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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-08-05

Washingtn, ID. G. - The Department
of Commerce announces that abridged
life tables based upon the 1920 United
States Census will 500 be issued show
ing conditions in "a states and IA
large cities, also in the territory of
Hawaii.
Altogether these tables cover "a per
cent. of the total population Of the
United States. They show for these
states and cities taken as an aggre-
gate, that the expectation Of life at
birth is 1923 for white miles and SAL
for white females.
According to these tables the long
est lived people in the United States
are the Kansans, the expectation of
life at birth in Kansas being 1913 for
white males and 6OS9 for white fe-
males. Wisconsin ranks next with
5S77 years for white males and 60.7O
for white females. If a record as a
standard of comparison be desired it
may be found in the figures for fe-
males in the county of West Sussex
England, whose expectation OF life, the
highest ever published officially by
any country, was 63O5 in 1911-12.
Washington, D. c., outranks all
other of the IA cities with 1888 years
as the expectation of life for white
males and 1888 for white females
Pittsburgh comes at the foot of the list
with 47.16 years for white males and
soap for white females.
For negro males in the large cities
the expectation of life is 1892 as com.
Pared with 51.55 for white males, G
difference of 1853 years. For negro
females the figure is 4O.2S and fol
white females, SAT-.
For the males who have reached
the age of 80 the expectation of life il
34.93 years, and for those who hav,
reached the age of 81, 1t is 1888. Fo
white females it is 1912 at the age o
80, and 1401 at the age of 90. Thes
life tables show a marked improve
ment in mortality conditions anon
all classes between 1910 and 1920 eS
cept at certain ages between II and g.
these exceptions being due to the il
fluenza epidemic.
= While the various mortality cond
lions show that the chances of livin
are much more favorable anon
whites than among negroes, the in
provement among negroes betwee
1910 and 1920 was slightly great
than among whites. Had It not be-
for the influenza epidemics of 10
and 1920 the expectation of life SHOW
for 1920 would have been conside
ably greater for both whites and II
groes.
In the table of states Kentuc
ranks sixth in males with an avera
expectation of life at birth of 81
years while in females Kentuc
ranks fifteenth with an average
5753 years at birth
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-08-05

practically all ocalities. Young clo-
yer, alfalfa, pastures, and gardens are
fair to good EXCEPT in the northeastern
district, where they are deteriorating
Cow peas are generally good, but
would be improved by rain in most
of the state
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-08-05
DIFFERS

VI II H Ling
c. N. Manning, President.
F. II. Engelken, Vice-Pres.
and Manager
]. d. VANHOOSER, Vice-Pres.
S. A. Wallace, Sec. and Treas.
DIRECTORS
Robt. w. Bingham
c. n. Manning
l.. G. Cox
Louis DIES Cognets
George X. Graves
F. H. Engelhen
James C. Stone
]. d. VanHooser
John G. Stoll
George r. Hunt
Samuel II. HALEY
r. T. Anderson
Edward Hilliard
Morgan o. Hughes
]. Robt. Smith
S. A. Wallace
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-08-05
AVERAGE LIFE OF
AMERICAN MAN IS
55.23 YEARS

Official Figures Announced By Census
Bureau Shows Women Live Longer
But in Kentucky Men Live Frac-
ton Longer Than Women.
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AID TO EUROPE
SEEMS ASSURED
PROPOSAL MADE BY U. s. TO
Solve GERMAN
DEBT.
PLAN TO MEET CRISIS
COMMISSION TO BE APPOINTED
TO FIX AMOUNT OF
PREPARATIONS.

| Washington.-A plan under which
an American commission would deter
mine how much Germany should be re-
Qulred to pay the allies in reparatiOns
has emerged from the effort to find Y
way for extending American aid to-
ward solution of the economic troubles
of Europe.
Although discussions of the proposal
have been kept thus far outside the
formal channels of diplomacy, the ex-
change of views has developed a thor.
Ough understanding in authoritative
circles that the United States, Great
Britain and Germany are willing to as
sent to the crei ion of such u commits
sion.
The plan lcw Is before Premier
Poincare of France and he Is expected
to make n decision after conferences
with industrial leaders of his own
country and of Germany. 1t is as
sumed that 1t will be communicated
later to all the nations Interested in
reparation payments.
Department ofrcials made it plain
that they would not be drawn into any
departure from the formal terms OF
Secretary hughes brief statement,
which follows:
1.-The Department of State cannot
discuss tentative proposals which are
made to 1t with respect to the Euro
pean situation. The report that this
government had presented to other
governments n proposal for an Amer
lean commission is unfounded. OF
course, 1t follows that no assent of any
other government to such a propose!
has been received.
In authoritative quarters it was
learned that before the commission
proposal reached the attention of gov
ernment officials, first effort to
bring the combined weight of indus
trial influence in the allied countries,
Germany and the United States to
bear on the reparatiOns stumbling
block were made nearly six months
ago.
In Germany, Great Britain, the
United States and France, Il series of
private conferences were held between
important figures in the international
Industrial world. The movement met
with stiff opposition in France at that
time, but later when the council of
premiers faced complete rupture in
London this month, the effort was re
newed with great hopes of success to
find common ground for a final re-
parations settlement.
The proposal to create commits
sion of American Industrial leaders
to measure Germuny's economic ca
pacity as 1t is today seems to have
been the expression of consensus of
opinion among the business interests
of all nations, that such a course
would be wise, since the United States
Is not participant In Germany's re-
parations payments. Mr.. Burns state
ment makes the American business
viewpoint on that question entirely
plain.
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LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
by-
U. s. BUREAU OF Markets
Washington, D. q.
w ashington, -. y.

Cotton.
New York spot cotton closed al
| 25.sic per pound. New York December
'uture contracts closed at 25.szc.
Hay.
Market slightly lower. Quoted: No
/ timothy. boston s25, New York s25.5G
Philadelphia s2l, Pittsburgh Sl9, Gin
,innau s19. Chicago >2l. Atlanta &26
ST, Louis $50. No. l alfalfa. ST. Loui:
Ss1. omaha s20.25. Atlanta $50. No.
prairie. Omaha sl6.25.
Prices firm to higher In western
markets. Eastern market failed to fol-
low advance, quoted: Bran s2i5o
middlinss ssl:So fioqr middlinss ,,5;s ,ie
gluten feed. s30.35 Chicago. white
aominy feeds. $3.50 st. Louis, $40 Chi
caso: "a per cent linsecd meal. $4g.7b
-ottonseed meal. $3.50 Memphis. $4s
Atlanta.
Grain prices trended upward during
The week and closed at high points
Closing prices in Chicago cash market:
No. red winter wheat. $l.29; No. !.
nard winter wheat, sl.29. No. mixed
corn. nc; No. yellow corn. i7c: No
white oats. 46c. Average farm prices;
No. mixed corn in central Iowa. CSC.
No. hard winter wheat in central
Kansas. S1.07. Closing future prices.
Chicago May wheat, sl.25 Is. Chicago
May corn. 753sc; Minneapolis May
Viz Winnipeg May wheat. Sll4s
Dairy Products.
Butter markets steady to firm. Clos
ins prices. 90 score butter: New York
5442c. Philadelphia 55iac. Boston 54c
chicago 5Sc.
Cheese prices at Wisconsin primar,
markets Dec 16: Twins 26IHc, daisies
.7I. c. double daisies 27c. longhorns and
'Quare prints, 21i.c.
Live Stock md Meats.
Chicago prices: Hogs. top, sS.s5;
butcher cows and heifers. $3.50 to
sl0.50: feeder steers. s5.3h to S7.15
light and medium weight veal calves,
feeding lambs. s12.75 to Sli.75; year
.ings. SO to Sl3: fat ewes. S4.75 to S7.75
Prices good grades of meats: Beef SIS
20 S17. veal SIS to Sl9. lamb s23 to so
% S17. heavy loins Sl2.5O to SIS.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potato markets steady to firm in
East. Prices reported: New York and
sacked round white po-
.atoes and Maine Green Mountain po'
.atoes, $l,3O to $3.50 per 100 pounds In
,ity markets: New York sacked stock
l5c to Sl.05 (. o. b. shipping points
Northern round white. sacked and bulk,
l0c to Sll0 in Chicago. 95c to SILK
N other markets; 60c to Csc I. o.
Growers in Colorado receiving 30c for
-urals. New York and northern Danish
n leading markets; SIS to SIG f. o. b.
western New York points. Middle
western yellow onions. 1928 to s3.5l
Der 100-pound sack in Cincinnati, S2.5l
% SO in other leading markets.; Eastern
stock s2.25 to s2.S5. Spanish Valencias
'1.40 to s1.75 per crate in Philadelphia
md Chicago. New York barreled Bald
win apples. 81 to S4.75 eastern markets
hi < ittf btxae
srn extra fancy boxed Jonathans, SO to
1880 in city markets.
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Six indicted for New York Frauds.

acy to steal thousands of dollars
worth of government property from
the United States navy yard at Bre-
merton, WASH, has been uncovered by
federal agents, they announced here
after federal grand jury had re-
turned indictments charging Clifford
9. Mekeel, navy yard emplOye, and
Gerald Lee Clark, BremertOn mer-
chant, with stealing equipment from
government warehouses. The specific
charge in the indictments against Me-
keel and Clark is the theft of vacuum
tubes and radio head sets, valued at
about $40.
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DENVER MARKETS.

Choice grass-fed steers bring $3.50
Bulk of sales made at 1928 to $6.75:
Choice heifers are quoted at s7.15. The
heifers ranged on down to 50. with
some sales at s4.75 and s4.25 down to
1915. Choice cows are being quoted
at S5.25. Gamers brought So to s2.25
Veal calves are still quoted us high as
50 for choice grades. GOOD quality
goes at IS to $3.50. with the fair ones
at $3.50 to IS. Good quality calves
brought $3.50. while others sold for s5
and one lot down to 1926. Bulls sold
at $3.50 as an average. Feeders and
stockers are in demand with prices at
S.25 to $3.50.
Hogs.
Bulk of sales run from 37.25 to SS.15.
Packers sows sold for $6.25 and $3.50.
Pigs ran steady at prices from 81 tc
1880 for the good kinds.
Sheep.
Strictly choice fat lambs have been
quoted at $14.25. Good grades run from
$3.50 to S14, the same price that has
held for several days. Fair grade OF
common stock at $12.50 to $13. Choice
handyweight ewes are being quoted at
s6.75. Good to fair kind are quoted Al
$3.50 to 81.
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A big schedule of intercollegiate oe.
bates has been arranged for the team,
from the University Of Wyoming. The
women debaters will debate the ques.
ton, Resolved, That the United
states Should Cancel the Debts Due
Her from the Allies in the World
war, and they will meet team from
the colorado College Of Agriculture At
Laramie, one from Nebraska state
Normal College at Laramie. and win
SEND team to the Nebraska stats
normal at Kearney and one to the
COLORADO Teachers Collass at Gree,s,
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Mine Drowned in shlpwreek.

st. Nazaire. France.-The coasting
steamer Vintilis foundered with the
loss Of nine men of the crew after hav-
Ing been rammed and cut in two by
the Norwegian freighter Asturias off
st. Nazaire. The Vintilis. plying be-
tween Nantes and Belle Isle. had just
cleared the outer harbor when she col
lided with the Norwegian. which was
In distress, floundering in the heavy
sea and trying to make st. Nazaire
In the face Of a terrific gale.
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Fire Destroys chicago station.

Chicago.-Fire destroyed the Dear
born street railroad station, formerly
known as the Polk street depot. and
left eight railroads homeless In Chi
cago. The building was valued at
100000. but would cost more than
$1IOOO.0O0 to replace. Within little
more than an hour after traffic po-
uceman saw smoke issuing from the
roof. the flames swept through the 88-
year-old brick and wood structure.
once the pride Of railroad men. and
left only smoke-blackened brick shell
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FOREIGN

Stanislav Wojciechowski has beer
elected president of Poland to sue
ceed President Narutowicz, who wal
assassinated recently.
Germany has turned over 6O.Oo00Ot
marks, approximately S14.500.0oO, to
the allied reparat!ons committee. this
sum being due Dec. 10, said Cenira'
News dispatch from Paris to London.
Lord Curzon announced at Lausanne
that the near east conference will con
tinue, the Turks having adopted con.
clliatory attitude toward the allied
plan for settlement of the straits
question.
Martial law became effective il
Warsaw by proclamation OF the cabi.
net. Captain Niewadomski, the crazec
artist who assassinated President Na
rutowicz, has been held for trial by
court-martial.
\ disturbing discovery was made n
the rear of Buckingharu palace, Lon.
don, when Il grenade bomb was found
in an ash cart which had just arrived
to remove the palace refuse. How the
missile got into the cart is mystery.
The strike of the dock workers in
Vera Cruz was settled at n conference
between representatives of the men
and b. +. Hollway, general manager OF
the Mexican Railway and Vera Cruz
terminal. The workers get 80 per
cent increase for three months.
Seven Republican irregular prison
ers We're executed ut Mount Joy pris
on recently by the Irish Free State
The men executed were |
former railway workers. They were
arrested near Kildare Tor tearing W |
rails and threatening to wreck trains
Twelve persons We're reported miss
ing from the French hospital shir
which caught fire In The
Sea OF AIarmora. Earlier in the day
he United States destroyer Bainhridge
which had gone to the rescue of the
'rench ship, had reported all on boart
ayed.
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Denver.-The waters of the PIatte
and Arkansas rivers will be exhausted
for irrigation purposes within the next
tirteen or twenty years. according to
a statement made by Ralph +. Carpen.
ter, who represented Colorado at the
recent Colorado river treaty confer.
ence, before the State Historical and
Natural History Society here.
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1aft underaoe. operation.

Washington.-Chief Justice Taft of
the United States Supreme Court Is
recuperating at his home here from a
serious operation several days ago.
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CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS
COMING EVENTS.

Jan. 1920. la2S.-National Western
Stock Show. Union Stock Yards. Dem
yer. Colo.
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Girls! Girlsa! !!
Clear Your ok
With Cudcura ).
E,..., Was Ready.
g., zse. oA..... IS ~ =. I..

Father Wa. Ready; .!.,.r vi
He-po you think your =. t.'fst fsts,s
be willing to help me ~ Kim ~, ssy VEL
she-well. 1 heard n,% .as N rnaiddls
ike kicking you in'o oT,t.Bita
next week.-London Al
Fifty per cent Of .us.l. =. i
comes from the Trans'-
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Il was srnokino
my pipe when
it came to me
Which may, or NAV no,.
be a boost for Edgewor,b

How many good ideas ara hmm !, ]
pipe OF tobacco! There is somethin ,t,
In the calm contentment Of i;r,a smoIna
pipe that seems to open up | ths m;s
for new ideas. 'A' 'ii'a
A busy man, a thinker, whose b,,iI
is crlsscrossed with a thousand IL H.
pressions, finds that smoking s bis Mn IN
wipes out most of the confusion on :. ~
leaves his mind clean, so that the nss
idea, the inspiration, has a ~ mn. @
better chance to make its iupressia
.as if pipe-smoking wiped ali IN
chalk-marks from the blackboard i
the mind and invited new ideas, ner
thoughts, and creative plans to Out
line themselves thereon.
Lots of men get good ideas ybs.|
shaving. Many more find Their psT|
ideas when putting away at the pipel
The right kind OF tobacco is an ipI|
portant matter to a pipe-smoks-
though, like breathing, he seldou|
thinks of it. Having settled on a cerl|
tain brand, it becomes a habit to buy /
that. II the tobacco just suits BID
taste, it doesn t matter what its nsms|
is or what it costs-it becoma
his tobacco.
Edgeworth suits many men. ws
presume there are some men vho|
wouldn't like Edgeworth. 1t Is d
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made for them alone.

kll6uC AOl I1SiiA oAOhSs
We want those men to try Ess
worth. We would like to hand then y =
our pouch personally, but S tnas =
impossible, we'll do what we can.
The makers Of Edgeworth will ss1d
free samples to any pipesmokel wy ..I
will ask for them. Simply senda posM
or a note asking for these free sample s
and they'll come to you by tne n'''
mail.
Edeeworth comes in two ioms,. +,
Ready-Rubbed and Plug Sllce. u y
either form it is a moist, fragan;. ..;.si, "
bacco that packs nicely, lignH que
and burns freely and evenly
We can't promise that Edgexsss.' .,,s'
will make brilliant ideas come 70 ~,
but we are sure you will have ~. y
iiehtful smoke-and after all, ~ .Iii 4
all that good tobacco Is sup"'
give.
For free samples, address YOU =. y
tai or letter to Larus & Brotaa IA. IA
nanv. Al South 21st Street, .s "a n
mond, Va. II you VII me.Isit a..is, IN
name and address Of the dea.Js .ss.s4 ~
whom you usually buy you, 49,
vour courtesy viii be sppreoa'
rosaetsil Tobacco Mereh.nt,.I;i's9 q
EdQeworth, Larus & .l3!, ,ua,sso.iG b
pany viii gladly send you yyoga.9Gossa 9tsssa .; !
Rs1ss1t Rsa 81 pSss ssy sss ss q 7 'Ib5is:.,tss A. .
slice or Ready-Rubbed ~ i;ohhsr. ~,
price you would pay the l0DD
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AAAAssNA W. AAAA'N
ual taste-like eat|
ing onions. |
But we have n
belief that thefs
are many pipe.I
smokers not smok-
ing Edgeworthvhs
ought to be- Il
who don't knuvI
n CuBtWVitu Wa
1 therefore havsI
/ no idea thitI
! there is q to.I
bacco that btu !
their taste n|
exactly that n
might havebenI
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Hay and Grain.
METAL. MARK ET8.
COLORADO settlement prices,

# silver (foreign)
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-03-01
BONUS, QUESTION
. is IN DEADLOCK
Republicans Fail to Reconcile Diff
ferences
MACNIDER SEES HARDING
National Commander of the Ameri-
can Legion Says He is
o Satisfied
MACNIDER SEES HARDING

Washington, Feb. 28.-Housc ways
and means committee Republicans
spent three hours trying to reconcile
their differences over the soldiers
bonus, but without success. After
they had adjourned until tomorrow,
Chairman Fordney announced that he
had been authorized to say that the
committee has arrived at no conclu-
sion."
1t was understood that there was
a general discussion of the whole
question of finances, acrimonious at
times, and that at the finish the situa-
tion was just wheer it was before the
special subcommittee tentatively
agreed upon a special tax program
which subsequently was disapproved
by President Harding.
Want to Meet President
The discussion today was reported
to have revolved largely around the
proposition to write into the bill some
Kind OF financing provision that would
meet the Presidents views at least
half way. The sales tax suggested by
the President and rejected by the spc,
clal committee last week by an over
whelming vote, was not pressed par
ticularly, it was said, and the i'm
preston went out that some mem
bers had in mind special tax pro
gram.
Hanford MacNider, national COM
mandcr of the American Legion, and
John Thomas Taylor, vice chairman
of the legion's legislative committee
discussed the bonus situation with
President Harding at the White House
today. They said afterwards that
they were perfectly satisfied" with
the results of the conference and ex-
pressed confidence that there would
be no delay in the enactment of the
adjusted compensation legislation.
They added that the President "was
heart and soul" with the legion and
understood it's position fullv,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-03-01
KENTUCKY SALE OF LEAF
TOBACCO is HEAVY

: Hopkinsville, KY, Feb. 26.-Sales
on the loose leaf floors during the
past week aggregate 1,124,7OO
growers $174,203.80.! The average
was $15.40, an increase of So cents a
hundred over, last week. The average
was \$10.61 for the same week q year
ago.
Sales for the season amount to 1O,-
814,755, the average being $15.28.
Lower grades were mainly in evil
dence, though there was some fine
leaf. The best price was $40.
Tobacco is rolling into the city and
heavy sales are expected until the
season closes. Prices for the week
ranged as follows:
Trash $3.50 to SO; common lugs SO
to SIS; medium lugs SIS to So; good
Jugs So to $12; fine lugs $12 to SIS;
low leaf $40 to $12; common leaf $12
to $18; medium leaf $18 to $25; good
leaf $25 to $50; fine leaf $50 to $40.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-03-01
INCREASE OF COTTON
ACREAGE GREAT MISTAKE

Columbia, Feb. 28.-Convinced they
say, that any increase in cotton acre:
age this year would be absolutely
rulnous to the state, officials of the
South Carolina Division of the Ameri-
can Cotton Association today issued
a statement setting forth the facts in
the situation, as they see them, and
urging every interest in South Caro-
lima to- unite in an effort to hold the
acreage down at least to that of 1921
further reduction would be strong
~ advisable the association says,
four major reasons are given by the
association why the acreage should
not be increased and it says there are
numerous minor reasons, the four
principal ones are:
First. An increase in cotton acre
age would cheaper all collateral held
by Southern banks.
Second. Under boil wccvil condi-
cions an increase IN acreage means an
increase in possible disaster by the
boil wccvil.
"Third. An increase in cotton
acreage means a decrease in food and
feed crops. Let's make the Southern
farm self sustaining before we again
undertake to raise q surplus of cot
ton.
"Fourth After bearing the brunt
OF. defiation neither our bankers, mer-
chants are in position to finance a
large crop.
Under existing conditions we ought
not to run the risk of a crop failure
and thus embarrass banks, merchants
and farmers. Plant only such crop as
can be financed with comparative
ease"
The association in it's statement
takes the view that while "a large
acreage this year would, not by any
means insure large crop, it would
certainly very greatly depress the
price for the next eight or nine
months any way. If we overproducc
prices will be ruinous, if we over
plant and the boil weevil repeats her
1921 performance, ruin is certain,
either way you look at it our only
salvation is in q very small acreage"
The association says that it feels it
to be. it's duty to sound this note of
warning to the farmers of the state
and it reminds them that at is bet
ter to be safe than sorry"
Dr.. j. B. johnson Of Rock Hill,
president, Louis 1. Guion Of Lugoff
vice president and manager of the as
sociation, said yesterday that they
had received letters from bankers,
merchants and farmers in every sec
tion of the state urging that every
step be taken to prevent an increased
acreage with the disaster that It
would almost certainly bring.
F. G. Thomas, =.
President County Branch.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-03-01
UNION PRESSMEN
LEAVE PAPERS

New York, Feb. 28.-Union print
ing prcssmen on all New York morn
ing newspaper press rooms abandon
ed their posts tonight, according to
an announcement by the Publishers
Association of New York City.
Long after its usual hour of pub
lication, the New York Herald is
sued an eight-page paper, captioned
"strike edition." An eight-column
announcement on the front page ex-
planned that press room forces were
"on strike" and that the press room
was temporarily crippled.
Early in the evening majority
of the 2,100 members of the union
organization met to decide on ac-
ceptance or rejection of the arbitral
decision. The leaders announced that
action was expected either one way
or the other before 9:30 o'clock, but
that hour passed without any further
announcement coming from the locked
doors Of the hall, to which reporters
were denied admittance. This was the
situation at midnight. First editions
of the morning papers had failed to
appear.