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Evening star., 1922-08-17
$2Q,0)D,00Ou|M|T
ON DC. EXPENSES
Federal Park Projects and
Other Items Expected to
Total 800, 900.

AS the Commissioners entered upon
the second day of the cutting process
on their estimates they began to
realize the serious effect Of the order
to reduce the city budget to
$24 100000.
1t was reliably reported today that
when allowance has been made for
continuing work on the new water
conduit, for the Rock Creek-Potomac
Park project and for other items not
under control of the Commissioners.
there will remain only about 20,0O0,-
600 for the various activities OF the
District government if the limit nxed
by the budget bureau stands.
VIII Protest Cut.
1t is understood officials of the
budget Office have advised the Com
missioners that when they submit the
estimates Of $24, 100000 they may also
of urgent items eliminated in getting
down to the limit above mentioned.
At the hearing which the director
of the budget has agreed to give the
Commissioners after the estimates go
to the Treasury, the city fathers prob
ably will endeavor to show the fed
eral officers that municipal improve
ments are accommodating at such a
rate that the city will be years in
catching up. at the present rate OF
appropriations.
Among the outside items which the
Commissioners must make allowance
for in reducing the budget to less
than $25.000.00t are the allotments
for Geological Park. for maintenance
Of public buildings and grounds and for
the Rent Commission.
Estimates Are Trimmed.
Working until late yesterday after
noon, the Commissioners went over
20 per cent of the estimates, trimming
hard as they went They planned to
resume the task this afternoon and
hope to be finished this week, as En-
Rineer Commissioner Keller expects
to leave the city Saturday.
II the estimates should remain at
the level Of s24.50o,00o when they 60
to Congress from the Treasury. the
Commissioners are hopeful that the
appropriations committees of the SEN
ate and House will take coenisance
of the drastic cut made by the budget
bureau and not cut the items still
lower.
Evening star., 1922-08-17
WAGE AGREEMENT
EXPECTED AS COAL
PAR[EY IS OPENED
Anthracite Operators and
Miners Gather to Discuss
Terms of Contract.
BOTH SIDES WILLING
TO MAKE CONCESSIONS
Close Observers Say Men Will Re-
i turn for Scale Paid
in 1921.
BY the Associated Press.
PHIJ,ADEI,PHIA

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, August IT..
John L. Lewis, president OF the
United Mine Workers, and the dis
trict presidents of the anthracNe
region arrived here shortly before
II o'clock today for their confer
ence with the hard coal operators
this afternoon in the ONCE Of Samuel
D. Warriner, president of the Lehigh
Coal and Navigation Company and
head of the operators negotiations
committee.
The miners chief established head
Hotel and planned to confer with
the other union leaders prior to the
meeting with the operators.
Hopeful of Agreement.
Il am not going to talk" said Mr..
Lewis, because I don't believe in
talk before this conference. I'll
venture no representations. but I
am hopeful an adjustment will be
effected. The situation in the
bituminous fields is developing salts
factorily.'
The operators also held a separate
MIR. Warriner said he was confident
a.n agreement would be reached.
The miners, through their scale
committee, have been asking a 20
per cent increase in pay. The oper-
ators wanted a reduction in wages
conference was about to convene
were ready to recede from their stand
and close observers declared that
there was a likelihood of the 1921
wage scale being adopted for an
other term.
ers were to be represented by W. j.
brennan. president of district No. 1;
Thomas Kennedy. president Of dis
trict No. I. and c. J. Golden. presf-
dent Of district No. 8.
II the operators and miners rep
week it was believed that a call
would be issued at once for a tri-
district meeting at Wilkes-Barre to
ratify such action. According to the
terms Of the Shamokin convention
agreed to by the minera On January
endum vote is necessary before ths
men are ordered back to work.
Mines In Bad shape.
Many of the anthracite mines were
today declared to be In bad shape
as result of the long suspensioE
of work. Operators were quoted q
saying that in some instances 1t would
take them from month to six weeks
to get them in a safe condition fol
operation. and that 1t would take
even longer before normal condition.
could be resumed-probably not be.
fore October.
President Kennedy of district No. 2
in statement issued at Ha1leton last
night, said that the miners would en-
ter the Philadelphia negotiations on
the basis submitted to President Har-
ding in reply to his invitation Thi.
embraced no-arbitration basis and
the retention OF wage scales Of the
contract that expired March 81 last.
Evening star., 1922-08-17
CAPTAIN ABSOLVED
IN STEAMER RIOT

Officers of the steamer Charles Mac
alester did about all in their power
to preserve and maintain order" on
the night of June IA. when a riot
took place on the vessel resulting In
the killing of one man and the
wounding of several others, accord
ing to a report submitted today to the
steamboat inspection service of the
Department of Commerce by an In
vestigating board composed Of
Charles W. Wright and Michael Stan
ton, inspectors. attached to the Bal
timore Office of the service.
On the basis of the report the De-
partment of Commerce will take no
further action in the case, although
D. N. Hoover. deputy supervising In
spector general, is reviewing the tes-
timony taken before the examining
board in order to ascertain whether
any further facts can be developed.
Ships Master Cleared.
The report clears J. H. Turner. the
master of the vessel. from any culpa-
bility in the case. Evidence taken
shows that two special officers en-
ployed by the steamship company,
three employees from Marshall Hall.
the two mates of the vessel and the
uuartermaster patrolled the main deck
Of the steamer, where the major part
of the rioting took place. Capt. Tur-
ner, according to the report. was en-
gagged in docking the vessel at eAlex-
andria when the fatal ARRAY occur
red.
The evidence in general. the report
says, appears to be that a number of
the passengers on board the vessel
were under the influence of liquor.
No serious difficulty occurred. how
make landing at Alexandria en-
route to Washington. Then the
more serious controversies arose be-
tween the passengers but in such q
manner and with weapons SO secre-
lively used that they were discovered
by few or possibly no one on board
the report says. -
Nineteen Witnesses Heard.
Nineteen witnesses were examined
one being Detective sergt. Springman
of the Washington detective bureau
who, was detailed on the case as a re.
suit of the question of Jurisdiction
brought up after the fatal riot
Among the passengers on the vessel
|, Mckinley Manual Training High
School of Washington and the
brotherhood of Railway Clerks oi
Alexandria. Alexandra policemen tes.
titled that they responded to cal
from the wharfs. They found no dis.
turbance on the steamer after she
had docked. and John F. Bailey, mats
of the vessel, took them to room
where they saw man who had beer
cut and other in the room with him
The Investigating board said "It
appears to us that the two specia
| officers placed on board by the man
agernent. together with the two mate,
and one quartermaster. assisted b.
three other employees, gave about ai
much protection t0 those on boart
as could be expected under the con
ditions."
Evening star., 1922-08-17
COAL PRICE CURB
SEEN IN PUBLICITY
Law Planned to Force 0p-
orators to Post Sales to
Dealers.

Legislation to curb pronteer1ng IN
coal, by operators and retailers both.
of the coal shortage due to the long
strike, is expected to be passed by
Congress. Such legislation may be
national, and there also may De leg
islation dealing with the District OF
Columbia. Members of the Senate al
high prices being charged in a num-
What form of legislation will take
probably will not be determined
until after the President has ad-
dressed the Congress on the strike
situation, according to senator 6oran
of Idaho. chairman of the committee
on education and labor, who yester-
day addressed a letter to Secretary
Hoover, of the Department OF Com
merce asking suggestions for !egis-
lation with which to curb pronteer-
ing in coal.
Main Plan Advanced.
Whether price fixing legislation Will
be necessary remains to be seen. In
some quarters the opinion was ex-
pressed today that 1t might not De
necessary to go to that extent.
law which would compel the oper-
ators to state the cost Of production
and the prices they charge for the
coal and the names of the people TO
whom they sold their coal, 1t is be-
lieved, would go far to solving the
problem. These reports from the op-
orators would be made public. In
the face of publicity of this kind the
chances of proflteering would dimin-
ish. it was contended.
But there are senators who are pre-
pared to go through with price-hx-
ing legislation if the situation shoulo
warrant it, They believe that the
IN r
state commerce gives the national
legislature at the authority needed
to handle tIis matter:
So far as the District of Columbia
is concerned Congress has absolute
authority in all matters of legisla-
tion. Senator Ball, chairman OF the
District of Columbia committee, wheT
the coal situation was called to his
attention today, said that If the
nr;ces of coal were increased to an
unreasonable" extent in the District
undoubtedly the District committee
would take cognizance OF 1t and seek
to find. way to protect the resi-
dents here.
rent act. which was put through tc
prevent profiteering in rents in the
District of Columbia and has beer
held constitutional by the Supreme
Coart of the United states. Coal II
| aS much OF necessity ~ ehS ieS.
dents of the District as shelter, Il
was pointed out :.
senator Calder of New York. who Ii
I giving the. coal situation close study
Also believes that steps should b.
taLen 10 prevent profiteering. He sait
today that he would consult Secretary
Hoover in regard to possible legisla
tion to deal with the national situation
| and indicated that he would give at
| tention to conditions that may arise II
a strong feeling exists in some re
nublican quarters that If Congress
nuts through the. tariff bill and th'
soidiers' bonus bill and then adjorun:
without doing anything to protect tn
publi0 against high prices IN coal. o.
r. see there is q proper distribution
~ coal. the democrats win sweep thu
country in the coming election.
Evening star., 1922-08-17
PRESIDENT DEFERS
CONGRESS ADDRESS
UNTIL TOMORROW
Desires Every Effort to End
Strikes Given Chance Be-
fore Stating Plans.

President Harding today decided
to defer his address to Congress on
the Industrial situation until tomor-
row or d later date.
Word as to the Presidents deci-
sion was received by Senator Wat
son, republican, Indiana. member of
the interstate commerce committee
and one of, the executives advisers
in the rail strike situation. shortly
before the Senate convened. Similar
information had been received earlier
by other congressional leaders. in
cluding Representative Mondell of
Wyoming. republican leader in the
House, who called at the White
House early in the day.
Wants Every Chance Given.
The President was represented by
those who talked with him to feel
that every effort toward settlement
of the rail strike should be allowed
to take its course before he went be-
fore Congress to deliver report on
the governments interests in the
matter and to present an outline of
the policy decided upon by the ad-
ministration. The effort toward set
tlement the President was said to
have particularly il mind was the
conference in New YORK today be-
tween representatives of the r,lilroad
service employees bF5sfsshoods. sssos
Work on the message was Acon-
tinued by the President during. the
morning. and it was said to be rapid
President it was said. desired to
have it in completed form. so that
he might present it to Congress 1t
any time that he was convinced an
appropriate time had come.
In the meantime mediation activi-
here for the past week. were prac-
tically suspended, as most Of the
striking shop crafts representatives
and heads of the four big non-strik-
ing unions, who have been enactins
the role of mediators. were in New
mittee today. When they left here
the brotherhood officials who, and
not the striking crafts beads. will
actually confer with the executives,
said they were not taking. a pre-
pared proposition to the meeting,
would not make 1t public
Sees No Medication.
L. E. Sheppard, chief of tile con-
ductors' organization, said. htbwever
that the demand of the striker for
full seniority status in case aof their
return to work coud not be modified
and the strike leaders appe;.red In
full accord with that view.
In preparing his message tp Con-
gress. President Harding Is under
stood to have decided against making
a request for legislation to deal with
the strike situation at this time.
though 1t was regarded as possible he
would assure Congress If such legis-
lation is needed he will not hesitate
In asking it. 1t was said the messa ge
, would expl:1in the entire Industrial
! situation as the President and his
. advisers had found 1t by reason OF
f; close investigation and contact .and
that it further would express the de-
termination of the administration, to
give full aid of the federal govern
ment to efforts to keep the railroads
running in event the latest strike Set
| tlement parley fails.
Evening star., 1922-08-17
; KILLED IN RAIL
STRIKE DISORDERS
Violence Spreads as "Big
Four" Unions End West
ern Tie-Ups.
nv +b. Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 17.-An end to
the strike of big four transportation
brotherhood on western railroads. an
improved outlook for peace in the
New York conference today, shoot
inRs. bombing and burning were high
lights in the nations railway crisis
during the last twenty-four hours.
Blockades and tie-ups on the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe, the Union
Pacific, Western Pacific and Southern
Pacific cleared up when striking train
crews called off their walkout and
opened the way to immediate restora-
tion Of traffic on lines which were
paralyzed by the strike Of the big four
brotherhoods.
Stranded Santa Fe trains were
moved out Of Albuquerque. N. M, ana
trainmen at Prescott. Ariz. notified
Santa Fe officials that strikers would
return to work. These moves follow
ing the tie-up on the Santa Fe. The
Union Pacifc's traffic knot unraveled
rapidly after trainmen on the Las
Veges division called off their strike.
Other western roads restored trans
portation activities to the basis which
had been in effect since the shopmen's s
strike began July l.
L. q N. Strike May End.
Tentative agreements looking to-
ward an end to the trainmen's strike
on the Cumberland Valley division OF
the Louisville and Nashville were an
nounced at Corbin, Ky.
With the train service strike break
ing up in other sections of the coun-
try, trainmen who Interrupted tramc
on the Missouri Pacific, at Vanburen.
Ark, refused to- return to work while
guards remained on duty, in the yards:
lContinued IN Page Column FL
Evening star., 1922-08-17
D. C. HEARING TUESDAY.
Joint Committee on Surplus In.
vestigation to Meet.

The joint congressional committee
Investigating the surplus revenue of
the District Of Columbia Is to meet
Tuesday morning, Senator Phipps,
chairman, announced today.
He said that the expert account
ants. who have been auditing the &C
counts of the District, have been
making good progress. and that they
will meet with the joint committee
on Tuesday. He said, too, that H. j.
Galloway Of the Department Of JUS
tice, who is aiding the committee,
also will be present.
Evening star., 1922-08-17
WOMAN AND WEASEL in FIGHT
TO FINISH FOR PLUMP PULLET

towards the hole from which he HAD
come. Mrs. Dixon hastened in pur-
suit and caught the chicken Just as
It was about to disappear. This 30
angered the weasel that It released
the chicken and sank its teeth deeply
into her right hand. With her free
hand she choked the little animal, but
without. success.
Her screams quickly brought her
husband to her aid. and he tried with
both hands to release the weasel, but
butcher knife from the Kitchen and
severed the weasels head. and even
then its jaws had to be. pried open
before It's hold on Mrs. Dixon's hand
could be broken. ,s..es,
Evening star., 1922-08-17
BRITAIN HELD UNLIKELY
TO RECOGNIZE OBREG0N
London Times Raps iMexico's Fail
ure to Honor Debts Of
Huerta Regime.

LONDON. August 1.-THE Times
declares there still are hindrancss in
tho way of British recognition Of
Mexico. Ono Of than. according to
the paper. IL that the British gov
ernment desires to, work hand-in-
hand with the washington govern
ment. in the natter but the chief
reason igs that the Mexican govern
ment 10 not prepared to recognize
foreign loans entered Unto by the De
La Huerta government and Is en-
deavoring further to exclude from
settlement certain lcategories Of
claims of British subjects against
Mexico. which Great Britain 10 trying
to arrange.
Evening star., 1922-08-17
PREPARATIONS MEMBERS
SEEKING COMPROMISE
Hold Informal Discussion in Effort
to Satisfy Both France !
and England.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. August 1.-THE members Of
the reparations commission met in
formally today to discuss the possi-
bility of reaching some compromise on
the German reparations question
which will be acceptable to both
France and Great Britain:
An official meeting Of the commits
sion had been scheduled for today,
but it was postponed until tomorrow
in the hope that the plans now under
considerat tion will be ready for formal
submission at that time.
Evening star., 1922-08-17
CHINA'S POPULAR
GOVERNMENT FIGHT
NEARING COLLAPSE

By the Associated Press.
PEKING, August 1.-THE attempt
to revive popular government in
China is on the verge of collapse, ac-
cording to a survey of conditions
brought to the attention of the for
eign legations.
Military leaders are openly defying
the government, cabinet ministers are
refusing to assume the responsible
ties of their posts, the treasury is
empty and civil employees, unpaid,
have quit their jobs.
Evening star., 1922-08-17
D'ANNUNzI0 IMPROVES.

GARDoNE. Riviera. Italy. August
aithouFh still grave, is perceptibly
improving. Yesterday he recovered
from his torpor for a few minutes
and was able to pronounce a few
words. He understood what was said
to him, and the doctors were able to
get him to swallow a little milk
and mineral water.
Evening star., 1922-08-17
spec,,1 p,w.tch to The star.

Special Digpatch to The Star.
CULPEPER, Va. August IA
weasel wanted q nice, plump pullet
and 10 did the owner Of the fowl, Mrs.
william Dixon of near Brightwood.
and therein lay the cause for war In
which the weasel had to be decapi-
tated to release its needle-like teeth
sunk deep into Mrs. Dixon's hand.
Arising before other members OF
the family this morning. Mrs. Dixon
carried q pan Of food to the chicken
yard, whore, tarrying a moment to
watch the clamoring fowls, she saw
4 weasei emerge from beneath q near
by building. ssise = puilet ana run
Evening star., 1922-08-17
French Debt Commission
Recalled; Surprise to u. S,

the international bankers interrupted
their recent deliberations concerning
an international loan for Germany
when France announced that she
could not abandon any part of her
reparations claims.
France, it was intimated by NJ.
Poincare at that time, feels that any
settlement of the interallied debt sit
uation must be general one, in
which she is not the only loser.
WILL SAIL WEDNESDAY.
Evening star., 1922-08-17
MEADE TROOPS TO
PARADE IN CAPITAL
1000 Student Soldiers May
Be Reviewed by President
Harding Here Monday.
START HIKE ON SUNDAY
To Biyouac at College Park Over
Night-Batteries and Cavalry
to Be Mounted.

Announcement of plans for grand
parade and review on the Ellipse next
Monday of the members of the citi-
zens' military training camp at Camp
Meade, with Secretary of War Weeks.
Gen. Pershing. and it Is hoped. Presi-
dent Harding. as the reviewing
ofacers. was made today by the War
Department.
" expected, as it had previously been
stated that there were no government
funds availa BILE to defray the expenses
of transporting the young men In
training from Camp Meade to this
city. The Evening Star Company,
however. has appropriated the sum OF
$500 to cover transportation charges
There are 1850 men. comprising
eight companies of infantry. three
batteries Of field artillery and two
troops Of cavalry. who Will particl.
pate. The infantry will be conveyed
to the White House terminal OF the
washington, Baltimore and Annapo-
lis railway. at 18th and H streets. on
special rates offered to the men
through the courtesy of that railway
company. The regular charge OF
$3.50 per person was reduced TO 5o
cents In accordance with this offer.
liz
march from 18th and H streets to the
Ellipse, where the review will begin
promptly 81 IL o'clock. Secretary
weeks already has expressed his in
tentfon Of reviewing the men. sig
nifyine his interest in the work be-
District Of Columbia, Delaware.
Pennsylvania and Maryland in pre-
parinE themselves. under War De-
partment supervision, for national
emergencies.
Await Presidents Answer.
Definite word as to whether Presi-
dent Harding will find 1t possible to
narsonally review the men in COM
many with the War Secretary and Gen
Pershing is expected within a short
time. ~,
Camp Meade Monday morning for the
trip TO the capital. Their fellow
trainees. composing the cavalry and
field artillery, however. will leave the
camp Sunday on horseback, camping
overnight at College Park. Md, and
completing their journey to the cap
ital Monday morning.
The dashing appearance put on by
these mounted men at Wednesday
review, although they have had but
about one weeks experience on their
mounts, go impressed Maj. Gen. j. H
McRae, deputy chief OF stan. that
his enthusiasm easily won Secretary
Weeks' consent to attend the review
1t was explained today.
Efforts are being made to obtain
the presence Of the full personnel
Of the military affairs committees OF
the House and Senate. Representa-
tive Mondell and Senator Wadsworth
chsjrmen of the committees. already
have have agreed to view the performance
The boys went into training abou,
three weeks ago. Their course Is
nearly complete.
Evening star., 1922-08-17
WILL SAIL WEDNESDAY.
Debt Commission to Return From
France in September.

oASS AZ IsSS
By the Associated Press.
The French debt funding commits
sion will sail for home next Wedne--
day in response to directions OF Pi c.
mier Poincare, but will return to the
United States probably late in Sep
tember, Jean v. Parmentier. head Of
the commission, announced today af-
ter a conference with Secretary Mel
lon, chairman Of the American debt
commission.
Mr.. Mellon issued 4 statement after
the conference. in which he said he
had. advised N. Parmentier that bene-
ficial results might be obtained from
direct conferences between the COM
mission and its government. Prior
to NJ. Parmentier's visit to the Treas
ury and after receipt Of press dis
patches from Paris saying that the
commission had been called home. Of
ficials had expressed surprise at the
new development in the debt funding
negotiations.
"Mr. Parmentier and his associate.
MIR. LIE Nevue, conferred informally
today with the chairman of the world
war foreign debt commission" said
Mr.. Melons statement "Mr. Par
7T0nfinTed IN Tenth paRe0
Evening star., 1922-08-17
PLAN TO END STRIKE
ON ROADS DRAWN UP
BY HEADS OF UNIONS
Strike at a Glance
BY the Associated Press.

ny 3ebS'
Developments today in the rail
strike situation includeds
Union leaders representing the
transportation brotherhoodH OF the
roads went into formal conference
in New York to devise plans for
ending the shopcrafts strike.
Plans to be submitted to road ex-
ecutives late today.
President Harding understoOd to
have completed message to Con-
gress ON rail situation. but defer
ring it's presentation pending out
come Of New York conference.