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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-02-27
hsACiaL BLOOD SEPARATION

SO FAR AS Ia, colored folks are
concerned, they de- not care how
much the white folks attempt to
.PUShfy their own race 1t is q com.
insen6abae attitude that should have
been undertaken just about one
hundred and fifty years ago and it
hs ~nfortnnate that Dr. w. A. Pleck
or and our dreamy musical friend,
Mr.. John Powell were not at the ago
OF mashOod Just about that time
3 TIE white folks got to work Cd
the Ic2i2ss and mixed them all up
The;. Ihey started on us and, as out
numbers We're augmented. they
played havoc with our racial char
ameristics. Children were born out
: OF wedsock that TO one, but the mid
wife could tell, from whence they
-nane or whittier they were going.
AS result wren it came to separa.
ton ON railroad trains. some of ua
mad TO beg the train conductors not
To humiliate and embarrass US by
soreang as into coach to ride with
tho whte folks.
One of our number, named John
Wilson, of WEAson. Va brought suit
against the Norfolk and Western r.
X. Company because one Of it's CON.
ductors refused to believe that he
belonged to the colored race. He
lost his case. bat where he was
known. ne still remained a Negro.
AN absolutely white Negro with not
"A single characteristic to identify
him las belonging to that race.
Having been woefu'ly mixed up.
we want to enter our protest aga INST
any further mixing. These theorists
v,ant' to cast a large proportion OF
the white race over on oYr side ia
bother and worry US. 1t is bad
enough to continue to be mixed ur
by natural processes without being
further embarrassed by an army o!
white folks. who believe they are
write folks now. who are to be
claseed as Negroes, when we know
and they know they are not Negroes
And even il they are. we dom
want them over here enc how We
have lad enough trouble already
and we are stiN having 1t and VIZ
pray Goo and the white felix's unit
DIR. w. A. Plecker and his coterie
of theorists can invent some chem
ieal machine. which will prove to +,
long suffering public that IT can dis
finguish Negro blood from IndiaI
blood Chinese blood from Anglo
Saxon blood. Latin RAGS llood from
Teutonic blood, to let us alone an,
permit us to 60 our own way II
peace. y =
In the meantime. IL would De vel
to- remember that this blood mixin,
In Virginia was not produced By Law
end 4 cannot be wiped out by Jaw
vt is deeper than that. 1t is tn,
Illicit intercourse OF the sexes Ever
stock raisers know that animal
must be kept separate to h sep then
from mating. Work out ID schem
sa.ong these lines and it may be. .ha
the millennium in racia. purity VII
have arrived and some men on til
earth may be able to prove that cht,
can now accomplish the impossible
We call upon our people to pra
10 God for peace and in doing this
ask the Heavenly Father to infuenc
these theorists to abandon the pro
position to add more white folks t
our burdens. They have them ol
Their side of the line let them kee
them there. lie. us have peace.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-02-27

OFTEN WHEN you do wrong, you
are not punished and when you do
right, you "cstch the devil" Strange
world this.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-02-27

BE POLITE and obiigirg. colored
folks. You can he this wa.' without
5eing servlIe.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-02-27

TOO MUCH TALK is worse than
TOO little. Don't forget that.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-02-27

10 LOSE FAITH is to face defeat.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
USE OF RADIO IS
DENIED SHAW FOR
BIRTHDAY SPEECH
Government Refuses Per
nit When Writer Will
Not Submit Address.
BY CLIFFORD L. DAY
(Unietd Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON. July 26.-George Ber-
nard Shaw was banned from the
radio today on the occasion of his
10th birthday which will be cele.
hrated tonight at the Hotel Metro
pole, where Ramsay Macdonald
England s first Socialist premier,
will preside at a dinner in honor of
the empires foremost Socialist.
Radio broadcasting is a government
monopoly in Great Britain and the
only broadcasting agency is the
British Broadcasting company which
IS not permitted to put speeches or
other matter en- the air unless Sir
William Mitchell-TE0msOn, the post
master general, is convinced that
there is nothing controversial in
their contents. The custom with
speeches is for them to be submit
ted to Sir William for examination.
Shaw, who recently denied a re
port that he had joined the Catholic
church by explaining that there
would not be room for two popes,
refused to submit his speech to the
postmaster general, whereupon Sir
William refused to permit it to be
broadcasted.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
Robert Todd Lincoln Passes Away at Advanced Ag
IHpf{:' :NEN yg:=IAC(EE;; J
SUPERIOR C,,lERT
F:]I, l;G}i2' TRIALS

Trial Of three men charged with
forgery WAS Oh the calendar in Su-
'oriois Judge NJ ". Conkling 5
court for today and tomorrow.
Two cascY are involved, both Of
them involving men who have been
tried on the charE"a, the trials re-
suliug i'm Il hung Jury in each in
stance, ncrcssitating retria!s.
William Laurence and Edwin
Streburg of CaiiIatria went to trial
this morning on charges of forgery
growing ort Of a transaction with
a Calipatri1 merchant. Two weeks
ago the ilry which heard the evi-
dcncp in th" first trial was unaEle
10 come 10 an agreement. The court
.es,iou this morning WAS taken up
in selection of a jury. 1t is expect
al the ease viii 90 to the jury late
his afternoon. Attorney W. !. viii
SON of ErawlcY and Attorney Edgar
Iicryov Of FL Centre are defending
the men. j. +. Simpson, Of the dis
ri,t attorneys office, IS prosccat-
iDg the ease.
Juan Marques is scheduled to 90
- t.'a! tomorrow ON the charge Of
forging the name Of a CalcXico man
on check. He is being defcn led
by Attorney Alfred Rlaisdcll of Ca
lcxico. Lee Nuffcr, deputy dis
tsirt attorney, viii prosecute.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
Hard Luck Still
Pursues StOness

Paul Stoncss, local automobile
mechanic, who last Saturday earned
the title of hard luck champion of
FL Centre, was unable to escape old
man JinX over the weekend.
Beaten up somewhat Saturday by
Ralph West during an argument
over an electric fan, arraigncd lat,
er on charges of having stolen the fan,
rcbuked in court by Judge Hervcy
for appearing in court with indi-
cations of having imbbcd too much
liquor, and then Informed his land
lord contemplated proceedings to
pay for damages from fire Stoness
is said to have started in his room,
Stoness probably " figured his cup
was full.
But he didn't know the half of
it, He was released Saturday on
$25 bonds for appearance this
morning on the petty larceny charge.
And now police, at the direction of
Chief of Police OsWalt, are search
ing for Stoncss with orders to ar
rest him on bench warrant issued
by Judge Hervcy. The reason
Stoness forgot his engagement with
the court. If police find him he
will lose his $25 bail money and in
addition will be forced to stand
trial. Ralph West, who was arrest
ed on complaint of Stoness, charge |
with assault and battery following 2
reported beating, had his ease dis
missed when the complaining wit
ness failed to appear.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
TRAGIC DEATHS
TAKE Low TOLL
OVER WEEKEND
Serious Injuries M a y
Increase Number of
Fatalities.
by United Press Leased Wire

san FRANCISCO, July 2G. -
Deaths in tragic guisc Gained the
comparative low toll CT iG lives on
the Pacific Coast in the past week
end.
Fifteen deaths occurred in Cali
fornia, Oregon reporting one. Wash
ington escaped thn usual holiday
visitation i'll tragedy.
Nine Of the lG were killed by au-
toEobics, six Of these iii San
Francisco alone. As a departnre
from the usual weekend toll from
this cause. only two drownn&s
were reported.
An airplane crash at Wowona,
near Yosemite Valley, California,
snAffed the life Of Leroy Lctfrr,,
noted New York City author, lee
tlTer and mountainecr.
Reports of at least SO injured,
many seriously, gave expectation
that the list may be sWellcd.
Deaths by states, as reported TO
the United Press:
California;:
Los Angeles-Waltcr f. Archer,
Walnut Park. drowned in Lake Elsi-
more. NJ. Milluff fell three stories
from hotel window. Mrs. Mana
johnson, 40 and Mrs. Effie Bronson
-, suicide by gas.
San Francisco.,W +. Williams,
So; Thomas c.. Robinson, 81; Frank
Clamart, SO; Harold Lichtenstein,
Il; James Sheey, Is and Joe Evig-
none, auto accidents, New Hoy, 62,
suicide
Paso Robles-Mrs. Mary Adams
and her seven months son, auto ac-
cident.
Wawona-Lcroy Jeffen, auplane
crash.
Tuba City.-Robort White, s.,
drowned in Feather River.
Oregon:
klamath Fails.-Walt s. Green,
%. University Of Southern Califor-
MIA student, auto accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
P0INCARE WILL
TRY TO INDUCE
RIGID ECONOMY
Proposes to Ask For
System of Direct and
Indirect Taxes.
BY A. T.. BRADTOED
United Press Staff Correspondent

PARIS, July 2G.-Premier Pom
care will demand authority to effect
economies by decree when he goes
before parliament with his financial
projects, the United Press was in
formed today at the ministry of
fianance.
1t was the demand for similar au-
thoritv that Edouard Herriot seized
upon in the chamber of deputies 20
turn the Briand-Caillaux govern
ment out of office and to obtain the
premiership for himself, Herriott
lasted two days.
The government projects include
endorsement of the expert commit
tees suggestion regarding indirect
taxes, the United Press was inform
ed and also a proposal for the levy
Of an additional j,Q00.000,000 francs
, approximately $685. 5,C00,0O0) in di-
rect taxes. The now indirect taxes
would include l,g,t 'uties on co.
lGnial products % .wa ner cent tax
on business turnover Increased rail
road fares and higher customs du-
ties.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
District Officials
Attend Meeting

Plans for the coming annual
meeting of the BOULDER Dam asso-
citation, to be held either at Red
lands or Riverside in the fall. and
Il program for a campaign of educa-
tion in connection with the Boulder
Dam project were discussed at Il
meeting of the association in Los
Angeles Saturday at which members
of the board of directors of the
Imperial Irrigation district were il
attendance.
Those present from the district
board We're Earl G. Pound, presi
dent; Mark Rose, Charles Childers
and F. IL. McIver, secretary. Com.
mittees to draw up budget foI
this year were appointed by s. c
Evans, who presided. The meeting
was an informal one only members
of the executive committee of the
association being present.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
Weir Construction
Unnecessary Yet

Permission to construct wtirs in
the Colorado river channel above
Andradc to divcgt water into the
Imperial canal in event of further
decrease in the volume mt that
point has been granted the Nall'v
irrigation district by the war de-
partment, according to II message
received today by +. II, MelNer,
secretary of the board.
The official permit has not been
received, the message from Wash
ingtom merely advising local Off
cials that war department ottlcials
had acted favorably on the request,
It is believed that it Will not be
necessary TO order construction or
the summer weir for some time as
the flow at the present time Is
proving sufficient for canals oil
Imperial and Yuma valleys.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
FEDERAL JURY
OPENS TRIAL. OF
COLONEL, GREEN
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san FRhNCI&O, July &C. .---
Government investigators today
were preparing 80 present t. Che
federal Eraud jury, m It's opening
session today. charges Of gross mis-,
conduct ageip1t Colonel Nrd NJ.
G-con, suspended federal prohibition
administrator for nothcra Califor-
mia and Nevada.
Colonel Green : confessions, - or
published admissions of anpropria-
tion Of seized liquor, drinking aud
serving of drinks to friends, will not
bring him immunity in the grand
Jury investigation, il was learned.
"Thc grand jury will gc ont atl
the evidence we havc,' said United
states Attorney George j. Hatfield,
" Just as if Colonel Green had not
said word. =
Rumors, with the presence in
Southern California of Mrs Mablc
Walker WilI"hrnndt, that a {" bake
up in the federal prohihitoin de
partmcnt of that section was il
prospect, were msuhstantiated to-
day.
\ government official who figur-
ed in presentation cf charges against
Colonel Green said l." had heard
rmn0rS of such II 'shakcup.'
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
NORRIS SERMON
IGNORES KILLING
OF LUMBERM AN
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FORT WORTH, Texas, July %
While his associates still expressed
fear f,r his life and while religious
differences had been famed into
renewed fcrvor from his own pulpit,
the cas-" Of DR.. j. frank Norris. mill
tant pastor of the first Baptist
church accused of Staying ID. +.
Chipps, wealthy luntberman, moved
today toward promised revelations.
The grand jury investigating the
killing will rcconvcnc tomorrow.
At that time, it was Indicated the
mystery WitncSs,' said to be the
only man to have seen the shooting
viii be taken before the Jurors, to-
Gcthcr with additional evidence said
{" have been gathered by the state
since the jury recessed Thursday.
Meanwhile, friends of the pastor,
represented bv j. j. Mickle, spokes-
man of the church, indicated they
were ready to rally to his defense
"when the propitious moment
comes, with irrefutabie testimony
of un;npeachahlc witnesses.
Sunday, scheduled to speak on
THE malienable Right of Self
H,fense, - DR.. Norris substituted
what had been indicated was to be
Il public discussion Of the ease, II
sermon on "Thc Menace of Roman
Catholicism, - and made no mention
Of the killing. He asserted, how
ever, ~ don't think any secretary
Of the knights of Columbus should
hc allowed to hold any position in
th" courts of this land. -
George kreyan'. .lll, secretary of
the knightS Of Columbus of Fort
Worth, is one of the grand jurors
invest eating Norris ease.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
COURT DECLARES
MILLER GUILTY
ON THREE COUNTS

d. J. Miller of Covina, was foand
guilty after a trial this morning
before Justice Of the Peace /. May
field, of three charges filed against
him Nav when he was arrested on
three separate occasions and charg-
ed respectively with speeding 80
miles an hour, AZ miles an hour, and
with driving rccklesslv.
Judge Mayfield postponed sen.
fencing Miller until late this after
noon. A large detail Of county traf-
fir officers appeared to testify
AGAINST Miller, two of them figured
ed as arresting Officers, the others
having been present at Miller 5
third and final arrest.
Miller was first arrested ON the
morning of May 6 by Traffic Off
Ger f. Kirkland on the Calcxico
highway and charged with driving
80 miles an hour in a 80 mile zone.
\ few hours later Kirkland arrest
ed him again. this time citing him
for driving 48 miles an hour. In
spite of the growing opposition of
Spite of growing opposition of his
style of driving expressed by offic-
ers Miller continued his perambnla-
tions up and down the highway and
still later the same day he was cit,
ed bv Traffic Officer f. r. Hunter
for reckless driving, with the Ca
levico highway once more the scene
of his downfall.
Under terms of state statutes Mill
cr faces n maximum fine of $500 ON
the speeding charge and $3.50 fine
and 90 days in Jail ON the reckless
driving charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
First Woman Governor
Is Beaten in Texas
Primaries.
MOODY IS WINNER
No Action Yet on "Ma's'
Threat to Resign il She
Lost Nomination.
Nv United Prcs. Leased Wire
At 3 p. m. Texas returns gave:
Moody 1853 8i3.
lynch Davidson 107,32i.
Governor Ferguson 2l3,047.
Mrs. Edith Wilmans 1883.
0. f. Zimmerman Z292.
Mrs. Fate Johnston l7C7.

DALLAS, Texas, July 20. - The
nomination Of Attorney General
Moody. Democratic @Hbcrn2torial
oandidato carrying with il drfra'
.Gf America + firs, Womaa governor.
Mrs. Miriam \. Ferguson - was
virtually assurrd Hhcl the NOM
taLuDutiona gaTt him majority ei
S.J55.
The vote vac from 2il countics,
9 az which w"rr complete.
At tnat tabulation Moody had
349,j03 votes, Governor ferE 'saI
36.5G9; Lynch Davidson lo'.oi9
and the rest Wcr, scattered among
three ranaidatcs.
Moody WAS conceded the Demo
craiic nomination by Davidson
,hird in the race. VIII" said he woH'I
throw his strength to Moody in the
event that run off primary would
lo necessary.
Davidson said he did this because
both he aud Moody were fightln%
Fcrgusonism.
There was no indication today
whether tn" governor would reSle''
in the face of the decided defeat.
Several months ago sh" made m
election "bct' that if Moody eS-
tablshcd a good lead she would re
sign Immediately.
Today, however. from Austin, the
state capital, there came II" wort
that the governor or her husband,
Tx Governor James +. Ferguson -
Who WAS impcachod from offic" seV-
,ai wears ago-ronsidEed Amer
lea s. first woman governor defeat
cd Neither would comment on tie
election "hr: -.
The vote today was considered =
decided blow 10 the Ferguson fam
lily for Moody has based his cam
paign against Fcrgusonism in
state politics and also against al
legged waste in the state highway
department..
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
Bridge Collapse
Takes Six Lives
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CHARLESTON, w. Va, July 20.
The people of the little town OF
Whitesville, forty miles from here,
have seen tragedy climax the car
n,val which was to have been their
eayest event of the summer.
A bridge from which they were
watching the antics of "hnman
torch collapsed Saturday night,
dropping the spectators into a
rocky ravine 20 feet below. State
troopers and private agencies, aft
or close check today said six were
known dead. Twenty-Five others
were described as seriously mlnred
A supporting cable 81 the bridge
snapped, causing the accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
REPORT SHOWS
STATE FINANCES
IN GOOD SHAPE
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SACRAMENTO, July 2G.-Four,h h
in wealth. eighth in population, buc
tenth in per capita state debt.
That shows how California rank
among the states OF the union. ao-
cording to a stEemcnt by State
Treasurer Charles G. Johnson.
Despite the fact that the state
IS growing like 4 weed and heavy
expenditures are necessary to keep
rp with such n growth, the per cap
ita debt is only $3.50 as shown by
the United States department of
commerce in it's 1926 report he said.
California 5 financial rating is
far above par AS far as the state
government is concerned, said
johnson. "The gross debt, the
federal report said, is $l1O,745,9G6,
while the net debt or funded and
floating debt, less sinking fund as
sets, is only $9l ,9S0.605.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
FLAMES DESTROY
SCENES DESCRIBED
BY MARK TWAIN
Ny United Press Leased Wire

san ANDRES, Calf, July 26. -
Three historic bniIdings were in
ruins here today an damage esti-
mated at 100000 done as a result
of fire that swept through the
business district Sunday.
The Metropolitan hotel, the
Friedbcrger and Whitlock buildings
situated ON the street down which
Mark Twain S legendary jumping
frog of Calvcras county is said to
have lcaped, together with number
of small buildings, were destroyed.
Fire departments of Stockton,
jackson, Mokelumnc Hill, Angels
Camp aud Valley Springs responded
and kept the flames from spreading.
Origin Of the blaze is unknown.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
COMES
FOR son Of
A. LINCOLN
Last of Famous Leader S
Family Found Dead by
Servants
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
Was Picturesque Figure
at Dedication OF Lin
coin Memorial.
BY United Press Leased Wire
MANCHESTER, Vermont,

MANCHESTER Vermont,
July 26.-Robert Todd Lin
coin, last surviving son of
President Abraham Lincoln;
was found dead at his summer
home here today.
The body was found when
servants went to awaken Lin
coin. He had been dead, then
physicians said, about four
hours.
Lincoln had not complained
Of being in poor health and yes
terday took his accustomed au-
tomobile ride. He retired at
his regular time last night.
In addition to the widow he
is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Charles Isham of New
York, who is at her summer
home her. and Mrs. F. N. John
sen of Washington.
Funeral arrangements have
not been made.
Robert Todd Lincoln was the
eldest son OF the msrtyred
president and the last of the
descendants to bear the family
name.
He was born on August l,
1878 and educated at Phillips
Academy, Exeter, N. j.. and at
Harvard college. He had spent
his summers here for the past
25 years.
Continued on Page 6
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
Police Probing
WOman's Death

ORONILLE, Cal, July cG.-J. II.
Sutton, So, was in jail here today
while authorities investigated the
mysterious death of his Wite early
Sunday morning.
1--WE had just come home from a
dance when she fell into = faint,
was Sutton s explanation.
An autopsy failed to reveal any
trace of violence, authorities said,
despite the report that Sutton and
his wife had qua;reled violently,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
UNITED PRESS EXTENDS
CALIFORNIA SERVICE

LOS ANGELES, July 2G. - The
United Press leased wire system in
Southern California was expanded
to include the Bakersfield Californ-
ian.
Alfred llarrell is publisher of the
Californian, Edward Benson, gcner-
al manager and Ross c. Miller,
editor.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
Alleged Bandits
Are Under Arrest
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OAKLAND, Cal, July 26.- Two
suspects are being taken to Pasa-
dona today to face charges of hold
ing up the Lake View branch of the
Pasadena National bank, taking
$4,000 and assaulting the cashier.
Joe Sousa, 81, and Jack James,
-, accused of several holdups IN
Oakland and vicinity, will face the
Pasadena bank holdup charge.
"ousa was arrested today for har-
boring James, who Wa taken into
custody after Pasadena authorities
traced the automobile license mum
Der used on the bank robbery ear.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
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FEDERAL BUILDING, Chicago,
July 26.-No books were kept by
the Frank l.. Smith campaign COM
mittee. Allan +. Moore, Smith ;
campaign manager, told the senate
primary investigating committee
this afternoon.
Moore revealed that no records OF
receipts and disbursements were
kept by the campaign committee
and that the money was kept in His
personal bank account so that tn"
separate expenditures of the com
mittcc are not ascertainablc.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
Drinking Bout
+ Ends il, Knitting
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, July 26.-0ne
man is dying and two Others are
suffering from serious wounds to-
day as an aftermath of drinking
party at the ofothill ranch in Azusa.
The dying man IS Lucas Guiterez,
30, who is in the general hospital
here with nearly a dozen knife
wounds in his body. Gutierrez, Juan
Contreras, 81, and Arristo Maritime,
2S, We're wounded in Il "free-for-
all' in which nearly score OF
McNicans participated with knives.
Ventura Enriques is being held by
police.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
Former Resident
Dies on Coast

Word was received here today of
the death in Los Angeles of Mrs
Ray Carberry, former resident of
FL Centre during the time her hus-
band was connected with the irri-
cation district as chief engineer and
as superintendent of the Water
Company No. l.
Messages received by friends of
the family here did not say how long
Mrs. Garberry had been i'll nor did
they state the nature of the com
plant. Death occurred late Satur-
day night. 1t is expected that burial
will be in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
Director and Star
Are Reported Lost

WINNEMUCCA, New, July 26.--
A search party left Winnemucca to-
day to comb the desert stretches of
Devil s canyon, 10 miles south
where it is feared Ronald Colman,
screen star, and Henry King, direc-
tor, are lost.
Saturday night was the time limit
set for the return of the star and
director, with a party of players and
technicians, from their "location "
trip into the desert wastes. Sunday
passed with no word from the party
and Sheriff George M. Rose was
asked to start search.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
ECRAH WILL ATTEMPT
ROLE OF MEDIATOR

WASHINGTON, July 26.--Sena-
tor Rorah, Republican, Idaho, an
nounccd today he would make an
attempt tomorrow to get the str,F-
ing mill workers of Passaic, N. j.,
and the owners together IN an et-
fort at settlement of the textile
strike. The mill owners repre-
sentative win be here tomorrow.