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REJECTPLAN
Brotherhood Leaders Indicate
President Harding's Plan
for Peace Not Acceptable
Meanwhile More Meetings
Are Arranged Freight
Continues to Move.
WASHINGTON, Aug. S. President
Harding's second proposal for immedi
ate termination of the railway shop
crafts strike awaited today formal
action by both sides in the controversy
but rejection by the unions was fore
) shadowed in statements by their lead
' era here.
Chief executives of the shop crafts
were called to meet here Wednesday
to consider tho president's proposal
that the seniority issue be left to the
railroad labor board for determination.
At the same time, however, the shop
crafts leaders who issued the call also
sought a general conference next Fri
day with "all executives of railroad
labor organizations."
B. M. Jewell, as spokesman for the
tiio of shop craft leaders who con
ferred with the president yesterday
and received his subsequent call for
settlement of the strike, said it was
not expected "that strike action will
be suggested at the general confer
ence," which also will meet here.
The conference was planned after
consultation with the legislative agents
of the brotherhoods and the message
Bent to Warren Stone, chief of the
engineers, said it was believed a pro-j
gram could be formulated "having for
, its purpose protection of the public, ,
preservation of the railway industry
and an honorable basis .of settlement
for the managers and employes."
In connection with the call for shop
craft executives to meet and pass on
the Itraotddn t'a niJniunl f . Tanratl
puinieu out mat ne ana nis colleagues
did not have authority to answer for
the federation. He added, however,
that "nobody ought to get the idea that
the shop federation will accept."
Executives Meet Friday
The railroad executives were to meet
Friday in New York to formulate their
answer to the White House communi
cation. As tho project was said to
have been formulated at the White
House without previous conferences
with the railroad heads, nothing defin
ite as to their probable attitude was
known here.
To clear the way for carrying out
the administration proposal that work
be resumed and the seniority issue be
recommitted to the labor board for a
binding decision, the board made it
clear In a formal resolution that it had
not up to this time passed upon this
question.
Acceptance by both unions and the
rail executives of his original proposal
that rulings of the board be regarded
as final hereafter was the stepping
stone to the president's new sugges
tion. Mr. Harding's action today was offic
ially described as "final" so far as the
government's efforts to bring the
strike to a settlement through volun
tary action of the two parties is con
cerned. Just what significance attaches to
ihat description i is not apparent,
though It implies that should failure
again mark the president's attempt to
mediate the controversy, the govern
ment has a course of action in view to
protect the interests of the nation as a
while. Pending formal replies to the
whole. Pending formal replies to the
I yesterday, however, it appeared unlike
Jly that alternative plans would be dis
SPOKANE, Aug. 8. Normal move-
(Continued on Page six.)
MOONSHINER AND DEPUTY SHERIFF
KILLED IN DESPERATE RIFLE BATTLE
STEVENSON, Wash., Aug. 7. A
desperate battle with rifles in the
forested wilds of Skamania county
yesterday afternoon ended with the
deaths of a deputyy sheriff and a
moonshiner and the serious wound
lnK of a federal prohibition agent.
The fight occurred during an attempt
f the prohibition authorities to enp
a moonshine still and its
operator.
The dead are W. E. Ttorison, 35,
'Clark county, Washington, deputy
"heriff, and Paul Hickey, 30, moon
shiner. The wounded man was .T. A. Mnr
Wn. federal prohibition agent of Ta
coma. He was wounded in the right
Dan Cupid Wins Fine
Parole for Soeeder
On Way to Marriage
(Hy International News Service)
WICHITA, Kan., Aug. 8. The
cards were stacked for Glenn
Davis of Columbia, Mo. It Just
couldn't be possible that his wed-
v ding day would be marred by a
$10 fine for speeding.
DaviB appeared in police court
before the judge. He admitted
his car had been clipping it oft at
a swift puce.
"Judge, I am going to be mar-
ned in thirty minutes," the swain
pleaded. "Can't you grant me a
parole from the $10 fine?"
Davis was dismissed with a
warning.
"Put 'er there," he said to tho
judge. "1 would like to have you
attend the ceremonies."
Miss Mathilde Campbell, of this
city, is now Mrs. Glenn Davis.
THINKS TARIFF
BILL WILL NOT
Senator Jones of New Mexico
Declares Fordney Bill, if it
Passes Senate, Will Meet
Ignominious Demise in the
House..
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Supporting
ills proposed substitute for the admin
istration tariff bill, under which con
gress would rely upon the tariff com
mission ,to recommend changes in
duties after full investigation, Senator
Jones, democrat. New Mexico, told the
senate today that the pending measure
was both unsatisfactory and unneces
sary. He declares that the Underwood
law, supplemented by the emergency
act to protect agriculture, was ade
quate to meet the situation.
"it in wlilntv IipHpvpH that this bill.
after it passed the senate will meet;
an ignominious demise in conference
and never become law. If the conferees
should fully agree and the bill he re
ported to the senate, our parliamentary
rules would prohibit any action upon
any separate item or items in the bill
and it would have to be accepted or
rejected as a whole. The parliamen
tary procedure in the house of repre
sentatives would be substantially the
same. It is evident, therefore, that as
to its most substantial feature the bill
Would bo the product of the secret
sessions of the conference committee,
governed by considerations and influ
ences which no one can foretell."
Senator Jones said that while he did
not believe it was possible to lay down
any ironclad rules for making a "sclen
tific" tariff, he did believe that a sit
uation could be brought about which
would to a large extent get the tariff
out of politics for which, he added,
there was a growing sentiment over
the country. He disagreed, however,
with what he said had come to be a
widely accepted theory that duties
should be based on the difference in
the cost of production at home and
abroad. -
"Any tariff law based solely on this
difference," he declared, "has and can
have but one object in view, that is to
the granting of aid to domestic indus
try and totally ignoring whatever ef
fect such action would have upon the
federal revenues, our international
trade and the cost of living. These are
such important factors In our present
economic condition that they cannot
be ignored without baneful results to
our future welfare and prosperity."
Rev. J. Randolph Snsnett returned
this morning from a several days visit
in the northern part of the state.
arm where a bullet from Hickey's
rifle tore the flesh from his elbow
and also in the head when a second
bullet plowed through his scalp from
back to front nnd paralyzed his right
side He will recover, physicians
said after they had examined his
wounds In a Vancouver, Wash., hos
pital where he was removed for treat-
"Vo'l'lowlng the battle. Sheriff Swee
ney of Skamania county arrested
Harold Ahola. 22, on suspicion of
being an accomplice of HI. key In the
operation of the still. Hickey was
convicted in Justice court here Inst
week of selling moonshine whlske
and paid a fine of T5.
BECOME A Li
IFF
SUPPORTERS
LOSE FIT
Sixteen Republicans Join With
Democrats in Voting Down
High Protection for Sugar-
Five Democrats Support
Republican Majority Pot
ash Duty Beaten.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. A tariff
rato of 2.3 cents a pound on sugar
was approved today by the senate by
a vote of 37 to 35.
This would make the rate against
Cuban sugar 1.S4 cents a pound, an
Increase of .24 a cent a pound over
the duty in the emergency act and
.84 above the Underwood law rate.
The senate earlier today refused
to adopt an increase in the rate on
sugar from 2 cents a pound to 2
cents a pound. The vote was 37 to
35. Sixteen republicans voted
against the increase proposed in an
amendment by Senator Broussard,
Louisiana and four democrats sup
ported it.
Fourteen republicans voted against
the increase and four democrats vot
ed for it. The republicans were
Senator oBrah, Senators Calder, Colt,
Cummins, Agee, Frelinghuysen, Hale,
Keyes, Lenroot, Lodge, McCormick,
McCumber, Pepper and Sutherland.
The democrats were Broussard,
Jones of New Mexico, Kendrlck and
Ransdell.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Turning
to the potash section of the tariff
bill the senate voted 66 to 1 today to
strike out the house provision for
graduated duties tor a period of five
years, leaving potash on the free list.
Senator Shortrldge, republican, Cali
fornia, cast the single vote against
eliminating the duty.
BASEBALL SCORES
National Lcneue.
At Brooklyn: R. H. E.
Chicago 4 9 0
Brooklyn 1 0 - 1
Batteries: Aldridgo and O'Farrell;
Reuthcr and Mueller.
At Philadelphia
First game: R. II. E.
Plttsbuife .'. -19 27 0
Philadelphia 8 17 3
Batteries: Hamilton and Gooch:
Meadows, G. Smith, Singleton and
Henllne, Withrow.
Second game: R. H. E.
Pittsburg 7 1 0
Philadelphia 3 9 0
Batteries: Morrison nnd Schmidt;
Winters, G. Smith and Henlino.
At New York: R. H. E.
Cincinnati 7 10 0
New York 3 13 3
Batteries: Itixey and Hargrave,
Wingo; Is'ehf, Ryan and Snyder,
Smith.
St. Louis-Boston game postponed,
wet grounds.
American League.
At Detroit: R. II. E.
New York 1 8 0
Detroit 2 9 0
Batteries: Mays and Schung;
Dauss and Basslcr.
At Chicago: R. H. E.
Philadelphia 4 10 2
Chicago 0 14 2
Batteries: Holmach und Terklns;
Robertson and Ynryan.
At Cleveland: R. H.. E.
Boston 15 21 1
Cloveland 6 10 2
Batteries: Karr and Walters:
Morton, Lindsey, Edwards and
O'Neil, Sewell.
EXPECT CAPTURE OF
SUN YAT SEN SOON
CANTON Aug. 8. (By the Asso-
elated Press) Lokchong, about 80
miles north of Shiuchow and 150
miles north of Canton, has been rap
tured by tho Chen Chiung-Mlng
forces opposing the expedition which
has been driving southward in an cf-
fort to recapture Canton for Sun Yat1
Sen. the deposed president of the
southern republic. The Sun Yat Seni
troops are .retreating toward the'
province of Hunan.
Another wing of General Chen'
Chiung-Ming's army has pursued the
enemy beyond Nemyung, east of
Shiuchow, driving them Into the hills
bordering province ol Klangsl. 1
On Their Way to
i 4 iVv WSfh$
Mr. nnd Mrs. Carroll Livingston
era nailing on the 8. S. "Momerie" recently. Mrs. Wninwrlght was for
merly Edith Gould nnd they are on their way to visit George Gould, who
recently murried Vore Sinclair.
BASIS FOR COAL
E
CLEVELAND, Aug. 8. (By the
Associated Press) WTith a definito
program for tho ending of tho soft
coal sti-lke ready for consideration to
morrow, the joint conference of tho
leaders of tho striking union miners
and coal operators today . marked
time, awaiting tho expected arrival of
other operators, especially those of
Illinois and Indiana. In addition,
operators were expected from seve
ral other states, for the program con
templated a settlement on substan
tially a nntional basis.
No sessions of tho Joint conference
were held today and interest was
centered largely In Chicago and In
dianapolis where operators were ex
pected to determine, who would .at
tend tho conference tomorrow.
President John L. Lewis of the
miners, and leaders among the ope
rators here were optimistic regarding
the probability of a settlement.
Mr. Lewis has cxnresscd the opin
ion that "this week will see tho end
of the bituminous coal controversy."
in Drier, the program for settle
ment called for ro-establishment of
tho wage contracts that oxilr
March 31 nnd the crcntlon of an ad
visory committee of inquiry through
whoso Influonco it wns expected fu
ture disputes would be settled with
out Btrikes. Tho rc-cstabllshcd wage
contracts would contlnuo In force
until next April 1, and meanwhile the
commission would draft recommen
dations for future contracts. Tho
check off" system of oocrutors col
lecting union dues would remain
through tho re-establishment of the
old contracts and there would be no
change of working conditions.
Mino union leaders and operators
who had gathered here for the joint
conference said they had assurances
thnt a number of prominent operators
of Illinois and Indiana would have
delegates hero tomorrow.
Additional representation from
western Pennsylvania also was ex
pected, and it wns said that some
owa, Missouri, Wyoming and other
operators were already on their way
to this city.
The conference wns cnlled pri
marily to cover only the old central
competitive field, comprising Illinois,
inaiann, Ohio and western Pennsyl
vania, which has been tho basic unit
of wage bargaining off and on since
IKR5, and almost continuously since
1898.
Germany Declares
Poincare Plan Is
Violation of Treaty
BERlI.V, Aug. 8. (By Associated
Press). The German cabinet, after
discussing the French "retortions"
now being enforced for. Germany's fail
ure to promise payment in full of the
pre-war private debts owing to French
men, voted to Issue an Informal state
ment condemning Premier Poincare's
procedure as Illegal, especially In its
relation to the Versailles treaty and
the Franco-German agreement con
cluded at Baden concerning titles to
private property.
No official counter-demonstration or
formal protest is planned for the time
being, as the government is apparently
desirous of waiting the outcome of the
allied discussions In London,
STRIK
SOLUTION
I IDE PUBLIC
Visit George Gould
Wninwrlght wore among tho passeng
F
T
ST
CHICAGO, Aug. 8. (By Associated
Press). With state-wide primaries in
Ohio, Arkansas and AUibatna and a
republican state convention in Texas,
political periscopes were trained
I especially on tho buckeye state, where
republican voters of President Hard
ing's home commonwealth went to the
polls to determine two well-defined
issues, modification of prohibition and
approval of the Harding administra
tion.
In the gubernatorial campaign It was
up to the Ohio G. O. P. whether the
state would remain loyal to the old
guard or follow Indiana, Pennsylvania,
Iowa, Nebraska and North Dakota in
the movement which upset the old or
ganizations in those states.
Carnil A. Thompson of Cleveland
was the standard bearer of both the
Harding forces and advocates of strict
enforcement of existing prohibition
lnws. Congressman C. L. Knight of
Akron and Daniel Williams, Jackson
publisher, both head progressives of
the party. '
Ballots cast for C. Homor Durand,
Coshocton county attornoy in ropudln
tlon of the Volstead act and endorse
ment of modification of the dry laws
to permit tho salo of light winos und
beers.
Hnrvcy C. Smith of Zanosvlllo was
the gubernatorial candidate who led
the attempted rout of both the Harding
forces nnd the anti-saloon league.
Labor Opposes Old Guard
Organized labor asserted Itself in
the Ohio campaign for both republican
and democratic nominations for sena
tor backing former Congressman John
I.ontz of Columbus against Senator
Atlee Pomereno in the democratic race
and Charles Dick of Akron against
Congressman S. D. Fess in tho republi
can campaign.
Tho three democratic candidates for
governor had no clear cut issuos nnd
forecasters predicted a close three
cornered race (between A. V. Donahey,
former state auditor; James G. John
son, former state supreme court Justice
and T. J. Duffy, chairman of the state
Industrial commission.
Ku Klux In Arkansas
Chief Interest in the Arkansas demo
cratic primary centered in the guber
natorial race between Governor McRne
and Judge H. P. Toney and the Ku
Klux Kian issue which was brought
prominently to the front during the
closing days of the campaign. Nation
al Issues and the prohibition question
were subordinated.
The Alabama Powor company.
Henry Ford s Muscle Shoals offer nnd
the state public service commission
figured prominently in the Alabama
primary. The polls opened with Gov
ernor Thomas E. Kllby, the power
company and Commissioner Cooper
and Gallard exchanging cross-fire.
Women In Ohio, Arkansas and Ala
bama participated In the statewide
primaries for the first time today.
Falls to l ull. She Siilciiles.
SEATTLE, Aug. , n. Mrs. Frank
Johnson who took poison because her
fiancee did not call on her, died hore
today. Johnson, when he heard of
the girl's deed, hastened to the hos
pital, and they were married Thurs
day. Both lived at O'Brien, nenr
here.
WET-DRY
SE
OUGHT
ATE PRIMARY
Texas Republicans
Condemn Ku Klux,
Endorse Harding
FOR WORTH, Texas, Aug. S.
I'nqualified disapproval of
the Ku Klux Klun, wholeheart-
ed endorsement of tho Harding
administration, predictions that 4
the republican party would as-
sumo control of Texas govorn-
ment in a few years and a plea
for tolerance In carrying out the
party's program, woro the high
lights of tho opening address of
Stato Chairman It. 11. Creager
of Brownsville before tho bien
nial convention of Texas re
publicans hero this morning.
Somo 250 delegates were pros-
ent.
One of Worst Disasters in
History Grows Out of Chi
nese Storm Half the Pop
ulation Dead Famine Is
Threatened.
HONG KONG, Aug. 8. (By Associ
ated ProBs). Typhoon stricken Watow
a mangled nnd miserable caricature of
the city of a week ago, doggedly goes
about the first ghastly task that falls
to the survivors of the storm burial
of the dead.
Bodies of 28,000 have been recov
ered, a death' toll that 'triples former
estimates and cuts In half the former
population of the native city.
These figures wore given In a circu
lar Issued by the Swatow chamber of
commerce from Its branch in Hong
Kong.
Rude coffins have been hammorod
together with lumber salvaged from
the wreck of the city. But these can
not be knocked together rust enough to
dispose of bodies which are a sanitary
menace to the health of the living.
Gunnysacks nnd mattress bags have
been mado into crudo shrouds. Graves
are hurriedly dug in the alluvial flats
on which tho port was built, that
bodies may 'be Interred as they are re
covered from the wreckage.
Famine Threatened
. Shortage of food may prove another
monaco. British in Hong Kong already
have sent $10,000 for relief to the Brit
ish consul at Swatow. Rice is being
shipped from the British colony to the
typhoon survivorB. Tho Swatow mu
nicipal charity association has organiz
ed a relief fund to which subscriptions
are being sought, lioucvolont societies
in Hong Kong aro uniting in rellor
measures for the sufferers-. Other
cities in China aro expected to hood
the ploa of stricken Swatow.
Bandits making grim capital of the
city's disaster are reported to havo
raided homes and robbed pedestrians
in the native section. Ghouls sought
to loot tlie dead but- wore promptly
stopped by native police.
Swatow is a heap of ruins. The tidal
wavo which Bwept tho road along tho
harbor whllo tho storm was at its
height completed the devastation
which the storm started. Waterfront
buildings, crumpled before the assault
of the water, He In tangled nondescript
piles. Three stoamors caught In the
storm were pilod on the beach. Smal
ler craft, demolished when they sought
shelter in Swatow harbor, add to the
TYPHOON TOLL
GROWS, 28,000
OODIES FOUND
U. S. SENATORS WILL
OF ANY KU KLUX
FORT WORTfir, Tpxus, Aug. 8.
(By tho Awfoclatctl IroH) Nomina
tion of a complete ticket, Including
candidates for United Stutes senator,
nn en tiro state ticket from Rovcrnor
down, and adoption of a state plat
form, was the tank confronting the
republican state convention hero this
mornln?.
OverHhadowlnff all In Interest, not
only to the republicans, but to those
of other politicnl faith is the nomina
tion of a candidate for a senator. He
lectlon of a man who can bring out
not only tho republican vote but one
who can possibly command a 11k
democratic ballot is the hope of the
republicans, ns they point out tho
democratic party is undecided as to
either Ferguson or Mnyficld.
Both these men, who are In the
democratic run-off primary this
month nre at outs with the present
senate. Various senators repeatedly
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BALLOTS
FOB OLCOTT
ED
First Evidence to Support
Hall Contention, Found in
Multnomah 5 Democratic
Ballots in Republican Box
Governor's Net Loss Two
Hall Loses One.
PORTLAND, Ore.,' Aug. S. Tho
first evidence- to support tho conten
tion of Charles Hall, .who is contest
ing tho nomination of Governor B.
W. Olcott as tho republican candidate
for governor that tho ballots had boon
counted as republican ballots, dovol
oped today in the re-check of pre
cinct 270 of Multnomah county.
Klvo democratic ballots, the names
of republican candidates written in
on them, were found in the republi
can box.
When preclnce 254 V6 was ro-chock-ed
one ballot was found showing that
the voter had tried to divide his al
legiance between Benn and Loo. On
the back the judges had written
"holy defective."
Attornoy U'Ren asked to know if
tho description didn't show influence
of clergy. Judges Kelly and Bing
ham took the point under apparently
permanent advisement, along with
tho effort of Will E. Purdy, unsuc
cessful candidate.
Other changes during the re-check,
however, reduced Olcott's loss after
tho five ballots had been thrown out,
to two. Hall lost one.
FOREST PLANE
FALLS IN SEA
KITHF.KA, Cul.. Aug. 8. Au
tomobllo parties eoniliiff Into Ku
rcku lit different hours today re
ported they had seen nn airplane
full Into tho Purine ocean In
flames lit a point nenr tho
entrance of Humboldt liny. A
inemlxr of onu of tho parties
said lie watched tho airplane
burn for ten nUmitca before It
fell.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8.
orriclalH of tho army nirpliino
huso at Crissy field hero cxpreHH
eil tho opinion that If nn airplane
fell off J'hireku it might liavo
been ono of tho forest patrol ma
chines from, Uio Kugvne, Ore.,
base.
Sailor Is Drowned, 4
1 ABERDEEN, WaBh., Aug. 8. -Slipping
from a rope down which he
was descending from the schooner
.lewott to a fishing launch alongside
Arne I.iidvlgsnn, 3a, a sailor, drown
ed in the Chehalls river last night.
Tho body had not been recovered to
day. Northcllffe Holding Own
LONDON, Aug. 8. Tho condition of
Lord Northcllffe, who has been grave
ly 111 for several days, was unchanged
toduy.
tangle on the waterfront that swirls
with the tido.
Bodies of many victims have drifted
out to sea. They have been sighted by
steamers as uir as fifteen miles from
tho devastated port. Many will novor
do recovered.
CONTEST
KLffl FROM TEXAS
havo declared they would contest tho
seating of either Mayfleld on account
of his alleged Ku Klux Klan affilia
tion and Ferguson by reason of his
Impeachment by the Texas legisla
ture. Seven men are named as probabili
ties. They are: John H. Kir by, lum
berman, Houston; It. H. Craegor,
state chairman, Brownsville and per
sonal friend of President Hurting: W.
H. Atwell, Dallas, former United.
States district attorney; C. C. Little
ton, Fort Worth, lawyer; Frank Kell,
cattleman nnd banker, Wichita Falls;
K. (.', Kingsbury, attorney, Fort
Worth, nnd Major George C. Butt,
educator, Austin.
Selection of the nominee will not
be made before Wednesday, it was
declared. The platform drawn up
by the executive committee Monday
was made the first order of business
today. ' J.t
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