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New-York tribune., 1922-03-07
u. S. Coal Mediator
Encounters Hard Task
Operators Said To Be Opposed
to Any National Wage
Fixing Plan

WASHINGTON, March 6.--Secretary
Davis declared to-day that he was mot
prepared to make public the progress
made" in the Labor Department nego-
tiations with bituminous coal mine
operators in the central competitive
field, instituted at President Harding's
direction for the purpose of getting
mine workers and mine owners into 81
conference before April !, when a ma
tional strike in union fields is threat
cned.
1t is understood that a considerable
number Of mine operators, especially
in Pennsylvania, have indicated their
refusal to enter a national confere nee
with the union, on the ground that
they do not intend again to join in
national wage fixing agreements. They
have, in some cases, proposed the al
tentative of making state or district
wage agreements to replace wage con-
tracts which expire April 1.
HAzLETON, Pa, March 6.-An-
nouncement was made here tonight
that the joint conference of anthracite
operators and the Tri-Dstrct United
Mine Workers. scale committee would
convene at tlfe Hotel Pennsylvania,
New York, at 2 p, m Wednesday,
March Is. The miners will formally
submit their wage demands as drafted
at the Shamokin convention in Jan
uary.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-07

PLA1NFIELD, Mass, March g.
Planfield will have one Of the few
women ccnstables who are serving in
Massachusetts as result of the cleo
tion to-day at the town meeting when
Mrs. c. L. Beals was elected for one
wear
New-York tribune., 1922-03-07

MADISONVILLE, KY, March g.
Union coal miners of western Kentucky
are voting almost solidly for suspen-
sion of work April unless operators
agree to new wage scale prior to that
data
New-York tribune., 1922-03-07
Two Women Defeated
In Contests for Mayor
Feminine Constable Chosen in
Massachusetts Town for
First Time

SACO, Me-, March Cdr. Laura
Black Stickney, city physician, failed
to-day to realize her ambition to be-
come the first woman Mayor of New
England city. AS the nominee Of the
Republican party in normally Repub-
lican city, she was defeated by Walter
j Gilpatrick. Democrat, who served as
Mayor in 1911.
Mr.. Gilpatrick has been spending the
winter in the South and did not come
home to campaign.
BATH, Me-, March 6.-Mrs. Lois T.
McKievcr, heading an Independent
ticket. was defeated for mayor by for
mer Mayor Joseph Torrey in the city
election to-day. The vote was 1899
to 338.
Mr.. Torrey was chosen Mayor In
1898 on a Democratic ticket.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-07
| axe Care Of Your Cold

Grippe, Influenza and treacheyou
Pneumonia all start with cold\ 81
guard against these dangers bef6V,
your cold gets deeply seated.
Evening star., 1922-10-22
INEZ VISITS A SHRINE.
May the Home of
Household Falls for
TeaEnthusm

Montague-and had books full of their
stuff around the house. l was won-
dering just what it was in these
McNutt verses that hit you so hard"
Il dunno" she admits, except
they're about things I've seen so
much. All them people jammed into
the subway cars-'a smear of faces
as the green lights flash by he says.
That would be Bronx express. eh?
Say. you can most smell it when the
doors slide back. But the, one l like
best is about the movie entrance bein'
a gate to dreams. That's good. that
is. For it's most like havin' dreams
to go to a picture show. l wish 1
could see one tonight-where a rich
feller is gonna get married and he
finds some other man kiSsin' his
lady and he's all broke up and goes
off and gets wrecked on a South Sea
island and falls in love with Marion
Davies when she lodges out from
behind a palm tree with a grass skirt
on. and they get married by the chief
Evening star., 1922-10-22

kinda long. wavy hair, and be wearin
a loose black tie and velvet coat"
l mods That's the regulation movie
poet" says /. go on. Any other de-
tails?"
He should have long, white fingers.
says Inez, land nice kept nails and may
be sittin' beside some tall, dark lady
drinkin' cup of tea
Il know" says l. with lemon anu
no sugar And he should have soft
rolling eyes. and be reading his latest
poem to her while she stopped over and
gently brushed back a lock Of hair from
his white forehead. Isn't that about IT,
X X X
DY the mushy look on her face knew
ID I'd filled in the details more or less
accurately "If he could write such
lovely poems about places in the city,
says Inez, .he must be nice lookn.'
How about it, Barry" 1 asks. rs
Mr.. McNutt anything like that"
There's no telling" says he. Il
haven't seen him since he got to be
Evening star., 1922-10-22
BY SEWELL FORD.

DON'T suppose it was Barry
Platt's fault, after all. getting
Inez started on this new line OF
hers. She was about ripe for
something of the kind. For with all
her substantial looks and her placid
EXPRESSION. Inez has rather an un-
easy and restless disposition. A
whole summer on a New Hampshire
farm was more than any of US had
planned to spend. anyway, and then
when you come to add on several
weeks of autumn. with nothing more
exciting than to watch the colorS
fade on the hillsides and the early
frosts putting a thin meringue on the
pumpk ins-well. 1 don't know if 1
blame her
Barry thought he was pulling a
comedy act when he started reading
these magazine poems OF Melrose Nc
Nuts to us. Maybe they were as
pruney as he tried to make out. or
maybe Barry was just green in the
Evening star., 1922-10-22

and go back to New York on a yacht
and his society friends make fun of
her because she don't know how to
wear swell clothes. and then the
villain makes her drink champagne
and tries to get fresh with her. but
the hero comes along and smashes a
big vase on his head. and in the last
reel they both go back to the island
for good and there's a lovely fade
out with 'em huggin' and kissin' un-
der the same old palm tree. Say!
Amt that like havin' dreams? And
bet Mr. McNutt is a movie fan him.
self or he wouldn't have put that
one in. / bet he goes nearly every
night"
You might ask Barry" says L.
He used to know him.
Barry did, says Inez, much i'm
pressed. "Honest?'
!: x !: X
DCT when Barry was found and
portant to tell about the great poet.
'Oh, we didn't pal around much to-
gether. Nelly and l." says he. HE
was writing jingles for the comic
strips then and peddling his stuff out
side whenever he could. 1 don't know
whether he went to the movies often
or not My most vivid recollection
of Nelly was that he was always try
ing to touch me for dollar or so
and never getting it. l haven't seen
him in two or three years. I sup
pose, though. now that he's in so
strong with that magaZine-newspa
outfit. he doesn't need to strain his
eyes watching for the next pay en-
velope. I hope he gets a haircut more
than twice a year, too"
HUH" says IneZ. I bet he don't
wear an old golf suit around all the
time. anyway. like some people We
know"
Not meaning anything personal, 1
trust?" says Barry.
Say" 1 breaks in, "if you two can
lay off the feud long enough. wish
one of you'd chase out to the mail
box. I just saw the carrier coming
up the road and it's time we drew
something interesting"
Barry volunteered and came back
with yesterdays New York paper. two
advertising circulars and bank
statement for Uncle Nels.
But funny thing happened" adds
Barry. "You know who we were
just talking about? Well, as the car
rier stopped to hand me these I no.
ticed a big parcel post package tied
to the runningboard of his flivver, and
who do you suppose it was for?"
Speaking Of angels, eh?' says I.
Not Melrose McNutt?''
Absolutely" says Barry. II asked
the carrier about him and he says Nelly
has a country place at the end Of his
route. rs on this side of the river,
about two miles out of Brattleboro, and
he's been there nearly all summer Think
Of that,'
"As Inez is about to remark" says I,
"it's a small world, amt it,"
"Me?' says Inez. II want gonna say
anything at all. except that I'd like to
see that fellow, Mr.. McNutt."
You would, Inez?' says 1. "Why?"
II dunno" says she, ''only amt ever
seen a reg'lar poet. Not that I remem
ber of. And besides, bet Mr.. McNutt
is awful NICE
At which Barry had the poor taste to
sroan. I gave him look though, and
turned to Inez.
"Give us the picture, 1nes." says I.
EXACTLY what is your idea Of a regular
poet?'
Why" says she, he ought to have
Evening star., 1922-10-22

regular poet, you know. and he might
be just prune enough to get himself up
like that
feller that's a poet look like one, and
not like somebody who wasn't anybody
at all. I bet MIR. McNutt's a swell
dresser. l wish l could see him. once.
anyhow
Good for you, Inez" says I. I'm
glad to see your finer instincts COM
ing out, and I'll say an ambition like
that ought to be gratified. What's the
use having a perfectly good literary
lion in the neighborhood if you don't
even get glimpse Of him? Besides,
it can't be more than three or four
miles over to his country estate. Eth,
Barry?'
"All right" says he. I'll drive you
over this afternoon, if you like.
wouldn't mind seeing old Nelly once
more myself. But Z draw the line at
encouraging him to spout any Of his
punk verse over a cup Of tea"
NOW, come. Barry" says I. You'll
behave just as any other worshiper
would at the shrine of genius, and If
he's kind enough to read any Of his
Urban Etchings' to 1nez and me you'll
have to listen without curling the lip
of scorn. Let's get ready. Inez. for the
pilgrimage to Mecca"
"Hey?' says Inez. II thought 1t
was by Brattleboro."
"My error" says 7. which was a lot
easier than trying to explain any
flowers of speech. what do you
think we ought to weaf?"
had in mind the temperature more
thany anything else, for although the
middle of one of these Indian summer
days can be fairly warm it's apt to
come on chilly after sunset. But Inez
was thinking Of dressing the part ap-
propriately and she promptly decides
that her best afternoon frock would
be mono too good for the occasion.
Same as for any swell tea party"
she insists.
But we're springing ourselves on
Mr.. McNutt, remember" says I, "and
he may not be serving tea when we
land there"
"oh, they're always havin' tea, them
poets" says Inez. Maybe a lotta
highbrows in, too; and I'd feel foolish
If wasn't fxed up"
TIL say she went the limit-her
newest black velvet with the slit
sleeves, satin slippers and cobweb silk
socks and her zippiest feather lid that
has all the trimming curled forward
over her right ear. And she held US
up a good half hour while she finished
renewing the water wave in that
mass Of wheat-colored hair. Yes, 1nez
was quite tossed when she finally
came downstairs, even to the long Jet
danglers in her ears.
Say, where's the social function to
be pulled off" demands Barry.
"Ain't we gonna call on a poet?'
counters Inez, II guess 1 know what's
what"
"She may be right. at that" says /.
Anyway, I'm sure Mr.. McNutt will
appreciate the compliment, and per-
haps 1t will help him to overlook the
fact. Barry, that you haven't even
shaved"
With that little exchange of persi-
flage we got started and by asking
along the route we finally located the
home Of tho poet. A rough young
person driving q hivver grocery
truck gave Barry the exact directions.
You turn of the state road just
this side Of the bridge" says he, and
Evening star., 1922-10-22

ave because he knew this McNutt
uerson was being handed a lo' oi
real money for the things. I'm no
nudge. But don't see why, II theF re
.uch iunk verses, this monthly with
the whaling big circulation should
play 'em up so strong-prlhtihS "
in fancy type with elaborate decord-
tions, and Mr. McNutt's name on the
cover along with Booth Harrington
and Fannie Hurst's and other stars
Maybe Barry likes to knock EN- just
because he and Melrose McNutt useo
,, work on the same Sunday news
Daper and never cared much for each
other.
NYWAY, Barry chuckied lot
n over the poems and read I'm
aroud so we could all join in the
laugh. They're headed Urban Etch"
tngs,' you know" he explains. say
isn't that simply precious? Urban
E,tchings. by Melrose McNutt. I'll
saw they're urban, too. Here's one
on the subway crowds, another about
Times square at midnight and even
one on the Second avenue pushcart
market. But the richest of all is
this slushy quatrain In which ne
describes a movie house entrance as
that glittering gate to my kingdom
Of dreams. Honest now. isn't that
stopping over! 1 ask you?
"Eh?" breaks in Inez. Say that
again, will youo"
We hadn't suspected that she was
taking any of this in. for when
Rarry starts to read aloud she gen.
erally yawns and either takes
nap in her chair or else deliberately
walks out on him. And poetry in
narticular is not her long suit. l have
known her to snicker at a limerick,
hut that's about her limit l expect
IL you'd put 1T up to her. shed guess
that Amy Lowell was place In
Massachusetts where they made so
manv shoes. and that Edna st. Vim
cent Miller was the name of some new
breakfast food. So when she asks
for an encore on the verse of MIR.
NcNutt's we both stares at her. But
Barry obliges.
land my soul.' he goes on. is
moth to it's myriad CLEANS.
That glittering gate to my King
dom Of dreams
.5ow does that strike you?"
Sounds kinda SWELL, says Inez.
.Iemme see that book
"Hal-lup- says I. And now the
fair Inez falls for poetry! Could you
feature that?"
Rut In spite of all our joshing
Inez takes the magazine, settles
herself In an easy chair near the
hest light in our living room. and
nroceeds to read the whole page
through. using the full lip move
m.nt and following the lines with
her finger. Naturally. / thought this
was only a passing fancy. the whim
of a moment Something catchy In
the words or the swing Of the metre
must have pleased her. But the next
day. whom I found that shed cut the
mage neatly from the magazine and
had stuck 1t in the corner of her
dressing table mirror. / got curious
again. whats the idea, 1nez" says
Trying to commit those McNutt
poems to memory?
She pinks up bit in the ears,
but doesn't deny the suggestion. IT
aint so foolish. is it," says she. Il
guess I can If I want to-"
Quite Co." says I. "Only / never
knew you to get this way before,
and Barry's often spouted poetry
Kipling and Masefield and Jimmy
Evening star., 1922-10-22

hate cows. They have such snob-
bish way of staring at you. And
that isn't going to be a s'lo any
more. I'm fixing it up as a, studio.
Going to pound out my verses in that
little coop at the top"
That's unique. too," says Barry.
But what's the idea"
simple enough" says he. It'll
be a place where I can get away
from Mrs McNutt and the kids"
why" says Barry. II didn't
know you'd been married that long"
Widow" explains McNutt. "Wid-
ow and three children Noisy ones.
IL you ask me. Always yelling or
squabbling with each other. Oh. I'm
not complaining much. I walked into
it with my eyes open. But she's a
corking good cook, Mrs. McNutt. and
a fine housekeeper. That's how we
met-she came here from the next
town to keep house for me. Then
a widower from a nearby farm got
to calling on her and I saw where
I was due to lose her. So beat him
cept the noise the kids make when
I'm working. But when I get a
room built up in the top of that silo.
and some winding stairs put in. and
a wood stove at the bottom, I'll be
sitting pretty. Eh?"
Crazy" Inez whispers husky in
my ear.
DAIRY heard 1t and grinned.
- "Then, l suppose" he goes on,
your next poems will be issued
under the title of 'silo silhouettes'?"
NO." says McNutt. Most Of those
birds who read my stuff wouldn't
know what a silo was. I shall stick
to turning out Urban Etchings' and
living here"
1t was about then that Inez reach
ed forward and nudged Barry as a
signal that she was ready to go.
"Oh, pardon me. Nelly" says Barry.
but Miss Petersen rather had the
idea that you would be serving tea
SOON"
"Tea" says he. "I never drink the
stuff"
But don't you ever" goes on
Barry, "sit at the feet of a tall, dark
lady and read her your poems?"
Melrose McNutt gave him one look
of disgust and. then tossed away his
cigarette. Say, don't make me sea-
SICK" says he. '"Sorry I can't stick
around with you, Barry. but I've got
to tell that fool wood butcher how I
want those stairs to go. S'long."
And that ended our pilgrimage to
the shrine. 1 will say for Inez.
though, that she didn't beef about
being disappointed in her favorite
poet. Her only comment on the way
homo was hardly a bitter one.
"Huh" says she. "McNutt, oh?
Why not plain Nutt?"
Copyright. 1922. by sewel Ford.l
Evening star., 1922-10-22
BY DONALD b. MACMILLAN.

CONTINUED from last SundayO
TT behooved me to get in some-
where-anywhere. The summer
was gone, our propeller was
. badly bent. and our oil supply
was alarmingly low after SO many
miles of almost continuous power.
Back we went toward the Baffin Land
shore. determined to drop anchor
within the first good harbor. At $3.50
the night was SO dark that 1t was
necessary to reduce our speed by
stopping our engine. easing sheets
and letting the Bowdoin. jog.
We sighted Baffin Land at daylight.
and at 3 pm. were at anchor In
Trinity Islands, in latitude 64 degrees
and 40 minutes.
AS we dropped anchor an arctic
hare bounded over rocky knoll This
caused almost as much excitement as
would result from the sight of polar
bear, for this was the first we had
seen on the trip. Within a few min
utes Whitehouse's long legs were
keeping time with the report OF his
automatic shotgun. but Mr.. Hare has
the is4disputable title of being easily
the fastest thing on four legs in the
whole northland. Harold came back
alone, but with the report of seeing
gigantic caribou track.
Small and Broomfield set the trout
net across the head of the harbor, but
not making due allowance for the ex-
cessive rise and fall OF the tide. they
found it in the morning up on land
among the rocks. No trout had as yet
wriggled up to it.
When passing along the coast on
August 81 remembered seeing a mar
row passage between rocky bluffs and
a vista of high hills, the background
of what must be a magnificent har-
Dor. / was confident after consulting
my log that it lay but a few hours to
the south of our present anchorage.
Consequently We We're underway at
O'Clock on the morning of September
7 and working against strong flood
tide.
A FTER rounding what is evidently
"A designated on the maps as King
Charles Cape, l recognized the pas
sage entrance. A nearer view dis
closed that what was apparently
mainland at first sight was large
island blocking the mouth of the har-
Dor with beautiful deep water pas
sages on either side. Eureka! we had
found it. perfect harbor. large
enough to receive a hundred ships
and safe from whichever quarter the
wind might blow. In fact, 1t re-
sembled more an inland lake than a
harbor for when viewed from the
eastern quarter there seemed no pos
sible way of exit.
There are several deciding factors
in the selection of winter quarters for
a ship and its crew. namely. sufficient
depth on the low water, free OF ice
pressure and strong currents, abound
ing in game and good water supply.
One glance assured me that the ship
would be safe. Shortly after entering
several little ringed seals tRhoca
foetida) were seen, also two square
fiippers (Rhoca barbata), looms (Gavia
stellata) and several broods of elders.
Our drinking water supply was now
our only concern. We cruised slowly
along the edge of the land. scanning
the hills and valleys closely. Finally
two ponds were deserted within 100
yards of the waters edge.
Upon examination we concluded
that they were not of sufficient depth
to prevent their freezing during the
winter. Ice could be and is generally
used by arctic expeditions. but water
Evening star., 1922-10-22
Arctic Explorers Make Ready to Spend
Winter Months Amidst mprisoning Ice

Varying
World
Sout-Arcc Hare
Needo nAsiSanc
Evening star., 1922-10-22


T DOUBT If Inez understood all this
i but she got the general drift and
shook her head. ''Me," says she, Il
think It's swell there"
"Then you must have been away
from It just long enough" says NC
Mutt. Besides. women are always
mushy on everything they like.
"Oh! Is that so?" says 1nez-
He didn't seem to care, this NC
Mutt person. He was no ladies' man.
that was quite clear: and with that
face you couldn't blame him for not
! trying. So he merely shrugs his
! shoulders and proceeds to roll Gig
arctic. Barry, though, shifted the
talk easily.
But say, Nelly" he asks, why
the masquerade"
THE greaser outfit?" says he. "Oh,
it's one I picked up while was down
in New Mexico last winter getting
the best of lung spot that a siege
of the flu left with me. Doesn't
signify much. Anything to take the
place Of the kind Of clothes New
Workers wear. This rig is a heap
mere comfortable than q stiff collar
and a business suit. Td feel like a
bank clerk If I should put on creased
pants and hard boiled shirt. Prob
ably I'd write like one, too
There's true artistic temperament
for you," says Barry. Now I'm sure
you're a real genius, Nelly. notice
you're rebuilding your silo. Going to
run a dairy farm on the side, arc
your" '...-
Not If I know it," says he. II
Evening star., 1922-10-22

Continued on Fourth PaSe.)
Bisbee daily review., 1922-01-29
Undertaken Claims 3 Soldiers Hanged
 Near Is Sur Tile

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan 2s- Three American soldiers, two of them negroes, were executed at Is Sur Tile, France, during the seven months fol- lowoing the armistice, it was de- clared here today by George Klumpp, Sacramento undertaken, who said he was in charge of the American Expe- ditionary morgue at that place. Klumpp made the statement in com menting on testimony before the sen- ate committee Investigating charges of Senator Watson that soldiers were hanged illegally in France.
 Klumpp declared he received the bodies of three men, instead of two. as has been testified at the Washing ton investigation. The bodies bore nooses around the necks and wore black caps. The nooses and caps were removed when the bodies were prepared for burial, Klumpp said.
 Klumpp declared that when the ne- gores were hanged, the entire negro battalion at the camp was drawn up to witness the execution. Both the negroes and the white man, a ser geant. were convicted by court mar tial of criminal assault, the under taker declared.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-01-29
College Students
 Prove Ability to
 Select Chickens

NEW YORK, Jan. 2S- Broadway impressarios who have builded fame fortune on their ability to pick a winner at sight" were r1valled today by three Rutgers College students, who demonstrated a chickens past. present and future was an open book to them.
 The New Brunswick, N. J., boys walked away with the first leg of a challenge cup, in the intercollegiate poultry judging contest, staged at the Madison Square Poultry Show.
 To tell whether chickens for bears got their start at Plymouth Rock or in Andalusia was a simple matter to the trio. They were able to tell whether the subject ran true to form, whether her limbs were typ ical; her plumage becoming; her tenn perament domestic or wild, and whether she was inclined to be a gad-about or a motherly sort.
 And after a most casual glance they were able to estimate closely how many eggs she laid last year, and how many she might be depended up on for this year.
 The students were Raymond Cray l.. k. Clayton and R. Bridge.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-01-29
GOVERNOR SMALL AND
 ACCUSED BANKER TO BE ARRAIGNED MONDAY

WAUKEGAN, m.,-Jan. 2S.-By the Associated Press) )-Arraignment of Governor Len Small, and Vernon Cur tis, Grant Park banker, to enter their plea Of mot guilty to the indictment charging them with embezzlement of state funds, will take place Monday according to plans Governor Small appeared before Judge c. U. Edwards today, but his arraignment was again postponed while attorneys argued on the motion by defense attorneys for separate trials for the two defend. ants. Curtis was not in court, nis attorneys having arranged to enter his plea for him because his home is under quarantine.