New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 28, 1922, Page 1

News of the World Herald “Ads” Mean By Associated Press Better Business PRICE THREE CENTS RITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1922. —FOURTEEN PAGES. LHQUOR DEALERS IN COURT GIVEN INES - ESTALISHED 870 i ' : NEW , : 5 . CHICAGOANDALTONR.R.IS \MICHAEL COLLINS COMPLETELY CRIPPLED AS | IS LAID AT REST W. G. Lee, Head of Falln Irish Leader MAINTENANCE MEN ARE Trainmen’s Brother-| DENANDING HORE PAY FIANCEE WEEPS AT GRAYE hood, Threatens to Re- Burial Takes Place tn Special Plot Petition of 400,000 Railway| Reservea for Those Wno Have voke Charter Because| Workers Before Rail- | Dicd in the Cowse of te Iran | of Walkout road Labor Board R Freight Yards Filled With Stalled Trains—Three Ar-| rests Follow Attempts to Dynamite Bridges. HARDING IS NOT DISPOSED TO TAKE OVER EITHER MINES OR RAILROADS Quigley Makes Open Demand That Still Believes it Possible Klett Announce Whether He Will | to Restore Normal Con- Favor or Oppose “Boss’ Roraback | dtion in Both Indus- tries Without Drastic Denies Control of Local G. O. P. Delegation But Says Action “Several Hundred New Britain Republicans” Want to Know Committeeman’s Stand. LAWYERS IN HOT TILT Prosecutor J. G. Woods and Attorney W. F. Mangan Clash When Latter Accuses Police of “Framing” His Client—Other Cases on Docket, Dublin, Aug. 28 (By Assoclated Press)—Michael Collins was laid at rest today In Glasnevin, after a dem- onstration of national grief such as seldom has been seen in the long cen- turies of Ireland's troubled history. Arthur Griffith was buried with all the honor due a great leader; Collins went to the grave amid the tears of a ration that worshipped him personally a8 a gallant young patriot in whom were combined all those traits which Irishmen hold dear. Good humor, the power of oratory and a laughing disregard for death— all were his and while immense throngs fllled the great cathedral and Six drunks were fined, allowed to go on a suspended sentence, a man who figured prominently in the Richardson scan- dal pald $100 and costs for driving a car while @runk, a man and his wife were reconciled, a man the police belleve to be a slick con- fidence worker was bound over for | superior court, a group of alleged gamblers and several assault cases continued until later dates and sev- eral persons were penalized for vio- lating the 18th amendment in an ex- tremely busy session of police court this morning. one was In Order to Speed Coal Shipments, Curtailment of Trains Is Among Pos- sibilities That Are Under Consideration. MAY ASK CONGRESS TO SET WAGE BASIS i Aug. 28.—Congress may be asked to amend the 4 Esch-Cummins transportation | act to include a definition or | basis for computing the mini- ||| mum cost of living for railroad employes, it was reported today in railroad labor board circles as preparations were begun for Although he states that he does not ‘“‘control” the New Britain delegation to the republican state convention, George A. Quigley, whose supporters claims that in the past he has been doubled-crossed and “dumped” by the local G. O. P. machine, today makes a public demand that the local re- publicans be “informed of State Cen- tral Committeeman George W. Klett's stand on the “Roraback” issue. Incidentally, Mr. Quigley attempts to deny that he has ‘‘presumed’ to the republicans in this city, and Mr. Quigley, who have not been any too friendly politically, is concerned, the latter has the following to say, over his own signature in an open letter: “During the past week several ftems have appeared in the news- papers stating that I was in control | of the delegation to the Republican | State Convention and that I, in fact, had assumed control of the republi- can party in New Britain “Such {s not the case. I do not Chicago, Washington, Aug, 28 (By Asso~ clated Press)—While committees of the senate and house were at work today to perfect coal St. Louls, Aug. 28.—(By Associat-| ed Press.)—Passengers and freight! service on the western division of the the on Chicago and Alton railroad was at a complete standstill today as the re-| sult of the walkout of engineers, fire- men, conductors and switchmen in protest agalnst armed guards at Slater, Mo., and Roodhouse, Iil, it was announced here. May Lose Charter. Chicago, Aug. 28.—(By Associated Press.)—The tie-up on the Chicago and Alton railroad was the high light in the railroad situation today. Their charters endangered by rev- ocation by their national chief, W. G. Lee, members of the brotherhood of railroad tralnmen by unauthorized walkouts at Roodhouse, Iil, and Slater, Mo., still had a strangle hold on traffic on the Chicago and Alton. Btriking clerks and firemen aided the trainmen in holding the road in their grip. .J. A. McBride, vice-president the firemen’s union, arrived at Rood- house to take charge of the situation among members of his organization. Train dispatchers and the regular staff of telegraphers remained at their desks with little to do. The ticket of- fice was open but the waiting rooms at the station were deserted. Com- pany guards and deputy United States marshals patrolled the yards, which were filled with stalled pas- of opening of hearing pleas for a wage increase for maintenance of way men. Chicago, Aug. 28.—(By Associated Press)—Railway maintenance of way employes comprising approximately 400,000 track workers and crossing fiagmen, whose threatened strike with the shop crafts last month was held In abeyance pending new wage hear- ings, placed their ,demands for in- creased pay before the United States railroad labor board here today. Of the 202 class one railroads, 105 were parties to the dispute. The maintenance men based their claims for higher wages on the in- creased cost of living. E. F. Grable, president of the trackmen, said the 23 to 35 cents an hour scale provided by the rail board's July 1 decision, “was then a living wage.” Mr. Grable in entering the hearing today, was armed with a strike vote | which his organization approved as the shopmen walked off their jobs. He sald the case was the most im- portant before the board since its creation. “The board ‘must face and I think, accept,” he declared; “the principle of the living wage if it {s to follow out the intent of the law and if its decis- ians are to be equitable and just and | lined the route to Glasnevin, congre- gations gathered in every city, town and hamlet throughout the land to mourn his passing. Is a Military Funcral. o It was a military funeral, Fellow officers last night had borne the body into the cathedral. The solemn re- quiem high mass was celebrated be- fore a muititude which overflowed the edifice into the streets, and in- cluded Richard Mulcahy, the new chieftain, to whom all Ireland now looks; General O'Duffy, new chief of staff, and General McKeon, ‘“the blacksmith of Ballinalee,” whose dash and fire have awakened enthuslasm akin to that won by Collins himself. Fiancee Is Present, Sister Mary Celestine came from her convent in England to pray for the ‘“baby brother.” Besides her knelt Sean Collins, the general's brother. But it was upon the trem- bling younge woman nearby that the eyes of all fell most pityingly—Kitty Kiernan, Collins’ betrothed. On the gospel side of the nave sat the members of the cabinet, the Dail Eireann, civil servants and members of the provisional corporations. On the epistle side were the English representatives and members of the consular corps, including the Ameri- can consul; the lord mayor of Dublin, Tilts Between Lawyers. The court room was crowded with spectators, police. various times witnesses, lawyers Several hot tilts occurred Variolla is Fined. Salvatore Variolla, who was one and between Prosecuting Attorney Joseph G. Woods, and Judge | Willilam F. Mangan, who represented several defendants. Klett was on the bench. Judge George W. ‘“‘dictate the policy of the republican party in New Britain.” Speaking broadly, denfal, but it is an open secret in the republican ranks that Mr. Quig- ley does want to know just how the New Dritain vote is going and with his Independent Political club has made every effort to secure a delega- tion that will not ke friendly to Roraback. The personnel of the del- at of perhaps he is right in this| the state's chief witnesses in the re- cent rum running scandal, was con- victed of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor, and fined $100 and costs. An inter- esting point came up here when Wil- llam Fagan, a motorman for the Connecticut Company raised the age old question as to just exactly when a man was drunk. “Was he under the influence of liquor?* asked Attorney Woods. “I don't know,” was the reply, “I don't know how bad a man has to get be- fore he is drunk.” Chief Detective Sergeant W. P. Mc- Cue and Patrolman Herbert Lyons reported that Salvatore was in such shape that he navigated with diffi- culty. Salvatore contended that he was sick, but admitted that he be- came sick from four or five glasses of cider he had just had in Berlin. Intimates “Frame-up’. egation includes a majority mittedly ‘“‘Quigley supporters,” requires no stretch of the imagina- tion to see the writing on the wall as far as they are concerned. far as Judge Klett, former leader of of ad and it/ But as| control the delegation, neither have I presumed to dictate the policy of the republican party in New Britain. “I am opposed to the election of J. Henry Roraback, as chairman of the State Central Committee, and hope the majority of the New Britain del- egation to the State Convention will insist upon knowing Mr. Klett's po- sition before he is again elected as| State Central Committeeman from this district. I believe the delegates have a right to know Mr. Klett's po- sition. | “I am merely volcing the wishes of several hundred New Britain repub- licans.” KLAN AND RUM SALES | SCORED BY C.T.A. . i Meriden Convention De-| mands Secret Workers Come Out in Light ANDREWS, MURRAY Prominent Democrats Are Mentioned Repre- sentatives at Coming Convention. Charles 8. Andrews street and Patrick J. Murray of Maple street, it was learned today from a reliable source, may be can- didates for representatives on the as Possible Choices for of Stanley distribution legislation recommended by the ad- ministration, President Harding and his advisers prepared to bring to bear all the powers they now possess for improvement of fuel transportation facilities, No Federal Control. As a result of the president’s week« end conferences it was indicated that he still believed it would be possible to restore normal conditions without a resort to government operation of rail and coal properties affected by the strike situation, and that he felt much could be done in that direction even before congress acts to create a fuel distribution agency and to clothe the interstate commerce com- mission with additional powers over priority. » Legislative Activity. At the same time however, both the senate and house interstate coma merce committees were redoubling their efforts to complete the distribus tion and priority bills and steps to authorize the executive to take over roads and mines remained in the offing with congressional opinion divided as to the advisability of such a course at the present moment. Coal Movement. ‘With the president's return to Washington this morning from a week-end cruise on the yacht ®ay- A sensation was created when At- torney Mangan suddenly launched an attack on the squad which raided Steve Wisorki, of 46 Broad street, Sat- urday night, intimating that the po- lice were manufacturing evidence. Wisorki was raided by a squad in charge of Sergeant Mathias Rival and composed ‘of Patrolmen P. O'Meara, William Doherty and John O'Brien. The police say they found Wisorki with a bottle of liquor in his hand, which he immediately transferred to his pocket. They testified that Wis- orki admitted he was selling the lquor for 25 cents a glass. One man got away with the glass, according to the police. ‘Wisorki says he is a taxicab driver and had been given the bottle of liquor by a wedding party he brought in from Plainville Saturday night. He accused Patrolman O'Meara of chok- ing him ‘“right through the neck un- til I can't even drink water.” Two girls, one a daughter of Wisorki and the other a neighbor's daughter, tes- distinguished members of universities and learned societies and representa- tives of various public bodies Thousands Line Streets. Outside, lining the milés of Dublin stfeets through’ which the funeral cortege later passéd, thousands took part spiritually in the solemn mass of requiem. Archbishop Byrne, head of the Dublin diocese, was the celebrant and, just as they had chanted for Grif- fith, Dublin's renowned choir of priests sang without organ accom- paniment. Then, after absolution, the body was borne from the church and placed in the gun carriage, and as it passed along the route to Glasnevin many knelt in homage. The crowds packed every street along the way; they filled every window. An Imposing Cortege. The cortege was imposing. came an advance guard of national army cavalry, the several hundred clergy, a firing party of Dublin guards Meriden, Aug. 28.—The 51st annual | democratic ticket. convention of the Catholic Total Ab-i Bcth men are well known in the stinence Union was held today at St.| party ranks. Mr. Andrews was tru- Rose's community building in this| ant officer for a number of years, and city with about 100 delegates attend-| he is the son of the late Charles 8. ing. They were welcomed by Mayor | Andrews, one of the staunchest of H. T. King and then proceeded to|democrats vears ago. Mr. Murray, business with the Rev. John F. Ryan, | who is engaged in the real estate bus- of Danbury, presiding. Resolutions Iness, served for several years on the | were presented challenging ‘“such| park board. secret organizations as seem to be try- = ing to undermine the Roman Catholic | church to come out in the open and | ror vanebetns s e o050 BULLEN. PROTESTS TROLLEY CHANGES transportation and sale of liquor’” was condemned. The convention will close tonight with a ball at the city Appeals to Mayor Paonessa Regarding Where Passen- hall auditorium. gers Enter and Leave flower, where Secretary Hoover, Ate torney General Daugherty and Ch man Cummins of the senate com: tee were among his guests and con- ferees, it was indicated that for the time being the attention of executive officials will be centered with in- creased vigor upon what is said to be regarded by Mr. Harding as the crux of She whole industrial situation—the movement of the coal. Coal Situation Better. As outlined in an authoritative quarter the Mayflower conferences reached the conclusion that the bi- tuminous coal situation was in a fair way to clear itself up entirely; that the anthracite strike showed indica- tions of settlement in the very near future and that if facilities could be rrovided to accelerate shipment of the fuel supplies thus promised the general situation would be such as to enable a gradual re-establishment of complete stability. Just what executive steps are in meet the human needs of the railway workers.” Wages on some roads, he said, had been forced down as low as 17% cents an hour. Employes re- celving the pay were compelled to work 12 hours a day to eke out ‘a senger and freight trains. Three Are Arrested. Roodhouse, Ill, Aug. 28.—(By As- socintéd Press.)—Arrest of thrae men by United Btates deputy marshals was reported here this morning. Although |bare existence, he added. lacking official confirmation it was believed the arrests followed the #x- | plosions at two Chicago and Alton 30 ONLAINGH RFT | FROM GREAT BRITAIN ALL NIGHT-IN SOUND mmeree Boat Party From New Ha- ven, Hartford and Wal- Local Commerce Chamber Considering Move to Aid Public 75 MEN ENTOMBED IN BURNING MINE | | First The New Britain Chamber of Com- lingford Is Rescued New Haven, Aug. 28.—A naphtha launch the Ella May, put out from City Point yesterday with 30 passen- gers men, women and children for a short cruise outside New Haven har- bor. This noon the police were {old that the craft and persons on her were missing. About the same time relatives of some of the passengers got word that all were safe on the Stratford shore and would return by trolley or automobile this afternoon. It was assumed that the launch had been disabled and had drifted about all night although no definite .infor- mation had been received early this afternoon. Later word came that the launch was adrift on Long Island Sound all night and was towed into Stratford this afternoon by the keeper of Strat- ford light. The party members were from New Haven, Hartford and Wallingford. BALL PLAYER FINED Manager Huggins, Four Yankees and Three White Soxes Are Assessed by Pres. Johnson For “Exhibition.” Chicago, Aug. 28.—Manager Miller Huggins and four members of the New York Yankees and three play- ers of Chicago Americans were fined by Ban Johnson president of the Am- erican league today in connection with the protested New York-Chicago game here on August 1. Huggins drew the largest fine, $100. The others were assessed $25 each. The fines against the New York players were imposed for what Presi- dent Johnson termed the “disgraceful exhibition of stalling” in the contest which resulted in a protest by the Chicago club. The New York play- ers fined in addition to Manager Hug- gins were Bob Meusel, Everett Scott, ‘Waite Hoyt and Wallie Schang. The Chicago players who also were fined were Urban IFaber, Bob Falk and Ray Bchalk. The game will be played over President Johnson decided. NO DIVIDEND DECLARED. New York, Aug. 28.—The N. Y. Shipbuilding Corp. today passed its quarterly dividend. The corporation pald a dividend of 50 cents on June 1 and previous tc that time had, been paying $1 quarterly. 1 merce, in an effort to avert the| threatened coal shortage, may possi- bly undertake to bring to New Britain several thousand tons of hard coal trom Great Britain this winter. The matter of the shortage came up for discussion this noon at the regular -eekly meeting of the directors and he possibility of chartering British | ships te bring British coal to the| Connecticut coast from where it would be transhipped to New Britain | was talked over, with the result that there will be further investigation in- to the cost of coal abroad, the char- | tering of vessels for its transportation | and other matters attendant upon bringing the greatest possihle amount of relief to the public of this ecity. Should the plan prove feasible it will be undertaken unless there is a de- cided improvement in the situation in this country. C. B. Boone, of Tampa, was a visit- or at the luncheon this evening, with his brother-in-law, L. P. Slade W. C. Hungerford, chairman of the committee on the Clayton crossing, reported upon the Yecent inspection of the danger spot by the committee, Mayor Paonessa and railroad officials. He explained that temporary relief, effected by the removal of the Mur- ray Brick company buildings, could not be obtained, owing to the unwill- ingness of the owners to have the structures torn down. It was brought out that there would be a hearing be- fore the public utilities commission early in September at which time it probably could be ascertained when the road expected to comply with the order of the commission and change | the crossing. Until that hearing fur- ther action is held in abeyance. It was reported that $130 had been raised by subscription to pay for the dinner glven to the fire chiefs of the state by the Chamber of Commerce during the recent convention. There wlil be more necessary There will be no meeting of the directors next Monday, Labor Day, but probably will be a special meeting later in the week. It was announced that Curtis L. Gladding, of Hartford, would address a meeting of New Britain druggists, September 5 at the New Britain club, A letter from Judge Klett, regretting his inability to serve on a speaker's committee for the annual banquet was received FAMOUS ATHLETE WEDS Los Angeles, Aug. 28.—Earl Thom- son of Long Deach world's high hurdler record holder and Miss Anne B. Cookman of Glendale, were mar- | Rev. and then the gun carriage with the body, surrounded by its guard of honor. Following came the cabinet mem- ti (Continued on Fifth Page) GHURGH ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM ENDS TODAY St. John’s Germnh Luther- ans Get Felicitations From Nearby Cities lu ta er| Thirtieth anniversary exercises at St. John's German Lutheran church, which have been in progress yesterday and today, will conclude this evening at a family church gathering at which Rev. F. H. Rosch, president of the New York Ministerium, will speak and there will be a special musical program. Rev. M. th. Gaudian, the veteran clergyman, who is in eharge of St John's parish, conducted Sunday's three services at which various speak- ers were in attendance. At the Sun- day school service, Rev. E. F. Bach- mann, D. D. superintendent of the, Mary Drexel Deaconesses’ Home at': Philadelphia, gave a historical review | of the church and compared it to the history of lsrael. Rev. F. Otten, of Rockville, spoke at the afternoon ses- W is H Love of Jesus." The evening address was by Rev. S. Von Bosse, director of the Wartburg Orphan Farm school at Mount Vernon, N. Y. “Unity of Spirit Rev. Mr. Gaudian read congratulatory messages from neigh- btoring towns and cities, and several visiting clergymen were present to extend their fellcitations in person. Among them were Rev. O. Seiden- stucker, of Torrington; Rev. H. Reu- man, of Collinsville; Rev. O. E. Hey- denreich, of Hartford and Rev. M. Jestinski of Bristol The addr in English, given by Mr. Von Bosse last evening dealt with the expansion of the Luth- eran church by preaching and serv- ice. The ladies’ society served lunch- eon to the guests and the church was decorated with garlands of green and cut fidwers. There was special music by the choir and men's quartet and a duet. was sung by Mrs. A. Martin numerous | sa. » ! | | | | ried Saturday night. H i and Lena Rosenberger. nation Woods, the court, don't know here and tell the truth. ‘He said he sold glass," and every defendant denies on the witness stand ever making any evid- They get into their heads just what they think the evid- ence should be and such ence they have gotten fit. saw 400 or in Christ," was his subjidct. louw Judge Klett consumed considerable time in summing up the evidence. He | the truth the should “If the the court did not struggle to retain the liquor court fled that they Witnesses Get Theirs. This called forth a bitter condem- Prosecuting Attorney the comment to girls to come down They abso- lie to the from who made “It's a pity enough these tely come in here and court under oath."” In retaliation, Judge Mangan “‘confessions" ined by the police. y case they come in here and s it for 25 cents statement, It's the only they make at."” Takes Fling At Woods. Taking a fling at Prosecutor Woods attorney for the 'defense he referred sarcastically to the fact liceman pops up on one side with a question and then another policeman pops up on the other side and another question There was no glass there If there were the police would haw} Whenever a man goes into ‘reputation.’ that you ask the asked. the oly Smoke, o police what say would 500 men go into Atturney truth Whoey rohetter iea an awtul responsibility."” Wisorki told see why id if he were to believe Wisorki, (Continued on Twelfth Puage). were in the place when the raid occurred and Wisorki | did not have any liquor in his hand. ex- pressed himself as growing very skep- tical of so-called ob- “In nearly ev- “a po- witness, Woods here openly intim- sion, taking as his topic, “Fire of the[ated that the defendant was perjur- ing himself by stating “Wisorki would | tell a lie when the would an- | er brought these girls into court to swear to a lie as- WEATHER PRl Hartford, Aug. 28.—Forecast for Now Britain and vicinity: Continued unscttled with show- ers this afternoon; cloudy with moderate temperature tonight; Tuesday fair and warmer. THE Imprisoned More Than 3000 Feet Underground in California Gold Shaft*—Little Hope Held Out. San Francisco, Aug. 28 (By Asso- ciated Press) —Seventy-five men comprising the entire night force of the Argonaut mine, Jackson Amador county, are entombed in the mine as a result of a fire which broke out at midnight according to a report re- ceived by Byron O. Pickard of the state bureau of mines from H. Down- ing, superintendent of the mine A rescue crew headed by Pickard and Rodney Hecox left Berkeley for Jackson early today to effect a rescue of the men held in the mine below the 3000 foot mark H. M. Wolflin, superintendent of safety of the California industrial ac- cident commission, was advised by telephone from the Argonaut mine that A. Gabarini, manager of the mine had enlisted the aid of a rescue crew a it | attempt to smother the flames Jackson, Calif, Aug. 28 (By Asso- clated Press) —Seventy-five men en- tombed in the famous Argonaut gold | mine below the 3500 foot level by fire which broke out in the main shaft shortly after midnight, were still in Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 28.—The superintendent of the Argonaut gold mine, where 75 men are trapped by flames, today told the Sacramento Bee that the only hope of rescue was by putting out the fire. The men are imprisoned below the level of what is known as the Muidoon shaft. Nine Men in 7(7‘;|Vsmd;v in Connection With Radicals Chicago, Aug (By Associated Press) —Nine men are in custody and four of them have been implicated in an alleged plot declared to have been inspired by radicals in con- neetion with the wreck of a Michi- gan Central express train at Gary, Ind., a week ago. A further arrest lis expected and police and railroad |agents continued to throw much se- crecy around the case * GRAND CIRCUIT POSTPONED. Readville, Mass, Aug ~The ‘Granfl] Circuit races scheduled for to- day at the Readville track were post- poned until tomorrow because of rain. and gone iInto the mine shaft in an | the mine at 7:30 o'clock this morning. happen . | wir 1t the police went to one of Main street and | the | W. W. Bullen called on Mayor A. M. Paonessa this morning to register a protest against the new plan of un- loading passengers from the trolley cars near the center of the city. Mr. Bullen’s chief complaint was the plan whereby passengers on the Stanley street line who desire to transfer to the Plainville line are forced to leave the cars in front of the Commercial | Trust company on Main street, and then walk to a point on West Main street near Washington street Mr. Bullen also said that under |the new plan, passengers coming into | the city on the West Main street line |are forced to alight near Washington | street, or else remain on the car until | it reaches the triangle This is an inconvenience to those who want to go to a point north of the park, the {complainant said, in criticizing the rew rule of the company, which de- | crees that no more passengers will be let off in front of City hall. In lodging his protest, Mr. Bullen |said he was voicing the opinion of | hundreds of other local people affect- lea. He also opposed the parking of |automobiles on the north side of West Main street, between City hall |and Washington street while the pres- |ent plan of unloading of passengers |on the West Main street line is in | [ effect Some criticiem was heard today of | |the plan of having cars change their | | voute in front of the Porter & Dyson | company on Main street, one of the arguments being that in the case of | a fire there was likely to be a con-| fusion, a possible accident, and a| probable delay necessitated for the firemen Many residents of Belvidere, who | are furnished with transportaticn to | the citv by the Stanley street troiley lint, this morning complained of the | | rule which forbids the trolley cars; | from stopping in front of the Lyceum | | theater entrance. There are several young women in that section of the city employed at the Stanley Works, and until today it had been possible for them to make connections with | a West Main street troliey because of the fact that it stopped at the he-| ater entrance | As it is at the present time the | motorman on the Stanley street car| cannot stop the trolley afer it has left the Nationa! bank corner until he reaches the south side of Central| park. Because of this the passengers| cannot make connection with the| West Main street cars and it is nec- essary for them to wait 15 minutes for another car. contemplation to facilitate coal shipe ments was not revealed, but it was in« dicated that both the interstate com« merce commission and the emergency fuel distribution machinery already set up would be relied on to provide effective measures to protect the in« terests of the pubiic. There were intimations that in or< der to get the maximum results & curtailment of passenger, express and freight traffic in all commodities exe cept fuel and essential foodstuffs was among the possibilities. Vote Cummins Bill With little discussion and no record vote the senate committee voted & favorable report today on the Cume mins bill to create a coal distribution agency and to extend the authority of the interstate commerce commission over priority of shipments and it was indicated that the measure probably would be taken up in the senate ite self later in the week. At the same time the house committee began a five hour hearing on a companion bill presented by Chairman Winslow with the intention of making a report bee fore night and bringing the bill inte the house tomorrow. There was noticeably increased ope timism at the White House today over the anthracite situation, officials close to the president indicateing that they expected some agreement within 48 hours that would insure resumption of hard coal production. Thelr hopes were centered in the conferences in progress at Philadelphia More Coal Loaded A new high water mark for coal lcadings since the strike began was announced by the association of rall- way executives whose figures for last Friday, the latest available showed that on that day 21,866 cars were loaded. The highest previous total since the strike began in April was 19,043 cars on August 21 On the basis of figures already received the association announced that loadings for the whole of last week probably exceeded 6,250,000 tons. In promptly voting approval of the distribution and priority bill, membe; of the senate interstate commerce committee took the position that the whole question would have to be threshed out on the floor of the sen. ate and that it was useless for the committee to waste time debating ft. New Law Necessary Commissioner Aitchison, of the ine terstate commerce commission, & member of the presidential commit. tee now conducting the informal coal contro! system, toid the house come (Continued on Eleventh Page).