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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-30

I'm making money seI1NE E!Ice,
said the baldheaded man.
who do you sell EN- to-"
"A professor of mucic on the next
block"
What in the world does he want
mice for?"
why. he uses them for trying
tie voices of the young ladies"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-30

THAT hair restorer of yours has
made my hair con:e off worse than
ever"
Barber: You must have put too
much on, sir. Made the hair come
right out instead of only half way"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-30

what is memory" asked tie in
quiring lad.
Memoir" replied his father,
promptly, but somewhat peasively.
memory is the feeling that steals
over us when we listen to our friends
or;o;pol Sforie~'
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-10-05

Catherine Davis, leila Emberp,
Beatrice Serier, Joe Siegfried,
Richard Tullar.
Margaret Crawford, Mildred
Doan, Cecil Boyer, Edna Jacot.
Mildred Hollis, Myrtle Kinds.
Bonnie Brown, Hazel Lodge, ivel
Terrill.
The following pupils have not
been absent or tardy during the
school month ending September
%.
Seniors-Charry Blaes, Olga
Christensen, Miriam Cone, .Addie
Halliday, Velma Howard, Leila
johnson, Ruth Larson, Wilberta
Love, Mabel Pearson, Wesley
Bergman, Eugene Hawkins, Vance
Holcomb, Byron johnson, Frank
Maupin, Elva Pangle, Ernest Ras-
mussen, Richard Shaughnessy, Mil
ton Trip, Matt Witt. Beverley
YOst.
Juniors-Flora Behrman, Mary
Bremmer, Edith Chapman, Alta
Duffy, Ruby Harkins, Esther Hatch
Norma Holcomb, Dora Mcpherson,
Dorothea Nelson, Lucille Sandberg,
Francis Swingle, Lee Beard, How
ard Beste, Gilbert Clodfelter, Mel
vim Newkirk, Philip Soth, Herbert
Woods.
observation-disclosures Boyer,
Margaret Briggs, Eloise Craver,
Thelma Terrell, Sallie Frazier,
Fern Hutchins, Adele Lum, Irene
Madore, Margaret Mcguire, Flor
ence Mather, Genevieve McNaul,
Esther Nicoson, Ethel Paulson,
Ruth Smith, May Williams, Neil
Anderson, Burnas Brown, Dennis
Byran, Clyde DeHaven, Glenn Eel
ton, Elton Terrell, Osval Jacob
son, John johnson, Sam McNaul,
Lewis Oliver, Charles Parks, Harry
Pearson, William Powell, Adolph
Richter, Edward Shaw, Eugene
Spalding, Lloyd Waldorf, George
Williams.
Freshmen-Kathryn Anderson,
Irene Buchanan, Rubena Conway,
Marie Day, Opal Elliott, Lora
Hughes, Ethel King, Ethel Nc
Reynolds, Helen Moulton, Helen
Pasche, Violet Schoolcraft, Emma
Jean Shelter, Lettie Smith, Nell
ora Thomas, Dora Williams, Hid
.er Anderson, Rudolf Betcher, Nor
man Byrd, Bertram Cox, Everett
Grouse, Curtiss Egbert, Glenn
Howard, Arthur Jacot, Francis
Koelker, Lloyd McMillin, Arthur
McReynolds, Donald Peter, Ralph
Stafford, Kenneth Serier, John Soth
Clark Tryoll.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-10-05

ers. The principal subject being
the removal of the county seat to
Benton City.
A large number of people from
Benton City attended the fair at
White Bluffs, Saturday. They I
only saw a fine exhibit but friends
from all parts of the County.
Mrs. ]. Hensen is sick at her
home in the Highlands. Her
mother Mrs. Reed of Seattle ar
rived last night and will take Mrs.
Hensen to the coast as soon as
she is able to travel.
Mr.. j. J. Frazier, who has been
very i'll for several days was re-
ported better Monday.
Mrs. Joseph Olsen visited her
brother Mrs. Anderson at Whit
straw over the week end.
M. w. Spears and Crete Hack
man drove to Vancouver, B. c., Fri
day. Mr.. Spears has business in
terests in British Columbia.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Mclean en-
tertained DR.. and Mrs. F. S. He'd
ger, Mrs. Anna Prowell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carter and Jane De Witt for
dinner Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dietzen came down
from Yakima to hunt ducks as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. K. Lane
johnson.
Miss Betty Drenkhahn and Miss
Ethel Kelso, who are attending
school in Prosser spent Sunday
with their parents.
The girls club will hold their
last meeting of the year at the
high school, Saturday, October z.
Their local leader would like to
have a full attendance. Each girl
will be asked to give a complete
report of their summers work and
to turn in their record books.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-10-05
Benton City

Miss Baird. Domestic Science
teacher and her pupils served z
o'clock dinner at the high school
Friday for the community club and
their friends. The object of tho
meeting was to promote good
fellowship throughout the district.
A musical program was given by
several high school pupils after
which DR.. Robert Prior, president
of the club acted as toast master
calling on several for toasts.
Among those responding were Ar
gus Hughes, treasurer and DR..
Hedger, vice president of the club,
Mr.. Smith, Prof. Roper, Mr.. Hat
field, Mr.. Martina, Rev. Beers,
Rev. Olson, Mrs. Carter and 9TH
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-10-05
MANY PUPILS
ON HONOR LIST
Fine Attendance And Scholarship
Records During First
Month

The following grade pupils have
100 per cent attendance record.
Mildred Anderson, Violet Boyer,
Dorothy Dobson, Virginia Gas
coigne, Velma Harkins, Dorothy
Hearsum, Mary Lincoln, Myrtle
Mcguire, Katherine Mounsey, Ruth
Mueller, iona Paulson, Josephine
Quigley, Mabel Schoolcraft, Alice
Mae Smith, Margaret Witt, Russell
Blair, Dan Carter, Homer Egbert,
Lester Larson, Thomas Brown,
Robert Hearsum, Roland King, Lee
Lampson, Paul Shoemaker, Robert
Siegfried, George Sorkilmo, Chest
er Suttle, John Wooden.
Frances Anderson, Margaret
Barnes, Grace Dahl, Dorothy
Hartle, Elizabeth Hayden, Bonnie
Hitler, Mary Kinds, Elizabeth
Kramer, Leah Lampson, Paul
Bleichner, Edward Cotman, Han
ford Cotman, Paul Duffy, Elmer
Faulds, Ross Hill Harlan Kevough,
Grover Lincoln, Robert Lincoln,
Frances Manning, Cecil McDoug-
aid, Joe McNaul, Leroy Shoemak-
er, Henry Sorkilmo.
Helen Barnes, Edna Carlson,
Esther Dickinson, Helen Endsley,
lone Machin, Glee Miller, Rosa
Pardina, Clara Sandberg, Gladys
Sorkilmo, Theda Turner, Gladys
Vikers, Clarice Kevough.
Catharine Davis, Zello Emberg,
Iva Martin, Lillian Mills, Beatrice
Serier, Odele Shepard, Retta Rog-
ers. Ottar Brue George Hubbard,
Craig Human, Clifford Mitchell,
Joe Siegfried, Richard Tullar,
Thomas Warnock.
Ted Flesher, Edmond Luke, Ed
ward Lum, Clarence Olbrich, Carl
Sandberg, Willis Sonderman, Dor
othy Bradshaw, Pauline Higley,
Martha Luke, Isabelle Williams.
Cecil Boyer, John Brooks, Joe
Brown, William Duffy, J. N. Ely,
Harold Hyatt, Kermuth Kratzer,
George Shepard, Il week at the
fair), Minnie Campbell, Edna Jacot
Ethelyn Kit, Helen Maupin, Yer
della Mueller, Thelma Shoemaker.
John Harvey, Elmo Human,
Walter johnson, Robert Schuster,
Roy Stafford, Doris Crawford, Lille
De Haven, Elizabeth Frazier, Eva
Hamn, Myrtle Kinds, Mildred
Kinds, Mildred Hollis, Helen Hulet,
Norma Kevough, Helen Mace, Ar
line Mitchell.
Louise Anderson, Bonnie Brown,
Alice Chindell, Muril Fishback,
Hazel Lodge, Helen Lum, Josephine
Love, Silver Mcguire, Ester Moul-
ton, Laurine Soth, Ivel Terrill,
Elmer Harkins, Walter Keith, Ell
bert Newkirk, Rudolph Richtor,
Roy Warnock.
The following grade pupils are
listed on the scholarship honor roll.
Their monthly average was ninety
or above and no grade below 80.
Margaret Witt, Lester Larson,
Virginia Gascoigne.
Harold Nelson, Edna Carlson,
Esther Dickinson, Glee Miller,
Theda Turner, Gladys Vickers, Joe
McNaul.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-10-05
WINNERS AT
THE FAIRS.
Benton County Boys and Girls
Make Fine Showing
Yakima

The committee in charge of the
agricultural fair this week mailed
checks to the premium winners and
closed their accounts. The treas
urer reports that the fair account
is on the right side of the ledger
with a substantial balance for next
years fair. The winners of the
prizes as announced by the COM
mittee follow:
Horticulture
Grapes-Muscats, r. E. Carpen-
ter, first; F. S. Hedger second.
Black Hamburg, c. E. Stimson,
first; Malaga, Rose-Peru, Thomp-
son Seedless, R. E. Carpenter,
first; c. S. Stimson, first; Worden,
F. H. Volland, first; R. C. Spell
gelberg, second; Concords, F.. H.
Volland, first.
Strawberries-Roy Yamoaka LIST
Fred Mills, second.
Apples-Five one-tier boxes, A..
E. Whan, second; single tier, JON
athans, Geo. Egbert, first;
Green Cucumbers-F. d. Sill
man, LIST; Fred Forester, End.
Sun Flower. w. Morton, 1st;
Fred Forester, End;
Melted Gem Spuds-Percy Sell
lick, LIST.
Squash O. A. Phillips, LIST.
One-haf bushel potatoes-Fred
Forslund, LIST; Lorraine Engels, End.
IL Onions. Poore, LIST.
CasabaJ. Poore, 1st; j. C.
Swayze, End.
Beets-Fred Forester, 1st.
2 Citrons-O. A. Phillips, 1st.
Cantaloupes-O. A. Phillips,
second.
2 Oblong Mellons-O. A. Phillips
first.
head of Cabbage j. H. Witt,
first.
8 Squash-R C. Speigelberg 1st.
10 Red Tomatoes John Kinkaid
LIST; Andrew Halliday, End.
IL Rotatoes-Loraine Engels,
first.
Woman's Dept.
Angel Food Cake-Mrs.. Noel
Nackerness, 1st.
Loaf Graham Bread-Mrs. Noel
Mackerness, LIST; Mrs. L. j. AID
rich, End.
Loaf White Bread-Mrs. Noel
Nackerness, LIST; Mrs. L. J. Aid
rich, End.
Layer Cake-Nellora Thomas,
list; Mrs. VIM. Hanson, End.
Bed Spread Mrs. Henry Neal,
LIST; Mrs. /. H. Scott, End.
White Fancy Work-Mrs. Doro-
thy Brue, 1st; Mrs. Noel Macker-
ness End.
Hand Made Rug-Mary L. Kad-
ow, LIST.
Pie-Mrs. VIM. Hanson, 1st.
Knitting MRS. P. II. Conway,
1st.
Cookies-Mrs. o. w. Engles, 1st.
Crocheting Edith Machmehon,
LIST; Edith Cox, End.
Luncheon Set-Edith Macmahon
first; Mrs. Marian Campbell, End.
Colored Fancy Work-Edith
Macmahon, 1st; Mrs. Fred For
roster, End.
Pillow Cases-Mrs. L. j. Kirk
land, 1st; Mrs. Fred Forester,
second.
Canned Fruit Mrs. j. E. Null
key, 1st, Mrs. Puderbaugh, End.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-10-05

The following were the success
full contestants at the Boys and
Girls club contests at the Agricul-
tural Fair. Sept. 16, and attended
the State Fair week.
Bee, Lorraine Engels, Kenne-
wick; Dairy, Chester Cox, Kenne-
wick; Poultry, Francis Mills,
Kennewick; Rabbit, George Shep-
pard, Kennewick; Bread Making,
Flora Brooks, Benton City; Can
ming, Ethel Kelso, Elizabeth Drenk-
ham, Benton City; Meal Planning,
Preston Anglin, Hanford; Sewing,
Ardice Sheppard, Kennewick;
Swine, Robert Zindell, Finley.
Edward Lum won the State
Championship in Garden Club
work; Preston Anglin. Hanford,
was the first in meal planning con-
test; Flora Brooks, Benton City,
won the states championship in
bread making.
Second state honors were award
ed to Ardice Sheppard, Kennewick,
sewing; Francis Mills, Kennewick,
Poultry; Elizabeth Drenkhahn and
Ethel Kelso, Benton City, in Can
ming; Lorraine Engels, Kennewick,
for Bee Club work; George Shep-
pard, Kennewick, for Rabbit Club
work; Chester Cox, was third in
Dairy work.
Catalogues: 1st Anne Palola,
Prosser; End. Edward Lum.
Individual Sewing Exhibit: LIST.
Ardice Sheppard; End. Annette
McConnachie, Hanford; Bird. Helen
Lum.
Pumpkin: 1st. Jimmie Stone, End
Jimmie Butcher, Richland; 3rd.
Edward Lum.
Best Watermelon: 1st. Jimmie
Stone; End. Edward Lum.
Poultry, Single Trio. LIST Francis
Mills; John Wooden; End. Imogene
Rorick; 3rd. Wendell Hockersmith.
Pint Of Dry Beans: 1st. Marion
Wienanga; End. Edward Lum; 3rd.
Anna Palola.
Squash: LIST. Edward Lum; End.
Howard Hembree.
Carrots: LIST. Edward Lum; End.
Jimmie Butcher, Richland; 3rd.
Anne Palola.
Onions: LIST. Edward Lum; 3rd.
Jimmie Stone, Kennewick.
Tomatoes: 1st. Edward Lum;
End. Anne Palola.
Cabbage: LIST. Edward Lum.
Canning Club Exhibit: LIST Han
ford Conserve Club.
Individual Canning Exhibit: 1st.
Mildred Weber, Hanford; End.
Marie Nichols.
Individual Sewing Exhibit: 1st.
Ardice Sheppard, Kennewick; End.
Annette McConnachie, Hanford;
3rd. Helen Lum, Kennewick.
Garden Exhibit: L. Edward Lum
Kennewick; End. Marie Lande, 3rd.
Howard Anglin, Hanford.
Potato Exhibit: LIST, Everett Ter
Ri, Kennewick; End, Dudley Bealls,
Finley.
Corn Exhibit: 1st. Wendell Hook
ersmith yellow dent) End. Jesse
Lande, Finley white dent).
Miss Catherine Brand of Benton
City, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E..
y. Brand, champion bread maker
of three states, Washington, Ore
gon and Idaho. Miss Brand is an
enthusiastic club girl, this being
her second year in Extension
work. Last year she won local,
county, district and state prize in
bread making. This year she was
assistant club leader in Benton
City and trained Flora Brooks,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. e. ].
Brooks, who took local and the
county prizes and is this week con-
testing in Yakima for District and
State prizes. Miss Brand took the
local prize in Senior sewing and
cooking this year but was sick at
the time Of the county contest so
was unable to compete.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-29
GOTHAM MAKING
PLANS To AVERT
FOOD SHORTAGE
Railroad Officials and Pub
lie Officers Act to Cir
cumvent Any Tying Up of
Rail Traffic.

New York, June 2S.-Railroad
officials and public Officers went
ahead today with plans to cir
cumvent any tying up of traffic
and necessary food supplies Of
greater New York in the event
the railroad shop repair men and
maintenance of way workers go
out on their threatened strike
next Saturday.
Confidence was expressed at
the offices of the eleven rail-
roads entering New York City
that all traffic would be moved
and no food shortage would re-
suit for the metropolis because
of the strike. Rail executives al
so said passenger schedules would
not be interrupted. City author
tiles made plans to supply New
York with milk and perishablc
foodstuffs by motor truck if ne
cessary.
Labor leaders estimated that
more Than 125,000 workers would
he involved in Greater New Yo"!s
III a. OIL lhS VI lllN Nai iNphil
maintenance men and clerks.
Traffic managers of some of
the railroads declared all Of the
roads had reserve supply Of en-
gines and rolling stock which
could be drawn upon in an emer-
gency. thus doing away with the
necessity of heavy repairs to
equipment for some time.
AS an indication that managers
Of eastern railroads are not TAX
ing the strike threat seriously, E.
M, Rine, general manager of the
Delaware and Lackawanna rail-
road and chairman of the COM
mittee of general managers for
the eastern district. said today
that no meeting of his committee
had been called for the specific
purpose Of arranging unified ac-
ton in case of strike.
Secretary of the Treasury An
drew w. Mellon, who was here
today with other members Of the
cabinet inspecting possible new
sites for post office, said that
he did not think there would be
a strike and that Washington did
not feel alarmed over it. The
strike situation, he said; was COM
plicating the outlook for busi-
ness, however.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-29
NJ 'CORM|CK SAYS
He D|DN' I BUY A
HUMAN GLAND
(By The Associated PressJ

Chicago, June 2S.-Harold F..
Mccormick, head OF the executive
committee of the international
Harvester company, today an
nounced his intention to sue for
libel every newspaper whi 4 pub
lished the report that he purchased
gland of another man to be graft
ed into his own body.
With this as the first count In his
libel suits other counts, he declared,
will include charges of telephone
tapping, invasion of his sick room,
the surrounding of his house and
trespass upon his property.
1t was Mr.. McCormick's first
statement since he went to the
Wesley Memorial hospital for an
operation almost three weeks ago,
and he made it plain he was chief
ly incensed at the repeated stories
that he had taken advantage of the
unfortunate fellow man to deprive
him of vital organ.
"That is utterly untrue" he said.
And he pointed out that when the
rumor first became current. DR..
Victor D. Lespinasse. who attended
him in the hospital, issued a denial
that human gland was used.
"This denial" said Mr.. McCor-
mick, was printed by some, but
not by all of the newspapers which
printed the original story"
That the telephone wires into
Mr.. McCormick's house had been
tapped was officially reported to
the Chicago Telephone company
during the day. Telephone tapping,
it was said, is a criminal act.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-29
PLEA FOR TEACHING
GERMAN IN PUBLIC
SCHOOLS is FUTILE

sacramento, Calf, June 2S.-
The state board of education for the
third or fourth time since the close
of the world war, again has de-
elined to take any action in re-
sponse to an appeal for restoration
of the teaching of the German
language in high schools of Cali
fornia.
The appeal was made in person
by Miss Dagmer Knudsen, high
school teacher of San Francisco,
who declared the teaching of Ger
man essential especially in the
cases of students preparing for
scientific work in the universities.
She also stated that the appeal
had the backing and support of
many of the instructors in both
Stanford university and the Uni
versity of California. She added
that since the war was over there
was no sentimental reason for con-
tinuing the ban.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-29
COX SAILS FOR
EUROPE; FLAYS
C. D. ?. RULE
0hioan Will Study Economic
Conditions in Every Con-
tinental Country Except
Russia.
(By The Associated Prest.)

New York, June rs (by the As
sociated Press Taking a fling at
the Harding administration for its
attitude toward the league of ma
tions, the tariff and other issues,
James M. Cox, of Ohio, democratic
candidate for president two years
ago, sailed for Europe today 10
witness what he described as ''the
consequences of the steady flow Of
doing nothing by the present ad-
ministration at Washington
He said he would motor through
every continental country except
Russia in making his study of
economic conditions overseas.
The trouble with the present
Washington administration, as Gov.
Cox diagnoses it, is its failure to
"look beyond the end OF its nose.
American trade relations with
Europe must be promoted and tina,
means the purchase Of our surplus
supplies, which, in turn, involves
credit, he said, after embarking on
the France. when get back hope
to find Germany well on its way
into the league of nations. Every
day confirms my faith in the
league. The solution Of all our
economic problems lies in our entry
into the league.
America has a leadership both
moral and financial which must be
upheld.
1.-THE administration mistake is
in bending backward in avoiding
the league.
"The tariff is another case in
point on the attitude of the admin
istration which looks no further
ahead than the end of its nose"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-29
CONDEMNED MAN IS
REPRIEVED WHILE HIS
SANITY is TESTED

Especial Correspondence to The journal }
Silver City. N, M, June as
Pablo Ybarra, condemned slayer.
will not be hanged July Z. Sheriff
John E. Casey received official no.
tification Saturday, from Governor
Merritt c. Mechem at Santa Fe,
that the executive had granted
Ybarra a reprieve of 90 days, from
July Z. that time might, be given
for a thorough inquiry by special
commission of physicians, to deter
mine whether or not Ybarra Is in
sane.
Ybarra is the man who was con-
victed of murder several years ago
and sentenced to be hanged. The
sentence was reprieved and he was
sent to the hospital for the insane
at Las Vegas from which he es-
capped. Recently Ybarra was cap
tured at Ell Paso and re-sentenced
to be hanged by Judge r. R. Ryan.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-29
big SIX PUTS
STRIKE ACROSS
AMIDST Cheers
Christy Mathewson Has
Waged and Won a Great
Fight Against TuberCu-
loSiS at SaranaC Lake.

Saranac Lake, N. Y. June 2S.-
big Six Christy Mathewson, idol
of baseball fans the country over.
for the first time since he came
here three years ago, his life de-
SPARED Of, walked out to the
mound today, wound up and tossed
a perfect strike across the plate,
while thousands who had gathered
for the occasion. cheered them
selves hoarse.
Fully 1000 persons including
friends of the great pitcher who
selves the fruits of the great fight
against tuberculosis that Matty has
waged and won, crowded the field.
He looked well and gave no sign of
having been through his recent i'll
ness.
After a procession headed by
band, players on both teams that
opened the season, local officials
and fans had escorted Matty, his
wife and Christy, Jr., plotting the
car, in which they rode, to point
behind the home plate, Matty left
the machine and to the lusty cheers
of the crowd walked slowly but
very firmly to the mound. There
he Strengthened to full height,
raised the ball aloft, partly wound
up and then rubbed his shoulders
he had been sent in cold"
AS he tossed the ball to the
catcher, an ovation was accorded
him that continued until he had
returned to his car and was driven
slowly to center field, where he
watched the game.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-29
STRIKE Of RAIL-
MEN SCHEDULED
TO START soon
MAY Be AVERTE?2. ;.
Two Possible Means $S !
Warding Off the TPSS/l
ened WaIkout Sy.oE,,tL
Themselves to - IS,
PROPOSAL OF TP
WILL BE CO. ERED
Carriers Executives Are
Scheduled to Meet in Chi
cago Today Hooper
WithhoIdS Comment,

Chicago, June 2S (by the Asso-
ciated Press. 1.-TWO possible means
of warding off the threatened
strike of 100000 shopmen suggest
ed themselves to railroad circles
tonight following what B. M. Jew,
ell, head of the shop unions termed
the "last word" to the railroads IN
the union ultimatum sent to the
Association of Railway Executives
last night.
The executives, by coincidence,
were scheduled to meet in chicago
tomorrow afternoon and local rail-
road executives today said the
shipments proposal of truce
pending further negotiations on
wages and working conditions,
would undoubtedly receive atten-
tion.
President JEWELS telegram last
night to II. De Witt Cuyler, chair
man of the executives, left little
leeway for avoiding the strike, it
was felt by railroad officials today.
They characterized the union de-
mands that the $60,000,000 wage
cut ordered by the railroad labor
board July l be stayed, the rules
abolished by the board be restored
and that farming out of railroad
work be discontinued, as "impossi-
BILE" and unreasonable"
Two Possible Loopholes.
The certain rejection Of the
union proposal, therefore left, in
the opinion of railroad men, but
two possible loopholes to avoid is
suance of the strike call.
One was that conference be-
tween the union leaders and the
executives might be called tomor-
row and if no agreement was
reached, a technical dispute might
be announced, over which the rail-
road labor board, acting under au-
thority of the transportation act,
could take jurisdiction, as it did
in the big four brotherhoods strike
last year, and prevent a walkout.
The other was that IL the strike
is called, the board could also take
jurisdiction under the act, on the
ground that the strike would in
terrupt commerce, and order the
status quo maintained-in other
words order the men back to
work.
Ben w, Hooper, chairman of the
board, refused to comment on
these two possibilities tonight. The
action of the. board in the threat
ened strike last October was inter-
preted as representing the boards
position on the first possibility, and
since the board has never had oc-
casion to act in any strike of con-
sequence, the chairman declined to
state what the federal body's in
depreciation of the transportation
act on that point would be.