VOL.. YL-I. XO. 17,393.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 191 G.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
GERMANS TORPEDO
BULGARIANS SEIZE
TWO GREEK FORTS
PWtlf
PRANK OF 3 BOYS
TIES UP CAR LINE
MR. HUGHES' DAY OF
REST IS STRENUOUS
CREW HOME WITH
TALE OF HARDSHIP
ARBITRATION PUT
UP TO PRESIDENT
2 BRITISH CRUISERS
ARMIES BEGIN ADVANCE ON
SEAPORT OF KAVALA.
HISTORIC TROLLEY AT VANCOU
VER IS SET ABLAZE.
TALE OF LOSS OF PORITiAND
CARGO OF FLOCK TOLD.
I DEAD, 2 INJURED
IN AUTO'S PLUNGE
Car Backs Off Colum
bia Highway Span.
Vessels Lost Search
ing for Enemy.
38 OF GREW ARE MISSING
One Submarine Is Sunk, An
other Ramed.
HIGH SEAS FLEET ACTIVE
Txvndon Says Germans Came Oat in
Force, but Retired on Learning
From Their Scouts That Foe
Was Ready for Them.
I03TD07T, Aig. 20 A German squad
ron of Mme IS warships. Including
large ernUen, la reported In the North
Sea by trawler arriving: at 1"malden
Holland, a Renter dispatch says.
The squadron vraa sighted early yn
terday In the region of Whltebank, and
was accompanied by two Zeppelins, It
was announced, on a northerly crnlsc.
; LONDON. Aug. 21. Two British
light cruisers, the Nottingham and Fal
mouth, were sunk Saturday In the
North Sea by German submarines,
while the vessels were searching for
the Cerman high seas fleet, according
to an official announcement Issued by
the Admiralty shortly' before midr
night. One Qeiman submarine was
struck, while another was rammed and
possibly sunk. The statement says:
"Reports from our lookout squadrons
and other units showed that there was
considerable activity on the part of
the enemy In the North Sea Saturday,
the 19 th.
Fleet Avoids Engagement.
"The German high seas fleet came
out. but. learning from their scouts
that the British forces were In consid
erable strength, the enemy avoided an
engagement and returned to port.
"In searching for the enemy we lost
two cruisers by submarine attacks
H. M. 8. Nottingham. Captain C. B.
Miller, and H. M. S. Falmouth, Captain
John Edwards.
"All the officers of the former were
saved, but 38 of the crew are. missing.
All the officers and men of the Fal
mouth were saved, but one stoker. Nor
man Fry. died of Injuries.
Submarine Is Destroyed.
"An enemy submarine was destroyed
end another was rammed and possibly
sunk.
"There Is no truth In the German
ptatement that a British destroyer was
punk and a British battleship dam
aged." The Nottingham was a vessel of 5400
tons and was built In Pembroke In 1913.
Jler complement was 380 men. She was
430 feet long and carried nine six-inch
puns, four 3-pounders and two torpedo
tubes. She was designed to make
about 25 knots an hour.
The Falmouth was of 6250 tons. She
was built In 1910 and caried eight six
Inch guns, four three-pounders and two
torpedo tubes. In her trial trips she
made slightly over 27 knots an hour.
BERLIN. Aug. 20. (Via wireless to
Sayville. N. Y.) The Admiralty an
nounced today that a German subma
rine sank a small cruiser and a de
stroyer near the British east coast and
damaged another small cruiser and bat
tleship. OLD SETTLERS IN BATTLE
Three Dead, Eight Wounded, Result
j of Moonshine at Reunion.
SPRING FIELD, Mo.. Aug. 20. Three
men are dead and eight wounded, tbree
seriously, as a result of series of fia-t.
which marked the recent old settlers'
reunion at Rocky Comfort In Mc
Donald County, Missouri. Belated aews
of the tragedies was brought here to
night by William L. Crow, a local edi
tor. The dead are: Lewis Larrimore,
S5; Thomas Vanslack. 84, and J L.
West, 24.
Larrimore. Crow related, was slain
in a brawl by Vanslack, who killed him
self with a shotgun following Lai-1-more's
death. West's throat was cut
in a fight with an unidentified man.
The fighting continued two days and
was said to have been started In too
liberal libations o "moonshine."
500 GO FROM VANCOUVER
North Bank Band of 35 Pieces Plays
Prominent Part.
VANCOUVER, Wash, Aug. 20. (Spe
cial.) More than 600 employes of the
North Bank Railway joined with an
equally large crowd from Portland In
the annual North Bank picnio at Cas
cades today. There were 17 cars In the
, special- train, which left shortly after
S oclock-this morning. Each car was
loaded to the '.'guards." and the crowd
was so great that extra cars had to be
added here.
The North Bank Band of Vancouver
of 35 pieces was one of the attractions
of the day. A big programme of field
sports, races and other events was ar
ranged by the committee.- - The picnick
ers returned here early thls-evenlng.
British Also Reported Advancing on
Salonikl Front; Berlin Says Foe
Thrown From Heights.
PARIS, Aug. 20. Bulgarian troops
are advancing toward the Greek sea
port of Kavala, It was announced to
day. They have seized two Greek
forts. At several points along the
front new engagements have been
fought.
LONDON. Aug. 20. The British troops
on the Salonikl front have advanced
and repulsed Bulgarian counter -attacks.
British cavalry has been in
touch with the enemy.
BERLIN, via London, Aug. 20. The
German official statement as to the
fighting in the Balkans says:
"Bikllsta, south of Presba Lake, and
Banica have been taken. North of
Ostrovo Lake the Serbian Drina divi
sion has been thrown from the dom
inating heights of Draiemaat Jerl and
Metrio TepesL Counter-attacks were
repulsed." '
BORDER SHOTS EXCHANGED
Negro Militia Wound Mexican and
Take Rim Prisoner.
NACO. Ariz.. Aug. 20. More than. 100
shots were exchanged across the in
ternational line about a mile west of
here last night between patrols belong
ing to the colored militia troops from
the District of Columbia and a party
on the Mexican side.
The militiamen say that they had
halted some Mexicans who attempted
to cross the line. In answer to the
challenge the Mexicans fired. In the
fusillade that followed the only casualty
was the wounding of one of the Mexi
cans who had tried to cross. He Is
now a prisoner in the camp of the
colored troops.
SHARK BREAKS UP RACE
Boston Contestant Circled by Fish
and Forced From Water.
BOSTON. Aug. 20. Henry F. Sulli
van, of Lowell, vas declared the win
ner over Charles Toth, of Boston, to
night in a swimming race between Race
Point, Provincetown, and Nantasket
Beach. Toth was taken from the water
by his trainers when a shark circled
about him after he had covered 1TV4
miles In a little more than 14 hours.
Sullivan covered 25 miles. His follow
ers said he was in the water 20 hours
and 20 minutes.
Officials said Sullivan had established
a new American endurance record.
TROOPS' CONDITION GOOD
Illinois Governor Commends Treat
ment of Men on Border.
HOUSTON, Tex., Aug. 20. Governor
Dunne, of Illinois. who arrived In
Houston after an inspection of the mil
itary conditions along the border, said:
"I came to Texas to satisfy myself as
to the conditions of the soldiers on the
border because of some of the news
paper accounts which we received. I
found that the most scrupulous care
was being taken of the soldiers, that
their physical condition was excellent
and that their surroundings were good.
Everything that possibly can be done
for their comfort is being done."
BOY CRUSHED UNDER AUTO
Wind Blows Cap Over His Eyes and
Lad Falls From Bicycle.
BANDON, Or., Aug. 20. (Special.)
Physicians hold little hope of . saving
the leg of Gus Hooten, the 13-year-old
son of Mrs. J. Barkdoll, of this city,
who collided with an automobile while
riding a bicycle on First street yester
day morning.
When almost upon the car the wind
blew the boy's cap over his eyes and
he swerved his bicycle Immediately In
front of the automobile. As he fell the
automobile passed over him.
HEAT CAUSES 11 DEATHS
Chicago Has Maximum of 91, but
Cooler Weather Predicted.
CHICAGO, Aug. 20. Four drownings,
seven deaths and a number of heat
prostrations were reported tonight as
a result of the heat here today, the sec
ond day of the present heat wave. The
maximum temperature, reached In the
afternoon, was 91.
Cooler weather is In prospect tomor
row, the weather bureau said.
SOCIALIST CLUBS RAIDED
Berlin Police Make Arrests and
Seize Peace Manifestoes.
LONDON. Aug. 20. The premises of
all Berlin Socialist clubs were i aided
by the -police on Wednesday last, ac
cording to an Exchange Telegraph
Company dispatch from Geneva today.
Many persons were arrested, the ad
vices say, and It Is reported that large
quantities of peace manifestos and
pamphlets were seized.
Rockefeller Sends Books to Border.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Aug; 20. D. L.
Rodgers, field secretary of the T. M.
C. A was advised today that the
Rockefeller Foundation had appropri
ated 115.000 for books for the troops
along the border. A committee. It is
said, is now engaged In New Tork in
lectlng the literature,
MACHINE DROPS 30 FEET
Passengers Pinned Beneath
Blazing Wreck.
PASSERBY GOES TO RESCUE
Miss Olive Erickson Is Killed and
Her Sister. Miss Agnes, and J.
H. Shields Gravely Injured
and Latter May Die.
Miss Olive Erickson, SOOVi Borthwick
street, was killed instantly: her sister.
Miss Agnes, of 440 Jefferson street, was
injured seriously, and J. H. Shields, of
the Milton Hotel, 126 Madison street.
was possibly fatally Injured in an au
tomobile accident on the Columbia
Highway a mile west of Troutdalc, at
9:30 o'clock last night.
The machine ran off a 3Q-foot bridge.
pinned the occupants underneath and
took Are.
The accident was occasioned by a
slight collision with another machine
at the Troutdale end of the wooden
bridge a mile on the Portland side of
that city.
Machine Goes Over Bridge.
Mr. Shields, who was driving, backed
the machine to the section of the bridge
above the deepest part of the gully and
then lost control of it. The car ran oft
the bridge, turned over twice In midair
and then landed on the passengers.
The fire started Immediately after the
car landed, and only the presence of
mind of an autolst who had stopped on
the bridge saved the injured from
burning to death. The autolst. whose
name was not learned, seized a fire ex
tinguisher from, his own machine, ran
to the wrecked car and sprayed the
flames with chemicals.
Miss Agnes Erickson was removed
from under the wreck first. She had
been thrown from the rear seat while
the machine was whirling downward,
but fell where she was pinned by the
left mudguard. The guard fell across
her back and her spine is Injured, al
tbovgh Just how seriously could not be
determined last night.
Mr. Shields Ribs Broken.
Mr. Shields and Miss Olive were on
the front seat. Miss Olive was caught
under the seat, with Mr. Shields across
her shoulder. She was dead when
taken from under the car. Mr. Shields
sustained three fractured ribs, one of
which punctured his lung, and cuts
about the face.
Chester R. Shields, son of the injured
driver, was one of the party, but had
descended from the automobile after
the collision. He suggested to his
father that the latter give him the
steering wheel while the machine was
backed off the bridge after the colli
sion, and it was while the elder Shields
was preparing to relinquish his posi
tion that the car began to run back-
(Concluded on Page 4, Column 6.)
Lads Try to Run Old Piece of Roll
ing Stock and Fall Other
Half of Supply in Shops.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Aug. 20. (Spe
cial.) The prank of three boys today
tied up traffic here on the depot street
car line, and almost caused the destruc
tion of "Molly." the historical car which
has been in service on the depot run
since the Vancouver street railway
system was built in 1907. Prior to 1907
the car had a record of more than 30
years' service in Seattle.
While the car's "crew," the motorman
and conductor in Vancouver being the
same person, was at his dinner, "Molly"
was left on a sidetrack. The boys, pre
paring for a Joy ride, let 'the trolley
back on the power line, and opened the
controller. The expected movement did
not result. Instead a flare of electric
ity burst forth, narrowly missing
scorching one of the venturesome
youths and setting fire to the front end
of the car. "Molly," with many an ac
cident, smashup. Are and breakdown in
her history, was not yet to succumb.
The Are was extinguished and company
officials say she will be back on the
run in a couple of days. "
As tne only extra car on the Vancou
ver system is being overhauled, passen
gers arriving at the depot or wishing tS
catch a train will walk or call a taxi
for a few days.
THREAT SENT PRESIDENT
Postal Authorities Make Arrest Fol
lowing Receipt of Missive.
BALTIMORE. Md.. Aug. 20. On the
charge of sending a threatening post
card to President Wilson. Theodore E.
Jones. 65 years old. a tobacco sales
man, who also sty a he is a marine
draughtsman, was arrested at his home
here today by postal authorities. The
postal In question never reached the
President, and read:
"If you do not answer my letter you
will regret It"
It is alleged that Jones wrote to Sec
retary of the Navy Daniels and to the
President frequently. claiming the
credit for naval inventions.
WIDOW ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Mrs. Davis Tries to Jump From
Window of Mission House.
" ' " - A
CHICAGO. Aug. 20 Mrs. Mouse Davis.
widow of the Vancouver. B, C. mining
man. who died of poisoning at a Chi
cago hotel ten days ago. tonight tried
to Jump from a window In St. Marys'
mission house. She was restrained ana
taken to the hospital.
Mrs. Davis was made severely ill by
poison at the time her husband died.
The mystery surrounding Davis
death has not been cleared.
BISHOP IS CONSECRATED
Archimandrite Philip Becomes Head
of Russian Church in Alaska.
NEW TORK, Aug. 20. Archiman
drite Philip, rector of the Orthodox
Theological Academy at Tenafly, N.
J., was consecrated bishop of Alaska
at the Russian Cathedral In this city
today. The occasion was the eccle
siastical celebration of the Feaet of
the Transfiguration. The new bishop
will reside at Sitka and at San Fran
cisco. DOWN IN SUNNY CALIFORNIA.
Governor in Same
Hotel as Nominee.
FORMER REMAINS IN ROOM
Mr. Johnson Unaware ex-Justice
Is Present.
OVERFLOW CROWD THERE
Call Is Made on Widow of President
Garfield Mr. and Mrs. Hughes
Photographed Beside Masto
don 30,000 Years Old.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 20. Charles E.
Hughes spent a strenuous day of rest
In Los Angeles today. He reached the
city shortly before 10 o'clock from San
Francisco, went to church, held a pub
lic reception at his hotel, took a 10J
mlle motor drive, visiting Pasadena
and Long Beach, stopped at the Los
Angeles Museum on the way back and
did not reach his hotel tonight until
more than an hour after he had ex
pected to do so.
At Long Beach Mr. Hughes spent half
an hour in the same hotel as Governor
Johnson, but did not meet him. Gover
nor Johnson reached the hotel an hour
before Mr. Hughes did. but did not
learn of Mr. Hughes' expected presence
until some time after the letter's de
parture. Governor Remains In Room.
Governor Johnson remained in his
room while Mr. Hughes was at the
hotel. The nominee held an informal
reception for half an hour there, shak
ing hands with a crowd that choked
the hotel lobby and overflowed into the
street.
William H. Crocker, of San Francis
co. Republican National committeeman
from California, accompanied Mr.
Hughes to Long Beach, and was with
him at the reception there.
Mr. Hughes told callers today that
he did not care to inject himself Into
the situation arising from tho differ
ences between Republican and Progres
sive leaders in California, because he
felt that the issues between them were
local and should be decided, locally.
On his long motor trip, Mr. Hughes
made several short stops. The first of
these, at Pasadena, was to greet a
group of boys and girls.
Call Made en Mrs. Garfield.
The nominee and his wife made a
short call on the widow of President
Garfield, and later Mr. Hughes stopped
for a moment to leave his bent wishes
at the home of ex-Senator George F.
Edmunds, of Vermont, who Is 11L
Mr. and Mrs. Hughes were luncheon
guests of the Republican city com
mittee of Pasadena, where they held a
reception. The nominee then motored
to a suburb, where there is a big
moving-picture establishment, of which
he made a brief inspection. On the
way back from Long Beach to this
city, Mr. and Mrs. Hughes went through
(Concluded on f.K 4. Column 2.)
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Langdale, Loaded Hercin February,
Has Misfortune Almost From
Beginning of Voyage.
BOSTON. Aug. 20. (Special.) Six
young Americans, in today on the
White Star liner Canaplc, brought a
tale of hardship, starvation, wreck
and sickness.
They sailed from Portland, Or, In
February on the British bark Lang
dale, laden with flour for Liverpool.
They encountered terrific stornls be
fore they rounded Cape Horn. They
were on short rations after they had
been out four months and were blown
out of their course. For two months
they subsisted on biscuits made from
flour and salt water. The little re
maining water In their tanks was
muddy. They ran out of coal and cut
up the royal yards and spars for fuel.
Toward the end some of the men grew
desperate and when the mate gave
orders he was cursed Instead of
obeyed.
The bark went on the rocks In the
night when it was entering the har
bor of Ponta Delgada In the Azores
August 9. Twenty-nine of the crew
were saved. They were taken to St.
Michaels and those who had no cloth
ing were outfitted by the British
Consul and sent home.
The Langdale carried a cargo of
flour loaded in Portland by the Port
land Flouring Mills last February.
The ship, an iron craft of 1889 tons
net register, left the Columbia River
February 17 for the United Kingdom
ports and carried a crew of 29 men.
The cargo was valued at 16 2.000.
The Portland Flouring Mills re
chartered the vessel from H'id. Rolph
& Co. Her cargo was sold when
shipped and the Portland firm was not
affected by the wreck.
She was the third ship loaded by the
Portland Flouring Mills, however, to be
lost since the opening of the European
war.
PASTOR ENLISTS FOR CAMP
Tacoma Minister Believes In Pre
paredness to Protect Country.
TACOMA, Wash.. Aug. 20. (Special.)
Rev. McLaine Milne, pastor of the Bap
tist Church at Puyailup, has enlisted
for the business men's camp which will
be held at American Lake August 28
to September 23.
In enrolling. Rev. Mr. Milne said he
believed it was the duty of every citi
zen to be prepared, not to make war
but to. protect the country. He as
serted that he believed it to be the
place of pastors to lead the way and
show that the spirit of the militant
Christ was not dead.
Trunk Bank Is Robbed.
SALEM. Or.. Aug. 20. (Special.)
Mrs. J. E. Steen. of this city, laid 110
in gold by for a rainy day last Wednes
day. She placed it in the pocket of
an old overcoat which she burled in the
bottom of a trunk. Saturday she had
need of some money and went to the
trunk. The trunk was there, but the
overcoat and gold were missing.
The police are working on the case
today.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, TS
degrees: minimum, 48 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair and warmer, northerly
winds.
Mexico.
Private Dunn recovers consciousness. Paz .
War.
German submarines sink two (British cruis
ers. Page 1.
Bulgarians seize two Greek forts. Pace 1.
British and French make gains in west.
Page
Politics
Mr. Hushes has strenuous day In San Diego.
Pa. 1.
Wilson cot to make tour of country. Pace 2.
foreign.
Chinese protest to President against Insults
encouraged by Secretary Wilson. Page 4.
National.
President says there Is no way to embrace
arbitration. Paga X.
Domestlc.
Cruiser New Orleans with civilian volun
teers aboard reaches San Ilego. Page 2.
San Francisco longshoremen accept em
ployers compromise offer. Page 4.
Hurricane sweeps, over great area. Page 4.
Portland cargo of flour lost on way to
Europe. Page X.
Noteworthy gathering of Catholic prelates
present at opening ot convention in New
York. P-age C.
(Sports.
Pacific Oast League results: Portland 2-7.
Los Angeles 3-3; Vernon 3. Salt Lake 1;
ban Francisco 3-1, Oukland 2-U. Paga lo.
Brooklyn shuts out Cubs, Coombs giving
only one tilt. Page lo.
Baby Beavers win Inter-City League cham
pionship. Page lo.
Any one ot nine major league clubs still
has chance tor world's title. Page 11.
Gulsto returning to Portland to await How
ard's arrival. Page 11.
San Francisco booaters arrive at Eugene.
Page 3.
Marine.
Steamer Republic to carry big lumber cargo
from Columbia River. Page t.
Pacific Northwest.
Mazamas enjoy romp In snow. Page 3.
Famous Chicago Jurist tells why Hughes
should be elected. Page 8.
Mrs. Cora Caples. of Forest Grove, disap
pears. Page V.
Tillamook County celebrates Paclflo High
way opening. Page 8.
Boys prank disrupts Vancouver car serv
ice. Page 1.
Farm loan bank fraud nipped In Idaho.
Page 6.
Madame Sohumann-Hetnk amazed at rich
farm landa near Dallas. Page 8.
Portland and Vicinity.
Trial of Bennett Thompson for double mur
der to open September 5. Page 14.
Price of clothes to soar, says R. M. Gray.
Page 14.
Thrift campaign planned for Northwest by
Y. M. C. A. Page 7.
Arms display at new recruiting office at
tracts Portlanders. Paga 14.
Fourteen hundred railway employes and
families picnio at Cascades. Page 6.
Weather report, data and forecast. Face 11.
Portland boys home from 4800-mile auto
trip. Page 14.
One killed, two Injured. In auto accident
. near Troutdale. Page 1.
Manufacturers Make
Issue of Principle.
TELEGRAM SENT TO WILSON
Reply Made That Means Does
Not Now Exist.
EMERGENCY IS DECLARED
Sitnation. Says President, Mnst
Xever Be Allowed to Arise Again.
Railway Presidents Confer
and Men Mark Time.
WASHIXQTON', Aug. 20. President
Wilson's week of conferences with
ranking officials of the railroads and
leaders of their employes threatening
a Nation-wide strike are believed by
all parties to the controversy to have
brought the situation to a point where
decisive developments may be expected
within a few days.
While the negotiations took no ac
tual step today, the President replied
Indirectly to contentions of the road
officials that the principle of arbitra
tion would be endangered by his plan
for putting the eight-hour basic day
Into effect while a commission In
vestigates its practicability and passes
upon other points at issue. In a tele
gram made public at the White House
the President declared he held firmly
to arbitration as a principle, and that
his plan strengthened rather than
weakened it. He also said that some
means must be found to prevent the
existing situation from ever arising
again.
Railroads Continue Confereaeea.
Meantlme the railroad officials who
have tentatively refused to accept Wil
son's proposal continued conferences
among themselves. The labor leaders,
who already have approved the pro
posal, marked time awaiting a definite
decision from the employers.
The President's telegram defending
his plan was in reply to an appeal from
George Pope, president of the National
Association of Manufacturers, urging
that the principle of arbitration be pre
served. Mr. Pope's telegram follows:
"Hartford. Conn.. Aug. 18. 1916 The
President, the White House: On behalf
of 3700 manufacturing organizations
employing 3.000,000 persons and utterly
dependent upon -uninterrupted railroad
service for their continued operation.
I beg at once to express our deep ap
preciation of your efforts to prevent
the threatened destructive stoppage of
National railroad service and to urge
respectfully that you will, with all the
power of your great office, personally
assert and maintain the principle of
arbitration affecting National Interests.
No Just demand can fear such a test; no
unfair demand can or should survive It.
I sincerely believe no man In our his
tory has possessed such an opportunity
to fortify this essential principle of
public security against future attack
by employer or employe.
"GEORGE POPE."
President Sends Reply.
The President replied:
"Allow me to acknowledge the re
ceipt of your telegram of August 18
and to say in reply that I hold to the
principle of arbitration with as clear
a conviction and as firm a purpose as
anyone, but that iinfortunately there
is no means now in existence by which
arbitration can be secured. The ex
isting means have been tried and have
failed. This situation must never be
allowed to arise again, but It has
arisen. Some means must be found to
prevent its recurrence, but no means
can be found off-hand or in a hurry or
in season to meet the present National
emergency."
Arbitration Not Discredited.
"What I am proposing does not
weaken or discredit the principle of
arbitration. It strengthens it. rather.
It proposes that nothing be conceded
except the eight-hour-day. to which
the whole economio movement of the
time seems to point, and the Immediate
creation of an agency for determining
all the arbitrable elements in this case
In the light, not of predictions or fore
casts, but of established and ascer
tained facts. This Is the first stage on
the direct road to the discovery of the
best permanent basis for arbitration
when other means than those now
available are supplied."
Louis W. Hill, president of the Great
Northern and several other Western
railroad presidents, will arrive tomor
row morning and others are expected
at night.
Presldeat Wilson made no engage
ments for tomorrow In order to be
ready to continue negotiations with the
railroad presidents, but It was thought
probable that there would be no further
general White House conference until
Tuesday. It was understood tonight
that a counter proposal was under con
sideration by the railroad executives,
but that It had not yet reached a defi
nite stage. It was said to Include arbi
tration of at least some of the points at
issue.
In the meantime telegrams urging
the President to Insist on arbitration
arrive In large numbers at the White
House. Most of them were sent by
business men. firms and organizations.
Copies of many were sent to the rail
road executives. Administration offi
cials said the telegrams would have no
effect on the President, since he had
tried to bring about arbitration and
failed and had no way of forcing it.