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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-17
COAL PRICE CONTROL
NOW FACING HOOVER
Secretary Loses Weapon With
Which He Hoped to Pre-
vent Profiteering.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

Washington, Aug. 17.--Settlement
In the part OF the bituminOus strike
and prospects Of an agreement to end
the strike suspension Of work in the
anthracite fields has brought the gov
ernment face to face with a new prob
lem-the matter Of controlling the
prices OF the augmented coal supply.
The government, during the gen
eral suspension Of mining, has used
car supply as a weapon TO enforce
the price agreements to which the
producing operators subscribed at the
behest of Secretary Hoover, but
with new mines opening daily the
controlling agency. The federal fue'
distributor has been confronted with
the possibility OF a breakdown in the
control exercised over prices.
Whether the present system. which
Is purely voluntary, can be extended
to the mines now being opened is a
question being given serious con-
sideration by officials.
Several measures were adopted to.
day by the central committee to check
proflteers. Il was decided that CT
orders for coal placed by the fedora
fuel distribution organization through
wholesaler or a selling agency only
one commission. not to exceed pei
cent OF the value OF the transaction
could be charged. Violations OF thi
regulation, It WAS said. would be re
ported'to the governors OF the var.ou
states for action.
Plans were being worked out by tn
central committee 10 put publ,
utilities in the middle west on a tel
to twenty-day fuel supply basis il
order that the needs OF those section,
as well az the northwest might hav.
the benefits Of resumed production II
union fields.
Loading OF coal Tuesday totaIed IL,
! 917 cars.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-17
TATRO BACK ON TRAIL
Of DRY OFFENDERS
Dismissed Agent Says He Has
Some Facts That May Sur
prise the Public.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Chicago. Aug. 17-Joseph A. Tatro
special agent for the Internal Reve-
nue. department, ousted from the gov
ernment service on tho ground tha,
he made unwarranted and untrue
charges involving United States Sen
ator William b. Mckinley and his
secretary. Chester Willoughby. in the
fraudulent removal of whisky from
Chicago warehouses, has been re-
tained as an aide by Hinton Glabaugh
special investigator of federal offices
here.
Mr.. Tatro. In letters to David Nolan
intelligence unit chief. and made pub
lie following his dismissal, denied he
made the charges against the Illinois
senator and his secretary. but declar-
ed that he will continue investigation
In which he has been engaged and
that he might make some sensational
disclosures involving some of the
persons I am charged with having
named" N
Tatro declared that he was dis
missed as result OF conspiracy I,
get him out of the way
The story of his dismissal center:
around the removal of 1900 cases OF
whisky. valued at $4,000. from {
warehouse last April. The liquor wa:
removed by a flcticious drug company
on permit bearing the alleged sig
nature OF Charles A. Gregory, Fedora
prohibition director for Illinois.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-17
BALL NOT OPPOSED
TODU POINT FORLONG
TERM IN j. s. SENATE
He and Junior Senator in Per-
feet Agreement on Lat
ter's Candidacy.
WILL so ADVISE DELEGATES
Spccia, Dispatch From Every Evenings
Washington Correspondent.

Special Dispatch From Every Evenings
Washington Correspondent.
Washington, Aug. IA statement
in Every Evening yesterday that SEN
ator L. He!sier Balls attitude towards
Senator Coleman du Points nomina-
ton for the long senatorial term Is OF
hostile nature. appears 10 be err
roneous. Senator Ball today en-
phatically denied that he is opposed to
Senator du Points nomination for the
long term. lie said:
"A statement in Every Evening TO
that effect misrepresents me absolute
ly. Senator du Pont and I are in per-
feet agreement about the formers
candidacy"
Senator Ball and Senator du Pont
met in Senator Balls office this morn
Ing, when Senator Bail assured the
Junior senator that any report that he
was In any way hostile to Mr.. du
Points candidacy was a misrepresenta-
ton and unauthorized by him or by
his friends.
Senator Ball. when his attention was
called to the statement in yesterdays
Issue OF Every Evening. that he was
in favor OF Senator du Points nomina-
ton for the short term only. made the
following statement
Il noticed in your issue of yeeter-
day that 1 was quoted as favoring the
nomination Of General du Pont for
the short term, and that some other
Republican, preferably from the lower
part OF the state, should be nominat-
ed for the full term. This is such a
st'oes MISREPRESENTATION OF my posi-
ton that feel II should be corrected.
Some months ago. at a meeting OF
the County Committee OF New aCstle
/ publicly made a statement that ]
was in favor OF the denomination of
Senator du Pont and implied tina;
that denomination meant renomina-
ton for n full term. had no other
thought in mind at the time. and
have not since changed my position
| stand now as l stood then, for his
denomination for both the unexpired
and the full term.
Il am delegate TO the convention
and / shall vote in accordance with
my position as before stated. l shall
so advise every delegate with whom
have any influence. This is my po-
sition."
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-17
z. & r. READY TO RUSH
SHIPMENTS OF COAL

Reading. Pa. Aug. 17.-The Reading
Railway Company Is fully prepared to
rush hard coal 10 market simui-
taneously with resumption at the
mines. The company owns q. 900 coal
cars. most Of which are in good con-
dition. a certain percentage of these
cars are under repairs, but as the
shopmen have been at work all sum
mer, the number OF shoppers" has
been cut down TO the minimum.
or the $1,000 cars. the company has
1000 new ones now being built. These
are being delivered as rapidly as the
builders can turn them out. Thou
sands OF cars have been lying on
sidings along the line and they are
now being inspected and put in shape
for movement to the mines.
The shutting down Of the mines not
only affected thousands OF mine work
.ers. but a large number OF train
men. all of whom will be glad when this
whistles at the as or more collteries
call the men back to work.
1t is estimated that upwards of 10
ooo mine workers have left the Goa
regions during the strike.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-17
RAIL SITUATION MENDS
AS PEACE DRAWS NEAR
BIockades and Tie Ups Untan-
gIed; Stranded Trains Under
Way Again.
BY Associated Pres, to Every Evening.

BY Associated Pres, to Every Evening"
Chicago. Aug. 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. shootings,
bombing and burning were high lights
in the nations railway crisis during
the last "a hours.
Blockades and tieups 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-
ton OF traffic on lines which were
paralyzed by the strike of the Big
Four" brotherhoods.
Stranded Santa F'e trains were mov-
ed out of Albuquerque, y. NJ. and
trainmen at Prescott. Ariz., notified
Santa Fe officials that strikers would
return 10 work. These moves followed
earlier developments toward ending
the tieup on the Santa Fe.
The Union Pacific's traffic knot un-
, raveled rapidly after trainmen on the
Las Vegas division called off their
strike. Other western roads restored
transportation activities TO the basis
which had been in effect since the
shopmens strike began July /.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-17
DELAWARE SOON TO
HAVE MORE COAL
State Chairman Walker Confers
With Federal Distributor Rel
ative to Delaware's Needs.

Leon Walker, chairman OF the Del
aware Coal Commission. was in Wash
ington yesterday for a conference with
II. B. Spencer, Federal Fuel Distribut-
or. and upon his return today issued
the following statement:
II went to Washington yesterday "a
confer with Mr.. II. B, Spencer. FEEDER
al Fuel Distributor, relative TO Sc
curing prompt shipments on the ac-
count of the orders accepted and ap-
proved by Mr.. Spencer last week for
the immediate needs of public utilities
gas, light and ice plants, public in
stitutions and Gamers throughout the
State.
Mr.. Spencer assured me that he
would take immediate steps to urge
forward shipments on these orders
and knew of no reason why they
should not be filed at Cnce.
Owing TO the fact that there is no
tonnage of Pennsylvania coal avail
able to the Federal Fuel Distributor
at the agreed upon Hoover price, II
was necessary to place the orders for
sion on the New River and Pocahontas
districts in West Virginia. Sixty five
hundred tons has already been re-
Questioned for Delaware. and l an,
glad TO receive notices this morning
of shipments and car numbers made
under date of August 14th on account
of this allotment. Efforts will be made
to have~this coal moved by the rail.
roads promptly.
THE Commission at this time is con.
filming its efforts to secure coal 70,
Delaware needs. through the Fed
eral Fuel Distributor, at the agreed
upon Hoover fair price for the dis
tricts in which coal is available, ant
II Is making no effort to secure ton.
mage on the open market from district.
whose prices are in excess of tn,
Hoover price. Such coal can be pur.
chased for immediate shipment at pre-
vailing market prices, and should
those in urgent need desire the com
mission TO assist them on this basis
it will undertake 10 do So"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-17
WATTS
ON PEACE PARLEYS,.
HOLDS Up MESSAGE
Believes That Labor Differences
VIII be Adjusted at Con-
ferences Today.
HAS COMMUNICATION READY
q Assocfated Pres. to F.verr Eveninx.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
When the President put forward his
second program for a rail peace. ne
suggested that the carriers take back
their striking shopmen and let the
Railroad Labor Board decide the mat
ter OF seniority. To this proposition
the majority OF the railroads agreed.
Word as TO President Harding's de-
cision was received by Senator Wat
son, Republican,. Indiana. OF the Inter-
state Commerce Commission and one
OF the Executives advisers in the rail
situation. shortly before the Senate
convened. Similar information. al
though not definite. had been received
earlier by other Congressional Lead
ers. including Representative Mon
dell, Of Wyoming. Republican leader
in the House. who called at the White
House early In the day.
The President was represented by
those VINO talked with him 10 feel that
every effort toward settlement OF the
rail strike should be allowed TO take
its course before he went before Con-
gress TO deliver a report on the gov-
ernment's int .sts in the matter and
20 present an outline OF the policy de-
eided upon by the administration. The
effort toward settlement. the President
was said 70 have particularly in mind,
was the conference in New York to-
day between representatives of the
railroad executives ana chiefs OF the
train service employees brotherhoods.
Work on the message was continued
by the President. during the morning.
and il was said he desired TO have It
in completed form so that he might
present it to Congress at any time
that he was convinced an appropriate
time had come.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-17
TREAT FOR NEWSBOyS
AT GARR|CK TONIGHT
They Will be Guests of Man.
agement at Nothing But
the Truth"

The Wilmington newsboys will be
the guests OF the management of the
Garrick Theatre tonight. 10 witness
the performance Of Nothing But the
Truth"
The boys will meet at 504 Market
street. third floor. between and 730
o'clock. where they will receive free
tickets FOR the show. After receiving
their tickets they will march in body
TO the theatre, where reservation will
be set aside for them. Only regular
newsboys will be given tickets.
The management of the Garrick
Theatre some time ago decided to give
the Wilmington newsboys a treat by
having them as its guests at a per-
formance which they would enjoy, so
the performance OF Nothing But the
Truth" was selected as being one
which would appeal to the newsboys,
and might teach them a good moral.
In order TO give the boys this treat
the management OF the theatre CO.
operated with the local newspapers in
making the arrangements
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-17
HARD COAL MINERS
|. STRIKE EXPECTED
TO Be ENDED TODAY
Operators and Workers to Enter
Conference at PhiIa. Confi-
dent Of Agreement.
OLD SCHEDULE TO STAND

by Associated Press 20 Every Evening.
Philadelphia. Aug 17.--John L.
Lewis, president Of the United Mine
Workers and the district presidents of
the anthracite region arrived hero
shortly before II O'Clock today for
their conference with tho hard coal
operators this afternoon in tho Office
Of Samuel D. Warmer, president or
the Lehigh Coal and Navigation COM
pany and head OF the operators ne
gotiatIons committee.
The miners chief established head
quarters at the Bellevue stratford
Hotel and planned 10 confer with tbs
union leaders prior TO the meeting
with operators.
Beyond expressing optimism for the
outcome OF the conference. Mr.. Lewis
had no statement 10 make.
Mr.. Warmer also said nc felt that
o settlement would be reached. Ths
conference was called for p. m.
The miners. through their scale COM
nittee. have been asking a 20 per cent
increase In their pay. The opera tors
wanted reduction in wages Both
sides, Il was indicated, as the confer
'-ii-N Ffsf' obSNA ~ Nbi4Ftiltr were At1Ng
20 recede from their stand, and closs
observers declared that there was a
likelihood OF the 1921 wage scale being
adopted for another term.
! It was declared 10 be the first tirns
/ in the history Of the relations be-
/ tween the two sides. that represen- =
tatives Of the union have manifested
a willingness to meet in the Offices Of
I their employers.
Continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-17
CHINA IN STATE OF CHAOS.
Popular Government Regarded
as Having Entirely Broken
Down.

By Associated Press TO Every Evening
PelSing, Aug. 1.-THE attempt 70
revive popular government in China
is on the verge Of collapse. according
ito a survey Of conditions brought 20
the attention of the foreign legators.
Military leaders are openly defray-
Ing the government. cabinet ministers
are refusing to assume the RESPONSE
bilities of their posts. the treasury IL
empty and civil employees. unpaid.
have quit their jobs.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-17
WITH BALLS DEFEAT
THE DOVE OF PEACE
HOVERS OVER CAMP
Republican Factionalists Meet
and Eliminate All City Con-
tests Except One.
DELEGATE FIGHT IN SIXTH

The dove OF peace" lowered today
over the headquarters OF the Young
Mems Republican Club. $40 King street
which had been storm centre since
the opening of the political campaign
II is reported the bird brought a
message. saying Senator l.. Heisler
Ball had been defeated In his fight
against Senator Coleman du Pont.
At a conference held In the club
house yesterday afternoon regarding
Saturdays primaries all city con-
tests for delegates to the Republican
State Convention were eliminated ex-
cept In the Sixth Ward. Republican,
announce. J. Austin Ellison, chair
man OF the Republican First District
Committee and Charles II. Grantland.
secretary OF the Republican State
Committee. We're the principal confer
ees. Both were inaccessible today.
The Seventh Ward. in which IS
names had been flied. with only six
delegates TO elect, proved one of the
biggest stumbling blocks during the
conferences but this was adjusted
amlcably when Mrs. Julia II. Ash
brook, chairman OF the Womene Re
publican First District Committee.
was named as a delegate. Two other
women. Florence l.. Warren In the
Fourth Ward and Elizabeth Bullock
in the Fifth Ward. were also included
in the slate and eight women were
named as alternates.
Following is a list OF city nominees
First Ward-delegates. Arthur John
son, Charles Smiley; alternates, Her
man Shapiro. Samuel Brown.
Second Ward-delegates. Richard
Craig, Leo Dugan, Herman d. Faux
ner; alternates, William II. Colds
borough. William Floyd, Horace r.
Leidig.
Continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-17
WIFE SEES HUSBAND
HOP Off FOR BRAZIL
Mrs. Hinton Moved as She Re-
called Former Perils of
Daring Aviator.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

By Associated Press to Every Evening.
New York, Aug. 17.-Pointing the
nose OF the Sampaio Correio seaward,
Lieut.. Walter Hinton. u. s. n. r. F.,
took off from the waters OF Jamaica
Bay at 7.20 o'clock this morning and
started 10 put behind him the 600
miles to Charleston. S. c.. the flrst hop
in the s.500-mile fight from New York
to Rio dc Janeiro.
Only dozen or so men and women
saw the ship hop" from the water.
AS the plane wheeled about 20 start
it's drive down the bay, notes OF a
bugle came family from an army post
in the distance, sounding Assembly"
Mrs. Hinton. slim young woman
in a filmy dress with short sleeves.
stood alone, just a few yards aside
from the other watchers. She had
known anxious days and nights when
her husband crossed te Atlantic in
the NC-4, and again when with two ma
val officers he was lost for time in the
Icy woods of Canadas northland back
in December 1920, without food or
shelter
As the engines began roaring Mrs
Hinton clasped one hand on the 9TH
er arm. With eyeCy splash as the
ship ripped on the surface, the grir
of her fingers frightened. Walter was
off again-this time hoping to reach
Ro de Janeiro for the opening OF the
Brazilian Centennial Exposition ano
then fly along the Amazon into the
land of jungles.
Mrs. Hinton dropped her arms wher
the ship sped away into the morn
ing sky. Where her hand had beer
there We're Ave deep red finger marks
The fiiers plan to sleep tonight a
Charleston. leaving there tomorrow
morning for Nassau, in the Bahamas.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-17
RAIL HEADS CONFER
WITH WORKERS ON
ENDING THE STRIKE
Five Brotherhoods Meet In New
York With Representatives,
of 148 Railroads.
SENIORITY STILL LOOMS

By Associated Press to Every Evening.
Washington. Aug. 17.-PresIdent
Harding today decided to defer his
address to Congress on the Industrial
situation until tomorrow or a later
date. ahe.m,.,
New York, Aug. 17.--Five brother
hood leaders, representing the run
ming trades of American railroads. to-
day went into formal conference 10
draw up a program for ending OF the
nationwide shopmen's strike to be
submitted this afternoon TO executives
representing 14S roads.
The formal conference, which had
been preceded by a more informal as
sembly, was called upon arrival of
Warren s. Stone. president of the
brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers
What the proposals the brotherhood
chiefs. assuming the role of 'mediators
would be. could not be learned from
them when they closed the doors be-
hind them.
Representatives Of the stationary
trades, however. who are watching
closely the brotherhood conference. in.
dicated that they expected the run.
ming crafts not TO suggest any com.
promise on the matter OF seniority
rights, which has proved the bis
stumbling block in peace efforts thus
| far.
While none OF the strike leader,
would permit themselves to be quoted
they indicated that they did not ex
been preceded by a more infomal as
patched-up compromise 70 the execu
tlves. nor that the brotherhoods woul,
promise 10 exert their influence 20 ge
the shopmen to return II seniorit,
rights were not guaranteed strikers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-17
ILLINOIS OPERATORS
INSIST On ARBITRATION

Chicago, Aug. 17-Illinois coal
operators today definitely had accept
ed the proposal Of Frank Harrington.
head OF the Illinois miners union, for a
joint conference of operators and
miners herS tomorrow, but spokes-
men for the operators were not op-
timistic over the outcome OF the meet
ing.
IF harrington VIII agree to our
original proposition-for the miners 10
resume work Immediately under the
present wage scale, and the questions
of the wage scale for 1923, Of working
conditions, the check off etc, be left
to arbitration, peace will be made and
coal mined Immediately in the state. "
DIR. F. c. Honnold. secretary Of the
Illinois Coal Operators Association de-
clared. IF this proposal is not ac-
cepted. I look fer a deadlock"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-17
DUNOALK CAPTURED
BY FREE STATE ARMY
Hundreds of Irreguulars Are
Reported to Have Been
Taken Prisoners.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Belfast, Aug. 17.--The recapture Of
Dundalk by National Army troops
from Irish Insurgents. who occupied
the town n few days ago, was con-
flrmed IN Belfast this afternoon.
Hundreds of irregulars were taken
prisoners.
Dublin, Aug. ia report reached
Dublin early today that national army
troops have recaptured Dundalk from
the Republican Insurgents. who oc-
cupied II n few days ago.
The troops of the provisional Free
State Government are continuing
their successes against the irregu.
lars.
latest reports tell OF the capture OF
Mallow and Michelstown.
Belfast. Aug. 1.-THE Newry cor.
respondent for the Belfas. Telegraph
today stated he had learned on good
authority that Dundaik, which wat
captured two days ago By Irregulars
was again in Free tsate Hands.
National troops from Drogheda, h,
says. drew Gordon around the
town, and heavy fighting occurred be
fore the Irregulars retreated into tn,
mountains.
London, Aug. 17.-Meseages from
Queenstown state that regular river
boat service has been re-establisheC
between Cork and Queenstown an.
that normal conditions have practical
ly been restored throughout the dis
trict affected during the recent fight
ing
National troops occupied the whol,
OF Monday on rounding up rebels, anC
In addition six local leaders were ar
rested. II is now known that only tn.
timely arrival OF the government
troops In Queenstown prevented de
struction or the principal buildlngr
there by the fleeing Irregulars.
Galway. Ireland. Aug. 1.-THE towr
of Clifden, on the Irish coast 43 miles
northwest of here, has been freed ot
Irish Irregulars. and the Marconi wire
less station there, which was recentl,
seized by the Insurgents has beer
rescued by National Army forces. TIL,
station will be put into operation agar
within a few days, II was stated to
day.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-17
AMERICANS WARNED
ON GERMAN INDUSTRY
Location OF Plants in Germany
Filled With Financial Menace,
Committee Finds.
by Associated Press to Every Evening

10y AsNp'iaAeu iEtSs 10 isNefN lSNtnlnK.
Washington, Aug. 1T.-Warning
against the establishment OF branch
factories I'm Germany by American
firms was contained today I'm report
to Secretary Hoover by a special COM
mittee of business men appointed to
handle economic problems relating to
western Europe. The report asserted
that any temporary advantage 10 be
gained by the location of branches in
Germany by American firms would
be more than offset when stabilization
In that country brings on further
violent financial dislocation.
The committee making the report
consisted OF Fred l. Kent. New York,
chairman: Edwin +. Greene. Boston !:
Rudolf s. Hecht. New Orleans, Clyde
l.. King. Philadelphia: Alexander
Lesge. Chicago and George NJ. Verify
Middletown, Ohio.