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PREACHERS MAY LET
COUNTRY GO TO HELL.'
New York, Aug.26. "Only a sense
of duty, altruism and service pre
vents the' preachers of America
from forming a union, calling a
strike and letting the country go to
hell," said the Rev. John Roach
Straton in a sermon in Calvary Bap
tist church.
Everybody in the world almost
has gone on strike except the un
dertakers jand preachers," he added.
"I suppose we will be next in line.
Certainly the preachers have griev
ances enough on the score of under
pay and if we are to move in line
with the spirit now prevailing in
the world' we will have to get to
gether soon in a joint convention."
DENIES LOVE SET
DETERMINED DESTINY.
Philadelphia, Aug. 26. Molla
Bjurstedt, former holder of the
woman's national tennis champion-
ship, is engaged to marry Franklin
C. Mallbry, a New York broker, re
siding at Rye, N. Y.
Mr. Mallory confirmed the report
of the engagement.
"I met Miss Bjurstedt at Palm
Beach two years ago," he said, "but
not at a game of tennis. I am not
in her class as a player."
No date has been set for the wed
ding. FIFTY-FIFTY, LADIES;
FIFTY-FIETY, GENTS.
New York, Aug. 26. Modesty
and respectability will prevail in
dancing from now on, according to
the official forecast at the conven
tion of the American National As
sociation of Masters of Dancing.
Kenton Bott, president of the asso
ciation, voiced the prediction.
"The old waltz is coming back
is already back," he said, "and there
will be no new dances, only a few
modifications. For instance, ladies
who have been pushed backward
- over the ball room floor too much
will go forward on a fifty-fifty basis
with the men."
"GANGWAY FOR STOKERS
AND BILLIONAIRES."
New York, Aug. 26. J. P. Mor
gan sailed with his wife Tuesday
on the White Star liner Lapland
for Southampton on the first va
cation he has had in six years. His
vacation began the moment he
boarded the ship, he said, and he
would" not think of finance or busi
ness for a month, He will spend
his time shooting in Scotland and
visiting.
"I have a lot of friends in Eng
land and France that I want to
see," the financier declared," and I'll
be pretty busy if I make all the vis
its I want to. This trip has no
public or business significance what
ever." Mr. Morgan and his party reached
the pier on his yacht, the Corsair.
They went aboard from a lower
deck gangplank placed especially
for them.
As the head of the famous bank- j
ing house approached he was hailed
by a grimy stoker standing at the
foot of the plank.
"Come ahead, Mr. Morgan, he
called out cheerily. "This gangway
is for stokers and billionaires."
Mr. Morgan' smiled .and shook
hands with he stoker as le went
aboard.
STAR ATHLETES ASK I
RAISE IN ALLOWANCE.
Chicago, Aug. 26. Five dollars a
day is much to little for a star
athlete to subsist on, according to a
round robin filed by Josie Ray, jr.,
and other Central A. A. U. athletes
with Everett C. Brown, national
committeeman.
Several of the crack men of the
central district will compete in the
Canadian, .championships at Toronto
September 6, and they agreed the
high cost of living had clutched
them. They said they were unable
to meet the necessary traveling and
living expenses with the assocja-
tion allowance.
UKELELES CHEER
SECRETARY OF NAVY.
U. S. S. New York, at Sea. Aug.
26. En route from Hawaii to Mon
terey, Cal., to join the mam Pacific
fleet, the dreadnaught New York,
" with Secretary Daniels on board, has
been making 17 knots hourly since
ltaving Hilo Monday.
The whole ship is sounding with
"Hawaiian music, as scores of uke
leles were brought aboard by the
men. Captain Pratt, commander,
hopes to form a native Hawaiian
band on board, which would be the
first outfit of the kind in the navy.
- There are many native singers and
dancers in the 200 recruits who
joined from the Hawaiian islands.
SWIM 25 HOURS
IN BOILING SEA.
Pago Pago, American Samoa, Aug.
26. Eighteen men were believed to
have lots their lives when the motor
ship Loline overturned in a rough
sea while on a voyage from Apa to
the Island of SavaiL Eighteen were
saved.
The rescue was effected after
three men swam from the ship to
the shore, taking 25 hours, according
to their reports to the authorities.
These men took empty cases to pro
:ect themselves, but one of the men
jave out and for IS hours he was
- held by one of the others who swam
to the shore with him. -
The seas were running high all of
the time the men were in the water.
- They were picked up at the western
end of Upolu island and word sent
to Apia, whence a steamer went to
:he scene of the wreck.
' V
OFFICIALS AROUSED
3Y SALES OF LIQUOR.
Chicago,. Aug. 26. Sales of liquor
and saloon fights in which three
men were shot, two fatally, have
r aroused Federal and state officials.
Since Federal agents began a drive
on saloons Monday, 29 arrests have
oeen made. Fifteen breweries were
put under investigation by the dis
trict attorney's office.
The Law and Order league has
filed numerous complaints with the
police. Chief of Police Garrity said
he supposed about 90 per cent of the
. saloons were violating the law, but
that judges were dismissing all cases
th police began-
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STAND AT
FOOD PROBE
John S. Brady Is Wearing Old
Clothes in Endeavor to As
sist in Reducing High Cost
of Living, He Declares.
BELIEVES SITUATION
WILL REGULATE ITSELF
Consumer Must Stop Buying
Unless Absolutely Necessary
and End Craze to Buy
Everything in Sight.
John S. Brady, vice president of
McCord-Brady company, wholesale
grocers, testified yesterday before
state officials holding a high cost of
living investigation in the court
house that one of the ways in which
he is personally fighting prices is by
wearing his old suit of clothes and
shoes.
"My tailor asked $125 for a new
suit of clothes, and I told him I
would wear this $60 suit another,
season. My shoe dealer asked 12
for a new pair of shoes a.nd I told
him that I would wear these $6
shoes for a while longer," Mr. Brady
said.
"Have you any suggestions or
remedies, or can you tell us when
this high cost of living will end?"
Attorney Munger asked the witness.
Can't Force Change.
"This situation will regulate it
self," he replied, "when the supply is
equal to.' the demand. , We can't
force f.iiy sudden .change. If the
cons v vvouM stop buying unless
absoiu.ily necessary t high prices
would be reduced! If women would
stop buying $18 shoes, shoes would
be cheaper. There is a craze to buy
everything in sight and the manu
facturers cannot supply the demand.
My impression is that if the con
sumer would stop buying luxuries
the situation would tend to right
itself.
"There seems to be no difficulty in
selling these high-priced lines of
goods. Never in the history of the
cigar business has there been such a
demand for high-priced goods. This
demand for expensive cigars extends
even into the rural communities.
The day of the 5-cent cigar seems to
have gone."
He referred . in connection with
food products to a general demand
for a 20-ounce package of preserves
selling at $1 per package.
Farmers Particular, Too
In the matter of foodstuffs and
other commodities he stated that
the farmers are just as particular
in their demands these days as the
city people.
"Would it be possible to reduce
the high cost of living if people
would use the lower grade of
goods?" the examining attorney
asked.
"I think it would be possible.
Take, for instance, peas and beans.
If people would buy the dried va
rieties, take them home and soak
them, they would be much cheaper
than buying them in cans," he re
plied. Blames Producer. 1
He explained that the great de
mand for high-priced goods was
markedly increased after the war,
and he insisted that the higher prof
its are being made by those who
are dealing in clothes and shoes.
During a discussion of the profits
on foodstuffs he expressed his be
lief that the big profits may be
traced back to At producers this
year. He statedhat prunes which
cost the wholesaler 6 cents a pound
three years ago cost him today 20
.cents a pound.
Dried fruits, he admitted, have
generally been advanced 100 per
cent.
"There are associations of grow
(Con tinned en Pie Two, Column One.)
Forecast Precludes
Prompt Ratification
of Treaty by French
Paris, Aug. 26. The result of the
first day's debate on the ratification
of the peace treaty by the French
chamber of deputies caused optimis
tic forecasts of prompt ratificatipn
to vanish.
Only three speakers of the 31
scheduled to address the chamber
were heard. Each spoke for more
than an hour. If the presnt speed
continues the treaty will not be rati
fied before September 6, and per
haps later, as other orators are likely
to be enrolled.
The government seemed anxious
to harry the proceedings. Interpel
lations oruHungarian affairs and the
high cost of living were postponed
at the request vof Foreign Minister
Pichon arfd Minister of Provisions
Noulens until the treaty -has been
ratified. Premier Clemenceau and
all the ministers remained on the
bench throughout the session
HI
MISSING YANK
AIRMEN BEING
ESCORTED HOME
Found Alive in Lower Cali
fornia by Mexican Cavalry
- Under Capt. Trujillo.
El Centro, Cal., Aug. 26. Mexi
can cavalry under the command of
Captain Trujillo late Tuesday were
reported to be escorting to the in
ternational boundary Lieuts. Fred
erick Waterhouse and Cecil H. Con
nelly, American aviators, who have
been missing from Rockwell field
since last Wednesday."
Captain Trujillo reported by
courier to Col. Hipolito Baranca,
chief of the military forces of Lower
California, who has directed a search
for the men for the past five days,
that he had found them 'alive in
Lower California, about 200 miles
southeast of San Diego, Cal. - No
further word has been received. The
country where the men were found
is mountainous and inaccessible.
It is expected the men will be
brought to Ensenada, the capital of
Lower California, or to Mexicali,
whence they will be taken into the
United States.- :
From Earnest to Jest
Marfa, Tex., Aug. 26. For six
days the headquarters of the" puni
tive expedition into Mexico, Marfa,
suddenly became the objective of a
mimic battle between a blue and a
brown army of Fifth and Eighth
cavalry troops, working out a mili
tary problem.
The troops marching homef rom
Ruidosa under Maj. James P. Yan
cey are the attacking force, and
Maj. C. C Smith, in command of the
Third squadron, is in charge of the
defense of the town.
Aviators reported the attacking
party encamped at Dow's ranch, and
a reconnoitering column was sent
out from Marfa. The "enemy" is
expected here Wednesday.
With the departure for El Paso of
Lieutenants Davis and Peterson,
whose capture by bandits in Mexico
precipitated the punitive expedition,
the fourth expedition Into Mexico
was considered closed. ' Davis and
Peterson will be discharged from
the army September 30, ai the rank
is temporary. ' . -
SAN FRANCISCO
TRAINS TIED IIP
DUE TO STRIKE
Hines Issues Appeal to Broth
erhood Heads to Go
Back to Work.
San Francisco, Aug. 26. Railroad
administration officials 'announced
tonight that as a result of the strike
of .the yardmen in Oakland and San
Francisco, no trains would be moved
from San Francisco Wednesday un
less conditions changed.
Director General Hines of the
railroad administration has appealed
to members of the four railroad
brotherhoods, whose strike virtually
has paralyzed steam transportation
in southern California, to return to
work. The appeal was made in a
statement given out here, in which
the director general declared the
government was powerless to act in
the dispute between the Pacific elec
tric lines and their employes, out of
which the strike of steam employes
grew.
Individual strikers, as they gath
ered for a meeting Tuesday night,
declared they had left their work in
sympathy with the striking em
ployes of the Pacific Electric com
pany at Los Angeles, and that their
action was taken without the sanc
tion of the international brotherhood
officials. They said more than 1,000
men in the San Francisco yards had
quit work.
Three Trains Fail to Leave.
Oakland, Cal., Aug. 26. Three
Southern Pacific trains failed to
leave Oakland pier Tuesday night
on account of the yardmen's strike.
They were bound for northern and
eastern points. 1 Southern Pacific of
ficials said they did not know
whether any steam trains would be
moved from the pier Wednesday al
though electric ; suburban trains
would continue to operate.
Still Being Held.
Albuquerque, N. M., Aug. 26.
The Santa Fe's California limited
train No. 3, which arrived here at
noon Tuesday from the east was
still being held here at a late night
hour due to the strike in California
and other places west of here. No.
9. which left here at 2l30 a. m., was
tied up at Winslow, Ariz., in the
afternoon. No information was ob
tainable as to when the trains would
move. Only one train arrived here
from the west Tuesday. This was
No. 2, which left San Francisco
Sunday nighC-No train has reached
here from Lbs Angeles since Sun
day night Two stub trains are be
ing sent .east from here.
v -No Service at. All. . .
Advices from Williams, Ariz., are
to the effect that there was no train
service into or out of that point ex
cept on the Santa Fe's Grand Can
yon branch.
Many tourists are tied up, both at
Williams and the Grand Canyon.
The Williams Electric light plant,
which burns oil in its boilers, has
only a lOdays' supply of fuel on
hand and "will have to close down
unless traffic is - resumed by that
time-
SAY J API
WILL HOLD
SHANTUNG
Mikado's Insistence on Exclu
sion of Manchuria and Mon
golia From Loans to Chinese
Open Eyes of Diplomats.
POSITION CONTRARY TO
, OPEN DOOR PRINCIPLE
Believed in Official Circles
That at Early Date Japan
Will Assert All Rights and
Title to Captured Province.
Washington, Aug. 26. (By Uni
versal Service.) Japan's insistence
on the exclusion of Manchuria
and Mongolia from the loans
to China by the United States, Great
Britain and France has opened the
eyes of diplomats here as to Japan's
real intentions toward Shantung.
The position assumed by Japan is
construed here as meaning that it is
already the owner of Manchuria and
Mongolia, which geographically are
a part of China, and that it, Japan,
will manage its affairs. According
to the prewar theory and practice
of the open door, the principle ap
plied to Manchuria and Mongolia as
well as to any other part of China.
Division of Spoils.
Withinjhe last 10 years, however,
Russia and Japan entered into a se
cret treaty by which the former as
sumed a suzerainty over southern
.Mongolia and Japan of inner-Mongolia.
Japan is now evidently stand
ing on that division of the spoils of
China.
There is not the slightest doubt
in diplomatic circles here that at a
very early date Japan will assert all
rights and title to Shantung. Such
an act, it was said, would impair the
open door in Shanturig. In this
event, it was pointed out, it would
be the duty of this government to
take the initiative and maintain the
principle.
Accepted Open Door Policy.
The American initiative, it is indi
cated, would be based on the fact
that Japan, itself, and all other great
nations, at the suggestion of the
United States, agreed to the open
door policy for China.
It is thought unlikely that France
would be the first of the nations to
sustain this demand, but it is not ex
pected that until there is some
breach between Japan and England
the. latter will concern itself serious
ly in Japan's domination in the Far
East.
HOMECOMING FOR
SERVICE MEN AT
KRUG PARK TODAY
Public Buildings and Many
' Private Businesses Close to
Honor Heroes.
Public buildings and many private
places of business will be closed this
afternoon in honor of the home
coming celebration in Krug park for
returned soldiers, sailors and ma-
nnes.
Thousands of official buttons have
been distributed from the city clerk's
office and the hut on the court house
lawn, and may be obtained at the
Krug park entrance.
Everything at the park will be
free to the service men and their,
wives and sweethearts. A barbecue
will be served, a band and orchestra
will be in attendance and dancing
will be one of the evening features.
A program of entertainment fea
tures has been arranged. The com
mittee in ; charge has endeavored to
outline a program that will be en
joyed by the men who wore the
uniform.
Many Employers Meet
Engineers' Demands
N to Avoid Strike Move
In an effort to prevent a strike
of the organized stationary fire
men and engineers, which would
greatly hamper the city and prob
ably cause great financial losses,
many employers have granted in
creased wages to members of the
two locals, it was announced last
nigljt by C. L Shamp, international
secretary-treasurer of the firemen.
Refusal of the remaining employ
ers affected by the strike threat to
negotiate a settlement will probably
result in the issuance of a strike or
der this morning, Mr. Shamp de
clared. . Only those concerns which have
nnt cpttW with the union will be
affected" by the lockout order, if it
is issued. . .
A committee of five engineers
and five firemen met behind closed
doors at Eagles' hall last night. The
result of the conference was not
made public , , -
j Uncle Sam; "Well, I Guess They are Sawing Wood!"
s
DECISION IS
DEMANDED
INSTANTEB
Letter From Committee of
100 Representing Railroad
Body Informs Hines Award
of Monday Unacceptable. .
EACH LOCAL ADVISED
BY EXECUTIVE HEADS
4'
Secret Vote Being Taken and
Wishes of Constitutional
Majority of Membership to
Govern Future Actions. '
GARY REFUSES
AUDIENCE TO
LABORJEADS
Chairman of U. S. Steel Cor
poration Won't Discuss .
Plans to Avert Strike of
2,000,000 Employes.
New York, Aug. 26. Elbert H.
Gary chairman of the board of the
United States Steel corporation,-declined
late Tuesday to meet person
ally John Fitzpatrick and other rep
resentatives of the American Fed
eration of Labor, who constitute a
committee appointed Jo organize
the workers in the iron and steel
industry.
Mr. Gary sent word to the com
mittee that if it had any statement
it wished to make it should be re
duced to writing and then it would
be considered by the corporation.
Gary's Statement.
Mr. Gary's statement follows:
"When informed by my secretarx
that a committee of a labor organi
zation, consisting of John Fitzpat
rick, William Z. Foster and 'D. J.
Davis, had requested to see me, I
sent word to them through my sec
retary that I did not care to have
a personal interview, but if they had
any statement to make and would
reduce the same to a written letter
it would be received and considered
by our officials, who would then, de
termine what, if any, answer to
make. Nothing further has passed
between us.
"I think it is better for those gen
tlemen and for me to leave no
chance for misunderstanding in re
tard to what has been and shall be
j said. I have intended no personal
discourtesy.
First Development.
The refusal of Mr. Gary to see
the committee was the first definite
development here in the controversy
which may result in a strike of
2,000,000 workers to enforce union
recognition and better working con
ditions. The efforts to arrange a confer
ence with Mr. Gary came a few
hours after the hurried return from
Europe .of Samuel Gompers, who
announced before he sailed that his
presence home was more imperative
than abroad. It had been expected
he would attend the conference with
Mr. Gary if one were arranged. He
made no comment on his. return on
the situation in theiron and steel
industry.
The committee headed by Mr.
Fitzpatrick ha's been authorized to
call a strike August 30 if it fails to
obtain the concessions desired.
Five Million Germans
Planning to Emigrate
Berlin, Aug. 26.-Five million Ger
mans have filed with the central bu
reau of immigration and its 64 sub
stations, applications for permission
to leave the country. The majority
of the intending emigrants are turn
ing their eyes toward South Amer
ica. A large number also have indi
cated their desire to settle in Pales
tine. ,
European Maw Anticipates
Golden Feast at Banquet
Provided by Rich Yankees
Landlords Prepared for American Tourists; "If You
Haven't Any Money Don't Come Around, But if
You Have Lots of it You Are Welcome," Seems to
. be the Attitude on Other Side of the Pond.
By Harvah Brandon.
Universal Service Staff Correspondent. ...
Rome, Aug. 26. "If you haven't
aTiy money don't come around. . But
if you have lots of it you are wel
come to a trip to Europe."
There are plenty of emotions- to
be felt in the old cdntinent just
now. You can thrjll with pride and
sadness at the site of the battle
fields. You can be horror-stricken
when you find yourself the latest
victim of the invasion of the "coo
ties." You can gasp at the sight
of the stockiitirless women in the
paddocks of Milan, Rome, Paris and
Dauville. You can view the inside
of the Vatican and the private gar
dens of his holiness Benedict XV,
from an airship. v
You can do anything if you have
the money to pay for it. And the
foremost emotion will be that of
being "stung." Stung is the word.
Stung everywhere, on every occa
sion. "For the Love of Mike." .
You will be asked $8 for a room
you would refuse in New York at
one-third . the price. You will pay
$t"for a nasty cocktail made with a
"white petrol" here named gin. You
will pay cheerfully $1 a mile for an
automobile ride; $125 for an ordinary
very ordinary business suit; $300
for a gown which you will find later
in New York for $100. You will de
light in open air meals, at between'
stand in the corridor of a railway
$8 and $15 . a person. You will
carriage a whole night and pay first
class fare for the privilege.
And over and above all these
steep prices you will be asked to pay
the 10 per cent luxury tax, which in
the long run you will find amounts
to as much as you would spend at
home for a very enjoyable vacation.
Europe is indeed preparing to
meet the much, advocated invasion
of the American tourist in grand
style. The hotel men have formed
themselves into a vast association
for the protection of their interests,
which are sadly in conflict with your
own. In Italy they are asking for
a government subsidy, and in France
they have already obtained 20,000,
000 francs.
There will be hotels everywhere,
but there will be practically no com
petition. The first-class houses will
be just as expensive in Rome as in
Vichy and-the difference in accom
modation will be practically none.
France and Italy are feeling the
departure of the American soldiers
very badly. Paris and Rome have
lost their wartime look of cosmo
politan cities. They are now very
French and very Italian. But with
the departure of our soldiers the
American dollars have also disap
peared. New Plans Are Laid.
Therefore, , Paris and Rome are
planning to replace the soldiers with
civilians, who, it is expected, will be
even more generous than the khaki
clad boys.
Money is needed badly, for neither
the Italians nor the French will pay
the present prices. So Americans
are wanted,' and the richer the bet
ter. No, you will. have no trouble
with passports, vise, etc. Every
thing will be made easy and com-H
fortable. Even now it is possible to
lunch in Paris and dine in London.
All you really need is a lot of
money and the faculty of spending
it without counting. Poor travelers
are a nuisance and they would bet
ter not cross the ocean. In the
minds of European business men
Americans have all the money in the
world and they must be encouraged
to spend it in Europe. .
Pacific Coast Trip
of President Wilson
Said to Be Imminent
Washington, Aug. 26. President
Wilson's proposed trip to the Pa
cific coast in the interest of the
peace treaty is "more imminent
than it has been in the past few
weeks" in the view of administra
tion officials.,
Secretary Tumulty is expected
Wednesday to discuss with the pres
ident the feasibility of making "the
swing around the circle," even at
the expense'of being unable to greet
General Pershing or to review the
First division.
It is considered probable that the
president will decide to leave Wash
ington in time to review the Pacific
fleet at San Francisco the middle
of September.
Ansell Criticizes
Baker in Testimony
Before the Senate
Washington, ' Aug. 26. Charges
that Secretary Baker, Maj. Gen.
Enoch H. Crowder, judge advocate
general, and Col. John H. Wigmore
"established a propaganda bureau to
discredit critics -of the existing mili
tary justice system and to defend
the system" were, made before a
senate military subcommittee today
by. Samuel T. Ansell, formerly act
ing judge advocate general. 3 .
Ansell said several officers and
about 14 clerks were regularly as"
signed to duty in the bureau to issue
statements to the press and to con
gress. He also charged that officers
who criticized the system ' were
"menaced, threatened and disci
plined," while those who defended it
were promoted -
Washington, Aug. 26. (By Th
Associated Press). Railroad shop- ,
men throughout the United States
will begin voting immediately on
whether they will accept the wage
proposals made by President Wilson
and Director General Hines, or go
out on a strike to enforce their de- t
mands for a general advance in pay.
Qn the outcome of the balloting
hinges industrial peace on the gov- -ernment
controlled railroads. If the
500,000 shopmen decide to accede to
President Wilson's decision that
there shall be no general wage ad
vances until the government shows , ,
what can he done to control t,he ris-,
ing cost of living, sufficient time to
effect some changes in price levels
probably will elapse before other
unions press their demands for more
money. , ' . ;
What action the government may .
be expected to take in the event of
a vote by the shopmen to strike for
an immediate increase in wages,
which President Wilson has' said
would have a disastrous effect on the
efforts to bring down priees, has not .
been, disclosed, if indeed it hat been,
considered. ' , .
To Consider Demands.
Indicative of the determination
of Director General Hines and-the
railroad administration to deal fairly '
with all classes of employes, the-di-rector
general instructed the board
of railway wages to consider "
promptly any demands that might "
be made and to report recommenda
tions for correcting any inequalities
found to exist, though general ad
vances for any class will vnot be
made until it has been proved that
the present level of prices is per
manent. In that case, both the prea- '
ident and Mr. Hines have given as
surances that railroad workers
would receive early readjustment of
their -wages. j; i
The taking of a strike vote ordi
narily requires about three veeks.
In the present instance, however, it .
is believed the vote may be com
pleted earlier, as instructions were
given by the. international officers
to' the unions to summon meetings
if necessary and to telegraph , the
lbresult of the balloting. ,
Letter Sent to Locals. '
Announcing that they had refused
the proposal of the director general,
the committee of 100, representing
the shopmen, made public a letter '
sent to the various locals calling for
a strike vote. The xommittee was
in session several hours, debate be
coming bitter at times, it was said, '
and the more radical of the mem
bers demanding a strike to compel
more money. In the letter, how- ".
ever, was seen a suggestion that
some of the committee were were
inclined to give the government a
chance to make good in the cam
paign against high prices.
Asking "very serious considera
tion" of the question, the committee "
told the unions that any additional
general increase in the wages of
railroad employes, virtually all of
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Prince of Wales ; :
Locked Out of -Toronto
Varsity
Toronto. Auor. 26. Tti Prin u ,
Wales enjoyed the novel experience '
vi oemg iocKea out or .Toronto
university when the royal party
drove UO to the hnildincr uihers o 4
gree of doctor of literature and law
was to De conterred upon him. ,
Members of the offi rial nsrfv vr
at considerable HUrnmfnrt Kt U
prince seemed thoroughly to enjoj
uie experience, ana laugnca heartilj
when attendants of the buulding ex
plained tftat in their vriH ffnrii
to keep the huge crowd from enter
ing, iney naa torgotten the request
of the prince to use one of the incon
spicuous side entrances, which had
been left unlocked. r, '
The first event Tuesday was a se- ,
ries of visits to military and chil- f
dren's hosnitals. whfrf rh nrin
laughed and talked with the little
sunerers, ana produced shilling attet
shilling to purchase toys for them. ' '
After luncheon the degree was
conferred, the prince replying tc ,
several addresses.
Following the ceremony the princt
attended another social and danc
at the -Royal Canadian Yacht club. .
given by officers of the garrison 8?
Toronto.
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