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WEATHER. Partly cloudy, with possibly local showers today and Wlnon'ow no change in temperature. ‘Temperature for 'wenty -two_hours ended at 10 p.m. last night: Highest, 76.9; lowest, 6.8, 5 T = > . 5 No. 910.— No. 28,616, niered as second cioe B BOTH SIDES APPROVE EXTENDING TO SEPTEMBER, 1923 Senators Who Succeeded Agreement Comes As Anthracite Mediators After President Urges Pact. FORMER PAY SCALE WILL BE RETAINED Compromise Was Made Through Efforts of Two Senators. Br the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, September An agreement to end the protracted anthracite suspension “in the imme- diate future” was reached by the operators and miners in a late ses- sion tonight. The men will return to work on the basis of the old wage agreement to extend until August 31, 1923. The announcement of the agree- ment was made by Senators Pepper and Reed of Pennsylvania. The agreement was reached after a com- munication from President Harding was received ‘by the parties to the controversy. Under date of September 1, the President wrote: “The public in- | terested transcends any partisan ad- | vantage that you might gain by further resistance. I urge you in the name of public welfare to accede to the proposal that has been advanced | by Senators Pepper and Reed.” The announcement came after an all-day session of the cperators and a joint conference of operators and miners in Senator Pepper's offices to- night. The announcement was made at midnight, when it was simultaneous- Iy communicated to the White House and the newspapers. The fixing of August 31, 1923, for the period of the new contract was a compromise. The operators wanted the agreement to expire March 21, 1923, while the miners desired it ex- tended to March 31, 1924. Under the laws of the United Mine Workers of Amer!cm nt is subject to ratl fon miners’ scale committee. It will mee in Philadelphia tomorrow and the convention will be held at Wilkes- Barre, Pa., on Wednesday. Senators’ Statement. Union leaders said they expect the men to be back at work by Monday, September 11. The statement issued tonight by Senators Pepper and Reed follows: “We are glad to be able to announce that the representatives of the op- erators and of the United Mine Work- ers have responded to the request of President Harding and have reached such an agreement on all essential 2 MAJ. DAVID A. REED. GEORGIA- LYNCHING ORDERLY CONDUCTED' Mob Takes Negro From Sheriff | SENATE cm B points as insures the ending of the an- =3 = thracite coal strike in the immediate and Hangs Him in future. | Pine Tree. { “Under date of August 29, after con- | sultation with Secretary Hoover, with) the approval of the President, we delivered the following communica- tion to the representatives of both parties fo the controversy: ““To S. D. Warriner, Esq., chair- man policy committee, Anthracite Coal Operators, and Mr. John L. Lewis, president United Mine Workers | of Americ: ‘‘As senators representing the commonwealth in which the anthra cite coal field lies, we earnestly urge your acceptance of the following pro- posals: 1. The contracts in force March . 1922, to be extended to August 31, . or March 31, 1924. The production of coal to be- &in at once. “‘3. Your organizations to join in a recommendation to Congress that legislation be forthwith enacted creating a separate anthracite coal commission, with authority to investi- gate and report promptly on every phase of the industry. “‘4. The continuance of produc- tion after the extension date to be upon such terms as the parties may agree upon in the light of the report of the commission. “'GEORGE WHARTON PEPPER. “‘DAVID A. REED. “Thereupon, Secretary Hoover, Sec- retary Davis and Gov. Sproul used all the influence which they properly could in the interest of acceptance. President’s Letter. “The President, at whose instance the whole negotiation had been un- dertaken, addressed to the parties the following urgent demand for settle- ment: “‘The White House, Washington, September 1, 1922: “*To the representatives of the an- thracite operators and miners: “The public interest transcends .any par- tisan advantage that you might gain by further resistance. I urge you in the name of public welfare to ac- cede to the proposal that has been advanced by Senators Pepper and Reed.” “‘Very truly yours. “‘WARREN G. HARDING.'" D. 2 ATHENS, Ga.. September 2.—Jim Reed Long, negro, who was arrested early today for striking Miss Violet ‘Wood, nineteen-year-old daughter of Rev. John H. Wood of Rome, over the head with an iron bar when she screamed on finding him in the act of burglarizing the house of her {aunt, Miss Pearl Saunders of Winder, Ga.. whom she was visiting, was taken from Sheriff Camp, just out of ‘Winder, late today by a mob and strung up on the limb of a pine tree. Sherifft Camp had been successful in spiriting the negro from the Bar- rows county jail in Winder, where a large mob had gathered, and was in the act of taking the negro to| Atlanta for safekeeping, under or-! ders of Judge Blanton Forston of the superior circuit court, when the road was blocked and the negro taken from the sheériff. It js said that the lynching was conducted in an orderly manner and that.no more trouble is anticipated. Although Miss Wood's condition is said to be serious, it was believed tonight that she would recover. MUNICH ALERT ‘IN FEAR OF MONARCHIST couP Popular Leaders Say Berlin’s En- croachments Are Exploited by Extremists. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, September 2. —Reports from Munich today indicate that it 1 feared in various. quarters -that the extreme monarchists may attempt a coup d'etat. According to dispatches received here, Munich 'was placarded - with posters signed by leaders of the Farmers' League and the people’ party, declaring that the ruthlessness of the central government in en- croaching upon Bavarla's judiclal sovereignty was being .xnlolud by the extremists. Mayor George Escherich, founder of the newly organized “citizen guard, issued a warning against any attempt { “Thereupon both parties indicated to us their readiness to vield to the President’s wish. A joint conference was accordingly called for 9 p.m. Sep- tember 2, and at the conference a memorandum of agreement was made incorporating the terms of our pro- posal and adopting the date of August 31, 1923, as the expiration date of the extended agresment. We understand this /agreement ‘in sub- Ject to ratification by the scals com- mittee and, by the tri-distriet con- von%n of the anthracite mine work- « on Page E3 to carry out.a coup d'etat. | CAMP PAYMASTER SHOT. Bandits Get $10,500 After Wound- ing Alabama Man. - BIRMINGHAM, Als., mmw 2— 8. B. Thompson, m t.r fio B. H. Grayson Lumber Co six mflolhommwfimw from ambush and robbed of, $10,500 1ate today. v infirmary, where. his o be eritical. % Sl B B UL AL SRR LU, ST AL LA, A A WASHINGTON, D. C Government Circles| Jubilant at Coal” Settlement. OFFICIALS HAIL END OF LENGTHY STRIKE Secretary of Labor Davis Congratulates Both Parties to Dispute. Warm gratification was expressed by administration officials last night when informed that coal operators and miners had agreed to accept the Pepper Reed compromise plan for set- tling the strike in that industry. It was predicted that this develop- ment would not only have a marked effect on the general industrial sit- uation, but would go far toward prompt return of a prosperous con- dition in the nation's business. Word of the acceptance of the compromise was relayed at once to the White House for the informa- tion of President Harding. While no statement was forthcoming from the Executive, he was understood to hold the view that restoration of produc- tion in the anthracite flelds would have an immediately beneficial reac- tion. Secretary of Labor Davis, who has maintained close personal touch with the negotiations, last night expressed his congratulations “to all parties concerrnied.” 5 “I am happy over the settlement of the anthracite strike,” the Secretary said in a statement. “The people need the coal for winter use. Since there has been no increase in wages I suppose we will obtain coal at the same price. “Coal miners returning to work makes good business, especially in the anthracite region, and will con- tribute tremendously to a prompt re turn of prosperity. Therefore I con gratulate operatars, miners and all parties concerned.” Mr. Davis remarked on the coingci- dence that the ‘nthndte strike dencoasideration’ & meeting had ogx day the Mm CUMMINS Says House Measure Under- takes to Regulate Intra- State Shipments. Substitution. of the Senate anti-! profiteering coal bill for the measure | passed by the House was proposed yesterday in the Senate by Chairman Cummins of the interstate commerce committee, who explained that the House bill undertook to regulate in- trastate movement of coal, which he considered outside the jurisdiction of the federal government. Senator Cummins undertook to ex- plain the various provisions of the Senate bill, but was interrupted so frequently that he had not concluded ‘when the Senate adjourned over until ‘Tuesday. Several democratic senators questioned the constitutionality of the act in the light of the decision of the Supreme Court in the -chfld Iabor cases, but Senator (‘lu'nmlnl disagreed ‘with their views. Breaking into the discussion, Sena- tor Nelson, republican, Minnesbta, declared senators ought to try to find legislation that would meet the situ- ation instead of raising- “technical” objections. He charged the states had failed to make use: of their police powers'in the present emergency, and declared the paramount question was the “freedom of labor,” the right of a man to work on & job without fear of his life. ACTRESS DEFIES ILLNESS strlkm on lh‘o. But Insists on Playing on Farewell l‘l‘ht. NEW YORK, September 2.—eRalll- ing to break her record of playing in every night performance of “The Bat” for two years and ten days, Miss Efe Ellsler, veteran actress, who was stricken on the stage last night, overruled her physicians day and insisted on playing.in the tarewell ‘appearance here tonight. ‘The doctors urged her to rest'in order that she might be able to go with the company to Boston, where the play opens next. wesk, but': declared nothing could make hcr miss the New York finale. 24 GHEEKS TOQUIT ANATOLIA PARIS, 'Septomber 1.—The “Greaks| are evacuating Anatolia, acoording to latest ‘sdvices received.here. . The| Turkish advanoce i.v-wcrufl.l BLDON, Towa, September. 3.—He:| & ginning tomorrow, the WM and Join in mm‘f-r ::'.nm;dr ey PASTOR ASSAILS MAINE CANDIDATE Attempt to Inject Religious Issue in Primary Fails. GOV BAXTER GAINS VOTES Opposition to Federal Maternity Bill Also Said to Win Him Democratic Support. BY N. 0. MESSENGER. #ta Correspondent The St: ~PORTLAND, Me;, September 2.—It| seemg & mits lonesome to be coverlhg = poHtical ‘campaign in Maine and net Rear any talk of wet and dry iuuu——-klnd of like missing an old friend, but not a whimper of it has been heard thus far and they say it hasn’t bobbed up yet. But there is an ‘“underground” phase of the campaign which is ex- citing a mighty lot of whispering, though without any printed publicity, being one of those things which does not lend . itself to a free flow of printer's ink and bids one be cautious when taking pen in hand. It is a church affair, one of those two-edged political incidents which cuts both ways, the actual and prac- tical -effect of which it is difficult t forecast, although political history has shown that the ipnocent some times get the worse slashing. The issue, if it turns out to be one, is not expected to affect the Senate and House tickets, bus to apply onmly to the gubernatorial contest. Assails Letter to Pope. 1t fell out that a few days before the primaries last June, at which candidates for various office: ing the governorship, were chosen, & Universalist minister sent out & let- ter to the protestant clergy attack- ing Gov.-Baxter because he had sent a letter to Rome upon the death of the late Pope and had written a letter of encouragement to a small boy in a Catholic school. Moreover, Gov. Baxter’s sister, a Catholic, although he is congregationalist, had upon her death requested him to give to the parish church the church organ, ‘which she had played, and he had done so. There had been some prior corre- (Continued on Page 7, Column 2.) DRY RAID FOLLOWS SALE OF WHISKY AT FENCE CRACK Drep your money in the alot; ' 1 wonder what I've got. ‘Humming this ditty as they push- ed some marked money through & slit in the fence at the rear of 13 H street northeast yesterday, police officers of the second pre- cinct and a revenue agent scram- bled playfully for. their reward,” ‘ which immediately came over the fence on an . improvised “trolley from the yard adjoining in the rear of 11 H street northeast. “How nice,” the qudtet chorus- ed, as they sniffed the contents of their prise package .and pro- nounced it corn liquor of quality. Hitting - simultaneously on. the happy thought that there might be more surprises where the first came from, the officers investi- gated further. On the other side of -the hnu they found Bernard Corridon “keeping company with thirty gallons more of the “spir- its.” Corridon, the liquor and two other men, James P. Leahy and /Clarence MoCormick, both glving their address as 6. K streét north- edst, were taken to the second precinot by Lieut. O. T. Davis. Bergt.”J. 'D. McQuade, Policeman . J. O'Des apd Mufiu Agent Ralph Buby., Corridon_was charged 'Ith ille- possession snd with selling . _1fquer and released on $1,600 bond. . Leshy and McCormiek were charg- possession and re- U. S. FLYER COVERS 1,050 MILE COURSE IN NON-STOP TRIP JACKSONVILLE, Fia., September 2. —Lieut. James H. Doolittle, 80th Aero Squadron, arrived at Camp Johnston, near here, late today after a non-stop flight from Kelly Field, Tex., pre- paratory to the beginning Monday night, of his attempt to fly from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean at San Dicgo, Calif., with one stop and ip less than twenty-four hours. The aviator left Kelly Field at 6:30 am., central time, today and arrived at Camp Johnston, at 6:07 p.m., con- suming ten hours, forty-seven min- utes in negotiating the 1,050 miles. Head winds were encountered most of the wny REDPENS QUESTIN HRMS TRAGFEG League Committee ~ Favors New Probe to Gain U. S. Co-Operation. i By the Associated Press. GENEVA, September 2.—The com- that the question of controlling traffic in arms must be entirely re-examined because of the non-ratification of the onvention of St. Germain by the Tnited States. It suggests that this SUNDAY. MORNING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1922.—SIXTY-TWO PAGES. (NN g ¥ DEATH RATE IN CITY LOWEST IN HISTORY Dr. Fowler Reports 406 Few- er Deaths Last Year Than During 1920. BIRTH RATE INCREASESI 6,402 School Children Given Hedi-l cal Aid—Rigid Milk Law Urged. e Washington had the. lowest death, rate 1 me history of the city for the calendar year 1921, according to the annual report of Heslth Qfffosr Wil- liam C. Fowler. submitted to Com- missioner Oyster yesterday afternoon. The number of deaths last year was 6,057, or 406 leas than the reécord for the calendar year 1920. The census bureau has estimated Washington's population for 1921 at 454,026. Tak-| ing that for a basis Dr. Fowler re- | ports the death rate for that year at 13.34. The nearest approach to that record was in 1919, when the rate was 13 | year 3,978 were white and 2,079 col- | ored. Births Far Exceed Deaths. . Daugherty Action i I Fails to Impress Machinists’ Head By the Associated Press. W. H. Johnston, president of the International Association of Machin- ists, the most important of the ing shopcrafts unions, declare night the union he heads “does not take Mr. Daugherty's action seri- ously,” and does not fear the injunc- tion. R He denied rumors that he had fled from Washington after the Attorney General's action in Chicago Thurs- day, to elude any injunction, assert- ing he had broken several out-of- town engagements to return to Wash- ington. The machinists’ leader added that he had 200 injunctions served on him since the strike began and hence would . not mind another service. In the meantime, Mr. Johnston con- tinyed, the unlion heads will “sit tight” and advise the strikers on thelr “constitutional rights” in the situation. Complete collapse of transportation will result if the men stay out thirty days longer he predicted and, denying railroad officials’ statements that rail equipment was being rapidly put into operating shape, declared that less than 6 per cent of normal repairs are being. made. INJUNCTION WRITS SERVED ON MANY : Despi ite U. S. Efforts at En- forcement Disorders , Still Reported. FAIL TO LOCATE JEWELL | Shopmen’s Leader Mysteriously Missing as Federal Officials Seek Him. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, September 2.—While ef- forts of the government were direct- ed today toward enforcing the re- straining order issued -yesterday pro- hibiting striking railway shopmen from interfering in any way with the natien’s rafiroad "trafec, reports of scattered disturbances continued to be received. More than 5000 deéputy marshals were ready today to enforce the or- der and copies were béing served on more than 250 union officials through- out -the country. Deputy marshals here said they had obtained service on, “a majority” of those named in the' writ issued James Wilkerson, in federal court, at'the request of Attorney General Harry Daugherty. Mr. .Daugherty left for Columbus yesterday and. Blackburn Esterline, mittee on disarmament today decided |Of the total number who died last |y, jusistant, left hére today, after a conference with Charles F. Clyne, dis- trict attorney. Mr. Esterline said the restraining order will be enforced to the letter. The issue between the yesterday by Judge! GOMPERS RENEWS PROMISE TO HELP RAILWAY STRIKERS Telegram Follows COnfer; ence With A. F. of L. Leg- islative Representatives. REPORT CUT IN TOTAL OF BAD-ORDER CARS Decline of 9,438 Between August 1 and August 15—46,865 Below Figure of Last Year. By the Associated Press, A renewed pledge of “sympathy and SUDDOTt to the fullest extent within our power” was given to the striking rail- way shopmen last night by President Samuel Gompers of the American Fed- eration of Labor. | virtuany Births far exceeded deaths during |government and the strikers was not be done with the object of finding a | 1921, for the proverbial stork brought i basis of possible co-operation with the | 9.028 new residents to the homes of United States. the District. The committee thinks that the ques- The number of births and stillbirths | as to an arms traffic conference, leav- | among whites was 6,673, and colored, | ing it to the assembly of the league|2811. Of the total of 6.057 deaths i of nations to pass upon the question, | 1ast year, 3,978 were whites and since the assembly last year adopted | 2,079 colored. a resolution providing for an event- The estimated population of the ual conference on that subject. The |city for 1921 was divided as follows: committee's resolution is as follows: | Whites, 341,662; colored, 112,364; giv- “The committes takes note of the|ing a total of 454,026. communication from the United| The birth rate for last Yyear was States concerning Tratification of the|23.9, as compared with an average convention of St. Germaih, which it|of 20.6. for the preceding five-year considers creates a mnew situation. | period. The committee thinks that the kues-| The number of deaths of infants tion of a convention for'the control | under one year of age last year was of traffic in arms must be re-elam- |88 per 1,000 of births. This, like the ined in its entirety in the light of | Eéneral death rate, is the lowest ever existing circumstances and with a|recorded in Washington. view to finding & basis of possible - Heart Trouble Claims €90. collaboration with the United States, particularly since the communica-| Organic heart disease was the lead- . tion above mentioned contains the|ing cause of death here last year, statement that ‘the -government of | 690 persons having succumbed to ail- By the Amsociated Prese, NEW YORK, $eptember 2.—An em- barrassing . inclden® on - the' crowded baliroom. floor of; the Casine at Deau- ville, Francé, &.mohth ago, in, which the King of Sphin was left standing by his dancivg partner, Miss Kath- ‘erine Dickey: ‘of -Atlanta, while “she hurried to greet her father, James 1. the United Sates is desirous of co-|ments of the heart. Pneumonia wa: operating for the purpose of suitably | second, claiming 549 victims. Others controlling traffic in arms and am-|high on the list were: Malignant | munition.’ growths, 497; Bright's diseasc, 495, and pulmonary tuberculosis, 463, 3 Among .the reportable discases THREE DEAD IN BLAST. | acaths occurrea as follows: Diph- = theria, 57; communicable tuberculosis, Powder mg-flnnnxplodonfimu 369; typhoid fever, 29, and scarlet 2 fever, 9.’ - Houses for Miles. The report shows that twenty dogs CHARLOTTE, N. C., September:2.—| wore rabid ‘or suspected of being Three negro workmen: wers, killed | rabid last year, and that ten persons this afternoon by the explosion of 2 | were bitten during the year by aole: powder magasine in the construction |~ (Continued on 7. Cilann 1) camp of Dennis & -Rhinehart, con- Tavs. tragctors engaged in building the great 3 .- . h:dro-eleclrlc powsr aam at youn-| 4 MIERICAN GIRL tain Island, on the \Catawba river, sbout twenty-five miles west of WITH KING TO Charlotte. . The explosion = shook ¢ houses and cracked: plastering for miles around, -according to reports received here. FINDS ORIENT PEACEFUL. Denby Says Arms Parley Improved ° Chino-Japanese Relations. - SAN FRANCISCO, September .2.— The four-power treaty has ‘clearsd the atmosphere in the far east” Ed- 1, win Denby, Secretary -of the Navy, #aid today on his arrival here on.the | ti transport Henderson from his visit. to China, Japan, the Pluflnlm .and Hawail. ‘The Washington annfil-no and the treaty resulted in'a better under- between Japan and China,] acoording to Sesrstary -Dehby, and promised to about l-wbna conditions in ' countries. He said Japan nhot’- every inténtion of 1iv-' Dickey, a director’ oftthe Atlanta Ni s ed Dy 'the oday on hu- arrival on “The royal® eflfllum -at’ being told to “wait s minute” in the mid- dle of 'a dance and suddenly deserted ‘was assuaged, ‘however, when Miss Dickey sought out Prince Nicholas, second sen of the King of Rumanis, and. Induced. him to convey her sin- cere regrets.” ‘The king accepted the naturedly - and re- enforced by a single arrest. Jewell Missing. Mystery surrounding the where- abouts of B. M. Jewell, head of the striking shopmen’s organization, was cleared away tonight, when friends said he had gone to Washington to confer with Samuel Gompers, presi- dent of the American Federation of Labor, and other labor leaders. Federal officials have been hunt- ing Mr. Jewell to serve him with a writ of the restraining order pro- hibiting shopmen . from Interfering ith the nation's railroad traffic. Mr. Jewell, according to friends, depart- ed- Thursday. The. writ was issued the following day. Denies Intent to Leave U. Recurrence of reports that Mr. Jewell might transfer his headquar- ters to Canada to” avold provisions of the restralning order, and that he might make a test case of the, court action brought a denial from Donald R. Richburg, his attorney. “Mr. Jewell left Chicago before the ‘writ was issued,” Mr. Richburg said. “I do nmot know where he is, but 1 am certain he fs in the United States. He has no_reason to conceal him- self.” ~ ‘While the shopmen issued a state- ment through the executiye council that the writ would be obeyed; the right wi claimed to continue the strike in a lawful manner. . No _commeént on the federal action {Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) BROKE DANCE GREET FATHER sought . Miss Dickey as a dancing partner and dispatched his secretary to arrange the-formal introductions. At the height of the gayety Miss Dickey caught sight of her dad and, wishing to tell him something”of “great importance,” stopped in her tracks ahd Boftly told the Kking to “wait a minute.” ‘' She dashed among the other dancers in the rush for her father; while those who observed the pussied expression on Alfonso’s face as . he- was left -alone gasped with astonish: “han Miss Dickey re- turhed t} b king Was nn..ing, and, realising | he embarrassing situation caused bj ! her thoughtlessness, she successtul v. olnM Prince Nicholas "‘to reporters.. “But the king was 54 like ug Americans that 1 felt I could m:mn\to wait & min- Without making awy direct mention of the Chicago injunction proceelings or discussing in detail its possibie con- sequences. the labor leader Lelegraphéed to B. M. Jewell. head of the federation’s railway employes department, annoane- ing it had been “decided to ratify and emphasize” a prevoius pledge of support by the labor legislative representatives of the national organization. Signed by Gompers. The telegram, sent after a conl ence of the legislative reprcsentatives at federation headquarters, constituted the only comment on the strike situation to come from labor union officials here during the day. It was signed by Mr. Gompers in his ca- pacity as chairman of yesterday’s com- ference, at which it was indicated the restraining order issued at Chicago was studied minutely. Road representatives and officials of the government likewise werd reticent in discussing the injunction suit. Although for three hours the Senate gave its full attention to coal distribution legislation drafted to meet the strike emergency, there was not a mention of the Chicago pro- ceedings in the whole debate, and officials of the executive departments indicated that they preferred to les the Attorney General's injunction pe- tition speak for itself. Fewer Bad Order Cars. As bearing on the strike situation generally, the Association of Railway Executiveh announced that despite the absence of the striking shopmen from their jobs the number of freight cars in need of repairs decreased 9,438 between August 1 and August 15, although the total on the latter date was 10,$92 above the figure for July 1, when the strike began. The number listed as needing attention on August 15 was 335,575 or 14.8 per cent of the whole number on all lines. The association’s statement did not cover the condition of motive power, nor did it show how many of the cars out of commission were of coal- carrying types. It was said at the organization's headquarters, however, that association reports from through- out the country indicated that there now were upwards of 100,000 surplus coal cars in good condition. Adds Nothing Further. It was sald at Labor Federation headquarters that Mr. Gompers' tele- gram to Mr. Jewell was all the fed- eration president cared to add te his statement of Friday, in which he pronounced the Chicago restraining order an “outrageous” invasion of the rights of organized labor, and declared the unions would stand upon the guarantees of industrial freedom given them under the Constitution. In view of talk of a possible gen- eral strike, it again was pointed out yesterday that the American Federa- tion had no authority to call for such action, although it was ®aid a num- ber of resolutions and petitions from local unions and others advocating a nation-wide walkout would be laid before the meeting of the federa- ! tion’s executive council, to be held here next Saturday. Text of Telegram. The telegram sent by President Gompers to Mr. Jewell last night was as follow “At the meeting of the labor legis- lative representatives July 21 a reso- lution was adopted conveying to you and through you to the striking rail- way shopmen the pledge of our sym- pathy and support to the fullest ex: tent within our power. “At the meeting of the same co! ference this_evening it was decidéd to ratify and emphasize’ the declara- tion made July 21 and pledge anew our sympathy and support and tfie best wishes for the success of the striking rallroad shopmen in the at- tainment of their just cause.” Car Serviee Report. In its statement regarding the con- dition of freight cars, the Associa- tion of Rallway Executives said: “Reports just received from the raflroads of the United States by thg car service division of the Americal Railway Association show that 335,- 575, or 14.8 per cent, of the freight cars on line were hl ed of repairy on August 15, “This was an increase of 10,892 cars over the total number of freight cars in bad order on July I, when the shop- men’s strike began, at which time there were 324,683 cars, or 113 per cent. o “Compared with. ugust 1, this was a decrease of 9,43! On that date 345,013 cars wers in bad order, or 153 per cent of the.cars on liaé. 4 Less Than fa “The total number of bad-order freight cars on August l‘lnt- (Continued on Page 2, Colwnn 4.) ..