Evening Star Newspaper, July 13, 1922, Page 32

2 - Following is the text of the lettert addressed by the anthracite opérators to the President: “On behalf of the anthracite oper- ators, we beg to make the following reply tc the proposal of arbitration which you submitted to us on July 10. “We are deeply appreciative of your{ afforts to end the present suspension ! of anthracite production, and desire to co-operate with you to -the fullest xtent in this endeavor. H “After continued conferences with| the representati of the mine work: ers from March 15 to June 2. it ap-| peared that no agreement satisfacto- | » both sides could be reached. | The operators then proposed ‘that| the President of the United States bel requested to appoint a commission or! iribunal to ascertain and consider all! the facts and determine the question, concerning wages and conditions of | #mployment at issue between us: sald; ~ommission or tribunal to find a prac- | tical method by which prompt oper-| ation of the mines may be resumed, pending its ultimate decision, and’ also to seek and recommend a method . Ly which future suspensions ori sirikes may be, so far as possible, | avoided. i Committed to Arbitration. ‘ “The anthracite operators further agreed that all such matters as the; President might determine were per-| tinent to the questions in controversy | concerning wages and conditions of | employment should be considered by ! on or tribunal so to be the commis appointed, and agreed to abide by and faithfully to carry out its de-| cision or award. i “\We are, therefore, committed to| arbitration. and are entirely in sym- pathy with the principle of the meth- od of settlement which you have pro- | posed | PIWe believe. however, that certain smolificition of your pronosal are desirable to the end that the settle-! all be speedily reached. shall | « permanent in character. and shall | be binding upon both sides of the | out the fruitless negotia- have been held with mine the anthracite operators two primary objects in| had Want a Lasting Peace. reement on a wage scale equate. should at the same time afford the steady employment enjoyed in the past and which only reg- nd for the product can assure been the firm conviction of the operators that this is econom- | sible only by such adjustment | < as would reduce the cost of producing anthracite, in line with ad- tments which have taken place with ct to other commodities. Second any agreement reached should be and at the me time | provide able means of wage ad- | Jjustment from time to time to meet the | Changing_economic conditions of the | The object sousht was the pre- ion of the periodical disturbance of the public and of industry generally by g interruptions to production. feel confident of your desire to | r these objects in a manner fair | : be accom- | ake the fol- ause of the wide differ- problems that confront | and the bituminous in- to study an sticns in _controversy ! reasonable period of time. sity, they must be studied sey v if the prompt adjudication that all intercsts desire is to be ob- tained. Seek Separate Consideration. “The anthracite business has no! lem of overdevelopment and! jevelopment. 1t is already| zed and has maintained full- cmployment of the mine work ~. Its mining conditions are en irely different from those in the bituminous field, and it is a manufac- turing as well as a mining industry. Its product is mainly a domestic, not | a manufacturing, fuel. “It has been consistently held not: only by the operators, but also by the mine workers, that the anthracite ! industry with respect to agreements | affecting wages and working con- | ditions is and should be absolutely autonomous. “Because of these conditions we feel that it is necessary for a separate commission to be designated by your- 8eIf to consider our problems, and we take the literty of suggesting that s ommission should be, 80 far as e, non-partisan. not more than ember representing the oper: 1 one the miners. and not le; hree to be appointed by your- s representative of the public. cond. The anthracite operators ot eseape the conviction that the Jlishment of the scale of s in effect from April 1, 1920, to 1422, even as a temporary | will embarrass rather than efforts to restore normal ime the conditions. Agree to Return of Men. “The demand from the public for decreased prices of anthracite is im- perative. Anthracite is the only es- § versed in the . Seienceofour . professional callingand ¢ have madean exhaustive Text of Letter to President | 1 and empowered. jclude their negotiations before ap- i to ask A GUY CANT WORK. 2 ) & ™ F NER From Anthracite Operators F‘“‘:;‘ o |G \our X emmncint e PRoOBLEM = AVERAGES EVERY BlLew ouR EN?P" STOMACH? RoLL FoR A SweLL FEGD_ YESTERDAY: sential commodity which has not been deflated In price, and the continuance of the present prices will undoubtedly impede the distribution of the prod- uct, which should be prompt and un- interrupted on the resumption of mining. “We nevertheless agree to your proposal that, pending a permanent It scale, the mine workers are to return to work on the scale of wages which H expired last March. l DONT WORRY, We've STiLL GoT GUY OUGHT To HAVE o142 16 Nis Sock. MuTT AND JEFF PooLED - THEIR ROLLS YESTERDAY MDD MUTT | BLEW SEVENTY ElvE CENTS OF THE ToTAL FOR A Feed . THER | NEST EGG NOW AMOUNTS “It will be evident to you. hqw- ever, that it will not be possible the anthracite operators to contract for the disposition of their product while uncertain as to the costs of production. We are therefore confl- dent that it is necessary to the suc- cess of your plan and in conformity with your Intent that it shall be made mandatory upon the commission first to determine the wage scale to be effective until March, 1923, and that its decision in this regard shall be handed down on or before Au- gust 10. “Our agreements have always cx- pired with the end of the coal year, March 31, and we suggest that this date be adopted for the expiration of the temporary wage scale. Want Both Sides Bound. “Third. We respectfully submit that a recurrence of the present un- fortunate situation will not be pre-| vented by the cstablishment of only a temporary wage scale, expiring in March, 1923. A renewal of the pres- ent controversy at that time would be deplorable. “It is our understanding that the commission shall be empowered and directed not only to determine tém- porary wages and working conditions, but shall also be empowered and di- rected to devise a'method by which periodical disturbances may be avolded, and by which wages and working conditions may be auto- matically adjusted, by negotiation, if possible, and if not by such machinery as the commission shall set up, and that its decisions in this regard shall be binding on both parties. “We agree to abide without reser- vation or qualification by the findings of a commission s0 to be appointed To FOUR CENTS: | SOMEBODY'S GOT OVER M122 THAY BELONGS ™ MuUTT AND JEFF AND THE BoYS ARE T i ! GonnA GeT system are now being sent out. He added that the walkout likely will not Lecome effective “ifcr several days.” Mr. Osborn declared that unless an agrtement {8 reached with the com- pany whereby Teductions in wages will not be effected, he was ready to carry out the walkout plans sanc- tioned by the national headquuarters of “the clerks’ union. ' EXPECT C. & 0. CLERKS TO CARRY OUT STRIKE Efforts to Prevent Walkout Be- lieved Futile—Order to Quit Already Sent. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., July 13.—H. J. Os- i burn, general chairman of the Broth- erhood of Rallway Clerks, announced today that strike orders to the seven- teen lodges on the Chesapeake and Ohio S Davy Stephens, a seventy-one-year- | old “newsboy” of Dublin, has atten ed every running of the Epsom de by for fifty years. The week ,of the great race is his only holiday; at al other times he Is to be found on the street corner in the Irish capital sell Ing papers. was will _“It'is our belief that these sugies- tions are within the intent and spirit of your general plan, and that their adoption is necessary to bring about what you aim to achieve, namely, ‘the establishment and maintenance of in- dustrial peace in the coal industry. ™ TRACKMEN POSTPONE STRIKE DATE TO AUG. 1 “714-11 OM PAN PALAIS ROYA Delivery—All orders amounting tg $5.00 or over will be delivered to any part of the city. Smoked Hams Lb., 32¢ Strawberry Jam Milk Mallard Brand Sugar “Sunbeam” Brand lOc can Beat Gane 16-0z. Cans 23c, 5 for $1 4 for 32c 10 1bs., 68c Best Meats | Fish for Friday Halibut Steak.. .lb., 40c Leg Lamb.. . ...lb, 35c Bouillon Roast, 1b., 25¢ Butterfish .. .1b., 20c Croakers . . .Ib., 15¢ il Clod Roast. . .. .lb., 25¢ Chuck Roast... .lb., 20c Trout . .1b., 20c Spots . .. .. .1b., 18¢c Chairmen of Branches on 28 Roads "\écflrst:\?é‘esd" Give Companies Time to Ne- gotiate Agreements. By the Associated Press. WILES-BARRE, Pa, July 13— Twenty-two system chairmen of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way mployes, representing 70,000 men employed by twenty-eight roads in the middle Atlantic states, have agreed upon “concerted action” In present- ing wage demands to the railroads during July. William "D. Roberts, eastern vice | president of the brotherhood, at the | close of a conference yesterday stated that the system chairmen and com- mittee had until August 1 fo con- pealing a second time to the United tates Labor Board, and that a strike was not possible for a month at least, He stated that it had been decided the companies individually and simultaneously for the resora- tion of the scale prevailing before July 1, the restoration of the time- and-a-half clause and slight increases for certain classes. first of these conferences will held with the Lehigh Valley rail- | road early next week. FIND 50 MACHINE GUNS. Search for Hidden Arms in Saxony Also Reveals 1,200 Carbines. _BERLIN. July 13.—A search for hidden arms in Magdeburg. Sax revealed 1,200 carbines, thir machine guns and twenty heavy m; chine guns, together with a large Frying Chickens.lb., 55¢c Stewing Chickens, Ib., 35 Potatoes Cantaloupes Lemons “Sweet as Honey" Fancy No. 1 Stock Large and Juiey 15¢ 2 tor.. 25¢ | 15 lbs., 40c 20c doz. Hot Bread and Rolls Ready Every Evening at 4 0'Clock Box Bread, Vienna, French, Whole Wheat, Graham and several varieties of Rolls. Berens’ Rye Bread, in 1-1b. and 174-1b. loaves, with and without the seeds. quantity of ammanition and equip- | P_K Coffee\ flavor all its m\'an.’ 27c ment, it is announced here. ! lIlIllllllIIlIllIllll|llIIIlllllllllllllllllllllmllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIINOrris BrotherslflllllllIIIIlllllllllllllllll!!!lll|III|IIIII|IIIIIIIlIIIIlIIIlIIIII 1 Dissolution Sale Ends Tuesday, August 1st | There’s just about 300 Hot-weather Suits left in the house, and we're anxious to make an immediate clearance. So we've cut deeper into the already reduced prices, and all folks who appre- ciate savings will be on hand early to get thieir choice. Included are conservative and stout models. & Hot Weather Suits at Savings! Tropical Wosteds | and Finest Mohairs Genuine Palm Beach and Silk Mohairs $Q.75 -study of - allof the M requisite icarrangements 7" that mawe O ¢ > r proper " : : Bee Brand: :INsect Powder: MCECORNIC K - I12E Formerly to $22.50 Formerly to $16.50 All shades, including blue, with pin stripes. Sport models in sand colors, browns and blues. All-Wool Suits Genuine Gabardines and Shantung Silks 5162 Formerly to $30 When you see these suits with your own eyes youwll be convinced “that they’re the biggest values in Washing- Igcluded are wonderful wearing Priestley. Mohairs. Every suit is un- ‘usually well tailored. Blue Serges Worsteds, Tweeds and Herringbones $99.50 4 Formerly to $45 The best suits we have in the house are included at this price. Your choice of sport and plain models in single o~ ton. ® double breasted styles. Alterations l S Alterations - s - Cost 3 " Cost 911 G Street N. W. ' OPEN ALL DAY SATURDAY : MUTT AND JEFF —Lost; Stolen or Strayed: One’ Hundred and Twen!y-two Berries. — ACTRESS IS ACCUSED. Gloria Swanson Claimed to Have Influenced Making of Will. LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 13.— Testimony Matthew P. Burns, Gloria Swanson, motion picture act- Tess, was of unsound mind when he made his will in favor of his wife, Th; (Copyright, 1922. by M. C. Pisher. Trade mark _egister=2 U. 8. Pat. OF.) WRITE:~—"SAP AAD CO; DEAR SIRS:- JEEF AND I DESIRE TO Hook UP - WITH You: ENCLOSED IS A TWO CENT STAMP FoR REPLY™ - SIGNED - “EVER THINE, A.MUTT FOUR CENTS, MY WORD. FOUR CENTS:! LeT's BUY A SWeLL CAR AND MAKE A SPLURGE! BUT T'M HUNGRY. I'D RATHER BUY A CouPLE OF ROLLS INSTEAD of STAMPS WITH THe FouR cents: Burns, a former merchant, 'and charge married Mi Bwanson's other and made a will in her favor a result of undue Influence exer- sed by Miss Swanson. The witnesses were relatives and friends of Burns, and they related many Instances in which he “acted peculiarly,” and from which, they said, they formed the opinion that he was “irrational.” The contestants are expected to complete their case today. It could not be learned from attorneys for Mrl.lchurnu"w;lhelher Miss Swanson woul e called to refute the ch of made against her. i business. Ordinarily their task in Chicagoe i far removed from the ocean. They compose the aldermanic committee ot streets and alleys, and their chair- man, Mr. To! 3 an idea that the streets and alieys of Berlin, Paris London and Czechoslovakia—particu. larly the latter—have a lot of goot features which Chicago's haven't. St the entire committee is going to thos: Places to study streets at the expens: of the city of Chicago. —_— When jelly will not set add th: Juice of a lemon or some white vi gar. START JUNKET TRIP. Eighteen Chicago Aldermen to Study Alleys in Europe. NEW YOBK, July 13.—Chicago's seagoing aldermen, eighteen strons, were piped aboard the liner St. Paul yesterday and after being counted by Alderman John Toman, commander of the naval detachment, settled down to perspire in deck chairs as the veteran liner pulled out into the Hudson. The aldermen are going to Europe, and their leador says they are going on Intended to show that stepfather of introduced by co v contestants of the in local superior court. € contestants are relatives Specials for the Home at Summer Thrift Prices Quality is kept up to a high standard here—but prices are lower right now. Good service, as usual, which includes deferred payments if you wish them. Closed All Day Saturday During July and August This 3-Door “ALASKA” Refrigerator Porcelain - lined scientifically con- structed ice cham- 3451 ber. Very spe- cially priced now E | “es This Three-Piece Fiber Suite Like picture. A very handsome Suite—Settee, $57-75 Armchair and Arm Rocker, in baronial brown, up- holstered in good grade of cretonne, and specially . . This White . Enamel Crib priced at..... Strong, durable and good-look- ing. Our sale price— This Mahogany-Finished Windsor Suite $12975 Iron-Frame Lawn ' Bench LEnjoy your lawn NOW. Specially priced at— As sketched. A very distinctive Suite, with attractive lines and built from well selected woods. Consisting of Bow-end Bed, Dresser, Full Vanity and Chifforfier. A remarkable value at our special PRACE LIS Sal it siate vereisiotons it s iaiaieaise ool Kroehler Duofold In golden oak, covered with good grade imitation leather. Sale price,