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19,1204 Entered at Portland (Oregon) 7 Postofffce as Second-e!ass Matter. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1922 PRICE FIVE CEXTS SCHOOL TAX PONY RACE STARTS r TODAY OYER TRAIL C.E. $350,000 ORDER WON BY PORTLAND WORKS RECORD CONTRACT FOR LOG GING ENGINES LET." SOPRANO IS TRIUMPH jljll f LIGHTNING AND RAIN VENT FURY ON BEND 3 ISSUES RAISED Ill nuiJ uiwnLurvji HELD III E FIRST RIDERS TO LEAVE THE DALLES AT 4 P. SI. MISS HELEN STOVER HEARD FROM THE OREGONIAN. V 85 TELEPHONES CRIPPLED BY ELECTRICAL CURRENT. VOL. LXIXO. PLAN SPENCE IH EDDYGHOSEN DANGER ELECTION GOUNTYCHAIHMAN 01 STRIKE VOTE Confidence of Public Is Declared Lacking. BOARD SHARPLY GBiTICISED Advisory Committee Makes Blunt Report. ADVICE IS REJECTED By Tote of Three to Three Res ignations of Campaign Group Members Are Accepted. That the bond and tax measures coming before the taxpayers in the fichool election of June 17 and pro posing the raising of i4,000,000 for building and maintenance needs of school district No. 1 are likely to be defeated because the public lacks confidence in the directors was as serted in a report of the advisory committee read at a meeting of the board last night.- For a period of 20 minutes the j board seethed in turbulent speech making and argument, three of the members accepting vthe criticism as one of value and three denouncing it as an insult. . The statements imputing to the public a lack of confidence in the board's managerial ability were con tained in a letter of conclusions and suggestions from the advisory com mittee the board itself had created for the purpose of assisting in the campaign to put over its proposed bond issue of J3,000,000 and tax levy of an additional $1,000,000. This committee of nine members was au thorized at the directors' meeting of May if and was appointed by Chairman NewiU about three days later. Advisers Submit Resignations! Five members of this advisory committee, of which John C. Veatch was chairman, held a conference yesterday and the letter submitted - w Knnj loot nio-kt -wan the IU LUC MUM- I U ."-s-l. ,.i,"V result of its deliberations. Along with its recommendation that the school board make more certain of winning approval of its building programme by naming a strong ad visory committee to help direct ex penditure of the proposed fund of $4,000,000, the advisers submitted their own resignations. By a tie yote of three to three the board both rejected the advisory committee's proposal and accepted the resignations of the existing campaign committee. Director .Shull made the motion that the recom mendation be accepted and an ad visory committee of 10 members be selected by the presidents' council. G. P. Eisman, director, seconded the motion and Chairman Newill- added his vote to those of his colleagues Opposed to the motion were Di rectors Woodward, Thomas and Clark. As it required a majority to carry the motion, tile tie gave vic tory to, those opposing the plan. Measures Held in Danger. Portions of the advisory commit tee's letter, which, so stirred the, board members, were as follows: "It is our opinion that both these measures (bond and tax) are in grave danger of defeat and. that the danger lies not only in the general opposition to an increase in the tax burden, but principally in the general lack of confidence in the business organization and manage ment of the school district. We are confronted with the argument that the money, if voted, will not be properly expended and for the pur poses proposed. We are not attempt ing to say why such an Impression exists in the minds of so many peo ple but are confronted with the fact of its existence and the prob lem of its remedy. "To meet this opposition we have concluded that there is but, one course Tor the byard to pursue and that is to name committee of citi zens of unquestioned business and professional standing, whose duty it shall be to advise with the board on the plan and administration of the construction programme for which you are asking fund; that the personnel of such committee be made-public and its duties clearly defined. . Value Seen in Committee. v "We believe that the appointment of such a committee would not only be a material aid in the passage of these measures but that its services would be of great value to the board in working out a permanent con struction programme and in provid ing for the future financial needs tho school district. "in order that the board may not be embarrassed by the existence of this committee, in case action is taken upon its suggestion, we here with submit our, resignations with the assurance that we will continue our efforts for the passage of the measure. measure. JOIjtN C. VEATCH. "Chairman Advisory Committee." Director Thomas was on his feet the moment reading of the letter was completed. "I'd like to know where this committee . gets this 'dope' about the public larking ron- Coaciuded on $, Column I,) Many Spectators Plan to Make Trip to Canyon City by Auto. Racers Will Carry Mail. THE DALLES, Or., June 7. (Spe cial.) The crack of the starting gun will send the first rider on his way promptly at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the pony express race from The Dalles to Canyon City, 187 miles, for a purse of J1000 in gold dust. The starting point will be from the, heart of The Dalles. After witnessing the start, many of the spectators are planning on making the trip to Canyon City by auto, taking short-cuts from the route to be followed by the riders. The first rider to leave. Earl Cros by of Grant county, will be followed in sequence at 15-minute intervals by Jack McCarty, also of Grant county; Bert Price of Canyon City; Kenneth Wolfe of Simnasho and A. H. Moe of Dufur. The first lap is at Sherar's bridge, 29 miles from The Dalles. Here the riders will change horses, but not saddles, and continue on their course. It is expected that the first start ers will reach the bridge soon after 6 o'clock. From Sherar's bridge the relays are: Sherar's bridge to Ante lope, 35 miles; to Burnt Ramon, 34 miles; to Mitchell, 17 miles; to An tone, 22 miles; to Bragga Ranch, 26 miles; to Canyon City, 24 miles. It is expected by persons who have gone over the road that the first riders will reach Canyon City shortly after 9 o'clock Friday morning. ' Each rider will carry-mail, in em ulation of the dispatch riders of pioneer days, who were the only means of communication oyer the far trail the race is being run. " Juanita Miller, daughter of Joa quin Miller, "poet of the Sierras," was expected in The Dalles tonight from her home in Oakland, Cal. It was planned to take her over the route of the race to Canyon City by automobile ENGLISH SNUB HEARST Society Columns Ignore Parties for American Publisher. (Copyright, 1822. by the New York World. Published by Arrangement.) LONDON, jjune 7. (Special cable.) William Randolph Hearst has been rounding out his English holiday by an extensive automobile trip. He will sooii go to Paris, after a- lim ited amount of entertaining in the English capital. So far as the Lon don press is-concerned, practically no attention has been paid to Mr. Hearst's visit. Those who have" entertained him have not advertised .the events be forehand, and only email para graphs announced his luncheon with Lloyd George. At Whitsuntide Mr. and Mrs. Hearst were guests of Lord and Lady Beayer-Brook in Surrey. The society columns, which usually at this time of year include the names of many Americans, have an nounced none of Mr. Hearst's en gagements and mentioned, none of his hosts. , DEATH WINS GAME FIGHT Student Hurt in Dive Kept Alive 46J4 Hours by Chums. GROVE CITY, Pa., June 7. After pleading with his college chums for "air, air, more air," Edwin Leslie, 20-year-old president of the sopho more class of Grove City college, died here today after fighting samely against death for 46 hours. during which time the spark ofife was kept alive by fellow students, who applied artificial respiration. -Leslie, who received his fatal in jury when he dived into a gym nasium swimming pool, dislocating his neck, was conscious until the end. Tonight in the United Presby terian church, filled to the doors with college students and towns people, the Rev. W. G. Weagle, col lege chaplain, spoke the last words in tribute to the youth. ROBBER 'KILLS' SHADOW Shot Fired at Specter Leads to Burglar's Capture. NEW YORK, June 7. (Special.) Patrick Lynch. 19, whose fear of his shadow caused his capture, pleaded guilty today before Judge Johnstone in general sessions of burglary in tho first degree. . After taking $1000 in clothing and jewels from the home of Ed ward H. Jewett on East Sixty-first Btreet, May 10. Lynch started for the skylight through which he had entered The moon threw his shadow on the wall and Lynch knocked over a chair trying to escape. Mr. Jewett was awakened, but Lynch reached the roof. Darting to another roof, he saw his shadow against a chimney; out came his gun. If a shadow can be killed, Lynch is a murderer. The shot, at tracted Patrolman Granning, who arrested the "shadow burglar." SENATOR REED IS ILL Democratic Candidate in Missouri Stricken on Lecture Platform. CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo, June 7. United States Senator Reed be came suddenly ill here tonight while making a speech in his cam paign for the democratic nomina tion for the United States senate. Mr. Reed, hardly able to talk when he began his speech, the sec ond of the day, was taken to a hotel here, and several physicians volun teered their services. State Master Is Chosen for 13th Time. 3-1 MAJORITY . OBTAINED M. C. Glover New Overseer of Farm Organization. OTHER OFFICERS KEPT ON Mrs. Bond, Bertha Peck and B. O. Leedy Respectively Lecturer, Secretary, Committeeman. McMINNVILLE, Or., June 7. (Special.) For the 13th time in as many years C. E. Sjience was elected worthy master of the Oregon State Grange by the annual convention tonight. - . The election by the convention was a mere formality and confirmed only the result of a state-wide pref erential vote taken within the or ganization. . The election committee canvassed the mail ballot taken last April at tonight's session, and the convention ratified the committee's analysis of the returns. Mr. Spence won handily, although he had declared he did not care to be returned to office. His was a three-to-one vote over F. M. Gill, his only opponent. Other major officers of the state body elected at the same time were: M.C. Glover, overseer; Mrs. Minnie C. Bond, lecturer; Bertha Peck, sec retary; B. G. Leedy, executive com mitteeman. The last three were re elections. Minor Kletion Coming. Minor offices to be filled by elec tion by the convention tomorrow afternoon and the candidates on the ticket are as follows: Steward, T. J. Kreuder, Multno mah county; Frank Fluke,: Wash ington county; assistant steward, Warren M. Young, Columbia county; George A. Palmiter, Hood River county; chaplain, T. R. A. Sellwood, Clackamas county; treasurer, H. Hirschberg, ; Polk jcounty; gate keeper, C. C. Borland, Clackamas county; C. S. Dow, Clatsop county; Ceres, Mrs. E. E. Shields, Marion county; Mrs. Lilliam Pierson, Yam hill county; Pomona. Fannie Mor rison, Lincoln county; Jessie Kirk, Umatilla county; Katheryn Randall, Clackamas county; Flora,, Grace Harris, Linn county; lady assistant steward. Miss Jessie Miller, Multno mah county; Mrs. Minnie Squires, Multnomah county; Miss Minnie Schols, Benton county; legislative committee, two to elect, M. . M. Burtner, Wasco county; W. A. Jones, Marion county; F. M. Gill, Wasco county; A. J. French. Yamhill county; William Maxwell, Tillamook county. . - Oregon's millage tax enacted in (Continued on Page 2. Column 1.) THE MAN J I AX 20 Donkeys and Other Equipment to Be Made for Lumber Com pany in California. What is declared to be the largest order ever given on the coast for logging engines and equipment has just been placed with the Wil lamette Iron & Steel Works by the Sugar Pine . Lumber company -of Fresno, Cal., a concern which is putting in a $5,000,000 plant in the vicinity of that city. The order is for. 20 electric, donkey engines, skidding machines and cars for an aggregate of approximately $350,- 000. - ' ; . It will require the Portland plant eight months to build the engines and other equipment called for in the order, and they will be of the most up-to-date type. Each one of the donkeys will be equipped with a 200 horsepower motor of the latest design. This will be one of the first installations of the kind in ex istence and probably the largest installation of electric donkeys in the country. The contract awarded the Wil lamette Iron & Steel company was in competition with plants in the entire country. Elmer Cox, formerly of Eugene, Or., and now a member of the fed! eral reserve board of San Francisco, is the manager and organizer of the Sugar Pine Lumber company. CROP WEATHER IS GOOD Conditions for Farmers Reported Generally Favorable. WASHINGTON, D. C, June 7. An excess of rain in some sections, no tably the east central and the south eastern -states, and a deficiency of moisture in other regions, particu larly in some central, northern and western states during the week ended yesterday, was noted. 'today by the" weather bureau in its weekly weather and crop review. Other wise, it was stated, the week was generally favorable for crop growth and farm work. The principal winter wheat states, the review said, experienced another week of favorable growing weather. Spring wheat, for the most part, made" satisfactory growth, al though it was too dry in portions of Iowa, South . Dakota and North Dakota. The corn crop, the review said,' was In satisfactory condition in most sections. DETECTIVE HELD IN JAIL4 Witness in Ward Shooting Case - ''Unable to Get Liberty. - WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., June 7. James Cunningham, race track de tective, jailed as a material witness in the Ward shooting case, today failed in his second atempt to ob tain his liberty. .'--'- Maurice McCarthy, his attorney, brought him before Supreme Courll Justice Seeger on a writ of habeas corpus, but the court reserved de cision on motions either to free him or reduce the $5000 bail, which the witness has been" unable to provide. McCarthy stated that his client was eager to help the authorities uncover the blackmail plot! which Walter S. Ward claims led up to his shooting of Clarence Peters in self defense. :" WHO HUNG ON HAS THE LAST Tout x CO T ov&'pose. or'you-W'a'fePLXX - &ontjs - HOW tAAX't NSAXAX' vAR ANYG-0HS tiOWNl ADVlSH-Sa X.OU MOV To rV AUU G-OlUCi IGEW! New York City .Artist Accompan ied by Miss Piper Other No tables on Programme . Miss Helen Stover, soprano, of New York city, assisted at the piano by Miss Constance Piper, achieved a notable triumph last night when she sang two solos for radio as a part of a long and splendid concert broadcast from The Oregonian tow er between 8 and 10 o'clock. Other participants in the concert were Pauline Miller-Chapman, mezzo dramatic soprano; May . Van Dyck Hardwick, pianist; J. - Ross Fargo, tenor, and Frank McMinn and Mau rice Leplat, violinists. Although, Miss Stover's excellent voice is not new to Portland, she having sungwith the Portland sym phony orchestra last year. It was the first time Portland radio fans had heard her voice broadcast, and. a number of listeners telephoned that her -numhers were the finest they had heard through the receivers. Accompanied "by Miss Piper, she sang first "The Star? (Rogers) and then "The Birthday" (Woodman). Miss Stover is the guest in Portland of Miss Constance Piper. : She has sung for opera in Boston, the Gold man municipal band in New York city and also for the Metropolitan orchestra In New York. , . . Another notable feature of the concert was the violin playing by Maurice Leplat, who has- endeared himself to Portland radio listeners in previous concerts and did much to strengthen his musical reputation last night in solo, in violin 'duet and also in his obligato work for the splendid solos sung by Pauline Mil ler Chapman. May Van Dyck Hardwick, pianiste, played the accompani ments for all numbers on the pro gramme, excepting the two solos by Miss-Stover arid one violin duet -by Leplat and McMinn.. At the last minute it was necessary-to substitute J. . Ross .Fargo, tenor, for Walter Hardwick, bass, who was scheduled to sing. Mr. Hardwick was taken ill suddenly yesterday with incipient pneumonia. and was .confined to his bed. In the.; emergency Mr. Fargo consented to sing and contributed in fine voice with three tenor solos. , ...AH three of Pauline Miller-Chapman's . selectipns . were, sung with violin- obligate, and they also called forth a great applause. Mrs. Chap man is one of Portland's well known singers and has a fine mezzo soprano voice, well-adapted to radio singing, She also had sung in radio concert before. : The other contributing artist was Frank McMinn, violinist, who re mained in The Oregonian tower only long enough to play two duets with Maurice Leplat, because he was playing elsewhere during the evening. "' The full broadcast from The Ore gonian tower during the concert follows: . Violin solo, Mauri Leplat, "Kol Ned rei," celebrated Yiddish melody by Max Bruck. Tenor solo, J. Ross Fargo, "Duna" (McGIll). " Violin solo, Maurice Leplat "Berceuse" (Goddard), from the opera "Joeelyn." Tenor solo. J. Ross Fargo, "By tho Waters of Minnetonka." - Violin solo, Maurice Leeplat, "Andan tino" (LemareJ, by request. Tenor solo, J. Ross Fargo, "I Hear Tou Calling Me." Violin duets, Maurice "Leplat and Frank (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) LAUGH. , Yeak AGO Federated Patriotic So , cieties Ticket Wins. JOHN L. DAY IS DEFEATED Republican Central Commit tee in Storm Session. SPECTATORS' ARE NOISY Support for Entire Republican Ticket In Coming Campaign Pledged by Chairman. The federation of patriotic soci eties captured control of the repub lican central committee of Multno mah county last night. W. E. Eddy was elected county chairman over John L. Day by 13 votes. Harriet P. Richards was unanimously elect ed secretary, Finley O. McGrew be came treasurer and A. A. Bailey was unanimously elected state central committeeman. Chairman Eddy promised "to go down the line for the entire repub lican ticket this fall. Thai is my hope and prayer and I'm sincere in it," said he in accepting his new positron. Secretary Richards voiced similar sentiments. It was the most exciting meeting that the republican county commit-, tee has experienced in years. The crowd of spectators equaled in size the number of dalegatss and the spectators were -vociferous, boisterous and at times disorderly until a warning was made that po licemen would be summoned to pre serve order. A dozen bluecoats were detailed to maintain peace at the meeting in the auditorium, hut these limbs of the law carefully kept out of the hall where the fireworks were being touched off. ., . - ' Day Cofcorta Leave. Once the federation showed that it was master of the situation by 13 votes, the Day ' cohorts filtered qut of the hall without further ado and as fast as secretary, treasurer and state committeeman could be elected these tasks were disposed of and adjournment wastakeir in wild disorder of excited victorious delegates. -. - , John L. Day, for many years i county chairman, was ousted from this position because more than a score of his supporters failed to at-. tend while several others suddenly switched to the Eddy "camp. Votes were taken on roltcall, much against the wishes of many delegates, who protested and asked for a secret ballot. As the- roll was called and the votes tallied it was a neck-and-neck race between Day and Eddy until the last few votes were counted. There were 287 votes cast, of which Eddy received 150 and Day 137. . ' Mr. Day Makes Plea. Asking that "nothing be started here' tonight that will be detrimen tal t the republican candidates nominated in the primaries," Day opened the meeting with an expres sion of his loyalty to the party. A credentials committee was ap pointed which approved the list of precinct committeemen with the ex ception of four. One was 'George Sandy, hot registered in precinct 58; another was Ray H. Sheldon, registered as an independent in pre cinct No. 63; Fred W: Brown, who was not registered in precinct No. 211, and Norman F. Coleman, who lives .n Eastmoreland but was elected committeeman from precinct No. 84. John A. Jeffrey, a recent convert from the democratic party, made a fight to save Sheldon, declaring that although registered as an in dependent, he had the certificate of election ' from the county clerk, which was sufficient proof that he was entitled to be in the commit tee. Major Glass addressed the crowd, asserting that Sheldon, be ing an independent, had no busi nes in a republican committee, as he might be a socialist, an I. W. W. or anything else. Standing Vote Taken. ' Jeffrey and his backing attempted to force the seating of Sheldon, but on a standing vote 167 members voted to keep Sheldon out atd 90 voted to have him retain his seat. Day, as presiding officer, said that as it was merely a matter of one vote he would be willing to concede the seating of Sheldon, but there was a principle involved. The next-order of business, said Day, was the nomination of candi dates for county chairman. Upon this Jeffrey again took .the floor and presented the name of Eddy. Prior to. the meeting the federation delegates had been supplied with a printed orange ticket so that they would make no mistake in voting. Eddy's name headed the ticket. Speech In Fiery. - Horace S. McCutchan, in offering the name of Day, delivered one of the fiery speeches of the evening in which, without mentioning Jeff rey, directed his .: verbal attick upon that delegate. McCutchan wanted to know if a democratic politician, who has reneatedly run (Concluded, on face i, Couma J-) Fire Flashes From Instruments and Bolt Explodes on Street With Loud Crash. BEND, Or., June 7. Basements were flooded and no less than 35 telephone lines .put out of commis sion today as the result of a violent electrical ? storm accompanied by hail and rain which recorded a pre cipitation of .3 of an inch in thre minutes. A firey ball of electricity grounded on tho wet pavement, siz zling for an instant, then disappear ing in an explosion heard more than a block away. Motorists drove through water a foot deep. ' : ' In a short time after the storm had spent its fury, the streets were dry again, but the rain soon re sumed, and by i o'clock another tenth of an inch had been added. While the lightning was flashing almost continuously, telephone lines were going out of commission in rapid succession, but the protective system used in installations here by which "surplus current is imme diately grounded, prevented any damage which could not be cured almost at once at the exchange. At the A. J. Veltum store fire flashed from the instrument as the light ning struck the line. : , ; ROSEBURG. Or, June 7. Spe cial.) Roseburg experienced a very severe and unusual rainstorm this afternoon. Starting at 3:30 P. M., with no warning, a perfect deluge of rain occurred, filling the streets and catching many pedestrians without protection. The storm lasted about 30 - minutes, during which period .62 inch of rain fell. The weather bureau reported that during the storm the barometer rose quite perceptibly. A few light crashes of thunder accompanied the storm. GUERNSEY CATTLE SOLD Females Average $298 and Balls $159 at Chehalis Auction. CHEHALIS, Wash, June. 7. (Spe cial.) Foty-nine purebred Guern sey cattle were sold at auction at the fair grounds today under the auspices of the Washington Guern sey Breeders' association. The cat tle were consigned by Wisconsin breeders, and- most of the. animals were "young, averaging about 1 year old. . , The females brought an av erage price of J298, and eight bulls averaged J159. A yearling heifer sold to Carl GIfford, Rainier, Wash, brought the highest price, J335. TRAIN WRECK KILLS ONE Fireman Dies When Express on Pennsylvania Line Leaves Rails. YORK, Pa., June 7. The north bound express on the Pennsylvania railroad from Baltimore, due here at 9:10, left the rails at Brillharts, three miles south of here about 9 o'clock. The fireman was killed", another of the crew was probably hurt fa tally and a number of others were injured. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS . .-. The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 69. degrees; minimum. 04 aegee3. TODAY'S Showers; westerly winds. , Foreign. Bankers, are directed to lay plans for loan for Germany., Page 4. Thirty-four Dail candidates returned un opposed. Page 6. National. ' Bourbon faith In. tariff issue. Page 4. Dispute over rank may be taken to Harding. Page 3. Domestic. Nation's advertising bill this year to be - one and one-half billions. Page 5. Frank E. Dooly, ex-banker of Portland, accused of bad-check operations. Page 3. Three Klan officials and 34 alleged members in raid indicted. Page 2. Brookhart's lead in Iowa growing. Page 2. Three questions placed on shopmen's .strike ballot. Page 1. Pacific Northwest. Pony race over old trail will leave Th Dalles today. Page 1. Lightning and rain storm vent fury on Bend. Page 1. .: - ; Hydro-electric eession opens ia Boise. Page 7. C. E. Spence wins grange election. . Page 1. Sports. Meyers' two-": holds outdo opponents. Page 12. Giants celebrate pennant raising by .de feating Cabs. Page 13. Pacific coast league results: At' .Seattle 8, Portland 9; at Vernon 4, Oakland 7; at San Francisco 0, Lo Angeles 3; at Salt Lake 1, Sacramento 7. Page 12. Three from Portland are golf survivors. Page 13. Commercial and Marine. Fruit crop prospects in Oregon generally favorable. Page 22. . Wheat higher at Chicago owing to lack - of rain ia northwest. Page 23. Liberty bonds lead In New York mar . ket Page 23. Probe of lowan-Welsh Prince Collision again continued. Page 15. New York stock market -reflects public apathy in trading. Page 22. Portland and Vicinity. Willamette Iron Steel works gets $350. 000 order for logging equipment. Page 1. W Freeland Kendrick to turn sod for Shrinera" hospital for children in Portland. Page 14. State nursing bureau members .quit; fourth resigns. Page 11. Annulment granted new husband of ex Mrs. Hawley. Page 14. . . Otto Hartwig, labor leader, released from longshore strike work. Page 15. Brookings bank suit to restrain federal reserve officer is on. Page 16. Council delays action - on- terminal. Pago 14. - Wife twice wed, husband -learns. Page 6. County central committee elects chair man. Page 1. , School tax plan. held in danger. Page 1. Soprano is triumph in radio broadcast. Page 1. -1 Weather report, data and forecast Page 14, Rules and Wage Cuts to Be Submitted. 400,000 ABE INVOLVED Returns From Ballots Are Set for June 25. LODGES TOLD TO HASTEN Leaders Declare Time Has Coma for Action and That Delay for Talk Is Useless, CINCINNATI, Juno 7. (By the) Associated Press.) i -Three strike ballrts were ordered disptehd to the 400,000 railway shopn.en of tho country today, with an urgent ap peal that the vote ho returned to union headquarters in Chicago oy June 25,- leaving a margin of five days to clear the deck for action before the shopmen's $60,OW.00 wage cut ordered yesterday by tho railroad labor board goes into effect on July 1. Following tho release of fha Ibal lqts by the executive council of the six federated shop crafts here today, international headquarters of the six unions were- instructed to send out a letter to all locals urging im mediate action On the ballots. June Declared for Action. "This is time for action and not talk or unnecessary delay," the let ter read. "Every ballot is desired to be in Chicago at tho earliest pos sible moment, and in no case- later than June 30." The letter was regarded aa a cer tain forecast of a walkout on July 1, if the vote of the membership fa vors a strike. To facilitate taking the vote, every local lodge waa in structed to call a special meeting immediately on receipt of the print ed ballobs which are' now" on the presses in Chicago. The letter was signed by the six international heads. William H. Johnston of the machinists; J. A. Franklin, Boilermakers; James Kline, blacksmiths; J. J. Hynes, sheetmetal workers; James P. Noonan, elec trical workers; Martin F. Ryan, carmen, and B. M. Jewell, -president of the railway employes department of the American Federation of La bor. The action of the shop crafts follows a decision yesterday by all the railway unions affected by wage reductions, . issued and pending, from the railroad labor board, to call an immediate strike vote on the new pay cuts. , Board Letter Causes Move. The triple-barreled strike ballot of the shopmen resulted from noti fication today from the labor board that It had declined to order resto ration' of wages- and working con ditions declared to have been lllo firallv chans-ed on various roads. ! Twto ballots, recently authorized by tile &I1U 47IU.-L& 1411 V.111- cago but never sent out, were im mediately put in.to the mails. Questions on which the men will vote are: " 1. Seven rules, including five wiping out time and one-half for overtime, promulgated by the rail road labor board, with which the shopmen are not satisfied. 2. The "farming out" of shop work by the railroads to outside firms; illegal installation of piece work and the alleged arbitrary and unauthorized reduction of wages on the part of some roads. 3. The, wage cut of the labor board, announced yesterday, ef fective July 1. ' Board Takes Six Cases. President Jewell was notified that the board had taken Jurisdiction of disputes on six road-s, where condi tions threatened an interruption of commerce. One of the roads was the Southern Pacific in Texas and Louisiana. The cases of the six roads were set for hearing June 26. Hearings of disputes on 22 roads where Illegal reductions in wages are alleged to have been made, were set for tomorrow before the board, Mr. Jewell was notified., LEADERS BLAMED FOB MOVE Men Not Talking of Strike, Say Heads of Railroads. CHICAGO, June 7. With the dec laration that there is no talk of a strike among railway workers, the presidents of six Chicago roads to night Issued a joint statement charging that all threats of a walk out were being inspired by union leaders. The statement, which was signed by H. E. Byram of the Chicago, Mil waukee & St. Paul; Hale Holden, the Burlington; W. H. Finley, the Northwestern; J. B. Gorman, Rock Island; C. H. Markham. ' Illinois Central, and H. M. Felton, Chicago, Great Western, said in part: "Threats of a strike, made by leaders of the railroad labor unions, are appearing with such frequency that the time seems opportune for questioning the soundness of their talk. There is a . very good reason for doubting whether the men them-'. iConcluued. oa Page 2. coiiunn 2.)