Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 176, 26 July 1922 — Page 1

VOL. XCII., No. 176 LEWIS STAND DENOUNCED BY GOOI'CRAY Indiana Executive Brands Statement Federal Efforts Farce as Disloyal Says Indiana Behind Harding. URGE SPECIAL SESSION (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, July 26. Governor McCray today sent a telegram to President Harding denouncing reported statements of John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America in which Lewis charged that the federal attempts to end the coal strike have been a failure. The governor said: "I have just read the statements made through tho press by John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America. I regard his utterances as defiant and disloyal and feel it calls for prompt and positive action on the part of federal authorities. Indiana stands behind you in whatever course you may elect to settle the strike or bring about resumption of local production." Mr. Lewis in a statement wiven out yesterday is reported as saying that federal attempts to end the coal strike have been a tragic farce. Suggests Special Session The calling of a special session of the Indiana legislature to repeal the miners Qualification law and enact: other legislation to facilitate the pro-' duotion of coal loomed as a nossibil-! ity when it became known that such

a plan had been suggested to the gov-iIJ R fl Q DlUlfC fllCD ernor. Although the executive wouldl 111 Ui Ui Ti lifillftA SlWrn

make no statement last night regarding the calling of a special session, he indicated that he was giving the proposal fterious consideration. Other plans for a settlement of tho coal strike in Indiana, inaugurated by the governor, following separate meetings here yesterday with representatives of Indiana coal operators and district miners' union officials, will be given a trial before an attempt i3 made to repeal the qualification law, however, it i3 believed. The governor declined to give out any information as to the plans, but indicated that further developments in the strike situation in the state may be expected soon. Think Repeal Necessary Repeal of the qualification law, however, is believed by many persons interested in the Indiana pituation to be necessary if an effort is made to resume production of coal, without a declaration of martial law. A declaration of martial law, it is thought, would nullify the qualification act, but the governor is said. to look with disfavor on such a declaration, which at the present is unnecessary to preserve order ia the coal fields. The miners' qualification law provides that no one can work in an Indiana mine, who does not hold a lirfv cense. No one can qualify for a license until he has served two years apprenticeship in a mine upder the supervision of a licensed miner. Practically all miners holding licenses are union men now on strike. Repeal of this law would permit the operation of mines by unskilled labor. WITH PENNSY HEAD (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. July 26. Resuming the conferences through which he purposes to keep in close contact with the railroad strike situation. President Harding 'conferred today with W. W. Atterbury, vice president in' charge of operations of the Pennsylvania railroads, ' Secretary ' Hoover also participated in the conference. While the administration continued to await results of the attempt to operate strike affected mines, at the same time confining its policy in the rail strike to support of the railroad labor board as the only authorized sgency to deal with it, the interstate commerce commission put into effect today transportation routing and priority orders as the basis of the piogram for control of the country's depleted

:oal supply and transportation facili-jmen

ties FRENCH ATTACKED BY SYRIANS, REPORT (By Associated Press) CAIRO, July 26. The Syrian committee here announces that when newa that the league of nations council had confirmed the French-Syrian mandate was received in that country, a band

or Syrians auacnea rrencn troops at;men, wives, and relatives of strikini Hauran. killed two officers and 17 j railway employes attacked a party of men, destroyed two tanks and cap- non-union railroad Bhonmen or, th.

tured a number of. prisoners and quantity of war material. The French are reported to have been forced to retreat until reinforcements were hurried from Damascus. The Syrians also are reported to have brought down a French airplane at Ezrah and to have atacked a French outpost at Javroud, killing 15 Frenchmen. . The committee alleges that disorder has broken out in the whole of Syria. Report Danger of Shortage Of Refrigeirator Cars fBv Associated Press) SACRAMENTO. Calif.. July 26. At-j tention or .presiaeni tiaruing was directed today to the possibility of a refrigerator car shortage in California as a result of the railroad strike and j the "prospective inability of the car

riers to return equipment promtply" , V in a telegram by Gov. W. D. Stephens. 0 The telegram declared that the sitv uation is "bound to bring about , serious and Irreparable losses to tho

farmers of California in the Immediate future."

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n naIhe e Hundred and Fourth Pennsylvania cavalry, called out for patrol duty i nthe mine fields of the westrearfyOOO mountaede'mear Col I E "VVZSS'"? Cokesbu. r Washington. Pa. The regiment comprises for "field service Stackpole, Jr., is commanding the unit. The regiment is completely equipped

HOPE TO AVOID SPLIT NEWCASTLE SELECTION (Special to the Palladium INDIANAPOLIS, July 26. With 11 candidates for the office, including two women, the postmastership contest at Newcastle is holding the interest of Indiana Republican leaders at this time. The term of the Democratic postmaster at Newcastle, a first class office, will expire Sept. 5, which is also the date of the expiration of the terms of the serving postmasters at Richmond and Shelbyville, also first class offices.. The only other, office of the highest classification in I the sixth congressional district is the one at Connersville, where a Republican postmaster was appointed about a year ago. The Shelbyville contest is as lively as the one at Newcastle but not the same political importance is attached to it for the reason that Shelby county is always strongly Democratic, while Henry county, on the other hand, is one of the strongholds of stalwart Republicanism in Indiana. A serious party split, over the Newcastle postmastership would produce acute political embarrassments. Republican leaders are confident, however, that such a situation can be avoided. Smith Enters Race Edward N. Smith, Democrat, now Serving his second trm na nnetmiatr J furnishes one of the interesting fea mres oi me .Newcastle contest. Smith is a candidate for reappointment. He 6ays that he has no hope for reappointment, but has entered the race for the purpose of showing that the present method of appointing postumsiers is a iarce. Smith contends that his qualifications for the office, resulting from the experience of eight years, should entitle him to first place on the list of three eligibles. He insists, however, that such a rating will not save him from being divorced from his job. ' Republican leaders here have asserted that Smith is playing "peanut politics." They point to the fact that under the regulations of the United States civil service commission there (Continued on Page Four) MASKED MEN BEAT SIX RAIL EMPLOYES (By Associated Press) TIPTON, Ind., July 26. Six young who have been .employed in the Lake Erie and Western shops here since the union men walked out July 1. were attacked late last night by 12 masked man and badly beaten. AH the young men were farmers' sons and were on their way home when the attack mas made. The attacking party was in a high-powered automobile, it is reported. Authorities are making an investigation, but no arrests have been made. TOLEDO, Ohio, July 26. Forty woway to work in the Fering street shops of the New York Central here today. Police responded to a call for heln and were met with a shower of bricks j ana stones, which resulted in a call for police reserves. Three patrol wagons filled with officers rushed to the scene with orders to arrest every woman found in the vicinity. When the police arrived the women had fled. No arrests were made. Amos W. Parsons, 54, Dies At Hagerstown Residence HAGERSTOWN. Ind., July .26. Amos W. Parsons, known as "Grant" Parsons, 54 years old, died Tuesday at nis Dome north of town from tnhArcular trouble, after many months of illness. . Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:30 p. m. from the home of his brother, B. F. Parsons, on Pearl street. The Rev. s. H. Caylor. pastor of the Methodist church will deliver the sermon. Interment will . be made in West Lawn cemetery. '

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, v and, insert, Col. E. J. SUckpole, Jr., CS! (By United Press) INDIANAPOLIS, July 26 "One Dlackie, one yellow, one old, one young," shouted Moy Hines in voice pitched high with excitement, descfiminating in English and Chinese four negroes who stole hi suitcase. Moy was going to Richmond He; nut his suitcase nn tho ciMon-olb- 1 " vu V U . . V. TV XV. . 1 negro pasing in a trasn wagon grabbed it, tne otner negroes in the urged the horse to speed. wagon As tney turned the corner Moy saw his shaving outfit, - and alarm lirtr (id n,t. .1.11 j - ' ..vv.n., -ru nui m ui ciuiuea ana $10.90 worth of suitcase disappear. DEBT NEGOTIATIONS WITH GREAT BRITAIN MAY BE POSTPONED (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, July 26. Negotiations with financial representatives of Great Britain for the funding of that country's $5,000,000,000 war debt to this country, scheduled to begin early in September, may be deferred until the latter part of that month, -it was indicated today at the treasury Three members of the allied debt

funding commission will be away from,mously against Sunday dances.

Washington during the first part of! Hagerstown -Methodist With 40 September, it was explained, and offi-Present. - voted against Sunday cials expressed" the belief that the; dancesBritish mission would not come toi Hagerstown. Nettle .Creek Friends

this country until the American body would have a majority available for handling the negotiations. According to present plans, Secretary Hughes i3 to be In Rio de Janeiro on Sept. 1 for the opening of the Brazilian centennial exposition: Secre tary Hoover is to be in Santa Fe, New Mexico, during the latter part of August. and early m September for the meeting of the Colorado river commission, and Representative Burton, Republican, Ohio, is to attend the sessions of the inter-parliamentary union at Vienna the first part of September. The absence of these members of the commission would leave in Washington only Secretary Mellon, chairman of the commission, and Senator Smoot, Republican, of Utah. Consequently.officials expressed the belief that Great Britain would postpone sending her financial experts here until a working majority of the American commissioners would be present to receive them. Negotiations with France, already begun with Jean V. Parmentiex, director of finance of the French treassury. It was thought, would have reached a stage by the latter part of August to enable the three commissioners to leave Washington. M. Parmentier, according to the views in official circles, is not empowered to con-j elude any final arrangements for the! funding of the French debt, but only to discuss a program which he may submit to his government for approval. COAL IMPORTATION JOKE, SAYS LEWIS (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. July 26. Importation of British mined bituminous coal to avert a fuel famine among American industries, "is so apparently futile and absurd as to constitute a huge joke," John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine . Workers of America as'serted today. "They tell me 500.000 tons of coal already has been contracted for at the i mines in Wales," said 4e "enough to I i x . i t. , i lni ne Amenca aiSSDS jusi two ami ono-naii nours on a uay of average production? "trien it 1 roiiiTori thot fha nt-moi coal requirements of this country are ! " "J . .-"-.I". 1 V 11 11 V I 11 1 11 11 1 111 U 1

b,uuu,uu'j tons a weeit, while the ut-"ul e.iLiiy iair lomgni ana mursmost unloading capacity of all docks iday; DOt much change in temperaon the American sencoast is less thanture-

25,000,000 tons a year, it becomes apparent how farcical are attempts to break the miners' strike with foreign! fuel." Mr. Lewis said he had not been in communication with English union I leaders or sought any agreement with Welsh miners which would result in a) refusal to load union-dug coal for ship-1 ment to America. i

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IND., WEDNESDAY EVENING, i vvncauui u. rd commanding. Soldiers unOF COUNTY lAf.t HAND AGAINST SABBATH DESECRATION A survey of the county churches on the protest againsl Sunday dancing a i RppchwrwiI nn whlVi tho RiclimnTil! J " ' V' l ...lllU t-. A Ministerial association .requested, ac tion last Sunday, shows the following results : New Garden Friends church At- ! tendance at Sunday school, 42; vote unanimous against Sunday dancing. Green's Fork Christian Vote by 53 in Sunday school unanimous against. Green's Fork Methodist With an attendance of 76, voted 72 against Sundav dartres ' Economy Friends church Unanimous vote in favor of protest, with 41 present.' Fountain City Friends Unanimous vote against, with 109 present. Fountain City Methodist Unanimous against, with 108 present. Fountain City, Hopewell Methodist With 79 at Sunday school, all voted in favor of the protest. Practically Unanimous Fountain City Methodist An attendance of 33 Sunday night took ; practically a unanimous vote to the 'same effect Hagerstown Christian Sunday school with 122 present voted unaniAll against, 90 present. Pershing Christian Church Practically unanimous vote in favor of abolishing Sunday dancing, 30 present. Pershing Methodist Sunday school with 58 present, voted unanimously: against Sunday dances. . j Williamsburg Methodist With 84 present, the vote was 100 per cent for the resolution. Carlos, Morgan Creek Church With 55 present, voted unanimously against Sunday dancing. Centerville Friends Church Every one of 88 present agreed in a standing vote against Sunday dances. Cambridge City Christian church An atendance of 123 voted 100 per cent against the Sunday dances. Cambridge City Baptist churchUnanimous protest against Sabbath desecration, with 400 present. Chester and Webster Methodist No action taken Sunday, but will be presented next Sunday. Sentiment reported strongly opposed to Sunday dances. "Abington Methodist Protest not presented for action. Boston Methodist Standing vote, unonimous for the resolution of protest Middleboro Methodist Unanimous vote for orotest, standing vote with 64 present. Weather Forecast FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY By W. E. Moore Partly cloudy, but fair at intervals, tonight and Thursday. Barometric pressure continues above normal over the central states, but a small storm center over the Mississippi valley, states indicates some cloudiness during the next 36-hour period.Temperatures Yesterday Maximum 82 Minimum 63.' Today Noon Weather 85 Conditions Fair weather! continues over the central states, with local,-rains over the Mississippi val-j tjr arnica, ii remains vtrv warm over the south and west, with moderate temperatures over the lake .region ! I rt y 1 m n m tAmnAfntiiKaD t 7 ,i"6V"" ""u yum nnu:u southwestward. For Indiana, by the United States i... - . vv;ainer ourtau bomewnat unsettled: Pa id Circulation Yesterday, was 11,687 . i UlU KjlTCUiailOn I

JULY 26, 1922. MAINTENANCE MEN MY GO OUT, THREAT Declare 400,000 Workers May Strike Because of Al1 J A f D J" icgcu nuiuu ui iwauz i Forming Organizations. GRABLE DENIES ACTION (By Associated Press)

that the 400,000 maintenance of way ,f tc B.eizi5.t?e. mines' men employes on the nation's railroads Xf thls was f n 1902, it is probwill go on strike, because of alleged "'y ?lorev,true n, the greatly adactionsof certain eastern roads in at-.Jancecl Public opinion of 20 years tempting to form company organiza-! JZF' . tions to take the place of international J 1 ne exict- details of Roosevelt's railroad brotherhoods and in protest : pIan for he seizure of the mines as of guards employed by the railroads revealed by him several years later, was made here today at the headquar- w . m hls own words as follows: ters of the international brotherhood; T"e method of action upon which of Maintenance of Ways employes and 1 had determined in the last resort railway shop employes. ! was. to Set the governor of PennsylE. F. Grable, president of the union, i vania to ask me to keep order. Then

is in Chicago conferring with the United States labor board and is prepared to demand, it was said authoritatively here today that certain ' practices of the railroads be abandoned. Unless grievances of the maintenance men are settled, it was stated at union headquarters here, a strike Is inevit able. CHICAGO, July 26. E. F. Grable, president of the international brotherj hood of Maintenance of Way employes and railroad shop laborers, denied reports emanating today from his headquarters at Detroit that the 400,000 members of the union were threatening again to strike. Mr. Grable said that negotiations were proceeding satisfactorily before the United States labor board. "OPERATORS ANNOUNCE READINESS TO CONFER WITH MINE WORKERS (By Associated Press) BRIDGEPORT, Ohi., July 26 Announcement was made here today by Charles J. Albisen. secretary of the Pittsburgh A'ein Operator's association that the asociation now itands ready to enter conference with officials of the United Mine workers, either for the state of Ohio railway the central competitive field with a view of terminating a strike. This is the first definite announcement by this masaigement by this asociation of operators which produced more than one-third of the entire coal in Ohio, that it was willing to enter discussion with the miners on this basis. , The asociation employes 20,000 of ! the men engaged In the industry in this state. William Roy, vice-president of the eastern Ohio district of the miners union, said that the announcement by the operators asociation . might be ! of great importance when viewed in connection with the conference today in Philadelphia, between President Lewis and district presidents representing the anthracite and bituminous fields of Pennsylvania. BELIEVE PROPOSAL TO CUT WOOL TARIFF WILL BE DEFEATED (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, July 26. The first test of strength in the senate on the Lenroot proposition to reduce the proposed tariff duties on coarse wool and manufactures thereof was expected to come today.- Leaders of the Republican agricultural tariff bloc and other opponents of the suggested change believed they Would muster a safe majority against it. They counted upon at least seven votes from the Democratic side. The pending amendment would limit to 60 per cent ad valorem the maximum duties on carpet wools. Should it be rejected, the fight for lower duties would not end there, Senaty J Lenroot proposing to offer a similar ! amendment to the second raw wool paragraph, which embraces rates' on the finest as well as the lowest grade i a-nnia nr fv, .7 !

of tcarpets "-'"Bj Armour and company and Swift and At the same time Democratic lead. company are among those preparing to ers plan to continue their fight or The !;ubstitute Petroleum as fuel m case of duties proposed. They have an. 1 ?s y was learned.

an-! nounced their support of the Lenroot proposal, but they have and will urge ' cuts all along the line in the wnni schedule. NEWCASTLE REPORTS SCANTY COAL SUPPLY NEWCASTLE, Ind.,. July 26. Complete exhaustion of their coal supplies has been reported by several of the cal coal dealers, while others are reserving their remaining scanty supplies for the farmers' threshing needs. Dealers ceased taking coal orders several days ago, and no coal is on hand for domestic use. The railroad strike, rather than the coal strike, is to blame for the shortage, as there is sufficient coal at the mines, but it cannot be delivered. Oil burners have been installed at Dealers ceased taking coal orders sev ; the Maxwell factory and are enabling u to continue. Tne city water and : light plant still has a limited coal sup ply, out its patrons are urged to use water economically in order to conserve it

MINE SEIZURE, STEP PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PLANNED, POSSIBILITY Br MARK KCLUTAX WASHINGTON, July 26. Seizure by the government of the coal mines, while not among the immediate possibilities, has always been an, ultimate possibility of the coal strike." In the coal strike of 1902, seizure of ; mines was the ultimate step which President Theodore Roosevelt with-? held until the end, but which he had mad every preparation to take if the parties to the controversy had not fi-i ; nany accepted his arbitration commis sion at an earlier stage. Roosevelt was convinced that nnhlic opinion at the time wnnld have J 1 ''vould put the army under the com i raand of some first-rate general. I would instruct this general to keep absolute order. Acted as Receiver. "I would also instruct him to dispossess the operators and run the mines as a receiver until such time as the commission might make its report, and until I, as president, might issue further orders in view of this report. I had to find a man who possessed the necessary good sense, judgment and nerve to act in such event. He was ready at hand in the person of Major General Schofield. I sent for him, telling him that if I had to make use of him it would be because the crisis was only less serious than that of the civil war; that the action taken would be practically a war measure, and that if I sent him he must act in a purely military capacity, under i me as commander-in-chief, paying no need to any authority, judicial or otherwise, except mine. "Ho was a fine fellow a most respectable-looking old boy, with side whiskers and a black skull-cap, without any of the outward aspect of the conventional military dictator; but in both nerve and judgment ho was all right, and he answered quietly that, if I, gave the order, he would take pos-J (Continued on Page Twelve) SAY EASTERN ROADS NOT AFFECTED BY EMERGENCY ORDER CBy Associated Press) NEW YORK, July 26. Both leaders of the striking shop craftsmen and representatives of the railroads insist that the strike situation here is not affected by the emergency declaration of the Interstate Commerce commission. L. F Loree.. for the eastern roads, said ho did not think the order would have any effect on the rail strike situation. With 500.000 idle cars in the country there should be no difficulty in supplying coal cars, he added. Speaking for the general strike committee, David J. Williams declared that the strikers were not concerned with the order which would have bearing only on the coal strike. Discussing the statements of tho rail officials that the roads had 60.6 per cent of a normal shop force at work. Williams insisted that in reality fewer than 20 per cent of the usual number were working on rolling stock repairs, and that fewer than 2 per cent represented returned strikers. Rail officials said that many workers who left western shops when tha strike was called, are working on eastern roads under assumed names, and that men from this section are doing the same in the west. Both sides continue to predict a finish fight, each side claiming ultimate victory CHICAGO PLANTS READY TO USE OIL AS FUEL (Bv Associated Press) CHICAGO, July 26. Several Chicago industrial plants are preparing against a possible shortage of coal by hurriedly eaniDDine furnaces and boilers with facilities for burning oil as fuel, it was iearnea iere toaaj Thirty per cent of the city's pumping stations and incinerators have been flPPe burners, accord Deputy Commissioner Burkhardt. equipped with oil burners, according to feel the pinch of restricted coal supplies, William M. Kinney, general manager of the Portland Cement association, said in a statement. Some plants, he added, have been forced to close, and it is probable others may have to do so or operate on part time unless relief is had soon. The cement industry, Mr. Kinney said, used more than seven million tons of coal a year and many mills have been forced to procure fuel from other than the regular sources at higher pdices and with a longer haul. THREE DIE IN PLANE CRASH (By Associated Press) GRANADA, Spain. July 26. An airplane carrying mails and passengers between Rabet and Casablanca. Morocco, fell yesterday near Cuadix. a few miles from here, after catching fire in midair. The three occupant3 of the machine were killed. JAMES STOKELY DIES. (By Associated Press) NEWPORT Tenn., July 26. James Stokely, president of one of the largest canning plants in the south, is dead here. He is a brother-in-law of Ben W. Hooper, chairman of the railway labor board.

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WALKOUT HOW IS BACKWARD STEP,CLERKS Officials of Order Say Members Fully Satisfied With Present Conditions -Vote Practically Unanimous. PEACE SEEMS REMOTE (By Associated Press) - CHICAGO,' July 26. A strike by the order of railway clerks In connection with the shop craft' strike "would be in the nature of a backward step in the movement toward normalcy." according to a statement issued today by Q. W. Galloway, secretary-treas-urer, and James J. Canivan, general chairman of the order. Supplementing the resolution not to strike, adopted last night, the officers of the clerks gave the following statement to The Associated Press today "At a general meeting of the order of railway clerks of America, held at grand division headquarters, a resolution was introduced by a previous vote of the entire membership throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico to the effect that there would be no strike of the members of the order in connection with the shopcraft strike. , . 1 "The members are fully satisfied with present conditions and feel that such a strike would be in the nature of a backward step in the movement toward normalcy." This resolution came after a practically unanimous vote by the variou jotdj unions tnroughout the count rv, all of whom were against the strike. Peace Seems Remote. With the government today assuming control of freight traffic, the eastera railroads continuing to form new unions of shopmen, and indications from Montreal that a walkout of 40000 Canadian shopmen had baen authorized, peace in the railway strike seemed a remote possibility. On the other hand good will was apparent in the meetings being held at Baltimore between officials of the B. & O.-railroad and representatives of the shopmen, which have Deen regarded as a possible precursor of other individual settlements, if successful. No further spread of the strike was looked for, although 50 maintenance of way men at Shawnee, Okla., and a number at Moberly, Mo., quit work yesterday because armed guards were patrolling railroad property. A resolution adopted by representatives of nearly 300 generaj chairmen cf the clerk's' and freight handlers' union, arter their meeting here yesterday, declared that they would . resort to their "economic power" if their grievances were not adjusted, but it was believed that they would taken no further strike actions pending negotiations. Service Steady Curtailment of train service during the- last twenty-four hours was negliible. The Pensylvania railroad " issued a statement last night saying passenger and freight service had been restored to normal on that road. Reports of violence were slightly increased and troops were called out in three states, while in Montana the Great Northwestern railway was promised troop protection at Havre and Wolf Point, where protection had been asked, and any other points where the need might arise. Denison, Texas, was placed tinder martial law at five o'clock this morning by Gov. Neff, who ordered five companies of the Texas National guard to duty there. Three companies of Alabama state troops were mobilized at Birmingham ready for call to Albany, Ala., where disorders were reported. Kentucky state troops were ordered to Fonde, near Jellico. Ky-Tenn. In Pennsylvania additional state troops were called, several detach ments being Bent to stragetic points. Two Attacked. Reports from Kingsville. Tex.. Raid that two non-union workers had been attacked and beaten by a number of strikers. An aged employe of the St. LouisSan Francisco railroad was cut and beaten In the yards at Memphis. Tenn. A special deputy sheriff guarding the shops of the Seaboard Airline at Jacksonville, Fla,, was shot through the leg by unidentified men. In Richmond, Va., a temporary injunction was granted to the Chesapeake and Ohio railway and a similar one to the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac railway restraining strikers from placing more than one picket at a point and from interfering with employes or property of the .companies Gov. Stephens of California in a message to President Harding, called attention to a possible shortage of refrigerator cars for transporting fruits. Plans have been perfected for. delivering mail by motor truck at least once a day to every community in up--per Michigan. North and South Dakota and Minnesota, comprising the tenth railway mail district.- Motor trucks are already being used in portions of Wisconsin, - Michigan - and North Dakota to carrv . mail ! freight. TWO STRIKERS HURT IN DETROIT RIOTING (By Abioclated Press) ': DETRIOT, MIc; July 26 Two men were in a hospital here today eertously Injured as the result of the first violence to occur at' lofcal railroad shops afected by the strike. They were stabed late yesterday by three negroes emmployed by the Michigan Central, they reported to the police. The negroes, it was said, resented a request that they give up their work In the shops and stabbed the two white men in the abdomen Both of the wounded men were trikr ers.