Evening Star Newspaper, August 8, 1922, Page 1

¥ WEATHER. Member of the . Associated Press Fair tonight and tomorrow; cooler The Associated Press is exclusively entitiad to . the use for republication of a1l news lopatches tonight. Temperature credited {o it or not otherwise credited in this Paper and also the local news published berein. for twenty-four hours m. today: Highest, 36, ended at 2 p. at 11:10 am. yesterday; at a.m. today. | Full report on page 7. lowest, 69, Closing 98,590. No. i N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 16 Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C. PRESIDENT EXPECTED TO TAKE + STRIKE CRISIS BEFORE CONGRESS; RAIL UNION CHIEFS CALLED HERE Mondell Notified Full Attendance| PARLEY WILL PASS Is Desired When House Convenes Tuesday. TAKING OVER OF RAILROADS OR AMENDING CONTROL ACT POSSIBLE Mr. Harding Likely to Detellmine Next Step Before Going to Congress if Proposal Is Rejected. Br the Associated Press. Faced with probable rejection of his latest rail strike settle- ment proposal by the striking railway shopmen and with the reply from the executives as yet uncertain, President Harding today Tet it be known that he is desirous of having the House reconvene next Tuesday prepared to enact any legislation which might be deemed advisable in connegtion with the industrial situation. The President, it was said at the White House, has informed the House leaders that he is opposed to any program of three- day recesses, such as has been _contemplated. He has suggested to the leaders, it was further stated, that instead of marking time with a handful of members present, after the House reconvenes next Tuesday, a full membership be on hand, so that Con- gress might function in case any legislation is needed to carry out the administration’s program with respect to the coal and railroad situations. “There is no diguising the seriousness of the present coal sit- uation and perhaps the seriousness of the railroad situation,” an administration spokesman said in making known the President’s desires. White House officials did not disclose, however, what legisla- tion might be requested of Congress. Up Before Cabinet. The general industrial situation ‘was discussed at length by the Pres- ident today with his advisers, the Tuesday cabinet meeting lasting two hours. At the same time the President was in conference with his cabinet and leaders of the striking shopmen here in Washington_to over the answer to be g 23 Presi- dent's proposal as made yesterday, tnat the strikers return to work, the railroads assign them to jobs and that the question of seniority be left for decision by the Raillroad Labor Board. Some Possible Legislation. Possible legislation which it was suggested the President might have in mind included authorization to take over the railroads in event of their failure to operate to the point that the count amend- ment of the transportation act .to give the Railroad Labor Board authority over questions arising during a strike such as the present trouble- some question of seniority, and amendment of the transportation act to give force to Lal decisions through imposition of penalties for violations. House members now in Washington pointed out that the success or failure of the present negotiations would be determined before next Tuesda and as the Fresident himself has termed the proposal put forward yesterday as “rather the final call,” ne would be prepared for another step by the time the House meets. Presidential Address to Congress May Follow Refusal of Proposal BY DAVID LAWRENCE. . Neither side likes President Hard- ing’s latest proposal for a settlement of the rail strike which perhaps is the best argury of an eventual ac- ceptance by both. For the President is at the end of bis rope—he has exhausted every means of mediation at his command except one and that is a personal ad- dress to Congress when the House comes back next Tuesday. In that address Mr. Harding can ask for an amendment to the transportation act, which will put teeth in it and com- pel the railroad executives and rail- road workers to obey the United States Railroad Board or suffer a ing its decisions. PEEALY v there has been no penaity for disregarding the transportation act. Mr. Harding is building up a case for Turther legislation. In his latest proposal 3t wiil be noted that he calls attention to the public pledge given by the rall- yoads and the shopmen that wil - freight rates regulation is such that the government can set up a system of preferences for those raflroads which obey as against those which disobey the transportation act. The leverage to compel obedience on the part of .the roads is greater than is possible to exert with strikers except that constitutional lawyers in Con- gress belleve the conspiracy statutes can be broadened so that a concerted effort to persuade men to leave the employ of railroads in_violatlon of decisions of the Labor Board can be made punishable, If the leaders of a labor organization were made sub- ject to-penalties for interruption to interstate commerce the feeling is that transportation - tie-up would not occur as frequently in the fu- ture as in the past. Goading Govermment On. Although Washington 1is rather blue today because the first state- ments from both sides in the contro- versy appear unfavorable, there fs no loss of hope that between now and the end of the weex the railroad ex- nize the. validity of the decisions of the | gcutives and labor leaders will see board. Should they disregard that pledge, the moment the chief executive Buggests the settlement of a trouble- that they are simply goading the government to more drastic action some issue through the Instrumentality | all the time which in the end will of the Labor Board the need for legis- Jation will be s0 obvious that Congress will have to choose between a seizure of the raliroads and a return to govern- bring on restrictive legislation that neither side will enjoy. ‘The optimists here see in the first Tent operation, which hes proved 80| omments of the shopmen a charge costly to the taxpayers, or the enact- ment of an amendment to cure the de- Tects in the transportation act now on the statute books. Called Outright Surrender. of tactics from what occurred when Mr. Harding made his first proposals. The shopmen accepted too quickly, in fact, so soon that the rallroad oxecutives regarded the proposal as The reasons that both the shopmen and | one-sided and made at the instance of wome rallroad executives are advanc- ing as a basis for refusing President Marding’s compromise offer are Jooked upon here as likely to carry much | accept the sugges weight with public opinfon.” One rail- \, yoad executive, for instance, says ac-|take back into their employ. ' coptance of the jurisdiction of the Labor Board on the seniority dispute is simply the Labor Board is to submit it to a |come tied up through the sympathe prejudiced court because the chairman of the board has already predicted, in|them defective an outright surrender. The shopmen are | labor. Now it looks as if the raliroad { executives, although protesting their dislike of the proposal, will make a gesture of disapproval, but will of the President with the proviso, of course, that they remain the judges of which men they not be forced to take back unless the uni reason for preventing strikers or unless the transpor- saying that to submit the question to | tation systems of the country be- 1 action of the brotherhoods in refu ing to take out what may seem to locomotives and = public statement, that the board could | equipment. mot afford in the future to disregard the rights of those workers who had re- fused to go out on strike. Each side, In_other words, Is afraid | moment, Will | here is that neither side can «he decisfon of the Labor Board ‘be adverse. Yet the Labor Board is in a better position to work out President’s Plan a Short Cut. ‘The situation is drifting for the but | conservative opinion afford a|to reject President Harding’s latest rompromise satisfactory to shopmen |compromise’ without proving the in- mnd executives when once the strikers are back at work than is the Presi- dent or even the representatives of both sides in the bittered frame of pnind in which th Bt present. Executives Held Whip. sincerity of the first acceptances by rallroad executives and shopmen of the proposal that all decisions of the find themselves | Labor Board will be recognized as valid. 8o far as the rallroad executiv The railroad executives, however, [are concerned, the bellef that they will fola the Whip hand. There is no law.[®ccept is based largely on the state- hich can compel them to take any |Ments made informally by T. Dewitt dividual back.to work who has|CuYler, chairman of the Association ' pnce left the employ of the roads. Nor | of Rallwey Executives, when he was s there any law by which the gov-|last in Washington, hamely, that it proment.can compel the strikers to|the men would return to work and 0 back to work if their leaders feel [ 23k for thelr seniority rights the the shopmen will be deprived of | SubJect would them become a dispute > E:n'mv rights. within the meaning of the transporta- Yot the processes by which Con- |ti0n 8ct, and as such subject, to the has gradual ired the income oll,rum- | l ONSTRKERS RERLY Heads of All Rail Unions to - Consider ‘Response to President’s Plan. REJECTION ANTICIPATED “Bale of Telegrams” Received by Jewell From Locals Urging Leaders to Decline. By the Associated Press. Heads of all the rallroad labor or- ganizations, called to meet in Wash- ington Friday, will be asked to pass upon the response of the striking shop craft unions to President Hard- ing’s new proposal for settlement of the strike, B. M. Jewell, chairman of the striking organizations, announced here today. Officials of the seven striking unions will prepare their answer tomorrow and they anticipate it will be e re- Jection, but will hold it up for con- sideration at the later session of sev- enteen rallroad union spokesmen. Mr. Jewell said he had received “a bale of telegrams” from shopcraft union locals and system federation organizations, all of them urging the leaders to reject the President's last proposal—that the men be sen back to work and the question o their senlority status be left to a decision of the Railroad Labor Board. Forecasting the action anticipated from the other railroad labor organi- zations, Mr. Jewell said the shop- crafts’ officials understood that the engineers’ brotherhood had already sent out a letter, which proposed that their men should refuse to take out engines which they considered to be in bad order and unsafe for operation. Any statements as to this matter, from Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the brotherhood. BROTHERHOODS CALLED. Stone of Engineers Telegraphs Six- teen t> Meet at Washinct 1. By the Associatéd Press. CLEVELAND. Ohlo, [August 3.— i ‘Warren 8. 'one, presfdent of the! B Brotherhood of Locomotive asking them to attend a aenferenc in Washington next Friday to con- sider the railroad situation through- out the country and “avert the {m- pending calamity of a collapsé in transportation.” 1 called the brotherhood chiefs together,” Mr. Stone said, “but I do mnot know just what action will be taken.” RAIL HEADS SUMMONED. 148 Called to Consider Latest Plan. Loree Stand Individual. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August §.—Telegrams summoning the heads of 148 raiiroads to New York Friday to frame the re- ply of the Association of Railway Executives to President Harding's second plan for settlement of thej shop crafts strike were dispatched to- day by Robert S. Binkerd, assistant to T. De Witt Cuyler, president of the association. 2 Orders for the conventioni were {s- sued at Bar Harbor, Me., by Mr. Cuyler, who announced he would not return to New York until the day of the meeting. A sharp division of opinion between eastern and western carriers’. chiefs toward the President’s suggestion for putting the quesll?n of seniority for the strikers directly up to the Rail- road Labor Board appeared in rail- road circles today. L. F. Loree, president of the Dela- ware and Hudson and chairman of the eastern presidents’ conference, is believed to have expressed the policy of the “irreconcilables” when he de- clared the President’s request de- manded “a complete surregder” of their position. That Mr. Loree’s attitude may be in direct opposition to that of the ma- jority of the 265 votes in the associa- tion was indicated today by Mr, Bink- erd, who sald “it should be distinctly understood that Mr. Loree is speal ing for himself, and not for any other railroad president. There is no in- dication that his stand complies with the position of other members of this association.” CUYLER IS SILENT. Declines to Comment Until After Friday’s Meeting, By the Associated Press. BAR HARBOR, Me., August 8.—T. De Witt Cuyler, chairman of the sociation of Railroad Executives, said today that he would have no state- ment td make on President Harding’s latest proposal for an' immedigte set- tlement of the railroad strike until after the meeting of members of the association in New York Friday. 'HOOPER APPROVES PLAN. - Declares Prgddent’l Proposal to Be “Safp and Sane.” By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 8.—Tha Pre: dent, in his latest proposition to the rallways and the striking shopmen, has found the “safe and sane posi- tion of fairness and conservatism,” Chairman Ben Hooper of the United States. Railway Labor Board an- nounced tnda{ On many raliroads, he safd, the plan can be carried out without any in- convenience. More than 75,000 shop- men had been laid off before strike, the statemeént adds, and, with the” increased work no vailal S0 _many .men will “on a very large numl r.of roads. in my judgment, the question of seniority would never, arise.” 3 per's statement, in part, follows: “The President’s proposition is fair and practical. It would conserve the law, would sacrifice the rights of neither party and would save the country from the further fll effects of the strike. It was to be antici- AW 1 he said, would have ta come | PEACE THIS WEEK, LEWIS PREDIGTION Miners’ Leader Confident of End to Strike—Hard Coal Parley to Follow. WOULD RENEW CONTRACT Settlement Program Calls for Re- sumption Under Terms of March 81—Meet Tomorrow. By the Associated Presa. CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 8.— With a definita nrogram for ending the soft coal strike ready for _con- sideration tomor- row, the joint con- ferenceof thelead- ers of the striking unfon miners and coal operators to- day marked time awaiting the ex- pected arrjval of other operators, especially those of Ilinois "and In- diana. In addition, operators were ex- pected from sev- eral other states JOHN L. LEWIS. attered over the soft coal fields, for the program contemplatéd a settle- ment on substantially a national basis. No sessions of the joint conference were held today, and while there were | several informal meetings of both operators and union officials their in- terest was centered largely in Chi- cago and Indianapolis, where operat- ors were expected to determine who would attend the conference tomor- row. Lewis Predicts Peace. President John L. Lewis of the miners, as are also leaders among the operators here, is optimistic regard- ing the -probablility of a settlement, which, if accomplished, would be fol- lowed almost immediately by the union asking anthracite operators to renew the wage negotiations that ‘were broken off in June after several weeks of fruitless effort toward a settlement. Mr. Lewis had expressed the opinion ‘that “this week will see the end of the bituminous coal con- troversy.” In brief, the program for settle- ment called for re-establishment of the wa, contracts that expired last Mgrch 31, the eve of the beginning of the tie-up that has continued more than four months, and also the crea- tion of an advisory commission of in- quiry, through whose influence it was expected that disputes would be set- tled without strikes. The restab- lished wage contracts would continue in force until next April 1, and mean- while the commission would draft recommendations for future con- tracts. The ‘“chek-off” system of operators collecting union dues would remgin through the re-establishment of the old contracts, and there would be no change of working conditions. _Mine union leaders and operators who had gathered here for the joint conference id they had assurances that & number of prominent operators (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) NEW PAVING CONTRACT COVERS TEN STREETS A $60,000 contract for the laying of ten new concrete streets, and the fix- ing of curbs and gutters on a dozen otherhighways, was awarded to George B. Mull!:dlcompny by the Commis- sioners today. Here are the streets on which the new concrete surfaces will be laid: Ingraham street, east of 1ith; Upshur street, New Hampshire avene to éth; Yuma, 38th to 39th; Varnum, 2d to Rock Creek Church road; Varnum from Tth to Grant circle; 3d from Taylor to Upshur; pshur to Ilinois avenue, ..U i street; Crittenden street, 1 tAong.I:q Branch road; Randolph street, 13th to 14th, and 13th street northeast from Michigan avenue to Upshur. Curb and gutte will be placed on the following streets under: the tract: e?“kefl‘“' Manor place to Newton place; Harvard fa ave- reet, Georg! nue to 5th; Newark. street, Highland place to Connecticut avenue; Alton 38th. to 40th streets; 39th ‘street, Yuma to Alton; Morse street northeast,. West Virginia to Mon- tello avenue; Lincoln road northeast, T to V street; Lincoln road, Park ‘place to V and Harrison place, Con- ted that there would be some-ob- .avenue, to Belt Toad control | decision of the United States Labor | fattions to it on both sidet, but such | "ogriont avenue. eou (Conthnj Page 2, Column %) o=, It is understood that Mr. Mullin NEqua /m' lumn ~ (Con on 3 .was the lowest of several bidders. BY EDWARD PRICE BELL. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1022. LONDON, August 8.—Lord North- cliffe is closing his eyes on this won- derful old capital which he so ar- dently 1o ved, whose life he af- fected so pro- foundly. At his bedside there is despair. Lady Northcliffe writes: “We are praying every hour, but f we dare not hope.” The writers own acquaintance with this unique man dates from 1896, the year in LORD NORTHCLIFFE Which he founded the Daily Mall and dazzled Great Britain with the most iridescent journalistic genius it has ever known, Since 1900 the cor- respondent has met Lord Northcliffe centinually, talked with him intimate- 1y and witnessed the full denouement of his powers. Considering him as a whole, his great brain and spirit, his organization, his incomparable press and his triumphs, I can think of no man_in journalism or out of it who has filled a larger place in the twen- tieth century. Fights Anti-Americanism, His supreme service to humanity, in my view, consists in what he did to dissipate the miasma of misunder- standing and unpleasant feeling be- tween Great Britain and the United States. He was all bigness of soul to- IDRY AGENTS TRAL | DISTRICT DOGTORS Wanted for Alleged lllegal Supplying of Liquor Prescriptions. S Several prominent physicians of Northeast Washington, who will be charged with attempting to defeat the purposes of the Volstead act by supply- [ ling liquor prescriptions to Wallace Malone, manager-.of a drug store at 401 East Capitol street, are being sought today by local prohibition operatives. Warrants for the arrest of the physi- cians will be issued this afternoon, ac- cording to the operatives, and a hear- ing given them before United States Commissioner George H. Macdonald to- morrow morning. . Records Being Checked. G. J. Stmons, division prohibition chiet for this district, said today he was having the records checked up in order to find out just how many prescriptions each physician gave Malone and cthat the identity of the physiclans would not be revealed until they had actually been apprehended. Trhree hours wers spent yesterday afternoon, , according to revenue agents on the case, going over Ma- lone's prescription book and steck of liquor. The agents say they found Him to be a score or more prescrip. tions short for the liquor he was sup- ) posed to have on hand. Drug Stere Railded. _As a Tesult, one of the enforcement men arranged to purchase a pint of liquor_from Malone last night, and later Licut. Davis of the viee squad and Prohibition Agent Linton 8. Evans staged a raid at the catablish- ment. b ‘The operatives r.ported they found 162 pints of liquor (n the cellar and! a barrel of alcohol. X In the meantime, the prohibition officials declare, Malone, suspicious over the results of the revenue meh’s investigation of his prescription rec- ord, erday afternoon went to serv- eral physiclans whom he knew and obtained from them sufficient pre- ll;!rlp!ionl to tally with his stock of uor. 2 - . Charges of conspiracy,. failing . to cancel prescriptions and selling with- out prescriptions were lodged against one at the second precinct station last nigh! ORDERS DEMOBILIZATiON. By the Associated Press. (i, Seader” of the. Tepamrt” e ni, el O e 51 - tion, has {nstructed the lecretna:;- general of the fascisti to order by v o demobialen ol . it was Greatness of Lord Northcliffe Is Extolled as Life Slowly Ebbs ward America. Anti-Americanism in his newspapers he would not tolerate. His subordinates knew that if they cherished anti-American sentimentd they must keep these sentiments out of his journals or submit to the guil- lotine. He labored for British-Ameri- can amity, not as an end in itself, but as an essential prelimipary to the peace of the world. Only a short time before he was stricken I discussed the affairs of the two countries with him. He displayed all his famillar |French Premier’s Plan for energy and flaming interest. We talked of the American tariff, the American merchant marine, the debt of Britain to the United States. _Belleves Peace Possiple. “These things do not worry us” said he. “It goes without saying that the United States has a perfect right to do as she pleases In her own sphere. Every nation nas and must retain this right. The United States and Britain, come what may, will not quarrel with France. They will not * quarrel. Moreover, they Gut*for all-round square dealing and for permanenet peace.” “Can we ever get it?” he was asked. “Peace?” exclaimed he, lifting his s to mine. ‘Certainly, if we have sense. The United States and Britain in the game of peace or war hold the trump cards. These cards they will play for peace and no fool shall queer thelr play. “Wateh Japan.” “You are always writing and say- ing.” the correspondent suggested. (Contipued on Page 8, Column 3.) AMERICAN PIEOT IN BALLOON LEAD Westover Reported to Have Landed Southwest of Budapest. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, August 8 —Latest cal- culations this afternoon of distances covered by the contestants in the internatidnal balloon race for the James Gordon Bennett cup indicated that Oscar Westover, piloting an American Army balloon, was leading over Maurice Bienaime, 2 French contestant. Word was received that Westover had landed on the right bank of the Danube, about thirty miles southwest of Budapest. Consequently, it was estimated, he appeared to have trav- eled the greatest distance of those thus far reported. The Swiss balloon, Zurich, piloted by M. Muller, landed in a violent storm near Salzburg, Austria, said a message received this afternoon. HONORS FOR WHITLOCK. Former Ambassador Made Member of French Royal Audemy_. BRUSSELS, August §.—A royal de- cree, published today in the Official Monitor, approves the election of Brand Whitlock, former American ambassador to Belgium, as Zoreign member of the Royal Academy of French Language and Literature. —— BOY KILLED BY RADIO. City Council Now Requires Permit for Amateurs. ATLANTA, Ga., August 8.—The ac- ¢idental death here yesterday of Ben Camp Harper, seventeen, of Albany, Ga., while aiding in the installation of an amateur radio receiving set, was followed by city council adopting an ordinance requiring a permit from the city electrician before radio sta. tions are set up hereafter. —_— [ KEEPS PLACE ON TICKET. Tex., August 8.—An at- D. lumpl‘w rule the name of James E. Fei rguson, candidate for United States senator, off the ticket in the run-off Texas democratic primary August 26, failed yesterday, when the demo- ‘eratic executive committee decided to] eertify his name to the county chair- man. Judge John W. Gaines of San An tonio had filed charges inst Fe guson setting forth that his impea ment as governor several years made him ineligible to & piace on ‘today, does not regard his plan, now Al rights dispatehes of publication of speciaf herein are also reservad. LONG WILL NOT CONTEST SENATOR REED’S VICTORY Former Assistant State Secretary Believes He Still Is Choice of Missourf Democrats. By the Assoclated Press. ST. LOUIS, August 8.—Brecken- ridge Long, defeated by Senator James A. Reed for the democratic senatorial nomination at last Tuesday’s primary, today issued a statement saying he wilk neither ask for a recount mor file a contest. Declaring he still considered him- self the choice of the democrats of Missouri. for the senatorial toga, the former third assistant secretary of state declared between 40,000 and 50,000 republicans voted in the demo- cratic primary, but “owing to a defec- tive primary law there is no legal remedy.” Reed's plurality was ap- proximately 6,425. PONCAREDENANDS JONT ALLED GRP ON ERIAN TRADE Collecting War Debts Given to London Parley. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, August 8.—Drastic meas- ures of financial control in Germany are provided for in Premier Poincare's draft of the conditions under which France is willing that the reich shall | have a moratorium until the end of the present year. The conditions, which are to be con- sidered by the financial committee of the allled conference today, are ex- pected to include exploitation of the German customs, mines, railroads and forests, control of the Reichsbank and | the German banknote press and super- | vision of foreign currencles, as well | as exports and imports. All these would be under the active control of international committees sitting in Berlin. German industries would have to surrender to the allles 26 per cent, and, in some cases, much more of their capltal, while, as 3 major meas- | ure to enforce compliance, the occu- pation and expropraition of the Ruhr coal field would be kept in reserve. An indication of the attitude the British may take toward these pro- posals is given by the Daily Tele- graph's diplomatic correspondent, who says a British diplomat remarked that it would require the “enthrone- ment of Jove in Berlin” to insure their execution. The financial experts, | headed by Sir Robert Horne, took up the study today of the proposed dras- tic measures. At 1 o'clock the ex- perts took a recess for luncheon with- out having completed their labors. 1t seemed doubtful early this after- oon if the full conference of the al- lied leaders, headed by Prime Minis- ter Lloyd George and Premier Poin- care, would be reconvened today. Demands Not Final. | After lunch the French and British | premiers had a long conversation at the French embassy. Premier Poin- care later called on Premier Theunys of Belgium. The French premier, it was learned being’ considered by the finance min- isters, as his “final word.” “Is this your unalterable proposal?” Mr. Lloyd George asked toward the conclusion of yesterday's meeting. “No; 1 do not bring it forward as! such,” M. Poincare replied. “It is a| series of measures to be discussed, | subject, of course, to change.” “If it were not s0,” Mr. Lloyd George | added, “it would be of no use to refer | it to the experts.” N | It is upon that understanding, it was said today, that the finance min- isters and associated experts are ex- amining the plan. Examine French Proposals. The allied statesmen yesterday de- voted five hours to an analysis of the | conditions existing between Great | Britain, France, Italy and Belgium. The conference terminated in the ap- pointment of the committee, composed | of the finance ministers of these| countries, which examined into the pro- posals made by Polncare. The appointment of the committee followed & proposal by David Lloyd! George, the British prime minister, to grant a moratorium to the present year, and the outline by Poincare of measures which France considers should precede any further alleviation of German obli- gations, “France has no objection to a moratorium in_principle,” said M. Polncare. He then outlined the plan which he indicated Mr. Lloyd George , “should be considered, as to it will result merely in trouble or in h: cash.” Mr/ Lloyd George discussed M. Polncare's proposition in-detail and said expert advice should be invited before the ministers said yes or no to it. The question of referring the matter tp a committee was unani- mous. The French, British, Belgian and Italian spokesmen during the session painted gloomy pictures of their war- ravaged countries and consequent chaotic trade conditions. Mr. Lloyd George in a brief address opened the conference. He said the British government favored awaiting the report of the reparations com- mission before completing an_ allied meeting, but that others had thought the circumstances necessitated an| immedlate gathering. Poincare Against Moratorfum. M. Poincare said the question had been asked why France did not dis- arm. “France,” he sald, “is not yet| satisfied regarding her security. The guarantees originally given her have not been carried out.” He added that new taxation France was impossible. “A moratorium should not be given Germany,” M. Poincare said in con- clusion, ““unless an effective guaran- tee is giyen by her to the allies.” o has not asked those of her allie: in who borrowed from her to pay, while France has been reminded by her creditors that they desire pay:- ment,” declared M. Poincare. Referring to the threatening finan cial situation in France, he said “Lloyd George has sald we must not press Germany to despair. I say to you that we must not push France to extremities. We do not desire to' Germany, but we want to save from ruin.” ‘The ench premier complained that France must continue to pay for the restoration of the devastated provinces unless Germany does. Reviews War Debts. the conference reconvened for ‘When its afternoon session Premier Lloyd (Continued on Pags 3, Column 5.) 3,951 TWO CENTS. 130 DAYS' SUPPLY LIMITED T0-D, ¢, COAL CONSUMERS Utilities - Body Announces Rule After Conference With Dealers. CHECK TO BE KEPT TO PREVENT REPEATING Patrons Must Give Details of Needs for Winter in Ap- plication for Fuel. A thirty-day supply of coal is all that any householder will be per- mitted to lay in at one time, the Public Utilities Commission an- nounced today, following another conference with the coal dealérs committee. The commission announced that, pending adoption of a set of definite rules, coal dealers will be permitted to deliver small amounts of fuel to domestic consumers within the re- striction of the thirty-day supply.—~ One coal man stated today that { for the average household this means one or two tons at a time. It was apparen:, following today's conference, that the exact method to be pursued of rationing coal this winter is still vague. The coal dealers’ committee, however, will go into session this afternoon with Wai- ter C. Allen, secretary to the Public Utilities Commission, to draw up a set of regulations. It was learned from a reliable source that the pro- cedure which private families will be obliged to comply with will_be as follows: s The consumer will go to his regular dealer, where he will find blanks_to be filled in giving the size of his house and the amount of coal he wili need for the winter. A copy of this blank will be forwarded to the utilities commission at the District building. To Check Up Comsumers. The commission will employ a force necessary (v keep a check on each order to guard against any consumer getting more coal than he is entitled to. It will be useless for a house- holder to flle orders with three or four dealers in the hope of getting a larger allotment in that way, be- cause the duplication of orders for the same household will be uncovered ‘when the blanks reach "the untilities commission. It also is understood that the com- mission will #%ep & record of coal consumption by house number rather than by name, thereby preventing two or three occupants of the same dwelling from ordering coal in their respective names. It was pointed out today that the tax of $2 per car load, which the commis- sion will collect from each dealer, will not amount to more than 4 or 5 cents added to the price of coal per ton. This is based on the statement of coal men that the average shipment will run about fifty tons per car loac. This tax will be paid to the collector of taxes by the dealers as each ship- ment _arrives, the purpose of it being to defray expenses of administering the tuel situation by the commission. Dificulties to Overcome. Following the conference today. Chairman Keller issued the following statement : ““At a conference held this morning between the Commissioner and the representatives of the coal dealers, the latter presented to the Commis- sioners certain practical difficulties in the conduct of their business arising from a literal compliance with the orders of the Commissioners directing that hereafter no coal whatever be distributed from stocks on hand and in transit without the prior approval of the Commissioners. The difficulties ariso largely from the fact that com- pliance with these instructions will compel the forces of many coal deal- ers to remain idle, add to the expense of conducting business and eventu- ally result in the disbanding of the forces necessary for the transaction of business in the future. “After discussion it was agreed that, pending the adoption of a de- tailed program covering the needs of the entire city, coal dealers will be permitted to deliver small amounts of coal to domestic consumers so as o reassure these consumers against he possibility of privation when cold weather arrives, and this course will be permitted to continue with the distinct understanding that the coal dealers are to be held respon- sible for the restriction of these de- liveries to the limit above prescribed. No consumer is to be permitted to cumulate an unreasonably large supply, a thirty-day reserve beipg re- garded as the limit.” The Public Utilities Commission will not increase rates for gas, electricity and street car service this winter merely to meet increased operating expenses due to the coal and railroad strikes, it was intimated by Engineer Commissioner Keller today. Mr. Keller stated that if it should ‘become apparent next spring that the increase in operating expenses is to remain, a revision in rates probably would be considered. He made it clear, however, that the commission would not be likely to saise rates during the winter merely to meet the higher costs resulting from the strike emergency. FUEL PROBLEMS MANY. ™~ Distributor and Federal Committee Work on Details. ~ Fuel problems of New Mngland. the middle western states and various angles of the railroad situation.as affecting coal distribution were ) for splution today before Fuel Dis-. tributor Spencer and the federat cem- tral committee. Conditions in New England states were discussed with particular ref- erence to canneries in Maine. JIowa canneries and their needs were also considered along with requirements of middle western states. Tonnage required by canneries, it was said, ‘was rot large so that no difficulty was expected in providing them with el. ‘“Machlnlesl conditions on the rail- roads of Virginia and West Virginia were discussed from the viewpoint of coal distribution through that sec- tion hinging upon the ability of the carriers to transport fuel. Fuel con- trol officials look for Improvement upon those lines as the result of aid extended by the eastern 8. Rallroad stocks of coal in the mid- dle Atlantic states were ‘reported to have sunk very low, thesc lines not being as well supplied with fuel as the southeastern roads, and means of replenishing stocks on the middle At-