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The New York herald., 1922-08-26
HARD COAL MINES AND SOME ROADS;
RAIL PEACE FAILS; MEN WILL FIGHT
PEPPER AND LEWIS CONFER
ON HARD COAL STRIKE

PHILADELPHIA Aug 25Unted George Whar
- Pepper who to personal
President Harding connection with the
between miners and
Philadelphia
American Federation of
Labor
who cut short of Maine in the interests
with
telephone commissioned
Government in conference with John L. Lewis pres
dent United Mine Workers.
anthracite situation is entirely hands Lewis
said will OF
be o
Pepper conferred n 0
He that
declared he had offered suggestions ending
voliton at the suggestion OF
Washington in the that
Senator Pepper to will
the perhaps leading
Monday.
The New York herald., 1922-08-26
ConI Bill 10 lie Put Ahead.

Senator Cummins said that the bill TO
enable the President to seize the anthra-
cite mines would be introduced first be-
cause of the vital Importance OF the
immediate production OF coal for do
mestic uses. He VIII have the bill ready
for immediate introduction at word
from the White House and this signal
he expects as soon as the resuit OF the
anthracite conference scheduled for Man
day has become known 10 the President
Failure TO reach an agreement Monday
would mean that bill for Government
operation would be introduced on Tues
day.
While the chairman OF the Senate
Committee on Interstate Commerce was
not definite as to the character of the
legislation to take over the carriers IL
was Indicated that the authority would
be blanket one and in all probability
Il would be left with the President and
his advisers what roads are TO be taken
over Mt the outset II Is understood that
the coal carrying roads will be the first
10 undergo the test Of adequate SER
vice" to be applied by the Administra-
tion.
Should the executives and shopmen
find solution of the strike tangla
within the next few days IL Is possible
that the Administration might give the
carriers n few more days to make good
their claim to giving adequate service
However the Administration liz not 10
make any further efforts In the direc-
tion OF strike settlement and It's pro-
gram Is framed 10 take care OF the
country irrespective of the warfare be-
tween the carriers and the unions.
President Hardings declaration %
Congress last week TO the effect that
The New York herald., 1922-08-26
SETS GLIDER RECORD
OF OVER THREE Hours
Hentzen, Hanover Student,
Beats His Former Time by
Sixty Minutes.
GAINS $50 FIT. IN HEIGHT
Gersfeld Contests Close With
.Fokker Offering Prize for
Next Year.
GAINS $50 FIT. IN HEIGHT

GERsFELD, Germany, Aug. 25 (Asso-
ciated Press).-A remarkable motor
less airplane flight lasting for three
hours and ten minutes marked the
close yesterday of the formal program
of the annual motorless flying COM
petitions. Herr Hentzen, student flier
of the Hanover Technical School, made
the flight, thereby beating by one hour
the record he established Saturday,
when he remained in the air for two
hours and ten seconds.
Airman Botsch of Darmstadt took
off below the Wasserkuppe Mountain,
and despite squally gales landed on
its summit. Herr Hackman, also of
Darmstadt, landed $50 meters above
his starting point. He remained in the
air ninety minutes.
Hentzen's latest accomplishment was
made in the same machine with which
he surprised the aviation world on Sat
urday. He flew in westerly wind of
from ten to twelve meters per second.
accompanied by gusts sometimes as
strong as sixteen meters. He landed $50
meters above the starting point.
For their feats of Friday and Satur-
day Herr Hentzen and Johann Maertens.
who few for sixty-six minutes, have
been awarded 10000 and $4,000 marks
respectively.
Anthony Fokker. the Dutch aviator
and airplane inventor. mas announced
he will award a prize of 1000 Dutch
guilders for the 1923 tournament. There
also will be prize of $780, marks for
a competition in which the flights will be
purely motorless sailing, without hillside
winds being used. Fokker himself made
the first fight of the glider competition
with passenger. but merely executed
an exhibition and did not participate in
the tournament.
Although the gliding contest Is over
1t Is expected that individual attempts
will be continued. particularly in view
of the arrival of the American aviator
Edmund Allen. who competed in the re-
cent gliding competition at Clermont-
Ferrand. France.
BERLIN, Aug. 20 ASSOCIATED Press).-
The extent TO which the Germans have
outstripped the French in motorless
the newspapers. The Vossische Zeitung
declares that even II with mixed feel
ings the French press must admit that
two hours made in Germany will last
longer. at any rate. than nine French
minutes" which obviously refers to the
best time made by the French flyers
at Clermont Ferrand.
Die Zeit says: mo political pressure
from outside can retard the work Of
the German mind and scientific knowl-
edge. and the stronger the pressure the
more diligently and successfully will our
inventors endeavor to find a way to
meet our need
The New York herald., 1922-08-26

Special Cable 10 THE Nrw YonK HrnNp.
Copyright, f9ae. bv TuE NEw YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. Aug. e5.
Flames which are sweeping the ware
houses and docks of the water front of
Calais. the gateway to Europe from Eng
land, and which are visible on the Eng
lish coast twepty-two miles away,
threaten the destruction Of not only the
entire system OF piers and warehouses,
but a large part of the city itself. ac-
cordlng to advces from there tonight.
All the vessels In port have been taken
to sea.
II Is reported that at Dover and other
points on the English coast crowds are
watching the progress IL the flames
across the channel.
The Are originated In bundle OF
army blankets In a hut filled with Brit
ish army stocks. A child playing on
the docks was the first to see the fire
The New York herald., 1922-08-26
Flames Reported Sweeping Piers
and Threatening Port OF Calais

and he quickly notified patrolman.
who. without turning In an alarm. at
tempted TO extinguish the blaze with
buckets of water He found the task
beyond him and the fire quickly spread
to an adjoining shed filled with paper
pulp and pine wood from Norway.
Within a few minutes six huge ware
houses were blazing and a stiff wind
was spreading the flames all along
the sea front.
The British have large stocks OF war
goods In warehouses on the docks which
they have not yet moved home Ten
thousand gallons of rum are In one Of
the sheds which had not been reached
AT latest reports.
The Calais-Dover cross-channel route
Is the most used of the four principal
ones. The avre-Southampton route is
closed at present on account Of a gem
eral strike at Havre. leaving only the
Boulogne- Folkestone and Dieppe-New-
haven routes open.
The New York herald., 1922-08-26
FRENCH HOLD GERMAN
IN ASSASSINATION PLOT
Police Believe They Haue Man
Sent to Kill Poincore.

PARIS, Aug, 25 tAssociated Press) -
An agent OF the German consul or
ganization was arrested tonight by the
Government Secret Service In the belief
he Is the man sent here TO assassnate
Premier Poincare. The prisoner answers
.he description Of . noted radical named
Guenther. who Is suspected Of responsi-
bility for the assassination year ago
OF Matthias Erzberger, the former Ger
man Minister of Finance.
The agent was found In western
suburb of Paris. lie Is closely confined,
while the police are continuing TO search
for evidence of possible accomplices.
The New York herald., 1922-08-26
WEATHER FORECAST.
Cubs and Phillie. Score
49 Runs in Single Game

@HICAGO, Aug. ga modern
major league scoring record
was established here to-day
when the Philadelphia and Chicago
clubs of the National League rolled
up total Of 40 runs In a nine
inning game. Chicago won. 26 to %.
The former record was made by
Chicago and Louisville June 30,
1897. when the two teams compiled
43 runs in a nine inning contest.
The record for the greatest num-
ber of hits since 1900 for q single
game also was shattered. New York
and Cincinnati on June 9. 1901. ran
up a total OF 40 safeties. A total
Of 81 hits was made here to-day.
The New York herald., 1922-08-26

NEW JER RSEY SOLDIER
MURDERED IN COBLENZ

CopLENz, Aug, 25 tAssociated Press).
Private Lester Irons Of Toms River.
~ j., a member OF provisional mill
tary police company, was found to-
day In pool OF blood with part OF his
head shot away. outside the garage Of
Major-Gen. Henry r. Allen. In com
mand OF the American forces on the
Rhine. He had been shot from behind.
Two German girls are held in connection
with the crime.
The New York herald., 1922-08-26
stnrtles the Raiders.

The acquisition of Senator Reed to
the opposing bonus forces, while not
entirely unexpected. startled the pro-
moters Of the bonus raid who had
counted on his support. The four
minute speech In which he defined
his position was delivered with quiet
determination and with clear and con-
else enunciation. He was warmly con-
graduated for his courage for break
ing through the more or less sacro-
sanct Senatorial custom which ordains
that baby" Senator shall sit at the
feet OF his more experienced colleagues
for n couple of years before raising his
voice except to respond to his name.
The young Senator from Pennsylvania
would undoubtedly have been gen
erously applauded IL the rules of the
Chamber did not look upon such ex-
preston Of approval as an offense
meriting condign punishment.
The attack of the Pennsylvania SEN
ator on the bonus was only one OF
several jolts administered to the sup
porters of that enterprise. OF scarcely
secondary Importance was the direct
information brought from the White
House by member of the Senate that
the President has not been swerved
Ny the intensive Legion propaganda
from his original position that no
further tax burden should be imposed
upon the people of the country at this
time. The rource of the information
was of so convincing a character that
The New York herald., 1922-08-26
FUEL CRISIS BILLS
ARE TO Be RUSHED
Coal Legislation to Get Senate
Right Of Way, Starting
To-day.
PROPOSES MINE SEIZURE
Edges Suggestion Favored,
but Not as Amendment to
Borah Measure.
MINE SEIZURE
'peciar Dispatch to THE New YonK HERALD.


New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c.. Aug. 25.
Legislation to meet the existing coal
crisis will be made the special order of
business and will have the right of
way until passed In the Senate under
legislative agreement reached late
to-day.
After a two hour debate in the after
noon it appeared that the Senate had
not lost consciousness Of "a crisis
which threatens the health and the
very life OF the people, which had
aroused fiery and fervent oratory when
the bonus bill was laid aside yester-
day Every Senator who SPOKE to-
day. and there were many. agreed
upon the necessity for action. But
when the legislative morning hour"
had passed the Senate slipped into a
set debate on the bonus grab without
protest.
The bonus debate lasted until the
recess late this afternoon. but at that
time Senator McCumber (N. d. an
nounced that the Senate would meet
at II o'clock tomorrow, an hour
earlier than usual. and take up coal
legislation. He said this legislation
would be made the order os business
until disposed of. and he would make
no attempt to bring up the bonus in
the meanwhile.
80
tack on TO the Borah bill for coal
factfinding agency an amendment au-
thorizing the President to take over the
coal mines BY condemnation or other
wise.
The New York herald., 1922-08-26
EX-KAISER TO WED
WIDOW, LONDON HEARS
Said to Be Befrothed to Mem
Der of High Nobility.

LONDON, Aug. 2s Saturday Former
Emperor william is betrothed TO the
widow OF German aristocrat according
to n report received by the Times. The
woman Is said to be almost of royal
rank and the mother of three children.
She and the children recently visited the
former Emperor at Doom. Holland 1t
is said the marriage will take place dur
ing the coming winter
The report adds that this is not the
woman to whom the one time Emperor
was reported some time ago to be be-
trothed.
About four months ago II was ru-
mored that the ex-Kaiser was about TO
marry Baroness Gabrille Won Rochow
widow of German army officer and
once n famous beauty. who is now past
so. This report was denied by the Ba-
roness. who said she had merely spent
two days at Doom TO visit woman
member Of the imperial household.
The New York herald., 1922-08-26
VIII Not Pass the Buck.

In closing his address to the Senate
Senator's to serve either in the civil,
Spanish American or world war. de-
clared with ringing emphasis:
II am not willing, in army slang. to
pass the buck to the President. there
fore / shall vote against this bill now"
In thus defining his position, which
squarely refutes the claim of the poll
ticians in the American Legion that
Major Reed was pledged" to vote for
the bonus raid. the wiry and athletic
Pennsylvania Senator sounded a call
to arms that Is likely to attract re-
cruits to the opposing forces from un-
expected quarters.
The fact that Major Reed. whose
distinguished services in the war won
for him generous praise from the SOL
diers with whom he served, was con-
vinced OF the disaster that would fol-
low the imposition of further taxes
made a tremendous impression on
Senators who still hold neutral po-
sltion on the bonus controversy.
Tho fact that Major Reed. whose
with military records to align them
selves squarely against the payment
of Government cash to veterans of the
world war. The other seven Senator's,
alongside of whom he courageously
took his stand to-day, are Senator'S
Nelson and Warren who served i'm the
civil war. and New. Frelinghuysen,
wadsworth. Edge and Newberry. who
participated in the Spanish American
war. The only other Senator who saw
service in the world war Is Senator
Davis ElSins of West Virginia. He
declared himself for the bonus before
he went to Europe, where he is at
present.
The New York herald., 1922-08-26
BERLIN PREPARATIONS
PARLEY BROKEN Off,
INDUSTRYPARALYZED
Germany Fears Permanent
Seizure Of Timber ana
Mineral Lands.
BIG ECONOMIC SLUMP
Bremen and Hamburg Raw
Cotton Markets Collapse
With Fall of Mark.
BUSINESS IS IMPOSSIBLE
Intending Buyers Lack For
eign Currency and Manufac-
turers Need Capital.

BERLIN, Aug. 25 (Associated Press).
Sir John Bradbury. British member
of the Preparations Commission. and
NJ. Mauclere, chairman of the Allied
Committee on Guarantees. who have
been discussing with German officials
the question Of guarantees by Germany
for moratorium, issued statement
tonight to the effect that although 1t
could not be stated the deliberations
with the German authorities had had
positive results, yet it was believed
their Investigations would enable them
to inform the Reparations Commission
of the present situation of Germany,
which was the main object Of their
visit to Berlin.
German objections to surrendering the
coal and timber lands OF the country
to the Entente as demanded by NJ. Poin-
care as guarantee for moratorium, not
only are based on economic grounds,
but on constitutional grounds 1t being
pointed out that they are the properties
of the Federated States and that as
such are immune from confiscation.
The Governments economic experts
assert further that short time mora
torium. running from a period OF not
less than five months, is hardly sufficient
inducement for yielding important nat
ural resources, as they say the slight
est default in German payments would
in all probability result in a prompt and
permanent seizure of coal and timber
Ia. IL. hs. Il
prived OF assets which are Indispensable
TO her process Of economic production.
See No Respite for Germany.
With the departure of the envoys there
is believed to have gone also Germany $
hope for a respite from reparations pay
ments which would not impose alto
gethcr too rigorous conditions on her.
Opinion In competent quarters outside
of ofiicialdom is that the German Gov
ernment's cautiously worded commun-
ique. is at best a smoke screen intended
to conceal official resignation to the
realization tha the efforts OF Chancellor
Wirth TO reach working understand
ing had been effectively frustrated by
French opposition.
An eleventh hour proposal by the
German Government provides that de-
liveries OF coal and timber to the
Allies shall be contracted for directly
with the mine owners. after the method
prescribed in the Wiesbaden accord.
This plan will be passed on by the rep
arations commission.
The Government decided to propose
this alternative after consulting with
mine owners and industriaists. among
them Hugo SHINES.
Officially II was stated that this was
virtually the only concrete proposition
forthcoming. No tangible plan on which
moratorium might be arrived at was
presented. On behalf of France. II was
stated. NJ. Mauclere peremptorily re-
jccted a German offer of a gold forfeit
Of so, 900. 900 marks with which Germany
would be penalized in the event she de-
faulted In her deliveries.
The New York herald., 1922-08-26

Special Trains Rumson Polo Matches leave
Penn. Station daily at 2 80 p. NJ. daylight
saving time). Tickets sold on train 81 round
The New York herald., 1922-08-26
shows Accusing Slip.

The Edgewater police early this morn
ing said that they had not been able to
obtain all of the details OF the shooting
from Cline and that Bergen had died
before he could do more than give his
name and address and draw from his
pocket the slip of paper on which he
had written his accusation against the
movie director.
The police learned, however. that
Bergen went from Manhattan to Edge
water by ferry early In the evening, and
was driven 10 the Cline home in taxi
cab operated by Owen Langdon OF
Edgewater. Langdon then drove away
In his machine.
Later in the evening, according to the
police. another Edgewater taxieab
driver received call from the Cline
home. He went there and waited out
side for his fare. but while his machine
was standing at the curb he heard two
shots. He Immediately went away In
search of a policeman. He found pa
trolman Ferrie OF the Edgewater De-
partment. told the policeman what he
had heard AMI drove the officer back to
the Cline home. They met Capt. Dinan
coming away with Cline prisoner.
Capt. Dinan said that he had heard
shots while passing and had seen Cline
with a gun In his hand.
Cline told the police that he believed
he had given Bergen a chance for his
life, and that he would have fought
a fair duel with the man had not Ber-
gen tried to double cross him on the
way TO the room where the duel was
to take place. According to Capt.
Dnan. the story hv Cline was corro-
borated by Mrs. Cllne's two brothers.
Lawrence and Thomas Sculllon OF 1872
Undercliff avenue. Edgewater.
Cline told the Edgewater authorities
that he met Bergen in Salt Lake City
about year ago, and that when he
came east again he heard from Bergen
Hnuttuuad nm puna Throa
The New York herald., 1922-08-26
SENATOR who FACED
Big GUNS IN FRANCE /.
ATTACKS THE BONUS
Reed of Pennsylvania, in
Upper House One Week,
Causes a Stir.
HIS MAIDEN SPEECH
Tells Colleagues He Will
Not Pass the Buck to
Harding.
PRESIDENT REMAINS FIRM
Has Not Been Swerved From
His Original Position on
Financing Bonus.
PRESIDENT REMAINS FIRM
BY LOUIS sEIBoLD.


New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c.. Aug. 25.
The most important feature Of the
swing of Senatorial sentiment against
the $4,000, 100000 bonus raid to-day
was provided by the most recent ad-
dtion to that body.
With the same dauntless courage he
exhibited in facing German bullets
David A. Reed. Senator Of the United
States for one week, came out
squarely against the McCumber bonus
project.
His speech in doing so was one Of
the two most impressive incidents of
the third days debate on the bonus
project which may reach vote some
time next week.
The youthful Pennsylvania Senator
appointed by Gov. Sproul to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Sena-
tor full Senate term, caused a genu-
Inc sensation among his colleagues
but CONSERVATION among the American
Legion politicians packing the gal
leries. by making as clean cut job
of his maiden efforts as has been wit
messed in the Senate in many years.
The boyish Pennsylvania. who par
ticipated In some of the most spec
tacular engagements in France, not
only expressed his determination to
vote again the bonus bill, but de-
clared he would sustain the veto of the
McCumber measure, which every
member of the Senate now knows
waits it at the White House.
The New York herald., 1922-08-26
To Be Framed Separately.

Protests against such farreaching
Borah bill led him to withdraw Il, after
a virtual agreement that 1t would be
given prompt consideration when
framed as a separate measure.
When Senator Borah called up his
bill for sact-finding agency. a rapid
fire debate followed, in which Senator
Fletcher ,Fia) declared the nation
could no longer tolerate being at the
mercy OF the United Mine Workers.
whom he described as In large measure
foreigners who could nor speak the Eng
lish language and who cared nothing
for our institutions. Senator Robin
son urged immediate legislation for the
failing Of all Of those guilty OF Violence
and said he would vote for legislation
TO jail all mine owners. mine operators
and miners whose stubborn refusal TO
get together jeopardized the life Of the
people.
Much time was given by the Senats
TO minor changing Of the wording OF
the Borah bill as drawn, ha!s dozen
or more amendments 70 change the
verbiage being offered and accepted.
As drafted the bill provided that no
member Of the Senate or House could
serve on the commission TO find all
the facts in the coal industry. Senator
Reed (Mo) proposed that the prohbi-
tlon include any executive. officer o.
employee OF the government and this
was accepted Senator Shields (TennD
proposed prohibited against having
anyone directly conne,-sd with the coal
mining industry from serving. This
amendment Is pending.
The New York herald., 1922-08-26
Continued on PAGE Five.

Theatrical and Hotel and Restaurants.
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The New York herald., 1922-08-26
FILM DIRECTOR KILLS
ACTOR in GUN DUEL
AFTER WIFE'S STORY
George Cline Says He Chal-
lenged John Bergen and
Handed Him Pistol.
FIRED ON STAIRCASE
Victim Dies After Showing
a Note Saying, George
Cline Shot Me-
SLAYER UNDER ARREST
Wife Silent on Alleged Con-
fession After Tragedy at
Edgewater, N. j.

John Bergen. a movine picture ac-
tor living at the National Vaudeville
Artists Club in>229 West Forty-sixth
street, was found dying from a bullet
wound late last night near the ferry
house at Edgewater, N. j.. He died
a few moments later in Edgewater
Police Headquarters, but before he did
so he drew from his pocket slip of
paper on which was written:
George Cline killed mel"
The police Immediately sent detec-
tives to the home of George Cline. a
motion picture director and location
manager for the Fox Studio at Fort
Lee. but before they got there they
met Capt James F. Dinan of the Edge
water force returning to the station
house with Cline under arrest.
Capt. Dinan said early this morning
that Cline had confessed to the shoot
ing, but had said that he killed Bergen
in self-defense after the actor had at
tackled him during an argument In the
Cline home in Undercliff avenue.
Edgewater.
Challenge to Duel.
Cline told the police that yesterday
afternoon his wife confessed that she
had been intimate with Bergen at Sar-
anac Lake some weeks ago while the
Fox company was on location. Last
night, when Bergen came to the Cline
home, Cline taxed him with the matter.
and Bergen Is said to have admitted 1t.
At this time Cline, his wife ana her two
brothers were present.
II did It, and what of it?" Bergen Is
said to have demanded.
IF you feel that way about IT," Cline
said he answered, lets settle 1t like
two men,
Cline said that he then produced two
revolvers, handing one to Bergen.
We'll go up stairs" he said, there is
big room there and no one will see
U.s."
Bergen went first Cline said, and
half way up the stairs Cline saw the
actor turn and point his gun at him.
Cline Immediately grappled with him
and told the police that Bergen tried to
draw a blackjack from his pocket. Then
Cline fired, the bullet striking Bergen
jus. above the heart.
Mrs. Cline was questioned later at the
police station. but her statement was not
made public.