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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-06
.SAYSfNATI0N NEEDS
PROTECTIVE TARIFF
Senator Wills Of Ohio Thinks
Industries; of America
Are in Danger

BANGOR, Me-, April GA pro.
tectiveg tariff law must be enact.
ed at the earliest possible moment
10 American workmen are to be
employed. II American industry is
to. thrive and American standards
are TO be maintained, Senator
Willis of Ohio declared lin an ad.
dress today before the Republic.
an State c Conventions American
markets he said, are being flooded
with European made goods offered
sol. sue q fifs @ ltsiss III 9ficas
otilySa ffactlorsof the American Id.
Dor cost alone.
Senator Willis reviewed the &C,
compllshments OF the administra.
tior and charged that hold.oyer
Democrats have hampered Repub.
licans in an effort to re!establish
condition, before many weeks.
however, a protective law based
on the principles of Blaine and Nc.
Kinley would be on the federal
statute books.
The. Republican party, he said
had checked extrayagances, re-
duced taxes, Topped off approprla.
tions and maintained American
ideals. On this record OF pledges,
he declared, 'the administration OF
President Harding looks TO the
people Of Maine for a vote OF con.
fidence and support"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-06
Plan Campaign
Against Holstead
Prohibition Act

NEW. YORK, April 6.-Lead.
9eFs Of the Association against
the Prohibition Amendment had
completed today arrangements
for a membership rally to be
held tonight in Carnegie Hall,
according to announcements
detailing the purpose OF the as.
sociation as follows:
ITO get the Volstead Act out
of the law and keep 1t out.
ITO oppose the passage OF
similar tyrannical laws and to
endeavor to have the enforce
ment OF the Eighteenth Amend.
ment $50 long as 1t remains In
force) left to the people Of the
several states under the con-
current cause.
ITO work patiently. lawfully
and patriot.cally.. for the repeal.
OF the prohibition amendment
and to preserve the Constitu-
tlon Of the United States from
further mutiliation.
Pending the accomplishment
Of the above program, to favor
and encourage obedience to the
prohibition laws as now effec-
tive"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-06
&, 500 Miners Takelilnto Union
at Masontown',5P n Pal Today
and Yesterday
laws lis :X|PECTE:!D!
Strike Continues to Gain
HeadwayinSyye Penn
sylvania District

r.
One of The surprising features
OF the general suspension in the
|soft coal fields has been the way
|tpa strike has spread IN the nom
union region % Pennsylvania
|Icighty mines were reported to
saiabeen down Nat in the vein.
| of Brownsville. Pa. this morn
Probably never IN thef history Of
the coke bell, which has always
thrived on @ nom union basis, has
d strike spread like this one The
Hast strike of any consequence In
'tle coke fields with the H. @ J.
Fficis 60 dates hack to 1891:
|Since that time the coke region
Twas practically free Of strikes and
labor troubles
1nroads have been made by the
union forces especially in the
brownsville section and included
|in the list Of mines down flat are
IA number Of large plants. Il was
predicted by those not Interested
ta either sled Of the controversy
that most OF the few that worked
To-day would be out on q strike on
Friday The growth sof the proper
tions OF the strike has been amaz-
Eng.
Reports were current today that
he United Mine Workers OF Amer
lea had 100 0Iofganizers at work to-
hay, but tits not believed that this
rs correct At least they are not
n the regular list of organizers /.
Probably strfkers. however, are
cting In thst capacity
Lewis Expected
Probably i dozen or more meet
nEs were held hy the strikers, but
6eontinued on Page Eight
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DEFER ACTION ON
new BOND ELECTION
Rotary Club to Elect Officers
at Meeting TO Be Held
on April 27

AT today's weekly meeting of the
Rotary Club, Secretary Bob Miller
delivered an interesting report OF
the Sixth District Rotary Confer.
ence held in Johnstown, Pa, on
March 81, 2S and 20. The annual
event attracted representatives OF
the fifty odd Rotary clubs in the
district and was reported to have
been both instructive and enter.
tanning to the Fairmont delegates
in attendance. ,s
At last weeks meeting, a reso.
luton was read reauesting the city
dtticiats u hold anot her election
on the filtration bond issue. This
resolution was slated for "a second
reading and action at today's meet.
ing, but another motion passed to.
day resulted in the water bond
matter being tabled for two weeks,
The annual election OF officers Of
the local club to serve during the
year beginning in May will be held
on April 27, and nominating com.
mittees were named today by Pres.
dent Carr. The tickets will be In.
troduced next week and voted up.
on two weeks thereafter.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-06
Department Officials Deny
Sweeping Personnel Change

WASHINGTON, April e-Trea-
sury department officials reiterat-
ed today their denia1s Of any pro-
ject for sweeping changes in the
departments personnel but added
that shifts might be made from
time to time as the need arises in
the process Of d high standard OF
efficiency! (
With reference TO the internal
reventl bureau, 1t was said 'Secre-
tary Mellon contemplated mo I'm
mediate changes IN the more I'm
portant personnel.
J Mr.. Mellon, the officials said,
considered the excess profits tax 10
be the cause for most OF the com
plants against the income tax
unit Cases OF that nature are
being rapidly cleaned up, sS
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Surprised al Murder.

FORT SILL, Okla, April 6.-The
killing Of Lieutenant Colonel Paul
Ward Beck, assistant commandant
OF Post Field, came as shock to
officers and enlisted men here who
were comrades Of the daring ayia.
tor.
Both officers and men made II
plain today that they found 1t hard
to believe the charges made against
Lieutenant Colonel Beck.
Major r. B. Paddock, who accom-;
panied Mr.. Beck on his trip to Ok.
lahona last Monday and was a
member of the party at the Day
home, declared that Beck was ney.
er a coward
He never hid from anybody" +"
said Major Paddock. "He faced
death as a. matter iof duty inisthe
air and on the ground too many
times to play the role of'a coward
dog regardless of'fthe position he
was found In"
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RALLY PLANNED
Friday Il: evening
Large Crowds Expected @ at
Meeting !9t in ! East :Ils Side
for Good Roads

"A good roads rally as, forer,fn.
ner of the Union District bond elec.
tion scheduled for next Tuesday
will be- held at the Central SchooI
In the First. Ward satS Is O'Clock to.
morrow evening, when Harry Shaw
and several other East Side resi-.
dents will speak. The smee eting to-
night win be the only big rally be.
fore the election next Tuesday, and
for that reason "a special effort Is
being, made to; have q large attend.
auce present tomorrow evening".
Motion pictures showing the; de.
velopment of good oadss will be
shown at a meeting Of the East
Fairmont Bible Glass to be held at
1880 o'clock this evening in the
Community Building In East Side.
The pictures win be shown by A.
H. Reeves. Because OF the Scharac
ter Of the Meeting, a general inv..
tation has been issued TO the pub
lie, y \ W = 5,.tl ? ss's.,ts : 49, ~ ~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-06
.THREECASESARE
SE7'TLED.BYJUDG
Injunction Against Members
Of Theatrical Union
Dissolved

Judge W. s. Meredith, sitting in
vacation, as Trevey Nutter Is sit.
ting on the Circuit Court bench as
special Judge, today rendered a
number OF decisions In cases pend
ing before him in Circuit Court.
In the appeal case OF the Cen:
|tpry snufsctlifinE Co. vs.. Charles
q! Mumtord Judge Meredith enter.
eIi4gsl order tlfenEfss tt3ie tliFe is
the attorneys for the parties TO the
controversy settled the mat ter but
ofScourt. if
The chancery case OF Howard
oberman, trustee, vs.. Red Rock
Fuel Co. was taken up, and the ire
port OF the Dollar Savings & Trust
Co., a financial institution OF
Wheeling, acting as special re-
ceiver of this court In that cause,
was read, showing that the receiver
had S26,665.21 in It's possession a.
the present time. The late George
DeBolt was receiver for the com.
pany, and at his death the court
named the Wheeling institution 40
its special receiver.
In the case of John w. Hender.
son, an infant, ct al, vs.. Dr.. James
B. Clinton. Judge. Meredith over
ruled the demurrer TO the declara-
tion and ordered the case set down
for trial on April z:
The injunction granted on Feb
ruary IS by Judge Meredith to Rus
sell Henrici and Sol Burka, under
the firm name Of the Hippodrome
Amusement Co. vs.. the Information,
al Alliance Of Theatrical Employees,
Claude Davis, agent, Frank Shears,
Carl Kern and Charles White, was
dissolved yesterday afternoon.
Attorneys representing the par.
ties in the controversy settled the
argument out Of court and brought
an agreement order from the plain.
tiff to dissolve the Injunction be-
fore Judge Meredith yesterday att.
ernoon. All parties concerned
agreeing to dissolve the injunction,
Judge Meredith entered an ordeS
closing the case.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-06
Radio Phenomenon
Fnqhtetas Negro

GREENvlLLE, Ala, April 6,
Strains OF "Dixies" from a
band floating down the big steel
smoke stock Of the boiler he
had entered to clean up with
two other men caused Soap
Monroe, negro. to climb out
again last night with some pre-
cipitatlon.
There was no band IN the vi.
cinity when the distinct notes
OF the tune were caught also by
Bert Harrison and q. Cooper, the
other two, and the mystery was
put down today as another phe.
nomenon Of the radio world.
Although there are no experts
TO back up the theory Il is be.
lieyed that the big metal stack
Of the w. T. Smith Lumber Co.,
with its guy wires as the an.
tennae, functioned as a com.
plete receiving set during a ra.
dio concert delivered from
some unknown point. A slight
shutting OF electrical current
from that In use at the mill at
the time Is believed TO have
completed the apparatus.
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PLAN TO KEEP UP
MINING SCHOOL
Total Of 337,s5o Tons of
Coal Loaded in N. W.
Va. Last Week

uvan,, nkknuk 4. 1oI.
rotate sety y. eAlots N.,s 70 oe!hs MADE 70
~ esa,n nohae, tns asseeHanSe ~ 1T OF tne min-
n1s,a sns SCHOOLS S,oi IN NoFtnera .Ni west Vir'
s..,.a.a. sn,a uuiins ~ sne sIike: ine m
~. ~ uesoI, Auam CRAWFORD IS max
Tug ta eysEy effort 70 nave the men
I9.Ne ~ Inelr c places. Ine attendance at
Na9gnt Glare mas kept un well.
% o.asSsplIg y = ..uIs on Igesday night had
~ 80 men present, Wnicn IS equal to
y, me snoWing prior 70 the strike. It
10 ,;, e4pectea me sninnston class
WI. also keep up us attendance.
,3I Eairmont class a, showed the first
ettect 9. 9 ftail OH IN attendance
lasL ~ sElaay, nut, hopes are enter
tsinea 1.., tnat y. VIII recover IN FRI
aay, y shoWlng, Win only g lew
weeks ot school, every man is be.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-06
SON OF MILLIONAIRE
INDICTED FOR BlGAMY

NEW YORK, April Joseph
Donald Grafton. son. Of a wealthy.
furniture manufacturer, whose
WHEREABOUTS are unknown TO the
police today, was Indicted by a
supreme court grand Jury on d
charge Of bigamy and q bench war
rant was issued for his arrest.
The Indictment charged that
Grafton had married Mary Mar
garet Laird, known on the stage
as Peggy Davis in this city Dec
ember 10, seventeen days after he
had. gone through q marriage cere:
mony in Youngstown 7 Ohio, with
Ellen Curley Mcintyre.
MISS Davis u years old. now Is
i'll In q santarinm here. Her
mother, with the youngstown girl,
appeared yesterday before the,
grand jury.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-06
DEFENSE RESTS ,cAsE'LN
THIRD ARBUCkEE TRIAL

san. FRANCISCO, April.6-De-
fense counsel today completed its
structure Of evidence .inithe third
trial of Roscoe Arbuckle on a
granddaughter, charge. The yap-
pearance OF Arbuckle on the twit-
ness stand yesterday was consider
ed one Of the closing moves, IN the
effort to prove that chronic all
ment caused the death of Miss
Virginia Rappe.
Counsel today looked for deci-
sions from the court as. TO admissi-
ibillty OF evidence which was con.
tested at the time Of It's introduc-
ton, including that of Mrs. Vir-
ginia Breig, secretary at the sani-
tarium where Miss Rappe died.
Miss Bretg. testified that Miss
Rappe told her that Arbuckle
attacked her.
The defense announced at the
opening Of court that It has rest
ed sfcass
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.EGG7THRlONIINGTO
BE|NVIE:.g'IHGBTED \ !. {
Grand Jury Of Monongalia
Charged: to Study CHR
opractof's Case


: MohsIAN4ossMs .,S,. Ss,a w Va April
z. Aas slss saonen aiia soanW grand
Ivy = y Tss!snaEs ea tgaay py Judge
+ y y. laztslle 49, L MAKE 9 tnpreusii
!a.sst ~ stisa4on ". 81 s.n attelppt mere
!. tsssnttsssl ~. . w " pEsak w meeting
Sas 1sans aaaEesssa = py Dr James g.
~ ~ ssasynt Y. " A,aNst4pDEts Ia ON
i .ss =. W ~.
Z. :a1st ,Iles lns o. stale
~ sEltlus ~ tlnk ponps at tine iec-
" ~ ~ g sTns q tns mest hagrans
,a. ~ ~ " eitoE 1ylplataghs oil tne
~. Nv ~. tas ais t9ry ol Monongaila
Sglss sla IS tsssszelie told the
slaaa NV =. Rn9hla l!,s return indict-
y nsn e = siasI ~ persons believed
" ~, ~ nAse = \! oeen nphcated y The
lI41t1.;. zHalt n, sexerai staasnts "a the
sssPss 4 NV, I ll y tnla hlyetsity school
" y, sasaasatls seEe ssiinmonea to
) psat oetoEs tns Eana gpIy later
tsoaay ...assS !. ny y, sehheetl 3Wltn the IN
ss5s!s at.oa; VaI,
rgses utlng 9Attorney IS 7. Poe
tten !, 4 nag iss pEeylo lollsly questioned
i!ls alsstt ssuaen r and instructor
~ y. e9nhseslon ~ Wlsnstne a1aAr. Vn
sne ~ t,s !, ets te lect slfe. 2 notlce
s,l .,as sstla e nave y psen tsssnea ON
lhs screen ~ oL q local naoylns
pics9Ie al shoW ca.tlln 9 upon aiI uni
'serslty ,e.lt sEuaents .,1 Eto report tnsiie
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Miners Are Blamed.

WASHINGTON, April g The
coal strike, as 1t has affected tiie
bituminous field OF Central Penn.
Bylvania, was blamed on the miners
today by T. H, Watkins, president
OF the operators association there.
who declared the break was due "a
the positiye refusal Of the minetss
union TO negotiate with employers.
He was appearing before the hotise
labor committee, which has heard
the unions national lead ders declare
the strike was occasioned hy r.,
fisal of the operators 70 negotiate
for a a,newswage contract.
Mr.. Watkins said that notwiths
standing the refusal OF mine owners
in Illinois, Ohio, Indiana and Penn.
sylyanta to enter a conference WITH
the union, the men were esrepndiati
their own principles pt collective
bargaining and violating their own
;contracts by refusing themselves 10
negotiate with; operators IA dis.
tricts outside OF the central field.
"The result OF the union action, y
he said, had been TO take 4ag 1000
coal miners in Central pennsyiya,
CONTINUED on Page Eight
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-06
HIDDENANGLESOF
SLAYING DEVELOP
County Authorities Inyestigat.
ing Death Of Lieut..
Col. Paul Beck

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. April
6.-yarious phases Of the Staying
Of Lieut.. Col. Paul ". Beck, as.
sistants commandant. of Post
Field. Fort Sill, Oklahoma, early
Tuesday in, the home Of Jean p.
Day, oil man and ipromlnent at
torpeS ,JSeFes, ,beingsd eioped todfs
County Attorney Hughes declar-
ed he was investigating possible
'thidden angles" OF the tragedy.
X-ray photographs finally settled
the question as 70 whether Colonel
Beck was shot.
Shattered fragments OF a bullet
were disclosed ID. the head OF the
army officer. The bullet appeared
to have entered near the top Of
tho head above the right ear. 1t
ranged down and forward.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-06
GNQRANCE0FLAW
FREES GglsBA|QlS
iIlI-Poster Pleads That He
Was MOI Aware Of Fact
That he Was Wrong

A ctiarge Of violating a city. or.
nance. by faclSing advertising
ards on d building facing a city
greet, lodged against Guy D. Da.
Us, an employe ot the Nelson The.
ser, by city policemen. was dis
tlssed by Mayor w. w Conaway
I todayls session Of police court.
An Investigation into the case
iselosed that Davis had been work.
ig et the lob only q short time and
|,at tsl,is instructions from the ad
fsing man for the theater was
ack UP signs wherever ne found
ms tackled by the other ttheaters
vls said that ne did mot know
AT he was violating an ordinance
ben he tscked signs on q building
Main street owned by George
bison, proprietor Of the theaterl
len he found signs placed there
Robert Fisher IN empl ployeIo of the
h. Theater. He said that Fish
Sas an oldtimer at the business
that he telt sure that he knew
ssre It was legal to tack signs
where it was not
eorge Nelson, proprietor Of the
ison Theater and Employer Of
vis. appeared and informed
iyor Conaway that he had no,
tfucted his employer 10 yiolata
ordinance by tacking signs on
tcontlnped cn,Fage Etghtl
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-06
Lloyd George to Confer
With President Polncare

PARIS, April s.-tBy A. P.)-
Prime Minister Lloyd George OF
Great Britain, who will arrive In
Paris tomorrow on his way to
Genoa, will have a talk with Pre-
mier Poincare at the foreign Of
flee. 1t Is understood the pre-
miers will discuss matters con-
.cerned with the German attitude
on the reparationss and the sub
ject Of the inter-allied debts.
The French delegates are going
TO the Genoa conference without
full powers, It developed from
final instructions to the delega:
ton. '15iilt
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-06
RUMORS OF BIG
TRACTION DEAL
FLATLY DENIED
Report Current Here Of Sale
of M. P. & R. to West
Penn Interests

Rumors from Clarksburg, Pitts.
burgh and here in Fairmont that
the West Penn Traction Co., which
operates a great chain of trolley
lines from Butler and New Castle
on the north to points far south Of
Pittsburgh, was soon to .ake over
the properties OF the Monongahela
Power & Railway Co., operating
city and interurban lines here, at
Clarksburg, Parkersburg and Ma.
rietta, Ohio, were denied both at
the local offices of the Mononga.
hela Valley Power & Railway Co.
and at the Pittsburgh, headquarters
OF the West Penn Traction Co.
An inquiry directed 'to. the Pitts
burgh office OF the West Penn Trac-
tion Co. brought the answer that
the merger was not even contem;
plated.
Officials We're Here.
y "A few days 80 d party sot OFF
icials OF theWest Penn Traction
Co. completed a visit in the Fair
mont region lasting over a week,
during which time they. made a
complete inspection Of the NJ. P.
& X. Co. properties both here and
on the interurban lines. This Is
not the first time that the lines OF
the local company have been In.
spected by the Pittsburgh traction
people, they having been here on a
like errand two years ago. This
trip may have given rise TO the ru-
NOR that the merger OF the two
concerns.
Another thing that may have
started the rumor Is the fact that,
It is said, some time ago the West
Penn Traction Co. secured power
franchises in Morgantown and
Grafton.
Much Discussed.
The rumor, now officially denied
was a much discussed topic on the
streets here today and there was
much speculation among the run.
of.mine rumor hounds as to the
possible outcome Of the alleged con.
templated immediate merger.
With some It was held that such
transaction was a mere stretch
Of Imagination as 1t was said By
those who held this view that the
local concern had too good a thing
to sell out. Others held the view
that such deal might be consum-
mated some time in the future.
All agreed that any outside con.
cern might well look with jealous
eyes upon the holdings Of the local
Continued on Page Eight)
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Establishes Postod7ce and
Censorship for Loue Letters

WILMINGTON Del, April Civilizations between men and
women prisoners at the Newcastle County reach
ed such point that Warden Pummer them ex
change secretly has established Jail posofce and CEN
sorship for letters.
a" the logical thing do the warden because
In jail is fall in
love. Lots OF romances begin In prison."
Warden Plummer, in address before the Wilmington
Women Voters having discouraged an under
ground mail system in the work house.
Notes hidden clothing or carried
by trustees" he said Sometimes outside 10
have them hidden in cakes pies candy girls
"You can't blame the for falling
pretty girls in the work house. After they their time
Of them may make good wives
where least have written they ready
girl imprisoned here.
Wink the underground guess not We have an
honor there would postofce
work house and prisoners could write OF
the letters censored"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-06
.HazeItosn Store VIII Sell
Z Food to Miners on Credit

HAZLETorS Pa. April g The
Harwpod Store Co, operating
stores at West d Hazleton and HaTs
wood is giving food supplies on
credit to}anth nthraeite miners during
the suspension and will collect
swhen they resume work, il was
learned TO-DAY.
The practice has been to stop
credit after the miners had re-
ceiyed their last pay.
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RvIcEs HELp

A musicSl program was present
ed at the chapel exercises, of the
Fairmont State Normal School this
morning BY the boys and girls glee
club Of the school and Miss Fern
snider, who played a piano solo.
After chapel meeting Of the
student body was held and off,
GERS were nominat ed, and Will be
voted upon next Thutsday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-06
THlRTsY;oNE 4 OIL FIRMS
INVOLVED I'M BIG FRAUD.

BOSTON, April 6 The, arrest.
today Of Charles NJ. Luden an
attorney. on an indictment alleg.
Eing conspiracy with q score OF
other persons using the mails to
defraud, led government officials
to reveal the outline of what they
termed an oil fraud involving
thirty one oil companies.
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Chairman Nolan's Bid Con.
ference Refusediby Pits
burgh Association
FLAT REFUSAL MADE
Little Change Reported ln
Charleston FieId;Mss
Meetings Planned

PITTSBURGH. April &. Ths
Pittsburgh Coal Producers Asso.
clation today declined the inyIta
tion of Chairman Nolan 81 the
House labor committee 70 omeet with
the operators Of Ohio. Indiana and
Illinois, and the officers OF the Uni
ted Miners for conference on ne
coal strike in Washington on April
we desire TO say. that we have
definitely determined that we 'sIll
not again take part in q central
field conference. We have notifieSi
the secretary OF labor 50, and "a
forth our reasons" the telegram,
stated,
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FIRE CAUSES $50. 600 4 oss 81
WILMINGTON Del. April
Fire AT Ntiddietowr today caused
$50 .0a1 dina 10 the business
section Of the town
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Operators ASK Conference.

Operators Ask Conference.
PlTTsBuRG, Kan. April &. Thel
Southwest Interstate Coal opera.
tors Association has invited the
Kansas union miners to meet feps
resentatiyes Of the association in
conference at Kansas City Mon
day to consider negotiations for i
new contract.