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B Sympathetic Soft Coal Strike - | To Aid Anthracite Men Is Hinted | Both- Unions Under Direction of Same Leader, John L. Lewis—No Confirma- tion of Inference Is Given. SMALL. 23.—1f carried an anthra- ny NEW Tnited out its strike the RroH YORK, States threat to by T ) August government ireak for bil ther consumers, is & possi- that the mine workers will rctaliate by calling a strike in all ©of the bituminous as well as the hard coal fields. -, 4 The strike in the bituminous mines, ting off smhy of the substitutes upon which government fuel Lave heen counting to counteract the steppage the anthracite supply, would have to be a sympathetic one. The soft coal men are working under & wage agreement wh not expire until April 1, next. These men also are under the divection of John L. Lewis, internationul president the United Mine Workers, wh been conducting the anthracite gotlations. No Strike Yet Hiated. No hint of the use of the sympathetic strike has come as yet from Mr. Lewis. Such a ke, of course, would affect the entire nation. 1t would leave the country entirely dependent upon the nen-utiion mines in West Virginia and the south and southwest. These mi working twenty-four hours a day end with every transportation facility pro- vided, could not begin to supply the in- dustrial and household needy of tion. There workers ful over sh of does has ne- 0 no question that the mine flicials are somewhat res Stories coming out of W inglon as to various activit erament agencies in connecti threatened walkout on September 1. They are rather inclined to challenge the right or the propriety of the na- tional coal commission attempting to “fix the biame” in the anthracite dead- Jock They is say the members of the com- are not in a position to fix blame without a more thorough cf the situatio it exists and the histo industry 1. The miner: arply ve- hing which they may eon- nap judgment”’ and as'an at- U. S. ABANDONS EFFORT FOR HARD COAL PEACE; PREPARES FOR STRIKE “ny tudy (Continued_from First Page.) Coz! Merchants' oard of Trade. who took an active part in handling the fucl problem t winter. Maj. Bell had n'o statement to make followi eting, other than to say had talked over the situation general way Lew declined to disclose of the plans discussed ire May Set Fair Price. It is understood. however, that the advisability of regulating deliveries of hard coal to consumers and the establishment of a fair price list, as was done by the utilities commission lust year, was discussed, An omficial of the Coal Merchants' the providing substitutes experis | of | as | tempt to asray public opinion against them. The miners are watching the prep- arations being made here and in Washington for the meeting of the governors of the eastern states in this clty next week lo act upon the anthracite coiss. Tnquestionably if matters in the an thracite fields come to a showdown on September 1. John Lewis will be facing the crisis of his career as one of the .great labor leaders of the country. He has promised the hard- | coal operators “the trouncing of their veers.” If. with the assistance of the go ernment, the Soft-coal operaiors ar able to supply substitutes in such quantity as to threaten the success of the anthracite miners’ strike, the natural impulse of the miners will be to try to check the output of the substitutes Lewis Facing Biz Test. John Lewis cannot atford to lose the anthracite strike. He cannot af- ford to have his men forced back to work under unfavorable agreements. | He must fight to a fin in a finish strike the sympathetic walkout fre- quently has been regarded as justi- | fiable by the labor unions. Sor 15 4 sympathetic strike in the bituminous ficlds without precedent One waz called in 1902 by the late John Mitchell as a means of helping the anthracite miners in their famous struggle Already | { | the mine workers are rayed against the bituminous ducers because of the recent vention of the National Coul ciation, made up of soft coul tors. in the anthraeite d.spute Resort o Advertaing. are many other indications | of the approaching cris The an- thracite operators are beginning to advertise extensively to present their side of the care more emphatically to the public Furthermore, the claim is made that the bituminous operators are entirely too gleeful over the pros- pect of a long-drawn-out anthracite struggle. thinking that they will reap the benefit of any losses sustained by the anthracite workers. The national coal situation is fuli of peril. The solution to it is still tar away. pro inter Asso- opera There | | The price at the tipple for the best grades of gas coal today was $3.25 to_$3.50 a ton. This statement was made by lead- | ers in the industry who declared that while all the winter supply for the northwest was rot vet on its way to | lower lake ports. none of the mines lin the district ' was working full time and there was ample place for | additional business. There would be no delay in ship- ment. it was added. as the raiiroads had enough motive. power and cars {to move all the tonnage offered. Neither would it be necessary to work out a “freight gateway” or arrange other details of transportation, since some companles already had impor- tant contracts in New England cities and methods of procedure were well understood by railroad operating and freight officials. It was agreed, however, that Boston and other ocean points, might find it ,to their advantage to get such bi- tuminous coal as they might need | i i from the West Virginia flelds by way of Newport News, Va.. but for Pitts- field, Springfleld and scores of other inland citles there need be no short- lage. An order received here today | by ans of the larger companies. said } W. P Field, president of the Pitts- burgh Coal Company and former THE THE BEGINNING OF A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP. [ GosH!iwara BREAKFAST! HAM 4 AN €GGS, HOT B1SCuITs GRIDOLE CAKES Ar' ThgeE Coues oF Cofece! il | WHY A MAR WANTSTo S1T ON A HARD SEAT AN' ! BE ROWEO AROUND A ) LAxE BY A GUIDE 1S . BEYONOME.IWAS ) CRAZY WHEN 1 ToLD | THAT GUI DE To TAKE ME, CORNIN', MR. RIGHT - Fitsi COPR. 1M8 (N. Y. WORLDL. PRESS FUB. £ F00D CREDITS HELD T0BE GERMANNEED Outside Aid to Prevent Crisis Suggested to Meet Serious Shortage. (\ooy - OAY S THEY MN T NG USE GOt OUY Tiis Soer. Tl WIiND SHE AT H Won'T BiTe % G. A. R. CONVENTION | | Many Local People to At- tend Annual Session at Milwaukee. PLANSFORMULATED —By WEBSTER. —— Now, iIFiT wAsSM'T FOoR HAVIrG To GET UP AN GO FISHING EVERYTHING WOULO BE. PERFECT, | WAS A MUT FOR TELLING THAT GUIDE.To CoMmE = [\ pid ' afl THIS SOFT,WARM BREEZE FROM THE LARE WOUL D PUT ME To SLEEP 1N Two MINUTE S, | HOPE THAT FooL GUIDE FALS DownN Am BREAKS CHARLEY,OLO KID, YOU'RE A GENT Ar A SCHOLAR ! YOU'RE THE ONLY GUIDE rEVER KNEW WHO HAD &000 SENSE! '™ FOR You ) G GERMAN IN SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES URGED | Catholic Society Also Launches At- tack on Klan at Annual Session. B the Assoriated Press. MILWAUKEE, Wis, Organizations whose programs in- clude anti-Catholic agitation and state laws which prohibit the teach- | ing of German in the public schools were the target of the German Cath- August EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1923. I iBOAL LABOR COST MORE THAN DOUBLE Increased From $1.62 Per Ton in 1913 to $3.97 This Year—Other Charges Up. The cost of labor in production of one ton of anthracite increascd’ from $1.62 in 1913 to $3.97 in the first quarter of 1923, the United States Coal Commigsion announced today in a report giving the result of its ex- haustive study into production costs in the hard coal industry. The report called attention, however, that while labor costs formed 616 per cent of the sales realization price in 1913, they had dropped to 59.5 per cent in 1923, Based upon sworn reports from 140 producers, representing 98 per cent of the total output, the commission's study considered in great detail every phase of the financial side of anthra- cite production. Scparate analyses were made of operators classed as railrond companies, larger independ- ents and small independents, a final comparison being made of the returns from thirteen companies who supplied comprehensive reports for the Jan- uary-March period of 1923. Cost Up 6 Centw. In the case of ten rallroad com- panies the commission found the labor expense factor to be $3.92 for the first quarter of this year. com- pared with $3.90 in October-Decem- ber, 1922; upplies unchanged at cénts; general e pared with §7 “F. 0. B. cost, $5.45. With $6.58 per cents, and the total $5.54, compared with a wales realization of ton, this gave the com- panies under study a “margin” of $1.04 a ton, as compared with $1.01 in_the final quarter of last year. Three representative independents were shown to have pald $4.44 a ton to labor in 1923, against $445 in October-December, 1922; 80 cents for supplies, against 68 cents, and $1.0% for general cxpenses instead of $1.07. the “total cost of production being $6.32, againct §6.20. sale price of $757 this year, the In- dependents received a margin of $1.25, against $116 i the fourth quarter’ of Figurcs Egplained. “This margin cannot be considered net return to the operator.” the re- port said. “It is practically equiva- lent to net operating income before payment of intercst on (or?) federal taxes. ®* * * It is not a good meas- ure for trying to arrive at relative profits of different operations.” With special regard to indicated in- crease in labor costs, the report said “Two {important factors should be kept in mind Only a part of the increase iy due to increased wage scales. a part being atributable to the greater amount of labor neces- sary in later years to produce a ton of coal, due to physical changes In the mines, ete, Another considera- tion which applies to labor costs as well as other costs and to sales reali- zation is that the purchasing power of the dollar was much greater in 1913 than in 1923, General Expenses Up. “The labor cost each successive year has either equaled or exceeded the previous year except that, the strike year 1922, the labor cost for January-March, 1923, was lower."” Average cost of supplies was given as 35 cents per ton in 1913, when it was 13.5 per cent of the realized price, and 72 cents per ton in 1923, when it formed 10.7 per cent of re. ceipts. Similarly, “general expenses” | were shown to have increased from | 33 to 92 cents per ton in ten years, kv 4 | pense, 91 cents, com- | With an average | following | ] | TREASURY IS FIRM AGAINST VE!' BONUS Maintains Attitade That Measure| Would Be Too Severe Strain on Public Treasury. Secretary Mellon will continue his opposition to a soldiers’ bonus, it was | learned today at the Treasury | Since his first declaration shortly after such a measure was proposed the Secretary has consistently raain- tained the position that an adjusted compensation to the soldiers of the late war would not be feasible, and that the burdens upon the public Treasury already were too great to 4dd that additional burden. Predictions have been forthcoming from several sources recently that the soldier bonus would not oniy be pro- posed in the new Congress, but would be enacted. Among the members of Congress most confident of the pas- sage of the bonus is Senator Smoat, republican, of Utah, ranking mem- ber of the ‘Senatae finance committee, and slated to be chairman. 1.5, RECOGNTION OF MENCONEAR | Official Announcement of Re- i sumed Dinlomatic Relations Expected Daily. { I Arrangements for resumption of tdiplomatic relations between the | American and Mexican governments have reached a stage where an offi- | cial announcement on the subject may be issued shortly. Meantime, | the State Department has given in- formation regarding its position to the governments of Great Britain,| France, Cuba and Belgium, and ac-| tion may ulso be taken by them in| the near future. The information transmitted is un-/ derstood to have dealt fully with the meeting_recently concluded by John { Barton Payne and Charles B. Warren, ithe American commissioners who rep- resented the United States at the ! Mexico City conferences. Mr. Warren was in conference with Secretary Hughes and other State De- | partment officials for scveral hours to- {day, and also went to the White House | with the Secretary for a talk with| President Coolidge afterward. Mr. | Warren said he was ready to return | to return to his personal affairs in De- | troit and would leave Washington to- | morrow. There was no reason to expect, Mr. | Warren said. that he would be ap- | pointed ambassador to Mexico. It} was recalled that when he rewmonded | {to President Hurding's request and {agreed to serve as one of the Ameri- can commissioners, he made it clearl| that he should be ieft free. when the | report was made to return to his affairs in Detroit ALL STRIKERS’ PLACES | FILLED, SAYS MILL CHIEF; Charlotte Plant Reported Running at Normal Rate—Union Lead- {tion wins fo the isays “that among AMERICA RENEWS JAPANESE TREATY Expired Pact to Stand With- out Change for Five More Years. The troaty of arbitration bctwe the United States und Japan, which had expired by limitation, was re- newed today for a period of five ycars without change. The renewal was announced by the State Department after a conference between Secretary Hughes and Am- bassador Hanihara, at which notes confirming the new agreement were exchanged. The treaty was signed originally in ‘Washington in 1908 and was renewcd in 1913 and in 1918. The netes exchanged today contain- ed a provision that in case the Sen ate gives its assent to President Hurding's prpoosal for participation by the United States In the Perma- nent Court of International Justice the two governments will sider the making of an agreement under which the disputes of the nature de- scribed in the treaty could be refer red to the Permanent Court ot national Justice. A similar standing ‘was reached betwe United States and Great Britain and the United States and France at the thme arbitration treaties between them were recently rencwed DE VALERA FACTION PLANS DRASTIC RULE Will Oust British Officials, Ignore Treaty, Reduce Army, if Elect- ed, Says Report. By the Associated Press. LONDON, August 23.—An_ insigit into the program of the Irish repub- licans in the event the de Valera fac- elections next waek anifesto nublished by republican agent according to B of the Morning Post hat the revublicans win tho dail, the manifesto other things t will take nossession of the leg &latu and will form a ministry, probab with the sunport of the laborite They will ignore the treatv an everything that imoplies British « premacy, including the governor-ge eral, whose salary will immediatel ce. under- the is given in o Peter MeGi Donegal correspondent Assuming t a majority in t The irregulars. continues festo, will reduce the arm. or even to 1.000 men, substituting volunteer force. They will cut salar- fes of judges and other officials. They plan neither to acknowledge nor re spect, the despatch adds, any interna boundary in Ireland and will ca upon England to evacuate the har- bors and observe the three-mile limit HONORS MR. COOLIDGE. Congress of he to 5.000 “Agudath Israel” in Vienna Votes Blessing. VIENNA, August 22 (Jewish Te graph Agency).—The congress of the “Agudath Israel.’ representing the ultra-orthodox Jewry of the world |at its closing session today adopted {& resolution conveving its “blessings" 22 Bourd of Trade said today the-opgami- zution had not acted on tifd guestion | Of having the commissioners regulate | er Disputes Claim. By the Associated Press. olic Central Society resolutions passed | at the closing session of the national convention Arfangements to transport dele- &ates from Washington to the na- president of the National Coal As- sociation, would be on its way to New England tomorrow. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, August 23 —Uniess Ger- to President Coolidge and asking that but to have decreased from 125 to 5 the American immigration law be 115 when figured against sales reali- liberalized. deliverics this winter and -would not | do ~o until the proposition is definitely advanced Commissioners Oyster and Bell to. di Federal send representatives government to the ueld in New York Tuesday of oficials from the states that use hurd coal. The commissioners will gladly ae- cept the invitation, but were nol pre- purcd to announce today who would e designated to go. « Better Off. 2 coal dealers declared today hington is far better prepared to cope with a hard coal winter than the City Was a year ago. They expressed the opinion that Wash ington already has received five: twelfths of the winter's supply. A year ago, one large dealer ob- served, virtually no hard coal was mined during the summer. This year hard coal has been coming in for five nonths of the coal year, which s cal- cujated from April 1. The extent to which Washington might run short on hard coal this win- ter, this dealer said, would depend on the time the hard coal miners were closed by a strike, “Of course,” this dealer pointed out, “some consumers have lald in prac tically the entire winter's suppiy, while others huve not been able 10 vrder more than one or two tons.” Although figures were not avail- abie today, it was learned that some Jocal deaiers already have stocks of coke and other anthracite substitutes in storage. The Commissioners are believed 1o be undecided now as to_the necessity or advisability of taking up regul tion of fuel along the lines pursued last winter. The first problem facing the Com- ioners is to get the money nec- maintain a fuel control of- <t winter jt coSt approxi- $10.000, which was obtained placing ‘a tax of 5 cepts on each ton of coal received. While this tax commission by the was paid-to the added to the con- ‘uel Distributor Wadleigh to of the Distriet Leadin that Wa dealers, - it was sumers’ price. To Meet U. S. Officials. Engineer Commissioner Bell, while not discussing the question today, wade it known several days ago that he would confer with federal officials before taking any action toward han- dling the fuecl problem locally. Coal stored i1 the bins of all fed- eral and strict institutions here, which, wit 'xception of the navy yard, e £0: 00, 4 by the government fuel ‘yard:, is sufficient to last until about Caristmas,.it was estimated today by George S. Pove, chlef en- gineer of the fuel yards. It is the general practice of the cards, Mr. Pove said, to distribute oal to the consumers throughout the summer thereby achieving a two-fold advantage: First it reduces the win- ter peak load of the vards, and sec- ond, protects the consumer for a considerablc time in the event of & strike in the mines or railroad tie-up. To Stop Deliveries. Should the anthracite miners strike ptember 1 all deliveries of the rd coal will be stopped-immediate- 1y and no institution will be supplied that has this class of .coal in its bins, Annually the buildings and institu- tions here consume 350,000 tons of hituminous and 20,000 tons of an- tLracite coal. making 270,000 ton< in all. The anthracite will be s..cd and allotted only where there s al- solute immediate need, Mr. Pope said. Then, if the anthracite is unobtain- able, the fuel yards will turn to Tituminous coal and coke as substi- tutes, as it did last vear for a while, Mr. Pope added. At present normai ‘tocks of coal are flowing in from the nines in Pennsylvania, he said. SOFT COAL MEN READY. Leaders Say New England Needs Ban Be Met if Day. Br e Asgariated Prees. PITTSBURGH, Pa. The bituminous mines of the Pitts- hufgh' distrlet can fill all the ‘demands of New England for coal on a day's nofee should thé -antharcite’ situa- i become so Keute as to send that seqhigniinto the open market for fuel, \ received the tormal invitation of | conference to be, strike this | August 23— ; URGE SUBSTITUTES' USE. | State Committee Asks Public Be Independent of Hard Coal. the Associated Press BOSTON. August —The belief | that ‘the public should assert its inde- pendence of anthracite” is expressed lin a memorandum presented by the i Joint special Investigating coal com- mission of the Massachusetts legisla- ture to a conference of New England i governors today called to comsider | the railroad and coal situations. ‘By the substitution of bituminous for anthracite” the memorandum said, “the people of New England would saye not less than $50,000,000 a year." | The committee. which in the course |ot its investigation visited ‘the an- thracite fields of Pennsylvania. says | it feels that both sides to the present controversy between operators and miners have been and are willing to see the price of anthracite advance to any extent which the consumers will tolerate, this price advance resulting, of course, in each case in higher wages to the miners and increased profits to the operators. The commite tee recommends that the public, for | their protection. present and future, be | urged to make use of bituminous and | other fuels and that they be further | urged to boveott anthracite. ‘So long a1 the people of New Eng- land depend almost exclusivaly on domestic izes * of anthracite for home usc.”” the committee declares, “they are lendinz encouragement to the exaction of unjust prices and to indifference on the part of both| miners and operators as to whether a recular and dependable supply is maintained. By learning how to use other fuele and diversifying the de- mand the people of New England will create a healthy competition and i furnish a better protection against unjust cxactions and irregularity of i S | 1 | supply than any law can give.” Importation of English and We anthracite, the memorandum said, | v help in emergencias but can afford no permanent reliof, because | the entire British production is less than the yearly requirements of Massachusetts alone. ! FAILS TO KILL SELF BY FIRING FIVE SHOTS Broker Then Arrested for Viela- tion of Firearms Law. By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, August 23.—After fir- ing five shots from a revolver in an | attempt to kill himself in his apart- | ment today and suffering only three | slight scalp wounds, Charles Bowman, forty-nine, a’broker, was arrested on charges of violation of the firearms Bowman, a former race horse own- er. is connected with a brokerage firm, and, according to the police, re- cently lost heavily in stocks. Two nights ago he gave a party to his triends A few minutes before firing the shots Bowman asked an elevator boy to call an ambulance, saying he was ill. _ The boy called a patrolman. “Please let me go through with it,” Bowman implored. “I'm game." ASYLUM INMATE IN RACE. ’Pntlent in Hospital for Insane Can- didate for. Councilman. BUFFALO, N. Y., August 22.—Henry Hoffsteiter, an” inmate of the state insane asylum here, will be a candi- date for nomination for couneilman under the commission form of gov- ernment at the comlnf primary. His petition has been filed in regular form and Elections Commissioner Beyers ruled: “So far as the charter {s concerned the man may run for the city council and be elected If he gets enough votes.” + | | h | | i | i H i | i i | 1 | A many is placed in a position to float accommodating food credits abroad or to pile up heavy reserves of for- eign currencics, her food situation will continue in a state of chronic jeopardy. The shortage of lard and of raw materials from which oleo- margarine is manufactured is pre- senting great difficulties, in the opin- ion of Food Controller Dr. Luther. as these materials are chiefly bought abroad and must be pawd for in for- eign money . T'ntil the mark is rehabilitated or given some sort of perman prop, 21l attemnts to create normal condi: tions in the nation’s food =upply will be unavailing, saxid Dr. Luther yes- terday. For the present he has suc- cceded in forcing the - reichbank, through the mediation of the minis- try of finance, to disgorze sufficient qums of foreign currencies to pay for heavy consignments of trom Holland and Denmerk To Requisition Food. With respect to immediate supplies | of wheat and potatoes, the food col troller purposes to adopt a system of requisitioning and rationing which will not be far removed from war time measures. The commandeering of rolling stoci has been rendered necessary because of the shortage in frelght cars. This shortage s duc to the fact that many cars are tied up in the Rubr blockade, thus com. pilcating the hauling of the new crops before the frost sets in. Dr. Luther is disposed to encourage ¢ities and smaller communities to assume official distribution of win- ter suprlies to the poor. He recom- mends that they be given appropria- tions neccassary to contract for sup- ated on a per capita The food controller believes @ liberal policy of financial aid by the central government or credit ac- commodations to the co-operative ties are ecsential to furthering wlole process of coilecting and dis- buting the new crops. T tatistics with Tegard to the volume of the erops are available, although it is purposed to extend the Timit for grain reserves beyond April 15, 1924, to avoid a possible crisis in the early summer months, when #tocks are nominally exhausted. ONE OF HIS WIVES WAITS AT JAIL GATE Keeper of Double Menage Weds Spouse Two When His Term End: By the Associated Press, NEW YORK. August 23.—Herbert Thornton Andrews, the man who tried unsuccessfully to mix old wives with new in a Jersey City apartment two years ago, was married for the sec- ond time to “wife No. 2, at Bogota, N. J., Monday. She was Esther Marie Tatnail of Pittsburgh, Pa. After the break up of his double menage, which was attended by wide- spread publicity, Andrews, a stock broker, was convicted of misappro- priating $14,000 received for a client, and was sent to Sing Sing prison for a term which ended two weeks ago. fiflennwhlle, his first wife divorced m. When Andrews was released, Miss Tatnall was walting for him at the prison gates. Reports of thelr mar- riage Monday were confirmed by Recorder McCarthy of Bogota, who performed the ceremony. ‘The_pair are said to be living in New York. DOCTOR IS DROWNED. WESTBORO. Mass, August 23.— Dr. Edwin S. Seybold, on the staff of the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital of Boston, was seized with cramps while swimming in Lake Chauncey here t night and drowned before aid could reach him. His bod, J been recovered. He graduated at Harvard last June, e tional encampments of the Grand Army of the Republic, Sons of Vet- erans and allied bodleg, which is to be held at Milwaukee September § have been completed by Col. ©. H. Oldroyd. assistant adjutan: general {of the Devartment of the Potomac. and James W. Lyons, assistant di- | vision commander of the Marsland Division. Sons of Veterans. Beside the regularl delegates many members of the or- ganizations anticipate making the trip to Milwaukee in September. A special drawing room sloe ping car has been placed at the disposal of the Sons of Veterans who will leave the afternoon of September 3. Similar accomodations on the sume train have been arranged for the members of the G, A. R.. Woman's Relief Corps, Daughters of Veterans, Ladies of the G. A. R. and Ladies Auxillary to the Sons of Veterans. Dependent mem- bers of the familles of membera of the G. A. R. widows of deceased members of the G. A. R. and army inurses of the civil war are entitied to take advantage of the special rates offered the organizations. Ainong members of the Sons of Vet- |erans who have significd their inten- Ition of attonding the encampment are: Past_Commander-in-chief F. T. F. | Johnson, Division Commander J. W. {Lyons, Past Division Cofimmander F. Warner and Mrs. Warner, J Clin- {ton Hiatt, division press correspond- nt; Wendell Cable and Past Com- {mander-in-chicf Hariey V. Speelman. The official delegates elected at the | Baltimore encampment last June to represent the Maryland Division, Sons 1ot Veterans, are: Howard Michael, jcommander of Garfleld Camp, Balti- more, and Past Commander Gillen of l\vllmlnmon. Del. appointed i At the last meeting of the board of managers of Lincoln Camp, No. 2, Sons of Veterans, it was decided to recommend to the camp the organiza- tion of a drill team to assist in the work of the G. A. R. OMAHA’S WATER SUPPLY IMPROVED AFTER CAVE-IN Thousands Crowd City Parks to Get Clear Water From Wells. Industries Forced to Close. By the Associated Press. OMAHA, Neb., August 23 —A slight change for the better has been noted in the coloring of the city water sup- ply. muddied by a cave-in of Missouri r mud banks near the Florence pumping station, seven miles up river. Many industries were compelled to shut down. A pipe line was run to Council Bluffs, four miles, late today, to get pure water. This line is ex- pected to enable the packing indus- tries and others to reopen. Parks having artesian wells and springs were crowded with thousands all day. A chemical analysis of the city water today showed that a gallon contained one-half pound of mud to the gallon, whereas normally it con- tains two to three grains. ———e TO ASK RITCHIE EXPLAIN REFUSAL OF EXTRADITION Seattle Official Wires Maryland Governor for Reason to Return Girl in Swindling. By the Associated Press. SEATTLE, August 23. — Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Ewing D. Col- vin of this city announced today that he would telegraph to Baltimore to ‘find out why Gov. Ritchie of Maryland refused to grant extradition to bring Mary K. Grifin here to face charges that she fleeced several Seattle men out of more than $10,000. Mr. Colvin said that Miss Griffin was clever and attractive, and that she had swindled men in weveral parts of the United States. She was arrested at the instance of the authorities hére-| 3 she was found-living in Balti- more under another nams. A resolution interpreted as referring to the Ku Klux Klan stated that the society deprecated the growth of “un-American organizations parading as superpatriotle in our various states.” states.” Other resolutions e faction the efforts to reinstate the German language in the public schools, and urged Ger- man-Americans to cultivate the u of the German language in the fam ily circle as much possible. Charles Korz of New Butler, N, was re-elected president of the Ger- man Catholic Central i and Mrs. 8. Wavering of Quincy, 1il, was chosen president of the Catholic ‘Women's Union. Henry yfried, In- dianapolis, Ind., was clected first’ vice president. S | 18,000 CIVILIANS cpressed being satis- " AIDED. Average Cost of Rehabilitation Is $200 Per Case, Says Report. Disabled civilians are being rehabil- itated and returned to gainful pursuits under the provisions of the federal re- habilitation act at an average public cost of $200 per case, It was announc- today by Harry L. Fidler, vice chairman of the federal board for vocational cdu- cation. The figure is based on cost estimates submitted to the board hy the several states. Approximately 15,000 disabled persons, it habilitated since the passage of the act in 1920 providing that the expense of the civilian service be borne equally by the federal government and the states. BRUSSELS CABINET DRAFTS NOTE TO BRITAIN By the Associated Press, BRUSSELS, August 23 —The Bel- n government's reply to the British government's reparations note will not be sent to London before Satur- day or Monday. A cabinet meeting yesterday approved the main lines of the note. It is understood that the communi- cation will maintain_strictly Bel- gium's viewpoint on the question of priority in payments. It will also set forth with great detail proposals to exploit German state undertakings and will suggest some sort of inter- allied conference FLOWER SHOW SOCIETY CHOOSES EXHIBIT CITIES Will Be Staged in Affair for Next Year Probably Cleveland. By the Associated Pre HARTFORD. Conn., August 23.— The mational flower show of the So- ciety.of American Florists and Orna- mental Horticulturists next year will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, that of probably in Kansas City, Mo. ile Hartford is promised the affair in. 1926, according to a convention announcement today. The Ladles Soclety of American Florists_elected Mrs. J. J. Hess of Omaha vresident. The other officers chosen were: Miss Catherine Crump, Los Angeles, first vice president; M James Wilson, Des Moines, Iowa, secs ond vice president; Mrs. Albert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa. secretary, and Miss Perle B. Fulmar, Des Moines, treasurer. e BOMB HURTS 5 IN CUBA. Italian Is Arrested by Havana Po- lice After Explosion. HAVANA. August 23 —Five persons were injured in a bomb explosion in a small restaurant on Belascoain street, near the Arts and Trades School, shortly before noon today. A man known as “the Italian” has been arrested by the police in com nection with the expjosion. made | = reported, have been re- | zation [ NAVY MAY REFUSE Coolidge Likely to Be Asked to Settle Differences With Bureau. ! The disagreement between the Navy Department and the budget bureau as to the amount Congress should be asked to appropriate for the naval establishment during the next fiscal year probably will have to be settled by President Coolidge. It was indicated today by Navy offi- the budget director’s sugges- $70,000,000 in the follow t tion for a cut of estimate recently made up by the department on the basis of its ex- pected needs. Such a cut, {t was said, would make it impossible for_the United States to maintain the Navy prescribed for it under the Arms treaty. Some minor reductions in the total were said to be possible, but the impression was given that the estimate would be resubmitted to the budget bureau without substantial change. TUG TOWING VESSEL ON 3,000-MILE HAUL Pacific i Success Will Set Record. Shipping Experts Say. LOS ANGELES, Calif., August 23.— The perrn&nunce of the United States Shipping #Board tug Peacock in at- tempting the task of towing 3,000 miles the disabled five-masted barken- tine Monfalcone from the Panama canal to Los Aneceles, is exciting the interest of shipping men. The Mon- falcone was damaged in a Gulf of Mexico gale. . 1t the Peacock is successful she will have established a distance rec- ord for towing, it is said. She is due here September 1. 1 {HEYWARD SIDDONS HURT. Son of District Judge Hit on Head by Golf Ball Heyward Siddons. manager of the business division of the American Sccurity_and Trust Co. and €on of Justice Frederick L. Siddons of the District Supreme Court, sustained a serious Injury yesterday at his fath- er's summer home mnear Haven, Me. !He was struck in the head by a golf ball and is renorted to have becn rendered unconscious. " UJustice Siddons was due to relfeve Justice Bailey tomorrow and has tele- phoned asking Justice Bailey to hold {court a few more days until the con- dltion of his son is improved. —— WILSONS PAY CALL. Leave Cards for Coolidges at the ‘White House. Former President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson motored to the White House yesterday afternoon and left their calling cards for President and Mrs. Coolidge. In performing_this social formality neither Mr. or Mrs. Wilson left their automobile, their cards be- ing taken in by one of the White House doormen. BUDGET REDUCTION clals that there was no disposition to | CHARLOTTE, N. C.. August oo Places of all strikers at Highland | Park Mill No. 3, in North Charlotte, | have been filled and the plant is run- | ning with its normal force, L. E Anderson, superintendent, announced today. J. F. Barrett, labor leader, declared 150 operatives still are out The mill employs approximately 32 workers and Mr. Anderson asserted that only twenty-five went out when the strike was called after the di charge of several workers. These | have been notified to vacate the com- | pany houses, he said. Mr. Barrett| said that a majority of them would | fight the matter in the courts. Workers to take the places of those | who walked out were obtained from ' among those formerly employed by | the Mecklenburg mill, which has been ! closed since May, and the Savonia mill. which has been idle for seven weeks, it was said EX-CABINET MEMBERS MAY GET DEATH PENALTY Eleven Bulgarians Charged With Various Offenses Against Government. By the Associated Press. SOFIA, August —Eleven members of the late Stamboulisky cabinet, now under arrest, will be tried on charges | involving the death penalty, including bribery, incitement to rio, and murder, Minister of Justice Smiloff announced today. The accused ministers Zografsky, Atanasoff, Radoloff, Du. parinoff, Pavloff. Marchevsky, Myra- vioff, Gomoff, Tourlakoff and Manoloff. The Stambulisky cabinet was over- thrown early in June, and Premier Stamboulisky himself was killed during an alleged attempt at rescue. GEN. RUSSELL RETURNS. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, August 23 —Brig. Gen. John H. Russell, American high commissioner in Haiti, sailed yesterday for New York on & leave of absence. 1 | | | are Mm. | Delightful, Attractive, Cool magnificent fireproof buildin Refined and Pleasing Convenient Location You owe it to Apply to Manage 15th and K Sts. NW. a B Gratitude for the that the United States hae served a refuge for persecuted Jews was also expressed in the resolution. 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