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WILL PUBLISH JOURNAL
CALLED LIBERTY BELL

Liberty Bell" is the name of a
new periodical publication whose
incorporation papers were today
filed in the office of the Recorder
of Deeds. The object of the paper
according to the terms of incor.
poration, are: THE particular
branch of education, literature and
science proposed to be taught and
inculcated shall be the exposition
and elucidation of the Constitution
of the United States in the relation
of each article and. amendments
thereof to one another, and their
supremacy to the Volstead act, and
all blue laws, or sumptuary legis-
lation."
The incorporators are Godfrey l..
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son, realty appraiser, and Robert
f. Lynch, lawyer.
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BIRTHS.

Robert l.. and Eliza c. Jones. boy and
girl (twins).
VIM. A. and Ruth Clark. boy.
Chas. C. and Florentine s. Rowzer
boy.
Frank A. and Ruth Beck, boy.
Antonio and Angelina Puglisi, boy.
Rubin and Jane Smith, boy
Orie c. and Violet Lint, girl.
Benjamin. H. and Helen Grindel, boy
VIM. J. and Catherine n. Collins, boy
Chas. e. and Mary M Hill. girl
Harry W. and Mary A. West. girl
Arch A. and Annie c. Bauserman, boy
John r. and Anna Oldham, girl.
VIM. e. and Clara Smith, boy.
Luther W. and Anna Jones, boy.
Robert T.. and Irene Barnett, girl
John H. and Mary A. Kitchen. girl
Raiben and Mary Hill. girl.
Paul and Olive Young, boy.
James and Nellie Ellis, boy.
Louis r. and Amelia o. Harris, boy
James A. and Mamie M. Pagan, boy
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FIREMEN KILLED; SEVERAL
HURT IN TRAIN CRASH

DENVER. Colo, May 18.-Fi~e-
man James Rubison, of Denver,
was killed early today when two
passenger trains on the Rock Island
Railroad collided in a dense fog
west of Seldom, Kan, according to
reports to the local Rock Island
offices.
Several persons were reported
shaken up but none seriously hurt.
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DEATHS.

VIM. Horrigan, rs yrs. U. s. s. H
hospl.
Margaret Deniston, 10 yrs. Sibley hos
Peter J. Nee, SO yrs, 1341 Girard st
NV.
John J. Killisn, II yrs, ST.. Eliz. hos
Mary F.. Crutchet, SIS yrs, Gallingel
hospl.
Mary e. Denterman, So yrs. Prov hos
Mary G. Evans, 81 yrs, 1852 2sth ct
NV.
Alice Salem. % yrs, Tub. hospI
Nathaniel Freeman, s3 yrs, 914 French
ct. NV.
Raymond e. Borden. Fl yrs.. U. S. N
hoapl.
Cecilia Peddicord. mos. sos sth at
NV.
Infant of Harvey and Margaret Wood
20 hrs, Sibley hospl.
Infant Bernard n. and Helen Grindle
Is min, 1122h Fla. ave. ne.
Mamie Brock, 33 yrs, Freedmen's hos
John Steptoe, as yrs. 925 9Th at. NV
Ella Alexander So yrs. Gallinger hos
Virginia Jones, AZ yrs, 7S5 Balls ct
NV.
Bette e. Foye. 81 yrs. 1850 CLEVELAND
pl, NV.
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sun DAY

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MIR. BILLY DeBECK,
AVA by whose illustrious
right hand Spark Plug
and Mr.. B. Google take
a 6 column workout in
The Washington Herald
every morning, beamed
into this office yester-
day and gave all the
honor of shaking that
right hand, One who
missed the creator of
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laugh asked how he
looked. He is four
inches S h or er an d
younger than you ex-
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as minus as his pal
Barney Google. His dark
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humor. He enters the
room quickly, wastes no
time with his fast right
hand, goes as quickly.
All very much like his
comic strip-a good
idea, keen, rapidly de-
veloped and no anti
climax.
When you see Spark
Plug perform in next
Sundays SPACE comic
section, you will readily
observe how like the
man is his work.
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A MANS WORK is
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known to the world than
the man himself. But,
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acquainted wit h t h e
man who delivers the
goods and sees that he
is properly thanked.
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and philosophy an d
humor into our lives"
says Otto H. Kahn, busy
financier, "are render
ing a valuable public
service and are entitled
to our plaudits, our
recognition and graft
tude.
Something is wrong if
you are too busy to
read comics. Jiggs and
Maggie, Tillie the Toiler,
Toots and Casper-all
h e a 1t h y, spontaneous
drama-will greet you
next Sunday in The
Herald. ...
r. r.
DAY. LONG, the maya
Az zine editor, thought
up. a bright idea and
told O.. O. Mcintyre as
they were going to the
circus with their wives.
That idea was to have
their wives ride the
elephants in the circus
parade. Great is the
circus" " writes Mcintyre,
''but you. never expe-
rience the real thrill un-
till you sit in a box and
see your wife reclining
dangerously high up in
the howdah, robed magi-
cany as an Egyptian
queen" Your old friend
Odd puts you right in
the next seat, makes
you feel you are the
one upon whom he up
sets the bottle of pop
in next Sundays Herald.
y
WHAT HAVE YOU to
W. be proud of? Are
you gloomy because you
think yourself only a
dud-a high explosive
shell that won't fire?
McGurk, wizard of the
pen, tells you to cheer
up-t there's always
something you can boast
a bout. A page Of
sketches-next Sunday.
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THIS Column is like a
n youngster in the
kitchen on Saturday try
ing to see everything
Mother is preparing for
Evening star., 1923-09-02
b|TUM|N0US MEN
REPLY TO MINERS
Claim Plan Advanced to Reg.
uIate industry Would Be-
come Naturalization.

A brief prepared by special COM
mittee Of bituminous coal operators
and dealing with Economics, Ac-
counting and the Constitution in the
Coal Industry" was filed yesterday
with the coal commission in reply to
n recent statement from the United
Mine Workers, proposing a financial
plan for the industry. The operators
asserted the miners plan would in
volve eventual naturalization of the
mines"
Any regulation of coal prices and
profits would be unconstitutional in
normal times, the brief asserted since
the constitution prevents regulation
of such a private competitive industry
as coal mining except in times of war
or national emergency" The opinion
filed by Chief Justice Taft in the
Kansas Industrial court case was
cited as being precisely to the point.
The miners proposal that mirres
be regulated so as to give the in
vestors a return of six per cent was
declared by the operators to be in
reality "a suggestion that the institu-
tion of private property be abolished,
for the cardinal element of that in
stitution is the fact that il allows
the owner to benefit by increase in
property value"
Moreover" the brief continued,
they propose that no compensation
be given for possible loss and no re-
ward for risks run, efficiency in man
agement or good business judgment"
Evening star., 1923-09-02
RULING UNCHANGED
ON TOO EAGER ALIENS
Little Hope for 5000 Who Came
Ahead Of Time-2oo Girls Await
ed by Prospective Husbands.

NEW YORK, September There
was a little hope tonight that the 5000
immigrants. who face deportation be-
cause their ships entered quarantine. a.
few minutes before midnight last night,
will escape that fate. Among them are
200 Greek and Armenian girls, who are
being awaited here by prospective hus-
bands.
Four vessels. the Braga and the Byr-
on. from Constantinople. the Estonia
from Baltic ports, and the, Esperanza
from Vera Cruz, In their haste to be
among the first under the September
quotas, crossed the line from one to five
minutes before midnight, therby having
officially entered in August. The August
quotas being filled. the immigrants they
carried must be taken back to await ad-
mission under later quota unless i'm
migration authorities rule otherwise.
Evening star., 1923-09-02
POLICE MAY MAKE
COAL SURVEY HERE
District Heads Also Planning
Circulars for All House.
holders.

The District Commissioners may send
circulars to all Washington households
to find out how much more coal Is
needed to meet winter requirements, in
the event of an anthracite strike.
Although the city heads have refrain
ed from disclosing the nature Of their
plans, 1t is understood they are consid-
ering the advisability of having the
policemen gather the data on their
beats as to the amount of fuel each
consumer has and how much more he
is likely to need.
Other methods of ascertaining this in
formation also are being weighed, it is
said.
Hope for Settlement.
The reason the Commissioners are
unwilling at this time to make public
their plans for aiding distribution
is that they are still hopeful a settle
ment will be effected between the
miners anu operators.
Another reason is that they want
to be guided in any steps they may
take by the policies to be outlined
by Federal Fuel Director Wadleigh.
The chief concern Of the local
authorities will be to have a suffi-
cient amount Of fuel-anthracite and
substitutes-brought into Washing
ton to warm the homes Of those
families that have not been fortu-
nate enough to I'LL their bins in
advance OF cold weather.
The Utilities Commission. which
controlled distribution last winter
has on file from last year statements
from all householders as to the
amount OF fuel they burn annually.
New Blanks Needed.
But these statements, Of course, do
not show how much each resident
has laid in toward the coming win
ter. II will be necessary, therefore,
to have new blanks filled in.
The Commissioners do not see
much to be gained by inQuiring of
the dealers the amount Of fuel they
have in stock, because they realize
that each dealer is delivering his
anthracite as rapidly as 1t arrives.
Commissioner Rudolph, chairman
Of the board. will return to his Of
fee Tuesday morning and It Is prac-
tically certain that some definite
move will be made by the Commits
sioners II peace Is not restored in
the hard coal mines within q few
days.
Evening star., 1923-09-02
HOPES HELD HERE
FOR COAL PEACE
Officials Think Three-Day
Breathing Spell May
Bring Good Results.

Predicting the three-day breathing
spell" before the next meeting OF an
thracite operators and miners at Har-
rishurg will serve to further the
cause OF compromise. government off,
cials generally EXPIRE ssed little con-
Germ yesterday as reports were re-
ceived Of the closing down of the
country's hard coal fields.
Definite agreement for another con-
ference was viewed as indicating q
belief on 10th sides that a basis for
settlement existed, either in the for
mula already uncovered or in others
closely related.
Orders Withheld.
Conforming with instructions from
the White House. orders which will
put into motion the emergency dis
tributing machine will be withheld
at least until after the parley next
Wednesday. Federal Fuel Distrib-
utor Wadleigh said yesterday action
along this line might even be de-
layed fortnight, since the authori-
ties felt no uneasiness regarding the
fuel situation in the immediate fu-
ture.
With forty-four-d day supply of BIZ
luminous coal in excess of all normal
requirements already above ground,
the only expected activity OF the gov
ernment was said to be toward the
perfection of the state agencies which
would take over emergency supplies
delivered under the federal program.
The existing surplus Of soft coal
IS being rapidly augmented, accord
ing to a report issued today by the
geological survey, production during
the week ended August 20, being esti-
mated at 11,346,000 tons. or 503,000
tons more than the previous week.
and a new record for the calendar
year.
Record for Week,
Anthracite production during the
week of August % also established
high record for the year with
2,16b.0O0 tons, or an increase of
100000 tons over the preceding week.
Reports on car loadings of the
first three days this week Indicate a
high rate Of production" the report
said in commenting on the hard coal
output, but the total probably will be
much reduced as compared with last
week because of shut downs over
Saturday and in anticipation OF the
suspension"
Serious transportation disability"
was said to have interfered recently
with distribution of bituminous.
prominent among such causes being
railroad wrecks in the Pocahontas
district and severe cloudbursts in
the Winding Gulf fields, but Tack of
demand remains by far the dominant
factor limiting production"
Evening star., 1923-09-02
Pincl'ot Group Sees Vote Value
Of Efforts for Hard Coal Peace
Wonder Expressed That CooIid ge Granted
Governors Request That He Be
ALIO,Ued to Act as Mediator.

burned. and they were conscious that
there might have been some such
feeling prevailing in Washington
"hen Mr.. Pinchot undertook the job.
Would Lose Nothing.
At the same time. it was realized
that Governor Pinchot had every
thing to gain and nothing to lose
through his attempt to bring the
warning miners and operators to-
gether. In failure he would get credit
for at least attempting the job; in
success he would be big factor IN
national politics.
In the circumstances 1t is perfectly
natural that throughout the pro-
ceedings at Harrisburg the govern
or's enemies should accuse him Of
playing politics and of attempting to
force a political settlement" upon
the anthracite operators. Politics is
a great game in Pennsylvania. II Is
the all-year-round sport. The death
for-all fight within the republican
party. Governor Pinchot has the
whip hand at the moment, but there
are plenty of factions against him.
The enemies of Governor Pinchot
have been saying that his proposals
to the miners and operators were in
reality political speeches, calculated
to catch the favor Of the people.
They say that even among his friends
the addresses to the coal conference
were considered as to their political
effect.
Friends Aroused.
The governors friends resent these
aspersions. They say the governors
mind always has gone along with
the under dog" and that in the
Harrisburg negotiations he has be-
lieved the miner to be the canine in
question.
1t is certainly true that with ths
removal of the anthracite negotia-
and Washington to Harrisburg. the
case of the miners took on new life.
They were being generally blamed at
Atlantic City for their refusal TO
arbitrate their differences The
operators, on the other hand, were
being praised for their conciliatory
attitude.
Charge Pfnchot Biased.
After he had heard the case in
proposal to the operators which
granted most of the important prip-
ciples of the miners contentious and
took no especial note Of the claims
of the operators. That is why his
enemies accused him OF playing
politics. They said that nobody
loved an operator because he repre-
sented capitalistic greed They said
Gov. Pinchot exalted the miner and
condemned the operators for many
faults in their system.
President Coolidge'S friends here in
Washington have learned there are
more sides to fuel controversy than
to a policemen's strike and perhaps
the experiences of Gov. Pinchot with
his political critics have given them
more confidence than ever in the
silent sage of Northampton.
Evening star., 1923-09-02
SAILOR CONFESSES
MURDER OF BRIDE
Fred Frenchie ConIey, in Navy
for Year, Says Jealousy
Caused Crime.
BY the Associated Press.

NORFOLK. Va, September Con
fronted with photographs Of the body
of his butchered bride. Fred Frenchie
Conley, twenty-one-year- sailor of
Irving. Tex. this afternoon signed a
statement for the police confessing
that he slashed his wife's throat in
the bedroom after she had threatened
him with a butcher knife.
Up to the time the photographs
were shown him. Conley had in
sisted that his wife killed herself.
The tragedy, the young sailor said,
was precipitated by attentions his
wife had received from other sailors.
Conley is in custory on a murder
charge. His father, H. w. Conley, is
a farmer Of Sheffield. Ala. Mrs. Con-
ley was Miss Ruth Owens of Sneads,
Fla. and was married to the sailor
at Mariana, Fla. last June. She was
nineteen years old.
Conley has been in the Navy about
year, and is attached to the U. S. 8.
sherwood, now at the navy yard
here. He told the police that four
years ago he served a term of eleven
months in the Illinois State Reform
School at Pontiac for a minor offense
Evening star., 1923-09-02
BY ROBERT Il. SMALL.

The national capital has had it's
eyes on Harrisburg, Pa, the past
week, because in some way or other
1t seems to be agreed here that the
coal strike negotiations are going
to have distinct bearing on the
next presidency.
1t was said soon after President
Coolidge took the oath of Office that
his handling Of the threatened strike
situation in the hard coal fields
might have much to do with the
question as to whether or not he
would succeed himself in the White
House. 1t was pointed out that Mr..
Coolidge had first come into national
fame through his vigorous handling
or the police strike in Boston.
The public recognition given him
for the part he played in that strike
won for him the vice presidential
nomination at Chicago In 1920 and
placed him in line for his present
position Of influence and power.
1t seemed that the fate which ele-
waited him to the White House was
to be kinder still in providing thus
early in his administration another
strike of national Importance, in
strong hand and win the favor of the
people.
Caused Discussion.
Mr.. Coolidge was virtually direct
ing the coal strike negotiations
through the medium of the national
coal commission when suddenly there
came shift. Mr.. Coolidge stepped
aside and gave Clifford Pinchot,
governor of Pennsylvania, an unques-
toned aspirant for the presidency,
the center Of the stage. There has
been much discussion pro and con
as to how the Pinchot episode came
about, but 1t is fairly well settled
now that the governor asked If he
to settle the coal controversy. mas
much as the anthracite industry was
confined entirely to his state.
President Coolidge evidently was
impressed by the reasonablenesS of
the plea for state intervention be-
fore the national government should
act. In any event he told the gov
ernor to go ahead and see what he
could do. The friends of the gov
self, were delighted. Frankly. they
had not expected SO favorable an
answer to the request Before many
days had passed they were amazed
that President Coolidge would so
thoroughly efface himself in a situa-
tion which might have been turned
so thoroughly to his own political
advantage.
OF course. the friends of Gov. Pin
quite a large chunk in tackling the
anthracite situation after the dead
lock had become so adamant as to
defy the best efforts of the federal
coal commission. They realized that
the governor might get his fingers
Evening star., 1923-09-02
STRIKE is Threatened
IN SOUTH COAL MINES
Operators Charged With Imposing
Yellow Dog Contracts; q. S.
Adjustment Asked.
BY the Associated Press.

by tHe AssOCIdteu
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, September l.
Charging coal operators in East
Tennessee and southeastern Ken
lucky with imposing so-called "yel-
low dog contracts" on miners of Dis
trict No. 10, United Mine Workers of
America, and with discharging union
men who refuse to sign and forcing
them out of camps. and COM
pelling men to pay dues, and depriv-
ing miners of free speech and as
emblage, William TurnblaZer, presi-
dent of District 10, today sent a tele-
gram to John Hays Hammond. chair
man of the United States Coal Com
mission. seeking relief and protec-
ton in behalf of the miners. The
message declared that "a general strike
movement may take place among the
miners of these coal fields unless
they are assured relief and protec-
ton" Coal operators have made no
statements in reference to Turn
blazers action.
Evening star., 1923-09-02

forming a service to American citizen
ship in seeking to bring the level Of
employment and conditions of life and
living among miners up to levels more
nearly equal to those found in other
branches of industry. The medieval
spirit and policy that animate the or
ganized coal barons is wholly out of
place in modern America.
I'VE are proud of the coal miners. of
their spirit and their solidarity and OF
their concept of American citizenship.
We shall render to them every possible
measure of assistance"
Evening star., 1923-09-02
CURZ0N, ON WAY HOME,
CONFERS WITH POINCARE

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, September Lord Curzon,
the British foreign minister, had a
twenty-five minute talk with Premier
Poincare this evening just before the
premier left for Brittany, where he
Is to dedicate a statue in honor of
Ernest Renan tomorrow.
Their talk was most courteous and
cordial and covered briefly the whole
European situation, without, 1t Is un-
derstood, special reference to the
Italo-Greek conflict. Lord CurZon
will leave for London tomorrow.
Evening star., 1923-09-02

CONTINUED from First PageD
sideration. The health and welfare
Of the people are directly and most
seriously threatened by the closing
down Of the mines.
1.-THE hardships of a coal shortage
go far beyond discomfort. January,
February and March of 1923 were
ordinary winter months, but anthra-
cite was lacking during these three
months. Six thousand more people
died in Pennsylvania than in the same
months of 1922, when anthracite was
not lacking. These were deaths only.
They do not represent the very large
number who did not die. but who did
suffer prolonged illness and physical
injury. Our Industries also suffered
as did our people.
This is what happened in a normal
season OF winter weather in a state
which consumes but 10 per cent of
the total tonnage of anthracite. What
deaths and suffering took place out
side of Pennsylvania from this same
cause I can only surmise. 1t is worth
remembering that there are said to
be 15, ,000, 900 customers for anthracite,
by far the most Of whom represent
whole families Those who depend
upon anthracite coal for warmth,
comfort and health are more in num-
Der than all the people of many ma
tions. Shall the need OF these mil
lions be disregarded?
Welcomes Delay.
Both committees have agreed to
meet me again in Harrisburg on
Wednesday, September 5, at pm.
welcome this breathing space for
the hard-pressed leaders on both
sides. and 1 urge them to use it in
acquiring realizing sense of the
public point of view.
This is not a private quarrel.
Neither miners nor operators have any
right to disregard or overlook the pub
lie suffering which would follow pro-
longed strike. The patience Of the
people is very near it's end. We have
seen it pushed beyond endurance be-
fore, and we have seen the results"
Today's conference, virtually q con-
tinuance Of yesterdays fve-hour ses-
sion during which Governor Pinchot
fought to bring the opposing sides to-
Getiier. was little more than half
hour long. 1t adjourned until Wed
nesday, the governor. as at the pre-
vious meetings. asking all the par
ticipants to remain silent in the mean
time.
Governor Pinchot's four points of
settlement included 10 per cent in
CT reaso in pay for all mine workers, eS-
tablishment OF the eight hour day, the
unions abandonment Of the check OFF,
demand and agreement by miners and
operators upon the principle of col
lective bargaining. Most pronounced
differences were evident over the wage
increase and the arbitration question.
While opposing the former. the opera
tors offered to accept 1t in return for
longer contract with annual wage
adjustment through arbitration.
John L. Lewis, peresident Of the
United Mine Workers, left for Phila-
delphia to direct his men during the
suspension. Other miners and opera
tors here during the last few days left
for their homes.