Show 4 PRE PRESIDENT SID EN 1 SIGNS BILL CRISIS ENDS Uses Four Pens in MI Affixing Xing Signature to Adamson Law Demanded by Railroad Brotherhoods as the Price of Declaring Strike Off I FIGHT MAY Y COME COlliE I AT FUTURE DATE DATEl i Leaders of Brotherhoods Js ds Attempt to Return to 10 lO- I hour Day if Law La LaIs Ig Isi Successfully Attacked im in the Courts Means l Strike i II I 1 MANY lANY CONGRATULATE 1 W WASHINGTON sept 3 ThaI ThatA That A Adamson son eight hour eight hour bill exacted ex- ex acted from Congress list last week by bythe bythe bythe the railroad brotherhoods as IS the price of calling off the wide nation strike ordered for tomorrow was signed by bv Pres President dent Wilson today in his private car at the union station where he stopped on his way from Shadow v ShadowLawn Lawn N. N J. J to Hodgenville K- K ICy Ky I That t be no no as- as ast tn t the thc legality of the tho measure as a a. are re- re suit or it n Having been signed on oun- oun un- un day the President ent will affix his signature sig sig- nature again ain upon his return to toY Y Washington next Tuesday How lon long long- peace shall reIgn n na a r re result suIt sult of oC the bill Is dependent upon de developments developments de- de in the proposed test of or the con constitutionality of the act Should the railroads take no action but awaitS await await time the beginning of at an Investigation atlon o of the workings of or the hour eight-hour day by bythe bytho the the- special commission for which tho the measure provides the brotherhoods will vill remain Inactive The employees employees' leaders declare however however how how- ever that thal should the law v be held un un-J un railroads attempt at lt constitutional and the tempt to resume the ten-hour ten day on onI I will follow tallow their lines a 3 strike Ti r fl in I t Iv brotherhood leaders wit wit- None ono of tho the the signing of th the bilL They had expected according to tentative e arrangements to be present but th the President decided to attend to the bus j In mess ss at the railroad station st. The four our pens used b by tho the President in tho the bill one hill one for tor each syllable le of his name will name will be presented to the tIle four brotherhood heads A A. A 13 B. B Garretson V W Yo YoG G G. Lee V. W. S. S Carter and W. W S. S Stone cd for rc signing the after being us bill on Tuesday With t h Little tIe Ceremony to signing attended the No 0 ceremony day Rudolph Forester assistant secretary sec sec- secretary took tho the bill to the tho President ent to the train Near car tho the car a a. group of or trainmen in their overalls o paused in tho the enough to watch their theil work ork long An en engineer engineer engineer en- en President write his name celebrated celo- celo passing on a yard rard engine several sc prolonged prolonged pro pro- tho oc occasion alon with lon longed ed blasts of his whistle The also signed I ned several ee commissions and antl executive ti papers and sent Tumult to Majority Leader Kern of or the Senate to urge sage of the Webb ebb bill passed yesterday the tile House designed to permit I b by 10 American firms to S O i abroad without violating hit lug ing agencies antitrust law the tho S1 Sherman Lat r the tho private car was attached to a special train bound for Cor Ho gen gen- In the exercises exercises exer exer- ville Ky Kr to participate the Jo log incident to the transfer of or cabin in which Abraham Lincoln I was government g tOmorrow to tomorrow to- to born to tho the federal morrow at which time timo the President will ill make an an aldress s It developed to today ay that the brotherhoods brother summoned to before being hoods President lson had by Washington ton effective August AuKust Au- Au agreed to lo call a 1 strike were ere drafted 20 O Tho The orders then gust Kust finally was sot ot use used sed when the strike strike date September Sep Sep- The for Labor L. da day filled CUle In lit with a n. rubber rubberstamp rubberstamp rubberstamp 4 I was was lember LuG tho of ot stamp but tIle the original data dato call was not ilOt chan changed ed Inu Con came to the tho Hundreds of or telegrams brotherhood leaders toda today M Most sto of 0 One Ono or two them theiR were congratulatory congratUlator who had received no from locals were tomorroW tomorrow to to- to off oU so that tho strike was as notice morning morning- in some few to far aia a aw or i morrow bo be r there may sections of the tile country countr difficulties Efforts were temporary being made macic tonight to communicate with all of or these points G. 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A circular letter 4 oc ot details s th the complete complete- Lee and giving ln negotiations sinco since August 1 I as well as Continued on page Pa 2 1 1 PRESIDENT PRESIDE IT SIGNS ADAMSON BILL BILt Crisis in Railroad World at End May ay Be Fight illI in ill I Future Continued From Page 1 1 a copy COP of It the Adamson bill was wa b being mailed to all members of or tho brotherhood brotherhood brother brother- I hood tonight After Arter completing this wor work Mr Leo Loo left for tor his home hom in Cleveland oland The other three brotherhood brotherhood brotherhood brother brother- hood heads will leave either cither tor to tomorrow orrow or Tuesday Railroad executives call called here b by bythe bythe the President left Jelt yesterday Among those who departed from Washington earl early tOOn today wan a n delegation delegation dele dele- gation g-atlon of ot the Order of or Railway Conductors Conductors tors from tho the northwest who came here yesterday to protest to Mr Garretson Gar- Gar retson l against a strike Th They arrived about the time the S malo nato was wua in tho last sta stages cs of or passing the bill which them tort ten hours' hours pay for eight hours' hours work an and called on Mr lr Garret- Garret son He lie declined toda today to discuss tho the conference No Xo Trouble F Fr Feared r cJ I Messages Ie ages calling off the strike sent from here last night b by the railroad I brotherhood heads were tn a new code copies of ot which were mailed to all the general chairmen last Wednesday e At Atthe Atthe Atthe the brotherhood headquarters tonight It was explained that some Borne of or the chairmen probably would not receive recel their codes colles before beCore the hour set for tho the strike and nd that It would be necessary to advise ad them in fit dispatches of or the situation W W. 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G Lee head hend of or the tho trainmen left leet for tor his hid homo home in Cleveland but before beCore his departure he had replied to several tele telegraphic Inquiries abou about the changed code All of ot the brotherhood l leaders have be been n taking it Jt for granted that their chairmen would accept newspaper per an announcement announcement an- an of at what had happened and postpone local walkouts until the tho now codes could arrive arrhe or thoy they could ex exchange ox- ox change chango a messages cs with nith Washington ton None one of or the tho officials now hero think th there re will bo be an any difficulties other than temporary ones up Trouble Trouble- Houston Tex Sept 3 A 3 A strike of or orI all trainmen on the Southern Pacific lines In Texas and Louisiana was waa averted tonight b by the timely discovery discovery eT ery and correction of ot an error In the code message sent from Washington revoking the general railway strike order order order or or- der following tho the passage by Congress of the hour eight-hour law The c code delmes- delmes message mes mes- message sage sare as received here b by J J. J I L. L Morgan Morgn chairman of ot the Sou Southern thern Pacific lc Texas and Louisiana lines JInes did not revoke re the order to strike and preparations were continuing for tor the trainmen to quit work at 6 G o'clock tomorrow morning Th The error was discovered b by A. A E E. E Farquarson vice president t of or the Brotherhood of ot Railway aY Trainmen at t tw New w Orleans Orlean tonight who caused another another an aU- other ether message to be tent sent to Houston resulting In the abandonment of oC strike 1 I plans at 9 o'clock tonight ht I Embargo o Countermanded X New W York Sept 3 t 3 Embargoes 3 placed on fi freight eight by man many eastern railroads railroads rail rail- roads countermanded after the signing of the hour eight da day bill b by I President Wilson L L. I 1 1 Sheppard senior vice president of or the Order of ot Railway Conductors went t to Washington today todar to confer conter with brotherhood leaders there re regarding regarding re- re garding future action of or the unions should the railroad heads con contest content te t the constitutionality of ot tho the Adamson m dl on measure It la Is possible that the brotherhood heads ma may meet tho the p comI committee com com- of ot of railway managers 1 before before I leaving leasing for tor their homes to e cl clear ar nr up minor details It was said tonight ht but butI It was not known whether that tha would woul be In Wa Washington or New York I |