THIS NOTiTTi PLATTE REMT-WEFJCTY TRTHUNU.
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REPUBLICANS TO START EAHLY
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No Time to D Lost In Getting Cam
palgn Under Way Women to
Serve On Executive Committee.
STATES HE WILL NOT BE NOMI
NEE FOR PRESIDENCY.
CHICAGO SCENE OF ANOTHER.
RIOT FOLLOWING ACT.
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TWO KILLED, MANY INJURED
Desecration of Old Glory Said to Have
Taken Place at Meeting for "Back
to Africa Movement."
Chlengo, III. Two wlillc men wore
killed mid a negro policeman mid sov
crnl negroes were wounded In n riot In
the heart of thu South Side "black
belt," following the reported burning
of nn Aiiierlenn Hag by n hand of
negroes who were mud to have paraded
In the Interests of a "hack to Africa
movement."
The trouble occurred nt Thlrty-flfth
street and Indiana avenue, near the
scone of last year's race riots, In which
more than thirty whites and blacks
were killed and hundreds Injured.
Several hundred policemen were
rushed to the district mid succeeded Jn
restoring order before the disturbance
spread. More than 1.0(H) negroes
Withered, but no general riot occurred.
The burning of the Hag was reported
to have taken place when the parade
of blacks disbanded preparatory to en
tering a hall where n meeting had been
called by an organization which was
reported to advocate the movement of
negroes back to Africa.
According to the statements of spec
tators, the parading negroes disband
ed and gathered In a circle n round an
American flag which they set on lire.
After It had burned a little they
Pinniped on It, and then several drew
revolvers and began firing at It.
Police declared that they probably
never would know the eXnot number of
persons wounded. Several were ear
rled'off by friends, It was said, for the
parading negroes disappeared rapidly
nfter the tlrst shots.
AFTER COAL DARON8.
Palmer Orders Round Up of Those
Profiteering! In Fuel.
Washington. D. C A drive on
profiteers In bituminous coal has been
ordered by Attorney (Jenernl Pnlmor.
Orders were Issued to all federal dis
trict attorneys to give special attention
to charges of such profiteering and to
seek Indictment where Investigation
warranted.
"The Drpnrtment of Justice," said
Mr. Palmer's Instructions, "Is receiving
a number of letters in which complaint
Is made that bltum.nous conl prices nt
the, mines now range from ?7 to $11 n
ton, with n further Increase Imminent.
Production cost figures gathered by
tho Federal Trade commission from
1,o80 bituminous conl operntors show
that during Jnnunry, 1020, their cost
per ton averaged at the mines.
Since then there has been an Increase
In the cost of labor, enhancing tho
production cost to $2.70 per ton."
Death From Plaguo In Texas. '
Galveston, Texas. The dentil of u
17-year-old youth here after a brief Ill
ness "probably was due to bubonic
plague.' according to n dluguosls mado
public by Dr. M. F. Boyd, professor of
bacteriology at the State Medical col
lege. At a conference that diagnosis
was concurred In by federal, state,
county nnd city health olllcers. An Im
mediate effort for tho extermination of
rats and mice was decided upon.
Surgeon Oeneral Cummlngs at Wash
ington has been asked to dispatch
health service exports hero to help pre
vent possible spread of tin- disease.
Indianapolis Gets Encampment.
Columbus, O. Indianapolis will bo
the scene of this year's flrand Army of
the Hepubllo annual encampment, In
stead of Atluntle City which was se
lected Inst fall when tho encampment
was held in Columbus. This decision
was reached at a meeting of the na
tional executive committee here.
The fact tlmt sulllclent funds could
not be secured from New Jersey legis
lature Is said to have been one of tho
main reasons for changing tho placo
of gathering. The encampment will
bo held the week of September 11), In
stead of September 2.r, as originally
Get.
Convicts to Harvest Wheat Crop.
Topekn, Kas. State otllcials have,
announced that plans have heen made,
for harvest parole of state convicts.
They will bo sent direct to farmers
upon request and tholr employer will
be required to repot dnlly, Tho money
enrned by convicts Is to lie turned over
directly to their dependents. Life,
termers will not be exempted from tin
list, It was said, but only men of ap
proved behavior records will be pa
roled. Ex-Kalser Seriously III,
Berlin. -The Nunen Bndsoho I.nntl
swelgor lonrns from a trustworthy
source that tho former German em
peror Is critically 111.
Predicts Farmers Strike.
Chicago, 11. A "strike" of farmers
that will astound the world" Is predict
etl by E. II. (Jrubb, Internationally
known nH a "potato king" of Colorado,
and perhaps the tlnnl word on potato
culture.
Ho Is consulting agriculturists of n
Sacramento valley Irrigation company
in California, n breeder of blooded
stock uiul recognised the world over us
nn expert In agriculture. His warning
comes in a letter to A. C. Thomas,
Member of Chicago Prows club.
Chlcniro. Ill ('imiiinlifii malingers
for Senator Warren O. Harding of
Ohio, who was made the presidential
nominee by the rennhllenn national i
convention, declared no time would bj
lost In getting tilings under way.
Harry .M. Dougherty, director of Sou
iitor Harding's pro-convention cam
paign, requested the national commit
lee to take "prompt, snappy and oner
getle action" In placing the merits ol
the republican Issues before the voters
!f tho country. Party managers plan
to start the campaign soon after th
democratic convention Is held.
Will II. Hays, re-elected chairman
by the new national committee, will al
once name member of the new exec
utlve committee, of Whom seven will
he women, A vice chairman of th
executive committee, who will be n
woman, will be selected at the time
the committee Is announced.
About the time party manager!!
begin their real activities, the sonata
committee Investigating campaign'
funds will resume hearings, holding
Its tlrst sessions In Chicago, .Inly 7,
While the committee has been author. '
l.od to extend Its Investigations, Sena. 1
tor Konyon, Its chairman, said no
plans had yet been made to Inquire
Into campaign funds up to election
tiny.
The republican presidential munition
will become the center of the campaign
of the National Woman's party to
bring about rut mention of the suf
frage ((institutional amendment, ac
cording to a statement Issued by suf
frage leaders. A large delegation of
women 'rem many stntes. It was an
nounced, will wait upon Senator Han)
lug and ask him to Insist upon repub
lican action to secure the With state for
ratification.
WOOD REFUTES CHARGES.
Utterances Made by Murray Butler
Branded as Malicious Lies.
Chicago, III. Major Oeneral Loon
nnl Wood, In a signed statement char,
neterlzod as " a vicious and mallcloux
falsehood," a declaration by Dr. Nicho
las Murray Butler of New York that a
"motley group of slock gamblers, oil
and mining promoters, munition mak
ers and other like persons" hacked tin;
general's campnlgn for the republican
presidential nomination.
General Wood said that he regretted
to make the statement, hut It was ncc
cHsary to "brand n fakir and to de
nounce a He.' Declaring that the
men who managed his campaign werq
of "extraordinary high character," the
general said tlmt the attack upon them
"Is Infamous," and that Mr. ButlerM
1 notion was ah "attempt to lngratlato
himself with certain clcmculs which
exercised a determining Inlluence i.t
' the convention."
Another Date for Slayers Death.
Lincoln, Neb. The supreme court
denied the application of Allen Vln
cent (irammcr, sentenced to death foe
the murder of Ids uiother-ln-lnw, Mrs.
Lulu Vogt, In Howard county, for a
trial by Jury as to his Insanity. Tit
addition to denying the application
which enmo as an appeal frptn How
ard county, tho court refuses to sus
pend tle sentence' as prayed for. This
means that unless the courts further'
Intervene, drummer nnd his compan
ion. Cole, will die In the electric ejuilr
July !).
Gompcro to Oppose Harding. .
MontronU-Sainpol Oonipers, who
was re-elected president of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, Intends tit
take tho stump In the national political
campaign against Senator Harding,
tho republican presidential nominee. It
was learned here. Senator Harding '4
on labor's "blacklist" mid Gnvcnoi:
Coolldgo of Massachusetts, the repub
lican vice presidential nominee, W
said to be equally as objectionable to
labor because of tho Boston police
men's strike.
Five Killed When Irish Battle.
. Londonderry, Ireland. Five persons
were killed. 10 others seriously wound
etl and about 100 others wore lesi
seriously Injured during a period nt
rioting In this city June lb. The light
ing was accompanied by several at
tempts at Incendiarism, one of which
resulted In the burning of a large
store. Tlie rioting was a continuation
of disorders between nationalists and
unionists which suddenly broke out
tho day before.
Another Stock Scandal.
Dos Moines, la. Tho tiling of a suit
In district court to recover .$7,1,0011
and eighty shares of stock In the
Hankers' Mortgage Co. from C. S.
Meservey, director ami at dines vice
president and secretary of the Hank
ers' Security Co. has brought to light
another alleged stock promotion scan
dal hero.
Canc-r Toll 100,000 Yearly.
Now York. Cancer caused 100.0(H)
deaths In 1010 In the United States,
and .100,000 Americans are aflllcled
with tho disease. Dr. Frederick Dngnlo
or Boston declared In an address to
the convention of the Allied Medical
A auftlit Imi if Ain.itif.ti linrit Diii'tilii
snld It hud been decided that cancer Is
duo to certain constitutional or blond
conditions that are developed by ox-1
citing causes, ami that euro depends
upon removal of the exciting causes
ami treatment of tho basic blood condition.
1 View of the San Francisco Auditorium,
Itrlmont, the tlrst reconstructed town
new finance bureau of the Interstate
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENT
No Startling Features in After
math of the Republican
Convention.
BUTLER INCIDENT SURPRISES
National Interest Soon to Center In
San Francisco Leading Candi
dates and Their Strength
Bolshevism in Crisis
League of Nations
Weakening.
By E. F. CLIPSON.
The aftermath of the Republican na
tional convention has been somewhat
routine as aftermaths of that sort go.
The usual congratulations have been
extended to the winner with evidences
of good sportsmanship and pledges of
party lenity on tlie part of the near
winners. Inasmuch as victory fell to
the right or conservative wing of the
party some dlgruntlemeut was to be
expected from the left or progressive
wing, hut so far, this has not been
manifested to an unusual degree. Pro
gressive candidates and leaders promi
nent in tlie convention, have with a
few exceptions, maintained silence, ami
the a.-siiinptiun Is (hat they are In se
clusion, receiving tlrst aid treatment
for Ihelr wounds. Talk of a bolt Is not
nearly so voluminous as It was follow
ing the convention of 1010. and is not
receiving serious consideration. This
Is not merely opinion, hut a fact glean
ed from die news of the day. Several
eminent Progressives, notably Senator
Keuyou of Iowa mid Senator I. enroot
of Wisconsin, climbed Into the hand
wagon within ''! hours after the con
vention. As a rule losers- am treated sympa
thetically and charitably, hut this tight
has developed the unusual spectacle
of one of the minor contenders venting
his spleen upon the campaign ami sup
porters of one of the big figures among
die defeated. Nicholas Murray Ilut
ler. head of Columbia university, who
evidently assumed that because the
New York delegation supported him In
the convention he was the boss of that
state, has attacked the forces of MaJ.
Gen. Leonard Wood as boodlers and
stock gamblers who attempted to buy
the presidency. Ho refrains from any
attack on General Wood personally
and Indeed adopts a patronizing atti
tude toward that gentleman. General
Wood and his principal campaign con
tributor. Col, William Cooper Procter,
a limn not associated In the public
mind with stock gamblers, hut rather
as an allluent and somewhat prosaic
manufacturer of a soap that floats,
have come hack characteristically and
vttriollcaiiy. Tito liunlen or their re
ply Is to the effect that Mr. duller Is
a fakir who would not he able to rec
ognize tho truth If ho had It under a
magnifying glass. In the use of force
ful ami searing words It must ho ac
knowledged that they have the better
of tlie argument. Tin Incident Is the
only discordant note that has so far
developed In the hand wagon and the
only thing out of the ordinary In con
vention aflermaths. The hulk of opin
ion tis expressed In dispatches and edi
torials Is that college presidents may
be men of much hook "laruln' " and
high ((euls, but frequently very short
on political wisdom.
Palpitant national Interest now
shifts to the Domocnitle conclave at
San Francisco. All Indications are
that while there will be less external
heat than at Chicago, Internal forces,
tires and ambitions will provide quite
as much combustion. Among those
reasonably certain to be placed In
nomination nro William G. McAdoo of
Now York. James M. Cox. governor of
Ohio; A. Mitchell Palmer, attorney
' "'" V: V"n" S,m"- ',0,,',sv,
vnnln ; ltobert L. Owen, senator from
Oklahoma: Edward 1. Edwards, gov
ernor of New Jersey: Gilbert M. Hitch
cock, senator from Nebraska; Htike
Smith, senator from Georgia, and
John W. Davis, Virginia, ambassa
dor to Great Britain. Vice President
where the Democratic national convention win no neiu. z
In France, rebuilt by Americans.
commerce commission.
Marshall, may in spite of his repeat
ed refusals to go before the conven
tion as a candidate for the presidency,
he put in nomination by his frit-mis.
William .1. Brynn Is also al ixiwdblllty
although he has not made any positive
statement as to his attitude toward
the nomination.
A theory Wileh has considerable sup
port Is that McAdoo, Palmer and Cox
will deadlock the San Francisco con
vention much as did Wood. Lowden
and Johnson the one at Chicago, and
that Marshall will loom as "the Hani
lug of democracy." He has the good
will of both pro and antl-admlnlstrn-tlon
forces In tho party nnd his own
slate Indiana Is expected to support
til in In Hie convention Just as Ohio
supported Harding.
Many, who believe that tlie election
will hinge on Industrial and economic
problems, regard Cox as the logical
man. They also believe that the fact
of his coming from the same "pivotal"
state as Harding will be an advantage.
Their chief claim for his strength Is
his record while governor of Ohio as
an advanced proponent of labor and
social legislation. McAdoo's support
ers rely upon his record as adminis
trator of the treasury department and
the railroads and his other varied ac
tivities during tile war, and minimize
the effect n of the title "Crown Prince"
which detractors have placed upon him
as the son-in-law and political heir of
tlie president. Pajtner. while not so
strong with labor as some of the other
candidates and who Is also looked
upon with suspicion by some of the
prohibitionists, is probably, next to
MeAdoo. regarded most favorably by
tlie administration
He folios eonsld-
erahly upon his
recoril as custodian
during the war of alien property and
later as attorney general.
That It will be an Interesting con
ventlon Is certain. And they do say
that an effort will he mado to get a
wet. or at least moist, plank into die
platform, which assures that Mr.
Bryan will he heard from.
Most of the tall; of a third party In
tlie campaign is centered in the an
nouncement of tho "Committee of Forty-eight"
of an Intention to meet In
Chicago July 11) to nominate candi
dates for president and vice president
and formulate a platform. Inasmuch
as this committee Is made up of Indi
viduals who must be classed as the
extreme loft wing of nil parties, fer
vent radicals so to speak, it must tvly
for Its support upon die discontented
elements of other parties. It remains
to be seen whether this would draw
morn largely from one of the old par
ties than the other. In a question
naire sent out by the committee which
netted 1M.000 replies. It Is slated that
Senator ltobert M. LnFnllctto of Wis
consin was far ahead as n choice for
the presidential nomination.
Bolshevism In Russia appears to be
marshaling lis forces for one grand
stilish to prevent going to smash tin
dor the tllslntogrntng forces at home.
Tlie military machine organized by
Trotzky. the erstwhile reporter on a
Jewish newspaper In Now York. Is
said to number l.olKi.OOO men. If lias
swept Kolchak, SenionofT and Denl
klne. good lighters and strategists,
from Its path. Poland alone Is Its only
barrier against western Kurupo nnd
the Poles are at death grips with It In
the Prlpet district and along tho
Bereslna river. Trotzky's success hits
boon tltto to tho Impressment of the
military brains of the oznrlstle regime
into his cnuse. They wore offered the
alternative of giving their aid or suf
fering extinction.
The Poles have withdrawn from the
Kiev region under the pressure of XI
rod divisions. In the Caucasus bob
shovlst agents are organizing resist
ance to tho Inlluence of England and
Franco. An expert In assassination
has Imimi sent to counsel and Intrigue
with the Perslnns. In IntPn the bol
shevik poison hns boon working for
niiinv months. In Loudon Kmsslti.
tlie bolshevlst emissary. Is negotiating
for peace and t ratio. Poland's ponce
terms, offered weeks ago, have not
borne fruit. Russia appears to ho the
key tif tho world situation but the na
tions do not know how to use It.
On the other side of the picture
comes the news dint antl-bolshovlk
forces tinder General Wrnngel have
achieved linportnnt successes on the
Crimean front and nro moving north
ward from the Crimea and Sen of Arov
3
William A. Colston, director of the
In three strong parallel columns. But
more important is tlie Information that
all Russia Is ready to revolt against
the tyranny of the bolshevlsts. their
rotten government and the breaking of
promises by Lenlne. The Ignorant
peasantry and worklngmen. easy to
fool and slow to awake, are coming
to a realization tlmt the idealistic
principles of their present rulers
which promised them .a heaven on
earth, are taking them to the opposite
destination and that they are op
pressed by militarism and dictator
ship worse than the despotism against
which they revolted. These conditions
will Inevitably create an explosion. It
seems probable that the world's use of
the Russian key will ho determined by
the Russian people themselves.
Jnpnn proclnlms sincerity in being
willing to negotiate with China for die
return to that nation of die Shantung
peninsula; The peace treaty gave the
German rights In Shantung to Japan.
A note to China from Japan says she
Is willing to accomplish restoration
and is anxious to enter negotiations
to that end. China Is requested to ex
pedite tho organization of a police
force for the Shantung railroad to per
mit tho withdrawal of Japanese
troops. This attitude of Jnpnn In view
of all that has been said about the ,
Shantung question Is surprising nnd '
International circles are wondering If
some hitch will not appear In the dl-,
rect negotiations.
Innhlllty of die council 0f the
League of Nations which recently
closed a session In London to afford
relief to the Persian situation causes
grove fears In certain English circles
that the league will suffer an early
demise. The council was convened on
the request of Persia to deal with hoi
shovlst aggression at Knzeli. After n
session of three days the council was
forced to admit that It could do noth
ing. It was tho tlrst case under article
X by which the powers are pledged
to united action In defending the ter
ritory of league members against ag
gression. In effect the council's ad
vice to Persia wns to open direct nego
tiations for settlement with the soviet
government. In the house of com
mons Andrew Bonnr I.nw. government
spokesman, stated that Groat Britnln
would not Increase Its military com
mitments In Mesopotamia and Persia
but would on tho contrary reduce them
to decrease expenditures.
The recent resignation of four Eu
ropean cabinets the Italian. Polish.
Hungarian nnd Austrian Is slgplll
cant of the dlflleulty being exporl-
enced In adapting politics ami eco
nomic conditions to the pence tonus.
The relchstng elections In Germany
have produced n cabinet snarl which
will ho hard to unravel. Indications
are that these crises will continue ns
the political situation In none of the
countries has crystallzed to n sulll
clent extent to furnish effective work
ing majorities behind the cabinets.
According to predictions by leaders
among ex-service men, the convention
of the American Legion scheduled to
take place In Cleveland, O.. Septom-1
her 27, '28 nnd 20. while nonpolldcni In '
character, will rival In nntlonnl Inter-'
"est tho Republican and Democratic
conventions. It Is to be n grand rally
of war veterans In which Issues vital
to tho United States and all Its people
ore to bo considered. Tho assertion
Is made that there will be no "pussy- j
footing" on critical problems by the
direct representatives or more than
2.000,000 fighting men nnd other mil
lions who shnre their views.
No news of linportnnt disorders In
Mexico has come, to hand of late and
observers of that situation express the
view that the revolution hns produced
n nil I period of quiet. This no doubt
Is largely due to the fnct dint the
Mexican people are tired out for the
time Ining and If they do not propose
to have permanently settled conditions
nro .satisfied (o let matters rest until
tho various factions can gain n second
wind. But there is more optimism In
reports than at any time during the
pnst seven yours. People nre snld to
lie returning to work and only In Chl
hualiua whore Villa Is operating Is
there any great amount of unrest. Tho
present government Is pledged to get
Villa (lend or alive.
LOOKS FDR DEMOCRATS TOWIM
Eleven Candidates Including Nebraska.
Senator, Still In Field. No Sur
prise at Washington.
New York. William G. McAdoo, in u
telegram to Jouett Shouse of Washing
ton made public here, announced that
ho cannot permit ids name to come be
fore tlie democratic imtlonul conven
tion nt Sun Francisco next week nnd
adds that "this decision is Irrevocable,,
as the path of duty to me seems cleat
and unmistakable,"
Mr. McAdoo declared be must bnvo
a reasonable opportunity to rehabili
tate ids fortune and, having been out
of ofllcc less than eighteen mouths ho
.Iiiih not yet been able to accomplish
this.
A presidential campnlgn, Mr. Mo
,Adoo explained imposes upon tlie can
didate unavoidable expenses, which, ho
tsald, be was unable to assume unit
which he did not want his friends to
assume.
Mr. McAdoo In his telegram ex
pressed the opinion that die republican,
convention and platform assured a.
democratic victory If the lutter party
adopts "a straight forward, unequi
vocal, unevasive, honest nnd liberal
platform, and puts forward candidates,
who will colnmund public confidence."
Reports from Washington say Mr. Mc
Adoo's action did not surprise ad
ministration nfllcinls.
The elimination of Mr. McAdoo nar
rows die Held to eleven contestants
so far as Is now known. They are: At
torney General Palmer, Governor
lames M. Cox of Ohio, Governor Ed
ward I. Edwurds of New Jersey, Sen
ator G. M. Hitchcock of Nebraska
Secretary Meredith of the Agricultural
Department, Senator R. L. Owens of
Oklahoma, James Gerard, former am
bassador, Senator F. M. Simmons of
North Carolina, J. W. Davis of West
Virginia, ambnssador to Great Britain
Hon. S. Cummins of Connecticut
chairman of tlie democratic national
committee, and Senator Curter Glass.
of Virginia.
VOTE U. S. RUN ROADS.
Government Ownership Endorsed by
x Labor Federation.
Montreal The American Federation
of Labor's endorsement of government
0Wi,ership of the rnllronds ut Its an-
iiual convention bore was declnred by-
labor leaders to havo been the first
genuine defeat Samuel Gompers, its.
veteran president, has suffered In
years. The final vote wus 2i),0.r0 for
government ownership and 8,340
against. Tho federation called upon congress
to curb profiteering, endorsed Presi
dent Samuel Gompers' nonpartisan po
litical program, approved the Irish re
public nnd requested withdrawal of
armed forces from Ireland, defeated it
boor- and wine proposal, declared war
on the Kansas court of Industrial re
lations and antl-striko legislation now
before the legislature In Colorado and
Nebraska.
The convention by unanimous vote
elected Samuel Gompers president for
the thirty-ninth time nnd the aged of
ficial accepted the honor. Gomper's
wife, father and daughter died in tho
last year, and he Is In his seventy-first
year.
Anthrax In Nebraska Herds.
Beatrice, Neb. Anthrax has appear,
ed at tho farm of Frank GrnhnwskL
live miles southwest of Beatrice,
whore It lias wiped out .$2,000 worth
j of stock during the past week. Thlt
Is believed to be the tlrst appearand!
of the disease In this locality of tlu
state for 150 years. Mr. Grabowskl lost,
70 head of bogs from the disease,
and It then attacked bis horses, cat
lie and chickens. Aulmnls afflicted
with die scourge died soon after helm;
taken sick.
Accepts Wilson's Challenge.
Washington, D. C President Wil
son's challenge to submit die pence
treaty to a referendum of the Ameri
can people wns accepted by Senator
Harding, the republican presidential
candidate. "I am sure," said Senator
Harding, "die republican party will
gladly welcome the referendum on the
question of the foreign relationship of
this republic and the republican nttl
tude of preserved nationality will bo
overwhelmingly endorsed."
Charges Against Dempsey Dismissed.
San Francisco. Cn. An Indictment
charging William Harrison ("Jack")
Dempsey, world's champion heavy,
weight pugilist, nnd Jack Kenrns, hi
manager, with conspiracy to evade the
selective tlrnfl act, was dismissed' in
the federal court here.
Fear Acute Coal Shortage.
Washington, D. C A coal shortage
next winter which may curtnll produc
tion of iron ami steel and seriously af
fect other Industries is foreseen by the
fetleral reserve hoard in Its review of
business, IndusU'lal ami financial con
ditions of tho month of May, The Hit -tuition
already Is acute in some dis
tricts, according to the board, and pro
duction In many linos is being held
down. Production of coal Is being cur
tailed chlelly as a result of car short
age, the tvsorve board reports.
