Evening Star Newspaper, November 8, 1923, Page 36

" 86 THE. EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0, THURSDAY, NOVEhmER 8, 1923, _ B’.I.UMINUUS cRIS'S CRA"KS OVEHRUN u. s. BUS"‘ESS MA" K".LED The medica! examiner sald death was An Investigutinn showed thet Mr. insure greater continuity of employ- ment. Advantage of Year. What the operators appear to fear more than anything else is the in- fluence of a presidential year upon the miners’ demands. They are afrald that almost anything asked EDMONSTON'S — Home the “Original” FOOT- FORM Boots and Oxfords for Men, Women and Chil- dren n opera singer. His luggage had been packed and an unsealed letter to his wife, announcing his sailing and in- [ Holland bie leaves & doygh forming her he would visit Engls York and o son, H B Yeu b “ before going to Holland, was found | Wichita Faulis, Fo.' He wes slaiy in his effects. yours uld Heslden hiin wife wid duyebler iu ter o New Klan Called Exaggerated Boy ZANGWILL DECLARES IN BATHTUB BY GAS| .l 5 oroed o the es St i sove bt DUE FIRST OF YEAR Mr. Van Emden had planned o rurned off (he gos ot the stove, bu ey o A e e L5t 6. bt Romes Ao e —— Henry Van Emden Dead on Eve and leaked thiough 1he Lublog of of Visit to Family in Holland. Operators to Fight Check-Off and Pay Raise in Renew- ing Labor Contract. > WILLIAM WILE. o a close the specter of another crisis in the national coal industry, this time In the bituminous fields, begins to loom on the horizon. It may be an influential factor in the presidential election of 1924. There are Indication, according to bitumi- nous operators, that the United Mine Workers will come forward in Jan- uary or February with a demand for a 20 per cent increase in wages. Bi- tuminous wages in the unionized | fields (the so-called ‘“competitive” areas of western Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana and Illinols) are already at | figures. The basic wage is 3 & day, while men who work on the “tonnage” scheme earn $8.83 a day. The operators are in mood to resist sternly any wage revision de- signed to increase the cost of produc- tion beyond its already alleged “pro- BY FRED! As 1923 dra by organized labor in 1924 will en- counter only feeble opposition from government authoritles, state or na- tional, and that even “public opinion” may support the miners' demands on that account. Pregidentlal years are years in which aspiring politicians and candi- dates promise pretty freely. The labor vote'’ is customarily cajoled at and the United Mine , with their astute leader- . arc expected to take full ad- vantage of the situation. A new blow-up In the bituminous flelds would be a much farther-reach- ing affair than an anthracite strike. If it were accompanied by the wide- spread Industrial depression, which certaln authorities are looking for, owing to the prospect of a ‘“con- sumers’ strike” the consequences would be serious. While the great West Virginia coal fields for the most part are non-union and would not be directly affected, twenty-nine other states would be drawn in and more than 6,000 producing companies in- volved. S hing like 400.000 surplus of nous on hand, but this would pile up it u strike or shut-down seemed im- minent. sright, 1 —_— In Yucatan there are no fewer than sixty-two ruined and abandoned cities. ,000,000 tons of bitumi- | Scout Movement Possible in Na- tion Lacking Sense of Humor. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 8.—~Israel Zangwill, English man of lettets, to- day told the League for Political Bdu- cation what he thought of America. “There are more cranks to the square mile in the United States than in any other country of the world. “There is more honor, justice and dignity in England than in America.- “The Ku Klux Klan, which is:a sort of exaggerated Boy Scout movement, would be laughed out of existence. But America has no sense of humor. “Everything is less efficlent in Amer- fca than in England. The mails, the press, the rallroads and your Central Park are a_dlsgrace. “On the other hand, too many men are jacks of all trades. The elevator boy Zoes to Columbla. “America thinks without acting and ts without thinking. ‘America has no sense of shame. The Sunday newspaper welghs four pounds. The world was better off when people read’ the Bible and Shakespeare. “While America isn't the greatest country on God's earth, it has the greatest potentialities. If America goes wrong the last hope of eiviliza- By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November §.-—Henry B. Van Emden, president of the Pitt Newgas Company of Pittsburgh, and an official of the Vino Medical Com- ny, was found dead in a bathtub in| is apartment here. The bathroom was filled with gas from a leaking heater. of this bank. Not one-sided confidence of the customer in the bank, but mu- tual confidence of each in the other. We Believe in Our Customers CONFIDENCE has built up the business { The wo neat of her Footw revels in th l Dressy Foot Forms Straps & OX{OI‘(]S A perfect trin- sty of Foot Health, Foot- Comfort and y Style. in the prevailing ted <ize and width. hibitive” level. There i y sign C; i > new Creations of another protracted struggle, such = as ended, after a five-month contest in 1922, with the Cleveland agree- ment. This agreement. expires on April 1 1t is for its renewal on impr the mine work- ding for battle We believe in our customers and shape our loan policy accordingly. Whenever the de- positor has a business need for business funds, he finds our commercial department interest- ed and sympathetic. Whether you are a customer or not we will be glad to discuss your banking needs with you today. Federal-American National Bank W. T. Galliher John Poole Prestdent Store of Finamee The Secret of the Comfort is the Foot Form Last, as Fitted by Professional Shoe Fitters EDMONSTON & CO. (Incorporated) 1334 F Street Advisers and Authorities on All Foot Troubles ANDREW BETZ, Manager Brink of Ruln, According to bituminous: operators’ spokesmen, their business is already on the verge of disaster, owing to conditions. Hundreds had to shut down, ow- ing to curtailment of orders by bi- tuminous conszumers, and tens of thousands of miners have been out of work for m; ks From a va- riety of directi bituminous in- dustry finds t fled by new factors. The fuel oil competition is|. intense and growin i3 middle western mines that u a rail road 450,000 tons of coa lost that business entirel 'WO actions—to get ALL the dirt! Threads from the top—grit from the bottom of arug. Dustand dirt from every high or low corner of theroom. A light, ‘ - . smooth.running cleaner— 2 } every detail of it perfected — — =i T Bl WASHINGTONS GREATEST FRNITURE STORE.CiS = CREDIT 7th and D Sts. N.W.---Open 8 A.M., Close 6 P.M. Timely Furniture Values From The There’s No Home Furnishing Place Like The HUB instance. Bituminous producers hope some- what to counteract 10ss of old trade by a campaign of education in the use of bituminous coal for household pur- poses. Propa shortly to be land, which t tuminous can easily be utilized for ordinary heating purposes, without much change of apparatus, and pur- chased at $7 to §5 a ton less than anthracite Renewal of Contract. Under the terms of the Cleveland agreement between the competitive flelds and the United Mine Workers, effected fn January, 1923, the miners | must, before January 1924 give | notice whether they intend confer- ring for a prolongation of their con- tract with the operators. The opera- tors’ expectation is that the confer- ence will be sought on the basis of a wage increase. The men also are expected to demand perpetuation of the check-oif system, which is op- by the owners. N is claimed on the operators’ side | iners are growing increasingly | under the check-off system, | eby they are subject to deduc- from their monthly wages for | With periodical deductions figures, C years of service —without Convenient Terms Ask us to demonstrate the Premier Duplex in your own home. 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