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posTMAsTERs TO MEET

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The Ma
tional Association of Postmasters,
of heads of first and sec
ond.class offices, viii hold its annual
convention here Sept. &c, q and %.
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Births

Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Collins, Will
liamsburg, boy; Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Hugh Crouch, Richmond, rural route
D, boy; Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Burel-
sion, Richmond, rural route B. girl;
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford B. Sanders,
Economy, girl; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
A. Stricken, Economy, girl; Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Holiday, Centerville,
girl; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j. Bietry,
Richmond, rural route, girl.
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Plans are under way for the de-
velopment of a national park in north
ern California surrounding the base
of Mt Lassen. the only live volcano in
the United States.
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END OF inter ALLIED
FARLEY RESULTS IN
SLUMP OF WHEAT
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Aug. 19-Acute depres-
sion of wheat prices this week extend
ing at times to under 81 bushel has
closely followed the breakdown of the
inter-allied conference at London
Compared with week ago, wheat this
morning was 2% to Az cents lower,
corn up * to tx cents. oats off u to
u cent and provisions varying from
215 cents decline to an advance of
21a cents.
Failure of the allied premiers to
agree over German financial affairs
caught the wheat market when the
domestic industrial outlook appeared
decidedly uncertain, the rail strike set
Element in particularly and buying
power seemed to be restricted almost
entirely to traders who had been on
the selling side and were in position to
profit Subsequently with coal mines
reopening and with railroad troubles
less threatening. the wheat market
rallied somewhat, buyers apparently
becoming more confident.
Heat Endaneers Corn.
Drought and heat damaging corn led
afterward to a sharp upturn in the
price of wheat as we'll as of other
CCISdIS, Jul WnedL lolI III value again
when timely moisture and cooler tenn
perature relieved anxiety as to corn.
At this juncture and cooler tempera-
ture too, prospective increased receipts
of wheat as a result of the expected
settlement of the strike, became a
noticeable bearish factor, heightened in
effect through practical assurance
that the spring wheat crop was made
and would be soon moving in volume
Weather conditions ruled the corn
market. Despite rains and cooler
weather. sentiment remained bullish,
the extent of actual damage by
drought being a question. Enlarged
arrivals eased the cats market, lit
/ tie.
Provisions were governed mostly by
| changes in the value of hogs.
Evening star., 1922-03-31
CABINET AND SENATE
DISCUSS MINE STRIKE
Official Attitude Still UNCHANGED; ;
Calder Asks Information
On BitumiuouS Industry.

The coal strike was understood to
have been one of the subjects dis
cussed a. todays cabinet meeting.
but no changes in the situation were
announced, Government officials were
said to be adhering to their an
neunced intention to sit on the side
lines at least during the beginning
Of the strike, except in readiness to
preserve order and to prevent proht-
eering in coal.
Z The strike came in for brief Senate
attention today when Senator Calder.
republican, New York, introduced a
resolution calling upon the Federal
Trade Commission for complete In
formation regarding the bituminous
industry, He asked for immediate
consideration of the resolution. but
1t went over under objection by Sen
ator Sutherland, republican. West
The Calder resolution would direct
the commission to make inquiry" and
report to the Senate regarding the
production and distribution OF BIZ
luminous coal. submitting inferma-
tion regarding TRANSPORTATION, labor
and other costs. margins and prices
senator Horah, republican, Idaho.
chairman of the Senate labor conf
mittee, ana Senator Calder said they
understood the eommissten now had
ali the information on hand. Mr..
Rorab said he desired it understo ood
TINT the f.snl1er Resoiutfon atd net ne!a
Evening star., 1922-03-31
INJURED BY STREET CAR.
NJ, IS, Has Ribs Fractured.
Other Accidents.

Suffering from fractures of the ribs
and shock. w. L. Wilkerson, seventy
Ave years cid, 633 F street, is a pa
tient in Emergency Hospital. He re-
ceived the injuries Wednesday after
noon, when struck by e. street car at
Pennsylyal.ia avenue ard ID street
Police OF the sixth precinct did not
learn of the accident until last night.
Morton Willcher. four years old,
while playing in front Of his nome
l705 7th street, Wednesday morning,
was knocked down by an automoole
driven by Thomas Moore. 25ll u
street. He received a broken leg ana
minor injuries. DIR. n Norman Smiier
rendered hrst aid and had the chiio
taken to Emergency Hospital.
A collision between the automooiie e
of Howard G. Reynolds, 1919 c street
southeast. and the motor cycle OIL
Kenneth r. Wood. s04 e street north :
east. occurred at 1lth and c streets
southeast yesterday afternoon. WOODS
received injuries to his right root ana
knee, and was taken to Casualty HOS
pitai.
The automobile Of James p. Moriar-
ity. s602 G street, this morning aeoue
3:15 o'clock, skidded and broke two
rails of the bridge over Rock creek
at N street.
Evening star., 1922-03-31

left New York today to administer the
suspension Of work in the mines in
the Scranton, Hazleton and Shamekln
regions of Pennsylvania in conjunc..
ton with the nationwide strike OF
the coal industry.
In district No 1. at Scranton, Presi-
dent W. ]. Brennan expects to assign
1000 men to remain at work as en-
gineers, pumpmen, f1remen and stock
men.
trict No. Z, at Hazleton, estimates he
will require 500 men for similar duty
President c. S. Golden of district No.
3. at Shamokin, will order 1.600 to
remain at their posts.
Under an agreement with the mine
operators made during conferences
of the subcommittee on wage con-
tracts. the emergency men will be
paid according to the scale agreed
upon when the strike is settled.
Officials of the larger eastern rail
roads with terminals at New York
city assert they are well prepared for
the strike. Stocks on hand are esti-
mated by the various roads to be suf
ficiept for from two to four months.
Most of the railroads laid in an
cause. during the past several months
it has been a drug on the market,
said w b. Besler. president of the
Central Railroad of New Jersey.
The New York Central. whose nor
nal requirements were put at $4,000
hituminous on hand. officials said.
This is double the usual reserve sup
ply maintained, it was said.
The Erie railroad reported a. supply
sufficient for ninety days, and The
months. Oficials of the Baltimore and
Ohio said their stock on hand was
exceptionally large"
Evening star., 1922-03-31

for an investiga ton Of the strike by
the commission.
Appeal to President Harding to call
representatives of the coal miners
and mine operators into an eleventh.
hour conference here in an effort to
avert the threatened strike called for
midnight tonight was proposed at a
hearing before the House labor COM
mittee yesterday, but was not acted
upon favorably.
Believing there still was hope of
preventing the shutdown in all fields.
the members of the committee pro-
posed that the President be requested
peared as il resolution looking to
this end might be adopted. Word had
come from the Senate meanwhile that
Chairman Borah of the Senate labor
committee had such a proposition in
mind, and the House committee went
at once to suggest joint action.
Chairman Borah explained. however,
that members of the committee had
not been advised as to such a move,
that he did not feel at liberty to take
up the question alone. and it prob
ably would be best to let the question
go over. He intimated that he might
call his committee to consider il later.
Returning to its own meeting place.
the House committee discussed
resolutions presented by Representa-
tives London, socialist, New York. and
UpshaN, democrat. Georgia. Both,
similarly drawn. were laid on the
table.
The aid of the President in the
task of trying to bring the miners
and. operators together was suggest
ed after DR.. Worth NJ. Tippy Of New
York, representing the Federal Coun-
Gil of Churches of Christ in America,
had urged some effort by Congress
toward lasting peace in the coal
regions.
While. John Moore of. Columbus.
Ohio. legislative agent of the United
Mine Workers of America, was giving
the unions side of the trouble, Chair
man Nolan asked If the organization
would object If the President should
step to the front and invite the war
ring factions here.
IF the President were to send a
wire tonight asking the miners to
come here, or go anywhere else, and
meet the operators" Moore said, "the
first train out would hnd them aboard.
We have always been anxious to meet
them"
Evening star., 1922-03-31
ZIG PRODUCTION TO STOP.
S8. 600 Miners in Pittsburgh Dis
trict Mine Million Tons Daily.

BY u z Associated PresS
PITTSBURGH, Pa. March 21.-Be-
fore nightfall some $1,000 miners
and other workers in and around the
mines of the western Pennsylvania
bituminous district and approximate
ly $4,000 in the central Pennsylvania
tasks. removed their tools and COM
strike which will become effective at
midnight.
The coal production OF the Pitts
burgh district affected by the strike
amounts to approximately one mil
lion tons a day. OF this total about
Is per cent is from the mines of
those operators who form the Pitts
burgh Coal Producers Association.
Adjacent to these mines are numbers
of non-union mines which never have
been operated on union basis.
These. it was stated, would not be
shut down tomorrow, although the
union leaders have announced their
determination to organize them with
all possible speed.
While plans of peace officers have
not been made public, 1t is taken as
a matter of course by all interested
parties that disorder. should 1t de-
veiop. will be repressed, The first in
the Monongahela river. with the an
nouncement by Sheriff !. |. Shaw of
Fayette county that a miners dem
onstration scheduled for Saturday
afternoon would be under the ewes
of ten troopers of the Pennsylvania
state constabulary.
Evening star., 1922-03-31

Farley continued. has been working
necessarily to have the larger space
graded and made available for the
children, but so far without success.
However she expressed her happi-
ness when informed that The Star re-
porter had been told at the District
building that the grading would De
completed next week.
Efforts have been made by the citi-
zens of the section to have a swim
ming pool put on this plot of ground,
but Mrs. Rhodes said that there was
not enough room for a swimming pool
after areas had been mapped out for
games which the greater number Of
the children play.
Urgent need for more Fairgrounds
for the District was emphasized by
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes. supervisor:
addressing the secretaries of citizens
associations at meeting in the Dis
trict building last night
Mrs. Rhodes called attention to the
fact that the department has only two
full sized base ball diamonds, one at
kosedale and the other on the Ter
fninal playground southeast OF Union
station. On most of the other grounds
the boys must play with \ soft ball
on smaller diamonds.
In the course of her address Mrs.
Rhodes announced that Col. Sheriff..
in charge of public buildings and
grounds. has invited her to make a
playground In Montrose Park, George
town.
The supervisor Of Fairgrounds told
of the necessity for obtaining larger
appropriations II her department Is
to meet the demands for play space
in many sections of the city where
the boys and girls now have no place
but the streets i'm which to seek
recreation.
Philip Walker displayed at the meet
ing a series of maps showing the
density Of population of children in
every neighborhood of the city, and
how far hundreds of children are
from existing play centers.
Evening star., 1922-03-31
ARGUES AGAINST BALL LAW.

Explaining his position in regard
to the extension of the Ball rent law,
First Assistant Postmaster General
Bartlett today issued the following
statement:
Since l have been reported as be-
ing opposed to the extension of the
Ball rent act, perhaps 1 should make
my position perfectly clear. 1 am
taking no active part in the matter
whatsoever.
Some time after 1 came to Wash
ington, IN association with certain
friends. none of US being wealthy
purchased the International build
ing, on street 1t is needless to say
are prosperous business men and
making far more money than I am
Nest of them had made contracts for
rent before We purchased the prop
erty and. so far as ] know. were sat
isfied. OF course, they, lin common
rent, but they occupy an honest and
contractual relation, entered into, in
good faith, in a country where the
obligations of the contract are con-
stitutionaily inviolable.
"A law which limits store rentals
Will 10 Tie PuCliC, luo puICHdSlIl& b
public, no good. 1t will be of no bene-
At to them unless the law also limits
the prices which merchants may
place upon their goods. II prices are
to be limited on all goods sold in
stores / will cheerfuiiy waive any
objection may have to the Limitation
on the rent Of a store. But I believe
that rentals should be subject to COM
petition. the same way that goods
sold in stores are subject to competi-
tion.
THE protection of the public here
against unjust rentals on homes or
dwellings, during the war period
when building was at a standstill
was eminentiy Just. but to extend q
rent law so as to interfere with con-
tracts between business men in times
Of peace 10 not in accordance with
American doctrine. and II the princi-
Pile is adopted at the capital of the
nation it will spread over the eoun-
try.
IT could not help being opposed to
that II owned no property here"
Evening star., 1922-03-31
WEST. VIRGINIA DIVIDED.
Union Men to Quit, But Great I'm
organized Field Exists.
BY TIE Associated Press.

By tire Associated l'fees-
CHARLESTON, w, Va, March al
southern West Virginia coal fields
for the strike Of miners. effective at
midnight. The day found operators
and mine union officials standing
stanchly by their decisions-the
employers seeking a wage reduction
fusing to negotiate a new agreement
until scale had been adopted for
the central competitive field.
In the New River district the op-
orators have asked the miners To ac-
cept a scale based upon the agree
L. Lewis, secretary Of the New River
Operators Association, said today
that "there will be no men imported;
there will bo no armed forces en-
ployed to guard property; the opera
tors have confidence In their EN-.
mines lying in Fsyette. Raleigh and
Greenbrier counties. represented in
the association.
In the Kanawha field the operators
association has posted q scale which
follows closely the agreement Of No
cision to abandon the check-off sys-
tenn and declares for the open shop.
Answering the association. officiafs Of
District II, United Mine Workers,
said .hat they found it impossible to
negotiate a new agreement until the
central competitive field scale was
adopted.
Union officials say that the strike in
MinEo county. in effect for two years,
is being maintained, while operators
in that region declare they have suf-
ficient miners to continue operations.
In q number Of other southern West
Virginia fields. including Logan.
there has never been any contfsct
with the union, and while UnitAd
Mine Workera' efnctsle haya appealed
work, the operators have aiened con-
tracts for delivery of coal after 4 pfil
80 aaI, is. a. fhs,
Evening star., 1922-03-31
AWAIT OUTCOME OF ORDER.
Industrial Court Demands Kansa:
Contract Be Extended.
BY tie Associated Press.


TOPEKA. kans., March 31.-Fur-
day in this section following action
taken yesterday by the kansas In
dustrial Court in its issuance of an
anti-strike order. The court ordered
The present wage contract in the Kan
sas field to continue in effect thirty
days following April !, at the same
time instruclng representatives Of
both the miners and operators to
speed up their efforts 10 reach an
agreement before that time.
Although the order was signed yes
terday by only two of the three court
the less effective. The order was sign
ed by Judges McDermott and Craw-
ford, while presiding Judge Huggins
did not concur.
The order came after an an-day
hearing before the court, at whica
western Operators Association;
George Peck, provisional president of
District IA, United Mine Workers;
Thomas Harvey, provisional secre-
tary-treasurer FOR the Miners Union.
ana w. l.. y. Johnson, general counsel
for the operators, testified.
Both Clemens and Peck declared
their willingness to meet in an effort
to negotiate contract.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 81
The Kansas industrial court order eX-
tending the present wage agreement
between operators and miners in Kan
sas for thirty days will not stop the
suspension of work by union miners
at midnight tonight, according to
President Lewis.
THE strike In Kansas will become
operative at midnight, and will be
thoroughly effective" declared Mr..
Lewis.
Evening star., 1922-03-31
DEMANDS OF MINERS
THREATENING STRIKE +
tNvOLv We WAGES FIRST
By the Associated Press.

~ the AssOclAted Rfess-
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. March 81
What are the coal miners asking
FOR IN new wage contracts with
the operators?
Briefly. the anthracite miners
want increaEed wages, the btu
mfnous miners want to retain
present basic scales, and the op-
orators in both fields want wage
proposals. While both sides in
elude various other demands in
their their wage proposals. the. main
n"srs ls1Ss is demasss masss are e sri1f fcoMs n
Bituminous-Removal of differen-
tials within and between dis
tricts SO as to result in increased
wages for some workers and re-
duction for none; establishment
of the six-hour day, fve-day week;
pay and one-half for overtime
work and double pay for Sunday
and holiday work; weekly pay
years. ending March 81. 1924.
Anthracite-Twent per cent in
crease of wages for tonnage work
ers and 81 a day advance for day
lahorers; abolition of subcontract-
ing through individual agree
ments: establishment of the
"check-eff" system of collecting
unron dues by operators withhold
ing sums from miners wages:
uniformity of wages for similar
occupations: extension of the eight
hour day to include all workers;
uniform consideration" day
wage for miners whose wage is
reduced by abnormal working con-
ditions: increased pay for over
time work; contract for two years.
ending March 81. 1924.
Evening star., 1922-03-31
TlE-UP IN 90 STATES
WHEN 600, 900 MINERS
DROP PICKS TONIGHT

Continued from First Page.)
no long interruption seems imminent
In the non-union fields.
For six months, the threat of the
suspension has been becoming more
apparent. Last September the miners
made IL clear that their policy was
opposed to any wage reductions,
which operators generally We're ask
ing. but the exact stand of the union
was made known little more than
month ago.
Briefly. the miners demands are
that present basic wages be retained
in the soft coal fields and that the
anthracite tonnage workers receive
20 per cent increase, with 81 a day
advance being given to the anthra-
cite day workers. The basic rates
for the soft coal workers range from
Sl.oS to Sill ton for pick mining,
Exact tonnage rates in the anthra
cite fields are said by the union to
be lower than in the soft coal dis
trict. and the anthracite day men re-
ceive from S4.20 to $3.50 a day.
Would Preserve Syxtesa.
Aside from the wage question, the
fight of the miners in the soft coal
fields is directed toward preserving
the unions system of bargaining that
has grown up during the last forty
wears In the past wages have been
fixed by an interstate contract ap-
plying to western Pennsylvania. Ohio.
Indiana and Illinois. with contracts
for other soft coal fields being based
on the interstate contract. The con-
tract question. however. is not an
issue in the anthracite district.
In addition to reduction in wages
the soft coal operators have refused
to continue the interstate method of
contract making. Reductions pro-
posed by the operators generally
ing scales. or d return to the wages
established by contracts made in 1916.
Some operators also insist on the
abolition Of the union's check off,"
the plan by which operators deduct
union dues from the miners wages.
While the unions affairs will be
directed generally by the interna-
tional executive officers and the sub
ordinate district officials, all questions
of policy have been vested in a spe-
cial committee of 1l6 men. completing
the various district unions The COM
mittee will meet on the call of Presi-
dent Lewis. who said that future
meetings depend on Developments of
the strike" AS outlined by the COM
mittee. the unions policy on entering
the suspension is TO permit no wage
agreements being made for any soft
coal fields until after a contract. sub
stantially the same as that existing
today. has been made for the central
competitive field. For the anthracite
field the policy stands for wage in
creases. While the policy is subject
to committee change. il now calls for
ending the suspension in any field
only after the miners have approved
new contract by referendum vote.
Evening star., 1922-03-31
SHOALS WORK HALT
HELDECONOM|CS|N
Senator Norris Would Appro.
pirate at Once to Complete
WaterpoWer Project.
By the Associated Press.

commencement of work to complete
the Wilson dam and construct dam
NO 3, at Muscle Shoals. Ala, under
government appropriation and super
vision VIII be proposed to the Senate
py Chairman Norris of the agriculture
committee. he announced today upon
his return from an inspection of the
Alabama properties in company with
other senators and members of the
House military committee.
1T would be an economic sin" Ser
ater Norris said. ito let these vast
projects stand in idleness. We should
appropriate at once for their compile
ton"
The senator declared he would a6-
vocate the quickest possible action ny
the Senate in making the appropria-
tfon available for the Army engineers
TO begin work, and estimated tha1
$1,560,000 would be necessary to cary
the work on the first year.
May Delay Acceptance.
while the construction Of :ae
project goes forward" he continUed.
we can study the questions presented
in the offers of Mr Ford and ih-
others for the lease and purchase %
the properties. 1t is possible that 20
decision with respect to the accsp'
ance by Congress OF one OF the three
private proposals before us at this
time could be determined upon at this
session of Congress"
The Nebraska senator explained tina
the legislative calendar was congested
with important bills. including 'he
Army, Navy, ship subsidy, tariff aud
bonus measures, and their consider
tion would require much Of the Sen
ate's time at this session. He doub-
ed IL sufficient time would be len
before adjournment for discussjpn
OF the private proposals respecting
Muscle Shoals.
BY appropriation for one year
work on the Shoals properties. he sam.
quicker decision than if it ATTEMPTED
to take up for acceptance any OF tho
private offers.
'In this manner" Senator Norris
said, there would be no delay. TL'
money would permit development of
the projects to begin. and that must
be done, in any event. before they
could be operated by Mr.. Ford. the
Alabama Power Company or Fre'i-
ersck Engstrum of Wilmington. n. =.
Meanwhile Congress could develop
the best means of ultima tely dispos-
ing of or retaining for the govern
ment the great power and nitrate
plants at Muscle Shoals."
The senator said he would preseu'
his plan 10 the agriculture committee
members at the meeting he would ca.4
fer next Tuesday.