Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 187, 8 August 1922 — Page 1

PAIXABIUM AXD Sl'X.TELEGRAM VOL. XCIL, No. 187 Palladium. Est 1131. Consolidated With Sun-Telegram, 1907.RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY EVENING, AUG. 8, 1922. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS

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FARMERS WILL ENJOY PICNIC, HEAR SPEECHES

Wayne County Farm Bureau Officials Expect 2,500 From ir - . i This and Surrounding Counties To Attend. 0 LAN CONTESTS, GAMES Twenty-five hundred farmers of W, ,, , , . ,. i pected to attend the farmers' picnic to be held at Glen Miller park Wednesday . Members of every township farm bureau in the county have been informed of the affair and word is being received from farmers in all parts of the district, stating that they will be in attendance. The members of -the farm bureau? of Harrison. Jackson and Washington townships have decided to assemble at Pershin? and come from there in a body to attend the picnic. The caravan will be led from there to Richmond by the Pershing band, which will furnish music for the picnic. The picnic will be conducted by the Wayne County Farm bureau but invitations have been extended to all Wayne county farmers to attend. Those in charge have been aided in the arrangements for the picnic by the United States department of agriculture which if? providing an exhibit of barberry bushes" as a part of the program against this destructive plant. The exhibit will be in charge of two men from Turdue university which. is co-operating with the agriculture partment in the campaign. Other Prizes. A silk American flag will be one rt the prizes to be awarded at the r'enic. This prize is to be given to the nwr-ship having the largest delegation at i he picnic. OMier prizes to be offered for the eldest farmer and hi? wife present at the tucnic and the largest family pres ent have not as yet been decided but n is e.vrecit-a mai uiese prizes win De attractive. It has been announced that in case cf rain, the speaking part of the program will be held at Morton high school auditorium. C. F. Patterson, farmer-banker and farm organizer, will address the farmers at the picnic and it is assured that he will have something to say that will not only be pleasing but instructive to the farmers who attend. He has the reputation of putting forth his points in such a humorous vein that the blues are given immediate discomforture vet hi areumpnts sre cniirhprl in such logical terms that thev cannot help but strike home. Harding To Speak. Ex-Governer W. L. Harding, of Iowa also will be on the program and his address will contain many topics interesting to farmers. He is now making a tour of the state and his presence at the picnic Wednesday has been assured. Games and contests will feature the morning program of the picnic which will be given its official impetus at 10:30 o'clock. Already challenges v.ith a view to the winning of the norsesnoe pitching championship of! Wayne county have been issued and it is expected that the contests will be hot and furious. The children will be at liberty to enjoy themselves at the park playground. Picnic dinner will be spread a'. 12 o'clock noon. CLERKS TO PROTEST ALLEGED ASSAULTS r.v Associatsil Pressi CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 8. The question Grand President E. H. Fitzgerall cf the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks desires to take up with Presi dent Harding is one that cou'd not be referred to the rai'road labor board. a. it concerns alleged assaults byarmed guards on railioad clerks, and oiher interference, it 'was saij at international headquarters of the brotherhood. Mr. Fitzgerald left Cincinnati for Washington before receipt here of a telegram from the White House, announcing President Harding's suggestion that all matters in connection with the strike be referred to the federal railroad labor board. The belief was expressed at headquarters here that President Harding would meet the clerks' committee to day in connection with committees from other organizations not directly concerned in the strike. RAIL TELEGRAPHERS MAY GO ON STRIKE (By Associated Press) CINCINNATI. Aug. 8 Following tho announcement that a strike ballot was being spread, a strike of teleCTanhers on the Big Four railroad was said by members of the Order of Rail- f way Telegraphers In the Cincinnati terminal to be a possibility "within a few days." For further information, the local wire men referred inquirers to Edward Whalen, Indianapolis, general chairman Big Four division, O. n. t. It was said the main cause for promulgating the strike ballot was the failure of a recent conference with the management regarding what is known as the "split trick" whereby operators are required to work eight hours in any 12, in soma cases being assigned to work four hours, be laid off four hours, and then to work another four hours. Other grievances, it was said, were of a comparatively minor nature. E. M. Costin, general manager of the Big Four, stated there are 1,100 mn in the group that is taking the strike vote.

CQNGRESSWOMAN SEES PROTECTIVE TARIFF-AS NATIONAL SAFEGUARD

PALLADIOI SEWS BlllEAC WASHINGTON. Aug. 8. Miss Alice Robertson, congre.swoman from Oklahoma, advises the American women that a protective tariff Is a national safeguard. Miss Robertson's state-1 ment concernins tarlff hich aPq rati rMntlv in n Cnn crr:3inr al Record is considered by - Republican leaders one of the best arguments in defense of the protective policy ever j written. j Since the enfranchisement of wo- ! men both the Republican and Demo cratic organizations have found it difficult to interest the news voters in toeir uivergeni views on me larm ; question. But Miss Robertson pre sents her arguments for the protective policy in a way which carries an appeal to the average woman what it means to her as a shopper. The Recopies of the tariff speech of the only woman member of congress during the fall campaign. Sales of imported dress fabrics, of other imported women's goods and of foreign-made household articles which usually are featured in bargain counter sales actually menace American institutions, as Miss Robertson views it Couln't Resist Figure "Imported fabrics at almost half the regular prices! What woman coul1 resist?" asks the Oklahoma congresswoman. Then adds: "We do not stop to consider that every dollar's worth, every hundred dollars' worth, every thousand dollars' worth, every million dollars' woith ot imported goods that are bought, discontinued on Page Tea) OHIO VOTERS DECIDE WHETHER STATE GOES WITH PROGRESSIVES (By Associated Press) -COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 8. Ohio voters today are waging a battle cf ballets that will determine whether the state, so far as the Republican party is concerned shall swing into the proeressive mliimn. or remain conservative as it decided by a Harding land slide two years ago; whether it will will continue .to stand for strict prohibi tion enforcement or advocate an alteration of the Volstead Act that will permit the sale of light wine and beer. Both issues are being fought ' out in the campaign for governor. Nomination of Carmi A. Thompson of Cleveland, would decide in tavor.of prohibition and the national administration success of Congressman C: Knight of Akron or Daniel Williams, Jackson, publisher, would mark victory for ths progressives. A victory by C. Homer urana, uosnocion, auorney, would be a repudiation of the Volstead act, and an endorsement , of restoration of light wine and heer. Smith Wet Candidate Nomination of Harvey C. Snath ot Zanesville. present secretary of state, would also be a rout for both he administration forces and the Arti-Sa-loon league. Defeat of either Senator Atlee Pomerene for renomination on the Democrat ticket, or of Congressman S. D, j Fess on the Republican ticket would i mean a victory for organized labor which has cast its lot with former Congressman John J. Lentz of Colum bus against Senator Pomerene and ! with former Senator Charles Dick of Akron, against Congressman Fess. The prohibition issue became even more intense on the eve of the balloting by the filing of a proposed constilutional amendment with the secretary j of state calling for restoration of light wine and beer. Sponsors of the proi posed amendment claimed that 230,022 signatures, many those of women, were attached to the petition. The amendment unless, it is ruled off the ballot by the courts, will be voted upon at the November election. The Democratic contest for governor has failed to bring -out clear cut issues among the three candidates, former State Auditor A. V. Donahey of New

rnnaaeipma. wno was tne nominee inaim0st continuously since 1S98.

1920, Former State Supreme Court Jus - tice James G. Johnson of Springfield,

ana i nomas j Dutiy or est Liverpool, ! 0f the wage conference were that inchairman cf the state industrial com-j terests outside the old field would

mission. Financial Agreement Is Signed By Obregon; Step Toward Recognition . . . cidi agreeraenr reacnea dt secretary ot th Treasury de La Huerta and the in ternational . committee of bankers in New York is now ready to be presented for final ratification to the Mexican congress when it convenes in September. The agreement was ratified and signed yesterday by President. Obregon without the slightest change in the original text. President Obregon ha3 had the text of the agreement at hand ever since Senor de la Huerta returned from the United States, but it was not until Sunday that his health permitted him to go over it with the latter, point by point. It is understood the president at first objected to some of the minoi clauses, but yielded to Senor de la Huerta's re quest for unequivocal ratification and affixed his name to the document just before the banquet which he tendered to his private secretary, Fernando Torreblanca, and his bride, who was Hortense Calles. daughter of the secretary of the interior. In newspaper circles the president's action is hniled as another step forward toward recognition by the United States government, although it is realized that in order for the agreement to become effective congress must give Its assent, and until Senor Obregon's hold on the chamber of deputies is ascertained the attitude of the lower house is problematical. Secretary de la Huerta has promised to give out the text of the agreement within a few days.

PLAN TO END COAL STRIKE IS PREPARED Definite Program for Settlement of Walkout in Bituminous Fields Will Be Presented Wednesday. COMMISSIONS URGED

(By Associated Press) CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 8. With a definite program for ending the soft coal strike, ready for consideration tomorrow, the joint conference of the leaders of the striking union miners and coal operators today marked time awaiting the expected arrival of other operators, especially those of Illinois and Indiana. In addition, operators were expected from several other states scattered over the soft coal fields, for the program contemplated a settlement on substantially a national basis. No sessions of the joint conference were held today while there were several informal meetings of both operators and union officials, their interest was centered largely in Chicago, where operators were expected to determine who would attend the conference tomorrow. President John L. Lewis, of the miners, as were leaders among the oper ators, was optimistic regarding the probability of a settlement, which, if accomplished, would be followed almost immediately by the union asking anthracite operators to renew the wage negotiations that were broken off in June after several weeks of fruitless effort toward a settlement. Mr. Lewis has expressed the opinion that "this week will see the end of the bituminous coal controversy." Program in Brief In brief, the program for settlement called for re-establishment of the wage contracts that expired last March 31, the eve of .the beginning of the tie-up that has continued more than four months, and also the creation of an advisory commission of inquiry, through whose influence it was expected that disputes would be . settled ' without strikes. The re-established wage contracts would continue in force until next j April 1, and meanwhile the commission would draft recommendations for future contracts. The "check-off" system of operators of collecting union dues would remain through the re-establishment of the old contracts, and there would be no change of working conditions. ' , Mine union leaders and operators who had gathered here for the joint conference said they had assurances that a number of prominent operators

of Illinois and Indiana would have del-bor. It has left us in a state of deeg'ates here tomorrow, it being expect- j pression. and we can't expect to recoved tnat the Indiana delegation would j er quickly from it. We must be painclude A. M.' Ogle, president of thei tient in the settlement of the great National Coal association. Additional j strife and must economize, renresentation from Western Penrisyl-i Many Discouraging Conditions

vania. also was expected, and it was' said that some Iowa, Missouri, Wyom-1 ing and other operators were already on their, way to this city. , Sworn to secrecy The expectation of the break among the Indiana and Illinois operators who had opposed the inteistate meeting as a, means of effecting a settlement, caused the conference here to recess yesterday until 3 p. m. Wednesday. Members of the conference were sworn to secrecy on account of leaders being fearful that announcement of the definite plan for settlement might lead to complications, resulting in the non-attendance of operators now absent. - After the existence of the plan became known, the leaders apparently lost none of their optimism that the conference here would reach a settlement covering, in part at least, practically every soft coal field where the union is recognized. The conference was called primarily to. cover only the old central competi tive field comprising Illinois, Indiana I Ohio and western Pennsylvania, i which has been the basic unit of wage bargaining off and on since 1885 and: 1 Question To Be Decided j predictions today from both sides! narticiDate in the discussions start ing tomorrow. Among the questions to be decided in addition to the prinI cipal one of adoption or i ejection of the general program xor settlement was whether a single wage agreement would be accepted ' for all soft coal ! fields or whether one would be made i fnr tne nin fipin alone with senarate , wij contracts being drawn on the basis of the central field contract for the out lying districts. Though the strike may be settled cn a nation-wide scale there is expected) to remain several thousands of miners still on strike. The largest number would be in central Pennsylvania, a partly unionized field where many nonunion miners were shutdown by walkouts that marked - the development of the strike. These miners are those in Fayette, Somerset and Westmoreland counties of Pennsylvania. The strike also would be continued in western Pennsylvania, where the largest coal company in the central field is not expected to participate In the conference here. Likewise the miners in southern Ohio would continue ho strike. The failure to bring about a settlement for these districts, union officials 6aid might lead to a prolonged controversy there. In this connection It was pointed out that with the return to work of miners in other parts of the country the union would be able to finance the strikers not affected by a settlement. JURISTS IN SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO. Calif., Aug. 8. Attornej and jurists from all parts of the nation were gathering in San Francisco today In the annual convention of the American Bar association, opening. Wednesday, and the convention of the National Association of Attorneys General, beginning today.

CHINA'S PARLIAMENT RESUMES SITTINGS AFTER 5-YEAR LAPSE

(By Associated Press) , PEKING, Aog. 8. China's parliament, resuming today the sittings begun Aug. 1, after a lapse of nearly five years due to internal disorders, faced strong representations for the speedy adoption of a constitution. L. I. VuanHung, president and Wu Pei-Fu, whose military successes paved the way for Li's resumption of office, have gone on record as favoring an organic law patterned after that of the United States. General Wu, however, appealed yes terday for speed even at the expense of adopting some form less in keeping with his ideal. There is said to be a growing spirit among the parliament members in support of the plan- to frame China's new basic law on that of America. Must Pick Premier Aside from "these problems', China's leaders must grapple with the question of a new premier. An interesting factor, which, if fully confirmed, may have a material effect on the situation, is the report that Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, defiant president of the overthrown Can ton government is suffering from a mental trouble. Should Sun actually be incapacitated, a rock which has checker progress of Li's plans for reuniting China might be removed. x Meanwhile strife and rumors of strife continue. Mutiny has broken out at Kiakiang in Kiangsi province and 200 shops are reported to have been looted, with damage estimated at $3,000,000. Troops of Chen Chiun-Ming, who is favorable to the re- unification movement headed by President Li have defeated forces loyal to Dr. Sun at Shiu chow in northern Kiangsi province, according to announcement at Chen's headquarters. JOHNSON FLAYS KLAN IN KIWANIS ADDRESS; URGES BROTHERHOOD "The secret organization of Ku Klux Klan does not stop to think, when flaying the religions of the Jewish and Catholic citizens in America, that they are attempting to do injustice to those, many of whom are foremost in the accomplishments in science, and the.fur- .' therance of the United States as a nation," declared Henry U. Johnson, attorney and head of the local bar, in his address to the Kiwanis club Tues day, noon. Attorney Johnson declared that to infringe upon the religious freedom of any American citizen, regardless of his denomination or beliefs, is against that foundation of freedom for which America stands. Mr. Johnson continued in his talk: "We are still reaping the effects from the great World war, which spread wide the discontent which we now har"I am not a pessimist, and it is far better to be an optimist, looking into the future and seeing a better light ot things. Look over the world and there are many things which tend to discourage us in our attempts for prosperity. . "Lloyd George said recently that there would be a war of religion in the future, that the feeling of discontent in all .nations was leading to this end. But many of us say that this will never happen, but it is very likely. "When we look to our own country, in the northwest we find the I. W.' W. working, and the government has to use arms to protect the mails. Men of New York and other large cities are being held up daily in the midst of large crowds. Some talk even exists of a change in the government of this nation, founded by our early fathers. Are Brother's Keeper "Take the labor question. Man says that he is not his brother's Keeper. That man makes a serious mistake In saying so. He is his brother's keeper, and he is to support him if he is in j poverty. lake tne United. States Steel corContinued on Page Eight) Weather Forecast FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY By W. E. Moore Fair and continued cool tonight! temperature near 50 degrees or lower. j Wednesday fair, with rising tempera. . xure. IlTirtPr the inflnenre nf hil, Mm metric pressure over the lake region, fair weather will continue the next ! 36 hours. "Temperatures will be below normal tonight, but will begin to rise Wednesday and continue to ri.se Thursday. Temperatures Yesterday Maxmum 83 Minimum 6G Today , Noon 78 Weather Conditions: The storm center of Sunday and Monday is now over the northeastern states and a cool wave centers over the Great Lakes region and middle Mississippi valley. A hot wave is overspreading the far northwest. Thunder showers' occurred last night from western Ohio eastward to Pennsylvania. Another storm is developing in the far northwest. For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau: Fair tonight and Wednesday: cooler except in south portion; slightly warmer Wednesday in the north and central portions. Paid Circulation Yesterday, was 11,638

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OF GERMANY'S FINANCE URGED Poincare's Draft of Conditions Under Which France Will Agree to Moratorium Provides Harsh Terms. THOUGHT IMPOSSIBLE (By Associated Press) LONDON, Aug. 8. Drastic measures of financial control in Germany are provided for in Premier Poincare's draft of the conditions under which France is willing that the Reich shall have a moratorium to the end of the present year The conditions which are to be considered by the financial committee of the allied conference today are understood to include exploitation of the German customs, mines, railroads and forests, control of the Reichsbank and the German banknote press anfl supervision of foreign currencies as well as exports and imports. All these would be under the control of international committees sitting in Berlin. Terms Are Severe German industries would have to surrender to the allies 26 per cent and in some cases much more of their capital while as a major measure to enforce compliance, the occupation and expropriation of the Ruhr coal field would be kept in reserve. An indication of the attitude the British may take toward thee proposals is given by the Daily Tele graph's diplomatic correspondent, who says a British diplomat remarked that it would require the "enthronement of Jove in Berlin" to insure their execution. The financial committee is headed by Sir Robert Horn, British chancellor of the Exchequor. BERLIN, Aug. 8. The Geman cabinet, after discussing the French "retortions:' now being enfroced for Germany's failure to promise payment in full of the pre-war private debts owing to Frenchmen, voted to issue an informal statement condemning Premier Poincare's procedure as illegal, espe cially in its relations to the Versailles treatv and the Franco-German a eree - ment cnnotiidpf! at Radpn mnrsmin? titles to private property. No official counter demonstration or formal protest is planned for thetimo be n; as thp irnvPT-nmpnt ia mrwrpntlr ue&uuua vi awaiting tae outcome ut. the allied discussions in London. Death of Tong President In New York Chinatown May Bring On Class War (Py Associated Press) NEW YORK, Aug. 8. Chinatown today seethed with rumors and sudden periods of panic among Its Oriental population while the body of Ko Low, national president of the Hip Sings, lay in state in the Tong's headquarters in Pell street. Ko Low died early today after Chinese gunmen toppled him into the gutter with a bullet in his back as he left a Chinese restaurant within the bounds of Hip Sing territory across from his home. The usual throngs in the Chinese quarter were absent today. There were those, however, who loitered in doorways, peering intently out, in quest of strange Oriental faces for th-j !.h rinni tn hav hepn strangers in the section populated by the Chinese. The police who flood the quarter scout reports that Ko Low's murder means a reopening of the wars of tLe past that swept Chinatown, leaving dozens of tong men dead along the boundary line that once separated one tong territory from that of the Hip ' Sing and Bing Kong tons. Remain Silent. The Chinese5 never talk about their affairs with the Caucasians, especially are they reticent when questioned by police officials and the police have little to work on in trying to trace the slayers of Ko Low. Hip Sing officials sat with faces as expressionless as those of waxen images in their lodge rooms. They said little, thought much, while their men combed the city seeking the identity of their big chief's slayers. "We don't know what it 'is about," said Lee Yee Hing state, president of the Hip Sing tong, "when we find out who the killers are, then we will know how to act and what to do."

TEXAS DEMOCRATS, DISGRUNTLED BY PRIMARY, ASK REPUBLICAN PARTY NAME ABLE CANDIDATE

By MARK KT'LtlVA" WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. In Republican circles here In Washington there are hints of a development which, may prove of some importance, assuming that the Republican leaders- hve tte wisdom and energy to do in the right way a tnmg wnrcn iney are oeing solicited to do by persons from Texas, including tome important Democrats. In Texas a good many Democrats find themselves in a position distinctly not to their liking. ' In the Democratic senatorial primaries on July IS there were six candidates and it turned out that the two who got the highest votes were James 3. Ferguson, an exgovernor, who, as governor, was impeached by the state legislature, and Earl B. Mayfield. who was the candidate of the Ku Klux Klan. These two will participate in a "run off" primary on Aug. 26, and one or the other of them is certain to he the Democratic candidate for United States senator s Whichever wins, the result will be

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TO SUPPORT M'CRAY (By Associated Press) ' INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 8 Representatives of the Indiana Wholesale Coal association called on Governor McCray today and pledged their support in his effort to produce emergency coal supply for the 6tate from strip mines at Staunton, Ind. The services of the association in distributing coal were offered him. Reports to the governor from Staunton indicated satisfactory operations in the mines taken over by the state. STAUNTON, Ind.. Aug. 8. Production of coal is expected to get under way again today at the mines in this district taken over by the state, after adelay yesterday, caused by the derailment of a cut of cars and a landslide on the railroad tracks leading to one of the principal shafts. Traffic was tied up most of the day, but the tracks were cleared last night and are ready for a resumption of the movement of coal today. The night passed quietly in the district, no disorders being reported over the entire area, which is under protection jot state troops. There has been no extension of the 20 by 40 mile martial law area as yet, and Governor McCray Indicated yesterday he would take no further i stens toward the ODeninz of additional I mines pending the outcome of the Cleveland, Ohio, conference, where miners and operators are attempting to reach a settlement or th coai Etrike. In event the Cleveland meeting does not bring about a settlement of the strike, however, the governor indicated he would take steps to widen the field of state operation of mines. COMMUNISM WILL GO WHEN RUSS DEVELOP NATURAL RESOURCES "Whenever the Russians begin to make real money through the development of their natural resources and the rehabilitation of their railways, Russian communism will disappear over night," declared Theodore Weinshank. a former Russian subject, who is now a prominent heating engineer in Indianapolis, at the regular noon luncheon meeting of the Rotary club at the Arlington hotel Tuesday. Mr. Weinshank was born in Russia and received a part of his education there. He came to this-country about 40 years ago and finished his education in American colleges. He has ouly recently returned from a visit to . Russia and, being a Russian himself, , is particularly qualified to describe the real situation in Russia. The SDeaker did not trv to lay stress upon his own personal opinion of the; KUSSian Situation. DUt Stated tnai ne - ac &ic .. .v..-j VMW - - sian side of the story.' Cause of Her Trouble Mr. Weinshank repeated a conversation which he had with an intelligent Russian while he was over there. This man, he said, explained the cause of the devastation and inactivity prev

alent in that country today. He!b suggested at the general confer-

pointed out that there could be no wonder on the part of any man in this regard if consideration were given to the fact that Russia has passed through several years of war with Germanv in which she lost 10.000.000 of her best manhood, five distinct revo - lutions. - two years of commercial i blockade and five civil wars He spoke of the development and the results of communism and the part which had been played by ,the Soviets who are now in power. The fact that the peasants were suddenly made property owners was responsible (Continued on Page Eight) 148 RAILROAD HEADS CALLED TO NEW YORK (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Aug. 28 Telegrams summoning the heads of 148 railroads to. New York Friday to frame the reply of , the Association of Railway Executives to President Harding's sec - ond plan for' settlement of the shop - crafts strike were dispatched today by Robert S. Binkard. assistant to De Witt Cuyler, president of the' association. . Orders for the convention were Issued at Bar Harbor, Maine, bv Mr. r, , i- i. Cuyler who announced he would not return to New ork until the day or tne meeting A sharp dmsion of opinion between eastern and western carrier chiefs to - ward the president's suggestions for putting the question of seniority of the strikers directly up to the labor board was expressed in railroad circles today. that the Democratic party candidate at the general election in November ! will be a man who probably doe3 not! command the loyalty of more than a fourth or a fifth of the Democratic - y' cf. the state, who indeed, either j because of his impeachment, in the

oaee. ct Ferguson, or because of his associations with the Ku Klux Klan, in the case of Mayfield, will be deeply repugnant to a very considerable number of the Democratic voters. This' Is an example of the way the direct primary system occasionally, though by no means frequently, works out. It sometimes happens that by reason of a multiplicity of candidates one group of voters is so split up that a less numerous group determines the primary choice. In the present Texas case some important Democrats, being dismayed at having to choose between a Ku Klus (Continued on Page Four)

HARDING MAY ASK LAWS TO SETTLFJRISIS President Lets It Be Known He Wants House to Convene Monday Ready to Enact Legislation.

PROPOSAL FALLS FLAT (By Associated Press) ' WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Faced with probable rejection of hie latest rail strike settlement plan by the striking railroad shopmen, with a reply from the executives as yet uncertain. President Harding today let it be known that he is desirous of having the house reconvene next Tuesday prepared to enact any legislation which might be ueemed advisable in connection with the industrial situation. - The president, it was said at the white house, has informed the house that he is opposed to any program of three-day recesses such as has been contemplated, He has suggested to he leaders, it was further stated, that instead pi marking time with a handful of members present, he asked that the house reconvene next Tuesday, and that a full membership be on hand, bo that congress might function In case any legislation is needed to carry out th administration's plans with respect to the coal and rail strike situation. Situation Serious "There is. no disguising the seriousness of the present coal situation, and perhaps the seriousness of the rail situation," an administration spokesman said in making known the president's desires at the White House. He did not disclose, however, what legislation might be requested of congress. The central industrial situation waj discussed at length by the president and his advisers, the Tuesday cabinet meeting lasting two hours. The shopcraft committee of the Southern rail system and the Mobils and Ohio railroad, meeting with rail officials here today, advised those officials that they will not make any adjustment of the strike with the Southera or Mobile and Ohio, as the strike i is national and must be settled nationally. To Meet Wednesday Chief executives of the shop crafts were called to meet here Wednesday to consider the 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 w"6"L ecuciai tuumeuiP uen rri day with "all executives of railroad labor organizations." B. M. Jewell as spokesman for tha trio of -shop craft leaders who conferred with the president yesterday and received his subsequent call for settlement of the strike, said It was not expected "that strike action will ence whicn also will meet here. The conference was planned after consultation with the legislative agents of the brotherhoods and thmessage sent to Warren Stone, chief of the Engineers, said it was believed a program could be formulated "hav ing for its purpose protection of the public, preservation of the railroad industry and an honorable basis for settlement for the managers and thx employes." Not to Accept. In connection with th call for shop craft executives to meet and pass on the president's proposal, Mr. Jewell, -pointed out that he and his colleagues Hi1 nnt riava trip, anthnritv trt nnewftr for the federation. He added, however, that "nobody ought to get the idea that the shop feredation will accept." ' v The railroad executives were to meet Friday in Nerw York to formulate their answer to the White House communication. As the project was said to have been formulated at the White House without previous conferences with the railroad beads, nothing defiim,e as.TO lneir P"""" .wuiuub 1 known here. - CLEVELAND. Ohio, Aug. 8 Warren S. Stone, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers this morcing telegraphed sixteen chiefs of railroad 1 knntnVn4 Arbimir itham t oHonrl ft 1 V l"!" " (Conference in Washington next rTida lQ consider the railroad situatlon ; througout the country -and avert the (impending calamity of a collapse in ; traP Uon... i Pr.sMt stenp' artinn was taken following receiptor a telegram this morning from Bert M. Jewell, head of the shopcrafts union; William H. Johnston, president of the International Association of Machinist, and J. B. Noonan, president of the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, asking him to call such a meeting. T called the brotherhood chiefs together as requested," Mr. Stone said, "but I do not know just what action will be taken." Artine nnnn - President Hardine'S new snee-pstinn for endine the rail strike the United States railroad labor board today stood ready promptly and readily to consider and determine the.

question of seniority rights, sole iemaining barrier to peace on the railways. - - - ' In a majority resolution adopted last night the board asserted as much wii: lingnesc to act on the seniority controversy as to reopen hearings on th wage and rule .issues originally involved in the strike. ' A. O. Wharton, the ouly one of tb.9 three labor members present at the meeting, voted against the resolatioa after an amendment he offered waz voted down. Difference In Attitude "The only difference in the attitude of the board toward the wage and rule questions and the seniority question." the resolution eaid. "is that, as to fht former, the board, would - be ca'lcd upon tp" re-hear matters already for(Cntinued on Page Ten)