Evening Star Newspaper, August 19, 1931, Page 10

; THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1931. o - A=10 xs 4 | ! | said' a 15 per cent freight rate in-| “we have reached the conclusion that | answer at this time, but indicated that i |crem o e tae Someratars of | If the rallvoads. Jacresse the raiss that| HOOVER CONSIDERS | very likely he would include the Alex- | anthracite mines would have to add| increase will not be of lasting or ’ | andria celebration in his program for $1.10 a ton to their costs. | permanent benefit in the forin of in- | BID TO ALEXANDRIA | fie next Washington's birthday cele- it ilroads.” & [ Delegation Waits on President, In- Howard W. Smith of Virginia. The petition in New England with Wales, T | | President Hoover has taken under|wechington Alexandria Birthday Asso- from $3,78 to $6.17 a ton and fhe pro- | ; [uary 322 next commemorating the|; ;40" Kirk, Harry B. Caton, John Against Increase. | ccean rates, te added. TImported coal | By n Stafl Correspondent of The Star | Georgs Washington. The President said | E. Greene, secretary, and Howard viting Him to Atfend Celebra- tion Fobruary 22. out for Two After Crime at | the increase is granted. he said, | creased revenues to th ads. Sy bration. ‘g.::;e way tc:x;.-xge to be & sharp g | e . The invitation was extended by a 4 | cre i vhere | headed by Re e | severe competition with Wales is now | TRANSFER MEN ACCUSED oo, Bintth of Virghia: e being met. members of the delegation were Mayor | " He also said there was sherp mm~" OF ATTACKING GIRL, 14 Edmund F. Ticer, former Mayor Wil- A. Smoot. president of the G : i ., |Scotland, Russia and Germany, whos¢ | s e Bty Anthracite Group ‘and United | coal enters duty-tree. | Prince Georges Police Post Look- | advissment 4n invitation to attend the | ciation: Harry D. Kirk; past president 3 £ | , Freight rates to New England range | | celebration in A'exandria, Va., on Peb- |and chairman of the Advisory Commit- | ee; Villlam Y, surer; r- 57 to 93 cents a ton, with no incresse in | | 200th snniversary of the birth Of [H Trimyer, Frederick J. Paff, Martin could bs shipped from seaports to the | DECATUR HEIGHTS, Md., August that he did not want to give a definite | Smith, jr. By the Assoclated Press. Independent anthracite operators and the United Mine Workers of America added their voice today against the raflroads’ request for a 15 per cent | freight rate increase. Their attitude was expressed after re tail coal dealers had attacked the pro- posal yesterday and fruit and vegetable shippers Had fied in opposition at the opening of today’s Interstate Com- merce Commission hearing. A. B. Jessup of Jeddo, Pa., president of the Anthracite Coal Operators’ As- soclation, and E. C. Marianelli of Kingston, Pa., attorney for district No. 1. United Mine Workers of America, tesiified that any increase in freight rates on anthracite would cause loss of markets to_the mines and consequent reduction of tonnage as well as further suffering among mine workers. Jessup said his association felt the present level of rates was too high. There sre 50 members of the associa- tion and they produce 11,500,000 tons principal markets within 50 miles of the | 1o wohincton ana Prince Georges | coast for not over 19 cents more than the present rate. ¢ Jessup sald the majority of the New | England population using anthracite was within 30 miles cf the seacoast. Workers Face Starvation. Marianelli said the union had author- ized him to appear on its behalf. Fift two employing aflproximately 32,000 | men have been shut down for the Jast | four months, he said. Many workers | were facing’ starvation while others were working only part time. Existing organized charities have been aiding the unemployed, he said, and the minc | workers' ‘unjons have been assisting | them with allowances of from $3 to $7 a week for heads of families, “The United Mine Workers is not able to continue giving this telief, said the attorney, “because a large number of our mine workers who are supporting the organization through the payment of dues are not employed regularly enough to be able to keep up their assessments. “Foreseeing the unusual unemploy. County police today were looking for two employes of a transfer company, accused of attacking a 14-year-old giri here late vesterday. According to the story told police the men c2m- to the girl's home to de- liver a package, and, finding her alone | attacked her. | Ouch! My Corn! 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