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VOL. XII. NO. 342
OEGUIRES Fill
mil DOT ODSEDIE
MIKE LIS
SHEA HAYfi THE PENDING LEGIS-
IATION IS UN-AMERICAN AND
, * U N J li STIFIABLE.
I
Tl.lnks Effort to Tuk© Labor's Right*
Away Would Result in Upheaval,
and Congress Would Have to Shoul-
der Responsibility—Cost of Uvlng
' Must Come D^wn or Wage* Go Up.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
Washington, Oct. 2«.—1Timothy
Shea gave notice to congress tonight
that the Brothe: hood of' Locomotive
Firemen and Knulneyen, of which
he l* acting president, would not ob-
eerye .pending anti-strike legislation
If enacted Into'law.
Such1 an attempt to single out rail-
road employes and deprive them of
what he termed the eponomlc right
of wooers to strike to prevent In-
justice, must be accepted he said In
connection with other Information
which the railroad brotherhoods
have, as a foregone conclusion that
the railroads contempla*e a general
reduction In wages when the govern-
ment surrenders control, and desire
such a measure to forestall a strike.
Have Tlie Wrong Idcn.
"If those Interests or the legisla-
tors believe railroad employes will
unresistingly submit to any such In-
vasion of their rights as citizens,"
Mr. Shea continued, "they had bet-
ter expel that thought from their
minds, because I believe I speak for
locomotive firemen and hostlers, at
least, when T say that any law which
deprives them of the right of Ameri-
can citizenship would not be observ-
ed, not because this class of Ameri-
can citizens are law breakers, but
bccause such a law would be unwar-
ranted. un-American and contrary to
American institutions."
Mr. Shea said such a law was al-
most to precipitate revolution and
was, In fact. Just what extreme radi-
cals and revolutionary agltatora de-
sire. <■
"This would give them logical ar-
gument for direct action." he assert-
ed, "with the Intention of displacing
tjie liberal and more' < iimwitlw
leaders^ and , thereby overthrowing
the existing social, political and' ln^
duatrial Institutions if the eou
,C'nimr<wi to Bo to' Blatrfc. *
"If. an anti-strike law is enacted
tjie responsibility for any - upheaval
which might follow lies with con-
L gress."
Mr. Shea's statement, moje thnn
1,500 words In length, was prompted
by the publication of his recent testi-
mony. before the railroad' wage
board where he said the railroad
employes were prepa'ed to fight for
a living wage and time and a half
for overtime as' conditions precedent
•to the return of the roads to private
control. He said his remarks would
be "extencjed. to use a favOKUp,.con-
gressional term." so that the public
might nnderstind the position of the
railroad men.
Watolling H. C. L. Fight.
Railroad men arr waiting tfie out-
come of the government's campaign
against high prices, Mr. Shea snld,
adding that if the high cost of liv-
ing is not reduced then they expect
sufficient advance in wages to enable
them to maintain their standard of
living He declared firemen were
running in debt from >5 to $50 a
month because their w-a.re Incretjses
have not kept pace with mounting
prle»s.
Time and a half for overtime work
was declared to be necessary to give
(Continued on fare Two.)
REPORTED ENGAGED TO
CORNELIl'S VANDERBILT
:• f.S
MISS RACHEL, LITTI-E'
EJPON.
UNITE AND FORM ONE OF THE
STRONGEST PARTIES IN TJIE
REPUBLIC.
(.VsnoA^ed Press Dlsnntch.) \
Paris, Oct. 26.—The radical sopial-
ist party, the strongest numerically in
France, the democratic alliance rxext
strongest, the republican socialists
and the republican committee of com
werce and industry an organization of
great influence among business men,
have succeeded In forming a coalition
for the November elections.
The platform on which all these
parties unite in the fight against ex-
tremists of the socialist party and
against royalists Includes the follow-
ing points:
"Absolute secularization of state
and schools, respect of liberties of
labor unions, opposition to bolshevlsm,
to dictatorship of any sort and to all
torces of violence, and extension" of
the powers and means of action of
the League of Nations."
This coalition does not involve com-
bined tickets In all departments,
though the parties to the pact will
unite in some departments, including
the Seine and Paris.
In view of the new conditions under
■which the elections are to he held and
the uncertainty of the results of the
new election law, it Is Impossible to
forecast what the coalition will ac-
complish, but It is the strongest po-
litical, combination which has taken
part in elections >n France in many
years.
Miss Rachel Littleton, reported en-
gaged to Cornelius Vanderbllt, photo-
graphed while shopping on Fifth ave-
nue, New York. Miss Littleton is tha
sister of former Representative Mar-
tin Littleton, lawyer, who nominated
Judge Alton B, Parker for the presi-
dency In 1904. Her reported fianco
is the only son of Brig: Gen. Cornelius
Vanderbllt. He served under his
father, and Is now working as a re-
porter on a metropolitan dally and no
doulit in eking out a precarious ex-
istence in that manner.
HEPLITO POINTED
BUT IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE
* STRIKE WILL TAKE PLACE
ON NOVEMBER 1.
MI eiOIES HE HH
WiU Not Set By With Folded Hands
* While Country Is Fac ing Disaster,
But Course of Action Has Not Been
Outlined.—Miners to Answer Presi-
dent Soon.—Session on Wednesday.
IGHDIIKE11 BE
ELECTED AS KING
HE AND HIS WIFE HAH) TO BE
GAINING POPULARITY IN
HUNGARY.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
Stockholm, Oct. 26.—The Svenska
Dagbladet learns from what It con-
siders an unusually well informed
source that the Archduke Joseph of
Austria will soon be elected king of
Hungary. Hie popularity and au-
thority, the newspaper states, are
(rowing steadily with the population
and his consort. Princess Augustine of
Bavaria, also enjoys great popularity
because of her work for the Red
Cross during tHe war and the subse-
quent period of unrest.
If the entente objects 'to the as-
sumption of the throne of this Haps-
burg areiiduke, the thousand year
old crown of Hungary will be offered,
It js stated, to a foreign prince, prob-
ably of the English royal family. A
resumption of the throne of foremr
Emperor Charles -4a declared out of
the question.
CHARGED WITH KILLING GUARD
OF DALLAS LIGHT AND POW-
ER COMPANY.
(Associated Press D1spac»-.1
Dassas, Tex., Oct. 26.—The jury
which herad the case of A! Schrum,
charged with the shooting June 11
of A. L. Fisher, a guar^. em ployed by
the Dallas Light and Power company,
today returned a terdict of guilty of
manslaughter and asse^ed a penalty
of three years Imprisonment. A mo-
tion for a new trial wjis immediately
filed by attorneys for the defendant.
The killing of Fisher grew out of
riots In connection with a strike of
electrical workers employed by the
local tractl&n company. Shrum, a
member of tly> electricians' union, was
arrested and indicted, for murder
shortly afterward. Three other un-
ionists, F. L. Bohannon, Robert Roy
and W. T. Butcher, alsio were indicted
on the same charge. Their cases are
pendiiffe.
Fisher Vas killed during a fight
between striking electricians and non-
union employer by the company. Sev-
eral other persons were Injured in-
cluding Shrum and Butcher.
The cay, which went to trial last
Monday, has attracted interest of la-
bor organizations in different parts
of the country. The International
Union of Electricians at its conven-
tion In New Orleans recently voted
funds for the defense of the men.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
Bioooilngton. III.,. Oct. 26.—Jo.hn
L. Lewis, acting president of the
'United Mine workers of America, to-
night declined to state specifically
the attitude of the United Mine work-
ers toward the statement of Presi-
dent Wilson yesterday regarding thq
proposed strike of the bituminous
coal miners of th«f nation. In regard
to this Mr. Lewis wouM only say :
"I. am an American, free born,
with all the pride of my heritage. I
love my country, with Its institu-
tions and traditions. With Abraham
Lincoln, I thank God that we havt a
country where men may strike. May
th'e power of my government never
be used to throttle and crush the
efforts of the tollers to Improve their
material welfare and elevate the
standard of their citizenship."
Washington, Oct. 26.—The whole
country waited expectantly today for
the miners' answer to President Wil-
son's blunt command that the soft
coal strike nrdcred for Saturday be
called off. There was not a word,
however, to show where the United
Mine workers of Americ^ stood, or
what the government would do In the
event the president's solemn warn-
ing that the mines must be kept in
full and continuous operation was
Ignored.
Considering the temper of lsbor,
official Washington took the view-
that while there was hope of com-
pliance by the half million miners,
who had been ordered out, there was
no absolute assurance that the pres-
ident's letter*—part appeal and part
command—would bring perfce to the
coal fields. But there seemed to be
no doubt of tbe government's deter-
mination to see that' the people ob-
tained an adequate cpal supply to
keep them from suffering aftd permit
the nation's vast indimtries to con-
tinue operation. While declining,
naturally, to comment on the future
course of action sWould the strike
take place, members of the presi-
dent's cabinet Intimated that the
government would not sit with fold-
ed hands in the face of threatened
industrial disaster.
Lewis Speeding Home.
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine workers of America, the
one man whose word would have
most weight with the half million
ready to walk out. was out of touch
with1 labor lenders here, while speed-
ing homeward to take personal
charge of tbe strike. Lewis left
Washington last nlrbt for Spring-
field. III., proclaiming to the last that
the situation was unchanged and
.that the union was still ready and
willing to negotiate a new wage
agreement So •far as It concerned
the eontroversv between the miners
an.i operators the outstanding decla-
ration "by President WHion was that
the war time agreement, which' 'he
miners contend no l^mrer exists, sti"
Is In f'ill force and effort and will
stand "during the con'inuance of th°
war, hut not hevond April 1320."
Looking at It In "a practical way,"
Lewis and the full scale committee
have i'radfasHv maintained thit the
war ended with the armistice and
that the miners fo- a full year, have
(Cnntlnnrd oi Pa<re Two.)
DETAILS OF THE MURDER NOW
KNOWN TO GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS.
Story of Suffering of Men After Tliey
Became Lost In Rainstorm in Lower
California Is Scrolled on Ill-Fated
Plane With Knife or Nail.—Unable
to find Tbeir Course After storm.
• ■ (Associated Press Dispatch)
San Lfiego,, Qil., Oct. 26.—It was
officially announced here tonight
that Lieutenants. Cecil H. Connolly,
of, San Diego, and Frederick B.
Waterhouse, of Welser, Idaha, army
Aviators, tplssfng since Aug. 21, were
slain In Lower California by two
Mexican fl&hernien.
The announcement was made upon
the arrival here of the destroyer
Aaron Ward bringing the bodies of
the two aviators from Bahia to Los
Angeles on the Gulf of Lower Cali-
fornia to which point they had flown
losing their way In a bolder patrol
flight from Yuma, Ariz., to San
Diego.
According to Major R. S. Bratton,
bead of the military pa-ty sent from
here to recover the bodies the slay-
ers were from a Mexican sloop, their
Identity Is known to the United States
and Mexican government and steps
are being takvn to capture them.
The destroyer also brought a part
of a story of the sufferings endured
by the young aviators. In the fo-ni
of notes scrawled In part on the
wings and fusilage of their de Havl-
lan<i airplane, in which Connolly and
Waterhouse made their last flight.
Some of th*>se messages evidently
written when the aviators ha<1 almost
lost hope of being found, were of
such tragic nature that Major Brat-
ton asked the newspaper reporters"
to ref-aln from using them out of
consideration for the officers' fami-
lies.
Major Bratton said that the two
aviators had gone nineteen days with-
out food or at least without much
to sustain them. The fate that
drew them tram their nl» path r*
PLANS TO CARE
FOR THE STEEL
- STRIKERS LAID
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
Pittsburgh, Oct. 26.—Plans for
providing needy steel strikers and
their families were completed here
today by representatives of the na-
tional committee and will be put Into
operation early this week.
Th-ey provide that commissaries
will be established at strike' head-
quarters in every community where
the men are out, ration cards being
issued to families of six or more
persons, after investigation by the lo-
cal committee.
Strike headquarters made no state-
ment regarding .the strike situation,
and the steel company officials were
equally reticent
WILL COST AS MUCH TO WIND UP
THE WAR AS IT DID TO
% WAGE IT..
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
Berlin, Saturday, Oct. 25.—The
gravity of the financial condition of
the nation was frankly admitted by
the government tonight in a public
session of the national council. Gov-
ernment representatives stated that
he national debt Is already 172,000,-
000,000 maiks, nd that it will rise to
204,00,000,000 marks by April 1.
1920, after all credits finder the bud-
get have been,.realized upon. Ger-
many's pre-war debt amounted to
five billion marks. A' government
representative declared that it would
cost Germany as much to wind up the
war as it did to conduct the four
years hostilities.
Qneen Off to London.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
Paris, Oct. 26.—Queen Victoria, of
Spain left Sebastian today for Lon-
don.
THE WEATHER.
TForeonst.
East Texas: Monday cloudy, colder
in north portion; Tuesday cloudy,
colder. West Texas: Monday cloudy,
colder; Tuesday cloudy, colder in
south section.
mafned with them. tintH the verjt
last. Major Thedore MacAuley. in
one of his flights to find them, flew
within sixty miles of the spot where
they stood guarding their plane. Lat-
er, on the afternoon of Sept. 6, they
were landed from a cftnoe on the
shores of Bahla-Los Angeles by the
safne fisherrr.nn who are accused of
having killer them five days later,
atjd at that time were only twelve
miles from Los Florres silver mine,
where they might have received pro-
tection and food.
One of their messages, scratched
on the airplane fnsllagc with a knife
or nail, gave details of how the
av'otors lost their way. The message
said they remained in the air four
hours and five minutes; that they
ran Into a rainstorm and lost their
sense of direction. When they'sight-
ed the gulf of California they thought
they were flying up the coast, in-
stead of southward along the east
coast of the Gulf of California.
Another message, tiaced on the
wings and fusilage, toid how the
airmen attempted for two days to
catch fish to appease their hunger.
Then they started walking toward
the border, but returned to their air-
plane in 36 hours, when their supply
of water became exhausted. The
airmen drank the water from the
radiator of their plane. This proved
sufficient to allay ihelr thirst tip to
the time they were taken to Bahia
T.os Angeles from Guadeloupe bay.
where the plane landed, by the fish-
ermen.
The party, which left San T)lego
Oct. 16, included, besides Major Brat-
ton, who Is attached to the 25th In-"
fantry at Nogaies, Ariz, two other
army officers and 'several officials
and soldiers of the northern district
of I/>wcr California, and Joe Allen
Richards, mining engineer who first
reported finding the bodies, Major
Bratton said:
"The Aaron Ward arrived at Balila
Los Angeles at 3:15 p. TO, Oct, 19.
We immediately went ashore with
Richards acting as guide,' and fn a
few moments bad discovered the
crrave. The bodies bad been disturb-
ed, the skulls found under some
brush about ten feet distant from
the bodies. The bodies were then
disinterred and the formal Inquest
started.
"There was no question that the
bodies wer» those of Connolly and
Waterhouse.™
The officer then told o-f the party's
going to the gulf to Guadeloupe bay
twenty miles to the northward, where
the plane piloted by Cdflnolly and
Waterhouse was discovered on the
beach.
"The two airmen had made a per-
fect landing," he continued,. "but
Mexicans subsequently removed the
motor from the fusilage. stole all the
ammunition for the two machine
guns and carried away other equip
ment.
"The motor evidently was too heavy
to carry away, and It was found near-
by. The wheels, engine, machine
guns, compass and other equipment
worth salvaging, were taken aboard
the Ward.
Messages on Plane.
"We took notes of all the messages
scratched on the fusilage and wings,
the first one of which was made five
days after the men had landed. In
this the men told how they had lost
their way; how they had tried unsuc-
(Continued si P*xa Tiro.)
PRESIDENT HAS
GOOD DAY; MRS.
WILSON READS
(AMoelated Press Dispatch.1
Washington, Oct. 26.—President
Wilson obtained considerable rest to*
day, after several days during which
the difficulties of the national Indus-
trial conference and the threatened
coa| strike had forced. Rear Admiral
Grayson, his physician, to rescind In
part the order against his active par-
ticipation in governmental Affairs.
Mrs. WlUon spent practicatly the
entire day with her husband, reading
to him light verse and fiction.
In him mid-day bulletin today. Dr.
Grayson said:
"The president continues to lmprovt
slowly."
Dr. Grayson authorized tojilRht the
following statement arTo Mr, Wllsoh'l
condition: * ,
"The president had a very good
day,"
DISORDER IN KNOXYILLE.
Fear of Trouble In Strike Lends to
Culling Out Troo|>t<.
Knoxvllle, Tenn., Oct. 26.—Disor-
der which at several times closely ap-
proached rioting murked the resump-
tion t>f street car service in Knox-
vllle today with non-union men man-
ning the cars after a tie-up of eight
days due to a strike. Several men
were injured, none seriously, 111
clashes.
Six companies of the Fourth Ten-
nessee Infantry tonight were ordered
transported to Knoxvllle from nearby
cities, immediately following a con-
ference of municipal, county, state
and federal authorities.
F
1
CONGRESS NOT ABLE TO WIND
UP PROGRAM AND ADJOURN
BY NOV. 10.
(Associated Press Dispatch )
Washington, Oct. 26.—Although
senate leaders hope to expedite the
German peace treaty this week by
disposal of amendments and by be-
ginning consideration of reservations,
both houses will convene tomorrow
with decreasing prospect^ ,at ad jo urn-
tng tire gpednt session by Nov. 10, as
leaders have hoped. In view of pro-
spective delay on the treaty house
leaders today discussed plans for a
separate recess of the lower body
without waiting for the senate. In
addition to the treaty, tbe Industrial
crisis, intensified by tl^ threatened
coal strike late this weelc. also prom-
ises to receive much' attention In con-
gress. The strike of bituminous coal
miners will come up for early dis-
cussion on the pending resolution of
Senator Thomas, democrat, of Colo-
tado, proposing drastic action by the
government. Further consideration
of the strike may'come through the
senate Interstate commerce sub-com-
mittee's Investigation of the conl sit-
uation. Also late this week the sen-
ate labor committee plans, as a re-
sult of Its inquiry Into the steel
strike, to present a report contain-
ing constructive recommendations,
both for Immediate action and fu-
ture legislation.
The treaty fight In the senate still
hinges on the Johnson-Moses amend-
ment to equalize voting power in the
League of Nations. Debate on the
amendments will be resumed tomor-
row with i vote expected within a
few days. The remainder of the
week, it 'Is expected, will he given
over to disposition of many Individ-
ual amendments which have been
prepared, probably deferring actual
consideration of reservations until
next week.
Both senate and house on Tuesday
will drop temporarily all legislation
affairs to receive King Albert of Bel-
gium.
DECLINED III SPI
GOVERNMENT IS TAKING ACTION
TO PREVENT ORDER GOING
INTO EFFECT,
(Associated rress Dispatch.)
Madrid, Oct. 26.—The congress of
Spanish employers, sitting at IJiircc
lona today declared a general lock
out of workmen throughout Spain.
The lock ouforder will V; effective
Tuesday Nov. 1.
Tire minister of the Interior. In an-
nouncing the decision of the congress
of employers at Barcelona to declare
a general lock out throughout Spain
on Nov. 4 said It was an act ofSpro-
vocation against the workers and ex-
pressed the hope that the employers
would co-operate with tbe govern-
ment in establishing industrial peace
and not carry out the measure.
"At a moment when the workers
are asking nqthlng," he added, "the
action of the employers Is foolish."
In addition to declaring a lock out,
the eongress also decided to make its
organization permanent, as a protest
against the alleged crimes of the
syndicalists and to take steps look-
ing to the protection of the employ-
ers, a Barcelona dispatch says. The
employers assert that their pctlon
has been taken as a protest against
the government's failure to protect
the employers' interests. The em-
ployers are dissatisfied with' the new
social laws granting workers shorter
hours and providing pensions.
POIKDEXTED
WASHINGTON SENATOR PUBLIC-
LY ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
FOR PRESIDENCY.
PRESENTS HIS PLATFORM HAVE DEFINITE PROM
Says Just Bights of I Alitor Should
Be Hceognireri But In Opposed to
"Government by sTcrror."—Wants
America to Keep Out of Foreign
Affairs.—Polltfy In Mexico Outlined.
(Temple felegrsrn '.'peclal.l
Washington, Oct. 26.— Senator Miles
I'olndtMUer, of Washington, tonight
publicly announced his candidacy for
the republican nomination for the
presidency in 1920.
He is the first republican to throw
Ills hat in the ring for the next pres-
idential honors.
In making his announcement the
Washington senator presented a pint-
form of policies and principles, de-
nouncing threats of labor leaders to
tie up the railroads as "government
by terror for a special class." He
declared that government must be
made supreme both to labor and capi-
tal, though he Insisted that the just
claims ot labor must be recognized.
The senator arraigned In his public
statement the policy of the present
democratic administration In Mexico,
Europe and Asia, and In veiled refer-
ence to the league of Nations, de-
clared:
Musi Cltoose Own Coume.
"Should a future>xlgencj» In Euro-
pean affiiirs again arise of such pro-
portions as to menace tha Interests of
I he Unlled Suites, the American peo-
ple must be entirely free to deter-
mine for themselves In their own gen-
ration the extent and manner in
which they shall Intervene. The an-
cient American doctrine of confining
our participation in governmental
matters to the American continent
while we stand as a friendly neutral
to all nations with which we are at
peace, should be restored."
The senator added In his platform
that the "process of making a 'su-
preme sacrifice' of America and of
j«iwi«g our fortunes with the fortunes
of men everywhere' should be stop-
ped." The platform says fn part:
Platform In Pet.
"Every necessary agency of the
government should be used to give
complete protection to the lives and
lawful rights of American citizens In
Mexltw; anil the International duties
we have assumed as to that coun-
try, by reason of our proximity, and
as Incidental to tbe Monroe Doctrine,
should be at once performed. The
launching and withdrawing, without
definite purpose or result, of military
expeditions to Vera Cruz and other
portions of Mexico, also as at Arch-
angel and other portions of the world,
are criminal In their reckless disre-
gard of life and national treasure ex-
pended without the possibility of any
benefits whatever.
"Alien slackers, who renounced
their "first papers" of naturalization
in order to escape military service,
should be denied citizenship in the
future, and should be deported with-
out delay to the several foreign coun-
tries from which they came to the
Unlled States, In brder that the op-'
port unities they enjoy may be left for
loyal citizens and soldiers.
"Revolutionary communism, by
whatever name It may be called, must
be met and put down wherever it ap-
pears, as subversive of liberty. There
can be no compromise with anarchy.
"The attempt of certain radical la-
bor leaders to coerce eongress to enact
legislation proposed by them, if suc-
cessful. would be government by a
class, as in Russia, and not "by the
people," as In the United States. The
threat to tie up transportation until
the railroads are nationalized and de-
livered to the control of the employes,
if successful, would be government
by terror, for a special class.
"The effort of certain radical lead-
ers of labor organizations to secure
control of the police force of the va-
rious cities of the country, if sue-
ceHsful, would kIvp to <* .small np^cial
class al#olute control of officers of
thp-low. It would gi\e a certain class
control of the enforcement of the law
and of governmental agencies estab-
lished to preserve the peace. Its suc-
cess would mean the abdication of
the government In favor of a class,
and the Immediate establishment of
dictatorship. It should not be open
to debate or negotiation.
"This nation cannot be ruled iiy
capital, and It cannot be ruled by la-
bor. Both capital and labor must be
subject to the rule of the people. The
government must be supreme.
"The just claims of labor should
be recognized and every opportunity
should be given to laboring men und
their families for comfort and happi-
ness. The laboring man, above all
others, Is benefited by the preserva-
tion of law and order, -the security of
life, person, ahd property against vio-
lence and arbitrary rule. But the
effort of any labor leader to put libor
lu control of the government, by
means of industrial blockade, econ-
omic pressure, Intimidation of vio-
lence, or so-called direct action, can-
nbt be tolerated any more than such
an effort on the part of combined
capital would be tolerated. Either
would violate the cardinal principle?
of free government.
"Communism Is Inconsistent with
the vested right of a laborer to the
wages of his labor. The right to
work, to Join or not to join a union,
E IS SUED
TO DEI ACTION ID
IHH
BUSINESS INTERESTS IN COI N.
TRY LINING UP TO BRING
ABOUT RESULTS.
Principles lo Be Submitted Various
Organ liuil Ions for Adoption anil
Will Then Ik' Sent to Congress.—
The Plane are Outlined Briefly.—
Movo Is Nation Wide in Scopo.
(Assn. lnted Press Dlsjiotch )
Chicago, Oct. 2fl.—A definite move-
ment to bring about concerted action
by business organizations of the coun-
try for railway legislation has been
begun, It was announced here today,
with submission of a statement to
commercial organizations of princi-
ples providing for u transportation
board to assume general Jurisdiction
over railroads.
So many plans for operation of the
railroads have been suggested, H. II.
Merrick, president of the Mississippi
Valley association and Chicago Asso-
ciation of Commerce, said In announc-
ing the formation of a committee of
leading business men of the country,
that opinion has been divided as to
the best method of s.olvlng the rnll-
road problem. The committee was
named recently at a meeting of rep-
resentatives of influential business or-
ganizations In Atlantic City.
Stuteineilt Submitted.
The committee, known as the co-op-
erative committee, has submitted ila_
statement of fundamental principles
to the business organizations through-
out the country for approval and sug-
gestions, and It is proposed to unite
business on a railroad plan. The
principles, as submitted for adoption
and transmittal to congress, were
slated as follows:
1. Transportation board to deter-
mine and require provision of nde-
quate transportation anil the effective
co-ordination of rail, water and high-
way facilities. Determine the financial
requirements of the carriers. Certify
revenue required. Regulate wage*
and conditions ofHabor. Exercise fi-
nal authority over consolidations and
security issues.
2. Certificate of the transportation
board to be mandatory upon the in-
terstate commerce commission as to
amount of revenue to be produced.
3. Authority for the Interstate
commerce clmmlaslon to regulate
maximum rates with Jurisdiction over
all rates of Instrumentalities of In-
terstate commerce.
4 . Revision of the traffic Y'rovls-
lons of the Interstate commerce act
so as to adapt them to present condi-
tions, with care to avoid unnecessary
disturbance of established commer-
cial relations.
B. Statutory requiremertts of rates
adequate for necessary expenses and
such return on capital Invested, con-
sidering average conditions as- will
provide a proper credit basis for need-
ed improvements and extensions.
6. Legislation designed to promote
consolidations Into strong competing
systems. , -
WOMEN TO BE FORCED INTO
THE MEDICAL CORPS OF ARMY
—PLIGHT OF PETHOGKAD.
(Continued on Page Two.)
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
Ilelslngfors, Saturday, Oct, 25.—•
Reports from i'etrograd state that the
•central executive committee (the
soviet organization) had decided to
close all the factories and send the
workmen to the front. Women will
undergo military training and be
formed into a medical corps, accord-
ing to the game order.
A Russian army officer, who es--
cuped from I'etrograd, says that the
situation there is desperate. The
necessities of life are lacking and
even the most prosperous of the cily
have only a meager diet of bread,
herrings and water. The rest of the
population rarely sees bread. Coal ui
lacking, business Is dead and cholera
and typhoid fever is raging.
Revel. Oct, 2f»-—The fall of I'etro-
grad Is inevitable according to reliable
advices. General Yudenitch intends
after the capture of the city to march
forward to the line of the river Vol-
khov, which connects Lake Iltnen and
Lake I^adoga about seventy-five miles
to the east of I'etrograd, where .t ' on-
venlent llnp of defense against mi it-
tack from tbe direction of Moscow,
protected on either flank by the two
big lakes, is offered. A mobi!i/a:ion
of the population In the rear of. this
line for the defense of I'etrograd is
contemplated.
Itelsingfors. Saturday, Oct. 25 The
official reports of the northwestern
army this morning and last night
state that General Yudenitch has suc-
cessfully resumed the offensive south-
west and southeast of Petrograd in
spite of the arrival fo bolshevik en-
forcements from the north Russian
front. The White troops have fought
their way eastward as far as Tosna.
twenty-five miles east of Gatchina, o*
the railroad to Moscow.
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