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STATION AT BROAD ST.
Radical Chaises In P. R. R. Sys
tem Within City Limits
Recommended by John
. ' Jerome Decry
XMDERGItOtWfi TERMINAL
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HOUSE ADOPTS SPECIAL RULE! TO VOTE
TODAY ON 8-HOUR RAILROAD BILL
John Jerome Deery, architectural engi
neer, has sent a communication lo Iayor
fimlth and lo President nea, of the Penn
sySvahla HallMad, recommending radlcM
changes In the Pennsylvania nallroad sys
tein ns It exists within the city limit, urg
ing, among other features, the abolition bf
Broad Street Station.
Mr. Decry would build beneath Its site,
however, an underground ktidlon that would
be the terminal for a subway system con
nectlng Camden and Philadelphia, lie sug
gest that all property now owned by tho
railroad company between tho Schuylkill
River and Broad street, Market and Culh
,bert streets should bo sold and that the
rtbney thereby derlvM be devoted to tho
changes which he proposes. Mr. Dcery has
been at various times consulting engineer
In the services ot New York city, and In
1887 he ntanned the "metrouolttan transit
system" tit this city, which was to have In
cluded a subway beneath Broad street, but
which never matcrlallied.
Mlt DEEnT'S SUaOESTlONS
The letters sent to Mayor Smith and Mr.
Rea were Identical. The communication
said!
"Within the area now occupied by the
Pennsylvania nallroad between Spring
Garden street bridge and South street
brjdge, and between Thirty-second street
and Thirtieth street (as It Is about tho cen
tral part of Philadelphia), should bo orected
'the main and principal station for the pas
senger traffic. This area Is one mllo long
and one-fifth of a mile wide. If Thirtieth
street could bo closed and stock yarda and
abattoirs removed, then the area extending
to Schnylklll Ittver would be a width of
over a halt n mile, anditn length ono mile.
On this slto could bo located a grand and
commodious station, and of an architectural
beauty and character not surpassed by the
stations on tho Pennsylvania Ballrond erect
ed at Washington. Baltimore and New
York. The now station would bo readily ac-
v ccsBiDio oy many divisions or tnei'lina
delphla Rapid Transit system, Including
the Subway-Elevated Railway. It Is possi
ble for tho entire area to have all tracks
below nny city grades.
"By comparatively Blight changes of the
railroad all trains from ony direction could
continue 'head on' without any changing or
reversing, as Is now required In Broad
Street Station. The offlce buildings, yards
and shops could be located nt convenient
distances from the new main station.
MODERN TRAVEL FACILITIES
"In order to accomplish this ndvantnge
to the Pennsylvania Itallroad and olty of
Philadelphia, the branch lino known as tho
Philadelphia: and Delaware County Rail
road (about 10 miles In length), fronyCobb'a
Creek, near Fernwood, to NewtownSquarc,
should bo extended about eight miles to a
connection at Frnzer on the presont Main
tine, and the Junction of tho branch lines
to West Chester and Phocnixvlllo. By ex
tending this railroad at the 'city boundary
at Cobb'a Creek, about one. mile. It would
connect, with the present Central Division,
and It could be used for access to nnd from
the new station. This proposed extension
would be only nbout nlno miles. In length.
The passenger trains between New Ydik
and the West could use this new lino from
the new main station In West Philadelphia
to Frazer on tho Main Line, and thereby
reduce the distance abput three mll3 and
save considerable time over present meth
ods. All passenger trains from all direc
tions could continue 'head on nnd pass
through the main station.
"Philadelphia Is the third largest city
fit the United States and tho ninth largest
' eltj' In tho world. It should havo this modern-
facility for passenger travel, particu
larly as the actual cost would be largely
paid by tho salo of tho property, as above
mentioned. Then Philadelphia would be
free of a aeries of highway tunnels on grade
In the heart of tho city, with their nnrioy
ances and disadvantages and prevention of
the proper development of that -motion. The
triangular area bounded by Market street.
Schuylkill River. Parkwav and iimrt
treet would rapidly and greatly Improve
In the architecture of tho many new build
ings, and the city of Philadelphia would bo
beautified and obtain gTeatly Increased rev
entie from the taxes. As long as the pres
ent viaduct and tunnels remain, and should
these structures be extended, that area will
not Improve In usefulness nnd architec
tural character to any extent commensurate
with Its location."
K
ano -,
Continued freTO yre One
Cooper, Wisconsin, wer'e heartily cheered
py tho Democrats when they announced
they would Voto not only for the special
rule but for tho Adamson bill.
"I dislike the attitude of haste," said
Cooper, "but I object to tho charge by
Representative Bennett, of New York, that
win rmiiroao. men are rorclng the legislation
"with n gun against the head of Congress.'
The railroad employes did riot bring this
case to Congress. They aro not trying to
hold tip Congress. The President brought
this Case here. There Is ho more law
abiding body or men In tho world than
members of the four great brotherhoods,"
Lenroot Joined Cooper in declaring Presi
dent Wilson responsible for the present
Crisis,
'The President told us Tuesday this crisis
had been threatening tho nation's life for a
year. Why did not he, and why did hot you
Democrats do eomethlng before this, If he
nnd you knew of tho Impending calamity?
No one believes this Is really nn eight-hour
law. It Is merely legislating the employes
an Increase In pay,"
"Shotgun procedure" Is what Representa
tive Bennett Called the action of tho brother
hood leaders in saying only an eight-hour
law can prevent the strike Monday.
"I don't bellevo this bill will prevent the
strike," he said. "No ono competent to
speak has told us It would. T don't think
any one really believes It will.
This proposed legislation Is the.deadllest
blow ever aimed at organised labor. I do
not propose lo vote with . a pistol at my
head. I am against this bll because It Is
revolutionary. By this act today we tako
the first step away froni the democracy of
Thomas Jefferson."
Mr. Bennett declared that should this
measure fixing the length of a day's work
for railroad men be passed, Congress then
would be called to fix the wages ot every
body In the United States engaged In the
manufacture of products entering Into Inter
state trade.
During spirited argument between Chair,
man Adamoon nnd Representative Dcnnlson,
Illinois, tho latter Urged amendment to tho
bill to provide an eignt-nour law ior an
employes engaged In Interstate business.
tho senate, the debate could hot bo con
cluded In time to meet the needs. That was
When President Wilson Hsked Congress to
authorize the Use of the armed forces of the
United States In compelling Huerta to apol
ogise for an Insult to the United States flag.
The House, as la Invariably the ease, passed
the resolution In rapid-fire order, but the
Senate was mort deliberate. White Senator
Root, of New York, was speaking In the
Senate word was received that American
troops had gono ashore at VerA Crus, Under
authority given by President Wilson with
out the approval of Congress, and four ma
Hnes had been killed In the action.
It Is generally believed hero t J.
slon of the Senate will be held on Sunday
to enact the legislation nece Mary to Mr ? 5
the strike. As soon as the uPll. td
eight-hour bill the measure will bo "
the Senate. It Is probable that lhjW bins
will differ In i many respects, but art '$
will be made to compromise the.r dirter
ences In conference. Alter " "'""u
agree their report will be taken to enen
House for adoption.
ADAMSON SAYS EIGHT-HOUR RAIL BILL
IS LEGAL; RAILROADS PLAN TO FIGHT
UNDERWOOD PRESENTS AMENDMENT
TO CONTROL RAIL EMPLOYES' WAGES
.WASHINGTON, Sept. l.After nn all
morning debate the Senate Interstate Com
merce Committee favorably reported to tho'
Sonate, when It reconvened this afternoon,
tho President's eight-hour railway em
ployes' bill together with tho proposal for
the appointment of a commission to in
vestigate tho plan nnd scope of such a plan.
On motion of Senator Underwood nn
amendment was Incorporated In the meas
ure which gives the Interstate Commeroo
CommlAlon full authority In the futuro
over tho wages nnd hours of all railroad
employes.
Tho motion to report tho bill was with
out division, na tho committee agreed that
tho favorablo report" should not bind any
member of tho committee to vote or speak
either for or ngaltfst the bill on tho floor of
the Senate.
WHAT THE MEASURE PROVIDES
The measure as Anally reported to the
Senate by tho commltteo would provide
An right-hour day, nt the preaent
day nose.
Investigation of the rffrrt of the
elght-hour day by n comml.mlnn of
three tn be nnmed by the President
nnd to report to tho President and
Congress.
Complete authority for the Inter
state Commerce Commission to fix nil
rates on wage nnd hours of service
on the railroads Involved, but con
tinuing Uie eight-hour dny provision
for not less than six months,
Tho commltteo eliminated the provision
which would direct tho commission to con
sider tho eight-hour day plan In passing
upon n proposed freight rnto Increase
CONTROL OF LABOR ND WAGES
Tho amendment conferring wages ann
hours of labor controt upon tho Interstate
Commerce Commission, which was Under
stood to bo ngrccablo to tho railroads, tho
most far-reaching legislation yet proposed
In the controversy, provldos:
That tho Interstate Commerco Com-
. mlsslon'ehnll hnvo tho power to fix tho
hours of labor and prescribe Just and
reasonablo wages for nil employes of
railroads named In section 1 of this
net. Tho rnto of wages and the hours
of labor provided for In this net shall
remain fixed for service and pay until
changed by the decision of the Inter
state Commerco Commission, which
within a period of not less thnn six
months nor more than 12 months from
tho passago of tills act shall dotonnlna
what aro Just and reasonable wnges
and what shall bo tho hours of labor
for all employes ot the rallronds above
mentioned,
Tho Interstate Commerce Commission
shall haa the power from time to
tlmo to change tho hours of labor and
tho rate of wages for all employes
of the railroads nnmed tn section one
of this net in wholo or tn pnrt, pre
scribed by It on Its own Initiative, on
petition ot tho employes, tho managers
of tho roads, or the public.
Tho eight-hour day Is made effective
January 1 next,
WASHINOTON, Sept. 1. "I've been lis
tening lo these tales for 20 years, and they
dont worry mo any more," said Chairman
Adamson, of tho House Interstate Com
merce Committee, today when ho read a
statement by President Halo Hotden, of
tho Chicago, Burlington nnd Qulncy Rail'
road, that the proposed eight-hour law
might be "Illegal" because It attempts to
fix wages. Adamson said he had no doubt
of tho legality of his bill.
Individual railroads will fight tlio pro
posed eight-hour law as Illegal, upon con
stitutional grounds If mature deliberation
shows It to have any loopholes. This
statement from tho railroads today was
qualified, however, by the admission that
tho general feollng Is that Congress has
very extenslvo powers towards Interstate
Commerce.
Legal opinion among tho railroads differs.
It was said, on whether or not Congress
can fix wages along with the eight-hour
day, as It does In tho present Instance.
WILL NOT OPPOSE MEASURE.
Railroad attorneys aro Inclined to think,
however, that Congress will keep within
Its rights. The rallronds do not plan to
opposo tho measure. And If later the lines
feel that tho measure Is unconstitutional
an individual road will make n test case,
tho decision of which will npply to nil
lines.
The few remaining railroad heads con-
gram will pass and that there will be no
"'FromTsoUrce in touch with develop
ments among the executives It was ad
mitted that the railroads, reconciled to
what they regard ns. Invllnble, now are
anxious to save what threads they may by
avoiding application of the eight-hour day
to alt their employes.
BROTHERHOODS CONFIDENT
On this point opinion vanes.
brotherhoods havo taken no position thus
far on whether nonunion men should reap
tho benefit of their efforts. The cuttverf
hope tho law will be so Interpreted as to
avoid Kenerat application.
Leaders of tho brotherhoods felt today
that tho elght-hour law will pass. They
are making no assurances, however, on this
score. And they are firm in repealing that
the strike will go Into effect Monday morn
ing If the eight-hour bill docs not pass by
midnight tomorrow.
During the forenoon A. II. Onrrctson con
ferred with-President Wilson, but was silent
nn to tho subject of their talk. Other lead
ers saw congressional lenders and said they
were well pleased with developments.
Brotherhood men feel that the eight-hour
law will "stick." Probably a year will bo
consumed In Investigation, it Is tnougni,
and they regard It ns doubtful that there
will be oven nn attempt to revert to any
Tiiio VieiUs of Penrose,'
Boss Supreme or Laborer
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.
BdlES PENROSE; teenior Senator
from Pc'nnsylvanfn, Indulged in
a dialogue with Senator Stone, of
Missouri, , , ...
Said Senator Stone, with Mis
sourian wave- of' hand
"Senator Penrose, boss supremo
political mondcscrlpts
discredited bosses."
Tho retort courteous fr6m Pen
rose!
"I am but a humble worker in tho
vineyard."
ferred lnformnllydurlng tho forenoon. They plan other than the elght-hbur day with
were convinced mat tno President's pro- tho tcn-nour pay,
FOOD PRICES IN NEW YORK ADVANCE
AS ROADS KEEP STRIKE EMBARGO
REPUBLICAN SENATORS WILL DRAFT
SUBSTITUTE FOR WILSON'S PLANS
JVASHINGTON, Sept. 1. The Rcpubll-
vim senatorial conterenco appointed a com
mltteo to draft substitute proposals for tho
Presldont8 legislative program to avert
the strike. Tho committee consists of Sen-
ntorB CUmmlns. of Iowa; Brandegee, of
Connecticut: Weeks, of Massachusetts;
Sterling, of South Dakota; Nelson, of Min
nesota, and Borah, of Idaho. The commit
tee began work Immediately.
The appointment of tho commltteo was
the first Indication of tho Republican oppo
sition to the President's program. No ef
fort will bo made, to bind any Republi
can senator to tho c'onferenco agreement,
it was said. Each Republican will bo free
to opposo or support the strike legislation
on the Senate floor.
Tho Republican conference recessed with
tho general understanding that na attempt
would bo made to delay n voto on tho
eight-hour day bill after Saturday after
noon. Conservntlvo Republicans left tho confer
ence determined to fight for substitute legis
lation embodying relief provisions for tho
railroads In caso tho eight-hour day Is
granted.
Senator La Folletto, of Wisconsin, after
a rush trip from his home, reached Wash
ington nt noon today. He hurried direct
from the station to tho Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee meeting, prepared to
take active'" part In tho fight on tho Presi
dent's railroad legislative program. La
Follotto's arrival was entirely unexnpntnil.
nnd Democratic leaders admittedly were
alarmed that ho might complicate the al
ready delicate situation.
NEW YORK", Sept. 1. Big eastern rail
roads will wait for moro definite nssurances
from Washington that thero will bo nn
strike of tho 400,000 trainmen beforo
freight embargoes which become effective
todny nnd tomorrow nro lifted.
At tho Pennsylvania It was said some
nctlon might bo tnken today townrd modi
fying tho drastic embargo on alt freight,
but no definite assurances can yet bo given
shippers. Tho New York Central is wait
ing for moro posltlvo assurances that the
strlko order will bo withdrawn. Other
lines nre doing llkowiso.
Embargoes on all perishable goods. In
cluding foodstuffs, livestock and munitions,
nro now In effect. This means there will
bo no shipments of food to tho larger
cities until tho freight ban Is lifted nnd
unless Homo dcflnito word comes from tho
trainmen. Sunday may pass without
chango of the order. '
Prices aro already advancing. Poultry
prices are up na much as 8 cents a pound.
Produce prices advanced from 10 to 25 per
cent and ment followed In tho general cllmk
At tho Orand Central Terminal, tho
Pennsylvania station nnd stations of all
other lines thousands poured through to
day hurrying home ahead of tho threatened
strike.
The New York, New Haven nnd Hart
ford reported sovcral extra trains in opera
tion. Orand Jury Investigation of tho sudden
Increase of prices by somo deniers In food
stuffs In anticipation of a railroad strlko
will bo asked by Joseph Hnrtlgan, commis
sioner of tho Bureau ot Weights and
Measures.
BROTHERHOOD MEN SERVE NOTICE
THEY WILL NOT HAVE COMPROMISE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. That Congress
must definitely net on tho eight-hour bill
to havo the railroad strlko called off Is
tho position taken by tho brotherhood chiefs
now here. They served tyrtlco on tho
President nnd tho congressional leaders
today that they would not ncccpt a prom
ise of nctlon. If the eight-hour bill has
not been enacted Into law by Monday
morning, tho strike will take place on
schedule, tho brotherhood chiefs say,
Tho President's efforts to get n con
tlngent promlso in caso tho Senato halted
tho proposed law havo completely, failed,
Administration ofllclats say. It Is under
stood that a statement making the union
position clear was left with tho President
by A. B. Garretson, bf tho conductors,
when ho visited the White Houso today.
CHICAGO FOOD SPECULATORS
INCREASE PRICE'S OF STAPLES
ItotfAT FAMINE IN CITY
r IF R. R. STRIKE COMES.
CenUnusd from fane One -
Indispensable for the operation of the
refrigerating plants.
' .. "S? '." ." meat uPPly nearer at hand
, than Virginia, Kentucky nnd Ohio. Up
state thero is none now and In tho spring
the supply will bo inconsequential. Should
thy railroads be unable to send through
shipments of meat, dealers may be forced
to resort to strange methods of procuring
meat. There are stranrar aninri. ,hm
. herds of cattle being drven"overland from-
juhs; msmnces.
If the constant flow of meat were suddenly
topped, the supply now n the city would
?..f.xhau,,ed wltlln week, according to
William B. Margerum, of the Reading
Terminal Market, who has been In the meat
Business ior y years.
CAN'T COPE WITH SHORTAOE.
"A decrease In meat production In this
country of lato years finds ua unable to
eopo with a sudden shortage .such bb Is
threatened," he aald. "Our domestto sup
ply has been added to with Argentine beef
and New Zealand sheep. The city Is not at
all prepared to withstand a shortage."
Swift's. Armour's, Cudahy'e and other
large packing houses pointed out that noth
ing could be done to prepare for a "siege"
because tha facllltje were lacking for
storage lr tha city meat, of meat In quantl
ttea Jarger than the normal. This Bupply,
it -was aald. wan entirely cuiiiimaii u,i,hi
a week or 10 daya. The Delaware Storage
ahd Freezing Company, the Consolidated
Dressed Beef Company. Suhberger & Sons
Company of America and other largo con
cerns reported a week's to )0 daya' supply
erf hand,
The opening of the oyster season today Is
expected to relievo the meat altuatlon aorae
tvhat Jf the bivalves are In sufficient quan
tity. Oysterjnen said that It waa too
4rly Id predict to" what, extent oyetera
ould upplant meat on tho table, but that
rom all report oysters wero plentiful.
Tha embargo on perishable freight ellml
aaies the shipment of oysters by rail. Shlo
wuera ara arranging to take care of the
water transportation of consignments 0f
oysters that ordinarily- would, b Mn, k
train, '
CHICAGO, Sept. 1. Speculative food
dealers In Chicago, tho great food distribut
ing center of tho I Middle West, eagerly
seized tho advantnge of the gravity of the
Btrlke situation today and prices continued
to soar skyward.
Potatoes Jumped from $1.10 to J2.26" n
bushel. Hogs sold up to $11.35, the highest
price paid hero In years. Beef, sheep, fowls
and other meats quickly advanced In price
due to the unprecedented situation.
Dealers claimed that tho sudden Jumps
were due to heavy buying of Bmnller deal
ers, anxious to be plentifully supplied In
tho event of a general strike. They also
claimed that housewives wero laying In ex
tra supplies of staples. Jobbers and ware
house men bought heavily In anticipation of
higher prices.
WILSON GOES TO CAPITOL AND URGES
PASSAGE OF BILL TO AVERT STRIKE
RAILROADS. WILL FIGHT 8-HOUR LAW
IMPRACTICABLE, HEADS OF LINES SAY
CHICAGO, Sept. 1. Tho railroads will
fight to a finish any legislation which puts
railroad operation on nn eight-hour-day
basis, even though such action by Congress
averts the threatened strike.
This was the attitude tod&v nt honria r
a dozen big western roads, who are here di
recting the preparations for the rail tie-up.
n eight-hour dav. thav hnld. i imnnHi,.
bte to railroad operation, and they do not
bel.eve that the roads can bo forced to ac
cept such a mandate.
B. P. Ripley, the veteran president of
tho Santa Fe, waa -ipokesman for his col
leagues, and he expressed himself In no
uncertain terms regarding tha proposed leg
lslatlon. "As I understand It," he said." this legis
lation proposes that the railroads shall
adopt nn eight-hour day, paying for It tho
same- as we now pay for JO. I don't think
Congress has any special right and, even If
.1. una jjubh mo puj, it aoesn t mean the
railroads will agree to It. Even If It Is
passed and the' unions call oft the strlko
it certnjnly will not end the ma'tter. It
will be a rasa for the courts to determine
nuciucr -wunvress nas not exceeded Its au
thority." n
'Ripley's sentiments were echoed by Hale
Holden, president of the Burlington.
..."'i ,s my understanding," he said, "that
the Supreme Court already has held In two
cases that Congress has absolutely no power
flfwnBes' ana hat Is what the Adam
son bill amounts to."
On every side there was a visible In
clination on the part of tho rail heads to
oppose the proposed legislation to the last
ditch.
A- ZVlV Sept' ---Railroad ofllclals
in New York began preparations today to
fight the proposed eight-hour law should
It be passed by Congress. Consultations
with general counsel for tho various rail
roads were held and an appeal to the Su
premo Court to test the constitutionality
or the proposed law was considered.
Notwithstanding- tha nrn.n-t. r. ......
'Ing tho threatened railroad strike, the heads
"' " "es are rustling forward their
preparations for maintaining a strike sched
ule of trains.
P. J. Flynn. vice president and traffic
'""i" i e i-acKawanna. said that, al
though the perishable freight embargo
would go Into effect at midnight, a "clean
up train would be run over the road from
Buffalo on Sunday to pick up what perish
able freight It could. The Lackawanna has
collected a large number of strikebreakers,
and It was said that between 200 and 300
detectives employed by that road had volun-
icoicu iu wont as siriKeDreakers If the men
WASHINGTON, 'Sept. 1. President Wil
son went tp the Capitol at 9: IB to confer
with tho members of tho Sonata Interstate
Commerce Commltteo and the Senate and
Houso leaders to expedite tho passage of
tho eight-hour law for railroads, which
will result In the brotherhood leaders call
ing off tho proposed strike.
The President urged the Senate and
Houso leaders to get together and puss
the bill today If possible Ho -was under
stood to bo confident that the propored
measure would be a law by tomorrow
nignt.
He went to the offlce of Chairman New
lands, of tho Senato Interstate Onm,n
Committee and went over with the latter
tho "strlko prevention" bill which New
lands was to Introduce today. After ap
proving this, he went Immediately to his
rooms off tho Senato chamber.
The President remained thero less than
half an hour and conferred with only Sen
ator Kern,
outlook, he
House.
Ab tho President neared tho door Senator
Apparently satisfied with the
left at 10:10 for tho White.
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PRICES GQINa UP.
Beside the shortage tn meat and other
provisions that would follow a strike within
'10 days, there U already M hand a sharp
advance In prices- for nearly everything-,
Turtber advance aro predicted for Monday-
Vegetable and general produce bow
4 slight advance yesterday. Flour la up,
as4 thers or gains tn butter and eggs a!
Feady. elr arj unwilling to predict what
UibU way be reached should a. strike be
ettwi. but all agree prtcw will b unprece
aUd. 0, Wheat and oat rosa about t cent
' jffHrOfty- and thU raornlhg-. Other id
M are expected la follow. Tha mineral.
es the part of Jobber aud large wbolet
w hjx i m oinse of s inne W
s nenma me su.aaen increase, u was
Should th stnSe be payed off.
Uuae dealer would be cauxfat iocs
v lrmila trf tu-nrlitj m4 thai-a wnuM
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Bll a Staff Corrttfondent
WASHINGTON, Sept 1. Should legis
lation be rushed through Congress In time
to avert the nationwide railroad strike set
for Monday, It will be Unusual, but nnt nn.
precedented. it has been demonstrated re-
peaieaty tnai wnen Dotn houses of Congress
aro desirous of enacting legislation within
a given time the work can bo done. It can
not bo forced by any rule; however, for
there Is unlimited debate In the Senate, and
any Senator may talk aa long as he wants
to and as often as he wanta to on any bill.
The Senate frequently cuts down debate
by getting a. "unanimous consent agree
ment" that no Senator shall talk more than
onca on a given subject. It would be Im
possible to put through a cloture rule In
the Senate to meet the present emergency
and guarantee passage of the bill by Mon
day, because the cloture rule doubtless
would precipitate weeks of debate.
Previous attempts to got such a rule
through have resulted In weeks of debate,
and then resulted In complete failure.
In the House it almost invariably is pos
sible to Et legislation enacted expeditious
ly. The Rules Committee ef the House
ruports a special rule, which gives the par
ticular measure It is desired to enact pre
cedence over pending; legislation. The rule
itself Is subject to only 40 minutes of de
bate on a side, 80 minutes in all : then "a,
vote on it must be taken. The special rule
limits th time of general debate, and
then it tony be taken up paragraph by par
agraph, under the fire-minute rule that
is, no Representative may speak more than
Ave minutes on the paragraph.
Important bills, such is the measures
now being- considered to avert the strike,
are usually drafted in the committees and
aro agreed upon before they ara introduced
In the House.
Representative Adamson, of .Georgli,
fhalttaan of the House Interstate and." For-
egn Commerce Committee, Introduced tha
elght-hour bin )n the House yesterday. Co
Incldently with Its Introduction, he pre
sented a report from his committee recom
mending Its adoption. This bill Is to be
Jammed through the House under the. spe.
clal rule In five hours' time. Tho special rule
limited the general debate to two hours and
provided that there should be rollcall on the
measure at 4:30 today.
Frequently the first and second readings
of the blllsare dispensed with In Congress.
This can be done by unanimous consent. It
Is not necessary to have any time Intervene
between the readings.
On, one occasion President Wilson asked
for Immediate action on legislation, and.
although an all-night season was held by
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Stone came hurrying In with head bent.
Ho didn't see the President. The latter'
rernanl?ft Mr. Stone, crabbed him liv lilft
arm ahd fairly swung hint right nbout face
aa he snld, "Hollo, there, old friend ! you
seem to be In a hurry," Tho two chatted
n moment beforo tho President ntarted back
to tho Whlto Houso In his automobile.
PENNSY HIRES GUARDS
FOR SERVICE IN STRIKE
READING ALSO ISSUES
EMBARGO ON FREIGHT
Railroad Companies Warn Men
They Will Lose Pensioners'
Reward if Strike Comes
Men With Telephones to Be Sta
tioned at Intervals of
200 Feet
A high official of tho Pennsylvania nnll
road nald today that enough men had been
hired to guard nil railroad property In case
of a strike. Tho men will bo stationed' 200
feet apart along all lines, on spots mnrked
by whlto posts. Knch post will havo n
telephone nttnehed, nnd If there la trouble
the guard will have simply to telephone to
headquarters.
.The company han arranged sleeping
trains of four cars each, with dining car.
These will bo sent to po'lntB where crews
end their rutin.
The rnllrond officials said no trouble was
nntlcipntcd In nny shops; thnt theso work
ers had declared their opposition to n strlko.
Ho also said 76 per cenrof tho men on the
Trenton division hnd promised loyalty.
Extra mon nro being hired for gunrd duty
nt tho rnto of ?G a day. Thoy nro being
engaged wherever they can bo found.
All major points along tho Pennsylvania
lines have been heavily provisioned with
food nnd blankets.
The three railroads In Philadelphia have
gone nhead nnd Wade all Arrangement to
be propared In caso the strike order Is car
ried out on Monday. The Heading fell In
lino yesterday and Issued an embargo rul
ing, which Is Virtually the same as that
Issued by tho Pennsylvania the other day.
It has been announced by the roads that
men who strike will lose nil chances of pen
sioner's reward If they get their, jobs back,
and unless tha roads have to tako them back
they won't,
Nope of the roads nro making any prom
ises about passenger service, but they ex
pect to be able to handto nil passenger traf
fic, they say. Hevlsed schedules nro being
prepared nnd will bo ready by Monday.
mo excursions are ucing canceled.
Heading ofllclals said yesterday that their
sudden decision to Issue an embargo order
was due to their desire "to tako steps to
protect their property nnd that ot their
patrons. Tho order Is as follows:
On nccount of the general strlko
order Issued by certain organizations
ot employes In tho railway train serv
ice, embargo Is placed, effective mid
night 'September 1, 1010, on nil live
stock, perlshabla freight Explosives
of all kinds from all connections or
loaded at stations of this company. All
other freight will bo accepted nt our
stations nnd from connections, subject
to delay, unless embargoes Issued by
connecting lines provido otherwise Ho
governed accordingly. Acknowledge."
The railroads nro particularly anxtous
to rid their stntlons of nil exploslvo hnd
Inflammable materials. In accordance with
Its embargo order, the Pennsylvania Rail
road ceased to ncccpt shipments of this
kind nt tho closo ot yesterday's business.
Absolutely no explosives or inflammables
will bo accepted by that company until
Mio strike situation clears.
Tho following statement wns made yes
terday by B. II. Ewlng, general manager
tho Philadelphia nnd Heading Hallway:
During tho last four or flvo years the
brotherhoods, .through arbitration, have
been getting nil they havo asked for
In tho way of wage Increases. Dur
ing that tlmo thero havo heen no
strikes. When tho men voted for a
strlko most of them hnd no idea thnt
there would ever be one. And now
thnt there has been a showdown they
nro not going to strike. However, we
nro going nhend with every prepara
tion to tako caro ot all emergencies
in case of a strike.
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