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The New York herald., 1922-08-20
BOTH SIDES EAGER
TODIG HARD COAL
Anthracite C0nferees i'm Phil
adelphia Believed to Be
Near Peace.
ARBITRATION ONE BLOCK
Desire of Men to Work and
Operators to Open Pits Point
to an Agreement.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1.-Two things
to-day were disclosed by the conference
between the leaders of the United Mine
Workers Of America and the operators
to settle the coal strike in the anthra-
cite fields
The first was that the only stumbling
block in the way OF an agreement was
the arbitration proposal offered by the
operators.
The second was that the operators
were anxious to arrive at an agreement
and resume the production Of coal at
once.
The latter development, coupled with
the desire on the part Of the mine
workers to return to work, it was pointed
out, augurs well for the success of the
conferences How much time will elapse
before the representatives OF the two
sides get together, however. proved spec
ulative even among. their own numbers.
Although the conference lasted only
IN hour and half. both sides emerged
still hopeful of an early adjustment.
The terse statement distributed at ITS
adjournment announced that no agree
mcnt had been reached, and conciudeo
with the sentence that another confer
ence would be held Monday afternoon.
Neither John l.. Lewis. international
president of the miners, nor Samuel d.
Warmer, president of the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation Company and the
spokesman for the operators. would
elaborate on the statement. declaring
that both sides felt that the success OF
the conferences might be jeopardized
by the undue publicity.
From an official source, however, 1t
was learned that the proposal for the
anthracite conciliation commission to
settle the dispute as advanced by the
operators had been sumbitted ITO the
miners. The proposal resulted In some
discord at the meetings yesterday and
to-day, it was stated. and occasioned a
desire on the part of the mine workers
TO substitute some other plan OF arbi-
tration.
The proposition as it was handed to
the mine workers for consideration, 1t
was learned, provides that the commits
sion continue as at present constituted
with three mine workers representatives
and three representatives of the oper-
ators with the provision that in the ecvet
of a disagreement the dispute be re-
ferred to three umpires instead of one
as formerly, and with the understanding
that the two additional umpires be neu-
trails of high personal standing and ap-
pointed by the President Judge OF the
United States Circuit Court. The in
cumbent umpire. Charles +. Ncill OF
Washington. under the plan. would be
retained. Fe
Another provision embodied In the
proposal Is that the Cancellation Com
mission. which was established by the
Roosevelt Commission in 1908. be re-
quired TO render a decision on or before
March 81, 1923. The operators. who
heretofore have opposed long term con-
tracts with the mine workers. were
said 20 be Withdrawing their opposition
to some extent They we're reported to
have assumed the position that four
or Ave year contract would not be objec-
tionable II provisions are made for peri
odical changes as to wages only.
The New York herald., 1922-08-20
PAIL FOR A FAMILY,
QUEENS COAL QUOTA
Small Supply With Dealers
Brooklyn Transit Service
Not to Be Cut Yet.

The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
has not asked the Transit Commission
for permission to curtail its train SER
vice during the coal shortage. Commis-
gioner lie Roy T. Harkness said yester-
day the 10 per contradiction in service
be extended at present TO the Brooklyn
subways. elevated lines and surface rail-
ways.
80 far as can be seem" Mr.. Hark-
ress said. there seems on reason for
reducing the Il. r. T. service on account
of the lower efficiency of English coal.r
The Transit Commission published a
report by C.. s. MacLean, resident en-
gineer OF the Cunard Line, on the rela-
tive merit OF American and British coal.
United States coal. Mr.. MacLean finds.
is undoubtedly the best steaming and
cleanest." He estimates the steaming
value OF English coal as 90 per cent.
Of Pochahontas which is the fuel ordin-
arily used by local traction plants.
At the request Of the commission Mr..
MacLean made an inspection of the
Interborough power house In Fifty-ninth
street, where Welsh coal Is being burned.
He made several recommendations and
aNDtGtS IfdI tnC lfTtIbtUi titMs WIN ~
little more experience, will obtain better
results
The Health Departments survey OF
domestic coal In reserve In New York
city was completed yesterday in Queens
Borough, where only 4,0S6 tons of stove
and furnace anthracite were found on
hand. This is about one bucketful for
each Of the 125.000 families In Queens.
The survey was made by James II.
Elson, supervising inspector. under the
supervision of John Oberwager, acting
sanitary inspector OF the department for
Queens. Mr.. Elson took stock in thirty
two coal yards. many OF which he found
depleted OF domestic sizes, with coal
merchants unable to get more.
About 90 per cent OF the population
Of Queens lives In one and two family
dwellings and thousands OF families have
been buying coal on a hand to mouth
basis. The Health Department viii take
measures to provide for them In the
emergency, II possible.
Railroads. gas, electric light and
power plants will continue to practice
conservation long after the strike Is set
tied and the mines producing again. full
blast. The Long Island Railroad con-
celed an excursion to Montauk Point,
which had been arranged for the friends
OF the men at the Citizens Military
Training Camp 70 visit the camp to-day.
The New York herald., 1922-08-20
STOCK DEALER FAILS;
LOSS PUT AT SIOO.7OI
Chester A. Gunperf Lists
Brokers as Principal Creditors

Chester A. Gumpert, a dealer in
stocks. who gave his residence as go
West Seventy-second street. filed a peti-
tion in voluntary bankruptcy yesterday
in United States District Court. His
schedules showed liabilities of s100. .s0l
with assets of $100
The principal creditors. according to
the schedules. are Sartorius e. Einstein.
brokers. % Broad street for $4,000: Eric
& Dreyfus. brokers. who have a judg-
ment fo- $l0.620: Frederick Schwed,
broker. for $4,000. and the Equitable
Trust Company, 81 Wall street. said
to hav, suit pending to recover 5000
for an alleged overdraft.
The New York herald., 1922-08-20
BIDS 400 IN PINOCHLE;
IS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Opponent in Brooklyn Game
Jailed for Assault.

a bid OF 400 in a pinochIc game re-
suited In the arraignment OF Samuel
Dounn, 80. OF 81 Seigel street. Brooklyn.
yesterday in the Bridge plaza court be-
fore Magistrate Eilperin. He was held
In $500 bail
Dounn, Jacob Friedman OF las Starr
street and another man were playing
pinochle in Friedman's home and every
thing went well until Friedman looked
at hand he held and exclaimed:
-Four hundred"
mentcd.
Friedman played the hand and made
II with ten points to spare. When the
police arrived Friedman had been struck
over the head with cup and rendered
unconscious. Dounn was taken to jail
and Friedman to st. Catheripe's Hos
pital.
The New York herald., 1922-08-20
Seeks Damages for Injury
to Child Before Birth

TN an action brought yesterday
in the Hudson County Court.
Jersey City. against taxicab
company. Anna Gargiulo. six weeks
old, through her father, Samuel
Gargiulo. alleges that as result
OF an automobile accident while
her mother was riding in taxicab
OF the Hudson Taxicab Company
she was black and blue from
bruises at the time of her birth
and had paralyzed right arm. She
seeks $4,000 damages from the
tayicab company. Her father asks
$4,000 damages for future loss OF
the child's services and for medical
expenses.
The mother. it was said, was
only slightly injured. "
The New York herald., 1922-08-20
FYREMEN ON STRIKE,
BURGESS FIGHTS BLAZE
Business Men Aid Him as Vol
unfeer Force.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa, Aug. 19.--with
members OF the Mount Pleasant VOL
unteer Fire Department on strike. Bur-
CESS William Overholt and twenty-five
business men responded to an alarm
carly to-day and for two hours they
fought blaze which destroyed a barn
and two small buildings The Burgess
said he believed the fire was incendiary.
The firemen struck several days ago
after che authorities banned games OF
chance" at fair being conducted by the
volunteers.
The New York herald., 1922-08-20
IRON PRODUCTION is LOW.
Independents Doubt Early re-
sumption of Work.

YOUNGSTOWN, Aug. 1e.--with the
shutting down OF an additional blast
furnace here to-day independent iron
p-oduction I'm the Youngstown district
rcir TO point lower than the minimums
reached in the recent depression period.
with plant executives pessimistic as TO
the fuel supply and doubling early re-
sumption.
Finishing and semi-finishing mills con-
tinued an active schedule, though two
or three OF the mills will be idle next
week. with the basic iron and steel
production steadily falling. these mills
must close soon. A shortage OF box
cara is said TO be aggrayating the situa-
tIon.
The New York herald., 1922-08-20
ALL TROOPS TO LEAVE
INDIANA COAL FIELDS

INprANAPoLis. Aug. 1o.--withdrawal
OF all national guard troops from the
coal fields OF Indiana was ordered by
Gov. McCray to-day. He also took steps
20 dissolve the proclamation establish
ing martial law at Staunton and In other
sections OF the state where coal was be-
Ing mined under State protection.
Reports received here from Jasonvlle
stated that Capt. William II. kleifgen. In
command OF $50 militlamen. entrainech
this morning after spending seventeen
days In the coal fields. The movement
OF the troops will depend largely upon
the ability Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
to provide cars.
Forty-three carloads OF coal were
mined during the sRventeen days that
the troops were In Tie district.
The New York herald., 1922-08-20

trouble" he said, without a feeling Of
Indignation, and yet II has been ascer-
tanned that the company men first shot
innocent men. At the best II was
nasty piece of business, which no one
should undertake 10 justify. But is X
the Presidents purpose 10 protect an
alien or is II another effort 10 override
the Constitution and the law OF the
United States?"
The New York herald., 1922-08-20
NATIONS RAIL HEADS
MEET WEDNESDAY,
Continued from First Page.

mort made 20 tn unio.-s by the Labor
Bureau, Inc, said that the movement
Of crops and general business prosper
ity were now seriously threatened by
conditions on the railroads.
Existing equipment he said. rs
being literally swamped on the one
hand by an exceptional demand for good
cars, and on the other. by an excep.
tional shortage of such cars. The de-
mand is caused by a bumper crop yieid
and by the moro than usual seasonal M
crease In general freight traffic, due tc
better business conditions. The short
age is caused by the abnormal number
Of bad order cars when the strike began
and the rapid deterioration In equip
ment since the strike was called, due 10
the failure of the railroads to operate
their shops with strike breakers
Sees Surplus Cars Declining.
According 20 this report a surplus OF
so. 10l box cars on July |. when the strik
started. decreased to 51.6Se by July 10,
and to 2i,367 on July 81, the last date LOT
which figures are available. AT this
rate of decline. as reported by Mr.. Will
Jams. the surplus became exhausted last
Monday and shortage has set In.
Mr.. Williamss summary continues:
'The last monthly Government crop
report estimates wheat yield of
S05.000,000 bushels, bigger than any
pre-war year on record: a corn harvest
of 100000, 900, one OF the few largest
on record: a hay crop exceeding any
heretofore known: a tobacco. apple and
potato crop far above the average. Re-
turning business prosperity is also SWELL
ing the demand for cars. The country
Is In the midst of a record breaking
building boom. which throws heavy
burden on the railroads In moving build
Ing materials. Automobile production
continues TO break all records. Prac-
tically every industry has entered a
period Of increased activity.
There is only one way for the rail-
roads to meet the emergency, and that
is TO get every bad order box car in
service at the earliest possible moment
There were l59,tS4, or 1914 per cent. OF
the total. recorded in bad order by the
American Railway Association In Its last
report OF July Is. There are at least
zoe. 900 out OF service now. To repair
them the railroad shops must operate
with twice as many skilled mechanics as
in normal times.
'.The alternative Is rotting crops. busi-
ness curtailmcnt. Increased living costs
and unemployment again"
The New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad reported yesterday that It
chanics ''and added them TO the perma-
nent force which has been built up In
plase OF the former fores."
Evening star., 1922-08-05
HYATTSV|LLE.

HYATTSNILLE. Md. August S (Spe-
ciaD.-To administer the affairs Of the
Hyattsville public library. the town
council has appointed the following
ett, Councilman G. Sherman James.
DR.. Charles D. Anderson. Newman G.
Dudrow. Mrs. Hontas NJ. Sturgis. Mrs.
c. ]. Pierson, Mrs. Harvard D. Orr.
Mrs. Georgia B. Mclaughlin and Miss
Agnes l. Espe~. Miss Espey has been
reappointed librarian.
The board has organized with these
officers: Charles w. Clagett. presi-
dent: DR.. Charles D. Anderson. vice
president; Mrs. c. J. Pierson, record
ing secretary, and Councilman G..
Sherman James. treasurer.
The town recently assumed control
Of the library and the council has
fixed tax of cents on each 500 Of
assessable property in the town for
maintenance Of the institution. This
rate will raise. 1t is estimated, about
$3.50, none Of which. 1t is stipulated.
Of books of reference.
Charles W. C1agett Is IN Lynchburg.
Va. for a few days. Mrs. C. D. Ia
venner and two daughters have re-
turned from a stay in Atlantic City
Mr.. and Mrs. B. o. l. Wells and little
feyville, Kan, are visiting Mr.. Wells
father, DR.. Charles A. Wells They
made the trip from cofreyville BY
motor.
The two-night lawn fete at st.
Jerome's Catholic Church closed last
evening. 1t proved a decided success
Proceeds will go to the building fund
for the new church.
Because the league season. which
ends Labor day. is so far advanced,
the board Of directors Of the Prince
Georges County League has deemed
1t tnadvisable to admit additional
teams to the league this season.
Rtverdale. Bowie. Upper Marlboro and
Mount Rainier had applied for fran
chises.
Saturday Hyattsville meets Sea-
brook at Seabrook. and Sunday Hy-
attsville and Landover hook up in a
twin bill at Bladensburg. while Ber-
wyn and Seabrook are mixing things
at Berwyn. Each team Is making
special preparations for these games,
as 1t Is realized that a single defeat
or victory at this stage of the cam
paign will make a real difference in
the pennant chances Of the various
mines.
Something new in Hyattsville-out-
door church services-are being CO.
Quoted each Sunday evening on the
lawn Of the First Presbyterian
Church. The services are drawing
large congregations. DR.. Charles D.
Anderson Is pastor Of the church,
Evening star., 1922-08-05
BIG RECEIPTS AND PRICES
JOLT WHEAT THIS WEEK
Rx the Associated Press.

By the Associa ted Press.
CHICAGO, August 5.-Big receipts
and new low-record prices for the sea-
son have jolted the wheat market this
week, and have been countered by an
energetic move to get farmers to hold
back their grain.
AS a net result prices this morning
were exactly the same as week ago
to IN lower. corn IA to 1Aa1%
down, oats off AaN to v and provf-
sions showing declines ranging from
17a20 to 40.
With more than 1.100 carloads OF
wheat arriving here on single DAY.
and with selling pressure from the
new crop the heaviest yet witnessed
in 1922. the market displayed but lit
tie power to rally until the head Of
one of the largest grain companies
here advocated strongly a slowing
up Of rural offerings and declared an
upward movement of values was In
prospect This stand was subsequent
ly backed by another leading author
ity. and was followed by a sharp raj
ly that offset for the most part the
price setbacks. which had taken place
earlier in the week.
Active export buying was an i'm
portant factor In helping to renew
sentiment against the bear side OF the
wheat market In this connection 1t
was eSLlmateQ lndl EuEOpc ~ouIu dp-
parently need 100.000.000 bushels or
more in excess OF last years require
ments. Rail and coal strike develop
ments and the progress OF the spring
wheat harvest were closely watched,
but failed as a rule to exert more
than transient influence.
Corn and oats were governed main
Iy by the action of wheat
Provisions declined in the absence
of any special demand.
Evening star., 1922-08-05
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, August 5 (Spe-
ciaD.-At the icluest of the Southern
Railway Company. seven additional
policemen were sworn in last night
by the board of police commissioners
at special meeting in the office of
Mayor ]. NJ. Duncan. These men will
do duty exclusively on the company's
property. Those sworn in are H. E.
Merchant. F. E. Burlington. G. A Wick.
Hyde and Henry crabill
Herbert ]. Thompson. a former
member Of the police force. was elect
ed to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Policeman Joseph r.
the first ballot. Mayor Duncan pre-
sided and all of the commissioners
were present except Commissioner Her
bert.
The concert by the Fort Hunt Band
at the corner of Washington and
Prince streets last night was attend
ed by a crowd of more than 5000
persons.
Funeral services for Adolph E.
Gray, freight conductor at Potomac
yards, who was killed Thursday night
when caught between two cars. took
place this afternoon at the residence.
1902 Duke street. and was conducted
by Rev. DR.. E. B. Jackson, pastor Of
the First Baptist Church. Burial was
in Bethel cemetery. A large delega-
ton of railroad employees attended.
as did a delegation of members of
Alva Aerie. No. S71. Fraternal Order
Of Eagles.
The prayer meeting under the au-
spices Of the railroad strikers will be
held at Trinity M. E. Church from
until 2 o'clock Monday afternoon.
Ministers of other denominations Of
the city will take part in the services.
Frank Monroe, formerly of this city
hut now of Baltimore. was stricken
with paralysis while at the home of
his brother. Joseph Monroe. 420 South
Pitt street, yesterday morning. His
condition is regarded as critical.
Walter L. Hogan today was ap-
pointed additional constable for the
city by Judge Robinson Moncure in
the corporation court.
Evening star., 1922-08-05
CONCLUDES WEEK DULL,
Dry Goods Market Fails to Re-
spond to Raw Prices.

NEW YORK, August (Special).-
The market for cotton goods con-
cluded the week without responding
to the increased prices current for thu
raw staple, and while there was little
change in print cloth and sheeting
prices today. the tone Of the market
was softer than at the beginning of
the week before the government cot
ton report was published. Trading
in the standard print cloths was Of
fair volume. although the individual
lots dealt in were small. The sheet
ings disposed Of were largely for the
jobbing trade. with export demand
not insevidence. There was fair de-
mand for sateens, twills and fine
count goods. 80
was improved by the better demand
for ribbons and fine crepe goods, but,
as usual on Saturday recently, buying
Of raw silk was of small proportions.
Evening star., 1922-08-05
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE, August Especially -
Potatoes. new, barrel 1-50a2-eo: No.
2. 75a1.oo; bushel. 65a7o: No. 2. 30a
| 35; sweet potatoes. barrel. 4.o0a5.5o
yams. 2.50a3.60: beans, bushel. 75as5
| lima beans. bushel. 1.0Ga1.5o; beets.
100. l.50a2.0o; cabbage. 100. 2.00a4.oo:
carrots. 100. 2.00a3.o0; celery dozen.
4ca9o.
f! Corn. dozen. ea12; cucumbers. bas-
/ ket. 4oa60: egg plants. basket. 10:
: lettuce. basket. 1.25a2.25; onions.
! bushel. 75as5; peppers. basket. 2oa25:
! squash. basket. 25a3e: tomatoes. bas-
ket. 3aa40: packing stock, bushel, T0a
! SIS.
Apples. barrel. 1ooa25o; bushel.
( 50al.25; basket, 2oa4o: blackberries.
quart. 12a20: cantaloupes, basket. goa
10: crate, soa1.oo; era bapples basket.
! i0a5o; currants. quart. 10a15; dam
sons, pound. 5a6; huckleberries. qua IT
bSsbsi lSaRe peaches basket SSsI %
pineapples. crate. 2.5oa5.oo; plums.
| basket 4oa6j: watermelons. each.
primes to selects. 15a40; culls, Gas.
Closing Prices at 1 O'Clock.
Wheat-No. l red winter, spot. no
quotations: No red winter. spot,
1.23: No. 3, no quotations; No. red
winter. garlicky. spot. liz per bushel;
No: 8. no quotations: August wheat.
! 1.16h per bushel; September. no bid.
F., Salcs-Bag lots OF nearby. by SAM
! pie. at 55. CO. SIS. 73. so. IS. 80. 95.
| loo. Los and l.o7 per bushel.
| Cargoes on grade-No. = red win
ter. garlicky. Ink per bushel: No. 5,
/ LOS Is; No. 4. 1893 per bushel; No. {
| 9Ss per bushel
Car lots-No red winter. sE.t
1.21A per bushel; 5000 bushels n
| August No. 2 red winter. delivery
! next week. at 1.24i4 per busheL
! Corn-Cob corn quoted 3.75 asked
III
! bushel: No. . corn. spot. 16Ia; No. {
| corn, no quotations.: track corn. yell
! low. No. or better. 1914 aS0 per
! bushel.
! Sales-Bae lot of mixed delivered
! at SO per bushel.
OStsWhite, No. . 46I. per bushel ;
! No. 3 new. As
+: Rye-Nearby. bag lots. S5a1.03 per
! bushel; No . western export. spot.
sS& per bushel: No. 3, no quotation.
HayaReceipts: Ia, r III tons: range is
and light mixed; market firm: supply
| on hand ample for trade.
| Straw-No. ! tangle rye. 1900; No.
! I wheat. 11.5oa12.00: No. / nominal.
1200a13.00.
! CHICAGO, August 5.-Wheat was
| unsettled during the early dealings
! today, with September showing fair
strength at the start. Heavy rains in
| the Canadian northwest had some ef-
! feet on the sentiment, and there also
| was evidence of hedging against pur-
chases in the southwest overnight.
There was a rush of buying orders
at the start and as soon as these
/ were filled reaction took place The
! opening. which varied from y cent
i decline to 4 advance, with Septenl-
ber 1.0Sk to l.0Sle. and December
+, 1.0sA to 1.09A. was followed by a
slight general decline. then somewhat
| of rally.
Corn followed wheat while oats
were about steady. After starting y
lower to " higher. with September
! 81 "a to 62, the corn market eaSed off
trif1e more. then underwent a slight
| recovery all around
Provisions lacked support
Evening star., 1922-08-05
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.


CHICAGO. August 5 Omitted States
bureau of agricultural economics).-
CattIe-Receipts, 1000 head: compar-
ed week ago, peef steers and year
lings. rs to so higher: spots up more,
in,between grades showing most
gain; top yearlings for week, 1875;
best matured steers, 1870: better
grades butcher cows and heifers and
Gamers and cutters, 10 to rs higher
nbetween grades fat She stock slow.
uneven; bulls, 25 to 40 lower; veal
calves. mostly IS higher: stockers
and feeders. strong; spots. higher:
1910; stockers anG feeders. 55Oa6. SO:
butcher she-stock. 5.25a7.25: Gamers
and cutters. 3.l5a5so; veal calves,
l000a10.T5.
Hogs-Receipts. $500 head: light
hogs dull. 25 to 40 lower; others
weak to Is lower: top. 1910: bulk
2.25a2.5o: butchers, lo.ooa1o.25; bulk
medium weight and heavy butchers,
s.75a9.5o: bulk packing sows, 7.65a
$40; pigs. quiet: desirable kinds,
1025a10.40: holdover moderately lib
eral: heavyweight. 9.10a10.00: maxi.
mum. s.75al0.oo: light. 10.35a1o.6o:
light light. le.25alo.eo; packing sows,
smooth, !.6oas.ss; packing sows.
1910.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head; mar
ket steady: compared week ago, KILL
ing and feeding classes steady to Is
higher, mostly Gull natives averag-
ing rs up; western lambs comprised
tive lambs, 12.25a12.so: westerns.
12.35af2.85; fat ewes. 3.50a7.25; feed
er lambs. 12.l5a12.so: Gull natives.
8.00as.oo.