The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 18, 1922, Page 1

THE WEATHER FAIR \ ESTABLISHED 1873 SLOPE COUNTRY RUST DAMAGE, ALL COUNTIES, SURVEY SHOWS Survey of Section of State by The Tribune Shows Little Evidence of Rust CONDITIONS Practically All Counties Re- FINE port Sufficient moisture to Mine Guard Calls Out Depu- Mature Grain Crop A survey of the crop conditions in western North Dakota made by The Tribune reveals that there is rust damage apparent west of the Mis- souri river and but little rust on this side of the river. Conditions generally are shown to be the best , Since 1915, with plenty of fioisture: ‘in’ nearly all counties to carry, the wheat through to ene harvest. The rye harvest is in’ full blast. The wheat harvest will begin between | July 28 and August 10, the reports { show. In Logan county the harvest probably will begin about July 28, while in Stark the harvest will be later, than usual and will begin about August 7. Corn is Jfte and was damaged somewhat by frost in some localities. Generally it is ‘reported above the average. decrease in some counties and an increase in others, a normal acreage being indicated for the entire section of the state with crop prospects far| between above normal. Oliver county reports the farmers will endeavor to supply their own labor, while Hettinger and Bowman counties report a likely labor short- age. The survey by counties covering the Slope country follows: ' Survey By Counties. Stark—The First National bank re- ports: A careful examination of the fields made Sunday failed to reveal evidence of rust. The wheat harvest promises to be later than for several years. If present cool weather con- tinues the harvest will not commence until about Aug. 7. There has been sufficient moisture to carry wheat through the. growing season. There is a,good stand of wheat and if there is no rust or hve wind’ it should average 18 bushels through, the county, compared to about five last year. Rye harvest is just beginning, and the yield promises to be around 20 bushels. Corn is rather backward, | clean and of good color—better stand than for several years as cut worms damaged it less. Oats and barley are the best we have had for five years. for several years. Flax at the pres- ent time is looking fine; about 10 per cent increase in acreage and promises a 50 per cent’increase in yield. We anticipate no embarrass ing shortage of labor. Our prospects | for all crops are the best we have had since 1915. Hettinger—R. E. Trousdale says: There is no rust in the wheat. The harvest probably will begin about August 10, and there’has been suf- ficient moisture to carry the wheat through the growing ‘season. The approximate, yield, per acreexpected is about 15 bushels as conypared to three bushels, last, year. ,The gencral rye harvest began the, 17th with like- lihood of a yield..of ten bushels per acre. The:corn crop is late, clean and average. -The condition of oats, bar- ley and potatoes is above ‘normal, with very good prospects. The flax acreage is about the same as last year, We need labor very, badly, Oliver-C. G., Kapeloyitz says: There is -no.evidence of rust. The harvest will begin about August 1. There has been sufficient moisture to carry wheat through the growing season. A yield of 15 bushels to the acre, on the average, is expected. Rye harvest has just started with probable average yield of ten bush- els. The corn crop is late; prospects fair. The condition of oats, barley and potatoes is good. There is a decrease of 30 per cent in flax acre- age. General conditions gocd. Will supply our own labor through this district. Bowman—C. J. Phelan says: There is no rust. The harvest will begin in three weeks. There has been plenty of moisture to mature the crop. A yield of 20 to 25 bushels an acre is expected. The rye harvest started this week; should average about 20 bushels. Corn crop is late, clean, prospect good for fodder. Oats and barley, about 10 per cent above normal; none last year. Potatoes doing fine. Flax is dding well, and most of it is late. Indications point to a labor shortage. General condi- tions are the Best since 1909. Some Rust On Leaves. McLean—County Agent Norling says: There is some rust, mostly on leaves, just a little on the stems. The wheat harvest will begin in about three weeks. There has been just about the proper amount of moisture in two-thirds of the county. A yield 40 per cent better than last year is expected. Twenty-five per cent of the rye fas been cut; aver- age yield 15 bushels. The corn crop is average, or better. The condition of oats, barley and potatoes is 50 per cent better than last year. There . is 10 per cent increase in flax acre- age. Many farm hands are needed right now. Logan—First National bank, Na- (Continued on Page 3) {SITUATION IS QUIET, The flax acreage shows a! alarm was given and Captain White | Tom Duval, who is filling his dead Potatoes also are better than: THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1922 (Leased Wire of Associated Press) IS FREE FROM CROPS GOOD IN NEW MARCH ON MINERS’ CAMP I$ FRUITLESS ties with Report of New Attack in W. Virginia ‘(By the Associated Press) | Wellsburg, W. Va. July 18.—Aj mine guard stationed on the hill above the Clifton ‘non-i\hion mine! where yesterday morning Sheriff H.: H. Duval and three other men were) killed when the property was attack-{ ed by a large force of marchers! from over the Pennsylvania line,; dashed into Cliftonville early today; with the report that men were pre- paring for another attack. Captain White, commanding the, state constabulary, quickly sent a force into the hills, but they return-' ed empty handed. A terrific “rain! storm broke immediately after the, expressed the belief that it had scat- tered the crowd. This was only one of many alarms midnight and dawn. In every instance, however, they have! proved false and not a shot has beeni fired in the village since the battle} terminated early yesterday. Acting on orders from i | father’s place, the tent colony of} striking miners and their families near the mine was abandoned early; today. GERMAN BODIES FIX PROGRAM IN POLITICS Will Support Some Republi-! can and Some Democratic Candidates for Senate Sheriff 1 (By the Associated Press) Chicago, July 18.—The third Ger- {man-American national conference which closed’ its session here last night, adopted resolutions pledging |support to Beveridge of Indiana, Brookhardt of Iowa, Frazier of North |Dakota, LaFollette .of Wisconsin, France of Maryland and Reed of Mis- souri for United ‘States senators, The | conference also demanded revision of ithe war treaties, withdrawal of troops from Germany, approved the inquiry into the afien property custodian’s | office, endorsed a constitutional amendment requiring a referendum ito declare war except in case of actual invasion and demanded immediate re- jturn of beer and wine. The conference also demanded the \“immediate legalization of the sale of beer and wine to end the reien of ‘hypocrisy and corruption which is disrupting the very foundation of law jand order in the United States.” The conference was held under | the auspices of the German-American | Citizens League which maintains na- tional headquarters here. About 20 German leaders attended the meeting. TO WORK OUT "BONUS SALES ‘Legion Authorizes Its Legis- lative Committee to Act (By the Associated Press) Fargo, N. D., July 18.—The state executive committee of the American Legion has authorized its legislative committee to work out a vlan for disposing of bonus claims, a former plan for their sale having been de- clared unconstitutional. it was an- nounced today. Another plan discussed at the exe- cutive meeting yesterday, was to in- crease the state legion membership from 9,000 to 27,000 or 30,000, it was announced today. Fargo will receive “every consider- ation,” in selection of a site for the federal psycopathic hospital to be lo- cated in the northwest. said Colonel C. R. Forbes, head of the United States Veterans’ Bureau as he stop- ped here for twenty minutes. FLOUR, GRAIN CASE REOPENED (By the Associated Press) Chicago, July 18—The Interstate. Commerce Commission today onened hearing here on the petition of four railroads for a higher percentage of the freight rate on flour and grain carried both by rail and water. The petitioners, the Chicago and Northwestern, Soo Line, Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads. claim the Great Lakes transit com- pany, collects an unfair proportion of the freight paid. Chief Examiner Robert E. Quirt is heraing the testimony. RS. GOULD’S FATHER DAKOTA MAN Guineve Jeanne Sinclair, wed a few days ago to George J. Gould, mil- lionaire sportsman, in Trenton, N. J, gave her age 2s 29 when the marriage license, was obtained, said her father | i was “Alexander Campbell Sinclair of Dakota,” and gave her mother’s name as “Littitia Moell Atkins.” She had been married once before, and has STRIKERS. DO NOT RETURN Jamestown, .N. ‘Di, July 18.—Ex- piration of the ‘time limit set for the return of strikers to the Northern Pacific’ shops here passed without notice here. with. ali strikers still out. Pickets have been posted at ali points around the Monday evening Perralti, vice-presi- dent of the striking shoa mafts ad- dressed a mass meeting at Klaus park. No outbreaks have occurred here. ASSASSINS OF WILSON TO DIE British Court Gives Sentence in Record Time (By the Associated Press) London, July 18.—-Reginald Dunn and Joseph O’Sullivan were sentenced to death today for the murder of| Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes. Wil- son, who was shot in front of his home on Eaton Place last month. The men were convicted after trial in the Old Bailey. Thus, twenty-six days from the date on which the noted soldier was murdered, the men who fired the fatal shots were convicted and the death penalty imposed on them, This constitutes ‘a’ record in England, where murder trials usually are completed more quickly than in most countries. RICHEST OF ENGLISH GIRLS IS MARRIED ted Press) -A wedding, sec- (By the A London, July 18 ond only in interest to the nuptials, of Princess Mary and Viscount Las- calles took plaée today in St. Mar- garets Westminster, when England's richest heiress, Miss Edwina Ash- ley, granddaughter of Sir Ernest Cassels, and god-child of King Ed- dard VII, married a scion of Euro- pean royalty,” Count . Louis Mountbattem. The groom is grandson of the late Queen Victoria, a cousin ‘of King George and the closest friend and) companion of the Prince of Wales,} who was the best man at today’s’ ceremony. . King George and Queen Mary at- tended the wedding. The couple wil! visit Spain and later America. ENJOIN BOARD IN FARE RAISE St. Paul, Minn,,July 18.—The state railroad and warehouse commission was today served with an injunction issued by Judge Page’ Morris in fed- eral court, preventing them from en- foreing their recent street car fare order for the Duluth Street Railway company until the case shall have been heard in federal court. shops here and | two children. IRATHENAUS "SLAYERS DIE German Report Says Men, ‘ Pursued, Kill Selves (By the Associated Press) Berlin, July 18.—Hermann Fischer | and Edwin Kern, who for many days; have been pursued by the German po- jlice as the assassins of/Foreien Min-, ister Rathenau, committed suicide to-| |day, according to a dispatch from | Halle. The two men shot themselves. the| ; dispatch said, as they were about to! | be captured in the turret of Saaleck | | Castle, near Bad Koesen, whether they had been traced by the police. MANY RUSSIANS "ARE GIVEN AID | | | Catholic Organization Collects: Much for Relief Several thousand dollars has j been furnished for famine sufferers; lin Russia through the German Ro- man Catholic Association of the state, according to Paul Goldade ofj Rugby, secretary, and C. P. Fleck of Mandan, president of the organiza- tion. Mr. :Goldade was in Bismarck after returning from a meeting held at Linton and near Strasburg. The organization maintains state headquarters at . Richardton, Mr. Goldade said, and the acting secre- tary, Mr. Stein, returned from Rus- | sia only six months ago, bringing ‘with him first-hand stories of con- | ditions. A large number of packages of clothing have been sent to Russia and effort is being made to get a lcarload together at Richardton, Mr. |Goldade added. He said that all money and supplies are distributed in the Black Sea region by the American Relief Administration, which is headed by Herbert Hoover. FOREIGN TRADE SHOWS DECLINE OF 2 BILLION| Washington, July 18,—America’s foreign trade for the fiscal year end- ved June 30, resulted inva favorable trade balance of 1,162,000,000, which was a decline of nearly $2,000,000,000 from the favorable balance of the previous year, according to reports issued today by the commerce depart- ment. Exports during the fiscal year just closed aggregated $3,770,000,000 and imports $2,608,000,000, as compared with exports of $6,516,000,000, and imports of $3,654,000,000 for the pre- vious fiscal year. Exports last month totaled $34,060,000. and imports, $260,000,000, against cxports of $33 000,000 and imports of $186,000,000 in June, 1921. { | Strike Order of Yesterday }|the shopmen’s strike. | kidnapping of a special agent of the HARDING TO DEMAND MIN | PEACE EFFORTS AGAIN TO FORE IN RAIL STRIKE Grable, Head of Maintenance Men, Meets with Labor Board Members MORE MEN ARE OUT Obeyed by Thousands of Workers (By the Associated Press) Chicago, July 18,—Peace negotia- tions in the railway strike again were in the fore today, E. F. Grable, pre- sident of the maintenance of way em- ployes union and various railwav executives had conferences with members of the railway labor board in efforts to avoid further walkouts and obtain a basis for settlement of Although approximately 15,000 sta- tionary firemen and oilers were re- ported added to the list of’ strikers yesterday, no further accessions to the list were expected until after the meeting of the maintenance of way men at Detroit Friday. The 25,000 maintenance of way men al- ready on strike will not be outlawed “for the moment,” Mr. Grable said. Injunctions were granted by fed- eral courts to several railroads, to restrain strikers from interfering with operations of trains. These in- cluded the Louisville and Nashville, Morgan’s Louisiana and Texas (Southern Pacific) and Trans-Missis- sippi terminal railroads at New Or- leans and Missouri Pacific road at St. Louis, and the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Cleveland. Suits were filed against interference with shop operations at Toledo, Ohio, by the Wabash road and at Montpelier, Ohio, by the Detroit, Toledo and Shore line. Picketing was forbidden in injunctions granted four roads at Springfield, Illinois, and a petition for a similar injunction filed at In- dianapolis by the Chicago, Indian- apolis and Louisville railway. Several hundred members. of the sixteen standard Texas railroad la- bor organizations met in Waco to- day to determine what action they might take concerning the strike. Four Arrested. At Eldorado, Arkansas, four men were arrested in connection with the Missouri Pacific railroad. In North Carolina state troops were ordered to Rockingham, Wilson, Rock Mount and Durham. Governor Hardwick authorized the sending of state troops to Waycross, Georgia, following digorders ther2 Cancellation of both the north and south bound “Katy flyer” between Waco, Houston and Galveston, was announced by the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad. Six other trains were merged in three consolidations on the company’s lines in Texas. In Chicago policemen and railroad guards had a pistol and rifle fight with five men in an automobile who fired on a Baltimore and Ohio train transporting non-union workers. No one was injured. Federal inquiry was being made in- to affairs in Monroe county, Jowa, where a Chicago, Burlington and Quificy railroad passenger train was derailed and strike sympathizers staged a demonstration Sunday. Ss) SHOPMEN ENJOINED. St. Paul, July 18.—Striking rail- road shopmen were enjoined by fed- erad district court here today from interfering with the operation of trains of the Great Northern Rail- way company and from maintaining picket lines near and about the com- pany’s property, with the exception (Continued on Page 8) ORDER SEWER EXTENSION: City Commission Decides Upon New Construction The city commission in meeting last night decided to ask for bids for the | extension of the Front Street sewer, for a distance of about 4,800 fect at an estimated cost of $36,000. The! proposed sewer would run from Third street west, joining the present trunk line sewer in the bottoms before it reaches the river. The sewer is to be built, it is stated, to serve as a main trunk sewer and to relieve conditions that have caused considerable trou- ble because of the inadequacy of the present sewer. The: commission decided to adver- tise soon for bids for coal for the winter. It appointed George Haugen to take the place of Arthur Bernstein as assistant custodian of the fire hall. EDITOR DIES (By the Associated Press) New York, July 18.—Charles R. Miller, for forty years editor of the New York Times died today after an illness of several months. He was 73 years old, WAR FRAUD IS CHARGED 10 BY U.S. GRAND JURY Republican State Committee- man for Georgia Included Among Accused AFTER-THE-WAR SALES Disposition of Government Lumber Is Basis of Charge of Million Fraud (By the Associated Press) Washington, July 18,—Indictment against ten persons charging con- spiracy to defraud the Wntied States out of more than $1,000,000 in con- nection with the disposition of gov- ernment lumber following the war, was returned today by special fed- eral grand jury which has been in session since June 1, investigating the transactions. Those named in the indictment are John L. Phillips, Republican state committeeman for Georgia, John Stephens, partner of Phillips; Ernest C. Morse, Charles S, Shotwell, George M. Chambers, Frank T. Sulli- van, Roland Perry, Charles Phillips, Jr. Gus Eityen and Mitchell A. Touart, Jr. The indictment was the first to be reported by the grand jury empan- eled to investigate war frauds for which inquiry congress appropriated $500,000 for the use by Attorney General Daugherty and a_ special corps of assistants. FRENCH SAID RELENTING IN FIRM ATTITUDE Now Recognize that Final Settlement of Reparations Must Be Agreed on (By the Assoclated Press) Paris, July 18—A meeting of the allied premiéts to discuss the repar- ations problem is expected within the next ten or fifteen days, it was. in- dicated today in official circles. The report of the committee on guarantees, the result of its prolong- ed investigation in Germany recently, probably will be formally presented | to the reparations commission Thurs-j day or Friday. Final settlement of the German reparations problem is beginning to be publicly recognized in France as inevitable. The proposal to reduce the German indemnity to fifty billion gold marks, to cancel the French debt to Great Britain and to conclude Anglo-French defensive alliance has become such a constant subject for discussion inj reparations circles that political ex-} perts are beginning to accept as a foregone conclusion there must be some adjustment. The French government is holding, out vigorously for a formal declar- tion by the reparations commission | that Germany has voluntarily de- faulted, but some of the French newspapers are now joining the B ish in saying a German financial! compromise must be averted first andj that the question of Germany’s guilt may be determined later. AUTO BUS HIT BY FAST TRAIN { One Killed and Eight Injured’ in Minnesota the Associated Press) Hugo. Minn, July 18—Investiga-, jon of circumstances surrounding, the automobile bus accident at Galli-; van crossing near here, in which one person was killed and eight iniured. was started today by Coroner R. Del Mas, of Washington county. | The accident occurred when a bus’ driven by Harold Sonnce of St. Paul struck a Northern Pacific passenger, train. Failure of the brakes to work is given as the cause of the collision. There were eleven passengers in the bus but three escaped injury. WALK IN SLEEP | | PROVES PAINFUL | (By the Associated Press) Minneapolis, July 18.—Alvin King, 12, walked in his sleep Monday night and drank ammonia, His mouth and throat were badly burned and phy: cians said his condition was preca: ous, WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN HOME Fargo, N. D., July 18—A son and daughter of Mrs. May Littig found her dead body in their home here this morning, all of the burners of a gas range having been turned on. “I can’t stick to one thing. Send me tu St. Paul,” said in a note clutched ink her hand. ] ee | Republican nomination for $15,000,000 PAID OUT BY STATE More than fifteen million dol- lars was paid out of the state treasury during the fiscal year ending June 30, figures compiled today in the office of State Treasurer Steen show. Total receipts for the fiscal year were $14,769,179.23; total disburse- ments, $15,418,086.30. Because of a balance on hand at the be- ginning of the fiscal year there is a balance of $2,405,483.10 re- maining. RADICALS LOSE ONE BIG UNION IN CONVENTION Minnesota State Federation Side-tracks Resolution Calling for Idea RUSS PROBLEM IS UP Motion Made in Convention Calling for Recognition of Russian Soviet (By the Associated Press) Crookston, Minn., July 18.—Wil- liam H. Mahoney, St. Paul labor leader defeated definite action on the One Big Union proposal at the 40th annual meeting of the Minnesota; federation of labor here today when he succeeded in amending the orig- inal resolution calling for such a; union so as to sidetrack it to the various local unions for further con- sideration. The radical element in the conven- tion also has introduced a resolution calling for recognition of ~Soviet Russia but no action has yet been) taken. A fight over a beer and light wine; resolution is expected to occupy at- tention of delegates this afternoon.) Those who expect to offer the reso-| lution declare a moral appeal will be made for its passage with the inser- tion of a clause declaring sale of; light wine and beer will save the fu-) ture generation: from harm caused! by poisonous concoctions now being! illegally sold as liquors. They pre- dict. if the resolution comes to a vote it will carry, but declare the radical element will lead a fight against a vote. The radicals, it is! claimed, do not desire wine and beer legislation as it would rob them of valuable propaganda. Dave Broderick, president and C. F, Crew, secretary of the’ Minneap-/ olis police federation, have already| prepared a resolution against a/state, police system in Minnesota, The; resolution will be introduced this af- ternoon and it seems to be the view) among delegates that it will be pass-! ed by an overwhelming vote. | Repeal of the Brooks-Coleman: street railway bill will also be ask-| ed of the convention. Oppose State Constabulary A resolution opposing the state constabulary and recommending or- ganized labor’s investigation of the! stand of every candidate for the leg-| islature on a state police force was adopted after Thomas Van Lear, Min- neapolis, had denbunced the state ad-| ministration and the American Bar| Association for an alleged attempt to! force a constabulary movement. | Other resolutions adopted this! morning included favoring the aboli-| tion of private employment agencies, passage of equal rights bill, pension! of all state employes not now cared| for, federal constitutional amendment against child labor, state pension for blind, and repeal of the Brooks-Cole- man street railway act. ENDORSED FOR SENATOR (By the Associated Press) Seattle, Wash., July 18.—Mrs. Fran- ces C. Axtell of Bellingham, Wash- ington, endorsed by the state federa- tion of labor and the Nonpartisan League will be a candidate for the United { States senator this fall. MANY VISITORS ARE. COMING Prospective Settlers Arriving at Rate of 150 to 200 a Month Prospective settlers are coming to North Dakota at the rate of 150 to 200 a month, according to J. H. Worst, commissioner of immigration, who has returned from St. Paul where he consulted with immigra- tion agents of the railroads. “The Northern Pacific informed me that it had located about 80 families in Benson county since the first of the year,” Dr. Worst said. “A check-up of the special excursion tickets sold to homeseekers shows that for sometime prospective set- tlers have been coming in the state at the rate of 150 to 200 a month, and this number will of course be increased later in the season.” The northwest railroads are doing much immigration work, Dr. Worst said, including advertising and per- sonal solicitation by agents. The Northern Pacific, Great Northern and Soo line all have men in the field, he said, while the Milwaukee is running over its lines outside of North Dakota a special car contain- ing North Dakota products. | E PROTECTION 9 Last Edition PRICE ‘FIVE CENTS PRESIDENT TO SEND MESSAGES TO GOVERNORS Message to be Directed Chief- ly to Coal States Relative to Reopening Mines ASK MINES BE OPENED Harding Lays Down This Policy in Letter to Opera- tors, Urging Production (By the Associated Press) Washington, July 18.—Presi- dent Harding late today will send simultaneously, telegrams direct- ing the operators of all bitumi- nous mines shut down because of strike conditions to resume op- eration at once and requesting the governors of those states in which the mines operate to fur- nish such military protection as may be needed, If state troops find it impossible to cope with the situation, federal troops, it was understood may eventually he employed. Plans for such action by the president wete understood to have received the ‘unanimous support of the cabinet at today’s meeting of that body at which the industrial situation was dis- cussed in all its ramifications. The advices to the mine opera- tors and the. governors will point out the imperative necessity for early resumption of the mining industry in the interest of the public and will also briefly urge that orderly procedure be ob- served jn the execution of the plan. Operators who remained in Wash- ington canvassed the situation care- fully to determine what were pros- pects for resuming coal production. Managers of coal mines in Pennsyl- vania and Southern Ohio said they held strong hopes of successfully opening part of their mining area. The Southern whio Coal Opera- tors association today filed a memo- rial at the White House declaring themselves “willing to continue the sacrifice and comply with your re- quest and use every possible effort to open their mines for the resump- tion of production as speedily as conditions will permit.” DISCUSS RS-OPENINGS Washington, July 18.—Preliminary plans for their attempt to reopen mines closed by the strike despite failure of the government's attempt to effect a settlement were under- stood to coscupy bituminous coal operators wiio remained in Washing- ton for another meeting today, fol- lowing their reply to President Hard- ing’s arbitration proposal with an of- fer to place their properties and services at the government disposal. Invited by the president to “re- turn to your mine properties and re- sume operations,” on submitting their reply to his arbitration offer, yester- day in which a majority accepted un- qualifiedly the plan previously re- jected by the miners’ union, the operators. later announced an . at- tempt to re-open the mines would be made. Considerable production the employers generally believed would result in union mines in Pennsyl- vania and Ohio if nowhere else. The government, it was intimated in official circles today, had fully considered all the possibilities in- volved in its decision to ask that the mines be reopened. The protec- tion of fedetal troops and the Amer- ican flag, it was indicated would be furnished if necessary to insure pro- duction where men were willing to work and the government itseli might call for miners of experienc: now engaged in other pursuits. Beyond intimating a belief that the lack of available skilled miners would make difficult the effort to re-open mines, officials of the miners’ union who remained in Washington today continued silent on the situa- Pittsburgh, July 18—Important mines in the Pittsburgh district will be opened without delay under the plan proposed by President Harding, it was stated here. this -afternoon. Already some of the companies have commenced to clean up the pits with a view to early resumption. In two mines coal has been cut and deputy sheriffs and state police are on guard to protect workmen when the hoist- ing machinery is started. Several weeks, it was said, would be requir- ed before the mines would be ready for even a semblance of normal coal movement. SEES NO INCREASE. Washington, July 18.—Prediction was made today by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, that President Harding's invitation, to the bituminous coal operators to return to their proper- ties and resume operation would re- sult in no appreciable increase in the production of coal. ee BAR DECISION REASONABLE. Madison, Wis., July 18.—The pro- vision of the Severson act proh’ ing bars, was held reasonable in a decision of the supreme court hand- ed down today.