Austin American-Statesman from Austin, Texas • 1

A GUARANTEE OP THE largest circulation In ths City of Au3tln of any paper published bi Travis County or elsewhere Is made by The Austin, Statesman to all advertisers. tiE AUSTIN STATESMAN THE MODERN MAN WANTS toloMtko time, AMhf wants the newt quickly. The ftatesman gives It to him twelv ours or hi or Ahead of tny Othef paper la this territory, Only Daily Paper Published in Austin Carrying the Complete Associated Press Report ESTABLISHED 1871 Vol. 45, No. 22a 'AUSTIN, TEXAS, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST, 19, 1916.

FIVE CENTS THE COPY 'ITALIAN LINER OF HEAVY WIND MADE WRECKAGE OF THE 9,000 TONS BOUND FOR N. YORK SUNK SOLDIERS CAMPS MEXICO" GETSTHE STORM NOT YET AVERTED along the north shore of the Mediterranean, which before that time had proved the safest route, she went Boutk of Sardinia and through the Straits of Bonifacio, between Sardinia and Corsica. Several Italian steamers have reported sighting submarines in the Mediterranean and in some instances beinf pursued by them and firing on them. Italian naval gunners were detailed to service on armed passenger vessels to operate the guns. When the Italian steamship De d'ltalia arrived in New York Aug.

6 from Genoa, her captain reported she had fired on three sumartnebs In the Mciiiterranean. The Bteaniship was pursued for seven hours and passengers said they believed one of the submarines had been sunk. There has been some increase recently in submarine aotiviiy. The naval expert of Uio Paris Temps wrote on Thursday that the German submarine campaign against merchant ships was again in tuil swing, in accordance with the German note to the United States in February, in which It was said merchant ships carryinx guns could not be considered as peaceful ships. The Stampalia waa 478 feet long and 55 ffcVt beam.

She was built at Spezia in 1909 and was owned at Genoa. The New York agents for the Stampalia said todtvy that two weekK ago they had received a cable message advising them that all sailings of the steamship had been canceled. They express the opinion oc this account that the Stampalia hul been requisitioned and was in the service of the Italian government In this case she would have no passengers on board. HERE IS WILSON'S PLAN TO AVERT RAILWAY STRIKE WASHINGlON, Aug. 19.

While the railroad presidents were in conference with President Wilson today the president gave out a statement outlining his plan of settlement any saying: "It seems to me a thoroughly practical and entirely fair program I think the public has the right to expect its acceptance." President Wilson's; statement follows: "I have recommended the consi-ssion of the S-hour day that is the substitution of an 8-hour day for the orcsent 8-hour day In all the exleting practices and agreement. I made the recommendation because I believe the concession right. The g-hour day now undoubtedly lias the sanction of the Judgment of society in its favor and should bo adopted as a basis for wages even when the actual work to be done cannot be completed within eight hours. 'Coneerning the adjustments which TEUTON BROKEN Russians Push Through the Stokhod River Trenches. BRITISH REPORT GAINS IN WEST German Statement Says Allies' Latest Attack Failed.

PETROGRAD, Aug. 19. Via LAN-DON, 2:46 p. m. The Russians have broken through the Austro-Oerman lines on the Stocithod river in Volhy-nia and have made a considerable advance, it was announced today.

The break in the Austro-Oerman front was made in the region of the village of Czerwiszcze, forty miles north of Kovel. 6ERBIAN STATEMENT. BALONIKI, Aug. 19. Via LONDON, 1: IS a.

m. Bulgarian troops who attacked the positions of the entente allies along the Serbian frontier on August 17, were repulsd and thrown back upon their original positions after sustaining enormous losses, says tbe Serbian official statement. The' statement says: "Yesterday at dawn the Bulgarians nttanknd ainnr our front in the sector of Moglemlca north of the villages of Souplna and Po jar. The-Bulgarians were repulsed by our powerful counter attacks after sustaining enormous losses. "The Bulgarians occupied the town and station at Enlorlna Fiorina j.

"An enemy air squadron threw bombs on the British ambulances at Vnhflkrvn Hi nersons were killed. "Nineteen allied aeroplanes dropped eighty bombs on the enemy hangars at Excellent results were observed." GERMAN 8TATEMENT. BERLIN, Aug. 19. Via LONDON, 5:85 p.

m. The war office report of to-dav save thevGerman victoriously re sisted the stupendous Anglo-French at tack on the Somme front whlcn was made yesterday; between Gulllemont and Maurepas, the Germans shortened their line 'somewhat FRENCH STATEMENT, PARIS, Aug. 19 (noon). The rel mainder of the ruined edite of the vll- i r.t T7.laiiT.ir tn tm Vftrdlln front. I8 0 1 i was captured last night by the French, the war office announced today.

The battle continued violently all nltrht innir and th French won their way forward foot by foot. BRITISH STATEMENT. LONDON. Aug. 19..

4:40 p. m. The British line on the Somme front has 1 en advan-o over a section two miles long and 200 to 600 yards deep, from High wood to the junction point with the French forces, the war office announced today. ITALIAN STATEMENT ROME, Aug. 19.

Via LONDON. "ht AnatrlnTtn lnnnrhArl nn attack laHt tiipVit rm thA lp.ft winur of thf Italian forces on tne carso piateuu it was announced officially today. The assaults were checked by the fire cf the Italian batteries. Lightning and big Guns Both Flashed WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES ON THE SOMMK FRONT, Aug. 19.

10 p. TO-(Vla LONDON, 11: a. The thunders of the heaviest rainstorm of the season Joined those of the artillery and flashes of lightning from the heavens vied with the flashes from the mouths of many guns in a most lurid battle picture in the darkness of the early hours this morning as a finale (o yesterday's Anglo-Frencu attack from Poziereg to the Somme, The chilly, heavy downpour continues, making artillery observation difficult, The British main advance was toward Guillemont, where they gained an important position on either side of the town, besides ground on the right of High wood, Turkish Irregulars Attack British LONDON, Ang. 19. Renewal of the fighting Mesopotamia in which the JSfltkh were engaged with Turkinh irregulars, is reported in an official statement today.

The statement says Yd Turks were killed and a large number wounded. The British, assisted by friendly tribesmen, made raid pa irregular forces, which had attempted to interfere with British reconnoitering steamships oa the Euphrates. PRINCE NOT A CAPTIVE. PARTS, Aug. 133 be report that the aeroiap prown prince, Frederick Wil-.

la irinnilAn ttnt in A i fit Verdun, is authoritatively denied. I LINE LONDON. Aug. 19. 12:13 r.

m. The Italian steamship Stampalia, which plies between New York and Italian ports, has been sunk, says a dispatch to Lloyd's. The fitfimnnlln of 9000 tons gross. In common with other Italian liners, she mounted guns for nrotantinn fmm MiSmiina Th. last report of her movements was her nrnvai on jury su at oenoa front New ium, mm sne apparently was sunk On thfi rAtllrn ImiKffa tn ti TTnll1 'vwdv 1 1 1- States.

She was commanded by Cap tain tvareiio. The Stamnalia hnn finmmniliitlnna for 1400 naaaenrera On her npnt voyages from Italy to New York, pas- eueer irauic nas oeen ngot and tne agents In New York of the line Bald todav shA nrnhnhlv nnrrtari number of passengers. Her erew num- wnu auoui nv. No Word YlSIM hcn wralvA in Vaw York by agents of the line of the re- purceu sinning or tne stampalia at the time of the arrival ot the London press dispatch. Ihe Stampalia first appeared In New York as an armed steamer in FebrUHTV 1 A fit Brrlvtnir frrm flanna With twin 11.1 ed on her after deck house.

Wash ington was notified and on being informed that the guns were to be used for dcfanHlVA nilrnnsAa nnlv ir.arrMitw the collector of the port of' New York to grant clearance papers. On arriving at New York on March 24 the Stampalia reported a wireless warning had been received soon after leaving Genoa that a submarine was lVin? In Wnlt ftr ha, riff Gar4inlD In stead of going north of Sardinia and REPORT FUNSTON RECOMMENDED LEAVING MEXICO SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 19. General Funston today continued, to refuse to discuss the report that he had recom- mended to the Var Department the withdrawal of American troops in Washington, but he would not deny it. "It administration and the War Department want to talk about the matter that's their business," he said.

"But it's not for an Insignlfl- cant person like me to say any- thing." lit A sli A sli fct ifi itssti sfc A a- Jt-J. -sl TTTTTTTTTTTYTTTtTTTTTTTTTT WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. While (Secretary Baker and other war department officials refuse to confirm or deny reports that Major General Funs-ton has recommended immediate withdrawal of General Tershlng's expedition from Mexico, there were indications today that such a message had beon received. Major General Bliss, assistant chief of staff, who returned vesterday from the border, conferred several days with General Funston and also went to General Pershing's ltnes in Mexico.

Secretary Iiaker conferred with Gen eral Bliss yesterday and later saw President Wilson. General Bliss is preparing a report on the mobilization of the national guard and Jt 1 considered possible h6 may have Joined General lunston in urging that the troops be withdrawn. Decatur Man Runs Against Mendell French Spencer of Decatur, Wise county, who was renominated for mem. ber of the legislature from that county, without opposition, has officially announced his candidacy for the speakership of tbe house In the Thirty-fifth isiature. This announcement wag made through A.

D. Rogers, former member of the house from Wise county. Mr. Rogers said that an aggressive campaign is to be urg-ed in the Interest of the candidacy of Mr. French.

Mr. Ftogcri will he Ihe mannger for Representative French. This new candidate is a strong prohibitionist and expects to get a sufficient number of pro votes to insure his election. Ihere are now already several aspirants for this offioe, including Representative George W. Mendell of Travis county; Representatives Fuller of San Jacinto county and Florer of Pallas county.

Mr, Mnde)l, who Is an anti has been a candidate practically since the adjournment of the Thirty-fourth legislature. Several reforms in the house are planned by Mr. French, according to Mr. Rogers, In the event he is successful. Austin Men in the Finals at Waco WACO, Texas, Aug.

19. Tho finals are be(ng played this afternoon in the third day of the Huaco Club invitation golf tourney. Those taking part are; First flight Rotan, Waco, vs. Badger. Dallas.

Second flight Hall vs. Fort, both of Waco. Third flight Cochran vs. Garrett, both of Austin. Fourth flight Slaughter of Austin vs.

Thompson of Fort Worth. POSTOFFICE ROBBED. ENNIS, Texas, Aug. 19. The post-office ip the general store of J- M.

Swinney at Alsdorf, near here, was entered last night and, the safe robbed of 112, including 187 in postoifice funds. The combination of the safs was worked without an explosion. publlo places in Brownsville last night. The guardsmen principally affected were those from Illinois, Jowa and Virginia. Their camp wre either destroyed by 'the wind or flooded with water from a four and a half Inch rain.

Fear was entertained over the saving of lm. mense quantities of army stores and supplies. Demolished Cottages. Last reports from Corpus Chrlsti stated the storm had carried' almost everything movable before it, leaving in Its wake dosans of demolished summer eottages and thousands of dollars of damage In the business section. Many small craft In Corpus Chrsti bay were thrown high on the beach, it was said.

Railroad property, however, was said to have not been greatly damaged and reopening of communication by rail at least was expected early today. Other importart t.olate' by the hurricane Included Klngsvllle, Sin-ton, Beevllle, Harlingen and Alice. Port Lavaca reported a sixty-mile wind with a 6-foot rise in the tide, but little damage. One small boat was reported swamped in the bay there. Hotel Was Damaged.

The roof of a hotel was blown off ana a moving picture theatre destroyed at Port O'Conner, but the inhabitants bad ample warning and had reached places of safety before the otorm struck there. Th- maximum velocity of the wind at Galveston was forty miles an hour and while the tide rose four feet there, no damage was done. Practically every tent at Camp Wilson was blown down during the height of the gale here early today. The guardsmen In the main, were away on hikes, but reports today from various temporary camps Indicated they had put in a night of hardship, particularly those on march, whose only shelters were dog tents. WEGMAN OBTAINS COPY FOR PLANS OF AUSTIN DAM Wegman and P.

Cogan, the New York engineer and contractor, met the City Council at 10 o'clock Sat urday morning, and their request for copies fo the working plans and the specifications' of the dam Was granted. They will be allowed to take them to New Tork and return them at the end of three weeks. At 2 o'clock they went with Councilmen Bartholomew and Powell to inspect the water and light plant and tbe installation of pumus. They were expected to leave for New Tork Saturday nlgnt or sunaay mora Inn. Mr.

Wegman intimated that there were several ways, of handling the problem at the dam, both as to sta bllity and otherwise, but that it would require a close examination of the plans, and estimates on the basis of the pans, to determine wmcn wouia the best solution, cost considered. Afeked about the crest gates, he said that they constitute one of the knotty problems a the dam. He was inclined think that it would be desirable to close up the gates and make the dam solid, provided the structure could be made stronger in proportion to the in creased height, without too great ex pense. To strengthen tne oia part or the dam would be comparatively simple, he said. Equalization Plan Impossible, He Says Relative to the proposal to adopt a new system of tax equalization.

Councilman Haynes holds that such a step would be impossible under the charter. He gave out the following state ment: "Section 22 of the Charter of the City of Austin specifically provides the manner In which property valuations In Austin shall be equalized for taxa tion. The section states that there shall be a board of equalization to equalize the taxes assessed on the rolls of the tax assessor and collector, etc. Therefore I believe that if as a member of the city council I should vote for any change or process In the manner ot equalizing the property values of this city, other than as prescribed by the charter, I would violate my oath of office, I further believe that any as-sesesraent or valuation of property made in any other manner than as provided for by the charter would be Illegal and that the collection of taxes under the same could be enjoined In the courts, and I am firmly of the opinion that the. ouuncil cannot legally adopt the or any other so-called soientiflo system to revise the work of the duly elected board of equalization and change any valuation on property fixed by them, without a change in tiie charter or by majority vote of the Fear Banana Boat Was in Hurricane GALVESTON, Aug.

19 Fears are felt here today for the safety of ihe Gulf Coast Fruit and Steamship company's steamer Fort Morgan, which was due here yesterday morning from Puerto, Mexico, with a cargo of bananas. The Fort Morgan carries a crew of 23 men. She Is not equipped with a wireless. It Is feared tliat the vessel was caughi in the tropical storm during lik "passage through the gulf. Showers Forecast for Texas Today Fast Texas; Tonight unsettled: probably showers in northwest portion Sunday partly cloudy.

West Texas: Tonight aad Sunday scattered showers. SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 19. with army wireless reports received up to a late hour last night stating there hadvben little Loan and no known lost pi Ufa iai5 Brownsville district, chief aAlotr oil. torM early today on the situation at Corpus christt and that vicinity as a result nf th.

tnvntnat --ZT TT.u struck the guii coast yesterday vul of me so jar reported was la th sinking In ths Gulf of Mexico of small steamer Pilot Boy plying between Galveston and Corpus Chrtati, The vessel carried a crew of thirteen, only three of whom ag yet have been rescued. The three were washed ashore alive at Port Aransas, Texas. IChrlstl failed at 8:80 yesterday after noon and the last telephone Jlne went out shortly before 7 o'clock last night. Last reports from Corpus Christl placed the velocity of the wind at 70 miles an hour and it was stated" the storm was expected to increase In intensity until midnight when the crest would be reached. Nothing later has been heard.

A Wireless Message. The storm had abated somewhat at Brownsville at 11 o'clock last night, according to wireless reports to army headquarters at Fort Sam Houston, the only means of communication with that city. The message stated, however, that another storm was reported approaching from an easterly direction. That was the last report received from Brownsville last night. Ihe storm played havoc among the army camps in the Brownsville district, practically half of the tents having been blown down by tbe storm and loss of considerable army equipment was reported.

Fully 80,000 national guardsmen and regular soldiers, it wag stated, slept In publlo buildings and INDICATIONS ARE THAT CAUSEWAY HAS BEEN HURT PORTLAND, Texas, Aug. 19. (By temporary telephone wire to Sinton and long distance to Dallas.) Linemen repairing telephone and telegraph lines destroyed in last night's tropical storm reached the shore of Corpus Christ! bay at II o'clock thisv morning, but on account of bad weather could not discern objects in the storm -swept city seven miles distant. It appeared from the shore of the bay that the Corpus Christl a mile and one quarter long had been' damaged by the storm as well as the San Antonio and Aransas Pass railroad trestle, paralleling the causeway. The extent of the damage could not be learned.

These linemen had strung a temporary wire from Binton, and at noon were proce- Umg across the bay in a boat, attaching tbe wire to rafts and floating wreckage. They expected to get into Corpus Christi proper about 2 o'clock. FIVE INCHES OF RAIN. SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 19.

The "West Indian hurricane passed Bfownsville without seVioua damage and no fatalities, according to a wireless to Fort Bam Houston here today. The troops were reported busy reconstructing their camps, which suffered heavily in the terrific gale. There were few casualties. At La-lano Grande a Minnesota Guardsman suffered a broken The mess building of the First Iowa Regiment band collapsed with four men In It and one was slightly injured. Every tent in the camps of the Third Texas Infantry at Harlingen was blown down and the camps were flooded.

The troops spent the night in town. There were no Injuries- The Illinois camps around Brownsville suffered the most, due to the fact that the Guardsmen had frame tents. At the height of the storm. General Parker, th veteran cavalry leader, and his aides, rode through every camp in a driving deluge, making a tour of Inspection. They found several new mi buildings leveled to the earth acres aad acres of fallen and twlstea tents, nine warehouses destroyed, and a sea ot mud and water.

Nearly ail of the Iowa troops stuck to their camp and this was true also of the New York Guardsmen at Mc-Allsn, although, according to a land wire message from Harlingen, the latter lost more than half of their tents. Thara waq no material damage the section bounded on the north by Harhnaen. "west by Mission, south by fifor QriX ml eU by Point Isbs4 The wind's maximum velocity was 99 miles ineliefl of rain fejl In twelve hours, Brownsville Sti- Wa without telephone and Qommunlotop LT wot Trains fn that seotioi, are reVorted from twelve to eighteen hours lat. FREEPOQT NOT HURT, last nig atorm. All large 38 WW the Brazos iver Ldme tb Government dredges, and Ztjj V.irm no- resulted.

in elm Til no ua am8l mirr-B Governor Dunne Caught in Storm HOUSTON, AUg, WMiviiMa Gulf Coast lines the train on which Got fidward purine of puriois fcad vpsterdav wafl vhi tS train naa pceii te Hparentibit the party was held in In wia stona. should be made; in justice to the rail- disputes while President Wilson and roads and th ir stickhoUli'rs, in the i the employes are drawing support from payments and privileges to which their large manufacturing and other Inter-men are now entitled df such adjust- ests vitally interested In keeping the ments are necessary) there is a wide railroads open fur business and from divergence of opinion. those who want to see the movement "The railroads, which have already for 'lle 8-hour day carried a long step Railway Presidents Are Standing Pat for Arbitration. UNIONS ACCEPT ntusiDENrs PLAN Both Sides Playing to Win Ponnlar Support WASHINGTON. Aug.

ments have been made for a confer. at 11:80 a. m. between President Wilson and the railroad presidents. The railroad presidents had pre' pared to submit a written statement alt their position to President WlljK, which, it was said, possibly mightT final.

It was planned to make it nubile later. It was understood that the railroad presidents were unshaken in their Intention to stand out for arbitration and that their statement to the President would be a detailed Justification ot tnoir position for the public After an hour's conference with President Wilson today the thirty-throe railroad presidents left the White "uu wiuiouc giving any -indication that they had abandoned their stand for arbitration but with assurances that the negotiations were not ended. The railroad executives gave no fU nal answer to the President's proposals, but will deliberate on them today and see President "Wilson again probably Monday. in his address to the officials, President Wilson said: "If a strike comes the public will know whore the responsibility rests. It will not be upon The employes' committee of B40 hav'.

lng voted to nccept President Wilson's plan and thereby "put the thing up to the railroads," had another meeting today to talk things, over. Out of the maneuvering of both sides for a position, which will enjoy the support of public opinion comes many evidences that each is working to-organize public sentiment in Its favor and make it manifest In a positive way. It was understood today that the railroads are turning to other large employers of labor throughout the country to express their support of the preservuitou of the prluciple of arbi- tration as a settlement of Industrial rhe evidences point to moves by irt. muc i.u UtVR lire llie 1 UQ attitude of the railroad presidents to ask for time to consider the President's plan was said to be part of this pro gran. DISTRICT AND COUNTY OFFICERS WILL MEET HERE Between 600 and 700 county and district officers of Texas will meet in Austin next July as a result of actton taken by three statewide organizations, the tax collectors' association, tho county and district clerks' association and the county and district attorneys' association.

The sheriffs' association, which meets next year in San Antonio, will visit Austin the third day of lta convention and hold a joint meeting here with the other associations of county officers. The tax collectors, meeting in Galveston, selected Austin as the next place of meeting and the convention date as the second week In July. Robert Maud, County Tax Collector, and R. F. Barrett, of the Comptroller's Department, presented the invitation of the Austin Chamber of Commerce.

Following this action, the county and district attorneys' association, also meeting in Galveston, decided to meet with the collectors In Austin next year. A committee from the county and district clerks, named to select a meeting place, was conferred with and that association will meet with the others here. The arrangement with the sheriffs' association was made later. Collector Maud returned today from Oalveston. He loft yesterday morning end said that at that time spray was V-.

Aa a mtkn wo 11 Kn Arss. was no danger, apparently, ot vat4T coming up to it anil that rumora About Galveston's danger were unfounded. HSA Sa a FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 1 A near insurrection broke out In Caraf Tyra, where 109 Texas girls aro takini war lessons, when It was vnnonneej today that young men would. ot be allowed to take strolls with the fiT tr.es Sunday.

This caused the lng of countless dairs. It was trtf inally thought that the g-trls woold allowed to entertain their mejo friwnda fiunday, hut this la now forbidden hy orders from headquarters. The camp wiil close uxt Fvlday, Indications Are That Wind Has Damaged Crops. SAN ANTONIO HAD A 68-MILE WIND Wind Blew 40 Miles an Hour at Galveston. li'H'i DAULAS, Texas, Aug.

19. There was some loss of life in the tropical storm at Rockport, Texas, on the coast about ten miles north of Port Aransas, according to a long distance telephone message received here from Beevllle, Texas, about sixty miles Inland. No one was Injured In the town It- self, It was said, but the cas- ualties resulted from a number being caught In the storm while In small boats. The -exact number was not learned. Effort are being made to locate the bodies.

PAU.A3, Texas, Aug. 18. The tropical storm, which struck the extreme South Texas Coast yesterday and last Inflicted considerable damage la the region between Corpus Christl and Brownsville, passed Inland Southwest of San Antonio, followed the Bio Grande Valley to about Del Rio, and then spent lta force on the plains of Northern Mexico. This was tho summary of the meteorological situation given today by J. 1 Cline, bead of thes local 'weather bureau, frm Information available.

Galveston, where ST 40 -mile wind was felt, received the eastern edge of the a 18-mile wind last night, waa in the northwestern aro of the circle. Atmos-pherta conditions resulting from the storm produced a heavy rainfall over the western and southwestern half of the Stats last night, according to Dr. Cline's observations. "There has been considerable damage on the coast where thousands of acres of lands are probably overflowed," said Dr. Cline.

"The worst flam-, age la probably In the Immediate vicinity of Corpus Christl. If, however, residents of that section heeded the Treacher bureau warnings for the pest two days, 1 do not believe there was any loss of life." To have reached Corpus Christl, the Harm woold pass iver Port A.ransa.3 and Aransas Pass, two small ports, one on each side of the Aransas channel, which connect Inner Corpus Christl Bay with the Golf of Mexico. Yetegraph communication from those point must come through Corpus Christl, and it is still Impossible to toaaro of too damage done there. These two ports, as well as the islands on which thy are situated, would be a breakwater for any tidal wave or weeping seas tSat might be driven Horeward by last night's gale, Tbe population of neither town Is great, bat hundreds of thousands of dollars nave bsen Invested there by ftohertes, oil companies, the San Antonio A Aransas Pass Railroad, and tte Government In docks, Jsttles and Mfcar thi-pplcg facilities. Information received by the Ameri can Telegraph and Telephone Company ly said that ta unKa Stat soi- atvd National Guardsman in tne rer liin hrnnA vallav were not hurt the storm, although hundreds of tent were blown down and the camp oakd by heavy rain, This said the moot disturbing portion ift th ttiotm passed north of Har-JlRgsa, th4 eomnanf also an- ttt a sofJtbboun4 train left lineman ranUf thel wires, tns.lt) eoW4 mi wrfva in corpus t-hrwu btor nfftjt, it was said, even itm way waa etear south of isintofi, present, the Baf est accessible point Sinton Suffered From the Storm ri csfcwmora.

man nv tnrTia anr) about aj the windmills tha suf-foundiay eouatry were blown down as-pffving a JoBg dfstancs telphope Pae-e from tfesui nhborhood to- rrtf vif" aa au we coiioa crop Storm Decreases jn Intensity Today JrX fp-S Best 31 feours. Bnpvnsvilk 2hfl Cbristl, tt8 Piat caresT ilSxi adopted the 8-hour day, do not seem to bo at any serious disadvantage in respect of their cost of operation aR compared with the railroads that, have retained the 10-hour day, and calculations as to the cost of the change, must, if made now, be made without regard to any possible administrative economies or readjustments. "Only experience can make It certain what rearrangements would be fair and equitable either on behalf of the men or on behalf of the railroads. That experience would be a definite guide to the Interstate Commerce Commission for example, in determining whether, as a consequence of the change, it would be necessary and right to authorize an Increase of rates for the handling and carriage of freight (for passenger service is not affected.) therefore, propowed that the demand for extra pay for overtime made by the men and the contingent proposals of the railway authorities be postponed until the facts shall have taken the place of calculations and forecast with regard to the effect of a change to the 8-hour day; that, In the meantime while the experience was developing, the facts, I should seek and if need be obtain authority from congress to appoint a small body of impartial men to observe and thoroughly acquaint themselves with the results, with a review to reporting to congress at the earliest possible time the lacts disclosed by their inquiries, but without recommendation of any kind; and, that It should then be entirely open to either or both parties to the present controversy to give notice of a termination Of the present agreement wit i a view to instituting inquiry Into suggested readjustments of pay or practices. "This soetns to be a thoroughly practical and entirely fair program and I think that the publlo ha the right to expect Us acceptance." COAL MINERS OF THE SOUTHWEST WILL NOT STRIKE KANSAS CITT, Mo, Aug.

19. The threatened strike of the 35,000 coal miners of Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma has been averted. Compromises made by each side in the negotiations for the i-year working contract enabled the subcommittee of the general conference to reach a complete agreement on the six points at Issue here today. A report to that eJi'ect will be made to the general conference on Monday..