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Evening star., 1922-08-13

While President Harding and his
cabinet are unable to agree on a
definite scheme of reorganization OF
the federal establishment to urge
upon Congress in fulflment of cam
paign promise. and while Congress is
awaiting recommendation from
special joint committee-occasionally.
here and there. pop up illustrations
of how cooperation within the gov
ernment workshop is actually ac-
complishing the efficient economy
sought through reorganization.
As q concrete example the bureau
of mines has effected a recovery of
$4,000 900 on explosives that were
menacing war surplus and promises
to make another $10.000.0O0 recovery
within the next year on other stores
Of explosives.
This very pertinently brings up the
question whether injection of a
spirit of mutual work-together in
cabinet conferences, which would
spread and permeate through the en-
tire system Of federal activities,
might not be tho easiest, quickest
and best solution of the problem,
largely brought about by each agency
or bureau or commission trying to
Evening star., 1922-08-13
How Cooperation Is Effecting
Savings Amounting to Millions

aggrandize itself as unit, instead
of all realizing that they are. one
and all, working for the same boss
Uncle Sam-and toward the same end
the welfare of the United States.
Here is one definite thing that CO.
operation has accomplished, of sizable
money value to Uncle Sam: At the
end of the war the government had
a lot of explosives left on hand
many millions of dollars worth more
than could be safely stored for fu-
ture war needs. A considerable
quantity was taken out to sea and
dumped overheard, and some of this
was washed up on the New Jersey
coast. 1t looked as If these ex-
plosives that cost the government
many millions of dollars were worse
than worthless
DIR. Monroe, consulting engineer
and explosives expert of the bureau
of mines, the Navy Department and
the War Department. had his atten-
ton called to this situation. He sug-
gested to the bureau of mines that
experiments should be made to find
some commercial use for this war
surplus. The War Department ex-
pressed every willingness to coop
Evening star., 1922-08-13

Free competition involving "a gi-
rantic struggle for existence" among
the country's 10000 coal mines in
which 1.-The fittest will survive Will
solve the problem of too much coal
and benefit the consumer. according
to F. S. Peabody of Chicago. member
of the American Institute OF Mining
and Metallurgical Engineers, one OF
the thirty organizations composing
the Federated American Engineering
Societies.
Mr.. Peabody, one Of the leading bf-
luminous coal men in the central
competitive field, whose views are
embodied in a statement prepared Tor
Mining and Metallurgy. the official
journal of the institute, of which Col.
Arthur S. Dwight of New York is
president and Herbert Hoover past
president, asserts that overdevelop-
ment of the bituminous coal mines is
adding $4o0,00O.0o0 yearly to the ma
tion's coal bill. Overdevelopment
he figures is costing about so cents
on each ton of coal mined.
Mr.. Peobody's statement" said the
announcement by the institute, that
the superf1uous coal mine should. be
eliminated by competition is very
startling one. but helps very much to
clarity the situation which is so un-
,omprehended by the general public"
During recent years. Mr.. Peabody
declares, the bituminous coal invest
nent in the United States has almost
never been in a normal state of busi-
ness health Assuming that busi-
ness in general has passed through
the postwar defation period" con-
tinued Mr. Peobody. 'and from now
on will continue in fairly normal
manner, what of the coal industry?
Will the mines be able to operate
with reasonable regularity and share
in the general prosperity? The an
swer is negative, which brings us di-
rectly to the subject of too much
COAL
THE producing capacity of the BIZ
Evening star., 1922-08-13
for the Prevention of Strikes
May Add to Heavy Burdens of Congress

last week and bought hopeful tidings from
Maine and Massachusetts,. The Maine CAM
pagn is warming up, as the election will be
held September II. The state, senatorship
and congressional tickets are declared to be
assured satisfactory republican majority.
In Massachusetts,, while the nominations
will not be made until September IL, it is
declared that there are increasing indica-
tions of republican harmony, and the most
cautious leaders do not predict republican
defeat in November.
ton of expenditures in senatorial campaigns
is designed to increase interest In that
branch of democratic effort which is utiliz-
ing the so-caled issue OF "Newberryism' as
main reliance.
Reports coming to democratic campaign
has great indications OF potency as it is
being raised by the democratic press and
! speakers.
Tight money" that is to say indisposi-
ton OF contributors to sign on the dotted
line, is said to be annoying the collectors in
both parties Campaign expenditures are
being planned by the managers on very mod
crate lines, it is admitted, but before long
the regular contributors will have to show
signs of unbending, it is said, or some of the
campaign managers will be getting worried.
Evening star., 1922-08-13
BY N. O. MESSENGER.

COME of the thoughtful men i'll Congress
who have kept in close touch with the
~ efforts Of the President and his cabi-
net to settle the coal and railway
strikes are gravely concerned over the steps
which may or can, be taken hereafter
through Legislative means to deal with SINH
lar crises more effectively. Profound dsap-
pointment is felt over the difficulty which is
beng encountered by the executive author
1ty IN bringing the clashing interests into
spirit OF conciliation and compromise.
The stout resistance of both sides to the
appeals of the President bodies i'll. it is said,
tor reliance upon that method for all time
to come. and points to the necessity of con-
sidering ways and means to deal with such
crises more effectively.
X X X X
When the members of the House who
nave been on vacation. return next Tuesday
they will find this exigency looming up be-
tore them as one of the big problems of the
future. They will also be met with the ques-
ton of radical change proposed by the
Senate in the method of laying tariff duties
IN certain emergencies, a plan challenged
on constitutional grounds. and as stoutly
defended against the challenge.
There will be little chance to discuss the
new flexible tariff in the House, for when
the bill comes back with Senate amendments
and is to be sent into conference, debate
Evening star., 1922-08-13
Overdevelopment Of Coal Mines
Adds 80 Gents a Ton to Costs

luminous coal mines in the United
States is greatly overdeveloped.
This condition existed before the war.
1t was intensified during the war Pc
riod, chief1y0 through the efforts OF
the fuel administration, which lent
every encouragement to the opening
of new mines.
ut is safe to say, however, that
the present developed capacity Of
the bituminous coal mines in the
United States is fully one-third great
er than any possible demand. What
does this overdevelopment amount
to in terms of capital and men? What
effect does it have on the cost of
mining coal?
First, the capital investment in
active operations, including develop
ments and improvements and rea-
sonable coal acreage allocated to
each mine, can be safely figured at
two billions of dollars. The one-third
overdevelopment, therefore, amounts
to nearly $7O0,Oo0.0o0. on which the
interest at 6 per cent is $4,000. 600
per annum.
Second, there are approximately
100000 men employed in the bitumi-
nous coal mines. The one-third ex-
cess amounts to 100000 men, whose
yearly wage figured at $500 per
man would come to $300,o00,000.
Third, under present conditions of
overdevelopment the mines must av-
erage at least 100 idle days per year.
A coal mine cannot shut down on
idle days without expense. Pumps
must be kept going to prevent flood
ing. The ventilation system must
operate steadily to guard against ac-
cumulation of gasses.
I'm dollars and cents. therefore,
we have an item in the nations
yearly coal bill of about $400.000.000.
which is directly caused by overde-
velopment The normal consumption
of bituminous coal in the United
states, including the amount export
ed, Is between 450,000,000 and 500.-
600, 600 tons yearly. Overdevelop-
ment, therefore. Is costing about 50
cents on each ton Of coal mined"
Evening star., 1922-08-13
Cotton Inquiry Ordered

The resolution of Senator Smith,
democrat, South Carolina, for an in
vestigation by the Senate agriculture
committee of chargesSthat New York
and English cotton Spectators were
manipulating the cotton market was
reported favorably yesterday by the
committee.
The committee also considered to-
day the Capper-Tincher grain futures
trading bill. but reached no agree
ment. Another meeting will be held
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1922-08-13
COAST GUARD CUTTERS
IN TEN-DAY MA-NEUVERS.

A Treasury fleet of eight coast
guard cutters commanded by Com
mander w. ". E. Jacobs of the Vicks-
burg, mobilized yesterday for ten
days of warlike maneuvers and tar
get practice at Cold Spring Inlet, N.
J. Some of the ships did convoy work
out Of Gibraltar during the war and
the mobilization was ordered by the
Treasury Department to keep the per-
sonnel in trim for prompt transfer to
the fighting line of the Navy in the
event Of another war.
Evening star., 1922-08-13

Note-In publishing this ar
ticle by the brilliant editor of
the Emporia Gazette. The Star
does not necessarily indorse
the views he expresses. But
Mr.. White brings to the discus
sion OF current events fer
tile mind and an entertaining
style, and discriminating pub
lie will place its own valuation
upon the opinions he advances.
Evening star., 1922-08-13

Ttco republican senators tDho poted
for NetUberry haze been defeated,
and Senator Sutherland, tcho uoted
against NeDber7y, renominoted. Ono
run, ttco hits and no errors!
Copyright, 1927
Evening star., 1922-08-13

quoth the driver. What a tumult
me and Mike and the two mules
would make as we came surging up
past the courthouse square" Mr..
Bennett and his substantial" honest-
to-godders might do well to go out
and practice "surging" with me and
Mike and the two mules"
nep star has been discovered by
Domdn astronomer No,c let the
old dog star chase the ne1c cat star.
Hope Springs Eternal.
THE New York inteIligentsia are
L considering the formation of a
third party with Senator Borah as
a presidential head. Senator Borah
has many qualities of heart and mind
which make him fit into leadership
OF new party. but on the top of his
mead is a bump of caution large
enough for cane rack. Senator
Borah, gently but firmly got behind
a tree when the bull moose came
charging his way in 1912 And he has
been more nearly right in his public
positions than any other American
senator. He has brains and courage
traits that rarely go together.
II he should lead a third party it
would be winner. And if he does
not lead it. and this is the best bet,
the intelligentsia should put their plan
in storage and think of something
else. A third party in America will
come when the times are ripe, but
times now are only rotton But two
years from now may see great
changes. Only this is certain, that
when times get as bad as they can be,
they will get a lot worse; then the
third party may find itself the first
party. and the first shall be last. We
have Scripture for that In the mean
time, whenever a bull mooser hears
talk on a third party he whistles
softly and sadly and remembers that
1t was the last straw votes that broke
the camers back.
Ttco republican senators .1ho poted
for NeUberry hare been defeated,
and Senator Sutherland, .cho uoted
against NeUber7y, renon,inoted. ono
Evening star., 1922-08-13
w..r. !. Thy Phflosophy9

EUROPE seems to be waterlogged
T. in suspicion and hate. Three
years ago France started to make
Germany helpless against France and
Evening star., 1922-08-13

Travellers returning from the In
terror of New JERSEY declare that a
.ooH pack, jumping at their car,
broke pindshield. That Jersey
Aohtnlno surely has the kick!
Evening star., 1922-08-13

\N/ tariff is. 1t is prickly
with forbidding statistics.
Headachey, nebulous un-
certainties Of schedule and ad valorem
surround the tariff and chase casual
intruders away from it's precincts.
The tariff may or may not be tax,
but It is at best a puzzling labyrinth
that hides the booty of thieves and
involves honest business in suspicion.
No one wants a tariff whose motives
are unquestioned, because it filches
revenues from the unsuspecting with
all the agility of pickpocket
Whenever the republican party
passes a tariff bill it gets a drubbing.
Yet it is forever sneaking back to the
tariff as if it was under some hypnotic
spell. A gloomy. tragic, dull and un-
profitable orgy it is-this tariff
making. Still always there is the
comic relief. Frank Munsey. the
worlds champion wrist-shpper, lisps
a few gentle protests against the
patent iniquity of the pending tariff
bill, and impassioned senators rise
and denounce him as if he really had
said something startling. A covey of
scared republican senators, Of progress
sive antecedents. flutter across the
droning debate with their iridescent
wings beating the air as the poor
innocents squawk their hopeless pro-
test Nothing happens. The tariff
Moloch demands it's human sacrifices
wrings their pretty necks, become
potpie.
Grim old Senator Nelson rises in
his place in the chamber, aghast at
the greed of the unclean gods. and
cries out: I'VE are in the hands of
the wool Philistines. They have us
by the throat and protection has run
mad. Perhaps it is wiser to take our
medicine and turn our faces toward
Providence"
And then the democrats, seeing that
the republican majority is stark mad,
dumb with blind frenzy, agrees to
vote on the tariff in mid August: too
late to explain it and just early
enough to exploit its horrors.
A deadly subject is the tariff, surely;
but Lord, Lord, what tragedy it holds
and what farce it's debates disclose!
An Intestinal Investment.
DAY by day the waters in which
u America is moving become a lit
tie more broken. Here a riot bubbles
out; there a worker is killed by his
august fellows, and flicker Of foam
flashes upon the evening paper head
lines. Trains are abandoned. A fuel
famine threatens. Masses of organ
ized workers threaten to join their
idle fellows. Commerce hurries. The
rapids are somewhere downstream.
We may almost hear the roar and
surely we can feel the pull of the
rushing current.
We are adrift in snakily smooth
and terrible waters. And no one
dares to touch the wheel.
The best minds of the nation stand
looking at the signs of ma aelstrom;
they examine the chart The best
minds know where the wheel is and
that no one has a hand on it. The
best minds are debating. But what
this nation needs right now is not
the best minds, but the best CUTS!
Travellers returning from the In
terror of New jersey declare that a
.ooy pack, jumping at their car,
broke q 4uindshield. That Jersey
Hohtnln1 surely has the kick!
Where Is Thy Philosophy
EUROPE seems to be waterlogged
T. in suspicion and hate. Three
years ago France started to make
Evening star., 1922-08-13

I HAT a deadly subject the
NN tariff is. 1t is prickly
with forbidding statistics.
Evening star., 1922-08-13

The fre-cent cigar is back. All
ue need no,o is to set BdHinger in
uestigation going and put a Victor
Murdock back into Congress to re-
gain our lost paradise.
Evening star., 1922-08-13
RY G.. GOULD LINCOLN.

T. 4 young man offends against
/ the law. is convicted and is sent
to a penitentiary, need he be-
Evening star., 1922-08-13

A nep star has been discovered bv
t1omdn astronomer. No,c let the
old dog star chase the nep cat star.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-23

At time this have shown greater variety of
latest style suits than sacrificing today in this sale
Plain tailored mtailored and wondrous dessy models
with fur trimmings and many truly fine piece models
are shown in great profusion.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-23

The coats and wraps in these three groups offer unpara
eled values in quality, styles and fine materials Many
trimmed with fine fur collars and cuffs richly
beshed with luxurious fitting collars of self materials
Shown in all the pleasing shades and quality fabrics
at these startling reductions.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-23

And one does have to be limited in their choice of fab
rc style either There stunning models with panels
sases large loose sleeves tight sleeves blouse backs long
slender coats etc, in endless variety in all the
terials and colors
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-23

Never soft lxuriant fabrics developed into finer gar
ments than these superior styled coats and wraps Won
deru fur collars and cuffs alone costing much the
average coat with quiet elegance and refinement showing
in every line, easily place them in entire class by them
selves. Reduced in this sale to
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-30
DAILY RADIO
PROGRAM
SD1ANAPoLIs STATION WIKI

INDIANAPOLIS STATION WIKI
$500 p. m. musical program.
Robert Hopkins, piano; Mary HON
burg, vocalist; Alma Miller, violin
Ruth Smith, piano -accompaniSt
School Days" by Miss Homburg
selections by American Legion Band,
alternating with cOlored Y. NJ. c. A.
INDIANAPOLIS STATION WOH-Dark.
PITTSBURGH STATION KDKA least
ern time)-
500 p. m, Cooperation Between
Banker and Farmer" by DR.. j. T.
HOldsworth.
$50 p. M, vocal and instrumental Sc
l~ections by W. f. McNally, barytone
Mrs. W. II. Long, pianist.
9:00-9:O5 p. m, news United Press.
9:05 p. m, music.
9:55 p. m, Arlington time signals.
NEWARK IN. j. STATION WIZ least
ern time)-
500 p. m. and 1901 p. m, weather
X reports.
$40 D.. m, Little Jack Rabbit Sto-
ries," by David Cory.
1880 p. m, The Star People," a story
that will assist boys and girls study
astronomy, by Gaylor Johnson, au-
thor.
500 p. m, concert by the Montclair
Glee Club Of seventy-fve voices, Mark
Andrews, conductor; assisted by
Charlotte Hamilton, contralto. and
Herbert Greib, barytone.
9:30 p. m, recital by Paul Haeussler,
pianist, of Brooklyn.
0:G2 p. m, Arlington time signals.
CHICAGO STATION XIV
$50 p. m, news, final market and
financial report.
80 p. M, children's bedtime story.
500 p. m, musical program. Anna
Leonard, soprano: Rene Lund, barry
tone; Mrs. A. Hamburger, reader
Eva Anderson and Alice Deal, &C
companist, and Elsa Chandler, pi-
anist.
900 p. m, news and sports.
SCHENECTADY IN. Y. STATION WGY
eastern timel-
700 p. m., market quotations supplied
by New York State department of
farms and markets, and weather re-
ports.
500 p. m, musical program. Edward
Thomas, soprano: A. L.. Atkinson,
A. Williams, F. Heacox, Z. w. Wiese,
Masonic male quartette; W. Pantin,
Reineck, violin; Sands, cello Harry
Frost.
DETROIT tMICH) STATION WBL-
zoos 80 p. m, regular musical pro-
gram.
SPRINGFIELD (MASS.) STATION WBZ
eastern time)-
100 p. m, bedtime story.
500 p. m, Mack's novelty syncopa-
ters; Frank Shanahan. violin Ed
ward Peston, banjo; Joseph Gelinik
piano; Edward Shea. xylophone.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-30
ROAD APPEALS
MUST BE DENIED
Court Keeps Accounts Board
From Investigations.

Requests on an average Of two n
three daily have been received by the
State board Of accounts from county and
township farmers declarations asking
tina road building transactions be ex-
amined, according to Jesse E~schbach,
head Of the board.
These requests have been answered.
stating that the State board of accounts
has ceased inspecting roads since the
decision Of the Indiana Appellate Court,
holding that the board had no legal
powers 10 undertake that kind Of work.
A petition for a reheartng Of the case
is being prepared in the office of Attor-
ney General U. S. Lesh, which is expected
to be ready for filing within ten days.
The State board Of accounts is anxious
that the petition for q rehearing be pre-
pared as soon as possible so that 1t may
be taken to the Supreme Court in case
O rehearing in the Appellate Court Is
denied before the present term of the
Supreme Court end
Mr.. Eschbach believes many thousands
of dollars have been saved to the people
Of Indiana through the work Of the State
board Of accounts in making contractors
come up to specifications. 1t is consid-
cred likely that an effort will be made
to obtain legislation in the next Legis-
Iature giving the board powers, which
it had assumed, if the rehearing in the
Appellate Court results in its decision
being affirmed or should the Supreme
Court decide the case In the manner.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-30
CHICAGO POLICE
TO INVESTIGATE
POKER HOLD-UP
Curious to KnOU HOW RObber
Glanced to Make Rich
Haul in Apartment.

CHICAGO, March 3O-An investigation
into the nature Of the card game in
the apartment Of Mrs. Julia Madgen.
where twelve guests were robbed of be-
tween 5000 and $4,000 in cash and
jewelry last night. was launched by the
police today.
The admission Of Mrs. Madgen she
has played at twenty or more homes
where the limit was 81 and sometimes
81 in small poker games and where man
tourists, widows and divorces were the
most frequent women players, may
cause a general investigation into the
apartment night life" on the north side.
A telephone call, which Mrs. Magden
believed was Srom one of those invited"
to her home, served as q cue to the rob
bers. They made their appearance short
ly after 10 o'clock and ieeced the guests
of their v~aluables, after lining them up
against a wall.
The police are particularly anxious to
know just how it was the robbers who
made the raid could have picked this
one fat out of thousands on the north
side. They also are attempting to IN
cover the nature Of the game and whether
or not there was any "rake-off."