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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-22
UNION LE:ADE RS
ANNOUNCE THEY
WILL HEED THE
BOARD 8 ORDER
Lee and Stone Say They
Are Willing to Go Any
where in an Effort to
Avert Threatened Strike,
WON'T COMMENT ON
DAYS DEVELO OPMENTS
One Road Told to Abrogate
Its Order CanceIIing
Schedules Between COM
pany and ''Big Five" F"
(By The Associated Press,)

Cleveland, o., Oct. 21 (by the As
,sociated Press). the Of
ficial order citing the railroad
brotherhood chiefs and railroad
executives to appear before tho
railroad labor board Wednesday
had not been received, local broth-
erhood executives tonight said they
will respond to the citation.
w. G. Lee. president of this
Brotherhood Of Railroad Train
men, said:
II am perfectly willing to recog-
nize any order from the board or
any other proper authority that
will tend to prevent the strike"
w. S. Stone, president of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers said:
Il certainly will be there IL or
dered," adding that all the other
chief executives Of the railroad
transportation organizations also
will go anywhere they are order
ed to appear in connection with
settlement OF the strike"
No Other Comment.
None of the local brotherhood
chiefs would make other comment
on today's developments. Regard
ing the order to maintain ths
status quo insofar as it might affect
the strike of trainmen on the In
ternational & Great Northern
(Texas), scheduled to begin tomor-
row noon, Mr.. Lees only comment
was: Il can answer tomorrow aft
ernoon."
In connection with the assertion
by the labor board that 1t has as
sumed jurisdiction over the DIS
pute between the transportation
organizations and the carriers over
rules and working conditions. MFR.
Lee tonight said that the board had
notified him that it has ordered
the fremont & Gulf railroad to
withhold an order posted today
abrogating all schedules between
the company and members of the
big Five transportation organi-
cations at 6 O'clock tonight
Board Assumes Jurisdiction.
Posting of the notice was trans
mitted to Mr.. Lee today by ths
local chairman Of the trainmen's
organization. Mr.. Lee said he at
once notified the labor board and
asked whether the board would as
sumo jurisdiction. Tie board re-
piled. Mr.. Lee said, that 1t had as
sumed jurisdiction and had notified
the railroad to obey the law and to
withhold enforcement of its order.
Mr.. Lee tonight iscued state-
ment outlining his position on all
legged demands that teeth be put
into the transportation act in whicl
he asserted those making the de-
mand should also demand a law
"for the regulation of his own bus
mess that will establish the same
relations between himself and his
Continued on Page Two.)
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-22
DEVEL L0PMENTS IN
STRIKE SITUATION
tBy The Associated Press, ,

Following are Fridays develop
ments in the railroad strike situa-
ton:
Chicago-Labor board announces
it has assumed jurisdiction in the
rail crisis, orders workers not to
walk out and cites union chiefs and
railroad heads to appear before 1t
October 26 for conference which
board members said should avert a
strike. Both sides announce they
will appear for conference.
Maintenance Of way union, with
more than $4,000 members, and
stationary firemen, numbering 25,-
600, announce overwhelming strike
votes and prepare for a walkout,
Others of the eleven standard
unions expect to announce their de-
cisions saturday or Sunday,
Heads of roads entering Chi
cago discuss plans to combat strike.
Packers begin storing all avail
able meat supplies in preparation
for strike.
Cleveland-W. G. Lee, head of
trainmens union, in a statement
following labor board citation,
asks by what authority any one can
compel man to work, pointing out
that the United States supreme
court has upheld the right to strike.
Washington-Learned that posi-
bility of President Harding exer-
cising wartime powers to run
roads in case of strike was dis
cussed officially. but such action
not vet contemplated.
San Antonio Arainmen on the
International and Great Northern
prepare to carry out plans for
walkout Saturday despite labor
boards pronouncement.
st. ,uis- Heads of southwestern
lines announce everything legally
possible will be done to operate
roads if there is a strike.
Hazelton, Pa.--Anthracite mines
pushed at full speed in preparation
for strike
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-22
fire WIPES OUT SECTION OF
R0SENWALD BROS. Department
STORE; water Loss is HEAVY
Flames Burn Mattress Section on Third Floor;
Clouds of Dense Smoke Sweep Business
Streets; Aerial Truck Proves Value; Chief
and Volunteer Firemen Hurt
Fire of unknown origin,

Fire of unknown origin, possibly
the result of spontaneous combus-
ton, swept through a large section
of the third floor of the department
store of Rosenwald Bros, corner
of Central avenue and Fourth
street. late yesterday afternoon.
Flames. smoke and water inflicted
a heavy damage upon the building
and contents. the amount of which
its proprietors were not willing to
estimate last night.
The blaze was discovered by
Benny Caccivillani, owner of bar
ber shop at 105 North Fourth
street. He turned In the alarm be-
fore members of the firm in the
store were aware that the estah-
lishment was burning.
The corner of tie third floor
where the fire originated is largely
used as a store place for mat
tresses. furniture polish. floor wax
and a few barrels of dishes. The
identical spot to ignite first Is not
known, but by the time a discov-
cry was made flames We're shoot
ing toward the front of the build
ing and the bottles of furniture
polish popped as they shot liquid
fire over the smoking mass.
The first stream of water was
turned onto the building at 3:55
p. m. At five after six an official
of the fire department informed s.
U. Rosenwa'd that every spark of
fire had been extinguished. In the
two hours intervening the flames
had blazed and then smouldered,
and the water which it was neces-
sary to pour into the top corner
was flooding the lower floors.
With Officer Salazar of the po-
lice department, q representative OF
the Journal tramped through the
water-soaked building while the
streams Of water were still being
applied to the charred portions.
Water was two inches deep ecross
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-22
BOAT INC SONGS
ARE NOT HEARD
ON vOLCA RIVER
ParChed Grain Fields Mock
the Starving Peasants to
Whom They Formerly
Yielded Abundant Bread.
tBy The Associated Press.)

Syzran, Samara Province, Oct.
q con Board Vessel on the Vol
ga River .)-There are no boating
songs on the Volga this year.
The balalaika is not ringing
from the few boats which are
floating along the once mighty
river whose shallow waters are
affording a poor avenue of es-
cape from the parched grain fields
which mock the peasants to whom
they formerly yielded abundant
bread.
Pawnbrokers have long since re-
cfeved the balalaikas in exchange
for rubles necessary to buy food
for the starving families.
Samovars no longer sing merri-
ly on the hearths OF the peasant
cottages. They, too, have been ex-
changed for bread. Together with
the family ikons and the bright
brass candlesticks that once
adorned every mantelpiece, they
are exhibited in the secondhand
shops of villages and cities while
their former owners are huddled
together in miserable camps along
the railways and rivers waiting for
somebody to take them to a land
of food.
Priests who are as miserable as
their parishioners, have set up al
tars in the wayside camps and are
burying the dead and praying for
the half-dead who kneel submis-
sively before the cross and intcre
their petitions to heaven at sunrise
and sunset.
Fortunately, the sun does not
fail them often. The autumni has
been dry SO far and the glorious
Indian summer has made their 10.
less intolerable than 1t will be
when autumn rains add to tho mis-
cry of the unsheltered, poorly
clothed, hundreds OF thousands.
A few families are still floating
down the river in frail rowhoats
stacked high with children and
battered household utensils. The
conditions are about as bad down
the Volga as they are here. but the
more restless refugees say they feel
better to keep moving. Some fam
flies still have a horse or OK which
has managed to live on parched
stuhb1e. and are dragging along be.
hind their rickety wagons until the
time when the faithful beasts shall
drop dead.
Cemeteries surrounding the
quaint churches which line the
entire course of the Volga are
crowded with refugees.
But there is no shower of man
ma. The drought and the grass
hoppers have robbed them of |
bread Their prayers have been OF
little avail. Their priests have not |
been able to get them food. Their |
Little Father, who formerly looked |
after them in famine times is no |
more. Yet they have not utterly |
lost hope and still devoutly cross
themselves and feebly voice petit
lions as they slowly merge into the
dust to which they are SO soon to
return 4
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-22
ROADS WILL TRY
To RUN TRAINS
IF MEN STRIKE
Executives of Fl Railroads
in the Southwest Discuss
Situation at a Conference
in St. Louis.

st. Louis, Mo, Oct. 21.--Means
of operating the lines and giving
service, in event of railroad
strike. were considered today at a
conference of executives of twen-
ty-one railroads in the southwest,
according to an announcement
made tonight following a three
hour session. The brief statement
said that the situation was thor
oughly reviewed.
In an informal statement J. M.
Kurn, president of the st. Louis
San Francisco, explained it was
decided to "do everything legally
possible to give the public service
should the strike materialize."
I'VE shall try to operate trains
by all means" he added. SHOULD
conductors, engineers firemen and
brakemen walk out. we shall at
tempt to fill their places with new
employees.
'The Frisco, for instance, is
placing newspaper advertising for
men experienced in these lines so
as to be prepared. We shall need
about 5000 men of the four crafts
should the strike become effec-
tive"
Mr.. Kurn said the executives of
the southwestern roads would at
tend the conference called by the
railroad labor board for next
Wednesday.
eve shall cooperate with the
labor board in every way possible,
he said.
A resolution adopted in Chicago
last week by railroad executives
was read. This proposed a further
wage reduction of 10 per cent, the
reduction to be passed along to the
shipper in the form of reduced
rates
"We did not have to approve
this action, as we approved It Mt
the Chicago meeting" Mr.. Kurn
explained.
'It was agreed, however, that
any freight rate reduction would
have q tendency to invigorate bus
mess" several executives ex-
planned.
B. w. Proctor. assistant general
manager OF the International and
Great Northern railway, the em-
ployes Of which go on strike to-
morrow. attended the conference.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-22
WOMAN HURT WHEN SHE
PLUNGES FROM WINDOW

Denver Colo, Oct. 2t.--A styl-
ishly dressed young woman. who
had registered as Miss Yvonne La
Sale of New Orleans, tell to the
pavement from window in a To-
cal hotel in the business district
this afternoon and Is in the coun-
ty hospital. where it was said she
clans said she broke her back.
Miss LaSalle is believed to be
the daughter Of Mrs. Jean LaSalle
of New Orleans. Employees of the
hotel said the girl, who appears to
be about 90 years of age. xhad
been at the hotel about six days.
Whether she fell or Ieaped Nom
the window has not been deter
mined.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-22

A strike of packing house en-
ployes at the John Morrell com
pany plant at Ottumwa, "a, which
began this week, Hayes said. was
the most important strike in the
industry since the war. He re-
ported 1000 men out.
This was the second time within
few months that the members
of the butcher workers union
have voted to strike. Last summer
plans for walkout virtually were
complete when Secretary Davis
called Representatives of the pack
ers and the employees into a Joint
conference at washington, where
the differences were settled ami
cably. the packers agreeing to ex-
tend the Alschuler war time agree
ment another six months and the
men accepting wage cut. The ex-
tension of this agreement recently
expired.
No comment from representa-
tives of the packing interests was
forthcoming. The attitude Of little
fear of the consequences of the
strike ballot was expressed by IL
representative of one of the big
five concerns. He said that the
ballot was not even representative
of the union employees and that the
total of 38,S44 votes announced BY
Mr.. Hayes was only small
minority Of all workers.
The strike ballot did not specify
a strike in protest against any one
thing, simply asking the employees
TO say whether they authorized
thAiI officers to call a strike at
any lime they thought 1t advisa-
nia5to protect the interests Of the
nlen.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-22
Of
PEP DAY. DRAWS
MONSTER CROWD
Seven Thousand Persons
Attend Affair at State
College; Aggies Defeat
Cadets at Football, $40

SPECIAL utsrArcs 70 MORNING JOURNAL
Las Cruces, N. NJ, Oct. Ell
Seven thousand persons, many OF
them from y Paso and towns in
western Texas and Albuquerque,
Roswell, Santa Fe. Alamogordo,
Deming and points in southern New
Mexico watched the Aggies defeat
the New EeXico Military institute
team by the score of thirty-two to
nothing at the State College field
this afternoon. The game was the
closing feature or tie pep day cele-
bration at the New MeXl, College
of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts.
Captain Fairly. fullhack and Mason,
quarterback, were the stars for the
farmers. Fifty-four hundred men,
women and children enjoyed the
hospitality of the college at a noon
dey luncheon, at which fifteen
beeves, barbecued by Oscar b.
Snow, were served with all the
trimmings.
Attend In Body.
High school seniors, Rotarians,
kiwanis, members of chamber of
commerce and engineering societies
and others from El Paso and neigh
boring towns attended in a body.
Seven hundred national guardsmen,
commanded by Adjutant General
Henry Rolf Brown, came up from
Fort Bliss. The big day was
crowded with activities from the
time the t1lrong gathered at 10
O'Clock this morning until after tho
dance at the college gymnasium
and the military ball at Las Cruces
Iarmory this evening. The Las
Cruces high school seniors were
hostess for all visiting high school
students. The students gathered at
the agricultural building and after
inspecting the seed laboratory and
the dairy laboratory the visitors
We're conducted to the science hall
where the herbarium soils labora-
tory and chemical laboratory were
open for inspection.
Farm Is Inspected.
From there numerous automo-
biles carried the boys and girls
through the college farm, with stops
at the poultry plant and at the hor-
ticultural farm. The party was
brought back to the college in time
for the program at Hadiey hall.
The pep meeting at Hadley hail
was adddessed by President Harry
l.. Kent, of State College: president
Jonathan II. wagner and Profess
sor c. f. Carey, of the state nor
NAL; Senator II. B. Holt, General
Robert l.. Howse, Carl c. Magee,
editor in chief of the Albuquerque
Journal, who was featured as the
principal speaker. Grace gave up
all but three minutes of his time to
the college and military men. Pep
day" originated in a remark made
by Mr. Magee at the time of the
college commencement last June
and was arranged by Alumni asso-
citation. The Las Cruces chamber
of commerce co-operated. In the
afternoon before the game the FL
Paso chapter of the American AS
sociation of Engineers inspected
the engineering department, the
state college student chapter of
the some association acting as
hosts. In the civil engineering de-
partment compression and tensile
strength tests were made on steel,
iron, concrete and wooden beams.
Tests of alternating current genera
tors were run In the electrical de-
partment. In the mechanical en-
gineering department tests were
run on a kerosene engine. The
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-22

the first floor and as one walked
the impression of a heavy summer
shower was given.
The goods on the lower floor
seemed to look much as they would
have on an idle afternoon. Coun-
ters were slightly disturbed In
places. but the glass OF display
cases was not steamed and bril-
liant-hued goods shown out in
strange contrast to the dull black
smoke pouring from the room.
The half-flight of stairs to the
green stamp" counter was min
iature cataract with water tum.
bling down the steel stairs. This
second half of the flight--the stairs
to the second floor--were not SO
easy to make. A sheet of water
fell from the floor above and a
swirling lake. cnurned to white
foam, covered the second floor.
In the ready-to department.
waxen ladies in pink and blus
evening gowns smiled out from
their gians houses. In the side
=, ~,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-22

was said by many to lack. At the
same time it was pointed out that
the transportation act gives the
board power to cite the interested
parties for alleged violation of It's
rulings, as it did in calling next
Wednesdays conference. but pro-
vides no penalties for violation OF
its DEGREES
Can't Postpone Strike.
In connection with the laboi
board order to defer strike action
1t was pointed out that the "Bis
Five" union chiefs yesterday in
formed the board that the strike
could not be postponed, as no ar
rangements for such a contingency
had been made. although it could
be settled.
The boards announcement came
as one Of the most sensational de-
velopments in the rail crisis. 1t
was issued virtually without warn
Ing and at a time when the con-
sensus had been that this govern
mental agency had met an impasse
in its attempts to settle the crisis
when it's conference yesterday with
union chiefs was adjourned with
the announcement that no results
had been attained. Coming as the
first instance where the board so
decisively expressed authority
which many railroad and labor
men had maintained it did not
possess, the boards action found
most of the interested leaders too
astounded to comment.
Tonight local railroad presidents
refused to discuss the pronounce
ment other than to say that 1t
would be complied with by them.
They declared that they had not
violated the boards decision ar
took the attitude that the citation
really was directed at the unions
alone, saying that carriers were
called in simply because it was
necessary to have both sides repre-
sented. Under such conditions,
they said. it would be unethical to
comment on the announcement or
to attempt to interpret it.
Action of the United Brother
hood of Maintenance of Way En-
ployes and the International Broth
erhood of Stationary Firemen and
Oilers announcing that they would
join a walkout, was looked on by
labor leaders as especially signifi-
Continued on Page Two)
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-22
FOUND WIFE BRANDED
ON CHEEK AND BEATEN
OVER HEAD, is CLAIM

Portland, Ore, Oct. 21.-Polica
today were investigating a repor.
made by p. Reynolds. negro por-
ter at the Union station, who said
he returned home last night to find
his wife beaten over the head AMI
branded with the letter TX" in
blood on her left cheek. On her
bedroom door was a note signed
TX. X. X" warning the couple to
leave the neighborhood. She was
unable to describe her assailants
other than to say they We're two
white men.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-22

A decision from this conference
will not be announced until after
October 80, the scheduled strike
date, board members said, declar-
ing that in this way a walkout
would be averted unless the unions
defied the boards orders not to
strike pending a ruling.
Government Backs Board.
The action was taken following
receipt from Washington of infor-
nation that every interested branch
of the government would back the
board in its attempt to settle the
rail difficulties, members declared.
While both carriers and unions
promptly announced they would
comply with the order citing them
TO appear before the board Wednes-
day, w. G. Lee, president Of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
one of the organizations which has
called a strike. in a statement given
out IN Clefelanti, d3kc6 by wf'at
authority any one could compe! a
man to work and pointed out that
the right to strike had been up
held by the United States supreme
court.
Trainmen on the international
and Great Northern, q Texas road,
prepared to carry out plans 10
strike tomorrow and the mainte-
nance of way and the firemen's ur-
ions, representing 100000 rail
workers, announced that they
would join the proposed walkout
October 80. These two groups are
part of the eleven unions number
ing three-fourths of the rail em-
ployes. which had voted to strike
but had not issued a strike call
Besides stepping into the breach
between the carriers and the five
unions which have called a STRIKE
the trainmen, switchmen, engineers,
firemen and the conductors--the
labor board summarily ordered the
fremont and Gulf railroad, a
sixty-seven- mile line IN Louisiana,
to rescind it's order installing an
open shop effective tonight.
No Penalties Provided.
If the unions choose to carry
through strike plans which the
board asked them to defer. mem
bers of the board said that the next
move would have to come from
Washington, intimating today's
action exhausted their attempts TO
furnish the teeth which the trans
portation act, creating the board,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-22
OPEN PORT LAW DOES
NOT PREVENT STRIKES

Austin, Texas, Oct. 21.-The
Texas "open port law" mentioned
in connection with a railroad strike,
does not prevent strikes, but is in
tended to prevent violence or in
timidation. 1t empowers the gov
ernor to us all forces of the state
in .quelling outbreaks of threatened
violence incident to strikes, or
where there are attempts to oh
struct channels of commerce.. Z,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-22
IT'S BETTER TO HAVE
A STRIKE. THAN ACCEPT
A COMPROMISE, CLAIM

Chicago, Oct. y (by the Asso-
ciated Press )-The Chicago Asso-
citation of Commerce tonight sent
a telegram to President Harding.
stating that 1t believed it "better
to have a rail strike now and the
issue settled correctly rather than
to accept any compromise or sac
rifice any principle that would
postpone a settlement of this great
question:"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-22
AMATEUR TRAPSH00T
CHAMPION is DEAD

Greeley, Colo, Oct. 2t.-Ralph
w. Christopher, 3S years old, COL
orado state amateur trapshoot
champion. and former football
star. died here yesterday follow
ing an operation for appendicitis.
He represented Colorado at the In
te national shoot at Chicago re-
Gently.
Christopher was born at War.
rensb' 6, Mo. He played football
with the Colorado college team in
1910 and 1911. He is survived by
his widow three daughters. two
brothers and five sisters.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-22
PACKING HOUSE WORKERS VOTE
OVERWHELMINGLY In FAVOR OF
STRIKE, PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES
Poll Stands 1854 for and 3,49O Against; Con-
ference of Executive Officers and of Allied
v Crafts Will Be Held at Chicago Next Week;
1000 Men Out at Ottumwa, Iowa.
tBY THE Associated PRESS. !,

84 Chicago, Oct. q q. the Asso-
'ciate Press. )-Completion of the
strike vote in the packing industry,
taken by the Amalgamated Meat
Cutters and Butchers Workmen,
was announced today by G. ].
Hayes, president. He said the poll
stood 35.354. yes, and 3,490, no.
A A conference of executive off
GERS and representatives of allied
crafts will be held here next week.
BMr. Hayes said.