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New-York tribune., 1912-03-14
Against One Year Agreements.

Tho purpose Of the strike commission,
by the terms Of its appointment. was to
establish the relations between the em
ployerS and wage oaTnerS in the authra-
cite region on a Just and permanent basis.
1t would he diSregardng the lesson of the
commissions work TO adopt the policy Of
one year agreements, and we note that in
fields where experience has been had with
these short time arrangements longer con
tracts are now being made
The demand for the right to provide a
method for the collection of revenue for
the organization" refers. we understand
TO the 'CheCk-on and is a measure cal
culated 10 establish the CLOSED shop Sc
were they to agree to il, would undertake
10 collect dues for the union hy deduC-
tiOns from the wages Of employees. a
statute Of the State Of Pennsylvania
ment 10 employees by employers Of the
full amount Of wages or earnings in
cash The operators have expressed
their determination in oil past negOtia-
tons on this subject to pay the men the
full amount Of their earnings and leave
them free 10 use the money as they Will
OF all the arrangements effected by the
strike commission none has worked out
better results than the Cancellation board
For nine years II has offered means FOR
prompt and free adjustment Of differences.
and has thereby assured 4 steadlness or
work and freedom from waSteful strikes
such as the mine region never enjoyed
before. The decisions of the board are
retroactive. If an employees complaint
deals with matter Of wages and is lusti-
fed the settlement applies from the date
on which the grievance was presented
The decisions Of the board are rendered
more promptly than decisions are reached
in civil suits I'm courts Of law
The number Of complaints submitted to
the board has steadily diminished, as fol
lows.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-14
SUNDAY COURT LEGAL
ALI Right in New York, but Not
in BROOKLYN.

Hereafter, according 20 a decision by
Justice Hendrick Yesterday Sunday sen.
tences in the magistrates courts Of the
First Judicial Department will be legal
and in the second department they will
not be legal
Justice Hendripk said that the recent de
cision Of the Appellate Division Of the Su-
preme Court in Brooklyn that the Sunday
sentences were Illegal con1icted with the
decision Of the Appellate Division Of New
York. which upheld the legality Of the
sentences.
IN view Of this conflict while not intend
ing 10 authorize a protraCted trial on Sun
day. Justice Hendrick said that the law
gave the magistrates the power to com
nit persons after sentence, TO inquire into
their detention and 10 dispose Of cases II
is probable that the Court of Appeals will
be asked to interpret the law so that IT will
be the same i'm New York and in Brooklyn
New-York tribune., 1912-03-14
THEATRICAL MEN BATTLE
Producers and Authors Arrayed
Against Picture interests.

Washington. March ia battle Of the
atrical producers and playwrights against
the motion picture interests of the country
wss staged to-day before the House Com
mittee on Patents. At a hearing on the
Townsend bill to relieve motion picture
producers Of damages for innocent repro
duction Of copyrighted plays, the theatrical
producers made a bitter fight against what
they termed the invasion of their rights
by the film producing companies.
William A. Brady, the New York produc-
ing manager; Augustus Thomas, the play
right Ligen Johnson, attorney for the Ma
tional Association Of Producing Managers,
and other representatives Of the theatrical
business declared that the proposed change
in the laws would open the way TO an eva
sion Of theatrical copyrights by the NOV
ing picture concerns.
The copyright amendments proposed by
Representative Townsend would operate to
relieve picture concerns from the penalties
of the copyright law when they unwttngly
reproduced copyrighted play. Mr.. Brady
and other opponents Of the change asserted
II would also take away the right the the
atrical managers now have to secure in
functions against the unauthorized use of
their plays on the picture films.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-14
GEORGE +. BAER.
President Of the Reading systemD

The following reply was made yeSter-
day by the anthracite coal operators TO
the demands Of the mine workers
New York. March 13, 1912.
To the Representatives Of the Anthracite
Mine Workers:
Gentlemen: We are unable to accede TO
the demands presented by You at the JOINT
conference in New York city on ebfhaIE
27 Were we to do 50 we should cast
aside, i'm large part, the work Of the An
thraCite Strike Commission appointed ny
the President of the United states IN I9VZ,
After months of conscientious ana
painStaking effort in the Investigation or
the problems presented to them the
award they rendered stands recognized as
the most just and sound solution OF lahor
difficulties ever secured IN lhlS CounuS.
It has stood the test Of time, has been
twice renewed by mutual agreement, mas
preserved peace in an industry long sun
iect to contentious and Interruptions; mas
brought good wages to the employees, Sta-
hility Of employment to the many INDUS,
tries depending upon mining ana general
prosperity to the anthracite region II
shOult be conclusive as 10 all facts ana
issues which il covered, ana these nave
not since changed.
Articles I. 3. /. Z and Of your demands
look to the recognition ot the jhlle'
Mine Workers and to the aid OF the opei, !,
ators in building up that organization ana
STRENGTHENING its control.
The strike commission found that the
present constitution Of the United Mine
Workers Of America does not present the
most inviting inducements to the opHr-
ators to enter into ContraCtual relations
with II: that a majority of the
members Of the union are employed in
the hituminous coal fields, that the on
GERS are chiefly frorl those fields and are
not fully acquainted with the mining or
anthracite coal, that to deal with them
would he dealing with an organization
controlled by men engaged in rival IN
n &c grcr ,iylf
a small proportion Of the anthracite mine
workers
New-York tribune., 1912-03-14

tors committee were the following:
George Y Baer: W. II. Truesdale. presi-
dent of the Delaware. LaCkawanna q
Western Railroad; f. 3. Thomas, of the
Lehigh Valley; +. u. Underwood presi-
dent Of the Erie; i. F. Loree Of the Del
aware q Hudson: Morris Williams, Of
the Susquehanna Coal Company; Joseph
=. Dickson. representing the sub-com-
mittec of the anthracite operators; J. l..
Cake Of the Clear Spring Coal Company;
Alvan Markle. of Markle Brothers, and
Percy c. Madeira, of Madeira. Hill & Co.
&. p. Warriner viCe-president Of the
Lehigh Valley Coal Company; r. f.
Loomis, viCe-president Of the Delaware,
I.ackawqnna & Western Railroad Com
pany; G. c. Rose, superintendent Of the
coal mining department Of the Delaware
& Hudson Railroad: c. F. Huber, vice
president If the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre
Coal Company. and r. A. Phillips man
ager Of the coal mining department of
the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Railroad Company. were also present.
The committee representing the mine
workers consisted ~ John r White and
John p Dempsey. John NJ. Mack and
John Fallon, representing District No.
j: Thomas Kennedy Andrew Matty and
Neil ]. Ferry. representing District No. I,
and John Fahey, Thomas J. Richards and
Miles Dougherty, representing District
No .. TIE majority OF the members Of
the committee are members Of the ma
tional board of the United Mine Workers.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-14
GETS 10 YEARS IN 5 MINUTES
Court Rushes Trial to Save
Negro from Lynchinp.

Salisbury, Md. March 13-Indicted, Sc
cretly tried. convicted and sentenced to
ten years in the Maryland Penitentiary Is
the history Of five minutes to-day in the
life of Emmons Waller. a negro, who con-
fessed assaulting Ella Bailey. a sixteen
year-old girl, near Hebron. last Monday.
Rumors that an attempt would he made
tonight to lynch Waller prompted this
speedy disposition of his case When
Sheriff Smith heard the rumors he con-
forred with Judges Stanford and Jones.
holding court here The grand jury was in
formed and Immediately returned an indct-
ment The judges adjourned court. and
when the spectators had departed called
Waller before them. His attorney entered
a plea of guilty. sentence was pronounced
and within FIVE minutes from the time Wal
Lcr was brought into court he was being
whirled away in an automobile, his ultf-
mate destination being the pententiary at
Raitimore
New-York tribune., 1912-03-14
Restriction of Miners Output.

To grant the demand that the system
whereby a contract miner has more than
one working place and employs more than
two labOrcTS should be abolished would he
Ieyplling in its effect. Experience has con
fTmed tho wisdom Of the reply made in
Ig1G-"We have no legal right TO establish
such arbitrary rules Men must be free
t. act for themselves Where conditions
are such as TO permit men to work safely,
We cannot consent 10 limit the ability and
ambition Of industrious men by arbitrarily
agreeing 10 restrict their opportunities TO
earn Increased remuneration.
We diSCaim any interference with the
check weghman and check docking bosses.
Prior to 1902 considerable hard feeling grew
out Of disputes over the weighing and
measuring Of coal The decree Of the strike
commission directed the operator when
ever a majority Of the contract miners at
any Collory desired H. to permit check
wcghman or a check docking boss to be
stationed beside the operators inspector 10
see that the miners received fair treatment.
This practice is In effect and miners have
their representatives wherever a jority
desire II. II any complaint exists II can
be brought before the COnciliation board
and considered on its merits and that
board has ample power and is thoroughly
10 grant relief.
Articles 2, 3, 6 and Of your demands look
10 changes in determining the method OF
payment Of, and advances in, wages.
The question Of the length of work day
for mine workers known as company men
was made the subject Of an exhaustive
study by the strike commission. After taxi
ing into consideration the Interruptions due
New-York tribune., 1912-03-14
GRACE REPORTED DYING
Physicians Say Albanian Cannot
Survive Bullet Wound.

Atlanta, March 13-Eugene II. Grace
the young business man who was mys-
teriously shot at his home and whose
wife, Mrs Daisy Opie Grace, is held in
the county jail for the shooting. cannot
recover. according 10 his physicians
statement tonight. Late in the after
noon Grace was reported to be dying
and relatives and attorneys were called
10 hi9 bedside, but tonight he is again
reported to be resting easy.
Physicians gave oui statement to-
night in which they said second X-ray
photograph had disclosed that the bullet
New-York tribune., 1912-03-14
PASTOR INHERITS S75O,OOO
Brother He Had Not Seen for Twenty
six Years Leaves S3,0OO,OOO Estate.
IRv Telegraph to The Tribune. !

IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune"
York, Penn, March l3-The Rev William
II. Lily. pastor Of Christ United Evangel-
cal Church, this city. who has all his life
been in only moderate circumstances, has
fallen heir To $4,000. The inheritance
comes from a brother who upon his death
bed. bequeathed an estate of more than
10000 10 be divided between the Rev Mr..
Lilly. his three sisters and another brother,
The pastors brother, James Lilly, went
West In 1856. after family dispute. and
declared he would never return until he
was able TO buy the other Lillys out lie
never returned but word reached here to-
day that he had died In California. II is
said that Lilly had gone into the Cana
dian Alaska some years ago. where he
quickly amassed a fortune.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-14
SOFT COAL PRICES ADVANCE
Railroad and Manufacturing Companies
Storing Large Quantities

Pittsburgh, March i5-Rallroacs and man
ufacturnC companies, in anticipation of a
suspension Of mining operations in the hi
luminous coal district Of Western Pennsyl-
varia. Eastern Ohio and West Virginia on
April are gathering great stores of coal.
Mines arc being worked TO capacity, and
coal is being hauled TO convenient points
ir such quantity as 10 create car short
age. which further aggravates the situa-
tiou
In consequence Of the heavy demand,
prices are soaring and run Of mine coal
which early i'm the week sold at 81 80 a ton
~ the mine TODAY brought II -, with no
promise of immediate delivery. II is stated
that some coal has been sold in the West
Virginia district for s. a ton, an unrrece-
dented price
New-York tribune., 1912-03-14
BELIEVE EXPLORER is LOST.

Seattle. March l3.-Mail from Herschel
Island in the Arctic Ocean. and points
on the Mackenzie River received at Daw-
son, !. T.. says Hubert Darrell, the ex.
plorer who went eastward in 1910 from
Mackenzie, has been given up for lost
No word has come from the explorer since
his departure.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-14

II is to the interest Of the employees. the
operators and the community that the con-
citation board should be continued. A
mere knowledge Of its existence on the
part OF the employees and the confidence
that they can at any time obtain redress
for a real grievance has in itself tended
to sllay distrust and bitterness.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-14

was in the spinal canal on the level "i'h
the ninth dorsal vertebra. An opera
ton would be of no beneut theN sa'u'
They had given up hore for Grace $ re,
covery, though he might live sever"
weeks.
No effort has been made to oo'a.A
Mrs. Graces release on bond sn'
steadfastly refuses to discuss an! pHA~
of the case. z.,....s-s
New-York tribune., 1912-03-14
COAL PRICES UP IN BOSTON.

Boston. March 13.-Coal dealers in Boston
and its suburbs to-day advancing the prices
on all domestic sizes Of hard coal 20 cents
q ton. Stove coal is now S a ton and nut
Sg25
New-York tribune., 1912-03-14
IN MINING CRISIS
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America, and John j. dempsey VI So "
copyright by American Press Association
New-York tribune., 1912-03-14
". II. TRTESDALE.
president of the Lackawanna system)
WHY DEMANDS ARE REFUSED

to accidents to machinery, miners hol-
days, as well as all other Facts bearing
upon the situation, the commission CON
Cluded that a reduction or hours or ldDOT
from ten To nine was fair to both employe
and employer. Conditions are the same
to-day. and further To reduce the Work day
would seriously CuTtail production.
The demand for payment ny weight came
before the strike commission and was re-
jected. Your proposal, in the present de.
mand TO make this change Wherever
practicable" Is equvalent-if the judgment
Of the strike commission be CorreCt-to an
Endorsement Of the present system. For the
question Of pTacticability WAS the very one
passed upon by the strike commission, and
the conditions by IL described are those
that still obtain
As to the demand for a minimum rate
and an advance OF 20 per cent, we call
attention to e fact that I'm 1900 there was
an advance Of 20 per cent. that in 1902 there
was an advance Of "a per cent and a fur
ther increase of 1910 per cent resulting
comparison of the years 1900 and 1911
shows there has been a total increase OF
26 40 per cent. Since the sliding scale
went into effect the total bonus paid to
mine workers on account Of it has been
in excess Of 10000
In addition to these considerable increases
there has been an increase IN the oppor-
unitv for work. from aa ayereEe of lS5
DAYS in the years from 1897 to 1901. TO an
average Of 2lo days for the five years from
1905 to 1910. both inclusive and a still fur
ther increase was had In 1871.
Commenting upon this, Edward "
Parker of the United States Geological
Survey. who was a member Of the Anthra-
cite Strike Commi ssiOn, says, in his report
upon the production Of anthracite coal in
1910. that with these facts in mind one
NAV easily believe the statement frequently
made that a no time in the history Of
the anthracite trade has there existed the
prosperity and contentment that have had
place in the region during the last eight
years"
An estimate based upon the cost sheets
Of a number of COlleries I'm all three re
gons shows that TO grant your demands
would increase the labor cost for coal about
20 cents q ton of all sizes-domestic and
steam alike The competition Of hitUmin-
Gus coal would make II impossible to ad-
vance the price of steam sizes. The do
mestic sizes. comprising about 81 per cent
Of the total marketable production, would
have to bear the whole advance. which
would he about 81 cents above their present
prices There remains 10 he considered the
effect Of the sliding scale. which would still
further and proportonatcly increase tn"
IrigG the publiC
New-York tribune., 1912-03-14

Saarbrucken, March l3-Tha managers
OF the Prussian State mines in the Saar
region in replying to-day to the request Of
the miners for increases Of wages, said that
the mems pay was now higher than in
1908. They also declared that the miners
could expect with confidence a further in
crease. They, however gave no definite
figure as TO the amount.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-11
CECIL AND EAST SIDE.

Mr. Lynch, who has been living
here with his niece, Mrs. Hupperland
for long time, started for Oreland
Sunday. This will make his sixth
trip.
Misses Edith and Edna Brown
spent the latter part of the week
with Miss Almeda Tombleson, of
Redwood.
4 Mr.. Charles Errig caught fire Sat-
urday while burning brush and was
seriously burned.
Mr. Howard Brown purchased an
Indian motorcycle Friday.
While Mr.. Edward Chew was clean
ing out his well the bucket fell and
injured his side and cut his head SO
it had to have three inches of stitch
ing
Mr. Harley Archer has purchased
new horse.
Mr.. Claude Chew cut his finger
very badly while cutting lumber.
The fire which got away from Mr..
Charles Errig did some little dam
age.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jones and
baby spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs Brown.
Mr.. Bert Channels moved his fam
lily on Mr.. Thomas CheW's place this
week.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-11
MICKLETON

Mrs. Walter L. Tonalin gave her
husband royal reminder of his
birthday on Wednesday evening, the
third. The affair was a complete
surprise to Mr.. Tomlin, but he well
coined his guests with his usual grac-
iollsness. Delicious refreshments
were served, including a fine BIRTH
day cake with the correct number of
candles The music was of the best,
furnished by Mr. Charles Allen, vio-
linist, and Mr.. Whitley, pianist, both
of Balla, Pa Those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hendrickson,
of Wenonah; Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Ridgway, of Mullica Hill; Mr. and
Mrs William H. Wolf, Mr. and Mrs.
William Sithens, OF Woodbury.; Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Allen, Mr.. Charles
Balla, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Cook, Mr.. and Mrs. Myrose and Miss
Lucy Pixton, all of Philadelphia;
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Clark, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Sickler, and Master
Thoburn Sickler, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
G. Dawson and daughter Gertrude,
Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw, Mr.. and Mrs !.
Charles Steward, Mr.. and Mrs. Jerre
Haines, and Mr.. and Mrs. John G..
Heritage
The Grange held their last literary
for the season on Thursday of last
week The hall was full. and the
exercises of the usual interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest B. Thaleg,
of Philadelphia, spent Easter Monday
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J :.
b. Batten.
Miss Rebecca John, of Woodbury.,
spent the Easter holidays with her
sisters, Mrs j. Omar Heritage and
Miss Rebecca John.
Mr.. and Mrs Jerre Haines, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter L. Tomlin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Heritage and MIR. and
Mrs. Wilbur Hendrickson were the
guests at an Easter party given by
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hendrickson,
of Wenonah.
Richard P. Aliens and Theodore
Browns families attended the we'd
ding of their nephew, T. Hampton
Irevin, to Miss Bernice Elaine New
/ ton, of Philadelphia, ON Wednesday
the tenth Hampton was a former
has been in the employ of the Read
1IlS IT, H., uOiuluS tlIt 4 CD pOli9ipiS
position of assistant auditor
1 The Friends First-day school I'm
ion will be held in the Meeting House
here on Seventh day the thirteenth
at ten thirty o'clock. Henry w.
Wilbur, of Philadelphia, is expected
1 to be in attendance; all interested
will be cordially welcomed.
The next meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will bt
held on Wednesday, the seventeenth
at the home of Mrs. Katherine Weber
at Clarksboro. Time 2.30 p. m.
All are invited.
Preparations are well under way
/ for the laying of concrete walks il
front of Jerre and Samuel Haines
residences.
Two large trees on Friends Meet.
ing House property have been re
! moved because they would encroacl
upon the new sidewalk. We hope
it may not be needful to remove
many of our fine trees so much ad
mired by visitors to this locality.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-11
ACKNOWLEDGE IT
Woodbury. Has to Bow to the Inevi-
table Scores Of Citizens
Prove 1t.

After reading the public statement
of this representative citizen of
Woodbury., given below, you must
come to this conclusion A remedy
which cured years ago, which has
kept the kidneys in good health since
can be relied upon to perform the
same work in other cases. Read this:
Mrs. L. Allen, 81 Green ST., Wood
bury, N. j., says: Il suffered for
quite while from a dull pain across
the small of my back and in the
morning could hardly get out of
bed. Headaches bothered me and /
had pains in the back of my neck.
After trying several remedies without
getting relief, friend told me to use
Doan's Kidney Pills and did so.
After I had taken a few doses / felt
better and I continued their use un-
til my trouble disappeared" (State-
ment given January 20, 1908.)
REIMBURSEMENT.
On April IL, 1911, Mrs. Allen said:
Il gladly verify my former testimon-
ial regarding Doan's Kidney Pills.
This wonderful medicine restored me
to good health and consequently I
shall always be pleased to give it my
endorsement"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no other.
sss ---
Under a recent order construction
gangs of the Public Service Corpora
tion will not be allowed to smoke
while at work.
Several fires having recently been
charged to defective electric wiring in
Atlantic City, the Mayor has ordered a
rigid inspection.