The Fitzgerald Leader, 1921-03-12

HELP Bugg Refuses to Mediate Strike; - Commissioners Leave GO TO WASHINGTON Will Ask President to Use In Influence - fluence Influence for Settlement ATLANTA, March Iz - Eftorts by two Federal mediators te settle the wage strike on the Atlanta Birming Birmingham - ham Birmingham and Atlantic Railway came to a sudden end here late Friday when af after - ter after refusal of B. L. Bugg, receiver, to enter into the proceedings the two commissionerg announced they would return to Washington. The mediators, L. C. Chambers and Whitehead Kluttz, it was indicated will place the matter before Presi President - dent President Harding in an attempt to restore service on the road which has been practically paralized since the strike began a week ago. The correspondence between the mediators and Col. Bugg which closed the effort to arbitrate the controversy follows. Judge W. L. Chambers wrote to Col. Bugg as follows: Colonel B. L. Bugg, Receiver. My Dear Colonel Bugg: . Acknowledging your letter of this date in reply to the one from Asgist Asgistant - ant Asgistant Commissioner Kluttz and myself of the same date. I regret exceedingly that in our sev several - eral several conversations with you we have failed to impress you with the fact that in consenting to mediation you do not bind yourgelf "to agree to pay wages beyond the power of the railroad to earn the money with which to pay them," nor have we proposed | to you to bind yourself or the rail railroad - road railroad to any proposal or to any condi condition - tion condition except that in the acceptance of our proffer of services you would co cooperate - operate cooperate through us in reaching a basis of settlement which the employees might be induced to accept. As 4 matter of fact, we do not ask either party in advance to agree to do any anything - thing anything except to enter cordially with us in an effort to reach an amicable adjustment of the dispute, and in do doing - ing doing this there is no advanced commit committal - tal committal on the part of either party to make any concession. It is always posgible, even in mediation, that may be able to convince the other party that he is wholly right in the dispute. In case the mediators should come to the con conclusion - clusion conclusion that there is a compromise point which is just to each party there would be nothing binding the parties, or ecither of them, to accept such con conclusion. - clusion. conclusion. : With the foregoing statement we once more, in the spirit of decp ear earnestness, - nestness, earnestness, and in the highest concem] of public interest, ask you to recon reconsider - sider reconsider what we now understand to be a refusal on your part to accept the services of the board of mediation as tendered, and that guch services may yet be availed of by you. Sincerely yours, . (Signed) W. L. CHAMBERS. P. S. - Mr. Kluttz is temporan'lyl absent, Bugg's Final Reply This letter elicited the following reply from the receiver: "Hon. W. L. Chambers. "My Dear Judge Chambers: ' In reply to your favor of March 10th, I am unable to add anything to my let letter - ter letter to you of that date, which was so plain a statement of my position that it could not be misunderstood. "No matter what conclusion might be reached by arbitration or media mediation, - tion, mediation, 1 could not pay out as wages more than the road earns, for the ob obvious - vious obvious reason that I could have no means with which to pay. This prop proposition - osition proposition is no more suspectible to com compromise - promise compromise than the multiplication table. "If the labor unions will permit thel former employees of the railroad to return to work, they will be restored 'to their old positions, provided we can use their services and those posi positions - tions positions have not already been filled, and mediation will not be necessary for that purpose. Very truly yours, . (Signed) B. L. BUGG, "Receiver."

TURNER GA. FARM State Convention in Atlanta Names Him for 3rd Dist. ' BUREAU MEETS TODAY 'To Vote on National Cotton l Pool; New Committees ' J. E. Turner, treasurer of the Ben !Hill Farm Bureau Federation, was yesterday elected as member of the lGeorgia Advisory Board of the farm bureau from the Third Congressional 'District. The election was held at 'the closing of the state convention in Atlanta. ' The Ben Hill Bureau was represent represented - ed represented in Atlanta by Secretary =~ C. T. Owens, and A. J. Sword, chairman of 'the Fitzgerald council. Marion Dick Dick'son, - 'son, Dick'son, county chairman, was unable to 'attend because fires which broke out in the woods around his farm had to 'be watched. Mrs. S. M. Whitchard and Mrs. R. L. Stone, other delegates 'were detained by illness. ~ The special meeting of the Ben Hill 'Farm Bureau set for today went into session at 2:30 o'clock today. . Its principal work will be reaching la decision on whether to recommend ;cntrance of the members into the na na'tional - 'tional na'tional cotton sales pool plan. Ferti Fertilizer - lizer Fertilizer and cooperative fire insurance will also be discussed. - Secretary Owens stated that a new lplan of operation for the Farm Bu Bureau - reau Bureau would be innuagurated today. The administrative work of buying and selling which has been largely thrown on his shouldérs will be di divided - vided divided between special committees ap appointed - pointed appointed each for a certain thing and held responsible for it by their fellow members. A watermelon marketing committee will be named this after afternoon. - noon. afternoon. Mr. Owens wants to devote more time to Club work. J. J. Flanders and Wife of Ocilla in Accident HAWKINSVILLE, Ga., March 12. - ln an automobile accident six miles south of this city Friday afternoon, J. J. Flanders, editor of the Ocilla Star, and his wife were seriously in injured. - jured. injured. The machine was being driven by Mrs. Flanders. The full extent of the injuries sustained by the couple had not been determined. Mr. and Mrs. Flanders were on their way to Adrian to spend the week-end with Mr. Flanders" mother. A -daughter is attending Wesleyan College at Macon and a son is at Annapolis. Editor Flanders is well known throughout South Georgia. He has relatives living in Valdosta and Ocilla,

Germans Accept New ® L ~ Invasion Quietly Union Leaders Tell Allies Workers Have No Quarrel with Them (By International News gervice) French Military Headquarters, Neuse, March 12 - There has been neither fighting nor friction with the towns- Ruhrort, the German cities cccupied by the Allies Tuesday and the workers are pursuing the regular routine of work uninterested by the entrance cf the Allies. : A delegation of union leaders assur assur'ed - 'ed assur'ed General Gaucher that the workers are not hostile towards the troops and expect to remain on good terms with them. : @ Race Riot Rages In e ® ° Springfield, Ohio (By International News) SPRINGFIELD, March 12. - This city was quiet today after riots con continuing - tinuing continuing until early this morning. Troops from nearby towns arrived this morning and, cooperating with the civil authorities will maintain or order. - der. order. Race feeling has run high gince the assault on an eleven-year old white girl by a negro Monday night and. culminated' after midnight today, after a negro had shot Policeman Joseph Ryan, who it is believed will recover. Citizens poured into the downtown section. It is claimed that Ryan was searching for firearmg when he was shot. Five negroes are reported shot, one in a hospital. A white man was caught scattering dynamite in the negro section. Negroes behind trees and buildings shot at the whites but their aim was poor. Many negroes are leaving, Seaboard Cuts Otf o Office At Savannah (By International Newgs Service) : SAVANNAH, March 12 - The of office - fice office of the general superintendent of the Seaboard Air Line at Savannah has been abolished. H. W. Purvis has been removed to Norfolk, and his of office - fice office has closed. This is in line with the policy of the Seaboard to reduce operating costg. It is thought one general superintendent at Hamlet, N. C., can handle the work.

o Linotype Censored o L] "Assisted By Sadie" Names of Two of Best In Class Play Dropped by Typesetting Machine The Leader'slinotype machine, prob probably - ably probably in a spirit of revolt over being worked considerably more than union hours since the daily was started, took a hand in editting copy Thursday night dropped several lines of the criticism of the Senior Class play, "As "Assisted - sisted "Assisted by Sadie." While only those di directly - rectly directly concerned noticed the typo typographical - graphical typographical error, the Leader believes in giving credit where credit is due so' this correction is made, ' The second paragraph of the story in Friday's paper was written to read as follows: ! "Pauline Dunn, in the title roll of Sadie Brady, a private detective, won her way quickly into popularity with the audience with a clever and unaffec unaffected - ted unaffected portrayal of her part. The other outstanding stars of the evening were Effie Cleo Brewer, as an excitable but masterful dowager, and Mark Mayes, as the dashing young leading man, Thoge three and Eldridge Powell, in a juvenile comedy role, accomplished the thing most difficult to amateur actors, submerging themselves com completely - pletely completely in the characters they repre represented - sented represented and actually "playing" rather than reciting their parts. : "Mrs. C. F. Shewmake, head of the English department was directress of the performance and the players showed effect of her practiced hand in making an effective interpretations of several difficult situations." - ° Harding Urges Aid » @ - To Standard Chinese (By International News Service) WASHINGTON, March 12 - Pres 12 - Pres'ident - 'ident 12 - Pres'ident Harding today issued an appeal to the American people to continue lqid to famine stricken China. N

. ON MARGH 26th Will Determine Whether Its . Order Was Violated TRY SETTLE STRIKE Representatives of Employes Re Resuested - suested Resuested to Attend March 12. - The United States Labor Board to today - day today intervened in the strike on sthe A. B. & A. setting March 21, as the date for hearing to deter determine - mine determine whether the road has violat violated - ed violated the Board's formal resolution of July, 1920 establishing what should constitute reasonable and just wages for certain classes of railroads. The conference will -be in the nature of an endeavor to settle the strike if such action is within Yits-power. Notices requesting ap appearance - pearance appearance of representatives of striking employees and the re receiver - ceiver receiver of the A. B. & A. before board were mailed today. )Under the transportation act, the employees must be represent represented - ed represented by one of the number who was responsible for the interruption of the service.. In .other words, antA. B. & A. employee and not a union national executive must pypresent the men. W. M. Mar Mar'ti'} - 'ti'} Mar'ti'} chairman of the joint federa federa'V}{\\Vommittee - 'V}{\\Vommittee federa'V}{\\Vommittee of the thirteen stifking crafts, will represent the men. - BIRMINGHAM, March 12 - Nor 12 - Normal - mal 12 - Normal train schedules over the A. B. & A. were confidently predicted by Sup Superinfendent - erinfendent Superinfendent Whitaker in a short time, in an announcement today. The of officials - ficials officials are preparing to ask Federal J't'dge Clayton for. an injunction to prevent interference from Union men in operating trains.

HARDING TAKES NO ACTION WASHINGTON, March 12. - Al 12. - Although - though 12. - Although the President is watching ,{losely the railroad situation and the action taken by railroad executives looking to general wage reductions, he is taking no official action, it was staqter at the White House today. e Standard Oil Puts New Rates In Effect The new rate schedule established by the Standard Oil Company went into effect today. The price of kero kerosene - sene kerosene is 19 cents to dealers. Gasoline is¥ 2714 to dealers. The consumer's price on gasoline is 29 cents. The dealers fix their own price on kero kerosene. - sene. kerosene. Gen. Wood Asks ® . . Armenian Offering Appeals For Aid To ' Suffering #. War Stricken People Of ' Near East Leader News Bureau, 4th National Bank Bllg., ATLANTA, March 12. (Speciol) - Major General Leonard Wood, wiring the Georgia Committee on Near East Relief, of which Henry B. Kennedy, an Atlanta banker, is state chairman, makes an urgent plea in behalf of the Assmenians. General Wood is chair chairman - man chairman of a special committee of repre representative - sentative representative men and women of the country, charged with placing a mil milalion - alion milalion Armenians, the remnant of the oAdest * christian nation, whom suffer sufferings - ings sufferings through sixteen centuries seem to have brought them no nearer peace, Aiberty, or security. General Wood makes an appeal for a Lenten sacrifice offering to enable the Near East Relief to go on with its work of mercy. He says that over one hundred thousand children, who have mabmlutely dependent upon the s rt which America gives them through the Near East.

. Locomotive Damaged ' ® By Non-Union Man Reliable information just reached union headquarters at Fitzgerald that the train that was supposed to have left Atlanta yesterday and went thru to Manchester was manned by an in inexpcrienc' - expcrienc' inexpcrienc' engineer and: that a minor accident to machinery of en engine - gine engine occured at Stratford a distance of six miles from Atlanta and as the non-union ' engineer did not know what to do, the train did not get any further. ] R - - | . Strike Breakers On : L] Way Here, Is Said Rumored that Train Headed for Cor Cordele - dele Cordele Today Carries Breakers A report current here this after afternoon - noon afternoon was to the effect that the At Atlanta - lanta Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Train No. 2, bound from Atlanta to Cor Cordele - dele Cordele and which normally reached Fitzgerald at 4:10 o'clock, is carry carrying - ing carrying a force of strike breakers. The train is scheduled to stop at Cordele and return tonight, ; The strike breakers, if any are be being - ing being brought, are expected to come in this evening over the Seaboard or in automobiles tonight, it is said. It is generally understood that the strike breakers will 'be met by delegations of union men who will explain the facts of the situation to them. SEE COLD WEATHER FOR NEXT WEEK (By International News Service) WASHINGTON, D. C, March 12, - The weather next week; South At Atlantic - lantic Atlantic States - unsettled, frequent rain and temperature below normal w}'_!h frosts in the interior. ey Advertised goods are good good: mm't afford to wms

¢ 9 Alleged "Scabs" Sent ' . ® - Away Without Injury l Is Said That Strikers Persuaded Seven Non-Union Men Friday. According to a rumor current this afternoon, a detachment of seven al alleged - leged alleged strike-breakers were met by a delegation of strkers yesterday after afternoon - noon afternoon when they came in on the Sea Seaboard - board Seaboard Air Line and were persuaded to leave the city without attempting to interfere with non-operation of the A. B. and A. It is said that the men were escor escorted - ted escorted out of the city in automobiles and persuaded to return to Atlanta after a conference with the union delegation. According to the rumor it is further understood that no ill treatment was offered the men but that they were simply convinced of the fact that the 'Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic is 'not in operation in this city and that no really good jobs are open at l present. | . Knights Templar ° Pass Inspection Gesthemane Lodge Guest of Eastern Star at Thurgday Banquet : Gesthemane Commandery No. 20, Knights Templar, held its annual banquet and inspection Thursday night at the W. R. C. and Masonic halls. At the W. R. C. Hall the ladies of "the Eastern Star prepared and served a sumptuous banquet for the local and visiting Knights after which the inspection wag held at the Masonic Hall. Judge D. A. R, Crum, a Knight from Cordele, 'officiated at the inspec inspection, - tion, inspection, praising the men for their excel excellent - lent excellent work. Judge Crum was made an honorary member of the local com commandery. - mandery. commandery.