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Washingrton. July 29.—Eastern Pa.: Fair Sunday, probably becoming un- settleil Monday; little change in tem¬ perature.
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Entered   at   Wilkes-Barre,   Pa., as   Second   Class   Mail   Matter
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, JULY^SO, 1922
The   Only   Sunday   Newspaper Published   In   Luzeme   County
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STRIKE IS SETTLED AT VULCAN IRON WORKS; PRESIDENT'S PEACE PLAN SEALED IN THE MAILS
SESSIONS^'^^^^!"^ \nINE MONTHS' TIE-UP
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TO DEBATE
STRIJ(E^END
Leaders of Shop Men and the Railroads to Get Secret Offer of Harding
MEET TUESDAY
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Off Ocean Liner
Handicaps in the Way of Peace May Be Put Aside By a Compromise
GOVERNMENT HOPEFUL
•VTa-shlncton. .Tuly 29.—Tho peace of- j fer of President Harding for »^ettling ' the railroad strike wa.s In the maUs tonUht, addre.ssed to Bert M. Jewell, j leader of th<» 400.000 striking shop • craft workers. an<l T. PeWitt Cuyler. chali-man of tho A.sso<:iation of Rail- \ way Executives. !
Jewell will pl.-ice the plan before the ! 90 offloers of the union at a meeting | Tue.sd.jy in Chicago and Cuyler will do ; likewise at a mf .-UnK of excn^utlves of I lis railroads in New York on the same I day. i
Pe.";pite report.-* that some executives and somo l;ibor leudtrs are opposed to the plan, officials close to tho I'resi¬ dent m.ide It plain again today that they believe tho proposal will bo ac¬ cepted.
The plain Infcrenco from the con¬ tinued optimism of Bovcrpment offi¬ cials In the face of the hostile dic'ar- Htions of somo r.iil executh-es «:is that n.ssurani'ps have already bejr-n received hy the President lh;it. in the end. the pl.in will prove acceptable to the ma¬ jority of iHjth the railroad presidents and the shopmen's leadens.
Hryond the announcement that the Frcsificnt's compromise plan for srt- tling the strike had been .sent In de- taileil form to Jewell and Cuyler, the White House was silent. It declined to make public the text of the plan and this will prol>;ibly not be made public until after the meetings in Chi¬ cago and  New  Vork Tuesday.
HardinB indicated In an open tele¬ gram several days a;;o that he would seek re-opcnlnp of the wage case lie- fore the Ilailroiui I.;iljor I'.oard if the strikers would return to work.
No re-adjustment of wages, contrary to the deol.sion of the board can )je made without   its   sanction,   officials
¦ay.
Hopes For Settlement
Chicago. July 29. I-eadlnp railroad •xecutlves throughout the coimtrj' are opposed tonight to a settlement of the railroad striko on the basis of the pro¬ posal submitted by President Hai-ding as It now stands.
Eastern westem and southwestern executivv.s emphatically declared that any settlement mu.st protect tho Bciiiority rights of the workmen now employcfL
The .seniority question appeared to¬ night as the only .stone blocking the road to peace. .V compromise can be reached on working conditions and wages both union leaders and com¬ pany   oCTicials   indicated.
l>espito the apparent deadlock on aeniority rights, a general optimism Increased in railroad circles heiv.
Bert M. Jewell, president of the Striking shopmen, and his six lieuten¬ ants, letui-ned Hiero tonit^ht from Washington and Immediately went in¬ to conference.
•The less talk now the better," Jew¬ ell slateiL "Tuesday we will have plenty to .say"
Railroad exocutlvos were equally re¬ ticent. It was eviiU-nt that Itoth fac¬ tions considered the crisis too serious tor talk.
Business Men .\ct
The Illinois Manufacturers A.ssocla¬ tion has lined up U^hind the execu- tivesL In a telegram to I'lvsidcnt Hanling |lie m.mufacturers urged that the President Uick the roails in their stand on the seniority question. The Chicago TratBc t'lub adopted a resolu- lion urging that the labor boarxl "cease trying to bring about .1 com¬ promise Sxtueon the executives who are olioying the Ixtard and the .strik¬ ers who are di.solM^ying, thus civating an erroneous public impression that there is something to arbitrate and that the men may not be entirely wrone."
.Additional guanls were thrown •round the Burnside shops here to prevent a rocurivnce of the rioting which resulted in the wounding of two men.
Precautions were taken and guards Increa.sed at practically every shop center in the country. Incipient riots threatened in several localities and au¬ thorities were using all the power at their command to nip them in the bud.
The a.ssociation of railroad execu¬ tives ls.sued .1 statement .saving that freight and pa.s.senger traflic on we.st- ern lines with headquarters in Chi¬ cago was practically unaffected by the Strike.
More than 7.000 new men have been added to the western sh«|)s since July t4. The Atchi.son, Topeka & S;inta Fe stated Its shop fon-os were .^7 per cent normal. Tho lllinoi.s Central has «n»ployp<l more than 2.000 men in the r>Jist ten diijs.
Kdwin -Mw.iter Seitz, formerly In an executive position for the ih- tcrnational Correspondence Schools of .Scranton. <il.s.ippeared myster¬ iously from the ocean liner "Presi¬ dent Roosevelt," returning from I.<lverpool, just befoie the boat docked at New "\'ork City, accord¬ ing to Information received in Scranton yestrday.
Mctropolitnn police authorities, who .started an immediate Invcsti- g-ation, have been unable to un¬ cover .my clue. In Seitz's .state¬ room $.'>7 In cash was found in .sev¬ eral trunks. Fellow passengers claim the mi.ssing man was known to have lit lea.st $600. The police are following the robbery theory.
The disappearance of Sell/, oc¬ curred early Friday. He had oaten with a few other pa.ssengers at the captain's table. .Among those guests was Major Charles E. I..ivlng.ston of Xew York. After ilinnor tho party went on deck whore Soitz coPtirued to bo the lifo oft the g.ith- oring. Major Livingston was the last to see Soitz alive, the former retiring- .shortly before miilnight leaving Seitz alono on deck. When the pa.ssenger list was checked up yestenlay preparatory to lamling, the man was ml.ssing.
Seitz became connected with the Intemational (Correspondence Schools in 1897, us .secretary to T. J. Foster, then presi<lcnt. Aftor a fow years' sorvice, ho was .sent lo Toronto. Caniu^a, as ilistrict super¬ intendent, tw was rocalloii to Scranton and made manager of the Industrial extension department un¬ til ISoS'when he was sent to Lon¬ don as managing director of the International K<lucational Publish¬ ing Company, an I. C. S. subsiiliary. In 1916 he became connoctod with the Corona Type\yriter Company ss ifs l>on<lon representative.
BROUGHT TO AN END
The strike of ihe Vulcan Iron Works caaie to an end yestenlay aftemoon, the employes and officials amicably ad¬ justing their difficulties after a period of idleness that commenced tho first day of last .N'ove'mber. During the nine months that the machini.st.s their helpers and laborers, were on strike, social earnest efforts to settlcj^ the trouble were made by neutral agen¬ cies, but all of them were fruitless. Yesterday the striking employees and the offlciais of the company came to an agreement without the he»p of outside agencies.
The negotiations that came to a satisfactory conclusion yestenlay be¬ gan several weeks _ago. On at least threo occasions since then ii looked as though there would be an adjust¬ ment, but not until yesterday after¬ noon, whon a meeting was held at Union Hall, did a majority of the men vote to accept the terms offered by tho company.
Theso terms mean a reduction of thirtoon and one-half per cent, for the machinists and a reduction of flfteen per cent, for tho laborers. When the .strike started la.st November the ma¬ chinists were asked to take a reduc¬ tion of twenty per cent and the labor¬ ers thirty per cent. Under tho new- rate of r>ay the machinists will receive about J5.10 per day and the lahoiers about $3 por day.
The moulders alsa wept on strike Kist November, but they came to an agreement with the company a few months ago and returned to work^The men will go back to their old places on Tuesday morning, the first day of Augrust.
It Is understood that not more than 200 of the striking employees c;in be taken back ot once. Present condi¬ tions In the manufacturing business have made a curtailment in the num¬ ber of employees nece.ssary. It is ex¬ pected, though, that there will be em¬ ployment for all who wish to return, many of the old employees having found work elsewhere or left the city.
There Is general s.itlsf:ictlon in the city thut the strike has been settled. During the long history of the Vulcan no strike ever occurred at the plant until liust November. Scores of the men who have been on strike were in the employ of the company for over thirty years. Many of them never worked for any other concern. In conversation with some of the em¬ ployees last evening an Independent man found them greatly pleased that the long and costly warfare had been brought to a satisfactory end.
All that is now necessary In the val¬ ley to bring peace and prosperity Is nn adjustment of the trouble betweea coal operator and miner.
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Probe is Launched at Three O'clock This Morning On Cottager Complaints
CHARGES ARE MANY
Accidents   in   Twenty-three Cities of America Reach a-Han- Total of 2,096
LOS ANGELES LEADS
(Copyright, 1922) New York, July 29.—Seventy-two woro killed and 684 injured In 2,096 autonobilo accidents in 23 cities dur¬ ing the pa.st week, according to the following statistics collected hy the United Prrtss; .
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HOLDS HER HUSBAND;
TO GET ALIMONY TOO
Elkton. Md., July 29.--Pretty Peggy Udell, roal namo Unortle, of Milwau¬ kee, will keep her husband and get "alimony" besides, it was learned to¬ day.
Judgo Wickos h.is dismissed suit for annulment of marri:ige brought by John W. Montgomery, her husband, on the plea th-t he was vampe<l and married tho "Midnight Frolics" girl at dawn, while he was intoxicated.
"The escapade was fraught with serious results," the judge's opinion .sai<l. He gave fhe girl $50 a month support. Montgomery Is from Belle- fonte, I'a.
ACTORS ARE CHARGED ON WET PROPAGANDA
Responding fo complaints of mid¬ night revelry and lawbreaking. Sheriff John MacLuskle and a group of depu¬ ties earlv today started a clean-up of objoctlonablo placrs and characters at ov's Uiko. The sheriff loft this city with his men at 2 o'clock this morning and an hour later was re¬ ported investigating all places named In moro than a score of complaints rocoivod by him. Tho results of the cru.sade wore not known at that time.
Cottagers and others responsible for the recent organiziif ion of a police force at Har%cys Lake, havo placed charges of varied nature befoie the shoriff for Investigation. These alle¬ gations include bootlegging, oKscene conduct and brawls. It is charged that the orgy breaks out at midnight or somo other late hour by which time tho greater part of the .summer colony has retired.
Tho shoriff was told that liquor Is being pefldled at the lake. Occupants of cottages have been awakened dur¬ ing early morning hours, it is claim¬ ed, bv intoxicated men traveling the lake road, shouting filthy language and acting otherwise dLsorderly.
Som" cottages having transient households have also been included in the demand for stricter law enforce¬ ment. Young people making excur¬ sions to those places herve increased In numbers in rot-eat weeks, according to fhe information given the sheriff.
When the authorities first learned of these ^-violations, an investigation was ma<le. Most of the charges were found true, it is said, and arrange¬ ments were maile accordingly for the round-up early today. Plans were quietly mado. Shoriff MarcLuskie load- e<l his men in an automobile and start¬ ed for the lake with .suspected places listed. The investigation'was in op¬ eration as this paper went to press.
ON PERSONAL GAIN
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Caraway's Demand is Bitterly Opposed and Effort Made to Block It
CALL IT HUMILIATION
BEER SELLERS STRIKE
Dresden. Oerm my, July 29.—A beer selling striko was threatened here to¬ night. Liquor dealers, incen.scd by a flfty per cent, increase In price, plan¬ ned to quit selling beer altogether as a protest. •
on. COSIPAXY EJECTED
¦U'ashinglon, July 29.—Ejection of a private oil company from the Teapot Dome Naval Oil Reserve in Wyoming by a defaihment of V. S. Marinos was authorized late today In an order from A.ssistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt to Major General Lejune, commander of tho marino.s. An offi<-er of the marines and three men are to carry out the order. The trespassing company Is known as the Mutual Oil Company.
MOTHER AT TEN YEARS PUZZLES MEDICAL MEN
Washington.    July 29.    — .A   veileil charge   that   actors   and   movio   stars
are being i»aid by the "wet  inforosts" } 	
for ridiculing Prdhibition was made by | Hardin, C July 29.—.A grand jury- Wayne B. Wheclor. genenil counsel of. next wook will attempt to unravel the tho .Anti-Saloon  l.eague here tojrtght. | case of Elizabeth Irwin, ten yenrs old,
Wheeler chai-ged that individuals of' "America's youngest mother," «>rd un-
Bosses May Quit New York. July 29.—Further coiq- plications wore thn>wn into the shop¬ men's strike .situation today whon supervisory offlciais threatened to quit If roods restore .seniority to strik¬ ers. It was detlared by tho bureau of Information of eastern niilway.s. The.se . supervisory officials include super\'is- Ors, m.isti-r mechanics, foremen and other "str.iw bo.s.ses."
Open Sbop Agreement
Chicago. July 29.—.A i>o\vorful group of we.sfem r.iilroBiIs allied tonight to break th? shopmen's striko and pla<;e their shops on a pre-war  non-union
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tho fheatriciil profession have been subsidizeil fo advocate "personal liliorty."
"Every actor and movie star has a right, of coui-se, to he wot or dry, ac- coiding to his own individual inclina¬ tion," Wheeler said. "To iis«» the stage, however, to further this pur¬ pose Is securing money under false pretenses."
In his attack on the theatre. Wheeler pointed to certain advantages ho s;iid had been gained by it for prohibition.
Prohibition clo.sed 1.777 saloons, he Siiid. "Millionii of people Vi-ent to the theatres and movies who never before attende<1 those places. The box office receipts increa.sed $33,000,000 under prohibition In 11)21, as compared with 19I.<?.
"The theatres and actors thnt are allowing   thom.solves   lo   be   u.sed   as
wed girl.
Physicians declared the fact that ths child, the step-daughter of Rev, L. W. Irwin, gavo birth to a seven pound bilby, is little short of miraculous, froTi a .scientific standpoint.
The girl .stoutly denied intimacy with any man or boy and the ftict that her |»arents could throw no light on Identity of the baby's father, added more cQmpIe,x angles to the case. .
The girl is recovering rapidly from the cri.sis of confinement, chatting brightly and cheerily with physicians and nurses. '        s
Washington, July 29.—On the ground that the proposed Investigii- tion of the personal and financial in¬ terest of Senators in votiOi^on the rates in the pending tariff bill Is "ridi¬ culous," Rep^lblic!ln Senators will con- tlnue^thelr oppo.sition to Senator Car¬ away s demand for an inquiry, they said tonight.
Caravuy. who today was blocked when he tried to have the judiciary committee consider .1 resolution for .such an investigation, will continue his efforts if public opinion .supports him In the contention that all the facts ought to-be made public.
Nothing since the famous lobby in¬ vestigation in 1912 has so stirred Sen¬ ators as Caraway's demand that they make public their holdings and finan¬ cial Investments in commodities af- fecte<l by the wool and other schedules of the tariff measure.
In the lobby investig<ition Senators we're reque.stod to give complete in¬ ventories of thoir property to the In¬ vestigating committee. Many of thom declared tonight that they woulc^ not submit to such humiliation again.
Senator Wadsworth, New Y'ork, who.se objection today blocked formal presentation of Caraway's resolution, .said tonight he would continue to ob¬ ject
"I'll oppose It every time I ;un In the Senate and It is brought up," said Wadsworth. "I nm opposing the wool schedule. Therefore my opposition to this cannot be mistaken as a desire to shield myself, but the whole thing is ridiculous. If the motives back of Senators' votes on tariff, revenue or any other measures, which affect busi¬ nesses in which Senators are inter¬ ested are to be questioned, the result will be that no men who have made a success fn business will come to the Senate."
Wadsworth pointed out that he, as as  a  wheat   grower,   voted    for    the wheat tariff, while as a wool  grower he is opposing the wool tariff. Democrats See Blunder
Democratic Senators were disposed to regard Wadsworth's objection to the investigation as a blunder since it might create the impression that Re¬ publican Senators feared the results of the Inquiry.
Meantime, disclosures concerning financial interest of .some Senators in the wool tariff may follow the return here tomorrow night of Senator Pat Harrison, Mississippi. Harri.son has documents bearing on the formation ot an alleged wool pool in which a Senator and his relatives are reported to have been interested. These docu¬ ments may be given to the Senate.
Caraway's speech today on his reso¬ lution caused a dramatic and con¬ fused scene in the Senate. The Ar¬ kansas Senator read from editorials |in which certain Senators were named as being flnancially Interested in see¬ ing high duties imposed on wool and other commodities.
Carraway did not name any Sena¬ tors, but while he was speaking. Sen¬ ators Smoot. Utah; Gooding, Idaho, and Stanfleld, Oregon, all retired from the chamber.
Two Badly Hurt When Local Train Hits Auto On West Side Crossing
Wesley Wesley, of 96 Sharpe street, Kingston, and Michael Boback, of 117 Howard street, Larksville, are in Nesbitt West Side Hospital suffering fix)m injuries re¬ ceived when a truck on which they were riding was stmck by the D., L. & W. train leaving Kingston about, twenty minutes late on its way to Scranton about 4:35 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The accident occurred at the Divi¬ sion street crossing in Kingston as the two men, who were employed by Evans, ice cream manufacturer of 222 Wy¬ oming avenu^, Kingston, were about to cross the tracks on their way to Luzeme.
The machine had started across the trades, when the train going north struck the car, turning it completely around and tossing it some distance from the railroad tracks. The car landed almost on the tracks of the Har¬ vey's Lake line of the local traction company.
The train is said to have been moving at a moderately fast rate of speet? and is alleged to have come to a stop within its own length. It was in charge of Conductor H. J. Larkin while the engineer "was Edward Sleppy of Northumberland.
Persons who witnessed the accident, together with members of the train crew, nished to the assistance of the injured men, finding Wesley, the driver of the truck, pin¬ ned beneath the car. His helper, Boback, was thrown from the seat and lay in the back end of the machine. Both men were i-ushed to the Nesbitt West Side Hospital in a passing automobile where it was found that Boback's injuries consisted of severe contusions and abrasions over the entire body. His condition, last night, was reported as fair. Wesley was far more seriously injured having re¬ ceived a fractured skull, lacerations and bruises. He was reported as being in a critical condition at a late hour last night.
Just how the accident happened is hard to explain. The train is understood to have been traveling at a reason¬ able speed and although there are neither gates nor flag¬ man at that particular crossing it is so open that a train coming from either direction can be seen for some dis¬ tance. The theory is advanced that the driver of the ti-uck misjudged the distance and the rate of speed at which the train was traveling and attempted to cross the tracks ahead of the approaching train.
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First of Crowded Districts to Permit Officials to Provide More Accommodations
FOUND DEAD IN FIELD FROM BULLET WOUNDS
With two bullet wounds in the head Michael Yuhase, 47 years old, of 910 South Washington avenue, Scranton, was found dead yestenlay in a field in South Scranton. .\ new .32 calibre revolver  was  on   the  ground   nearby,
Given as near a "third degree" as   Police authorities believe the case one humanely possible in an effort to find- of suicide.
out who the father is, she only stub¬ bornly declared, "1 have no boy friends."
Dr. P .H. Ryan, noted obstetrioian. Columbus, tonight declared the ca.se was of a nature yet unheard of thus
liquor   proiutgandisfs   show   not   only | far,   but   declareil   motherhood  at   ten inzrafitude.   but   are   prostituting   fhe   years   of   age   had    been    previously
ideals of tht stage in an indefensible miinner."
known in the tropics where maturity is reached more swiftly by chUdi%fc
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning members of the man's family a.sked the police to look for him. They said he was demented and had wandered from home. While the police were searching. Powell Raskisky an<l Frank Micewicz. both of Scranton, came upon Yuhase. Blood was .streaming /rom two woimds. The revolver was still warm.
Tho spocial eioction in Par.sons yes¬ terday resulted in a decisive victory for tlic "^110,000 loan which the school boanl askod the voters to indorse so that a now high .school can be erected that will meet the needs of the dis¬ trict. Unusual interest was manifested in tho outcome of the election owing to tho fact that in every other school district in which the voters were ask¬ ed to favor a lo.nn the request was emphatically refused.
Uiiny of the school districts, par¬ ticularly in the coal regions, have boon pressed for necessary school fa¬ cilities for several year^ la most of theso dlstflcts the tax fcvies are un¬ usually high and there has been con¬ siderable opposition to anything in the way of improvements owing to the fear tliat tax levies would soar still higher.
Tho levies havo been high owing to the gradual reduction in valuations as a result of tho removal of C09I, which. In a large measure, has stood school districts in good stead in mis¬ lng money for school expen.ses. Some school di.stricts that defeated loans. Plains boing one of thom, resorted to direct taxation to secure the money for needo<l school facilities. This is at present being done in Wilkes-Barre, the belief being that in the end it will co.st the taxpayers less.
Tho school directors of Parsons placed the matter squarely before the voters, informing them unlo.ss the $110,000 was authorized tho directors, would be compelled to place the tax rate many mills higher than it is at the p'-o.sent time, the levy now being 25 mills.
The vc^e cast yesterday" was quite large for a special election, 793 turn¬ ing out. The loan was carried by a vote of. 477 to 316, the majority for the loan being 161. The vote by districts was as follows:
Tes
North dist.,  l.st 131
North di.st., 2nd  182
South di.st., 1st   S«
South dist., 2pd 48
So. West dist.   30
iis SIATE POLICE
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Wrath of Union Men Aroused By Distrust of Demonstra¬ tion's Motive
No 49 78 90 83 17
Total 477       316
The Parsons directors would have been hard pressed for .school facili¬ ties if the loan had been defeated. It would have boen necessary to place from 600 to 900 children on half time. Although le.ss than half the voters participated In the election, those who kept tab on the voting .state that vot¬ ers of intelligence wero prominent in supporting the proposition.
The pre.sent high .school on North Main .street will be made a grade .school and the new high school wiil be erected on Mill street at a central location. The directors pLin to erect one of the most up-to-date high .schools In the county for the money it Is po.ssible for them to ox^end. Nor- raaliv. Parsons has a voting .strength of from 1,800 to 2.000 and every effort was made to have all persons register aft opinion on the loan. As in many public questions the mass of voters remained away from the polls. The result is expecte<i to have an effect upon other districts that are con.sider¬ ing school extensions. Plymouth is the next town likely to call for the people's opinion at a evcciai election.
Twenty State Trooper.s, led bv Cap¬ tain Wiliiam Clark, were rushed from the Wyoming Darracks to Carbondale on mysterious ordei-s yesterday to pre¬ vent possible trouble when 3,000 Idle shopmen and miners staged a street demon.st ration.
Disorder did not occur and the parade was flnally permitted to get undor way aftor an bout's delay cau.sed by a conforeivce of Mayor Loftus of Carbondale, jCaptain Clark and Sheriff Jim Reap of Lackawanna County.
.-Vfter the parade had paased into history, leaders of the strikers were engaged last night on an inquiry Into the cause of the troopers' inva.sion of the city. Mayor Loftus said lie did not know they had been called. Sheriff Reap may have summoned them I ut has not admitted It. Captain Claik announced that It was not his Inten¬ tion to prevent the para* .nd his men were on hand merely to cope with an emergency.
Carbondale has been agog for sev¬ eral days over the prospects of the parade. The city has been passing through a strenuous period of strikes occasioned by the rail and mine tie- ups. A week ago a riot occurred there. When Mayor Loftus was first ap¬ proached for a permit for the parade ho gninted the neces.sary permis.slon. Arrangements were made according¬ ly fo have the parade consist of 1,000 striking cmplojees of the Delaware & Hud.son und other roads; 1,500 miners and 600 union sympathizers. They planned to hold the affair at night and to staife an outdoor ma.ss meet¬ ing. Mayor Loftjus later reconsidered his decision and withdrew the permit. Plans Changed A third time Loftus had a change of mind and granted pormission to the lal)or men, provided they would march in the da>-time and hold their meeting in St. Rose pari-sh hall. The change in plans was acceptable to the strikers.
While various divl.slons were waiting on the stj-eet ye.steniay afternoon to swing int» line, a squad of troopers, twenty .strong, with Captain Clark at their head, left the kirracks at Wyo¬ ming, The hour for starting the domonsti-ation arrived but the column of .strikers failed to move. ^
The troopers swept through Pittston and .Scranton and flnally rode into Carbondale. The uniformed offlcers were distributed along the line of march while Captain Clark went into a hurried conference with Mayor Lof¬ tus and Shoriff Reap in the city hall. They were closeted for a half hour. Finally, they announced fhe parade could move. A large crowd thronged the streets. The demon.stration yanati ott without any difflculty.
Captain Clark is reported to have told Carbondale residents that his men appeared only to guard against dis¬ order. He did not divulge the source of the call that brought his troopers. Jn their inquiry into the situation, labor men in Scranton last night tele¬ phoned to Harrisburg for information. They were advised that Major Adams, superintendent of the troopers, was out of the city, hut that Captain Clark's men had prol)ahly been in- strutted to do guard duty In Car- bond;ile. In normal times such an order would be issued from Harris- burs, It was said.
OHIO MINES OPENED; LEWIS IS ATTACKED
TO ME LABOR
District President Hall Also Permits Break in Ranks to Supply Fuel te State
FARRINGTON  EMBITTERED
First Week of Harding's Plan Effects No Change in the Strike Situation
CoWmbus, O., July 20.—The first break in the solid ranks of miners participjvting in the nation-wide strike, was apiiarent here tonight.
Governor Harry L. Davis announc¬ ed thJt ho had .nrranged with Lee Hall, district president of the Ohio miners, for part of the strikers to re¬ turn fo the pits to mine coal for Slate institutions.
"I havo succocdod in having the coal strike in Ohio relaxed sufllcidntly to provide the production of an ade¬ quate supply of coal for state institu¬ tion.s," the Governor's statement read.
Hall's action In permitting Ohio miners to return to work,—even to piovide coal for state institutions, came as n complete surprise.
It was pointed out that John L. Lewis, miners chief, declined to per¬ mit Michigan mine.-s fo produce coal for state institutions. Lewis told the state labor commi.s.iioner that "such action would tend to disrupt the mln- ei-s organization."
The Ohio miners will enter pits of the Wilbren Coal Co. in Perry County and also those of the Oliver Coal Co., Jack.son County, Monday morning, according to the Governor's announce¬ ment.
In.stltutions to be supplied include the Lima State Ho.spital; the Long- view State Hospital, Cincinnati; the Ohio Soldiers Home, Sandusky, and the Dayton State Hospital.
READY FOR RATIONING
5,000   strikers   Ketum
Cincinnati, O.. July 29.—A wage in- crea.se of 24 cents a ton was granted 5,000 miners of the East Tennessee and Kentucky Coal fields at a miners- operators' conference here today. The miners returned to work recently at $3.44 a day, the wages they were re¬ ceiving when the strike wns called April 1. They will receive $5.94 a day under tht new agreement.
Farrington Attacks Lewis
Philadelphia, July 29.—Charges that the announcements of John I.,. I.«wis. international president of the L'nited Mine Workers, that the strike Is vir¬ tually over and that a meeting with the operators will be held In a few days, have delayed a .settlement, were hurled at the union chief tonight by Frank Farrington, president of the Il¬ linois district.
Lewis paid little attention to the charges and renewed his announce¬ ment that a meeting with the openi¬ tors of the central competitive field will be held in a few days.
When asked where fhe meeting will be held, Lowls repliod with the fam¬ ous, Spanish phra.so: ¦'Qulon sabe," which literally interpreted, means "who knows."
Farrington, upon his arrival here, lost no time to voice his disagree¬ ment with Lewis nor to subject his chief to sharp criticism for his con¬ duct during the strike.
He resented an Intlmhtion that he had boen summoned here by Lewis. H<^ said he came here to Icr.rn "what this is all alxiut."
"I hear they have the strike all settled," said Farrington, "but that Is certainly news to me."
Lato In the aftemoon Farrington, nccompanied by district presjtlpnts from the central competitive fleld, held a conference with Lewis. Just what matters were discus-sed could not be leamed. Lewis refused to make ony statement and declared he was not able at this time to make known what subjects were taken up at the con¬ ference.
Shortly .ofter his arrival Farrington ch.xrged that the Illinois district, whicli he lead.s, had been Ignore*! in the negotiations. After the meeting he declared "the miners of Illinois will go along with the others."
"My people favor a four state con¬ ference," he said.
Farrlnjrton cilled c conference of Illinois n>ino leaders last week and it was reported steps would bo taken at that meeting to effect a settlement with operators. The conference was later rescinded. Farrington refu.se<l to state why the meeting wns calle<l off. except to say: "We had our reasons for rescinding It."
At the clo.se of the conference I.iewi« said the union leaders would be free to return to their homes. He said there would not be any further con¬ ferences for the time being, at least.
I.*wis plans tc remain here over Sunday and probably will be here Monday. He said he h.id a lurge pile of correspondence he wished to clear away before leaving.
MISS MAE HANKIN BRIDE OF RICHARD H. MITCHELL
Mi.ss Mae Hankin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Hankin, of 61 Pershing street, and Richanl H. Mitchell, of 33 Carey avenue, were married last night at the home of the bride. Rev. J. M. Lloyd of Westmoor officiated. The wedding w.ts a quiet affair, only a few intimate  friends being present.
After a trip to Atlantic City, New York and other ea.stem cities, Mr,
Washin^on, July 29—I'resident Harding'sT plan for reopening the mines, unjner fhe protection of state governments, failed during the first week of its tr'al to bring alwut any appreciable increa.so in the pro<luction of cojil, fhe United States Geological Survey of the Department of the In¬ terior reported oflScially tonight.
The survey reported that approxi¬ mately 3,900,000 tons were mined thia week, as compared with 3,700,000 tons last week. This increase ot 200,000 tons a week since the President di¬ rected the re-opening of the mines is only partly attributable to his or<l«r, the survey stateil. In the strongly unionized ili.stricts there has been no signs of production.
The survey's figures reveal the startling decrease in coal pro»luction due to the mine and mil strikes.
Normally the L'nlted States would be pro<iucing from 9,500,000 to 12.000,- 000 tons at this periixl of the year.
Offlciais of the Department of Com¬ merce estimated tonight that the coal reserve which was about 65,000,000 tons when tho strike began Is down under 10,000,000 tons and will be vir¬ tually exhausted unlesa mining Is re¬ sumed within two weeks.
Coai  I'ses  Curtailed
Because of this critical coal situation Secretary Hoover, as chairman of President Harding's fuel distribution committee, today announced a bon on the exportation of coul and strict limi¬ tations on the use of it for bunkering ship.s. He also warned Canada that It should .seek supplies from other coun¬ tries than the I'nited States.
In a statement tonight. Hoover out¬ llneil the government's plan for pre¬ venting profiteering and controlling the distribution of coal during the present shortage.
The plan places great responsibility on the .states. The federal govem¬ ment will undertake to .see that each state gets Ifs proportionate share of the limited fuel supply and then will reply on the states to distribute it fairly In acconlance with the priority plan outlined by the Interstate Com¬ merce Commission.
The distribution of coal to all priv¬ ate consumers will be squarely up to the states.
"Returns on coal output in the sev¬ enteenth week of the strike (July 24- 2D) give the flrst test of the response to the invitation tort-open," said the statement of the Geological Bur\L'>.
Nu Anthracite
"Prtxluction is running at the rate of 3,900,000 tons as compared with 3,- 700,000 tons last week. This incroa.se is partly due to more men at work ia Pennsylvania, partly to improve<l car supply in southern West Virginia and partly to heavier shipments from Ala¬ bama and the far west. Production of anthracite mines remains practically rero.
"There Is no Indication of Increased production in response to re-opening of the mines in any of the strongly organized districts. .More coal is tom- Ing out of the former non-union field.-* of West Virginia but the additional supply from these source.-i Is not yet significant in comparison with the re¬ quirements of the country.
"The decrease in coul production since Juiie is attributable to tariff congestion, resulting from the shop¬ men's stnke. In the middle Appa- lachain region, the congestion is still acute, although a slight Improvement over last week has been reported from certain districts."
The plan of coal distribution com¬ municated to different Governors, as announced tonight by Hoover, follows:
"The fedenil govern.Tient will limit its activities in coal distribution en¬ tirely to interatate questions. Mr. Spencer has been appointed fuel dis¬ tributor, not fuel administrator, be¬ cause the federal distribution is con¬ cerned with coal distribution between the different States, not with coal ad¬ ministration in tbe sense of the war organization.
"The control of coal distribution to individual con.sumers within the State boundaries is entirely In the hands of State authorities except for railway coal.
"The methods of handling coal for railways responsible to the Interstate Commerce Commission will be deter¬ mined directly from Washington ia maintaining interstate commerce. Kuel Distributkin
"Distribution problems vary in dif¬ ferent groups of States; that is, ia New England, Middle Atlantic. South- em Middle West, Northern Lake States, Inter-Mount<iin and Pacific States. The la.st two groups are able to look after themselves and are not embraced in active administration.
"Each State outside the latter group has been reqtiested to canvas.-? its situ¬ ation as to stocks and requirement.* in order of the priority In different classe.s.—public utilities, public institu¬ tions, households and industnal coal.
"E^ch state has been asked to make such rules and regulations as It nuiy> see flt to control speculation and dis¬ tribution within the t>oundaries of the state. It has been sugge.sted that fhe co-operation of their state wholesale and retail coal dealers associations should he secured-    The  federal  gov-
and ^ Mrs.  Mitchell  will  reside at  79  Davis i ernment  has no authority    and    can Place.    They will be At  home  August I e.xert none in this matter^xcept moral 12.   The bride Is a graduate nur.s« of  pres-sure
City HosiMtal training school, class of | "Each state that must import coal 19P}. Mr. MitcheU is paying teller ini from other states has been asked to tfae Miners Bank. 1 iContiaucd on Page I&4