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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-20
a., CHARLES spoHR.

10. CHARLES sPoHR.
Fosr miles Vest ard ora and sl,fcss
quartre rslco HortR Of Grand HisE.
and sE nl!sa acE;h@aSt e. otta+2e
sh;cS ro!Iea .aGt 81 Deer Park Gtsrs.
ak miles hottAasnt Of Leonsrs.
stock and Maoh nery.
THUSaDAf, JAN. 4, i2ss,
Mac JENNIE AU3s.
-Four anll9e vest hnd thrca-s4 srtc,s
eF mile ssS+h ~ Granss ai5QA, aya
tns'eS nsFu1ssass ~ ls~osrs, tases
f7iiIos ooashs4aSs Of Joef PARK srssr
and eish: miles southwest Of Ottawa,
stock, Machinery and Househe!a
Gods.
THURSDAY, JAN. "a. 1873,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-20
POLE DIET MEETS TO
ELECT A PRESIDENT
X. TO SUCCEED MARTYR

Warsaw, Dec. 20.--stanisIau Vol,
eieehowski was elected president
OF POLAND to-day, TO succeed Or. Ga
briel Narutowicz who was assas.
sinated last Saturday. r
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-20
Public Sale Calender
FRED BARBER,

One mile east Of Sheridan, Known
30 tho John North farm.
Stock, MschnsrS and HOUSEHOLDS
Goods.
IkiUA6pAY, JANUARY 4, 1878,
az 1880 O'clock.
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CHICAGO, OTTAWA
g. PEORIA RAILWAY

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f5op Cox AsreeD!9s, faaexo., Ehrfz
&ieooka, Rocgaals en4 ls&,es, nj. Ia
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SUE TIRE co. FOR s4,s7s.2a.
Carlisle Tire Co. Brings Action
Against Midwest Co.

John NJ! Rankin and G. Sword, CO.
partners in the Midwest Tire COM
pany, 1915 West Tenth avenue,
have heen made defendants in a suit
for $4,973.22. by the Carlisle Tire COM
pany OF Stanford, Conn. The petition
is filed in the Shawnee county district
court alleging that the money is due
as payment for 200 tires purchased
from the Carlisle company on March
% of this year by the Midwest Tire
company.
The petition alleges that after re-
ceipt of the tires by the Topeka COM
pany a trade acceptance was issued by
the Carlisle Tire company and was ac-
cepted by John NJ. Rankin for the
Midwest company, and returned to
tho manufa cturers.
It is further alleged that on May
%, when the acceptance came due, It
was pre@ented at the Merchants Ma
tional bank in Topeka. and payment
was refused. The acceptance was pro-
tested by R. NJ. Bunten, a Topeka
notary public, the petition states.
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NO LONGER A FREE PAPER.
Manhattan Chronicle Finds 1t Neces'
sary To Go on Paid Basis.

Manhattan, Kan. Sept. 1.-THE
Leonardville Monitor. a weekly news
paper, has suspended business owing
to lack of patronage. The Manhat-
tan Chronicle. which has been a free
paper since its founding a year ago,
has been forced to go on a paid basis
The Chronicle is Manhattan's third
daily newspaper
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FOR sALE-Crrx PROPERTY.

FOR sALE-Large modern home, z rooms.
large bath, complete basement, large at
tic, tile roof, large front porch, double
garage, lots: fine place to live; possession
now. Price, $1,000 Terms on part II
wanted. Furman's Real Estate. 106 West
Eighth,
BEAUTIFUL Potwin building stte> Us
Elmwood, 40x2O5. paved street and alley,
Rhodes S213
FOR SATE-Nice house. Can be used for
rooming house. Fine location: on West
side, near Santa Fe offices. Phone 1874.
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FOR Observation-Disclosures.

APARTMENT FOR RENT-s10 East 9Th
St, 3 rooms, first floor, just remodeled,
modern in every way, heat, light, gas and
water furnished, oak floors, enamel and
mahogany finish, close in, now ready for
occupancy. Call on owners at Col East
Fourth avenue, or phone 610.
THREE-ROOM and bath, modern apart
ment. Edison heat. Close in. Room 8,
Majestic Bldg, Phone 536.
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wANTED-FEMALE HELP.

HOUSEKEEPER in small family, no chill
dren, close in. Apply mornings at 1914
Harrison or afternoons at Santa Fs Watch
company -
WOMAN for general housework IN small
family; no children; close in. Apply S21
Kansas Ave.
WANTED-Woman or girl for family of
WANTED-Lady to work in alteration de-
partment Independent Cleaners.
WOMAN for electric laundry; also ex-
perieneed maid. Hotel Victoria.
WANTED-A middle aged woman or girl
for family of 2. Call 1894 J.
WANTED-Kitchen help. AS West Tenth.
Phone 1857.
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WANTED-AGENTS
WANTED-TO RENT.

WANTED-Unfurnish or partly fur
nished apartment or house by man and
Wits and daughter of five. Can furnish
references Give description and other par
ticulars. Address 64S care Journal.
WANTED-By September 10, two modern
furnished rooms with kitchenette, close in,
west side; employed couple. Write Ais,
care journal.
WANTED or Groom apartment for 3
adults. preferably near Topeka Blvd;
good references furnished. BIS, care Jour
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RusINESS CHANCES.

~~~~~O~~-~~O~~~~~~~~~~-
DINING ROOMS-Kitchen and cafeteria
rooms splendid location for rent, reason
able. Home cooking special feature. Milk
Depot, Blue 5iJ2. 713 Topeka Blvd.
FOR SALE-SmaH restaurant, dandy bus
mess. Price right If sold at once. Owner
leaving the city CalI-and see me at 400
East 18th ST.
FOR SALE-Good Journal route. y Good
business opportunity for college IMAM.
Write Frank Zlatnik, Della, Kansas.
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WANrED-sTTUATIoNs


WOULD LIKE to care for children after
noon and evenings. BY refined cOlOred
woman. Call Red 2013.
HIGH SCHOOL BOY wants suitable en-
ployment after school and on Saturdays.
Phone Red 2519.
EXPERIENCED coiored COOK or general
housework. ST East Center St, or phone
Red 1895.
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LOST AND FOUND.


LOST-Boston bull dog, male. dark mahog-
any brindle with white markings, years
old. Call 124.
LOST-Eversharp pencil and fountain pen.
Finder please call Mrs. Jackson, 2eO9-
Reward.
BICYCLE STOLEN at Isis theater last
night. Reward. Phone Red 2o2o.
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FOR EXCHANGE.

s-RooM BUNGALOW TO trade for a farm
800 West Tenth. Phone 1901 K-2.
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FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.
$50 UNDERWOOD


Two lots, rms. breakfast rm., slpg.
po.; oak floors, oak finish, rms,
2 panel doors, oak and birch; 10-inch
concrete wall and brick piers, stone
caps; roof clipped corners, 2 coats
green; outside, narrow siding, 8 coats
white paint, 10-in. Dashboard, frieze
board, coal chute to bin. Front room
full width of house, sip pc. for 2 beds,
finished, piped for heat; small attic:
breakfast room with table, seats and
cupboards; sewing room off back bed
room; nice front and rear porches;
doVble-doored Mueller furnace con-
nectedN with hot water tank, also gas
heater. You can select your own
paper, window shades and light fix
lures and move in within a week.
Let the owner show 1t to you today.
(The very best of construction thruout
and a bargain at $6,100.
G. M. Cottrell, Phone 3408
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wANTED-MALE HELP.

WANTED-By Missouri Pacific. machinists
and machinist helpers. boilermakers and
boiIermakers' helpers, sheet metal
and car inspectors, for St Louis,
watomie, CoffeyvilIe. Wichita. Little Rock,
Texarkana, Monroe, McGhee, Alexandria,
and other Shops and round houses, on the
Missouri Pacific K. X. standard wages
and working conditions. Osawatomie, Pa
ola and Ottawa applicants report to master
mechanic at Osawatomie; at Herington ap-
plicants report to roundhouse foreman; at
Council Grove, at Topeka applicants report
to +. Z. Nipps, agent; at Salina. applicant S
report to A T Coffey. agent; at Hoising-
ton applicants report to master mechanic
at H0isingtoin; at Ordway applicants re-
port to Z. N. Carroll, agent; at Pueblo ap-
plicants report to X. B. Shaver. assistant
superintendent.
COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES, can make
big money in Kansas introducing and
selling Golden Hen" Incubators and
Brooders. A machine that is truly a won
der Turns every egg perfectly in one
second; automatic ventilation and heat
control; requires practically no attention to
operate. If you want to earn SO to $50
day or more, write, phone or call and
we will let you know IL your County is
still open. SLEEP OR SWING CO., To-
peka, kansas.
CIVIL SEV1CE examination Sept, October
Clerkships $120 monthly. Experience I'M
necessary. For free list positions now
open, write ]. Leonard former Civil Serv-
ice examInerl 1912 Equitable Bldg, Wash
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FOR SALE-SUBURBAN.
FOR sALE-KANsAs Farms.

FOR SALE@s0 acres, improved in Potta-
watomie Co. house, barn, chicken house
two wells, wind mill, fences, share of 20
acres good green corn, part Of fine crops
Of hay. Price, $500; carry 81 800; no
trade. Furman's Real Estate, 100 W. sth
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NOTICE

NOTICE-Sealed bids will be received MP
to and including September Is, 1922, Tor
the remodeling and new addition TO First
Presbyterian church at Lyndon, Kan. Adj
dress james Z. Hickey, Lyndon.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

J. kahlke to l.. Ticehurst, lots 4-56
High ave, Millers College Park ads
5. A. Kline TO L. W. Gilkerson, pit. ne.
- LILO 1920. ....-..':.:.
I. II. Snyder to c. o. Ansel, pit. lots
1l9-S1, Logan ST., ]. NOrton's End
auu-
Speciality warranty deed: The Pru-
dental TT c. to Kansas Hotel Co., :
lots 2S2-4-6-S Kansas ave. ..........
n. Eller to I. L. Westervelt, lots 23S-
20 Euclid ave, Byrons sub. ....... 6,1OO
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SERVICES OFFERED.

SERVICES OEEEfEO.
LAUNDERING, bundle washing. family
washing and ironing. six work our spe-
ciaIty. Gall for and deliver. Phone White
1854. William u. Connelley. proprietor.
1915 Buchanan st.
CYLINDERS REBoRED. -
Machine work, piston pins and bearings
VENNING MACHINE SHOP. e20 Monroe.
UP.To-DATE furniture and baby buggy
repair company. Upholstering and psek-
ing. Phone Black 259e p. q. Weber.
L. ii. Gibson, wall paper cleaning, up
holstering refinishinE and repairing. "a
Kaw ave Phone Red 59S1. -
FLOOR BANDING and surfacing, first
class work, charges reasonable. Phone
Red 21S6 or Red 2407.
ExCAvATING, yard grading. sodding,
blowing, general hauling. Phone Ditch
BEDDING renovated and remade. Tenn
pleton Bedding Co., 101 Duane St Phone
WANTED-Dvssmakin and general sew
ing. Phone Blue 6216. Prices reasonable:
TIN and furnace work Old work repaired.
Phone 1904. u
CONTRACTING AND JoBB1NG. Phone
Red 1919.
YELLOW CAB and BAGGAGE CO. Phone
713.
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FOR RENT-FURN1sHED ROOMS

WESTERN AvE.-Whole house of two
apartments. Nicely furnished, strictly
615S.
FOR RENT-Sleeping rooms in new house
with hot and cold running water in
light and comfortable. Close ins~ Call Red
1861.
NICELY furnished front room with alcove,
every modern convenience, laVatory Win
Western ave. Phone $500.
POI EAST EUCLID AYE.-Modern sleeping
room in private family, three blocks east
of fair grounds.
NEW HOTEL VICTORIA, European, new
cafe, Sixth and Jackson. business theater
center Entirely remodeled, redecorated.
Popular prices.
THREE large well furnished Housekeeping
rooms with kitchenette: everything fur
nlshed: strictly modern. Call Black AS.
FOR RENT-Modern furnished room in
private home; rent reasonable Phone
Blue 1927.
So TYLER-Modern furnished sleeping
room: gentlemen preferred Phone 4370-J
1854 TOPEKA AvE.-Large modern fur
nished housekeeping rooms for rent.
ONE FURNISHED light housekeeping
room, S4OO week 1924 Polk.
FOR RENT-Duplex. rooms. Cali 123S
between a. m. and p. m.
NICELY furnished room in modern home
HOO Polk. Call 52S1 ].
LIGHT housekeeping rooms for rent Call
5452 Blue. 113 Topeka.
TWO SLEEPING rooms and garage stall
for rent Black 2766
FOR RENT-Front sleeping room. 216 E.
Sth. Call Red 3042.
MODERN furnished rooms for rent. 119
East Eighth.
413 WEST 7TH-Modern rooms for rent
Call 1861.
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POULTRY AND SUPPLIES.
Wanted Poultry
E. C. Wise, 1927 Kansas Ave.
Phone 954.
FOR SALE-LIVESTOCK.

HORSESHOE fine black stations, weight
about 1850 each; BIackhawkl Morgan,
manufacturing and Kentucky thorobred.
Lead nicely. 5000 each, cash. n. G. Shore,
with August Clothing Co., or 1923 Wabash
avenue, Topeka, Kan.
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TYPEWRFTERs
FLORISTS

PEONIES AND IRIS PLANTS-Buy
them from the grower; IS kinds. ask
for list; also other perennials, shrubs.
shade and fruit trees. w. L. Lux. Phone
1872 XII ~
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TREE TRIMMING

We do tree-work of all kinds.
Phone 1898.
MEN-Learn barbering. Short course.
Learn a trade that pays big wages and
offers steady work. Write Moler Barber
College, 544 Main St, Kansas City.
WANTED-A boy over 16 to learn shoe re-
pairing and wait on customers and shine
shoes. ia East Sth. SmiIey's Electric
Shoe Shop.
MAN with commercial body truck wants
work; knows the city. VIII consider
anything; drive any car. Enquire SIG Say
well.
FIREMEN. BRAKEMEN, beginners $50,
later 5000; strike. Railway, care
journal.
WANTED-Men for general foundry work
Apply superintendent Magnus Metal Co.
STONE CUTTERS WANTED-Rand Con-
struction Co., Washburn college.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
FOR RENT-ROOMs

FOR RENT-Unfurnishcd room at S12
Kansas avenue. Single man only. Crane
& Co.
FOR RENT-S-room apartment, first floor
80 East Fifth. Call Phone 610.
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GARFIELD AVE.-6 rooms. modern
in fine condition, garage. lots
price $500. See our list of cottages
and bungalows. Lowell & BrowneIi
Phone 1891.
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WANTS
AND MISCELLANEOUS ADS

I ADVERTISING RATES: The rate Ter
inserting Want. Ads in The Topeka State
Journal is cent u word each insertion
minimum 10 cents; by the week cents :
word: minimum so cents.
OUT OF TOWN Advertisements must be
accompanied with cash or check in full
payment Of tue same. Note~the foregoing
instructions about counting the words and
the rate per word for The Topeka State
Journal
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EDUCATIONAL.

KANSAS SCHOOL OF cHIRoPRAcTIc,
513 Kansas ave, Topeka. Phone Red
2sSs. Day and night classes Enroll nov.
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JOHN PETRZILEK, the furrier. moved u
$40 Kansas Ave.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-06-02
WEDNESDAY, JUNE n,
IS DAY SET FOR TRIP
Boy and Girl Club Members to
Make Excursion To State
Experiment Station

Announcement was made Thursday
by County Farm Agent S. l.. Anderson
OF the date for the excursion of Knox
county boy and girl club members to
the state experiment station at Woos-
ter. Wednesday, June IA, has been
chosen as the day for the trip.
The 23s clubs of Knox county boys
and girls, interested in promoting var
lOus forms of farm and home activi-
ties, have an enrolled membership of
29O. This is by much the largest num-
Der the county has enrolled since the
inception of club work for the young
folks here. 1t is estimated that all of
these will be anxious and eager for
the outing and that most Of them will
be accompanied by their parents or
other relatives. 1t is quite probable
that party Of $40 will go from Knox
county to visit the state experiment
station.
The plans for the trip are not COM
plete in their entirety. The excursion
is to be made by automobile, the
members Of the party taking their
own eats with them. They will
meet at some agreed upon central
point In the county and travel to
Wooster as one party.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-06-02
NECESSITY OF'
NEW BUILDING.
IS EXPLA AIMED
Mass Meeting AT Second
Ward School Building !,
Largely Attended
SPEAKERS URGE NEW
H. S. BUILDING
Remarks Given By H. W.
Bowden, Clyde Michaels
And By Others

A large audience filled the auditor.
ium at the Second ward school build
ing Wednesday night to hear discus
sed and explained the necessity of
new high school building in Mt. Yer
non.
Miss Emma Cole, principal of the
Second ward school, presided over the
meeting and introduced as the first
speaker, Mr.. H. w. Bowden.
Mr.. Bowden in opening his remarks
stated that he spoke both as a parent
and tax payer. He outlined the nec-
essity of new high school building
and pointed out the deplorable condi-
tion of the present building. He stat
ed that the board of education in Mt.
Vernon is asking less for a new build
ing than has been asked in other ci-
ties of the state for a school giving
such advanced facilities as the local
schools.
The speaker pointed out that pro-
posed bond issue of $375,OOO for the
new school building would mean but
$2.45 on each thousand for the first
year and that 1t was gradually de-
crease in the years to come. He said
that the last years of the issue would
mean but $1.07 thousand. He stat
ed that the average for the ten years,
in which the bonds must be paid off,
would be about $1.76 per thousand. He
explained that this was less than one
half cent day on the thousand and
Injured what parents or citizen would
not be willing to give less than half
cent day toward the education of
the boys and girls of Mt. Vernon.
Mr.. Bowden told of the poor ventil-
ating system at the present high
school building and stated that arti-
fetal light is necessary many hours of
the day. Mr.. Bowden stated that at
the time of an epidemic in Mt. Vernon
there was less sickness among the
Second ward scholars and this was
due to the fact that the building was
provided with the proper means of
ventilation.
Mr.. Clyde Michaels was the second
speaker of the evening. He stated
that he was heartily in favor of the
new school building and would use his
influence to work for it and would
urge his friends to vote yes on the
question of the bond issue.
Principal H. c. Koch of the high
school told of the crowded condition
Of the present high school building
and of the absolute necessity of new
building in Mt. Vernon.
Tis evening at s o'clock similar
mass meeting will be held at the First
ward school building and next week
meetings will be held at all the school
buildings in the city.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-12
BY FLOYD GIBBONS.

BELLA ST, June n.-There are
two amendments to the fifth COM
mandment as 1t is recognized and
pbeyed here in this holy hell OF
religious intolerance.
The Protestant version is Honor
thy father and thy mother and curse
the Pope"
The Catholic Interpretation Is
Honor thy father and thy mother
and damn King william of Orange"
The fanatical elements of both
sects have combined on the addition
of another commandment, the elew
enth. which says Love God and
shoot straight" &
Old men and women are shot in
the streets. Girls are assaulted.
Children are beaten. Livestock is
tortured. Homes and affairs are de-
stroyed. Sacred objects are defiled.
Dwellings are burned, Stores are
looted. All this in the name of God.
ChiIdren Taught to Hate.
Surrounding everything here is
hatred, ignorance and bigotry. Chill
dren. born into the world. are
taught to hate other children living
in the next block. 5 Schooiboys
shout imprecations. 'Papist." Prot
estant." In Belfast ''Papist' or
The Washington herald., 1922-06-12
Partly Crenated
Body Not Actors
Man Believed Victim Views
Corpse and Adds to
.- Mystery.

CHICAGO. June 11.-Mystery sur
rounding the identity of the man
whose partially cremated body was
found on a funeral pyre in the
lonely Indiana sand dunes, was
deepened today when Kenneth An
derson. the 1s-year-old vaudeville
actor and former bank clerk. was
located. It had been thought that
A nderson was the victim, but ,she
was found at a downtown hotel and
visited the scene of the tragedy.
II never saw this suitcase be-
fore" he said. when shown the suit
case bearing his name and which
had been identified by his brother.
Anderson also was unable to iden
tify any of the clothing. the rife
with its stock burned off. or other
articles found near the body. He
said he had been at the Y. NJ. c. A.
Hotel in Chicago all the time and
telephoned his mother from that
place. assuring her he was alive
after his brother had identiffed the
suitcase.
This leaves the authorities with
out a clew to work upon. There is
no trace of the two women and a
man who bought the two-Rallon can
and had II filled with kerosene and
which the authorities feel certain
was used to saturate the body of
tho murdered man.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-12
Action Expected Within
/. 30 Days, if Coal Strike
Continues.
APPREHENSIVE
OVER SITUATION
Suggested u. S. May Pro-
. duce Enough, to Pre-
vent Shortage.

President Harding. according to
Senators who have their ears to
the ground in the coal strike situa-
tion. is likely to make a decisive
move in the near future to bring
the coal strike to an end.
Such a move, II is reported, Is be-
ing seriously considered, to be
launched within thirty days IL the
strike is not over by that time.
Although government officials
have asserted that they could see
no official way to end the strike.
they are becoming increasingly ap-
prehensive over. the situation and
the serious fuel problem that will
face the people next fall unless
something is done to get out more
coal.
May Name Ctmmission.
Pressure to bring about govern
ment action is. therefore. very
strong and will become stronger as
the days go by.
In line with the recently ex-
pressed idea of Senator Lenroot-
that the government should operate
enough mines to prevent a coal
shortage-one of the plans which
is suggested, and which, II is un-
derstood, has been laid before the
administration, is to name a strong
commission to examine into the
controversy between miners and
operators, announce a conclusion,
and propose terms for a settlement.
The President, according to this
plan, would then advise miners and
operators~of the commissions con-
clusions and insist on a settlement.
II none followed promptly. steps
would be taken for government op-
GRAFTON Of enough mines to protect
the public from loss and suffering
Secretary Answers Lewis.
John L. Lewis. president OF the
United Mine Workers of America
the latest to attack Secretary oi
Commerce Hoover's moral agree
ment" with the coal operators tc
restrain price jumping. has re-
ceived his answer. Secretary Hoo
ver's letter follows:
Your statement on prices of non
union coal entlrely mlsrepresents
the situation. Apparently you are
misquoted or have not had the op'
portunity to learn the basis of the
voluntary restraint on prices sug'
gested by me, for 1t is based eX'
actly on your own proposition OF
war scales with changes proper
tionate to alterations in production
conditions up or down.
TN consequence in several dis
tricts the prices are below wal
scales; in all districts are below the
prices of ten days ago. except where
operators refuse to cooperate. and
the general level OF prices is $6 oil
81 a ton below that during ths
pinch of 1920.
THE administration in this mat
ter is not injecting itself into the
strike. 1t S trying to protect the
general public from the results OF
the strike. This is purely voluntary
on the part of the government in
endeavor to forestall suffering. The
administration has been given nc
powers by Congress to control the
situation. and I feel justified ir
asking all well-intentioned men tc
cooperate rather than to obstruct.' >