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1N0RDERS THOS. LYONS SPEAKER
JL VESSELS ATrJErJBERS COUNCIL
L.r.nnnrnl nrAMnPTTf T I TIMITTHAM
IS VERY IMPLICIT
Ll V-1 Coming Into
l Fnni Foreign Lands
ihirrve Certain Kiilcs And
land ns Officer Will Be
Personally llcspoiislble
E
Road Commandant
liquor Smuggling Must
Be Stopped
:. March 23. All naval
ktr-pt rfiiibdtaiit craft ar-
the Hampton Roads naval
uri'imi ports will be
for "suspicious -packages"
rs issued by Rear Admir
al, commandant of the
let.
s of hqtinr have been con-
lidcr the coal bunkers and
Ired chain and In the chain
Admiral Hodman's letter of
nildlnc "bills -of
fed the' cargo itself should
ieruiinizcu ror suspicious
Ider directed that where
hins were comuelled to
the stream docking at the
nn h,,r,. taints be allowed
fch the ship, excepting those
authorized government
ind it was further d.rected
othYi-r be kept con
watch on each ship
nuor smuggling and that
Hfim-lfs he nosted in Dort.
ommandmant," the letter
determined to prevent ine
Ion of contraband into the
:ates thru naval vessels
ithtn h s jurisdiction and
r Rui h instance coming to
itlon, the commandant will
coming officer himself of
concerned directly re-
MONTHLY LUNCHEON
TOOK FOR SUBJECT
'BUSINESS' AND IT
WAS FINE EFFORT
ENGINEER SAYS
FORD AND POWER
Manager Dunn And His Play
ers And Visiting. Sport
Writers Special Guests
MR. DUNN SPOKE BRIEFLY
In Discuflstng Business Conditions,
Sir. Lyons Says Better Times Are
Just Ahead; Gives Some Inter
esting Figures on Winston
Salem; City Js Prosperous;
The "Business of living" "
pfSTiTTLE
Iputcd ip nnn
joitiui 10 ULHU
Millions Of the Family
Not Stay The Hand
Of Death
, March 23. Gwendolyn
6-year-old daughter of
our. IN., dir..) tn.iriv frrvi.i
Pf Seuticetnin uFff.r u wualr'n
ifing which the millions of
)tir family, the ekill of a
VSicianfl ami n . Knot ftf
fd the resources of the en-
ui mirage proved unavall
Idom in Chicago's history
"eroic emirts been made
l life.
k Ho the little fiirl con-
throat Infection. The
Physicians in the middle
eummond. A sm-ciai staff
S tt.l.O , .
t 1U Hit
ion:,. on Lake Shops drive
u v nasi.
ter.do!yn s condition became
, u, !ia,s were appealed
acrs wr.. i. i , .
nil,..,,- ""1"J yesieruay
all trallic on that secUon of
' crive. Sneclal nnllo..
-tauuned all around the
;'Ood m prevent noise. The
Chicago's richest were cut
Irani1 rnmi....ni n
'ard midnight last night
I" ; oe and the end came
' "If girl's father vice
Wa-!."10'"' ,ani1 ComPany
c.aM an,i sIx
"er Dedside.
BH srsutDiv-,
N REWARE LOST
"-The'1 ""-(By Associat-
heen ,,B,nUsh Submarine
"rat nWlth aU "and.
toiav & d Spatcn from i
JrrDg maneuvers.
Featured by an address on "Bus
iness." by "Tommy" &yons, the na
tional advertising manager of the
Baltimore Sun, and -with forty sport
writers and baseball players of the
Baltimore team as special . honor
guests, the twelfth monthly lunch
eon, of the Chamber of Commerce
series, held Thursday at 12:15 In the
banquet hall of the Robert E. Lee,
was a conspicuous success. Nearly
200 citizens and visitors were pres
ent, and . there was "something do
ing" every minute of the time,.
"' Manager Dunn Present. "
Manager Jack Dunn, of the Balti
more team; received quite ah ova
tion when called upon by Mr. H. R.
Dwire, chairman of the Members'
Council of the Chamber of .Com
merce, who presided at the luncheon.
Mr. Dunn spoke briefly and to the
point, expressing appreciation of the
welcome he and his team had re
ceived in Winston-Salem. Then fol
lowed an introduction of the visitors,
each man being given a round of ap-
jplause.
! Mr. IyoM Address
Mr. Lyons' theme was "Business"
and the address was a notably Inter
esting and helpful one from start to
finish. Mr. Lyons' address here last
yeaq had made such a hit that all
were expecting something particu
larly good, and it may be said with
perfect assurance that nobody was
disappointed.
The speaker first discussed the
business situation at the present
time. Including a brief reference to
labor conditions. He called atten
tion to the fact,' given out by the U.
8. Secretary of Labor, that, with
547 strikes in this country last year,
only one per cent of all those en
gaged in them could read and write.
He pointed 'out the absolute neces
sity of the nation's seeing that all
the people of the country, as far as
possible, are educated.
"Ninety-five per cent of the work
ing people in America are fair," said
Mr. Lyons. "It is the five per cent
who are unfair who make the trouole
when there is trouble."
The speaker plead for a better un
derstanding between employers
arid employes, stressing the abso
lute importance of each giving the
other an absolutely square deal at
all times. -
General Conditions.
In discussing conditions general
ly, the speaker declared that "hard
times" have been experienced be
cause the buying ability of the
A. B. Levering Does Not Think
Government Should Accept
Either Offer
FORD'S OFFER ATTACKED
En'g'neer Declares) Farmers Now
Think Ford A "Dear Friend," Bnt
If He Gets Control of Their Fcr
tlUser He Will Be Found JTo
Be Their "Dearest Friend"
iiINC
- -'cm r'riday
,CuU0Tt'nce,iit ot
V-1' be held
'' 1p' v Vrid RU,hmond
rceme,'" farl'oPat,
.n:.-'.' .
" nam,. , oe l'n
ttWiiB... ""r Plan .
h'WZ;:- .'? winner;
COratlamd oif Pas Two)
FIVE PULUVIANS ON
S.A LTURNED OVER
Not a Single One of the Passen
gers Seriously Injured; Ac
cident Near Richmond
Washington, March ti. Striking
an open switch near Alberta, Va-,
SO miles south of Richmond, the
Seaboard Air Line's Mld-8outh spe
cial was derailed early today, five
sleepers leaving the track and turn
ing over. , Passengers, who reported
the wrecbf upon arriving here shortly
before noon, said no one was seri
ously injured. , -
The train, which was bound north
ward from Columbia. R. C. and car
ried a number of passengers for New
i orK naa other northern points, was
traveling at a moderate sneed when
the switch was reached Major J.,T.
Komalne. U. 8. A., one of th pas
sengers said. The engine tender and
baggage car held to the rails, but
aU of the sleepers except the rear
on went ' into a shallow ravine
along the tracks. Passengers In the
sleeper that staverl on tha track as
sisted passengers from the over
turned cars and all were brought to
Washington on a later train, the
riorlda Limited.
Washington, March 23. Henry
Ford's offer for purchase and lease
of the government's war initiated
properties at Muscle Shoals, Ale,,
and that of the Alabama Power com
pany, for lease and operation of the
water power projects .there, are sold
by A. B. Levering, aconsulting en
gineer of Los Angeles, are matters
that require first the completion of
dam No, 3, which is uncertain from
an . "engineering, standpoint." In
the second Instance, he declares, "it
requires the government to litigate
the title to Gorgaa. steam plant and
transmission lines--before it becomes
operative. Tf)ls means delay and
ruin of nitrate-'plant No. 2." In re
ferring to the Ford offer, he said:
"The Ford tender 'does not pro
vide for increasing the nitrate sup
ply. The first right to the power
would be vested n the Ford indus
tries. "Under the tender the government
would bear the burden of mainte
nance.
"This tender will cost the govern
ment more that) $50,000,000 and if
dam No. 1 h not successful there
would be little chance recapturing
the property or amortizing the in
vestment. "Mr. Ford makes. this tender as a
dear friend of the farmers, from
whom he has acquired millions of
dollars. Should he get possession
of their fertilizer supply they will
realize that he is the 'dearest friend'
they ever had." '
Regarding . the offer of the Ala
bama Power company, the statement
continued:
"I am impressed with the idea
that the Alabama Power company
should either modify their, contract
or meet the charge that they are an
enemy corporation and that the con
tract Is against public policy."
Mr. Levering also asserts that Wil
son dam would distinguish itself as
a, permanent improvement rather
than a temporary war measure. He
says Mr. Ford's tender asks for a
"deed to the greater part of this
property and a perpetual lease for
the remainder . for the avowed pur
pose of converting it into an auto
mobile factory or other Ford uses."
. The power company, the state
ment adds, agrees to make it a. part
of their Ught and , power plant.
Under th laws of Alabama they
would be in a position to compel iUs
Citizens to pay interest on this large
Investment that cost them nothing.
Federal Income Tax
Collections Running
$200,000,000 Behind
Washington, March 23. On the
basis of reported coUcotlons) of
Income and profits taxes of (he
March 15 Inmailiovnt a shortage
of tO0,000,O4)0 tn the estimated
revenue front these sources from
the calendar year IB 22 was esti
mated today by the treasury. .
Original estimates of revenues
from Incomes and profits taxes
for .tlMrtsaleitdar year, high of-m-lnls
said, were . 740,000,
while returns from the March In
stallments now Indicate the total
for the yea will be $1,540,000,
000..? - ' -w:.: -.'. '
Final reports on receipts ' for
March will not be tn hand before
the end of tho month, officials
said, bnt report received from
collectors so far Indicate that not
more than 400,000,000 will bo
received as compared with $738,
000,000 for the corresponding
quarter last year.
WHEN
REFUSESTO TALK
Speaker at Members' Council Luncheon Today
OF INDICTMENT
Placed Under Bond of $5,000
Charged With Being Party
To Bribery
HIS SHARE BRIBE $8,333.3 1
Governor And Others Indicted In
Connection With the Transaction
Claim the $25,000 Was Paid To
Them For Oil Lands, But The
' Land Said To Bo Worthless
U. S. IS WILLING TO
DISCUSS PAYMENT
Note Sent Allies While Firm,
At Same Time Is Not
Unreasonable
MOONSHINERS AND
OFFICERS IN A FIGHT
.; '
One Georgia Blockader Dead
And Officer Has Bullet In
His Arm
Washington, March .-Expressing
the conviction that its right to
payment of the cost of maintaining
troops in Germany upon an equal
footing with the allied powers "was
not only a olearly equitable right,
but is free from any technical obli
gation," the American government
in identic communications sent to
Belgium,- Great Britain, France, Italy
and Japan, also informed them that
the V. S. would ''welcome sugges
tions for the reasonable adjustment
of this mayer."
Asserting the American - govern
ment "is unable to conclude that the
Justice of its claim is not fully rec
ognlzed," the notes made public In
text here late yesterday, state that
the united States upon "recelvlnn
assurance of payment" would be
"only too happy to proceed to the
consideration of suitable means by
which its Just claim may be satis
fied." Pending such adjustment, the
notes said, the United States govern
ment hopes that the allied govern
ments will be disposed to refrain
from giving effect to any arrange
ments for the distribution of the
cash payments received from Ger
many to the exclusion of the claim
of the United States.
PEAKE UNDER STRICT
Judge Harding Rules That the
Shenff Must Know Messages
Carried For Prisoner
Macon, Oa., March 23. Federal
Officer Ed. F. Newberry, who was
shot and wounded in a pitched bat
tle between alleged moonshiners and
revenue officers near Adrian, In
Manuel county, yesterday afternoon,
during which P. Barwick, aged 40,
was fatally wounded, was operated
upon today in a hospital here aad a
bullet removed from his left arm.
His condition is not serious.
Newberry said he was struck seven
times by buckshot, aU the shot pene
trating and coming' out except the
one in the left elbow.
"Barwick came out of the house
With a double-barrel shotgun," he
said, "and almost -Immediately
opened Are upon me. My left elbow
was knocked out and I began to use
my pistol with my right hand. As
soon as he fell I rah up and kept
bim covered until I got hold of his
gun."
In the raiding party were New
berry, W. W. Harper, who was m
charge; T. E. Nelson and B. C.
Pierce. - The officers claimed that
after the shooting they recovered
two stilks they claim had been car
ried away from the house.
Belativea of Barwick took the
wounded man to Statesboro.' where
be died last night 1a a boapttaL.
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Prisoners in the county Jail are
entirely in the custody of the sheriff
of the county and he has a right to
inspect all mail and other things
passing to and from any individual
prisoner, stated Judge W. F. Hard
ing today after a motion had been
made by Attorney Z. C. Camp, that
he be allowed to see a client whom,
he stated, the sheriff had forbidden
him to see. .
The sheriff states that Mr. Camp
insisted that he be allowed to take
mail to and from J. L. Peake with
out either the turnkey or the sheriff
being allowed to see Jt. The con
troversy started, says the sheriff,
when the attorney came from his
client's cell with a letter, telling the
turnkey 'that he would not permit
him to read it. it was then that
the sheriff Informed the attorney
that he could not see the prisoner
so long as he maintained hie pres
ent attitude about mail.
Judge Harding made a verbal
order permitting the attorney to
communicate with his client, stat
ing, however, that the sheriff had a
right to . Inspect everything that
passes in and out.
The Judge stated In making the
order that many conspiracies be
tween prisoners and persons on the
outside had been formed in letters
passing to and from prisons. The
sheriff, he said, is charged with the
safekeeping otUhe prisoner and ne
has a right to demand that no
secrecy be carriad on.
The sheriff, said the' Judge, Is not
allowed to reveal any conversation
or contents ' of letters passing be
tween attorney and client, or others,
unless he feels that something im
proper Is being carried on, and then
he must inform the court only.
MISSISSIPPI TO BE
42 FEET AT MEMPHIS
Memphis, March 2$. A Mississip
pi river stage of .42 feet or more at
Memphis before March SO was fore
cast today by J. H. Scott, of the
united States . weatner bureau.
Helena. Ark will get 52 feet or more
of water the first week in April, the
special warning stated. All persons
living on unprotected lands outside
the levees are warned to mora to a
nlac of safety Immediately.
Okmulgee, Ok la., March 23. (By
The Associated Press.) Governor J.
B. A. Robertson, of Oklahoma, and
several of Okmulgee's bank officials
were unter bond today for alleged'
Illegal transactions, Involving two
local banking institutions.
Governor Robertson Is charged
specially with accepting part of a
226,000 bribe to place $150,000 -of
state funds in tho former Guaranty
Trust company to prevent disclosure
when that bank was Insolvent. The
governor furnished bond of $5,000
and left within a few hours to re
turn to tho state capital. He said
his visit was to meet the issue with
out delay. The governor declined
to comment further on the charge,
declaring the case was In the hands
ot his attorneys, whose advice he
would follow.
Besides those arrested yesterday
a warrant Is held for Fred Dennis,
former state bank commissioner. In
dicted Jointly with' Gov, Robertson.
Dennis is charged In the Indictment
wlth having - shared the $25,000
bribe with the governor. Dennis has
been missing from Oklahoma City
since he resigned several months
ago. A search will be instituted for
h'.m. The Indictment returned by
the district court grand Jury against
Gov. Robertson and the former state
banking commissioner charges that
Dennis, with the knowledge of the
governor, made an examination of
the Guaranty State Bank In Septem
ber, 1820, which disclosed that the
institution was Insolvent.
Admits He Got Money
Th commissioner having author
ity to determine the solvency or In
solvency of the bank, the indictment
charges, accepted a bribe of $25,000
pursuant to an agreement that $150,
000 of state funds should be de
posited In the insolvent bank, and
that "thru the influence of Dennis
and Robertson, the bank would be
allowedLto continue business, altho
insolvent and In violation of state
laws." i .-
Tho $25,000 was delivered by
John Rebold to Governor Robertson
and Dennis in a cashier s check
tendered by Rebold and ' they re
ceived cash in lieu of the check it
Is charged,
Dennis took the check tendered by
Rebold, deposited It in an Oklahoma
City bank and split it three ways,
records taken before grand Jury
purported to show. Governor Rob
ertson was alleged to have received
a check for $8,333,34 and Dennis a
similar amount, with which ' he
purchased a farm. No record of the
third check was produced.
When a legislative investigation of
the transaction was made last year,
with-a view to the impeachment of
Governor Robertson, Dennis ad
mitted receiving the $25,000 from
Rebold, but said It was In consider
ation of an oil lease, which he sold
to the oil man. Governor Robert
son was patd one third of the $25.
000 for his Interest In the lease.
Dennis declared.
Tio Vote on Impeachment
A report of the house committee
recommended impeachment which
failed of adoption by a tie vote be-
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"TOMMV XYO,S,yATIOJA!, ADVKnTIKINCJ' MAN-GEBJOF THE
U. S. FREIGHTER IN
SINKING CONDITION
The West Caruth Sends Calls
For Help; Was 20 Miles From
Cherbourg, France
Marseilles, March' 23. (By Asso
ciated Press) The American
freight stean.ship West Caruth was
sinking this morning 17 miles east
of Cherbourg, said a wireless ap
peal for help, picked up by tho
Mediterranean wireless stations at
6:01 o'clocflt. The message stated
that the votsel was in a hopeless
condition.
Property of' SliiiHlg Board.
New York, March 23. Tho
frright steamer West Caruth, prop
erty of the United States Shipping
Board! was reported sinking this
morning off the northwest coast of
France. A wireless dispatch re
ceived by the wireless Independent
Telegraph company from the liner
Kroonland relayed the "8. O. S."
call of tho disabled freighter. When
the West Caruth sent out her call
for assistance she was about Z0
miles oft Cherbourg. The Caruth
left West Bnssol, a port on the'
Gold Coast of Upper Guinea, Afri
ca, on March 2 en route to Havre,
Tho cause of her plight was not
stated.
The steamer was built at -Ban
CLAIMS AGENCIES i
ARE IRE FRAUDS
The Government Inquires Into
Firms Advertising Quick
Settlement of War Claims
and
-Bar
Pedro, Cat., In 191 and was 410
fore the full house. It was declared feet in length, having o beam moos
&?Jl!2?!&r.Z?.'!Z?ZtvrniM of 64 feet. Her registered
iUUyf ISSK.'' Si Port. I
COltT fSiPl.lii.A Cherbourg. March 23.-The. V. S. !
iiBiwn, t-siiia, chit.niHs F-innnl at earner wen
he paid the $25 000 to Dennis for, le vTTug Irom Cher
the oil lease, but said that he had J. ' rt her(. early thls
afternoon after having been In dis
tress since last night off the north
west coast of France.
The vessel had to sacrifice a large
part of her cargo of bamboo, which
she was bringing from Dakar,
French West Africa
U. & MAY TAKE HAND
IN FLOGGING AFFAIRS
Dallas, Tex., March 2$. 'Declara
tions that' tangible clues are being
followed, which are expected to lead
to arrests fer complicity in the flog
ging last Monday night of F. H.
Etheridge, were made iy city and
county officials today. Announce
ment that tho federal department
oft Justice is assembling information
of the case was made today by Dis
trict Attorney Maury Hughes. He
declared that similar Investigations
are being conducted in other flogging
cases over tho South and that the
information will be forwarded to
Washington. .
Federal agents in various states
are awaiting advlres from ths attor
ney general's office concernlrig the
validity of a law pawd shortly after
the civU war on which prosecutions
in such cases may be based, Mr.
said.
never examined the property
did not hold title to It.
Gov. Robertson's name did not ap
pear in the lease as holder of an
equity.
Rebolt and John P. Cook, former
president of the Guaranty . State
Bank, are under Joint Indictment
for tendering the alleged bribe. Both
are charged with accepting deposits
in an insolvent bank and in addition,
Rebold Is charged with bribery- and
borrowing money from the bank
while an officer.
The Guaranty State Bank was
purchased on January 3. 1921, by the
Okmulgee Bank of Commerce and
the failure of the latter, brought
about the grand Jury Investigation
into banking transactions here.
County Attorney Hepburn, who
conducted the grand Jury investiga
tion, started oft on a vacation today
and he announced that the date of
trial for the defendants in the bank
ing cases would not be flxed until he
returned In a week or ten days.
MACK DIVIDES HIS SQUAD.
"Philadelphia, March 23. Connie
Mack-wlil divide his squad into two
sections, the first of which will start
north Friday and the second mill
follow Sunday after exhibitions with
Sao Antonio, Texas League.
Washington, March 58. Postofflee
department Inspectors have had
their attention culled to many case
of agencies thruout the country ad
vertising that they were able to ob
tain immediate action on clulms by
disabled veterans ponding before ths
veterans' bureau, it became known
today. Many of the agoncles, It was
said, mad a elaborate offers and ad
vertise that within a short period
after receiving retainers of $10 to
$50 they would secure favorable ac
tion In tho settlement of airy pending
claim. ' v v 1
The postofllco department plans to
conduct an investigation Into oper
ations of such concerns with a view
of determining whether fraud orders
should be returned against - such
agencies operated under fraudulent
claims. Officials intimated that pos
siblv thousands of veterans or mem
bers of their families had paid-into
the coffors of irresponsible and dis
honest asroncles considerable sums in
the belief their claims would be Im
mediately settled.
Tho government means to exercise
every possible effort to safeguard the
Interests of the men who served In
tho world war, it was explained,
and all "mushroom" institutions
which wers found to be preying upon
the men or those dependent upon
them will be prosecuted as soon as
sufficient evidence Is collected.'
GOV. PARKER, OF LA.,
AGAINST KU KLUX
Issues Appeal To Law Officers
' To Suppress With Iron Hand
What He Terms an Evil
BE PROTECTED
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Daugherty Intimates Govern
ment Is Going To Take Hand
If Strike Really. Occurs , ,
: ','. O- v,v' ' i ' ':'V'5v-;.'t:
HE MAKES NO THREATS
.s..;. mmmm m M m m a; " t..: "
Has His Mind Made Tp As To Steps)
Department of Justice WUI Take)
. One , Minute After 8trike Oo . ,
' Into Effect; Step To Be Tat
' WUI Be a DrastJo On '
Baton P.ouge, La.,- March 23
Governor Parker today issued an
appeal to the law officers ef Louis
iana to suppress "with an Iron hand
the evil of Ku Kluxlam whorevor H
raises Us head." He said this action
had been taken la view of. the re
peated complaints which have com
to him from various sections ef the
state. ' ' "
The governor added that at 1he
approaching session of the legisla
ture he will appeal to that body, "In
the name of order and good gov
ernment, to enact a law making it a
felony for any man to hide behind a
mask to drag the good name of this
state in the mire and bring contempt
for law and civilisation." Where
great evil exists, he suid. honest and
brave men will stand In the. open
fesrleasly to see they are cowected
with bo need of disguise. .. . .
! Washington, March Sis-AVaro 'm
'l tug that the federal government ' ,
. would tolerate no violence to
prevent coal prodnatioa daring"
'threatened coal strike, wss la
v sued today by Attorney General
Daughvrty, ' i . . - - -,'
Mr. Daughterly declared that
he was ' making no threat and
that he believed a man or set ' ' '
of men had the right to strike
In an orderly manner, bat that
Uiey did not have thp right to
Interfere with those , who too- '
tltelr places.
Tlie attorney general did not
disclose the government's plana
' for the miners' walkout, but it :
was niKlerstood : he conferred :
yesterday with President Uard .
ing and Secretary Davis upon
the possibility of a public appeal
: to avert the strike,
, - Mr, Dangherty said he did not
. believe tluu tlte - government 1
v would have to wait anttl there
was an actual coal shortage n. ,
'- fore It ooald take action. His '
theory r- "explained, was that -aiiiue
fnel was an indispensable r
; part of transportation, the gov-
ernna-nt had the same power to
act In the rase of any interfer-
' encc to coat production that If
woukl In $he event of any In-.
tcrreptlunla the nation's trans
portation system. .
The attorney general without i
, elaborating upon his statement '
then proceeded to say that ao
v tlon by the government In oo "
neetion with a eoal strike would
be a lltle farther stop than had .
been taken by any other country. -a
little more drastic and a little
more spcclno, but his mind was :
set upon It and only a court
could block It. He added It wss .
posKlole that at one mlnnte past -midnight
on March a l the jus
. tlee department . would - have :
something to say on lite situa
tion. '
- Proposes Federal Commission
Washington,' March ' 23. Investlt
gation of conditions In the coal mln
ing industries by a . special com
mission, to-be appointed by the
President, Is called for in a bill in
troduced today by Representative)
Bland, Republican, of Indiana, w j
The commlsalon. , which would
have three members, would be- In
structed to make inquiry particularly
into wages, hours of employment and
working conditions of miners and In
to the causos of the ''present Indus
trial dispute" between the- operators
and miner. , -,v . . .
The Investigation would 'embrace
both the anthracite and bituminous
fields. r
Arbitration Board Meet "
' New York, March 33. In art
eleventh-hour attempt to halt prep
arations for a nation-wide strike In
ths coal industry, the arbitration
committee of anthracite miners and
operators met behind ; locked doors
today at the Union League Club. - '
The oommlttee was .composed .of
elgh men, four miners and four op
erators. With them sat two non-voting
neutrals, a chairman and a sec
retary. John L. Lewis, president ef
the - international-, organisation- of
United Mine Workers of America,
headed the delegation. Spokesmen
for the operators was L. L. Warren,
of the Lehigh Caal Company.
- Upon the conference will depend
whether the 300.000 anthracite work
ers shall proceed with their 400,000
brethren In ths bituminous field and
prepare to drop their tools April 1
unless their wage demands are giv
en consideration. - ,
The miners representatives enter
the meeting with little expectation of
reaching an agreement to avert the
strike, c . .. --
"Of course we have hope," said
Mr. Lewis. "It would be possible for
us to conclude an agreement within
40. minutes. Such a ' thing might
happen, but I recall - that- similar
wage arbitrations In four years have
taken weeks to . several - months.
There is no reasonable doubt but
that .the general strike will be called
April 1 as scheduled." ' .
Representatives of operators de
clined to make any predictions as to
the outcome. They continued to
maintain strict secrecy concerning
the proposed wage reduction which
they will offer as the basis of a new
contract as opposed to the wage de
mands of the miners. .
1 A. F. of L. in Bsck Strike.
New York, March 33 The nation
wide strike of anthracite and bitumi
nous coal workers, set for April 1.
will be prosecuted "with the fullest
and most effective co-op ration of
the American Federation of Labor,"
It was announced here todsy after-a
visit lo mine officials ef envois of
V iCOXTDt'UKB QM J-AOB TWO)