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The New York herald., 1921-08-18
Richards Earns Right
to Meet Capt. Woosnam
Voshell Beats Californian in
Southampton Tourney.

SOUTHAMPTON N. Y, Aug. 17.-Vin-
cent Richards of Yonkers. n. y. al
though suffering from toothache. adj
vanced in the singles OF the invitation
tennis tournament OF the Meadow Club
to-day and by defeating Murray Vernon.
Go, 6--1. won the right TO play Cap
tain Maxwell Woosnam OF the British
Davis cup team In the fourth round.
s. Howard Voshell Of New York won
a splendid singles victory over Robert
Kinsey of San Francisco. by &c. ca.
6-1.
The summaries:
Singles-Thrd Round-vincent Richards
defeated Murray Vernon. Co. 81; :.
Howard voshel defeated Robert Kinsey,
2--6. Cd. 6-l.
Harold Taylor defeated sutphen and Mert-
field. 6-1, 6-2; w. j. Clothier and T. H.
Pell defeated Murray Vernon and dsentar aiex Ier.
defeated Hearn and Miller, G-1; CO. pg
Turenne and Robinson defeated Hopkins
and Guthrie, 81. 60; Bor5oiia and Hsrn-
6-s; woosnam and Turnbnn. defeated How,
ard and A. w. Jones, 7-5. g.; Lowe and
Gilbert defeated Graeff and Putnam. e..
90: Godshall and Coffin defeated scher-
merhorn and Lawrence, 6-l, Go; Fonno
and L. L. williams defeated Keileher ant
and Elliott Binzen defeated Donald and Pagl
Keresy, o., 60; Phil Neer and j. NJ
Davies defeated A. Wallis Myers and Her.
ard Knsey defeated Reynal and sproul,
G--1, G-1.
Second Round--Watson NJ Washburn and
Karl Behr won from Van lngen and partrgr =
by default: Clothier and Pel defeated Inman
and Taylor. s-8, 7-5; de Turenne and Rob-
tnson defeated Philip and Ludlow Vanh",'7n-
bull defeated Borbola and Herndon, 6--3,
Go: Lowe and Gilbert defeated Godshall
and Coffin 6-3, 6--l Fenno and Williams
defeated Hall and Binzen. 8-3. Cd; $.
Howard voshell and Vincent Richards de-
feated Walker and Worth, g.. e..
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Mrs. Bundy IS. Mrs. HAMMOND.
Second Round of Match Play
in Breton Woods Tourney

BRErroN woops, N. H., Aug. IT.
with one exception all the favorites In
the first division OF the Breton Woods
annual golf championship had difficulty
In winning their matches III the second
round Of match play. Rufus Cushman.
Jr., the Woodland golfer and holder Of
the Breton Woods championship, easily
disposed OF Q. II. Preckham OF Provi-
dence. 7-6.
First Sixtecn-R. Cushman, Jr, Woodland,
defeated .. II. Prcchalam. Providence, Z and
g. a. n. Corwin. Tedesco, defeated II. A..
Limberg, 81. Louis, up 90 holcs): T. j.
Moran, Pawtucket defeated II. McAleenan,
New York . up; Tom Moore. Washington
defeated VI. j. Dieid. Cincinnati, | up.
Second Sixteen--J. /. Downey, New York.
defeated Bedell S. Harmed. New. York, | u;
IL A. Seibert, New York, defeated J 7.
Ktneon, Rye, 1 up (i9 holee) J. VI. Hop-
kins. Chicago, defeated pr. f. s. Robinson,
New York, and 81 DR. r. r. Briggs
Cleveland. defeated Dr. A. r. Gardner. New
York, and 1.
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is = GOLF = SWIMMING = RACING - RIFLE SHOOTING
Golf Mystery Solved;
Ball in Coat Pocket

N H EMBErS Of the Port Chester
MI Country Club are still ex-
AVA cited over the phenomenal
shot which George e. Mertz made
while shooting for the fifth hole In
a golf round with August M. Bre-
zovsky. on the 20 p. NJ. COM
muter's train it has been occupying
the chief interest or the golf fans
ana It is generally rated as having
an edge on most of the down in
one" yarns of the course.
1t appeared that Mr.. Brezovsky
happened 70 be In the line OF Mr..
Mertz's shot, and Mr.. Mertz swung
Justify. The ball went off the
ground cleanly. but never reached
the fifth hole. and, in fact. could
not be found. Mr.. Brezovsky, who
had felt a singing sensation In his
side, stepped out Of the way, an
other ball was put into play and
the round went on.
They were still discussing the
mystery when Mr.. Brezovsky put
his hand into his side coat pocket
and discovered the lost ball
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Bundy in front the greater part of the

Bundy in front the greater part Of the
way.
Once. early in the contest. Mrs. Ray
mond gave promise OF making a close
match of it, Leading at 3-2 she was
within stroke of bringing the score to
a. in her favor. but was checked by a
succession of brilliant placement shots on
the part OF the Californian. Mrs. Bundy
having reached her best stride by that
time ran four straight games for the set
and took the first three games of the
second set as well. 1t was easy sailing
the rest of the way.
Miss Browne was In excellent stroke
against Miss Sigourney and had the
match well In hand when rain halted
proceedings. The Boston girl, as usual,
was driving deep and steadily from the
base line. but control and speed could not
prevail against the superior versatility
of the former champions game. Miss
Browne was following splendid forcing
shots to the net and volleying and smash
ing with precision. She convinced the
gallery that she IL prepared to make an
interesting bid for the title she once held
Miss Sigourney in six of the last seven
games was giving a mighty good account
OF herself. injecting great speed into her
strokes and covering a lot of ground
and she forced five of Miss Brownies
winning games to deuce points, taking
another herself.
The continued Illness of Miss Eleanor
Goss made 1t certain that a new cham
pionship doubles pair would be crowned
AS the first round of the tournamen.
could not be held up any longer Miss
Goss and Mrs. Marion Zinderstein Jes-
sup. with whom she has shared the ma
tional title since 1918. had to be de-
faulted. In their absence the teams that
are regarded as title conteniers are Miss
Mary X Browne and Ms. Louise r
Williams. former champions Miss Marie
Wagner and Miss Glare Cassel. Mrs. Ed
ward w. Raymond and Mrs. Frank M.
welty, Mrs. L. q. Morris and Miss
Helen GIlieaudeau and Miss Martha
Bayard and Miss Leslie Bancroft. The
summary:
Metropolitan Tennis Championship Sin
Mesc1 CITY, defeated Mrs Percy
New York Tennis Club, 6-1, 6-3; Mrs. ".
stuart Green, Ardsley. defeated Miss MI
dred NJ willard. Philadelphia. 6--f, Go.
Mrs. Benjamin e. Cole. Boston, defeated
Mics Martha Bayard, Short Hills. Cd,
I'll; Mrs. May Sutton nundy, Los Angeles
New York defeated Miss Florence shel-
don. Montclair. 60, 6z1 Mrs: Edwin 4.
katherine Gardner. West side Tennis Club,
So, Cd; Miss Helen Gilleaudeau, Gedney
Farms g. C., defeated Miss Phyllis Walsh,
hiladelphia. Go 6-3: Miss Mary X.
Browne. Santa Monica, Cal. VS.. Miss Edith
SIgourney, Boston, 60, al, unfinished,
Junior Championship singles-Seml-Final
Round: Miss Helen Wills defeated Miss
Jane Brooks, 6-l. 6-f: Miss virginia Car
penter defeated Miss Helen Hooker. e-i,
i--6. 60.
Doubles Championship-First Round; Miss
Phylli. wal.h and Miss Marraret Grove won
from Mrs. Franklin 7. Mallory and Mile. SUE
zanne Lenglen by default; Mrs. Cyrus Clark
and Miss katherine ORourke won from
Miss Eleanor Goss and Mrs. Marion Finder
stein Jessup by default.
Second round-Mrs. Cyrus Clark and Miss
Katherine ORourke defeated Miss Agnes
Sherwood and Miss y. w. wonham, 6-i,
Cd.
Mrs. Bundy ". Mrs. Raymond.
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One Foreign Entry for
A. N. A. Golf Tournament

Only one foreign entry has been received
thus far for the American national anna
teur golf championship tournament at
the st. Louis Country Club next month.
the United States Golf Association an
nounced yesterday. The entry Is that OF
Raymond Swift, British golfer OF the
Oakdale Golf Club. which was forwarded
by the secretary OF tho Royal and An
cient Committee.
The first entry received was that OF
jerome D. Travers OF the Upper Mont
clair IN. J) Country Club. who has held
the championship tour times. The entry
list closes September 3.
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On Waumbek Club Links.

Special Despatch to THE NEW yoRK HERALD.
JEFFERSON, N. IT,, Aug. 17.--E. II.
Merwin of New York defeated Charles
Posey In the first sixteen % the New
Waumbek Golf Club handicap tourna-
ment to-day. Much interest was centred
about this match. Merwin was deadly
with his approaches. J. NJ. Motley OF
Baltimore defeated II. Il. Manly OF
New York 6 and 4 st. Clair Colby Of
New York defeated II. III. Evener
Of New York and 9 /; l.. ID. Rockwell
OF New York defeated Or. George Steal
of New York 4 and .
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Feature Matches at
Forest Hills To-day

At 2 r. M.-Junior championship final,
Miss Helen Wills vs.. Miss Virginia Car
pcnter.
At 3:15 =. M.-Mrs. Franklin I. NAL
New York. Mrs. May sutton Bundy, Los
Angeles. vs.. Miss Helen Gilleaudeau, New
York; Mrs. G. v. Hitchins, Mexico City,
vs.. Mrs. ii. Stuart Green, Ardsley.
At 4:15 r. M.-Mrs. Benjamin IL. Cole,
Boston, W.. winner of Miss Mary X.
Browne-Miss Edith Sigourney match.
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Grab Bag Handicap at Spa
Far From Truly Run Race
Pegasus Wins, but Jam at Start Unseats Jockey
McAtee, on Column, and Destroys Chances
of Several Fast Colts.
ny HENRY ". KING.

Special Despatch to THE New York HERALD.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. y. Aug. IT,
]. c. Milam's Pegasus won the Grab Bag
Handicap here this afternoon like good
colt. but the race was not truly run.
Just as the barrier went up Morton l..
Schwartz's Column got caught In q jam
and unseated Jockey McAtee. This mis-
hap caused several riders to pull up 70
prevent their horses from stepping on
the fallen jockey. Among those which
had little or no chance after the start
were II. T. Wilson's Pillory, which fin
ished third; the Rancocas Stables Will
lam A., Samuel Riddles Oceanic and
John Sanford's Slieveconard.
Pegasus, j. Il. Madden's Surf Rider.
A. b. Spreckels's Runstar. Lawrence
Waterbury's Gallant Man and ]. S. Cos
denis Big Heart went away flying and
avoided early trouble. None of them
had any excuse.
Pegasus finished three lengths ahead
OF Surf Rider. which nosed out Pillory
for the third end of the purse. William
A. was fourth, Runstar fifth and Oce-
anic sixth.
Pillory undoubtedly was the best in
the race. He had bad luck in the early
stages, but when Strengthened out for
home Fairly flew over his horses and at
the end was running faster than any
youngster In the race. In another jump
he would have been an easy second
William a. ran an excellent race, too
He carried 123 pounds and came from
Tar In the rear in the last furlong, and
Sande's finish wasn't as strong as 1t
usually is.
Pegasus deserved credit for his great
race and would have been keen conten-
der, II not the winner. even If there had
been no accident to mar the race. Run
star had no excuse and quit like a bad
colt. He broke in front and led until
nearing the home stretch There he fall
tered, and at the end he was not going
much faster than a trot.
Columns stumble Costly.
A dozen youngsters went in quest or
the purse and Mars Cassidy sent then
| away abreast but in his eagerness to
| get going Column stumbled in his first
stride and McAtee went over his head
and landed in the middle OF the field
That he escaped being killed seemed mi
raculous and his good fortune was due
to the alertness of his fellow jockeys.
Ihey threw away a chance to earn the
! victory rather than hurt the boy, and
hair dozen Of them snatched up with
out an instant's hesitation.
When the Jam" was over il was seen
| that Runstar. Surf Rider Gallant Man
ana Bis Heart were running almost
abreast clear OF the remainder OF the
The New York herald., 1921-08-18
5000 See Trots in Rain
at the Harry Clay Track

Speeial Despatch TO THE NEW York HERALD.
MIppLETowN, n. r., Aug. 1.-THE
second days racing on the Harry Clay
track attracted 5000 persons who saw
some good sport until the rain COM
menced to fail and were so deeply In
terested In the heats that most Of them
remained to the close despite the wet
Julia c. The summaries:
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Too Wef for C. c. Trotters.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 17.-To-day's
Grand Circuit races at the Belmont Driv-
ing Clubs track at Narbeth, Pa, near
here, were postponed because OF rain
The programme will be moved up one
day, ending Saturday instead OF Friday,
as originally scheduled.
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You can still shake a
solid saving out of the Suit
Sale.
The minimum rnarkdown
was $4,000.
The slenderer man-36,
81 and 38 chest-has a first
class selection, and those
of us who are not SO slim
have good pickins.
S35 now for suits that
were $500 and up.
S45 now for suits that
were $500 and up.
Summer and Winter
weights.
PcGERs PEET COMPANY
Broadway Broadway
at r3th St. -Four at gath St.
Convenient
Broadway Corners" Fifth Ave.
at Warren at 4Ist St.
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field. with Pegasus running in hfth po-
sition. Gallant Man and Big Heart
quit early and then Runstar dropped
out OF the picture. As they faltered
Pegasus went TO the front and under
confident ride by Keogh was only gal
Looping at the end Surf Rider hung on
well all the way. but he was out to the
last ounce to beat Pillory The time
OF the race was IL AS.
IL. r. Whitneys renowned little black
colt Tryster made his first appearance
under silks since the Preakness and
showed the form that made him the
wonder colt of last season. He looked
and ran pounds better than he did In
the Maryland classic and beat high
class field Of sprinters in the opening
event in clever fashion. He did not win
in galloping fashion, but that was be-
cause George ID. Wideners Messines.
which finished second. is much I'M
proved horse and from a poor start
made Tryster hustle all the way to win
by a length and a half. Tryster broke
in front and was rated along until Mes
sines challenged him In the stretch.
Then Sande gave him vigorous hand
ride, and he remained in front all the
way without much trouble.
With a better break Messines might
have given him a real hard fght for
premier honors. Polythia finished third
after being badly outrun in the early
stages.
Tryster covered the six furlongs in
IL. The race undoubtedly will do the
son of Peter Pan and Tryst a lot Of
good, and horsemen say he will be hard
to beat at any distance by any horse
from now on.
Touch Me Not Runs Kindly.
Mrs. Payne Whitney's fast but III
tempered Touch Me Not was on his
good behavior in the Clemons Handicap
md galloped home an easy winner. lie
broke under Sande with his field, and
taking the lead in the first furlons gal
loped the remainder Of the way to win
easily by four lengths. W. $. Kilmer's
Our Flag was second and E. +. Whit
ney's BY Jimminy third. Polly Ann was
.ourth and Devastation fifth.
Devastation received an exceptionally
poor ride from Clarence Hummer He
got his mount away none too WELL and
while running down the back stretch
ran him into a pocket and was knocked
back half a dozen lengths. From then
to the judges stand he was not a seri-
GUS contender. Devastation was heav-
lily backed favorite at z TO 8.
j. T.. Madden's Deadlock showed that
he is a pretty fair sort of colt in the
final. He ran Col. Cassatt's Chester
brook into submission in the quarter of
a mile and then went away to win eased
up by two lengths
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NEW YORK HERALD RACING CHART


70 fRsr I faongs T 28 ~ ~ liz
good Won easily Place Winner BLK D.
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Pirate McCiee worked his way up graz
hand through the final furlong. Saraci
speed TO the stretch. Episode saved gro
Leather Face, never far from the pace,
al the break and had no chance. Hold
verweight-SaERcity, 3 Galiot. ? i
Scratched--Old Dad, fla; Jamaica I
Owuers-No. I, y. Hewitt: ., Mrs. T
gate: r, !. VI. Mcdonald. q, a. pahnken
o. 9. Rasch; II. S. Levy.
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Two-year-olds. trottlng: pudse vi 200.
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..sSE1!l|6.
I'd asass

]. I. The Virginia iMsidgets again
proved that they are. the champions,
by defeating the Destroyers' Jr's.
in a well played game by the score
Of % to II. Jim Alexander, the
Dreadnaughts' star, refereeiag the
game. - :..&
The Virginias' have been meeting
all the fast Washington teams, and
having won "a out of &c. games.
clearly proved that they were the
best.
The Lafayette's. st. John Prep.
Tech Midgets, Trinity's, Central
N1idgets and others went down be-
fore the Virginia's.
The Destrcyers in the meanwhile
meeting and beating all. the fast
teams Of northern Virginia, but
they at last met defeat in their Gown
home town." They were very hand
lily beaten. due to the better passing
and shootin gof the Virginias.
Captain Lyons played stellar Of.
fensive game at center, while Duf-
fey's crack guarding allowed few
shots at the basket.
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lin he Corporation Court ;ot, the. city
l.of Alexandria, Virginia.
Fl. F.. Campbell ct ais. Complain:
ants. VS.. 4.
In Chancery No. 1889.
@:"virginia Rapid Transit Com
| pany, Inc; Defendant.
To the Virginia Rapid Transit
Company; Ine., all stockholders OF
said company, and all creditors ana
debtors Of said company, whose name
are at this TIME unknown:
Take notice that have fixed upon
Saturday, the 10th day Of April,
1921, at ten o'clock A. NJ, at No.
123 South Royal STREET, Alexandria,
Virginia, as the time and place when
and where I shall proceed to execute
the Decree rendered by the Corpora
ton Court Of the City of Alexan-
dria, Virginia, on the 10th day CT
March, 1921, in the chancery suit of
H. F. Campbell ct ais. avs. The
Virginia Rapid Transit Company,
Inc, whereby l am directed*to as
certain and report as follows: ~
First: Ali the estate, real and
personal, belonging to the Virginia
Rapid Transit Company, Inc, where
situated and the value thereof:
Second: Any and all liens against
the said property, and the order of
their priority.
Third: All debts owing to and by
the said Corporation and, as to the
latter, the order of their payment.
Fourth: All assets and liabilities
of the said Corporation, whether Sc
cured or unsecured.
Fifth: A list Of ali the stockhol-
crS and the amount paid in on said
subscription.
Sixth. What viii be fair com
pensation to be allowed to counsel
fer complainant out of the proceeds
of sale. for services in instituting
and prosecuting this suit.
Seventh-To inquire and report
any other matter or thing which an"
party to this cause may require, or
which the said Commissioner may
deem pertinent.
Given under my hand this 18th
day of March, 1921.
Richard 3. Washington,
Special Commissioner.
March II, %, 80, April 6, 10, II ID.
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MILLIONAIRE DEPUTY SHOT
FIVE TINES BY BOOTLEGGERS

Buffalo, n. y. March 3O.-At-
tempting to capture automobile ban
dts near Wcsthald. n. Y. yester-
das, Deputy Sheriff William WEIGH.
son Of Dr.. C. Z. WEIGH, head of Il
grape juice company, was sno: FIVE
ties, one wound being regarded as
serious. His physician says he has
an even chance to recover.
Welch escaped instant death chlS
because the bandits believed their
last three shcts had killed him. Il"
played dead" and the bandits head
ed their auto toward H,-!falo ara e.:
capped.
WEIGH has been active IN cam
paigns against bootleggers, and for
that reason requested and obtained
a warrant as deputy sheriff of Chau:
tauqua county. He is an executive.
Of the grape juice company at west.
field and is rated as millionaire.
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BOARD OF ALDERMAN
Official

At called meeting Of the Board
Of Aldermen held Tuesday, March
90, 1921. there were present F. F.
Marbury, ESQ.,, President. and
Messrs. Anderson, Robinson, Ballen-
ger, Harrison,o wilkins. Bachelor
and Summers.
The President stated the meeting
was called for the purposr Of pas
sing the license laws anG a"% Other
business which may come b,-ftr2 it
properly.
The ordinance was rad the third
time and passed by I'll. following
vote: Ayes {, Noes, Mr.. SUM
mers. x.
Resolutions rcgar:linr the I'M.
provcmcnt Of sidewalks, was nom
conaurrcd in and sent back to coun
Gil.
F. F. Marbury, President.
w. W. Ballcngcr, Clerk, Pro TEN
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Pittsburgh Baptists Plan
To EXpef Rent Profiteers

Pittsburgh. March 30.-A resclu.
ton under which "rent profiteers'
would be ousted from the churches,
adopted by the Pittsburgh Baptist
Minister'S Association, was made pub
lie here to-day. Unwarranted rert ad-
vances constitute an un-Christia;,
"Pharisecis1n," according to resolu-
ton, when urged all Pittsburgh min
listers " to combat gouging landlords,
to take a prominent part in COM
munity protests against these wrongs
and to use the influences Of their
ministerial associations to prevent
new burdens of greedy extortion be-
ing imposed upon the general pub
lie"
= Officials Of the Baptist organiza-
ton said that they would urge the
Pittsburgh Union Ministerial Associa-
ton to adopt a similar resolution.
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of Lewistown, Idaho, and at the
tine Of his death president of seven
ban,,s;...'.LF z = -s:!a&-G i
Georgia Governor Asks Early Trial !
of Planter and Negro for Murders


Atlanta, March 3O.-Investigaticn
10y the Jasper County Grand Jury into
the deaths of eight negro 1aborers on
the farm of John S. Williams, with a
view to the indictment Of Williams
and Clyde Manning, his negro helper
who is said TO have confessed that he
and Williams slew the negroes, and
also into any possible connection with
the murders Of. Williams's three son.
was asked today by Governor Dorsey.
The Governor, after conference
with State and Federal officials, tele-
graphed Judge A. B. Parks Of the
Ocmulgee Circuit, asking him to call
special term Of the Newton Coun-
ty Superior Court on April II, for
the seeking of indictments and an
early trial of Williams and Manning
in Newton County.
Dispatches from Covington announc-
cd that Solicitor General Brand OF
the Stone Mountain Circuit, had de-
clared Williams and Manning would
&c to trial at Covington within three
weeks. They are already under indict-
ment there as the result Of finding. of
the bodies of three other negroes al
legged to have been taken into that
County and drowned.
Graham Wright, Assistant State
Attorney General, will aid in the. Jas
per County investigation, it was an
ncunccd IT the Governors office.
Current reports that negroes were
preparing to rise against white resi-
Cents in sections of Jasper and New
ton Counties were the subject of
Grand Jury investigations at CcNing>
ton yesterday and it was said officials
presented evidence designed to show
that certain whites had spread the re-
port.
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HARDING TAKES -.
- - UP RAIL CRISIS
(Continued from Page One)

railroad labor is willing to make a
sacrifice and accept less pay. The
cost of railway labor. he has been
informed, is at the bottom Of the
whole problem.
The merger of individual rail lines
into regional systems, as now au-
thorized by law, will contribute
somewhat to the result which all
interests are seeking, the President
is advised, '',nt these mergers are
not expected to result in economics
great enough to overcome the deficit
in railroad operation at this time.
The conylctiua is growing both in
official and in railroad circles that
the sweeping increase in freight
rates allowed by the Interstate
Commerce Commission under the 6
per cent guarantee section of the
Eummins-Esch act was a blunder.
Those rates have given the railroads
more revenue on the freight hauled.
but they have enormously reduced.
the volume Of freight, it is admitted
Many officials are convinced that
the existing rates have cost the car
r;ers money, aside from the losses
inflicted upon producers who could
not pay to deliver their goods.