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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-20
MILLIONS OF TREASURE

MILLIONS OF TREASURE
 The issue, on the adjudication of which millions of treasure were ex- pended, was of profound importance, because recognition meant the union ization of the mines; '. meant that in all mines, only union men could be employed and that all grievances would be adjudicated and working conditions laid down by representa- tives of the United Mine Workers of America, with the working forces of the mines behind them in conference with the operators of the mines. It meant in the beginning of the strike the closed shop. even as the non- union mine represents a shop closed to the union.
 MARKET SUPPLIED
 "After all the places of the
 strikers had been filled; after
 more coal was being produced.
 then the market could take, we
 were told by representatives of
 the United Mine Workers of Amer~ ica that while the strikers would
 still wish for such recognition, they recognized the fact that under conditions as. they had come into existence, they could not expect recommendation for the recoEni- tion of the United Mine Workers of America, and that the commit tee, with the facts before 1t, could not afford to recommend the closed shop.
 We do not question the right of men to voluntarily organize them selves into unions. but we do ques- tion seriously the asserted right to force other men, against their wishes into the organization.
 We do not question the right of an individual coal operator to accept and work his mine under contract with the United Mine Workers of America. We do question the asserted right of the United Mine Workers of America te force an operator to accept it's con tract when such operator desires tc operate his mine differently.
 RIGHTS OF OWNERS ''We recognize the right of a coal
Evening star., 1921-10-19
TRUCK REGISTERING
BEGINS IN DISTRICT
Chamber of Commerce Com.
mittee Begins Work of
TabuIating Motors.

Registration Of motor trucks in the
District that could be pressed Into II
general emergency transportation
service in the event Of tie-up Of tho
railroads through Il strike was be-
gun today by q special committee Of
the Chamber of Commerce, headed
by Isaac Cans.
Appointed yesterday to the task of
laying the foundation for the rapid
assembling of u motor truck fleet. Mr..
Cans this morning issued general
appeal for the immediate listing or
machines that would be available for
duty.
Requested to Send I'm Names.
owners of machines who would
permit their use for the welfare Of
arise. are requested to send in their
names to Chairman Cans at the
Chamber of Commerce.
There are enough trucks in Wash
ington to absolutely safeguard Wash
ington against a food or fuel famine.
even though railroad transportation
service should fail completely, said
Mr.. Cans.
Rendy to Cooperate.
1T is highly important. however
that the machines which would be
available be listed at once, in order
that we know exactly what our IA :
cilities are for meeting possible
crisis in the supplying of the capital
with the necessities of life"
In addition to taking a practical
step for insuring continued shipment
Of essential commodities into the DIS
trict, the Chamber of Commerce yes
terday notified the District Commits
sioners that its entire membership IS
ready to cooperate in any capacity
needed in the event of an emergency.
Evening star., 1921-10-19

CHICAGO. Octobe" 19.--rOpinions I
members of the Railroad Labor Board
here, coupled with the announcement
In Washington Sunday by the public
groups indicate that the following
will be the proposals taken Wy at
Thursday's conference between the
board and heads OF the railroad
bro therhoods
1. immediate suspension of the
strike order pending iurthef neg"-
tiations looking to settlement
2 Irse of the brotherhood influence
to forsstalI strike orders by any OF
the other labor organizations now
considering Il walkout.
j. Proposal Of Il platform on which
final settlement might he reached, 10
include these points; with tae .FeEls"
that there will he no strikei
la) Withdrawal for deti2ite period
Of the proposed request by the ROADS
FOR further wage decreases.
(b) Immediate reduction Of freight
rates by the roads. :,
This leaves open two points said
by the train service men to be para
mount. One IL the question of time
and the other Is the cancellation ol
revision Of the existing rules Rnt
working conditions. High labor lead
ers have been insiatent that these two
Evening star., 1921-10-19
HOUSE IN A TUMU[T
WHEN LIE |SPASSED
representatives BIanton and
Burke Excited Over the
R. R. Labor Situation.

you're a liar" roared Representa-
tive BIanton. democrat. of Texas, at
REPRESENTATIVE Burke. republican, OF
PENNSYLVANIA. in the House yesterday.
you're a damned liar" yelled back
, Representative Burke. who few
,, minutes later also called Representa-
tive Blanton a dirty dog"
This exchange. which threw the
House into the widest tumult in
many a day, occurred during heated
debate on the railroad situation.
when Representative Burke, former
railroad man. who has been identi-
fed with organized labor for more
than thirty years, and who is now
chairman of the general committee of
adjustment. Order of Railroad Con-
ductors.e. of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad system, had charged that
Representative Blanton had made
false statements.
These two antagonists moved to-
ward each other as they shouted. but
were restrained from physical vio-
lence by their colleagues. Both later
asked to have their remarks eX-
plunged from the record.
Representative Blanton during his
speech charged that the railroad en-
ployes were preparing for "a war to
the teeth and to death" while mem
hers of Congress "sit here like a
bunch Of ninnies."
I'VE ought to tell them" he shout
ed, "'Walk out If you want to. but
there are 100000 idle men ready to
take your Jobs and you won't have
sask sas TheR sa WorK' yoH y. are ready to come
Asserting that the country will
think we are a bunch of towards,
afraid to do our duty" Mr.. Blanton
declared that president Harding
won't truckle-he'll show the men
where to head in
Mr.. Burke took exception especial
ly to figures quoted by Mr.. Blanton
as representing the monthly wages
of railroad workers and in this con-
nection charged the Texas member
with making false statements.
Mr.. Burke contended that Mr.. Blan-
ton was 'misleading the country"
and was prompted by hatred and
prejudice" to attack railroad men
who have a grievance and feel they
haven't had Justice" He then read
scale which, he said, was paid
railroad men. to prove that the pay
scale quoted by Mr.. Blanton was
high. He also lauded railroad em-
ployes for their patriotism during
Later in the day Mr. Blanton, in
a ffty-second speech, charged that
the railroad men. through threats
Of nationwide strikes had forced
one billion and a half dollars out of
former Railroad Directors McAdoo
and Hines and the Railroad Labor
Board.
That's the kind of patriotism
they've shown" he concluded.
Evening star., 1921-10-19
SAYS $1,000 PENNSY MEN
WILL REFUSE TO STRIKE
Head Of Roads Trainmen Saws
Fight Is With Labor Board,
Not Railroad.

PHILADELPHIA. October &c. L.
Musser, chairman Of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen Of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, said last night that
1000 trainmen of the PENNSYLVANIA
system would refuse to obey the order
for a general railroad strike and
would continue TO work "if the road
operates trains" The organization OF
which he is head recently voted
against strike.
The fight of the unions should be
with the Labor Board. not with the
PENNSYLVANIA" said Mr.. Musser. The
railroad has been fair in it's dealings
with our men and has lived up to It's
agreements. We have no quarrel with
the management"
Reports that the Pennsylvania was
making secret agreements with its
employees and had obtained pledges
not. to strike from a large percenta re
could not -be confirmed.
Evening star., 1921-10-19
CANVASS|NG ARMY
!. FOR RAIL WORKERS
Soldiers Under Five CIassi-
fications Sought in
9th Corps.
by the Associated Press.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. October 10
commands in the Eighth Army Corps
area. comprising five states, for SOL
diers experienced In the operation of
railway trains and the maintenance of
ways. have been issued at area head
quarters, Fort Sam Houston.
The report. it was said, would show
the number OF officers and enlisted
men OF each command who have had
railroad experience In twenty-six
lines of work. The men are to be
classified under five separate heads
Officials, train employees. yard and
station employees. shopmen and
maintenance of way and structures.
Personnel officers have been In
structed to compile the information
from records Of each soldier and sub
mt the report to headquarters.
sth Corps, commanded by Maj.
Gen. john l.. Hines. without delay.
List Of CInssincatIons.
! The list Of railroad workers under
which experienced men Will be class,-
| fled Is a follows;
/ s-Surerintendouts. master me =
! "hahi's, tratninastcrs, roundhous. fore
men. diSpatchcrs.
liA:n clnployes-Conduc,ors locumo-
! II,
| Drakemvn.
| YARD and station employes-Statlon
agents. clerks. telegraph operators, yard
| clerks. switchmen.
| Shopmen-Clerks. machinists, boiler
| makers. carmen, blacksmiths acetyIene
| welders. hostlers, roundhouse men.
maintenance Of way and structures
bridge carpenters, pile drivers and crane
engineers, structural steel workers and
| track men.
The five states In the eighth area are
Texas. Oklahoma. New Mexico, ARIZONA
and Colorado.
| Canvass on Navy Ships.
| BOSTON, Mass, October 19-Enlist-
u men aboard ships at the Boston navy
| yard yesterday were canvassed as to
| their knowledge of and experience IN
, railroad work.
| No official announcement explained
F.; he action OF naval officers to question
ing the men.
Evening star., 1921-10-19
Me,u Proposals to Avert Strike
LikeWto Go Before Union Chiefs

points form the real bone Of con-
tention. despite the fact that the
brotherhoods' strike vote was taken
on the July / wage reduction.
Just how the labor board proposes
to get around these two stumbling
blOcks was not made clear.
II understand the Interstate Gem
merce Commission has a number of
important rate reduction cases on
hand, On which 1t will act imme-
diately." Judge Barton. chairman Of
the board. who arrived here after re-
ceivins instructions from President
Harding at Washington. explained.
THAT will give us something to work
on. or course the Interstate Com
mcrce Commission has no jurisdiction
on wage questions"
The teiegrams summoning the heads
OF the fou" brotherhoodS and the
switchmen's union were sent out by
Walter l.. McMenimcn. labor member
Of the board, at the request of Judge
Barton. who was then In Washington
comforting with the President.
Evening star., 1921-10-19
OHIO MOBILIZING TRUCKS.
Registration of All Available Motor
Carriers Starts.

CLEVELAND, October 19.-Steps to
mobilize trucks in Ohio, in case of Il
abroad strike, were taken here by
W illiam H. kutchbach of Columbus
/. rsident of tha Ohio Association of
III. Commercial Haulers. who sent
kilograms to secretaries of the local
associations throughout the state to
register all trucks in their district
Mr.. hutchbach was here attending a
convention.
Nearly 10000 truck licenses were
taken out in Ohio this year." Mr.
kutchbach said. IF this great force
is organized properly. no community
in Ohio will suffer from lack of food
or supplies In case all railroads are
tied up by strike
Evening star., 1921-10-19
DIVORCE SUITS FILED.
fleas for Limited and Absolute De
crees Before Court.

Mrs. Sudle .. Holland has flied suit
IN the District Supreme Court for /:
limited divorce from Fred q. Holland
drug clerk. charging cruelty am
non-support. They were married al
Alexandria, Va. July %. 1915, and
have three children. Attorney Eo.te,
Wood appears for the wife.
Absolute divorce IL asked In q sui,
hled by Mrs. Elsie williams against
John N. Williams, charging miscon
duct and naming a correspondent.
They were married at Alexandria, Va
April 20. 1913. and have one child Al.
torney A. r. Mullowny represents the
wife.
Evening star., 1921-10-19
ASK AID FOR PROJECT.
Helpers From the Hills Plan Work
1 for Unemployed.

Thes Helpers From the Hills, an or
give some of wasn1ngton's unem-
ployed livelihood cutting wood In
nearby Virginia, today appealed for
small public contributions to start the
Rev. A. II. Zimmerman, founder Of
the helpers. requested that contribu-
seerstapy. Sns Gs sah9 sa 9islf q street. t''A''S"'
DIR, zimmerman's plan Is to provide
work for the unemployed by cutting
kindling wood at Elkins, Va. II he
can obtain through donations a sufl-
Evening star., 1921-10-19
OFFER AID TO MIR. HAYS,

OMAHA, Neb., October 19-One hun
dred members of the Aero Club of
Omaha. through Earl w. Porter. its
president. have offered Postmaster Cen
eral Hays their services to help recruit
500 volunteer airplane flyers to carry
the mails in the event a railroad
strike makes such action necessary.
Evening star., 1921-10-19
FEW CHANGES EXPECTED.
Appointments Made and Other Mat
tors Before School Board.

appointment Of teachers to nll
vacancies In the teaching CORDS Of
the District public schools. made re-
Gently BY school authorities, will be
approved by the board Of education
at its meeting in the Franklin School
this afternoon at o'clock. Few
changes in the school personnel will
be made by the board.
The board will have before It for
consideration number of resolutions
adopted by various civic organiza-
tions either requesting improvements
in tho schools" or asking for relief
from congested conditions. All of the
communications probably will be re-
ferred to the superintendent
Evening star., 1921-10-19
ORDERED TO NEW YORK.

Capt. Edmund W. Bonnaffon. Naval
Supply Corps, of the bureau of sup
plies and accounts, Navy Department,
has been ordered to New York city
for duty,
Evening star., 1921-10-19
TRANSFERRED TO GEORGIA.

Capt Dwight Partridge. ordnance
department, has been relieved from
duty In the offlce Of the chief OF ord
nanos, war Department, and ordered
to Augusta, Ga, for duty.
Evening star., 1921-10-19

cient amount to pay the men until
the first supply of wood has been
the heads Of many needy families
Will be provided for.
Evening star., 1921-10-19
SENT TO PACIFIC FLEET:

Capt. Harold b. Cook. naval in.
spector Of ordnance, New Jersey. dis
trfct, has boon detailed to command
the division flagship, destroyer squad
ron, Pacific deek.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-27
CAPRECO CLUB
CUTS CAPERS

The Fifty-fifty Club of the Cap
itol Refining Company. of Arlington
County. Virginia. branch of the
Dold Packing Company, of Buffalo,
cut loose last week and exceeded
the speed limits in the county made
famous by Lee and Jefferson.
An athletic program was put
across by Chairman Frank A. Sny-
der, Clarendon's premier wrestler.
that touched only. the high spots.
First event, battle royal between
four dusky denlzens.
Event two started as a four
round bout between Kewpie Cou-
Ian and Young Jeff. but finished by
X. o. in the FIRST, when Jen ran
into a concealed uppercut.
Event three. set for six rounds
between Tommy Smith and Kid Nc
Carthy. Mccarthy broke his thumb
in the third which is the only thing
that saved his reputation. as Tommy
was going strong.
Event four: Six rounds between
Billy Reagan of Washington ana
Kid McFalion, of Chicago. Wash
ington kid carries off all honors,
his opponent from every
angle.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-27
NAVY WINS CLOSE
One FROM TIGERS
First Game of Season Gives
Middies Victory by
3-2 Score.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, March 26.-ln
the opening battle of the season for
both teams, the Princeton Tigers
fell before the Navy on the base
ball diamond at the Naval Academy
this afternoon by a count Of 3 TO 2
The game was spiritedly contested
throughout. The lads from Jungle
town, staged something of a rally In
the final session with the hope OF
overtaking a two-run lead which
the Middies had .ained midway Of
hostilities. but they missed IL vir-
tually by a hair.
They had got one runner across
the pan, and with two down and
men occupying the second and hrst
sacks, there was a fair ray Of hope
when Stinson. a Baltimore boy, was
sent in as a pinch hitter. But Stin-
sor was incapable of rising to the
opportunity that lay before him, and
finally popped out.
The game may be called a re-
markab Bile one by reason Of the fact
that only one batsman was retired
by the strike-out route. The MID
dies had five miscues chalked up
against them. compared to one for
the Tigers. The local boys nelded
superbly in the pinches. The fact
that Gaines. Navy's southpaw, al
lowed only two free passes against
six by Margetts. helped in giving
him the honors in the twirling line.
7 n A
The Washington herald., 1921-03-27

Catholic University and Mr.. Bill
Dollard, southpaw of recent no-hit
fame, stepped into a real ball club
yesterday afternoon at Brookland
and when the w. k. and J. (. smoke
cleared away the Holy Cross col
legians had hung a shanty on the
husky Brooklanders. The proper
'tions of said shanty were to l.
Yesterdays victory was the second
In as many starts for the Northern
ers, while the beating was Cath
olinc University's first in three ef-
forts.
the husky Dollard. who last week
held the hard hitting Norfolk
Training Station team hitless in
the full nine innings, never had a
chance against Jack Barry's pro-
teges yesterday. From the first in
ming on the Northerners stepped all
over Coach Charlie Moran's port
side twirler. Dollard evidently was
of form or else the sailors against
whom he made his recent record
tional game. From reports the lat
ter would hardly seem to be the
case. Results, deduced a la Har-
DoIlard support Poor.
The husky hurler, however. was
not entirely to blame. His support,
at times flashy, almost of big league
caliber, averaged way below a win
ming percentage. The errors were
not all ones of commission. Those
of omission figured largely in the
scoring of Holy Cross and Mr..
Lynch made a name for himself
when he ran from first to second on
an infield fly. And only one out
Naturally, quite naturally, he was
doubled up. Seeing which Charlie
Moran made a clever crack" which
had best go unrepeated.
Starting the first inning the Holy
Cross tossers counted two runs on
as many hits. one of which was a
husky homer, by the Babe Ruth of
Worcester. Gagnan. shortstop. Gag
nan crashed the old apple clean
over the c. u. center's head and
when it stopped it was out of the
lot. Up to midnight last night it
hadn't been found,
There was one On the paths when
this happened, Dugan. brother of
Joe Dugan. of Connie, Mack's Ath-
letics, having crashed line drive
The Washington herald., 1921-03-27
C. U. CRACKS OPEN
BASEBALL SEASON
WITH l7-TO-0 WIN
Hilltoppers Smother In
dian Head, Scoring IA
In One Round.

The Georgetown University ball
tossers swamped the Indian Head
Naval Proving Grounds team by .
score of II to at the Hilltop yes
terday In a game which was inter-
esting only as 1t gave q line ON the
nine which Coach John o'ReilIy will
send against five fast college ag-
gregations next week. Heise, the
Indians twirler, got by safely In
the first inning. but In the next
round the Hilltoppers buried him
beneath an avalanche of base hits.
batted around twice, and ,chalked
up IA counters In all.
O'Reiily sent in an entire second
string team in the sixth inning. and
the cubs were not SO successful
with their war clubs. Twenty
three men In all represented the
Blue and Grey on the field,
G. U. HsrIers I'm Form.
The feature Of the afternoon.
aside from the heavy sticking of the
entire first team, was the work of
O'Reilly's star slabmen, Reynolds
And Bissonette. Reynolds twirled q
mastery game and the Indians were
helpless before him. garnering but
one hit in four innings. In the
fifth he was relieved by the south
paw, Bissonette, who cut loose with
a world of speed, and famed nve
during his short stay on the MOUND.
Not a man reached first In the three
innings that Bissonette worked.
Mccarthy took up the burden In
the eighth, and while he escaped
being scored on, his inability to 10.
cate the plate allowed two men to
get on in the ninth.
TIVE Homers Registered.
Sheridan slugged the ball over the
right field fence in the hilarious
second inning. and Murphy's drive
to deep center in the NTH was also
good for the circuit. Every man
on the first team got in at least one
safe drive during their hve-inning
performance, and though they were
up against mediocre pitching. the
confidence with which each mar
stepped in and met the ball BODIES
I'll for the moundsmen opposing
them next week.
There were no particular fielding
features. Sheridan handled several
chances cleanly at third. and MUIR
man turned in a couple of pretty ef-
forts at the keystane sack. Flayin
made two boobies on hard hit balls,
but redeemed himself by his effec-
tive work with the war club.
The box score:
The Washington herald., 1921-03-27
Tucker, the Sweetmilk Kid
ovWins Contest with Triple
HOW MATS WILL
JOURNEY NORTH

Leaving Tampa today to begin
their journey Northward, the
Nationals fnee q crowded sched-
ule. Here In their program
March 2S-ReEulars at Day
tona, state League. Tannigans
Mt Orlando, State League.
March 2o-Regulars Mt st. An
guxtine, semipro. Yannigans At
Orlando, state League.
. March 3O-31-Phillies at jack
sonville.
April 1-Birmingham at Birm-
inghnm.
April 2-3 - Chaftanooga at
Chattnnooga.
April 4Giants Mt jackson,
Tenn.
April 5-Ginnts at KnoxvilIe.
April 6LGiants mt Petersburg,
Va.
April 5-Giants at Norfolk, Va.
April IGiants In washinEton.
April |s-1o-Giants In New
York.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-27
MUSIC FROM THE SANDLOTS

The Southern Maryland Country
Club, recently organized at Clinton.
Prince George County, Maryland,
has elected the following temporary
officers: w. G. Dent. chairman; 4.
s. Burroughs, secretary; ]. F. Dent,
treasurer. A large tract of land has
been purchased and work has al
ready begun in preparing an ath-
letic field. Within thirty days the
baseball grounds will be ready and
twenty-five candidates for the team
will report tomorrow for practice.
"A clubhouse with every conven-
ience will be built during the sum-
mer. In addition to club rooms.
there will be a gymnasium large
enough for indoor sports. Member
ship will embrace the three South
Crn Maryland counties: Prince
Georges, Charles and st. Marys, and
District of Columbia, and will in
clude men. women and children.
The Emerald Midgets took a close
game from the Quentin A. c.. 9 to s.
yesterday. For games with the
Emeralds, phone Manager Chittum
at Franklin 1887.
The Metropolitan A. C. is to hold
its first dance of the after Lenten
season on April % at the Northeast
Masonic Hall, H street, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets
northeast.
Practice for the baseball team has
been called for o'clock today on
the Rosedale diamond. The outlook
is rosy for q fast nine, and a re-
serve team will be formed to meet
the large schedule being arranged.
The Bennfng A. C. nine wants to
stage games with the Mohawks,
Liberty Stars and Marathon Juniors.
Address William Loyelace. 5000
Foote street.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-27
INDIGESTION PUTS
SCHACHT IN BED

TAMPA, Fia- March 2s.-
Pitcher Al Sehacht, OF the
Washington club, was taken
suddeaIy III this morning and
rushed to the Gnyside Hospital
here where IL was nrst thought
he was suffering from spPesdi-
eitis. Attending physicians re-
lieved the sunerinEs Of the
pitcher by adniaisterisE nor
phiae and late this Afternoon
when the case was diaEnesed, he
was found to he suffering from
acute Indigestion. At q late
hour tonight he was resting
well.
Clark Grimth wore q worried
Nook Hntil Al was prsneunecd
cut Of danger, thinkinE that the
old sjfnx1 which traiIed the club
past nidseason last year lad he
gan early operations. Stanley
Harris. who was hit by Walter
johnson by q pitched BALL, was
reported ok early tonight with
nothing but q huEe lump to
show for his battle with the
sBiR Train.