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IRFjWWWHM '^W? ""I -t-H niinnnrt [ = The Union Haily Times ,s; i 'j* HbMfii ^?????e??^e?mmrnrnm?^^mm? ? im?^?mmmtmmm??^Mh^4a?? ??^?????i??. ^ ^ ^|y VilUHtlfl SllOWlTS. ? ? " | DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY Established in 18S*?Cosrort? d to The Uhion Daily Time* Oc tober 1, 191 7 DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY I ?? ? IM1H i ! tIHW L_ ? ? ' ' . * ? 1 Vol. LXXII No. 1438 Union, S. C., Monday Afternoo i, July 24, 1922 3c Per Copy LABOR BOARD PLAfi r.. TO END Chicago, July 21 (By the Associated Press). ? No further action toward ending the railway shopmen's strike is contemplated by the United States railroad labor board at this time, Ben W. Hooper, chairman of the labor board, announced tonight on his return from a conference with President Harding at Washington. While Mr. Hooper was meet'ng the government officials in Washington B. M. Jewell and other strike leaders were in conference with James J. Davis, secretary of labor, at Mooseheart, 111. A Ah 1 -A At-- * m we euu oi uie meeting and before departing for Washington Mr. p- Davis expressed the belief that the strike could be settled at once if the roads would restore the seniority rights of the strikers and the labor board would take up the questions in dispute. In discussing the hopes of a settlejjj^ ment members of the labor board reHp viewed the progress of the strike since its inception July 1. They pointed out that the strike vote which precipitated the country-wide walkout was taken on three questions. These grievances *ere given in a strike bulletin issued on July 7, by Mr. Jewell, which said: "The present strike centers around these issues: "1. Establishment of unjust wages f> by decisions of the United States labor board. "2. Establishment of unjust working conditions which curtailed overtime pay allowed under government operation. "3. Contracting out of sh'op work to evade the application of the lawns provided by the transportation act." - ?i?riy last week, However, Chairman Hooper after ten days of conferences with rail heads and strike leaders, is. sued a statement giving the striking shopmen's program as five points instead of the original three and asserted it was one of the two supplemental points ?that of the restoration of seniority rights added only after the insuguration of the strike?that then stpod in the way of a settlement. He ^ idled the five demands in the follow"1. Abolition of the contract system. "2. Establishment of a national ad^ justment board. "3. Rehearing of the wagdfe and rules dispute by the labor board. "4. Roads to dismiss all lawsuits growing out of the strike. "6. Restoration of seniority rights to the strikers." .Ifr. Hooper asserted that his investigation had convinced him that *v uv? ?v/u?? VMOVOWIC ! "? 1/1/ UC 1UUI1U to peace in any of the points except the fifth. Further progress was seen in the statement issued last night by Mr. Jewell, however "in which he said: "There are three principal issues now preventing a possible settlement of the controversy which are found in the refusal of the railway executives? "1. To discontinue contracting out work. "2. To establish a national board of adjustment. "8. To continue seniority rights of employees who suspended work." It was pointed out that the last list of demands contained only one of the original three grievances which resulted in the strike call ? that relating to the discontinuance of outside contracting?and it was indicated that almost every road in the country already had agreed to Btop this practice. The omission of the original demands relating to wages and rules oc. casioned some comment, the belief being expressed1 that the shopmen finally had decided to agree to a rehearing of these points by th* labor board. Sim ilar action averted a threatened strike by approximately 400,000 maintenance of way men at the time the shopmen walked out. With the question of the return to the strikers of their seniority rights standing, according to the assertions -of Mr. Hooper and Mr. Davis, as the principal stumbling block to a settlement, Mr. Hooper was asked on his arrival from Washington tonight whether the labor board would bring both the rail heads and strike leaders before it with a view toward ending the strike without further delay. "I can not say a word," was his only reply. W. L. McMenimen, labor member of the board, who was largely instrumental in averting the threatened strikes of maintenance of way men, ^ sigtUlmen and clerks' organizations, 'y announced tonight that he will confei y beta tomorrow with W. P. Noone, representing the station clerks' organization. It Was reportde also that the general chairmen of the union composed of railway and steamship clerks freight handlers and express and sta tlon employees, will meet here Tues day# . ' _ . The largest ftot springs in th< world are at Thermo polls, Wyo. r IS NO MOVE i SHOPMEN'S STRIKE Entertainment To be Given Tuesday Evening The following program will be giv< en by the Junior department of Grac< church, in the gymnasium Tuesday July 25, jit 8 o'clock. No admission will be charged but t silver offering will be taken at thi door. Service of Good Citizenship. Martha Washington, George Wash ington, Agnes McElroy, Arthur Me Elroy. \ 1. Washington Acrostic. 2. My Country?Ben Crawford. 8. What Does It Mean, That Prett; Flag?Janette Ammons, Jean Arthur Russell Jeter, Angelina Kerhulas Helen Ray, Ora Fowler. 4. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star? T a -a.a. L<vui3c opmu. 5. Patriotism ? Dan Culp, Jamei Eison, Mary Hall, Margaret Ray, Ev erett Gregory, Hubert Anderson Eloise Barfleld, Hatten Crawford. 6. Violin Duet?James Berry, Ems lie Gault. 7. Story of the Flag?Louise Duke 8. Song?Star Spangled Banner? Audience* 9. Recitation?It Takes a Lot o; Living in a House to M^ke a Home? Thelma Hodge. 10. Miss Columbia Gives a Tei Party?Sara Wagnon, Miss Columbia Thomas Sartor, Uncle Sam; Harrj Lee Phillips, Eskimo; Nina Hollinjffs worth, Japan; Russell Jeter, Ireland Hatten Crawford, Spain; Cecils Vin cen, Africa; Jean Arthur, Germany Fred Parker, India; Ora Fowler, Scot land. 11. In Flanders Field?Thelmi Hodge. America's Answer?Olive Mae Pol lard. 12. Drill?By the children. , 13.?Song?America?By the Audi ence. '7, I .V U-' 1 Ten Thousand Men Chicago, July 24 (By the Associate* Press). ? Ten thousand unionize* Irauroaa station agents win not b< caled out on a strike, W. J. Noone president of the organization, an nounced today "I will instruct my men to remaii at work and order that committee confer with road managements ove all points at issue," he said. To the Ladies of Union Since the place where the annua short course is to be held has beei changed to the court house please sen< all magazines there and put them a the front entrance and they will b taken care of.' We need hundreds o magazines, so help us out. You can also help us by attendini th various demonstrations. You can' afford to miss seeing Misses Hermai and Hooper make a dress form, th material for which Costs only $1.0( That demonstration will be given 01 Wednesday, July 26, at 2 p. m. An at 4 o'clock Miss Lola M. Snidei state food specialist, Winthrop Col lege, will make "Angel Food Cake and you are urged to see that demon stration also. Mahala J. Smith, Co. Home Dem. Agt. Indictment Dismissed Washington, July 24.?Indictment against five persons in connection wit the Knickerbocker theatre disaster i which 97 lost their lives, was dismiss ed by Judge Siddons today. i i m Enrollment Books Close Tuesday " \ Enrollment books close at noon to morrow. If your name is not on b that time, you cannot vote in th coming primary. Many of you will b sadly disappointed when you wak , up and find you have neglected thi duty. Tuesday (tomorrow), noon, th books close. oouquet ror Uur Hand x..r ?/ "? ????"?8 *'?s w nand's recent amnesty decree, ] rn claimed on the occasion of hie daw a, ter's marriage to King Alexandei if Jugosclavia, embraces a wide var 1- of offenses and already has rean 1 id in the liberation of 200 of the n, Communitsts on trial for p fo against against the goeernr?nt. rw The fololwing offenses are incl li- ed within the decree: Clandee . and public propaganda against so and political order; syphig dui 'he peace time; mutiny, electora 1 Mrs. John D. Parmer, of Cherokc county, is the guest of friends in Ur ion to attend the short course give i by the home demonstration agent thi week. KU ttUX DISCARD ; ROBES AND REGAUA Atlanta, July 22.?The Knights of th? Ku Klux Klan have been ordered to discard their masks, robes and other regalia except when in their lodgS rooms, it was announced here r tonight at headquarters of the or' ganization. The order as first made public in a letter to Governor Hard* wick of Georgia from E. Y. Clarke, imperial wizard pro-tem, mentioned , ' only Georgia klansmen but later it t was stated the order was general. b The imperial kloncilium or governing body of the klan, passed a rule more than a year ago, it was stated, Drohibitincr the wearinar of the masks and regalia except by permission of the imperial wizard, and it was stated tonight that the present order means !' that effiective at once no such permisf aion will be granted except for parades. Clarke's letter to the governor, however, stated that he had issued orders 'forbidding all further parades _ or the use of the masks or other costumes of the klan in the state of B Georgia except in the lodge rooms . until further orders." j Investigation by klan officials of any unauthorized wearing of klan re? galia and of lawlessness by persons wearing such costumes also had been ,a ordered, Clarke's letter said. He ? added that he could not believe the governor "antagonistic to the^ klan" f and Governor Hardwick who had urg. ed that the klansmen unmask, replied that he had no "personal hostility or i animosity" towards the organization. ; Outrages by bands of masked men f have increased in the last year, Gov. ernor Hardwick added, and expressed j his appreciation of the unmasking or . der and also of Clarke's statement ; that the klan is not a "regulatory . body." He reiterated his stand that "there is no room in Georgia for any i organization, secret or otherwise, which sets itself up as a censor of . the conduct of the citizens of this state, which undertakes to try such citizfens in secret lodge rooms and to . execute its decrees by the power of the mob above our' laws and outside cdir courts." V > . Tourists Enjoying Trip "4^- - ^ The young ladies, Misses Mary and ^ Marguerite Flynn, Mary Jones and e Vera Murrah, chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Murphy of New Yorx. who sailed several weeks ag;o for Europe, write friends that they are havn ing a delightful trip and all are well 8 and happ^ , r Forces of Deposed President Capture Troops Canton, July 24 (By the Associated Press).?Sun Yat Sen, the deposed president of the South China govern" ment, announced that his forces captured several hundred troops of Chen Chiung Ming 60 miles north of Qane ton. At Chen headquarters, however. f it is stated that the engagement was I unimDortant. s t Today's Cotton Market n Open Close July 21.43 21.17 " Ootober .. 21.60 21.38 d December .. . .... .. 21.55 21.35 [ January 21.33 21.17 ? March 21.25 21.14 N. Y. Spots 21.45 Local market 22.00 PERSONAL MENTION Miss Mamie Oetzel of Greenvile is s spending the week with her parents. ^ Mr. and Mrs. George H. Oetzel, on n East Main street. Rev. and Mrs. H. W. Stone, of Kelton, are among the visitors in Union today. Misses Edith and Bessie Murphy of f Leonard Hall are visiting in Union today. If. J 'if * U. 1 T i < n i. mi. ?nu mis. maiming jeier 01 sany tuc are visiting here today, f Miss Agnes Beattie, of Chatta? nooga, Tenn., is the guest of friends e in Union this week. ? William Coleman, candidate for governor, accompanied by his son, e William, left to join the campaign pariy at Marion tomorrow. Mr. Colem man has been prevented from appearing personally in the campaign on ac** count of a severe attack of sciatica, ^ and while not entirely recovered he '? hopes to be ,able to continue with the j party during the remainder of the \e] itinerary. " ' ri Mrs. J. Proat Walker, Miss Cornelia ^ Greer Walker and Wesley Walker have returned from a visit to relatives in Columbia. '** Mrs. J. W. Mixson has returned from Winthrop College, where she atCS tended the short course for club women. ar? Mrs. W. P. Ducketts spent the week? end with her sister, Miss Emma >- Sparks, on Rotfte 2. ? Miss Lola Snider will be one of the >s demonstrators at the short course for club boys and girls this week. 'uJyK STRIKES CLOf R NATION'S WHEELS New York," July 23 (By t?e Associated Press).?Signs wsfre not want-jra ing in the counted* markets during inj the past week that the wal and rail- &*ii road strikes h'ave begun to impose an m( appreciable check on the! rates of in-jcu dustrial activity. Oddtyftnough it is po the shopmen's strike, wlggh has been sti consideied. relatively unimportant as i)a an immediate disturbing^ factor, that | 0f has caused a further, important loss Mt in coal production. jfl'i; he: Serious cdUgestion onfr the roads conveying coal front % non-union 19; fields in West Virginia and Kentuckyj (j0 to the steel works in tBe Pittsburg' xv, nnH OKSnt rl?knn At tL? t?t?l ' vuav, uiovtivvo MWH WW II1C IWtm J?g] amount of coal mined inrthe country i from approximately 5,250,000 tons a nM week before the July holidays to only 1 un about 4,000,000. tons.^'Vhe opinion fr( is held, furthermore, tiCgt with a car jm shortage such ' a.- facto* any major tri gains in mining ift acebrdance with f,g the president's invitatiod will be dif- ficult as long as the railroad strike c0 persists. Wh^t may baTlccepted, ac- ha Wording to the' vieis* pt\ some, is a un certain gain in outpttt ,in Pennsyl-1 cu vania and Ohio which Wduld ease the-1 na strain, on the mor^ southerly mines and perhaps permit the diversion of by some of their coal to coast points. 70 In the steel ind?atvy-&is estimated 40 that ingot production- has ' n re- s;t duced by about 6 per certt, wh;. . puts 1 |e{ the industry on sontethilllg like a 70 vo per cent of capacity hjisis. Good ^ judges consider, howeebr, that the loss may reach 10 per cent by the wt end of the iqonth unless, the situation | (1, changes radically. Ohi4; plants have j suffered worse than. those around da Pittsburg, a considerable number of blast furnaces having been banked (]a in the former state. Buying of steel ca products for-future detHery mean- yj while has been falHng off, consumers' ^ being discouraged by the uncertain- j tiaa ro cr a rv) i n tr martot (innHIHnna Those who have steel prfeduct^ In the process of manufacture* >hre, on the Ir other hand, making' vigorous, effoffrts to expedite deliveries Car loading stntistloi also reveal the effects of the!/ wjdfcout. Thus p Lhe total cars loaded <ftwihg the week , emiihg -dny cars as compared with 877,000 cars in . the previous week.' The decline is partly accounted for by the holiday ^ but the total is 32,000 less than in the week which included the May 30 holi- , i ay* n The markets for agricultural pro- rj ducts continue to be quiet affairs, influenced by day-to-day changes in the g| weather reports. With the price of wheat below $1 a bushel at primary points, farmers are moving their grain slowly but this restriction of supply is finding an offset in meagre ^ export business. Renewed ease in money meanwhile a has been keeping the security mar- a kets firm, bond prices reflecting the Cl - - - . -. at greater supply of idle funds with a w rather vigorous advance. Four per e. cent has now been established as the ruling rate on the best grades of com- p mercial paper, a considerable volume of time money has been lent at 3 3-4 per cent, and bankers' acceptances1 eligible for rediscount at the federal reserve bank have touched a new low ? price in relaxing even though tem-1 11 porarily to a 2 7-8 and 3 per cent j b basis. Such a further slight easing j a was, perhaps to be anticipated during the middle of the summer. With then revival having as yet made no appro-! ciable new demands on the banks, however, and with the Btrikes restricting business and great Britain, shipping gold in this direction most, observers do not consider any tight-, t pninir in the mnnev market lo be i t imminent. t ? - t The manufacture of wooden heels in Chile is an industry of inoreasing importance. ii | YOU CAN'T VOTE F( i: IF YOU DONT ENRO The citizens of Union and i vote in the August primary, I perintendent of education, ar ' must enroll; that is, they mui * party club rolls in their voti < ment period ends next Tues > whose name does not appear I ; will not be able to vote in the Men and women must enrol A registration certificate ha \ | no good in connection with th No tax receipts are necessai I and no money outlay Cbnnect< An enrollment of the last e ! ing. Eyery voter must enroll 1 The places where the club inent, one place for each voti I ENROLL huh AILROAD STRIKE S LONG EXPECTED Washington, July 28.?That the ilroad shopmen have been prepar? for the strike now in progress ice April, 1921, and waittid 15 jnths because of a desire to "acmulate enough grievances to suprt a demand for a nation-wide ike" were the statements made toy by P. J. Conlon, vice president rj the International Association of t.| ichinists, at a public mass meeting ]; re. H Union officials learned April 8, m 21, Mr. Conlon said, that the na- S( nal agreement with the railroads p] ts to be abolished, although the h ilroad labor board did not act until >ril 14. When individual agree- U rnts were sought, he declared the ions "ran into identical demands >m every road we approached which n Heated to us there was some een- bi d agency or authority directing the w ht against us." d< 'Then we realized," Vice President e: nlon continued, "that we would ti ve to sit tight and suffer in silence 7 til enough grievances had been acmulated to support a demand for a 11 tion-wide strike." w Of the 1,100 decisions handed down t< the labor board, the speaker listed tl 0 as favorable to the railroads and U 0 as 'nominally in favor of our ni ic, uuv wi UK nuui , lie: mi in, ni ? ist 300 were put into effect by the tl uds and therefore "didn't nican any- tl ing." tl Asserting that the strike leaders tl ?re well sat'if'od with the r.itua- w Tv*r Conlon said: V "it generally takes from 3 t 0' ir ys tc- make a shop strike effective n t before this one had been on ten r< ys more than 250 trains had heer. L ncelled out of Chicago, the West P rginia non-union coal mines were S ttled up, and the iron and steel in- v istries were crying for help. And b ; have hardly started yet." " m e ish Irregular h Forces Retreating London Julv 24 (Bv the Associated ress).?Unconfirmed reports in Lon- J; in today say that the Irish irregular >fce* are retreating with all speed ito Saltee Knockwealdown mountains nd have been harassed by the Free ^ tate troops who are pressing them ard, preventing them from ooncen ating for resistance. The irregulars re reported to have burned the baricks at Clonnel and Tipperary. t trikers Clash b With State Troopers | <. Buffalo, July 24.?One man with a ' roken arm and another with a fi'ac- * iired skull is in the hospital today J fter clashes with state troopers, who * re guarding thp trolley lines of the \ ompany whose employes had been triking since July 2. The railway op- ' rated a limited number of cars of all nes today, n r umpmen and Fanmen eaving Their Posts ( I Bellaire, Ohio, July 24.?Pumpmen j nd fanmen on duty in the idle coal f lines in mis vicinity are reported Javinp: their posts today as a protest gainst the bringing of state troops rito the district. There is approxilately 175 miners in this district. Irs. Obenchain on Trial i For Murder of Sweetheart ' ] Los Angeles, July 24.?Arguments ( c the jury began today in the second 1 rial of Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain for ? he murder of her sweetheart, J. Bel- ' on Kennedy, a broker. Cotton of 12 different colors grows ' n Peru. 1 ?j? ?j? ?* ?j? ?j* *$**$* *J* ?j?i4 ?j? ?j* % ?j? ^ )R GOVERNOR I LL BY TUESDAY | of the state who expect to , for governor, for state sukd for other state officers, X it have their names on the !l| ng precincts. The enrollday at noon; any person >y that time on a club book '[ primaries. II. ' 4 ? s nothing to do with it; it's j; e primary. ry. There is no tax-paying ?d with enrollment, lection year is worth noththis year. x books are kept are prom- I ng precinct. | TODAY | 4 SECRETARY HOOVER FOR COAL legro's jBody Found Riddled I? With Bullets >> :d Ellen ton, Ga., July 24.?The bullet- c cldled body of Will Anderson, negro, ** lurged with attempted attack on a " "?-yeur-old white girl, was found on le roud near Reedy Creek church this h lorning, after Anderson had been, ;ized in Moultrie and driven away, resumably to the scene of the crime. | n e is saiu u> nave made a confession. I P . ?:?? 111 nion Wins from Spartanburg t iS The Union Mill ball team visited, * le Beaumont Mill camp at Spartan- j s jrg Saturday and returned homei P ith another victory tucked away un- d i*r their coat. Play was fast and, P Kciting, both teams being ahead one \ me or another, the final score being ^ to 5 in favor of the locals. I b Union scored one run in each of the s lird and fourth innings. Fowlei ^ cakened in the fifth for a passed bat-1 ?r, four hits and five runs. This wasj le only inning in which Beaumont. c illied. For two innings after Beau-! lont gained the two run lead, Union w as unable to get men on bases, andjb lings looked bad for the locals, but I ?->; iiey came back in the eighth witli.U ie old fight and scored four runs in i tl lat inning, putting the game on ice j tc rith a two run margin. Taylor, the si /oflford College star Southpaw, pitch- II ig for Beaumont, was taken from the , il tound in this inning, but i'arks, who e< fclievcd him wis not able io stop the ci Inion hitters. McCall diove out a o retty three bagger inthe fourth, si mith for Beaumont knocked a homer b .ith two on in the fifth. Superior n lelding broke up a rally by Beaumont 1 the ninth, a knock down and recov-1 ii ry of a grounder by Arthur and a 1 eautiful bare hand stab by Right e Melder Sullivan, H., in this inning e eing features. 1 tl R H K; ti Jnion . . . . Oil 100 030?7 5 0 ? leaumont . . 000 050 000?5 9 3 l( Fowlep and Sullivan, J.; Taylor,! 'arks and Harris. v 'ake Notice, Club v Women, Boys and Girls! r o In view of the fact that the superin- ii endent and trustees of the Union t ;raded schools (Supt. Davis Jeffries, o oard of trustees composed of Messrs t 'hos. Murphy, J. A. Sawyer, George 1 Wrin I W TJI0..W....OI --- > *" ^ V??II1) ff , Uiatnwciuui Uliu V_>. II Sanders) have refused to let ,us use he high school building for the an- id jual county short course on July i !6-28, inclusive, it was decided by a h cmmittee from the Consolidated ? tome Demonstration club, consisting i >f Mesdames W. W. Nix, Douglas f Edwards, Lloyd Belue, J. C. Davis, t Eugene Carter and L. D. Smith and v disses Carrie and Lorena Hawkins, t o use the court house. It was through 1t he kindness of Col. T. C. Duncan and ( he Hon. A. G. Kennedy that this uilding was secured, so instead of go- j ng to the high school building meet ( ne at the county court house bright ind early Wednesday morning. Mahala J. Smith. \ Grace Sunday School Picnic The children of the primary department of Grace Sunday school will have i picnic Wednesday afternoon at tin ' pump station. They will leave the ( hurch promptly at 5 o'clock. All the ! mothers who possibly can are invited .nd urged to attend and enjoy this 1 ittle outing. M isses Mabel Goudelock, Frances t [tentley and Lilian Sumner spent the , week-end with friends in Greenville. j Misses Annie Tinsley, Etha Palmer, Marie Garner and Mabel Garrison, ( who have been attending the summer | school at Asheville, N. C., will return ] to Union Wednesday. These young ladies have had a delightful stay, profitable and full of pleasure and from all accounts, they regret that , summer school is over. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Browning and , Miss Minnie Gregory spent yesterday with Mr. and Mrs. Dillard near Cross ( Anchor. Miss Christine Dillard is the guest of her aunt. Mrs. L. J. Browning, en route to Asheville, N. C., to visit friends. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bishop, Miss Frances Bishop and Miss Lizzie Greer of Route 2 spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ray in Union. The bad slump taken by the Braves apparently has affected Hank Gowdy's healthy batting average. The University of California is. to have the first campus exclusive for women to be established on the Pacific slope. The custom of wearing rings uponj the thumb prevailed in England until the close of the eighteenth century. HAS SCHEME STRIKE EMERGENCY Washington, July 24.--TOperator3 rom the producing districts of six tates are in conference today with lecretary Hoover and agreed in priniple with the administration plan for laintaining prices, and insuring fuel strikution dumg the strke emergeny. The legal phases were gven the pproval of the Department of Justice i the opinion sent to Hoover by laugherty, while the conference was i session. Washington, July 24.?The bitumious coal operators representing the resident of the producing districts in he six states gathered here today at he call of Secretary Hoover who ought cooperation in the adnninistrainn of rnsil ili<<lriliiitinn ictipmp rip igned to protect the railroads and ublic utilities and other necessary inustries against the shortage and to revent profiteering. Hoover and Attorney General >augherty held a conference prior to Dinner's meeting with operators, preurnably on local phase of the coal disribution plan. Washington, July 23 (By the Assoiated Press).?Operators from the Dal producing districts of six states ill be asked tomorrow by Secretary loover to cooperate with the gov- ^ inment and the railroads in a plan . ) insure the distribution of fuel to le carriers and public utilities and > prevent profiteering during the trike emergency. All angels of Mr. cover's scheme, which contemplates le formation of a central producing Dinmittee to operate through local mmittees in the producing districts f Virginia, West Virginia, Tennesce, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Alaania, were threrhed out today at a cries of conferences of the federal ~oncies involved, lielore the openlg of the meeting tomorrow Mr. [oo\cr will have from Attorney Genial Daugherty a report on the powrs accruing to the government in he emergency through the cooperaion of the interstate commerce comlission and .its authority under the j\v regulating interstate commerce. In general Mr. Hoover's program /as understood to contemplate the reation of an emergency machine /ith the committee composed of a epresentative from the departments f commerce, justice, interior and the aterstate commerce commission with he commerce secretary as chairman, perating through the local eommitees established in the producing disricts at the time of the voluntary igreements fixing maximum prices. Pooling of coal in the producing listriets and the distribution of cars inder a preferential system to be initituted under authority of the interitate commerce commission is planled to permit of the marshalling of uel at the most available points for juick shipment to the destinations chore most needed. Cooperation beween the railroads and the interstate ommeree commission would make lossible adequate supply of cars and stablishment of freight embargoes. t necessary, 10 iacuuaie iwi move nents. Representatives of the operators in<l the railroads are to he drafted nto service as administrative aids to he central committee to provide ?i: ect contact with these industries. IV. e maintenance is to he south' hroujrh efforts to obtain a more r? n *ral observance on the part of small operators of the voluntary price ij?reements already in force and by ooperation on the part of the rail'oads to prevent competitive bidding tending coal prices skyward. While Mr. Hoover's scheme was de lared to be based on the cooperation >f the parties interested in continuing the distribution of coal, the authority of the interstate commerce commission o act in emergency in behalf of interstate commerce wu^ held to be the government's "trump" card. To this end appointment of representatives of the commission to local committees was considered as enabling the operation of the program should cooperative efforts in any district fall short. Primarily, Mr. Hoover has indicated, insurance of coal supplies to the railroads is the object of the distribution scheme, with industries producing necessities, public utilities and similar consumers to be taken care of as their needs become imperative. Scranton, July 24.?The mayors of five cities in the anthracite regions and several district presidents of the in 111 /irvnfat* V? A 4 Kia Ill IIItTUIII1/II nil! vwmci ucic una afternoon on the proposed plan for bringing about a settlement of anthracite wage controversy. Mayor Burkan, of Scranton, who called the meeting, said the outlook for a quick adjustment is bright. Mrs. J. G. Going and son, Gary Going, spent several days last week with Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Jeter, near Car4 ? _ . . ,,9,e- - ..... . .. > m