Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-02
ANTI PROF|TEERING
COAL BILL PASSED

was 214 to 81.
The measure, urged by President
Harding, provides for a federal fuel
| distributor with power to bar from
interstate commerce any coal oper'
ator charging extortionate prices,
and thus to set up scale of fair
prices" for Goa! that figures in ship
nent between two or more states.
The bill could not stop profiteer-
ing in coal mined and used in the
same state.
HARD COAL STRIKE
END is PREDICTED
WASHINGTON, Aug. S1.-Mine
union officials negotiatins with the
operator representatives i'll -Phlla-
delphia have accepted the anthra-
cite strike settlement proposal adj
vanced as a result of Tuesday
nights conferences here, according
to advices received today in official
circles in the capital.
The reports reaching here
strengthened hope that the operators
also would consent to the settle
ment plan before the day was over.
Details of the Philadelphia discus
sions were not revealed, however,
and no official would go further than
| to express confidence i'll the outcome.
Those thoroughly familiar with
the situation declared that the joint
conferences, broken off abruptly ear
ly last week over the deadlock on
the arbitration problem, might be
resumed today to consider the com!
promise peace plan" suggested by
United States Senators Pepper and
Reed, of Pennsylvania, at the long
conference in Washington Tuesday.
According to reports the operators
have completely abandoned their de-
mand for arbitration. The only inn
| portant question still to be deter
| mined is said to be tn. length Of the
term for which the old wage scale
| shall be restored.
Apparently the miners are still
demanding contract at the old rate
| to run until March 81, 1924. If that
| were accepted by the operators, it is
| declared that it would mean a COM
plete victory for the union. The en-
| ployers were said to be willing to
sign until March 81. 1923.
PITTSBURG DISTRICT MINERS
PREPARE TO ENTER PITS
PITTSBURG, Aug. 31.-(By the
| Associated Press.)-Lamp lights
flickered early today in the homes
of thousands Of miners in western
Pennsylvania as they started to the
mines to work for the first time in
six months. They grouped about the
mine mouths and all expressed salts
| faction at the settlement of their
strike which was made complete
yesterday when the lone remaining
| producer-the Pittsburg Coal com
pany-accepted the Cleveland agree
ment.
Before dawn broke over the min
| ing villages hundreds of mine labor
ers We're entering the pits to make
way for the remainder of the $4,000
men who are now assured employ
ment. Five hundred mines were be-
ing cleaned out today. Some Of
these will be hosting coal next Mon
day, miners believed.
Union leaders today were hus-
Ting to the mines to unionize the
| unorganized men. The agreement
signed with the operators yesterday
provided that non-union men be dis
charged.
Operators were already demanding
of railroads their supply Of cars to
insure. prompt movement of coal.
HOUSE VOTE ON COAL
BILL EXPECTED TODAY
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-The
house was expected to reach a vote
today on the administration coal dis
tribution bill which stood unchanged
in the face Of attempts to put
through various amendments. After
every change proposed had been
either thrown out on a point Of or
der or decisively defeated yesterday,
| Chairman Winslow, of the interstate
commerce commission, which was in
charge of the measure, predicted it
would go through as framed.
CAR SHORTAGE HURTS
INDIANA PRODUCTION
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 31.-Car
shortage is already curtailing the
output of Indiana coal mines, &C.
cording to John w. McCardle, chair.
man Of the Indiana public service
commission. Reports indicated that
nearly a score of mines are inopera.
] tive due to lack of cars, Mr.. Nc
! Cardle says.
ENORMOUS REDUCTIONS
IN EXPORTS SHOWN
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Enor.
nous reductions in exports of Amer
lean coal as a result of the strike
were shown in a report of the de,
partment of commerce today for
the month of July.
Compared with July, 1921, exports
of biruminous coal fell off 2,2S3,70g
tons, while anthracite showed a de
cline of 371,343 tons. Export values
showed drop of $13,15S,1 100 for hi.
luminous. and $3,955,096 for anthra
cite. N
Exports of coke, however, showed
a material increase. During July
S,577 more tons, at an increased val
lue of S7f,9S2. were exported.
HOUSE VOTES DOWN
PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY
| WASHINGTON. Aug. 31.-By a
vote of IS to 81 the house today
struck out Of the administration coal
distribution bill the provision under
which the president would have au.
thority to again put the act into eff
feet in future emergency even after
issuance of his proclamation declar-
ing that the present production and
transportation emergency no longer
existed.
IBaker-Mc( 'ornick