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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-07-08

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The New York herald., 1921-10-22
SOUTHERN LINES READY
TO DEFY THE STRIKERS
~ Roads viii Hire Recruits
II Workers Go Out.

ST. LOUIS, Oct 21.-Executives of
twenty-one railroads in the Southwest
issued statement tonight in which
they asserted their intentions OF oper-
ating the lines in event of strike and
doing everything legally posslp1e to serve
the public.
I'VE shall try to operate the trains by
all means" said j. NJ. Kurn. president of
the st. Louis and San Francisco.
Should the conductors. engineers. fire
men and brakemen walk out, as they
have threatened to, we shall attempt to
fill their places with new employees
We shall need about 5000 men Of the
four crafts should the strike become
effective
ATLANTA, Oct 21.--Representativcs OF
twenty-one railroads. including practi-
cally every line in the Southeast. at a
meeting to-day laid plans to meet the
threatened strike and adopted resolu-
tions indorsing the decision of the Asso-
citation of Railway Executives at its
meeting in Chicago to seek 10 per
cent. reduction in wages.
The Southern Railway system took n ,
part in the Chicago meeting and was not
represented here to-day.
w. r. Cole. president Of the Nashville.
Chattanooga and st. Louis Railway. said
the executives to-day were unanimous In
agreeing upon means to meet strike
and they hope to be able to serve the
public in case of walkout
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
STRIKE OF 600 ON TEXAS
ROAD TOBE 100 PER CENT.
but E. G. Goforth, General Manager, Asserts Rail
way Has Enough Men to Run Trains

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 21.--R. ID. Frame.
general chairman OF the Brotherhood
OF Railroad Trainmen on the Interna-
tional and Great Northern Railroad. an
nounced Tonight following a meeting
OF members of the union that the strike
OF trainmen on that road scheduled for
Tomorrow noon. would be 100 per
cent affair. The road employs 600 men,
MIR. Frame declared there will be no
rowdyism in the coming strike, such as
characterized strikes in bygone days"
He Will have charge of the strike OF
trainmen In this section. working under
w. G. Anderson. national vice-president.
who will be assigned at Houston within
a few days to direct the strike in the
so4thwest
l.. S. Shelton. chairman of the con-
duetors on the San Antonio. Uvalde and
Gulf Railroad. has said there is little
probability Of the employees of that
road going out. because the contract
between the S. A. u. & G. and its men
contains a clause in which the men
agreed to accept the Railway Labor
Boards order reducing wages.
lief that the railroad would be able
to maintain train service in the face o.
the strike was expressed by Z. C. Go
forth. general manager OF the n ! at
Palestine. headquarters of the line. The
service may be abbreviated a few days
he said. but the road has enough men
who Will remain loyal to the company
The New York herald., 1921-10-22

ana their jobs to run trains" Mr.
Goforth said the road was not employ
ing strike breakers.
The railroad operates wholly within
the State of Texas. Its main line starts
at Longview. where 1t connects with the
Texas and Pacific and extends south
westward 494 miles to Laredo. passing
through Palestine, Austin and San An
tonic. At Laredo IL connects with tho
National Lines of Mexico. 1T has a
number OF branches. the most important
of which extends from Palcatine to
Galveston. 1919 miles and from Valley
Junction through Waco to Fort Worth
176 miles.
Waco reports to-day said special
agents were mastering in about 400 men
to be distributed along the northern
division Of the railroad to guard the
company's property. s., ,.s
The open port law passed by the Texas
Legislature in 1920 may be invoked in
the event Of a walkoht Of railroad mel
on Texas lines. it was indicated to-day.
The law, which Is interpreted as cover
ing all transportation lines within the
State. empowered the Governor to use
all forces of the State in quelling out
Urcaks or threatened violence incident to
strikes or where an attempt is made to
oasfruct channels of commerce. 1t WAS
enacted following prolonged strike of
iongsnoremen at Galveston during
which Texas National Guardsmen took
over water front duty.
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
GRAIN MOVEMENT NOW
DOUBLE USUAL AMOUNT
Strike Talk Sends Big Guam
titles of Wheat to Seaboard.

Daily ioadings of export grain at Buf-
falo for shipment to the seaboard have
doubled In volume In anticipation OF the
threatened tieup OF the railroads. Export
grain loadings at that point yesterday
exceeded 100000 bushels. compared
with a normal movement OF 1000. 900
bushels.
About 40 per cent. OF the shipments
are coming through the New York gate
way. while the remainder OF 60 per cent.
is gong through Philadelphia At the
present rate of movement It is cal
culated that the elevators at the latter
port win be filed to capacity within a
week.
No fear OF congestion for lack of
ships at New York Is entertained by the
railroads. The grain now stored at
Buffalo Is said to aggregate $4,000, 900
bushels, mostly wheat.
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
p. r. r. SYSTEM CLERKS
WILL STICK TO JOBS
$4,000 Send Pledge of Loyalty
to Management.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 21.--Members If
the regional committee of the Pennsyl-
vania System Clerks Association of the
operating department of the eastern re-
gion pledged loyalty In the event of a
strike ON the system in letter to Gem
eral Manager c. S. Krick. the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad announced to-day.
The roads officials declared these men
represented 10000 clerks in the general
managers department, but do not in
clude the general office clerks.
The letter was signed by +. J. Gar
rem. chairman; M. I. Miller. vice-chair-
man; Z. A. Kidney, secretary p. J. Cum
ningham. chairman of the Philadelphia
terminal division; Oscar Howe. general
division chairman of the Eastern Penn
sylvania division. and ]. A. McLaugh-
lin, general division chairman of the
Southern division.
Seven hundred car service clerks
through their representatives sent let
ter to Superlntend mt +. T. Kennar de-
claring they intended to remain loyal to
the Pennsylvania in the event Of
strike, II was also announced.
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
RAIL HEAD STATES
EMPLOYERS STAND
Marvin Huguitt Sends Open
Letter to Conductor on
Situation.
WILL OBEY LABOR BOARD
Declares There Can Be No
Reduction Until After
Negotiation.

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
CHICAGO. Oct. 21.--A statement Of
the railways position concerning the
threatened strike is given by Marvin
Hughitt, chairman of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad. and dean OF the
Western railroad executives, in an open
letter to an old conductor. The letter
was printed in the Chicago. Erenin0
Post tonight. 1t said in part:
Chicago, Oct. 21.-Conductor r.: /
read with great interest your letter
published October IS in the Post. l
regret that you did not sign your name
In full so that / might address you
personally.
II notice you say you are one of the
old timers, that you have worked for
the railroad for over quarter OF a
century. /. too. have spent almost my
entire business career on the North
western. Next April / will have
tinishcd half a century of uninterrupted
service. During all this period of time
I have felt that spirit Of comradeship
existed between the Northwestern en-
rloyees and the executive officers and
Rave exerted every effort consistent with
my duties to the interest of the enl-
ployees and in an effort properly to dis
charge the transportation obligations to
the shipping public.
1T Is with mingled feeling Of regret
and sadness that ] now learn that the
Northwestern Railway Is to be in the
first zone of attack in an effort to Grip
pie and II possible break down and
destroy the system And may I ask
what for? Why is this attack made
t,4- T.
poyees have some present dispute with
the president the vice-president and the
general manager in an effort to settle
your grievances? What Is the dispute
''In your letter you say you are will
ing to take the cut of July /. but that
you cannot take another one until the
cost Of living has been reduced. Your
officers have not asked you to take an
other cut at this time. There has been
no intention of reducing wages further
without first comforting with you and
our other employees in the matter, as
pointed out by the act Of Congress If
In those negp tiations we cannot reach
an amicable and friendly settlement
then there can still be no reduction In
wages until after we have applied to the
United States Labor Board and have
cert ified to that board that we were
unable to agree. The board will then
set our dispute down for a hearing. At
such time you will be REPRESENTED and
will be given an opportunity to be heard,
just as you were when the board or
dered reductions Of between 10 and IL
per cent, effective July 1, 1921.
eve obeyed the decision of the board
when in 1920 they directed us to in
crease wages approximately 22 per
cent. we obeyed their decision in 1921
when they directed reduction of be-
tween 10 and IL per cent. We will obey
any future decision, and there will be
no reduction Of your compensation under
the jurisdiction Of the United States
Labor Board without the approval OF
that body"
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
OVERWHELMING STRIKE
VOTE IN PACKING HOUSES
I 900 Workers of loUa Plant
Already Out.
BIZ tho Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Oct. 21.-Completion of the
strike vote. in the packing industry
taken by the Amalgamated Meat Cutters
and Butcher Workmen was announced
here to-day by c. II. Hayes president.
He said the poll stood 1854 yes and
3.490 no.
A conference of executive officers and
representatives of allied crafts will be
held here next week, Mr.. Hayes said.
A strike of packing house EMPLOYEES
at the John Morrell Company plant at
Ottumwa. Iowa. which began this week.
Hayes said. was the most important
strike in the industry since the war. He
'eported 1000 men out.
Members of the butcher workers
union voted last summer for a wallSout
virtually but Secretary of Labor Davis
called representatives of the packers and
of the employees into a joint conference
at Washington. where the differences
were settled amicably. The packers
agreed to extend for six months the
Alschuler war time agreement. through
which Federal Judge Alschuler arbi-
trated packing house industrial ques-
tions, and the men accepted a wage cut.
The extension of this agreement expired
recently.
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
CANADA FEARS COAL
SHORTAGE BY STRIKE
Large Cities Are Dependent
on u. S. for Supplies.

MONTREAL, Oct. 21.-Railroad officials
In eastern Canada said to-day that
should the rail strike in the United
States materialize serious consequences
undoubtedly would develop In connection
with freight movements. especially Of
coal, throughout the Dominion.
On1cials said that Montreal and other
manufacturing centres are largely de-
dendent on the United States for their
coal. and IL the strike should stop the
supply. business would be considerably
handicapped. In the event the strike
should continue until the close of navi-
CATION the consequences would be even
more serious. they said.
The officials again expressed their
unanimous belief that Canadian rail EN-.
ployees would not be. drawn into the
controversy.
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
OPEN SHOP ADOPTED
BY TRUCKMEN'S BUREAU
Action Taken When Tenn.
sters Reject Wage Cut.

The wage scale committee of the Mer-
chants Truckman's Bureau. meeting in
Is Park Row yesterday afternoon. adopt
ed resolution urging the bureau to
take steps to inaugurate the open shop
policy in the trucking industry In New
York beginning November l. The truck
men say members of the teamsters
union have refused to accept S. week
reduction with an Increase in the days
working hours to ten.
According to the committee the bureau
will have the support Of many civic and
business organizations. among them the
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
FREIGHT RATES ALREADY
BELOW 1920 TARIFF
Lehigh Valley Head Cites
Voluntary Reductions.

In the large number of recent freight
rate revisions voluntarily made by the
railroad companies carrying charges
frequently have been reduced below the
tariffs which prevailed before the last
40 per cent. increase. r. E. Loomis.
president OF the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
said yesterday. Mr.. Loomis believes no
further reduction can be made without
a concurrent reduction In wages.
Under recent readjustments. said Mr..
Loomis. the rate on shipments OF ex-
port grain from Chicago TO New York
is 30 per cent. lower than the rate
prior to August. 1920, when the last
general increase came into force. The
rate on export shipments of -four be-
tween the same points is 81 per cent.
lower and for grain products, per
cent.
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
Downtown League of kSw Yoris. which
sprcsen.s more than 1000 businsss
.ouses In the greater city.
WARNS LAFAYETTE sTUDENTa
Chaplain Advises Them ON RAN
Strike Threat.

EAsroN, Pa, Oct. 21.-Students Of
Laiayette College. in chapel to-day.
were cautioned by Chaplain John Car.
ruthers to be sure of their step after
learning the labor side, the capital side
and the public side before Offering their
services to any railroad In the tmpend-
ing strike.
Thus far 40 students have signified
their intention of responding to the cali
of railroads to man trains should there
be strike. r.s~
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
GRAND TRUNK MEN TO CONFER.
VIII Have Round Table Talk With
COmunny,s OHcials.

MONTREAL, Oct. 21.-Union representa-
tives of station. shop and roundhouse
employees OF the Grand Trunk Railway
Of Canada to-day agreed to hold a round
table discussion with company officials to
adjust differences caused by a recent
12h per cent wage reduction.
The workers representatives declined
to participate in the activities Of board
Of conciliation appointed under the Le-
rnieux Industrial act.
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
DISCUSS MAINE CENTRAL CUT.
Workers md Rail OGiciaIs VIII
Try for Agreement.

PORTLAND. Me-, Oct. 2f.--Notices ~ a
wage revision effective on November 8
were discussed to-day at the first -f a
scries OF conferences between oficials
and Representatives OF the employees OF
'the Maine Central Railroad and the
Portland Terminal Company.
Lease Of the freight car repair slor
OF the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
ut Houlton to a contractor was an.
nounced to-day. The contractor said the
thirty-two men employed would be In
vited to continue work. but not under
f1'e former wage scale. He said repairs
would be made on piece work basis.
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
TAKEN FROM JAIL, FLoaGED.
Negro Boys Victims of Band Sign
ing Themselves "K. X. X"

DENTON, Tex, Oct. 21.--Two negro
boys were taken from Jail nj Pilot
Point last night and severely fogged by
a band OF unidentified men.
w. J. Miller. editor of q Pilot Point
paper. to-day found notice on his Of
fice door reading: Yes, we did it. This
should bc warning TO all loafers and
lswbreakers." The notice was signed
TX II. X"
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
COURT ORDERS ARREST
y OF HEADS OF PRESSMEN
Berry and Others Must Face
Chorges of Contempt.

KNOXVILLE, Oct. 21.-An order for the
arrest Of George L. Berry. president Of
the International Printing Freshmen and
Assistants Union, and the directors Of
that organization was issued by the
Federal Court here late to-day.
Berry is charged with contempt of
court in having failed to answer a sum
mons in the suit of the Chicago Print
ing Pressmen's Union and disregarded an
order handed down July 10.
Other directors Of the international
organization named in the order were
Joseph c. Orr. John NJ. Brophy. William
r. McHugh and 5. b. Marks.
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
N. Y. PHONE COMPANY
ASKS $50, 900, 900 ISSUE
Wants to Float Bonds to Ex-
tend Service.

The New York Telephone Company
has applied to the Public Service Com
mission. II was learned yesterday, for
permission to issue $4,000 900 OF twen-
" year mortgage gold bonds to bear
interest at not more than 6h per cent
They are TO be known as Series A." an
announcement by teh company says.
The proceeds OF the sale. IL authorized
will be used solely for the acquisition of
property and extension and Improvement
OF service, the company says.
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
COAL OUTPUT PUSHED.
Anthracite Collieries Turn Out
Capacity Production.

HAzLEroN, Pa. Oct 21.--With a rail-
road strike in prospect, oollieries are
turning out capacity production OF
anthracite to supply the increased de-
mand.
Oficial figures. announced to-day.
show that yesterday 726 cars were sent
from the Hazleton and Mahanoy divi-
sion Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad,
breaking all records for the year. Sew
eral washeries in the Schuylkill section
which have not been worked because OF
the slackened demand for coal, resumed
operations to-daE
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
700 SILK WORKERS QUIT.

They object to Per Cent. Cut in
Wages.
SCRANTON, Pa, Oct. 21.--Seven hun
dred men. boys and girls employed in
the. Ok7phant factory OF the Derry silk
mill went on strike to-day when Super
intendent Thomas A. Lynn announced a
per cent. cut In wages of all employees
earning in excess OF s21 a week.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07
Nebraska Men
To Seek a Cut
In Grain Rates
Representatives of Grain Elk
change and Farm Fedora.
tion to Appear Before
l. C. C. on August Is.

Nebraska will be we'll represented
before the Interstate Commerce
commission at Washington, August
IS, when a hearing will be held in
connection with demand for the
reduction of rates on grain, grain
products and hay from all Of the
surplus grain producing states. This
hearing will be of far-reaching I'M
portance and will be of interest to
thousands of farmers in this vast
grain belt
J. A. Kuhn, traffic nfanager of the
Omaha Grain exchange, and Attor-
ney ]. f. Deweese of the Farm
Bureau federation, were in confer
ence Friday with members of the
Nebraska State Railway commits
sion, examining and discussing
voluminous exhibits prepared by
the commission for presentation to
the Interstate Commerce commits
sion. #i..
Thorne A. Browne of the Nebras-
ka commission will start for Wash
ington within few days. to consult
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07
Financial
BY ALEXANDER DANA MOVES
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.

New York, Aug. 6.-The two
most interesting movements on the
financial markets today were the
further recovery in sterling, which
carried rates full cent over Fri
days closing and S cents above the
low level of the close of June, and
the continued strength of the cotton
market, in which the spot price
closed at Is IL cents per pound,
as against the years low figure OF
10 7-8 cents, reached seven weeks
ago. The stock exchange presented
the usual picture of midsummer
Saturday. Changes in price were
mostly trifling fractions and the
drift of values meaningless.
Market Irregular.
Compared with the closing prices of a
week ago, the market shows very irregu-
lar changes. Declines and advances
fairly balance one another and the move
ment as a whole shows no great result
Campaign Of rumors." There has. how
ever. been evidence enough that the for
ward impetus had slackened, which
usually means that the next movement Of
of the news. The bond market move
ment for the week, dis a whole, was dis
tinctly upward.
Deposits reported in the weekly state
ment Of the associated banks decrea&sd
500, 100000, but government deposits xEn-
creased s112.000.0O0. The loans haveVin-
creased $45,322.O0O and the excess of
loans and investments over all deposits Is
therefore larger. The excess is now,
cember IL was SS77 400 900 The excess of
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07

today but they were ali killed direct and
the market was nominally steady. nothing
being sSo on sale The weeks receipts q
Corn fed cattle have been rather scarce
all week and good kinds are selling 100
25c higher. Common natives are selling
on about the same basis as the westerns
or 26c lower than last week. Western
cows and heifors have been in liberal
supply and the market closed very dull
at so07sc declines. Demand for stockers
25c higher than last week.
Quotations on cattle: Choice to prime
beeves, 1886 @sso; good to choice beeves,
500. common to fair besves, $7.15@S25.
choice to prime yearlings. $9.50@l 90:
good to choice yearlings. s9.o0095o: fair
to good yearlings. ss4o9e,oo; common to
grass baeves. s6.75D7.75: fair to good
grass beeves, $6.75@6.75: common to fair
grass bseves. SA60@5.6o; Mexicans. $4.5e9 @
to good grass heifers. s5oc@soo: good to
choice grass cows. tb.2b@5.76; fair to
good grass cows. t4.oo95.oO; common to
fair grass cows, S2o0@a75; choice to
prime feeders, s755@s;s5; good to choice choice
$500 100; common to fair feeders. $500
@s.7s; good to choice stockers, se.?5@
TOO: fair to good stockers. $b.5 5:
cows. s2760AOO: stock heifers. $4,000
$50; stock calves. s4,5o@925; veal calves,
4.oOQs.so; bulls. stays. ETC.. sa.be@
Quotations on sheep and lambs: Fat
lambs. westerns. s9.25@1o.35; fat lambs.
natives, $S76Os5o: feeder lambs e7.0o@
500: Gull lambs. $s.0oQ6.60; fat year
lings. sS.50R6.7b: fat ewes, 3d. OSLO;
fed ewes. s2250s25: Gull ewes. $3.50.
Hogs-with $500 hogs on sale this
morning, trading was rather quiet. but
prices were well maintained and most OF
the supply sold at figures steady. to about
10c higher. Shippers bought rather spar
ingly and demand from packers was also
limited. Best light hogs made a top of
s107b, and bulk Of the receipts sold from
ss.7b01o.oo The market this week has
been featured by higher tendency on
early days. followed by reaction. Current
prices are anywhere from strong to 2bc
higher. as compared with week ago.
and the advance Is more clearly shown
on hogs Of bacon weight
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07
Sioux City Live Stock.

Sioux city. Aug. 6.-cattleaKeoe.p,ss; : wses
ago: cornfeds. 25@soc higher; grass grassers: ss
2s@5oc lower: beef steers, ssso9szS: s:
stockers. steady to 25c lower; Fat eSws oo "
and heifers. s4.oo9s.oO; canners. 1yo% ~
Gs.oo; calves. Ss50@S.5o: feeding cows M
and hsifers. S2.50Q5 stockers. $4.ooV
SIS. ~,r
lights' 256p35c lower; sheavies. steady. 1Sc
higher; light, $s.75@l025; mixed. ss.7s
@s.75; heavy. ss.oo@s.25; bulk OF sales'
SS500s.50.
ShaAn--Nnt auoted.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07

S..eep and Lambs-About 1000 sheep.
Asnest!y wethers were received today and
psAees were quotably steady. Fat Idaho
wethers moved at $5.25. Slight improve
ment has been shown in fat lamb trade
during the week and good lambs, now
selling up to $iO25@10.40. are about 16c
higher for the week. Fat sheep have
been relatively scarce with good ewes
bringing $500 and aged wethers up to
5000 These prices are steady or very
nearly So Feeder trade shows little
more activity at advances of S5Q6oc on
thin lambs. Best feeders have advanced
to $7.75@S08.
Quotations on sheep and lambs: Fat
lambs, westerns. $s.25@l0.40: fat lambs,
natives, ss.75@s.50; feeder lambs. $1,000
500: Gull lambs. $5.00@e.5o; fat year
lings $5.5016.75. fat ewes, 1926 @5.25; /;
fed ewes, s225@S.25: Gull ewes. $3.50.