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Autoist Mysteriously
Shot in Bootleg War
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was turned again in that direction be.
foro the shooting.
The police say they have definite sus.
picions as to who was in the third car.
Still another car, apparently bearing a
bootlegger. who like Richael had gone
for supplies, was drawing up in the
road close to tho point where the shoot
ing occurred.
The police expect to learn the name
Of the driver Of this fourth car from
Richael's wife. The man who drove
the car turned and fed when he heard
the shots, he says. He did not 60 to
the police, but he went to Richael's
shooting at the rendezvous.
Chester and Philadelphia police are
seeking the occupants of two cars
which were seen for several hours at
the spot where Richael was found.
Tho three cars. all large and fast.
we're parked at one side Of the lonely
road. They stood there from S:45
o'clock on. Motorists who saw them
have reported to the Chester police
The crew Of one Of the trolley cars
which pass close to the back road also
reported them.
The spot is near Darby Creek and
also Crum Creek. Both OF these small
streams have been favorite landing
places. for whisky smuggled up the river
on steamers and thrown overheard 10
the bootleggers' power boats.
1t Is an open secret that the towns
along the river, especially In the neigh
borhood of Essington and Eddystone
have been rendezvous for bootiegpers
for a long time. One Of the biggest
stills in this part of the country is
known to be operated within a half mile
Of the spot. Quantities Of imported
whiskies are landed near here and
distributed over the Travelled bootleg
routes.
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Slain on Bridge;
Girls Photo Near

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dered at some place near the spot where
his body was found and then brought In
an automobile to the bridge and thrown
out.
A cursory investigation by Bristol
police led to the belief that Allen had
attended a drinking party near the
scene, and had incurred the displeasure
Of another man because Of woman.
1t is t. ,ught likely that an argu
ment over the girl ensued and that the
other man drew revolver and fired al
Allen.
The dead mans watch was missing
but fob found hanging from vest
pocket contained the name of W. +.
Allen on one side and on the other,
presented by the Trenton Social
Club" A gold ring containing red
stone was also found on one of the vic
tim s fingers. Nine cents in change was
discovered in n pocket.
The man supposed to be Allen has
light hair and blue eyes. He Is five
feet eight inches tall and weighs 1GC
pounds. lie was dressed in a black
suit with straw hat.
At the inquest held this morning Il,
Bristol by Coroner White, Of Bucks
County. it was found that the mar
had been shot with a .3S- caliber re
volver. The bullet had entered his
chest, plowcd downward through tn,
heart and lodged in the pelvic bone.
State police who nrr handling tn,
case in -opcra'ion with Trenton po.
lice were informed that the man hat
been seen IN the Wheat Sheaf roadhous,
about 3 10 4. NJ.
1t was further revealed that the bod,
lay in such position on the bridge tha,
his head was in the direct path Of mo-
tortrucks. 49,
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NORTHWEST URGES
COAL SHIPMENTS

st. Paul. Minn.. Aug. 11.--(Ry A.
P)-Prcrarations for sending to Wash
ington representatives from Iowa, Wis
consn, MinnesotH North Dakota and
South Dakota. to be known as the
Northwest Coal Committee. to aid in
speeding up coal shipments to this Sec
tion were under way today following the
conference of Governors of these States
here yesterday.
Close on the heels of the conference
came word from Washington that an
Increase OF 10000 tons each week in
the movement of bituminous coal to the
Northwest had been allowed by the Fcd-
cral Coal Committee. This will make n
total of 2m. 600 tons Il week to come
via Lake Superior ports.
Gov arnOr preus said the bituminous
coal delivered at the docks at Superior
and Duluth during April, May,
June and July this year is moro than
b.OOO.OOO tons behind the figures for
the same period last year.
The Governors adopted a resolution,
which was forwarded to President
Harding. stating that the executives and
the people Of the Northwest would ap-
prove Federal seizure Of coal mines and
coal carriers If deemed necessary by the
National Administration to carry out
the steps to obtain coal.
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Harding Enters Fight
OUer Elastic Tariff
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surrender by Congress Of It's power to
make tnriffs.
But there remains the necessity of
getting some kind of tariff bill through
Congress before election. and it is> now
almost certain that the present bill
cannot be passed unless power to ad-
Just the rates is placed in the Presi-
dents hands. Eastern Senators gem
cIaly oppose. the bill on tho ground
that it will prevent the exchange of
goods between this and foreign nations
and thus prevent the development of
this country's trade abroad.
Insist on Feature
Among the Republicans who will not
vote for the bill II the elastic feature
is left out are Senator Edge and
Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey; Moses.
Of New Hampshire; Cummins. Of Iowa !;
Lenroot, Of Wisconsin: Jones. and
probably Poindexter, Of Washington.
and several others.
The President has favored the elastic
proposal from the outset. And II has
gradually grown in favor. The pro-
posal, rs it stands today. is much
stronger than that contained in the
original Finance Committee amend
ment.
The constitutional questions involved
in this revolutionary plan have been
carefully studied. The amendment is
the work Of the best legal minds the
Administration could bring to bear on
the problem. Experts OF the Tariff
Commission. the Department Of Com
merce, the Treasury and the Court of
Customs Appeals have all studied the
amendment with view TO making it
workable and constitutional. Presiding
Judges Devrics, OF the Customs Court
of Appeals. has gone into tho Legality
of this devOlution of the power Of Con-
gress. Then all these experts together
have had general conference on the
plan. Essentially 1t Is thus an Ad-
ministration plan.
1t Is suggested that the President will
veto the bill If somehow In conference
or otherwise the elastic provision is
lost. But this seems hardly likely. Mr..
Harding's position is indicated in a
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MAY GIVE germany
brief MORATORIUM
London Hears France Grants
Release Till End Of Pres
ent Year
THREE PREMIERs CONFER

Paris. Aug. ia dispatch to the
Havas Agency from London this after
noon. snys moratorium will be granted
Germany until the end Of this year.
In a note handed to the allied dele
cations in London last night. according
70 Hnvns dispatch from there. the
British definitely outlined their attitude
on Premier Poincare's proposals.
The plan for 26 per cent tax on
German exports, says the dispatch, Is
accepted by the British. ms are nlso the
proposals for seizure of the customs
and the control Of mines and forests,
but the latter control Is agreed to only
condtionally upon the Germans con-
tinuing recaicitrant and maintaining
their opposition to the new customs
lines.
The Havas correspondent considers it
improbable NJ. Poincare will accept the
fresh attempt at conciliation and that
il Is likely at the morning meeting OF
the allied Premiers an effort will be
made to induce Premier Lloyd George
70 agree to immediate application OF the
first four measures Of NJ. Poincare' 3
plan.
impossible a compromise may be reached
on that basis.
Although admitting the gravity Of the
rernrations ard other questions under
consideration at London. official circles
were less pessimistic yesterday than
they had been
London, Aug. 11.--tBy A. Pl---.
Prcmiers Poincare. Lloyd George and
Theunis. Of Belgium. had long con-
ference today previous to the official
opening of the Reparations Confer
ence.
The conference lasted four hours,
after which NJ. Poincare said:
1--WE shall continue our converse.
tions this afternoon. I have received
from Mr.. Lloyd George written com.
nuinicntion. which we are discussing.
This referred to the document pre-
pared by members of the British Cabi.
net. The French Premier said he did
not think there would be any session
of the full conference today.
. NJ. Poincare said an agreement had
been reached on 'thc first part' of
reparations plan. but lie did not indi-
cate what it was. lie said they were
working on the other parts.
/ Foreign Minister Schanzer. OF Italy.
although he did not participate in this
morning. COHNeI''hllonS, thpiVSoVu
self as quite confident that an agree
ment was In the process of being made.
The document which was, prepared
Yesterday by the British Prime Min
ister's associates. it is understood. EN-
bodies a definite alternative to Pref
mier Poincare's reparations plan. and Is
the basis of today's conversations be-
tween the British. French and Bel
gian PrelnierS, who are considering 1t
point by point.
Brussels. Aug. 11.-(By A. P)-
According to Information received from
London today. m agreement has vir-
tually been reached on the four main
points Of the reparations controversy
and n general accord is now anticipated.
says the French semi official iavas
Agency. The impression in London is
decidedly optimistic and talk of a split
has ceased. it adds.
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Uncommon Sense Professor Trouble
BY JOHN BLAKE
BY JOHN BLAKE
THE difficulty with lessons is remem

l. bering them.
Lessons easily learned are easily for
gotten.
II every student in school or col
lege could carry away everything he
learns, education would be OF consid-
erably more benefit than 1t Is.
TN THE university course called Life,
l. there is, one instructor who always
has big class. and whose students heed
what he has to tell them.
That instructor Is Professor Trou BILE.
II is impossible to cut his classes.
There is no way to get out Of the work
that he prescribes.
His exercises keep the mind busy and
the faculties on the alert.
His graduates are the men who are
doing the big things in the world and
incidentally making the big money.
1t is easy enough to know his
students.
They are tho men and women who are
not easily discouraged. because they
i have found out that almost anything
can be done If it has to be done.
Their minds. having conquered diff
culties, are ready for more difficulties
and not at all discouraged when they
: come along. ~, .r....,,,,,,,. IS. Il
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". Y. Financiers
Intervene in Strike
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Son''nued IRON Faye Ono
at tn" time the big four brotherhoods
were threatening q Nation wide strike
and preceded passage Of the Adamson
oct.
frior to the general meeting. officials
OF eastern roads went into conference
announcing that they intended to con-
slider President IIardng's proposition
with an open mind. At the time they
pad arrived at the Grand Central Ter
minal.
The Eastern division appeared un.
nNcrhbly opposed to acceptance of the
presidents plan, because it provided
with seniority right unimpaired should
be shunted back to the United States
Railroad Labor Board for final decision.
The attack was led by l.. F. Ioree,
president of the Delaware and Hudson
". W. Attcrbury, of the Pennsylvania (;
a. IL. Smith. of the New York Central,
and Frederick Underwood, Of the Erie
10 accept the plan. they maintained,
would be to jcopardizc, at the hands of
the Labor Board, their promises to non :
strikers and now employees that seniority
rights would be based on loyalty.
, As = third ground for refusing the
ireSid"nt's offer the bclligcrcnts de-
clared they already were in sight Of an
open victory over the strikers and urged
mat they be permitted to continue with
out interference finish fight"
President FELTON,, of the Chicago and
Great Western. acknowledged spokes-
man for Western and Southwestern
ines, was looked upon AS a leader in
the movement to ratify the peace pro-
posal.
His group stands for ratification, not
because they have any more faith In
tne decision of the labor board, but be-
eeuse they want the strike settled and
tne,r shops restored to normal. In ad.
o'tlon, they want the good will OF the
public, which, they believe. would swing
70 the strikers II the association Of rail
way executives should again turn a
oeaf ear to President Harding
Ihese Western and Southern roads
nave been hard hit by the STRIFE and
tneir managers express none Of tho de-
slre for finish fight apparent in the
camp of the bigger Eastern systems.
thsn me,r % reserves of locomotives are small,
they have few surplus cars and their
%hedules have been badly disrupted. The
!mminence of another bumper ha vest,
WIN strike on, would find then. al"
most paralyzed.
with so many issues to be thrcshed
vut, oftcials of the association forecast
would be hours before the drafting
begin. ~
Washington, Aug. 1l.-By A. P.)--
SSnlef officials of the seventeen railroad
iaDor organizations assembled shortly
utter 10 O'Clock today to consider the
response which will be made by The
y pseven striking shop craft unions to
president Harding's latest proposal Of Il
sssis for settling the railroad strike.
ymcials of the seven striking RAILROAD
chairman. said the session would Be .
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vENTNOR ATTACKS
TROLLEY SERVICE
Residents Sign Petitions to
Garry Fight to State Utility
Commission
PHlLADELPHIAN RESCUED

Atlantic City. Aug. 11.--Tiring OF
the apathy of city officials, resi-
dents of ventnor City yesterday started
signing petitions that will ask the State
Utility Commission to probe the serv-
ice and double fare Of the Atiahtlcs
City and Shore Railroad. operators OF
the only trolley system on the lsianu;
Since last March Ventnor City ana
the traction management have been en-
deavoring to get together on some agree
ment that would give Nentnor adequate
service, but 70 no avail. The trolley
management has demanded that IL pe
relieved Of contract that calls lot
the paving Of their right OF way IN
return for through. one-fare scheduies
to Savannah avenue. and when tne
city authorities refused TO grant TINS
concession 'the service was cut IN nan
by running in spur at the southern
limits of Atlantic City. where 0O per
cent Of the cars are shunted over and
run back 70 the center of this resort
without making the NentnOr City trip.
Captain Hiram Steelman, overseas
veteran, who recently announced MS
candidacy for the Republican nomina..
ton for City Council from the Second
Ward of Ventnor City. started the
petition Yesterday and will carry, the
fight through to finish. Hundreds OF
signatures were secured within few
hours yesterday afternoon.
The petition. directed to the Utility
Commission declares: Your attention
is particularly directed to the practice
of operating cars between the Inlet in
Atlantic City. and Jackson avenue. the
dividing line between Atlantic City
and Ventnor City. without giving
transfers from said cars to points below
Jackson avenue. which practice we be-
leve is without sanction Of your
honorable body and without authorize :
ton in law
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ILLINOIS COMPANY
JOINS COAL PARLEY
Throws Mine Capacity Of Nearly
One Million Tons to Four
State Wage Conference
FIRST BREAK BY OPERATORS
BIZ Associated Press

Chicago, Aug. 1l..-The United Flee.
tric Coal Company, owning mining
nroperty in Ohio and Illinois, has
thrown its tonnage into the four State
wage conference nt Cleveland, It was
suthentically reported here this MORN
inc. The canacty Of the company's s
illinois mines was given as between
800, 600 and 1 ,O0O, COO tons.
This is the first reported break in the
lNand taken by the Illinois Operators
Association.
Cleve and. Aug. 11.--(By A. r.
Work of framing wage scale
!srreement which union officials said
lthey expect using as n basis OF
hettlemcnt in the nation. wide soft
Vocal strike was begun today by com.
(mittee Of twenty two miners and opera =
Tors. President John l.. Lewis, OF the
miners, and Michael Gallagher. of this
city, president of the Pittsburgh Vein
Coal Operators Association OF Ohio,
headed the committee. the entire per-
sonnel of which was selected from the
lScale Committee of the general confer
fence called here to consider peace plans.
Demands Of both the miners and the
operators were to be placed before the
committee VI twenty Two, anu It's re-
port was. not expected to be ready for
presentation to the general confer
snce until next week The miners stood
Ipat on their demand for re- establish.
ment of the contracts that were in force
just before the start of the strike more
than four months ngo. but the opera /.
tors demands had not been made known
by the Producers Committee members.
The operators participating In the
conference were shown by It's Credcn-
tials Committee to control nbout 90 per
cent of the coal production of the CEN
tral competitive field. which comprises
Western Pennsylvania. Ohio. Indiana
and Illinois. Approximately two thirds
Of this tonnage was that controlled by
Ohio operators.
W. A. Glasgow! of Philadelphia,
counsel for the miners, had returned to-
day from Toledo. where he met yes.
terday with some Illinois operators
who are not participating in the con-
ference. He declined to discuss hts
mission. but conferred with President
Lewis and other union officials on his
return to this city.
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il, Santa Fe Yard
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was taken as n protest against armed
guards on railroad property and against
the alleged condition Of certain equip
ment. 80, ,
would no longer move trains through
noints where armed guards were sta
TONED. Their district officials went into
conference with Santa Fe executives
Inst night, but no basis of settlement
had been reported early today.
Several passenger trains, including the
east. bound California Limited, deserted
by their crews. were stalled at points
in Arizona or Southeastern California.
Some were strandcd>in scorchingly hot
desert spots.
After word reached Los Angeles last
night Of trains being held up at Needles,
Barstow and Bankers Field. Calf, ].
L.. IIibbard. general manager of the
Santa Fe Coast Lines, met the general
chnirmcn Of the conductors. fremen.
engineers. trainmen and the joint asso-
cintion of engineers and trainmen in
conference, and at its conclusion stated
that unless conditions were changed to-
day Santa Fe officials would advise pas
sengers not to take trains likely to be
held up. brotherhood representatives
indicated there was little they could do
until they had communicated with their
executives in the East and had learned
the exact situation at western railway
points affected.
Asks Peace Guarantee
Mr.. Hibbard said he had told brother.
hood officials that il they would promise
there would be- no disorders. such as
had been reported from Needles, the
Santa Fe would remove it's armed
guards from company property.
Striking shoInnen of the railroads OF
the Pacific Coast States are not averse
to returning to work. but they will in
sist on restoration of full seniority
rights as a prerequisite to settlement
with the roads, John T. Thorpe. inter-
national vice president of the Machin-
lists Union. said here today. Thorpe
has just completed canvass of the
strike situation here. lie expressed
hope that the strike would end within
"a very short time
Moberly. Mo-. Aug. n.-(By A. P.)
Stationary firemen employed by the
Wabash Railroad have voted not to
move any freight trains through the To-
cal yards until the demands OF the
striking shopmen are granted. Unsafe
equipment, as a result of the shopmen' s
strike, Is given by the men as the
cause Of their action.
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WHAT you learn in Prof. Troubles


incidentally, your mind will benefit
so we'll in the learning Of il TINT YOU
Will have less trouble with harder les.
sons that are to come by and by.
Fortunately there are all sorts of
trouble In the world. Nobody ever
escapes all Of them.
Th6 individual who gets plentv ~
them in youth and learns how to get out
OF them without any sacrifice Of self.
respect or. without loading them on
other peoples shoulders is pretty we'll
equipped for the game when he gets
well into It. e''
THE youth who is kept out of Prof.
l. Troubles classroom by his parents
because It is not always n comfortnble
place, learns but little that Is valuable
no matter how many schools he attends
His mind gets so accustomed 10 ink.
ing things easy that when difficulty
comes along he hasn't the least idea
what to do.
So he becomes d failure. and leads n
useless and nm unhappy existence, and
all because he never went to the hest
teacher that can be found in the whole
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Aid HOusehOLders
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upon the lines Of any coal loading car,
rier, such carrier Is hereby authorized
and directed to place. furnish and as
sign such coal mines with cars suitable
for the loading and transportation OF
coal in succession as may. be required
for the following classes OF purposes,
and in following order OF classes,
namely:
"Class /. For such special purposes
ms may from time to time be specially
designated BY the commission or it's
agent therefor. In designating special
PURPOSES under this reservation the
commission or it's agent will designate
the class Of relative priority. MS Glass
/, Glass .. Class 3. Glass or Glass D,
which such special purposes or par
ticular shipment or shipments shall re-
ceive.
Fuel for Railroads First
"And subject thereto in order of rri-
ority:
"Class 9. (a) For fuel for roll
roads and other common carriers and
for bunkering ships and vessels: % for
public utilities which directly serve the
general public under a franchise there
for. with street and interurban rail-
ways. electric power and light. gas,
water and sewer works; ice plants
which directly serve the public gener-
ally with ice. or supply refrigeration
for human foodstuffs hospitals; (c) for
the United States. State. county or mu-
nicipal governments. and for their hos
pitfalls, schools and for their other pub
lie institutions--all TO the end that such
common carriers, public utilities, quasi
public utilities and governments may be
kept supplied with coal for current use
for such purposes. but not for storage,
exchange or sale; I'D bituminous coal
which has passed over screens of four
inches or larger opening, coke and an
thrncite coal. to be shipped to retail
dealers for household use.
Protects Lake Superior Ports
"And subject thereto in order Of pri-
ority:
"Class 3. For bituminous coal con-
signed to any Lake Erie port for trans
shipment by water to ports upon Lake
Superior.
"And subject thereto in order of RI
ority:
"Class 4. Coal for the production and
manufacture of foodstuffs and medicines
and for the manufacture of containers
therefor. for daily use, but not for stor-
age. exchange or sale.
And subject thereto in order of pri-
ority:
"Class 5. Other purposes.
"No coal embraced in Glasses /, .,
3 or shall be subject to reconsign-
ment or diversion except for some pur-
pose in the same class or n superior
! class in the order Of priority herein pre-
scribed
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aerIa, Antenrae Obsolete

WnshingtOn. Aug. 11.-IBy 4. ID
--Experiments have convinced postofiice
experts that the day of aerial antennae
for wireless receiving has passed. Ac-
cording to Superintendent j. {. Edg-
erton. of the radio section. the depart
ment has been using large vertical
outside multiple turn loops under
ground horizontal loops" and under
ground -antennae, and eliminating
much static Interference.