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HOUSTON DAILY POST: TURDAY MORWNGi BEWEMBER 2
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SENATE DEBATED
BUT DID NOT VOTE
ON EIGHT-HOUR LAW
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f Ion to empower the Interstate commerce
K commission to fix the schedule of wages
$ upon the railroads.
jf URGED SENATE TO
C STICK TO ADAMSON BILL.
y "We wiA have to do this some time
nd mtfht as well do it now." he said.
V He also wA inclined to urge the commlt-
i tee to Include in the eight hour bill some
features of the proposed amendment to
the arbitration act which would prevent
further strike durin investigation.
There seemed to be little prospect that
itfp wotnd acree to that be-
i cause of the certain opposition. Presi-
dent Wilson it was said had become
1 convinced that the only thing that could
I. be done at once was the passage of the
5 eight hour bill and had urjred that the
J senate bill adhere as closely as possible
l . i- i Kill in Iha hnnt
I A si- iinnn Friday the senate bill i
IQ lilt? .liaill-lMl UIH li
mild make the eieht hour basic day fl-'
fective January 1. 191". and apply to
railroads 100 miles or more in length
exempting electric street and electric in- i
1 terurban railways.
With a prevision authorixlng the lnt'-
i state commerce commission to fix sched-
ules of wages on railroads the senate
! Interstate commerce cim'e 17l3
s favorably reported the eifcht hour d.ty
I b"- o.. ..i.i k. if th nrorision
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to give authority to
th- interstate com- i
merce commission to tix wases and hours
of service wore
could not be passe.
A in timi. to avert I
tho strike To PilSS the provision ne
said would instesd of stopping thelrlke I
absolutelv force it
The senate recessed at S clock until
S o'clock when debate will be renewed
with a view to action before adjourn-
ment If possible.
When the senate reconvened Senator
Pittman moved to strrke out all the ex-
acting clause of the senate bill and sub-
stitute thcefor the Adamson bill passed
by the house
At Senator N'en land's request unani-
mous consent was given to lay aside the
enate bill temporarily and begin con-
sideration of the house bill.
REED FIRST TO
CRITICISE THE BILL.
In opening Xpe senate debate Senator
Kewlands referred to the legislative sug-
gestions made by the president and said
the enlargement of the interstate com-
merce commission would not be pressed
because of opposition to It at this time j
The uroposal for an investigation as toi
-the necessity for increased freight rates
the committee did not comply with he
explained because It thought that tht
Interstate commerce commission already
had power to adjust rates.
'Regarding important legislation to
prevent future 1-ibor crises." Senator
Aewlan.ls said "the .iorr.Tt;ttee could not
report Friday. Whether it will be re-
ported in the future remains for the com-
mittee to determine. The same is true of
the sugge.-tion for a bill authorizing the
president to operate trains in time of
necessity for military purposes "
The first cr'.tictsm of the committee's
Irork came from Senator Reed who want-
ed to know if the section directed against
strikes and giving the interstate com-
merce commission power to fix the wages
nf railroad employes had been suggested
by President Wilson. He insisted that
ne would deprive the worker of h.s right
to contract for his own pay and subject
him to "Involuntary servitude" and tte
other render him liable to imprisonment
for some slight offense.
' Senator Newlands said the two provi-
sions had been inserted without sugges-
tion by the president.
i -I believe In a government of law" he
dded "and not in a government of force
where an Individual organizat.on can ap-
ply force and demand submission. '
SENATE TO VOTE AT
O'CLOCK SATURDAY.
Senator Pittman objected to the state-
ment that President Wilson favored a
compulsory arbitration bill but Senator
Vnderwood Insisted that the bills laid
before the Interstate commerce commlt-
t m hail Keen nrespnted hr n n nitsistnt
attorney general and a member of the
United States board or mediation and
conciliation.
Senator Newlands said the president
had seen the section giving the interstate
commerce commission power to regulate
wages. Senator Underwood declared that
the DroviEion sivine the commission au
thority over wages broadened the wage
cale to 800.000 men instead of confining i
"lt-!Thl20 Provides a permanent board of ! An "dvance of ess than 2 p" cent in
arbitration in this country for railroad i ratel' 'r freight and passenger service
employes." he said. "It afford labor an j on all railroads operating in Oklahoma
opportunity for its day in court. In the i will meet the additional expense if the
future it will not have to go with mailed I proposed eight hour law for trainmen In-
fst to demand its rights." ! stead of 20 per cent as claimed by rail-
Objection to any action other than the I way managers according to figures com-
eiehrhour leeislation was voiced bv Sen- . piled Friday by (Jeorge A. Henshaw cor-
ator Simmons. j poration commissioner.
"These labor men." said Senator Un- j Figures of earnings and expenses of the
derwood "are men of intelligence and I carriers submitted b ythem during the
character and high standing the strike ! various rate hearings before the corn-
Is off today." ! mission show that the advance In rates to
Shorty after 11 o'clock the senate I ve tne "eased cost of operation on
agreed to a proposal by Senator Sew- I
lands to close debate at 4 o clock Satur
day afternoon and to proceed the"? to a
ovte on the house bill and amendments
and to a final vote not later than 6
o'clock. Then the senate adjourned until
1 o'clock Saturday.
Kansas City
Short of Fnel.
KAisocxi'.t 1 Prtss Report.)
KANSAS CITY. September 1. Con-
sumers here were facing a shortage of
coal as well as other commodities.
Charles S. Keith former president of the
Southwestern Inter.-tate Coal Operators
association estimated that the domestic
supply here would last not longer than
five or six days and that many industrial
plants could not count on running even so
long. Mr. Keith ad.led that the mines In
. Missouri. Kansas. ' 'klahorna and Arkan- I
.u were now endeavoring to rush an much '
coal here as possit If .
Electric power for llchting and street
cars would not b endangered for ;0 or
SS days however as officials of the Kan-
sas City Light and Power company est:-
' mated their fuei supply would last for
that length of time. An ice famine was
POLLY AND
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more apparent several manufacturers de-
claring they would face coal ahortase
within a week. Plans were being con-
sidered to open milk cooling stations. If
the necessity arose.
The produce market In some Instances
Thursday reflected the threatening out-
look. The retail price of potatoes jumped
overnight from a bushel to 11.75. aa
increase of SO cents In two days. Most
other vegetables remained stationary and
few changes were made In the price of
groceries wholesale dealers said their
supplies would be adequate for at least
a few days.
Railroads Hay
Contest New Law.
lAsseciattti Prtst Ktftrt.t
CHICAGO. September 1. While railroad
officials of the country generally agreed
Friday that passage by congress of the
eight-hour btU would avert the pending
strike many were of the opinion that the
railroads would decline to acvepLjffe law
without a contest in the United States
supreme court.
The plan Friday as the results of con-
ferences Thursday night among presi
dents of a number of leading roads was
that no claim of unconstitutionality would
be Interposed but should the measure be
enacted It would be studied by the rail-
road lawyers before a test case was made
in the courts.
If the men accept the measure. It will
nmhahlv mean the Dostponement of the
strike" said E. V. Ripley president of
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe.
-snrh action however will mean but
ia temporary settlement of present diffl-
culties "
j Kood' prloeg in this c;lv witn fPW ex.
eptjon nave not b.en materially af-
i fected as a result of threatened tieup of
he tran!lporatl(n fHOilitls of the coun-
i 'ry Potatoes sold on the market today
- - . hiehist Thrice in mnnv vears.
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BURLINGTON REVOKED ITS
FREIGHT EMBARGO ORDERS
President Holden Spokesman for
Railroads Said He Realized
Roads Had to Surrender.
(Associated Prtss Report.)
CHICAGO. September 1. Convinced
i that congress will force them to sur
render presidents of Important Western
railroads Friday night ordered rescinding
or modification of the freight embargoes
ordered in pre.aratlon for a general rail-
! irike. .u uie same time ranwa
executives announced defections from the
ranks of the brotherhoods and declared
they had enough men to oierate trains
strike or no strike. This was denied by
brotherhood officials.
Hale Holden. president of the Chicago
Burlington and Wuiney spokesman lor
the railroads in the recent conferences
with l"resident Wilson said the railroads
are convinced congress will force through
the eight-hour day bill before the date
set for the strike but that they are tak-
ing no chances.
"It seems tonight that congress will
make us surrender." Mr. Ho.den said
explaining an order by his freight depart-
ment revoking the embargo.
"The Burlington and other roads have
felt today there is little chance for a
strike now. We are revoking our em-
bargo so as not to inconvenience the
shippers at all. But we are going ahead
with our plans to operate" trains in event
of a strike. The strike order must be
actually revoked before we let up In our
precautions. We have men enough to
run our trains."
While the railroad executives were
claiming defection of thousands of
brotherhood members officials of the
unions through Timothy Shea vice
president of the Brotherhood of Firemen
and Knginemen. said the railroads had
circulated such stories and they had no
tears their men would not obey the strike
call.
OKLAHOMA COMMISSIONER
FIGURED COST OF INCREASE
jLess Than Two Per Cent Added to
Present Freight Rates Will Off-
set Eight-Hour Day.
(Juodaitd P'tss Rer-crt.)
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okbi . St-memlwr 1
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Rock island IS per cent: Katy 1.8 per
cent; and the Frisco 1.8 per cent accord-
ing to the commission.
There afe Zji'.Wi) s juare miles of rail-
road in the United States and taking the
increase in operating expenses on the
carriers in Oklahoma as a basis for the
increase In other roads the total increase
in operating expenses throughout the
country would be between $35.00.000 and
$40000000. The trainmen say it would
be only 25Oo.ooO. while the railroads de-
clare it would re $100000000.
The approximate amount In money of
the per cent increase in wages on the
various railroads are:
Santa Fe Sl.TMUuS; Rock Island 11271-
820: Katy $.-87820; Frisco $797371.
The Oklahoma rate hearing lasted
several years and dussag that period fig-
ures were compiled which now are ex-
pected to be valuable In that they have
great bearing on the eight hour day Issue.
Wabash Heads Confident.
i A ssociaten tress Ke?vt.
ST. LOUIS September 'l. John Kear-
ney head of the Wabash here said Fri-
day night he was unprepared to say ex-
actly what the road would be able to do
If the strike was called Monday but that
he was confident a number of trains would
be run.
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cCAMDELL &
PREVENTION OF '
STRIKE ASSURED
Washington Expects Senate to Ac-
cept House Bill.
Brotherhood Men Will Consider
Adamson Eight-Hour Law as
Satisfactory Settlement.
Ked Tape Eliminated.
lAssociated Press Report.)
WASHINGTON. September 1. Preven-
tion of the threatened railroad strike
through an act of congress seemed as-
sured Friday night after the house by
an overwhelming vote had passed the
Adamson eight hour day law and the
senate had agreed to take a final vote
on the measure not later than 6 o'clock
Saturday evening.
Although it is possible that senate
amendments may make conferences nec-
rv it is generally believed that when
the test comes the house bill as it stands
will be accepted and rushed to Shadow
ioo.n x .7. for President Wilson's
signature ani while no formal announce-
. . . .... ..... Ha i.v the emDloveS broth-
IZieillS "C'c iuv " J . - .
LThood heads it is authoritatively stated
that this win resun u u.k-
ot the code messages calling off the-gen-eral
strike ordered for Monday morn-
The Adamson bill as passed in the
house bv a vote of 239 to 56 with mlnoY
amendments is the same measure which
the brotherhood leaders officially de
clared Fridav would constitute a satis-
factory settlement" and prevent the
strike The amendments added to con-
form to a draft framed by the senate
interstate commerce committee would fil
the effective date as January 1. 1917
instead of December 1. 191. and exempt
railroads less than 100 miles long and
electric street and tnterurban lines.
Briefly it provides:
That eight hours shall be deemed a
day's work and the standard for reck-
oning compensation of railroad employes
operating trains in interstate commerce
after January 1. 1917. and
"That a commission of three appointed
by President Wilson shall Investigate
the effects of the eight hour standard
from six to nine months and then report
to congress present wages not to be
reduced during the investigation or for
30 days thereafter and overtime to be
paid at a prorata rate."
LESS THAN HALF REPUBLICANS
FOLLOWED THEIR LEADER.
It was after a day of hot debate that
the house passed the bill under a special
rule brought In when Republican Leader
Mann objected to Its consideration. Less
than half of the republicans followed
their floor leader In the opposition and
when the final vote came 75 of them
lined up with the majority while only 66
voted against the measure. Just two
democrats Representatives Steele of
Pennsylvania and Black of Texas stood
out against the bill and Representative
London of iew xora ui ouiy awiniisi
voted for it.
Red tape was eliminated as far as pos-
sible to rush the measure over to the
senate which after several hours of lively
discussion over a bill reported by Its in-
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terstate commerce committee had re-
cessed until 8 o'clock. When the senate
reconvened the house legislation was
there awaiting action.
At the outset of the night session Sen-
ator Newlands sought and obtained unan-
imous consent to put aside the senate
bill and take up the one sent over from
the house thereby paving the way for
uuick final action without preliminary
formality that otherwise would be nec
essary. Then Senator I nderwood brought
u the issue over which the senate Is
divided by proposing as an amendment
the rate fixing proposition of the dis-
carded senate Mil.
Over this amendment debate waged for
three hours. Senators Newlands and Un-
derwood advocating it ajid Senator Cum-
mins making a long speech criticising the
whole proceedings. Most of the sena-
tors had little to say and in the cloak
'wins uicic mciv I M lillimiUUS ItlUl I
the bill would en thrm.irh without chunfn
For a while there-was talk of an all night I
session but early in the evening word
was passed mat an agreement to adjourn
ana a vote at a certain nour Saturday
would come before the discussion
had
gone very far.
KITCHIN SHOWED
COURTESY TO LABOR MEN.
All throughout the morning President
Wilson was at his office in the capitol
conferring with administration leaders
and aiding In arrangements for putting
.
liio legisamon mrougn. ne leit vvasn-
ington at 3 o'clock in the afternoon for
Long Branch N. J. where he will be no-
tified formally Saturday of his nomina-
tion for re-election entirely confident that
his efforts had avjrted the industrial ca-
tastrophe. While the house was at work the three
brotherhood heads at the invitation of
Democratic Leader Kltchin occupied tho
. .. .. a auu leans
( entrance to th
ways and means committee room near the
house floor and were
in constant consultation with labor
spokesmen in the house. They were In-
sistent that the eight hour day provision
go through without any of the arbi-
tration of the wage fixing amendments
put lorward during the debate.
A great crowd thronged into the sen-
ate galleries for the night session. The
house was represented by scores of mem-
bers. Including Speaker Clark who took
a seat on the floor near Senator Under-
wood. The brotherhood heads less con-
spicuous than they had been In the house
side did not advertise their presence nor
go into the g.illry to hear the debate.
On asking unanimous consent to lav
aside the senate bill and take up the one
sent over from the house. Senator New-
lands criticised congress for not respond-
ing to the president's demand for legisla-
tion which would serve as a protection
against a future labor crisis and de-
clared members feared to face the issue
because of the political campaign.
Senator Thomas also said that congress
and not the president was evading the
responsibility of meeting a great)emer-
gency in a way to make Its action per-
manent In character.
MANN CRITICIZED
PRESIDENT'S PROGRAM.
As soon as Senator Cummins concluded
his speech against the bill Senator New-
lands proposed adjournment with the
agreement to vote and promptly was
given unanimous consent ending the ses-
sion. In the house all the amendments ex-
cept those adopted by the party leaders
were rejected. One by Representative
Clark of Florida to extend the operation
of the eight-hour law to all employes of
railroads was defeated 120 to 81 after
Mr. Clark had vehemently declared he
would surrender his seat In congress
rather than stultify himself by voting
for the bill without the change. Mr.
Ciark did not answer when the roll was
called for the final vote.
Representative Mann told the house he
believed he could have voted for the
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presidents whole program as recom-
mended to congress 'but' he added
the president as he always has In the
conduct of the country's affairs wobbled
and wavered when he had real questions
before him. Bold as he was In asserting
his views before congress a day or two
ago he now backs water as shown from
his then program and now urges con-
gress to pass a bill which leaves out most
of the essential things which he then
proposed.
ADAMSON OPPOSED TO
UNDERWOOD AMENDMENT.
Representative Adamson of Georgia
author of the bill admitted It was hasty
legislation to meet an emergency. "We
now put in the eight hour law" he saM.
' and provide for preserving the status
. .....ii ....
-uo until a commission can investigate
tne dispute' between the two classes of
our servants. Afterwards we will make
complete ana aaequate regulations taR
ing care of the interests of both classes
of our servants and doing justloe to the
people."
While the brotherhood heads refrained
Friday night from expressing publicly any
opinion of the Underwood wage fixing
amendment it Is known that they strong-
ly oppose It and are confident that It
never will become a law. On the other
nana many members of the house and
I fna'? re confident that even though
i the Underwood amendment should pass
Just so the eight hour' day provision goes
through there will be no strike. It is
generally believed that the messages call-
ing off the strike will go out Saturday
night Just after congress acts without
waiting the bill to reach the president.
Representative Adamson announced
emphatically that If a conference became
necessary the house conferees never
would agree to the Underwood amend-
ment and the senate would be forced
in the end to accept his bill unchanged.
ELECTRICIANS MAY STRIKE.
Employes of Seventeen Railroads Asked
for Eight-Hour Day.
Associated Press Report.)
SPRINGFIELD 111. September 1.
Members of the International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers employed by 17 rail
roads In eight States are preparing to
strike in the near future unless demands
being drafted asking an eight-hour day
and a general wage Increase of 5 cents
an hour are met according to J. P. Noo-
nan vice president of the brotherhood at
headquarters here Thursday nighv
Noonan said the action of the electrical
workers would be coincident with similar
action on the part of the 40000 or 50.004
workmen comprising six different crafts
in Illinois Missouri Kansas Oklahoma
Texas Arkansas Colorado and Nebraska.
Among the chattsmen he said'would be
mechanics blacksmiths sheet metal
workers car workers and boiler workers
employed by the 17 railroads. Their de-
mands will be those of the electrical
workers.
KANSAS CITY September 1. After
a protracted series of meetings Friday of
subcommittees for both the miners and
operators In conference attempting to
reach an agreement on wage and working
conditions for the Southwest coal dis-
trict it was announced by representatives
of the nVlners that a final and decisive
statement would be made bv the opera-
tors Saturday. Whether the 35000 coal
miners Involved In the controversy would
strike depended on us acceptance Uy tne
operators they said.
NEW YORK September 1 Three thou-
sand motormen and conductors employed
on the elevated and subway lines of the
Interborough Rapid 'Transit company
voted Friday night to suspend work unless
officers of the corporation consent to
meet a committee from the union. The
ultimatum will be presented Tuesday.
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ElBewhere $1.00.
49c
Hundreds To Select From.
$1.75
For Ladles' Ready
Trimmed Hat
Elsewhere $3.50.
59c
For fancy Feather Bird Wings
and flower; the new trimming;
eUewhere'fl.OO. ' 1
$3.39
For Lsdies' new Early
Fall Trimmed Hats In
all new colors; last word in style;
elsewhere $5.00 $7.50. .
MANY MEN SHOW THEY DO
NOT WANT TO GO ON STRIKE
(Continued from Page One.)
order in the Shawnee district court Fri-
day .gainst six officials of the Order of
RaUwfy Conductors to prevent them
from calling a strike of the members of
!he order. Judge . W. Uana Issued the
order.
CHICAGO. September 1. One thousand
conductors employed on the Chicago. Mil-
waukee and St. Paul railroad have tele-
graphed A. B. Qarretson. general chair-
man of the Order of Bailway Conductors
that they have withdrawn from the stnae
movement. K. D. Sewall. vice president of
the Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul roaa
'Trsewad he "formed
committee of the men that they had
taken such action.
Jacksonville!" Fis- September 1
Enginemen. firemen conductors train-
men and yard men of the Atlantic Coast
Une Friday received letters signed by
He warned them that in the i event of
i 1 .ir irn orders they will
accornglV surrender aU right. and 1 prlvl-
leeea that have accrued to them as em
ploTes including any claim that tne y haye
to pension under the company s rules.
CHICAGO September 1. A delegation
t r.nductnr of the Chicago ana norm
m 1 1 ma a it ws learned tooay iei.
here for Washington last night to oppose
strike. At neaaquariers .v -
and GaTena dWisTons if th. road and that
ryGhoped :tob.ln time
.. . nnmA VVAITl I tin ISLVIIBM
cause ol tne rauruu
Mit.wiTTVFX Wis.. September 1. W.
n w.nrirhk. superintendent of terminals
of the Chicago. Milwaukee and St . Paul
railroad announcea rru
been officially notuiea ui u. "'"""x
. . . -. i i H.u'inr on the sec
the Missouri river naa vm-cu -
OMAHA. Neb. September 1. "All of
our engineers would remain at work In
the event of a strike being inaugurated."
said President E. E. Calvfn of the Union
Pacific "because they are not Involved
In this movement and we have the assur-
ance that a large percentage of con-
ductors and other train employes would
refuse to cease work."
ST. LOUIS September 1. The Missouri
Pacific and Iron Mountain system was
made no canvass among Its trainmen and
engineers to ascertain how many will re-
port for work if a strike Is called but
Receiver Bush made the following an-
nouncement: "We expect to run a num-
ber of trains on Monday and to show an
increase from day to day."
MINNEAPOLIS. September 1. George
R. Hunting general manager of the Min-
neapolis.' St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie
railroad Friday authorised the announce-
ment that assurances had been received
from 40 per cent of the conductors and
brakemen of that road members of the
brotherhoods that they would not obey a
strike order. Engineers and firemen of
the road did not take a strike vote be-
cause of the three-year contract still In
force.
ST. LOUIS September 1. Announce-
ment was made at the office of Vice
President Herbert of the St. Louis South-
western (Cotton Belt) railroad today that
a large number of the trainmen employed
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Sterol MiasHfB .
Ociobor.Slsit -
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$1.50 MEN'S NEGLIGEE .
SHIRTS 75c . j;
2000 from which to select; In white
colors and neat stripes; ' $1.50
value. Closing out '"'7Ci'-
price
All Gents' Furnishings Must Be
Sold as thlsdepartment will bo
discontinued iff our new sjarev
Shirts. Underwear Neckwearj Col-
lars etc.. will be sacrificed for less
than cost
specialsale of new fall
SKIRTS
Hundreds of New Novelty and
staple SKirts.
$3
(a For Ladles' fin popnn
eIV
and i'eraes. also fancy
r - " -
Skirts. Elsewhere $5.00.
JA For Ladies' New Fail
pde47 Skirts in fancy poplin
serges and motley. Elsewhere
$10.00.
Smallest to Largest Effects.
$2.48
Ladles' Res d y
Trimmed Hats.
Elsewhere '$5.00.
AQ. For new Auto Veils In white
OG and colors; chiffon and new
mesh. Elsewhere $2.00.
QQf For Children's Colored Gln(r-
906 ham and Percale Dresses: ages
2 to 14 fast color. Elsewhere $1.60
by that road would not strike. An ap-
proximate percei age could not be given.
SIOUX FALLS. 8. D.. September 1.
Reports from authentic scources here Fri-
day state that all engineers on the Chi-
cago St. Paul Minneapolis and Omaha
lines have refused to strike.
CHICAGO September 1 Vice President
Byram of the Chicago. Burlington and
Qulncy Friday afternoon stated that the
poll or engineers firemen and trainmen
including conductors shows that to per
cent of the members of the brotherhoods
employed by the road wil not obey a
strike order.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. September 1.
E. E. Kerwin general superintendent of
the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad
announced. Friday that he had been ad-
vised by representatives of the Brother-
hood of Locomotive Engineers of his road
that the engineers would not go on strike.
Mr. Kerwin said that the necessary vote
to make the strike imperative bad not
been cast.
ST. LOUIS September 1. Receiver
Schaff of the Missouri Kansas and Texas
announced Friday that the management
would bo prepared In the event of a
strike to operate a limited number of
trains regularly and that the road had
assurances "from a sufficient number of
employes as to make it certain that there
would not be such a disarrangement of
schedules as labor leaders anticipated."
CHICAGO. September 1. Members of"
the four brotherhoods employed on the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe railroad
will meet and request their union chiefs
to withdraw the order to strike according
to a statement issued Friday by V. .1.
Black passenger traffic manager of the
road.
KANSAS CITY Mo. September 1. E.
Dickinson president of the Kansas City
Mexico and Orient said lie believed that
from 16 to 20 per cent of the brotherhood
employes on that road would not obey a
strike order.
BELIEVE TRAINMEN STILL
LOYAL TO BROTHERHOODS
Local Labor Leaders Discount Be-
porta Eegarding Withdrawal
of Strike Vote.
Local labor leaders discount the ac-
curacy of dispatches coming from' many
cities to the effect that conductors engi-
neers and trainmen are withdrawing their
votes and working against the strike
order. "
"I do not think there Is the least
foundation for all these reports" paid A
J. Goggan. "I think they are circulated
by the railroad people In an effort to ore-
ate a sentiment over the country and to
throw a spirit of uncertainty Into men in
other parts of the country. In those por-
tions that are quoted here. I believe their
fcre quoting us they are telling trainmen
there that we 'are working to get tha
strike called off which is not true.
"Estimates as to the number of mem-
bers of the brotherhoods that will remain
loyal to the railroads are all bosh aa thv
were In our strike In 1913." '
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