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, 1922-03-31
TaLcum Kills
By COngesting
Bdby's Lungs

OMAHA. Neb-. March a. The
eight months old baby daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Peebler of West
Point, Neb.. died in a Fremont,
Mob, hospitnl last night from what
physicians said was congestion Of
the lungs resulting after ta1cum
powder had been sprfnkled on tho
infants nee by her thrcoyear-old
sister while they were playing on
tho floor Of tho family homo last
wednesday.
Tho infant WIS hurried to Fro
mont shortly after tho incident o c
CURED. A pulmotor was used and
physicians spent all day yesterday
trying to savo the life.
, 1922-03-31
What Are the
Coal Miners
For?

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, March 81.
-tBy The Associated Press+what
+ the coal miners asking for I'm
new wage contracts with tho op-
erators7
Briefly. the anthracite miners
want increased wages, the bitumin-
miners want to retain
basic scales. and the operators in
both fields wan wage proposals.
While both sides include various
other demands in their WACO pro
posals. the main issue is wages. In
brief. tho miners demands are as
follows:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of diff
within and between dis
tricts 30 as to result in increased
wages for some workers and re-
auction for none; establishment NJ
the 6-hour day, 5-day week: nav
one-haif for overtime WORT and
double pay for Sunday and holiday
work; weekly paydays; a wago con-
81. 1924.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Der ccu+
increase OF wages for TONNAGE
workers, and 81 a day advance for
aay iaborers; abolition of sub-con-
trncang through individual agree
nents' establishment of m,
check-on' system of COLLECTING
union dues by operators withhold.
ing sums ron miners wages uni.
nm Of wages for similar occu-
pations' extension of the S-hour d,v
to include all workers; a un,,o-
CONSIDERATION day wage for MI
ners whose wase is reduced by alb
normal working conditions; in
creased pay for overtime work: con
rae for two years. ending March
81. 1924.
, 1922-03-31
Drink Blood"
Is the AdUice to
WOmen's Clubs

BUFFALO. N. E. M.-rch 81
Be 100 per cent cannibal: eat raw
meat; drink the blood of the stauzh-
tered animal and gnaw the bones
to tho marrow to attain tho highest
degree Of physical perfection"
Such VA tho advice given to dele
gates of the Erie County Women's
clubs here by DIR. Albert Sy. OF the
University of Buffalo. who spoke on
food values.
Civilization has caused the aver
ago human being to become too
pampered," declared DR.. Sy. eve
should not DO SO fastidious. We dts-
card tho most ~natritive parts Of a
creature.
The same practice is true Of our
Preparation Of vegetables. Raw po-
tatoes. raw carrots and sugar in its
natural state arc included in the
cannfba1 diet"
, 1922-03-31
NO EMERGENCY SEEN
AT WHITE Gus

WASHINGTON. March s1.-Federal
Intervention in Industrial conflicts
X tho coal strike impending tomor-
row, 1t was declared on highest au.
thority today Mt the White House.
must necessarily be based on h ex-
istenca OF public emergency and that
emergency affecting the public does
not ppear to exist at present In tho
situation
Via may develop IN case Of a pro-
1onged Industrial tie-up in the view OF
President Harding. it is impossible To
tell. but at present the government
sees nc reason to consider tho use OF
troops to maintain peace in the coal
Holds. or to take Measure in anticipu-
ton of disorders
1t was reiterated by White House
Spokesman that no administration con-
sidered "evcrything had been dono
that It is secnly for the government
to do to avert this strike"
, 1922-03-31

sonaiities, Rosa being the mother and
Josefa the aunt. only Rosa's half Of
the estate would go to the lad while
Josefas closets relatives would be
entitled to her half.
Physicians say there arc psychology
icai facts to support ~ contention
and attorneys agree hat a legal opin-
ion must be based on a scientific analy-
sis Of the bodies.
So far n post-mortem has been op-
posed by tho brother. Frank Black.
who Is In this city.
DIR. c. K. Briggs, urgeo Who
examined the twins. insists that
IL was a case OF dual motherhood,
While Benjamin E.. Breakstone. chief
of tho surgical staff at the hospital
the omc died. contends Rosa
was the mother and Josefa the unit
Decision concerning disposition of
the bodies has beer deferred pending n
reply to a cabiegram sem to faith
or in Czecho-S lovakia- II the father
does not desire to hnye the bodies re-
turned to tho homeland the brother
Iys he e .i'ing that some university
be given an opportunity TO make an
examination to learn II possible. the
mystery Of their dual existence.
, 1922-03-31

Tho extent OF the suspension. how
ever. WIN not DO known definitely un-
til tomorrow, tho FIRST day OF the
shut town.
A complete t1e-up OF union ieids IN
20 states was predicted today by Of
icials of h United Mine Workers Of
America ut union headquarters here.
and they also asserted tina 100. 900
non-union workers would lay down
their picks. President John L. Lewis
said at least 600. 900 men ould walk
out, his estimate includin. the nom
union participants No final instruc-
tons to distict leaders were planned
to be Issued today from union head
quarters and officials declared any
move nverting the suspension was
nov impossible
w are ready for n fight, forced
on US by the operators" declared Mr..
Lewis I'VE have sought in every
honorable way to get new contracts
but tho operators have p~ersistenly re
fused to deal with us"
The only union men expected 10
continue producing coal are 5000
4 workers in southwestern Kentucky.
h contract with the
does not expire until April 1, 1922. In
addition. forces of union men win be
left in the mines to protect the prop
erty from damage.
Pennsylvania win turn out the iar.
gest number Of men. while other
states TO BIO affected include Iowa.
Kansas. Oklahoma, Texas. Montana.
Wyoming, Colorado and Washington.
Western Canada also is expected to
Join the suspension.
The anthracite districts of Penn
sylvsnia, which are half unionized.
are expected to be shut down COM
pictely. and in addition many blum
nous miners in hat state have been
called on to join with tho union men.
Washington also is expected by the
union officials to experience idlcness
at the non-union mines.
The shut down begins with warm
weather approaching and with stocks
on hand the largest at any time for
tho last several years. Government
reports placed the tocks at $1,000
600 tons. n quantity as large as tina,
which had been accumulated nj the
end of the war. This supply, govern
nont officials estimate, will NEE,
every demand for 43 lays and the de
pletion Of this reserve is regarded by
union officials as necessary before
they expect bituminous operators to
Continued on Page Nine)
, 1922-03-31

md. while it has besn ominous OF the
coming cessation OF coal mining, it
has also been Indicative OF the fortu-
nate condition Of this part OF the
country Enough coal is stored to op-
crate h railroad for weeks to come.
Natural gas is probably of the big
gest Importance to hose who fye in
the city where It is available. Casper
has practically an unlimited supply
Nof this kind of fuel. There is enough
to run not only the individual homes
also to furnish power to the cleo
trio plants and refineries. The same
thing is true OF many towns of central
Wyoming which surround Casper.
OH itself probably will be utilized
in many places where its use has not
been thought CO before Realization OF
the benefits OF oil and gas resources
will be brought home to Casper PEG
pie by the strike which will cause
a minimum of Inconvenience here
, 1922-03-31
The Associated Press.)

by Inc Associate PreSS.) -
police returning from duty today was
ambushed in Hin street Newry. Con.
stable Allen was shot dead and Con-
stable Waring was wounded While
the other members OF the patrol were
picking UP Allen and waring they
were fired on with machine guns
wo more men were shot and serious
iy wounded in the streets OF Belfast
last night, and n bomb was thrown.
No n was injured by the missile.
DUBLIN. March 31.-By Tho Arsocf
ated Press).-The agreement signed in
London is enthusiastically received by
the unionist Irish Times and tho Ma
tonaiist Irish independent
The former considers that the terms
represent 4 broad minded and gener-
GUS effort to remove all causes OF
strife between the north and south.
Tho Independent says a policy of
reconstruction is 50 much needed
throughout tho country that all sec
lions should unite in the work OF re
building the nation and increasing its
property,
, 1922-03-31
BOTH FACTIONS
OPTIMISTIC
Large Industries Have
Supplies on Hand for
90 to 40 Days
By Tho Associated Pruzs.)

Suspension of work by the
nations 100000 union coal
miners is scheduled for to-
night with the mine owners
confident of ultimate victory
in the fight over wages and
working conditions. tho miners equally
as optimistic. with the exception Of
tho Illinois branch. and the larget
Industries OF the country generally
prepared TO withstand n complete ces-
ation Of o production for periods
ranging from 90 to 40 days
Reports from Pennsylvania and II.
inois to-day said hat some men al.
ready had quit work in n few mines
there.
In Indianapolis. John L Lewis, m.
ternational president OF the miners,
predicted that the shut down wculd be
complete in 20 states and that at least
100, 900 non-union employees would Join
the unionized forces in the strike.
In many cases. however. the opera
tors were planning to continue pro.
duction without union workers.
Miners leaders have issued orders
that there is to he no violence.
Tho shut down begins with the larg-
est supply of coal on hand IN most dis
tricts since n nrmistice.
Hopes that last minute Intervention
by the government might avert the
suspension OF work ended with an an
nouncomcnt from Secretary OF Labor
Davis that the government had not
changed its original hands off policy.
Briefly, the miners demands are that
present basic wages be retained In soft
coal fields n that anthracite ton.
mage workers receive n 20 per cent in.
crease with an advance OF 81 a day for
anthracite dny workers.
The following table. compiled by
miners officials. shows the number
OF men expected to stop work in the
principal cities to be affected:
Illinois s5 900; Indiana 80, 900; Ohio
40 900; Iowa IL. 1000; Pennsylvania bi.
luminous los 900. anthracite ITO, 900;
West Virginia 80. 200; Alabama $500,
Arkansas 1000; Colorado 81, 900; Kan.
sas 10000; Kentucky $4,000; Mary.
land 1900; Michigan $500: Missouri
1900; Montana 1000; Oklahoma T..
900; Tennessee 1900; Texas 24oo;
Washington $500 and Wyoming $500.
, 1922-03-31

communication with other
parts of the country or that there will
a shortage Of fuel within the city
should e at ease No such danger
is imminent. Partly by foresight on
tho part Of those who are in a pod-
Gtion to govern these things n part
ly by tho peculiarly fortunate cir
crmstances in which Casper has been
placed with relation to gas and oil,
its citizens are in as good a position
If not better. than most of the peo
pie in the United States.
The last OF h coal burning engines
operated on the Burlington railroad
have been replaced by oil burners
The Burlington has always had some
oil burners, and in face of h threat
ened strike it was decided to burn
oil entirely. All along the line of
the Northwestern railroad coal has
been stored. This a been a famil-
lar sight to the person travelling
,long the road in the past few weeks
, 1922-03-31
HELL'S HALF ACRE WITHDRAWN
FROM ENTRY BY PRES. HARDING

kilograms received at Casper
chamber Of commerce headquarters
this morning from Senator John B.
Kendrick and Congressman r. W.
Mondell state that President Hard
ing has signed an order withdrawing
Hell's Half Acre from all forms OF
entry. This win make it possible
for Casper and Natrona county to
continue negotiations for this tract
to be set aside as a county park,
without fear that It may be nled on
under the homestead U mineral
claim acts.
Only last week State Geologist
Morgan inspected this tract and pro-
nounced Il valueless for oil develop
, 1922-03-31

HELENA. Ark, March s1.-rhs
situation at Old Town. Ark. II miles
south of here. where the first line
levees along the Mississippi river are
crumblins under the attack of h
strong flood waters. was described as
becoming Increasingly critical today.
Two additional feet OF levee was re-
ported by government engineers to
have caved in early today and the
strong current from the Mississippi
side was said to DO eating its way
under the levee on t4e Arkansas side
, 1922-03-31

mcnt- Possibility of oil development
was one of the Obstacles holding up
the negotiations.
Heirs Half Acre Is receiving ma
tionai recognition and publicity.
Only last week a -Hell's Half Acre"
story was syndicated by VIII p.
Kennedy OF Springfield. Mnss., and
published in newspapers having a
combined daily circulation of $780,
600 copies.
Mr.. Kennedy's story states that
an inspection trip for members OF
congress is being arranged so that
they may personally DO convinced
that this giant bowl should be pre-
served as a national monument
, 1922-03-31
-CLEMEKCY FOR
SLAYER ASKED

SPRINGFIELD, H., March 81
Application for executive clemency for
John Savant, slayer of Fritz HEIGHT.
grocery boy OF Walters, will be heard
by the pardon board April IL.
avant shot HEIGHT in a fit of
jealousy declaring that the grocery
boy began a filtration with Mrs.
Savant thirty minutes after she ar
rived from Ohio following a years
separation from her husband. he and
his wife had just become reconciled-
weeks to sweep the state.
Michigan State Telephone company
officials said today equipment damage
would mou to 81, 500. 600.
, 1922-03-31
POLICEMAN INVOLVED.

DALLAS, Texas. March 31.-Phil-
lip Rothbium a said that j. J.. Gnw-
ford. former policeman was one OF
those who whipped him recently.
Rothblum was the first witness call
ed by the state at the trial OF Cravr-
ford h is charged with being impli-
Gated in the mans flogging.
, 1922-03-31

san in the Bahama islands. where Il
was reported a fro Of great proper
tons was raging. No details were
available.
Preparations were made to Start
two naval vessels Immediately. Mas
sau is between $50 and o miles from
Key West and about 200 miles from
Miami. The call for help from a POINT
this far away was taken by officials
here to Indicate that the situation was
one Of great gravity.
, 1922-03-31
STRIKE GROWING.

LAWRENCE, Mass, March 81. -
The strike of cotton mill operatives
hid advanced so far today that it was
estimated not moro than 5000 were
working. When the week closed Sat
urday there were about 81 900 on the
p~ayrolls.
, 1922-03-31
LONDON. March 81

tween the representatives OF northern
and southern Ireland. outlining meas
ures for the pacincation II the coun-
try came with unexpected ~suddenness.
The cheers with which the house OF
commons greeted tho announcement
by Secretary Of Colonies Churchill
gave an indication of the enthusiasm
with which tho majority in England
is expected to greet the news.
Owing to the iateness of the an
nouncement. only two Of the morn
ing newspapers found II possible to
make editorial comment, but the
manner In which the text Of the de-
crec was displayed is indicative of the
Importance they attached to II
In commenting on the grateful
ness" the Times says:
The whole empire win look to Ire-
land with renewed conhdence Il hon.
or the bond into which its chosen
leaders have entered
The Westminster Gazette heartily
welcomes the agreement and hopes II
is a step toward unity OF the whole
country. "for no permanent division
into two parts is compatible with sat
isfactoty life for either"
, 1922-03-31
DEAD.

SALT LAKE. CITY. Utah. March
31.-WfliaB Henry Korns. SO. former
city commissioner OF Salt Lake City.
and who prior to coming here in 1901
was engaged as a newspaper publish
er in Iowa, Missouri. Nebraska and
Wyoming. died here.
, 1922-03-31
BLAZING SHIP
MAKES Port.

NEW YORK, March 31.-The Amer
ican-Hawaiian iner Iowan has been
saved from a fire which ragged in her
holds for two days, officials OF the
line were advised today in a wireless
message from her captain
The Iowan. bound rom Los Angeles
to the Panama cans one with cargo
, 1922-03-31
FREE STATE PARTY
is

LONDON, March u.-By The AS
ISOLATED Fressl-The Free State par
ty in ireland is enormously strength
ened by the agreement for the pacift-
cation Of the island, signed here last
night, the house of commons was told
today by Winston Spencer churchih,
secretary for the colonies.
Paying tribute to what he termed
the statesmanlike courage Of the IN
ster leaders, Mr.. Church said the
agreement gave hope for cooperation
between h north and south and OPP
ened a prospect for a future such as
Ireland a never before contemplat-
ed.
Ulster. he said, had len a helping
hand to the Free State and the cause
OF peace in Ireland. the value OF wnlch
would not be over-estimated.
, 1922-03-31
CASPER TO SUFFER
LITTLE BY STRIKE
Son of Wood
To Take Bride

MANILA. p. L, March 31.1The
marriage of Miss Katherine Thompson
Wilmington. Del, and Lieutenant
Osborn Wood, o of GovernorGen-
eral Leonard Wood will take place
here next Sunday. 1t was announced
yesterday.
, 1922-03-31
Lord Reading
Report Denied

LONDON, March SIN tho house
of lords today ord winterton, under
secretary of state for India denied
the reports which had been circulated
recently that Lord Reading. the vice.
roy of India had resigned.
, 1922-03-31
or of both of the twins.

A scientific controversy which be-
gan sven before tho death Of the sis
ters yesterday has resolved itself INTO
the question; Were Rosa and Josefa
Black one individual personality or
did they constitute separate enhtes7"
II they were n personality the
son viii inherit no entire fortune
which was accumulated by the twins
during their exhibition tours of the
world. If they wcro two distinct per
, 1922-03-31
CO ATTRACTING OF
SHOPWORK HELD
MORE EXPENSIVE
Mem York Central and Pennsylvania
Paid Out M for Engine Repairs Than
Cost in Their Own Shops

WASHINGTON, March 31--Contracts with outside loco
motive construction companies during 1920 for the repair of
the engines cost the New York Central and Pennsylvania rail
roads each approximately $3,OOO,O 900 more than the same
work would have cost in their own shops, the interstate COM
merce commission found today after an Investigation.
, 1922-03-31
KING ALBERT INJURED.

LONDON. March 31.-Eing Albert
Of Belgium. who is visiting Rome, in
jured his right arm in a fall in his
room says a Central News dispatch,
quoting the newspaper Tribuna-
, 1922-03-31
Gas and Oil Fuel Supply Insure Normal
Rail Traffic and Minimum of Incon-
penience From Tie-Up in Mines

The strike of approximately 1000 Wyoming coal miners,
scheduled to go into effect at midnight tonight, will find rail
roads and many industrial plants of central and northern
Wyoming fortified against interruption of operations on ac-
count of fuel supply.
Casperites who fear that this city will be shut off from
, 1922-03-31
MRS. C. BELL EXONERATED BY
VERDICT OF GORONER'S jury

LIE SUEUR, Mimi, March BE. C. Bell, of Casper,
Wyo, who was shot and killed on a passenger train near
here Tuesday, came to his death by his own hand, a cor
oners jury decided late yesterday. Mrs. Bell. the widow.
was exonerated.
, 1922-03-31
OF
FLOOD REGION
BEING RESCUED
Danger Points Along River Are Searched
by Packets for Possible Victims;
Mississippi Situation Acute

.VICKSBURG, Miss, March 31-The river packets Uncle
Oliver and Percy Swain, engaged in rescue work, arrived to-
day with full loads of passengers, livestock and household
effects from danger points below Vicksburg.
The Yazoo river at Yazoo City is reported today three feet
above flood stage from backwater.
, 1922-03-31
IS SON OF TWIN THE CHILD OF
One OR BOTH, CHICAGO COURT
MUST RULE in SIAMESE CASE

CHICAGO March 31-The death of Rosa and Josefa
Black, the "Siamese twins, " has left the Cook county pro-
bate court with a legal problem which apparently is I'M
precedented. In disposing of the 100000 estate of the twins
the court must decide if 11-year-old Franz is the son of one
, 1922-03-31
IRISH BILL is SIGNEDI
PEACE CHANCE BRIGHT
british and Irish Factions Are Enthusiastic Over Agreement
Reached Late T~hursdayto Check Bloody Warfare; New
Confidence Inspired by Late Pact

LONDON, March 31-CBy The Associated PrS)-The IRISH Free State ill became
aw To-Day when KING George gave MS assent to the measure. The house fords decided
wo houses of parliament
, 1922-03-31
DROP TOOLS AT END OF TODAY'S woR|
Scheduled for Midnight Virtually
in Effect This Afternoon When Days
Labor Is Finished; Complete Tie-Up of
Coal Mines in 20 States Assured

INDIANAPOLIS, March 31-By The Associated Press
last day of work under present wage contracts was
completed today by the country's half million union coal
miners. Officially their suspension of work was set to begin
tonight at midnight, but virtually it was to start six hours
before.
, 1922-03-31
ULSTEk POLICE
ARE DENsOBTLIZED.

BELFAST, March 31.-By The AS
ISOLATED Observation-Disclosures Of the
police in the six counties Of Ulster will
begin today and is expected to be com
pleted not later than hay 81.
Disarmament in the &c southern
counties will begin at the same time
and be finished as soon as possible.
The above dispatch would indicate
that the agreement signed last night
in London was to be effective immedi-
ateiy. The agreement provides for re-
organization of the special police
forces. In districts where the popu.
iatSon of differing thligious beliefs
these forces are to be composed half OF
Catholics and half of Professionals All
members OF the special constabfulary
not required for these forces are to be
withdrawn
, 1922-03-31

FRESNO. Cal, March 31.-Damase
estimated at $3.50. 900 was caused by
a spectacular fire that aze the pack
ing and manufacturing plant OF the
California Peach and Fig Growers
here early today.
, 1922-03-31
PolahaI Colonial Hotel Is Destroyed by
Blaze on Bahama Island; Entire City
Threatened Early Today

MIAMI. Fla. March 31.-The 300-room Colonial hotel at
Nassau. in the Bahama islands, was destroyed today in a fire
which for a time threatened the destruction OF most OF the
CITY. according to radio messages received mere. Inc con-
fagration was controlled, however, after it had caused dam
age running into millions of dollars.
, 1922-03-31

KEY WEST. Fla. March 31.-The
naval station here received at 10 a.
m a wireless call for help from Mas
, 1922-03-31

The Colonial was q Of h chain
OF large hotels constructed by the
F1agler interests along the f1onda
east coast
The message said there had been no
casualties up { o that time from the
, 1922-03-31
MILLIONS OST
BIC NASSAU FIRE

but no passengers is due to reach
port today
, 1922-03-31

of the agreement be-
, 1922-03-31

CASUALTY LIST IN
BELFAST GROWS
BELFAST, March 31-@By The As
ISOLATED Press).-A patrol Of special
, 1922-03-31

fire which started in the laundry OF
the big tourist hostelry-
, 1922-03-31
Weather Forecast

Unsettled tonight and Saturday
probably rain or snow. slightly warm.
er in east portion tonight
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-13

Dr. Roy Helfenstsin, M. Hayes Wilson,
Frank Hall Davis and Walker Muf-
fiin.
Newark-Everett G. johnson.
New Castle-John M. Mendinhall,
A. v. L. George. Harry Hushebeck,
James q. Shaw and Judge Richard 3.
Rodney.
BridKevillc-Wm. j. Swain, Oliver
A. Newton and Horace Sudler.
Middletown-Everett Walls.
Lewes-Harry v. Lyons, DIR. Hiram
r. Burton and DR.. VIM. II. MesSick.
Townsend-walter Money and L. L.
Maloney.
Ex-Governor John q. Townsend OF
Selbyville, Alex. p. Corbitt, Odessa
DR.. q. Layton 0rier. Milford; Robert
X. Jones, Harrington; Morris Harrins
ton, Felton; John Darby, Frederick
Robert G.. Houston. Georgetown
Benz. A. Groves, Darlington Finn and
Richard q. Buckingham. Marshalltont
Capt. Ebs Chandler and Senator Ass
Bennett, Frrnkford: James MARITIME
/ Boothwyn, Pa: George Carroll. Mont
chanin; John Levy, Christiana Boy,
Mccoy, Glasgow; John c. stuckcrt
st. Georges; Chas. Beth, Biackbird
w. Frank Taylor, Hockessin and Col
Thos. w. Miller and Congressman {
r.. Layton. Washington.