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Evening star., 1922-05-21
Nationwide Inquiry Proposed
Into the Coal Industry
in Public Interest.

group appointed by the President by
and with the advice and consent .ot
the Senate; two members constitute
ing the miners group to be appointed
by the President with the advice and
consent of the senate from four
nominees presented by the president
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea. and two members constitutinG
the operators group to be appointed
by the President by and with the atl-
vice and consent of the Senate, one
to be appointed from two nominees
presented to the President by the
president of, the National Coal Asso-
citation and one to be appointed from
two nominees presented Jointly by
the. president Of the anthracite bu-
reau of information and the president
Of the Anthracite Coal OPERATORS AS
sociation. Each appointed member
shall receive = salary OF 5000. 1t
Is provided that the association shall
cease to exist two years after the
passage OF the act. -. e $.
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! The, object Of this proposed. assocla-
tion Is to provide information toscon-
gress as . basis OF legislation to set
tie Industrial disputes and prevent ~
overdevelopmerft Of the coal isdusfr$;
to stabilize the coal Industry. anA Levy
Evening star., 1922-05-21
Supreme Court Decision Held Warning
To Congress to Keep Within Its Powers

make in the ark Of our covenant or the harm
which will come from breaking down recog-
nized standards. In the maintenance OF local
self-government. on the one haAd. and the
national power, on the other. our country mas
been able to endure and prosper for nearly a.
century and half" h. s>,-.--,s,-
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There is no criticism of nor cayil at the
pronouncement of the court among the ma
tional legislators. They feel they have been
caught in the act of trying to take a short cut
to reach what is thought by the majority OF
the people to be desirable educational
regulation Of child labor-and turned back.
They will have.t to seek another path. and only
one seems to be available. an amendment to
the Constitution. giving the Congress power
to regulate child labor, Just as it was found
necessary to amend the Constitution to permit
Congress to regulate the liquor trafic.
The resolution introduced in the House by
Mr.. Fitzgerald of Ohio would submit to the
states the proposed ratification Of such an
amendment If passed by the constitutional
majority in Congress 1T would then be for the
states to decide whether they would relinquish
their authority over the subject.
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The argument in favor of a national child
labor law. of course. is to have uniformity of
regulation Many of the states now have such
humanitarian laws on tnelr STATUTE DOohS, Dut
they vary in scope. Others of the states re-
fuse to enact them and have advantage in
certain lines of commerce over the more ad-
vanced commonwealths. This is a proposition
which will have to be worked out through
the years to come
X i X X
But oyer and above this particular object
of legislation towers the bigger and broader
and more important feature. the warning to
Congress to restrain it's activities within the
clearly defined limitations of the Constitution.
Coming on the eve of proposals for broader
national legislation affecting commerce. trade
and production. the words of the Supreme
Court will echo in wafnng tones at perhaps
critical times.
Evening star., 1922-05-21
Secretary Wallace Gives
Some Alarming Figures.
BY EDWARD NELSON DINGLEY.
ENCOURAGEMENT is made tha

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measures for the protection
of consumers from the tendency Of
coal prices to rise" From the White
House comes the hint that the gov
eminent may take hand in the sit
uation.
The subject of coal, coal supplies
and coal prices has been a topic OF
discussion for some time. Itstouches
the pockets of many and has a pow
erful bearing on the cost of living.
The House committee on labor has
been considering the whole question
of coal supply and prices. as they re-
late to the welfare of the people.
There has been evolved a bill ito es-
tablish commission to inquire into
labor conditions in the coal industry"
Two Years to Do Work.
The proposed governmental agency
is to be known as the coal investi-
CATION agency" composed of ten
members: The director Of the geo.
logical survey. the director of the
bureaus of mines. the director of the
bureaugof the census and the COM
missioner of labor statistics; two
members constituting the public
Evening star., 1922-05-21
BY NELLIE MARGARET SCANLAN
Of Wellington, New Zealand

MERICANS who have been
n abroad are often amazed at
~ the ignorance displayed in
a reference to their country. and
the joke about do you know my
cousin in American" has honest foun-
dation in fact. In Washington I
found that the interest ip New Zea-
land was exceeded only by the inno-
cence. in our regard.
'T once met a woman from New
Zealand. wonder il you know herr"
was asked at a club reception one
afternoon.
Il might. What was her name" I
replied.
''Oh, 1 don't know her name. but
she was a Unitarian-a tall woman
with gray hair"
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The absence of a fax mat round
my waist at social functions was. I
think, at first regarded as an affecta-
ton. One woman confded to, me in a
Evening star., 1922-05-21

Washington. D. c., is the United
States.
The term England does not include
Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Australia,
South Africa nor New Zealand. We
regard England as the oldest member
Of the British family. the head of the
house, but you have to use the Al )re
comprehensive term. British empire"
to cover US all. Before the war New
Zealand, the youngest and possibly
the fairest of Britain's daughters, was
what you would call in this country
sub-deb. Now she has put u2 her
hair, been presented at court, an
has a say in family counsels. Even
as a sub-deb she set the pace for
Grandma England and Miss -o:rn-
bia, and was the first to give her
women votes.
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The telephone system. as operated
here, makes for concentration, self
discipline and the marshaling of ideas.
An unlimited telephone leads to un-
tidy thinking. You order everything
for the salad. everything but the let
tuce, SO you have to ring up the mar
ket again. You call up Mrs. William
willard Watson Westinghouse to ask
her to bridge, but she starts sin first
with an account Of q perfectly ador-
able man from Zanzibar who lectured
last night at our club" and you for
get what you called her for An hour
later you remember and call again.
Not so with the limited phone or
one of the buffalo variety. If you live
where there is only q slot telephone,
you keep your mind on the card In
dex system. You have to. 1t Is rain
ing, and you want a taxi in hurry.
You search madly for a little coin
with buffalo on one side. No buf-
falo, no call; no call, no taxi; no taxi,
no party. (Register despairD You
ask the janitor for change, but he
never has less than a $50 bill. You
clutch the postman as he leaves the
mail, but he looks sadly, and says it
is a week to pay day. You dash wildly
through your purse once more, and
turn out kandfuls ca of dollar bills,
dipes and quarters, but not single
buffalo. Outside the rain raineth. In
desperation you pour dimes and quar-
ters into the slot. but 1t is Of no
avail. Once moro you register de-
Evening star., 1922-05-21
Why Japanese Cannot
Wear American Shoes;
Their Feet Triangular

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Japan.s triangular feet prevent
the development of a market for
American shoes In that part Of the
orient, according to a report to the
Commerce Department from Con-
sui Langdon at Yokohama
"The average Japanese foot" Ne
said. rs broader than that OF the
occidental particularly between
the ball OF the foot and the base
of the small toe. and has straight
widely separated toes foot that
roughly resembles tAhngae in
shape, with the apex at the heel.
Such q foot cannot possibly be in
cased in : shoe Of standard Amer
lean size withfcomfort.
Evening star., 1922-05-21

monial adventures. No matter how
long the name, 1t is always used In
its entirety. Every time you speak of
Mrs. William willard Watson West
inghouse you say Mrs. William Will
lard Watson Westinghouse. You
never amputate a syllable, even IL you
do get short of breath or miss your
train. The lady also has three names
in her own right, and as president of
her club she sigDs herself Elizabeth
Franklyn Georgina Westinghouse. j
had only one front name when ]
reached America, but after surviving
the promiscuous affixing of an addi-
tional Minnie and Katherine / resur-
rected second. which had not been
heard since I had howled my disap-
proval at the font. did this merely
in self-defense.
How did the Hardings come to the
White House? That is easy. Most of
the women and some of the men voted
for Mr.. Harding. and most of the men
and some Of the women voted for Mrs.
Harding. Every one likes a good locker.
After you have followed the man from
Cooks" down the White House vestibule.
up tne stairs. turned to the left through
the dining room, the red room and to
the blue room. you come away with the
memory of two smiles and a firm hand
clasp. -
On my first visit l was Immediately
behind woman who had changed her
mind, and incidently her dress, after
laying >Ahe foundations of her toilet. For
an inch above the upper rim Of bodice
was nature unadorned. From there up
wards was the product Of the beauty
parlour 1t was like the seashore after
high tide. =. -.
If Mr.. Harding ever gets tired of
being President he need have no fear
for the future. With that face and
figure there will always be a Job for
him at Hollywood.
Honesty is strangely interpreted in
the United States. The honestArespect
pennies; the dishonest despiste them.
You may see a stack of pennies on a
pile Of newspapers outside the shop
door all day and no one will disturb
them. And little troughs Of daily news
await you at the car stop. Here you
take your paper and drop the pennies
in the box. Even the newspapers trust
you with pennies and surely that is
, the supreme test. Down by the Po.
tomac river the thrifty till the vacant
land. sow and rake and raise a crop
OF vegetables. There are no protect.
ing fences or tethered bull dogs, YET
no one einterferes or deprives the hard
working man Of his harvest.
When you want to be dishonest in
tAis country you fly high and try for
the million mark. But in this maze OF
crime and crookedness which supplies
the papers with their alluring head
lines, and is flashed across the world
to your discredit. this oddly rigid hon.
esty in pennies Is too small a thing for
general comment Yet it counts. counts
quite a lot. How many moro people
leave these pennies than lake the mil
lions? You are really much more hon-
est in q closeup than you read-When
abroad. " :
Evening star., 1922-05-21

tsThen I suppose you keep Christi
mas In June"
whisper that what amazed her was
occasion.
4 1 have been asked If we have con-
veniences in our homes, such as
baths and the inquirer was much re-
'lieved when pleaded guilty. on be-
half of my country. to the daily dip.
Once a voice followed me from a
shadowy corner, You look so Eng
lish-just like Princess Mary" In
my modesty 1 blushed, but decided to
put a tuck in my skirt.
Hearing that in New, Zealand De-
cember is the midsummer month, one
earnest soul remarked, Then I sup
pose you keep Christmas in June"
In her opinion the season, and not the
date, was the determining factor.
MY English. accent" however.
proved most misleading, and have
listened to delightful "reminiscences
bf, old London and English lanes
yards of it--before. could protest
that I had never seen England.
This constant reference to speak
ing English with an English ac-
cent" has made me wonder If NJ
BRAND was accused of speaking
French with French accent ana
signor Gentilli of speaking Italian
with an Italian accent.
xxx
Americans generally refer to any
thing British as English: During the
recent armament conference the Brit
ish alone were scrupulous inYthis re-
gard. others referred TO English
delegation" and English opinion, !"
but the empires representatives. al
ways spoke of "Britafn's attitude. !"
England embraces England alone, ard
IL no more the British empire than
Evening star., 1922-05-21
BY N. O. MESSENGER.

~ oNGREssMEN are coming to realize
that one of the most momentous
NJ domestic events Of the times is the
decision of the Supreme Court of the
United States laying the restraining hand of
the Constitution upon the legislative branch
and preventing the invasion OF the reserve
powers of the states by the federal govern
ment. The national Legislators recognize in
1t an epoch marking laying down Of the su-
preme law Of the land.
As il more clearly to accentuate the ad-
monition to Congress- the courts decision was
in a case which might be expected to appeal
peculiarly to sentiment and ,sympathy--a pro-
posed national child labor law. Hardly could
there be found a subject coming closer to the
heart of the people, or better designed TO
sway tho judgment. than this proposal In
behalf of the preservation of children from
the rapacity of commerce.
But the court sternly subordnated consid-
erations of sentiment to the meaning of the
Constitution and its requirements and warned
Congress of, the danger to the country lurking
In legislation of the class denounced in the
decision.
This is the second time the Congress has
tried without avail to apply federal law to
the regulation of child labor. First, 1t sought
to approach it through the congressional
power to regulate interstate commerce A
law was enacted to prohibit transportation in
interstate commerce of goods made at fac
tory in which there were employed children
of prescribed age. The Supreme Court held
that "in our view the necessary effect of this
act Is. by means of prohibition against the
movement in interstate commerce of ordinary
commercial commodities. to regulate the hours
of children in factories and mines within the
states. a purely state authority"
In the second instance Congress sought to
enforce the same regulations by applying
tax on the profits of factories and mines en-
ploying children under age. The Supreme
Evening star., 1922-05-21
Through Antipodean Eyes

Oh. vad some power the giftie gle US
To see oursels as ithers see US.
It would frae monte blunder free Us,
And foolish notion.
Evening star., 1922-05-21
A Qrasi-Publie Industry.

1.-THE problem is how to prevent the
Industry from being seasonable, 1T
is said The storage Of coal during
the summer has been suggested. 4
cheaper summer freight rate has been
suggested. The proposition that
cheap and abundant supply Of fuel is
vital to the Industrial life of the ma
tfon permits no argument. It is said.
The coal industry becomes a quasi
public industry in character. say the
committee members. 1t is Thought
that the proposed agency. will give
the. President and Congress all the
informa tion desired to work out and
settle this most important problem.
No other existing government agency
has the powers granted to it that is
granted this. proposed coal agency.
The proposed agency. If created.
will have no administrative power ex-
,cept to obtain facts, will not regulate.
control or influence the industry In
any way. and capnot, it Is said, fall
within the class Of cases where regu-
.lation IL denied the federal govern
msnt to matters purely intrastate.
The proposition resss on the constitu-
tionaF power to obtain information as
= basls Of Legislation. The state Of
Indiana has a coal commission which
has stood the test of the courts. A
federal agency, 1t is said, may do for
the whole country what the Indiana
coal lcommissfon has done for Indiana.
8 White there II much prejudice
against the creation Of more commits
sibna, neyertheless much interest is
aroused by this proposed agency.
which its friends and promoters prom
ise will give the public and Congress
the nscessary information % ap-
rrokch and handle the. coal situation
forffhe general welfare.
Evening star., 1922-05-21

Even the newspapefs trust You With
pennies.
spair. After that you buy IS worth
of buffalos and keep them with your
rubbers for rainy day.
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Initials are seldom used in this
country--always the full name. and
some of them are very full. Even the
poor can afford two, but when you get
into society or congress you usually
sprout three. This, of course. does not
Include the many temporary names
acquired by women on their matri-
Evening star., 1922-05-21

taxes in respect thereto: to regulate
commerce In coal among the several
states and with foreign nations: to
merchant marine; to protect the sup
ply Of coal for the District Of Colum-
bia, forts. arsenals. and other build
ings belonging to the government
outside the District of Columbia. The
commission, to be authorized to OBJ
tain data and information from any
source relative to wages. prices. con-
ditions OF production. ownership of
coal mines and land, etc. The COM
mission is to be given authority to
subpoena witnesses. administer oaths
and examine witnesses. and call upon
the courts of the United States to en-
force its prerogatives. and to punish
delinquents.
In framing the proposed bill, an in
formation relating to the coal indus
try with special regard to the cost of
production, working and living condi-
tions. Of the employees. retail and
wholesale price Of coal. its transpor-
tation, profits and other matters, in
GLIDING strikeA was sought.
Needed Information Denied.
1t is estimated there are 1900 coal
mines in the United States. The chief
source of Information on most sub
jects was the geological survey and
the Department of Labor. court
Injunction prevented information as
to cost of production, prevented. the
Federal Trade Commission from fur
nishink much Information. Voluntary
information revealed the fact that it
was impossible for the committee to
arrive at any reasonable. accurate
and fair estimate of the average
yearly wage Of miners.
Not only has existing agencies"
says the committee. failed to obtain
unbiased information. but they have
been denied the legal right to obtain
such information"
1t is claimed that there are one
third too many coal mines and one
third too many miners for proper eco-
nomic development of the industry;
that the overdevelopment Of the coal
mining industry is largely due to the
seasonable character of. the business.
This results in waste, industrial dis
putes and strikes, followed by high
prices and public Inconvenience.
FOL ~ sd.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-11
War Certificates
 Mature January 1

war saving certificates, series of ISto' Will mature January | 1923 and viii De payable after that date at s5 1of each stamp affixed It is inn
 pottaht that owners of 1918 certifi- SItes desiring prompt payment or ew
 i4I at maturity shall be served WAth the least possible delay ana com 1uslen. Registered certificates viii hs pau or exchanged only through the poSt office of registration.
 unregistered certificates sre hv I1Ieif terms payable at maturity at any Ihoney-ordeF post office or at |h. !, rItieaSsafy ;Ii- rt department in Washinssut, | h9 treasury Department has a y,Jan Dy WHfch FedeFal reserve banks and ~ oCneI edhks and trust companies will teSefee unregistered certificates dI-eek from the owners for redemption. This WIZ relieve post offices of a grea Ei roiaIne Gf reden4ptiens. Nexertb eless Che FoStal Service, to meet these ma IuI1Iy payments, faces a task tha f. VIII call for the most earnest efforts,< OF all pestmasters and employees oon- cerped. 00 o0i
 On or after November 15. 1929 unners may apply to exchange tha whole or part of their 197s war sav1ngs certificates at maturity value, TOT treasury savings certificates Ia baS dated January 1, 1935 with thz. Sic. terence either way Co be paid in <,zsh or they may apply for full cash nav menus to De made at maturity After January l5, 192a. Treasury savings certl1lcafes issues in exchange will be currently dated. Postmasters sbouId urgently request owners of Te18 war savings certificates who desFre ex- cnanee or payments promptly at ma Cur7fy to present them for that I1yJr- pose at the earliest possible date
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-11
N. E. Q. P.L0DCES
 TO CELEBRATE
Five Local Lodges Plan Program for Wednes- day, 35th Anniversary of Organization.

members of the five lodges of inc ICeW Ee England Order of Protection a p pIaIernaI insurance society. in tbtS , otty are preparing for the celebration HeAI Nednesday night of the S5+b sr nIVefsary of the founding of the or sanitation which will be held in E,oI- eSIerS hall, 10S7 Brfoad street FSperv nIeInber of the order is invited to at lend' and to bring one or more frienSs S "iG1i them to hear an address h0 supreme Secretary D. M. Frye of Ros, on ana take part in the exercise c,!,1 ana Wardon J. E. Clabby is in gen this city >'-e eHf'S III
 mere are five lodges Of the order III 6LldSeport with several thousand CitI- CTS; The lodges are Ida. Park S5i ;,,Progeport, Schiller and Seaview 11i SiiifiI<H liar cetebraticns are being held purpose. 'Ae Ssiilie
 The order was formed i, Rosto, november 12, 1887, and has sDrea5 cp every New England state. Member onIp IS llfnlted at the time of adnis- stoh st 10 residents of New England. al Sh -iAouSh there Is no restriction against continuing membership when reSidin~ III 0tner parts of the country.
 IianS have been made for a very interesting enterta inmert with Fridge port artists taking part community Slnslng, dancing, and refreshments The meeting will be open. and there VIII De only one address. Past Grand " aroens James l.. Christie and John E- Luddy will attend, and some of the Supreme Officers will also visit that night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-11
W0MAN'S PARTY CONFINES AT
 CAPITOL
First National Confer ence Is Opened at Washington; 16O As sembled.

Washington. Nov. 11-Frorn twenty nYe States t60 women. founders of the National Woman's Party, gather ed Eere today for their first national conference.
 The meeting, Miss Alice Paul, vice. president Of the party, said, will draft and sign a declaration of principles
 as far reaching and as significant as the declaration of SC sentiments adopted by the first Women's Rights Confer ence held in this country in 1S4S''
 On table in front of the national headquarters of the party here the founders will have their names in scrib, Miss Paul said, "as a reverenet tribute to the service which they have rendered in making possible the work of the WoTnan'S Party for the freeoom Of all women.''
 States reps esented in the list of founders are: New York, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, California, Colorado. Connecticut, Illinois, Indi- ana- Louisiana, Maryland Massachu- setts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee Texas. Virginia- VerT7. ont, Washington, West Virginia rcld Wisconsin
 New York State heads the list with 64 founders. The District of Colum- bia, with twenty-one is second fol- lowed by California and PennsylvG klia with eight each.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-11
Portland Boy Parades
 In Bright Green Pants

1bF International News Servfca.1
 cortland, Ore, Nov. 9-Peon oants eador trousersI ~
 The latest sartoriai eccentricity of fnpp perdom has appeared on Portland streets. " '-'"A'N
 Made of the brightest of green cor duroy. they were a sight for sore ey9s When a daEpper youth sstrutted down Broadway (Inain thoroughfare1 recently. About the waist they fitted the wearer like a corset A wide ana Borgeousiy colored sash held theni in place. They chung close to the knee of the fraiI form of the youth who dared parade in them.
 But their glory was their buttons. Half way to the knee on both sides. ran double rows of white pearl but tons They were slit several inches rom the bottom, and criss-cross Iaces held the parts together
 Scornful looks and jibes of passers- by meant little to the youth who went his way conscious that he had at least attracted attention.