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America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-10-31

sa in mIlnlle fetei dumiSale, care-l
fmbraca,t rabdatoare, ca pc un co
pill. Trupul slabit al boierului ers
usor ca 0 pana. Numai cind ince
pu sal. imbrace, boierul simti CT
greu lUcru sc Aetarise Sd .faca. Da,
tacea. trebuia sA-si vadA casa, oda
la undA fmbatrfnise; 'apoi LASH e
rau aproape.
| Cfnd sfiryit de imbrdcat, boieru
Costache Isl sarlta fata pc frunt,
81 ingfna:
- MA STINT mutt mai bine, Fam
firito.
Cind ramase sineur, in fundul
patului ufide il asesase cucoans
zanfira, casu peste perne secat d,
putere. I'm sir de lacri,ni ii izvor
din ochi, 81 fncepu sd Sc roage in
| Get: ,yDoamne! Doamne! indura-tt
dc minoss -.
Caleasca trase la scara. Coans
Zanfira, GU dol argati, ridichra ps
,, boier sil coborfrA in caleasca, spri
jinindu-i coatele 81 spatele Gu per
ne; copiiiI ii pusera in brate cite ur
mahunchi de nori, lar cei citiva ia
rani carl apucasera sd afle ca |,
pleaca stapfnul ii sarutara NINA
Boierul lie siinbi 81 lie sopti: ,,ramas
bun".
Cucoana zSnfira sui copiii din
ainte, dumneaei Sc aseza linga boi
er, apoi porunci vizitiului:
= Sa til mai meet, Ioane.
|. Oar batrfnul Sc supara; cuvinte
le acestea parcasl speriara.
- NJ, nu, sa miie repede.
!. Cali pornira.
Un vint caldicel alinta miristi
lie ce straluceau ca niste ape poleite
de scare. Pc cite un macies salbatec
tarcile Sc adunau gilcevitoare, pe
cfnd, din adfncul cerului curat ca
lacrima, Sc scobora ciripitul gidi-
lator al eiocirliei.
Boierul simtea o slabiciune dull
ce, care-l usura de or'ce suferinta
II Sc parea ca nu mai are trup, cd
Inumai sufletul ii sta in trasura, lin
ga fata 81 nepotii lui. Uneori par.
ca Sc ridica 81 dinsul, usor ca un
fun, in aer, mutt mai sus decft rim
dunelele ce strabateau vazduhul. "A.
poi, deodata, luneca in jos, spre
pamint, Gu iuteala ametitoare; o.
data mai ca era sa tipe. in urma Sc
linistea, cadea pc ginduri; privea
miristele intinse, dealurile din de.
partare; Isl amintea in rastimpuri
cit muncise Ell pc locurile acestea,
cum agonisise banEcu ban averea de
astazi Oar eIpduri1e ! Sc pa,
rea ca Sc suptiaza Ca un FUN 81 ca
So imprastie in bataia .vinticelului
cald. Atunci cauta .sa Sc apropie de
cucoana Zanfira care.l stringea mai
tare lfnga dinsa.
Copiii bucurQsi de privelistile
frumoase, nu mai taceau. Cucoana
Zanfira ii privea mfhnita. Din cind
in cind Isl pleca ochii spre batrin,
care fndata ce baga deseama, isl
strIngea puterile, 81 Sc prefacea ca
j sopteste ceva, desi mai nu putea
spune mimic. Nu vroia sa arate cit
ii era de rau, ca sa nu o mfhneasca
mai tare 81 sa nu sperie copiii.
{ La o intorsatura a drumului bo-
ierul Costache Isl pierdu cunostin-
ia ;>cind Isl veni in fire, intilni fa-
ia chinuita de durere a, cucoanei
Zanfira; ca sa scoata din grije
sopti:
- Am dormit putin.
Apoi, ascunzindu-si slabiciunea,
Sc incerca Sa yOrbeasca mai mult.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-10-31
'Suflet de fenleie,
(Urmare).

(Urmare).
n ar mai Fl petrecut o noapte,
Doamne fereste, intre paretii oda-
|. ii acestia.s
Cum intra sluga in odaie,,o puse
sa i deschida ferestrele, apoi ii po-
runci sd cheme pc cucoana Zanfi-
ra. Dumneaei Sc scuba 81 veni frt-
tf'un saflet.
Boierul de abba putea sa vorbeas-
lea:
= Zanfiritos>x astazi plecam. !.
Prcgateste tot de drum; sa puic
cali Ia caleasca.
Coana Zanfira ramases uimita:
- Bine tata, esti inca slab; mai
ingaduie, sa te mai >fntremeI pu-
| tin SION pleca, N al teama.
Dar ~boierul deschise ochii mari,
7ncerca sd Sc scoale intn'un cot, 81
Estriga cit putu:
- Astazi vreau sd plec, Astazi
inainte de masa. Pregateste-te de
drum.
Apoi cazu pc perne rasuflind din
greu.
-, Bine, tata, ma due sd prega-
tesc, raspunse cucoana Zanfira, Gu
: glasul innabusit de suspine.
Daca vroia fatal sau sa piece, n a
yea ce face. Nh Sc impotrivise nj
ciodata; s'apoi ii ghicise. gfndul;
sta ca tine nufpaidecit sa Sc vada
/! in casele lui.
Boierul fntoarse capul 81 priv
in livada.. Niciodata frunzele MI
stralucise parca mai tare ca astazi.
Dupa ce ramase singur, boierul
Sc mai linisti.
Pc ferestra, aerul proaspat al di-
minetei Sc revarsa in valuri peste
patul bolnavului.
Priyea cum pasarile sboara de la un
copac la altul, 81 ciripitul lor par
ca null mai auzise, asa i Sc parea
de nou. Da, ii parea acum rau ca
Sc desparte de livada. Cine site, da-
ca o mai vedea-o!
Deodata, pc fereastra deschisa,
intra in odaie rindunica. Girl
pind, sbura imprejurul bagdadiei.
Boierul tresari, %rmari pasarea
Gu ochii 81 Sc gfndea daca venirea Ell
poate fl un sepn bun. Da, da, rim
dunelele aduc noroc.
Pasarea Sc necajea sa gaseasca
fereastra; venea pima deasupra pa
tului, apoi lar Sc repezea INSPIRE lu-
nina.
= ASA trebuie sa fie 81 sufletul q
mului, g1ndea boierul, sc sbate in
stlmtoarea trupulul nOstru pima ce
scapa. ;"
Rindunica cifipi voios 81 Sc sire
cura ca o.sageata pc fereastra.
Pima ce seapa ca 81 rindunica,
urma Sc gindi boierul, ca sa ra-
taceasca. slobod apoi in adincul ce-
rului albastru".
Intimplarea aceasta Il arunca o
liniste netarmurita peste suflet. Ce
bine ar Fl sd sffrseasca odata; avea
nevoie de liniste, de linisteea depli
M 2 NORTH. =.
! Usa Sc deschise inject, 81 ,coana
zanfira intra Gu un pahar de lap
te in nina. Credea ca o sal gaseas-
ca dormind. Boienl ii zimbi. Gu
coana Zanfira ii aducea vestea mutt
doritH.
= Am pregatit totul de plecare.
Bea laptele, 81 pc urm8 sa te I'M
brac.
Batrinm sorbi usor laptele, Sc
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-10-31

- Gel din zare, de colo, mus Bel
cestii? !
!. Cucoana Zapfira Sc uita depar-
tie, scHnteia Q, pata alba.
/ Da is Belcestii tata, raspunse
Gu glasul tremurat.
Pc urina cauta batista si-l sterse
pc frunte de naduseala.
), >Boierul Costache inchise ochi 81
ramasc ASA.
Facuse 0 bucata buna de drum
din capul dealului pc care ,fncepeas
sal suie aveau sd Sc zareasca LASH
Cfnd aj4nse in vfrf, cucoana Ear
fra ofta parca mai usurata:
- Tata, Sc zaresc LASH. '''
Boierul tresari, deschise och'
Vroi sd Sc ridice, dar nu putu. Ru
zele j Sc miscau in soapte neinte
lese. Coana Zanfira ii Ina nina IN
ira sa, Sc pleca sal auda, 81 de a
bia putu prinde intelesul vorbelor
: - Cum ON ajunge. ). sa ma du
ceti in odaia mea.
| Apoi fncepu rasufla din greu
parea ca lupta Gu ceva care vroi;
! sal innabuse, un tremurat smun
cit ii scutura trupul.
Coana Zanfira flu cuprinsa dt
spaima:
-'Ce e? Ce al tataY Spune?
Raspunsul sc pierdu usor, ca G
apureala, la urechea eli.
i, = Sst! Copiii.
! Dupa aceste din urma cuvinte
, batrinul Isl rasturna capul pc una
rul cucoanei Zanfira ii strinse MI
ma, suspina adinc, apoi ramase ne.
miscat. Parea ca adormisc.
Un flor de groaza trecu prin mi
ma cucoanei Zanfira sill impietri
sufletul. Dupa cfteva clipe ii risu-
ma parca iarasi prin auz cuvintelc
boierului: sc uita la copii. Dinsii,
veseli, Sc sculasera in picioare 81
priveau, la spatele vizitiului, spre
Iasi.
Cucoana Zamfira Sc pleca atunci
reste fata linistita tata.ui eli Sill
sar,ta fndelung pc frunte, apoi isl
scoase valul ,si-i acoperi capul; ira
Sc inject nina din nina calda inca
! a boieruluis ii aseza bine carul pc
ur"arul dumisale, Sill apuca strills
dc mijloc.
81 cum copiii rideau inveseliti de
privelistea Iasilor, cucoana Zanfi
ra le striga, Gu un glas eel simfea
strain.
= Copii, taceti ga doarme buni-
cn!.
Evening journal., 1919-02-12
LINCOLN TIE PIONEER


rrHE frontier precptated and won the Civil War.
The commercial draining OF the northwest through
the Erie Canal the railroads 10 the Atlantic seaboard
rather than to The Gulf Of Mexico decided the election
Of 1850 and the resulting military struggle.
The conflict for the free land OF the frontier made the
Inevitable. The undivided west was the common
property that laid The foundation Of "the union for
ever one and inseparable."
1t was the democratic lndividualistlc spirit Of the
frontier that revoted from human slavery. That spirit
liberty everywhere; ln The forest clad hills In the
ripping reaches OF the prairie and most OF all in the
continuous enfrsnchsns conquest Of natural forces
Lincoln was The incarnation Of the frontier He was
the elimination OF is spirit OF equal struggle FOR IN
dvidual development Because The frontier
ideaized competitive system Lincoln was the apoheosls
Of that system expressing all that was best and free
from It's most evident defects.
Lincoln directed his hatred against whatever restricted
freedom 30 develop hamperei The voice and inn
pulse Of tle Individual in society,".
The poverty he knew was an inspiration. Wealth
attanable 10 large percentages Of the people It
the time that gave whatever Of truth did nhere
in the belief That every workman was potential
capitalist
Lincoln saw somewhat beyond this freedom TO nght
the obstacles Of nature Frequent phrases show he
glmpsed the coming Of economic forests, swamps and
junges more dfoult for the individual 10 conquer than
those OF nature
In winning the uNn war preserving tne union,
abollshng chael slavery and nsuring the domination Of
society built upon individual initiative, Lincoln and
his generation started this nation upon Its marvellous
conquest Of the continent and us almost mltless
emulation Of wealth
Today the development born Of Lincoln's generation
and largely Of Lineolns impulse has reached a set
barriers II IS control Of his job, not his person. that
confines the worker today The frontier Is now blocked
by social not natural obstacles. Individual lniatlye Is
ohoked not by forests deserts mountains and swamps
but by Bosheyls teachings which threaten 10 beeoud
the vision Of the or the who lighting for
place in the world Government OF the people. by Ghe
people and for the people threatens 10 perish from of
the earth unless Boshevism and It's hdeous practices
be stamped out
Lincoln would have little patience with who
today applied only his methods and fought only the
obstacles Of the COS frontersman would have with
person who feared TO take issue with such menace.
The poverty Of the open prairie deep woods and re-
uctant rugged nature required solution The poverty
Of slums and exploitation requires another
In abolshng slavery freeing industry. developing q
nation Lincoln handed another set OF problems for
TO solve. just each generation must forever do.
The only treason TO generation is 10 refuse learn
the lesson of the need OF pioneers for each problem.
Evening journal., 1919-02-12

No matter what ails your child. a
gentle, thorough laxative should always
be the first treatment given.
II your little one Is out-of-sorts. half
sick, isn't resting. eating and acting
naturally-look, Motherl see II tongue
Is coated. This Is a sure sign that the
little stomach. liver and bowels are
clOgged with waste. When cross, Irri-
table, feverish, stomach sour, breath
bad or has stomach-ache, diarrhoea
sore throat, full OF cold, give a tea
spoonful Of California Syrup OF Figs"
and in few hours all the constipated
poison, undgested food and sour bile
gently moves out OF the little bowels
without gripping, and you have a well,
playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless fruit laxative" because
Il never fails 10 cleanse the little ones
liver and bowels and sweeten the stom-
ach and they dearly love its pleasant
taste. Full directions for babies. chill
dren OF all ages and for grown-upe
printed on each bottle.
Beware OF counterfeit 1g syrups. Ash
your druggist for bottle OF California
Syrup Of Figs; then see that IL is made
by the California Fig Syrup Com
pany."
Evening journal., 1919-02-12
DON'T ne FoOLIsIIf

n RESIDENT WILSON has lifted the ban so far as
manufacturers Of so-caled near beer' are affected.
II those who favor prohibition be wise they win not
provoke reaetioBary sentiment by attempting 10 re-
establish by legislative action the executive ban which
the President has lifted
Rumors that the Anti-saoon League viii ask State
Legislatures TO prohibit the nanusoiure and sale moi
only Of beer and light wines but also of anything that
looks like beer has any appearance Of beer In any
form whatever"
II that be true Il is foolish for The Anti
Saloon League pursue Bola Bevo Famo Pablo Cerva
and similar Notwithstanding cereal beverages.shoud
be nterferred with. II would be foolish 10 leglslae
against them against tea, coffee cocoa lemonade
orangeade, soda water and other harmless and nom
Intoxicating drinks.
The temperance people have a remarkable victory
against intoxicating beverages They should rest
tent with what they have. II they so 10 .senseless
sumptuary extremes the inevitable result will be to
revuson Of public sentiment which win go far
toward nullifyns what they have in far moro inn
portant directions.
Evening journal., 1919-02-12
With The Pafaqraphers

The University Kanssn announces a "Tea DansanL" :"
which the suspicious students from the short
grass TO inquire whether they will have TO drink tea
il they attend'-kansas City Star.
There no way, obviously, to prevent Germany from
sending Count Bernstor TO Paris Of Its dele
gates to the Peace Conferences but win Bernstorff
be thorough comfortable In intimate discussion Of the
proposed agreements With the statesmen OF Great Britain
and Of the United States New York sun.
.callforna's immense 1918 crop Of walnuts is more
than half harvested 1t Is now apparent that The present
season viii be the most satisfactory Of any In the history
~ walnut growing in this State The crop Is the largest
and the quality and price the best ever known. The
suits of ths years campaign constitute tremendous
boos for cooperative walnut growing. From 65O00
acres the walnut growers viii sell S95000O0 worth or
nuts-Rene Gazette.
Evening journal., 1919-02-12
PAINT AND POWDER.

TO the Editor OF The Evening Journal.
sir: ! hope you will allow the space
for me to express my sentiment IN re-
CARDS TO the article in last nirhCs
paper In which a Citizen Of Our City"
employed in a Market street Office ex-
pressed his opinion about our young
women of Wilmington
do not think the girls Of Whining
ton any more a disgrace than the girls
Of other cities Il is my opOnlOn that
men are are cause Of the girls make
up In nine cases out Of ten man will
take to the attractive girl even II she
has an inch Of paint and powder on
her face.
have been In every state east Of the
Mississippi and find il the same every
where
VIII admit some girls so to extremes.
know OF two homely, eflclent girls
being discharged because they were not
the fresh-and-rOuge kind Who Is TO
blame2 Simply because a girl uses
rouge and powder. It doesn't denote her
being Of questionable character.
/ do thing a young woman should be
Very conservative In her dress during
business hours. II the officials Of a
company adopt a rule for the women
employees 10 be more conservative In
their attire during business hours.
see no occasion for outsiders buttng in
and making a mountain out of a mole
hHi II young woman wishes to
make herself conspicuous and put paint
Evening journal., 1919-02-12
REVENUE BUREAU
NO DRY POLICEMEN
Plea Is Made To Avoid
Duty Of Law En-
forcement
WASHINGTON MAKES
LETTER PUBLIC

WASHINGTON. Feb. i2.-The Bureau
OF Internal Revenue Of the Treasury
Department, through Secretary Glass,
has made a plea to be relieved Of the
possible duty Of enforcement OF prohi-
bltion and Of wartime prohibition. A
letter made public last night to Chair
man Carlln Of the subcommittee Of the
House Judiciary Committee having leg
lslation In charge for the enforcement
OF prohibition and signed by Secretary
GLASS, declares emphatically that the
enforcement OF the wartime prohibl-
ton legislation, which becomes effec-
tive on July /, and of constitutional
prohibition should not fall on the al
ready Overburdened shoulders OF the
Internal Revenue Bureau.
Il wish TO take advantage OF this
OppO tunty TO express as strongly as
may, the hope that the committee will
not place this responsibility upon the
Bureau Of Internal Revenue" said Mr..
Glass.
This bureau Is now. as you know,
burdened TO the utmost with the ad-
mlnistratlon OF a very comprehensive
and technical tax law, which will en-
gage It's every facility 10 administer
adequately and equitsbly. The enforce
ment OF war prohibition has no rela-
ton whatever TO the collection OF the
revenue. and a law which Is exclusively
OF a police character would ce tainly
compllcate II II would not endanger
The effective administration Of the TAX
laws"
The letter added that II II was deter
mined to put these additional burdens
on the Internal Revenue Bureau in spite
OF the situation there, u Is highly Inn
portant that the enforcement leglsla-
tlOn be passed Immediately.
Evening journal., 1919-02-12
DELAWARE AND THE U. orr.

IN ELAwARE COLLEGE and the University Of Penn
- sylvania viii lock horns IN basketball on the court
In Welghiman Hail. philadephias this evening
Il should be an exceedingly Interesting game because,
Notwithstanding the big odds against them the Della
College boys will enter the contest determined to
devote every ounce Of energy and skin to win The game
The U. Of P. nve Is unquestonably strong-so strong
in fact that within the last week the Yale team has
gone down 10 defeat before IT, Therefore If the Della
College team oses It will be no athletic disgrace
whereas if It wins, It win be a triumph Of triumphs
for the Blue and the Gold.
Be the result what it may Il is 20 the credit Of the
Delaware College team that It sought the game, and
thereby evnoed Its to get In fast basketball
company and to accept in sportsmanke way. the full
pleasures and penalties Of such desirable association
Evening journal., 1919-02-12
Our Poets Corner
For Verses Written Specially for
The Evening Journal.
The Aesthetic Dancer
BY +. NJ. HEAL.

Curled up In a heap, like bird asleep
Then prancing like a fawn
With elevation and undulation--
So she interprets Dawn.
A rush. a whirl, more gauze than girl,
Like an Indian typhoon;
A dash, slash, crash, a smash
So she interprets Noon.
With velled eyes turned toward the
skies,
Comes back this fairy sprite;
With a crouch and creep, then felgning
sleep
So she interprets Night.
And so she goes from lily to rose,
A creep, a rush., prance,
A whirl, a stoOp, a loop-the-loop,--
That's the aesthetic dance.
Evening journal., 1919-02-12
CHICKEN SHOW IN NoyEupER.

Members OF the Delaware State
Poultry Association at a meeting held
on Monday night at the home OF
Graham S. Miller, No. i409 French
street decided to hold their first annual
exhibition in this city during Thanks
giving week Of this year. The offlcials
OF the new organization have secured
a number OF interesting premiums and
are planning for an excellent exhIbi-
tiOn.
Evening journal., 1919-02-12
PEOPLES COLUMN
DO NOT ABOLISH THE
kfTNp ACcEccafrs> >rsri

DO NOT ABOLISH THE
NEW ASSESSMENT BOARD
To the Editor Of The Evening Journal.
Sir: | have been paying county tax
for fifteen years and always had a
crouch when | paid them until last
year.
The county assessment system now
existing provides for a just and equal
d stribution OF tax burdens. ] think
the act creating the new County Board
Of Assessment one Of the best acts Of
our last Legislature.
DO not take a backward step by re-
pealine such a just and fair law and
doing away with what is admittedly a
Just and fair system such as we have
now. Yours truly,
JOHN H. MTNNICK,
No. 700 Delaware avenue, Wilmington,
Del, Feb. Il. 1919
Evening journal., 1919-02-12
TIRE nANIAGEs AITTn-

The Fame Fire Company responded
70 a still alarm OF fire yesterday morn
ing when an automobile owned by Ray
Parker OF No. 2i07 Washington street
caught nre at Front and Market streets.
The blaze was extingulshed with loss
Of about $50
Evening journal., 1919-02-12
GEMS OF THOUGHT

Even one taste of defeat may be hard to swallow.
=--:
back.
t--s-.
70 do. W " ~ " ~ e W
.--.-!
dlsereepsas les mans silence speaks volumes for his
-.
be as cso s cophned mn TO no class The dayaborer can
in his own particular way man. Each is efficient
Evening journal., 1919-02-12
y. A. BAYARD on HONOR RoLI.

Joseph A. Bayard. of Clayton. Del. en-
gineman. has gone on the p. n. r. honor
roll after 81 years OF service. The roll
OF Honor" now contains 1913 names.
Evening journal., 1919-02-12
OBSERVATIONS
BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN.


Truth IS generally the vindicauon
faith makes might; that
the end dare to do our duty understand IT,
Why there patient confidence the ultimate
people9 Is there better equal hope the wOrld2
best horses while crossing the
The Almighty has his purposes.
naed by shown that there has difference
Of purpose between the Almighty and them
the o people
Of the time but you cannot fool all OF the people all Of the time
Liberty right for Christ teaches It Christ IS
battle and for his widow
orphan.
all which a lasting
ourselves and with all nations.
Evening journal., 1919-02-12

puts premium upon Bolsiedsm and cannot fai TO
ctrs comfort to both Lenine and Troizky the head
Devils Of Bolshevism.
Evening journal., 1919-02-12

Dependable Diamonds at right prices.
C. A. Rudolph, ii3 Delaware Ave.--Adv.
Evening journal., 1919-02-12

and powder on In layers, consider that
her business.
So. young men. II you wish the girls
10 stop using paint and powder. don't
go silly over an attractive girl made up
Of paint and powder.
A Woman Citizen.
Wilmington, Del, Feb. "A, 1919.
ROUGE GETS JOBS.
To the Editor Of The Evening Journal.
Dear Sir; Just a few words in regard
to some OF our bushes girls. It is not
entirely the girls who are to blame for
the conditions now existing In many
business Offices today,
The real cause lies back IN the days
when they are receiving their business
education. ] am a. business girl,
though / have been married for FIVE
years and am not now working. ! was
left a girl with a widowed mother who
made many sacrifices 10 give me an
education, at one Of our local business
schools When ] had completed the
course ] was indebted to the school for
two months tuition.
My Instructor admitted I was thor
oughly capable Of taking as good a po-
sition as any other of the graduates,
but would not get me the position I so
much longed for and needed because |
was not stylishly dressed and was BASH
ful, was lacking in self-cOnndence. and
was a Catholic. It was only when
threatened to expose him that he Sc
cured me a position.
was a poor orphan. and with my
first salary began TO pay my debt for
tuition. After being in my position for
two weeks, my employer increased my
salary So per week.
So you see the girls are not always TO
blame ! have never YET used rouge no.
dressed In a scandalous manner.
would like those who do not under
stand the other side Of the story TO
know how some girls are forced TO
dress TO get the position they need.
Yours very sincerely,
A Graduate OF 1912.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-12-11
Coal Strike Settled;
Miners Back on Job

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. i0.-The
strike of 100000 bituminous coal
miners Of the country was settled
here today when the general commit
tee of the United Mine Workers of
America agreed to accept the plan
offered by President Wilson.
The members voted to accent the
proposal Of President Wilson shortly
before three o'clock this afternoon.
AT that time it was said no votes had
been taken on the question of holding
convention of the union. The COM
mittee YVES still in session at that
hour.
The plan provides that the miners
shall return to work at once at an in
crease of ID percent in wages; that a
commission Of three persons be ap-
pointed to'investigate and determine
within sixty days, If possible, a basis
for a new wage agreement.
The conference was made up of in
ternational and district officials and
members Of the executive board and
scale committee Of the organization.
Immediately following the return
of the miners the president will ap-
point committee Of three men in
GLIDING one practical miner and one
operator or mine owner in active
business, which will consider further
questions of wages and working con-
ditions as we'll as profits Of operators
and proper prices for coal.
The duties Of this commission will
include readjustment Of both wages
and coal prices if II decides advisable,
the readjustment to include differen-
tials and internal conditions within
and between the districts.
The commissions report, under the
agreement will be made within sixty
days, II possible, and will be accepted
as the basis Of a new wage agree.