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    The Omaha Morning Bee
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OMAHA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1922.
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TWO CENTS
Climax in
Hard Coal
Strike Near
Developments in Anthracite
Walkout Predicted Within
Week by Spokesmen
for Administration.
President Is Optimistic
Washington. Aug. II. (Br A. P.'
Prediction that the situation in the
anthracite coal region would "come
, to a climax in leu than a week from
today," was made at the White
House by a spokesman for the id
miniitration. No comment, however,
was forthcoming as to what develop
menu were excreted.
The administration spokesmen fur-
iner oeciarea tnat rresment naming
".--considered the anthracite operators
"the scouts" the government has
dealt with during the present indu
trial troubles. It was added that the
president believed that the anthracite
operators had not and would not ob
struct a settlement in their territory.
How soon negotiations to end the
suspension of wthx in the anthracite
fields might be expected, was not re
, veiled by officials, but the opinion
was expressed tnat settlement naa
been delayed because of negotiations
pending in Cleveland tor a termina
tion of the bituminous strike.
Delays Justified. ' '
' Both parties to the controversy in
the anthracite field were said, in the
presidents opinion, to be 'justified in
postponing their effort- to bring about
an adjustment because ot the actiw
ties in the bituminous situation.
Secretary Davis declared that the
country laced a shortage ot anthra
cite coal which could not possibly be
made ud within the next year. There
: was a shortage of at least 30,000,000
tons, according to the latest reports
conveyed to him by officials in touch
- with coal production, he added. Suf
ficient bituminous coal to establish
the normal surplus quantity usually
on hand could not be produced be
fore next April at the earliest, Mr.
Davis said.
. The central coal committee wilt
not hesitate to refuse priority orders
for fuel which do not conform with
'the Hoover fair prices, Fuel Dis-
jtribu Spencer said.
Contract to April L
Cleveland, Aug. 11. Any contract
that may grow out of the conference
here of soft coal operators and
miners probably will cdntinue . in
force only until next April 1, it was
indicated by decision ot the operators-miners
point subscale com
mittee on the general terms of an
agreement; No final decision on any
Question was 'reached but. the date
for expiration of the contract was
brought forward in ' considering
what board or commission might be
created to arrange tor future nego
tiations. Past contracts have run
for two ytars, expiring on March 31.
Operators on the committee de
clined to make public their proposal
for future settlements, but were un
derstood to have suggested arbitra
tion and in this respect met with the
flat refusal of the miners. The union
leaders, however, were said to ap
prove a fact-finding commission of
purely advisory powers.
Progress Reported.
Although opposition to negotiating
an interstate agreement, which might
might , fix a mining rate of Wage for
Illinois, was raised by Frank Far
rington, the Illinois miners' presi
' dcnt( the adjournment of the commit
tee was marked by Michael Galla
gher, heading the operators, declaring
"We have labored hard all day and
feel we are making progress," while
President John L. Lewis, heading the
miners, added that he was as optim
istic as ever .over the- prospects of
reaching an agreement,
Mr. Farrington, sponsor of single
state agreements for ending the
. strike, was understood to have noti
fied the committee that he would not
be bound to rettle.with Illinois op
erators on the basis of any agreement
that may be made here, while Mr.
Lewis answered that the question
arising from the Illinois leaders'
stand was one for the union's policy
committee.
The stand by Mr. Farrington in
the committee, and a -notice from
Illinois operators that they would
not attend the conference, were not
regarded bv Mr. Lewis as an obstacle
to asettlement. s .' t'v'5!l
Suspension of Montana
" "Dry Chief Is Confirmed
Washington, Aug. 11. Prohibition
Commissioner Haynes wired to O.
H. P. Shelley, federal prohibition di
rector for Montana, confirming a
'telegram signed "Smith," temporarily
suspending the Montana official. The
commissioner explained that , in the
absence of Internal Revenue Com
missioner Blair, C P Smith, the as-
- sistant revenue collector, was acting
commissioner. . " -'
. Mr. Shelley had been suspended
during an investigation into certain
matters in connection with procedure
in the Helena office, such as with
drawals, Mr. Haynes said. Whether
any permanent change in the direc
torship in Montana would be made,
Jie added, would depend : upon the
outcome of the investigation. .
2 Die as Tangled Tow Line
Causes Tug Boat to Turn Over
New York, Aug. 11. The tug boat
Clarence- P.- Howland was over
turned and sunk in an odd accident
off Staten Island today when a tan
: g led tow line caused it to capsize.
Two members of its crew of six lost
their lives. . ,
The tug was towing the Texas
Steamship's steamer Roanoake and
Wben it stowed down the steamer
floated by, causing the slack hawser
to become looped under the tug's
stem. - The tug was whipped over
on its side and disappeared within
two minues.
Four oT the crew were picked up
by a passing steamer.
Omaha Girl
Mme. Walska' s Wedding
I W 'Sn
Harold. P. McCo. .
Paris.. Auar. 11. fBv LS P.)
Harold F. McCormick of Chicago
and Mrs. Alexander Smith Coch
ran (Madame Walska) were married
today in the .city ball of the Six
teenth ward here.
No Comment
Chicago, Aug. 11. "Mrs. Edith
Rockefeller McCormick will have no
comment to make on Mr. McCor
mick's marriage." r.
That telephone message, delivered
by Mrs. McCormick' s secretary, was
the only statement forthcoming this
morning when The Associated Press
informed the former wife of the In
ternational Harvester head of the
tatter's marriage in Paris to Mme.
Ganna Walska, the opera singer.
Mrs. McCormick, daughter of John
D. Rockefeller, has declined to com
ment, since her divorce last winter,
on either her former husband's ac
tivities or the announced engagement
of her 17-year-old daughter, Mathilde,
to Max User, elderly Swiss riding
academy professor. - v
Mme. Walska created a turore
when she came to Chicago two years
ago to appear as one of the stars
of the Chicago Opera company. Mr.
McLormick. who with Mrs. Edith
McCormick were the principal guar
antors of the company, had employed
her while, visiting Paris.
On the day before her announced
debut whh the Chicago company
Mme. Walska packed her bags and
left for New York.; Gossip buzzed
(Tarn to Pf Two, Column roar.)
Prance Thanks
;..Tfe(ahaBee
Appreciation for Work
in
SendirjiT Good Will Delega-
tion Is Voiced. '
New , York. Aug. 11. (Special
Telegram.) Appreciation of the ef
forts of The Omaha Bee for its co--operation
in sendinsr the Good Will
delegation to France was voiced by
the trench press through btienne
de Naleche, director of the Journal
des Debats and director of the syndi
cate of the Paris press in a cable re
ceived here today. '.The cable fol
lows: , ;f
' "Syndicate of Parisian press sends
warmest greetings to the editor of
The Bee in Omaha for its co-operation
in sending the Good Will dele
gation now visiting France. We ap
preciate the initiative .taken in this
magnificient work which cannot fail
to tsrengthen the friendship and
mutual understanding of the two
countries. !
"This splendid effort demonstrates
the great power of - the press of
America... The newspapers of France
are co-operating to the best of their
powers in order to make the Good
Will tour, the greatest possible suc
cess. We want to take this occasion
to thank America once more for the
valuable aid bestowed to France dur
ing the most tragic moments of her
history. f; 4 ., r,-
Boy Scout Gives Skin
to Save Life of Friend
Santa Barban, Cal., Aug. II.
Jimmie Davis, 14, takes his obliga
tion as a Boy Scout seriously. The
creed requires that scouts befriend
other boys in every way possible.
.Yesterday, Jimmie submitted to an
operation to save the life of a friend.
Grover Johnson, 9, was burned
badly July 5, by the explosion of a
holdover fire cracker.' Physician
said his - wounds would heal only
through skin grafting. Jimmie is
supplying the skin.
s"i OLF'S at least three
: VJ quarters mental and
less than a quarter physical,"
declared Dr. Carrington. ,
How's that for theory!
Billy Means, member of the
Seagull club, calls it "stuff."
Of course, you've haard of the
Seagull links and of Edgerly
Moore. He's the golfer who
but that would be revealing
the secret The x story is
told-in t
Green Magic
By WILL IRWIN
It's a Blue Ribbon tale
guaranteed to delight 'every
golfer, near golfer and even
those benighted souls ' who
know not the exact relativity
between a niblick and a cue.
la th MagaaiM Sactioa '
THE OMAHA i
SUNDAY BEE
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Mrs. Dualey Field Malone. who,
with her husband, witnessed the Mc-
Cormick-Walska nuptials, formerly
was Miss Dons Stevens of Omaha,
daughter of Mrs. H. H. Stevens,
jm cnaries street. v
Fine VScal Solos
Sent Oiit by Radio
The Omaha Bee Program of
Music Numbers Delights
.-"'sv " 'Audiences. -
- If radio audiences listening in on
The Omaha Bee's program, from the
Omaha Grain Exchange , station,
WAAW. last meht were not enter
tained to their heart's content well,
broadcasting had better be stopped.
Vocal solos .by Mrs. . Margery
Shackleford-Nelson of Omaha went
out into the ether most appealingly
Her rendition of Robin, Robin, Sing
Me a Song" was indeed mellow and
voluminous, while her second sonir.
"Tis Snowing,'', bespoke the theme
most pleasantly. r ; ' i .
Rosemary and Agnes Conlan,
daughters of Dr. and Mrs. P. T. Con
lan tjf Omaha, played excellent pi
ano selections. Rosemary played a
.nocturne anl " "Galatea with , rare
technique. ' Agnes, who is but 15
years old, played l he Humming
Bird to the delight of radio audi
ences. It was her , tirst attempt 10
play over the radio. . ' "
Three saxophoe solos by Paul Jen
kins, pupil of W. L. Hetherington
of Omaha, were well received by in
visible audiences throughout the Cen
tral west; according to reports after
the concert. He played Mooniignt
Memories." "At 3 o'clock in the
Morning," and "Lassie o' Mine." l
H. A- Adams, assistant to the gen
eral manager , of the Union Pacific
railroad, delivered an educational ad
dress m the. interests ot tratne saie
ty on highway crossings..
Germany to Be Given
Moratorium, Report
Paris. Aug. 11. (By A. P.) Ger
many, says a dispatch to the Havas
agency from London this afternoon,
will be granted a moratorium until
the end ot this year. .
Brussels,. Aug. 11. (By A. P.)
According - to - information received
from London this noon, an agree
ment has virtually been reached on
the four- main points of the' repara
tions controversy, and a general ac
cord, is now,s anticipated, says the
French semi-official Havas agency.
The impression in London is decid
edly optimistic and talk of a split has
ceased, it adds., f v f
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Lafollette Attacks .:
Seating of Newberry
' Racine, Wis.j Aug. 11. The seat
ing' of Senator Newberry, republican,
of Michigan, was attacked by Sena
tor Lafollette in a speech here last
night in which the senior senator
irom Wisconsin heralded the ac
ceptance 6f Newberry . as a' signal
that "the greatest danger menancing
the life of 'American democracy, is
corruption from within."
v Refuse to Arbitrate '
, Manila, Aug. 11. Officers and
crew? of : interisland vessels ' who
struck midnight of July 30 against
proposed wage reductions have flatly
refused to accept government arbi
tration. Foreign steamers are using
special permits and supplying- a lim
ited passenger and freight service, 1
II
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Fl exible
Tariff Plan
Approved
Proposal Giving President Au
tbority to Increase or De
crease Rates Passed
by Senate.
Vote on Action, 36 to 20
Washington. Aug. 11. (By A. P.
A flexible taruf plan, propoting
authority for the president to in
crease or decrease tariff rates in the
pending bill until Tuly 1. 1924. was
approved tonight by the senate.
The vote was .36 to 20, with three
republicans opposing and two demo
crats supporting. Senator Ilitchcok
of Nebraska voted against the plan.
With the flexible tariff fight out
of the way, the senate approved pro
visions dealing with unfair methods
of competition and unfair acts in the
importation of merchandise into the
United States.. It then began con
sideration of the isocalled scientific
tariff amendments proposed by Sen
ators Frelinghuysen, republican, New
iersey, and Jones, democrat, New
(exico. i
Just before approving the clan the
senate adopted, 34 to 19, an amend
ment by Senator Bursum, New Mex
ico, whin would provide that after
July 1, 1924, no duties could be
changed except by authority of con
gress. . ..
Eighteen republicons and all of the
democrats supported this amendmet
The republicans were Bursum, Cam
eron, Capper, Gooding, Harreld,
McCormick, McNary, Moses, Nich
olson, Norbeck, Oddie , Rawson,
Shartridge, Stanfield, Sterling, uth-
erland, Wadsworth and Warren.
Original Plan , Modified.
The plan as finalrlpproved is a
sharp modification . that originally
proposed. The president is prohib
ited from using American valuation
except in . 4fie case of dyes and cer
tain coa) tar chemicals covered in two
paragraphs of the bill and ' is re
quired to base changes in rates on
the differences in the costs of pro
duction "at home and abroad" in
stead of on differences in "conditions
of competition." . ,
Also the president could not change
duties from specific to ad valorem or
irom ad valorem to specific, . nor
transfer articles from the dutiable list
to the free list or from the free list
to the dutiable list, nor could he raise
any rate beyond maximum specifical
ly fixed in the bill.
States Request
IT. S; to Operate "
Mines and Rails
Governors of Five States De
clare Drastic Action Neces
sary to Supply North
west With Fuel.
St. Paul. Ausr. 11. (By A. P.)
Government operation of all coal
mines and railroads serving these
mines would be approved by the peo
ple of the northwest, according: to a
resolution adopted at the conference
governors'- of five , northwest
states, , The resolution was sent to
President Harding. 'A'.-'
1 at resolution declared that a coal
shortage exists that threatens "the
health and happiness of our people
and imperils the prosperity, of our
business."
It was signed by Governor Preus
of Minnesota, Governor R. A. Nes-
tos of North .Dakota; Governor W.
ILMcMaster, South Dakota; Gover
nor U, J. Blaine, Wisconsin, and
uovernot N. E. Kendall, Iowa.
It was decided to appoint a rep
resentative of the five states to a
joint committee to be maintained at
Washington to advance the interests
of the northwest in the present coal
emergency. The committee will be
known aslhe northwest coal com
mittee and its expenses will be pro
rated among the five states. '
Shortage In Iowa.
The resolution followed declara
tion by Governor Kendall that re
gardless of what action is taken now,
hundreds of industries in the north
west will be closed for lack of "fuel
and thousands of men thrown out of
work. Iowa, he said, has only a
two weeks' supply of coal on hand,
in spue oi tne iaci inai iiv - ate nas
mines capable of producing 1,000.'
000 tons of coal a month.
"It isn't possible to operate - the
Iowa mines, as I wrote the president,
unless the union men in the state
can be induced to return to work,
Governor Kendall said. "I ' see no
relief for our country whatever ex
cept for the federal government to
operate the mines."
Governor Preus had previously
suggested that government operation
of roads serving the mines that are
now producing coal might be the
better solution of the. problem. , -
, Blaine Favors Plan.
Governor Blaine was also strongly
in favor of government operation of
the mines and what railroads are
necessary in case .the mediation
proves unavailable in a brief period.
J. J. Murphy, South Dakota rail
road commissioner, susftorted the
proposal of Governor Kendall of
Iowa, that the government take over
snd operate the mines. He urged
that the governors select a represen
tative to go to Wasihngton at once
and stay .there until the federal gov
ernment does something to relieve
the situation. . , v
Copy of Washington Pacts
Signed by King of England
London. Aug. 11. (By A. P.)
The ratified copy of the Washington
treaties was .signed by King George
yesterday.
All Is
23 Bombs Set Of f
' .
at Roundhouse ,
in California
Explosions Last From 1 :30 to
3 A.- M. Believed In-
tended to Terrorize
" "Workers,
' San Bernardino" CaL,'Aug." IT.--'
(By A. P.) Twenty-three time
bombs have exploded at intervals
from 1.30 to 3 o'clock this morning
in the stockade of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe, within 200 feet
of the company's roundhouse, ac
cording to the sheriff's office.
The bombs were buried in the
ground and in : exploding did not
damage except - for blowing much
earth into the air. it was said. ...
Deputy United States Marshal Al
bertson was seriously burned when a
bomb exploded in his hands shortly
after the explosion of -the ii bombs,
Explosion of the bombs. Created
terror in the vicinity of the shops,
hurling fragments several hundred
feet. The bombs were of castiron
pipe elbows filled with a white pow
der, and, according to investigators,
were apparently thrown into the
stockade.
None of the guards on duty was
hurt One reported his hat . blown
off. f,- . - .
It was thought at first that the
bombs were thrown into the stock
ade from a . passing automobile, but
explosions occurring at intervals led
investigators to believe that " the
bombs had been previously planted,
The. belief that ' the explosions
were caused from high powered caps
and not bombs, was expressed by
United States Marshal Greenwood.
He was also of the- opinion) he said,
that the explosions were intended
not to do any material damage, but
to frighten men at work in nearby
shops. :
A high voltage power line of the
Southern California Edison company
was broken just as one of the ex
plosions occurred and the wire, on
striking the : . ground, sent huge
flames into the air. Breaking of the
line caused the lighting system v of
the city to become grounded and
the city was in darkness for more
than an hour.
Bishop Kilgore Dies.
Charlotte, N. C, Aug. 11. Bishop
John C. Kilgore of the Methodist
Episcopal church, south, died at his
home here early today after an ex
tended illness which came upon him
last spring while he was returning
from the southern Methodist gener
al conference at Hot Springs, Ark.
Whatever You x
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to advertise, do not let to
morrow's (Sunday) oppor
tunity slip past you.
The Sunday Bee "Want"
Ad section covers the terri
tory with A circulation in
. excess of 78,000. copies each
; issue. As for results, ask
any person who uses a Sun
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Until 9 P. M.
Peace in the
Extension of Custer
Highway From Omaha
to St. Louis Favored
Sheridan, Wyo Aug. 11. Exten
sion of the Custer Battlefield high
way from Omaha to St. Louis was
recommended by the Custer Battle
field Highway association, at its an
nual convention here yesterday.
Resolutions adopted pledged the
organization to this program for the
ensuing year. The highway now ex
tends from Omaha to the Glacier
National park. ' ,
i...V.K Wallace..of Sheridan, was
re-elected president of the associa
tion. 1 he next convention of the
association will be held in Sioux
Falls, S. D. Delegates to the con
vention came from Iowa, South Da
kota, Wyoming and Montana.
Fire at Camp Grant
Burns Many Barracks
Kocxtora, in., Aug. 11. fire . in
Camp Grant barracks was placed tin
der control early today after eight
units of barracks in the hospital area
were destroyed and several other
building were damaged.
Six hundred and fifty buildings
were damaged by roof fires. Several
soldiers were slightly injured while
aiding firemen in fighting the flames.
Four soldiers who fell through a
burning roof escaped with minor in
juries. .
Camp authorities declared the fires
were undoubtedly of incendiary
origin.
, The barracks, erected during the
war, were built and equipped at a
cost of more than $1,000,000, but
their salvage value was said to have
been much less.
Immediate investigation of the
origin of the' fire, was begun by mili
tary and civil authorities.
Harding Sends Best
Wishes to Germany
Omaha Bee INtsrd Wire.
Washington, Aug. 11. Official
proof of the friendship of the United
States for "the new German republic,
together with wishes for its peace,
happiness and prosperity, was given
by. President Harding when he sent
a cablegram of felicitations, to" Presi
dent Ebert, on the occasion of the
third anniversary of the-establishment
of the government now headed
by Herr Ebert.
Following is the cablegram :
"President Ebert, Berlin, Germany:
"On this anniversary of the ' day
when Germany adopted the republi
can form ot government, 1 am happy
to express to you my sincere good
wishes and ray hope that the great
German republic may steadily go for
ward along the paths of peace which
lead to good understanding and
prosperity and hapnjness.
WARREN G. HAKDINIi.'
Denver Man Kidnaped
as Boy; Seeks Father
Dallas. Tex.. Aug. 11. Theodore
Lucas of Denver, Colo., in a letter
to Dallas police, has asked for aid
in his search for his father, Abrarn
Solonay, or other members of his
family. Lucas, who declared his real
name is Theodore Solonay, wrote
that he was kidnaped when 7 years
old from his home in Greenville,
Tex:, 25 years ago, brought to Dallas
later to Oklahoma and kept on a
farm until he was 19, when he left
to enter the army.
Omahan Named Inspector
Washington. Aug. 11. f Special
Telegram.) The Postoffice depart
ment announced the appointment of
seven new inspectors. Among them
was Floyd McKcan of Omaha, as
signed to the San Francisco division.
Pacific
Twelve Limited
Trains on Santa Fe
Stalled in Desert
Road's Transcontinental Ser
vice Crippled as Result of . "
. Refusal of Brotherhood
,Men to Continue Work.
TLos Angeles,- Aug.f 11. Twelve
transcontinental trains of the Santa
Fe railroad . were stalled at desert
points of the Santa Fe ' railroad at
noon today, following the refusal of
trainmen to proceed, according to a
list given out at the general offices1
here. There were no available fig
ures of the number of passengers in
volved, but railroad men said that if
the travel was "average" it would
run from 2,200 to 2,500.
The trains were nearly all those
which left Los Angeles Thursday
eastbound or were today westbound,
X he number will be increased by ac
cumulating westbound trains. East
bound service has been annulled.
Passengers Cared For.
Company officials said the passen
gers would be cared for as well as
possible in the trains . until some
means could be found-for moving
them. What means were under con
templation was not divulged. Friends
ot passengers on the trams who con
suited officials as to the advisability
of sending automobiles for them were
told the passengers would stand
better chance for a comfortable and
speedy journey if they remained
where they were. K
j. wo eastbound trains were tied
up at Needles, Cal., No. 2 (the Nay
aio) and No. 8: also No. 1, west
bound (The "Scout). At Barstow,
Cal., were No. 18, No. 4 (California
Limited) and No. ii, (lhe Mission
ary).
Stalled in Arizona. .
The Navajo, No. 9. due in Los An
geles today, was stalled at Sehg-
man, Ariz., and the train- of the same
number, due Saturday, was at Wil
Hams,- Ariz. No. 3 (California Lim.
ited) and No. 7. also due here today.
were at Seligman. The Navajo, due
Saturday, was at Williams. Ariz., and
the Scout, due Saturday, at Ashfork,
Ariz. In addition to the transconti
nental trains. No. 21. bound for San
francisco, was stalled at Barstow.
Besides the trains on the desert.
wo. a, southbound from San Iran
disco was halted at Bakersfield and
No. 10, eastbound, at Bakersfield.
Firemen Quit-Work.
Salt Lake City. Aug.- ll.-J-Fiftv
Southern .Pacific firemen employed
(Turn to PI Two. Golama Elfht.)
500 Ordered to Leave
Alsace-Lorraine by French
Strasburg, Aug, 11. (By A. P.)
The commissary general of Alsace
Lorrairffe has announced that in pur
suance" of the French "retortion"
measures against Germany, 500 un
desirables in Alsace-Lorraine have
been served with expulsion notices
and must cross the fontier before Sat
urday evening. .
The Weather
Forecast
Saturday: Fair; not much change
in temnfrature,
ourly Temperatures.
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Highest Friday.
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Kf-lNorth PUtte ,....4
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....SijiUpid City II
lenver . . .
Den Mo!n
Dodf City
Rail Chiefs
Accept New
Peace Plan
"Conditional" Approval of
Proposals bj Harding Voted
by Executives at New
York Conference.
Details Are Kept Secret
New York, Aug. l!.-(By A. P.)
A committee representing the rail
way executives Saturday wilt wait on
President Harding with a reply to his
proposal for settlement of the rail
strike that was described by one
railroad official as a "conditional ac
ceptance." What the conditions
were he did not state.
While this announcement was not
made by the official spokesman for
the conference it was made by one
in close touch with the executives.
He declined to permit his name to
be used or to amplify the phrase
"conditional acceptance."
A statement issued later by T. De
witt Cuyter. chairman of the Asso
ciation of Railway Executives, simply
stated that a committee headed bv
him would wait on President Hard
ing at 4:30 Saturday afternoon, when
the conclusion reached would be sub-
milted to him. Meanwhile, the state
ment said, the decision reached
would not be made public.
Statement by Cuyler.
Mr. Cuylcr's statement said:
"At their .meeting today the rail
way executives cave to the proposal
of the president, dated August 7
1922. the thorough and conscientious
consideration to which it was en
titled. -
"They took into consideration all
the elements in the situation which
affected the public welfare and ar
rived at a conclusion which tney win
present to the president of the
United States.
"For the purpose of making this ,
presentation, a committee has been
appointed. The action of- railway
executives cannot be made public un
til it has been submitted to the presi
dent." . -
Position of Executives.
The position taken "by the execu
tives was one they understood was
neither antagonistic to the president's,
proposal nor to the stand they took
a week ago Tuesday in saying they
would have to stand by their guaran
tees to their old employes who had
remained loyal and to the new men
employed in place of the strikers.
The terms upon wnicn ine ran ex
ecutives agreed to accept President
Harding's plan were unofficially said
to be as follows: ,
"First That: the .resident's re
quest that the strikers be taken back
would be interpreted that the roads
would rehire only as many of the
strikers as would be needed to re
cruit their present forces to normal.
Second That such strikers as are
taken back return unconditionally,
their seniority rights later to be es
tablished by the railroad labor board.
Legislation to Take n
' Over Roads Discussed
Washington, Aug. 11. Chairman
Cummins of the senate interstate
commerce committee conceded today
that legislation was under considera- .
tion which would empower.the presi
dent to take over the railroads if
transportation became 'seriously par-.
alyzed. : '
The legislation .under consideration
by certain republican senators was
said to provide for. a declaration of
an emergency and for authorization
., (Turn to Pa Two, Column Six.)
2 of Crew Killed in
Blast on Adriatic
New York, Aug. II. (By A. P.)
Two members of the - Adriatic's
crew were killed,' five were seriously ,
injured and one is missing, as the
result of an explosion of Undeter
mined origin in her No.' 3 hold, ac
cording to a wireless message re
ceived today at the White Star line. '
The message reported that the
Adriatic was proceeding to New
York at half speed. Coal was stored
in the No. 3 hold and officials of the'
line in the absence of details thought
that spontaneous combustion may
have caused the explosion. - ,
The men killed were a fireman
and a trimmer. Those injured in
cluded an electrician and other em
ployes of the engine room.
Harding Urges Elasticity
in lariu to senators
Washington, Aug. 11. President
Harding in a letter today to Chair
man McCumber of the finance com
mittee, read to the set te. not only
urged that a flexible tariff be pro
vided for, but that the tariff commis
sion be made the agency for investi
gation and recommendation for
changes in tariff rates.
Washington, Aug. 11. President
Harding intervened today - in the
senate fight over the flexible tariff
provisions, . outlining to senators
summoned to the White House the
desirability of elasticity in the tariff
during present shifting world condi- ,
tions. .. . . '.. '
The executive conferred first with
Senator Oddie of Nevada, a leader
of the republican agricultural tariff
bloc, some members of which are
opposed to the flexible plan in, any
form and later saw Senator Freling
huysen, - republican, New Jersey,
sponsor of the "scientific" tariff plan. -
Cork Police Barracks Burned. '
London. Aug. 11. fBv A. P.)
All the military and police barracks
in Cork are burning, according to
the report of a government aviator
who flew over their stronghold late
yesterday, savs a Times . disnatch
from Dublin,