MONDAY. AUGUST 7. 1922.
PLATTS3IOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
PAGE THREE
BEST IN STATE TO
PLAY IN TOURNEY
Array of One Hundred Tennis Ex
perts From Nebraska to Clash
Next Week at Lincoln.
The opening of the annual tennis
tournament lor Nebraska players on
Monday, August 7. will bring to
gether in Lincoln the greatest ten
nis playing talent in the middlewest,
since, according to experts, Nebras
ka ranks high in the racquet sport.
The singles class, especially, has a
noteworthy array of players. As in
dicated from the entry list so far re
ceived by Ralph E. Weaverling, pres
ident of the Nebraska Tennis asso
ciation, sponsor for the tournament,
there will appear at the net such
stars as McCorniick of Omaha, the
singles champion of Omaha. Don El
liott and Dean McProud of Lincoln,
George Stocking of Omaha, Charles
Durland of Norfolk. Guy Scudder of
Doniphan and Harry Ellis and Min
or Skalberg of Holdrege.
Long List of Talent
In the doubles there will be no
less notable an array of talent. This
includes the following teams of high
playing standards: Mathewson ami
Langeberg of Walthill. for several
years champions of northwestern Ne
braska; the Adams brothers of Om
aha; Geeson and McKillip of Sew
ard; Ellis and Skalberg of Holdrege,
and others.
In addition to the championship
awards of cups in the singles and
doubles, other awards are offered in
the consolation race. This makes
four trophies to be played for to eli
gible participants under one entry
fee.
Mr. Weaverling estimated that the
entries will include about 100 play
ers when the lists close at 10 a. m.
on Monday, August 7. Play will be
commenced immediately after the
close of the entry list.
Entertainment Program
For the entertainment of the visi
tors during their week's stay here
there has been arranged an alluring
program. The Lincoln Tennis asso
ciation will be host at a party to be
given at Capital Beach Monday eve
nine. August 7. On the following
night there will be a banquet given
by the Lincoln Chamber of Com
merce. On Wednesday night, the
University of Nebraska athletic de
partment has arranged a smoker for
the visiting tennis players, and oth
er forms of amusement will be pro
vided to enable the players to have a
good time.
Four classes have been arranged
as follows: Singles and doubles
championships and singles and dou
bles consolation. There will be six
rounds played in each class and on
Staurday, August 12. The finals will
round out the week's program.
All arrangements have been made
to make this year's tournament the
greatest ever held in the history of
the association.
NOT POLITICAL ISSUE
IN DAKOTA CAMPAIGN
Defeat of McCumber Had No Con
nection with Pro-Bonus Atti
tude Frazier For It.
Lincoln. Aug. 3. L. R. Baird, or
Dickinson. N. D.. state senator ana
state finance officer of the American
Legion, while on a visit to Legion
headquarters here, issued a state
ment to show that adjusted com
pensation legislation is not a politi
cal issue in that state.
United States Senator P. J. Mc
Cumber. advocate of the adjusted
compensation bill in congress, was
defeater for re-election on the re
publican ticket because of local con
ditions, Lynn J. Frazier, the suc
cessful candidate, being also a sup
porter of the measure.
"Mr. Frazier signed the bill that
provided the highest bonus of any
state," Mr. Baird said. "As gover
nor, he pushed and signed the meas
ure that provided $75 a month for
service men, the limit being $775.
In Missouri the bonus was $10 a
month."
Baird said he believed that Sen
ator McCumber's failure to take part
in the local situation on the recall
of the industrial commission in No
vember, 1921, was the cause lead
ing up to Frazier's success over him
fcr the nomination. The industrial
commission is composed of the gov-1
ernor, the attorney general and the !
commissioner of agriculture. The
adjusted compensation fight in con
gress had nothing to do with the
campaign, Baird declared.
BOOSTING CLINT BROME
TO HEAD COMMITTEE
Clinton Brome, Omaha attorney,
who was the speaker at the Ameri
can Legion's first anniversary meet
ing September 30. 1920. at Coates
hall, has been proposed by some of
Governor McKelvie3 friends for
chairman of the republican state
committee.
There will be some opposition to
P.rome, however, according to press
reports, on account of his youth and
comparative inexperience in politics.
It is probable that the candidates
on the state ticket will make their
wish known in favor of someone who
has been more in touch with state
affairs than Mr. Brome. There is
still quite a little talk of Attorney
General Clarence A. Davis for the
chairmanship.
Arthur J. Weaver of Falls City,
who was mentioned in the same con
nection several days ago, is in Mich
igan and has not been heard from.
Most of his friends are of the belief
that he would not accept the place.
PETER VOGLER, MANLEY,
PASSES 80TH BIRTHDAY
The many friends of Feter Vogler
from. all over the county are con
gratulating him upon having passed
his eightieth birthday on Saturday,
July 22, 1922. and his family and a
few friends and neighbors gathered
at their comfortable home in Man
ley the next day, which was Sunday,
to celebrate the occasion.
Mr. Vogler was born in Germany,
but has lived in Nebraska some fifty
years and has won a high place in
the regard of his friends by his up
hightness in all his dealings and by
his kind heart and neighborliness.
He was married in Plattsmouth al
most 4S years ago to Miss Louise
Meyer and this faithful companion
has journeyed with him through the
ups and downs of life. They pros
pered and now have a life of plenty
and comfort, surrounded by their
devoted children and grandchildren.
The children are four daughters and
two sons. They are Mrs. Aueust
Jochim, lift. Henry Heil, Jr., Mrs.
Oris Schliefert, Mrs. Arnold Schlie
fert, Henry and George Vogler, all
living in this county and not far
apart.
Mr. Vogler has been a reader of
this paper for a good many years
and the Courier joins with the host
of friends in extending congratula
tions and best wishes for many more
happy birthdays and good health.
Louisville Courier.
YOU'D NEVER
" THINK SO MANY
FORDS EXISTED
Ford Day at "Let's Go" Community
Clearance Sale Brings in the
Flivers by the Score.
"Gosh, but ain't there a lot of
Fords?"
You've doubtless heard this re
mark before, but if you were to at
tempt to count the large number of
Tin Lizzies in Plattsmouth today,
you'd scarcely believe there are that
many in existence.
From everywhere east, west,
north and south the Universal car
Jean be seen chugging along the
jcountry roads leading to Platts-
And how some ot tnem are loaaea.
It scarcely seems a truck would pull
the weight these sturdy touring
models are called upon to bring.
Competition is keen for every one
of the prizes offered by Plattsmouth
merchants to Ford owners today,
and it will be impossible to even
hazard a guess as to the winners be
fore tonight when it is certain there
will be an equally large number in
town, their occupants all bent on
securing for themselves some of the
splendid bargains on sale.
BIG WHEAT YIELDS
Hi CASS COMITY
While not all the wheat in this
section is turning out to be a record-breaking
crop there are fields
here and there which are yielding
much bevond expectations. About
the heaviest yields we have heard
of is a small patch of Rudolph Urn
land's which. we are informed,
threshed out 59 bushels to the acre,
and another patch belonging to Ru
dolph Wulf which made 52 bushels.
These, however, were small, irregu
lar patches and it is possible the
ground was not measured accurate
ly. Of the larger acreage Gus Seik
man has 10 acres which average 49
bushels to the acre we are informed.
Sherman Hendricksen threshed out
42 bushels per acre, and Dick Wen
zel threshed out 100 acres which av
traced 4 0 bushels strong.
These are some of the heaviest
yields we have heard of. but they do
not indicate the general average for
the vicinity, as there are fields which
will not run half that high. The
quality is not at all satisfactory to
the elevators, as some of its grades
No. 2 nicely, while much of it is in
ferior by reason of the continued
wet weather. Eagle Beacon.
MISS PETTIGREW NOT
DISMAYED AT DEFEAT
Kansas City, Aug.. 3. Miss Hel
en Pettigrew, defeated in the pri
maries Tuesday for the republican
nomination for governor of Kanrar.
says this is but the beginning of her
political career.
"When some nice man comes alonr
with a smile, a wedding ring ami
future happiness in a bungalow
what then?" Miss Pettigrew vr&i
asked.
"It will be a case of loveme, lov
my politics." the auburn-haired girl
replied. "There are many things be
fore me to get consideration before
marriage. I am young. This defeat
is only the foundation of a political
organization I believe I can build.
While I'm decidedly no man hater, I
shall insist that I be allowed to en
ter politics, even tho I do marry.
But there's no one in sight at pres
ent." Miss Pettigrew said s!ie believed
her defeat was due to lack of organ
ization. She said she did not have
sufficient mr.ney to make an active
campaign over the state. She said
she did not favor the open saloon.
Hers was a light wine and beer plat
form, but in a "modified degree."
She says she believes the open sa
loon is doomed never to return.
James M. Robertson was a visitor
in Omaha today where he attended
the meeting of the board of control
of the Nebraska Masonic Home of
which he is the president.
Journal want ads pay. Try them.
FRENCH PLAN
AN INVASION
OF GERMANY
INSIST ON PAYMENT OF REPA
RATION MONEY AND WILL
ENFORCE DEMANDS.
Paris, Aug. 3. France plans to
invade Germany and seize and oper
ate the coal and iron mines in the
Ruhr basin if the Berlin government
refuses to pay war debts and private
claims.
Industries now in the hands of
Stinnes. Thyssen and Krupp, all
multimillionaires, will be operated
by France until all obligations are
met, the French press, outlining
Premier Poincare's plan of coercion,
announced today.
According to the plan, a Rhine
land customs barrier against Germ
any will be set up and German offi
cials replaced by Rhinelanders.
The Rhineland commission in the
event the plan is carried out, woull
call for an election, which would
give the territory autonomy.
The correspondent Parifienne
states that France is willing to re
duce Germany's reparations to $12.
000.000,000 on condition that Ger
many accepts definitely and the in
terallied debts are cancelled.
The note of Lord Balfour, which
informed European allies that they
must pay enough of their debts so
that England may settle her war
obligations with the United States
has played directly into the Lands
of France, it was believed here.
England his told France that she
must pay because the United States
wants her money from Great Brit
ian. Now France is in a position to
demand that Germany pay because
England is demanding from her.
IOWA DEMOCRATS ARE HAPPY
Des Moines, Aug., 2. Exhiliarat
ed by reports which filtered into the
auditorium this afternoon that S. W.
Brookhart, republican candidate for
United States senator, had been ig
nored by his own party convention,
the Iowa democratic convention
turned it attention to the supposed
breach between Senator A. B. Cum
mins and the Brookhart faction. C.
L. Herring of Des Moines, democrat
ic candidate against Brookhart, said
io the democratic delegates a mo
ment after word came that Brook
hart had not been discussed in the
republican convention: "I am for
tunate this year to be a democratic
candidate without any opposition
on the republican ticket."
It was a Wt.odrow Wilson conven
tion, that cheered itself hoarse at
every mention of the "invalid in his
wheel chair."
It was reported from the meeting
room of the resolutions committee
that an effort had been made to in
troduce into the state party platform
a plank endorsing light wines and
beer. This effort, however, never
reached the convention floor.
The democratic platform declared
unqualifiedly for both federal and
state soldiers' bonus.
Cordell Hull of Tennessee, chair
man of the national democratic com
mittee, addressed the convention, at
tacking nhmerous acts of the Hard
ine: administration.
The democrats at today's district
caucases, elected a state committee
of eleven men and seven, women.
VICTORY VERSUS DEFEAT
In time of distress strong men
turn to their Creator in earnest,
thoughtful prayer. But with the
passing of the tempest and a return
of God-given sunlight into their lives
many quickly forget their devotion
to Him.
Little wonder, that during the
war American capitalists encored to
the echo the brave deeds of our sol
dier boys and held forth promises
that "nothing" would be too good
for them upon their victorious re
turn, especially when viewed in the
light of the current day's news dis
patches from Paris.
For then ' they were faced with a
precarious situation which is now
almost forgotten.
The cup of defeat is to be tasted
by those German multimillionaires
drained to its last bitter dregs
and all because the soldier boys they
cheered emerged losers from the
conflict.
Now, we read that industries in
the hands of Stinnes. Thyssen and
Krupp, all multimillionaires, will be
operated by France until all obliga
tions are met.
Had the wall of American soldiers
standing between the Germans and
civilization broken down under that
awful strain it was subjected to, a
different story would be told today.
How would it sound to hear that
the great steel industries, the coal
mines, the lumber mills and other
industries were to suffer a similar
fate. Yes, this was the prospect
starring their capilistic owners in
the face when dark war clouds hung
over the land. Then, they turned
with supplication to the soldier boys
who had given up good positions
and gone forth to face even death
itself. How different now!
Today, we are told, the price of
peace (adjusted compensation and a
square deal to the men who fought
and bled when civilization hung in
the balance) will work hardships on
the present "overburdened" financial
interests of the country.
Whatever it may impose the. price
of peace can noways compare with
the awful catastrophe that faced
big business in 1917-18 the toll
now being exacted of German capi
talists. Let's then meet this price of vic
tory unflinchingly and with grateful
hearts that we were spared from
a far worse fate.
Journal want ads pay. Try them.
STATE BOARD BUYS BONDS
The state board of education lands
and funds again considered"an offer
of $400,000 of bonds soon to be is
sued by the new irrigation district at
Whitney. The board was told the
district could sell its bonds if the
state would buy a portion of them.
The- board decided it was unable to
make the purchase and rejected the
offer.
An offer of $39,500 of bonds from
the brokerage firm of Burns, Prind
er & Co. of Omaha which was before
the board at a former meeting was
accepted. At the fornnr meeting
some members of the body expressed
the belief that the board ought to
buy securities direct from authori
ties issuing them, whether or not
ihZ 1t.iv rf.rmires it to do so. The
' bonds bought from the brokers are:
j $25,000 of Nebraska City paving
DOnciS, Jt-Js.uUU Ol I u.iuii nairr iiuuus,
and $fi.000 of Chadron water bonds,
al bearing 5 per cent interest. The
board bought direct $4.fmo of Crook
ston electric light bonds, bearing 6
per cent, and $2,000 ot school dis
trict No. 7, Rock county bonds, bear
ing 5 p-:r cent. All these purchases
were lor the state's permanent
school fund.
For the soldiers relief fund the
board bought flOO.OOy cf North
Platte paving 6 per cent bonds. It
had formerly bought ?1T.000 of the
same issue. These were bought direct
from the city of North Platte and
not from a middleman.
The state treasurer's monthly re
port shows $495,492 of uninvested
money in the state permanent school
fund.
NEW SHOP UNION
KNOCKS AT DOOR
OF WBOR BOARD
10,000 Working Employes of Ssnta
Fe Ask Their Rights be Pro
tected in a Settlement.
Chicago. Aug.. 3. Ten thousand
shopmen on the Santa Fe. who have
formed on association of new em
ployes, today telegraphed Chairman
Hooper of the United States railroad
labor board demanding their rights
be safeguarded in any settlement of
the shopmen's strike.
They are entitled, they say, to pro
tection in the seniority rights ac
quired during the strike.
Manion Wants a Conference
Chicago, Aug.. '. E. J. Manion of
St. Louis, president of the railway
telegraphers, has sent letters to the
heads of the twelve railroad unions
not on strike suggesting a meeting
to discuss the growing tendency to
involve their men in the shopmen's
strike.
Mr. Mar.ion's letter pointed out
that the members of the twelve un
ions still at work had many prob
lems in relation to the strike and
suggested the advisability of a con
ference of the twelve grand chiefs,
including heads of the four big
brotherhoods, "to consider strike de
velopments and possible action."
Twenty Trains Withdraw
j New Orleans. Aug.. 3. Withdraw
al of twenty daily passeriger trains
j in Texas and Louisiana was announc
I ed today by the Texas & Pacific rail
j road. Strike conditions were given
as the cause of the annulments.
No Move by the Government
New York, Aug., 3. Indication
continued to multiply today that the
federal government contemplated no
; immediate step in the rail strike
i situation.
Chris Parkening of Omaha came
j in this afternoon to visit for a few
) hours looking after some matters of
business.
LEGAL NOTICE
To the unknown heirs, devisees,
legatees, personal representatives
jand all other persons interested in
me estate or jonn cnanuier, deceas
ed; Waterman, wife of Geo.
S. Waterman, first real name un
known; Lou M. Hays; F. M. Wel
shimer; C. E. Welshimer; James
Welshimer; all persons having or
claiming any interest in the north
east quarter of Section 5, Township
11, North Range 13 east of the Sixth
Principal Meridian, in Cass county,
Nebraska, real names unknown.
You and each of you are' hereby
notified that John W. Ruffner. Sperry
B. Ruffner, Edwin G. Ruffner and
Horace B. Ruffner. on the 19th day
of July, A. D. 1922. filed their suit
against you and each of you in the
District Court of Cass county, Ne
braska, the object and prayer of
which are to quiet the title in the
said plaintiffs to the northeast quar
ter of Section 5, Township 11 North,
Range 13. East of the Sixth Princi
pal Meridian, in Cass county, Ne
braska, alleging that the plaintiffs
are the owners in fee simple title
of said real estate, by reason of ad
verse possession for more than ten
years prior to the commencement of
said action against you, and title de
rived from other sources, and are
asking that the title to said real es
tate be forever quieted in them and
that you and each of you be forever
excluded from having or claiming
any right, title, interest, claim or
estate in and to said real estate or
any portion thereof, and that the
mechanic's lien claimed by the de
fendants F. M. Welshimer, C. E. Wel
shimer and James Welshimer be de
clared void and no lien against the
real estate hereinbefore described.
You are required to answer said
petition on or before the 11th day of
September, A. D. 1922.
JOHN W. RUFFNER,
SPERRY B. RUFFNER,
EDWIN G. RUFFNER,
HORACE B. RUFFNER,
C. A. RAWLS,
Their Attorney. J24-4wj
SHOPMEN AC
CEPT PROPOSAL
. OF PRESIDENT
DECLARE WILLINGNESS TO AC
CEDE TO HARDING'S PLAN
TO SETTLE STRIKE.
Chicago, Aug. 2. Full acceptance
of the peace proposals submitted by
President Harding was voted tonight
by leaders of the striking railway
shopmen who, however, gave their
own interpretation of each of the
three suggestions.
"We accept relcutantly, it is true,
but commit ourselves to carry out
the terms of the settlement in ut
most good faith and in aid of the
general welfare," said the message
of acceptance which was sent to
President Harding tonight.
"If these proposals fail to bring
about results which you desire, the
responsibility of failure will not rest
upon representatives of the organ -
ized employes."
On the proposal to restore unim
paired seniority rights to the strik
ers, which was rejected by railway
executives at a meeting yesterday in
New York, the message declared:
"Wholesale Injustice"
"It would certainly be a wholesale
injustice if hundreds of thousands of
experienced men who have given
four to forty years of service, and
whose value to the transportation
industry is proprtioned to the length
of their service, should be placed in
a position of inferiority to a limited
number of men who have been em
ployed as substitutes for these ex
perienced railroad workers."
Replying to the president's sug
gestion that railroads and workmen
agree to aoide oy decisions 01 ine
railroad labor board, the reply said
the shopmen had always taken the
position that so long as they con
tinued to render service, they should
abide by the rules and working con
ditions and accept the wages agreed
upon by proper negotiation or de
termined by the labor board after a
hearing of a dispute.
Violations of the law and refusal
to abide by decisions of the board 1
"have been exhibited only by the;
railway managements," the reply
said, and asserted that suspension of
work under non-acceptable condi
tions was not in violation of the
board's decisions.
Healy Also Signs
On the president's proposal that
lawsuits growing out of the strike
be withdrawn and that railroad la
bor board decisions to which excep
tions are taken by either side may
be taken to the board by either side
for a rehearing, the message said
that it was the understanding of
the union leaders that the labor
board would give a prompt rehear
ing and decision of questions in dis
pute that there would be no ques
tion as to "who are the properly ac
credited spokesmen of the vast ma
jority of railway employes."
Timothy Healy, president of the
firemen and oilers' union, which is
also on strike, signed the shopmen's
aiso on strike, signed tne snopmen s
acceptance 01 me president s pro -
posai, seating mat ms union wuuiu
abide by the suggestions and would
"follow the shopmen."
PROGRESSIVE CO. CONVENTION
The progressive party county con
vention is called to meet at Platts
mouth. Tuesday, August 8, at 11 a.
m., for the purpose of choosing 12
delegates to the state convention,
and such other business as may prop
erly come before the convention. A
full attendance is desired.
COMMITTEE.
LADIES OF THE MACCABEES
The W. M. B. A. of the Maccabees
will hold their regular meeting at
the M. W. A. hall. Ail members are
ning, August Sth. All members are
urged to be present as there will be
business of importance to be discussed.
JFor Men
Who Wear Socks!
We announce the first showing of
Famous Silk
and Lisle Socks!
The same dependable, long wearing toe and heel, with its
graceful snug fitting ankle, and gripping rib-top, but a silk and
lisle mixture that is new.
We have them in mixtures of violet, brown, black, green and
blue. They are without doubt the Bulls-eye in the gallery of sox.
You'll like the "ribbed" drop stitch effect.
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ALV0 DEPARTMENT
Miss Minie Walker has gone to
California on her vacation.
Dale S. Boyles of McCook is here
looking after his farm interests.
Walter Hardnock and family, of
Lincoln visited friends here on last
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Casey, of Lin
coln visited friends here the first of
the week.
Mrs. W. E. Casey of Denver, who
has been vlsitine old friends, has re -
turned home. j
Grandma Rosenow of Elmwood I
visited her son, C. F. Rosenow and
family last Sunday. i
Arthur Dinges and P J Linch j
ere iruiibuviius uumus in ium
Thursday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. A. B
Miss Marie Stroemer
Stroemer and
were Lincoln
visitors Wednesday afternoon.
John Skinner and nieces, the Mis-
,ses Lela Shelton
and Merle elites,!
were Omaha visitors Wednesday.
Elmer Rosenow went to Lincoln
the first of the week and had his
tonsils removed. He Is getting along
nicely. j
The Time Bs Here
For the summer and fall plowing "which is pre
paring for the winter wheat and for the crops of next
summer.
We have the machinery, plows, horse or power
drawn, sulky, gang or walking style.
Our "Red Baby" will do your hauling.
Coatman Hardware Co.,
Alvo,
ROOSEVELT
PROGRAM IS
CONSIDERED
HARDING PREPARING TO FOL
LOW COURSE TAKEN IN
1902 TO END STRIKE.
Washington, Aug. 3. Balked In
his efforts toward settlement of the
coal strike and the railroad strike
and facing the same crisis which
presented itself to President Roose-
;vt in 1902. President Hardin
is
preparing actively to put into effect
as a last resort, the Roosevelt pro
gram for enforced action in the
mines and probably on the rail
roads. The president will announce, prob
ably within a week, the appointment
of a coal commission. It will be rep
resentative of the public and will
! delve into every feature of the pres
ent controversy and into fundament
al conditions in the mining industry.
Men will be asked to return
to work pending the findings
of the commission.
Should violence develop in the
meantime, or should one or both
sides refuse to budge, then the
president would step in through aj
receivership process and assume ac-,of men to take the plce of strik rs
tive direction of the properties. He 1 has become so great since the execu
holds that their failure to function j tives refused to compromise that cm
threatens the national welfare and ; ploynient agencies are having dini-
he would operate them to avoid a
widespread famine of coal, food and
other necessities.
the Pair
M. S. Briggs. the Plattsmouth
Journal man and Mr. Whittaker. of
Platt.-nioiith, were in town Thursday
afternoon.
Miss Blanche Moore returned
home Saturday from Pocatella, Idaho
where she spent several weeks with
her uncle, Howard Sanborn and
family.
I Mr. and Mrs. John Weichel and
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Nickel and Mrs.
Jennie Rouse autoei to Syracuse on
Sunday to visit with Mr. and Mrs.
1$. H. Davis and Frank Davis and
family.
Qr younp and f;ny anJ
brother Frank Young left on No. 0
Mondav for their home in Tennessee
after spending some months
with
and
their sister, Mrs.
Ray Chapin
Mr. Chapin.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Keefer of
North Platte, have returned from
Iowa, where they have been visiting
relatives and are now visitintr Mr.
Reefer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. C.
Keefler and family.
Nebraska
New York. Aug. ?,. Rumblings cf
dissatisfaction in railroad crafts not
on strike were heard in St. Louis an 1
Cleveland.
From St. Louis came the announce
ment by E. J. Manion, president of
the Order of Railway Telegraphers,
that he had written the heads of
unions not on strike, asking that
they confer "to discuss the growing
tendency to involve tf.eir men in
the strike, to discuss strike develop
ments and possible action. Receipt
of such a letter was admitted by
William G. Lee, head of the Brother
hood of Trainmen, who refused to
comment on it.
Manion's letter said the members
of the 12 unions still at work had
many problems in relation to the
strike and suggested the advisability
of a conference of the 12 grand
chiefs, including heads of the four
big brotherhoods.
Falsehoods Charged
New York, Aug. 3. Railroad ex
ecutives and representatives of the
striking shopmen engaged in mutual
recriminations, charging falsehoods
from the press bureaus of each Fide.
Strikers were angry at the report
spread by the railroads that many
of their number were going back to
work, and the railroad officials uere
indignant at a report from Washing
ton, which they imputed to the
American Federation of Labor, that
equipment had deteriorated uutil it
was in a dangerous condition.
The roads asserted that the riiii
culty handling the crowds and are
taking time to make selections, re
jecting known union leaders.
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