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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-29
Getting READY TO
BEAUT|FY GROUNDS.
Capitol Square Commission is
Now Ready TO Ask for
III Bids.

n The subcommittee from the Capitol
square Commission. composed Of sena-
for A, C. Hartman, Of this city, and Major
h Moses NJ. Green. of Fauquier. conferred
Yesterday AT the Governors office with
aLandscape Gardener George H. Brown,
sof washington. u. c.. and Civil Engineer
u, j.. Burgwyn. Of Richmond. with
regard to the work,
SS,$ II will be recalled that Mr., brown made
the plans for the work OF identifying
and srelaying the walkways, and the sub
COMMIT ttee Will advertise for bids on the
work AT once,
MEANWHILE, some rough places have to
Lie CUT on and sonse fills made. and Mr..
4 EsurgWYn WAS given this contract. and
MI ii proceed at once with the work.
sss ls believed that the improvements
acantfnplated will he finished before the
Ind oh the present year. am the plans
n nioate that wflen finished the Square
SS5aplll be- "a thing Of beauty.
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$50 @
furnished him clothing and aided HIN IN
leaving the city. .S.t5
Be this as it h may, the holiness and
pluck Of the. man has compelled the adj
$n1iration OF every one and # even his
@jailers are giving the devil his due.
backed by.sa reward OF 500 for his re-
coyery, offered by Captain Morgan, the
perntenaen ri .5S 4 I, ". s.. ~,
Up to midnight last night no trace.
Of the escnped convict had been discov-l
cred, but Captain Morgan says he. has no
doubt but that the man will be retaken..
and says he has informal ION concerning
I the escape which he is not at liberty to-
divulge at this time. fiJ 81 5tF3 &&
$ II is thought that Captain Morgan has
reference to the efforts made by statrs's
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-29

escape was all but accomplished, ~ when
the webbing broke and Stairs fell heavily
to the wet ground. the print Of his
body showing where he fell. &
Nothing daunted, the burglar, fastened
back to the coal bins in the; yard Just
below the hole from which he had
chiseled his way out,s and AZ tearing 9
long plank from the partition, carried
1t back to the wall. climbed up and
sliding down the webbing on the other
side, disappeared. aAfree man for the
time being at least. 81, /. At
III 1t Is said that a suspicious looking man
had been seen proWlng around the west
wall for some two weeks past, and tits
thought that Stairs was met when he
scaled the wall by q confederate who
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-29
HANGED FOR. MURDER
Negro Who q ook a Life Answers
for IL With His . Own.

fsocoinl to The Times-D lspatch.l
SB CLIFTON FORG v A. June q. Ben
Hubbard Il col ored, . was $ex ecuted ut Gov.
3ington to-day for the. rider Of Robert
Brown. There was no xcitemen attend
$ing the hanging. \ and few men have dis
played more nerve than bbard in the II
face OF death.5 SSs
S The crime was comm tied at Low Moor,
last March. Robert Lewis. colored & was;
sentenced to hang Mt the Same time, but
the Governor gran ted him. a respite for!
thirty days. Hubbard mad 8 Q full Cons
$fessionS of his crime to his spiritual nd
viscrs, but did not speak q word on the:
scnffold. @ 81 III ,ss
& The drop fell at 6:47 this morning. IN
twenty minutes the body was cut down
and sent 10 the University ct Charlot les
Willie. s sl} III s y t4 sl 5s$ss.
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DR. |.,....EE...C|C!...LEVY:|NAY
B :]'.|| HEALTH /. Il NAN n.
DR.. Oppet1l,irner Declares He
Would Not Think 81 s Accept
ing the Place.
NOT FoR 4 Ten THOUSAND !. L, I ):
President Of Health Board, H w:-
ever NlVillsWork for Success Of
the Department..
NOT FoR TEN 81 THOUSAND | 'j|| N

II am not now. never have been. and
never will be q candidate for chief health
officer OF the city OF Richmond. 3l
IT accepted a place on the new board
to work In the interest of better health,
conditions, and not to grind any axes
;as$"1f had any idea Of such a course,
my practice Is such as to forbid It's So
rious consideration, but ] have never
IF the salary were SO, 600, my POSI-
ton in. regard to the matter would be the
same. "a si5s XIX s HI s,i.j III s Bg ia
81 shall devote myself unseltishly to
the work Of the department. and shall
strive to assist In bringing It up to q
high standard, without reference to the
interests Of any individual.
II wish to make i plain to the public
once for all. that under no circumst ances
would I ACCEPT the office, IL
Firm and Final
The above statement was given out by
President w. T, y Oppenhimer, OF the
Board Of Health. last night, and com
pletely sets at rest the rumors that he
was even a possible asplrant for chief
health officer, to be chosen by the new
board. DR.. Oppenhimer will be made
K chairman Of the board. and will continue:
his activities In the interest Of good!
health conditions. s$ .s
@ There is a good deal OF speculation as
to WhoSwill be- the chief health officer,
but It all seems to be steadily narrow
ing down to DR.. Z, G.. Levy. the preaent
n city bacteriologst. who is regarded as
a most capa BILE man for the place. Mem
I Levy's abilities along these technical
bers Of the board think well OF Dr..
lines, and most Of them seem opposed
to going outside OF Richmond for man.
Il The board will elect the chief health
officer, and his salary will be $3.50 per
year, " III :ls5 51 II IN
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/. Diagram. Showing Course OF Stairs In
I. 81 Making II 10 Escape.

fellow burglars to aaid him in making
his 3Fescape and the immense mount sof
money " hichjs Is always at the command
81 n any notorious criminal who q Is In
trouble s ii5 Is III rs
Ss3 The earliest news Of the sensational
escape was brought to Captain Morgan
yesterday morning BY Officer Haynes
who discovered the hole throug which
Stairs had Il left 4 the cellar Later the
plank and webbing were found by means
Of which the wall was scaled.
.s.l We'll. Known III Lynch burg.
William Z. stairs lis a native OF Lynch
burg, his father having been a printer.
sg Stairs. was sen fenced in February, 1906
Sby4S Judge q ton. "a Of gs NIanc hest ter, ii 70
serve eight years for breaking into the
store !. OF Bernard Walden. There Is also
awaiting him requisition papers from
Tennessee and from Vest Virginia, where
he is charged with having robbed the
store OF Henry Shelf, 4 Of Wheeling, OF
$1,000 worth of jewelry. 81 1 M, a.1 81
&g He " is s. feet, 4 TO- inches high: has fair
comp lexion; light brown hairs grey eyes;
Is 90 years OF age, and SWetgh his los pounds.
Il On his right forearm in india. Ink is
Ia tattoo OF q man with q SLOUGH hat.
while below arc the initials NV. H, VA ana
four characters from the thieves alpha
bet. surrounding the figures ~ ,
sICaptain Morgan. superb tendent& Of the
lpenitentiary,S denies that the man was
a A desperate character. but says that
he possessed the greatest amount OF en-.
lergy, pluck and perseverance. tsSs
How he lived in that awful hole for
10 days, 4 cannot understand, " said Cap
tain Morgan. on Ger Penn and O white
prisoner who went down II to make an
examination. had to give up the job
after five minutes work, and negro
was sent down to bring UP what Stairs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-29
NEWS \ /. SGA.7'HE[.R / I
From A [ s0 [: ! ] H:||S||I
SLin j. cd, Johnson, Brakeman, on on
Southern Y,ard, Has Legs sai
Cut Off and Dies. az
WAS PURELY { {: Q AN An ACCIDENT e. /,
Man Gives Coroner Ante ortet1#
Statement to This Effect. S
Liyc#N eWs. ofsthes City. 335oS
Manchester Bureau, Y T inres- Dispatch.S
~ No.t:1112 HUH Street,


~ a most horrible accident occurred In
the ards OF the Southern Railway |. q t
4 ;30 70 clock last night, In which Lln-E
wood J Johnson. Il q youn VIII te mar. had \
,agg fqgm which
ed as a& yard bra keIrtan. and after CROSS
Ing "a switch, he attempted to board the 4
tender at yard engine. No 7 AIMED =!
young, mans foot : slipped and the en-
4 CINE, which was back Ing. 5 passed II over
HIN and ground or both ssos his legs
houg eTsat sort
while prior to $50. q clock. III at which
hour nc breathed his last. N
No One to Blame
Dr. John w. 81 Brodnax, who Is II city
coroner, attended the uni ortunate man
and the latter made I, do .,
5onerated the eng err ful ~ an $sa ID tho
accident was caused solely through he \
missing his oothold insats e, o..
Viewed s the bod and V decla # an iEl7-
4questSunnecessary. VI Il. q. if 81. 4, III
Mr. Johnson WAS well liked BY al gwh 2
$knewHh HIM, and hts horrible death AZ Inc
source of deep re gret. ~
gs Mr. ohnsong was a maj OF q bout thlrty-ss
one years OF ag and wa idely KING wn
in Nianchest er. Ia XXX SSS
~ I chers Elected. N,
sshoSl Roard ns5 n'sht
The matter Of oh oslng na prin pal or
the white school wa 9 id scussed, but ne \
election wa s had g5E} 3sl
Tho whole matt er 5was re fcrred n to "a H
sub committees, with instructions to re e.
port recommended tons to @as ca lied y meet
Ing OF the board is8s8
5SSl't3 Is Digging Gold.
letter from Ills son Mr. III. 3. B
who Is now in the Il Klondyke In sehrch3
OF gold. ET The letter says! Mr. Robertson
/ has been successful IN Work,ng his clam Ia
thus far. o.
n, There were a number OF petty cases VI
before the Mayor yesterday. 4. SS5ss ;t$ssagg
S8tF Mittio REasey paid $3.50 " for q busing !
Lille Bolts 8sin he streets, and Sophie
Lambert and Matte Carter were. ID Il
charged. being Up for alleged Il ghttng.
All these were lored.
Jones (colored) on tho charge OF stealin0
"a n wa tch.a85 The t}4 woman s 2E house 81 wa
searched. but the wat ch was not found. S s$S
Personals and Briefs.
# Rev. Boyd e. Hudson; OF West Point.
is the guest Of his n1other-in- Mrs.
Mr.. Benjamin Cole. OF sWansboro, Is 4
reported to be quite sick at his home.
3Yi Mr. Ben jamin Childress, II of Powlatnn,&
is spending some time IN the city with Il.
irela tipes. Sf,s ss3S HI 5{3ss SS85S
HI. Miss sallIa Jones. Of Otterburn. Is the
guest OF Miss &Luc 10 Crooks at Mo- n g h
Deca tur Street. vs. 5sis {sj .as
y. Miss Maggie Fuq'.a and l, Miss q Ida May
her residence in Mason ark.
81 Mrs, L. q. Ncal.. OF Glover, Is visiting
her son. W. A.. N cal. q 7 No. Is Decatur
Street. III, 4 ~ 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-29
CATHOLICS Liberal
TO STRICKEN ( People [ I:
Nearly $2,5oo5C Contributed to- Vic
tins Of San Francisco Earth u
ls W 1l1a lcfa = Nd n H ire.
quake and Fire,

The total amount of the collections for
the San Francisco sufferers which,, by;
taken up ii Ali the Catholic CHURCH hes OF
the diocese the Sunday q fter the disaster
two thousand dollars. The money l has
been forwarded to- tho proper I. AZ thorl-
ties mt San Fran SEQ. "a s{lb 81
II he amount given by the churches g
the different 81 Ties, ana " men may , ps
Isl Peters Cathedral. Richmond /, f94e 20
Z ST. Paul's Church, Portsmout 2l6 o ~ ~
Marlas Church exandriA.,,. w 's9i y q
EndrI 81 columb,a. q
holy IS yMa Gr9sa c Ghhhri RIshmona is o.
Sacred Heart Church Rich lS0 ~ %
ist. Patrtos's Church, Rlehmo1el l Ky Y y
r. Mqsx e e ahareS RteRond
lathoIe Church, Martinsburg W., g
st, Joseph's Church, Petersburg, e * ida
S 81 S]narssMS atcb RofNn slIs Il $
ST. Mary'a Church. Fort Monroe, g g y y
Mamnehesters Catholic Church g IS
KeyssT s eathalls a Shafa
81 s sSraG Il ehpt Ghurch Norfok.. 1925
Catholic Church, Wlncleste ter g g q q
Catholic Church NsWp9rt MeW,s., 4 4 ~ ~
8s sa' Joseph' 5 lcoored Church, Rich
Catholic church, Manassas 800
h 4, J. Z. . /. !. !, I, 3. .s s,gl' 25
tr S!al nboye amount is Very LARGE cons
ysidering the fact tina lHa ny Z. ~
fdifferent places also contrib ted TO the
ordinary Citizens fund, isS Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-29
Lives in Cesspool.

So aaf4 AlVSoh AL \Soo|SO4s 54S55s at54.s-
Stairs, the "a rseeing burglar, evidently
knew the rules well, and counting upon
the regular mode OF prison proceeding,
Tertiary IN the usual way by concealment
In shoe cases and barrels which We're
sent to tho railway stations, IN
On the evening Of June 18th, leaving
his desk In the office, with his coat and
cap hanging on the wall, he went to q
closet which is In the corner of the ships
ping room, Here he removed n small
board behind a waste pipe and disappear
Z ed under the floor, and replacing the
board, was swallowed up as effectunlly MS
though lie had used Aladdin's lamp.
A In his new prison house, a dark, damp,
filthy cellar TWENTY-FIVE inches high. with
the stencil OF filth on one side OF him
and the almost unbearahle, heat of a
steam room9on the other. With rats. cock
reaches and loathsome vermint as his .only
companions. Stairs must have lived
through an eternity during the thirteen
days he existed In his cesspool.
That he was we'll provisloned Is shown
by the fact that he left behind him on
making his escape several ems Of meats.
while the stumps of cigarettes show that
he felt SO confident Of his safety that he
INDUCED now and then IN a smoke. Al
though itpimusr have been impossible for,
him 10 have read, he had' with him In
his secusion d copy soft The fTimes-Dls-
patch ana tattered edition of Charles
D!ckcns's "Our Mutual Friend'' There
We're also cans OF beef, salmon. ham, to-
matoes, sardines. q Jar Of water, and
packages OF crackers, as well MS q knife.
a blackjack. a chisel, and a roll of web
hing, on the end Of which q large iron
hook had been fastened. He also left
behind him thieves laphabet and a let
ter written inFthese characters.
It Is conceded that Stairs had a confed-
crate. either within the prison or outside
the walls, WING mmunicateds with him by
signals, FOR on the night after the night
guard WAS discontinued on the walls
behind the shoe shop, he was advised,
and made his escape as easily and as
leisurely as though he were walking out
OF his private rest denee.
Breaks Through Wall,
Some time between 6:2O O'Clock Wednes-
day evening and daylight yesterday
morning. Stairs, using ohisel which he
had taken from the shipping room, broke
through the brick wall Of the cellar,
priced of an iron yentilator and stood
In the yard behind the shops, with but
"a wall batWeen Inn and fredom and
With the guards two hundred yards away.
With his roll OF webbing and scaling
hook. Stairs walked through the yard.
passed under the big western aroh and
crossing the vegetable garden and grave
J yard, came 10 the angle OF the eighteen
foot western wall. where the silent guard
house offered an easy target for his
scaling hook. 81 q. IS 81
Tossing Il upward the hook caught III
\ the rail- Of the guard shouses and the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-29
MR. BECK SUCCEEDS
Captain !. III WILSON \ |. !! ]
Mr.. F ountain Jones Named as Mr..
Beck's Sue 1901 Street Nj.
II 31g Committee. @ S53g 4 58

The regular meeting OF the Street Com
smitteej was held yesterday afternoon be-s
ginning at 81 o clock and lasting until n 49,.
This Is neSof the hard est worked cons
Smittees IN the whole Council list, and the
meeting yesterday furnished q sample
OF the hard work It u has to do. Nearly
two hours were spent In hearing and slet-s
ting allegations" con corning the paving
OF sidewalks opening Of alleys, and the
laying OF sewers / In all parts OF the city.
81 Beyond this very little business, except
that Of the usual routine character, wa . 4
transacted, 3gs E
The city engineer reported that the
Postal elegraph Company had complied I
as far as possible with the city ordi-.
nances concerning underground Wires, md I
at his All ggeston the company was grant
ed permission to run q conduit for under-
ground wires along Governor Street,
City Engineer Cutshaw reported the 4
resignation Of r., St, Julian Wilson - I
third assistant engineer, and that he \
had appointed H, r. Beck to MI the va 81
.cancy, and also that he had appointed Mr.
Fountain Jones as fourth assistant, to
MI the vacancy occasioned by the pronlo-5
ton of Mr. Beck, @
The committee approved these appoint
,ments. Z. XII
Tho city engineer was authorized 4 to !.
close the contract with the lowest re,
sponsible bidder for the construction Of
the bridge oyer, Shockoe Creek at Fouf-)E
.teenth,and Leigh Streets The bidders 10 r \
the work were Thomas a. Barry a Coz
4. Perkins and ], II, Bra dley & Co, Rs Tho +
city engineer will open the bids and award
the contract In ccorda zee wi the W
strpct ions of the conalnl tteo. ER s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-29
had left jbehlnd him, Il 1t Is remarkable
that Stairs got! nWa y s5taH at 81 the same
place over the wall where Walter Turpin

tltgji
had left behind Rim. s$ II 4 IL remarkable
that Stairs n got away x at Is the tls same
place over the wall where alter Turpin
escaped In 1902. Z WI 81 HI 5fs
asked II anyone had ever tried
to talk to- Stairs Captain Morgan said
that the man had never had \ q atyisltor
since no entered q The prison. s$8
Renarkabl Record.
\, eaoa i 81 stairs brings t. i. y
Virginia nenit tlary, There are confined
there abou & y 400 prlnoners. and OF these
but four have escaped from the inside g!
dr ths ps1isS6 ps
been connected with IT. s FL Il!
ot these four but two, ~. E: VI Stairs
and william eWis e! are now At large
D DO onii1 having been reeaptured.
IS4s No blames % any 80 IT In connection
with Stairs escape attaches to Captain
Morgan or his qua rds, for II that hui:
,apprehend 1.-THE man, whose lsuperhuman
nerve and determination alone nre re-
ysponsible for the successful termination
tof. his@try. for liberty @ 81 81 q, Il, y.
Captain Morgan has the !, note book .le Is. Z
behind by Stairs. "a and will fendeayor TO
written in'stheG thieves cipher, which may
4s ne
l$3 IN connection wi the disappearance Of
STARS. superintendent Morgan announced
yesterday%tha hat the appo rntus for the Ber-s
itillon SYST EN- for tneasuremen ts 81 pris'..
would be Installed Eat an early date. Then
ne d Will have a Il couple NJ OF photograp hs.
made OF each man wi EN- he ters and
m n e,ni viii d be made as provided for Ia
the Bertillons system. The Dom for the
Installation OF the apparatus ID now be-
Ing prepared. and will bo lcomple ed Wit
tnItcn days. 81 H \ {t
There ls'no pilot ograph OF stairs at the
sPenitentiary IN 5i5S n Ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-29
Auditing Committee

Tho Joint Legislative Committee, named to
audit the accounts OF the state DepaTtmen ~
a.. the seat OF goyernment met yesterday ana
coantant, Major w. Mex Evans, who i ls
doing the work, Tho report relates 70 the az,
INC Committee vii lmake none OF tham public
until they arc laid before the J. Governor ana
advertised accord Ing to 70 ".
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-29
Issues Marriage License

MI "A marriage license was Issued at tho
aIenrico ecu thouse yesterday to Mr.. Her
\ man lertsns and Miss Patti1 Alice Johns,
I liot)l cf Henrico., Mr.. Merreps ~ a well
d Known Iners GIANT Of the county.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-29
ESCAPE
IS SENSATIONAL
.(Contlnued from First Page

and walls behind the shoe shops abso-
lutely unguarded at night, for the pris-
oners are accounted for# their cells at
6 o'clock every working evening, and the
guards are withdrawn only when this
Is done, tt {SS5a if97s e 55e t
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-21
J0HNS0N'S ATTORNEY SAYS
CRIME WAS A HORRIBLE ONE

New York March a..-W @. NJ. Thomas
OF Chattanooga, Tenn, who is stopping
IN town and who was Of the counsel as
signed by the court 20 defend Ed. John
som lynched in Chattanooga Monday
night. said last night
The crime was n most atroclous one.
and there was great Indignation over Il,
Ihree days later the negro johnson. who
nad been suspected OF the crime was ar
rested The prisoner was convicted by one
OF the most intelligent juries have ever
known
Al my suggestion In view OF the i'm.
pOftance of the case, the Judge appointed
three additional lawyers to 20 over tho
evidence for the purpose OF determining
whether an appeal should be taken. We
SIX spent an entire afternoon and until u
O'Clock at night going over the evidence.
IL was our unanimous opinion that no
frroor had been committed upon which
We might hope to get a reversal or a
new trlal An appeal could mean nothing
nut delay from the execution proper, We
Wrought also that n delay might result
w another assault upon the iail with
chances OF possible injury TO other pris-
oners confined In Il. For these reasons
we advised against an appeal. That end
ed my active participation In the case
Ihere were times when I had doubts
OF the prisoners guilt. The evidence,
however, was strong against him. Tho
young woman, when the prisoner was taxi
en- before her. would not positively swear
That he was the man but said she beliey-
eu that ne was the man"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-21
BOSS COX BEFORE
The GRAND JURY.
Wanted to Testify About Paying
"Gratuities' for Deposit Of
Public Moneys.
BANK OFFICIALS SUMMONED.
Payments Made Personally to some
One I'm County Treasurer's
Office.

Cincinnati. March 2l.--George d. Cox.
who announced his retirement from Re-
publican leadership In Hamilton county
at the close of the last campaign, was
one OF the bank presidents summoned
10 appear before the grand jury today
to testify In regard to the payment 10
the county treasurer OF interest or
"gratuites" for the deposit Of public
moneys. The other bank officials sum-
moned included the heads OF all banks
In which county funds have been depos-
tied during the past few years, This
action was taken by County Prosecu-
tor Rulison. following mp the investiga.
ton by the Drake committee Of thu
state senate before which County
Treasurer Hinicks and others testi-
fled that the banks had been paying
what amounted to to "a per cent on
funds deposited with them such pay
ments being made personally to some
one In the county treasurer's office, and
that deposits would not be made IN any
of the banks until an understanding as
to the payment OF these gratuities had
been reported
Checks for s25, 600 and $3.50 to cover
the amount OF interest estimated 10
have been paid by them were yester-
day turned over to Mr., Rulison by
County Treasurer Hinicka. and former
Treasurer French respectively; both OF
whom promised to pay any additional
amount II this was insufficient the
money to be held until the courts had
decided whether It belonged to the
county or to the officials personally.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-21
JOINT SCALE COMMITTEE
GOES INTO SESSION.

Indianapolis, March 1.-THE )oint
scale committee OF the joint confer
ence OF tho coal operators and min
ers OF western PENNSYLVANIA, Ohio, In
diana and Illinois, known as The Gem
trail competitive field, went into session
'rtssfey7wt theeciaypooi lotei.
President Mitchell and Secy. Treas
urer Wilson of the United Mine Work.
ers of America. are eX-officio members
Of the scale committee and. were pres
ent. In addition to these two gentle
men, the committee ia composed If
four operators and four miners from
each of the states. A joint conference
of the operators aud miners of the
southwest district went into session
today at the Claypool hotel.
This conference has for its object
the arrival at an agreement and the
adoption of wage scale for the SOUTH
west coal field.
The Joint conference OF the SOUTH
west district reelected officers who
served at the January conference. In
the absence of Judge J. G.. Tarsncy OF
Kansas city, Bennett Brown, commits
sioner of the Southw estern Coal Onera-
tors association. was made temporary
chairman.
Robert Gilmore, miner of Pitts
burg, Kas., Is the secretary. \ mo-
tion that the scale presented nv the
miners at the January joint conference
be adopted was lost.