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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17
VIII Suggest Legislation
To Control Distribution
Of DWindling Coal Supply
Would Create Federal Coal Com
mission to Make Thorough
Investigation Before
Law Enactment.
(sy Tho AssocIated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-President
Harding in his contemplated statement
IN congress upon the national industrial
situation will suggest legislation giving
the Federal Fuel Emergency Organiza-
ton powers to control the distribution
and price of coal to safeguard the coun-
try against hardship this winter, accord
ing to officials who talked with the chief
executive.
The president was reported to be con-
sidering recommendations for definite
legislation to provide legal powers to
supplant the voluntary system of coal
control now in operation and was under
stood to have before him draft of a
tentative plan Of fuel administration pre-
pared by Secretary Hoover. Creation of
a federal coal commission also would be
recommended, it was reported, which
would be designed to make a thorough
dustry and suggest legislation for the
permanent solution of labor problems.
Fair Price Agreements
Pending the enactment of empowering
legislation the central coal distribution
committee, high officials indicated,
would continue fuel control under volun-
tary price agreements.
Existing fair price agreements made
with Mr.. Hoover by producing operators
were to be in effect during the strike,
but a meeting of the federal coal COM
mittee with the commerce secretary and
Fuel Distributor Spencer today, to con-
slider the effect of partial settlement OF
the mine controversy upon price agree
ments, decided that the agreements
would hold until production was more
largely resumed.
Mr.. Spencer declared it could not yet
be assumed that the strike was settled
and as operators generally were snow
ing no inclination to withdraw their CO.
operation there would be no change for
the moment Application of fair price
agreements to the union mine fields as
they resume production, he said. was
now under consideration by the federal
organization.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17
and West
Battling; For
Tennis EIonors

FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Aug. 16.-The
women's national turf singles champion
ship for 1922 tonight rested between two
eastern and two western players with the
completion of the fourth round Of the
thirty fifth titular tournament on the
courts of the Westside Club. Repre-
senting the Pacific coast are Miss Helen
Wills, of San Francisco and Mrs. May
Sutton Bundy Of Los Angeles. The east
ern players are Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt
Mallory of New York, the present title
holder and Miss Leslie Bancroft, of west
Newton, Mass.
Both of the Californians played hard
three-set matches this afternoon. MISS
Wills winning from Mrs. Marion u. Jes-
SUD by scores of 2-6, GA, 62. Mrs Bun
DIV emerged victorious in her contest
with Martha Bayard. of Short Hills, N.
J., 1910; 4-6: SO. The eastern surViV-
ors came through in straight sets, MISS
Bancroft winning from Miss Clare Cas-
sell of Elboron, N. J., So; 6-3, while the
champion, Mrs. Mallory. breezed through
her match with Miss Edith Sigourney
of Boston, 60; 6-1.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 16.-The Sec
ond suit resulting from a recent trans
Atlantic voyage of Walter I. CandIer,
millionaire Atlanta banker and son OF
Asa G. Gambler, capitalist and manu-
facturer was filed in supreme court IN
DeKalb county today.
In this one Mrs. Sarah Gillespie Bl-
field, twenty-one year old wife or
local automobile dealer, sought $loO,ooO
damages on the grounds of injuries
alleged to have been suffered in an at
tack by Mr.. Gambler in her stateroom
aboard the steamship Berengaria the
night of July 16.
Previously Mr.. Gambler had filed a
petition to restrain Clyde Bifield, the
husband from realizing on $2O,oOO
note which the banker asserted he had
given in Paris along with cash in eX-
change for q $25,0O0 check which ne
claimed Mr.. Bifield had "extorted from
him as a result of the incident in the
stateroom, during which the wife said
her husband engaged in "a terrific
fight with Gambler"
Mrs. Bifield's suit claimed she had
been made seriously i'll as result or
the affair and was forced to undergo
an operation Monday at the home or
her father, B. P. Gillespie, city detec-
tive. None of her family would say
what the operation was, but the father
said she was mot doing so Well
II have already stated everything that
took place in my petition TO cancel the
note Bifield held" said Mr.. Cand'er
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17
Injunction Granted Against
Strikers After They Refuse
To Let Guards LeaUe. Trains
Nine Men Said to Have Been
Taken From Train and Sew
eral Guards Missing.
Negroes Clear Out.
(ey IThe Ass0eIated Pres.l

ASHEVILLE, N. c., Aug. IA
temporary injunction restraining al
striking employees from interfering
with the movement of Interstate com
merce or mails or with EMPLOYEES of
the Southern railroad at Spencer and
Salisbury was issued in federal dis
trict court here today after railroad
attorneys had asserted disorders had
occurred at Spencer last night. Fol-
lowing closely on this statement a
long distance telephone message from
the Spencer chief of police said no
disorder had come to his attention
since last week when several negroes
were beaten.
Similar injunctions, railroad attor-
neys said had been asked for in every
state in which the Southern operates.
Attorneys here asserted that 800
or more strikers and sympathizers re-
fused to allow special guards to leave
the train when they arrived at Sails
bury for special duty Tuesday night"
while reports received here said that
d shop train running from Salisbury
TO Spencer was halted early today and
the men not permitted to leave the
tram. Nine men were said to have been
taken from this train while several
railway guards are missing. All negro
laborers were reported to have left
the shops.
Troops Not Called Yet
For a time it was indicated that fed
eral troops and marines would be re-
quested to preserve order as we'll as
state troops, but it was said later that
no request for state troops would be
made at present.
In Washington Attorney General
Daugherty stted that no federal action
was being taken except where United
States marshals were ION the job
Reports reaching Mr.. Daugherty to
the effect that strike sympathizers had
entered shops at Spencer and routed
workers could not be confirmed from
nearby points tonight while at Ra-
leigh, the capital, it was indicated
that no movement of troops would be
! r ecessary if the situation developed
no more seriously. At Charlotte, OFF,
cials of the Southern stated that while
strenuous picketing" prevailed a. the
Spencer shops no violence had been
reported to road headquarters.
One Of the men against whom to-
days restraining order was issued IS
]. NJ. Ellis of Spencer, who was elected
president of the State Federation OF
Labor yesterday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17
"Shuffling," Phil
Douglas Is Fired
Out of Baseball

PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. 16.-Presi-
dent John A. Heydler of the National
League and Manager John J. McGraw
of the New York National League
baseball club declined tonight to go
into details regarding, the summary
dismissal today of "Shuffling" Phil
Douglas-one of the pitching main
stays of the New York Giants.
Heydler and McGraw declared that
the names of players involved in the
affair would not be disclosed.
1--WE have issued a statement charg-
ing that Douglas wrote a letter to
members of competing team, Offering
to lay down If financial inducements
were worth while" said McGraw.
1--WE also announced that Douglas ad-
mitted his guilt. So far as 1 am con-
cerned the affair is a closed incident.
Kennesaw M Lands. of Chicago,
supreme arbiter of baseball witnessed
the game between New York and
Pittsburg here today. During the con-
test he declined to discuss the affair
until after the game" and later when
approached by newspapermen, he said,
sharply:
my only statement is that I'm go
ing back to Chicago tonight"
President Drefus of the Pittsburg
club, told the Associated Press to-
night that local rumors that Douglas
made the offer to friends on the local
club were untrue. President Heydler
said he was confident no one OF the
Chicago team knew of the offer.
Douglas left for New York shortly
haPora TON o'clock tonight.
He came to the station accompanied
by Jesse Burkett, of the Giants, and
was so indisposed that he was assist
ed to a Pullman. Newspapermen asked
him for a statement.
There won't be no statement now
or never" said the pitcher.
Burkett was even more decisive.
IF you want statements, get them
from McGraw," he said.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17
OF
COAL TROUBLE
N IS; ':s';'isss; i'sss;#' IL .$;:ts:s3 .*;:ss:3 IE
Additional Agreements of 1O,-
100000 Tons Annual Produc-
tiOns Have Been Executed.
SETTLEMENT NOW HAS
IRRESISTIBLE IMPETUS
Lewis Says Miners Have Won
Three Principal Issues of Both
Divisions of Strike.

CLEVELAND, Aug. 16-Before leaving
for Philadelphia tonight to take part in
the anthracite negotiations, there tomor-
row, John l.. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers of America, an
nounced that additional agreements
amounting to approximately 100000
tons annual soft coal productions were
executed here today in the settlement,
in part, of the bituminous coal strike.
Acceptance of the approximately co.
600, 900 tons annual production repre-
sented in the conference of miners and
operators yesterday and the execution of
additional agreements today, involving
something more than ten million tons
production gives the settlement impetus
that will be irresistible Mr.. Lewis said
in a statement today.
He predicted that general acceptance
of agreements by practically all operating
units in the organized sections of the
bituminous industry would be in effect
within short time.
An Object Lesson.
'"Ths constitutes object lesson that
will be especially helpful in adjusting the
strike in the anthracite fields,' Mr.. Lewis
said.
Despite unfavorable economic condi-
tions and with tremendous political and
financial influences raised against US, we
are merging from the conflict victorious"
the statement said.
He said the miners had won the three
main and principal issues involved in
the strike of 650,000 miners in the
thracite and bituminous mining industry"
Miners Win Contention.
The miners have won their contention
against the idea of single state settle
nents with their unions split up into
thirty or more segregated groups" the
statement said. THE miners have won
their fight against a reduction of wages
in the mining industry.
THE miners have likewise won their
fight for retention OF collective bargain
ing as against substitution of arbitra-
tion. - ss#+e@
Asked regarding the policy of the
United Mine Workers regarding it's mem
bers in non union fields, Mr.. Lewis said:
Policy of Workers.
cit is the intention of the United Mine
Workers to exercise the full moral and
financial strength of the organization to
sustain and protect it's members in their
fight against powerful non-union inter-
ests, who may continue to fight the prin-
ciples of collective bargaining in the va
rious producing fields. The same policy
will be applied as regards any coal COM
pany, hitherto recognizing the union,
which may decline to accept the basis of
settlement as negotiated in the Cleveland
conference"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17
MRS, BIFIELD SUES ATLANTA
MILLIONAIRE FOR 100000
Second Suit Grows Out Improper Relations Between
Walter T. Cander Son Of Asa G. Gambler and
Atlanta Auto Dealers Wife While
Transatlantic Voyage

after being informed of the allegations
in the suit. Il never touched Mrs Bi-
field and nothing of any improper
nature occurred. This suit is utterly
unfounded and is in line with Mr.. Bi-
fields past performances to get money
out of me- and it will be answered at
the proper time"
If Mrs. BifieId suffered any iniur-
les on the ship Mr.. Gambler added,
'it was from the terrific beating her
husband gave her, which bIoodied her
face and caused her to stay locked UP
in her stateroom all next day. 1 never
touched her"
a Mr.. Bifield in a written statement
denying he had attempted to 'extort"
money from the banker and asserting
the latter had come 'cringing and
cowardly" and offered him a $25, 900
check. had declared that in his anger
he had struck his wife during the fight
with Mr.. Gambler. Mr.. Bifield also as
serted that while members of the
Gambler Bifie1d party aboard ship had
attended a dinner tha: evening where
champagne was served, that all were
in possession of their faculties, but the
banker in his petition declared that as
a result of the champagne he could not
account for his presence in the wom-
ans stateroom, but denied he had in
i,,red the woman Close friends Of the
hanger asserted he had spoken since
his return of Mrs. Bifield having COM
plained of pains near the appendix
nrior to the trouble aboard ship
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17
LOCAL MEN ATTEND
COAL CONFERENCE
Get Information From Railroad
Commission as to Federal
Coal Distribution
Especial to The JournaD

TALLAHASSEE Fla, Aug. 16.-In
pursuance of the call sent out yester-
day, the railroad commissioners met
this morning in conference with coal
dealers of the state. Those present
were: J. G. Holtzclaw, receiver of the
Pensacola Electric company, Pensaco-
la; S. T. McAdam, manager of the
Southern Utilities, Pensacola; A. T.
Hill, representing the Weller Coal
Jacksonville; A. Goodnow,
general manager, Jacksonville Gas
company; W. Allen, representing
Quincy Light and Water plants and
Peoples Ice and Supply Company.
The commissioners advised the deal
erst and users of coal as to what is
necessary to comply with the regula-
tions of the federal fuel distributor
and the steps necessary to set in mo-
ton the state machinery to facilitate
the distribution of coal in Florida.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17
Pensacola Motor
Club Organized;
Officers Elected

Last night in the chamber of COM
merce rooms the members of the Pen
sacola Motor club, local branch of the
American Automobile Association, met
and elected full corps of ofbficers to
promote the activities of the organi-
zation in this section. A board OF
twelve directors, four of whom were
elected as officers and eight to as
sumo charge of the departmental work.
These were as follows:
Fred w. Marsh, president; John A.
Merritt, vice president; Max Helm
berg, treasurer; and Faurier Touart,
secretary. Winston E. Wheat, road,
street and bridges; ]. B. Morrow, leg
islative; William Fisher, lega: aid;
Edgar Kugelman, mechanical service;
Mrs Lois K. Mayes, publicity; Herbert
c. Cross, accident prevention and
street highway Identification; w. H.
Sheriff., finance and membership; H.
P. Newman, touring and contests.
Select Headquarters
Many helpful suggestions were given
by L. G. Crosby, district representative
of the A. A. A. who with Mr.. Slayde
formerly manager of the st. Petersburg
Motor Club, have been in Pensacola
for the past two weeks for the puc-
pose Of organizing the Pensacola Motor
Club. Harry Driver was named as
chairman of the committee on finding
location for headquarters for the
local organization.
There will be an important meetiug
of Southeastern territory delegates
held in Montgomery August 1928.
Fred Marsh will represent the local
club and ]. B. Morrow will represent
the Pensacola Chamber of Commerce
at this meeting. 1t is hoped that a
large number of Pensacola enthustds-
tics will make arrangements to attend
this meeting and make fight to have
pensacola placed in a position to de-
rive the. full benefits of belonging to
the nationally known association.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17
ONLY TWOMORE
AMENDMENTSTO
Be ACTED UPON
Oklahoma Senator Loses Fight
to Impose Tariff on Crude Pc
trOleum and Fuel Oil.
ALUMINIUM AND OIL
HIGH SPOTS OF DAY
Senator Reed Charges That Bill
is Tainted" With SeIf-In-
terest of High Officials.
tBv Tho AssocIatsd Press,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1G.-With two
exceptions all important amendment +o
the administration tariff bill offered To-
day by individual senators were approved
py the senate. Senator HarreId. repuh-
ncan' Oklahoma, lost his fight to inpose
larlf1s on crude petroleum and fuel oil
ana democrats were unsuccessful in ef-
forts to reduce the rates on aluminium.
All remaining individual amendments
VIII be acted upon before the senate re-
cesses tomorrow. Senate leaders hone
that after the final vote late SATURDAY.
the measure can be sent to conference
Immediately. Chairman McCumber and
Senators Watson of Indiana. and Cur+is
Of Kansas, republicans of the fiDsnca
committee, discussed this question with
President Harding tonight at the White
House They said afterwards that they
hoped the bill could be made ready for
the president early in September.
aluminium Trust"
The Aluminium and oil questions fur
nished the high spots in senate de-
bate today. The name of Secretary Mel
len was brought into the aluminium dis
cussion as a large stockholder in what
was declared to be the aluminium
Trust" The Aluminium Company Of
America, while a statement by Senator
Harreld that ne had some financial in
terests in the oil industry was followed
by renewed debate as to whether sena-
tors should vote on tariff duties which
might favoraby affect their personal
properties.
Discussing the aluminium duties, Sena-
tor Reed democrat, Missouri, charged
that the tariff bill was tainted with
the self-interest of high officers of the
federal government. He said every one
knew the measure had been largely
prepared by eXpertsgof the treasury de-
partment and asserted that the federal
officers who helped to prepare bill ito
put money into his own pocket ought to
be impeached." y
Mccumber Makes Denial
Senator McCumber denied vigorously
that the treasury department had had a
hand in preparing the senate measure.
He asserted that the experts relied upon
by the finance committee majority for
testimony were attached. to the tariff
commission, which, he declared, was in
no wise connected with the treasury de-
partment.
BY a vote Of 80 to 19. the senate re-
jected an amendment by Senator Dial,
democrat. South Carolian. to reduce the
rate on crude aluminium from five cents
to three cents a pound and to cut that
nine cents to five cents a pound.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17
Troops Can Move
Within 2 Hours

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Aug. 16.-Cap-
tain NJ NJ Caldwell, commanding the
local company of the national guards,
received orders tonight from the office
of Adjutant General Metts, in, Raleigh,
to have his company in readiness for
quick mobilization. Captain Caldwell
said that he could have his company
ready for action two hours after mooll-
ization orders were received. There
was no intimation of the reason for the
order.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17
Refuse To Pull
Non-Union Coal

WEST FRANKFORT, Ills, Aug. 10
Train crews of the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois Railroad at Cypress Junction.
south of the coal fields in this vicinity
have refused to pull coal dug by nom
union miners of Kentucky and Alabama
through the Southern Illinois Coal Belt.
and as a result, the roads service VIII
be crippled and probably suspended in
this section as the roads cannot get coal
for it's own use, officials of the road an
nounced tonight following a conference
here today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17
Dempsey-Brennan
Just Out of Luck

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. II. -
Officers Of La Porte county have until
p. m. Friday TO order abandonment
Of the Jack Dempsey Bill Brennan
fight, scheduled for Labor Day, it was
indicated tonight at the offices Of Gov
ernor McCray. Unless the officials take
action by that time the Governor will
order the bout stopped.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17
Provide Coal For
Tobacco Curing

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-Requests
from the state authorities of North
Carolina that provisions be made for
coal to be used in the drying of tobac-
co was recommended today by Fede:a Il
T7uel Distributor Spencer to the Moth
Carolina State Fuel Administration for
favorable action.
The North Carolina authorities con
tended that failure to provide fuel TO-
this purpose at this time would result
in the ruination of the tobacco crop.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17
Forced to Place ..............
-. ,-..s.-.-- Cars on Siding

MURPHYsBORO, Ills. Aug. 16. =
Approximately $50 striking miners
forced the crew of a Mobile and Ohio
train to sidetrack five cars of coal at
Willysville, 10 miles north of here late
this afternoon, which was bound fcr
East st. Louis, according to announce
ment tonight by E. E. Norris, wee
president of the railroad.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17
Second Primary
To Decide Race

JACKSON, Miss. Aug. 16.-Statements
issued tonight from the campaign head
quarters of former United States sena-
tor James X. Vardaman and Hubert d.
Stephens. leading contestants in yes
terdav's state wide primary for the dem
ocratic senatorial nomination, concede
tonight that a second primary Will De
necessary to determine the party NOM
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17
oPERAoRs TO MEET MINERS

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Aug. 16.-De-
cisfon to meet with miners representa-
tiyes here next Monday "for the pur-
nose of making a contract to permit the
mines in Indiana to resume operations
was reached today by the scale commit
tee of the Indiana Bituminous Operators
association.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17
Suspend Action on
Closing Navy Yard

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-Ffnal ac-
ton regarding the order OF Theodore
Roosevelt, acting secretary Of the
navy for the closing September of
the Charleston. s. c., Navy Yard, IS TO
be suspended pending further investi-
CATION by President Harding and
others it was announced today after a
conference between the president and
Senator Smith. democrat, South Caro-
lima.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17
BRIDGE BURNED

OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 16-Traffic on
the main line of Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific Railroad is tied up as tne
result Of the burning Of bridge Two ana
. half miles south of Elreno this after
noon. Farmers said the fire was set by
two men who escaped in motor car.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17
VAT SEN ISSUES MANIFESTO

SHANGHAI, Aug 16-Sun Vat Sen,
deposed president OF South China, is
sued manifesto to day implying that
he is the only legal president of ali-China
but refused in reply to direct questions
to make the flat statement to that ef-
feet. sun is preparing statement to De
addr essed to the foreign powers
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17
Southern Railway Is
Granted Injunction

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 16-The New
Orleans and Northwestern Railroad
Company (Southern Railway was
granted an injunction by Judge Rufus
E. Foster, in United States district
court today restraining striking rail-
way employees from interfering witch
the handling and operation of the
roads trains. The injunction applies
to Louisiana only.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17
No Storm For City
Says Weather Man

A number of local citizens were some
what alarmed last night when it was
thought that a storm was lowering near
Pensacola. However. Mr.. Holcomb. the
weather prophet. sets our fears at rest
by announcing that there will possibly
be thunder storms but that no disturb
ance of serious nature is expected.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-17
mAcA,Nisr SHOT DOWN

CAPE CHARLES, Va, Aug. 1e-James
lewis, Pennsylvania Railroad maohinist
who has been on strike since July l.
was shot to death in the street mere
tonight by Charles w. Parsons, wealthy
real estate man Of this city.