The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 10, 1922, Page 1

A. 8k ~ ys ay Lie ae fe 4 _ es ‘ 7 f A * * yest ar rs i ee ‘ af : ares en », \. ai } ys SN y, Ya j & WEATHER FORECAST — Unset- tled weather tonight and Friday; warmer tonight. ESTABLISHED 1873 “PIECE ME 80 DAYS’ JAIL SENTENCE FOR RASH SPEEDER Sentence Is Given by Police Magistrate Cashman in an “Aggravated Case” SPEED CAMPAIGN ON More than 20 Persons Are Arresjed or to Be Arrested in Police Campaign ' A thirty day jail sentence for speeding marked the session of Po- lice Magistrate Cashman’s court last evening when a large number of per- sons were brought before him in the Police campaign against speeding au- tomobiles, George Korfi was arrested for speeding on the prison road. It de- veloped, according to.police, that Kor- fi had taken his,employer’s car with- out permissign. His home is said to be in Michigan. He had been worr- ing at the farm of Harry Mathewson near Menoken. ‘ Quitting his job he said he was going to town and took the Mathewson car, the police said. They charged him with going 40 miles an hour on the prison road. Mathew- son tecovered his car, ! More than 20 persons either were before the judge or are to be arrested for speeding) as.a result of a 36 hours’ campaign, which, police say, will continue, John Hobson hed an alibi which proved to be a good one in the opii ion of Judge Cashman, who indicated that about everybody who was brought up on a speeding charge would be fined. Hobson, arrested for specding on the prison road, was able to prove that he was driving to a #doctor’s oce to get a splinter re- moved from his eye. Judge Cashman agreed that most anyone would speed im such a case and dismissed the ac- tion. ‘ Mrs. Helstun of Minneapolis, a visitor in the city, protested against her arrest. She conducted her own case, cross exam:ning three police- men. The judge held with the of- fiters. One case was ‘for driving on the left side of the street and only costs were assessed in this case. In all others speeding was the charge and ‘the tax- amounted to a $5 fine and $3.95 costs. Chief Martineson said that viola- tions of traffic laws, including speed- ing, cutting corners, disregard of the right-of-way to the driver on the right, running without lights, driving on the wrong”side of the streets and similar infractions all would subject the driver to arrest in any part of the city, ’ M’LEAR RITES ARE TOMORROW Funeral services for Frank Mc- Lear, guard at the state prison, why died suddenly in the prison hospital of heart trouble, will be held in Man- dan tomorrow. Mr. McLear, who was well known both in Bismarck and Mandan, had complained of being ill. He went to the prison hospital and a doctor examined him and left to get; some medicine. When he,returned «| few moments later, Mr. .MeLear had passed away. 5 EERE ELL Lea BANK INCORPORATED. Articles of:incorporation have been filed for the’Bank of Crete, of Crete, Sargent “county. Capital stock is $15,000. Incorporators are W. S. Lau- der of Wahpeton, Wm. Stern of Faf- go and Ray Craig of Lisbon, WEATHER REPORT. For’ twenty-four ‘hours . ending at » noon today: $ Temperature at 7 a, m we 63 Temperature at noon. th, 98: Highest yesterday . . 82 Lowest yesterday . 54 Lowest last night. . 58 Precipitation ... 210: ve 20) Highest wind velocity : | Weather Forecasts For Bismarck and vicinity: Unset- | tled weather tonight and Friday, with possible showers. i For North Dakota: Unsettled to- night and Friday ; with possibly showers; warmer east and central portions tonight. General Weather Conditions ‘A deep Low extending from Mon- tana and Wyoming northwestward has been accompanied by showers in that region. Showers have also oc-| curred in Utah, Arizona, Iowa and} ¥ THE BI CK TRI BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1922 Y More than 400 passengers: on the, S. 8. Rapids Prince were safely carried to shore when the boat went on the rocks in the Lachine Rapids [ot the St. Lawrence river. Here you see men lowering a woman pas tenger into @ life boat. URGES SPECIAL HARVEST LABOR RATE STAY. ON Railroads May Be “Asked to Continue It for at Least Five Days AGENT MATTER SETTLED Application for ~ continuation ait| least for one week of.the special rail- road rate to harvest laborers coming| to North Dakota’ probably will be made to railroad executives by Gov- ernor--Nestos, followinga report’ to the Department of Agriculture and Labor by R. G, Catron, in charge of the Minneapolis employment interests of the state. / : “A great many orders are coming to us, and while the supply seems to be increasing and our'daily average is higher each day, there seems to be a greater demand than supply. I sug- gest that, if it is possible, the rail- yoads be asked to extend time for $5.00 rate at least five days.” Governor Nestos was in St. Paul today to attend a conference on the Northwest fuel situation. & Co-operation between the special federal employment agents and the| state agencies will obtain in the fu- ture, according to statement$. ma following a conferente by George E. Tucker, federal agent, with Governor Nestos and with Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor J, A. Kitchen, who is director of the state federal agency. Governor Nestos expressed belief that “any difficulties which have aris- en have been minor, and will not prevent co-operation between all forces engaged in supplying harvest| labor for North Dakota.” Mr. Kitchen said that the nine spe-|, cial agents would be kept on even if it were necessary for the state to! pay the expense, the amount of money involved being very small, he said. The same arrangements for handling! harvest labor will obtain until Sep- tember 1, the date on which the fed- eral officials had planned to withdraw | its special agents, he said. Mr. Tucker said that the government would continue to pay seven special | agents until September 1, and said that his men were re-enteringthe state! because Governor Nestos had asked them to do so. a Tucker denied estat he had with- drawn his agents because of dissat- isfaction or difficulties and asserted that they were withdrawn because the state apparently had an organization sufficient to handle the harvest labo situation. y ‘Asked concerning his reported con- troversy with John Haw, county agent leader, he asserted he had said noth- ing intended ‘to criticise Mr. Haw afid said the servicé valued the co- operation of county agents highly. FORT BUFORD CEMETERY DESECRATED, IS CHARGE Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 10.— Charges that the old Fort Buford eastern Minnesota. Temperatures have risen considerably from the} Plains States northwestward into Canada. H L In W Amenia .... ..87 51. .00 cl’'r Bismarck. - 82 58 00 pc Bottineau .. ..81 56 00 «cl’r Devils Lake. ..80 54 .00 cl’r Dickinson .. ..81 5300s cldy Dunn Center ..81 55. 00 pe Ellendale. .. ..81 55 00 op. Fessenden .. ..82 50 «00 «cl’r Grand Forks ..82 55.00 cl’r Jamestown . ..86 65 .00 cl’r Langdon. +79 55 00s cl’r Larimore. .. ..81 51. 00 cl’r Lisbon. .. .. ..87 49.00 cl’r Minot . .. .. ..82 45 00 cl’r Napoleon. 84 48. .00 cl’r Pembind. .. ..85 45 .00 cl’'r Williston. BO 64 .00 cldy Moorhead. .. ..82 58 = .00scl’r Orris W. Roberts, Meteorologist. cemetery, near Buford, has been shamefully desecrated, are contained in an appeal for government investi- gation from Buford citizens to J. B. Wineman, Grand Forks, chairman of the Red Cross home service section. The charges read that while the bodies of officers were removed to Arlington Park cemetery, Washing- ton, D. C., the bodies of private sol- diers were ‘left untouched, and. now grave markers have been knocked down and livestock allowed to graze unmolested. Soldiers killed in the Indian massacre of 1862 were buried in the cemtery. The govérnment has refused to allow land, including the old cemetery, to be converted into a private cemetery, it is claimed. DECK HAND IS DROWNED Duluth, Minn, Aug. 10.—Charles Burdick, 21, a deckhand, 305 E. 156th street, Cleveland, Ohio, drowned in the local harbor at 2 a. m. today when he fell off the deck of the steamer Sir Henry Bessemer. The body was recovered, ‘SEE HARDING'S. RECORD AS BIG ISSUE IN OHIC Campaign in Fall Likely to Be Fought Out/on ‘National Issues ee ee (By the Associated Press) Columbus, O., Aug. 10.—National issues are expected to, predominate in the state election in Ohio next November as a result of the choice of gubernatorial candidates by the voters at Tuesday’s primary elec- tion. Carmi A. Thompson, of Cleveland, was nominated for governor on the Republican ticket after a campaign conducted with the endorsement of the Harding administration. A. V. Donahey of New Philadelphia, run- ning on his previous record as audi- tor of the state, was selected as the Democratic ‘standard bearer. Nei- ther brought to the fore issues which were regarded ag likely to attract widespread interest so far as state affairs were concerned and political leaders were freely predicting that the results of the November election would hinge in.a large degree upon the opinion of the voters on national policies. While the wet and dry issue, one of the paramougt questions in the pri- maries, was considered as definitely disposed of in most cases through the selection of candidates, its re- vival was expected to be shown to !some extent in the senatorial race. In this contest, Senator Atlee Pom- erene of Canton, opposed auring the primary campaign by the anti-Saloon League, will face Congresman Simon | D. Fess of Yellow Springs, who re- ceived the strong endorsemnt of the dry organization, Policies of the na- tional administration also were ex- pected to be issues in this contest, but it was conceded that the prohi- bition question would be an clement to be considered seriously. KU KLUX MAN GOES AHEAD IN ARKANSAS VOTE Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 10.—Belated returns from Tuesday’s Democratic primary in Arkansas early today only served to increase the lead of Governor T. C. McRae over his opponent, Judge E. R, Toney. On.the face of incomplete returns from 72 of the %5 counties in the state a majority of more than 65,000 is indicated for Governor McRae. Governor MeRac had the support of organized labor and of the Ku Klux Klan. i When his renomination, equivalent to an election was assured Governor McRae announced that at the close of his term he would retire. In the three congressional districty in which there were contests, Repre- sentative W. A, Oldfield today was leading his opponent, W. A. Hodges, by more than two to one in the second. Heartsill Ragoon is far ahead in a four-cornered race in the fifth, while jin the sixth, L. E. Sawyer is 2,000 ahead of J. B. Reed, his nearest op> ponent. * |OPERATORS PRESENT state-wide j WOULD PROCEED TO SETTLEMENT OF COAL STRIKE Policy Committee of Mihe Workers Votes to Proceed . with Negotiations Joint Session to Decide if Soft Coal Strike Is to End Soon (By the Associated Press) Cleveland, Aug. 10.—The policy committee of the United Mine Work- | ers of America today voted to pro- ceed with the negotiations of a wage scale agreement with the operators of Ohio and western Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois, ‘who are. here for the joint’ conference that was called with the view of breaking the soft coal strike. In announcing the committee's de- cision, President John L, Lewis, of the miners said: i “I confidently predict that when a scale is made here that 75 per cent of all the bituminous tonnage now on strike will sign the scale and returnd to work within a week,” Settlement of the strike in the an- thracite regions, which also have been shut down since April 1, when the miners walked out would ‘naturally follow” the resumption of work in the soft coal industry, Mr. Lewis said, This settlement, however, would be reathed through negotiations with thc } miners and the anthracite operators and no date has yet been set for the resumption of their negotiations which were broken off in June, The conference of soft coal oper- ators and leaders of the striking min- ers was scheduled to select the cred- entials and other committees that will consider the details of a wage cor- tract that would end the strike for the signatories, | The committee also was asked: to consider changes in the boundaries of the central competitive field compris- ing at present western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Willing to Join. Some operators in northern West Virginia, in the Freeport vein of ‘Al-, legheny county, Pennsylvania, and in varts’ “of the: central Pennsylvania field were willing to join the confer- ence. Any change that would bring ‘hese districts under a single settle-} ment with that designed to bind tho operators of the central competitive field would require approval of the conference as well as that of the union committee, Illinois membera of the policy con. mittee, it was learned had been ad- vised by Frank Farrington, the IIli- nois miners’ president, to favor set- tlement of the strike on the basis of single state agreements with the operators. Mr. Lewis declared such a policy would be rejected if brought | before the committee and he added| he was not disturbed by the action of Mr. Farrington. i BREAK FROM AGREEMENT. Washingtoh, Aug. 10.—Action of | Alabama coal operators in breaking| away from the voluntary fair price agreement resulted today in a spe- cial mecting of the federal -control distribution committee being called; by Secretary Hoover to discuss the situation, which officials regarded with apprehension, TYPHOON TOLL RISES; 50,000. REPORTED DEAD {Ry the Associated Press) Peking, Aug. 19.—Deaths in the typhoen of August 2, at Swatow, a seaport 250 miles northeast of Hongkong, now arc estimated at fifty thousand, the American con- sul at Swatow has reported to the American legation. The consul added that 100,000 were homeless and relief was needed urgently. Previous to the estimage.of the American consul that 50,000 per- ished at Swatow, the highest to- otal of casualties reported had been 28,000. ‘ $ The population of the town was tabulated not more than 60,- 000. The typhoon and tidal wave, however, swept the entire re- gion surrounding the little port. The first estimates of loss of life were about 5,000, but since then detailed reports have added to the extent of the disaster. It now appears that it will rank as one of the most appalling catas- trophes in history. BELGIAN MAY HAVE WON RACE Geneva, Aug’ 10.—Demuyter, the Belgian pilot may have won the Gor- don-Bennett Cup in the balloon rac which started here Sunday being re- ported today to have landed in Ru- mania after covering a distance of 1,300 kilometers. It is possible, how- ever, that he will be disqualificd ar his balloon escaped taking the air again after landing, LACK OF COAL | WHEAT GROWERS TO GET LOAN OF $5,000,000 FOR CROP MARKETING War Finance Corporation Announces Advance to Be Made to North Dakota Wheat Growers’ Association for Handling IN NORTHWEST | IS DISCUSSED: Governor Blaine of Wisconsin at Conference Urges Seizure of Mines SO. DAKOTA NEEDS COAL Governor McMasters Says that State Is Virtually With- out Fuel, Survey Shows (By the Associated Prens) St. Paul, Aug. 10.—Federal seizure and operation of all the mines neces- the country was declared to be the only solution of the present coal shortage by Governor Blaine of Wis- consin at the opening of the confer- ence of Northwest governors on the coal situation here today Governors or their representatives from seven northwest states attended the conference which was called by Governor J. A. O. Preus of Minne- sota for the purpose of discussing methods of meeting the coal emerg- ency in the northwest. Governor, Blaine declared the situ- ation jn Wisconsin is practically the same as in Minnesota, with hundreds of industries threatened with idle- ness because of lack of coal. The | situation has reached a state, he de- clared, where the domestic life of the state is also threatened, as dealers are unable to fill orders for fuel in ; the homes, ‘Would Join Movement Governor McMasters of South Da- kota, who arrived at the conference shortly before noon, said the situa- tion in that, state is more startling than it appeared a few days ago when he conferred with Governor Preus, A survey of South Dakota coal dealers, he said, shows that they are virtually without coal. “We will join in any movement | that it agreed upon by this confer- ence,” Gov. McMasters said. “The peo-) ple in South Daokta do not fully realize the’ seriousness of the situa- tion and I hope that this conference will bring home to them the two con- ditions of the coal market.” Urges Lignite Use Governor Preus presented a tele- gram from: H...B, Spencer, federal fuel administrator, saying that the proposed shipment of all rail coal from.the non-union fields to the re- cently organized northwestern rail coal association could not be approv- ed by the federal administration. This decision will eliminate the pos- sibility of the northwest receiving 50,000 tons a week by all-rail ship- ments as the association had plann- ed. ; Governor Nestos of North Dakota declared before the opening of the conference that the use of the North Dakota lignite coal would aid greatly in meeting the shortage of the Northwest. He pointed out that North Dakota would be able to ship into. Minnesota fifty cars of this coal a day, if sufficent labor could be ob- tained to mine the coal. He said he will ask Minnesota officials to aid in sending the needed labor into North Dakota. 7 States Represented Besides Minnesota .and Wisconsin, the states represented were North and South Dakota, Montana, Michi- gan and Iowa. The conference was called by Governor Preus, who de- clared the situation called for prompt, decisive action. Governor Preus told the confer- ence that railroads serving the non- uion coal mines and Lake Erie ports have improved their service and he believes a recommendation that the federal government operate these roads “might well be postponed for a few days, pending further devolop- ments.” The Minnesota executive said he had received a telegram from H. B./ Spencer, federal fuel administrator, | declaring the railroads have greatly improved their service in the past few days, and that the dumpings of coal at Lake Erie ports soon would | materially increase. Charge Price Gouging Governor Preus, charged that “some of the operators and dealers are taking advantage of the present | very critical situation by gouging the pockets of the northwest. This I be- lieve can be stopped in only one way, namely for the federal government to see that no cars are loaded with | coal for which the operators are asking a price in excess of that which Mr. Hoover declared to be; justified.” UNFILLED ORDER RECORD BOOSTED New York, Aug. 10.—The monthly tonnage report of the United States Steel Corporation, made ‘public today showed 5,766,161 tons of unfilled or- ders on hand July 31. This is an in- crease of 141,680 tone over June’s un- filled orders which totalled 5,635,531. RIDER, MOUNT, KILLED BY BOLT; LEAD HORSE UNHURT Watford City, N. D--Ordean Foy- en, 22, of near here, while riding horseback, was struck by lightning and instantly killed. His bady was found beside that of his dead horse. (Leased Wire of Associated Press) of Wheat Pool for Year The War Finance Corporation has approved an awvance to the North Dakota Wheat Growers Association of $5,000,000, according to a Washing- ton dispatch today. The organiaztion, according to its officers, expects to function this year in marketing crops through its cooperative organization. George Duis of Grand Forks is the leading spirit in this organization, which last year engaged in a tilt with the United Grain Growers Inc. Accord- ing to announcement some days ago they will cooperate this year. _The organization still is being both praised and attacked by other organ- | sary to furnish. a supply of coal to| izations. The Wheat Growers have leased a —— BILL HART’S REAL ROMANCE FADES OUT OO Los Angeles, Aug. 10.—William “Bill”, S. Hart, motion picture star, had only one answer today when asked for elaboration of his signed statement that he and his wife, who was Winifred West- over, the sereen actress, he mar- ried here December 7, 1921, had separated three months ago. His statement included declar- ations a propery settlement had been made for her and “ample” maintenance arranged for their unborn child expegted next month, When asked various questions designed to obtain details, Hart invariably replied: “I have ab- solutely nothing to say.” Miss Westover made no statement. COMMITTEE ON CAR SHORTAGE IS ORGANIZED Railroad Commissioners of Northwest Organize Body (By the Associated Press) St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 10.—O, P. B. Jacobson, Minnesota railroad and warehouse commissioner was today selected as chairman of a committee on car shortage snd car supply, or- |ganized by the railroad commission- ers of North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. Mr. Jacobson an- nounced that the supply of cars for the movement of grain in the north- west this year is a very serious ques- tion and that indications are that the three states taking part in the con- ference will have the greatest difh culty in their history in obtaining sufficient transportation. He pointed out the needs for the potato crop and | for livestock already exceed the sup- ply. , The meeting was attended by Frank Milhollan of the North Dakota board of railroad commissioners and J. W. Raish of the South Dakota railway commission. The other members of the commit- tee named by the commissioners out- side of themselves are Congressmen Newton and Anderson of Minnesota, Young and Sinclair of North Dakota, and Johnson of South Dakota, and A. L. Flinn, rate expert of the Minnesota commission, who will be secretary. Both Mr. Milhollan and Mr. Raish declared that the situation in their respective states is as serious as in Minnesota. é. The railroad strike, the coal short- age and the unusually heavy crops are circumstances, they declare, which combine to make the movement of the grains this year a most serious prob- lem. Mr. Raish said there have already been numerous complaints in South Dakota of the shortage of cars for moving potatoes and livestock. “The needs for moving the grain are grgat- er than ever before, he added,’ be- cause of the record crops in that state, building in Grand Forks as headquar- ters. According to announcement of the organization there are 10,000 members and the combined pool is likely. to amount to 20,000,000 bushels of wheat. R. L: Taft, formerly secretary- treasurer of the Washington-Idaho Wheat Growers Association, is in charge of the office. ADVANCE APPROVED (By the Associated Press) Washington, Aug. 10.—Advances approved today by the war finance corporation included $5,000,000 to the North Dakota Wheat Growers Association, ‘WOULD CURTAIL TARIFF POWERS OF PRESIDENT Substitute Provision Is Re- commended to Senate by Committee Majority BILL BEING PUSHED |Senate Agrees to Take Up Sundries Schedule Soon. Will Limit Debate Washington, Aug. 10.—Broad pow- ers over tariff duties originally pro- posed for the president would be cur- tailed under a substitute for the so- called flexible tariff provisions ofthe | pending bill recommended to the sen- ate today by the finance committee majority, The principal modification proposed would prevent a transfer from the dutiable list to the free list or from the free list to the dutiable list and would’ prohibit ‘the raising of duties beyond any maximums fixed in the bill. These are the ast of the highly controverted sections of the bill un- disposed of and on Saturday the sen- ate will take up committee amend- ments to the sundries schedule un- der an agreement sharply limiting the time for debate with the senate apparently in a mood at last to rush tariff matters, some leaders were hopeful the bill could be passed and | sent to conference before the end of next week. ‘SEES GROWTH FOR BISMARCK Population of 10,000 in Five Years Predicted A. J. Henry of Valley City, 80 years old and a pioneer of North Da-; kota, is taking great interest in aaah | improvements in und about Bismarck, especially in the new bridge. During a trip about the ecity with his son, Major Frank S, Henry, he gave close attention to the development of Bis- marck in the last few years. Mr. Henry predicted Bismarck’ will have a population of 10,000 in the next five years, since the new bridge has opened, and is confident of con- tinued growth of the city and devel- opment of western North Dakota. During his 40 years residence in North Dakota Mr. Henry always has been an optimist. Although four score years old he is young in appearance, and is still active. He is one of the few living members of the Grand Army of the Republic. | WESTERNERS MORE The famed generosity of the west is not merely fable. You may take the word of Albert Sye, 18, who is walking from Philadelphia to Seay tle for it.. He has good reason to know. Albert started walking from the Quaker City on May 1. He intended to walk all the way, but after being out a while decided to take an auto- mobile ride if offered one. “They're more liberal in giving you a ride out west,” he said. “I noticed a change after I left Chicago. East of Chicago people either don’t want to give you a ride or they are afraid you may be a bandit.” Albert isn’t worrying much ahout the rest of the trip, with the prospect Search was made when a horse Foy-} of an automobile ride every once in en had been leading, and which es-|a while. caped unscathed, was seen wander- ing about. Two companions started from Phila- delphia with him and after they had GENEROUS WITH AUTO RIDES, HIKING BOY DISCOVERS seen Niagara Falls they started back for the “City of Brotherly Love.” It didn’t look good to them “way out west” of Buffalo, New York. Albert is walking for his health, and he finds it a lot of fun too, He carried a little kit with him in which there is a blanket. His making his way by selling postcards showing himself in his hiking outfit. Occa- sionally he sleeps in a bed, but more often rolls up in a blanket in a straw stack. He has gained 10 pounds in three months. After going through Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks and ar- riving in Seattle abqut October 1, ac- cording to his schedule, he will go back east. But he’s not going to hike back home, he'll tell the world—he’s go- ing to ride the cushions, 7 LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS AL” WALKOUT IS NEW STRIKE FACTOR SaTmM CEN cos ee onieety Saved) PERMISSION T0 QUIT IS GIVEN BROTHERHOODS Leaders Say Men May Quit Under Conditions but Urge Them Not to CONFAB TOMORROW Leaders of Big Four to Take Part in Conference to Be Held in Washington «By the Associated Press) Chicago, Aug. 10.—Threats by rail- road brotherhood chiefs that “there will be 100 similar cases” to the tie up on the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern, where engineers, firemen, conduc- tors and trainmen refused to work because of the presence of troops in the Joliet,) Minois yards, farther complicated the railway strike situ- ation today. ‘' Leaders of the “Big Four” who are to take part in the Washington con- ference of rail union heads tomor- row, when ‘all phases of the strike are due to come up before the chiefs of the sixteen, standard railroad unions left ta the train service men the right to decide for themselves whether; working conditions at term- inalg.were objectionable. Warren S. Stone, president of the brotherhood’ of locomotive engineers declared at Cleveland the walkout of trainmen on the E. J. and E, “did not require any approval.” “Our men are not required to work under such conditions as now prevail at many railroad terminals,” he said, “I am telling them that wherever the lives are endangered by guards they should go home and stay there.” Concurs in Action T. C. Cashen, president of the switchmen’s union of North America, sent messages to leaders of the union concurring in the action of the engi- neers, firemen and trainmen. Although railroad transportation received. this new threat to paralyze traffic and brotherhood engineers, were notifed by their union chiefs that the engineers might refuse to take out locomotives in defective condition, they were cautioned not to be “too technical.” Troops remained on guard at Joliet and the E. J. and E. outer belt line of: the-Chicago district was tied in a traffic knot by the suspension of work by trainmen. Disorders Fewer Disorders in connection with the strike as important developments ap- proached were few and widely scat- tered. At Muskogee, Oklahoma, Frank Barton, a new special deputy United States marshal was knocked unconscious by a brick thrown from an auto. In a statement relative to the sen- iority controversy the Pennsylvania railroad said the loss of seniority by strikers would not involve forfeiture of accumulated’ pension privileges. Seniority, the statement said, de- pends upon continuity of employ- ment, while pensions are based on the total years of service regardless of whether continuosu or not. TO HOLD CONFERENCE (By the Associated Press) Joliet, Ill, Aug. 10.—A meeting of Big Four brotherhood officials and representatives of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern railway at which it is reportéd action will be taken to have the state guardsmen removed from the vicinity of the railroad yards where 1!800''men sre on strike, is scheduled to bevheld today. It is pointed out by the brotherhood chiefs that their men are not on strike but have merely walked off their jobs dissatisfied with the. pres- ence of troops. They describe their action as a protest against the pres- ence ‘of the troops. . / ‘No’ statements’ were forthcoming preceding the conference. The operation of trains in and out of the yards here this morning was practically at-a standstill. No definite time has been set for the meeting. It was reported it would be held at 10 o’clock and later that it would not be held until five this afternoon. It is almost certain, how- ever, that several preliminary con- ferences of railroad officials and brotherhood chiefs will be held prior to a joint conference. FORMAL ANSWER SOON (Ry the Associated Press) Washington, Aug. 10.—President Harding probably will receive Mon- day or Tuesday of next week the for- mal answer of the rail shop crafts federation to his proposal that the seniority dispute be left to the rail road labor board for decision. Executive heads of the shopmen « unions were again engaged today c conferences here preparatory t« drafting their reply, but B. M. Jew- ell, spokesman for the group, reit- erated that the general conference of railroad labor organization heads on Friday would be consulted and indi- cated that it might/take several days to get the communication to the pres- ident into shape. Discussions “yesterday among the shop craft executives only served to strengthen the impression that the president’s new plan would be reject- ed by the men. Heads of the rail- road managements are to mect in New York Friday to frame their an- swer to the white house proposal. In the meantime nothing has come to light to indicate that the admin- (Continued on Page 7)