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Pocahontas star herald., 1922-05-19

M. /. Segraves, highly respect
ed citizen of Elevenpoints, requests
us 10 announce him as a candidate
for road overseer of Elevenpoints
township, subject to. the Democra-
tic primary election. He knows
the business of an overseer thorough
ly and has always been an out-ana.
out booster for better roads. He
earnestly soliclts the support of his
friends at the primary. 39-4t
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-05-19

The Star Herald is authorized to
announce Will GazawaY of Biggers
as a candidate for road Overseer of
Current River towship in the COM
ing Dem cratic primary election.
Mr.. GaziWav has lived in that town
ship for twenty years and Is we'll
and favorably known to all the peo
pie there. He promises, if elected,
to give his best efforts IN building
up and keeping In good condition
the public roads IN his township
81 4tp.
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-05-19

We are authorized to announce
W. j. Russell as a candidate for
road overseer of Sloan township,
subject 10 the Democratic primary
in August. Mr.. Russell Is a road
builder of practical experience, and
has done road work IN that town.
ship for many years. lie knows
the roads IN Sloan, what they
need and where they need 1t. He
respectfully asks the support of the
voters in the primary. 80 4tp.
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-05-19
Local and otherwise
Auto paint at Jobnst on's.,

Auto paint at Jobnston's.
M. w. Crismon of Maynard had
business in town Saturday.
Rev. Taylor Stautill OF Maynard
was in town on business Saturday.
Harvey Midkiff of Walnut Ridge
was visiting here Sunday
Mr.. aud Mrs. Paul Sloan Of No
land we're visiting in Pocahontas
Sunday.
y. w. Hurn, a good citizen Of
Attica, had business in town satur-
day.
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-05-19

We are authorized to announce
ID. NJ. Crawford, good citizen of
Dalton, as a candidate for road ov
erseer of Davidson township, sub
ject to the Democratic primary.
Mr.. Crawford is road builder OF
practical experience and has the
best interests of his people at heart
He would make his township a good
overseer and asks the voters for a
chance to prove his ability. 80 A..
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-05-19

The star Herald IL auth orized to
announce w. IL. Douglas as a can
didate for road overseer of Demun
township IN the Democratic prl-
mary election. Mr.. Douglass Is
now serving as overseer, under ap-
pointment, and it is saId he has been
doing good work during the past
year. He earnestly soliclts the vote
of the people, promising, if elected,
faithful discharge of duty to the
best interests of the people of this
district. 3S At.
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-05-19

We are authorized to announce j..
T. Parker as a candidate for road
overseer of Sloan township, sub
ject to the action Of the Democratic
primary. Mr. Parker is a road
builder of more than ordinary merit
and promises, if elected, a conscien
tious discharge of all his duties. He
is a good man for the job and asks
a chance to prove it. Remember J
T. Parker for road overseer. 81 Al
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-05-19

The Star Herald IS authorized to an
nounce Ed Thompson as a candidate
for reelection as road overseer Of
Shiloh township in the coming
Democratic primary. Mr.. Tbomp-
son is now finishing up his first
term and the people of that town
ship say he has made good. lie
asks Tor reelection promising to
give his best efforts to building up
better system of public roads,
80 4tp.
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-05-19

The Star Herald Is authorized to
announce Pearl Pyland as oandi.
date for road overseer of Roanoke
township in the Democratic primary
election. He has had experience
both IN rock and DIRT roads and
earnestly solicits the vote of the
people, promising it elected, to do
his very best for the interest of the
people of that district. 39-4tc
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-05-19

Hat dye, shoe & 70, cloth dye, etc,
st Johnston's Drug Store.
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-05-19

"crispy an Ct dnehy an all-the-
time-eraeklyi An never tough
or leatheryl Gee. what would
happen II Kellogg's got all Gated
up before tomorrow"
Pocahontas star herald., 1922-05-19

John r. Holt Of Warm Springs
Ia an announced candidate for the
Democratic nomination for repre-
sentative of Randolph county, Ark
John Is a mighty fine fellow and has
lived so long "liner" that he Is al
most half a Missourian and would,
of course, make a splendid represen;
ative of any county anywhere
Doniphan Prospect News.
G. c. Cherry, formerly of Reyno,
now new postmaster at Hoxie un
der Republican administration, is
making friends over there mighty
fast on account of the efficient SER
vice he Is rendering patrons of the
office. Fact Is, the worst thing that
can be said of HIM Is that he Is
Republican. Otherwise be is as
good as the best of men.
Evening star., 1922-04-03
PROBE WELCOME, LEWIS
TELLS HOUSE MEMBERS
Assures Bland Committee Miners Are Ready
to End Suspension, but Refusal of
Operators to Confer Bars Action.

Union coal miners who suspended
work Saturday in the nations btu
minous and anthracite fields were de-
clared today by John L. Lewis. presi-
dent Of the United Mine Workers of
America, to be desirous of ending
1.-The suspension of mining operations
at the earliest possible date" but
"the resumption of coal production
entirely depends upon the future at
titude of the coal operators"
Mr.. Lewis made this declaration be-
fore the House labor committee, which
is holding hearings on the Bland reso-
luton to direct appointment by the
President of a commission to ipvesti-
gate the coal industry. Discussing
the resolution under consideration.
the United Mine Workers president
asserted that his organization would
welcome ANY impartial and judicial
investigation of the general condi-
tions in the bituminous and anthra-
cite coal industries, and especially the
facts relating to investments and
profits, operating practices, conserva-
ton of fuel resources, application OF
Uniform methods of safeguarding the
life and limb of the worker, and in
dustrial relations and conditions.
such an investigating body, he
Evening star., 1922-04-03
TAX BILLS DUE MAY !,
Collector Towers Asks Citizens to
Call for Them.

Although the coming of spring
brings with it the bloom of flowers
and the song of birds, it also is the
signal for Chatham NJ. Towers to
send forth the unpleasant announce
ment that real estate and personal
tax bills for 1922 will be due on Nav
1.
Real estate bills are now ready and
Collector Towers urges property own
ers to call for them as early as con-
venient. The tax may be paid when
the bill is called for. The penalty
of 1 per cent a month does not begin
until June l.
The real estate tax to be collected
this year is sS,607.613.65. which is ON
an assessment of s472,945,8O5.
Personal tax bills will not be read "
until May ]. Persons who received a
personal tax questionnaire are urged
to call for their bills as soon after
May l as possible.
In view of the fact that the citv
appropriation for postage is running
low, Mr.. Towers appealed to taxpay-
ers who write in for their bills to
inclose a stamp for return postage.
Evening star., 1922-04-03
T0DAY.IS BEGINNING
OF CLEANUP WEEK
Cleanup week opened today.

With more than a score of special
wagons in service, the city refuse
division of the District set out this
morning to collect tons Of useless OBJ
jects and miscellaneous debris that
has accumulated during the winter in
backyards and cellars.
Morris Hacker. supervisor, an
nounced that a special cleanup
wagon will follow every regular trash
wagon this week. The trash wagon
will take the usual collection Of waste
paper, bottles and tin cans and the
other truck will take junk Of every
description that a householder may
want to get rid Of.
day, however, that the efforts of the
city refuse division to remove the eye
sore of junk piles in backyards will
not succeed unless each resident CO.
operates by gathering up the rubbish
and placing 1t where the collectors
will get it.
The "clean-1p wagon" will visit
same time that the regular city trash
man calls. Each householder should
remember the day and have his junk
pile ready to be moved at that time.
The forty-odd citizens associations
have been notified by the commission
ers of the cleanup week proclama-
ton and it is expected that thousands
of men who take pride in the ap-
pearane,e of their homes will spend
dressing UP their yards for the sum-
mer.
For several days motion picture
tbeaters have been flashing slides on
their screens to keep the cleanup
c.peal before the kublie.
Evening star., 1922-04-03
CONGRESS TAKESUP
EAUD|SM|SSALS
DEMANDING PROBE
Resolutions Ask That Presi.
dent Harding Give Rea-
son for Action.

James L. Wilmeth. director, and
others included among the twenty
eight chiefs, superintendents and
fOremen of the bureau of engrav-
ing, removed from Office several
days ago by presidential order.
announced today after comforting
with democratic members of the
House that they would appear Mt
the White House Mt O'Clock and
demand from President Harding
n public explanation Of their re-
mOvaI.
The bureau of engraving and print
ing dismissals came up for discussion
in both houses of Congress today.
Request for a report by President
Harding to the Senate of reasons for
the dismissal of former Director
James L. Wilmeth and twenty-six
other officials was made in resolu-
ton introduced today by Senator
Caraway of Arkansas. democrat. who
asked what facts warranted the dis
missal' and ION what authority and
by what authority" the President had
taken such action without warning?
l)eHidHu lOT an lnNeSllSdIlOH luLO
the wholesale removal was made
at the, same time in the House by
Representative r. Walton Moore of
Virginia, who presented a resolution
calling for committee of five MEM
bers to be appointed from the House
for that purpose.
White House Remains Silent.
At the White House there was a con-
tinuance Of the silence which official
ly had been maintained since the is
suance of the order Friday night sum-
marily removing with a clean sweep
Director Wilmeth and his assistants.
White House callers, however, who
| included members of the Senate and
the House, intimated that there would
be some announcement Forthcoming
concerning the reason for the drastic
order. 1t was the consensus of opinion
of republican congressional callers
that politics had nothing to do with
it," and that the President did not
act without good reason" This view
was also expressed at the Treasury.
The text of the resolution introduced
by Senator Caraway. asking for a re-
port from the President follows:
Without notice as required by law,
and without warning the President of
order issued Friday. March 81, 1922.
dismissed James f. Wilmeth, director
of the bureau of engraving and print
ing and thirty-one other chiefs and
assistant chiefs of divisions of that
bureau. and all of said persons were
within the classified service.
THE law permits the dismissal of
persons within the classified service
only after written notice and an op-
portunity to reply to such charge.
should be given the accused. -
Resolved, That the President of
the United States be requested to re-
port to the Senate, if it be not in
compatible with the public good,
(a) what facts warranted the dis
missal of the men mentioned from the
classified service. and (b) on what
authority and by what authority he
dismissed these employees from the
service in the manner followed"
Immediate Action Urged.
Senator Caraway asked for i'm
mediate consideration of the resoIu-
tion. following a statement made to
Continued on Page 2. Column 81
Evening star., 1922-04-03
N0N-UN|ON MINERS
HEED UNION PLEAS
IN COKE DISTRICTS
By the Associated Press.


PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 3.-Every
union mine in the Pittsburgh btu
minous district was closed today by
the strike of United Mine Workers.
Interest is centered in the non-union
mines, where union leaders said they
had made progress in inducing men
to join with them. The Pittsburgh
Coal Producers Association had no
detailed information from all the non
union mines, but said that numbers of
them were working as usual. There
was no industrial trouble anywhere.
Efforts to penetrate the extensive
non-union Connellsville coke field by
union organizers met with a degree
of success this morning, when about
800 miners on their way to work were
induced to return to their homes at
Footsdale, Lambert and Edenborn.
President Robert Gibbons of district
No. 5, United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, said that 200 non-union men did
not return to work at Rices Landing
on the Monongahela river today.
while at Latrobe, he said, 500 nom
union men stayed away from their
posts. Mr.. Gibbons said he did not
know whether these men had ioined
the union.
Announcement was made at Union
town, the center of the coke region,
that 900 additional ovens had been
fired today by the II. c. Frick Coke
Company and the Oliver Snyder Com
pany.
Evening star., 1922-04-03

added, should be clothed with full
power to ascertain the truth, to send
for persons and papers and to take
testimony under oath. The personnel
of such a commission should be free
from political equations and the mine
workers should be given adequate
representation thereon"
Against q. 8. Intervention.
LAS to the adjustment of contro-
versies between operators and mine
workers. we have been traditionally
opposed to governmental interven-
tion." Mr.. Lewis continued. 1--WE have
been convinced by experience that
such adjustments may be more ef-
fectively and equitably worked out
both in the interest of the public and
of those engaged In the industry by
conference and agreement between
representatives of the oprators and
mine workers. If the operators had
maintained their contract with us the
present deplorable condition of af-
fairs in the soft coal industry would
not have arisen. All differences
should have been settled by agree
ment and a suspension of work and
a general breakdown in the industry
avoided. Our experience with labor
adjustment boards or commissions
has been that representatives of the
public. not having knowledge of the
technique of the coal mining indus
try and not being completely inform
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1922-04-03
|LL0YDGEORGEA ASKS
CONFIDENCE VOTE
Appears in House of Com.
mons for Expression on
Genoa Policy.
By the Associated Pre- 80

LONDON, April 3.-Prime Minister
Lloyd George appeared in the house
of commons today for the first time
since February 2S to ask from the
house an expression of confidence in
the policy of the government toward
the Genoa economic conference. As
he entered the prime minister was
greeted with cheers from the gov
ernment benches.
Mr.. Lloyd George said his resolu-
ton gave the house an opportunity
of approving or disappearing the OBJ
jects of the Genoa conference and the
makeup of the Genoa delegation, and
that If the resolution were defeated 1t
would be equivalent to a vote of no
confidence in the government
The prime minister said the official
opposition amendment challenged not
the object, but the scope Of the con-
ference. He did not believe such a
body as the Genoa conference could
properly consider the revision of ex-
listing treaties, even in the event that
this was desirable.
Discusses Reparntfons.
The trouble in Europe had been at
tributed largely to the reparations
exacted by the treaties, said Mr..
Lloyd George, but the treaties did
not create the reparationa Their
creation was due to the fact that
there was something to repair. If
the treaty Of Versailles were altered,
he declared. it would only transfer
the burden from Germany to France.
Mr.. Lloyd George said there were
two considerations in dealing with
the problem of reparations. The first
was that il the payments were in
war-exhausted country. a crisis would
be precipitated which would not be
confined to Germany. The second was
that Germany's ultimate capacity to
pay must not be judged by her pres
ent capacity, when in common with
the rest of Europe she was strug-
Cling to recover from the exhaustion
of the war.
Neither of these considerations
could properly be judged at Genoa.
They ought to be judged by the ma
cfinery Of the treaty, which was very
elastic. France, he declared, could
not forego the right to have an ad-
judication in accordance with the
treaty's conditions.
Defending the idea of the confer
ence, the prime minister said he had
been told the coalition was dying.
Perhaps I may have the privilege
kGeutinued on Page :. Coiunn =,
Evening star., 1922-04-03

police that he was from Brockton
Mass. and had served a term on
RlackwelIs Island for larceny and
aggravated assault Although there
were reports that there were two
confederates with him, Royton told
the police that he was alone.
Eyewitnesses and the police say
that the man had a number of pack
ages of bills with him. Several were
dropped as he started up the street
and during the tussle with Mr.. April
a pile dropped from under his over
coat and fell at his feet.
Sort Of Playing Tag.
Albert Strockler of the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce was
as he came along the street he saw
a man run out. closely followed by
a young man with revolver.
THE first man had wad Of money
as big as cabbage. MIR. .Strockier
said. "He ran behind an automobile
ing tag with the other young man.
who said if he didn't come out he
would shoot The man with the
money then came out
Both the bank and the robber said
they didn't want any publicity over
the matter.
While standing at the patrol box wait:
ing for the patrol a pedestrian asked
Royton what his name was.
IT don't want any publicity about
this" he replied.
When reporters sought details
from P. A. Drury, president of the
bank, he told them it was nothing
and that he didn't want it in the
papers.
While the man was running along
the street, pursued by the bank tell
er, a small boy in the crowd spied
the money dropping and yelled to
the fleeing robber:
Hey. Mister, you're losing all
your money"
Suspected in Other Cases Here.
Royton is one of a band of bank
sneaks" operating all over the coun-
try, and Royton himself is known
the country over. according to In
spector Grant. Following question
ing Of the prisoner, Inspector Grant
said that Merriam, or Royton. receiv-
ed his sentence in Philadelphia for
having been convicted in connection
with robbery of more than $4,000
in liberty bonds
Inspector Grant further stated that
he was firmly convinced that the
prisoner was participant in the rob-
berries some time ago of the Franklin
and Second National banks here and
the attempted robbery of the Bank of
Washington
Evening star., 1922-04-03
FOOD PRICES STILL DROP.
Continue to Decrease in Sixteen
Principal q! S. Cities.

Cost of food at retail continued to
decrease IN sixteen principal Amer
ican cities where obseryations We're
taken by the Labor Department dur
ing the month ended March Is,
According to the monthly report is
sued today. the average of decline
from February IS to March Is
amounted TO o:l per cent in Detroit.
Philadelphia, Rochester. Salt Lake
City and Scranton; per cent in Nor
folk and San Francisco and 1 per cent
in Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Lit
tie Rock. Louisville. Mobile, Minneap-
oils, New Orleans and st. Paul.
For the year ended March 15. the
department placed the total decrease
in retail food prices at between 8
and 16 per cent. according to locality,
but estimated that costs still re-
mained from 20 to 40 per cent above
the 1913 levels,
Evening star., 1922-04-03
TEST OF STRIKE STRENGTH.
By the Associated Press.
INDTANApOT.J T,a

By the Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, April s.-The
first test of strength in the nation
wide suspension Of work by union
coal miners came today, the beginning
Of the suspension on Saturday. an an
nual holiday among miners. having
failed to determine the exact effec-
tiveness Of the walkout, At the head.
quarters here Of the United Mine
Workers of America confidence was
expressed that the days deyeIonmenfs g
would confirm the union estimate that
900, 900 men, among them 10O. .OO0 non
union workers, had laid down their
tools for an indefinite period Of idle
ness.
A tacit truce between miners and
operators was counted on apparently
to make the union estimate OF idle
men a certainty. Few, if any. opera-
tors in the big coal-producine centers
that are strongly unionized were az.
pected to attempt an carly resumn-
tjon of operations. The sifnatinn
however, was in doubt in the non,
union and open-shop districts.
Operators of the Pennsylvsn;a an.
thracite mines were not blaming an
immediate resumption Of work and
reports sent here indicated a similar
attitude on the part of mine owners
in the central competitive field and
the southwest Interstate district.
These three districts have moro than
400, 900 employees, excepting about
half of the $4,000 anthracite workers.
States included In this stronghold OF
Continued on Page 2. Column 50
Evening star., 1922-04-03
JUDGES END WORK
|. IN STARS CONTEST
Winners in $1,000 Essay
Competition Will Be An
nounced Thursday.

Winners OF The Stars $1,000 prize
school essay contest on the subject
THE Arms Conference and Its Signi-
ficance" will be announced Thursday.
Arrangements for the distribution of
the prizes to the victorious essayists
also will be announced at that time.
With a sigh Of relief the judges of
the contest completed their tedious
task Of selecting the eighty-eight
most meritorious essays from the
1900 entered in the competition at
a meeting today in The Star build
ing. The jurists finished their work
by personally examining the ratings
they gave each composition together
with the averages, which were tabu-
lated by the essay contest editor.
Grntihed With Results.
The Judges indicated that they were
gratified with the results of the con-
test and expressed the confident opin-
ion that it had the desired effect of
stimulating the interest of the school
children Of Washington in the epoch
making armament conference and in
current news events. They also were
pleased over the high averages made
ny luc "luneTS anu eIlpudSlZeu luaI
the contestants devoted much time to
studying the arms conference pro-
ceedings and its significance.
Since the essays were turned over
to the judges. more than q month
ago, they have worked untiringIy in
carefully examining each one and
rating il on its merits. AS announced
at that time, the compositions were
divided into five equal groups, each
judge taking a group and, after eS
amining it, forwarding it to another
judge. This method of rotation was
followed until each judge had passed
on the essays.
Ratings Sent to Editor.
The ratings given each essay by
the judges were then sent to the es-
say contest editor. and he tabulated
the markings and computed the aver
ages. The essays having the highest
averages were adjudged the winners.
Not until this morning. when the
which accompanied each essay, did
they know the real names of the Win
nerS. Throughout the examination of
the essays, the judges rated them ac-
cording to the nom de plume.
The judges s whOes who had If the honor ne of
most popular essay. contests ever
conducted for the school children of
the District are: Senator Arthur
Capper Of Kansas, chairman of the
joint congressional school investi-
eating committee; Justice Wendell P.
Stafford of the District Supreme
Court; Alexander T. Stuart, director
of intermediate instruction of the
public schools and former superin-
tendent: Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt,
president of the Women's City Club.
and Prof. Kelly Miller of Howard
University.