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Sensational Assertion
By Diplomat Of Japan
Attitude in the War

WASHINGTON. March "o.-In m
address published in the final edition
Of the record Of the last congress. Rep
resentatiYc -tlvan T. Fuller Of N;:SSa-
chusetts describes an interview with NJ
T)elanncy. French ambassador I" Japan.
md attributes to the ambassador the
statement that Japan was not Sinc"r'ly
nro-ally. but intended /" support Ger
MANY until IL Japanese mission learned
box, whole heartcdly America was 60
ing into the war.
He told of Il visit to Europe shortly
after the armisticc WAS s'rncd;
NV trip across the wa was uh-
cyenttul.' he wrote. L f"unu among
nv fellow passengers most d"!'ghhui
,,crson who was no other ,hau VI. De-
isrncy. the French ambassador 10
Japan took occasion ~ ask thr am
h,.s,dor If. as a result "f his oh$crHa-
zion the Japan"S" were sincerely pro-
aly TO this inquiry III" ambassador
rcnlied very definitely. NO. SIR. and m
,,uirctl. WHO in H." world thought they
were sincerity pr"-a'iy
..>ubasSaIrr lirlanu,.y stated ~ me
that the JnpIn"S" intended |" S''Hp"rt
Germany but after thor '''it;rtiI:Si"h
visited hero and SAN bow wh"'"-n"trt-
cdlv We were going int" II" whr ti'':'
were afraid to do 50. .NrihAS|;tu"f I'''
;.nncv stated that h'' sailed from japan
IN Vancouver and when thf party arriF-
cd and learned the ncwS' CHAT Austria
Rad s,,rrendcrcd the Japanese members
~ the party were vjsihly disapp"intrd.
.Helikcncd the emperor and ;hc milf
tar, caste of Japan to that of Germany.
Hc said their methods and ideas and
IDEALS were Identical with those OF Ger
AapS."
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OFFICERS CHOSEN BY
WOODMEN OF WORLD

Snccial Dispatch TO The 1ntcllig"nccr.
CUMBERLAND. Md. March 2O.-The
biennial convention Of the head camp,
Woodmen Of the World, Of Maryland.
Delaware. West Virginia and the District
of Columbia. adjourned at HaEcrstown
to-day to meet at Huntington. w. Va. IN
March. 1921, after elcctinG the following
officers:
Head Consul-Dr. II. ". Tippctt, OF
Washington. D. G.
Adviser-Licutorant A. l.. Thomas or
Huntington. W. Va.
Rankcr-l. +. Rchington. Of Grafton.
". Va.
Clerk-H. T. Jones, Of Fairmont,
w Va.
Escort-Marx ". Miller. Of HnGers-
town. Md.
Watchman-J. S. Hall, Of BIue1cld,
". Va.
sccrctary-E. C. Protzman. of Nor
gantown, W. Va.
One thousand participated in the street
parade. which was followed by nan-
ouet. The delegates toured the An
tictam battlefield.
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DR.. WILKINS
|ND|CTEDFOR
WIFE MURDER
Accused Physician Tells of
Flight to Baltimore, and
Decision to Return.

LONG BEACH, March 20.-Dr. Walter
Keen wilkins. whose wife was killed
with q hammer on the night Of February
81. and who told the police that burglars
had committed the deed. was today in
dictcd by the Nassau county grand jury
for murder in the first degree
LONG BEACH. N. Y, March 20.-Dr.
Walter Keen wilkins pleaded not guilty
when arraigned before Justice OF, the
Peace Coleman. teday'pn a charge Of
murder in the first degree in having
killed his wife at their home here on
February rs. He was remandcd without
bail to the Nassau county jail at Mine
ola. Mrs. Wilkins died after being
struck over the head with q hammer and
DR.. wilkins told the police he and his
wife. had been attacked by burglars.
Before being taken by automobile to
Long Beach. DR.. wilkins said:
"T went 10 Baltimore Sunday night.
had received message from my coun"
sci, Mr.. Friesc, requesting me to go win
him to District Attorney Weeks home
Mr.. Friese was agitated and this led me
TO believe that something serious was al
hand. He told me- certain evidence had
been found that pointed to me.
thought thiS over ana OeClueQ W ~ ~
nv daughter in Washington.
ION the train I studied this out and
decided 7 would not bring my troubles
into her home SO I stopped over in
Baltimore, and yesterday I decided tc
telegraph Mr.. Weeks and place myself
in his hands" :.
Or. wilkins refused To talk about the
second will which was found hcqucath-
ing much Of his wifc's property to nm.
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NEW YORK. March "n.--Thc commit
toe Of diStillcrS uf the United SlaicS.
representing tho entire 1iStilling indus
try, announced Tonight that steps were
being taken TO attack lhr constitutions
ality of tho federal prohibition amend
mont and tho war time prohibition acr.
Levy Mayer, of Chicago. counsel for
the organization, was instructed TO ar
range for a suit to tcSt tho emergency
prohi bition law after tho treaty OF peace
has been signed. Action TO bring about
a judicial review nf The eighteenth
amendment. it was stated. would await
the outcome of referendum elections In
thirteen states where petitions calling
for popular vote on tho bone dry
enactment have been filed or arc in cir
culation.
Mr. Mayer advised the committee that
in states having referendum laws and
whose legislatures have ratified the
amendment, the ratification would have
no effect unless the majority Of the
votes cast in tho elections favored the
amendment.
The attorney also gave an opinion
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Of
DEBT MEASURE
To THE PEOPLE
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
TAKES THIS ACTION
Believed to Be a Maneuvre to
Force Senate Vote on Oil
and Gas Bill.

CHARLESTON. w. VA. March 20
With an amendment pending propos-
ing to submit tho Virginia debt settle
ment bill to a vote of the people OF
West Virginia before it should become
effective after passage. the house % OF
dele gates late this afternoon adjourned
to tomorrow, leaving that bill on second
reading.
TIL amendment was offered by Dele
gate Wysong, OF Mercer county. and
came after the house had gone through
the bill section by section on the amend
ment stage and was ready to order the
bill to third reading. It was under dis
cussion when adjournment was taken.
The amendment was presented after
the senate had adjourned and after the
information had come to the house that
the senate, instead of taking up the
oil and gas tax measure. passed by the
house. for consideration on the floor.
had sent 1t to the finance committee
where such tax bills have died session
after session in the past.
It WIS not said openly that the
WysonE amendment was offered TO the
Virginia debt settlement bill for the
purpose of killing time and bringing
pressure on the senate TO give serious
consideration to the gas tax bill. but
that was generally understood to be the
case.
Members Of the house have declared
that they will do everything in their
power to hold up the proposed legis-
lation Of this session and keep the leg
islature together until the senate takes
up the gas tax bill and goes on record
+ on the merits Of the bill one way or the
other.
The house this afternoon amended
the debt bill, on motion of delegate
Moore, Of Marshall county. 10 relieve
the state from raising the revenues each
year by Il direct levy IL there should
be enough funds in the treasury from
other sources unappropriated TO be set
aside by the state board Of public works
for the sinking fund.
This amendment was adopted ny a
vote Of SO to- 80, those voting for II
being Blackhurst. Rannistcr. Blizzard
Brand, Byrnes. Clements. Cobcrly, Cole
man. Coon. Cosncr. Cuppett, Ferguson
Fitch, Fortney. Fortney Of Preston. Cod
frey, Hamilton. Harvey. Hays. Howard
John, Jones. Lantz, Lester. Mahan. Mol
lohan- Moore. Morris. Moulds. NuSScr
McDcrmitt, Mcpherson, Ncalc. Neal
Nuttcr, O'Councr. Otto. Parsons Peek
IrcdiEo. Pettigrcw. Rankin. Shom"
Spauglcr, Starchcr.. Slower. Sturm, Tay.
lor. Thomas. Vaughn. Weiss. WySonG.
Those voting no were: Anderson
Bland, Bray. Calhoun. Capchart. Cum
ningham. Hale, Hall. Hendricks. Hers
man, Hickman. Hillery, Kern. kuEk"d'
dali. Miller, Moran. Mctaulcy. Mct1ar"n
McClintic McEcy. Perrin. Pridcm"rH
Richards. RouSs. Sarrrr. Scott. sum
mcrs. Sw:Sh"r Thurmond. Twrman
Williams "f Peasants. Wolfe.
Absent: Rrarnmcr. Cox. Grove. Hack
ncy, Houvouras, Shaw. Van Meter, Will
| liarns Of Ohio county.
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Attempt of Majority in the State Senate to Bury
Oil and Gas Transportation Tax Measure Met BY
Flank Movement of House on Virginia Debt Bill
listil1ers Will Test the Federal
Prohibition Amendment i'm Courts

that If the wartime prohibition act is
Unconstitutional. manufacturc If dis
titled spirits. forbidden by the President
under the food conservation laws. could
be lawfully resumed rs soon as the war
is ended.
In their discussion OF measures to null
lify tho federal amendment. the dis
tillers named California. Washington.
Oregon. Nevada, Idaho. Utah. New
Mexico. Colorado. Michigan. Ohio. Mis-
souri,, Maine and Nebraska rs states
where referendum petitions have oecn
circulated Ak forty-tirc state lcgIsla-
lures ratified the amendment nine moro
than tho necessary thrcc-tourthS. the
distillcrs announced plan of action could
not be carried out il the people of moro
than four states approved the decisions
of their legislative bodies.
Tho distillcrs attack on tho war time
prohibition act. follows the lines LAID
down by counsel for the brewers in their
test suit filed here yesterday, alleging
that the law. having been enacted after
the signing Of the armisticc. went be-
yond the power Of congress to adopt
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PAG|ANDA Of !:
THE TEUT0N IS . !.
NOT A[. An END. ]
Sensational Declaration Made.
by Army Officer in Ad- 7:
dress at Pittsburgh. i.

. PITTSBURGH. Pa. March 20.-The
German propagandist 10 as busy ~
ever, in the opinion Of Captain Edwin
r.. Cooper. who addressed large num-
ber Of business men here today. Capss;:
tain Cooper is a member OF the photo
graphic section. Of the United states
army, and frequently accompanieds
Eddie" Rlckenbacker. American acess
in the air flights over tho Get
when you hear one Of these Cor
mans whispering, make him produce.
the goods. ~, aJd-l. Captain peg"
"Three days before {. the signing Of tnc.
arrn}stice a Boche aviator flew over
the Amer. ean lines and dropped q let-
ter into the Yankee lines, which reaa
as follows:
".Do your part to put an end 70
the war. Just stop lighting. "pa!s
Is the use Of your fighting there IN
these trenches when you ought to ~
back homo in America. All this talk
Of your taking Metz and other Ger
man cities is bunk. You can't DO .ic
sin over the top into No Mans Land
some night and join your. Fellow sol:
di-rs who are resting comfortably III
prison camps. That will put an eno
to the war. 49,.
Some German from back In new
York wrote that" was Captain COOP
er's comment. ~
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Gep. Hall's Speech.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. March 2h -
Tho entire forenoon session of IN" house
OF delegates was consumed in tho con
Sidcratinn Of propose damcndmnntS 10
tho Virginia debt s"ttlcmon; bill as
passcd by tho senate. this bill having
been taken mp for consideration instead
Of the house bill. which was Il special
order for ITO o'clock.
All Of the amendments proposed IN
cludiaS ono to strike oUt one oG inc
amendments made by In" senate 10 Tho
original bill. were voted down. Thu most
dramatic feature OF tho session was a
statement made by lr"lcGatr Scptmus
Hall, veteran member of the house. who
probably has moro first hand informa-
lion in regard 10 tho debt than any other
ucnhcr of tho legislature.
MIR. Hall. who WAS Il member nr tn"
ioint committee which drafted tho orig
inal bill. speaking against tho PROPOSE
tinn OF making any amendments Ia this
bill. declared thai hH intended 10 rot"
for the bill settling the judgment Of the
supreme court, not because II" believed
the amount of Il was Just. hut because
No believed it represented the hest basis
of settlement West Virginia could Sc
euro. and because nc believed it to DC
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IN
PLAY FOR U.S.
RECOGN|T| ION

NEW YORK. March 2O.-As the first
step toward obtaining recognition by the
United States the Russian Soviet gov
crnmcnt is prepared to deposit s200,00Q,-
900 in gold with American and European
hanks Tor the purchase of supplies
needed in reconstruction work accord
Ing to a formal statement issued here
tonight by L. G. A. Il Martens, Amer-
can representative of tho Dcmidoff Iron
and Steel works in Moscow. through the
bureau Of representatives Of the Rus
sian federal soviet republic.
Asserting that he had received this
week his appointment rs official repre-
sentative Of the Soviet government in
the United States. Mr.. Martens said hc
had forwarded his credentials to tho
state department and meanwhile had
opened temporary headquarters in this
city. With the credentials. he said he
had sent n report on conditions in Rus
sian and an expression of his govern
rncnt's desire to 'ro-es sthbliSh normal re-
lations between tho two countries"
Mr.. Martens said that in addition 10
the 5000. 0h0. moo to bc deposited TO de-
frav the cost Of initial purchases. the
Soviet government was prepared TO sub
nit various propositions which he said
hc hopcd would prove acceptable to
American manufacturers and exporters,
looking toward establishment Of credit
for government purcha SOS.
Outlining his plans. Martens said he
Intended soon to establish permanent
ncadouartrrS in This city on scale
commrnsuratc with tho purchases he
intended 20 make. His plans hr added,
called for appointment Of u commercial
"at,achn" and organization Of board
Of trade Of Soviet Russia"
According to Martens. who assorted
that drspi:" "s;!lyT reports concerning
tho Soviet Cnrnrnment. il had laid firm
the foundations for wcll-nrdcrcd do
vrlonmcnt Of their society,". hc was
.'nnrpowcrcd To state" that his govern
;,,n,1t "iS sincerely anxious To have hos
tiI,tics rcasr in Fussia and 10 enter
into agreements with the American gov
crnrlcnl for Tho rcnccahl" withdrawal
of american troorS from Russia"
"0r I'll. rart nf tho Russian Socialists
federal soviet rcrrhlic." he snid there
tmIs exists no obstacles 20 III" rstab-
ti,ns with nihcr countries. especially
with thc United States. The soviet gov
rrn1nrri Of Russia IS willing to nncn Jig
doors ~ ritizcnS nf othor countries for
nnaroful pursuit of opportunity. and IT.
invites anv scrutiny and Investigation
Of its conditions which invrStigation
certainly will provo th"t peace and
prosperity in Russia will follow on the
cessation ,of tn" present allied policy Of
run-;nt crcoursr with soviet Russia and
bv tho demand Of ,Cap'mcrcial and in
tc!Irctual intercourse
NJ Martens assorted that his govern
m.r, was prepared to purchase in this
country great quantities of. such com
moditics as railroad supplies, aGricul
ti,ral imrlcmcnts and machinery. fac
torv machinery, mining machinery and
supplies electrical supplies. printing
macsincry. textile manufacturers. shoes
md clothing. fats and canned meats.
rubber goods. typcwriters and office
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measures for the national security and
defense.
Members Of tho dIstillers' committee
declared tho decision TO withhold their
litigation until the completion Of peace
negotiations was based on a desire 10
proceed only after the war emergency
was formally declared a matter Of his
tory, It vas said the suit would be
brought against the collector of Internal
revenue and the federal district attor-
ncy 'In some appropriate district"
While no distilled beverages nave
hccn manufactured since July l. 1911.
under tho food conservation regulations.
no ban has hccn placed on marketing OF
stocks except that in tho wartime pro
hibition act. which forhds sales and all
withdrawals from bond. except for cH-
mort purposes. after June 30, next. until
the dcmobilization Of the wartime MILL
tary forces.
The distillcrs' committee. with George
+. Dicterle, OF Cincinnati. as secretary,
has been in conference for the past two
days, with members present from all Sec
tions Of the country.
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Is Hitchcock Grooming.
Pershing for President
In the 1920 Campaign?.
(copyrisht. 1919, New York Tribune.

Copyright. 1919. New York Tribune,
Inc.) ~.
COCHEM Germany. March H.
Standing beside Frank Hitchcock. for
MGR attorney general and campaign
managcr for President TAFT. General
PcrShinG reviewed late today Inc
Fourth division on thA big plateau
near Cochcm.
Mr.. Hitchcock was the only man IN
civilian attire on the broad neld. He
accornpanicd the commander-in-chief
constantly during the two hours or
personal inspection Of the troops. ana
then mounted the platform from winch
General Pcrsbine watched the regi-
mcnts march past. General Pershine
paid a glowing tribute to the DIVISION
in rccounting its war record.
The review was held on a. great
table-land. surmounttng cluster Ok
hills hemming in the. Moselle HVeF.
Snow covered the ground and wciehteo
down the stark trees OF the heaviiy
wooded slopes. The infantry canton
r1en,s were blankcted whero they Hes-
tIe among the forest heights. their
cann fires at night giving the GERMAN
hills q decidedly warlike appearance.
The Argonne forest afforded many
such scenes last fall. and memories
of that gave today's review . ole-
matte touch absent in the o1ner ie
views during the past five days.
Mr.. Hitchcock carrying noooy ma.
,.ccs came unhcralded and though SOL
diors ,rc supposed TO know OF politics
ond no, to care they guessed that tne
Rcnublican search for a candidate Ia
1920 had something to do with his
visit, He declared however that his
visit had no such significance. in fact
tba, Il had nothing to do with poll
Tics. being only little: PERSONA
General Pcrshing left CocAA0 %.
night in a special train for eo03A
beadouartcrs where he will greet tnas
king and queen Of Belgium. who PROD
ably will bestow upon him the -
Of q military order. 80
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FORTY BILLION
DOLLARS T0bE /.
PAID BY HUNS. !.
COMMISSIONS: FIX
GERMANY'S LIMIT
Question Not What Germany
Should Pay, But What
She Can Pay.

PARIS. March 2o.--(By the Associatf;ss
ed Press)-Whilc no authoritative anis
nouncement has been made concerning.
the conference between President VIII;
son. N. clcmcnccau and David Lloyd
George. there is reason TO believe tnat:,
reparations and frontier issues arc tn1t
foremost obstacles they arc seeking tot,
remove from the path to rapid con-s
clusion Of the peace treaty.
How far President Wilson is adhcrlns;
to the ideas OF the American meno ocisS
Of the commission IS not KNOWN nut ltt
is thought probable they arc serving -
q guide for him.
Tho chief issue Of the question OF,
repara,ions is not what Germany should
nay, but what the can pay. The COM
missions which have studied the SUD-
jcct have gradually reduced the claims.
to a total Of abs forty billion doilAls;
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GLASS APPEALS FOR
FIFTH LIBERTY LOAN

MINNEAPOLIS. March @V.-Sccretas
or tho Treasury Glass. in two speeches
in tho Twin Cities to-day. declared the
coming Victory Liberty loan could not
hc h,,at,d on n strictly commercial basis.
The people have ample resources. nc
declared from tho s11.00n. 100000 tradc
balance Of the last three wears. high war
wages and tho thrift engend:rcd by the
war and It's savings campaigns
"a little thought" he said. will
teach the wiscst among tn" fInanciers or
the country that It is impossible 70
ae.t. rurcly for investment purposes a
loan or five or six billion dollars We
have got to appeal 10 The patriotism OF
the American people. and 1t Will not be
done In vain.
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Price Cut
In Steel Is
Announced
Basic Pig Iron Reduced to
S25.75; Bullets $3.50
and $42-Gary Declares
Wages to Remain Uncut,
Excepting the Sliding Scale
Workers.

WASHINGTON, March 20. -
Agreement upon a new schedule OF
stael prices providing a reduction
in the present quotations for the
commodity was reached late tonight
BY representatives OF the steel In
dustry and the Industrial board Of
the department OF commerce. The
new prices arc for the year 1919 and
are elective at once.
a partial list Of the new prices
was made public tonight as follows:
Bssio pig iron reduced to s25.75
. gross ton.
-Four inch b1llets, $3.50 gross
ton
Two inch bIllets, S42 a gross ton
Merchant bars, sass a hundred
pounds
Plates, sass q hundred pounds.
Structural steel, $2.45 a hundred
pounds.
xhe price OF Iron orc, 4. o. b. La1e
Erie ports, remains at the present
rate except In case freight rates are
ehanSed. u such an event tho prlce
VIII he reduced or increased accord
1nSly.' ,~-.ss,,
Tne pr4ces nade public tonight
represent average reductions from
the present prices Of from ten to
fourteen yer CONT The reduction
on Dig Iron was s4.25 a gross ton; on
hiliets, SIS gross ton and on plates,
uharnR- 81
net ton.
The conferences with the repre-
Sant1tjvas Of the steel industry
which began yesterday were the
drzt to be held by the board IN lib
attempt to obtain reductions and
stsbil1zatioa in the prices OF the
basic commodities. Producers OF
other essential and extensively used
commodities VIII confer In the near
5rtrra with tho board.
Judge E. a. Gary, chairman OF
thu board Of directors Of the United
Ssa$es Stee1 corporation, In an
ncuncanx tho new schedule, sadd:
"we have agreed upon prices. we
cannot give you full statement re-
rardiux these priees until tomorrow,
when one viii be prepared for. the
press.
1t - expected that prices during
1918 viii not, be any lower, and our
present Intention Is to make no de-
creases In wages except perhaps at
some mills where there Is a con-
tract between employers and en-
ployes providing for sliding scale.
"Tne price Of Iron ore, +. o. b.
Lake Erie ports, remains unchang-
ed except whore a reduction IN
Freight rates would become eTec-
tive, In which case the price Of pig
tron VIII be changed accordingly"
A determined effort Is being made
by tho ore producers from the
Great Lakes region to obtain re-
ducticn In the present freight
rates, It WAS stated by John a.
Savage, president Of Savage & Co.,
orc producers In Duluth. SUCH ac-
ttou BY the ore producers Is under
stood to have the approval Of both
the steel men and the board.
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MANY VILLA men. ARE
KILLED IN ENGAGEMENT

JCAREz. Mexico. March 20.-A fight
between General Zuazua's federal cav
airy and Villa rebels under Martin Lopez
occurred yesterday near Ascension. 10
miles south Of the Columbus, New Mex
ico. border. according 10 military infor-
nation received here today. "A number
Of the villa men were killed and prison.
ers taken according to the report from
General Zuazua.
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LINCOLN GOES = !:
To THE FRONT.

TOLEDO. Ohio. March c0.-Thc Lin:
coin Life Insurance team Of Fort Wayne.
Ind, went into first place in the Amcri-
can Bowling Congress tournament Ave:
men standings on tho'late squad tonight.
with a team score Of 1859. topping the
Potter Shoes Of Cincinnati by 81 pins:
Tho Lincolns scored 9S6 in the first
game, 9S1 in the second and finished
with 992.
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, March 2o-xoreoasti
Ohio, Western Pennsylvani-Pair On
Friday, colder by Friday night; 5atur-
day part cloudy and colder.
West virg1nia-Pair Friday And prob
ably Saturday; cooler Saturday.
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supplies. automobiles and trucks chem
icals and medical supplies.
Russia, he said. wGs prepared to sell
flax hemp. hidsf, hristles, furs, lum-
hrr. grain. platinum metals and miner
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LONDON, March 2o.?The interim re-
port to the coal commission OF ~hlch
Justice Sir John Sankey is chairman
issued tonight. recommends se'tit
hours Of work underground. instead OF
eight. from July s. and six hours from
july IS, 1921. subject 10 thH economic
poSition uf the industry.
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