Evening Star Newspaper, July 12, 1921, Page 3

WOULD END STRIKE - INWEST VIRGINIA Union C:vief Submits Basis of Settlement to Gov. Mor- gan—Hopes for Success. By the Associated Press. CHARLESTON, W. Va., July 12—C. F. Keeney, president of District 17 United Mine Workers, has addressed a letter to oGv. Morgan, submitting a basis of scttlement of the industrial controversy in the Mingo county coal flelds, in behalf of the miners. Mr. Keeney offered six recommendations, including a proposed joint commission of miners and operators’ representa- tives, to arbitrate wage disputes. “T presume that there Is little ques- tion that the contending parties can continue this struggle indefinitely, but it is the desire and wish of all good citizens to see it terminated,” Keeney sald in h!s letter. Offers Basis of Settlement. His recommendations to the gover- nor follow: “That the Willlamson Coal Opera- tors’ Association shall agree: “First—That all employes return to work, and that there shall be no dis- crimination against any employe be- longing to a labor union. “Second—The establishment of to day. “Third—The semi-monthly yday. “Fourth—That the employes have the right to trade where they pleas “Fifth—That employes shall applicable Yoo —_— have the right to select check-weight as provided by law, and that two thou- eand pounds shall constitute a ton. Joint Wage Cox mission. “Sixth—That there shall be a joint commission, consisting of five repre- sentatives from each side, each side to choose its representatives, for the purpose of adjusting wages of all men working in and around the mines; determine the mining prices and yardage, etc, and to endeavor to arrive at an equitable competitive basis, and to provide rules and meth- ods for the adjustment of disputes between employers and employes. In order to avold any failure to agree, a board of arbitration, consisting of three members, shall be created, one to be chosen by the operators and one by the employes, and these two [By the Associated Press. to select the third member, Who shall be a non-resident of this state. The board of arbitrators shall meet wit the commission. tle shall be submitted to and de- eided by the said board, which de- eiston shall be final. the commission shall date from the time work is resumed and shall con- tinue until April 1, 1922." Keeney Meets Governor. A, conference Keeney and Gov. Morgan when the sald the governor had offered to pl his proposals in the hands of some one to be named by him in an effort to bring about a settlement of the controversy. Gov. Morgan declined to comment upon the recommendations. but Kee- y declared he was confldent that some formal action would be taken today. Keeney made charges that the re- Hef stations in the Mingo fleld had been closed by the authorities. These were denied by the officers on duty at the state police headquarters at ‘Willlamson. GOVERNOR UNDER FIRE IN GRAND JURY PROBE $10,000,000 in Illinois Funds Al- leged to Have Beep Iquud to Packing Interests. By the Associated Press. SPRINGFIELD, I, July 12.—Cir- cumstances surrounding a ten-million- dollar I purported, by a memo- randum ‘been made to a bank in Grant Park, 111, during Gov. Len Small's term as state treasurer, from 1915 to 1917, were expected to be delved into to- day by the county grand jury investi- gating past administrations of the treasury. It was disclosed that the memo- randum ifound by Treasurer Ed- ward E. Miller when he took office the first of this year, and that it was made_available to Attorney General Brundage, who s waging political war on thé movernor. The alleged ten- million-8ollar loan wag declared to have béen secured by notes of Armour & Co. and Swift & Co.. packers and of those corporations, resentatives - h ant Park Bank. the DIES AT HOSPITAL. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. STAUNTON, Va, July 12—The fun- neral of Frank M. Lee, jr. was heid from wghey‘ ";ldencouo( ll.lle” uncl ayt. Young Mr. e dled Satwrday in o hospital at Blue- fleld, W. Va., of spinal meningitis. He ‘graduate of the Greenbrier of Episcopal H of Templeton's Business School, Staunton. SPECIAL NOTICES. 5 21. N sponsible for any bills contracted by any one bat Il.l'lfi GEORGE HOLT, 915 6th st. W 18¢ QUICKER TIME. GREATER BAFETY, RE duced freight rate on household goode to Pa- ' eific coast and for west in p?l cars of BE- CURITY STORAGE COMPANY, 1140 15th st. PIANOS FOR RENT—UPRIGHT AND GRAND piancs for rent at ressonable prices; rent ap- lied on purchase %’\t! by agreement. HUGO ‘Oll‘rfl. 1110 G. ictrolas and.recards.. . Gettysburg Battlefield WYERY WEBK DAY AND SUNDAY To Gettysburg and return via Westminster. g o including dinner at Eagle Hotel even-passenger autos driven by white owners, Mt Vernon and Arlington and citv driving per hour. North 4221-W. Residence, 8] = oH UmBrefla sHoP, FREN( REPAIRING. RECOVERING. . MADB TO ORDER. _FR. 458 718 13th ST. N.W. ‘The Shade Shop W. STOKES SAMMONS. 830 13th St. 'y M. 4874, Back to Oldtime Prices for Finest Window Shades. ONE | We'd lke to give you an es- edd flnl:n on putting the HEATING sh PLANT in condition. Matn 314. -GARAGES,~ BOILT OF HEAVY GAUGE tal-covered doors. I s fustarce are offered from our large 54 stasdard Phones N. 8088, N. 244 NATIONAL GABAGE MFG. CO. Just as Close to You : Lead —as your phone, though over in & Z Georgetown. Call us up when- Pai ltm: ever your needs.are in the paint AINLS, |7 Ui of cvervice and the. R $4 gal. | paines’at right prices. Becker Paint and Glass Cos, CHAS. E. HODGKIN, Mgr. 1239 Wisconsin ave. Phone West 7. ~ ROOF TROUBLE Call Majn 760. " Grafton&Son nco T, 2ot Cep Tr. bldg. M. T “Heating and Roofing Experts 35 Feats.s - omiy original ~Biggs~ In U 7™ a8d Fiumbing business 18+ % Biggs Eng'ix_x.eeflng 148 ot n.w. Frankiin 317. TING—PLUMBING Warren W. Biggs, W. K. Pace, | daughters. 21| she kin git a neat tailored suit h | The Wood-Forbes mission to the Philip- and any question pines at a public meeting today in the that the commission is unable to set-lpjaza Jistened to denunciations of the The findings of | speaker of the Philippine house of rep- was held between | vas welcomed warmly by a large crowd. containing the recommenda- |the Cebu democrata organization as- was dellvered at the capitol |serted that eléctions were corrupt and sald to have been found m‘ fhe state treasurer's office, to have P “I know your ankles, but I can’t place you,” said Uncle Niles Turner t’day when intro- ducéd t' one o' Ike Lark’s Th’ trial o’ Mrs. Tillie Moon, indicted fer shootin’ her hus- band, has been postponed till an’ sailor hat. (Copyright National Newspaper Service.) WELCOMED IN CEBU Envoys Told of Corruption in Politics, Yet Leaders Urge Independence. CEBU, Philippine Tslands, July 11.— nacionalista party and Sergius Osmena, resentatives, by his fellow citizens of the democrata party. Cebu Is the second city in the Philippines, and ihe mission ‘The president and vice president of that no democrata had a chance of elec- tion. The prosecuting attorney, who is a naclonalista, refused, they said, to lay before the court evidence offered by :lmucflm showing that corruption ex- sted. Another democrata speaker asserted that two nacionalista officials who were under suspension were suspected as soon as the Wood-Forbes mission arrived, but were assured that they would be rein- stated as soon as the mission had left. Although severely criticising nacional- istas, all democrata speakers urged im- mediate Independence in any form for the Philippines. . The speakers expressed the greatest admiration of Americans and apprecla- tion of the lesson taught Filipinos by the “benevolence of the government of the United States.” SHIPBUILDING COMPANIES PLAN WAGE REDUCTIONS Atlantic Coast Association An- nougces Intention to Reclassity Labor and Adjust Scales. PHYLADELPHIA, July 12.—Wage reductions effective August 1 or soon thereafter are planned in virtually every shipbuilding district along the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico, the administrative council of the Atlantic Coast Shipbuilders’ Asso- clation was Informed at its monthly meeting here. Representatives from the New Eng- land, New York, Delaware river, Bal- timore, southern, south Atlantic and gulf districts declared such readjust- ments have become necessary if con- struction costs are to be brought down to a level that will stimulate business in the industry and enable American shipyards to meet foreign competition. The plan Includes complete reclassi- fication of labor and adjustment of wage scales according to ability. the cut affecting pieecework and hourly rates alike. It was pointed out that shipyards have maintiined war-time rates with the exception of a 10 per cent cut in March. ==l ORDERED TO SANTO DOMINGO. Lieut. Commander Lester L. Pratt, Naval Medical Corps. at the marine station. Quantico. Va.. has been or-l dered to Santo Domingo for d SPECIAL NOTICES. CLAFLIN OPTICAL CO. uty. ‘We make Kryptok lenses. 907 F STREET. BHOE REPAIRING—ADWEAR SOLES GUAR: anteed to last three times as long as real leather and at same cost. Ask your shoemaker for them. If he refuses. come to us. ADWEAR SOLES COMPANY, 1319 New York ave. Frank. 591 1 Frank. 4278, Pa_ave. “aut CLAFLIN FOR EYEGLASSES, Casey—Roof Expert It the roof leaked tell Casey. 3207 . N.W. CASEY pones to1" 18 and w01, WE ARE PRINTERS And we take pride in our work. HIGH-GRADE, BUT NOT HIGH PRICED. THE SERVICE SHOP BYRON S. ADAMS, BIG RAINS will bring no regret to those who place their roofs in our charge. IRONCLAD ;:'.’..“.:‘.".;;"%’..’.:n'; Y The Million-Dollar Printing Plant o biE peinting some, The National Capital Press 1210-1212 D 8t, N.W. ROOF TAILKS: Ferguson says: “I will give you thorough eat- isfaction in roof painting and repairing. R. K. FERGUSON, Inc, PRINTERS, > 512 11th 8. 1114 9th 8t. Phone North 231-232, ing Experts. ou —through buying Forer Lumber and Mill- Bases | work here. Barker's prices are potably Low. Orders big and little. - Geo. M. Barker Co., Inc. 049851 N. Y. ave.; 1517 7th st. Tel M. 1348, Glove and - Shirt Don’t Wear Mended Shirts. Let Us Make Them New. 16* ¥ By the Associated Press. 12 MOUNDSVILLE, W. Va., July 12— Gew. William Mitchell, assistant chief of the United States military air service, will come herg today with two aldes from Washingtéon to in- Vestigate. the accident at.. in Field last Sunday, in which fivé. persons were killed, according to word re- celved here. Officers from. McCook Field, Dayton, and Bolling Field, ‘Washin~-ion, re already, on the sceno. A coroner's jury invesatigating the accident caused when 2 bombing ma- chine crashed Into sixteen automo- biles parked on the grounds’ will hear testimony today in the case. NEWPORT NEWS, Va., July 12— Gen. Willlam Mitchell, assistant chief of the Army air service, did not go to Moundsville today to personally investi- gate the mis] a board of inquiry instead. Man, 60, Shot and Robbed. PENSACOLA, Fla.—John Ernest, sixty, is in a local hospital suffering from a pistol wound in his left side and serious brulses about the head and shoulders as the resuit of -being beaten by two thugs, who robbed him of his money, coat and shoes and left him lying in a burned-over plece of land twenty miles from here. Whole Family Burned to Death. SUMMIT, Miss.—The charred bodies of Joseph James, his wife and their three small children were found in the embers of their home, at Rval's settle- ment, cighteen miles from here. The condition of the bodies was such that those who visited the house said there was no means of knowing whether the tragedies were the result of crime or accident. owever, they point to the fact that the corpse of one child was in a sitting position in bed as suspicious. Big Cuts in Fort Garrisens. WILMINGTON, N. C.—Fort Caswell, located at the mouth of the Cape Fear river, thirty miles from Wilmington, is to be left with a garrison of fifteen men and a sergeant, under the administra- tion's retirement plan, it is learned here. It is the only coast defense fort on the Atlantic seaboard between Hampton roads and Charleston. Other posts to be similarly treated are Fort Dade, Fla., and J: n Barracks, La. Refuse Wage Reduction. MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Employes of thelother western Carolina towns. COL. . P. McCAIN WOULD | RETIRE AS MAJOR GENERAL |7apanese Nobleman to Be Guest of Asks President for Transfer Under the Law Following Forty Years of Service. Col. Henry P. McCain of the adju- tant general's department and for sev- eral years adjutant general of the Army, hes applied o the President for transfer to the retired list as a major general, under the law author- izing such action. Col. McCain is sta-| pore tioned at Fort Sheridan, Ill, as ad- jutant general of the h Corps area. He is from Mississippi and was gradu- ated from the Military Academy in June, 1885, making his service to date cover a period of forty years. After fifteen years of service in the infantry arm, mostly in Indian ce: paigns, he was tranaferred to the ad- jutant gene department. He reached the grade of colonél in April, 1904, and served as adjutant general of the Army from August, 1914, until August, 1918, when he was absigned to the command of troops. at Camp Devens, Mass. Because of his valu- able services during the world war he was awarded the distinguished serv- ice medal. N When the war forces were disband- ed he reverted to his regular grade of colonel in the adjutant general' partment. He was tendered the pointment of brigadier general of t| line, but declined it and was assigned to duty at Fort Sheridan. He is en- titled to retire as a major géneral un- der a special law, as he held that grade while serving as adjutant gen- eral of the Army. His application probably will be granted in a short time. London omnibuses on a recent holiday carried more than 3,000,000 passengers. [ol——o|ol——S]c[c—=]o]c—=]o]—0| Capital & Surplus, $200,000-Resources, Over $1,800,000 [il | Accessible to None But You Safe Deposit Boxes, $2.50 Year Up = - $37 Upl'bfim - 15th- & G-Sts: Next to Keith's - Opp: U. 8. Treasury p there Sunday; but sent | Abe Martin Says: | Gen. Mitchell Sends Inquiry | : . ‘Board ta Probe Five Deaths Memphis Street Raillway Company have voted down a proposition sub- mitted by the company for & 12 per cent wage decrease, effective August 1, when the present contract of the company with the carmen’'s union ex- pires. The question will probably be submitted to arbitration. Seise Liquor om #Freach Ship. | MOBILE, Aia—Fifteen cases of ‘wine, vermouth and whisky were seized by the forces of Sheriff W. H. Holcombe. jr. on board the French steamer Montagl, now in this port. The Uquor was offered for sale to a force of deputy sheriffs who boarded the vesgel. Frank Dominique, a member of the crew, in the inferior criminal court claimed the liquor, and was fined 151 and costs of court for violating the prohibition law. Seek Emergency Pension Fu ATLANTA, Ga- bill to authorize emergency certi s to enable the state to pay $857,928, overdue for the 1921 Confederate pensions, will be in- troduced in the house by Representa- tive Maddox of Spalding county, it is announced. The bill was drawn by J. W. Lindsay, commissioner of pensions. Burglar Locks Up Family. - COLUMBIA, 8§ C—A burglar, who Lucky STRIKE cigarette gave his name as Jack K. Davis and his home as New York. is in hospital here with serious bullet wounds in his neck and head. received in a pis- tel duel with Columbla police. Davis was captured after he had robbed the home of Dr. T. T. Moore, and at the point of a pistol locked Dr. Moore and his wife in the bathroom and then ransacked the house. Cotton Mills Heopen. LANCASTER, S. C—The Lancaster cotton mills, one of the largest tex- tile plants in the Carolinas, resumed operation yesterday, having been shut down several weeks ago by the management to “avold friction with | - the textile unfon.” About one-half the operatives employed at the time the mill closed went to work. Bank President Dies. AIKEN, S. C.—Henry Montgomery Dibble, aged sixty, president of the Bank of Western Carolina, died sud- denly at his country home near here yesterday. The Bank of Western Carolina has its headquarters at Aiken, but operates branches in nine PRINCE REACHES ITALY. King Emmanuel. ROME, July 11.—Crown Prince| Hirohito of Japan reached Naples vesterday on his trip to the far east from France. He intends to come to Rome as the guest of King Victor Emmanuel, and it is planned that three days of his stay here will be an official visit and that two days he will be here in a private capacity. During his_sojourn in Rome he will call upon Pope Benedict, this visit being considered here as possibly the step toward the establishment of domestic relations between Japan and the Holy See. Friends of Capt. Gabriel D'Annunzlo, knowing of his admiration for Japan, are trying to arrange for him to come to Rome by airplane from Lake Gar- da, where he s staving at present. Many, however, consider this plan in- advisable. BATIERIES e e st 1~ WHAT IS A-FAIR RENTAL? HAVE J. LEO KOLB Collect Your Rents HE KNOWS | 923 New York Ave. 1237 Wisconsin Ave. Telephone Main 5027 The Shannon and Luchs New Home Development 14th St. Terrace N.W. —Offers - unusual interest to those who contemplate buy- ing a New Home. Here may be seen New Homes and New Dssigned Bungalows in all -the various stages of construction. Homes Priced From $12,750 to $18,500 Qur terms are equitable and have meant success to every purchaser since 1 It takes but a few minutes of your time to see the new homes_ in this “Intown Sube urb.” g It Is an Ideal Location for the Busy Man The convenience to reason- able markets and the ade- quate school facilities, to- gether with the cleanliness of the community, make it ideal for the family. To Inspect Take 14th St. car (best car service in Washington) to cor- ner of Ingraham B8t nw. Sample Homes open every day until 9 p.m. Shannon & Luchs 713 14th St. N.W. Renlters and Home Builders Genernl Battery Co. 1217 E St N.W. Washington Agents for ‘“Marko™ Agents for Marko” Baitery. 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