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The New York herald., 1922-07-16
B. AND o. ELIMINATES
FOUR THROUGH TRAINS
CleUeland Service Cut Because
of Shop Strike.

specsor Dispatch to THE NEW York HERALD.
CLEVELAND, July 15.-Four through
trains serving Cleveland patrons were
eliminated from the Baltimore and Ohio
schedule to-day by an order received at
ticket offices here from the general pas
sehger agent in Cincinnati.
Two OF the trains run through Cleve-
land and two on the B. & o. main line.
making connections with the cleveland
division.
Other roads continued to deny that
the railroad shopmen's strike was inter-
fering with their passenger service.
though some trains we're reported run
ming into Union Station as much as
three hours late. Baltimore and Ohio
officials asserted that passenger service
on their lines were no more confused
than on any other system. but that they
were frankly making public eliminated
trains and cuts in service.
I'VE don't believe it is the best policy
to let things drag along until a serious
situation develops. and the public must
be let in on it." one official said.
Big -Four passenger officials here to-
day asserted that they had not cut a
train. although they We're not running
as many extra cars as formerly.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
HARDING TAKES UP
ESCH-CUMMINS ACT
Recommends Hearings at
Once for Amendnlents.lOr Or
Special Dispatch to THE NEW YoRK HERArp
New York Herald Bureau.
Washiurtou, d. c., July Is.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW Yosx HzaALp.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington. ID. c.. July Is.
President Harding has recommended
informally to the Senate that hearings
begin soon to bring about amendments
to the h-Cummins transportation act.
Following conference with the Presi-
dent last evening Senator Cummins,
chairman of the Interstate Commerce
Committee of the Senate and one of the
coauthcrs of the present transportation
act, announced that hearings would be
held soon by his committee with view
of amending the present act in impor-
tant particulars.
President Harding stated some time
ago that the act should be changed. and
in the meantime 1t has been the object
of bitter criticism, especially In the
middle West.
Senator Curnrins says the legislation
contemplated will not affect the present
strike situation, as 1t probably will not
be possible to enact new legislation
which would deal with the present indus
trial dispute. He adds that one of the
purposes of the proposed legislation
would be to obtain for workmen fair
living wage"
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
WIFE OFFERS ELOPING
PASTOR WELCOME HOME
He Is Quoted as Saying He
Prefers Cell.

xENrA, Ohio, July 15.---Although the
Rev. w. W. Culp, temporary pastor Of
the Spring Valley M. e. Church. de-
serted his wife and nine children and
eloped with Miss Esther Hughes. nine
teen-year-old music teacher and a
boarder at the Culp home and now Is
under arrest at Port Huron, Mich. Mrs.
Culp will receive him with open arms
IL he'll come back
In the midst Of packing the meager
family belongings, preparatory to a re-
turn to her home at wakarusa. Ind,
Mrs. Culp paused to affirm that she'd
stay In Spring Valley and take her hus-
band back II he'd give up the girl and
act as father should"
Meanwhile local authorities were pre-
pairing to go to Port Huron and bring
Mr. Culp back to answer a charge OF
dcsortion. From the jail at Port Huron
tho clipping pastor was quoted as saying.
"I'd rather remain behind the bars than
return to my wife" He was "tired OF
supporting large family on $1,000 a
year." he said
Mr.. Culp and the, girl were arrested
yesterday after a search which had be-
gun Immediately after the elopement on
June IA.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
GEORGE JAY GOULDS
TO LIVE IN ENGLAND
Couple Will Go to Scotland
for Honeymoon, Then to
London, It Is Said.

Gable dispatches received In New
York yesterday from England stated
that 1t is the intention of George Jay
Gould and his bride. who was Guincverc
Jeanne Sinclair, to make that country
their permanent home. Mr., and Mrs.
Gould will first pass their honeymoon
in a castle In Scotland. after which
the financier is expected to return to
New York to get his business affairs In
shape for residence abroad.
Howard Gould, brother Of George
Jay. has been spending the greater part
of his time in England for several years,
and Frank J. Gould. another brother.
lives In Paris.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
RAIN FOR 40 DAYS,
SAYS ST. SWITHIN
But Don't Be Downhearted
for He Is a Noted
Liar.

st. Swithin, the onery cuss. double
crossed Forecaster scarr yesterday and
made it rain, although Mr.. Scarr's' off,
cial forecast was fair to-day and to-
morrow" so now we're due to have
forty days of rain.
The Swithin legend, az everybody
knows, is that II 1t rains on July 10,
St Swithin's Day. it will rain every day
thereafter for forty days, or until August
21, but IL it's dry, there will be forty
days of drought In the memory OF
man. however. this superstition has
proved never true. Last year 1t rained
on July Is and on eighteen of the sue
ceeding thirty mine days. That's about as
close as the old humbug ever gets.
He is popularity supposed to have been
drunken saint" and to have-l left in
structions after he died that his bones
must not be disturbed. That was In
S62 or thereabouts. Some time after
some impious men tried to dig him up
and a tremendous thunder storm drove
them away This Is the verse that has
been rccited ever since:
st. Swithin's Day. If thou dost rain,
For forty days 1t v ~ remain.
st. Swithins Day, II thru be fair,
For forty days 'tw III ,ain ma mair.
AS matter OF TACT 81. sWitnln wash
a drunken saint at all---he wasn't even
a saint, being canonized only in popular
fancy. He was respectable, pious
Bishop, and the reason he left orders
that his body should not be removed
was that he had designated that particu-
lar place to overcome a superstition
which made the parishioners Of Win.
chester unwilling to have their dead
buried on the north side OF the cathe'
dral.
Greenwich Observatory, In England
once kept tabs on St Swthin. In
twenty years ST. Swithin's Day wal
rainy six times and dry fourteen times
The number Of days 1t rained during the
following forty days In those six wet
years was 13, IA, 16, IS, 2s and rs
When July 15 was rainless, instead Of
being drier. the average of the succeed
ing forty days was wetter than the 81,
years that should have been rainy
Judging the next forty days by thu
forty that have Just passed, st. Swithir
has good chance to come through thi'
year.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
STRIKE OF DEPOT STAFF
HAMPERS MAIL SER VICE
Work Asked to Send Extra
Clerks to Toledo.

WASHINGTON. July 15.--Reports to the
Postoffice Department to-day said that
at Toledo. Ohio. all depot employees
were on strike and the department was
asked to supply additional mail clerks
to handle the mails. .s.t
Postal Inspector Harris at Atlanta
notified the department that trains Is
and -16. operating between Savannah
and Montgomery. and trains II and 1s.
running between Columbus and AL
bany, would be discontinued to-day to
conserve power, but that trains gener-
ally througout that section OF the
country were operating without inter-
ference.
Postal Inspector Gisler at st. Louis
advised the department that Federal
troops had been sent to Poplar Bluff,
Mo. mot as a result of rfoting, but in
anticipation OF trouble caused by NOV
lng shops from Hoxie. Ark, to that
point
The New York herald., 1922-07-16

fuil~Executive organization are prepared
tor action with q crear cut program.
This program was explained in detail to-
day to Congressional leaders and the
Senators and Representatives of the coal
mining States
They are. it was ofIicially stated. in
full accord with the handling of the
situation by the President.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover, after
a long White House conference this
morning, went to the Capitol. where he
went into conference with the delega-
tions from the four States representing
the central competitive coal fields which
are the storm center Of the strike.
Congress Ready to Act.
Congress is ready to act at any time
action is necessary to support the Pres
ident's hand. Meantime. however. the
President. feeling that his powers are
adequate 10 meet the situation. has asked
for no Congressional action. Such re-
quest may follow ths~prdering into ef-
feet of the Administration relief plan
Monday.
AS an informed member of the Cab
met said, IL is not necessary for the
Government to seize properties or to use
the Regular Army. ThNre are, he said.
$4,000 reservists in training Che prob
ably meant there were 10000 reserve
officers on the rolls). and a call for
volunteers from the President for any
emergency service would bring $4,000
men to serve their country The coal
operators, 1t is pointed out, ARE willing
to operate of they have the men to op-
crate. Such men can be voluntarily
called to service to prevent suffering
either to man the coal mines or the rail-
roads.
Strong pressure is being brought to
bear on members or Congress from the
Northwest, the New England States and
from the coal States to bring decisive
action to end the strike menace. Mem
bers of Congress, however. are without
solution. They are content to leave
the situation In the hands of the Pres
ident.
There were a number of Cabinet con-
ferences this morning. Most of them re-
lated to the coal situation and to the
plans of the Government for relief. These
plans were advanced despite conviction
in official quarters even up to the last
moment that the miners would not def
initely reject the Presidents proposal.
Official announcement will be made
from the White House of the course of
the Federal Government, and until that
time no further move will be made. it
was officially stated tonight.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
CANADIAN SHOPAlEN
= PREPARING TO STRIKE
10000 Are Expected to Fol.
lou Action Taken IN u. S.

Special Dispatch TO TIE New Yonx HusAEn
WINNIPEG, July 15.-Forty thousand
Canadian railway shopmen are prepar.
ing to join their fellow unionists in the
United States. according to statements
made last night after mass meeting OF
representatives of 5000 shopmen ess-
ployed in Winnipeg.
Wages in Canada have been reduced
from 8 to per cent. and general Of
ficers of the brotherhood of Canada
ARE mapping out plans to combat any
attempt to make sweatshops of railways
and to put employees on starvation
wages" according to a statement issued
by A. r. Mosher, president Of the union.
Nearly every local branch of the srother-
hood is pledged to give support, and
urges that the entire resources Of the
organization be utilized in fighting re-
ductions, Mr.. Mosher states.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
SHOpMEN SAY WAGE
OFFER is UNDER 1915
Unions Offer Analysis to Show
They Would Be Worse Off
Than Seven Years Ago.

The central committee IN charge OF
the railway shipments strike yesterday
made public an analysis. prepared oy
the Labor Bureau. Inc. OF the United
States Railroad Labor Boards wage
award. intended to show that, under
the wages fixed by the board the work
men would be worse off than they were
In 1915 The bureau bases its analysis
principally upon the figures In the ma
jority report of the Railroad Labor
Board and the National Industrial Con-
Terence Boards report. a
The bureau finds that while IT is true
the purchasing power Of the shopmen'
wages is greater now than in 1917, that
is because the cost Of living had gone
UP about IS per cent. in 1917 over 1913,
whereas wages had not risea half that
much. The report says:
THE figuers given in the minority
opinion of the Railroad Labor Board.
however, are derived according to cor
rect statistical principles. They show
full time daily wage rates for both years
ard thus indicate the permanent trend
in purchasing power. rather than any
cyclical changes in volume of employ
ment, due to boonas and depressions.
Furthermore. they use the official Gov
ernment index Of change in the cost of
living.
The results are:
nrrpEAsr IN prrHc5AsrNc; POWER
The New York herald., 1922-07-16

that Timothy Healy. head Of the union.
gave the flremen and oilers permission
to strike last week. days In advance
of the PRONUNCIATION Of the actual strike
order
The Western railroad presidents COM
mittee on public relations to-day au-
thorized the following statement re-
garding the strike Iituation:
Reports from Railways in all parts Of
the country show steady. and in some
territories large. gains In the number OF
employees In the shops since the striko
began. The situation is somewhat better
in Eastern territory than elsewhere, but
Western railways report increasing
numbers Of men returning to work. and
most Of them report the movement OF
their lines to normal.
Developments show that the main
thing needed to insure the return Of
normal conditions Is the protection of
men who want to work from violence
by strict enforcement OF the laws.
Wherever injunctions against unlawful
interference with workers and property
have been issued there has been an i'm
mediate increase in the number Of men
at work.
THE action Of the railways in refus-
ing to consider any plan Of settlement
which does not include protection IN
their seniority and other rights Of men
who hava stayed at work or are now
willing to so to work also has had a
beneficial effect.
Several railway executives have at
his request met and conferred inform
ally with Chairman Hooper of the Rail
read Labor Board regarding possible
means Of terminating the strike.
Hooper Explained Case.
The statement issued by Chairman
Hooper Friday sets forth the results
Of these conferences correctly. The rail-
way executives have unanimously in
dicated that they will not agree to any
plan which Is inconsistent with the
decisions which have been rendered by
the Labor Board, and that they will not
confer with REPRESENTATIVES Of the
strikers while the strike continues. but
that they are perfectly willing to at
tend any meeting. or participate in any
hearing called by the Labor Board with
a view to effecting a settlement that
woud not nullify but uphold and carry
out the boards decisions.
The railway executives also have
indicated a willingness to accept any
modification Of its decisions which the
Labor Board. after hearings, might
make. They cannot, however. agree to
any conference with the representatives
of the strikers because the very pur-
pose for which such conference Is
sought by representatives of the strik-
ers. as avowed by Mr.. Jewell Is to
secure settlement contrary to the
decisions Of the board. and for the rail-
ways to agree to this would be to under
mine the dignity and influence of the
board. just az the unions are trying tp
do by this strike.
THE facts show clearly that the ex-
ecutives of the railways have shown
willingness to do everything that Is
reasonable to end the strike. while Mr..
Jewell has indicated that only by the
railways surrendering to his demands
and disregarding the decisions OF the
Labor Board can IL be ended.
This leaves responsibility for con-
tinuance of the strike solely upon the
leaders OF the strikers"
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
CROWD TRIES TO SEIZE
GUNS AT STATE ARMORY
Attack FolloYs Shooting of
Man at Carbondale, Pa.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW York HraALp.
SCRANTON, July 15.--One man was
shot and slightly wounded in connection
with the shipments strike at Carbon
dale early to-day. He is Joseph Walker,
who was on his way home when he was
fred upon. 1t is alleged. by strikebreak-
ers quartered In foundry of the Della
ware and Hudson Company. Walker is
not a railroad worker.
The police say that fourteen shots
were fred at Walker and eight other
young men.
An hour later a crowd attempted to
break into the State 'armory to get guns.
A door had been forced open when the
police dispersed the crowd.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
BLASTING IN EAST RIVER
MPERlLED TUBE 2 YEARS
Tunnel Was Watched at Night
as Charges Exploded.

The Clark street tunnel under the East
River has been In danger Of destruction
from overhead blasting for the last two
and half years. during which period
the bed rock bottom of the river has
been cut away and the channel deepened
to plane Of forty feet below mean low
W ater level.
The fact that this work was completed
without accident and without the knowl-
edge of subway passengers travelling
within nineteen feet Of the place where
blasting. was going on, was announced
yesterday by the Transit Commission
as a triumph In engineering. Robert
Ridgway. the commissions chief engi-
neer. said:
mo blast was permitted to be fired
while a train was In the block between
the stations at Clark street and at Wall
street. Traffic was not resumed follow
ing a blast until the signal. All right
was received.
when the blasting crew on the scow
were ready to blast. they wig-wagged
to a man stationed on the pier at the
end of Old Slip. This signalling was
done at first by means of flags in the
day time and by lanterns at night.
Later a submarine cable was laid. az
fording a telephone connection.
THE man on the pier then telephoned
to the train dispatcher at the Wall
street station to notify him that they
were ready to blast. He then cleared
the tunnel of trains and telephoned an
inspector stationed In the tube under
the river at a point directly under
where the blasting was to be done, and
notified him to expect the blast. He
then notified the man on the pier. who
signalled or telephoned the crew on
the scow that the tunnel was empty
and that they could fire the blast A
system of bell signals was used. and
every signal was repeated to make sure
that 1t was understood.
THE blast was then fired. Then the
inspector under the river examined the
tubes. and when he found that no dam.
age had been done he notified the
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
Settlement Held Up
by Seniority Rights

OF. PAUL. July Is (Associated
Press).-The refusal of East
ern railroads to reinstate
striking shop crafts workers with
their full seniority rights Is pre-
venting a settlement of the strike,
as far as the Northwest roads are
concerned, r. A. Henning. general
chairman Of the Federated Shop
Crafts of the Northwest. declared
tonight.
Mr.. Henning said an agreement
virtually had been reached with the
Northweat roads to return to work
pending adjustment of certain dis
puted points. including wages. but
that there could be no settlement
except on a national basis. The
men in this district will stick to the
finish," he said.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
OHIO TROOPS READY TO ACT.
Governor Sees No Need to Move
Them at Present.

COLUMBUS, July 15.--After having been
In conference until after midnight with
military officers. Gov. Davis reiterated
to-day his purpose to keep Ohio troops
In readiness to move on the double
quick IL necessary, but to refrain TO
send them into the field unless local au-
thorities can no longer control the sit
uatlon."
At the same time the Governor said no
phase of the strike situation now would
justify use of troops.
Two motor truck companies and a bat
talon of infantry, including a machine
gun company. are mobilized at their
armories. The call was issued yesterday.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
Mail Transportation by
Motor Truck lnaugurated

w yASHINGTON. July 15.-In-
wv auguration of the use of
motor trucks to transport
mail tied up by the railroad shop
mems strike was announced to-day
by Postmaster-Ge General Work. who
said it had been determined to use
motor transportation between Bed
ford and Switz City. Ind, between
which two points all mail trains
had been annulled.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
DIES AFTER MOTOR MIsHAr.

John Cox, Jr., 8. OF Dumont, N. j.,
died yesterday in Englewood Hospital
as the result Of fracture of the skull
received Friday when he jumped from
the back OF an ice wagon into the path
of an automobile driven by Mrs. Bessie
Mansfield of West Norwood.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
MONTREAL PAYROLL ROBBERY.

MONTREAL, July 15.-Nontreal had its
second daylight payroll robbery for July
to-day when youth snatched the s1.5oo
payroll of N. g. Poison & Co.. whole
sale druggists, from the hands of girl
cashier and fled in an automobile. A
s2s, 900 payroll Of the Dominion Textile
Company was stolen last week when the
payniaster's automobile was held up.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16

These figures prove conclusively that
the shopmen would be worse off today
is they accepted the Railroad Boards
decision than they were-in 1915.
LAS a matter Of ,faet~dn all the years
FUSED as bases for Railroad wage COM
putations--19li. 1915 and 19l7-the pur-
chasing power OF railway men was
lower than for most of the preceding
twentyl years. 1t was lower than in
1888. 1895 and 1887. In 1914 average yearly
railroad wages were 427 per cent. above
1895. while retail food prices were 52.2
per cent. above. In 1913 average wages
were 45.6 per cent. above 1895. while food
prices were 5o7 pc. cent. above. In 1917
wages were 1913 per cent above 1896,
while food prices were HIS per cent.
above. And in 1896 and 1887 the men
were better off than In 1885,
The New York herald., 1922-07-16

FOUND ANYTHING7
No, see II II II advertised In tho Lost and
found columns OF te-dAys New York Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21

Teutonic empires and Turkey, he did not fal- ter but continued to show tho Bulgarian peo- nle wkere their true destiny lay.
 Time and the events of the World war vin- Gicated Bourchier, just one of the many able correspondents of the great London news paper who have played incOnspicuOus but im- portant roles in international affairs. The Bul. garian people are grateful to him, because they realize now that he told the truth, and they misjudged him.
 It is said that no such distinction was ever before paid to journalist. As rule men who write for newspapers are "unhonored and uhsung." The praise of their fellow workers and the realization that they have done some thing worth while is all the reward they hope for. No profession is more exactng in It's de- mands on one's time and talents and none makes a smaller return in fame and worldly goods, but newspaper work is done for love of the work itself, and not in the hope of finan- cial gain applause.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News
 In politics the right side is the inside.
 Divorce is not always a desire for freedom. Nothing makes a doctor quite so mad as to call him "Mr."
 Some married women like to board and pre- tend that they are keeping house.
 It is easy to talk pholosophically if the other fellow has to pay the freight.
 Be patient, neighbors. After they are mar ried the spooning will be over.
 As people get older and see real trouble they wonder that they ever cried because ram fell on picnic.
 If you eat too much you haven't great deal of room to preach temperance. The crowded stomach is as destructive as the booze-added brain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21
DIVISION OVER KU KLUx

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 It 'is remarkable that there should be that division of opinion among thinking people as has evidently developed in Birmingham and elsewhere over the question of the Ku Klux Kan. I can readily understand why all peo- pie cannot think alike, and know that it is only natural that we may disagree with our friends on any question that can be logically analysed from different angles but when 1t comes to fundamentals ,and after the evidence is all in, and understood by both sides, it is in- deed singular that educated and thinking peo- pie do not always agree.
 Occasionally our conclusions and our inter- est are drawn from the same source and when our conclusions are in conflict with our in terest, we usually adjust our ideas to har- monize with our interest, and it is at this point where we find the widest fields for disagree ment, even on matters fundamental But where is the conflicting interest among our best people as applied to that organization known as the Ku Klux Klan? If the klan is . good thing, it benefits one and all. If 1t is a bad thing it is hurtful to one and all Then why should there be factions contending for and against this institution? My reply is the lack of thinking, unwillingness to reason, a readiness to jump at a shadow or taking shadow for substance.
 There was time when the klan served a noble purpose, and it filled . specific func-