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              17 YEAR OLD GIRL IS QUEEN OF AMERICAN COURT
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¦Washington, August 18. — E^astem Pennsylvania: Fair in south and cloudy In north portion Sunday; Mon¬ day   fair;   moderate   temperature.
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WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, AUGUST 19,1923
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YOUTH DROWNED IN ACCIDENT AT HARVEY'S LAKE
MALLORY DEFEATED IN TENNIS
Helen Wills Takes Tennis Crown From Champion By Show Of Brilliant Play
IS WILDLY CHEERED
Dramatic  Scene  At  Forest .mil When Darlinc Of Cali¬ fornia Wins Her Victorv
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Forest Hill.i, N. Y., Ausust 1!.— Bwect-faccd, good looklnp little Helen Wills, the California darllnBr, was crowned tho queen of Ameiican tenni.s hero this nfternoon. 'V\'lth a demon¬ stration of class that has never boen surpassed on an American court, the 17-ycar-old Berkeley school frir! de¬ feated Mrs. Molla Mallory, seven-time champlou, 6-2 und 6-1, in tho fln.^i round for the championslilp.
No queen was ever elevated to a throno ot any realm with more sup¬ port and moro pubii6 acclaims than that whicii was demonstrated ny O.OCO wildly pleii-scd spectators when the piuk-faccd littlo Ml.s.s .scored the de- cidins point that made her tho girl ruler of the American court.
Hish-hrowed ethics of tennis were forpotton. Hats wcro to.ssed In the air liko the straw shower Frroctlnff a deed of tho great Babe Ruth. Smartly clad brokers and fashionably frowned society loaders rushed on the courts and swarmed about n bU'.shlnij (rlrl. who wa.s holding back tears nnd look¬ ing for her mother.
l'p in the canvfus-topped press box where toloprnph wires wore ticking a flock of words, tho mothor of tho new champion .sat and did what any happy mothnr would do when her own hod been so Klorifled and so acclaimed— she wept and smiled throui^h her tears.
The First Kiss
Eddie Conlon, liii? broad-shouldered umpiie, wa» tho llrst lucky ono to a kis.s. Ho g;ithored the eirl In his big arms und kLs.scd her on each eheol;, while men (r.ivo vent to undlg- nifloil yells and women shouted.
Behind two special policemen the Iiri champion found her way to her mother's arms and had a good cry tor herself.
"Oh, I'm so happy for you and dad," was all that sho could say.
The crowd had a cheer ready for the Tanqui.shcd us woll as the victor. When tho crown hnd l>een t.iken away from her, Mrs. Mallory nishod to the sido ot her youiiB conquorer and put hor arms around hor, and whon sho walked alono from tho court with her head down, tho crowd roso to Its feet .and (,-Hvo her a great ovation. Bho nifte.1 her head, smiled back and hur¬ ried throueh tho crowd to tho club hou.^'e.
Whon Ilttle Helen hod completed ac- Mptlnff tho conKratulatlons ot tho of¬ flclala and started tor tho club houso the vocal tumult wius renewed. The ••chnloal features of tho coronation ot Ml© new queen are hardly worth men¬ tioning.
Brilliant Conqiient
Miss ¦Wills most decisively out- Piiyed. out-Kcnoraicd nnd out-strokol Mrs. Muiiorj-. Tho Calitomla plrl ran 'he champion all over tho court and forced, her into errors on powerful vol¬ leys and strokes that could not be rc- tumici.
Accustomed to plnylns with male Players, Mi.ss Wills was not bothered "nd. In fact, she thrived upon the Powerful strokes with which Mrs. Mal¬ lory has been overwhelming American Players tor seven years.
MLsa Wills consistently coaxed the champion out of position and then shot lieautlful placements to the oppo¬ site side of the courts, where a retum •» Impassible.
After the fourth game of the flrst "Ct It was apparent th.at "I-lttio Helen" was In complete control ot the match. Mrs. Mallory openly showed her cha- ertn by shaking her head, gritting her teeth and stamplns her feet when she *,3a forced Into errors.
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TWO LOCAL DOCTORS
MOVE THEIR OFFICES
Many Drowned In Ocean Storm
Hong Kong, Aug. 18.—Scores w-ore drowned, two large ships and many small craft sunk, at least four steamers are ashore and property was heavily damaged as a result of a terrillo typhoon which swept the harbor and city today. Willie dctXiled reports on the ex¬ tent of the disaster still wero lack- iiife' tonight, it was known that the steamer Loonsang was lost, prob¬ ably with all her crew, while the Hritish submarine L<-9 also was on the bottom of the bay. Tho typhoon was tho tnost severe in tho history ot the harbor. All communication lines were down. Kirst reports aald that tho L-9, which waa anchored here on re¬ serve duty, had gone down with all her crew, but later Information Indicated .all tho sailors aboard had been siivod. The last man, who waa clinging to the submarine as she went down, was rescued by a mate on a nearby ^viirshlp. who d'vod ovorboaril wtth .a line in his teeth. I'urt ot the creew of the I^oonsang a'lffTnpicd to escape on a life raft as tho vessel foundered, but the rntt capsized In tlie mountainous .<c.-iS. .>cl.-i;.-..i .•..::JT,../c ^--.ud.:-.; the water front tonight ns the work ot clearing away wreckage a..d ryipi^ri^.a '^Sfni.bf' w'-s'TT-fiuii.
TRAGEDY ENDS RACE WHEN CANOE UPSETS CAUSING ONE DEATH
AS POLICE AHM
Radicals Try To Obtain Con¬ trol Of Mine Region But Meet With Defeat
RIOTING CONTINUES
^ Dr. W. J. Carroll, who formerly con¬ ducted un ollico at 8 East Market "reel, and who recently returne»l from Montreal, Canada, where he attonde,! a national convention of Knights o, ^olumbua, has moved his otllce to 70 Publlo Square.
Dr Spencer Reed, chiropractor, who tornuly shared the olllcc with Dr. *-Jrroll, at 8 Kast Market street, has i^ed   hin    quartera    to    O'J    I'ubllc
Berlin, August 18.- -At le.ast six per¬ sons wore killed and more than a dozen dangerou.sly wounded today In conflicts between communists and polico In tho Ruhr. At Pattein, 'We.st- phalla, where severe rioting occurred yesterday, there waa renewed fighting when police charged a communl.st meeting In tho center ot tho city, which waa called oa a protest agnlnst (ho arre.st of tho Iradora of yester¬ day's  communlstio   outbreak.
I'olico flrod sovornl volleys before Iho communl.sts wore dispersed. The reds fought back with stones and clubs. MiUiy additional persons were arrested.
In Hoerdo the communists man¬ aged to stago nn extensive demon¬ stration by exhibiting a false permit trom the Fronch military authorities. When police learned of tho ruse they charged the mootlnL'. Three people wore killed In  the resulting light,
I'olico patrolled the stroets In hoth Dattein nnd Hoonlo following tho riot¬ ing nnd rigorous mo.'i.suros woro used to  prevent  now  outbreaks.
Throughout     the     Ituhr,     however, thoro   was   grumbling   nnd   dl.scontent becauso of tho food shortage and add¬ itional   trouble   soomed   Inevitable. KiulhnU  Active
Syndicalists and communl.sts In the Ruhr nro exerting pressure on the minci-s to join their ranks, according ^  Information  hero  tonight.
Kftorts to operate Ihe Noumuohl mine at Dulsborg with tho uid of Rhenish sopunitlsts who desired to dolivor It to tho French, h.avo tailed but clsowhorc in the Ruhr radicals ormed with pick handlos lu-o threaten¬ ing groups ot conservative minors with doalh unless they Join the so- called "unionists,"—the camouflaged nnme of the syndicalists.
Tho radicals al.so have Invented othor ways of bringing pressure to bear ujnm the unorgiinlzod ma.s.ses, m.iny of whom havo been forced Into tho ranks of tho reds.
Tho food situation In the Ruhr waa reported somewhat Improved tonight but the necessity of buying wholesale quantities with foreign monoy was causing difficulty. The government was helping as far as possible with loans In marka with which to buy toreign currencies.
The Increase In prices throughout Germany continued with signs ot new outbursts trom the overburdened iuliorltes. Trouble was expected by many observers, some even believing the new coalition cabinet ot Chan¬ cellor Stresemann might be endanger-' ed.
Tho only thing that remained cheap was rent, legally maintained at a low price.
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POLICE TO ISE BIFLES
As the suggestion ot Vice I'l-esldent Loree. police ol'.lrors of the Dolawaro & Hudson Railroad were Informed yesterday of a plan to organize rifle clubs along the entire system. A gold loving cup has lieon offered to the club making the highest scoro at a con\- petitive nifot to bo hold In the next few months. The purpose of the clud:: is to imiu-ove the iijurluuiiUiship of the police
Unable to escape from tl^e course ot racing motor boat.s, Leo SImerick, 18 years old. ot 6.". North Grant street, waa drowned in Harvey's Lake at 6.30 o'clock lust cvoiilng when his canoe was overturned by waves churned up by the speedy craft. It was a tragic climax lo a widely advertised speed tost for cottagers' power bo.ats, an event th.at luid attracted hundreds ot peraons to tho lako for the nftornoon. Three other persons in the canoe, two ot the girls, wcro saved from drowning by Henry Jones, son ot .\ttornoy Lawrcnco Jones, who went to their »cscuo In n Inunc'a. Hcfore Emcrick could bo reached he h.ad dis¬ appeared In moro than 100 feet ot water. His body had not liecn found last night and polico announced that dynamite will ho usod .Ucglnninir iii.j morning lo bring llio victim to the surface.
I Kmerick's death was witnessed from j tho shore by his brother but the latter I did not know until somo time later ¦•S^-'->—'¦' ' •• "i.* iW*. ¦;.! V :.-;.Tt._.>.-^; I beneath tho surface for tho last time I waa a member ot his own family.
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tho deepest places In tho lake and was witnessed by scores of ixjrsons who had scattered around the lake to watch Iho motor boats raco. The speed test was to be a semi-holiday event. Halt a dozen cott-agera were expected to leavo tho starting point at 4 o'clock for tho diush across the water, but the majority ot thom fulled to appear. With only two owners ot power boats readj', it waa decided shortly after 5 o'clock to run tho mce. The start w.as soon  after that.
Meanwhile, Eineriok who had been altcnding an outing ot employes of tho Sheldon Axlo Work.s, had put out in a canoe. With him were Augusta Siekler, 153 Wood street; Madilino McClary, flO Horton .street, nnd Wil¬ liam Oori.s, 205 Lehigh street, all ot Wilkes-Biirro.
Tho two young men were pnddllng at a point oppoaile the cottage of At¬ tornev Lawrencis Jones when th(?y no¬ ticed tho two lacing bo.ats coming In their direction. Their cinoc, accord¬ ing to witnes.ses, was the only other craft on that part of tho lake.
The racers pa.ssed by wilhout me¬ nacing tho four young peopio, but the watchers on shoro saw tho frail craft bounced aliout by the heavy waves lett In the wake of the speed boats. A particularly hoavy swell caught tho canoe and overturned  It,  spilling the
four oceupant.s Into the water.
Kmerick and Gerls were said to be tho only members of the party who could swim. They struggled in tho water for sevemi minutes as men on shore madn frantic efforts to go to the rescue. Honry Jones was the fli-st to go to their aid. He raced his motor boat from tho Jones boathouse to tho overturned canoe. Alone, he pulleol In Miss Sicklor, Ml.ss McClary and Gerls, but >vlien ho looked for Kmerick the youth had gone down for tho third timo.
Tho two girls and Gerls wero taken to tho Jones cottago where Dr. J. Ii. Howell attended them. They recover¬ ed in a few moments. They came to thoir homos in the cily lu.st night. Story of Mother
A Sunday Independent reporter Called at Kmerick's homo Inst night nnd ttiorA t-tlj;^with his mnlher who with a neighbor was waiting tor tho recovery of hor son's body. It was the mother who related tho Incident ,1' .,.:»¦. 'irMher •¦¦'•nes-lictjjjjjg^h of another. j
According to tho parent, the victim i wont to tho lake Jnj; tho Sho^don ojij- ! Ing. Sometime after ho left, his father j and a brother, Harold, 20 years old. j also went to the resort for the pur- i pose of leasing thoir bungalow thero j to a now tenant. Whilo the father' was showing the prospective tenant about tho cottage, Harold walked along the lako front looking for his brother.
About that time the motor boats wero speeding on t'lcir way. Harry saw tho canoe with the four young peopio and noticed thetr danger, but f.ailcd to recognize his brother because of tho distance. He s.aw the four occupants spilled Into tho lako nn.l ran to toll his father of the accident. Half an hour later the father and .sou learnod the truth.
I'olico ot the Harvey's Lake Protec¬ tive Association wero quickly on tho scene. Thoy .arrived with a iiulmotor, grapplina hooka <utd other equipment for retlcue work. They dragged tho Inko until after dark last night and then mado arrangements to use dyna¬ mite today. The officers In the work were Lestor Dlcking. reter Gahrysh, Ben Troutwein  and  Frank  Stutz.
Emorlck was a member ot St. Mary's church. He Is survived by his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jo.seph W. Emcrick, and two brothers, Harold and Joseph. The family formerly lived In I'ittston.
Cheap Coal Will Reduce Cost
Of Gasoline and Motor Cars
New York, Aii^st 18,—Automobiles as {rood as the ones now made but costing only half as much, six cent gasoline, lubricating oil and cup grease at greatly reduced prices and a new source for illuminating gas, creosote und fertilizer,—all ai'o possibilities wrapped up in a new method for burning coal twice which has been developed in New York and taken up by Henry Ford. Under the pew metho<l, which was developed by Emil Piron and V, Z. Caracristi, New York chemists, coal from Ford's mines, transported to Detroit on his own railroad, will bo burned into coke. It will then be used for making steel for the automobile plants which is now bought from other pro¬ ducers. From the .s.ivings herein mado may come the re¬ duction in automobile prices. The savings will lio all the greiiter, according to Piron, because tho new method per¬ mits uso of low grade, cheap coal. Incidentally, from the coke thus produced, briquets can be made, at a cost of $4.46 a ton, for use in housoliold furnaces and grates at half the cost of anthracite. Reductions in prices of the other commodities) '.rrli come from by-provIacU. Unuer the double burning system, cheap coal is distilled at a low
leiffp^atu^mmi  the gM«SeS givcii OiT t'li'O CiTTrttliSCd  into
the essentials of gasoline, creosote and other products. The metfiod was developed by the two men under direct- iOHfc  of   '.he  rf^l*«»».-bi;e   »*i«';ri-.<it.%   '.Vh* i* TiLv,''*Tt?R;!ife- plants for commercial use of the process in Detroit.    It iA.no Innger.ar experlTicnt, Piron doeia.'-ed, but h:.* p*vi'/*4-' its practical worth.
INCREASE OF PA Y A LIKELY RESULT OF COAL PARLEY
President Gets Report Of Commission And Plan Is Suggested By Which The Anthra¬ cite Miners And Operators May Be Brought To a Final Agreement
SUSPENSION STRONGLY OPPOSED
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President's Family Is Expect¬ ed To Launch a Program Of Dances And Receptions
W.oshlngton, Aug. IS.—Before snow flies, dancing couples will glide over the polished floor of tho East Room and gay laughter and music will ring again In tho White House, which to¬ night stands bleak nnd untcniintod, with the departure of Mrs. Hanlin^r.
Mrs. Coolidge loves dancing. Those who know her best iirodict a festive regime at the mansion, onco the period of mourning haa passed.
Although thore are no girls In the now Presidential family, whlrh will move Into the White House some time next weeV, Mrs. Coolidge Is young enough and fun-loving enough to hold out pleasant pro.specls to the younger set.
By tho flrst of the new year, when diplomatic Washington bogi*. the so¬ cial season at tho White House will probably bo well under way.
John Coolidge, nt 17, although re¬ sembling his mother, has the grave temperament of his father. But Cal¬ vin, Jr., despite his father's red hair, has his mother's lovo ot gaiety. When¬ ever they aro home from vacation, parties for tho sub-debutantes may be expected. Both an; "regular fellers." If they stay In Wa.shlngton next sum¬ mer, the days of the Roo.sevelt boys, tjuentin, Archie und Kermlt, who play¬ ed base ball In tho "back yard" of the Whito House, may return.
Mrs. Coolidge is expected to take Ih- 'to tho White House 113 her social sec¬ retary Miss Mary Randolph ^-irho should prove a strong ally for gaiety. She Is ono of tho Randolphs ot Vir¬ ginia.
Tho popular Laddie Boy wdl! un¬ doubtedly bave a successor. Mr. Cool¬ ldge, like Eugene Fleld, "wouldn't give much for a boy who grows up without friendship between him and a pup."
And Mrs. Coolidge Intends to have a pet ot her own. She Is not particu¬ larly fond of cat.s, but she Is looking for a talentixl canary bird to sreit h',-r 'in tbe morning wltb cbeery tbrllls.
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Reparations And Ruhr Con¬ troversy Studied By Treas¬ ury Chief While Abroad
Washington, Aug. 18.—Androw J. Mellon, about to take up his duties again as Secretary ot the Treasury after a tour abroad, was understood tonight to bo bringing Important In¬ formal ion to rresident Coolidge con¬ cerning the European crisis.
Meiion stated upon sailing for Europe about two months ago that ho was going to Europe for purely a vacation, but he conferred with :i number of Aiiied statesmen concern¬ ing tho European crisis.
Unoinclal, but unusually trust¬ worthy. Information here Is that Mellon, during his atuy In Europe, obtained a great deal of Importanl intormallon from Allied statesmen and other Influential Interests on the situation abroad and the foreign gov¬ ernments Involved In the reparations and Ruhr controveiaie.s, nttached a great deal of importance to hla pres¬ ence In Europe.
Both President Coolldge and Secre¬ tary Hughes In developing American policies on the European .situation, are believed to agree to what Mellon re¬ ports.
One of the principal 8tate.smen with whom Mellon conferred abroad was Premier I'oiiicare of France. It Is be¬ lieved the two government loaders talked over tho question of the Ii"Vench war debt to the United Ktate.s. The understanding here Is that Poincare alao may h.ave talked with Mellon re¬ garding tho possibility ot a reduction ot Fmnco's war debt to tho Unl'.i d States aa part of a general scheme lo scale down Gorman reparations in re¬ turn tor a reduction of tho Allied war debts to the United States. It Is un¬ derstood Meiion refused to have Al¬ lied debts to this country linked up with the reiianitionn question.
Mellon al.so visited Premier Bald¬ win at the latter's country estate, "Chequers," during his stay In Eng¬ land. In the conference between the two statesmen it Is understood the European .-itnation nnd tho possibiiit.v of .\moiioan ai'l to bring about a set- tlemeut bod a promlneot part.
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Debts Between Allies Are Con¬ sidered For Adjustment To Reduce German Penalty
SUCCESS IS DOUBTED
Paris, August 18.—A semi oftlcl.al announcement that Premier Polncaro will meet Prime MlnLster Baldwin of Groat BritiUn to discuss reparations, follow-in,; tho British leader's return from his vacation In Aix Ies Bolns, caused considerable excitement In ofllcial circles hore tonight- Many observers saw In the an¬ nounconiont nn indication that tho French Premier Is willing to mako a flnal offort to prevent -a rupture In the Franco-British entente, holding at least a semblance of a united front towanl Germany.
Persons closo to tho Premier, how¬ ever, had little hope that any now* conferenco would moot with success. Thoy pointed to the reconl of the many past conferences and conversa¬ tions botwoon British and French Icf^er.s. and s.aw in tho universal fall- UHB to h.armonizc the Anglo-French vQpi'polnts proof Ih.at tho essential In¬ terests of the two countries are euch that united nctlon toward Germany is virtually Impossiblo.
Advance Inform.atlon on tho text of Polncare'a rcidy to the British repar¬ ations note indicatoil the pessimists prob.ibly wcro correct In Ihoir fore¬ casts.
Debts  An   Issue
It was undorstood the nply, which was being sliidiod In Briissols toilay before ils delivery in London, limb- ably Mond.ay, refuses to change tho agreement ot May, ll»21, for distribu¬ tion of German ropanitions payments, although I'oincare expresses wiiling- nes« to cancel a part ot the German debt If nn equivalent amount ot In- tcr-Allicd dobls are caiicciiod.
The reply conflnns the Fronch de¬ mand for a mlnlnium of 2C billion gold marks for thia country, which would make the total German debt nbout BO billion gold marks, even afler com¬ pensation for the inter-Alliod debts.
Philippi Millol. who usually is well Informed In govornmont matters. In an article in the T'etit Parisicn today, de¬ clared the Franco-British viewpoints were irreconcilable and said Franco re¬ fused even to discuss Britain's doubts as to the legality of the French oc¬ cupation of the Ruhr.
"England desires evacuation of the Ruhr prior to tho entire payment of reparations, which Franco and Bel¬ gium   rofu.se,"   Millet continued.
"England wants a fresh adjudication of   Germany's   capacity   to   pay,   but ^'rance ami  lUigium   refuse to  revise the arrangement of May,   1921."
Yourishin Is Given Sheriff Place And Lavelle Of Avoca Named For Coroner
AUSTRALIAN WINS IN
DAVIS CUP TENNIS
Chestnut Hill, Ma.ss., August 18.— J. O. Anderson of Australia, defeated Pierce Horsch of France, In the next to the llnal singles of the Anierican- Europoan zone tin of the Danish cup matciios horo today. Tho scores '.cro 7-.5. «-J. 6-0.
Australia, which clinched yesterday Its right to meet the United States roprosentativos in tin; tlllais tor the Davis bowl, is now leading France four matches to non*.
TO PRESS CAMPAIGN
Momljcrs of Non-Partisan Political League, at their meeting Lost night, rescinded tho eiidorseinonl given a week «Ro to O. Jorry Dunn, ot Ply¬ mouth, for tho ofllco of Shorift ot Lu¬ zerno County, gavo thn endorsement to John 'i'ourishin, of Ila/.lcton, sec- retaiT-troa.suror of Dislrlct No. 7, United Mine Workers of America, en¬ dorsed a candidate for Coroner, nnd announced that nn nctive campaign for tho election of Iho mon endorsed would be .started on Monday. The gon- ei-al body also approved a risolution adopted by the seventh legislatlvo ex¬ ecutive committeo of tho league en¬ dorsing M.ayor Daniel L. Hart for re¬ election aa chief executive of tho city.
Tho leaguo will go Into the coming 'campaign with the following men en- I dorsed for county offices: I     Attornoy James  Stack  ot this city for Judge.
Arthur Jnme\ of Plymoulh for re¬ election us Di.strlct Attorney.
Jolm Yourishin of Hazlirton for Sher¬ iff.
Thomos Lavello of Avoca for Cor¬ oner.
Last night's meeting wns devoid of any of the flreworks whkh featured tho session of ono wook ago. Whon tho mooting waa callod to onlor It was announced that twenty dilogalea from the I'lyinouth district who last wook called tor tho endorsoiiiont ot Jeri-y Dunn for sheriff h.ail boon unseated as an Investlgatliin had shown that tho delegates had pre.sontod illegal credon- tluLs. It waa pointed out thut a dele¬ gate must bo elected nt 11 meeting of his local union nnd tho credentials signed l>y thn presldi tit and secretary of the local union. The delegates who wero unsealed had credentials signed by the president nnd .secretary of their local unions, but it la suid they had not lieen elected at a meeting of the local.
Dunn Shoved Olf
Following the unseating of tho dele¬ gates the chairman, Bernurd Callahan, declared that tho endor.semcnt for sherllT given to Mr. Dunn la.st Katur¬ day niKht was null and void on tho grounds that Ineligible delegates wcro responsible tor the endorsement. Im- mcdiatoly a motion was made and car¬ ried that Dunn's endorsement be re¬ scinded and that John 1'ourlshln be given Iho endorsement.
Alex Campbell ot Pittston, Interna¬ tional board member frora district No. 1 United Mine Workers ot Amorica rai.sid the point that at a recent meet- Ing the league had decided to endorse men tor the ofllco ot sheriff and cor¬ oner who were Hfllllnted with labor organ l/Jitions, and asked for the rend¬ ing ot thu minutes ot the meeting when this recomniendatlon was adopt¬ ed. Rinaldo CappoiinI, president of district No. 1, United Mlno Workers ct America, exidained that Mr. Du'hn had heen a member of United .Mine Work¬ ers of America but that when he en¬ tered the saloon business four years ago he automatically ceased to Ije a member of the organization ua the constitution prohibited membership of a man who wa.n engaged in Iho sale of ilnto.'iicaling liqtiiirs. Follo.ving Cap- Contlnutd on Pas* A-l
Wiushington, Augimt IR.—Tho Fed¬ eral government tonight w.aa pn pared to lalto any stops nocos.snry to prevent .a shut-ilown ot thn bar! conl inlnes. A virtual ultimatum to that effect was uiil^ouhcecl "by   L'hal'rnian^ j'ohri   ilays'
I Hammond ot  the   Uuitcd   States  Coa!
I Commission,  following    a    conference
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Mr.    H.ammond    and    George    Otis I Smith of the commission went directly
Hotel Wiiiai-U on ihotr'aFiiVR. TlWt ' and gave the President a complete re- ' 7'0'' o*. lirr' coiiR-n-Tr. ir-iw»N*^v. Vc;l., ' which resulted In the anthracite op- j orators and minors agreeing to re¬ sume nogollatlons for a new wage con¬ ference on Monday at Atlantic City.
"If they fall to agree," Hammond declaro<l, "the goveniment Ls prepared for the cmorgency and will take other stops."
Hammond took a hopeful view of tho situ.allon, however. Ho expro.sscd tho opinion that noilhor sldo In the hard coal controversy woitld dare to .assume the responsibility fur a strike. Agnlnst Suspension "It would bn suicidal for either Bide to bo responsiblo for a Buspension In the anthracite Industry at this time," ho said. "I have too high a rospoct for the judgment of tho operators and miners to believo that cither would commit such egregious folly.
".Vnd yet-", the coal commission cholrman paused ond, shrugging hla shoulders, added, "such things have boon."
Hammond explained that the com¬ mission would not go to Atlantic City but would be kept fully Informed by dally report on tho progress ot the conferenco.
It these reports, to ho furnished by tho secretary of tho Joint conference, lead tho commission to believo another deadlock Is In prospect. It will p-ompt- ly mako an emergency roport to tho President, flxing the blame.
"Tho conmiission ventures to ex¬ press the opinion that a prompt agreijBient at Atlantic City may render unnecessary nny further roport on this subject." tho conimlsalon's roport to the President stated, "but. If there shall bo n failure to negotiate a now contract before the 31st day of August or a failure to ngroe upon some method ot keeping tho mines opon until a new contract shall havo been agreed upon, th commission will re¬ port the tact.s, flx what It IhHcvos to bo tho rosponsiliiiity nnd make auch recommendations to you as, under the circumstances and law. It may dec^, appropriate.
Ready to Act "In tho meaiitlmo. If tho reports received from Atlantic City daily sliaM lead tho commission to thu conclusion that an emergency report is necessary, tho same will bo promptly made."
Owing to the shortness of tho tlmo In which tho contending parties have lo reach an iigroomont, mem'.jora of the Coal Commission expressed tho [ belief that nn effort would bo made to agree upon all othor contested points boforo ngaln taking up tho "check¬ off" system—now believed to be tho chief obstacle to a aottlement.
As   a   result   of   the   government's determination   to   step   In   unless   tho I operators   nnd   minors   show   signs   of ian enrly ngroomont, obsor^'or8 jiredlcl Jthat bolh sides will enter tho Atlantic J City conference with a better develop- , ed   spirit   ot   compnimise   than   thoy flrst demonstnited.    Tho fact that tho contending  parlies   agreed   to   resume nogotlationa waa accepted us an  Indi¬ cation that  the  operators and   minors will mnke a real  offort to negotl.ate a new   scale   without   causing   a   shut¬ down at the mines.
Wai!o Inrrrase The comproml.se courso which has been prediotod by those observers in¬ cludes a partial yielding by both sides. The operators arc expected to event¬ ually grant an Increase In wa.ges. The minors are also expected to drop their demand for a check-off. Persistent reports coming trom the anthracito fleld    contain    the    Information    thut
many among tho rank nnd flle ot tha minora' union nro willing to cro.ss the i-hock-oft frnm their list of demands. These soiircoa of Information Insist that thn older ajinera are sat;."?r.ed tu continuo under their present system of paying union duos If auch a course W'ill got thom moui mi.ney.
An important bearing on the ques¬ tion of wages was uncovered In the last twa^nty-fniir hours.    It  w.as  In  a
.Slates foal L'nmmi^ion, by ^T^. W.ir-^ riner, clilot spokesman for tha op«» vi-i.iars. in that lattor Mr. Warrtner not only oftorod to extend the present wage scale to March ,11, 1925, but alao announced that tho operators In th* event ot sulmiltting the enlire ques¬ tion to niiiilnition "will not n-sk for any downward revision of the present wage scales."
W'arrlner's I,otter
Mr. Warrincr's lottor proposing a renewal of tho scalo followa In part;
"1'he operators now offer to extend tho present contract until March 81, 1323, with nicdillcatloiis covering th* concessions   abovo   enumerated.
"If thn foregoing otter to extend th* conlract Is not acceptable to tha minors, tlio operators nro rendy to roniiw negotiations for tlie purpo** of i-eachlng a new agreement mutu¬ ally acceptable.
"If an agreement Is not reached by Sept. 1, or a later date, that will bo s.atlsfaclory to the representatives of the mine workers, tho operators pro- paso that any part of tlie seven de¬ mands of tho minors atill In contro¬ versy pliall be aubmitled to arbitra¬ tion. If arbitration Is agreed upon, then the Prosidont of tho ITnited States shall bo requested to appoint tho arbitr.itors. In viow ot our offer to extend present wage scales to Manli 31, lltilO, we wiil not. In caso of arbitration, ask for uny downward revision of the present wage scales. Opei-itlona shall bo continued nnd th* flndinga of said arbitrators shall b* retroactive to Sept. 1."
Earnest For Peace
Atlnntic City, N. J., August 13.—In a spirit of dotorminatioii to reach agrooiiioiit and prevent an nnthracite coal striko, tho vanguard ot raln*r and operator conferees arrived here tonight to prepare for tho joint peace mooting  which  opens Monday.
While tho woikers and operator* nro ju.st as far apart as they ever wero on disputed questions, there waa renewed hope among the observers v.ho scented   a  desiro   for  concilatlon.
John L. Lewi.s. Proaidcnt of tho Uniti'd Mino Workors and Samuel D. Warrlnor, chief of the coal operator delegates, wore forced Into the Mon¬ day conforonce by pressure of the United States Coal Comml.sslon, which expressed the "dis.sati.sfactlon of the public" with the proposed strike. Cunlendlni; .Statements
In view of this strong pressure both the minors and operators may foel tho nocossliy of sacrificing some of their demands to avoid Iho strike. It la thought. Neither, however, gavo any outward appearance of weakening.
Lewis said the minors would stick to their cloven demnnd.s.
"If we cm settlo oniy one demand n day, wc.can conclude an agreement before tho old wage scale expires th* last ot this month", he said.
Warrlnor stands by his la.st state- moiit ot tho operators* position. H* Is willing to uViolisii the 12-hour Jay nnd agree to more speed In the trials given inlners by the grievance tx>ard. Hut the operators have not weakened on the checkoff an'l that Is tho chief point of dispute. Also they have not slated their position on the miner de¬ mand for a 20 per cent Increase In wages.
The laat conference between th* two broke up during discusaion of th* miners' flrst demand. This demand Is for complete recognition ot tho United Mine Workors luid the check-ott systom of collecting union dues from minors earnings. It also Is specified that tho contract to be drawn up should run two years.
CARS IN COLLISION; THE PRESIDENT TRIES
ONE DRIVER INJURED A RIDE ON "GENERAL"
p. J. Gallagher ot 2G3 Wyoming street received numerous lacerations and brulsij^ aliout the face nnd liody last evening when a car he was driv¬ ing sidoswiped a machine owned and driven by Ray Davis of 96 Carey avenue, city. The accident occurred between North und Jackson streets, on North Main street, as lioth ma¬ chines wero traveling towanl Public Square. The injured mnn waa taken to the drug store of Frank and Bar- Ix-r. at the corner of Jack.son :uid North Main streets whore hla injuries were dressed after which he was takon to bia bom*.   No arrest* wera made.
Washington, August 18.—President ! Coolidge today essayed hla flrst rid* on "Goneral," the I'resldentlal steed. Aftor disposing ot affairs ot state lat* In the afternoon, the President, garbed In hla everyday working clothes, visit¬ ed the stables where "Generul" la kept, mounted and cantered cff around th* speedway which encircles Potomao I'urk. For half an hour, accompanied by hi.s oidi'r!\' and a secret service nian. the I'ros'dtnt truiinl and gal¬ loped nlon't tho bii.ilo i-itlij of tli* park.    Few persona recoeuued Unk