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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
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