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OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 14, 1917 TWELVE PAGES.
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HOUSE VOTES FOR
BILL TO PROVIDE
WING OF CAPITOL
SNOW MEANS MUCH
DIFFERENCE OF
OPINION GREETS
And So It Goes
THE WEATHER
Fair I
RAIL EMPLOYES
PLAN SERIES OF
FREIGHT STRIKES
Attempt Will Be Made to Tie
Up Traffic if Eight-Hour
Day is Not Granted
by Roads.
WILL START SATURDAY
TO ENTIRE WEST
President Calvin Tells of Moist
ure from Rocky Mountains
to the River.
RATE DECI?'
. ... y wo awe aMt I ncT is FlSn ? nwM6AT J
-s
Fifty-Eight Members on Rec
ord for Levy to Start Con
struction of First Part of
Hew State House.
RELOCATION VOTED DOWN
Opponents Bring It Forward in
Effort to Defeat the'
Measure.
LEVY FIXED AT .76 MILL
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, March 13. (Special Tele
gram.) Opponents of a new capitol
died hard this afternoon when, after
the Richmond bill to provide for one
had been amended in the house to
cover the building of a new wing only
1,11 a .76 mill levy for the next two
years, and had been accepted in that
way in committee of the whole, Tay
lor of Custer led the charge on the
bill in an effort to defeat its recom
mendation for engrossment and third
reading.
The opposition lacked the votes, al
though they were assisted by Goodall
and Hopkins of the Douglas county
delegation, the only ones of that dele
gation voting against a new capitol,
though Keegan was absent.
Taylor Fights It.
Taylor urged that the appropria
tions were getting high and that the
taxpayers should be protected, al
though he has worked nearly the
whole session on a bill for rural schools
which carries a 1 mill levy, which is
considerably more of an appropria
tion than the capitol bill. He was
rharged by Craddock in his last
ipeech of being very considerate of
Hie taxpayer after getting his own
appropriation bill over.
Shannon attempted to incorporate
an amendment putting the building
of the wing in the hands of the State
Board of Public Lands and Funds,
but this was defeated. He then se
cured adoption of an amendment pre
scribing that bids should be consid
ered in a public meeting. An amend
- ment to vote on relocation of the
capitol failed.
How Vote Stood.
A roll call was demanded on the
motion to engross for third reading,
which carried by a vote of 58 to 38,
the vote standing as follows:
Yes Ainlay, Anriemon of Boyd, Bates,
Bulla, Burrows, Conlay. Craddock, Dalbty.
Flansburv. Fleetwood, Foiilon, Fries. Fulkr.
Harrl at Buffalo, Hoffmolater, Howard.
Hughes. Hunt. Hutton. Jacobson, Jelen,
Erie Johnson. Prod Johnson. Lamoert, Lel
rtlrn. Iovely, Manser, ttears, Mygenbern,
filler. Ml IK Moaeley, Murtey, Nstf, Neabtt,
Netlsen. Norton, Ollls, Peterson, RadUe,
Read. Rea-an. Relfonrath, Richmond, Sflss,
Hr-hnelder, Behwab, gehetke. Shannon, Stn
nelar. i Stream, Thomas, Todd. Traeewell,
Wnlte, Ward. White. Speaker -aCdson 5K.
Xo Anderson of Phelps. Auten. Axtell.
Heal. Bohrena, Cronln, nafoe, Pau. Ewlng.
Fultr, Good, Goodall. Oormley, Greenwalt,
Harris of Greeley, Hoplilna, Hosteller, Knut
aen, Koch, La Bounty, Lemar, Liggett,
Llndberg. McAllister, Naylor. Olson, Oxter
man, Parkinson, Rler, Renoker. Reynolds,
Rlekard. Jtloachlck, Seudder, Shaffei, Stuhr,
Swanson, Taylor 38.
Cnnard Liner Sunk;
Seven Lives Lost;
v ' , American Survivor
Washington, March 13. The sinking-
of the Cunard non-passenger
liner Folia with one American on
board was reported to the State de
partment today in a' preliminary dis
patch from Consul Frost at Queens
town, as follows:
"Cunard non-passenger Folia sunk
off Waterford tei)th. Survivors landed
Dungarron. Sole American, boat's
surgeon, W. J. Core, Nashville, Tenn,,
, saved, uninjured."
Three lives were lost. The vessel
was sunk. Sunday without warning
by a submarine. ..
. New York, March 13. The Folia
left New York February 26, bound
for Bristol. It was a vessel of 6,705
tons gross, built in 1897, originally
the Italian liner Principe Di Picmonte.
Later it was bought by the Uranium
line and renamed the Frincipello. The
Cunard line bought it and changed
the name to the Folia.
The vessel was commanded by Cap
tain Thomas Inch, who was formerly
commander of the Uranium line
steamship Volturno, which was
burned at sea with the loss of 136
lives. Captain Inch was decorated
'or bravery at the time of the disaster.
The Weather
For Nebraska Generally filr; not much
.h&nge in temperature.
- Temperature at Omaha Yettterday.
Hour. Deg.
6 a. m 32
I a. m.,,., 33
7 a. m 32
8 a. m 33
9 a. m... 23
10 a. m 33
11 a. m 32
13 m 32
1 n. m
.. 33
.. 32
2 p. m...
S p. m...
4 p. m . . .
s p. m 32
p. m 33
T p. m .13
I p. m ,"82
Cemparatlfe Loeal Rword.
, ' . , J". 118. 1911. 1114.
Highest yesterday.,.. 33 2 44 6
Lowest yesterday 31 34 33 33
Mean temperature.,.. 33 40 38 si
Freclpltatloa ,3 .an . .00 .00
Tempa-ature and precipitation departures
from the normal: ....
Normal temperature 84
Deficiency for lh riev o
Total excess since March i
Normal precipitation ,
Kxcesa for the day
Total rainfall since March 1,...
Kxcess since March 1
Deficiency for cor. period. Ills..
.03 Ini'h
.23 inch
.80 Inch
.30 Inch
.42 Inch
Exceas for cor. period, ISIS 1.07 Inches
Reports Pram Stations at 1 P. M.
Station and State Temp. High- Raln-
ui r. Miner. - i p. m.
Cheyenne, pt. cloudy... 24
Davenport, rain S3
Denver, clear 84
Dee Molnea, oloudy 32
Dodae City, cloar 43
Lander, pt. cloudy 24
North Platte, clear..... no
Omaha, cloudy,.,. 83
Pueblo, clear 46
Kilt Lake City, cloudy. 28 ,
Santa Fefclear 38
Hherldan. pt. cloudy..,. 22
Hioua City, cloudy 80
Y-'entlne, anow 24
est. ' fall.
28 ,00
38 1.0R
28 .
3D 1.02
40 .20
80 .00
34 ,00
23 .38
41 .00
42 .1)0
40 .00
30 .00
32 .118
28 .02
) La, WELSH, Meteorologist.
TO BUILD CONCRETE SHEDS
The end of the present winter will
mark the passing of snow blockades
in Wyoming, so far as any connection
with the Union Pacific is concerned,
in the opinion of President Calvin,
who has returned from three weeks
spent in California.
Mr. Calvin expressed great delight
over two things, one being that the
snow and rain today is general over
all Nebraska and Kansas, as well as
over all Union Pacific territory east
of the Rocky mountains. The other
thing that 'gladdens the heart 6f the
Union Pacific president is the ,fact
that plans have been matured by
which the Overland system will elimi
nate the possibility of snow blockades
through Wyoming.
"This snow means much to the peo
ple of the central west, as well as to
the Union Pacific," said Mr. Calvin.
"Our reports indicate that all over
the system, from far out in Wyoming
and Colorado, cast to the . Missouri
river and south into central Kansas,
all Monday night there was snow or
rain and that the precipitation con
tinues. It means a great deal to the
entire Missouri valley country.
"There were no places where our
territory was suffering on account of
a lack of moisture, but the stage
where damage might occur was be
ing rapidly reached. This precipita
tion at this time eliminates all possi
bility of a spring drought and puts
the ground in perfect condition for
the rapid growth of vegetation as
soon as warm weather sets in."
Speaking of improvements and bet
terments along the line of the Union
Pacific, President Calvin said:
"We are about to start v building
concrete snow sheds over all the
Union Pacific railroad cuts in Wyo
ming along the niain line. This ought
to do away with the possibility of
snow blockades in the future."
Describing the cuts, President Cal
vin said: "Work on them will begin as
soon as the weather is warm enough
so that cement can be handled. Where
we now have iron or wood snow
sheds, the walls will be lined with
wire netting and into this the ce
ment will be poured. The roofs will
be ot cement, reinforced and arched.
"Where new sheds are to be con
structed methods that are similar will
be pursued. Walls will be built up
high enough to clear any loads that
cars may be carrying and overhead
will be supported arched roots.
Mr. arid Mrs. Ward Burgess, who
accompanied President Calvin of the
Union Pacific, on his trip to CalU
forma, returned with him this morn
ing.
Mysterious Trunk
OnFrederikVIII to
Be Sent to London
London, March 13. The story of
a mysterious trunk which was on
board the Frederik VIII, the steamer
which brought Count von BernstorJ)
from the United States to Copen
hagen, it given prominence by the
Express. The trunk is said to have
been consigned to Stockholm by the
Swedish minister to the Unitet States
and to have borne the seal of tliu
Swedish consulate in New York. "1 lie
story says that the trunk was held
at Halifax because its seals were
broken and that it will be sent to
England by a British warship. When
the trunk ': caches the British capital
it will be turned over to the British
legation, where its contents will be
examined in the presenc: of British
officials. The Express suggests that
the trunk was opened between New
York and Halitlx to permi: the in
sertion of secret documents belong
ing 10 Lount von eernstortt.
Pvnminotir TTnwlnri Tn
Farmer Dies While on
Way to Catch Train
Martin Kaufman, . a well-to-do
tanner living near Harlan, la., crum
pled to the pavement and died in
stantly at 8 o'clock last evening just
after, alighting from a street car at
Sixteenth and Harney streets. The
police surgeon said that death was
caused by heart trouble or apoplexy.
Mr. Kaufman came to Omaha with
Joe Scheichinger, a resident of Har
lan, yesterday morning with a load
of cattle. The stock was sold at the
South Side yards in the morning and
the Harlan men were on their way
to the depot to board a train at the
time of Mr. Kaufman's sudden death.
Mr. Scheichinger took charge of
the body.
Mrs. Welles, Old-Timer at
Old People's Home, Is Called
Mrs. Fidelia B. Welles, who had
lived at the present Old People's
home longer than anyone else in the
institution, died there yesterday. She
was 85 years old and is not survived
by any immediate relatives. Her hus
band, who died in 1905, was also an
inmate of the home. They entered
the home in 1902 and were the first
old people to pay the admission fee.
Mrs. Welles was born in New Hamp
shire and had lived in Omaha about
twenty-five years.
Funeral services will be held from
the home, 2214 Wirt street, at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Inter
ment will be in Forest Lawn ceme
tery. ....
Lightning Kills Five Horses.
Beatrice, Neb., March 13.) (Spe
cial Telegram.) Snow has been fall
ing here all day and the ground is
covered to the depth of several inches.
About two inches of moisture has
fallen here since yesterday. Light
ning last night struck, the barn on
the Reiff farm near Holmesville and
killed five head of horses. The struc
ture was damaged but little.
Some Omaha T vBe
Ueve rropov adjust
ment Will BeAnous to
Business in This City.
TERMED AS "OUTRAGEOUS'
General Freight Agent Lane of
Union Pacific Comments on
Commission's Findings.
EFFECT NOT ESTIMATED
Difference of opinion exists be
tween Omaha traffic men as to the
effect upon Omaha of the proposed
readjustment of freight rates brought
about by the decision in the inter
mountain freight rate case, while a
prominent railroad official asserts
that its effect cannot be estimated at
present.
"It would be ruinous to Omaha
business," said Traffic Manager Geilus
of Paxton & Gallagher: "at least, to
that in the 600 and 950-mile radius.
For instance, the first-class rate from
Omaha to territory between Chey
enne and Salt Lake City is 65 cents
less than the rate from Chicago to
the same territory. The suggest ;m
of the commission would make ''lis
not more than 30 cents less than the
Chicago rate. Why, such a rate
would enable them to go in that terri
tory and get hold of all the business
1 consider it an outrageous proposal,
It looks as though someone is putting
something over on the Interstate
Commerce commission. In the terri
tory more than 1,300 miles from here
the proposed rate would not dc espe
cially, bad for us, But nearly all of
our business is nearer Omaha than
that."
Might Lower Some Rates.
Traffic Manager Wilbur of M. E.
Smith & Co. agreed with this opinion,
but said the proposal of the commis
sion would out in oractice the same
differentials as obtain at Pacific coast
terminals. He thought it would re
sult in lowering rates on dry goods
from Omaha to some western points.
Chief Clerk Murray of the Omaha
traffic bureau pointed out that the ac
tion would result in lowering carload
rates from Omaha to many inter
mountain points which now are the
same as from Omaha to Pacific coast
points.
"It would widen the spread between
our rates to the yest and those of
competitors in the east," he said.
-. "It would not affect the Omaha
structural steel industry. Structural
steel is shipping from the east through
Omaha' to any point west and can be
fabricated here at an additional
cost of only cents a hundred
pounds. That is, an Omaha firm with
a contract to furnish structural steel
to some western point can compete
with any eastern concern at an addi
tional cost of only V, cents a hun
dred pounds."
Comments By Lane,
General Freight Agent Lane of the
Union Pacific says,: "It is too soon
to estimate the effect of the Com
merce commission decision in the
intermountain rate case until time is
taken more carefully to analyze.
"An illustration or two will suffice.
Present coast rate on agricultural im
plements today from the Missouri
river is $1.25. Salt Lake and Ogden
will both fall within the commission's
prescribed 1,300-mile zone and give
them 80 per cent of this figure, or
$1; present rate, $1.05.
"The Missouri river-coast canned
goods rate is $1.10; 80 per cent of that
would be 88 cents; we are carrying
now 92 cents.
Coast Flour Rate.
"Coast flour rate is 75 cents; 80 per
cent of that would be 60 cents, as
against present rate ot 50 cents.
"Present packing house products
rate to coast is $1.50 and,$1.60, accord
ing to mixture; 80 per cent of this
figure would be $1.20 and $1.28, re
spectively. We are now carrying $1.
"Machinery, present coast rate,
$1.50; 80 per cent, $1.20. We are car
rying to Utah, $1.05.
"We might or might not be priv
ileged, when the final text of the
order is received, to raise present
rates to get up to the 80 per cent.
"Again, Denver falls within the 600
mile radius to which point from the
Missouri river, the commission be
lieves the rate should not be higher
than 55 per cent of the coast ter
minal. No Great Disturbance.
"When we get into it the situation
may or may not be' found more for
midable than at first appears. At first
view, it does not seem that Missouri
river adjustments will have been
found very seriously dealt with. The
commission gives us from now until
April 2, 3 and 4 to think over these
tentative findings and set up any ob
jections we may have, which will be
considered.
The commission seemed to ap
prove present adjustments to coast
terminals by saying that they are not
unreasonably low, and also says that
intermediate rates shall not be higher,
and that water competition is negligi
ble, n may ue ncgngiuic inv last two
years, when the canal has only oper
ated seventeen months out of twenty-four
and ocean charges are highest
in the history of the earth. A year
from now the situation may have
changed essentially, for we have al
ready had a measurement of water
competition, when lumber was hauled
for $6 or $7 per 1,000 feet, north coast
to New York City, and other com
modities as low."
Action by Commission.
Washington. March 13. The In.
terstate Cdmmerce commission has
placed before all railroads concerned
proposals looking to the permanent
solution of 'the intermountain rate
cases. The plan provide for the
abolition of preferential rates in ex
istence tor many years on many ar-
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BRITONS TAKE MAIL
FROM U. S. VESSEL
Thirty-Nine Bags from Norway
Removed from Oil Tanker
by Halifax Officials.
SHIP IS HELD THREE DAYS
New York, March 13. Mail carried
on an American ship, the Standard
Oil tanker,' John D. Archbold, was re
moved by the .British authorities at
Halifax, according to th officers of
the vessel, which arrived hen today
from Bergen, Norway. This is said
to be the first time that u ship flying
the American flag on the Atlantic has
been denied the privilege of transport
ing mail from a foreign country,
either neutral or belligerent.
The John D. Archbold took out of
Bergen thirty-nine sacks of mail from
Norway, Denmark and Sweden. The
vessel followed the custom of other
neutral ships by putting in at Halifax
instead of Kirkwall. There it was de
tained three days, according to the
officers, and all the mail taken off for
examination. The tanker resumed its
voyage without it.
Since the German submarine block
ade began no mails have reached here
on Scandinavian or Dutch ships. The
Bergensfjord and Kristiauiafjord, the
only two Scandanavian passenger
liners to risk the voyage since Febru
ary 1, sailed without passengers, car
goes and mails.
Detention of Mail Explained.
Washington, MarcllNl.l. Detention
of Scandinavian mail taken from the
btanard Oil tanker Archbold, is ex
plained at the British embassy as due
to limited facilities for handling mail
at Halifax, compared with those de
veloped in England.
In consequence, unless a steamer
with mail is willing to wait more than
three days in many cases, it may be
necessary for the mails to be left at
Halifax for a following steamer.
Criticism of Compulsory
Service Stirs General Wood
New York, March 13. Major Gen
eral Leonard Wood, stirred by a crit
icism of compulsory military serv
ice, in an address at a banquet of
the Economic club here last night
turned on the speaker, Rev. Adolf A.
Berle, widely known as a lecturer
on educational topics, declared that
the doctrine he preached means the
murder of our sons and the dishonor
of our women."
Cost of Mining Anthracite Has
Not Increased, Says Commission
Washington, March 13. The Fed
eral Trade commission today notified
the country's leading anthracite coal
producers that any failure to grant
the usual spring price reductions can
not be justified by the claims of in
creased cost of production. The
commission has heard, the notice says,
that producers intend either to with
draw or reduce the regular seasonal
discounts on the ground of increased
mining costs.
In its inquiry into the cost of min
ing anthracite, the report on which
soon will be issued, the commission
has obtained detailed information on
the costs of companies which mined
in 1916 about 75 per cent of the total
production of anthracite. "This in
formation," says the commission,
obtained directly from the records of
the companies referred to, indicates
no incrjiKSe in average cost in the
last four months of 1916, and further
indicates an actual decrease of cost
in the case of some of the companies,
whose cost of production is high.
Insane Man Armed With Gun
Occupies Governor's Office
Rushes Into Quarters of Wash
ington State Chief and
Keeps All Out Hour.
EXECUTIVE FLEES IN TIME
Olympia, Wash., March 13. An
armed man forced his way into the
office of Governor Ernest Lister to.
day and war in complete charge for
half an hour before he surrendered.
Governor Lister had heard a disturb
ance outside his office and went to
an adjoining room just before the
man entered.
When taken in charge by the sheriff
iff the man said his name was Charles
L. Wagner and that he was "just a
wanderer." He was asked about rela
tives. "All my folks have deserted
me," he said.
Wagner first appeared at the office
of Governor Lister'i secretary, flour
ishing a revolver and exclaiming "I
will have this out with the governor."
Secretary Zeighaua endeavored to
detain the man, but he rushed past
him into the governor's office. Finding
Bernstorff Writes
Statement About
Note to Mexico
Copenhagen, March 13. (Via Lon
don.) Count von Bernstorff, dis
missed German ambassador to the
United States, prepared a statement
on Germany's dealing with Mexico
after his arrival ' here. This state
ment will be forwarded to the Berlin
foreign office, and if approved will be
made public through the Wolff bur
eau, the official German news agency.
It is understood that the statement
deals with the way in which Foreign
Secretary Ziinmermann's instructions
to the German minister in Mexico
City fell into the hands of the Amer
ican government.
The departure of the Frederik VIII
from Christiania was decided upon
so suddenly that several passengers
were left behind. The impending ar
rival of the steamer here was known
early and the German colony assem
bled at the dock to give the returning
ambassador a hearty welcome. By
9 o'clock the quays were thronged
with thousands of people, but only
the most important Germans and
those who were awaiting relatives
and friends were admitted inside the
enclosure.
"Judging from the tonnage pro
duced in January, 1917, there is no
reason to believe that costs thus far
in 1917 would materially change the
average shown by the figures com
piled from September to December,
1916. Therefore, it is the opinion
of the commission that further in
creases in circular prices this spring
by failure to grant the customary
discounts could not be justified on
the basis of increased cost.
"The tommission makes this state
ment in advance of its forthcoming re
port, because it is a matter of vital
interest to the public that no unjusti
fiable increase in price be made.
"This statement does not refer to
the incrcaser in circular prices of all
anthracite in May, 1916, nor to the
panic prices which have prevailed on
part of the tonnage this fall and
winter, concerning whiclf the com
mission will make a report In the
near future. The cost data already
compiled by the commission, how
ever, are conclusive against further
I price increases this spring.'
no one there, Wagner defied others to
enter, and remained in complete
charge for'thirty ruinutes, when A, W,
Calder, an employe of the legislature,
and others induced him to give him
self up. .
Calder negotiated for the surrender
through a window, finally offering
Wagner a cigar, which he accepted
and lighted. A few minutes afterward
Wagner tossed his revolver to the
lawn of the executive mansion and
said he was ready to go with the
sheriff. v
Several persona had noticed the Ir
rational acts of the man before ' he
went to the executive mansion.' He is
being held in the county jail.
The prisoner later said his name
was not Wagner, but Charles Lorenz,
that he was 33 years old and his
home was m Milwaukee. He said a
religious sect had planned to burn
him at the stake and "make a Roman
holiday" out of him. He declares he
had no intention of harming the gov
ernor. "I'm crazy," he said, and pointed to
a bump on his head, which, he said, he
got when a child.
MODIFY TREATY
WITC0L0MBIA
Foreign Relations Committee
Makes Changes in Pact
To Gain Support.
REPUBLICANS OPPOSE IT
Washington, March 13. Modifica
tions in the Colombian treaty were
agreed upon today by the senate for
eign relations committee in an effort
to meet republican objections and to
morrbw Chairman Stone will lay the
new draft before the senate with a
view to pressing for ratification be
fore the' end of the present extra
session. Republican leaders, still hoi
tile, in spite ofthe changes, said to
night there would be no filicuster to
prevent action, but that more than
thirty senator were pledged to vote
against the treatry.
As amended the expression of re
gret thai anything should have oc
curred to mar the friendly relations
between the two countries would be
made in the treaty by both the Uinted
States and Colombia, instead of by
the United States only as in the origi
nal draft and the amount to be paid
Colombia for the separation of Pana
ma is restored to $25,000,000. Last
year the senate committee cut the
sum to $15,000,000. In addition the
committee today recommended an ac
companying resolution proposed by
Senator Knox, which would declare
that the United States must not be
understood to be apologizing and that
there is nothing to apologize for.
Senator Knox, who as secretary of
state under President Taft, negotiated
a convention with Colombia on the
same subject, voted in htc committee
today to approve the present treaty
after he had, with the support of the
decomrats, secured approval of the
proposed resolution.
Senator Lodge, ranking republican
member of the committee, issued a
statement tonight condemning the
treaty and declaring that even if he
favored it, he would not support it at
this time, because he .was not willing
to have the country blackmailed.
American Aviator
Decorated by France
Paris, March 13. The American
aviator, Sergeant Major Raoul Luf
bery, lias been decorated with the
cross of .he Legion of Honor. ,
Men in East' Will Be Followed
by Those in South, Middlo .
and Far West.
PASSENGERS WEDNESDAY
New York, March 13. Information
received by the national conference
committee, composed of managers of
the great railway systems, and made,
public today indicates that" the four'
employes' brotherhoods have com
pleted arrangements for a progressive
series of strikes to begin at 6 o'clock
(eastern time) on Saturday night, if
the conference on the eight-hour ques
tion held here Thursday fails to reach
a satisfactory agreement.
The proposed strike program, ac
cording to this information, is as fol
lows: Saturday, 6 p. m., call out all train
men in freight service' on the New
York Central, Baltimore St Ohio, Erie,
Atlantic Coast line, Southern rail
way, Louisville & Nashulle and Sea
board Air line. Such an order would
involve 40,000 men. .. .
Monday, March 19, 8 p. m., call out
the freight trainmen on the' Lehigh
Valley. Lackawanna, Jersey Central,
Pennsylvania, Long Island, Maine
Central, Delaware & Hudson; Read
ing and all other roads in the south
eastern territory, or extending to New
York.
Tuesday, March 20, 6 p. m., call out
all the freight trainmen in the north
western group, including the Hill
roads and all those centering at Chi
cago. Wednesday, March 21, 6 p. m if
the railroads still refuse to grant the
men' terms, extend the strike to all
other freight trainmen and call out
the passenger trainmen c.i every road
in the country. , , ......
Note Sent President
Washington, March 13. The rail
road brotherhoods on March 7 wrote
to President Wilson,, it became
known today, formally notifying him
ofc the conference with the railroad
representatives scheduled for March
15. In this letter the brotherhood '
leaders declared they were "hopeful"
of making a satisfactory adjustment
of questions pending with the rail- '
roads. ' ""
, The brotherhood representatives
also informed President Wilson that
if while they were negotiating with
the railroads the nation became in
volved in war they would co-operate
to the fullest extent with the govern
ment . . .....
No Information on Strike. '
Neither President Wilson nor Sec- ;
re tar y Wilson of the Department of '
Labor had official information today '
regarding the intention ot the broth
erhoods to strike unless a satisfac
tory arrangement was reached at
Thursday's conference. An investi
gation was begun through govern
mental agencies, however.
It was stated that there was little
of a definite character that the gov
ernment could do until the outcome
of the meeting in New York Thurs
day is known.
At the direction of President Wil-,
on Secretary Wilson of the Depart
ment of Labor will keep in close
touch with the conference in New
York Thursday, and should it fail the
government will then consider i
further steps i 1
Government officials regarded ' it
as inconceivable that there should
be a nation-wide strike at 'this time
and while no plans have been mapped
out it was generally taken for granted
tnat tne president will use his ut
most efforts to prevent such a strike.
Text of Note to Wilson. . . .
The letter of the brotherhood reb-
resentatives to President Wilson fol
lows: - . .
'We feel obligated to officially ad
vise you of our intention to meet
again the national conference com
mittee of the railways on March 15
for the purpose of .making another
effort to adjust the pending eight
hour controversy, ,
"We are very hopeful of working
out a satisfactory adjustment with
the railroads, but, if while we are ne
gotiating our country should become
involved in war, we want to assure
you, as chief executive of the nation,
that we and the membership we rep
resent can be relied upon to support
you to inc xuiiesi extent ana tnat
yourself and the nation will have our
hearty and full support."
The present controversy, like that
of which it is the outgrowth, revolves
around the eight-hour day, and more
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