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The New York herald., 1922-04-22
HYLAN MAY YIELD
IN TRANSIT DISPUTE
Continued from First Page.

the attitude of the Mayor and his coll
lea cues of the Board Of Estimate said:
The Transit Commission naturally Is
glad the Governors remarks about the
obstructive tactics of the Board of Esti-
mate have drawn out some promise OF
action. Action Is what is wanted--not
a multitude of explanations and excuses
from the Mayor for past failures
Through it's obstruction and inaction
with respect TO contracts for the Four
teenth street line, the Board of Estimate
has wasted many hundreds OF thousands
OF dollars of public funds and a large
proportion of the travelling public OF
Brooklyn has been subjected to unneces-
sary suffering.
The statement that the Board Of
Estimate has failed To act because II
wished Ia get the benefit of falling CON
tract prices is silly. The Mayor says tho
twelve contracts covering the Four
teenth street and Livonia avenue work
should stll be readvertised because they
are stale They are stale only for the
reason that they have. chiefly through
his own course, been held for the best
part of year. The money saving ef
fected through any new bidding now
viii be slight. compared with the waste
that the delays have caused, and the
cost to the people of the further con-
tinuance of the congestion these lines
were designed to relieve is beyond any
/ expression in figures.
The claim of the board of dis
\ creticnary right to block these con-
! tracts Is without foundation All of
/ tho work held up has had TO do with
| the dual subway lines which the city
IL under contract w,th the companies
! 10 construct. The Boa~d Of Estimate
has no moro right 10 breach such q
contract than an Individual would have,
I It's power under the law is 20 pass
1 upon the engineering and financial do
tail of the proposals submitted. and
| its duty then is to vote the appro-
priations. II may hold such a con-
| tract only for such reasonable length
of time as may be required foe these
checking up purposes, and In the past
an average of three ~ four weeks has
sufficed for this process. The board
has no shadow of right to delay any
such measure unreasonably: and In the
| obstruction OF which complaint has
been made it has far exceeded It's
! powers.
4 "All of this work has, of course. ne
relation whatever to anything that i
| new or TO any plan of the Transit
Commission. 1t Ell relates 10 the com
pction Of lines for which provision wa
I made long before the Transit Comms
sion came into office.
The New York herald., 1922-04-22
HARD COAL OPERATORS
DEMAND A WAGE CUT
Based on Fact Tha: Price OF
2r-Irrct Is Too High.

Thc anthracite operators in confer
encc with thc miners at the Union
League Club yesterday began the dis
cussion of the wage question. At the
outset 5. ID. Warriner spokesman for
the operators. said that the 20 per cent.
increase demanded by the United Mine
Workers was out of the question. and
not only that but very substantial
decrease In wages must be agreed upon
If production is TO continue.
No definite offer was made. but 1t is
understood that vixen the conference
resumes its deliberations Tuesday the
operators will ask the men To accept a
wage cut OF AT least = per cent
After the meeting Mr.. Warrincr said :
developments since these negotiations
began have only served To confirm the
opinion already expressed by the pro-
ducers Of anthracite that the price was
ion high Not even suspension cf pro-
drcticn has served 10 stimulate sales.
We are faced BY the very practical diff
iiculty that tho consumer will not pay
the price for coal that VIC are required
to ask in order TO maintain even the
present la Dor COSTS
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and that of a month ago Is accounted
for mainly by the fact that the larger
figures are supposed TO represent what
il would cost. less depreciation, TO re-
produce the entire system at prices
prevailing as of March 22. 1922.
Sir. Shearn ridiculed the idea Of uu-
dertaking TO fix. upon q basis of prices
prevailing on a certain day last March,
the reproduction value or a series OF
subways. the construction or recon-
struction of which must be inevitably a
task stretching through a period Of
years, with varying prices for material
and labor. He took strong exception
also to the company's inclusion III It's
inventory OF SIS. .126000. its estimated
value of its forty-eight year lease con-
tract with the city. Chairman McAneny
plainly Indicated that such n charge as
this would not be permitted under the
statute to stand in the valuation.
Another item to the inclusion OF which
sharp objection was voiced by the COM
missions counsel was that of the
si,500.000 OF stock which was given To-
August Belmont for his work in promot-
ing the original subway
James l.. Qua ckenhush left the hearing
room to keep another appointment The
Interborough's interests thereafter were
In the hands OF J. G. Edwards. William
A. lie Ford. who represents the city aG-
m.nistration, put a bit Of ginger into
the proceedings When he popped at MIR,
Edwards this question:
Has your company made up it's mind
whether or not IL will accept any plan
which does not make a substantial al
lowance to 1t on account of the alleged
value OF its contract rights or Of its
leases? Has Il or has 1t not?"
II can answer that question by saying
they have not reached any decision. one
way or the other" replied the INTERIOR
ough counsel.
Mr.. De Ford said he thought the
quicker the board reached a decision the
better It would be for all.
Mr.. Edwards closed the incident with
this naive rejoinder: "If you were go
ing TO sell house and Bill Jones or
somebody came along and offered you
$50. 900 and you wanted 100000, you
would not tell him right off the reel
whether you would be willing TO take
the 1000, would your
II should try to find out whether the
gentleman was going to charge $50, 0,000,-
600 for hencpop." replied Mr.. De Ford.
Witnesses through whose aid the
l. r. T. sought to substantiate the ap-
proximate fairness of It's figures in
cluded Henry f. Berry, assistant au-
ditor, and William S. Gorsuch. an Inter-
borough engineer. and Edward r. J.
Gaynor, chief accountant for the Transit
Commission. The valuations exsmina-
tlon will be continued next Wednesday
morning at 1890.
The New York herald., 1922-04-22
BANKERS DRAFT PLAN
TO FUND MEXICAN DEBT

PARIS, April II (Associated Press) -
After drawing up a general plan for
funding the Mexican debt and the obli-
cation OF Mexican national railways the
committee of international bankers
which has been meeting In Paris for a
week adjourned tonight Details OF the
scheme are withheld pending further
meeting Of the committee in New York
the end of May, at which the Mexican
Secretary Of the Treasury Adolfo de la
Tuerta. will be present.
Thomas W. Lamont of ]. +. Morgan
& Co., who presided over the sessions
spoke optimistically of the meeting. but
said he was unable TO discuss the work
Of the committee until after It's confer
cnce with Senor de la Huerta.
Besides the French and German
groups those attending the meeting were
Sir William Wiseman. representin.
Kuhn. Loeb g. Co, and Vivian II. Smith
of Morgan, GrenfelI & Go. and Frank
6. Tarks o. the J. Henry Schroeder
Company. representing the British group
Of bankers. The committee win sail for
New York on May 20.
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Being Shipped From Non
Union Mines Of West Vir-
ginia and Kentucky.
NO FEAR OF SHUTDOWN
Can Furnish Coke and Coal to
All Mills in Pittsburgh and
Shenango Districts.

spcciat Dispatch 10 THE NEW YoRK iIER.tp.
T'tTrsBuRcH, April 2l.--Serenc in the
belief that they had practically cut
or the fuel coke supply OF the United
States steel Corporation and big in
dependent steel makers coming from
the famous Conncllsvillc region. ofTi-
ciais OF Districts Nos. 2 and 3 OF the
United Mine Workers of America were
staggered to-day when they learned
the corporation had 100000 tons of
coal on hand and that II, 900 tons were
daily reaching the big bi-product
plant of the steel corporation at Clair
ton, and that this coal is being burned
into coke as fast As 1t reaches there.
Officials of tho steel corporation to-
day announced that there WAS abso-
lutely no likelihood OF any of their
plants Or subsidiary mills in the Pitts
bur.l disiric; upw operating being
forced e. #hu; down because OF the
Scarc.tv OF coke. ':!ae biz Clarion BIZ
Products plart Is In larscst in this
country, and eau care Cor the wants of
all steel mills and furnaces now in op-
GRAFTON in thc Pittsburgh district and
the Sbenango valley.
The following figures were given out
by an official of the United States
Steel Corporation, showing just how
they arc fortified against the lack OF
fuel caused by the strike in the Con-
nellsvilIc region:
At Clarion the corporation now has
100000 tons of coal, the largest r..
serve supply IN the country. In addition
there arc Us bsrges in the Monongahela
f.N"r, nearby. containing $3.50 tons.
Goat is now reaching the Charlton
pleai - tho cate Of approximately
1i.noo iona q day ficla West Nirginia
and Kentucky nrn-uncn ri"ld@. Tbs
coal .tcf,.s si.So q ten Vt tho mines. ami
the freight Is s. per ton. making Il totp'
cos, of -. considered very reasonable
during II strike siege. The carloads If
coal are reaching Clarion unconsigne,i
aud are being loaded and checked o.
car plumbers. TO prevent Information OF
their destination leaking out.
Substantisting the statement of the
officials of the steel corporation are
the official figures which state that
on April 10 there were 2i,S0o and on
The New York herald., 1922-04-22
DOLLAR A YEAR MAN HAD
S35, 500 IN COUNTERFEITS
Col Harris of Kentucky and
NeU York Is in Jail.

Sp.oici Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
MlNEEAPoLIs, April 21.-Louis III.
Harris of Philadelphia, New York ar1
Kentucky. Dollar Year Man and self
st led friend Of Josephrs Daniels and j.
t. Morgan. II in tho Minneapolis Jail.
Colonel" Harris. rs he prefers to be
ca''ed, was arraigued before United
Statcs Commissioners Abbott 81 charge
of possessing photostat commercials of
s.5,0oU United States Co crnment bank
notes. Frsnk Sommer of the Federal
Secret Service found the banis notes sf-
ter Harris had been arrested at the
Dyckman Hotel on charge Of disorder
~ conduct.
Harris had letters purporting to have
been written by Josephus Daniels and
j. r. Morgan and said he was carrying
around the counterfeit money 'for fun
The New York herald., 1922-04-22
HEDLEY JUMPS VALUES
500, O,OOO,0 900 IN 80 DAYS
No.D Wants $399,873,697 for
Interborough's Plant.

When the valuations inquiry was re-
sumed by the Transit Commission yes
terday IL was disclosed that the Inter
borough Rapid Transit Company's own
appraisal OF the total value of its
properties had increased about $780,
900 90 since Frank Hcdlcy, its presi-
deut. wrote Go The commission about
thirty days ago. This baby is growing
tsst." was the comment Of Clarence j.
shcaril. the commission chief counsel.
Hcduced 10 exact figures. the Inter
borougli's present asking price is
s391, ,si36 6a1. Tho tentative valuation
fixed by the Transit Commission $
bureau Is sl1i 22l 056 These arc the op-
poSi,o poles OF the problem.
The difference or about 100000, 600 in
the cornpany'r estimate of yesterday
The New York herald., 1922-04-22
SAYS HOGS Is HOGS
CAUSED Big STRIKE
Dr.. Garfield Champions Public
i'm Debate on 'What Is Behind
1t, What Ahead?'
URGES PEACE TRIBUNAL
Watkins Assails Miners and
Murray Raps Operators Be-
fore 500 Representative Men.

Five hundred representative men
chosen from all, walks of industrial and
professional life sat in Judgment at the
Hotel Astor last night while the subject
what Lies Back of the Coal Strike and
What Lies Ahead was discussed from
the viewpoint of the operator, the miner
and the consuming public.
The occasion was dinner Of the
board of directors of the Survey Asso-
ciates arranged especially for the pur-
pose of studying from every angle the
present deadlock In the coal industry.
Harry A. Garfield, president of Will
Jams College and wartime United States
Fuel Administrator. spoke for the pub
lie: Thomas II. Watkins, chairman OF
the board OF directors of the Central
Pennsylvania. Coal Producers Associa-
ton and president Of the Pennsylvania
Coke and Coal Corporation. argued oi
behalf OF the operators: Philip Murra"
vice-presidcnt of the United Mine Work
crs Of America, took the side of tho
miners. and Robert W. Brucre. director
OF the Bureau OF Industrial Research
spoke as "a neutral statistician.
Dr. Garfield began by saying It NIGH
be a public service If some one pre-
sented monograph on the coal situa
ton and entitled 1t Hogs Is Hogs" HI
said In every crisis there are those wht
seek to take advantage Of the situation
to line their pockets at the expense o.
the public" This. he declared. Is true
of some operators and some miners
alike.
He dweit at length on the program
submitted by joint conference OF op
orators. miners and Government repre-
sentatives' during the last days of tn,
war and during his administration o.
the national fuel supply.
DIR. GarBeId's Plan.
.'rhcre is no sufficient reasou VII,
the plan should not be put into effect.
Or. Garfield said. "rhcre is no rcasor
why it may not be inauguratcd to-da,
To take effect Immediately upon the enc
of the current strike.
1.-THE plan submitted as a result OF thu
conference was based on the following
propositions, assumed TO be true as ap
piled to any industry producing a. nee
essary basic commodity:
(a) Cost of living, cost Of produc-
ton, labor conditions and transporta-
tion facilities.
(b) These facts were secured by
Government agencies.
tc) The public, capital and labor
had an opportunity to consider the
facts through their duly appointed
representatives.
(d) Determination of facts and
formation Of administrative policy
rcrc considered two separate func-
tiona not to be performed by the same
agency.
"'rhc plan as originally presented III
cluded all basic industries. | confine !
for the present purpose to the coal in
dustry.
Dr. Garfield's plan called for Fed
eral advisory commission for bituininou:
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coal and one for anthracite. represent
ing the public, operators and miners. its
chairman to be appointed by the Secre-
tary of Commerce. and the three ele-
ments each to have three representa-
tives, and the Government to provide
the requisite data.
The Operators' Side.
Mr.. Watkins. taking tho operators
side, said a partial answer to the ques-
ton under discussion-"wnat lies back
of the coal strike"--is the natural de-
sire on the part of the miners to secure
better conditions OF employment. more
cultural opportunities and larger share
OF luxuries. He said
This strike has certain features con-
nected with IL which from a national
standpoint present a grave menace TO
our present form of government: IL has
already stopped the production Of about
10 per cent. of product upon which
our present day civilization absolutely
depends The stoppage of the balance Is
deliberately planned by the most pow
erfu single unit or organized labor in
this country. AS witness the methods
pursued in efforts 10 organize the nom
union fields-marching armies IN West
Virginia. intimidation. ostracisD and
many other vicious forms OF coercion"
lie said there is no question about
renewed activities of the communistic
element in many labor organizations.
lie continued:
In the bituminous field the
speaker declared ''the six hour day and
five day week would cause an increase
in labor cost of s210. 100000 year. As
a remedy to the present evil conditions.
he thought a cure must be found for
intermittency Of employment" Labor.
he concluded, must suffer TO some ex-
tent along with the operator and the
public las long as the Sherman laws
and Clayton acts stand and prohibit
constructive trade agreements"
For Trade Com I'M lssiou.
Philip Murray of the United Mine
Workers began by suggesting Congress
sional action TO end tslc strike at once
and to appoint a permanent commission
TO gather facts and work out per-
manent policy for the coal industry
As to settling the strike at once. he
declared the miners would return ia
work provided the 1890 award (Wilsor
Commission) be applied TO all opera
tions pending new adjustment. The
permanent commission he suggested was
along the lines of DR.. Garfields commits
sion.
In answer to the second part of the
question. what Lies Ahead he
said: obviously. the problem of the
future In bituminous coal mining is tc
secure a resumption of operations on q
stable and uniform basis--a basis wficl
would place the non-unon operator on g
parity with the union operator and which
would ultimately provide practical plans
for rcguiarlzinS production and employ
'nent and for eliminating the wastes &
the consumer which now arise from yer,
expansion
Mr.. Brucrc re@crred TO the suffering
IN tho coal fields caused by the strike
Such a situation in America is a ma.
tional Disgrace he declared. IF the
strike continues it will carry thousands
OF children, to say nothing of men and
women, to the inhuman level of starva'
tion."
He blamed the Washington Admins
tration for it's "complacent position thai
there IS no Crisis
The New York herald., 1922-04-22

April ls $1,000 unconsigned cars Of coal
on railroad sidings throughout the
country apparently unsold."
TO present testimony on the refusal
OF Judge c. r. Orr. Of the United States
Court for the western district of Penn
svyania. TO grant final citizenship
papers to mine workers because they
were engaged in the coal strike. three
men. representing District No. 5 United
Mine Workers. left tonight for Wash
ington. ID. c., for the scheduled hear
ing on the question before the labor
committee of the House of Representa-
tives.
The New York herald., 1922-04-22
AGREE TO REDUCED WAGES.
Cut VIII Re Reelected In Lower
Price for ClotkimE.

ROCHESTER. n. ". April 21.--A re-
t;uc;iop of 16 per cent. in wages Is onc
provision Of 4 three year agreement be
tween Rochester clothing manufacturers
and their employees which was ratified
by organizations OF both to-day
The reduction. manufacturers said.
would he reflected in reduced prices on
autumn goods tho season for which
formally win be opened next Monday.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-16

S1,053,2SI for the year ending June
80, 1925. These sums will have to
be matched with approximately
s1,S00,000 OF state funds, Mr.. Mad
dock said, if the state is to avail it.
self of the federal aid authorized in
this bill.
The bill authorizes the secretary of
agriculture to apportion the appropri-
alton for the year ending June 80,
1923, Immediately upon the passage
and signing of the bill. The bin fur
ther appropriates $6,500,00 for for
est aid and forest road work for the
fiscal year ending June so, 1924, and
S6,500.000 for the year ending June
80, 1925.
OF this appropriation, one-half
will be used each year in the main
tenance of the forests and the other
half for the construction of roads
through the forests. They will be
apportioned to- each state having ma
tional forests in accordance with the
forest area and on this basis Arizona
will receive her share. Recently a
two years appropriation amounting
to $4,000, 900 for the two years end
ing June 80, 1928, was apportioned by
the forest service, SO 100000 of the
amount for road work and $500. 600
for forest maintenance. OF the fund
for road work Arizona received ap-
proximately 100000 as her share.
A number of the forest aid pro-
grams applied for by the counties un-
der this division of funds were not
granted and it is expected that most
of these will be taken care of in the
apportionment of the S6,500, 900 for
the two years schedule for forest
roads
Arizona republican., 1922-06-16
STATE AR|MORY TO
Be BUILT AT MESA
FOR BATTERY HOME

MESA. June 15.-Positive assur-
ance that a state armory for the use
of Battery E, 15sth Field Artillery
will be erected in Mesa, was given
delegation of Mesa citizens at the
capitol Wednesday when they called
on Governor Campbell and Ad1utant
General Ingalls,. setting forth the
city's need for the building and the
donation of the building site made
by the council the fore part OF the
week.
Representing Mesa at the confer
ence with the state officials were
Mayor Robert Scott, exMayor Dan
Kleinman. President ]. c. Raymond
of the Mesa district chamber OF
commerce. Councilman George A.
johnson, Attorney NJ. J. Dougherty
of the Mesa post American. Legion
and DR.. J. B. Nelson. The delegation
carried with them the resolution
passed by the Mesa common councli
Tuesday morning conveying to the
state a lot 100 by $50 feet on South
Macdonald street with the proviso
that an armory be erected thereon
within the next IL months.
Governor Campbell told the delega-
tion that he approved the recon-.
mendation made by AdJutant Genefai
Walter S. ingalls, utilizing approx
mately $4,000 remaining in the mill
tary fund of the state for the con-
struction of an arrnory in Mesa.
Details of the armory construction
were later gone over by the Mesa
citizens wi the adjutant general who
told them he hoped to see the armory
ready for occupancy by the time the
battery returns from its annual en-
campment early in the fall. A build
ing 75 by 200 feet, similar to the
Flagstaff armory but somewhat
modified is proposed. 1t will provide
drill floor. gymnasium and club
rooms and the necessary space for
housing the battery equipment, to-
gether with other features.
The firm of Lescher, kibbey and
Maloney, Phoenix architects. has
been designated to draft plans for
the building. Bids will be advertised
within the next few days and will
be opened about June so, it is under
stood.
The lot conveyed by the city to the
state for the armory site borders on
Arizona republican., 1922-06-16
THE REPUBLICAN, PHuENIX FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE 1e 1922

zona First visiting all points of in
terest along the railway and side
trips, including Grand Canyon They
will then cross over into New Mexico
and take in the Indian villages and
the historic points in that state,
Winter Visitors Leave
Otto Phelps, wife and children,
left Tempe Thursday to return to
their home in Illinois. These people
have been here for some time for
the health of Mrs. Phillips and have
made many friends.
New Pavement Open
The road south and other roads
that have been recently paved on
the south side are now opened to
travel and they are fine when the top
of the road is reached, but those
going south need an elevator to lift
the traffic on to the highway. Some
day some one will make an approach
to this highway. In the meantime
autos and religion will suffer. There
is even rumor that the fairful
Slough of Despond" between the
city pavement and the highway pave
ment may be bridged some day. Let
us hope and pray.
Cotton Being Sold
The local supply of cotton is di-
minishing each day. Reports of
market activity seems encouraging to
those who have cotton. The best is
bringing 33 cents locally.
Party to Riverside
The graduating class of "21'' from
the Tempe high school rounded up
quite a bunch Of the old class the
other night and had a gay time at
Riverside.
High School Boys Making Good
Quite "a number of the Tempe
high school boys have found jobs
and they are holding them. Some
are on the farms, some working for
Twohy Brothers. some scattered
about in garages,c reameries, stores
and other lines. Many other boys in
Tempe would like to get work and
should be given every possible en-
couragement to work and to get
work. Child labor laws may be
needed in some parts of the world,
but where one boy is injured by work
one hundred are injured by idleness.
Citizens in general are assisting the
boys all they can. The new high
school contractor is using some of
our local boys.
Tempe May Have Golf Course
Some of the wideawake sports of
Tempe have been putting in some