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THE ASHEVILLE
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TODAY,
North and S. Caroline Fair and
wirmtr Tuesday; Wedneiday fair.
Tennessee: Cloudy Tueaday, Wed-
neaday local thunderahowers, warm.
"DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA"
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ESTABLISHED 1868.
ASHEVILLE, N, C, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 1922.
CITIZEJN
i
Million Dollar Bond
Issue For
? Desired By Citizens
ISSUE CALL FOR
AT COURT HOUSE
J. V. Martin Named
Chairman to Start Ref
erendum Vote.
ADOPT RESOLUTION
FAVORING MEASURE
PUBLIC MEETING
Community Buildings Are
(,'Lj Included in Plan of
promoters.
Decision to have a referendum
to determine the attitude of Ashe
viUe voters toward a one million
f dollar bond issue for community
ii ill lunula, juiivh miu jii.i y i (ill ii u.
following whlrh the city coniis
sioners will be asked to call a
vote, and call for a mass meeting
at tho county courthouse Friday
night, featured the meeting of
community leaders and reprcsen
tallves of civic organizations at
the Battery Park hotel last night.
Charles (1. Lee presided at the
opening of the meeting and call
ed for nominations to form a tem
porary organization to have charge
of the business end of the pro-
fgram. J. scroop btyles, nominat
ed 1!. H. McDufflo a chairman
and Fred L. Sale seconded the
motion. Tho vote was unanimous
and Mr. McDutfie was declared
chairman of the meeting. George
Wright was nominated as sec
nrv and nnnn motion nf .T V
Artin and a second by Charles
1). Kee, was elected.
J, J. Britt outlined the purpose
it tho proposed bond issue and in
a strong manner stated the rea
sons the voters of the city should
fissure the success of the issue
through the ballot box. Mr. Britt
declared that conditions of soil
Jteeps this section from gaining
Wny great renown as an agricul
tural section and the forests arc
being denuded of timber. He
stated the people should take ad
vantage of the opportunities
created by nature and develop the
attractions that would bring thou
sands of those seeking rest, health
and recreation to AsheviUe.
Number (Speaks In
Favor of Bond Issue.
Speaking In favor of the move
ment to have the bond issue wert:
'.!. J. Britt. A. J. Hutchins, J. W.
Haynes, I). Hiden Ramsey, Mrs.
Curtis Bynum, Dr. E. B. Glenn,
Mrs. J. S. Williams, Mrs. W. D.
Upshaw, Mrs. L. E. Fisher, Henry
T. Sharp. E. C. Greene. K. R. Wil
liams, N. Buckner. Holmes Bry-
son, J. G. Stikeleatlter, Congress
man W. D. Upshaw, of Georgia;
W. W. Warren, Mrs. Charles A,
Webb and others.
I'pon request of Mr. Warren,
Chairman McDufne appointed the
following committee to appear
before the Central Labor union
tonight and place the matter be-
ajre the members: K. R. 'Williams,
Lilrman; J. W. Haynes. Henry
wJf. Sharp, Mrs. L. B. Fisher and
Mrs. J. S. William.
In response to a request for in
formation, Frank L Conder, secretary-treasurer
of the city, who
was present, stated that he
thought within the next year at
least $2,000,000 would be added
to the taxable value of city prop
erty. The debt creating power of
the city, he said is around $1,600,
iioo and after the bond issue was
passed, the city would still have a
debt creating power of around
$600,000, in addition to funds on
hand for work to be carried out,
through the recent sale of bonds.
R. L. Fitzpatrick, commissioner
of public safety.made a short ad
dress and pledged his sapp vt to
the bond issue. He stated that
one of his prime hopes for the
city of AsheviUe Is a park that
will be a credit to the c'ty, de
claring that when he visited other
cities he was ashamed of the parks
otTereq in AsheviUe, as compar-
m
f i me;
wlth those of more progres-
e cities.
Chairman McDufrte, who is
member of the school advisory
ti) board, as Information. ' asserted
xnat: seven scnoois now nave tne
grounds on which playgrounds
could be developed, provided the
funds were available to carry out
the work. He stated the Murray
Hill school recently requested that
several Improvements be made to
the school yard a on rainy days
the mud was so deep It wag im
possible to use the yard, lie stated
it would only cost about $1,000
to make the yard a playground,
but the necessary funds were not
available.
School Grounds
Mow NMd Improvements.
He enumerated the Park Ave
nue school, West AsheviUe school,
new West AsheviUe school. New
ton academy or South AsheviUe
school grounds, Murray Hill
school, Orange Street school and
the Xorth AsheviUe school, as
needing play grounds.
Commissioner Fitzpatrick stated
that $100,000 had been offered
the Auditorium and expressed
opinion that It could be sold
or at least $125,000.
The following committee was ap
pointed to have charge and make
arrangements for the mass meet
ing Friday night: .!. V. Martin,
chairman; Charles O. Lee, W. W
Warren, K. C. Greene, Holmes
Bryson. Mrs. Curtli Bynnm. Mis.
W. D. Upshaw and Mrs. Charles A.
Webb. Mrs. Wbb was elected
vice-chairman of the committee.
Immediately following the ap
pointments. Chairman Martin re
quested the members to meet at
his office in the American Nation
al Bank building this morning at
19 o'clock.
' j.uhli.Hv fnmmlttnii In
jyp
charge ot pubillcMy necessary to
place the bond Issue before the
public and to educate the people
as to the needs of the issue was
named as follows: D. Hlden Rsm-
ev. chairman; cnarle k. Kontn-
Uwu4 no rat)
Parks Is
To Probe Whippings
In Alabama under
Cover of Darkness
Judge Demands Grand Jury
Make Investigation In
Jefferson County
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., April 3. -.fudge
William K. Fort, today in
Circuit court called upon the Jef
ferson county grand Jury to in
vesiigate whippings "that have
taken place frequently, and to
bring tho responsible to justice.
This wan the second charge of
l;e nature from the circuit bench
within i lie last six months. Judge
li. T Hi din having colled for n
similar Investigation. No indict
ments were returned at that time.
"Such people are malefactors of
tiie worst type working secretly
and under cover of darkness," de
clared Judge Fort. In calling for a
special investigation "of these
affair?.''
"It Is useless to plead that they
ti.idcr.ako to do what the law can
not do." Judge Fort told the
jurors.
"People are being whipped and
punished for malicious reasons,
nnd even because they have aided
the law. Von should look into all
sirh case?., thoroughly as n danger
t the enuntry o tilt the law en
forcement agencies.'1
Band of Counterfeiters
Maintain Offices in
Europe and U. S.
BERLIN. April 3. A band of in
ternational counterfeiters with branch
of 'ices in almost every European
country, America and Australia, has
established headquarters In Berlin,
say police and Itelchsbank investi
gators. Monies of half a dozen coun
tries are being manufactured here.
A score of' arrests have been made,
but authorities say the band Is still
functioning.
in addition there have been many
arrests of counterfeiters operating
alone, making either German or
American money. American dollar
and $10 notes are favorite produc-'
tions of the counterfeiters. German
60, 100 and 1.000-marlc notes also
are widely counterfeited. .
Confederates of the counterfeiters
usuaily dispose of the German money
counterfeited here In a foreign coun
try France, Holland. Belgium. Swe
den or Norway. The foreign money
made in Germany la marketed here.
One of the counterfeiters arrested
was the proprietor of a large hotel
in Amsterdam who posed as a pleas-iire-seeker
and lived elegantly In the
best hotels.
A German counterfeiter of 100-mnrk
notes was employed as mechanician
In a bier artificial Ice-skatinar rink
here. He established his workshop
in the attic of the "ice palace" and
surrounded It with electric wires so
arranged that unexpected entrance
would cause an explosion in the
"mnit" and destroy the "evidence."
The. oroDrietor of the rink watched
him and informed the police, who
cut t lie wires, entered and found the
mechanician busily printing money
REFINING COMPANY PLANT
SUFFERS DIG FIRE
LOSS
SAf'L'LI'A, Okla., April 3. Fire
which today caused an estimated
damage to the Sapulpa Refining
company of more than $300,000,
tialted train service over the St.
Louis and San Francisco railroad
and to the southwest, and destroy
ed wire communication with Tulsa,
still burning fiercely tonight amdng
three 55,000 barrel capacity crude
oil storage tanks at the company's
plant a mile from here.
The third tank was threatening
to boil over despite efforts of fire
men. Fears that the entire refin
ery, valued at more than $1,000.
000, would be destroyed should
this occur, were expressed by of
ficials. Nine large gasoline tanks
are but a short distance from the
blading liquid.
This afternoon the second tank
boiled over sending floods of burn
ing oil over the Frisco railroad
tracks and tho Sapulpa-Tulsa high
way. The heat was so intense that
the rails were- twisted and It was
not until tonight that the flames,
which had spread over several
acres, had been controlled suffici
ently to permit temporary repair
ing of the tracks.
Automobile traffic was halted
bv the flames which covered the
roadway. At 6 o'clock tonight the
first train of tho day over the
Frisco succeeded in passing over
the tracks. The fire begun when
the tanks were struck by lightning.
SPUHIUUS IB
AFLOAT, CHAR EE .WHELP
POLICE IN BERLIN FINANCE FARMERS
Requisitioning Of Church
Treasures By Bolsheviki In
Full Swing Through Russia
MOSCOW. April 3. (By the As
sociated I'ress. ) The requisition
ing of church treasures is In full
swing throughout Russia, but un
der the tensest crcumstances.
From ten provinces there already
have been collected 70. pounds ot
gold and 17,820 pounds of silver.
From fix churches in the out
lying districts of Moscow requisi
tioning parties on Sunday s-cured
3.132 pounds of silver, a quantity
of gold and 24 diamonds. Two
synagogues yielded ' I pounds of
sirverwHuiwu iuntoitirtCi i laaia
arrested because ten valuable ar
tides that had been listed were
missing.
l'l to March 13 churches hi th
government of fiats hid yielded
l-S nminri ur about 4. S01 iura
-- nininflnun i 11 tp
Introduces Bill to Estab
lish Banking System
to Aid Farmers.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 3 -
liftcussim; "the national agricul
tural Liedits corporation, wtin
greatly enlarged and extended
powers. 1 think It provides a
sound, well balanced and workable
system fot financing the agricul
tural operations of the country. If
enacted it will give the farming
cIjskps banking and credit facili
ties. If cot equal at least compar
able, t . those which the federal
reserve system now gives to those
of our people who are engaged in
trade and industries other than
farming, ns well as those engaged
.11 speculative ventures.
"A little later I shall ask the
indulgence of the senate for th"
purpose of making a detailed
statemet t of the general provis
ions of the bill. In brief, it es
tablishes banking system as well
adapted to the requirements and
conditions of agriculture as the
federal i serve banking system is
adapted to the requirements and
conditions of trades and Industries
other tht.n farming."
IS REFERRED TO SENATE
FINANCE COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON. April 3. Crea
tion of a federal institution simi
lar to Ihe federal reserve bank
system to provide long term credits
f ir farmer was proposed In a bill
Introduced today by Senator Sim
mons, democrat. North Carolina,
former chairman of the senate
iinance t ommittee, which was later
referred tc that committee. The
nil 1 would set up an agricultural
b inking svstem with regional dis
tricts' and other attributes of the
federal banking system.
Establishment of a "national
agricultural credits corporation"
to absorb the war finance corpora
tion, with $500,000,000 capital, for
a revolving fund, all to be sub
scribed by the government, was
froposed under the bill. Loans
would run from one to three vears.
Tho governing body would be a
board of five members headed by
tne secretary of agriculture, ap
pointed by the President and con
tirmed l.y the senate.
Senatoi Sfmmons told the senate
his bill would give farming inter
ests the same credit facilities that
commercial interests receive from
the federa.1 reserve system. Mr.
Simmons said his plan was a
'sound, workable and well-bal
anced system nf financing the
agricultural operations of the
ouiitry." r?t would provide for
farmers "banking nnd credit facill
ties comparable it not equal to
the federal .reserve system," he
aid.
CnmCH OP SACRED HEATIT
IS DESTROYED BY FIRE
MONTREAL. April 3. The
Church of the 8acred Heart, one of
the largest religious structures In
the city, today was destroyed by
fire with a loss of $500,000.'
Scores of spectators narrowly
escaped death, when the 175-foot
spire crashed.
of diamonds and nearly 10 pounds
of pearls and other Jewels.
The central committee of the
Moscow provlnoe communist party
has ordered every communist to
surrender sll their gold, silver and
Jewels, with the exception of bol
shevik decorations, for the benefit
of the famine-atrirken peoiDle.
The soviet government has be
gun. In the presence of Bishop An
tonin, to smelt the gold and silver
which lias been confiscated. The
famine committee asked the gov
ernment to advance one million
already secured in oraennamt
mav Immediately purchase, bread
broad.
There has been some rioting, but
generally no active resistance
actual seizure! has occurred.
"SO FAR SO GOOD
; : I
(By BILLY BORNE) '
11 fn
WICIHUf U IIIU I I Mil
Demand That Women
Serve On His Jury
Failure to Include Women In
Jury Panel to Cause 48
Hours' Delay
WAlKriGAN. 111 . April 3 I $y
t ,ip Associated Press.) A demand
lljat women sit on the Jury in t
iiisl of Governor In Mnau.
marces of conspiring with B'red
E. Sterhng. Lleutenant-Governii
nnd .Vernin Curtis, a Grant Pa:
his., banker, to embezzle sta!
funds while he was state treaaun
was mane by his attorneys tonigl'
They attacked the legality of thje
Jjry panel because the I.ake county
hoard of supervisors h.d railed to
Include in it the names of womea
Attorneys for the state obtained
4S hour delay to prepare their
ooavver. f
Should the governor's contention
be upheld the women seated, thi
Lake coifnty courthouse may havw.
to be..ri'roodelen before;" trie trial
cm, be held. The courthouse has
only one large dormitory for
turora and as Illinois laws for
bid separation of Jurymen, some
arrangement would have to be
made to furnish privacy for the
women Juiors. Judge Edwards has
already announced that the Jury
would t c c onpned throughout the
tiial whicii is expected to last any
where from three to five months.
Think Board's Problems
Are no Greater Than
Those of Cabinet's.
WASHINGTON, April 3. The
house put its foot down firmly on
a proposal today to pay salaries
of $35,000 to four shtpiplng board
officials. ,refusing by u unanimous
vote to Approve the conference ic
port on the independent olfics
appropriation bill, which would
have authorized the payment dur
ing the coming fiscal year of sal
aries of "between $11,000 and $25,
000 to six employes in addition to
the four who would receive $35,000.
After s round of criticism of the
compromise limitation, the confer
ence report was recommitted to
the house 'managers with instruc
tions to Insist on a provision that
no salaries in excess of $25,000 be
authorized. '
Expressing the hope that con
gress would tell the shipping board
It would have to get along with
out four "$36,000 beauties," Rep
resentative Walsh, republican. Mas
sachusetts, declared that while the
board had a "serious tangle to un
ravel," it had no prcJblems to cope
with greater than those handled
by the cabinet. '
Three Times Greater
Than Uie Cabinet's
"Yet you propose to ay salaries
nractlcallv three times that of
caiblnet officials."
he ascrted. ad -
dressing Representative Wood, re
publican, Indiana, In charge of the
conference reiport.
Representative Mann, republican.
Illinois, said the compromise would
give to four men a higher com
bined salary than that of all cab
inet members. Congress, In his
opinion. Is not Justified in paying
$35,000 to any one in the govern
ment service short ot the Presi
dent. Representative Harrison, demo
crat, Virginia, told the house he
had refused as a conferee to sign
the conference report because of
his objection to the agreement as
to salaries. Representative Byrns.
Tennessee, ranking democrat on
th. aDroorlations committee, also
criticized ths salaries compromise.
TO BEGIN' CONOTRCCTION
OK iSIiECTIUO POWER LIVE
RALKIGH. April 3. Ths Caro
lina Power company, a subsidiary
of the Carolina Power and Light
company, has purchased a blocK
of ths hydro-electric power from
ne Tallahassee Power company
and Batlen.y.C. and wortewlU be
n Inter - connection transmission
line between Baqford and Badtn,
a distance of 5 miles. It was an-
to nounced l.y Officials of the Caro
lina company hers today.
BIG SALARIES FOR
SHIPPING BOARD'S
EXPERTS REFUSED
" I
ESTABLISH BIG
FEW MILES CITY
To Supply Fresh Produce
to City Scott Dilling
ham Operator.
Announcement of the opening of
a G2 acre truck tarm witnin tnrce
miles of this city heralds the ad
vent of a new era in farming In
Western North Carolina, In the
opinion cif local agricultural ex
perts. The new truck farm will be the
largest of its kind in Western
North Carolina, C. C. I'roflHt,
cjunty farm agent, said last night,
nnd will compare favorably in size
with the many big truck farms es
tablished In the eastern part of
tne statt
Scott Dillingham Is operator of
l'le new agricultural enterprise.
;ni(l his father. A. M. Dillingham,
a id bro'lier, Perry, are associated
with hin . Dillingham will remain
Manager of the AsheviUe automo
bile exe.i.uige, he said Inst night,
but will devote hlH personal af
tenlion'cvery day to the needs of
the fai'ii
The enterprise is incorporated
as the DMlinghatii Dairy I' arms,
with an invested capital of $35.
000, and will be so listed in Brad
street's, he says.
.Six men are now at work on
the farm, which is in good condl
tion, Bnd tliis force will he aug
mented next week. The SI acres
ih being planted In tomatoes,
celery, Mvcet corn, potatoes, let
tuce, pippcis and other truck
products.
fjstabllsl. Cannery to
ilandle the Surplus
A big cannery, Willi a daily ca
pacity of .1,300 quart cans, has ar
rived at the farm and Is now be
ing set up, to take care of surplus
vegetablis and fruits after the
locai market lias been supplied.
In conjunction with the truck
ing. a large and modern sanitary
dairy will be operated. A herd of
18 thoroughbred Holstein and Jer
sey cows is now on the farm, and
others are being purchased
In addition to this. 100 thor
oughbred Poland-China and Berk
shire hogs have been ordered, and
an order has also been placed for
1,000 chicks, to begin a poultry
fami I
The farm, which will soon vie I
vifh T.'in,.iH,c. i, lr nt,.v,.
Is located three miles east of Ashe
vllle, on Haw creek.
Concerning hla new project.
Dillingham says:
"I believe there Is as much or
more money in farming, conducted
on a business scale, with experi
enced operators and someone ex
perienced to handle the selling
and buying, as there. Is in any busi
ness or Industry.
"Every year thousands of dol
lars are sent out of Western North
Carolina In exchange for fresh
vegetables, when the climate and
the soil here Is flttedjust as well
for truck farming as" the best of
l'Morlda or any other section, ac
cording to soli experts.
"Mv nlnn I tn keen this nionev
'Ht home. When the crops are
reany lour trucks win run irom
the farm to the city every day.
with fresh vegetables, taken from,
the field In the morning, fresh eggs
and milk and butter. The trucks
will have regular routes, and ev
ery household wishing It will be
supplied with fresh produce every
day of the season. It will be
brought to their door.
"I am only going to attend to
the selling and buying end of the
business. My father and brother
will take care of the actual opera
tion of ths farm, and the other de
partments. "The hogs and chickens are like
the cannery, merely side Issues, to
take care of the surplus and the
waste. But In the dairy I expect
to have the most modern equip
ment, giving the cleanest milk, in
the country "?
nUGIIKS IjKAVKS FORTt NK-
TO FOtND ORCHARD
DANVHAiK. Vs.. April 3. The wirt
of John K. Hughes, wealthy tobacco
dealer, who died here laet week, was
probated here today. The bulk of
the estate of l:.600.QOO is set aside
by the will to establish an orphan
sgs ITr whiter children of Virginia
here.rhe ' r i' Sparge l leoiesT"f a
sum of (250.000. given mitright to the
Oanaral hospital, rtrethers and sis
tera of ths deceased were given 110.
000 each bv the wilt The estate I
1 valued st over l.OOOAW
TRUCK FARM IN
Operators And Miners Stand
Firm In Nation-Wide Strike;
Lewis Explains Miners' Views
SMALL OPERATORS'
OFF, BTII CHANT
19IGEIiS;ra"-,"
Union Leaders Claim It
as First Victory in j
Behalf of Miners.
SCRANTON AREA IS
SOURCE OF OFFERS
Third Day of Strike Is
One of Charges and
Counter Charges.
NKW YORK. April 3 .-- 1 nlnn
leaders claimed the first victory for
the striking anthrac ite miners here
today when they announced sev
eral independent companies had
nf feted to grant all of the 19 wage
demands if the men would return
to their jobs immediately.
The offer was first made by Wil
liam Peck, president of the Grove
Hill Mining company, of I'eckville,
Pa., who came to New York for the
purpose, according to William J.
Hrcnnan. president of the United
Mine Workers of America in Dis
trict No. 1.1
It was followed, he said, by sim
ilar of fern from "other small Inde
pendent mine opera tois," In the
.Scranton area
That this signified a break In the
ranks of organized mine owners
was denied by members of the An
thracite Operators' association.
They branded owners who had
mado such offers as "Independent
operators of wagon mines whose
production was a negligible factor
in the outcome of the strike." The
Grove IIIU company is not even af
filiated with the organization of
Independent operators, they said.
"Such offers will not win the
strike, and will have no effect on
the stand for a reduction fti wages,
taken by the operators' associa
tion." said W. W. Inglls. president
of the Glen Alden Coal company of
Hcranton, and a member of the
iu,lnrs' and operators' sub-committee
on wage contracts negotia
tion. In session here.
Union leaders were optimistic,
however. According to Thlllp
Murray, vice-president of Ihe Uni
ted Mine Workers' international
organization, "the willingness of
these smaller operators to continue
product ion a basis of higher
wagea to the miners is ample proof
that there is no reason why big
operators employing thousands of
men should refuse to accede to our
demands "
This, the third day of the strike,
was one of charges and counter
charges
Operators charged that union
pickets bearing strike literature
were invading nonunion bitumin
ous fields of Pennsylvania and ex
horting workmen to lay down their
tools. ,
Tu this, district leaders here re
torted that 1. W. W. literature was
being circulated In slrike stricken
nreu. calling on union men to Join
the I. W. W. "one big union."
Clvirges that several of the larg
er anthracite operators were vio
lating provisions of the suspension
agreement today brought threats
from dlr.rirt labor chiefs that they
would withdraw the 3.200 men as
signed to protect mine property
during ihe shut down.
HWDITS KILL OFFICKR
with picoriiK hklpli:ss
CHICAGO. April 3. While core
of persons helplessly watched, f've
automobile bandits tonight shoot Slid
killed a patrolman, faltally wounded
r hank messenger and escaped with
a satchel containing lUO.OUU which iwo
were" carrying. The messenger illert
later.
The hold up occurred on a bilgnlly
lighted street, in front of th Calu
met National bank In the heart of the
Smith I'hlcaan business district. The
rohhrs made no effort at
concesi-
merit and paid no attention to the
(crowds. The two virions, ii
Krnest II. t'assldy and Phillip om-
mers, were taking tne ween s mi mi
Hons of the Itoval Building and l.oai
association to the hank. As they
were about to enter the bank a laigs
automobile containing flv men drove
up. While one man remained at Ihe
wheel ihe four others leaped out and
with pistols In their hands halted
the two. Patrolman I'assldy reached
for Ills pistol hut the robbers opened
fire, shooting "him through ihe head.
His weapon, half drawn fell finm
his pocke.
Mimic Battle Above Clouds
Staged By Army Aviators
Results In Death Of Two
HOUSTON. Texas. April 3 A
Mimic, bottle above the clouds,
staged bv flyers from Klllngton
field, resulted In the death of two
army avp tors today when two pur
nil pld'ics collided in mid -air,
both fa'ling to the ground, one In
tiames. ,
The aviators killed in the crash
wi re Ma lor" John W. Simons, Jr. of
Cnarles'on. H. '.. and Lieutenant
Gerald II Kitzpatnck, of Sacra
mento, i niir
At the limn of the accident about
1 .t nliine were
ninsiiit n.anes, piloted by
Maior
S'mons and Lieutenant Fitzpatrick.
were supposed to be protecting a
bnmblnt, plant, when a fourth
olanc simulated an attack on the
bomhlni; rjane.
Aviators who witnessed the
naneuveis were able to give a
graphic cteount. Rushing to the
protection of the attacked plane,
Major Simons made a sudden turn
which threw him against the wind.
7 his r becked the "h''d hlg
oLleut'enant Fitzpatrick, who was
attempting to pass him from be
hind. Tho sudden checking of
lapsed of the Drat plena caused the
compete fuu
urn mtocni fit nii.n.
Both opermois anil miners sl.ind
linn in the count rv -Wid x'rtke
Hliicli lias closed morn than 8.000
mines, leaving oxer ,'iOO.OttO men
idle Operators claim many non
union innier. xvho were Idle -Sat -urd.iv
In observar.ee of Hie .'inni
versai x of 'lie e glu lioiir da . h.ixc
t et in mil . t o work
Boih shies agree, howexer. th.n
the strike is piactically 100 per
cent perfect in the great central
competitive field of Illlnoia. Indi
ana, (lino .Hid western Pennsyl
vania .
operators assert that ii.any nits
are in operation in West Virginia.
V'lrgiui'i. Kciituikv. Tennessee nnd
Alabama. .Kansas operator on
Monday agreed to return to the
wr..s scale of Mav l'JlT, providing
for $3.ti0 a dnv instead nf the $7.50
naniciMn the present ngieenicnt.
Union leaders claim victory for
the striking anthracite miners
through the offer ot several Inde
pendent companies to grant the
miners' wage demands it the men
would return to work Immediately.
President John L. Lewis, or the
miners, told the house labor com
mittee, that miners were prepared
to "stay outi Indefinitely It need
be. until the operators sign up a
basis wage contract for the central
competitive fields."
Caused by Final Activity
in Anticipation of
Big Strike.
WASHINGTON. April S. A. pro-
ductlon of 11. 437.000 tons the
highest recorded since December,
10 9 0 wii reached in the bitumin
ous coal Industry during ths week
ended Msrch 25. according to rs
ports compiled by ths geological
survey, "rinal activity In antici
pation of the strike" was said to
have been largely responsible for
the heavy output.
"This confirms the survey's fore
cast that, stocks in the hands of
consumers would reach 63.000,000
tons bv April 1," the statement
said, adding that at least 3,000,000
tons of the production of the last
reported week could bo added to
reserves,
Contrary to usual practice In, the
Industry, production Increased as
ihe week progressed, reaching the
high output for any one day with
36,092 curs loaded etlhe reporting
mines iu Friday, March 24.
Preliminary telegraphic returns,
tho survey said, Indicate that both
Mondav and Tuesday of Ihe follow
ing week (March 27-April I) "load
ings exceeded 37,900 cars.''
Iteports from tho anthracite In
dustry Indicated a simllur situa
tion, it was said, the production for
the week ended March 26 totaling
2,095.000 tons against 1,908,000 in
the previous week and 1,664,000
tons In the corresponding week of
1921.
Klnal statistics Tor the American
coal producing Industry for 1920,
announced by the survey today,
showed that n "new record In
average production P1' nian per
dv" was reached that year. The
average production per man for
the year was 881. which, divided
by 220. the average number of full
days the mines were igierated,
gives four tone per man per day.
The highest previous figure was
3 91 tons, set In 1915.
YOUTH FLLK FROM WAGON
AM) HIS MX K IS BROKEN
IStrMni Vumfxiimii: T itlnUlt CUlMSj
HPHJNOBR. April 3. Robert Fos
ter, age 16 years, was killed by
falling from a wagon xvhleh he was
driving near Spencer today. It is
said he was standing on the wagon
and In crossing a rough place In
the road was pitched on his hvad,
breaking his neck. He lived only
a short tlm.
uing of the second to collide with
the rudCer of the first plane.
The colliding planes splraled to
the groi 'id. landed within 25 feet
of each other. Both officers were
dead when rescuers arrived. The
plane piloted by Major Simons
caught tire and xva- destroyed. The
plane piloted by Lieutenant Fitz
patrick was shattered but did not
bui n.
Major Simons formerly was an
ri.ity with the chief of the air serv
ice In Washington hut waa un-
oergoing training at Klllngton
RAVE HIGH RECORD
FOR PRODUCTION
BITUMINOUS COAL
tn tne air. inw.jieio. ii-i was umnaniru uu p
native of Charleston. He was
ommisi.inned a second lieutenant
nf infantrv In 1908 and held tem
porarv lank of major during the
V.'orldl xvtti. He was transferred
t the a'i service last August and
given i lie permanent rank of
naior. He had been on duty at
Ellington Told eince January.
Lliuten.int Fitzpatrick is sur
vived by a widow. He was com
missioned Decemlr 3, 1921, after
t iking a courae of training at
t-tn was naniKiicu in j-.iiiosi on
flrld I n January for advanced
training in pursuit work. His home
was In tstcramento, California.
LEWIS IS OPPOSED
TO FEDERAL IGD
FI1C TRIBUNAL!
Says Bituminous Work
ers Ready to Remain
Out Indefinitely.
NATIONALSCALE OF
WAGES NECESSARY
Official Strike Leader Cs
plains Why Minem
. Stopped Work.
WASHINGTON, April .- Dis
cussing before the house labor
committee today reasons why
Oiio.Otlii anthracite and bituminous.
-oul miners stopped work last
.Saturday In tho United States and,
Canada, John J. Lewis, president
of tho United Minn Workers ot
America, and official leader of ths
strike, declared that the Jnthra
oito workers had gone out irterel
to axvait the results of a peacsful
negotiation with their employ:
over a new wage scale but that
the bituminous xvorkers wore out
Indefinitely, if need, be, to obtain
the signing of a basic wags Con
tract. The bituminous workers, Mr.
Lewis declared before the com
mittee, which is conslderins; ,tb
Bland resolution to direct appoint
ment by 'the President of a com-'
mission to Investigate ths eoal!
industry, are out to "stay Indefi
nitely if need be, until ths opera -(
tors of the central competitive field j
of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
western Pennsylvania sign Uo s
Jiaslo wage contract according to
their pledge on which the other
coal mining districts of ths United
States can settle." , .
In reply to questions by Repre
sentative Black, ' democrat, Texas,
as to why the union would not set
tle with operators in states and
districts where work could be re
sumed under satisfactory condi
tions, Mr. Lewis Insulted that com
petition would not permit the op
erators to fix wages locally with
out a knowledge of the wage scale I
their competitors would have.
"Kven If the operators of nil-
nois, for instance," be added, 'are
willing to sign up a new scale for 1
themselves, without regard to their'1
competitors, the United Mine,
Workers are unwilling to have it1?
members, in Ohio, Western JPenn- '
sytvanta, Indiana and West VI r
alnla dragged into the auffrin, of :
a long strike, while the Illinois) f
mine owners take the markets." ,
National Wage fcoalo , . ,
Said First KasenUal. '
AUhotijh holding that a nation,,'
al wags scsls was the first esson-l ,
tlal, Mr. lewls told Chairman No-,
Ian, of ths house committee. If
congress or any body else could'
get "a representative number ot ,,
operators from all the central i,
fields into a conference, those con-
trolling a substantial tonnage, sj ir
mean, I shall advise the United: ( si
Mine Workers nd I think, theyi
will take my advice to nsgotlateiifriM
with them for a new contract." .tt .t
.Short of this step, ha addedj"'i
millers and operator conferring d c "
by districts would "Just be talking? ti hp
--Molng no good " In speaking ot ixs
the general condition of the In- A w
dustry, Mr. Lewis referred for the f .
most part to bituminous matters 6
In view of the wider scope anil '
importance of that Industry ts-' '
compared with anlh-aclte. Alii r
though Die United Aline Worker''"
"stood for nationalization of ooal n
mines, with adequate assur inee tu f !
property owners involved." Vi P '
riHkseo government ownership as 1
iiiiiuianiuifl at mis time.
"Miners know th.it Ihey cart
nope to get more than 312 daysJ
work a year as things stand." h?
,ln .-..I ..... .... ' .
iiu mac par time op
eration tends to lnr reasa its scope
unci- year, ixmn as soms
people may be as ro ths dlfflcJl
ties and hazards. If private mrtuu
try cannot work out this problem,
regularize employment, and atabl-
tize outputs. It mav he ne-..i.l
aen. believe congress could
well set up a tribunal or a bureau
invesugate, at legist, and give
I.. I- which niignt determine
;i policy.
"Nothing CiiisljnirH, n
Luslnivw Viewpoint " , 4
Mr. Lewi, pAd nl, r,,,,,,, t, wn, "
he termed a general financial ds-
mand for liquidation of labor and de-'
nation of wages", by declaring that"
there wns 'nothing constructive m '
the business viewpoint todav, and Ae- 1
preaslon cannot be overcolme by euU
ttug waaas and further lowering the 11
purchasing power of labor" The' :
iinn-iuilon operators, especially those "
of West Virginia, he said were "Ish
maelltes of Industry, whose hand Is '
against Industry, who are fomenting U
Industrial difficulties that they m5,a
Set high prices." ' '
' Be sure, that If this do-nothing :
policy of business eBve. ths issues ,
to he fought out." hs satd, "with tha t
moonlit standing astda as a neu-irt
uai uuservsr. the nuh n ill! k.... ...
to foot Ihe bill." It
The, industry Itseir n ..
m - - - !.iT:iiipfiu- SI"
ouilv wasteful." he ..rr.. i ... "
Intermittent operations, and 'likewise tn
operators rot use,! tn for.. !
of profit during the xvsr and want to IT,
retain them " l general, he da-u
c ared, that ueithar the anthracite nor ;,
ma uiiuminoiis miners had "aecured , ,
waga scales which kept pace with thsf
advance of the coat of living during? ,
and fter the war. and surely pw f
they cannot he aakert to accept less
than the small declines In living costs f
allow, which sum would be so small
as not to affect the customers' pries ' '
evan if it escaped the middlemen
ma innrKen. i ronis m recent years"
i, .ui,i miiir., im laln m gotns cases I
exceeded the total mine coat of pro-1
rlnrlinn nl rvial " I
Asked to outline th degree of rsgu,
latlon he thought the government
might apply to ths industrv, r
Lewis sharply opposed ths setting up
of wags fixing tribunals, and like
wise said he waa not suggesting thai
the government fix prtcas. Tha
question was not finished when h
tomorrow.
Representative Bland, republican,
Indiana, author of Ihe h.U beor tn-
tfsiiia a rap i
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