THE . WEATHER Portia d a4 ViTiaitj- Saaday, raia, soatierty wtstfi. - - , FEATURES - EUfct paves et Fetra, Faahlea JPsotocrsphs nisi Th Say Jaral Htiulii a ua f aUty. ! , . . I , unni-oiiM rain wtsi, : tioaay i . ; i poruoaj moderate southerly wlad. Wanhlng-tosSaaday, rain, aoderat ' ounywia- . - . . VOL. XIX. NO. 2 .CITY EDITION PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 2, 1922. EIGHT; SECTIONS PRICEr FIVE CENTS TO SPEND .. $90, 000, 000 IN COAL MINERS LA Y D T1EIM TOOLS ROADS iv0 22 : 600.000 -J ' . I - po,ooo TIMBER NEED Railroad Extension, New Con struction . and Replacements i Planned Prove" Faith in Oregon Eastern Roads Are in Market for Thousands of New Box Cars to j Be Made Out of Local Lumber By Lysn Davit Railroad will spend In xca ot $90, 000,000 In Orroa and Waahlnrton this year for xUnlon, nw construction - work, replacamanu and purchaa ot ma Budgetstand special expenditures o( the .fWs 4 transcontinental lines serving . the Northwest have been announced and these with the budgets and special ex pendltures planned by three local rati lines amount to 127.700,000. Regular annnal expenditures for pur chase of supplies In ths two states will be swelled to a slightly higher level than at any time during the past decade and railroad officials estimate . that these . supplies will cost $19,000,000 during 1922. , 17.IM SEW BOXCARS , i The five transcontinental lines and ths f'actf la Fruit Express company have an nounced the construction, of 17.054 new wooden cars, the timber for which will ; all be drawn from the Northwest and will cost approximately 11,627,000, But the expenditures are not ' con fined to lines directly Connected .with , Orea-on and : Washington cities, - since numerous Eastern lines are coming to the Northwest market for ties and mle " eelianeous lumber. Orders are already in sight for this marks to the sum of , 115,000,000. , . ? .. : v,x, ;: Though these Items do not Include no- r tntlal porchas of mora supplies by l.aat.rn linea r' money to.be expended tn short tins developments throughout ths , to states, they total 190.l27.OO, This ts ths investment the railroads will make for improvements and betterments. This sum does not Include wages or taxes,' which annually amount to many ' millions ,or dollars. ' FAITH 15 XORTHtTlST. These figures offer concluslvs proof : that the railroads have faith In tha fu ture development' ot "the , Northwest country. The, resulu from these vast expendltarea will be manifold and will mark a new sra ot development and ln aunt ry in tha two states. 1 Through ths building of new terminals. new bridges and lines into vast Umber tracts the railroad officials express the convlctloa that heavier trade will de- , velop In (this territory and through the adoption of more modern facilities, such as automatic electric control on - the Oregon JHlectrio and elimnlatton. of du- plicate service, such as abandonment ot one of tha jpeschtttes river lines, a more progressive and better cooperative form Of operation has been brought about. v I But even mors Important than de velopment of new trdv adoption ot mors progreslv pollftes and formula jtlon of a cooperative spirit Is th entry of the rail line into ths Northwest lum- bar markt with orders closely approxi mating 123,000.0001. Timber operators and lumber men see In this phase new prosperity: for the Northwest, which Is , largely dependent upon th healthiness of the lumber Industry for Its economic "' advancement.' BCTM2ET IsotrSTS ' V,-.' Budget I amounts and approximate amount of purchases are as follows: KMlroadu: rarrhaan. It-W. R. ft. ., , .Ul.tlHO s.uuu.vuo 4,ftUII.M)lt l.ftl.lM0 .Ht,Our 1. uoo.ooo .ewe.uuof 2. . o . un.itoe ' sow.oou . IImI NwilMirn.., .Nimhini ferine., a. p as , u. m. r.. .. p. k. u. r. ... , 9O.VOO.OO0t 'o'oV.oos -e.ttoe.uea i,oeo'.6oo vToaia . , . . . , ? 7,7 0O.0U ' tlS.OO0.DOO atMtal atharlat eomtraotlo. , , iort ta k aptwvmt - ' : ' Jntnt tat, tat affUiaUd Nefthara Hum. Vialsa aaaanoaaetd. FIGUBES ABB. OFFICIAL In all but two Instance thee figures hava been fftctaiiy announced by ex ecutives of th . rvspecUve linos. '- . One iceptlon Is th budget of $. 00.000 for the O-W. R. A N. still to be approved, and th -other the unannounced budget of th Southern Pacific. In either in stance them figures win vary but slight-" ly with th official total. Construction of new railroad car by transcontinental lines 1 an enormous factor to th Northwet-; Official . of th various line have announced the number to be built this year, and la very Instance hav provided for the purchase ot lumber for tha car In th Northwest The avrag coat of lumber entering Into a new standard boxtar ia 1&00. On this baala a tabulation shows follow : 1 ... Lufnber m i t Car. O-W. R. A N. ....... . 4. 100 fJrat Northern goiwi. Cost. S2.I50.0" 1,000.000 iiwiurni I KiilQ . Southern-Psrifia.. J.254 Rt P.- .7 4 0O. Psciflo Ftnit Express. 4.100 Total .........L.... 17.054 othxb rr&CHASEs toon 'J.1S7.0O X.H0.0tH) , 1.TS0.0O0 13.137,000 Other railroads at th nation m ..w. Ing and are preparing to make large purchases or Ue and lumber In the Nrthwest. Ilur ordarm. hava mlrmxlv hn received In th local territory from th Denver Rio Grande. Weatern Par cuw ana sent . . other order from (Ceaciadd a Pate Tn. Coiaava Poar) Mighty joffre. Barrelmaker, Will Be City's Guest Tuesday a n WVII ii 1 1 ri 1 1 fini iiiimiinui "' ' " ' mi mm i llilljiti tiilll iliuulL """' " 111 ' ' 'i.', ' 1 : 4 V-ap--.- In Spite W.'Ilfness, 'Great' Allied J War Chief "Will -Follow Pro-V; r 1 gram arrange a Lok for no nomnous. oarada tvnn-nf.i fleer tn Marshal Joseph Jscauea Ce- satr Joffre. the Joffre of the alon of Pari, i th Joffr who . captured Tlm- bactoo, th Joffr of Formosa and Mad. gascar. the Joffre' who turned back th uernian horde at th Marne, who, Tues day morning, in company with Samuel HlllL ' his host, will arrive irt Portland for si day vialt, -.. ; Joffre la bn a world tour and Samuel HOI wjht to th Orient to meet him and accompany him to America. - -1 Joffr was bora of th bou'rasolse. Hi father was a cooper and hla great grandfather wa .a peddler and these hnmbl forbears bequeathed him. a strong body, capable, ot fighting disease, so, despite his 70 years and an illness, reported 'from Seattle, h will arrive here on schedule, enabling the: Portland entertainment committee to carry out iks complete program ror a ceremonial at ths Interdtate bridg: a, tour of the Columbia river-highway ;and a meeting tor ex-erTlce men. In th Armory. TH 0BA5T Of FRANCE- Joffr ha been described a the TJ. ft. Grant at Franca. 'Ha ia not a Napoleon, a Ney or a MacMahon.- He did not stand in the side lines watching charge of th i guards and utter bombastic phrase, but he planned every move of hla j army. II stopped the Germans when Von Kluck waa within to mile of Part during that, critical period of 1S14. Ha tdrov back th highly, organised Oenriaa hosts tO miles to tha Aisna. H waa highly nccaasful. say 'critics; becauee he planned months and years in advance and Insisted upon absolute ef ficiency. Whan an officer failed he was removed, even though he may have been Joffre' personal friend. . : ' , - Thu h U pictured a th cool, cal culating.' hard working and exacting genius ot the batUe jrw.- . .. Bvit at bora, thoa who hav com tat contact with hurt, say h 1 a mild, some what diffident Inmate at th household, who pottered about In the garden and occasionally went riding: KOT UK A FKEACHMA 1 Queerly. for a Frenchman, he has the reserve of th Saxon and . stands sUU whe. a uika. , ' , Joffr t not tha Frenchman of Paris; out Kum nera-working peasant type which man , Franc great He waa born at RiTesaitea, In tha East Pyrenees, and love to talk today th Catalan dialect with hla old friends there. He wa th mm or it children. At IS h astounded hi parents and fries da by announcing he intended to compete for th . Polytechnic school , in Parts, tha great training place for ar- uiery omcera. He passed t fourteenth In K entrance examination amorr ut Before be could finish hia' course the Franco-Prussian war began and Joffre became a sub-lieutenant in a Paris fort Her ha got little chance to distinguish him self, but the horror of th siege left tCoachutad aa Pace Sia, Colaata Oat) Son ' of A' , i JHAUJOFFRF, the hero of the Marne, who Will be a Portland visitor Tuesday, and Samuel , Hill, who accompanies him. " . Oliver Morosco and So Long Letty' Star ' Run Away( and Wed . Los. Anpeles, April 1. (L N. U-Surprising their ma.ny friendH, Oliver Mitch ell, batter known as Oliver Morosco, theatrical magnate, . and Mis :' 8elma Haley, .wall known ioa Angele. actresi who starred tn th first production of -So Long Letty," today eloped to SanU f Morosco and M las Haley motored away quieuy. ootatnea a marriage license and war wed by .Justice J. B. Cox,' famed for hi - JaA aentence Imposed upon speeders In Orange county. The marriage created a sYlr In theatrl cal circles her and cam as an aftef math of tha many months of litigation between the theatrical manaa-er-and hla former wlfa, kin. Annie T. Mitchell of uu city. . i f ' ' Lamence Factory 7;.:::W6rker8.6ii Strike -nil i i i-.iinsa.mii! . -f" Lawrence. Mass, April L (1 K. a Four J hundred workers of the Pat t liopoua-Plymouth mills voted today to strlks Monday as a result of posting of a nsuce or reauctiona m -wage' in the plant. Mill officials said the reduction a-aa about 10 per cent, but Thomaa T. Mcilahon. president of the United Tex tile Workers of America, claimed that the reduction averaged about 20 per . : , ' ' ' . -' A - - - V -V : T r 1 . r N - r i . . I ' -'- jr ID GENOA-BOUND Berlin Details Hundreds; of De- tecttves to Keep Russians From Harm During Brief Stay in City Bob-Haired Secretaries Have Gay :Time on Trains Head of Dele- f - gatlon Smokes Cigar in Fine Car By John Grandest - TJttited Pras Staff Cormpoodcnt Aboard ths Soviet Special, Bigja to Berlin. April (TJ. P.) George Tcb.lt cherin. head . of Russia's . delegation to tha Genoa conference, sat In his luxuri ous private car attached to tha special train which la : bearing tha delegates southward through . bleak, snowclad field this afternoon, smilingly discus sing with the United Press correspond ent his country policy at tha forth coming conclave. - Representative of tha German foreign office, who boarded the train at th Polish border, eat stiffly in their chairs while the Bolshevik envoy lolled at hi ease, a lone; cigar fcetween hi whit teeth, and chatted genially concerning affair of state. AliSTTESS QUESTIONS - , Pretty bobbed-haired secretaries, hap py to be ton their way to sunny Italy, flitted busily from car to car of the train, bearing Imposing looking docu ments, or giggled nervously over games of Tnowaha played tor rouble stakes. Tchitecherin answered questions:. "What will Russia's attitude be if the Genpa conference requests alteration of it present form of government!" he was asked. ,: , , TOur lnvttattorT to- attend the'-contei. enp a an equal partner pre-supposes i i 1 1 1 1 'ii 1 1 i in . - f m-n .iViti.-.rir. d j --ii ,ii n-i... iOonehtded on Pas Piftaan. CoJomii OBe) NEWS INDEX Today's Sunday ' Journal Is Complete- In Eight Section. ' Bectioa 2, Pat 4. ( Forslgn, . 1,600,000 Man la Bnuisa Army and Kary . BactioB 1, Paga S. Natleaal Indiana Want BUI Paued flection t. Pace 2. Borah Working tor Pnbllo Ownarsliip Secticm . I, Paaa 2. Bureau Chief Diimiated Seetioa 1. Pace T, ' "IprU Pool" Para. .Cbataisa 100 SecUoa I. Paaa 2. Head of Daf onet ' Bank - Arrested Seetioa . 1. Paaa 2. , Puindeiter Son Laudad Seetioa t. Pace . : SkossImI AUana; Captored-gactiaa S. Pace 2. Ponce Chief Shot Seetioa 1. Paaa ft, ' Town Ia Piehtin Flood Seetioa 1. Pag S. - Stats Guarantees Bond Intereat Section 1, Pace T. ApplieationaN Vets Pasted 8ertlo X, Pax T. Posta to Help Teterana Seetioa i. Pase 10. North Beach Bocae Destroyed Seetioa ' 1. Pat 10. , ' . -w . . , .." . 18.000 for Pacifie Eoirenitr Section x. forttand , Tardy Taxpayer Seetioa h. Page 4. Mayor Coaamcnd Officer -Seetioa t, Pats 4. Home EeoBOfnae leacbMS ta Meet HBectiaa -1. Pan' 4. . ..' ...-. , Portland Boy Killed ia Air Crash SeeUoa 1, rasa . ' , Batt Butt Wtr TJeeTa--Section 1 Pmc . Epidemie la SOU Sertraa Seetloo 1. Pace 14. -White Itay Eater Base Seetioa 1, pace 14. City to Get XaoraQiant Block Section ' 1. New Plan ta Make Flitfit Seetioa 1, Pic -IS. . . ' - Mem Baautirul Section 3, Pares- 2-T. - " BiHinsH Ram ,---' A Real Xstato and BaUdinc - Seetioa X, Pace 1. Jtukete Seetiott S. Paaa IB.' rinanee Section 8. .Page 14.. - , " Marine Seetioa 8. Pace 3, Raoie New , "" V Section. S, Pas 18. c , ' ' Nalshbarhoad Hem-, ,. 'r's- ' :8ctioa a. Pas 2. . ' , . I 1 . ' -i Bperta . - ' -5" ! Seetioa 2, Pajea 10-1S' , . . rt - Ainu Men ante Seetioa 6, Paces 1-V -- k J AutomoUT 4 ' , . Seetioa t. Faces 1-8. . On th Flnar M The VFaak la Sweety Seetioa 4, Pacea 1-4. Vrotsen Oab AL'mir Seetioa . 4, Pag K. Farent-Teaehe Seetioa 4, .Pare . . t, Ta Xeaba of Music eecticm 6 .n Pare J." V rraternal- Seetioa 4, Pas . , Aawricaa Tetcraaa Seetioa S. Pat S. nt PorUaad School Section 4. Page Th Peaee, by Bay Ttanntrd Baker-"fleetloa S. Pat 1. Blag Xardner latter Section 4, Pat T. arhrora of Waaaiattoat Section g, Pat 1. Tbe KattoBal Capital-. Seetioa 1. paca- S. Aothor and PabU-het Seetioa g. Fata 2. Letters From th People "-"Seetioa 2, Pate 0. Ctfswn Blame PeopJ for Impaia Pictare - Seetioa S, Pat 1. ' 1 " Mjciaita -' Seetioa 1. Pat 1-8. ' Comic - -Seetioa 8, Pacea 1-4. ILL START Suburb of Brentwood Aroused by Strange Noises ' Heard During Dark Hours of the Night -. .-' i i in a - f Small Cottage' Occupied , by Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Wellcome In vestigated by the, Authorities. Portland has a ghost mystery that tor thrills may rival that ot th Nova Scotia farm, where "Bperrita" braided horses' tail and- spread terror among the neigh- bora, i e t ' r Portland's "ghost"" is out in Brent wood, suburb on tha southeastern fringe of the city. And this Brentwood ghost Is a trouble-maker of the first rank. SAPPING S OX SOOKS ' H. N. Wellcome and his wife, Mrs. Margie Wellcome, rented ; a four-room house in. Brentwood three weeks ago. Two weeka ago ; they ' noticed strange rapping on tha walla and on th doors. These ' rapplngg continued for several nights, until '(he newcomer began ' io worry. " ' They were not the only one who were disturbed. Neighbors commented.' In aggrieved fashion, on the occurrences. The .explanation of the occupants of the house that the rapping cam from the outside wa disputed by the other resi- aents ot the district. , - t 5EIGHBOB3 TAKE ACTIOJC , One neighbor suggested ' that Mrs. Wellcome was a medium and in the habit f communing with snjrits. pthers were qirick to approve the idea aa probable., ; ITiO fires of suspicion smouldered; On Friday a -flelegation f hall hundred, headed by . John ' Brown, real estate Sealer, waited on Mr. and Mrs. Well come and proposed ' that the two either etofi - the rapping definitely or. move away .trom Brentwood." ' ATTOKJTET 13 COJTSTJXTED Wellcome enlisted. the aid of George K. Wcodley, attorney, and the two cat up and kept vigil Friday night.: Alt was quiet until S a, nw when brief rapping, origin undetermined, were heard. On Saturday Wellcome placed his wife, by that time tn a highly, nervous state, under the care of a physician, and asked help of the police. On Saturday a party Including Wellcome, Woodley, Deputy Sheriff Beeman other deputiesr and. a representative of The Journal, went to the scene i)t the ghostly visitations. , y THEOBT IS ATA3fCEB Up to midnight Saturday nothing hap pened,. ' Deputy Sheriff ..Beeman, how ever, advanced an - interesting theory. Several complaint of bootlegging - have been made from Brentwood, said Bee man, and he thought it possible that the large: hole under the Wellcome home might have been used as a hiding place of moonshine whiskey, and that the pur veyors of the liquor might be desirous of regaining their caches,-' - OLB EXCATATIOW BISCOTEBED - In front of the house'! an excavation, halt covered with brash. This under growth would furnish cover for anyone wishing to conceal himself after a sortie against jthe Wellcome house, the officers believe; 1 - - - Deputy Sheriff Beernan and other members of his investigating party are Inclined to the belief that Mr. and Mrs. Wellcome are in. no way responsible for the tappings. " - - - Brentwood, . however, want to be shown, j j : " - - Sleet Storm Holds; . Detroit in Its Grasp Detroit, Micbi. AprQ i. (I. N." S. Telephone, tetegraph and - interurban service with a score, of Michigan cities waa cut off today- by the severe rain and sleet storm which has held Detroit and Southern Michigan in its trip , lor Zt hours. i Arbiickle Trial May ; IiastlODaysEonger ; t : , ' - . t, . ; ? San Francisco. April ' 1. The ' third week of th third trial of Boecoe tFat- ty Arbuckle on trial for manslaughter ended today - and ' indications are that the trial will continue tor at, least 10 day or two weejca longer. New Classification for . Radio 'Enthusiasts y,Tor the benefit of radio-phone enthusiasts. The Journal has es tablished a "radlo-telephone-telev graph" classification In the classi fied section, '- This classification, appear just ahead of the "for sale, miscellaneous" classification. ThI new feature will provide a channel for the huying, selling or trading of radio-phones or parts. Directs Striking Miners JOHN ll'LWIS. president of ie United Mine WorW J who is directing the half million miners now on strike through out the country. and 4 whd r on Saturday declared the ', strike Jnachinery to be perfect. " " ' iii!!ii' '''Wwvoj -.vs ooacocoa, II EX EMPEROR KARL Hapsburg- Descendant Ruled two ' Years Before Abdication .and. - fitghii He Was 34. 5 Funchal. : Madeira Islands, AprQ l.-i CU. P. Death , claimed . ' Kx-Bmneror Karl of Austria 'in his island exile today. A brief Illness, culminating In double pneumonia, brouarht on tha anflrlBn of the monarch at the age of 84. Called to the Austrian throne by the death of his grand uncle, Frarr Josef Earl had ruled but two years before the war's end causou jiia aDoicuiuon ana XIlEat- ... The ex-empress, Zita, was with her husband when he died." She' ..had re mained constantly with him during his ww . u; waa Deiievea. ane inspired the two abortive attempts to. regain the thrones of Anatrla and TTitrlcranr vn. marked Karl's last year of life and haa- venea ui ena. . Karl was a direct descendant nt. -On. dotph. first of the H&nshuren. - whn king of the Romans in the thirteenth century. ,.--.-, ... - - r He is survived by -the ex-empress, Zita, and their six choldren. ' ; ' - Boxer, Injured at Eugene, ;Is Dead Brownsville boxer-butcher, injured 'at t a boxina contest hen. TiViriav nip-lit. Htori at 8 -.50 tonight Attending physician ojtiu u aiuierea irom - nemorrnage of the brain. fAimprl .lthn h. hb struole dnrlnc thu luiiit mrtti. roi urn ler -of 'Eugene or .to a 'fall a he left "w i w& muoug uie awaramg ot- the decision to Miller in the seventh round Of J a scheduled - IA rmmd main : -...... Mr. Tetziev who is expecting to become s iniirnHr wv with b- i m ar iam . tlta.I hp.ML rirnnpr W TV PmntoMA. h&snot decided as to whether. an in quest wiu ne new. - - - . Condemnation Jmr ;Gives Couple S7000 ! i Jiiihi ii in ii " J."' ' . c The Dalles, April 1. Damages of 17000 were awarded Mr. and Mrs O. H. Rhoades. owners of Hnod tamo- nmn. erty - condemned, for the Mount Hood roaa, oy ue jurywnicn neara the case here this week. . The plaintiffs held out for $11,000. claiming that orchard land affected by the road would be rendered valueless, wnue tiooa uiver county of fered $3000 for the property. Corporation Filings;: ; Set New High Mark Salem, April 1- March was the heav iest month In the history of the state corporation department, according to Corporation Commissioner T. B. Uandley. A total of lOS.fcorpo rations filed articles during- the month," as compared to 84 for the month preceding, Filing fees are also coming in more liberally than usual, according to Handley, Indicating better , easiness conditions. , OF AUSTRIA DIES gov. bo;:e guest 0FAUSKA1CIEIY Executive j Jels;. qf eeds . of Uncfe --Sam's, .fpr;- Northern Territory at Annual Banquet The Portland . Alaska1 socletr honored itself ? In honoring . S!cot- f!. ?. Bone:-? m. ernor of Aiaeka, at its ."annual banquet Saturday night Governor7 Bone said that . Alaska, is governed by 48 bureau and 'Vllftt AlaAlrA.--mnnt teAAA t fn 1ia& 37 of these, bureaus abolished. "It will d my endeavor,", said Governor Bone, tO ee that Alaska la tin (nnno mrnnwail at long range. , I .am going, to see, that that vast storehouse ot natural resource w umocKea jor puuuc -nss," - Colonel J.-J.- Crossley acted as toast master', finmmnf T XV ' rii, Mayor ' ; Oeorvn - - Rub.,- nn speeches In extending the welcome of ; cwie ana -taiy : io - uovernor Jone. Edsrar B. Plmr. n nl tfmo fnA of the governor's, paid tribute toiil abil- as a newspaper man and aa an able Colonel Frederick- -My tA Ar construction o .the Alaska railroad on .juuu r un. -government nas ? expended $56,000,000. Nick K. Hatch, a naUve of Alaska f. VrnA Tjrulrlsv . w -vir nnni,).. and .A.. H. Hellig made ten minute, talks. ju. m. juonLague or Portland vaji in troducedi aui the rinufi rrf imii4nirh. ,. he WaS" at KHVa CS vasm am haii'ti,. KusBian - flag was lowered, and th American , I Lag raised - ever Alaska. Archdeacon Thomas Jenkins was heart- Uy aBDlauded. n hf Bionary won mm the regard of all, with e came in .contact in Alaska: -reception preceded the banquet and for mer residents tit - Ataot. taaa -. Alaska's , governor their hearty.- support Man and Wif e Held :: Prisoners 72 Hours OnEbcky SeaLedge San Francisco.' Anrtl t rnri Kins was recovering tonight, but his wife waa still in serious condition as a result having been Imprisoned 72 hours on a rocky ledge. by the ocean -s Late WedtiMilair. nri - r xtm ' itn gins, who recently came here from. Wls- vuuaiii, weiH. tor a wata aiong tne beach. They walked until dusk and tntrA small coye. While In there they found they, had been tramxut. h th riimi, and painfully started to cUmb the cliff to what they believed the land's edge, 25 feiet above. - Upon reaching this point they found It was but a ledge-and the shore line towered 300 , r .. They spent the night huddled together ana ioureaay waicnea vainly lor some- vii u rescue men, xsursaay rught they Were both too weak frmw wan nt tnnA ....... i . ww and water to make any attempt to climb uown tne cuic iney spent Thursday nicht oa tha.ladsw mrA wn 4nnkt by a ehilhng rain,' Friday Mrs. Wig gins became seriously ill. Neither recall how Fridav nicht waa ii Today Wiggins In some manner suc- ctnsaeu in reacning me Deacir below. 'He walked for hours before he came to a cabin and explained his plight. ' Life- savers were rushed to the scene overland and lowered a life saving Jacket from . iae cuti; to rescue sms. wtgglna WALKOUT IS : OliEDOi 120 STATES 6000 Mines Reported Closed; 'Re serve Fuel May Last 2 Months -if Warm Weather Halts Need. Unions Asserted to Be Unit In' Titanic. Struggle Against Op- eratorsj Unorganized Men Join Haavnie. CU April 1(TJ. TOf haadred miner tonight bolted the solid ranks of th Halted Mia Worker when they signed aa agreement with operator te wrk at th eld scale of wag a til - new eoatraet 1 signed. ' Th miners are employed by th Western Brick com pany, which ftraiahei eoal for three big plants her. By Fred G. Xohastea ' TJnited Prasa Staff Correspondent ' : Indianapolis, Ind, April L The nation began-eating Into its 65,000,000 coal re serve todays while more- than S00.0O0 miners struck,, closing up 1000 mines. - oriicia! estimates said the reserve will carry Industries and utilities through a period of more than two months if do - - mestlc consumption is reduced by warm weather. ; . - . ; ... - . .. . , '-."JKearly two million ton ar already, - gone, . declared " John 1' , Lewis, field marshal ot the strikers, at headquarter her : tonight.' ; '"Daily consumption dur ing the winter slightly exceeds -1,600.000 tons. - - f 1 ;,tl .... - - 29 STATES TS MOTE 1 Union miners dropped ' their picks in 29 states. Lewis claimed, and thousands " ot . unorganized r workers , Joined them. Miners In both union and open shop fields hav not worked on April 1 since 1831, when the eight-hour day was in augurated, and th effectiveness of the strike wiU not be -definitely known be fore "Monday morning." -"There, is no oubt that they will re spond to a man." Lewi declared. , He said tha miner will not return to work until mine- owners withdraw from their determined, stand against meeting union representatives in Interstate conferences, as provided by the agreement which' ex pired last midnight. - - Despite the April 1 holiday. 1500 mine. ; In the open shop regions worked at full .- speed t today, s according s to resorts ' to union headquartera . They vriU croduce between ,8,000,000 and 5,000,000 tons av .week during the strike and this will make It necessary to draw upon the re- serve to a great extent- F Of AIi WAR COUNCIL - Lewi and uSecetary-Treasurer; Wil-" Ham K. Green were In a final-"war council" late today. They agreed our no - plan by which the strike could be ended, however, and Lewis left "at 6 :40 o'clock - (Ooncladed en Pat Three, Column One) New Eadio Program" For Every Day Is! ; Mn Sec. I Page ,16' - 5- . mmmmmmm mi - g , Jf. Beports from receiving stations to The Journal ..Saturday night .were compli mentary as to volume and modulation in regard to The Journal's radio new re port broadcasted by the llallock A Wat son radio service station. . One of those, who called up The Journal mentioned particularly the Interesting character of the t news and congratulated The , Jour- -nal on ita selection of Items. The general program for today and ' ror every oay ot the week is pub lished in this Issue in section 1, page " 16. .Persons interested are Invited to tusji to this page, and it Is suggested that ; they -.preserve , the program for future reference. - : ; .. ' ,-, ,.- -. .: ' Second; Cousin of . l" Eoosevelt Killed, . !Probablj by Auto . . i "... ' 1 " ' 1 1 1 " , .- New York, April 1. (I. N. &) Robert B. Eoosevelt Jr., a second cousin cf the ' late President Roosevelt, died in a local . hospital today from injuries received In : a mysterious manner. The man, dazed and bleeding- from wounds on his" head .aftd . legs, waa ". picked up by. the police In the uptown ' residential section. He became uncon-' sclous after reaching the hospital, where physicians stated that he had sustained a concussion of the brain. . The police believe that Roosevelt, who"" was 23 years old and a son of Mr. and Mr. Robert B. Roosevelt of Washing ton, was struck by an automobile as he ; stepped off the eidewallc V7iU Eelieve 200 . ' Officers at Capital ' -. . .. -1 '" 'i 'i '"" Washlrgton,. April L (L K. S.) Nearly J00 army officer now on duty In the District of Columbia are to be re- . lieved rom duty a the result of an in- vestigation conducted . by the inspector ' general's department with a view to th reduction of the military establishment in Washington, it wa announced at th war department today, .