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New-York tribune., 1921-03-14
Nine Men Fix Policy
OF Lines, Unions assert
Complain That ''Implacable
PurPose' Of Roads Is to
Use Lao for O1cn Benefit
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

Special Dispatch TO The Tribune
CHICAGO, March 13.-Thc charge
that nine men control and have die
tated the policy of all the railroads Of
the country was contained in tele-
Cumming by officials of six rai!-cad
labor organizations and 3. NJ. Jewell,
president of the railway employees de-
partment Of the American Federation
of Labor.
The message was sent because Sen
ator Cummins, who is chairman Of the
Committee on Interstate Commerce, is
seeking to obtain the Senatc's approval
Of an exhaustive investigation Of the
railroad situation.
The telegram said that while the
unions accepted the Esch- Cummins law
under protest, they had lived up to its
provisions, while "railroad manage
ments have manifested an implacablc
purpose to use and abuse the law, sole
y to enjoy its benefits and reject its
burdens"
"This campaign on the part of the
railroad managements is being carried
on behind a smoke screen of propa-
ganda, in which the repre- csentatives OF
the carriers arc. without qualification,
holding out to the public as r danger
signal labor's policy Of centralization
and naturalization, dictated by a few
at the top" the message adds.
"Thc facts arc that the railroad
managc gcmcnts labor policy is executed
through and dictated by small nation
al committee, composed of nine mem
bers," the telegram asserts.
Railroad labor, the message says, in
ssts on Il square deal, and "will not
willingly submit to cBs."
"Our immediate complaint" it SAYS
rs against the attitude of the rail
roads, which has materially hampered
the railroad employees in their natural
process to peaceably secure the mcage,
rights provided for them by law"
Railroad labor stands for industria
peace and evolution. the statement
says, and mot industrial warfare and
rcvolution.' The telegram asks that
labor be permitted to present to the
Senate committee its side Of the wage
! controversy.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-14
700 Chicago Policemen
Shifted in Crime Wave
Entire Force in Two Stations
Transferred After Epidemic
of Violence
Special Dispatch to The Tsibure

CHICAGO, March Sweeping
shifts in Chicago's police organization
in an effort to cope with crime in the
Englcwood and Maxwell Street pre-
e'ncts, we're made this noon. Sever
hundred policemen. comprising about
one-third of the city's force, were
transferred to new beats Every man
at the Englewood and Maxwell Street
stations was moved.
Chief Fitzmorris threatened to sus-
pend AS many men as he had trans
ferred to-day if the crime wave wasn't
checked Three murders have been
committed in the Maxwell district
within the last two weeks, and in
fnglewood the police have been shown
to have protected bootleggers and
criminals.
The transfer. the most sweeping in
twenty-five years, affected men of all
ranks, including FIVE captains, twelve
lieutenants and scventy-one scrgcants
New-York tribune., 1921-03-14
N. Y. Stale Rail Mems
Leaders Confer on Cut
10000 Workers Represented
at Syracuse Session; Some
Of the Delegates Faror Strike
Special Dispatch to The T1bur


SYRACUSE, March Representa-
tives of more than 10000 railroad
workers. clerks and station workers
gathered here to-day to discuss what
they arc to do in case the railroads so
through with the PROPOSED reduction
in wages. The meeting was called bv
j. +. Robinson, general chairman of
the Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks
and Station Workers for New York
State. and was attended by large
majority of the presidents and chair
men Of the sixty seven local organiza-
tions.
According to such information as
could be obtained from the delegates
who met in secret session. the gather
ing is for the purpose of determining
sentiment Of the workers regarding the
wage cut and to make arrangements to
handle any situation that may arise,
at the same time protecting the inter
ests Of the railroad, the business men
and the workers themselves The lead
ers say they are anxious to avert a
strike if possible, but there are some
who express themselves as very indig
nant at the action of the roads and
who arc in favor of walk-out
1t also develops that the question on
which strike may come is not the
wage reduction itself, but rather on
the rate of wage to prevail between the
time the cut is scheduled to go into
effect and the time a final decision is
made. The union and the railways have
an agreement that all wage disputes
are TO go to board of arbitration or
to the War Labor Board. However, the
railroad men assert that, such being
the case, the prevailing rate OF wages
renders its decision. The railroads, on
the other hand, maintain that the re-
duced scale should go into effect as
scheduled and continue until the de-
Jo
New-York tribune., 1921-03-14
Obregon Firm Against Strike;
Expects Early Peace on RAILWAYS

MEXICO CITY, March President
Obregon to-day made public series
Of letters and other documents which
have passed between the executive
office and the leaders in the railway
strike. Those from the executive
Office reiteratc tho governments de-
termination not TO recedc from its an
nounced policy to combat the strike.
They express the hope, however, that
an anlcabc settlement Of the dispute
soon Will be reached
All the trains from the border and
the West Coast arc in operation, but
delays in their schedules ranging from
thirty TO fifty hours arc common. In
many instances the delays are not due
to interference by strikers, but to lack
OF fuel or broken down machinery.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-14
Poland Will Build $3,OOO.OOO
Radio to Talk With u. S.


without having its messages censored
lhe Russian government. previous &c
the war. built four or five small spark
radio sets, but these are not powerful
enough to carry messages outside the
boundaries of Europe The result was
that all communications had to be re-
layed, which subjected them to censor.
ship as we'll as great delay
With the new high powered radio sta
tion 1t will be possible to communicate
direct from Poland to America, therch,
opening up one more branch of the
worldwide service of the Radio Cor.
poration of America. which has nov
service with France, Great Britain, Nor.
way, Sweden. Denmark. Finland ant
Germany, as we'll as between San Fran.
cisco and Honolulu and Japan.
ID. c. Prince, radio engineer at the
plant of the General Electric Company
has recently returned from Poland
where he discussed plans for the sta.
tlon with the government officials which
has resulted in the contract.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-14
Packers Reduce
Pay To-day; Strike
Vote Being Taken
Secretary of Labor Davis
Awaits Replies to Media
ton Offer; Men Decide
Wednesday as to Walk-Out

CHICAGO, March 13.-With more
than 100000 employees in the pack
ing industry in all parts of the coun-
try balloting on proposed strike.
wage decreases amounting to 121s and
Is per cent, together with a readjust-
ment Of working hours, which wero
announced last week, will 90 into ef-
feet tomorrow.
Both the packers and union officials
yesterday agreed to meet James Davis.
Secretary of Labor, who offered his
services as mediator in the hope of
sentatives Of both sides said that there
WAS little prospect of agreement at
the proposed conference.
Union leaders pointed cut that the
packers in agreeing to send two rep
escntatives to Washington had said
that 1--WE assume that the justice and
necessity Of wage cuts will not be at
issue. Nor can there justly be an
issue iii the matter of hours" Ac-
cordlng to representatives. of the
men, this left nothing to be discussed.
A meeting of the union leaders to
take action on the proposed strike will
be held in Chicago on Wednesday, By
that time the result Of the strike bal
loting will be known, it is expected.
The unions have suggested that the
meeting in Washington be held on Fri
day, but have received no reply from
Mr.. Davis.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-Secre
tary of Labor Davis tonight WAS still
awaiting replies from four of the five
leading packers and from packing
house employees to his offer of media
ton.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, March 1s.-
Eighteen hundred union men employed
in the three packing houses here voted
unanimously to-day not to go out on a
strike tomorrow, despite the announce
mcnt of the packers that wages would
be reduced cents an hour on hourly
paid work and II y cents on pieccwork.
OMAHA, Neb March 13-The 5000
packing house workers in South Omaha
will return to their work tomorrow
morning regardless of whether the
packers announced wage adjustment
goes into effect or not, according to W
u burns, Secrctary-treaSurer OF tho
local union and the ranking union off
cia in Omaha, tonight.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. March Ia
Three thousand packing house en-
ployecs, at q meeting in Kansas City,
Kan, to-day loudly protested against
any wage reductions or change of
hours, but decided to 70 to work to-
morrow as usual. Speakers urged the
men to remain calm and said that moro
could be accomplished throught the
courts than by strikes. Protests seemed
to be raised more against the return
to the ten-hour day than against re-
duction in wages
New-York tribune., 1921-03-14
Congress to
Act in Plight
OF Railroads
Continued from page ens)


what will happen. Rates cannot &c
higher and there are eomc keen ana.
lysts Of railroad affairs in Congress
who believe the lines themselves, if
they cannot make ends meet. will seek
to have the government take them
over. This, however, is something fo1
the future. VI the financial affairs OF
the roads mend within reasonable
period Of time the government owner
ship talk will, it is said, not rise tc
serious levels
Talk is heard in connection with re.
organization of government depart
ments and agencies of q new Depart
ment Of Transportation which would
have charge of the railroads. This is
revival of proposal much discussed
t,vo years ago before the passage OF
the transportation act. The plan did
not find favor in the eyes of Congress
then. Nor is it likely to now. Con
gress is friendly to the Interstate
Commerce Commission and there is lit
tie reason TO believe it is going tc
alter that attitude
New-York tribune., 1921-03-14
New Tail Spin Record Of
1900 Feet Is Claimed
&. ". Haldeman Says Plane
Made 28 Revolutions in Min
ute and Is Seconds in DrOn

LAKELAND. Fla, March Doclar-
ing that his airplane made total Of
twenty-e ight revolutions in one minute
and fifteen seconds in dropping from,
an altitude Of $500 feet to 500 feet,
George ". lIa]dcman. former air
service aviator, ro-night claimed he had
broken the worlds tail spin record. The
flight IN which the drop occurred was
made today over Lakeland. The official
tail spin record is 1000 feet.
NaldemaN carried one passenger. w.
+. Hallam, of Chicago. but there we're
no official observers. He announced that
he would attempt next Sunday to bet
ter days performance apd have Of
iic ial nhSarrcrs Oh hand
New-York tribune., 1921-03-14
Special Dispatch to The Tribvns

spcc'd9 Dispatch TO The Tribuns
SCHENECTADY, n: V. March 13.--
a radio station similar to the high
powered plant at New Brunswick. N. j.,
one which will compare with the best
in the world, will be built at Warsaw
Poland, by the Radio Corporation of
America under contract with the gov
crnment Of Poland at a cost of between
S2,oo0,oo0 and $4,000 900.
This announcement was made to-day
at the plant of the General Electric
Company, which is associated with the
radio corporation and is the manu-
facturer Of the wireless apparatus.
Poland has long felt the necessity for
better communications with America,
About 20 per cent of its people are in
tins country, a greater proportion than
IN any other foreign country, but there
has never been any means whereby Po-
land could communicate with America
New-York tribune., 1921-03-14

of favorable decision. 1t is admitted
there is possibility of strike Of far
reaching proportions if tho men are
not content with the boards ruling.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-14
Conference OF Rutland Road
EMPLOYEES Has Been Called

RUTLAND, W., March 13.-George
7. Jarvis, general manager of the Rut-
land Railroad, day issued call for
q conference with all employees of the
road, except train crews and telegra-
piers. The purpose of the conference
was not given, but employees interpre-
ted it as anticipating a proposal for a
wage reduction. The date will be set
later, the notice said.
Employees in the unskilled opera
tions conferred with railroad officials
here last Friday regarding proposed
wage cut.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-14
Sings Baby to Sleep; Kills 1t
Mother Wounds Another Child
With Ak: ATTEMPTS Suicidc

CH1COPEE. Mass, March 13-After
singing her two children to sleep early
this evening Mrs. John Wewiorski,
twcnty-six years old. took an AK and
beat their heads as they slept, accord
ing to the police. One died shortly
after and the other is not expected to
live. The woman then attempted to
kill herself, but was prevented by neigh
bors. She is now in a Springfield hos
pital under police guard.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-14
Gulf Line Reduces Wages
OF 1000 LobOrprS 81 y. e.

GALVESTON, Tex, March 13.-Re-
ductiuns in wages OF iaborers averag-
ing roughly 21.5 per cent, to become
effective April ii. were announced
here yesterday by the Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Fc Railroad. Approximately
1000 men throughout Texas would be
affected.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-14
L. S. Force Stavs i'm Manaeua

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 10
The Senate yesterday rejected mo-
tion to request the United States to
withdraw the American troops sta
toned in Managua. The motion was
made by Panylagua Prado
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
INSISTS ON yURIES
FOR LIQUOR TRIALS
Anderson Hits at Bonfon,
Who Wants Dry Bill Changed

william w. Anesrson. state superin-
teuaent % the Anfi-saioon League.
itvled q statement last night attacking
Assistant District Attorney Jcab n.
Banton. who mas advocated an amend
mcns To tho state prohibition enforce
ment measures 20 a. 20 facilitate the
handling os liquor cases In the local
coGrta
on wednesday Mr.. Anderson criticised
tho District Attorneys office for In
activity in regard to liquor violations
during the last year and asserted that
an amendment was advocated only as
an evasion. To this Mr. Banton replied
accusing SIR. Anderson OF being ignorant
OF tho facts and court procedure.
Under the proposed law Magistrates
would have the power TO Issue warrants
and hold accused persons ~ ba. Tor the
Grand Jury. III indicted the alleged OF
tenders would be tried In the Court q
General Sessions by jury. Mr.. Banton
and sornr other local law officers want
Gov. Miller 20 have the Mullan-Gage
enforcement bin amended 80 as 70 have
the cases tried In the Court OF Special
Sessions whereby no Juries are required.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
u. S. AGENTS AND THUGS
CALLED TO TENNESSEE
Will Testify in Theft OF CoU-
ernment Platinum.

Thirty special agents OF the Depart
ment OF Justice were sent from the New
York office last night 10 Nashville.
Tenn. to attend the trial OF II. B.
Crone. former Government chemist at
the Old Hickory Powder Plant Robert
z. Carter. former traffic manager Of the
plant. and Abe Roth and Flo Weller on
charges OF having conspired to rob the
Government of 100000 worth OF piati-
mum.
1t was said that perhaps a score OF
New York gunmen have been called 70
testify in the case. some for the Govern
ment and some for the defendants.
During the war s2.000.000 worth OF
platinum at the Plant was sprayed on
epson salts and converted into form
ready for the making OF sulphuric acid.
When the armistice was signed the Gov
ernment changed 1t back to sponge form
and 100000 worth was missing. the
bottles being filled with mud and nico-
tine.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
RELIEF CAMPAIGN INDORSED.
Senator Lodge and Ex-Goy. Mccall
Send ApprovnI.

Endorsements OF the campa gn Of the
American Committee for Relief In Ire
land were made public from the COM
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
BAKER SCORED FOR
PLIGHT OF DISABLED
American Legion Commander
Says Former Secretary Of
War Was Heartless.
MEETING AT TOWN HALL
Weeks's Assistant Promises to
Stimulate Process Of Care
of Injured.

Col. +. ". Galbraith. Jr.. commander
of the American Legion. used blunt
language TO denounce former Secretary
of War Baker for "heartless' treatment
~ disabled service men in his address
AZ mass meeting In Town Hall last
night The meeting was held under the
auspices OF the National, Security League
% protest the treatment which disabled
soldiers and sailors have received from
Government bureaus charged with their
care and rehabilitation.
Speaking after J. Mayhem VAIN
wright. Assistant Secretay of War, had
given a pledge to Stimulate the pro-
cesscs OF Government in 30 far as he
could. Col Galbraith commended the
prospect Of this proffered aid and said:
II am thoroughly satisfied that he has
expressed in a considerate and careful
way the exact sentiment OF the Secre-
tarv of War. II was an outrageous.
damnabie thing that the disabled men
have suffered at the hands of the former
Secretary of War. And / come from
Ohio Why the heartlessness / don't
know. when there were camps with base
hospitals. doors locked and guards
posted outside. because 1t was contrary
70 llle ppilcy OF the war department.
THANK God for the few intelligent,
promising statements from you, SIR" he
added. turning to Assistant Secretary
Wainwright.
There are $4,000 disabled men In
hospitals OF the country tonight. Fifty
four per cent. are in Government owned
or leased hospitals. while the other As
per cent are 'farmed out in 1900 pri-
'Ete hospitals. and no man knows what
his position is"
Mrs. corinne Roosevelt Robinson read
6 personal letter from President Har-
aing which was a reply TO the communi-
cation submitted by Mrs. Arthur l.. Liv-
errnore and herself as women representa-
tives OF che Republican National Com
mttee In which the President reiterated
the announcement he made In Washing
fcn that every consideration would be
shown the soldiers.
Resolutions rebuking delay and call
Ing upon Congress to give preference 20
the rehabilitation measures sponsored by
the American Legion were presented by
Louis w. Stotesbury, former State Ad-
jutant-General. and unanimously car
rfed.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
BOOTLEGGERS' BULLETS
LAME WEIGH FOR LIFE
Grape Juice Mans Son Still
Suffers From Wounds.

Special Despatch to THE New York HERALp.
a deputy sheriff of Chautauaua county
and son of the president of a grape
juice company, probably will be lame
for the rest of his life from the effects
ceived Tuesday night in a chase after
automobile bandits and bootleggers
through the country roads near West
field.
Physicians believed at first that none
OF the wounds would be troublesome. but
the one through the fleshy part OF
Welch's hip has taken a serious turn
and is causing some worry. Probing
has failed TO locate the bullet Welch
continues to suffer considerable pain.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
LUMBER PUT ON FREE LIST
IN NEW HOUSE TARIFF BILL
Only Exceptions Are Wood Products From Canada
Decision Removes Menace of High Canadian
Export Duty on Woodpulp.

hemause csnparAtively little n imported
eNc~pt from Canada. where production
costs almost equal those IN this country,
Onm 30 the reasons for not placing
lmh duties on any lumber imports was
dna - tmS Canadian situation regarding
print paper Canada ~ IN 4 position. Il
II realised. - menace American print
paper miiie ~ placing high export
agty On wood pulp ~ retalintory meas
ur~ for 4 hiwh tariff On products which
ahs usually aei.a in the United states,
TIE lnrshxr tariffs thus far agreed on
Aere framed w a subcommittee com
posed 81 Mr. Fordneg ana Representa-
fiVrm hncharach ~ 80 and Watson
fpAb This subcommittee also has
charge of wool schedules. but after
haNtng agreed On q III cent pound duty
au wool ~ ths grease Il has discontin-
ued work On other wool duties tenn
powarily pending r~csipt of more infor-
nation. The sabcommitfe~ hhs asked
representatives of the wool carpet In
duNtry - submit more data regarding
this Industry
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
DECLINE IN INSANITY
TRACED TO DRY LAW
Hospital Commission Reports
Shortage Of Help.

ALBANY. March al, 'Nluction OF
new cases OF INSANITY. -. New York
state for 1920 was - principally 20
tho decline In cases Of alcoholic insan-
ity. the State Hospital Commission made
known in It's annual report submitted
10 the Legislature to-day.
First admissions 70 hospitals in 1917
was al the rate OF So per i00,o state
residents. while IN 1920 the rate fell 20
63.3. In 1917 there were So first ad-
missions diagnosed a. cases due 70 alco-
Lolism. and IN 1920 there were only l2Z
cases In this group
A shortage OF physicians. nurses and
I. r.ttendants was shown BY the report. Al
the end Of the fiscal year there we're
sixty-seven vacancies on the medical
STATS OF the State hospitals and LESS
vacancies OF nurses and attendants.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01

hasten its coming. but wlii reduce io =
minimum and perhaps do away entirely
with a resort 10 violent methods.
Third. that the workers are the oneH
who will usher In this new order,
Fourth. that there II immediate need
for a workers colleges with broad cur
located amidst healthy country
surroundings where the students can
completely apply themselves 10 the task
in hand"
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
NEGROES KILLED BY TORNADO

ALBANr, ia. March 3l.--Three ne
groes we're killed and three injured in
q tornado which struck the northwestern
part of Albany this afternoon.
Among the buildings wrecked BY the
storm were the plant OF the Virginia
Carolina Chemical Company. the Albany
Box Factory and the grand stand at the
ball park.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
WARMEST MARCH SINCE 1890.
PhiladeIphis Record of mt Lenst
100 Years beaten.

PHfLApELPHfA. March 31.--Philadel-
phia experienced the warmest March
Il has had for az least lao years. Rec
ords date back to 1890. and show moth
ing 70 compare with IL. The daily mean
average for the month has been 81 de-
Erees. Tho next warrnest March on rec
ord was IN 1898. when there was an
average or 4e.4
The New York herald., 1921-04-01

mlttee headquarters yesterday from
United States Senator Lo1ge ard SAM
ue Mccall. former Governor ~ MassR-
chusetfs. TIE Connecticut suhs eriptigna
now amount 10 stTg0e0. although tne
quota was only $780, 900.
Messages appreciative ~ the efforts
OF Americans to lend aid we're received
The New York herald., 1921-04-01

from James q. Douglas. a Dublin
Quaker who was one os the organizers
~ ne Irish white Cross. Il have had
Some hearfhreaklng cases OF people
driven from homes their homes burned
ana evcrythlng lost" he wrote. 'As is
usual N war ~ all kinds. the innocent
wi-er most
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
LOCK WOOD JURY DISMISSED.

Judge John c. Knox In the Federal
District Court dismissed yesterday the
special Grand Jury which considered
the evidence taken before the Lock-
wood committee in its housing and
building material inquiry.
The New York herald., 1921-04-01
Special Despatch % TnK Nrw Yaa6 slua.ai
New NaTs M~rmla nnrvma.
MashtnKtnn. y. N. Mmrrh vi

Nee mEh MWwMAM NmWWmM#
wa.htnrt@n. y. e.. mnrrh ~
An agre.anent - pat iamhsf, with q
few exceptions. on the FREE has ~ the
ne wtariff bill which ths ifousa Ways
and Means Committee Il now wrssina
was reached to-day ~ ore az ths sub
committees
The lumber section ~ thN n~w hli
will b. similar - that ~ the Payne
Aldrich act Representative Furdnvs.
Michigan. Chairman a. Ca@ e@ram&ttee.
said. The exceptions from the free list
deal In general with irnpertati0ns -
lumhs~ from Canada, which ha@ sifulla Z
tart. q on the importation ~ American =
lumber. These place duties on shlngles
and other wood products which come
into competition with those nnds ~ the
American mills.
Representatives ~ the lumber ina1Nffv
I'm general recommend a. the Ways ara
Means Committee that lumber, vth
some exceptions. be kept on the free Ast