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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER
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, DEBS URGES LABOR '
Wb unite IN STRIKE
'Fifed Socialist Leader Calls for
J All tAf.LfM... lnn r-tirl '
nil Tvuirtincii iu iuw i.nw
Fight" Together !
. .
RAPS WORLD WAR LEADERS
By i1er(afd Prrij
Chicago. .Tiilv IT. I'ugene V Icb.
Waiter nf the railway strike of lsf'-l.
And who was rerenfly released by
fcresldentlnl pardon from Atlanta Peni
tentiary, where lie had served a term
for violation of the sedition Ian" during
the war. today Issued a -tntement te
the trlklnc railroad men and ether
tnten that the time has reme for the
iank and file te unite and "strike to te
ether, vote together and ficht to te
ether." "There has been mrae sliRht dl'or dl'er
er and n few cabs have bwa hurt."
Mr. Deb said "This has been the ex
tent of the violence, but it has been
sufficient te bring te the Mri'r what
they fought for in the late World War.
The Federal Government announces
through the Department of Ju"tlc that
it will stand no trifling en the part of
the strikers and that If necessary armed
force will be employed at once for their
suppression.
I '"The (i perner ( "vi-n Staea hav. hav.
simultaneeus! v arm .t.r.ced that the
bave the National Uuurd in their re
spective .States mobilized and ready te
move at command when the exigencies
of the situation demand action.
Kcfcrs te War Enthusiasm
"Ten w'! have no tre-ible ;n ;'"
leg what Kind of action is thus meant
en the part of the natiennl an.l Stat"
governments which ju vet' for, in
vested your dollar and crossed the At
lantic te tight and be gas-wvl and d
flr In the war te make the world in
general and America in particular snf
for democracy and liberty.
"And new that the war ! ever and
. - -
Kniserlsm Is dead nnd denr. ecracy and
HDerty are en top, this nme crewl
te a man. te whom yet rallied In Mich
a frenzy of enthusiasm, te cempenute
you for ye'ir noble patriotism, is new
lined up against you in battle array and
ready te sheet you devn Ilk" dogs.
"It Is true, Mr. I'nien Man, that
your craft union lenders with scarcely
an exception steed with the Wall Street
profiteers In howling for war aid rush
ing you, the common herd, into the
trenches te be gassed, mutllHted and
mumerni wane uiev remn'tici in tne
rear te receive the plaudits of the pinto-
crntle press for their patriotism. Hut
that does net erciisH you. for jeu rhee
these leaders and were responsible for
rtneb. and after all, the leaders are
about as tit op otherwise ns the rank
and ule that eleits them.
tails for Solid Frent
if in the light of this situation veu
rte net realize the erying need for unity,
for seliilnrity nn every front, regardless
of rree, or eoler. you are Indeed in a
pathetic plight and your rase Is nil but
hopeless. Your weak Tnft unions have
get te be er.nverte.I into a power In
duftriai union, and jeu have get te cut
loose once and for all from the rotten
peiuieni parties et eiir master
tmr i . i
lour interests as workers and predueers
in no euriniy
employed
lwleng
Teten
critical stn-'e end whether the teilin
hents t-liiill emerge m triumph and
eitnblish industrial and uncial democ
racy in the world, or m down in 1m.
initiating defeat for another historical
... . .. . ..... .... .
P5fii"Z ''('("V"""' he'i'lnsf. depends
efrnrVIr npen fh" spirit of the workers
te muster their ferres and Hand te-
gether. stnke together, vote together
nnd tight together all along the line." j
I
Hfnne Drift Qren
M. cute Ul II V &VKU ;
in Tffiilli'fni Strike
III IlUUlVUy OtrtxC
Omllnucd from Pace One
showed 0.'! per cent of the men favoring
a wnlkeut and asking for amlerity te
fctrlke. A canvass of the strik.- vt
of the same organization en the Chi-
Cflze nnd Instern Illinois Hen, I shnwe.?
l84 per cent of the workers favoring
a walkout, according te representatives
ei me union.
Oilier Strike Ilallnts
c.ii. i ii . . , . ,
vJA '.ni "r....r::,,rr .p'B!,
"f . -""""" "l iiuine;, .-Jl.-illll-
ship. ( Ierks, I reight Handlers and lis
press Kmtden-n te It- members employed
by the Southern Hallway and affiliated
lines. The empleyes charge that the
cempnny reduced wages In defiance of
the Knllread Laber Heard.
Topeka, Kan . unions of the big four
brotherhoods and the Sutchmen's
Union petitioned their officers for per per per
mlnslon'te go en strike ,Iulv L'0.
In St. Leuis hfty statlenuri firemen
and eilers employed by the Termlnnl
Ballrend Association voted te strike te-
day.
Apprexlmateh 1'J." members of Lecil
CI of the American IVdeiatien of It: il.
way Werkr, empleied en the Nm
Yerk f'eiitinl !ln-, went en -tul.e tedm
at Cleveland ngiiin-' a wage reducrinn
About I.'IJ inenibiis of the stationary
engineers, firen.en and e.lers union
struck here today
Clerks and tU'.n impleyis en mere
tban sixty of th( He flnss 1 reads have
tHken Htrlke votes, nf cording te Infor
mation received here.
At Milwaukee failure te receive a
strike order from I'n .blent Tlmethv
llealy. Of the Internntiet.nl Stattennrv
nremeii nnu uuers i limn, was tnnen
as a sign of nearby peace
Trains Canceled Violent e Reported
Reports of eiineellnilen of tntitis he
.cause of Miertnge of coal or qnip
inent nnd of violence centinuid te
tome in In Chicago mere than -ev-nty
persons, incluillng mm police.
men, were repeitcd te liaie been made
,111 Dy something placed in feed served
te them in the railroad yard-i
Governer Kendall, of Iowa, issued
a warning te mine and ruilread -tnk-'ers
and sympathizers in that State net
te Interfere with the activities of tail
reads following a reported molestntien
M htrlke-breakers. 'a similar reperi
irem iioiMiigten, uuu , te lioieruer
Allen caused him te send Capinui Wlm
Smith theru te Investigate and report
iirbethcr troops were nccec.-ury.
At the Atlantic Coast Line -hops nt
cky Mount, N. ('., no terleus dis.
iers have been reported fit IlrK
leruay when liiieen men guarding
i shops were klilnanned nnd cnrri.,i
'.?' I0"n " Tewd of strike nm-
rrjHi V" "rI,l",l.u,;rli',,ii '"'tig
-...n.j iii-uiril, 1
Resenting the city of Itecky .Mount, ar
. iinsseii. rep-
VTfeil ill Klllelgh, X. ('. tednv te urge
she fievernmeiit te send lumps
lAn attempt te dynamite the Haiti-
TllnM'u fi....l. - M I .
v. C.i,"i....r": ""'f 1" nneui, W.
...... ..,,., ..it.w i.iiiu null Ol 1 life HI
nrunn wnv riuan 'he nen i. ....
..-,,....., tu'i-' oil" III'" IllllKlT14"r mrKtrt Cb I a E3ma.1. -- ....w fc... ti .-,...,. .H...ul. r Ren rnnr tnn mlni.l .fC.I.I.
iii tne same industry should , "Our men ar fed In dining earn In i e .. ...7 .... -- .. .. ' of muuing en petn sines. Jt is nqunu ,n th. mnpn. h, ,,",,: i" ".',." '..'l . 7K
. . ,.--..-..-.. luriu ill inc'n rifnpr . . r . t . '.' m initi iiir iiiiiiriit i)inriii id nn n nr,i
te different unions or give their ' ,hnrce of regular crews which have been .wnl"' '- 'u'-v ' ' " 1"' rll-v " te cease shortly; within a period of , ,., "7 .":" V L" :'"""er ,,,PJ '
te different political parties. ,.i nfr e,,r .mi,, .tnfTs l... snt0,l r101. "I1"1" a tPrlt " h"th Scranton time limited new te hours, net days. ' ,l( C "i.i" .. V"UJ- "e no means
"The stril2"le Is enN-ritiir neon If. ..'ri. f,i i. .. ., ......i.i early tedny te disperse a mob of JIM I I iww.ns.
E '"P. """ e.iMHigeu mi. irai'Kn.
Pw.i. i'.,'1"" " W,!",r,'l""'.''1 """
& Lhi i'.'A1..!''!.'.''!'"-'..'' """.'ftlieMlH.
' C.A 1,r ,.:... .... ","""'" ""
,i,n thrown til limes, but tliut it,
VU nlscnvcrcil Clleh tfliu. I.i
empleyes
.lUVaJAte. l.1....4 l.. I
WACUHrd at ltreslev. Me
wwv un iiii-iurifi rL'-unrii,
sliet and
1 uyLl ,TM i , - .. ...... "" -'
afiv weluucu n neu-birike sym
HOW COAL AND RAIL STRIKES AFFECT NATION
i ii i i i i
The map shows the Idle coal field
rail sen Ice have
pa'hijer during an argument about the
ctrit'A
-"-'
v tnAnfai nftf t tKrt Trtitie ,,t
San Francisce HH'.!n.nd was shot and
CUirliinati. Jul 1.. The Ilig lour
Hailread Company a granted u t.-n.-
perary injunction in Lnitl States Ins-
rnct tiurt here tenay restraining stnk-
lag shop workers from interfering with
or intimidating men at work or in any
way dnmagng property of the company.
Sayre, Pa.. J-ily 17. 'By A. P. )
Oiler- and tneine hostlers nuit the
employ of the Iehleh Valley uailre.id
teda and joined the strik.' of shop
men. Their action wi,l enp: ,e the rttl
read In getting engines prepared here
,"UM 1.1 .1 .ill
for their runs
HUM FOR POISQyERS
IN RAILROAD YARD
Chlrage. July 17. With ten mere
strlke-breiikers reported te be snffrr'ng
from poisoned milk scrvrd te them bv
wav commissaries making a total
nf mrenfr firm- fctripl.'en n flmlr in-
spectlen of every railroad nrd where
workers are b'dng fed nnd housed was
ordered yesterday by Health Cemml-.-
iener I'.undesen.
Se far the vards of the Chicago. Mil-
waukee and St. Paul read at North
California nnd West CJrand avenues and
at (ink weed nre the only snots nf
fn. ...,1 v..n. Vie ilin nr.Unn nhxt f,.-
.. ..i... :.. .t..l.A.i -A ...:.- ...... ......!
te ether ards in the city caused the
nsslgnrnent of n score of Health I)e-
i.artment emDleves te cover every one
,,f them.
Samples of the milk given te thetfer a beard of nibltratlen
werKers nre eeing nnniyzeu i-y i;r.
Iinlph Webster, of the Chicago I'atho I'athe I'atho
legieal Institute,
C S. f'lirisfepher. superintendent of
''Hlllillin "I l- IHIIllll,! V 1II1I Mt ll( , m'i
everv pffeit was being made te find the
terminals of the railway cempnn. said
It l the Mime ns that sPrVed en our
lUineis, .Men wne nave ueen employed
in the femmtss.iry distribution and
- .....,. .....I... .. .... ..-. ."ii.. n-7
serv.ee ileii.irtliients ler ns leni? ns
twenty years Irive charge of the ears
Jiere ;yid every one of them is a trus-ted
emnleie.
"We traced the milk from the dairy!
company nre run learn enlv that the
milk company l beyond reproach. We
have purchased from it for many years.
However, we are new buying certified
jmijf from another dairy. We have al-
""" lj0"Sht our milk in bettle.s nnd
u isdelhered direct te the dining cars."
U. S. FINDS DENISON
TR'iiyS CAA'T RE RTJ ""llmnd eflinnls ignored the c'.mmit
i ji.ji.'ie UI. 1 LLa iC ,(.s &clwteU bv th(J American IVdem-
tien men. They were i-e f-selectisl
Wm.liiMr.4nn T..l 17 t t . .
The npp.irrntlv Increasing seriousness of
the railroad strike continued today te
'ngugy the nttentlen of Cewrnrnent of.
liiN.b.it action was for tl.c moment
withheld while everything pessji,p w-as
nS.ien.. te srighte U
M ,,,,,, ,,
ar liepnrtment officials -U they
etpe tei receipt nt any time of a report
from Co'enel Lincoln, nispicter general
of the r.ighth Cerps ana. wlie ha- gene
from Iiiiiiseii, Ti'X., si cm. of disorders
en the .Missouri, Kansas and Texas Kail-
toad, te confer with ioverner eff en
the situation. The fir-t message from
Colonel Lin
T'idn r' celled vesterdnv. Sec.
retary Weeks said today, snld in sui,
s'ati'e mere were no disorder. nf lien-'
i -en during the nrmy officer's stny there
het nle tint then- were virtually no
trains moving because of the tihepinrn's
-trike
The report, which was promptly
tnn-inltted te the White Heuse, indi
i.i'erl ('..lenel Lincoln-, belief that the
i"illrf)inl Imps cot, 'il net be operated and
i. .ins i uu in the ilcinlty of pcnNen
ui'l'eli' lei Ipltntltlg cllihe between
tri'iets .it.d strike fympntlii.er nnd
men brought In te de the weik.
The lepuit snld that theie wire ilr
t. ally no men at work in the liim-en
he., besides a few foreman nnd ether
nM.i.rvis.irv i indeles Tti uirnntii.n run
left the read, which Is under IVd.nil
vt 1. 1. iinpjim nniiV.li. tn !e...ri Itu .n.
L'luea in leif.ie. The receiver i. ski il ln.t
- I' '-' -' 1- ". '"
week that Federal troops be sent te
H'nisen and after nn Interchange of
Ii.esj.nges between the receher nnil
Washington both the Federal (!oirn (!eirn
mi nf and the State government sent of
ficers or eific.als te the scene, te inns
tignte and repei l.
.-iii.tid Assjstiit.t Postmaster Cenera!
Henier-en niieuii ei tednv that tliire
'I'M' enlv four places jn tl,e I'nited
Si i"" when railway postal M-nicc hud
been setietisly inti i rupted. lie did net
give these plaies. hut mid motertliiil:
hti Ice had been sti ci svfully installed te
tuke pl.ji e uf iJii. i ail. my riiiiil sunlce.
HOPES TO PREVENT
TRACKMEN STRIKE
Hetrelt. .L,lv 17 Ulf P i Ne
.trike u 1 1 for the 100, Mill met iher of
the Mainietiance of Wnf lirotherheod i
in presput before Thiirdnv, and a
walkout will net be eidcn-d then If tl
railroads de-ist from their r. nettt.l if-
forts te InihKe members of that union
te perferin duties of tr km-' shen
workers, uecerding te L P. (irnble,
ititertiiitlennl president of the .Mamie
nn in e of Way I 'nleri
Thurwlm m the date sebcted for the '
n.eel Irn. r.f ,i. im.iw.p.. 1. i. . .-in..,, .,l .1...
's '" ' '" .,,., in.-
.executlv,, centiMl of the brotherhood, at
i which the labor situation as it affecls
"'" """Inteimnii. of way me,, will be
thoroughly gene ever by the union'
'"IJ ,
r f rable lent out call for this
meeting tlav before leaving for Chi
cage, where he hopes te terifer with the I
Kullread Laber Beard and enlist that
body Jn bis efforts toward ending the!
In bl.irk. Dotted areas Indicate States where disorders and Interference with
occurred. The rail Hum shown are all affected by the strike
allege practice of the railroads of as-
- I .. . ,l.n ....1. nf .It...... el.....
".'11,1 tllU Oi l OirbllnvlStllJPllUIl"
i. . .w uj,.,,,,! . i.i ..t-crt
What railroads were insisting en
fcii...;!Tiff flu. f niters' ,lntlp. Mr Cm.
r.le wis net prepnrM te say, but he
dee'nr.d he had received manv pretests
from j,is mcn ngnin't such ncUen. This
practice, in., emphasized, was the enlv
...- l.t.-i.. r n ... ....
'lui'vnm iiueij te ngure. in any lmme-
dlate strike action of the Maintenance '
f Wiij fnlen. an agreement hnvlng
b.en reached thnt the wage question
sl.euld be arbitrated.
Whether the attitude of maintenance
of wav men in the Hast, reported te be
opposed te delay in calling?' itHke!
l(
would swnv tie Internatiena nresl. ,.nt
tlOtlllltll tltldl ft(i(i.lrm n I. n n n :.. 1
stnkC( Mr. Orable said this morning.
... "
CANADIAN WAY MEN BALK
Refuse Inw.r Uan. Sril. -nr i.l
. . ... ..
ier Miuiirauen
Montreal, July 17. Reductions
raiiL'Ine from twentv-feur tn fnrtr '
cent" n dnv in the wii i nf mninte. '
iifnipn of n'Bu mm. n .1... I ' .... .11..
railroads went Inte effect tednv.
The men have refucd te aivept the !
lower cenle and have made annlieatien .
te James Murbeeh. Minister of I.nbnr. '
under the
i Act.
Canadian Industrial Disputes
SAVE WORKER FROM MOB
Scranton Riet Squad Rescues Rail-
"-"'. " Bniuereu euisiue i t ne
,; .; v .......
""',"" """""" e""i"- i
"' '""" "" 'umu uuu uinrii in
another part of the city
i
Will Government
Seize Railroads?
Cenllniinl from Pace One i
of the Pennsylvania Itnilread empleyes
who .signed contracts with their execu
tives and will net, therefore, join the
..Inke''" T inmilrpil !
"There's n verj material difference,"
was the renlv. "The Pennvvlrnnln
commutes thnt the officials dealt with.
Th'l d''' net, present the men."
J he fact that today has been set for
a wnlkeut of another grout) of railwnv
craftsmen, the stationary engineers,
firemen nnd eiI.ts, l.s net particularly
significant. There are about 1(000 of
them.
It hns been anticipated nnd Us effect
discounted. Only incidentally does It
add te the embarrassment of the rail
roads affected Iiisturhttis repertH from
the I last Hkt night were that the main
tenance of way inen were likely te
break away and ignoring the authority
of their president, L Y. flrable, join
(nww. ,nlir ,,ui. ',i,r."..tr:L.ii, Li,nnmnn
New Aspect Critical
This
ah imparted a critical aspect
te the t-trlke which rnny precipitate
trouble in nn unexpected quarter.
When the Mutation, aside from the
threatened breakaway of the malnte.
nonce men. Is ren-iderrd, today's walk
out of the st.'inei'.iry engineers nnd fire
men appeals a- another calculated step
In a pregr' -i- strike.
It is a new lub peied ever the heads
of the railroads
It is a gradually Increasing pressure
that is being brought te bear through
the lmperinnie of the tiafts successively
ordered into tin stnfe. f'ltlmntely it
will be Impossible for the "big four"
hrotherlieods of trainmen te Ignore con-
ditlens and they will be forced Inte
llllC. is the liellef.
.l . , .. ,. ...
i liat lt, uiui s in me llll'iui.lllic, inu
U'Hread I.alier tieanl or President
"iiniiiig. succeei in iimticiriK uie enec-
utlves te meet the strikers, or else they
arrange for s0f,ie ether sort of accept
able bcttluntnt.
Fear Spread of Violence
Hut n crisis threatens, nnd II. F. Cn
bye, president of the Cnited Brother
hood of Miilntcniwue of Way Kmpleyes
anil Itailwny Shep Laborers, apparently
senses the danger. It Is thnt tills pre
arranged program of a progressive
strike may jump the truck.
Once the het-head, nrouse the pas
sions of the strikers as they have al
reudy done in sporadic cases ever the
reuntry, the btrlke mm net only become
geiieinl, but It may get beyond control
of the leuders and into the hands of the
radicals.
That was just what happened In
Pittsburgh in 1S"7. The uncontrollable
element among tin- sinkers cost Pitts
burgh and the county of Allegheny
'.",000,000 for damages te railroad
piepcrty, te miv nothing of the lives
uselessly sacrllued.
I"p te the present this strike situa
tion has served as u barometer te the
nillread empleyes en strike or centem-
plating a strike, it lias enabled them I
te get a line en public opinion en the
subject.
'I hey have found a preponderance of
.-...i .l. .. .. - ......
hniLiiui'ilL llir iiiilllirv OUT against
them. It has led their leaders and
would-be lenders te exercise irienier
,Uiiileii.
I nm rellahlv Informed thnt this hns
''"'" "" "' ll" piirnirieiint rensens, te-
eetber with the fen r of riullcl control
and ultimate destruitien of the unions,
ihat is holding .Mr. (Jrable se firmly
against u walkout of his msn.
The public Is net only net sympa-
til hL rlneiA n n tnllmi.t .....
n matter for speculation. Mr. Urable ,, " i ,i r , . . . .i ,, SC"UVB UIY 1 '"f-nurgn producers, were
de.!lnei ,e comment en that phase of "fvc, Jw verv blv WsVn'ihe """W" thV,Uc IIeUse 1,r,er ,0 tllc
the strike situation when he arrived ,V!J' c" fn.fpe A"r.r2nr " "n"- r nmb,nK? of ,hJ operators in their gen-
from Washington lnt night. "' ' '"VUViv fn t'ncV ?"? nre ' "nl meeting. It was understood thnt
Members of the union who engage In M; iS?, J'F" vl?i 'i I? t -. S?;,,n,v President Harding delreil te urge that
an unauthorized strike will net be . , - 0"' ?1; 'tlhl",?" . tbe W'' firT which have been nd-
Pelle,l from the union "for the moment" K f rnnT,iH ver;,n tn, ,he (;"vernment's arbitration
but brotherhood organizers will be vent ep.m1e,n l"rei lent Harding' te take l"Pl reconsider their stand. Sec-
te interview the strikers nnd nttemnt '. J0 ".S"-.l'tn,t ,..aF,Vln?' ,t0,"r.. .retnry Hoever n se narticinate.l it. .!,
... in' -; kj II I 1 I It OliinUUl tU ..itn,in,llK- nn t... jL. t .
. i ii . ... . .- lupM- men in iiaim. i r il stanci en me
mi prsiirtiu' iiieia iu remain at wen:
thetlcnlly inclined te this strike, but Is'i" lne, eutnwcst nna west
bitterly nntngenlstlc. ' favored acceptance.
It must net be overlooked thnt the' Vl0 Indiana contingent wf
"big four" brotherhoods of trainmen 'Prnl)I ""vIl,e(1 ,'" VIcw "
uirki, ttiti .,vnnm.
if rnn.r n.f ju, .-Aiiibn4 u .u-i
"big four" brotherhoods of trainmen
nre nreceed Ins verv cant ensv In thl.
situation thus far. They are really con-
eervntlves. '
Their strike vote was taken months
age nnd It was reported te be in the
...c ii i..i .1.. in. .
uinrumiiie. uu me mtike uas never
been ordered. There has been no tBik
up te this time of enlling one. It is
slgnllicant.
"HK Four" Cautious
Tll. ..,,,1 ?.,, ,,,, ' . p
,? .u .Vr dur,ing "mllnec p-
U,"r L ft" "?d,A I'g.,":
r --..-... .... ...,.v .
tance te enter a strike.
side lines nnd cheer for you."
IMiblir opinion I find which ebiursntcs
the strikers has nlt-e had Its eye sud- ,11,"ual operators in Central Pcnnsvl
denly opened te the fleutlnu by the i u,nin ua!' determined te join with
railroads nnd their executives of this Kre"Ps of operators In ether parts of
iilu.iiii mill iii .1 v.vui..e ui kiln
same
me Laber Henrd. They have, net as'"c country who are willing te accept
11.1
crnntly and bluntly, perhaps, ns H. '
M. Jewell and his men.
Ignored Laber i
Heard ileclslens nnd Instructions. Hut
they have Ignored them.
Samuel Hen. iiresidunt of the Pcnn-
.rlrnnin Itailrnnil. is en reenrd. in n
lfiiit- nnil inrefiit!v nretlnrnil pnnimlitttpn.
tien ns arraigning a decision of Chnir-
'"" Heeper nnd bla fellow members of
the beard.
lHTe H recurrent tnlk of fresh set-
tlement plans emanating from the White
Heuse, and from the beard today. .
.Something in this line mny eventuate ,
nt any moment new. I Delleve the '
strikers nre In a mood te settle before
it Rpt, tee late, both for therwelvc. and
4 -
SOFT-COAL CHIEFS
MAY ACCEPT OFFER
Approval of President' Arbitra
tion Proposal Expected
by Tonight
HOLD GENERAL MEETING
Washington, July 17. Over-night
discussions of bituminous coal mine
operators, who have met hereto re
spend te President Harding's offer el
.arbitration ns n means of settling the
i coal trlke, developed great diversity
of onlnlens. It nnneared likely, hew
ever, that there would be In the hands
of the President before tonight nn
acceptance of the nrbltrntlen proposal
virtually without condition nnd that n
majority "of the employers would join
in Its support.
The operators spent most of the night
meeting In groups representing partic
ular districts. They proceeded today
te go Inte n general session and te
make nn attempt te draw up a pro
posal that would get unanimous sup
port. On the basis of the tcparnte
meetings It was snld tjtnt Illinois opera
tors, a section of Ohie operators and
delegates from operators' associations
in the Southwest nnd est generally
f'L Til if i ,1
nc inufnna ceiitlncpnt wns coneid
,rn,)L. !milIe(I '" if iVcu "J.twecn
"lm'" mm rejertjun, wnue some
01!1" "l'crnt0fs
Cy!nnin were
ci''ita,,r? of ?
, ''' 'tI,r,5' u,
Ohie operators and these from Pcnn
definitely nvcrse te nc-
e I're'ldent's proposal,
loever discussed the slf-
nnrieTi witn ittt iviiinn s nninni thn nrtAr.
, , y r -"- "!-
;B"rs and wns understood te have urged
"n tn"ce- IIp,,n,fr,rw"lt, t, t,,e
hlte Heuse. Alfred M. Ogle, chnlr-
",nM of the KPnernl vPfrnters' confer'
"' gr.nup. exJTYfl ,,np0, ,tI!et ,n rc"
sPn!r, e the President could be drawn
'!!P ' H v'c t0
,.c.Uw, MUur i.-i'n-eiiieu
Mr. Osle nnd William Field, rcprc-
conference.
',',r "crP nl- innicntiens thnt In-
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''evcrnment arbitration, even though
'!'' jsencrnl tenor of opinion nraene
l ennylvnnin opernters was snld te he
'" opposition te acceptance.
Seeretnr.v Davis weubl ventnre
comment tednv pnnrfrn ni t.n r,. ,!... i. ;
fif the minnre' .nn..B.ninil.... iu ...
, clining the President's offer of media-
tien. The suggestion from varlaus '
.sources thnt the refusal of thn min. I
te avail themselves nf ,, nr,v,r, ...
offer might net he accented
was characterized by Mr. Davi
as final
pnrently being without has P"
T I- .
"I RDnll be ehllce.l tn n.eii ,- -
tien of X bltumnr, ,!' the c"
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80V A. UEYUAXN
An Open Letter
Sesqui-Centennial
Philadelphia wants the Sesqui-Centennial and wants if
in 1926.
The result of your deliberations today will He noted nel
only by the City of Philadelphia, the State of Pennsyl
vania, and the whole United States, but by the entire
world.
We cannot afford te be laggards in upholding our patriotic
traditions or in our business undertakings.
Proceed with the Sesqui-Centennial. Perfect a permanent
organization. Have faith in your city and in yourselves,
Prepare a wise plan of procedure and you will receive the
whole-hearted support of the citizens of Philadelphia,
i ney nave never
Shew them the
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Police Slay Crazed
Man in a Barricade
Continued from rate One
The patrolmen battered the deer down
nnd ran Inte the room. Knox, bleeding
from nevcral bullet wounds, attacked
them with n knife. He was subdued
nffci n rinml-tn-linllil strllfftfle.
He was sent te Jeffersen Hospital and
died n short time later. One of the
bullets hnd penetrated his abdomen.
1 Tretunger. who drives an express
l irnirnn for his father. K. C. Treffillgcr,
3.TJ North Fifth street, had -delivered
n trunk nt 227 Ilaee street. When he
emerged Inte n smnll court he snw the
crazed man coming toward him through
nn alleyway.
Knox rnshed at him without provo
cation and brought the jnr down en
Treffnger's head with great force.
"I fell te the ground, but get un
and tried te struggle with the mnn,"
snld Trefflnger. "I grabbed him about
the waist and he struck me again with
the jar. When I fell te the ground he
Sale of Waists
$12.75 te $25 Georgette,
Tricelette, Satin, Dimity,
Lawn and Gingham
K-iS .nd K
In Dresses for That Vacation
At Cost and Less Than
200 Dresses Ratine, Linen,
French Voile, Tub Silks
Values All the Way te $35
100 Dark Silk Dresses
Were up te $85 Cantens, Crepe de Chine,
Remain, Rchanara t... .
Knit Crepe Capes
Were $39.50; very effective; all new colors T.r.r.
SOO
i OD.OU
. . .
! $9.00
QumvnAv
Summer
' Dre58C
t c - j
job. e. nnTMAKsr
HEYMANN & BRO.
REAL ESTATE
310-14 VlDENER BUILDING
PHILADELPHIA
te the
Executive Committee
railed under proper leadership.
way!
T-
(truck ma erer the bead eereral mere
times end after that I don't remtm
ber what happened,"
Expressman Seriously Hurt
Trcffinger was sent te Jeffersen Hos
pital, u'here wvere cuts en his head
were dressed, and he then returned te
the Fourth nnd Kace streets police
fetatien. There lie collapsed nnd was
bent te Hahnemann Hospital, where he
is said te ben n serious condition.
Ii. B. Munln, an Insurance broker
nt 1237 Vine srect, who was walking
along Race street, was almost str.ucU
In the head by one of the flying bricks.
"I saw the man ceme running out of
the nlley," aid Mullln, ' "hurling
bricks in every direction. I saw one
go, through a window nt a woman who
hud looked out te sec what the excite
ment was, and then one barely missed
my head. I jumped Inte n doorway."
Philadelphia Weman Rescued
Ocean City, July 17. Life guarda
yesterday rescued Mrs. Charles Krlps,
r130 North Warnock street, Philadel
phia, from the surf. She fainted, but
was revived after a abort time.
or
THINGS
WORTH
WHILE
M ar NJIatfSC3siSlWi m. Ft i l J
J 1618-20 T AflTTA I
Chestnut St. I Mffl
Anether Great Week
NEW
DRESSES
Fresh from our workrooms dresses
that sold for
$16.50, $18.50, $22.50
Ginghams, linens, voiles, Swiss, dimi
ties. Reduced te :.
JOS.-BBBNHABD
k
(Signed)
HEYMANN & BRO,
NO STRIKE EFFECT NOTE?
P. R. R. 8ays Maintenance Mt.
Pall te Obey Orders
Pennsylvania railroad executive ttM
this mernlnf they hnd net yet nei2
any effect here of the order te stril
sent out te maintenance of :
,. i,nn,tu .i .i, ....ii"' "" tn.
These men, with stationary flPm flPm
eilers and pipefitters were schedulM
go out at 7 o'clock this morning i!0 '
cording te nn order issued bv eflUi.V
of the Strike Committee. y efficlll
The railroad heads here are k
a close watch en the situation, ha?
yet have seen no evidence of the f
j.ne ranrenu neans Here are kenl
Wh?
nllment of the labor leaders' prcdietiL.
that several thousand would lenv. itr?.'1
Have th?
work
Jail for Slapping Waitress
PettsvlUe, Pa., July 17. jv,...
McCarthy, of Greenwood Hill iT
boxed the ears of Miss Marie Wabw
a waitress in a restaurant here 2j
Saturday night In jail. The servlcH
the restaurant did net milt McCartd.
Yesterday he was fined nnd released'
Trip
Cost
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50 L
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$24.50
$22.50
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