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BRITISH COAL CRISIS THREATENS HEAVY CALL UPON PRODUCTION OF MINES IN UNITED STATES
ASSASSIN ENDS LIFE OFRIVAL
Cuba's Politics in Heated Stage and Street Shooting a Consequence
QUININOS VICTIM
Leader of National Party Is Made the Target of Oppo¬ nent in Quarrel
SHOT BY COLLADO
Love Medicines Lead To Arrest
After receiving complaints that Mrs. Caroline Heck of 27 Eaat Ross street has been telling fortunes and dispensing "love medicine" to the love sick, city detecUves Williama and Kittrick visited her home yest¬ erday afternoon and placed her under arrest. Several packs of well worn "fortune" cards and the "love medicine" were confiscated. Mrs. Heck was arraigned before Alderman Frank B. Brown and held in ball for court. The Police say that the cards and medicine were used to advantage by Mrs. Heck In ascertaining what was wrong with the hearts of patrons and upon obtaining the informa¬ tion, curing the evil with the medicine. The cops say they found women who thought the use of the medicine would bring a separated husband and wife together or would have a "captivating effect" on the "hand.some gentleman" indicated by the cards. The charge was fifty and seventy-five cents for a reading, the police say.
Havana, April 2.—Cuba's already complicated politics became more tangled tonight when Congressman Quinines, leader of the Liga national party and former editor of El Dia, was shot and killed by Representa¬ tive Ernesto Collado, a Liberal.
The a-ssassination occurred on EI Prado, Havana's main boulevard. The' eight shots fired at Quininos. at a time when the boulevard was crowded, set the city in a turmoil of excitement.
Collado was a  candidate for gOT- ernor of Santa Cla recent  elections,  the has  not  yet  been  decided.    Quininos was  one   of  the   main   supporters   of the  Menocal administration.
The turmoil was heightened by the fact that threats of assassination have been freely made since the pri¬ vate secretary of the President-elect Zayas was found dead in a lonely spot here several days ago.
The   participants   in   the   shooting, each with a party of friends, met on El  Prado shortly    before   dinner to night.     After     a     controversy
UNION WAGE DEFENSE CENTERED IN VALLEV
Federation of Labor Sends Expert Organizers of Many Crafts to Test Move For Reductions
STAND FOR REFUSAL
Labor is preparing for a war against wage reductions in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties. National officers of nearly every craft con¬ nected with the American Federation of Labor have taken up their head¬ quarters here and the country will watch what takes place in Wilkes- Barre.
Among the national labor leaders who are registered at Hotel Hart are: P. J. Duffy, general organizer, Ameri¬ can Federation of Labor; Stephen J. Leach, of the Pattermakers, Wilming-
First Sessions End in Notice to Employers That Condi¬ tions Do Not Warrant Re¬ trenchment
SITUATION CANVASSED
everything possible to keep wages at their present level.
Vulcan Taket Vota
Local union officials stated last night that the employes of the Vul¬ can Iron Works have nearly all voted against aceptlng a reduction in wages They claim that the vote was prac- ticaily unanimous. The vote was taken at various times by the locals of the different crafts.
The percentage of men Idle from the Vulcan is smaller than at the other industrial plants. The moulders
ton; M. F. Glenn, boilermakers, are working whenever they get an op- Columbus, Ohio; David Williams, I portunity. The wage reducing order machinist.^   Allentown;   John   Tobin, [goes into effect at the Vulcan about
ra province in the Rayniond  Kemmcrer Meets
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Twenty-seven Men at One Sitting in Y. M. C. A.
PLAYS BLINDFOLDED
Raymond Kemmerer of Allentown, checkers expert, played twenty-seven games of checkers simultaneously at the Y. M. C. A. last night against men over 1 from all parts of northeastern Penn- electlon matters they came to blows, j sylvania and the results were as fol- FYiends intervened and as Qulnonia Mows: Fourteen wins, seven losses was being seated in his automobile ! and six draws. He had twenty-five Collado  was  said  to have  advanced ! opponents guessing at tho same time.
toward  hini.  firing eight times.
The wounded politician waa rushed to a hospital where he expired with¬ out making a statement.
Speculation tonight centered on the effects of the shooting on Monday's elections, arranged with the aid and advice of Major General Crowder, U. 8. A.
CHESS GAME A DRAW
Havana, April 2—Emanuel Lasker and Jose Capablanca, agreed to draw the seventh game of their chess series here tonight after 23 moves.
VOGELSANG  IS DEAD
<'hlcago. April 2.—John Z. Vogel¬ sang, aged 65, well known Loop restaurant owner and confidant of many politicians, died here today. Vogelsang became ill several days ago nad physicians operated on him I in an effort to save his life. He came j to Chicago In 1882 from Cincinnati,     i
CHILDREN~ARE~FOUND
Westfield. Mass., April 2.—School authorities tonight were investigating three cases of ether drinking among pupils. The three children were drowsy and one fell ;usleep in clfiss. They were thin and below the mental  standard demanded.
Recently authorities learned that foreigners were giving their children ether to relieve tho pangs of hunger and put them to sleep. Fifteen fam¬ ilies are known to have administered ether to their children, all of whom showed the effects of the drug while at school.
All children found to be drinking Ihe ether are less   than ten years Id.
Two of these he played two games, after they had each beaten him once.
The best record was made by J. J. Kealey of Inkerman, who whipped Kemmerer the first game and drew with the expert on the second round.
lAter the Allentown man played Henry Hagel of Scranton, who is well known here, and who was the first to take a game.
Those who won one game were: Henry Hagel. W. W. Wilson, D. T. Davis, J. J. Mahon, J. J. Kealey, S. B. Austin and George W. Rowe. Rowe was whipped in the second game and Kealey drew in the second. The oth¬ er winners, except Hagel, played only one game.
The losers were Isaac Jones. R. H. Morrish, Edward R. Jones, A. D. Templeton, Wilson Jopling, Alvin Seibel, David Jones, Ira G. Hartman, E. N. Weikel, J. J. Kennedy, John J. Lucon, George W. Rowe, S. N. Smith and William Meredith. Those who drew were: John G. Hartman. M. J. Williams,  Thomas  Jordan,    William
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htrausberger.
The Y. M. C. A. invited all men in¬ terested In checkers to be present and play or revietv the games. They were open to any man, regardless of membership. Many out of town res¬ idents responded to tho invitation and the evening was a decidedly Interest¬ ing one.
The players were ranged on one .side of a long table and Kemmerer walked from one end to the other, making plays at each board. Hagel was the first winner. Kealey was the second winner and he drew in an¬ other before many of the remaining players were finished.
The blind-fold game was rather exciting. Kemmerer turned his back on the board and the crowd stood between him and Mr. Hagel, his op- j ponent. He moved by the numbers, calling out which checkers he wanted moved after the judges called out the numbers flguriiig In Hagel's moves. He kept the diagram of the board in his mind and seemed to have no dif¬ ficulty remembering the exact pos¬ ition  of every checker.
A number of chess and checker gra.mes were played In the afternoon but no count was kept of the wins and loses.
blacksmiths, Philadelphia; Charles Witham, moulders, Reading, and the local officers of the United Mino Workers of America. P. F. Duffy will give special attention to foundry workers.
B^ach man will give particular heed to the needs of the craft which he represents nationally and states that he has the support of the American Federation of Labor. All are con¬ nected directly or Indirect ly with the American Federation of Labor and the International officers will watch closely the local proceedings.
At the present time the situation at the Hazard Manufacturing Com¬ pany plant has reached a crisis, and P. F. Duffy has taken charge. He explains that there are various crafts employed at the Hazard, but nearly all are affiliated with the American Federation of Labor.
P. F. Duffy Talks
Mr. Duffy states that in many parts of the country the managements of industrial plants have withdrawn their notices of reductions and the men have obtained settlements as a result of the aggressive effort of the unions. He expresses the belief that if the men ot this valley show the proper amount of sjjirit the same con¬ dition will be made to exist here as
May 1. Between now and that time the national organizers will secure conferences with Vulcan officials in an endeavor to have the reducing or¬ der rescinded.
Several of the remaining employes at the Owen Magnetic plant at Forty Fort were laid off during the week. Very few workers are left; in fact, only enough to take care of the shops and prevent Injury to the plant by miscreants. The receivers are still studying the conditions at the plant and have not given up hopes of re¬ suming operations on a full schedule. Shop Man Take Stand.
Several of the national organizers will go into the railroad situation here, if their services are desired. The Central Railroad shopmen decided definitely on Friday that they will re¬ fuse a wage reduction and their com¬ mittee went to Jersey City yesterday afternoon to so inform national lead¬ ers. The shopmen will not return to work until the National Railway Board, created by President Wilson last summer, reaches a decision. They have hopes that t he board will de¬ cide to continue the present rate of pay.
Shopmen were laid oft at the Cox-
In the communities where he claims' ton yards of the Lehigh Valley Rail- workers are more favored. j road yesterday. It is not known if When asked why so many national! the national organizers will take any officers came to the Wyoming Val- action with regard to this move by ley and intrenched themselves, he said   ^y^^ company, which is in line with the
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Threm'ololt^rt;^ '^H f^"If t' ^-^a ?Silille"s"'ro^mp1nnt^NrtU The employes of the Sheldon Axle, ^^ke resumes operations, tomorrow Works received their reduction or-, geveral hundred men will return to der yesterday. There are only about ^-ork after arriving at the belief that 200 men employed there now. Mr, Duffy said he expects that if the re
Million and a Half Rent Increase
Estimated In Effect In This Valley
Persons with a mathematical tum of mind estimate that the increase in the annual rent bill of the people of Wyoming Valley who do not own their own homes will be at least $1,500,000 for the year beginning this first of April. Those familiiar with the landlord and tenant question figure that the 275,000 people who reside in what are known as Wyoming Valley municipalities, 50 per cent, live in rented houses. Averaging five persons to a family this means that fully 27,000 families are paying rent If the average inct-ease in rent is $5 per family the monthly increase would be $135,000 a month or $1,620,000 annually.
The crisis in the moving day problem has been passed, according to public and civic officials last night. They de¬ clared that while scores of families will continue moving into new places during the coming week, the great danger of some fsmfiilies being without homes hcis been reduced to a mini- mimi. Many homes were vacated under pressure by fauniiies without any place of their own to live in, but they were all taken care of in other houses without being put to the neces¬ sity of talking up residence in bams, sheds, garages and other buildings at first believed necessary.
An investigation by some of the officials has led to the annoimcement that some of the families complaining bitterly against forced removals, were in arrears in rent and had balked on paying an increase.
Sheriff's Depaties and Troopers
Guard One Church's Services Today
Deputy sheriffs and State troopers four deputies.    They will be   joined
wtll guard the Russian Orthodox Church at Mocanaqua today while the pastor, Rev. Emil Sikorski, con¬ ducts services. The guards will be placed around the edifice to protect the priest and the church property against possible attack by one fac¬ tion of the congregation led by a de¬ posed former pastor. All of the offi¬ cers will be armed and will be ready to resist an outbreak of hostilities similar to the one which developed in Dupont several years ago, resulting in a twenty-four hour battle at that time between members of the con¬ gregation and a squad of State troopers.
Sherif? John MacLuskie announced last night that he had been asked by Rev. Sikorski to send ofticers to Mocanaqua. The priest had asked earlier for armed help as he had been threatened with eviction unless he surrendered the keys of the church to a dissatisfied faction in his congregation. In answer to this re¬ quest the sheriff said he    will   send
BAN UPON EXPORTS MAY BE NECESSARY TO ESCAPE FAMINE
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United
Strike  in Leaves /lifierica With a Practical Monopoly of Fuel
TO MEET WALK-OUT
Kingdom; Rationing of Coal to Conserve Limited Supply is the First Step Planned
HOOVER MAY BOSS
by flve Officers from the barracks of the State police at Wyoming. All of them will go on guard at 8 o'clock this morning.
The    trouble   In   the    Mocanaqua parish^ developed   a  few   weeks  ago through   the   return    to    that    com¬ munity of a priest who had been re¬ lieved of his church some time ago. | This   priest  was  succeeded   by  Rev. | Sikorski.    According  to   the  present! pastor,  the   deposed   priest  returned I to the Mocanaqua section last month. | He brought with him a child said to he   his   son   through   marriage.     He | took up resident in Pond Hill. j
Shortly afte rresiding there, the de¬ posed   clergyman   Is   said   to    have, exerted sufficient Influence over some | members of the congregation.    These' men formed a clique which grew in 1 membership until the membership ofi the church was about evenly divided.. The faction led by the former priest \ is then alleged to have demanded the, resignation of Rev, Sikorski.   Failure | to obey the demand, the present priest was told, would mean forced eviction today.
wages work." The other
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they would be Idle for some time. The announcement that the colliery duction applies to those working now'would resume was received with it will apply later to those who re- | much rejoicing. In the mines of the turn. He was asked If he thought i valley there is comparative peace at the acceptance of reductions In wages j the jJresent time. The only real trou- would mean an industrial boom here.' ble between miners and operators is His answer was: "We don't think' at Old Forge, where the Jermyn mine that a 10 per cent, reduction means j shut down because the owner, J. J. more    work    for    anybody.      Lower  Jermyn    said   he   could   not   find   a
necessarv market for his product.
necessary      ,p^^   ^^^   ofl-ered   to   operate   the
organizers who have rn^h^e'^e?rsert?'i°c%\'"yow'tll^ men of their crafts employed at the j miners have adopted another course Sheldon will give much time during' and   will   go   before   the   Anthracite
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the next couple of weeks to an effort to aid these workers if a fight against the reduction Is made and to h^p these who are not working to get back their positions.
They will adopt the same course at the other plants and   they   will   do
Conciliation Board in Scranton to¬ morrow to ask the conciliators for pay for coal cut hy them, but not yet prepared by the company.
The officers of the miners are aa determined as the other organizers here to prevent wage leductions from going into effect.
EINSTEIN NOT A HERO
TO HIS HELPMATE
New York. April 2.—That a man is never a hero to his wife was demon¬ strated when Prof. Albert Einstein, who has startled the scientiflc world by his revolutionary theories regBxd- Ing space, arrived here today.
A mob of reporters who stormed him with queries about the "Einstein theory of relativity" and other re¬ markable theories, were all turned back with a smile and a shake of the head. "He does not speak English," his wife explained.
.Ah. this was even better. The good wife, cram full of pride In her hus¬ band's greatness, would expound all of his wonderful ideas for the press with fitting trimmings. They turned upon Mrs. Einstein.
"Yes," she said, "he has told me his theories thousands of times,—but I can't remember anything about them."
HOLDUP BY BANDITS
IN CROWDED THEATRE
WHEAT HITS LOW PRICE
Walla Walla. Wash., April 2.—For the flrst time in almost seven years the price of wheat dropped to a dol¬ lar and less in Walla Walla during the present week. Approximately 25,000 bushels changed hands during the week. The price ranged from $1.05 to 96 cents, grain brokers said. The last previous sale at a dollar or less was in October, 1914, and since then the price has ranged above that figure.
Cleveland. O. April 2—Two bandits held up and robbed the Empire theatre in the heart of the down town business district here early this even¬ ing and escaped with approxiately JIOOO in cash.
One  of the  bandits  walked  up to I the ticket  window in the lobby and asked   Phil   Isaacs,   manager   of   the theatre, for a ticket for the evening performance. While Isaacs   was   se¬ curing the ticket the bandit pulled a f gun,   ordered   him   to   throw  up   his i hands and  remain  quiet.  The  other I entered the ticket ofice and gathered I up all the money in the cash drawer. Both  bandits then  departed and es¬ caped afoot in tbe dense crowds on the  street. A few persons    standing   In    the I lobby were unaware as to what was j going on until after the bandits had fled.
Shamelessness of Women's Dress
Arouses Official Wrath In Berlin
Berlin. April 2.—"Naked kultttr" in ^MMi>-^^j^t had ?A«Bed tbe limits net by dance hall proprietors for de-
collette dressing.
President Hugo Welter of the as¬ sociation, asked that action be taken to compel women to wear more cloth¬ ing to dances.
Welter declared the costumes ot all classes of women at dances and balls were patterned on the "naked modes of the half world which originally adopted them for their commercial value."
He appealed for government aid to ' tbe daacea, declaring tfae al¬
lies pointed to them as e\'idence that Germany has enough money to en¬ gage in orgies.
President EJbert has indicated that he will support the movement. He asserted that dances given to aid wel¬ fare work developed into displays for bizarre costuming with the welfare element almost overlooked.
In the Reichstag, government offi- cflas have been attacked for attend¬ ing costly balls which were looked upon aa meeting places for profiteers.
The shamelessness of the profi¬ teers, one member declared, was ri¬ valled by the 'shamelessness of tbeir ^woiDcna* gowns."
CLEVELAND   WINS  HOCKEY
Cleveland, C, April 2.—Cleveland repeated again here tonight and won the second game of the four game I series between Eveleth, Minn., and . Cleveland for the championship pf jthe United States Hockey League. ; The score was 6 to 3. Cleveland won • Friday's game by the same score.
TROUBLE IN ENGLAND
Manchester. Eng., April 2.—A po¬ liceman was wounded here tonight during a flght in which several In¬ cendiaries escaped after aji imsuc- cessful attempt to set flro to a hotel, a restaurant and several sbops. Ttae police expressed the belief the in¬ cendiaries were Sinn Felners.
WOOD LEAVES COUNTRY.
Chicago, April 2.—Major General Leonard Wood left Chicago tonight for Seattle where he will embark for the Philippine Islands. President Harding assigned Wood to conduct an Investigation of conditions on the islasdai %
COAL SHIPMENTS
STARTED TO BRITAIN
After Getting a Letter of Dismissal
A CLASS TYRANT
Syracuse, N. Y.. April 2.—Smarting under his third dismissal from Uni¬ versity faculties, after difficulties with students in which he said he had been  persecuted.   Dr.   Holmes   Beck-
New York, April 2-Amerlcan coal! ^•**'' '^'^^^^^o'' "' Economics in the Is crossing the Atlantic to keep tho I college of business administration of British mills going during the mine , Syracuse University, today shot and *^T!!'»hI'r^',*'^'^^*^^^'^*'^'"^*°'*^y-   killed  Dean John   Herman  Wharton.
hat'incr^?s:.7lS^°tn" 'u w^ f-^ '^"^^^^°^' ^"'^ ^^^" ^"''^ ^'^ ''^¦" sr tJ^^^^'^ri^ ' \ a.^'000 word letter to the Dean, of coal were reported available to I P'-^testrng against his dismissal, supply the British demand with some \ Be'^^'^with, who was a socialist and an left over for European countries de-   a'^^el"*' ^-^^^ justice had been denied
him and that placed in such a posi¬ tion "even a rat would fignt."
Notified a week ago that his serv¬ ices would not be needed after the end of the present term, the Profe.ssor sent the long letter to Dean Wharton. In it he hinted at suicide, saying: "I shall cease to exist. My consciousness, a function or product in some sense of my whole organic life, will cease and will remain a memory onl.v. Om mane padne 'em, (The drewdrop slips into the shining sea).
Entering into the dean's office to¬ day shortly before he was scheduled to lecture to his economics class, it is presumed he engaged in a quarrel over the dismissal. The professor pumped four shots into Wharton's body while another shot hit a window. The dean apparently arose to defend himself when struck by a bullet He stumbled across the room, falling dead by the radiator.
Dr.   Beckwith   then   re-loaded   his revolver   and   shot   himself,   once   In (Continueg On Page 4.)
pendent on England for their fuel.
DANCING BY RADIO
HAS DISADVANTAGES
Aberdeen, S. D., April 2.—Dancing by radio is all right but is quite dis¬ concerting at times, the darling flappers and young men about town decreed here tonight.
A dance held at Ellendale, 40 miles from here, was furnished with music from Aberdeen via the "radiophone." The music was all right, according to dancers, but.—when the dancers were jazzing to the tune of "I'd Love to Fall Asleep and Wake Up In My Mamy's Arms," the dancers slipped from the aesthetic threshold when they heard the following words:
'Electric battleship business com¬ ing O. K." irtie Westinghouse Elec¬ tric Co. of Pittsburgh just got their lines mixed, that's all.
Polnay on Mission Here Be¬ lieves Monarchist Senti¬ ment Controls Nation
OPPOSED BY FRANCE
Holds Job Briefly But Long Enough
To Make Away With Employer's Auto
Patsy Monko, of this city, held a job, it is said, just long enough yes¬ terday to steal his employer's auto¬ mobile. He started out to get work and found it, but the city police and State troopers began a hunt for him last night without as good results.
According to  the report  filed with
^tbe autboriUes, Monko waajjiveu eo^^ ,Uce.
ployment as a chauffeur yesterday morning by John Jones, local shoe re¬ pairman. His flrst bit of work waw to go to a garage on East Northampton street for the Jones delivery automo¬ bile. He is said to have taken the machine out of the garage, but never reached the store. After waiting some hours,  Jonea  telephoned to  the  po-
New York, April 2—"A king will yet sit on the throne of Hungary".
This statements was made by Eugent Polnay Tizzaulay, ex-minister of Hungary who arrived here today in the role of a private citizen, but who bears credentials from Admiral Horthy, regent of Hungary, and . is charged with the dual mission of re¬ establishing direct econonlic relations with America and of counter-a«ting Rene Viviani, should the influence of the French statesman prove inimical to his government.
TIzsauley declared that the Mag¬ yars are monarchlat^c at heart "from peasant t-o regent" and that though the Intervention of the alii* for a time njight prevent the restoration of Jhe Hapsburgs, Hungary would yet assert her right to choose her form of government.
"P'rench influence in eastern Eur¬ ope is waning" said Tizsauley. "Al¬ ready the little entente, formed at the instigation of France against the rehabilitation of Hungary, is being turned into an Instrument to pro¬ tect its members against French domination."
' He declared that the little entente was formed only after tVance had failed to negotiate a secret treaty with Hungary.
"Hungary is pulling herself to¬ gether faster than any of the other remnants of the A ustro-Hungarian empire," he said. "Because we are 200 years ahead of our neighbors in civilization, we are rich in natural resources and lay squarely In the path of mid-Europe commerce, Hun¬ gary cannot be prevented from be¬ coming the strong nation of eastern Europe.
"Austria is the hmigry raotrth of a dismembered body politic," said Tiz¬ sauley. "She must join either Ger¬ many or Hungary with her peasants and it will take the present Serbia 100 years to assimilate the mixed populations given her In the remap¬ ping of Europe.
"Hungary probably is the only na¬ tion in Bhirope which does not want to borrow money from the United States. We have real goods to sell America and I come as a merchant, , AoCas-a prospective debtoi^'*
Washington. April 2—Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Commerce, may be drafted as super-re-organlzer of the railroad, coal and shipping in¬ dustries of this country, it wa« be¬ lieved here tonight.
Economic tangles, unless otter- wise relieved, may force the admin¬ istration and private commercial in¬ terests to drastic methods of cor¬ rection.
The posible effects of the British coal strike upon American industry and individuals may mean that Hoover may be called upon to take charge of coal conservation and re¬ vision of the methods of that in¬ dustry acording to plans that have been considered.
It was said by some of I'resident Harding's official advisers that pro¬ longation of the British coal strike and inaction by American authorities in a protective program probably will mean next winter the closing of industries and suffering of people here.
Preventive measures. If necessary, will Include:
1—Restriction of coal exports to England and other countries. This will be to check the a.iiticipated British attempt to drain this country of coal in order to maintain is strike depleted supplies.
2—Radical changes In coal indus¬ try methods here so as to Increase production, provide proper transpor¬ tation and adequate storage and dis¬ tribution systems.
3—Propaganda campaigns to stim¬ ulate early buying of coal.
4—Establishment of a chain of merchant marine colliers across the Atlantic and shifting of oil burning vessels to Pacific and South Ameri¬ can services. Foreign ships would be prevented from or limited In bunkering on this side, while, by the system of floating coal supply bases, American merchantmen would have fuel supplies waiting for them in European  ports.
At group conferences of American buslne.ssmen to be held soon with Hoover, these problems will be dis¬ cussed. Advisory committees will represent all important Industries in threshing out with Hoover the com¬ plex businea, financial transportation and production problems now puz¬ zling the administration.
President Harding and his closest economic adviser. Hoover, regard the railroiid situation as one of extreme gravity. High government officials have said railroads may soon go into receiverships, meaning virtually gov¬ ernment control, unless relief is quidkly obtained.
The British coal strike has been de¬ scribed by high administration offi¬ cials as of disastrous potential possi¬ bilities to this country. These facts caused indications that big business¬ men, conferring with Hoover, wil? swing Into line for radical measures for relief.
Those close to Hoover know he is strongly opposed to government con¬ trol or ownership of railroads, coal or any other industry. It was be¬ lieved, however, that if the adminis¬ tration is forced to face the fact, that only a dictatorship can correct the muddle. Hoover will be the man called to take charge of reorganizing coal, transportation and shipping.
TROUBLE SPREADS
I.,ondon, April 2.^Grcat Britain was preparing tonight to place herself on a war basis to meet the threat of in¬ dustrial paralysis growing out of tho coal miners' strike.
Plans were being drawn up to ra¬ tion coal, electricity and gas; cur- tall transportation and protect prop¬ erty. Sporadic disorders were al¬ ready reported from Wales and pre¬ cautions were being t.aken to pre¬ vent their spread to other fields.
Fear was expressed of a general strike involving the railway and transport workers which together i with the miners, form the "triple al¬ liance." J. H. Thomas, head of the railway men, arrived hurriedly from Amsterdam today and will confer with other alliance leaders tomorrow.
The kingdom has been divided into eight areas and government commis¬ sioners were dispatched to each this afternoon to handle the situation.
The Evening Standard said It had learned from authoritative sources that an emergency coal proclamation will be Issued Monday, under which local officials throughout the country will enforce stringent orders limiting households in ihsir use of coal, de¬ creasing the fuel .supplies of factories to 60 per cent, of normal, reducing all use of electricity and gas by half and prohibiting all outdoor, shop and advertising lighting at night. If the latter order becomes e.Vective, Lon¬ don and other cities will again ex¬ perience the "lightless nights" which were so common during the Zeppelin raids In the war.
The damage caused by flooding of mines, owing to the stopping of pumps, was growing into colossal fig¬ ures tonight. Co.iiery owners were appealing for volunteers to man the pumps and avert the flooding of the entire coal fields. In Staffordshire six collieries have been ruined. It is stated leakage from canals also would ruin the pips in all West Mid¬ lands.
The government is laying pl.ans for motor transit in anticipation of a transportation strike, notifying all industries to be ready to turn their trucks over to the government in casi» of emei"gency.
Sir Robert Home, secretary of tho Board of Tr.ide. said tonight that the miners are trying to nationalize in¬ dustries.
Home said It was incumbent \x%>on all citizens lo hdp; that the pumps must be manned in order to save the mines.
This was met by a counter state¬ ment by Frank Hodges, secretary of the miners' union. "The stopping of work is a re.sult of a lockout. Work cannot be resumed until the miners are guaranteed a livfng wage."
MURDER AND SUICIDE
CAUSED BY INSANITY
AWAKES TO  RICHES
Aberdeen. S. C, April 2.—S. V. Mehner. plaster contractor, shook hlmselr tonight and found he was plastered with wealth. Mehner, while not plastering, reads the pub¬ lic prints. Willie reading recently he warf' Informed of the Wycoff es¬ tate in New York City of $800,000,- 000. He remembered the Wycoff name. He said investigation proved him to be one of the heirs. Attor¬ neys are now handling his affairs.
.'^yracu.se. .N. Y., April 2.—Profes¬ sor Holmes Beckwith, who shot and killed Dean .lohn Herman Wharton, head of the t •)llegti oi Business ad¬ ministration at Syracuse University and then committed suicide, was probably insane. Chancellor James R.  Day declared tonight.
The doubh' tragedy occurred today when Beckwith rushed into the offio« of Dean Wharton and pumped flve shots from Ji revolver into his body. Beckwith then reloaded the gun and shot himself. To muke death sure he stabbed himself in the breast with a dagger.
According to the best information obtainable the shooting was the re¬ sult of a quarrel. Beckwith had been unpopular among the students and faculty and a lietition had been circulated among the students asking his dismissal. It is believe Wharton sent for Beckwith and asked- him to resign.   The quarrel followed.
Boy Hurrying Home With His Pay
Is Crushed Under Freight Train
Run down by a freight train while taking his pay envelope home to his mother, Victor Osman, 17 years old. of 83 Cleveland street, Hudson, was perhaps fatally injured yesterday aft¬ ernoon. His left foot was severed be¬ neath the wheels of the locomotive. He is in a critical condition in City Hospital.
The boy had just left the Pine Ridge colliery of the Hudson Coal Company, where he bad been given
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his pay. He :^^./ted walking along the tracks of the Jersey Central Rail¬ road when he was hit by a fast freight. Several other boys with hira say one of the locomotive wheela passed over his foot.
Railroad men went to the victim's assistance. He was hurried to the hospital and examined by surgeons. They found that his left foot was still attached to his leg. but only by a shred of flesh. Amputation was ne¬ cessary.
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