure
The New York herald., 1921-10-17
SHEPPARD OFF TO CLEVELAND

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia. Oct. 16. - T.. 70.
Sheppard. Grand Chief Of the Order of
Railway Conductors. tonight departed
for Cleveland. declaring he had nothing
to say regarding the railroad situation.
He said he expected an official state
ment to be issued not later than Wednes-
day.
The New York herald., 1921-10-17
No Sacrifice by Either.

THE course suggested does not in
voive any sacrifice OF pride or prestige.
either 20 the carriers or to the EN-
pioyees:
"In view Of the enormous destruction
OF property values. the deadly blow 90
slowly reviving business and the ap-
paliing human privation. suffering and
death that will follow In the wake Of a
The New York herald., 1921-10-17
Suggestions Are Condensed.

''Condensing the foregoing sugges-
tions into definite propositions they
stand as follows:
/. Let the carriers Immediately give
general rate reduction measured
by the July wage reduction and the
benefits derived from the new rules
and devised under the supervision
OF the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion TO afford the greatest degree
of relief to the public.
2 Let the request for further wage
reductions be withdrawn until the
rate reductions have been completed.
g. At any time as the carriers deem
advisable let them present to the
Railroad Labor Board their petition
for n further reduction In wages
based on conditions then existing.
(. Pending the working out OF the
rate reduction and the action Of tho
L',nor Board on such petition for
further wage reduction as the car
rsers may subsequently submit, let
the strike order be withdrawn.
This method Of procedure has tn.
nnss-it of affordlng cooling tirne' 4
avarvbody concerned and requires o
tho carriers only one thing, namely
that they give 10 the public in reduce,
freight rate the benefit OF the July wag,
cut. Just as they are proposing TO a,
IN case Of further wage reductions. 7
also involves the withdrawal or eus
pension of the strike order upon IN,
part OF the employees.
The New York herald., 1921-10-17

tieup Of the country's transportation sys-
tenn. the people should bring to bear
upon both parties the pressure Of an
impartial public sentiment"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-05
JOBS

\ preliminary survey BY the
Reorganization Commission shows
thar there are approximately
10000 persons on Uncle Sam :
payrolls
This includes the 10000 in the
postal service: the army and
navy. 2i5.000: and the employees
and agents Of the diplomatic. con.
Sular. customs, revenue and other
services scattered throughout the
world.
ia the District of Columbia the
government payroll has been cut
from ll7.76O in 1915 10 s3.i52.
Still heavier cuts are expected
in many lines when Budget Com.
missioner Dawes and Reoreaniza
,ion Manager Brown yet down %
brass tarks
Congress. always more mindful
of patronage. than economy. Is
expecting the worst
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-05
st. Louis Grain
New York Cotton

New York-The cotton market
was weak and unsettled DURING
today's early trading The sell
ing movement which developed
Yesterday was evidently stimu-
lated by the easier ruling Of
Liverpool and reports that spots
had heen offered on sn easier
basis in the southwest. Trade IN.
,erests were good huvers on a
scale down. but liquidation was
heavy and after opening barely
steady ~ a decline Of : 10 81
points. active months sold about
~ 20 50 points below last night :
closing with December touching
1875 and January 1880. Local
street selling was active and stop
orders were uncovered on the
decline
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-05

urged as a reason for the change
now recommended by the Bar.
IL is well known that the
original cause for the postpone
ment Of inauguration for four
months and Of Congress, unless
called in special session, for a
year, was the difficulty in trans
portation in those days. no less
than the conservative desire 70
give time for reflection between
the election and the assuming Il
responsibility of government.
But in these days Of almost in
,tantaneous communication and
the comparatively lighining-sike
transportation worl q shaking
events may demand immediate
action. So runs the argument for
the change. Against i stand
those who argue that We came
through the world crisis without
altering orr system. and thar II i
has served rs well. il should be
continued The day might come.
they add. when we should BE- glad
of that enforced delay in trans
forming perhaps the passions Of
an election into actual policies
\ call for a special session can
bring the new Congress together
within four months Of election
To which the reply IS made that
If the present Congress had been
able TO get 70 work three months
earlier il would BE- that much
farther on with It's job That
however. IS merely aa assertion
insuseepiible 81 proof
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-05
GETTING BY WITH 1T

Addressing group Of new
consular employees, Secretary of
State Hughes said: II confess
that in my experience with voun 2
men the capacity | have found
least often is the capacity for ae-
curacv.M How MANY employers
and those costing into contact
with the youth Of today can cor
roborate Mr Hughes conclusions
Was il not just this desire to test
the accuracy and close observa-
tion OF applicants rat led Mr
Edison 70 frame his famous ques
tionnairef
I'upatience wi. resulting lis
Inclination TO 90 into details. has
heen declared the besettine sin Of
the Younger generation. The dis
position 10 get by" with the
least effort is incompatible with
accuracy. Yet the lack ~
eapaciiy for accuracy. aS Mr.
Hughes suggests. i a vital defect
No one need expect 70 keen for
ever getting hy with II. - and
make any sort Of lasting headwav
without the definite knowledge
HAT is the foundation of progress
When Jobs were going begging
Il was possible 20 make such
-etence. but with the return Of
sitting selection the man VIII
lacks accuracy, either from in
competence or indiffe~e0ee wiz
find it creasingly difficult e.
re- hy With IL
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-05
soTr BOARDS RESIGN

Iax;ou. Oct s-The Cache school
r0w over the conflicting claims o.
two boards Of edu alton has been
settled through the efforts o. District
Judge Wells. who persuaded the
members q both boards to formally
resign and instructed the county sl
perintenaent TO appoint an entirely
new board. The whole mis- anaa-
standing arose over the atiemr, % O.
the sareTin,endency
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-05
FALLING PIPE BREAKS LEG

NoUatz. Oct 5-Wuliam Krowse.
employed by The Prairie Pipeline
company in laying 6-.nch pipe west
OF Delaware. had his ankle broken
1hen piece of pipe iell on his leg
The bone was set and ne vas takea
home lie had only been on the ior
few hours when the accident oc-
urred
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-05
81. Louis Livestock

East 81. Louis, Ill.-Cattle. re
epts, 5000. yearliug steers
steady ss35 paid; other steers
slow, best heifers and other
classes. steady medium and good
COWS, $3.50 800: bulk bologna
bulls. s325.a3.75; bulk stockers.
$1,000 800; good TO choice lgh,
veal calves. $ll00al150.
Hogs. receipts, $500: fairly
active. l5c 10 25c lower: TOP.
- - bulk lights and medium
weights, Sa00G9.25: heavy hogs
not selling. one 270-pound decS
brought ss75; pseke rsows.
steady to 2Jc lower: pigs. steady
Sheep. receipts, 1000: active
best killing lambs. 25c higher: all
others steady "a few early lamb
sales were steady; top, Ss75;
bulk. $ s.OOyG 5. 50
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-05
A MATTER FOR DISCUSSION

The recommendation by the To
cont meeting of the American Bar
>sociation for earlier meetiugs
~ Congress aud quicker inaugu
ration OF the President after
election revives discussion of /
matter that was much in the pub
lie thought during the interval
between the November electio'
and the incoming of the Hariin
administration, but has char
acteristically been forgotten Sinr,
that period OF mere markins
time" ended. The fact that al
the world was affected by the
delay in the transfer Of the Amer
lean administration and the de-
velopment of policy was then
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-05
FIVE GENERATIONS LIVING

Carmen. Oct 5.-By the birth OF a
baby girl to Mr.. and Mrs Archie
Rexroat Of this city. five generations
are represented in the family They
are MaTgare. Dupus. 90: her son W
4 Dupus. So: his daughter. Mrs. Pres
Rexroat. 80. her son Archie. 10. and
his baby daughter.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-05
New Orleans Cotton.

New Orleans-Losses Of 30 "a
80 points were made hy eottor
in the first half hour of business
today. December dropping to
1880 A lower Liverpool marker
than due and a world Of hedge
selling were mainly responsible
for the decline. The market met
little support as it fell.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-05

Chlcago-Cattle, receipts. g.
600: desirable corn fed steers and
yearlIngs, strong TO 25c higher
choice long yearlings. sll.25
prime l,70O-pound steers. $3.50
bulk beef steers, s6.5O69.75: she
stock an dheavv calves. strong
spots, higher; light feeders and
bulls. weak to 25c lower; stock
erS and feeders. strong.
Hogs, receipts. 1900: mostly
Zoe to l5e higher; big packers
buying sparingly; better grades
practically all sold: top. ss.65 /:
bnlk lights and light butchers.
ss-25tds $50; bulk packing sows,
s6.T5G7.15; pigs mostly Zoe 10
l5c higher; bulk desirable. $50
ais.
Sheep, receipts, 1900; killing
classes mostly steady; feeder
lambs, strong to higher; spot ma
tive lambs early, 5000 s.25, to.
packers ss75 to city butchers;
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-05
ENDS CHEF or POLICE
is FIRED BY MAYOR

Enid. Oct. 5--Following his alleged
participation in a fake shooting stunt
staged here yesterday afternoon as
part 0s moving picture scene. chief
~ police Charles DangheTty, was
sgmmariiy dismissed from ON ?
last nigst hy Mayor W II Ryan
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-05
TEN pER CENT REDUCTION
IN PRICE OF FARM TOOLS

Rock Island MS OCT 5-A ten
10 tsenty rercen; reduction in prizes
II farm machinery. including tillag
implements. harvesters. tractors and
thrashers. the second substantial ~
auetion made rs the company ir
s-i Was announced today hy a
large manufacturer here.