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The Washington times., 1922-05-05
COAL INDUSTRY
PROBE URCED|N
HOUSE MEASURE
Resolution Reported by Labor
Committee Would Give
Sweeping Powers.

Creation ~ special Federal cc-1-
mission With extraordinary powers
20 investigate the coal industry IN
the United States is provided in a
resolution favorahlv reported ~ the
House today by Chairman Nolan ~
the House Labor Committee. when
has been conducting an investigation
OF the nation wide coal strike
The commission would be on
powered 10 report its findings ~
facts With Recommendations for
legislation 10 remedy conditions n
the industrv which lead 20 81.
fiCuities between the operators ard
miners, This report would b, made
to Congress within two years
The membership of the commits
sion would include two reprcsents-
tives OF the public. Two representa-
tives OF the operators. two repre-
sentatlves OF the miners. the direc-
tor OF the bureau OF mines. the
director OF the geological survey.
the chairman OF he Federal Trade
Commission and the director OF the
Bureau OF Labor statistics.
The resolution proposes that the
commission have power 10 compel
attendance OF witnesses for the dis.
closure OF all facts bearing upon
production and distribution OF coal.
Courts would be authorized TO en-
force the orders OF the commission.
Refusal of coal operators 10 pro.
duce books and give information de-
manded by the commission would
cause them to be subject TO severe
penalties in barring their products
from interstate commerce.
The Washington times., 1922-05-05
Harding's Secretary
May Be New Gov.
OF Porto Rico
", International >.w- s~r,lc~.

President Harding Is con.c m
plating the appointment OF -
private secretary, George o.,
Christian. ir.. TO the posJ 81
governor Of Porto Rico. 20 s1c-
ceed the present incumbent, L.
Mont Reilly. OF Kansas City. ac-
oording 10 persistent reports
current today IN Conversational
circles. No confirmation vas
obJsinable at the White House.
IA contemplating such = move,
President Harding entertains no
thought Of "repudiaiing' Gov
ernor Reilly. IL was stated, but
has become convinced that be-
cause Of the difficulties Rely
has experienced in administer
ing the affairs of the island,
il would be better for Porto
Ricans and for the interests Of
the United States 10 send some
body 10 the territory who could
allay the widespread unrest that
now exists.
The Washington times., 1922-05-05
JAPAN MAKING STRIDES
IN HER FOREIGN TRADE

Figures startling in their revela
ton OF the growth and develop
ment of Japanese foreign trade
have just been compiled BY the
United States Tariff Commission.
The United States continues her
best market. and she buys cxten.
sively here.
The phenomenal strides made bv
Japan as commercial nation are
indicated by comparison Of her
foreign trade in the years 1890 and
1920. In the former year the total
value OF Japanese foreign trade
was $50. 900 900: In 1900 this had
grown 10 SPAS. 900. 900. and in 1920
IL amounted TO approximately g.
100. 900. 900 In 1920 the imports
and exports had more than trebled
as compared with 1913. before the
war.
The Washington times., 1922-05-05
GILBERT WILSON TO SING
AT CHURCH CONCERT HERE

Gilbert Wilson. whom everyone
knew during war days as song
leader and always delightful
soloist at War Camp Community
Service events. returns 10 Wash
ington for a concert 10 be given
this evening, at $50, at the Univer.
salist Church, Thirteenth and l.
streets northwest
Gilbert Wilson. basso-cantante
formerly with the Metropolitan
Opera, two seasons with the Cen
tury Opera and two seasons with
the Aborn Opera Company, Is now
located in Chicago, where he has
continued his professional career.
His popularity in Washington does
not have TO be recalled and il will
be a pleasure 10 his many friends
and admirers TO hear him in a song
recital.
His program is: Natures Adora-
CTschaikowsky), "surry song
larr. by Broadwood) for his first
group. II. "Toresdor Song" from
Carmen" (BizeD. Love Song"
tBrahms). Pleading" Elgar). HON.
ing (Del Riego). III. Happiness"
and Charity" Gasemanl. Little
Rateese" and MY Little House"
tPierce), by 81. Lawrence Water"
tBranscombe), The Supreme Ad.
venture" CWard-Stephens). ". "The
Living God" (OHara Trade
Winds" and Port O. Many Ships"
tkeeD, "Tfees" Rasbach). MY
Menagerie" Gay FOSTER and The
Ramblin' Irishman" FoxI.
Paul Fishbaugh will accompany
Mr.. Wilson. Tickets are for sale
at tho office of I. Arthur Smith.
or at the church.
The Washington times., 1922-05-05
CROKER|SLA|D
To REST ON HIS
: ESTATE IN ERIN
Only a Handful Of Mourners
See Ex-NeW York Boss
Inferred.
BY international New, Service.

GLENCAIRN CASTLE. Ireland,
May Sin the presence of only
handful OF mourners. the remains OF
Richard Croker, former leader OF
Tammsny III New York city. were
buried here today upon the estate
where the deceased had spent the
last years of his life breeding blooded
horses.
The coffin was borne upon the
sturdy shoulders OF half dozen
Irish workmen. 1t was placed in
sealed vault which had been built
some time ago under the personal
direction OF Mr.. Croker.
Requiem mass was celebrated in
the little chapel upon the Croker es.
tate by the Rev. Father Kelly. Dur.
Ing the ceremony. Mrs. Croker, the
widow. and her brother knelt beside
the bronze casket. Most of the re.
mainder Of the persons present were
newspaper reporters and employees
upon the Croker estate.
The whole ceremony was marked
by the same simplicity with which
the former Tammany leader had
lived during the latter years of his
life.
Mrs. Croker Is expected to return
TO the United States to live.
Mr.. Croker's daughter Ethel ar.
rived from England for the funeral
Among the floral offerings were
wreaths from Ethel and Mr.. Crok.
ers son. Richard, jr.
Mrs. Croker almost collapsed al
the grave side.
One of the honorary pail bearers
was Arthur Griffith, president OF
the Dali Eireann.
Arnored cars manned by troops
from the Free State army guarded
the Croker estate in response 10 a re-
quest from the family, who feared
that mutiners would try TO seize the
castle. Mr.. Croker was a supporter.
OF the Irish Free State.
The Washington times., 1922-05-05
HUGE AIR BOAT
SANTA MARIA IS
HEREFR0MFLA.
Worlds Largest Passenger
Carrying SeapIane Makes
Trip in is Hours.

The Santa Maria. Queen OF the
Aeromarine Airways Black Tailed
Fleet, the worlds largest passen-
ger carrying flying boat. with six
passengers, and crew Of two, ar
rived In Washington this morning
at 1910 after an "uneventful
flight OF fifteen hours from Miami.
Fla.
The average speed OF the flying
liner was ninety miles an hour.
Two stops were made to take on
gas during the trip. The boat Is a
Navy F-5-L type, converted for
passenger carrying purposes anu
has flown $4,000 miles.
The ship IL en- route 10 New >cr~
TO be placed in service for daily pas
senger and mail use between New
York and Atlantic City. She has q
wing spread OF l0+ feet, IL equipped
with two Liberty motors, and has
q touring radius OF about 400 miles,
with a gasoline consumption OF ap-
proHimately one gallon per minute
and a touring speed OF about seventy
five miles per hour.
The purpose OF the flight 10 WasH-
ington, II was stated, - 10 imr'~-s
upon Government officials the n-Ces-
slly Ol leSlslatlOll ll oiN't AlA3N W."
operation OF aircraft for commer-
cisl purposes may be safegusrdsd-
Several boats OF similar constrUc-
ton TO the Santa Maria are in opera
ton by the company between Florida
and points in the West Indies and thc
Bahamas. The entire fleet, II II
claimed. has carried over 10000 pss.
sengers during the two years OF It's
operation and has flown over V,OOJ
miles without a single accident.
The Queen Of the Air" Will seat
fourteen passengers in addition to
the two pilots. The seats are az
ranged in luxuriously enclosed
cabin. finished in mahogany and silk
On long flights buffet luncheons are
served and other facilities are sf.
forded for a comfortable flight, al a
fare, said TO make commercial fly.
ing, within the reach OF the average
aero traveller.
The boat may be seen today from
the point at the end Of the Speed
way.
The Washington times., 1922-05-05
ASKS DIVORCE AFTER 20
YEARS OF MARRIED LIFE

Married almost twenty-three years
ago and having three children,
twenty, sixteen and thirteen years
old. respectively, Mrs. Emma z. Pea
today filed suit in the District
Supreme Court sgainst John l.. Rea
for a limited divorce and alimony
alleging cruelty. Mrs. Rea alleges
that her husband has repeatedly
Threatened to kill her" and that he
is addicted TO the use Of alcoholic
stimulants. Mrs. Rea wants Ter
husband restrained from interfering
with her and also asks for the
custody OF the two younger children.
The couple were married at Rock
willie. Md. September 4, 1899.
The Washington times., 1922-05-05
JURORREMOVED.
BY DEFENSE IN
TRIAL Of SMALL
Attorneys AIIege Member Dis
cussed Issues Prior to
Trial.
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BY JOHN -. MULLER,
International News Seryi,e.

COURTHOUSE WAUKEGAN. Ill.
May 5.-Charles Melville. sworn
member OF the tentative jury in the
trial of Governor Len Small, today
was excused from service on q Pc
emptory challenge entered by tho
defense.
Melville vas said by Robert Fagur.
the charges against Small while In
the jury room.
Judge Edwards ruled against the
State in the objection 10 Melvillcs =
removal, but granted the prosecution
two additional peremptory challenges.
The Washington times., 1922-05-05
TWO KILLED. ONE WOUNDED
IN OKLAHOMA GUN FIGHT

BRISTOW, Okla. NAV 81 gun
fight near here today resulted in tn"
deaths ot Preston Fleming. ~ Dat
las. Tex, and Andy Payn" OF this
city.
Lee Flourney. also ~ this city.
was seriously wounded and was
taken to a hospital. No reason for
the killing WAS given.
The Washington times., 1922-05-05
LOSES BRIEF CASE WITH
VALUABlES ON TROLLEY

While on his way TO visit his
father at the District jail, II. l..
Pratt. world war veteran and student
OF mechanical engineering al q voca-
tional training school in New York
either lost or had stolen from him
brief case, containing valuable
papers and a drafting outilt, while
on a Rock Creek Navy Yard car OF
the Capital Traction Company.
Pratt was on his way from New
York 20 North Carolina. and left
his train at Union Station 10 visit
his father. J. W. Pratt. who is prop
.Tty custodian at the jail.
The Washington times., 1922-05-05
NEGOTIATORS FOR OIL
IN RUSSIA QUIT JOB

LONDON. May 1.-The Royal
Dutch and Shell Oil Companies have
broken off negotiations with the
Moscow Soviet government relative
TO Russian oil concessions. II was
announced this afternoon by Sir
Robert Cohen. a director OF the Smell
group.
Sir Robert was quoted 10y the
Standard as saying:
I'VE refused TO bo "A party 10 any
arrangement 10y which other inJe''.
ests were not given equally fair
treatment. We are not negotiating
with the Soviet government any
more"
The Washington times., 1922-05-05
U. S. HAS SPENT NEARLY
TWO BILLION ON VETERANS

A total OF Sl.s7s,260.o 900 ha. been
spent by the Government since the
close OF the world war on veteran
soldiers, sailors and marines, accord.
ing to estimates issued today b. the
Senate Finance Committee.
This sum represents the money
spent for family allowances. com.
pensation. disqualification, Insurance
vocational training and bonuses IL
was raised by the Government
through 81 different appropriation
bills.
The largest single item in the total
was s557 10000 spent on military
and naval compensation" the second
largest item was S469.123, 900 for vo.
Cational training.
The Washington times., 1922-05-05
Vets to Hold FroIic.

Voiture Locale 17%, La Societe Ma
tional des 20 Hommes ct 8 Chevau1.
will make it's first trip next Monday
night, starting at the l. street armory
at s o'clock. An number OF prison.
ners de guerre will he Initiated. The
orsanizat ton H. n "frolic" body com.
posed of world war veterans,
The Washington times., 1922-05-05
Irish or First Page.

LONDON. May b.-For tho first
time in many months Irish news was
off the first page of the London
newspapers today. The decrease In
violence resulting from the armistice
made Irish dispatches TOO tame for
first.p page use.
The Washington times., 1922-05-05
Educators Meeting.

The American Council on Educa-
tion will hold it's annual meeting in
the Cosmos Club assembly hall. 81
Madison place today. The NEE ting
will consist Of two sessions. one at
10 a. m. and the other at 2:3o =. m.
The Washington times., 1922-05-05
ENGLISH TEACHER ACCUSED
OF ANTI-IRlSH CONSPIRACY

BIRMINGHAM. England. May s.
Joseph Kirwsn, a school teacher,
and nine others. were today held for
trial on the charge OF conspiring to
secure arms in England for use Ivy
persons designing the overthrow OF
the Irish Free State,
The Washington times., 1922-05-05
Rebels Give Up Town.

BELFAST. May 5. Mutineers
who seized tho town of Newton
Cunningham evacuated 1t today
in compliance with the armistice.
II is understood that the rebels
have abandoned their plan 10 attack
Londonderry.
The Washington times., 1922-05-05
Show at Playground.

An amateur performance, including
toe dancing and aCrohatiCs. will be
given ny the children of the Virginia
avenue playground at II a. IN. -.
morrow. A picnic luncheon will FOL.
low Al noon.
The Washington times., 1922-05-05
SENATE T0GET
SOLDIER BONUS
BILL L|NAWEEk
Mccumber Says Revised
House Measure vii! Be
Passed Speedily.
By Ints~ustionaI Now ssrviss.


The Ions g-delayed soldiers bonus
bill will be reported from the SEN
ate Finance Committee and laid be-
fore the Senate within . week. II
was announced In tho Senate today
by Senator McCumber OF North Da-
kota. the COMMITTEES chairman.
McCumber predicted tho House
measure, as revised by him, would
b. passed within a day or two"
after it reaches the Senate, the
tariff bill being pushed aside 10
make way for speedy enactment OF
the compensation legislation.
McCumber's announcement caused
a split on the bonus on the Demo-
cratic aide. Senator Underwood
DemJ OF Alabama said he would
oppose the displacement of the
tariff bill for the bSnus nnessurs.
Underwood has repeatedly opposed
any form OF a soldiers bonus.
"I want the Senator from North
Dakota TO understand that he will
get plenty OF support from this side
OF the chamber" interposed Sena.
tor Walsh (Dem) OF Massachusetts.
glaring at Underwood.
Walsh brought up the bonus ques-
ton by inouiring OF McCumber
when the Finance COMMITTEES would
report the measure.
THE committee has not Yet
agreed upon tho bill. but that vii
be a matter of only a few days,
said McCumber.
How long will It be before the
report reaches the SEN
ate?" Walsh asked.
Expects Quick Passage.
within q week" replied Mo-
Cumber.
"The chairman then proposed 70
set aside the tariff bill 50 that the
Senate NAV consider bonus lesnsLA-
ton" Walsh continued.
Yes" replied McCumber. Ia
is my expectation that IL will rot
take more than q day or two %
pass it
Il suppose the Senator thiaiSs he
has a majority to pass the bonus
and he probably has" interrupted
Senator Underwood. "I want 10
warn him that II he sets an oK-
ample in laying aside this bill for
other measures he cannot expect
any cooperation from certain Sem
atore. am not discussing the
merits Of the bonus bill. although
the Senator knows I oppose it just
as much as he favors IT."
THE bonus Is an important meas
ure on which the American p-o-
pie want Congress TO reach a de-
cision." McCumber added. For
that reason the tariff will be set
aside for IT."
Evening journal., 1922-01-26
WRAP GARBAGE
and BURN MORE
Nye lncinerator Official
Says Other Fuel is Not
Needed
ANOTHER UNIT COULD
MEET CITY'S NEED

III the city Of wilmington will
wrap the garbage as done in Tren-
ton, and as an ordinance has already
been passed TO do so. we can con
sumo its garbage and trash collec-
ton without commercial fuel. and
the present capacity of the Nye in
cinerator you have can nearly be
doubled" says william NJ. Hannah.
Jr., Of the Nye Company, in a letter
to The Evening Journal today.
I'm a recent issue OF your valued
edition IL mentioned that the City
Council was about to accept a propo-
sition rendered by the Davis Gar
bage Incinerator Company, Of Ian
caster Pennsylvania. for the install
lation OF a furnace for SIS. 5000" says
Mr.. Hannah.
"The Davis plant was inspected at
Trenton, New Jersey, by a commit
tee from Wilmington and saw It oper-
ating burning wrapped garbage and
required coal in addition. In 1914
when the city OF Trenton was CON
sidering the installation OF another
make plant. the Nye Company, after
having their engineers inspect the
local collection. offered to build a
plant that would burn their garbage
without commercial fuel.
II feel the city will make a mis-
take to pay $3.50 for a Davis plant
when they can. with half OF this
sum, purchase an additional unit OF
the Nye Furnace"
Mr.. Hannah sent with his letter a
copy OF the official report on an in
cinerator recently installed in Tulsa,
Oklahoma, where with a force OF
five men at the plant and a payroll
OF $3.50 per month, the incinerator
averaged SO tons a day for 23 days,
beside so dogs. Is horses and two
cows consumed.
Evening journal., 1922-01-26
Wait ALL DAY
HOPING FOR JOB
Some Applicants Stay at
Employment Bureau Until
Office Closes
7 WOMEN AND 4
MEN PLACED TO-DAY

omcials connected with the Pub
lie Employment Service here are
more or less affected by the pitiful
tales that are told to them daily by
the unemployed. In many cases men
and women seeking work report at
the Offices in the old City Hall when
the Offices are first opened in the
morning and some stay until the Of
fees are closed at five o'clock, hop
ing someone will come along and
give them job.
Many who apply for employment
by mail send letters OF appeal that
are pathetic. This mornings mail
brought a request for work from a
man who is confined to his home
with a fractured leg and he stated in
ents.
The records this morning show
four women registered, twenty were
referred and seven we're provided
with employment Eight men wer,
registered, one was referred and fou
were placed at work.
Leo +, Emmons, in charge OF the
office. said today that he had heard
nothing further from the Italian la
borer OF New Castle, who said yes
terday that he would have 10 go to
the county hospital unless he found
work and his wife. French woman
would return to her home.
The man is young. able bodied and
willing; has taken out his first nat.
uralization papers; was honorabl,
discharged from the service, and ha,
letter Of recommendation from hi,
commanding officer. He became &C
quainted with his wife and was mar
ried while he was overseas. Tn,
Employment Bureau is making an
effort to place him, but owing I,
the slackness Of road and construc
tion work, and the preference o
employers for American men, ha!
not yet been able to find anythinI
for him.
Evening journal., 1922-01-26
CREDITORS FAIL
TO FIND K0HN

Creditors OF Kohn and Company.
bankrupt brokers OF Philadelphia.
which had a branch Office at the
southwest corner OF Ninth and
Market streets. are vainly endeav-
oring to locate either Edwin II.
Kohn, head OF the firm. or his son,
George. a minor.
According to dispatches from
Philadelphia. the two Kohns have
vanished into thin air. But their
disappearance is complicated by the
declarations OF a man close to the
receivers for the firm. David NJ.
Phillips and Thomas NJ Hyndman.
that both the father and son are
still in Philadelphia.
Warrants were issued last Satur-
day in Philadelphia for Kohn and
his son. charging embezzlement
/ false conversion and other crimes
in connection with the failure OF tn,
brokerage house.
Evening journal., 1922-01-26
HEAR ARGUMENT IN
BUS COMPANY CASE

Argument in the suit Of the Con-
tinentai Guaranty Corporation VS.
the Peoples Bus Line, Inc. and six
other defendants was held before
Chief Justice Pennewill and Asso-
ciate Judges Richards and Rodney
in Superior Court today.
The suit relates TO the purchase
OF busses by the Peoples Bus Line
on a deferred payment plan. The
plaintiff financed the purchase Of
the husses. The suit Is brought
against Benjamin A. Groves Alfred
NJ. Tonnele. Richard f. Cross, VIII
liam II. Banning, John W. Stocktell
and Frank Kessler. who we're on the
notes for the payment OF the busses
The plaintiff secured the busse,
through recent litigation and nov
seek to recover the difference be-
tween the amount due on the notes
and the amount they received for
the .busses at their resale.
Evening journal., 1922-01-26
SAYS THIS TAX
DOESNOT APPLY
Acknowledgement Townsend
Gives Decision in School
Law Matter
REQUESTED BY
TAX COMMISSIONER

In an opinion given at the request
OF State Tax Commissioner NJ. How
ard Jester. Attorney-General Town
send holds that under the act ito
provide revenue for school pur-
poses,' credit should not be allowed
against the tax assessed to corpor-
tion for the so-called tax" provided
for under the Workmen Compensa-
ton Insurance Act.
The opinion follows:
M Howard Jester, Esq,
state School Tax Commissioner:
"You have asked for my opinion
as to whether or not under the pro-
visions of paragraph 3, section 21,
chapter Q, volume 32, Delaware
Laws, being IAN Act to provide reve-
enue for school purposes credit
shall be allowed against the tax
assessed) to a corporation for the
so-called tax" provided for under
the Workmen's Compensation In
surance Act, being chapter 204,
volume So, Delaware Laws.
Paragraph 3 of the first-men-
toned law says that: In the pay
ment OF taxes, credit shall be al
lowed the following corporations for
taxes actually paid to the State of
Delaware other than for a certifi-
cate of incorporation or for a certifi-
cate of increase of capital stock,
during the same year. canal, tele-
graph. telephone, electric light, heat
and power companies. water and
gas companies, cable companies, oil
or pipe line corporations, parlor,
palace or sleeping car corporations,
and other foreign or domestic cor
porations which, under existing
laws are subject TO taxation by this
State Cor State purposes The Della
ware workmen's compensation law
requires every employer to either
insure or keep insured his liability
under said act. The workmen's COM
pensation insurance act, so called
at Section $50. Paragraph go pro
vides with respect to every employer
carrying his own risk, and thereby
insuring himself, that the Industria
/ Accident Board shall assess against
the payroll OF such employer, q
maintenance fund tax, computed by
taking 4 per centum of the amour
of premium payable upon the pay
roll, ascertained in accordance will
the classifications and premium
rates approved by said board for in
surance against liability under tk'
workmen's compensation law. Will
respect to this so called mainte
40 Of tr.t a
it is not a tax in the strict sense o.
the word, but is a reward or com
pensation to the State for the us
OF the public for official service
rendered (Worth vs.. Baily, Ky
Law Rep. 11O). The words fees
and taxes are frequently used in
terchangeably and carelessly, bu
the purpose for which the money
exacted controls
such a credit should not be a
! lowed for another reason: Insuranc
companies pay a tax OF four per cen
on the premiums collected. a
amount sufficient to take care OF thi
four per cent. is undoubtedly adde
before the insurance company fixe
its rate. Under such a situation
the self-insuring corporation coul
deduct from the tax ascertained tn
total amount OF such fee paid to tn
State. while a similar corporation
not a self-insurer. would not get tn
benefit Of any deduction except t
the extent that it reduced taxabl
invested capital. Such an unfai
proposition the law does not cor
template"