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The New York herald., 1922-08-16

q strike cannot be won. The resistance
crumbles In direct ratio 70 the gains In
the working forces.
LAS matter OF cold, hard mathe-
matics at the present rate Of gains In
hiring men for shopmen's work. In four
weeks the roads VIII have normal sup
ply of labor for this work. The present
percentaEe figure of the men az work
comparfd 10 normal forces Is bs per
1en at Work Satisfied.
OtHr officials said their shop forces
continued 10 grow and their equipment
and Operation continued TO improve. NO
,Mkest Is reported among the men ct
brk. they declared. and no complaints
#are heard from the train crews.
As 70 President Harding's address TO
Congress- on the strike situation neither
union leaders nor railroad executives
would be quoted. AS soon as they heard
OF the Presidents intention to lay their
troubles before Congress New York rail-
road men got Washington on the phone
and tried to fihd out what Mr.. Hating
was going 10 say.
The best information they could get
1T was said, was that the President
himself did not know, because his
message was not drafted yet. lt was
predicted, however. that the address
would not be antagonistic to the roads.
A rumor started yesterday that a
CLIQUE OF independents" among the
railway heads was flirting" with the
unions. This was denied by the execu-
tives, who declared they were standing
together
Dave williams of the strike commit
tee said he was waiting TO hear from
Washington ebfore issuing any more
statements. One comment he made,
however. was that the settlement OF
the soft coal strike would help the rail-
road strikers because it would add
thousands of coal ears to the equipment
in daily use
The New York herald., 1922-08-16
!. w. w. Ready to Run
the Government Itself

w yASHINGTON, Aug. 15 CAS-
w sociated Press).-Attorney-
General Daugherty de-
clared to-day that reports had COME
TO the Department OF Justice indi-
eating "the l. w. Ws. are quite
active in connection with tbs rail-
way strikes"
Where are indications" Mr..
Daugherty added, that the /. w.
Ws. are willing to take over some
of the responsibilities Of railway
transportation. and even the Gov
ernment itself in the West"
The Attorney General said that
there was no detailed information
IN the hands Of the department,
but he was satisfied from the gen.
eral information received that a
relation existed between the strikes
and activities of the |. w. w.
The New York herald., 1922-08-16
Text of Soft Coal Agreement
to Reopen Mines Immediately

CLEVELAND, Aug. 10 (Associated
Iress) The text of the agreement be-
| tween the btuminous coal operators and
miners Is as follows:
!. All mines of operators represented
in this joint conference which are now
on strike are to be opened Immediately
Upon the execution of supplementary
contracts extending to March 81, 1923,
the terms, provisions and conditions OF
the contracts affecting such mines as
they respectively existed on March 81,
1922, except as to renewal or continual
tion clauses in such contracts.
2. The participants in this conference
gree to send. and this conference in
vites the bituminous coal operators OF
che United States to send representative
delegates from coal producing districts,
or from substantial groups of opera tors,
which delegates shall as far as possible
be representatives OF the bituminous coal
industry Of the United States. such dele
Gates TO assemble in joint conference in
Cleveland. Ohio, October .. 1929.
This joint conference shall appoint i
committee of equal numbers of repre-
sentative operators and miners, which
committee shall formulate a method to
be followed by The bituminous coal in
dustry in the negotiation of wage scale
agreements 90 become effective April /,
1923. and the method so formulated
| shall by the committee be reported to
the Joint conference to be held January
., 1873, as hereinafter provided.
8. The joint conference convening oc-
tober shall further select a committee
OF inquiry. the members of which shall
be OF commanding public reputation for
character and ability, and whose per-
sonnel shall be approved by the sPresi-
dent of the United States The duty
Of this committee shall be to develop
promptly all of the pertinent facts in
regard to the industry for the benefit
alike Of the public, the operators and
shall include every phase of industry
deemed material by the committee cf
inquiry and such committee shall be
and aided in every manner possible by
the operators and miners alike.
The Presidents Part.
In the event such joint conference
shall fail to agree upon the members OF
such committee Of inquiry by October
10, 1922, II shall petition the President
of the United States to appoint the
| members thereof in his discretion and in
the event of a vacancy the President Is
requested to fill samcF by appointment
The cost Of such committee of inquiry
shall be paid by the industry one-h;.lf
by the operators participating IN The
Joint conference and one-half by the
United Mine Workers of America.
Such committee, after developing all
the facts. shall make such recommended
The New York herald., 1922-08-16
LAKE MEN TO VOTE ON OFFER
Scnmcn to Take Referendum on
Acceptance of s15 Pay Raise.

CLEVELAND. Aug. Is (Associated
Press) The executive board Of the In
ternational Seamen's Union decided to-
day to refer to the membership the offer
made yesterday by the Lake Carriers
Association. NI
The board was called to meet here
following the granting by the Lake Car
riers Association Of SIS month in
crease In wages to seamen below the
grade of licensed officers.
After the meeting adjourned the fol-
lowing statement was issued:
"ln view OF the Compromising offer
made by the Lake Carriers Association
IN Offering a slight increase in wages.
while ignoring the eight hour day and
other grievances complained OF In a
strike resolution adopted by the mem
bership OF the sailors. fremen's and
cooks unions of the great lakes, the
executive board of the three unions
have instructed their secretaries to
take .he offer made by the association
back TO the men employed on those
boats sor their consideration"
The New York herald., 1922-08-16

tons as 1t may deem proper and adj
visable and shall so far as possible e'n-
body these recommendations in 4 report
to be submitted to the joint conference
To- be convened January 8, 1928. as
hereinafter provided,
In order to reach a final and proper
determination of the controversy in the
bituminous coal industry, for the benefit
OF the miners and operators, and the
public as well, the following principal
points are presented for consideration
by the committee OF inquiry:
(a) The wage rate in any district
shall as far as reasonable be prop
erly competitive within the mining
industry and shall at the same time
be fully comucusatory TO the miners,
being sufrcteHt TO afford not only
living wage but also 70 allow reason
able opportunity for accU0alating
savings.
NThe encouragement or proper
spirit Of obligation and re5p0ns bility
or The part Of all the parties toward
contractual obligations and the es-
tablishment of proper machinery.
both local and national. for promnt
determination and settlement of a
points of dispute in any local. Sta
or district contract without resartinE
to strike or lockout.
icy TO encourage efficiency of 8.
ton not only on the part of mine
management in the mechanical op-
Grafton of the mines but also on the
part of individual miners in the per-
formance of their daily work
4. The participants of this confer
ence agree to send, and this convention
invites the bituminous coal operators oi
the United States to send representative
delegates from coal producing districts
or from substantial groups of coal opera
tors, which delegates shall as far as
possible be representatives OF the btu
minous coal industry Of the United
States. such delegates to meet in joint
conference January 3. 1928. at such
place as may be designated by the joint
conference held October 2. 1929. This
joint conference shall receive the report
of the committee appointed in conform
ity with paragraph 2 and shall finally
determine the method to be followed by
the participants in the conference in the
negotiation of wage scale agreements
to become effective April /. 1923.
To the end that new wage scale agree
ments to be effective April /, 1923, shall
be determined upon as speedily as prac.
ticable and further strikes be thereby
averted. the method of negotiating wag,
scale agreements which shall be deter.
mined upon by said joint conference
shall provide that such machinery as
is created by ii to develop a new wage
scale agreement shall commence to func-
ton not later than January s. 1923
The wage scale agreement concluded by
such machinery shall be effective April
/. 1923. and shall be in effect during
such time as 1t may determine.
The New York herald., 1922-08-16
STRIKE THREATENING
VAST FARM LOSSES
Federation Tells Harding Ii
Uphoids Labor Board.

CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-Declaring that
farmers Of the United States will suffer
huge losses unless the rail- strike is
speedily settled j. II. Howard. president
Of the American Farm Bureau Fedora
tion, to-day sent a telegram TO Presi-
derk Harding supporting the United
states Railroad Labor Board in its wage
findings and suggesting the creation OF
mandate enforcing Governmental
boards TO act In all labor troubles. The
telegram IN part follows:
"The railroad strike has assumed pro-
portions which are already bringing
acute distress to many farmers Many
thousand farmers seem destined to lose
their whole years work unless settle
ments are speedily made.
4 THE American Farm Bureau Fedora
tion. by regularly adopted resolution. -
opposed TO Government ownership of
public utilities. We believe that at this
time the taking over OF the roads ~ the
Government would not be justihaDlc IL
would establish precedent which would
compel the Government 70 similar action
whenever future controversies might
arise, and indeed might Invite the bring
ing on OF other controversies TO compel
Government interference.
$50 far az the railroad controversy Is
concerned. the railroad labor board was
Instituted for this very purpose.
''Unless the coal miners and opera !
tors can quickly agree there should be
constituted an agency similar 70 the
railroad labor board for settling of con
troverslal labor issues. which board
should he given full authority 10 enforce
~ demands.'
The New York herald., 1922-08-16
HARDING WILL GO
BEFORE CONGRESS
Continued from First Page.

fected transportation and gave the true
extent Of the public concern.
Third-The leader of the big Four
brotherhoods in continuation of their
mediation efforts made formal request
in a telegram sent to-day to Chairman
Cuyler Of the American Association OF
Railroad Executives for committee of
the moderates to come TO Washington
for a conference In the interest of con-
ciliation.
Except for the fact that the President
is putting the situation before the SEN
ate and the House, the situation here IS
exactly the same as existed when Ad-
ministration efforts to settle the coal
controversy broke down. As was done
in the case OF the coal crisis when peace
plans were frustrated. the President Is
expected to do two things.
First. he will invite the railroad op-
orators TO give the country the maxi
mum Of train service with whatever
forces they can secure.
Second. in doing so he will give as
surance Of Government protection for
employees and also against Interference
with transportation by disaffected ele-
ments.
Drops Mediation Efforts.
While the President was surveying
the situation he had to all intents and
purposes given up any effort at media
tion, the announcement Of his going be-
fore Congress- being made Immediately
after the striking shopmen had made
public the text Of their answer refusing
10 accept mis- latest proposal for a set
tlcment.
After a conference OF the brotherhood
leaders this afternoon Warren $. Stone.
president OF the Brotherhood OF Locomo-
tive Engineers. sent a telegram to T. De
witt Cuyler, chairman Of the Associa-
tion Of Railway Executives, requesting
that committee be appointed to confer
with the brotherhood leaders here on
Thursday. Advices from New York to-
night state the request has been granted
il Is plainly the aim Of the brother
hood leaders. 10 get down to d talking
basis with the executives before Con-
grcss can do anything In the matter.
with the exception OF the brotherhood
leaders few here believed to-day that
there was much to be hoped for out Of
the conference. On the other hand u
was pointed out that John t. Lewis.
president ct the United Mine Workers.
0Dtdlneu an agreement WIN iHt Uld-
iority Of the coal operators after the
Administrations peace program, had all
ended In fascos.
As returning members reached the
capital for the reassembllng OF the
House there was feeling Of expectancy
that the President would come before
Congress with cut and dried proposal
for action. Those members coming back
from regions where the strike has hit
the country hardest llSe the far West
and Southwest. had the distinct belief
that the situation had reached the point
whore wait and sec" policy was no
longer practicable or safe III the public
interest
Despite this feekpg. however. the
President had sen word ~ leaders
karller la the day THAT no legislative
The New York herald., 1922-08-16

recommendations were to made at this
time. Senator Watson (Ind) and Kel-
logg (Minn.), members of the Senate
Committee on Interstate Commerce. had
conferred with the President earlier in
the day when they had outlined to them
what the Chief Executive expected to
say in his address to Congress.
The correspondence between Presi-
dent Harding and Chairman McChord
furnished the real background of the
situation to-day and served to increase
the growing apprehension.
McChord's Letter.
Following Is the text of Chairman Nc
Chords letter outlining the danger Gus
condition of motive power:
Dear Mr.. President: In the admin
istration and enforcement Of the locomo-
tive inspection and related safety ap-
pliance acts of Congress the commits
sion has observed with concern the
progressive deterioration OF motive
power upon certain Of fhe important
carriers of the country since July i,
1922, and during the present strike The
effect of deferred repairs is cumulative
and becomes Increasingly felt as time
goes on.
The acts which we are called upon to
administer leave little discretion with
the commission as to enforcement when
violations come to light. In the continu-
ance OF our enforcement of the law we
are taking steps and will be compelled
to continue 20 proceed In manner
which must bring about serious with
dEawals Of motive power from service.
Certain violations of the acts we report
to the Attorney-Generai for appropriate
listing conditions these will be increas-
ingy frequent.
knowing your interest in the matter
we felt YOU should be advised Of the
facts. Faithfully yours.
&C G. McCHoRD, Chairman"
The Presidents reply follows
MY Dear Chairman McChord:
II have yours of even date in which
you call to my attention the progressive
deterioration of motive power upon some
Of the important railroad lines of the
country as the outgrowth OF the pre-
vailing strike. This growing menace
to maintained transportation has been
called to my attention unofiicially IN
various ways. Under all the cireum-
stances l know OF nothing to be done
except to Insist upon the full enforce-
ment of the law. 1t is very natural
thing under circumstances which exist
AZ the present moment to waive the 1x-
actions in behalf of safety in seeking TO
maintain transportation. In my iuds.
mcnt II is better TO have the service
diminished rather than attempt the
movement Of trains on which safety Is
not assured SO far as compliance with
the law may provide H. ! trust that
your inspection forces will exert tn
selves to the utmost In order to be able
TO pass upon safe equipment. because
the official sanction Of the Government
will remove all questions Of dispute
VERY truly yours,
WARREN O. HARDING"
The New York herald., 1922-08-16
CANADIAN cur REscINpEp.

MONTREAL, Aug 15--Thc threatened
strike OF $1,000 shopmen on the Cana
dian railways was temporarily ayarted
tonight when the presidents OF the
Canadian Nationah Grand Trunk and
Canadian Pacific telegraphcd Premier
King that the wage cut Of 100000 or
dcred to-day would be rcscinded and the
men would he paid al tileir old rate
prior 60 July is.
The New York herald., 1922-08-16
poTTsvILE COAL SUPPLY ENDS

PorTsvf1LE, Pa, Aug. 15.--Twenty-
i've hundred empty coal cars were
removed from the st. Clair yards Of the
Philadelphia and Reading Railway to-
day, orders having been received to send
them 70 the Landlngville storage yards
for loading. The movement. II was
stated. practically will wipe out the re.
mainder OF the stored coal IN this Sec
tion. The cars had been stored here
since the beginning Of the hard coal
strike,
The New York herald., 1922-08-16
Pittsburgh Gets Ready.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW York HERALD.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 15.-Five coal min
ing companies which operate mines in
the New Kensngton district and employ
approximately $500 miners in normal
times had men cleaning their workings
and getting them in shape to-day to
start operations as soon as official noti-
fication of the strike settlement should
be received from Cleveland, according to
Jack Hasson of the mine workers.
The companies which are preparing
for work are the New Field By Prod
uets Company of North Bessemer which
employs $50 men in normal times: the
Renton Coal Company of Renton, 400
men; the Ford Collieries Company Of
curtisvile, 1900 men; the Inland Coal
The New York herald., 1922-08-16
Continued from First Page.

wage adjustment. The operators have
declared against restoring the March
81 scale permanently.
The New York herald., 1922-08-16
ATTEMPT IS MADE
TO WRECK A TRAIN
Bloodhounds Sent Nto Scene
When Spikes Are DralDn.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Aug. l5.-A re-
port reached here late to-day that an
attempt had been made to wreck a train
on the Atlanta division of the Nashville,
Chattanooga and st. Louis Railway at
Chickamauga, twelve miles south Of this
city, the spikes having been drawn from
the rails. officers and bloodhounds have
gone to the scene.
The New York herald., 1922-08-16

SANpUsKY, Ohio. Aug. 15.-Shots were
exchanged early to-day between rail-
road guards and either strikers or strike
sympathizers in the New York Central
Railroad yards here. One guard was
shot in the hand. No arrests have been
made.
The New York herald., 1922-08-16

wOUND ..NfTTINg9
4 10. see n n IL advertised n the Lost sni
f(1nsiamns Of to-day's New Yegk Isid(
The New York herald., 1922-08-16

PRINCETON, Ind. Aug. 15.-Ma!nte-
nance Of way men at the Louisville-St.
Louis division of the Southern Railroad
shops here walked out this morning.
Company officials say the men were n
duced to quit by striking miners.
, 1922-04-07
SOLICITOR IS
GIVEN POLICE WARMING

That Casper does not need any more
solicitors in the namo of charity, es-
pecis1ly when such solicitors don uni.
forms similar to that OF the Salvation
Army. and have no visible means os
support. was brought out in police
yesterday. we don't need the
Volunteers OF America here" said Po-
lice Judge Morris. The Salvation
Army is taking caro- OF the situation
very we'll" Mi. Raj. who claims to
represent tho 'Volunteers'' was pro-
hibited from soliciting without the
OF the chief of police and with
the warning that II he continued he
would get 30 days.
Mail carriers have no more privilege
to violate traffic regulations than priv
ate individuals. according TO the find
ing of h police court. A fine for
Grass negligence was assessed a driv.
er yesterday who had neglected to sup.
ply his car with proper brakes.
, 1922-04-07
Vets HOUL For
Repeal of U. S.
Dry Amendment

NEW YORK, April 7.-Anti.prohib-
itionists clamored at a meeting in Car
negie hall last night for the repeal of
the Eighteenth amendment, declaring
sn resolutions adopted by a spontante-
GUS vote that It ris Eat variance with
the spirit of our institutions, with the
genius Of our history. and the char
acter Of our people,
Tho gathering was called to organ
ize tho New York division against the
prohibition amendment
Tho association pledged itself to
take asu that would restore to
congress tho spirit Of good public con-
science and of courage and independ-
ence which will eel to serve the peo-
pie int their rue interests. instead
OF selfishly profiting by heir betray-
all ; It was proposed to do this by
appointing Suitable committees in the
congressional districts to support hon
est legislators and to Danish time-serv-
ers and faithless representatives from
office"
, 1922-04-07
ship SUBSIDY
PLAN ASSAILED

WASHINGTON, April 7.-charres
that provisions of the administrations
ship subsidy plan would prove dis
crfminatory were made and denied to-
cay before senate and house COM
mittees considering the proposal.
Representative Davis. Democrat.
Tennessee. predicted that some fea-
lures Of the bill. especially the pro-
vision which would authorize Ameri-
can shippers to make deductions In
their income taxes amounting to five
per cent Of freight paid on cargoes
carried in American bottoms, would
work to the advantage OF the big
shipper and TO the disadvantage of
less prosperous ones.
The opposite view was taken by
Chairman Lakser OF tho shipping
board. who declared that the income
tax selection, which II is estimated
would result in aggregating deduction
OF 10000 900 annually. would dis
criminate against no one. Once in
force, he said. certain minor inequalL
ties in the application OF the legisla-
ton might como TO light, adding that
this could be remedied.
, 1922-04-07
MRS.. CARTER TO SHOW
PHOTOGRAPHS OF OWN
CAMERA IN LECTURE

ono OF the most unique entertain
ments ever put on in Casper Will be
given next Wednesday night. April IL.
In no Methodist church. when Mrs.
Carter. wife OF the pastor OF that
church will give a stereopticon lecture.
showing views of Turkey and of the
Holy Lands. Mrs. Carter was a mis-.
sionary In Harpoot, Turkey, for four
years being a teacher in E~uphrates
-ollese She took many views ce the
places she visited and had them made
into lantern slides Many OF the Jews
h viii show cannot be secured from
any picture firm for they are picture,
she has taken herself. This lecture
will be appropriate for Holy Week as
several of tho views arc OF Jerusalem
ana other parts OF the Holy Land.
, 1922-04-07

and gyInpathizers or her acquittal.
Miss Stone. at Their request. was es-
oorted back to the Raymond street
Jail, where she had spent many sleep
less night during her trial.
This morning she said she had had
a restful sleep and felt refreshed
II intend" she added. ito Join my
friends and go back to my profession
as soon as possible. In work 1 may
forget"
The jury that acquitted Miss Stone
had deifberated ten hours. The an
nouncement OF the verdict brought
cheers from several hundred persons
crowded into the little court room
These spectator had waited for hours
for the jury.
when the foreman spoke In clear
tones, the words. mo guilty. Miss
stones face frightened into a smile
and almost inaudibly h added:
Thank God its over"
Mrs. Mario Gormley knkcad.
widow of the slain lawyer. was not in
tho court although she had been an
interested spectator In all previous
sessions of the trial which lasted nine
days.
, 1922-04-07
MAN SAYSHE ESCAPED PRISON
BUT WARDEN DOESN'T KNOW 1T

PALATKA, Fla. ApriIY7.-Haroid C.
Earnest alias John II. Jones, was
being held By the local authorities to-
day. while they investigated his story
he escaped from the San Quentin.
Cal, penitentiary. where he was serv-
ing sentence for participation in a
800, 900 mail obbery.
Earnest IA quoted as saying that
the postal robbery was committed at
bakersfield, Cal. He escaped from
, 1922-04-07
OLD RESORT GIVES UP
MOON Still TO RAIDERS

BASIN, wyo.. April 7.-Sheriff
wlckwfre, armed with a search war
rant, raided n place owned by AIDE
Prindle in the outskirts Of Basin, in
the old days used as a resort The
sheriff uncovered n 20 gallon stu. five
barrels OF mash and three cases of
colored whiskey. Glenn Berry and
Oscar Payne were arrested along with
the moonshine and upon hearing were
bound over to the district court in
bonds OF 81 900 each. This is believed
to have been the main source of local
supply of m~oonshine.