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- FHIDAY, AUGUST
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-1922.
THE DAILY JOURKALi PORTLAND, OREGON.
QV. GROESBECK
SAYS OPERATORS
RULE FUEL BODY
" J""-' Bt 17nlTmf Swrtei)
Lansing. Mich.. Aug. 25. GovMnof
lexander J. Groeebeck of Michigan to
ay charjel that the federal fuel ad-'
tnlstratkm was controlled by a pow
rful group of coal operators . and
ated that it "wu a fine state, of af
alrs when a aroap of coal operators
an tell a state that Its guarantee for
1,000,000 ts not acceptable1' because- In
as of failure to pay a suit to collect
vould toot be valid."
: The governor nadehia statement fol
iwtng a conference with W. W. Potter,
tale fuel administrator, who just re
amed from Washington after a frult
ass effort to obtain coal for this state.
SATg OPEBATOiS SCIE
! A plaa was discussed tonight to dls
ribute all Michigan mined coal with
out Interference by the national ad
atnistration. In his report to the governor Sir.
."otter said :
"Whan X was in the office of H. B.
?pncer, national administrator, there
at In a room next to US a committee
six operators and these men settled
very question of policy which came
, efore the administration. , .
: "The whole business is simply a case
of operators shelling the public, and
he fuel administration is a party
It-"!
- The governor's statement follows:
There Is no existing legislation
which authorised the creation of a federal-'
fuel commission or gives it power
to fix prices. Congress notwithstand
ing the . president's request has re
gained inactive.
3TOT GBTTIKO COAIi
, "The federal fuel administration is
Attempting to function through the
control of car supply through the car
section of the L C. C It Is their claim
that their orders are being respected
by the railroads. But we are not get
ting coaL
: -You are familiar with the prices
fixed for coal for the winter under the
present emergency. The Hoover fair
price originally was fixed at $3.50 per
ton at the mine. Gradually state by
Stat has brought pressure to bear
upon the federal fuel administration
until the Hoover fair prices for soft
coal in the states of Kentucky, Tennes
see, Virginia, West Virginia and Penn
sylvania is $4.50 per ton plus certain
percentages for hauling and the end is
not yet. ,
3AIULOA.BS rTHiI. BE PUT TO
TEST IK HAT7LIXG COAX CABS
V TTslUd Xaws Staff Corraapaodent.
Washington, Aug. 84. It is now
sauarely up to the railroads to make
-ood on their defy to rail workers that
i hey can operate despite the striking
;hopmen. And the first test of the
railways will be in coal shipments.
'. In making this point clear adminis
tration officials, including secretary
. loover, declare that with, the reopen
!ng of many mines the danger of a
fuel famine, insofar as actual produc
tion of the coal is concerned, has
passed (ts peak. If the country is to
sutler acutely now, they say, it win
ho because of the , railways' failure
naol the, coal.
,-TKW BILL AIDS
I ; Every power of the government, save
that of actually purchasing fuel is to
ie ariven in the situation.
i1 A bill Introduced In the senate by
Senator Cummins, strengthening the
hands of tX interstate commerce oom-
mission to permit that commission to
give positive priority to the movement
of non-profiteering tfaaL : I
The alternative t this would 'fee tot
the government to enter the' Coal busi
ness as suggested by President Hard
ine in his messasre to congress. tmt
(haM fend tisUiDuts coat dad W ib
competition, establish a balance ra the
price eltuatiott. i-- . 4 '. ' ;
Both plans were submitted to pVesi
dent Harding by Secretary Hoover
after consultation with attorney gen
eral Daugherty, developed, .according
to Hoover, that any direct legislation
for the repression of extortionate price
has no constitutional basis. -
LOCOMOTIVES 3TECCSSART
The big difficulty Is locomotives, of
ficially stated to bo progressively de
teriorating 'and .no natte how many
coal cars might be available they can't
be moved without engines. Further
more official figure show that ". to
handle present demands, ' even were
all available -coal cars put into . ser
vice there would still bo a shortage of
some 10.000 in this equipment.
Therefore while Hoover declare the
peak of the crisis so far as prodacinr
coal has been passed there yet remains
the critical problem of moving that
coal to suffering areas.
30,000 ILLINOIS
MINERS GLAD OF
CHANCE TO WORK
Admits Viscount
To U. S. Despite
Order from Board
(By Unite Ken)
New Tork, Aug. 25. Viscountess
Berengere de Becedelvere was admitted
to this country Thursday fallowing an
order from Washington reversing a rul-
tng of a special board or inquiry en
Ellis island. The titled Trench woman
was vouched for by Miss Alice
Reyonolds of BroOkUne, Mass.. daugh
ter of a well known banker, who suc
ceeded m getting a special review of
the case.
The countess is the one who em
phatically repudiated an alleged state
ment from "Robert Grant," said to be
of Ardmore, Pa., that he Intended to
marry her. A divorce from the
countess' husband is pending. It was
her denial of Grant's claims that
caused the board on Ellis Island to de
cide to deport her.
"Grant" did not com forward dur
ing the stay of the countess on the island.
Claims ; Letter to
Mann Goes Astray;
Threatens Inquiry
New Tork. Aug. 25. (U. P.) 'Com
menting on the report that Leslie
Mann. St. Louis outfielder, denied re
ceiving the "fishing letter" fronr Phil
Douglas, Edward Lauderbacb, coun
sel for the banished giant pitcher, said
he would start an investigation to find
out who interfered with the mails and
prevented a special delivery letter from
being delivered to Mann.
Lauderbacb said that Douglas had
collected several affidavits and would
have more to support his appeal for a
hearing before' Judge Landis as soon
as "certain parties re tarn to the city.
MBS. MARTHA J. PEATT
Marshfield. Aug. 25. Mrs. Martha J
Pratt, 75. widow of George W. Pratt
and resident of Coos Bay for 2 years,
died hem yesterday. She was the
daughter of the late Dr. Jonathan Hod
son, the first practicing physician. In
this section.
(By tnitrf Hew)
Springfield, Dl, Aug. 25. There
were 0,0v9 lame backs in Illinois on
Thursday night. They belonged to coal
miners coming out of 'the pits after
the first day's work since April L
Work was resumed in every big min
ing center throughout the State and
Soal was raised from deep shafts late
Id th day.
As th first load of "black diamonds'
shot Into view at all the nines, cheers
from both miners and operators split
th sir. Today production will reach
th 250,900 tons daily mark, according
to operators, and by next week Illi
nois mines -will be turning out 340,000
tons every 24 hours.
BUT XOBE TOOD
In Franklin and Williamson counties
operators reported 90 per cent on the
Job and at the big Letter mine in
Franklin the biggest coal mine In the
world a mob of singing, cheering hap
py miners couldn't ret down the shaft
backets fast enough. - Even the mules.
who proably won't see daylight again
until th next strike ia the bigger
mines, seemed to enter the spirit of the
day and cars were run to the lifts in
record time.
Th strip mines near Herrin were not
opened as the machinery wrecked in
the massaer has not been replaced.
In Murphysboro, Bellville, Danville,
Lasalle and many other coal towns,
merchants opened up on credit and
happy miners' wives were again order
ing food on the scale that they are
used to w)ien the mines are running.
BOOST PBICE
Merchants reported a big business,
but cash in two weeks on all neces
sities Of Jlfe, was the rule. With schools
opening shortly kids tumbled into shoe
stores and felt the first leather that
has been on their feet this summer.
With the opening of the mines hun
dreds of housewives lost cooks and
maids as miners' wives and daughters
have been working to support families
during the strike.
Resentment was shown by union of
ficials here, when, on the first day of
operation, the operators tilted the price
of coal $1.25 s ton at the mines. It
was declared that the operators have
lost practically nothing on account of
the strik because of th prices they
got for surplus coal, and that labor is
costing no more than on April 1.
The new prices roes into effect in this
district at once, and retailers will have
to pay is a ton M tne sain insteaa ox
$.76. .. .
This price, matters said, would be
Immediately passed on to the public
Evangelist Given
Divorce Because
Of Wife's .Cruelty
Grand Rapids, Mielw Aug. iWL
K. S.) Declaring Mrs. Lottie M. Trot-
ter's sensational charges against her
hnsbafld. "M- Trotter, noted evan
gelist, were uch as to constitute ex
treme cruelty. Judge Dunham awarded
Trotter n absolute divorce today on
th cross bill with which Trotter an
swered in his wife's suit for separate
matntenaivee.
Th property settlement gives Mrs.
Trotter tw nouses worth $25,000, $1000
ia cask. $1400 attorney's fees and $200
additional for court costs.
N. T. to Brazil Air
Trip Is Abandoned,
Result of Wreck
(By TfrBvenel 8rrW)
Washington. Aug. 25. The navy de
partment Thursday received a cable
from th naval station at Guan tana
mo that th New YorktoSrasll flight
bad been abandoned by former Lieuten
ant Walter Hlnton and the crew of
the Sam pal Correia, wrecked Tuesday
night en rout to Haiti.
The - engines and special parts not
badly damaged ar being salvaged for
shipment to the United States. The
plane is too badly wrecked for emerg
ency repairs. It was tewed Into Key
West by the tJ. S. S. Denver, which
picked tip the crew, assisted by the
U. 3. E. Montcalm.
Government Seeks
Injunction Against
Cuban Liquor Trade
Fensacolat FUu, Aug. 25. (I. N. S.)
The United States government today
went after -th Cuban-American liquor
trad with, injunction proceedings. Th
district attorney here filed application
for a restraining order against the tug
Richmond and six barges, asking that
they be enjoined against bringing liq
uor from Cuba to this country.
The application declared the craft a
nuisance and charged they bad en
gaged in rumrunntng1.
SHIFTS ATTACK;
FROM VOLSTEAD
TOM WHEELER
I (By United Vwb)
, Washington. Ang. !5. Congressman
George Hoi den Tinkham. the Boston
"wet," having failed to oust Chairman
Volstead from the house judiciary com
mittee, has decided that it's up to the
American people to decide whether or
not a private organisation, "partici
pating actively in elections." shall be
allowed i to spend money to subsidise
member of congress in advance of
their action of legislation.
The private organization attacked
by Tlnkham is the Anti-Saloon league.
Th legislation complained Is the
Volstead act. Attack and complaint
were both contained in a resolution
introduced by Tlnkham Thursday, di
recting that Andrew Volstead should
resign. Jboth as chairman and as a
member; of the judiciary committee,
and it 'at the expiration of 14 days
from th adoption of this resolution
he has jnot tendered his resignation,
the chairmanship of said committee Is
hereby declared r have become va
cant, add his membership of said
committee terminated."
The resolution was laid on the table
and later expunged from the record 6n
motion Of Representative Dyer, Repub
lican, Missouri.
Tlnkham charged that "Wayne B.
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Business Men
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style touches without being
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We have provided sizes for every
figure no man is hard td fit at
this store. -They're inexpensive be
cause they wear so long, they look
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them.
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$35 o $6
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! S Fifth at Alder P
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August Sale of Fall Shoes
SIX LINES OF $7 J 5 SHOES
REDUCED 20 ON SALE
$6M Pair
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"Any Woman Would 25uj Her JVc Fall Pumps and
Oxfords NOW If She Could Save One-Fifth
of What They Would Cost Later On!
That is the opportunity we
offer you.
Hundreds of pairs of new
Fall Pumps and Oxfords
have come in early.
To encourage early buying -we
are willing to sacrifice
20 off the regular season's
prices so we place them on
sale starting tomorrow at
Pair
REMEMBER
After this Sale
these same Shoes
will be $7J5 a
pair and well
worth it!
sf yy
SHOE5HOP
MORRISON AT PARK STREET
CHILDREN'S
SCHOOL SHOES
" Just Arrived"
BRING THE CHILDREN IN
AND LET US FIT THEM IN
"SCHOOL SHOES."
"WE WILL SAVE YOU
MONEY."
NEW GRECIAN
SANDALS
i ALL SIZES
$2.45 to $4.45
SPECIAL
PLAY OXFORDS AND
BAREFOOT SANDALS.
SIZES UP TO 2
$1.95
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MORRISON AT PARK STREET
PORTLAND, OREGON
Wheeler, general counsel for the Antl
6aloo league, a aotoriua professional
lobbyist. rlft aef aatfc. baa state
tfct its expended mofeey in the seventh
district of tbfe state of Minnesota la
the 1$2 elections, appeared vrlth his
detailed legislative program before the
representative from that district, An
drew J. Volstead, who was chairman of
the committee on the Judiciary. The
representative of Minnesota was un
der pecuniary blifations to him by
this expeBdltare of money ia his politi
eai campaign and he could not faith
fully discharge tit duties of his office
uninfluenced and unimpaired as re
quired by bis oath of office."
Wayti B. ! Wheeler characterled
Ttnkham's charges as "false, flimsy
and radian." - - -
Head of Austrian '
Goveniment Goes :
i On Trip f of Aid
, ! Berlin. Aug. 5.-rr. Selpel. the
Austrian monk who now. heads the
Vienna government. Is leaving Berlin
for Verona, where he will meet the
Italian foreign minister. Dr. Set pel
IS evidently acting on the theory of the
poor helpttif th bankrupt,
j He earn to Germany to aeeur help
for suffering Austria after the allies
and the tague of Nations had refused
a loan. Kef erring to the object of his
negotiations, Dr. Selpel said :
i "In order to mako & last desperate
attempt to save Austria from chaos.
I am making this trip, in company
with .our Austria a - finance minister,
before renouncing ovary hope. The aim
of our trip ts not to prepare for Aus
tria's Joining Germany or any Other
neighboring nation, but to secure
the removal of customs barriers be
tween Austria on, the . one hand and
Germany, Italy and Ceho-81ovakia
on the other. ' .
"Frea- trade with Central Europs is
th only way. to salvation for Aus
tria, as well as ta normal conditions
In Central ; Europe. If my miaaton"
tails. Austria will wash her hands of
responsibility for the octal aad other
consequences." .' , . .
rjuLir roft abor sat
Pasco, Waab, Aug. 15. Kt the cham
ber of commerce luncheon a commit
tee was appointed by request ef sev
eral labor organlsatiOBS to work with
their committees in arranging for a
Juabor day celebration.
New r&J Tell
W 0 - it
Styles' To
Have t Others
Arrived '
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criing muscles ,
After that nere rectfaglasttnntee?
. -meeeles etlSeadlame then
Bess's Uaiment aad glowing eon
tWt. jnat spread it on pmumirmtm e
waeB rmbUngi baeae every Mb
aad relievee everr strain. Umbera
UP every achijtg aanaele.
-it kills paint'
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NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY WILL EMPLOY MEN
AT RATES PRESCRIBED BY THE UNITED STATES RAILROAQ
LABOR BOARD AS FOLLOWS t !
MACHINISTS ......
BLACKSMITHS .
SHEET METAL WORKERS..
ELECTRICIANS
STATIONARY ENGINEERS .
STATIONARY FIREMEN
BOILERMAKERS ......
PASSENGER CAR MEN.
FREIGHT CAR MEN. ... .
HELPERS, all-cWes .......
....... .70 cents 'per hour
....... .70 cents jperiiour
.70 cents per hour
...... . .70 cents per hour
.......... .Various rates
Various rates
, .70 to 70Va cents per hour"
........ 70 cents jper hour
....... .63 cents per hour
....... .47 cents jper hour
Mechanics and helpers are allowed time and one-half for time, worked
in excess of eight hours per day.
Young men who desire to learn these trades will he!
given an opportunity to do so.
A strike now exists on the Northern Pacific Railway.
- Apply to Any Roundhouse or. Shops or.
employed and
Superintendent
Hdrtliern Pacific Rdlvay at Taoma, WasL
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