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Evening star., 1922-09-22
FOREIGN BONDS
ALL SHOW LOSSES
BY GEORGE II. HUGHES.

By Special Leased Wire to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 22.-Lower
quotations for foreign bonds, in re-
sponse to the more serious news from
the near east. prevailed on the invest
ment market today. French issues
both the IS and the 71as, went lower.
but the decline was not large.
The United King SIS of 1887
were also comparatively weak. This
bond, better perhaps than any other.
represents the credit of the British
government in the minds of the Amer
ican investor.
1t is non-callable. has no conversion
feature and is payable. principal and
interest. in dollars.
It's market price is affected by only
two factors-one the current charge
estimate of the condition of British
finances.
Other Bonds Affected.
The high price for this year was
1868. In the early dealings today 1t
sold at 1929. not large decline un-
der the circumstances.
In a general way other foreign
bonds were sympathetically affected, =,
Queensland IS at one time today sold
of l121a. This. too, is non-callable
dollar bond price. of which repre-
sents directly the money market and
the credit of the Issuing government.
Industrials and Rails Soft.
In the general market for both in
dustrial and railroad issues there
was the same hesitation as was,
shown in the foreign department. 1t
was not alone, however. the crisis
abroad that WaS held raSnonsih1o
Talk of huge government financ-
ing. which was insistent, and the
Pressure Of new issues. many Of them
still undistributed, were not helpful
to prices.
Railroad bonds were weaker pro-
portionally than the industrials.
Among the issues for which quota
tions were shaded were New Orleans,
Texas and Mexico incomes, St. Louis
Southwestern consolidated As, Great
Northern Is and c. & o. convertible 5s.
There was considerable irregularity
in the st. Louis-San Francisco income
6s. Six dollars comes OF the price
OF this bond on October /, when the
annual interest payment is made.
Distillers Securities 5s continued
their advance. At So the price repre-
sented a recovery of thirty points
from the low of the year.
There was the same active dealing
in the Chile Copper issues. which has
characterized the market all The
week. Interboro SIS and Nassau Elec-
trio 4s among the utilities were in
demand. Liberties were irregular.
New F4otatiens.
1t was reported in investment
banking circles that the Northern
Pacific was about to offer $4,000, 600
in ~ per cent equipment certificates
under the Philadelphia plan. The
Illinois Central only few days ago
successfully marketed ~ per cent
equipment trust offering, the first at
that rate since the war.
These were placed privately, on. =
4.90 basis
Great interest was expressed To-
day in the price at which the North
crn Pacific issue would be put on the
market. There was also an unofiiciif
report of new financing on the part
of the Pennsylvania, but no details
were available.
Evening star., 1922-09-22
FEDERAL FINANCING
PLANS REFUND|NG

The Treasury must refund nearly
$1,000, 100000 before the first of the
year: 1923. and finaneiers are Of the
opinion that the defeat of the bonus
bill has cleared the way for the issu-
ance of longtime maturitieS, perhaps
by the first of next month.
1t IS known that the Secretary of
the Treasury has contemplated a bond
issue for some time, his most recent
test of the, money market with y
per cent certificate issue giving him
the most complete satisfaction and
leading to reports of possible issue
of $1,000. 100000 ten-year 4 per cents.
which. it is believed, would be quickly
absorbed
There are some reports Of possible
lonS-term matr'~aS. the general in
ference being that the Secretary has
not quite decided on the character of
the next flotation.
The maturities during the current
year. which the Treasury Department
must provide for, are as follows:
s1.o0o.OO0.0O0 approximately vic
tory liberty loan -. per cent notes Of
December Is.
s15O.O00. 900 series D loan certificates
of Indebtedness, dated April Is, 1922,
due October l6.
s243.544.0O0 series I'd tax certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness. dated Decem-
ber 10, 1921, due December 15
S200,O00.000 series TD2 tax certifi-
cafes of Indebtedness, dated June /,
1892, due December Is.
SoOo.OO0.OeO approximately Treas
ury war savings certificates, series
1918. due December 81.
Total, S2.0s3. $4,000.
Local Securities.
\ feature of todays session of the
local exchange was the large number
of odd-lot sales, many OF them of
lot more than a share or two. They
marked some new highs as we'll as
some slight concessions.
Riggs National figured in this odd
lot business. at 511, new high; Ma
tional Metropolitan Bank also de-
Neioped new high at 24O. and Nor
folk and Western Steamboat was
easier at 1894 and 199b. but on sales
OF only very few shares.
Capital Traction was firm at 1921.
Railway common brought Sc and the
preferred II.
Traction 81 were stronger a. 99&.
Francis Wayland Stone, vice presi-
dent of the National Savings and
Trust Company. is accepting congrat-
ulattons today from his associates
and many callers on his birthday
anniversary.
Evening star., 1922-09-22
Grain. Produce and Live Stock
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE. Md. September 20
Especially. - Potatoes - White. barrel.
1.5oa1.75; No. 2. 7Ea1.00; per 100
pounds, Local 10: No. 2. boa6o. Sweets.
barrel 1.5oaeoo. Yams: 1.5oa1:75.
bushel, 1.75a2.0o. Beets. hundred.
3.00a4.00. Cabbage hundred. 300a
500. Carrots. hundred. 3.o0a4.oo.
Caulif1ower. barrel. S.a0a5.00. Celery.
dozen. s5aso. Corn. dozen. 15a2o. Gu.
cumbers; bushel: l.5oasoo. Esq
ket, 1.ooa2.25. Onions. 100 pounds.
1.00a1.75. Peppers, basket. 25a45.
Pumpkins. each. 4 to S. Squash. bas-
ket. 40a50. Tomatoes. basket, 30a40;
packing stock. bushel. 60a75: yellow.
basket, 25a35.
Apples. packed. barrel. 2.ooa4.oo;
loose, 1.5oa2.oo: bushel. 1.ooa1.25.
Cantaloupes. crate. 1.50a20O. Crab
apples. bushel. 2.00a2.25. Damsons
and plums. bushel. 1.00a1.50. Grapes.
20-pound basket. 1.0Oa1.25. Peaches.
Pears. bushel. 15oa2.00. Watermel-
ons. selects, each. Is to 80; primes,
8 to 10.
Selling Prices mt 1880 O'Clock.
Wheat-No. 1 red winter. spot, no
quotations: No. red winter, spot,
l.2Ok: No. 3, lis: No. red winter,
garlicky, spot. LA: No. 2 red winter.
gariicky. spot. 1.03 per bushel; Sep
tember. LA; October, no bid.
Sales-Bag lots Of nearby, by sam
pie, as to quality and condition. S0a
LOO and LOS per bushel. Cargoes. No
4, red winter, garlicky, 96a97 per
oushel No. 5. red winter. garlicky, 81.
Cob corn-Old. 3.75 per barrel; con-
tract, spot. 70 per bdshel; No. 2. spot.
-: No. 4. no quotations.
COrn-YellOw. No haftar 2SA,
aS3 per bushel. No sales.
Oats-White, No. ., new, 4S per
oushel; No. 3, new. 47.
Rye-Nearby. bag lots. S5a95 per
bushel. nominal; No. 2. western ex-
port. spot. So per bushel; No. 8, no
quotations.
Hay-Receipts. II tons: market firm
for fair to good timothy at 1S.ooa
l9.00, and fair to good mixed, 15.00a
100 per ton
straw-No. l tangled rye. 15.ooa
oat. nominal, l2.00a12.50.
CHICAGO. September 22.-Wheat
went up with rush today as soon
as the market opened. Grave de-
velopments at the Dardanelles were
reported and dispatches were at hand
saying Great Britain's demand for
grain from the United states would
be very large. Besides. Liverpool
quotations were up and prices at
Winnipeg showed big jump. Initial
prices. which ranged from one cent
to two cents higher. with December
1.071a to 1851. and May 1.11H to
1.12A. We're followed by moderate fur
| ther gains and then something of
reaction.
Corn and oats rose with wheat
After opening Is to h higher.
December 5s7s to 60h. the corn mar
ket scored an additional upturn. Oats
started haA to q higher, December
371ea377s and later hardened a little
more.
Higher quotations on hogs helped
to give a lift to provisions.
NEW YORK. September 22.-Flour
f1rm spring patents 650a725: spring
clears 500a600; soft winter straights
515a5o0. Lard stronger: middle west
1 12la11 LAO. Other articles uncha nred
Evening star., 1922-09-22
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. September 22.-While
LIVERPOOL made a relatively steady
showing, the cotton market here was
nervous and unsettled during today's
early trading. The opening was
steady at an advance of ten points
on September, but generally un-
changed to four points lower, and
active positions soon showed net
losses of twenty to twenty-four points
under more or less general liquida-
ton and southern selling. Stop or
ders were uncovered on the break
to 2o.ss for December. and after their
few points. but the southern selling
continued and the tone Of the market
was uncertain owing to the nervous
ness over affairs in the near east,
favorable weather for rapid picking
and marketing In the south, and
American cotton have voted to cur.
tail by closing on Saturdays and
Mondays for one month
A private crop report making the
condition 495. and the indicated yteid
9.s7s.ooo bales helped the rally from
contracts sold up to Ella, or. 8 points
net higher. Trade interests were
considerable buyers on the early de.
cline which improved the technical
position Of the market and covering
for lover the week end and helped
the late forenoon advances.
NEW ORLEANS. 6eptember H.
War news was Z, .sieprsastng tnss
fiuence for cotton today ana n tlhe
early trading pricet fell - ~ - po&1tk
October dropped to 20.07. The Mlefket'
met fairly good support u III n1nFD'
Of new buying md ~ ths 80 oe -
within one to four points - ID4es&'
days close. October ccuinE - ~
Evening star., 1922-09-22
suGAR MARKET QUIET.

NEW YORK, September 22.-The
new duty on raw sugar went into ef-
feet today. 1t raises the Cuban tariff
from 1.60 to 1.764s and full duties
froro 1000 to 2.2O6 cents per pound.
The market was quiet and no sales
were reported. Holders asked 3
cents for Cubas, cost and freight,
equal to 4.76 for centrifugal unoer
the new duty.
Raw sugar futures were firmer and
nrices at midday were to points
net higher on covering and scattered
buying by commission houses.
No changes were reported in re-
fined sugar. list prices being held at
hand sugars are selling below this
quotation. The demand continues
Refined futures nominal.
Evening star., 1922-09-22
DAIRY MARKETS.

BALTIMORE. September % (Spe-
ciaD Live poultry-Spring chickens.
lb.. 24a27: white leghorns. 20a2l; old
hens. 20a2S; white leghorns. 20a22;
old roosters. 15a16: ducks. 1Sa22;
small and poor. 15a16: pigeons. pair.
20a25: guinea fowl. each, 40 to so.
Eggs. loss off-Native and nearby
firsts, doz.. 35; southern. 80.
Butter-Creamery fancy. lb., 42a43;
prints. 43a55: nearby creameries,
34a36: ladies', 2Sa30: rolls. 25a29'
store-packed, rs: dairy prints, 26a2s;
process butter, 31a32.
+, CHICAGO, September 22.-Butter-
Higher; creamery extras. Al; f1rsts.
33a35; extra firsts. 37a40; seconds,
31a32; standards, SS.
Eggs-Higher;. receipts. 1865 cases:
firsts. 2SaS3: ordinary ffrsts, 25a26;
refrigerators, 25a25k
Poultry-Alive. unsettled: fowls. la
o:1s; springs. 20; roosters, 1877.
Evening star., 1922-09-22
GET COAL, RESUME WORK.
Asheville Industries Had Stopped
for Want Of Electric Power.

ASHEVILLE, n. c., September q
The larger Industries Of Asheville and
vicinity which had been shut down
since last Friday because of lack OF
electrical power due to the low river
were reopened today. A supply of
coal received by the North Carolina
Electrical Power Company permitted
the plants, to resume. Almost two
Thousand men were affected.
Evening star., 1922-09-22
DIVIDENDS.

able. Record.
nsn1. an common. Sept. 30 Sept. 90
The dividend on common
which was 81 "a quartery
was passed March y. lssl
MacAndrews 4 Forbes Co.
,nn and 1LT on pfd. 49,. Oct. IL Sept. 80
htooIsu ,s,,. &c, Oct. : Sept. -
wsrins Hat Mfg. Co. quar- %
feriv 2gb on preferred. ..Oct. sept. z.
aonthern Canada Power Co.,
sS.I.sslya a,1,. 1% susl Sn s. Sept. 10
canadian Cotton. Ltd, quar-.
teriy. 2To on common and
iIG on preferred. Oct. 4 .......
Fifti National Bank guar
Aa.iiS ssls' Nishol. Ts q. Co. quar-
teriy, iN% on pfd. NOV Oct l6
A%s,asani osss.. tx Z on pfd. Nov Oct. IL
Northeru Paci6c r. R..
quarterly, Sl.25 ..:....... Nov. i Oct. :"
Columbia Trust Company.
quarterly, ~ sept. % sept. ~
ClinchAeld Coal Co., ~ on a.. ~
co0mo0 -. !. .oep'. "S 1sR.i -
United states Industrial Aico-
hoi Co.. quarterly. 1h% -
On preferred :....'........ .Oct. 1sEoept ~
Canada Cement Co., quar- y
As:ii s..is. a% 49, OF. 10
Seris. iit 6 .......... : oets . s.ss.., "
u : ! a. -IIf - 70 -
Evening star., 1922-09-22
LOCAL WHOLESALE PRICES.

Eggs-5trictly fresh. selected. candled
per dozen. 35: average receipts, "a
southern, SO. =, ,-
Live poul,ry-Roosters, per lb.: Is
turkeys, per h.. 30: spring chick mex,
ems. per lb.. so; keats, young eaen'
35a50; fowls, 2S
Dressed poultry-Fresh killed spring
chickens. per lb, 3Oa35: hens. per d.
sS' ROSTERS. per h.. 10; turkeys: per d.
S5a 40; keats. young. each, S5aoo. VI
1sh: medium. per lb., 11a12; thin. per per
lb., 6a9. Lambs. choice. per d. 10, nse nv
pigs, 3.G0aS. 90 each; live hogs, per io''
lOA
Green fruits-Applec, new. per bbl;, ac
1.ooa5.00 per bushel bas'tet, nearby . Sna ne
Peaches. per basket. 1.5oa2:so. Canta-
loupes. Rockyfords. e0oa25o; flats, Soa
leo: honeydews. 2.00a2.25.
c.oOa2 2.5O; per sack. 2.ooa2. 40: No. ?, 5oa
90. Sweet potatoes. North Caroii.a.
l.oOa2 90; nearby. 2.00a2.b0. Lettuce. PEI
per crate. l.00a2.00. Onions. per sack'
100. Romano lettuce. 1.5o. Cymplings'
per crate, l.O0a2.OO. Onions. per cack,
i. .75a2. 90. Cabbage. West Virginia. i.5oa
200 per bbl.: nearby cabbage, per nol.,
1.00a150. Cucumbers, per bu., l:o0a
200. Elephants. per crate, a2ai.aao. 20
Tomatoes. per bu. box. nearby Zoai ~" 20.
Beans, -.5Ud4.UU per DDl Gus ~'So.>
800 per basket. Peppers. per crate.
4oa65. kale. 5Oa75. Spinach, per srate' era .e
Scales. Lima beans. per quart, 2Sa3S;
Celery. per doz, 50al.00. Corn, laa20
per doz.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. September 22 Omitted
States Department of Agriculture).-
Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head: slow.
generally steady on all classes; some
weakness apparent on veal calves
and bulls: choice matured beef steers
and yearlings comparatively scarce
carly top beef steers, 11.6o; bulk OF
quality and condition to sell at 9.3oa
1915: western grassers in light sup
ply. bulk bologna bulls. 4.00a425
tIIk desirable veaIers, 1250a13.00 to
packers.
Hogs-Receipts 5000 head; desir-
able light and butchers very scarce.
% higher: others 15a25 higher; bulk
Ia0a2.5O; pound averages. 10. l0alO.3O;
top. 1910; 27O-300-pound butchers,
e.soa10.OO: bulk packing sows. lisa
$50; pigs mostly. 9.00a9.60: heavy
a0OalO2O: medium, 9.75a1O.30; light
.T0.00a10.4O: light light. 9.65a10 10;
packing sows. smooth. S.0oaS.I5;
ma cking sows. rough, 7.25aS.10; kill
ing pigs. s.75a9.65.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head: fat
lambs strong to % higher: early. top
natives. 1915 to packers; bulk natives
and feeders firm: eight cars Wash
iugton lambs. mostly feeders. sold
to arrive at 14.35. Desirable Mon
tana feeding lambs, 1925: few good
fat 9S-pound Oregon yeariing weth-
ers. 11.75; best fat ewes. 100.
Evening star., 1922-09-22
BAR SILVER auorATIoNs.

NEW YORK, September 22.-For
eign silver, 69ss: Mexican dollars, 80.
LONDON. September 22-Bar sill
Yer, 35L pence per ounce. Money.
tx per cent Discount rates. short
bills, rs per cent: three month bills.
2&a2 T-16. per cent.
Evening star., 1922-09-22

HoURLY SALES or STocks.
,1la.m.. ~ 10 n m. .....@<e 800
p.n..... go 90 5 pm. :...!7ss 40 0a-
Evening star., 1922-09-22
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
Quotations furnished BY W. B. Hibbs & co., |

By the Associated Press. .r.
NEW YORK, September z2.-FoEeign
Exchange heavy. Great Britain: De-
mand. 4.41H; cables, AN; sixty-day
bills on banks, ASK. France: Demand,
.075S; cables, .075Sh. Italy: Demand,
.o4ls; cables. .041sh. Belgium: De-
mand, OTIS; cablees. .o71s1s. Germany:
Demand, .oo07 LIS; cables, .ooo71k.
Holland: Demand, .SS65; cables, .3S71.
Norway: Demand, 1858. Sweden: De-
mand, .2650. Denmark: Demand, .2o82.
Demand, 1895. Greece: Demand, .0235.
Poland: Demand, .0001h. Czechoslo-
vakia: demand, .0s20. Argentine: De-
mand, $50 Brasil Eemandy ,sd412.
Evening star., 1922-09-22

Kansas& Gulf Co. .
Kansas City Sou. =.
KansasC Sou pf.
kayser (Julius)..
Kslly-Spring Tire. j.
.Xsnnecott. ........
Keyktone Tire. 80.
Kresge g S)......
Leckawanna Steal.
Lacle.de Gas. ......
Lake Erie 4 w..
Lake Erie & W pf. .
Lee Tire 4 Rubber.
Lehigd Valley.
Liggett & Myers. >.
LixGett & Myers pf
Lima Locomotive. /. :.
1osv1 hc. ........
Evening star., 1922-04-16
THE suNpAY STAR wAsHNoToN b. O. APRIL 1s 1o22PART q

Mr.. Cleveland ana Mr.. German were
still ringing in the voters eafs.
The Payne-Aldrich revision Of the
Gorman-WEson law created stich cein-
motion in the republican party, a
years time was insufficient to allay 1t;
and g yeaf later the democrats had
their way at the polls.
The Underwood revision Of the
Payne-Aldrich law was not followed
by a republican victory at the next
election, but only for the reason, well
recognised at the time, that. the re-
publicans had not yet recovered from
the squabble that had split the party
wide open In 1919. Otherwise. the
new tariff law might have done the
business for the democrats in 1914.
It was not at all acceptable to the
business interests.
A revision which should have been
on the books at least eight months
ago is not yet there; and every
months delay is being utilized by the
democrats in their campaign plans for
November.
Evening star., 1922-04-16
Photographs Of a Cough.

LONDON.-Noises and conclusions
are to be photographed. The audo
meter, or, to give it is popularity ac-
cepted name, the noise-meter, Is on
on exhibition here. Its inventor, DR.. A.
M. Low, a consulting engineer. de-
scribes it for the Daily Chronicle as
follows:
when you cough into the machine.
ii makes a Photographic record. The
sound impinges on diaphragm con-
nected with a very small mirror.
When the diaphragm IL oscillated by
q sound wave the mirror rocks pack-
ward and forward.
Then the spot OF light is rejected
from the mirror on to senstit1sed
Aim, which is moving automatically
all the time, SO that photos OF the
noise waves are taken as the air dis
placement occurA 80
Dr.. Low photographed the noises
made by cars. He has conducted some
II have been photographing London
noises for some time," he said. and
testing the effect upon the autometer.
The city is> not 30 irritatingly noisy as
parts OF the west end. Piccadiliy-cir-
Gus Is the worst place in London for
irritating noises, as the conEiomera-
tion of sounds there Is OF high IRE
Quency. So
than others. Small high sounds like
mosquito hum. are more annoying
than heavy blows. -
.In the city. the trafic IL slower, and
the noise is OF q different sort. per-
haps louder. In ,places. but not -
nsfve-FaciEiuI 90 IN PtocadAt1
Evening star., 1922-04-16
Rate by Mail-Payable In. Advance.
Marvls nd uysd Virpfuia
A Troubled Easter Morn,

A forecast Of expectations of Easter
happenings includes increased saw
egery in the warfare between the
north and south Of Ireland and an up
rising of Arabs In Palestine, direct
ed against both Jews and Christians
And in all parts Of the world, Amer
lea not excepted. there are turmoil
and strife far apart from the spirit
symbolized by the risen Christ.
1t is Understandable that Easter
might be selected by the Moslem
Arabs as the occasion for a demon
stration against antagonistic religions,
but it Is utterly un-understandable
that the day Of the resurrection should
be the occasion for increased disorders
in Ireland. It is true that much Of
the trouble in Ireland Is the result Of
religious differences, but Catholics
and Orangemen alike are followers Of
the Christ, and it would seem that the
anniversary Of His rising from the
tomb would more naturally be marked
by a suspension OF hostilities.
1t is possible that unrest in the Mos.
lem world Is something Christians can
not control, but they certainly ought
TO avoid making their own religious
holiday an excuse for fighting among
themselves. Songs breathing the spirit
of peace and charity will be sung
throughout Christendom this morning.
and in all Christian churches prayers
will go up for tolerance and mercy.
If Christians would only have for one
another that spirit Of forgiveness
which they invoke from on high there
would be less Of woe and suffering in
the world, and on this day. at least.
women and children In Ireland might
be safe from the assassin.
Evening star., 1922-04-16

en- this Easter day, In bible lands.
children with no hand to cling tolwalk
in the dark valley Of the shadow. It
is within the power Of each mother
and father Of happy children In the
Capital city Of the happiest nation in
the world today to extend the hand
which may lead those little. helpless
onas from the darkness to the sun
light. And II they seize the chance
presented if they will send to the
Near East Relief their share Of the
needed fund, Easter day will take on
q happier Significance for them than
ever before. For in their hearts the
voice Of that One who best loved the
helpless children Of the earth will
whisper-happily-"Ye have done It
unto Me. Ye have done it unto Me-"
Evening star., 1922-04-16
Lilacs.

Lilacs are in bloom, and the
thoughts Of many persons go back to
the time when nearly every home had
a garden, and when garden without
a row Of lilac bushes was unthinkable.
No other plant, not excepting the
SNOWFALL bush. bridal wreath. sweet
shrub. the hundred-leaf rose. the hlaz-
ing cockseomb and the brilliant holly
hook held fonder place In the Cid
garden than the lilac.
It Is q very old flower, and It grew
in the gardens Of cities In Persia,
Nesopotamia and Arabia that were
buried beneath the sand before the be-
ginning Of what we call recorded his
tory" It has bsen argued that ''lilao"
Is Sanscrit word
The lilac followed to America soon
after the early colenists and became
a feature Of their gardens. A great
many happy recollections hang Upon
this beautiful and sweet smelling
flower, and many persons think Of It
rs one Of springs rare charms.
Evening star., 1922-04-16
Expedite q Coal Settlement.

: There IL comfort In the intimation
that President Harding and his ad-
visers in the Department O. Labor and
the Department Of Justice have under
consideration suggestion Of plans look
ing to the settlement OF the coal strike
by dispesing Of some Of the basic DIFF
1eulties In the coal industry. While
the details probably are In such tenta-
tive form at present that disclosure Of
them would be unwiss at this time,
the public will await their announce
ment with eagefiess. The attitude Of
the government is well understood to
be that no crisis has yet been reached
in the strike warranting governmental
interference.
It wiz be fortunate II settlement
can be reached before a crisis arrives.
The popular idea Of crisis may be
said to be that point where the daily
consumption Of the reserve stocks Of
coal has brought them 30 low that the
miners must resume work or the In
dustrisa OF the country be crippled.
That point, It IL hoped, may not be
allowed to Be reached. II the miners
should refuse to resume digging coal
the whole country would indeed face
q crisis.
When the strike went into effect
April / It was estimated that there
wsre reserve stocks sufficient to run
the Industries for sixty days, and
longer, should the non-union miners
refrain from joining the strikers. Re
ports conflict as to the extent to which
the non-union men are keeping at
work, and likewise divergent state
ments as to whether any basic indus
tries are beginning to feel the pinch of
the strike. It II reported that there is
q shortage Of coke In the steel indus
try, which probably would be the drst
to feel an actual shortage Of fuel.
Fifteen days Of the estimated sixty
have elapsed. and by the end Of this
month everybody viii be getting arx-
ious, a. there are no outward signs
Of . settlement. Perhaps the govern
ment 10 aware Of sonditions not dis
closed to the public. The public viii
wish more power to the Presidents
elbow in pushing such plans rs he
may have.