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New-York tribune., 1922-02-01
Crimson Club Players De-
feat Columbia Team,
4-3; Montclair Wins
By Jack Masters

Hsrvard's Class B squash tennis
team won the metropolitan title tour
ney yesterday afternoon by trouncing
representatives of the Columbia Club
your matches to three. The Crimson
mas only two more matches to play.
and, regardless Of the outcome, canno.
lose the championship. The Yale Club
won the title last season
:, iwo other matches were played.
@ontclair defeated the Crescent team.
to l. and Yale and Princeton we're
ucad locked at three matches each. Tao
match which would have decided the
issue was postponed until tomorrow,
When D. NJ. Bomeisler, Yale, and r. II.
monks, Princeton, will meet to settle
the match
Led by Kingsley Kunhardt. who is
vne OF the favorites for the Junior ma
IONA title now in progress, the Colum-
u'a team really played far better than
MILAN Pani jr. in easy fashion, but
". K. Robinson cvened things for
cavard by trcunc:ng r. f. Wigham,
s'so In straight sets
- r. Fuller aud George Abbot then
followed with victories for the Crimson
Eracuate., and. although Columbia
eook the next two matches, ". NJ. Car
sos yr. defeated J. W. Pulleyn in the
occidlng match.
Fuller and Abbot were in fine form
- vas Carson. The latter pulled cut
Of several dangerous places aad PLACED
rrecarate'y when IN need Ct "A po.ct
Niie;n vas not at his best, b;rt he ,s'.2
,,ieTo al both gaues, ond. w:.l better
.ucs, 'nlcht have ex.cvdcd the Harvard
mar tn .hroa games
- ne defeat OK Leonard Eecknen, ..
xxrinceton. was the surprise If the
1aie.Rriucston match. EannetA NDriao
New-York tribune., 1922-02-01
One-Mile Handicap Ice
Race Won by McLaughlir,

Mike Mclaughlin was winner Of the
amateur ice skating events held under
the auspices of the Middle Atlantic
Skating Association at Prospect Rink.
brooklyn. last evening, where ice rae
ing IS being featured every Tue csday.
The ladies' half-milc race also devei-
oped considerable interest.
The summarizes:
BOYS race lQuarler- mile Won by L.
Clfeish; A McCarroil second r. Van
Chn, third. Time. /: 90.
lalf-rniIe tnovjce>-Won by T. Ed
wards, r. Entz. second, 2. Donovan. third.
Time, l:37.
Mile handicap--Won by Mike Mc1aurh-
lin fremont; +. McManus. unattached
second 5. Goldberg. fremont. third
Ladies' half rnio-Won by Elsie Muller.
iSlst street, Mildred Trunlow Brooklyn
second Charlotte Radke unattuched
third TINe. ~ "a.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-01
Rocknc Fails to Come
East for Biz Meet

knutc Rocknc, coach Of Notre Dame
University who was to have acted as
one OF the officials il several of the
big track meets here, including this
evenings games of the Millrose A. A..
tailed to come to New York from South
pend yesterday as originally arranged
nc was to have been accompanied hv
Gus Desch and John Murphy, who are
scheduled to take part in the meet at
boston on Saturday and Newark on
Monday as we'll as the games this eve
nlng at Madison Square Garden.
rather McGinn, who is now in the
city in connection with the $4,000 900
rhdo"ment drive in progress for Notre
Dame, said that Coach Rocknc had
wired that he would not come East lust
at present but that Desch and Murphy
were on the way and would be due
TINS morning.
Father McGinn and J. NJ. Byrne, for
mer Notre Dame football captains, who
now acts as Eastern representative for
the college, were both badly broken up
over the confessions Of professionalism
that led to the disqualiflcatio of eight
Notrc Dame athletes.
Il feel sorry for Rockne." said
Byrne. "He has worked so hard and
faithfully for Notre Dame Onlv re-
gently he turned down an offer of
$4,000 to coach Northwestern Uni
versity He believed so sincerely in
the loyalty Of his men, as did all of
US.
"Of course this means the wreckinp
Of the football team for next season
Of the guilty eight, Klley, Mehke.
Wynn and Phelan would have gradu-
ated and would not have been avail
able. But now all Rockne's building
for the next eleven must be done
around Gus Desch.
"Not only is the football eleven
wrecked. but on the basketball team,
two guards and center, Kiley.
Mehke and Anderson, are lost, snd the
baseball team will also be seriously
affected"
Desch. from remark dropped dur
ing the conversation, has had an offer
from the Detroit American League
club.
u can't understand it yet," declared
Father McGinn sadly. "Anderson has
been tempted time and again with Of
fers Of money. but wouldn't even listen
to tho propositions"
New-York tribune., 1922-02-01
Illinois Bars
Nine Players
La Big Scandal
University Board Takes Dras-
tic Action Against Stars
who Played in Pro Game

CHAMPAIGN. H., Jan. 31-Thc
nlne University of Illinois football
players who were engaged in foot
baIl game at Taylorville. H., Novcm-
Der q to-day were declared ineligible
from further participation in athletics
at the university
The men admitted playing on the
Iaylorville team against a Carlinville.
H., team. which included eight Notre
Dame men. About 100000 had boen
"agcred on the game, according to
residents Of the towns
inc faculty committee which de-
clared the Illinois men ineligible. said
nothing in its report concerning sur-
render of the college letters or other
trophies won by the suspended players.
me l.. nine men suspended are Wilquist.
Stcrnaman, Crangle, Kaiser, Cammaee.
''rcene, Simpson, Millignn and Teu-
Mullin, substitute, was in the party
but was not called upon to play. ac
cordlng to the players stories. and no
report was made on him. All the mon
confessed voluntarily to their part in
the game.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-01
Dundee and Benjamin Finish
Training for Bout in Garden
Bouts UereabOuts
THURSDAY

THURSDAY
Froad \. G. Newark Sailor Fried
ma" w. Benny (0he,. ~ rounds.
Ar"na Jers~y CitN-Blllv Moor.
w. 6'uy Hutchinson. 12 rounds
FRIDAY
Madison Square Gnrdcn--,Johnny Dun
dee vs.. Joe NcnJamln, 10 rOundn.
f!itecnth Kesiment--,Joe Uoyken "a
Soldier Jones. - rounds.
SATURDAY
Rink s. C.--rcpper Martin W.. Sid
Bernard. ~ rounds
f@rty-sevsnth Resimcnt--,Joe Click
VS.. Young Eppey. 10 rounds.
Ninth Regiment Armory-,ysck Mor-
lowe VS.. Young Andy Kctchen. IL
C0mn,onwenlth S. C.-t;eorgio Dalv
VS.. Willie Lewis. 1c rounds.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-01
Wisconsin Is Declared
Free of Professionalism,

MADISON, Wis, Jan. sl.-The ath-
letic council at the University of Wis
consln has barred no athletes from
competition on teams of the school,
Coach I. r. Jones. director of athletics
declared to-day. SO far as the authori-
ties have any evidence. no players have
engaged IN professionalism, the coach
said
Wisconsin is absolutely clear of any
charge Of professionalism that may be
MADE against its athletes. Coach Jones
SAID, adding that "if anybody has the
east evidence that any player on a
team o. The university has accepted
money Tor competition the authorities
here will act promptly
New-York tribune., 1922-02-01
Coach Harlow Must Turn
Out Strong Boxing Team

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Jan. 81
Coach Dick Harlow will have to turn
out strong boxing team this season if
Penn State is to successfully face the
schedule of fve hard meets that has
been arranged by Manager r. +. Ock-
ford, with the approval Of the faculty
New-York tribune., 1922-02-01

athletic committee. announcement Of
which was made to-day.
Penn. Army and Navy will all be m It
in foreign rings, while the home at
fractions will be Springfield Cillcge
and Queens University of Canada. The
season will open next Saturday with
Springfield The schedule follows:
February :. Springfield at home: r.
Army GA West Point. rs. Peenn at Pnila-
delphia, March =. Navy at Annapolis. IL.
Queens University at home
New-York tribune., 1922-02-01

Mrs. Weauer and Mrs. Adam,
Enter en,i-Finul IL, Doub1os
Miss Leslie Bancroft Is Winner Over Miss
Lillian Sherman in Feature Contest: Mrs. NAL.
lory Is Extended in Defeating Mrs Warinp
By Fred Hawthorne

Eight women feacheo INTO the the ~,
yesterday IN the annual invitation tennis onr,.
Heights Casino in Brooklyn all the coming tl e
Five matches were played in the doubles oro t
pencer Fullerton Weaver and Mrs. Adam rcacnnc M
round through their victory by 60 ovor , ''
Harvey and Mrs NJ. B. Huff PHILADELPHIA wv ''i' "lpert
New-York tribune., 1922-02-01

Adam over Mrs. Harvey and Mrs. Huff
was W. IN the nature of surprise. Mrs.
We eaVsr s mas not had many opportuni-
I,e. ,a lor tournament Play within the
last year or two, but it was hnr hr;,-
ilant play at the net yesterday. backed
up by Mrs. Adams covering of back-
court, that was largely responsible for
the victory Of the New York combina-
tion.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-01
-LAcS Il STANDING

vanquished tine Tiger star nfte- three
hard games, the score being l5-13,
a-l5. 1913. O'3ricn made a number
of spectacular gets and his speed was
entirely too nuch for Bcckman. who
was slow afoot and otherwise in poor
form
New-York tribune., 1922-02-01
British Tennis CHALLENGE

LONDON, Jan. 81 (By The Assoc;-
ated Press s).-The Lawn Tennis Asso-
clation announced this afternoon that
the British Isles had challenged Amer
ica for the Davis Cup.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-01
The Summaries

Heights Casino wonen'e inv,,.tor
,oo,nn ,u0 .ound =. Mrs. Gilbert Harvey dc
Miss rt'ts ~ A. Kaitenhorn. s--4 sNi
sres,' nme', - - Miss Helen Hooker Won
I's.ito 'nam "'s, Iheodora sohst by default, Mss
srrsrs s"n'roft defeated Mfss Iulinn
NN.n,srInan ~ s.. s-s Mrs Molls ntur.t'7'
81. sI7 us5Ha'Sa Mt.s Mrs Samuel Waring.
uuff. g e-1: Mrs r ), .,h .rho'',,f N,r
ts Miss "sxrSn.sd Mrs T. II. Downs. 81. s"l
eric srh1,,, Hayard defeated Mrs Fred :
Nchnlit3. 6-2. s-3 "
NJ :, : E IMITATION doubles (nrst round,
w ~ r. Stenz and Miss Baker defnated
n''s .ho'npson and Mrs Percy ViIhonrn
sass Mrs WarinE and Mrs sch,nit,
Ee,t",Tn glaltenh Mrs lingo Hartmann and Mrs
. Na,'enoorn, 4-6. G.. 6--1 Miss I,src~at,
ana Mss Ssournev defeated Mrs A(hort
So :''''erlss a1 "nn ai5s. Mss Ressia Holden. as.
gertrude Della Tore won from Mrs ''ss
''Sf,,s Sa1sns ana partner by default
wee~er e.or" 9 r9 una-Mrs Spencer Fullerton
Mrs. harvey aud Mrs Huff. Sc. GIs
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-05-17
FIRST DAY APRIL ADJOURNED
SESSION 1922

$3.50 A. NJ. Tuesday, May g. 1922
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man. All members present.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
Primary Bridge Project No B 162 De-
sign No. As to 10 inclusive and Design
No 50 to l04 inclusive as per plans filed
May 9Th, 1922, be approved.
The board at this tins. opened up the
bids on culverts and bridges that had
been advertised for letting at this time
The following had filed bids:
% A; Olson Construction Co, of Wa
terloo, Iowa.
90 Otis Jorstad OF willingford, Iowa.
80 Ward & Teslow of DEBORAH, Iowa
D w. T. Baxter of Webster City,
% c. W. Peterson of Northwood,
90 Klegseth & sagedalen of Spring
Grove. MINI.
@ John J. Crosse of DEBORAH, Iowa.
on account of the closeness of some
of the bids, and also because of some
flaws in couple OF the bids no awards
were made in the forenoon and at noon
the board on motion adjourned till 1:3C
$50 P. NJ. Tuesday, May 9, 1922
The board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chairman
All members present.
The board at this time opened up the
bids for grading and draining on the
DNIoio w dunOH anu the DSCOTan-
Ridgeway-Cresco Primary Roads that
had been advertised for letting at this
time.
The following had filed bids, on grad.
ing:
% Condor & Bolen of Omaha, Neb-
raska
C2) ]. C. Parquette of Des Moines
Iowa
80 Peterson, Shirley & Gunther OF
Omaha, Nebraska.
al S. J. Groves & Sons Co, of Mime.
apolis. MINI.
go w. r. shipman of Sioux City
Iowa
90 Hysham & Stewart of Omaha, Ne,
braska.
The following had filed bids for fur.
nishing tile:
ID National Clay Works of Mason
City, Iowa
C) c. F. Ulrickson of Mason City
Iowa
(0 ". Williams Of Lime Springs. Iowa.
% j. w. Cox Of Clear Lake Iowa
Iowa.
go c. N Hildebrand of Belmond
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-05-17
THE SUPERVISORS
FIRST DAY APRIL ADJOURNED
SESSION, 1922

I;D r. W, Ni ~ ss ray aSionTnmen
ne a. caIia5 ~ order by the Chairman
ana was CdlIeu 70 VI 1'i ~ '"~
Al IheH! tj ~ ~ sr.r+ with n 5eIera
sont LA.S "SS 49, ,-n ~, Cinl
u0h from tlS DL.3,r+ L,,IIt ocroSs ~,
Tn0 r %un' go a 5aLC5 nv the NIiIwauke,
Dry nun Zen uo"a - '''0
Dspot on w aISt ,,art with a 9aIega
some ILlle "1S III yy" 80 nart -
10. noh Ci iIUI,t TIC
Moved seconded ana ga carried 'ne loi
IowlhE bonus pt apPt w 81, ,s Count,
Bone Oh Oss''H 0'"'' Dam 'S
pS JDd II r. RarIo as Treasurer O
r,i bonu - 0I "a l. i'n''''0
Bond Oft, of I'd GFimstad as constable Nil
HqlE W CP W Vvartror5 as Roat
rbo lIu -, - "
I tfOti'a ~ Cb,s n Smith as Roat
patToiman,
Bond Of John hFysan as hoau ia''O'
pnDa NJ n 7. Street as Road Super.
,,ts U,lG -
rT ~ . II THINE as Road Surer.
+nt%nSart
III Farm Puraau having filed an
.o,ii,o 80 asl.iTg Tor an annropriatior
ttg 10 ~ ond The law making il manda.
no[y tT TO- 'le P 1o'i Hoard nn motion ap-
pp-oppristaJ 20 dn0 o0 If needed bv the
Esrpm 20" BnraaT sam appropriation to he
nsid IN fonr instaiIne6fs Of $4,000 each
hNy
as neeGeu 10y az an" nnT "arrieJ Albert
riiingsSn he refunded sl3 06 on account
~ Erroneous assessment in Pleasant
townsbip for the year 1921.
M ove5 seconded and carried the "Aase
Haugen Home" be allowed sl1.O0 a week
for care keep Of Mrs. Thea Kjenslie.
Moved seconded and carried {. O.
cssfertor he amounted constable for
Highland township for the remainder OF
tbfs year
At 800 p NJ the Board on motion
.SiouTned rim sen a NJ next morning.
AS S.S6 a NJ Tpes esd Nav 3, 1922. - ''''' .
The board met as per adjournment and
was called to order by the chairman.
All nembers present
MirI,tes NJ nrevious davis meeting
read and anproyed.
several matters were at first discussed
after which the board commenced "a
check over claim. and AT noon adjourned
an Ia y NJ
lao p NJ Tuesday. Nav . 1922
The board met as per adjournment
nnG "a All G Numbers IS STess by the 'a
discussing the damages on the DEBORAH
-Calmar Primary Road with the adjoin-
ing land owners. No agreement being
Derived at, the Board on motion post
poned the hearing till 1870 P. NJ. June
with Wit, the checking GOT of the he" claims anG
at 500 p. NJ adjourned till $50 A. NJ
next morning.
$50 A. NJ. Wednesday. May 3, 1922.
The Board met as per adjournment
and was called to order by the chair
man. All members present.
Minutes of previous days meeting
read and approved
The board at this time destroyed th'
ballots of the Primary and Genera
Election OF 1870, and the chairman ap
pointed Jos. Bockmann and f. NJ. Jer
viss TO do this and who with the res
OF the Board then DTeceeded 10 Dufr
New-York tribune., 1922-04-15
Compcrs Satisfied With
Progress Of Coal Strike

Satisfaction as to the progress Of
the coal miners strike, and especially
with that phase Of it bearing on the
spread of unionism in the West vir-
ginis, Pennsylvania and eastern Kcn-
tucky bitumirous fields, was expressed
yesterday by Samuel Compors, presi-
dent Of the American Federation Of
Labor, on his arrival here from WASH
ington
The non-unon men of those fields. ="
he said, "havc shown they can 10
longer stand the medieval condition
un6cr which they have been working
in those fields. The grccdiness Of Il =
operators has bsen responsible for zucn
conditions, IN which the living condi-
tions of the miners arc the Same TO-
day IS they were in 1897.
The minc workers, who arc quite
used 10 mis- ing meals. arc prepared 10
take another hitch in their belts a,id
see thie strike through In the fight
thcy are making they viii continue 20
nave The full support Of the American
Federation ot Labor
Nr. ComDors Wi address thc Yafo
Gsadua $ Club tonight nnd on 8un-
lay vii! meet Connecticut labor load
cr- at .cv' Haven Cor conference N
'aoor coaCitioIs in shat state.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-15
Bauf'iinous Coal Famine
hn 4 eefts, Says Murray.
Union Leoder asserts Gains in
me Non-Union PENNSYLVANIA
Fiefds; Pig Iron Prices Jp

Special Dispatch to The Tribune
- iSBU RICH, Pa, April 14-"Therc
VIII be serious bituminous coal
shortage throughout the country in
side of four weeks said Philip Mur-
ray, lnternational president of the
! Cnlted Mine Workers of America to-
DAY, Murray is conducting the ncgo-
nations for the mine WORKERS in the
anthraeite coal fields.
Monroe Coal Company, whose non.
union mine workers struck and Joined
the United Workers. served notice OF
evlctlon from company owned houses
on twenty mine families of miners.
Shortage of coke is having its effect
on prices for iron and steel produced
IN the Pittsburgh district and the She
mango and Mahoning Valley plants.
Prices have stiffened to point
where several of the largest pig iron
manufacturers in these districts are
refusing new business entirely and
others are booking orders only at ad-
vanced prices of from So to SIS a ton.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-15
Chicago Plans Air
Service With 200
Passenger Planes
Mrs. Edith Rockefeller Nc
Cormick Backs PROPOSE
ton for Flights to New
York; Flyers Skeptical
spooio' Dispatch TO The Tribune


CHICAGO, April 14.-Plans for a
trans-eontincntal air service. backed by
Mrs. Edith Rockefeller Mccormick,
were announced here to-day. after =
statement made by the .manacemcnt Of
the new Hotel Stevens that an airplane
landing would be built on the roof Of
ITS S25,000,000 structure.
"lt was almost two years ago" said
Mrs. Mccormick, chat plans were first
submitted to me for this service and
| became much interested. The plans
provide for two passenger planes. cost
ing S2,000,0 900 each, and with canacitv
OF 200 persons and $4,000 pounds Of
extra freight each. We expect thew
will negotiate the distance between
Chicago and New York in ten hoors
The rates VIII be as reasonable os
those of our continental rail
roads, and the round trip can easily
be made in single day"
Mrs Mccormick made this statement
at meeting Of the women's committee
of the Civic Opera Association Of
which she is a member
Nothing is known Of Mrs. McCor-
mick'S plans by members of the Aero
nautical Chamber Of Commerce 5O1
Flfth Avenue, it was said yesterday
That body includes every constructor
OF alrplancs IN this country and almost
every operator. The chamber issued n
statement declaring that "thc idea of
building a 200 passenger airplane has
New-York tribune., 1922-04-15

not been heard of before in the United
STATES There is no airdrome in Amer
'ea large enough for the landing of
sueh an enormous plane
howard Mingus, manager of the Air
plane Manufacturers Association, Inc.
said that probably the dispatch should
nave referred to airships, or lighter
'han-air craft, rather than airplanes.
AS the plan is reported, it is absurd.
ne salo' There are several projects
under consideration for establishing
ar a. lines by the use of airships. added
Mr- ". Mlngus. the largest of which is
inc Genera Air Service Company.
whose Office is in the National Bank of
commerce Building Washington. which
mas influential hackers. among them
several persons close to the Rockefel-
Ter interests.
Planes of the size referred to have
never been built" he said. land il
would require years of expcrimcnta-
Mon before they would be possible.
ne greatest passenger capacity Of anv
alrpianc that has been flown is fifty
ono persons"
1t was pointed out that several anna
teur inventors in this country have put
fortn ideas, supported by drawings, of
huge airp!anes. None of them, how
ever, has been considered by engineers
10 be feasible from an acrodynamic
roint of view.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-15
State Income Tax Time
Limit Expires Tonight
Extra Force of Experts Sen,
Here From Albany to Help
i'm the Final Rusb

The time limit for fling state in
come tax returns expires at midnight.
Ohces Of the state tax bureau in New
YORK City will remain open until that
hour to receive payments and to aid
taxpayers in making ont their returns.
An extra force of exports was sent here
yesterday from Albany to aid in the
final rush.
Offices at which taxes may be paid
are l20 Broadway, Room 200, Munici
pal Building; St AIMS Avenue and
lolst Street, the Bronx; BIT Washing
ton Street. Brooklyn, and Fulton
street and Hartman Avenue. Jamaica.
1t was said last night that receipts
up to yesterday in the local branches
totaled about S2000,O00 About so per
cent OF the retrns are made by mail
and are sent to the Headquarters of the
Income Tax Bureau at Albany refard
less OF the taxpayers residence. Pre-
Ylously returns had been sent to the
once OF the district in which the tax
payer lived. The change was made to
save expenses of collection Fewer than
one thousand returns have been re-
New-York tribune., 1922-04-15

diineulties in the situation as won =.
ee'' ''ag an end to the present strike.
unaware Of Local Conferences
Sfccio' DiSpotcA 10 The rribas,
lNDIANApoLIS. April IA ~ ,oo.,
nomIerences are being held between
lteenoers OF the United Mine Worker
" america and mine operators IN A.
vuss wage differences of1icers ,F ~
vli3,ed nn,,ed Nine Workers do not kno,, !.
ili'am Green, International secretoxx'
e,esSorer, said to-day Attornev Con.
ytai Ma b&ugherty. in statement nj
+" sssh,hgton, said he understood sush
~olrerehces were being held. If any
d,ai' dV',e' ences are being held it would in
-, ~, q nreak IN the ranks of tbn
.a.'letS' hut officers OF the union re;ter-
"Sed mat the Attorney Generals asser.
"'oh was news to them.
'ohn J.. Lcwia. internatiora, nrosi-
oeh1' mas gone TO his home at Snrinr-
"eid to stay until Monday. ''''
,, CHARLESTON. W. Va. April -
= cuera Judge George W. McClintic
.aH'cG an injunction to the operators
~ INC New River fields RESTRAINING IN,
= nlted Mine Workers from n,rSn;no
1heif work of unionization in that cosI
4es'oo' II was announced by Ira A. Mot
,r, S,rheard, clerk of the District Court
ne injunction will affect 11o onnr,.
Vons, il was said.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-15
President Not
Ready to Act
II, Mine Strike
noes Not Feel Walk-0ui Has
Reached Proportions of
Menace 10 Public: WiilDo
Nothing Until Such Time
Government A g gas,ssA Active
prepare Constructive Sug-
ecsiious to End Present
and Avert Future Trouble

Fe.= Tbc Tribwcs Washington Eurc1u
WASHINGTON. April 1d.-The Prcsi-
dent has no intention of asking the
.eaJ operators and miners to arbitrate
>, this time it was learned at the
Waite House to-day With the mem
hrs of his Cabinet nc is following
closely the developments in the sjtua-
.;on. The President still holds to the
nosition announced before the strike
rat he would not interfere unless a
Misfortune threatens tho American
public. Administration officials do not
feel that the strike has reached such
proportions as to be characterized as
menace.
With reference to reports that have
aeked the White House to the effect
kbat the coal miners would regard a
suggestion for arbitration from the
President as a command, il was pointed
out that the operators are making a
yerv fine distinction as to what con
s.itutes a Presidential command.
Polite Pressure Unavaiiing
The Administration applied every
nolite pressure possible for a confer
ence to discuss new wage agreement
ugior 10 April /, and it is felt here that
neither the operators nor the miners
desire conference at this time. AS
the President views the situation, his
function now is TO keep hands of un-
less life and property are threatened.
He discussed the coal strike TODAY
with the Attorney General, who coun-
seed against any further attempts at
this time to bring about arbitration.
The Attorney General feels that neither
side realizes yet the gravity of the
step taken in permitting a strike, and
that until they did it would be useless
10 make further overtures for con-
ference He said he had had some re-
ports Of local conferences between
miners and operators.
The President has found to his
chagrin that the coal operators and the
miners never seem to be of the same
mind at the same time, and that has
precuded and still precludes any
chance Of the President suggesting a
conference. Months ago both sides
talked of getting together, but when
the Secretary of Labor and the Prcsi-
dent attempted to bring about meet
ing neither side cared to attend.
Several agents of the Administration
are at work on constructive suggestions
to bring the strike to an end and to
prevent another occurring. These sug-
ges;ions will be submitted to both sides
at the proper time The President is
concerned with remedying the basic