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The Holly chieftain., 1921-01-06

CHIEFTAlN ADDS NEW
EQUIPMENT TO OFFICE
It is with great satisfaction that the Chieftain
is able to announce that it has just received
exclusive franchise in Holly for the Publishers
Autocaster Service illustrated features
and cartoons
THIS MEANS
only that have installed in tho Chief
tain plant the most modern sterotyping equip
ments-the AUToCASTER-but also the liv
est and latest of photographs and catroons
will be regular features of the Chieftain.
THIS MEANS
that your home town newspaper is now able
to make its own cuts of up-to-the minute
pictures fashion pictures comics and adver
tsng illustrations
ALL THIS
is made possible through the unlimited facil
tiles of the greatest newspaper service of its
kind in the world, with bureaus in New York,
Washington, San Francisco, and all world news
,Gnters
The Holly chieftain., 1921-01-06

is before us all. TO you we trust it will bring
that great measure of success which we know
YOU deserve. 1t is our sincere and lasting
wish.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
AMERICAN GENERAL is
GIVEN GREAT RECEPTION
BY PEOPLE OF LONDON

LONDON, oct. i7.-(U, PD-Gen-
eral Pershing met with a great re-
ception in London when he arrived to
lay the congressional medal upon the
grave of an unknown British soldier
Westminster Abbey. King George
sent his own carriage for the general
and practically every high British and
american official who could attend
was in the Abbey. Military bands
played the Star Spangled Banner pre-
ceding the ceremony, when Genera
Pershing and the huge assemblage
stood motionless during the playing
"May God of our fathers guide anC
direct. our faltering footsteps in the
path of permanent peace" Genera
'ersh ng said SIMPLY as he pinned the
bronze congressional medal. with thu
ed white and blue ribbon, on the
cushion, The ceremony was brief but
IMPRESSIVE.
Ambassador Harvey made sho"'
talk, paying tribute to the British and
American soldiers. Premier LloyI
| George responded, expressing hi
countrys gratitude at Americas HON
age to Britains valiant dead. 'Thi
pledge will be interpreted as solemn
| reminder that these two peoples, com
| rades in the great war, are resolved t
remain comrades to guarantee tn
| great peace"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
WAR BRIDES CONTINUE
THEIR MARCH TO US

SOLDIER SUMMIT, Utah, oct. II.
Il N. S)-This little village, on the
edge of the Unita National Forest, is
revelling in war romance that arous
ed the citizens to an enthusiastic ser
enade of Harry Fox, World War vet
eran, and his pretty French bride,
upon their arrival here.
Fox was private in the Fortieth
American Division and met Suzanne
Cantang in the little French village OF
Lormont during the hectic days short
ly before the armistice.
Later, when Fox boarded trans
port at Bordeaux for his return to the
States, Suzanne promised to join him
In this country and become his bride.
After lapse of two years Suzanne
made the 5000 mile trip from her
home in France and was met in Dem
yer, Colo, by Fox, where the couple
were married by City Chaplain Jim
Goodheart, widely-known war work
er.
Fox has pretty new bungalow all
completed on his ranch here, where
the couple will live, and they were
| accorded welcome by the entire pop
ulation of the village.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
MRS. BRUNF|ELD
TAKES Stand IN
MURDER TRIAL
Or. BrumfieId Became Mental
Iy Unbalanced by Working
too Hard Declares His Wife.
THOUGHT CASE WILL GO
TO JURY ON TUESDAY
Dentist Was Expected to Take
Stand and Recount Doing on
Fatal Night of July 13.

ROSEBURG. Oct. 17.-(U. P)--
DR.. Brumf.eld test'fying in behalf Of
her husband accused of numbering
Dennis Russell, told the court. The
defendants wife said Rrumfield usu-
ally arose before daylight, worked
several hours, and then worked all
day at the office. He frequently
worked until after dark on the farm,
following supper This brought on
sleeplessness, sleep walking, violent
headaches and partial blindness, ac-
cording to Mrs Brumfield, As the
court proceeded today, it became al
most certain the case would go to the
jury Wednesday. The defense expect
ed to complete testimony early Tues
day. ,
Mrs. Brufnfield said they had been
married since 1908. They have been
in Roseburg nearly IL years. They
had known each other three years
when they were married. She sait
she had frequently demonstrated Will
her husband, asking him not to do Sc
much. Her entreaties availed moth
ing. Brumfield sat watching his wifi,
intently during the testimony. Th
dentist himself was expected to TAX
the stand and recount his doings Of
the fatal night when the state claim
he murdered Dennis Russell, insofa
as his amnesia plea will permit hi
doing so.
Brumfield, himself took the STAN
shortly before noon today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
SEARCH FOR CAPTAIN
KIDS MONEY STARTS

DURANGO, Colo, Oct. 17.-Wlth a
veritable Captain Kidd" treasure as
their objective, two old-time residents
of the "San Juan country" have
started operations near Treasure
Peak, in the San Juan mountain
range, thirty-five miles northeast of
! this city in an effort to locate a
! hoard of gold and silver estimated to
I be valued at upward of $30,000,000.
William Barker and Charles Lee,
both of Lake City, Colo, believe they
have discovered long-lost mine shaft
that will lead to the unearthing of an
enormous treasure hidden by a band
of Spaniards several centuries ago.
According to the romantic story
handed down from generation to gen
Grafton in this region, Spanish fortune
hunters. harrassed by savage Indians,
after the former had secured large
quantities of gold and silver by placer
mining operations in the mountain
streams, concealed their riches in the
he - 80 r'roasl'~o ono'- n~d fIed
Numerous UNSUCCESSFUL attempts
fortune, but Lee and Barker now be-
leve that the mine-shaft leading to
the cache used by the Span ards has
be-" d'ecovered.
) AT the bottom Of this shaft" Lee
lsaid, we found stone tablet which
gave complete description of the To-
cat on of the treasure. The deserip-
tion is in Spanish and states that
three tunnels and two walls must be
pierced before the treasure Is found
II gives the distance of each Of the
tunnels and the thickness of the walls
In addition it asserts that bottlf
containing further descriptions of thu
location VII be found at the base o
+ one of the walls.
s 1.-The tablet places the amount o
s the treasure secreted is 1915 bars. !
d does not say whether they are gold o
" silver, but we believe they represen
both Of these valuable metals, TIL
J. size of the bars also Is given.
Because OF rock-slide" Lee con
q tinued "the treasure. according 10 tn
rs directions given in the tablet, will b
)r two hundred feet below the Origini
}; locat'o which was gwen as man
pit feet under ground.
e. THE tablet also mentions SON
death traps In the shaft, and we al
using every precaution in digging II
the treasure. We have already four
one OF the tunnels, but nothing WI
revealed that would indicate the exa
location of the treasure. HowevC
= the bottle mentioned in the desert
tion on the tablet is not supposed
~ be at the base Of the wall at the ei
of the first tunnel, but is bel eyed
be at the end Of the second tunnel.
=, I'VE are progressing rapidly a
," expect to spend two months reachi
on the location mentioned in the tabl
zen We are confident that one Of {
iny greatest hidden treasures in
world is secreted in Treasure Pei
700 and the finding Of the tablet in
Au- shaft convinces us that we are ON |
|. right track"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
lE PARLEY ADJOURNs
zEKE BIRD UNLUCKY AND
SHERIFF IS OTHERWISE


GAINESVILLE, Ca, Oct. 17.--U.
n. S.)-Mr. Zcke Bird is an unlucky
bird, or at least on that point he VIII
giyelo one his word. He was walking
along on a desolate way. on road
near Sewaunee, at the closing of day.
when he waved down car for a lift
and ride, and the car being roomy
took Zeke inside. He exchanged how
de-dos with the cars occupants, ex-
cepting the sheriff. whom he hadn't
glimpsed. But then Sheriff Grow
turned partly about and Zeke made a
move as IL to get out
Hold on. said the sheriff. stay ir
and ride"
Il was fixing the door" the trav
cler replied.
7Arn't you Zeke Bird 2" the sheriff
then saueHed. '',.'
+ sYou said It." the other replied
sort of wearied. He's
i've warrant for you" the sheriff
advised, ami Zeke settled back not
littie surprised. Dawson county. h
said, was his living place, and he ha
a forgery charge to face.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
CITIZENS
REBUILD HOME WHICH
WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE
Members of Fraternal Orders
Meet at Homestead of Jake
Stock and Erect Dwelling,
(East oregonian Specially

HERMISTON, Or, Oct. 17.-More
than a score of members of the
Knights of Pythias and odd Fellow
lodges met at the homestead of Jake
Stork between here and Stanfield Sun
day morning to rebuild his home
which was destroyed by fire the first
of last week.
The Slork family consists of the
father and three children, the mother
being dead, The fire destroyed the
house and all the furnishings. The
loss was a heavy one to Mr.. Stork as
he carried no insurance. II 8 lodge
brothers volunteered to help him and
yesterdays party was the result
The expense of the new building was
borne by the K. of p. and the furnish
ing by the odd Fellows, Mr. Stork
belongs to the knights of Pythias al
Hermiston and the odd Fellows a
Stanfield.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
CAGE CANARIES BUT
NOT MOCKING BIRDS

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, oct. 17.-G. n.
S.)-It's matter of legality and not
sentiment that caused Frank l.. Rand
to resign as aecrciary of the Missouri
Bureau Of Conserv.,i on and Ntd LIE
Protection. When seve1 mcc6ing
birds, hatched IN nests at Forest fark,
we're Gagged in Ihe tiunlcipll Pd X,
Rand quit It's against 'l.e law to
cage mocking BIRDS he lec'r'rl.
IN Rand's pff'ge six canaries are
Gagged. It's not a violliicn Of the Ia"
10 cage canarie he assc, Is.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
CUSTOM OF STAGING
= r% = = =
ANNUAL HUNTING TRIP
= d = = = . %r+
OBSERVED THIS YEAR

Once every years since 1886
: j. ]. Hamley and George w.
= Coutts have taken time off for
: hunting trip together. No diff
= ference what kind of times or
: where they were located, acting
= on agreement, the two boyhood
: chums have observed this Gus
: tom, and for 1921, they set aside
: yesterday for their hunt.
They were on some of the
= lakes in the west end of the
: county after ducks yesterday.
+ They started early and stayed
= until late, but their luck wasn't
Z the best in the world. They had
Z lot of fun and got six ducks
= and maintained a record which
= was established 35 years ago.
+ The two families formerly liv-
= ed in South Dakota. Then they
+ moved to Northern Idaho at
= about the same time, Later,
= they heard the call of Pendleton,
and they came here in 1906.
Hamley's in March and the
: Coutts family later in the sea-
= son
4 4 4 4 a 4 4 4 n 4 q 4 4 4 4
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
NO HOPE FOR REPEAL Of
UNITED STATES DRY LAW
BY EARL. c. REEVES



Correspondent
LONDON, Oct l7.-"The American
drinking saloon is dead, prohibition
has killed It. Nothing can revive It,
In this trlology of staccato remarks
DR.. II. j. Campbell OF Christ Church
Westminster, who is back in London
after a long journey through the
United States, gave his opinion OF pro-
hibition In America.
Il have tested the opinion OF lead
ers of thought in the States,' said the
Rev. Doctor, "and | find almost u
unanimous belief, from Maine to Call
fornia, that no community viii ever
consent to repeal prohibition. never
theless, | have dined at many table
where wine and liquor were on the
table. My hosts inyariable said that
it was pre- prohibition stuff and, of
course lay low and said nothing"
DR.. Campbell admits the prevalence
OF the view among important Amerl-
cans be met that through prohibition
the country was getting more and bet
/ ter results out OF its workers than ever
before,
Altogether" he said, at seems to
me that prohibition In the U. S. A. has
made for gain and not at all for loss
Touching on the subject OF the
Anglo Japanese alliance. the doctor
said that he feels convinced that the
United States will never consent to be
a third party in an alliance with any
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
Babe Ruth, Bob MeuseI, Tom
Sheehan and Bill PierCey are
Out on Barn Storming Trip.
JUDGE INSISTS BASEBALL
LAW MUST BE ENFORCED
Ruth Declares Ruling is Unfair,
Unjust and Un-American and
Says Tour Will Continue.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. 17.-(U. P.)
--Defying Judge lands ruling that
members of the Yanks and Giants
teams could not play post-season
baseball, Babe Ruth. Bob Meusel. Tom
Sheehan. Bill .Piercey, Yank players,
are out on a transforming trip. Ruth
said II the post season work is against
organized baseball, the ruling is "un-
fair, unjust and un-American." He
said the tour would continue.
:. Are Playing In Buffalo
CHICAGO, Oct. 17.-(U. P)-
Judge Iandis, supreme baseball ar
bitter, many outlaw Babe Ruth. Bot
Meusel and Bill Piercey, forever from
organized baseball, or may suspend
them for period Of time, he intimat-
ed today and took under advisement
the trios violation Of the baseball rule
that no member Of a pennant winning
team can play post-season baseball.
The Yank trio are playing in Buffalo
on transforming trip and openly de-
fled Landis to enforce the rule. Ian
dis insists that the baseball law must
be enforced ',S ..s, .... ..,.-..
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
,srs ron SEPARATE rnrAIs

los ANGELES, oct. 17.-(U. Po--
Ralph obenchain appeared In the
court in behalf of a motion for sepa-
rate trials for Madalynn obenchain
and Arthur Burch, accused Jointly for
the murder Of Belton Kennedy. Judge
Reeve continued the hearing on Oben-
chains motion until Saturday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
BOXERS ARE ARRESTED
FOR VIOLATING LAWS

WICHITA, Kan, Oct. t7.-(U. P)-
boxers, officials and all promoters,
connected with the scheduled Gibbons
O'Dowd fight for Tuesday night, were
arrested today charged with violating
the boxing law, which prohibits
matches where boxers receive conf
pensat on and admission Is charged
Jess willard retained to referee, was
one of those arrested.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
HELIX WILL Be HOST TO
1922 S. S. CONVENTION

Rev. j. NJ. Cornelison, of the Pres
byterian mission at the Umatilla In
dian reservation, was chosen president
of the Umatilla County Sunday School
Association at the closing meeting of
the convention last night at the Chris
tian Church Mrs. S. A. Lowell was
made vice president, and Miss Grace
Gillian secretary-treasurer. The nom
mating committee consisted of Mrs. w,
H. Albee, A. Sechris, Mrs L, E. Ge,st
and Rev. B. II. Harper.
Helix was chosen as the meeting
place for the convention in October,
1922. Rev. Alfred Lockwood, pastor
or of the Church of the Redeemer, also
invited the association to return to
Pendleton next year.
Presidents Chosen
District presidents chosen are as fol-
lows. Northeast district, composed OF
Milton, Freewater and Umapine, Rev
Cole, Wheat Belt district, composed
of Athena, Weston, Helix and Adams
Leroy Penland; Southeast district
composed of Pilot Rock and Ukiah
MISS IeaTl flelCneT, CeiltIhl ulStllOl
composed of Pendleton and Rieth, Guy
| Johnson; West district, composed OF
Echo, Stanfield, Hermiston and Una
| tilla, w. r. Reeves
Hold Big Meeting
| The climax of the convention was
! reached last night when Pendleton and
out of town people packed the audi
torium and Sunday school room of the
Christian Church. Musical numbers
were given by the united choirs, ant
strong addresses were made by DIR
Boudinot Seeley, of Portland, and Rev
John II. Secor, pastor of the Metho
dist church of this city. Rev Seco
spoke on Conservation of the Sunda!
School" and DR., Seeley on Evan
gelism in the Sunday School"
Votes of thanks were given thu
speakers, singers and those who help
ed in making plans for the convention
Much enthusiasm was express ed b
delegates.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
NAzARINE Church FINDS
NO CONVERTS IN ADVANCE

ADVANCE, Mo. oct 1.-THE Naz-
arine church has failed in its efforts
to organize branch here. Folks
didn't like the doctrines preached
when a circuit organizer of the new
faith visited here.
Here are the rules to which Ad-
vance citizens refused to subscribe:
Members must not attend moving
picture shows, theatres circuses, fairs
or dances. They must not use liquor
or tobacco in any way, shape or form
they must wear no jewelry excep
simple finger rings; they must not be
long to any secret organization.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
NINE YEAR OLD HUNTING
MYSTERY IS SOLVED

GUNNISON, Colo, oct. 17.--(U. P.)
"A nine year old hunting mystery
was cleared today when hunters found
the skeleton Of a man with rifle and
watch beside 1t and Identified as the
property of Howard Carpenter, a
clubman, who disappeared in 1912
when he become separated from his
companions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
imperial WIZARD AND
Campbell HAVE WORDS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-(U. P0-
The Ku. Klux Klan hearing before the
house rules committee faved abrupt
termination for moment today when
Colonel Simmons, the Imperial Wiz
ard, charged that chairman Campbell
had rtdiculed the wizards breakdown
last Thursday as a "cheap theatrical
performance" The words had hard
ly left Simmons mouth when Camp
bell leaped to. his feet and branded
the statement as grossly untrue" de-
ciaring this hearing stop Immediately
II, that is your defense"
IRISH PEACE PARI4EY ADJOURNs
LONDON, Oct. 17.-(U. P)-The
Irish peace conference adjourned
"sine die" this afternoon. No break
is, threatened.
The adjournment came because OF
Premier Lloyd Georges parliamentary
duties
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
Action Is Defiant.

BALTIMORE. Oct. 17.-(U. P)-7
President Willard Of the Baltimore
and Ohio, declared If two million rail-
road employees struck It would do SO
i'm defiance of the railroad labor
boards order. Willard said the wage
cut ruling was issued after both sides
presented their cases in accordance
with the new transportation act
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
PENDLET0N LAUNDRIES
WILL OBSERVE LAUNDRY
WEEK OCTOBER "a TO 2S

. Pendleton laundries will be
= "at home" to their friends DUR
= ing the week of October "a to
. 20. joining with 5000 laundrles
= OF the United States in the
. celebration of National Laundry
= week.
= Visitors will be given an op-
= portunity to see clothing from
= the moment 1t enters the suds
= to the time when. after being
= carefully washed, starched,
= ironed and folded, it is placed
= in the laundry bundles. Every
= operation used viii be shown
g and the week will give an op-
= portunity for visitors to see
= just how laundry is done.
q = a a a A = a n n A n a a a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
Jap DELEGATES SAIL TODAY.

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Oct. H..
CU. PD-Prince Tokugawa, with the
nal contingent of Japanese repre-
entatives to the Washington arma-
ment limitat on conference sailed to-
day en- route to Washington. They
will land at Seattle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
BUTTER MARKET UNSETTLED

PORTLAND, Oct. 17.-(A. P)-
Heifers are rs cents higher. Other
cattle are steady. Hogs are 25 cents
higher, prime light $40 to $10.25.
Sheen are steady. Eggs are steady
and butter unsettled.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
.EwELRY STORE ROBBED.

DES MONIES, Oct. 17.-(U. PD--
Two bandits, one II years OF age,
robbed a jewelry store of $4,000 In
jewels and escaped just after the store
opened this morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
BANK CASHIER CHARGED
| WITH EMBEzZuNC FUNU5

CHICAGO, oct. 17.-(U. P)-Cash-
ier Holland Of the Hanover Union
State Bank of Hanover. ILL.,, has been
arrested charged with embezzling
SIS, 900 of the banks funds. He has
been cashier for nine months. Au-
thorities charge he "kited" checks
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
FATHER CLAIMS HIS
SON WAS MURDERED

SEATTLE, Oct. 17.-(U. PIMA
jor General Adelbert Cronkhite, faith
er of Major Alexander Cronkhite,
slain at Camp Lewis three years ago,
announced his son was murdered IN
cold Lioou. Cronkhite says this con-
fession is backed by sworn confess
sion to be published later. Young
Cronkhite's death was given a nation
wide invest cation. 1t was declared
accidental. Two arrests were made,
but those charged were acquitted for
lack of evidence. Cronkhite claims
the investigation into his sons death
was suppressed,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
Wheat

Wheat-OVernigh news was bear
ish and the market had weak tone
Until shortly after midday when the
government report was erroneously re-
norted as showing only 0.000,OOO
bushels on the farms as exclusive of
feed and seed requirements, when the
full report came in it was found that
| the 100, 900 900 bushels was In reality
the feed and seed requirements and
! that the total exclusive of this figure
| aggregated 31S,000,000 bushels, plus
1852. 900 900 bushels in mills and eleva-
tors, and 529,O00,000 bushels com
mercial visible or total of $4,000, 900
bushels exclusive of farm seed and
seed requirements. These figures were
mainly in excess of expectations, and
precipitated heavy selling, and shari
decline when the trade realized theil
Significance. Other news was com
pletely overlooked, but was generally
bearish. All cash markets being low
er. with the demand much less activ'
than last week, The head of lead
ing derman importing concern mad
! the statement that Germany ha
enough wheat and rye on hand to las
. for at least six months, and said tina
} no big buying can be expected tror
} that country.
Oats-Without particular feature
. aside from some buying of Decemof
|. against sales of May at a difference
S S-S cents by the leading elevator II
: terests. Receipts of ISL cars fou1
. the demand sluggish and cash pric'
were about half cent lower.
= Cash Markets
: Seattle-Hard White Sl.00, So
= White s1.O0, White Club s1.01, Hai
= Club s1.01, Hard Winter. s1.01, Mort
. ern Spring s1.O2. Red Walla sO.ss.
= No DnrfIand Cash
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET
TAKES DECIDED SLuMF

A continued decline in wheat is ap
parent in todays quotations, December
wheat closing at s1.1O and May a
$1.14. Saturdays closing prices were
May $1.15 rs and December, S1.2O.
Following are the quotations receiv-
ed by Overlook & Cooke, local brok-
ers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
WHEAT TAKES DROP

CHICAGO, Oh. 17,-(A. P)-
Wheat dropped seven cents as the re-
suit Of strike reports.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
TWO LOSE LIVES IN
ROOM|NG HOUSE FIRE

DALLAS, Tex. Oct 17.-OU. P)-
Two persons burned to death
and seven injured, was the toll of a
rooming house fire early today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17
STnRM MANNING SENT.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. ia.
PA warning of storm from the
north Pacific has been given oregon
and Washington
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-17

The cause of the strike crisis Is the
pay of railroad workers was cut ap-
rroximately ~ per cent July first by
the United States railroad labor hoard
after the roads petitioned for 20 per
cent cut. All the rail unions voted to
strike in protest. Strike ballots were
being counted when the American as
sociatlon of railway executives an
nounced they would ask the railroad
board for further cut Of ten percent.
october thirtieth has been set for the
general walkout.