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Miners Will Strike Septem*
ber 1, Is General View
Among Observers
Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. 20.—With
Teratives of the United States de
partment of justice on the scene in
quest of Information regarding the
probbility of a strike in the hard
coal fields September 1, the anthra
cite wage conference struck another
snag Monday, and dedspite the gov
ernment interfention which brought
miners and operators together again,
a suspension of mining appeared
more imminent Monday than at any
other time since the negotiations be
gan.
The question of Increased wages
was added Monday to the growing
list of items upon which the opera
tors and miners not only fall to
agree, but show an absolutely un- I
yielding attitude. The miners have
asked for an increase of 20 per cent,
for contract miners and $2 a day for
day workers.
John L. Lewis, president' of the
United Mine Workers, declared that
not only could this increase be ab
sorbed by the operators without ad
ding it to the price of coal, but in
sisted that for the past three years
the operators have been collecting
from the public $30,000,000 a year
which was added to the price of coal
in 1920 for the purpose of paying a
greater increase in wages than was
granted in that year.
Present View of Operators
Samuel D. Warriner, spokesman
for the operators, indignantly denied
that the operators increased the
price of coal in 192P sufficiently to
meet the wage increases granted that
year. He insisted that to grant the
present demand of the miners on the
matter of wage increases alone would
*dd at least $2 per ton to the mine
■cost of coal.
“The question of an increase in
price should not be thought of at this
time,” the head of the operators de
clared. “The public believes, and the
■operators believe with them, that an
tracite coal is now selling for a
price which is high enough or even
too high.”
During Monday’s conference, which
lasted until long after the dinner
hour Monday night, Mr. Lewis in
sisted that the miners must be grant
ed a Substantial pay increase in or
-der to meet the increasing cost of liv
ing, and also equalize pay in the an
thracite and bituminous fields.
Check-Off Not Mentioned
The much discussed question of the
check-off, on which the miners and
■operators are now deadlocked, was
not mentioned during Monday's con
ference. Mr. Lewis indicated that
this troublesome question also would
have to be settled before an agree
ment is reached.
Contrary to expectations, the op
erators Monday did not renew their
request for a "no-strike agreement
from the miners.
Belief here Monday night seems to
toe general that the conference will
fail to agree and that a strike will
be called September 1. Few believe
however, that it will be of long dura
tion.
Conference Session Secret
The renewal of the conference
Weeid, director of the United States
Chamber, and a banker of Boston,
and Elliott H. Goodwin of Wash
ington, resident vice president of
the United States Chamber.
Salesmen’s Representative Calls
After the banker group had seen
the president, Leon S. Fox, of New
York, vice president of the National
Council of Traveling Salesmen’s as
sociations, called to pay his respects.
He was accompanied by Former
Hoke Smith, counsel for the travel
ing men in their fight for inter
changeable mileage, which the rail
road^ ere resisting through the fed
eral courts. Commissioner Fox, of
the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion, also was a member of this
party.
“All the traveling men want” Fox
said, "is for the merchants to begin
to order more goods.”
Bergdoll Kidnaper
Gets Support Here
J»aul J. Richards, acting command
er of the Sioux City chapter of the
Disabled American Veterans of the
World War, announced Monday that
the local post has been authorized
from national headquarters to begin
a fund here for use in the defense of
Hooven Griffis, being held In Ger
many on the charge of being implicat
ed in the attempted kidnaping of
Grover Bergdoll. Griffis was for
mer post commander of the org&in
zation at Hamilton, Ohio.
A11 Iowa posts are engaged in as
sembling a similar fund as are others
in the country, according to Com
mander Richards. Telegraphlo word
has been sent to Secretary Hughes
requesting that he do everything pos
sible to give Griffis the proper fair
and legal representation under the
charges.
Federal Agent Arrests
Temp Bar Proprietor
Hans Christensen, proprietor of a
*oft drink parlor at 302V4 West
Seventh street, was arrested Monday
afternoon charged with maintaining
a liquor nuisance and keeping a dis
orderly house.
William Striker, federal prohibition
officer, alleged that Christenson was
caught selling booze over the counter
of the soda fountain. A small amount
of liquor was found in the place, of
ficers reported.
ALPS MOTOR
COACH FALLS
INTO STREAM
Pari*, Aug. 20—A motor coach
on an Alps road fell into th#
river Var near Guillanman, aays
a dispatch from Nice.
Six passengers were killed
and 13 injured, all of them
Americans who were travelling
to the Riveria by coach.
The cause of the accident is
not known her*.
McMASTER GAS
CUT ATTACKED
Magnus Johnson Says S. D.
Governor’s Action Helped
Standard Oil
Austin, Minn., Aug. 20.—U. S. Sen
ator-elect Magnus Johnson, address
ed a gathering at the Christgau farm,
10 miles east of here, Monday, on the
subject of co-operation, attacking the
operation of the federal reserve bank
system, declaring it favored the
manufacturing interests to the deti
fiment of the farmer.
Johnson declared that the farmer,
business man and laborer must co
operate in policies as well as co-op
erating in business undertakings.
He branded as “lies” reports that
he had misrepresented his policies
and declared his intention to fight to
the end for the system of cost plus
reasonable profit for the farmers in
marketing their product on the same
basis as the business man.
"Not more credit, but cheaper
credit is wanted by the farmer of
the northwest and this will soon be
brought about,” he asserted.
The reduction by Governor \V. H.
McMaster of South Dakota in gaso
line prices was deprecated by the
speaker, who said that the cut should
have been 3.3 cents a gallon Instead
of 6.6 cents because “too radical an
action permits the Standard Oil j
Company to kill off the Independent
dealers.”
WALES TO VISIT
RANCH IN CANADA
Prince To Get Taste of Real
Wild West “Roughing It”
While inAlberta
Winnipeg, Man.—The Prince of
Wales is going to get a taste of
roughing it when he visits his ranch
in Alberta during the early Autumn.
In the interests of privacy he
will travel as the Duke of Cornwall.
His stay will be comparatively
short, and he will not accept official
engagements of any kind, whatso
ever while in Canada.
Cattle, sheep and horses are
raised upon the royal or E. P. Ranch,
at Pekisko, in the foothills of the
Rocky Mountains. It is conducted
scientifically under the management
of Prof. W. L. Carlyle. But there
is enough of the old “wild West" left
to give the Prince a good idea of the
old days when the cow puncher was
king.
Bronco busting is not yet a lost
art on the Western Canadian prai
ries, although the cowboys are not
so picturesque'—as they once were.
The Prince will have an opportunity
to see some fancy riding far differ
ent from that on the bridle paths
of London parks.
There are several thousand acres
of land in the Prince’s ranch, with
about 200 under cultivation for sup
plementary Winter feed.
The Prince is keenly Interested in
stock raising and sent a number of
blooded horses and cows from his
stock farm, in Cornwall, to Canada.
He will inspect his ranch in detail
and offer what assistance he can
to foster stock raising in Canada.
Carsen Arrives in
New York Penniless
Clara Phillips’ Escort on
Wild Flight Admits Aid
ing Her Escape
New York, Aug. 20.—Jesse C. Car
sen, red headed soldier of fortune,
who upon his arrival here Sunday
from Central America denied he had
ever been in Honduras, admitted
Monday night that he was the Car
sen in the Clara Phillips, hammer
murderess case.
He made no attempt to deny that
he had aided Clara In getting out of
the United States after her escape
from Jail.
He denied taking any active part
in the actual Jail breaking, but ad
mitted that she was with him from
December 23, 1922, until the time she
wcs recaptured at Tegucigalpa after
evading detectives several months.
He admitted he was without funds,
following his escape from Honduras,
and that he had wired to Los An
geles for money. He said he Intended
to go there to aid Clara Phillips aa
soon as he could get cash.
Overpower Sheriff
And Seize Jailbird
_____________ —
Eau Gallie, Fla., Aug. 20.—Five
masked and robed men overpowered
Deputy Sheriff Segul on the street
here about 9:30 o’clock Sunday night
took from him the keys to the Jail and
removed G. A. Davis, held on a charge
of non-support, placed him In an
automobile and drove away. The
kidnapers had not been located and
so trace of DaWs had been found
today
Indian Heiress Asks Divorce From Boxer
I i 1m '
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Claiming that she was drugged and forced into a marriage in Kan
sas City, the purpose of which was to gain possession of her fortune,
Mary Elkins, beautiful Osage Indian maiden and richest girl of he?
tribe, has filed suit for divorce from Bobby Corbett, a Kansas City box
er. Mary Elkins has large land holdings in the Osage reservation and
an income of $100,000 a year from her Oklahoma oil lands. In her divorce
proceedings she alleges her cavern an husband has taken advantage of
her tuberculosis to demonstrate his fistic prowess by beating her regu
larly so as to weaken her constitution and cause her death, in an ef*
fort to gain her fortune. Corbett d enies his wife's charges.
MELLON IMPRESSED BY FRENCH
PROSPERITY, ENGLISH FUMBLING
AND *RED’ THREAT IN GERMANY
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Predicts Settlement of Rep
arations Deadlock Be
fore Winter
BY GEORGE W. HINMAN, Jr.,
Universal Service Correspondent
Washington, Aug. 20. — France
prospers while England fears for the
future and Germany faces ruin.
Europe as a whole is fundamental
ly sound, except for the Ruhr dispute.
The reparations deadlock will be
broken before winter.
Such was the substance of the re
port on old world conditions pre
sented to President Coolidge in a
long conference at the White House
Monday by Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon, chairman of the American
World War Foreign debt commis
sion.
Declares England Fearful
Mr. Mellon's conclusions as the re
sult of six weeks passed in studying
conditions abroad may be summar
ized as follows:
1. France is prosperous, although
her policy is weakening her credit.
2. England fears for the future of
world trade, upon which she relies
for her economic existence, and
blames the deadlock in the Ruhr.
3. Germany confronts the prospect
of communistic uprisings and the dis
integration of the empire, but could
still function if permitted to do so.
Nothing U. 8. Can Do
4. There is not a gleam of light
looking toward a solution of the rep
arations controversy, but the prob
lem must be worked out. The set
tlement of the Ruhr deadlock will
remove the last obstacle in the way
of a general improvement.
6. There is nothing the United
States can do now, or could have
done, to bring about a solution, which
must be worked out by the people
Immediately Involved.
With regard to foreign debts owed
the United States, Mr. Mellon feels
that, officially, at least, candidates
remain exactly as they were before
he went abroad. No French official
suggested steps to fund the obliga
tion sof the Paris government.
France Impresses Him
The secretary was particularly im
pressed by conditions in France,
which he described as the best that
have prevailed there in many years.
The crops were good and the coun
try was self-supporting, both funda
mental conditions of prosperity. He
found no unemployment, and work
i in the devastated regions was going
rapidly forward. Business was good.
On reparations and the Ruhr, Mr.
Mellon found the French most rigid
in their stand, with the financial in
terests strongly supporting the poli
ticians in the government. Having
failed to accomplish the ostensible
purpose of the Ruhr Invasion, France,
he learned, still maintains that she
will be able to work out her own
; solution.
There is no doubt, in Mr. Mellon’s
opinion, that the policy of the Paris
government is weakening French
credit, as can be plainly seen in the
depreciation of the franc and the
French securities. The French, how
ever, maintain that this condition is
only temporary.
THREE PRICE8 IN ABERDEEN
Aberdeen, S. D. August 20.—Gaso
line was selling at three prices here
yesterday, the second Sunday of the
gasoline war. The Standard still
maintained its price at 16 cents, while
the National Refining Company made
a price of 19 cents for its product.
Most of the other independents took
the 20 cent price agreed to by Gover
nor McMaster.
Letters, photographs and little
presents received from children ad
mirers are the favorite mascots of
many famous actresses.
Grain Men Say Farmers
Holding Up Wheat Crop
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 20—Investiga
tions made by Lincoln millers and J
grain men, announced Monday, are
that Nebraska farmers are refus
ing to sell their wheat.
Nearly 8,000 bushels of wheat are
required by one Lincoln mill dally,
but none Is to be bad In Nebraska, '
It was reported.
Automatic dial telephones are being
Installed In the city of Montreal. *
Andrew W, Mellon.
Believe Hughes Plan Futile
Mr. Mellon believes that the Frencl
are favorably disposed toward th
idea suggested by Secretary of State
Hughes for a fact finding commis
sion to determine Germany’s capac
ity to pay. Paris, however, holds
that this project in Itself will accom
plish nothing, and that France can
not afford to relinquish her hold on
the Ruhr unless she receives in re
turn something more tangible.
The situation in Germany Is re
garded by Mr. Mellon as most criti
cal. He was informed that, unless
the deadlock is broken, unemploy^
ment, hunggr and suffering will in
crease until communistic uprisings
in industrial centers threaten the dis
integration of the empire into small
socialistic states. Such a breakup, in
the secretary's opinion, would fur
nish no basis for reparations.
Mr. Mellon does not believe that
the German government intention
ally drove down the mark in order to
wipe out its debt and defeat repara
tions.
Germany, he feels, was in need of
food and raw materials and was
without funds to make purchasM
abroad. The tendency of the mark
was downward, and the government
could not have stopped it.
If reparations had been fixed in
the beginning on a basis that Ger
many could have paid,-Sn Mr. Mel
lon’s opinion, the Berlin government
would have made the payments. The
difficulty was not only the great
total of the reparations figure, but
also the method and time of pay
ment. Germany, he feels, still has
property and productive capacity,
and would function if the obstacles
were cleared away.
The secretary does not believe
that, under present conditions it
would be practical or appropriate to
press France for payments on the
debt owed the United States. He
found no inclination to discuss the
debt officially, but hopes that some
results will come of negotiations
later in the year.
DISMISSED COP
DRINKS, MAKES
THREATS,SHOT
Hammond, Ind., Aug. 20—John
G. Kosmala, a former police of
ficer, Monday was shot and
killed by a posse of citizens af
ter he had threatened to kill ev
ery oity official of Hammond.
Kosmala became infuriated
upon being told that he had been
discharged, and started drink
ing. At the point of a revolver
he held up the West Hammond
nolice station and obtained a
•ifI® and a large etook of am
munition. His fellow officers at
first thought it a joke.
Kosmala was shot through the
heart just as he raised his rifle
and aimed it at Chief of Polios
Nitz, who led the pursuit.
BOYS, BEATEN,
FLEE PRISON’
Floggings and “Musclo
Grinding” Practiced, In
vestigation Reveals
Chicago, Aug. 20—Eighteen boys
have mysteriously disappeared from
the Chicago parental school, accord
ing to charges made Monday during
an investigation of the conduct of
tho school.
The investigation was held in
criminal court before Judge Michael
L. McKinley, chief Justice. It waa
launched after James Wright, a 14
year-old inmate of the school, was
found hanging in a cell. Whether
the lad committed suicide or was
killed and strung up is to be deter
mined by the court.
The information that 18 boys
have mysteriously disappeared from
the school was given by Alderman
Bowler, who brought about the in
quiry after the Weight boy was
found dead.
Undsr Education Board
The gchool under Jurisdiction
of the Chicago board of education.
It is maintained as a place of pun
ishment for boys between the ages
of 10 and 10 who violate the rules
of the public schools.
Allen M. Kline, an instructor, testi
fied that cries of boys being beat
en in the night often awakened him.
“At one time I heard many piti
ful cries and pleadings at night
when the boys were beaten in the
guard room,’' Kline said. "On go
ing up I found John Leonard, one
of my pupils, who had been beaten
so badly about the face that I could
not recognize him."
8«t Up in Bed, Beaten
Raymond Stefano, a 10-year-old
boy, testified he had been beaten by
Timothy Shea, a guard.
“Mr. Shea beat me with a stick
three times,” the child said. “The
boys told him I sat up in bed.”
Like in the Florida convict camps,
the limit was 24 lashes, according
to Frank Prusak. Frank Is a timid
little fellow of 14 years.
“Shea beat me because I was
looking around talking,” the boy
said. “You know they are not sup
posed to give you more than 24
lashes, but Shea whipped me a lot
more and my back was black and
blue.”
Describes Muscle Grinding
Kline, the instructor, described
punishment known as “muscle grind
ing” and ducking.”
In the muscle grinding the muscles
are pinched until the limbs are
numb. The ducking, according to
Kline, consisted of putting a bey’s
head under water "until the bubbles
come.”
CHIEF OF N. Y.
FORCE AMONG
MEN CAUGHT
Charred Bodies Taken From
Ruins of Burning Brook
lyn Building
New York, Aug. 21 (Tuesday)—
Fifty firemen and a number of other
persons were buried in the falling
ruins of a burning building covering
an entire block on Havemyer street,
Brooklyn, early this morning. Fear
was exi^essed that over 60 lives
were lost.
The building, known as the New
Plaza hall, was used as a club and
rooms. It was completely destroy
ed. Damage was estimated at J250,
000.
Among those known to be caught
In the blazing ruins was Fire Chief
O’Hara.
Five bodies have been recovered,
according to a report.
A number of other charred bodies
were reported to have been located
In the ruins.
A general call to all Brooklyn hos
pitals has been sent out to rusb
ambulances to the scene.
German Catholics Plan
To Form Peace Order
Berlin, Aug. 20. — The Roman
Catholic church in Germany intends
to form its own peace organisation
at the bishop’s congress at Fulda the
latter part of August, it is learned.
This decision is one of the results
of the recent visit of Monsignor
Tests to the Ruhr region, and follows
closely upon the international pacifist
congress at Frlborg.
TELL FARMERS
TO HOLD OATS
Mitchell Bankers Go on Rec
ord After Thorough Sur
vey of the Situation
Mitchell, S. D„ Aug. 17.—(Special.)
—Mitchell banka, with one exception,
say that the wisest thing for the
farmers to do this year is to hold
their oats. Opinion on the advisabil
ity of holding wheat, however, is di
vided. It is impossible to say at this
time how much of the 1923 crop is be
ing held on the farms, but it is be
lieved a large percent of it will not
be marketed for some time.
Bankers point to the fact that at
harvest last year oats sold in this
aectlon for around 20 cents a bush
el, and that this spring they went to
between 40 and 60 cents. At husking
time last year, they say, corn brought
only 66 cents and now it is selling for
IS cents. Basing their arguments on
these figures the bankers believe that
it would be wise for the farmer to sit
tight for a time and see what devel
opes. There is a general feeling that
prices, in any event will not go any
lower.
While the advising the farmers to
hold their o rops the bankers say they
will not force sales of grain to care
for notes. If the men, whose paper
they hold, is good and if his credit,
made by past performances is of good
class, they declare they will carry the
paper, as long as the farmer desires.
Lions Club Marks Roads
Leading to Mitchell.
Mitchell, S. D., Aug. 17.—(Special.)
—Standard black and white road
signs bearing the words, Mitchell,
Lions dub, and the number of miles
to Mitchell are being erected this
week by the Lions club of Mitchell at
every turn of the Custer Battlefield
highway between Rapid City and
Chamberlain. The club expects to
put up 200 similar signs on all roads
leading to Mitchell as far as 300
miles from the city. In addition the
club has set out 17 signs, advertising
the corn palace along the Sunshine
highway between Woonsocket and
Redfleld and will set up a dozen more
between here £nd Redfleld.
Hog Cholera Is Taking
Heavy Toll In Herds.
Fedora, S. D., Aug. 17.—(Special.)—
Hog cholera which broke out here
again a few weeks ago has been tak
ing a heavy toll from many of the
farmers. ,
Aberdeen Man Invents
A Truok Attachment.
Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. 17.—(Spe
lal.)—A new device, called a push
truck attachment for a tractor, has
been perfected by C. E. Gilbert of
Aberdeen, president of the Gilbert
Manufacturing company. Mr. Gil
bert has applied for six different pat*
ents on his invention.
BASEBALL GROWS
IN LATIN STATES
Coonsul Report Increasing.
Tendency For Sport To
Replace Bull Fights
t
Washington.—Baseball bids fair to
beoome the national sport of Latln
American countries, displacing bull
fights as a form of recreation and
entertainment, according to reports
from consuls In Latin countries to
the Department of Commerce.^
Baseball al the present time Is the
most popular sport In Cuba. A uni
f<prme4 .team Jiaa been organized in
practically Jvefy community. Dur-'
lng the tourist season a six team lea
gue plays a regular schedule. It Is
Saining in popularity every day. A
eclded preference for American
sporting goods is shown by Cubans,
and th# importation oj other for
eign-made' sporting goods is small.' *
Mexicans In the state of Yucatan
are also becoming enthusiastic base
ball fans. Many leagues have been
formed throughout the state. More
tlhan 250 American baseball outfits
recently were imported for use by
the Socialist Resistance League,
which is maintaining baseball lea
gues In the state. American baseball
rules have been translated into Span
ish. and physical directors have been
sent to the United States to get the
real “low dow’n" on the fine point*
of the game.
Parisians Coompete For
Speed Smoking Honors
Paris.—One minute and 48 seconds
to smoke a big cigar; five minutes
and fifty-five seconds to smoke a
pipeful of tobacco.
Those are Paris’ speed smoking
records, hung up at a contest held
here recently, participated in by a
score of veteran smokers.
Jules Dessagne won tlhe cigar
smoking contest, while Albert Frerot
was proclaimed winner In the pipe
smoking class.
Frsrot fainted immediately after
winning his honors. He had also
participated in the cigar contest.
Round a falcon’s nest on Great Orme’s
head, Wales, were recently discovered
more than 1,000 pigeon's feet.
Couples of man and women, fam
ous in history and literature for
their affection are rare. And men
made famous bu undying friendship
are rirer.
Can you mention any friendship
between men, universally known ex
cept Damon and Pythias? You
might drag In Robin Hood and
Littlejohn or Don Quixote and
fiancho Pansa. But they Were
master and servant. What others
are there? “Taft and T. R?' But
that’s too bourgeois and It didn't last.
German emigration from the port of
Hamburg has trebled this year over
last, according tj port figures.