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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1920)
A I LEATHER FORECAST Tonight and Wednesday nnrthnvKt winds. Local: Ni rainfall; river, 4.4 lfTHIRD YEAR. NO. 71 Government Coal Price Control i Spartacans Control Entire Industrial Section of West Germany; Copenhagen, Mar. 23. The whole western industrial district if Germany is held solidly by radicals and disaster is inevitable if ,1.. irnvernment troops try to interfere there. nrmrHino- . Uiv B . - - nalion receueu uum rerun mis morning oy . telephone by the forlinzske lidende... lne social hj workers government is on point of formation, without co-oper- ation With the bourgeois parties. Berne, Mar. 22. More than J00 persons have been .killed in the fighting at Elberf eld, in the Ruhr region near the occupied lone and in the neighborhood of that city, 'according ito to day's advices from western Ger many... The communitsts took about 500 of the reichstagl prisoner at Elberf eld and 200! additional at another point. . p ; ; j , j raiiniic m uetuueu to De threatening Bochum, Dortmund. Dusseldorf and Elberfeld, be-1 cause the peaasants are refus-! mg to deliver food to the com munists. The hospitals at Elberfeld are fulj of wounded soldiers and civilians as the result r.f " " LUC ngniing. DusseMorf, March 23. Small Hinds of independent socialists wearing red brassards and having amy rifles slung over their soldiers m arriving here to strengthen the 'ore, numbering several thousand , miiun Hre molding this city -i"ie awaiting a threatened attack "im government" trot srmv l rr.uti. . The red m. 0 ,,' " nHW "MHlnar near Z t :ie"'JiSt t0rCPS are Patrolling ! feet"' b" are "ot molesting the iiu uisortiers today. were reported The people of DtmspMnrf ... . to retire to Wml. !H n,n . 'here ,o be reinforce,! sufficiently " rera,,tme city within a week Another Bnltl On Kurt m Rhenish Prula, March M -Another battle is reported be going on between Spartacans of Zn Thl tW, m"eS "0rthwest Tn'. . ulnrs, the report Ruhr ine .sltuai ii c "iuuiion in German ' . 6 Btron8holl of the h and " m,' 18 expected n diplomat- and military circles here to re- --tr,rps SalW such f by Czech-Slovakia to today. ' PUt the O"'0" over This is th ne on'y instance where th "'"me niay take a hand in the nan rticA-,1 . . t Mtiae n-, - u lnen only he- f ' t". tr a vnV"der the Provl8io"8 I crol ,ha y "fflVersallw does not I Thl. tl0n ot the country. I ! "Is mnrnw- ' f "ate that thl j oincial messages ! feV Po8aB. T m ,he R"hr tir val- .iu eiient va Qiii. UUt are Plentifully supplied -w us uuri y ",ln nfles, PnKPARR POR HOSTILlTrES Loiienh Livnia, til :. . "-Esthonia anof "Mc proving rormer, Russian an no '"dependent na- dis"'ch tP hPaH"s for war, says , "Kovno. Bern8ka Tidende &ny?Z '" large IJrpat Britain h Iront'er is reported to mediate th. 7,7 a unsuccessfully -- " "inpuie over bminiln I Last Witness Heard . h Probers in Hoff Case Haw'"1 the aPPearance before the ClT ounty Kran(1 to thls morn City h Thoma9 A- Rran of Oregon T0I ' p p"ty Btte treasurer under tna.. y and candidate for state aurer against O. P. Hoff, the list ' neaseg so far summoned to afi tre " the Investigation of the state .Ju department has now been Qutoi , . U 18 "Pected that the in- few dy WU1 devote ,he ne5rt teiiJ:ay" to "ummlng up of the Tlew - prvaemeu wu.1- o 10 in early filing of a report the probe. Spring Fashion Number. . Torriorrow, Wednesday, March 24, the Capital Journal iH issue its Annual -Spring Fashion Number, containing "e latest designs of fashionable apparel and seasonable merchandise for the Easter period. , . .In it the leading merchants of Salem display their .Prng offerings and the showing is one that a city many llIes the size of Salem could be proud of. ... . You can get anything you want in Salem and by pat ronizing Salem institutions and keeping the money at rr.e you build up the community and increase its prosperity. Capital MitfJoiirnaf feet, AllTlllftO UniinilcS WWVJ - ; w llllUl - Demokraten learns that num. Wilson Did All Possible to Aid China Says Envoy Shanghai, Feb. 17. Dr. C. T. Wane who was one of the prominent mem bers Of Phlnfl'a rlolatvuiinn . V,. . w pea conierence at Far s. hnn returned fm France and announced he plans to sub nilt a report to the Peking government some time in March. Upon his arrival in China after a stay of a few days at the southern capital of Canton, he came to Shanghai, intending later to go on to Peklag. While in Shanghai Dr. Wang re marked that President Wilson has, done "everything in his power at Paris to support China's contention in the Shantung controversy." . "China's only hope for a Just settle ment of the Shantung question," he said, "now lies with the league of na tions, not in direct negotiations be tween Japan and China, which Tokio is seeking to open." He added, however, that the league still is only a hope to be realized. "It is only a beginning," he said "like a scaffolding arouna which a great superstructure in time may be built and it cannot be a success with out America." When he was asked what would be the outcome of the present internal strife in China, Dr. Wang shook his head. "God knows," was his laconic an svv'ftr. Sugar Advances One Cent Again In South Today Snn Frnncisco. Mar. 23. Cane sur supplled to Pacific coast points by the Western Sugar Refining company ad vanced from $15 to $16 a hundred wholesale today, according to an an nouncement ty the refinery here. The California Hawaiian Sugar Refining company, the other company supplyi ing sugar to coast points, had not ad vanced its prices, it was announced. "The New York market quotations" was given as the reason for the raise. As a result oftoday's advance sugar wl" reta" at 18 cents 8 pou and t the same price plus the freight rata from the San Francisco seaboard at other coast and Interior points that are supplied from here. Executives of the; California- Retail Grocers association said that the raise brought sugar upto its highest price since the Civil war. It was the second raise In four days, the wholesale price having ben raised from 14 to 15 cents last Saturday. COLBY SWORN IN' Washington, Mar. 23 Balnbrldge Colby was sworn in today as secretary ot- state, succeeding Robert Lansing, who resigned six weeks ago. ltrSSIAJT DEBT BIO Warsaw, aiar. o. " i lion rubles In gold is the sum needed i by Rusisa to restore herself, according to the Polish government official tele .graph news agency which quotes so viet newspaper to mat eneci. Ampng those who appeared before the grand Jury Monday were Ralph H Schneelock. Edward Geary, Henry Teal. B. B. Dunbar and T. B. Fentonj all prominent in Portland bond buy ing circles. Schneelock and Geary are said to be connected with the Lum bermen's Trust company of Portland, which it is understood, Is a rival of Morris Bros.. Portland bond buyers, to whom State Treasurer Hoff is alleged to have shown undue parti ality in the purchase of bonds. Fight C 4ki M" .-. t ' VA-- , - "Lg-.c;- 'aw- "s" imru sua. A otm, Detectives Sought By Armed Miners For Starting Fight aiiamesboro. Ky.. Mar. 23. Harl. county. Kentucky, on the Kentucky. West Virginia border. th. oi mucn excitement. Several miners armed with pistols r nf'eS "ere the county for operatives of a detective, agency. 1 who are alleged tn hv. .. . at Wa"ins Creek Sunday night with ! iners-whlch "-sui-ed 'he killing of i ee erso"s wounding 0f several iaUfri. The clash w ,h t feeling because of importation last T'ek ot a Kroup of private detectives i b?' the Kentucky Steam Coal company, where a strike is on. Morgenthau Named To Post In Mexico Washington, Mar. 23. Henry Mor genthau of New York, former ambas sador to Turkey, was nominated today by President Wilson to be ambassador to Mexico. He will succeed Henry P. Fletcher, who resigned recently be cause he did not agree with the ad ministration's Mexican policy. Campaign Being Pushed Slowly . Toward Set Goal Like the legions of mercy and hu manity that forged ahead, foot by foot, across the uneven fields of Flanders and France, flgUJIng for a cause the deemed greater han any other, the commutes working to complete the lem General Hospital fund nioved slowly toward the goal today. With Wednesday night set as the time for the official ending of the campaign and with $25,000 yet to raise to com plete the $100,000 sought for the con struction of the hospital, volunteer so licitors composiug the "flying squad ron," traced by reports received at the campaign headquarters, were gaining little by little. No further reports than that made Monday night that $25,000 was ye neded could be made today, it was stated at headquarters for the canir palgn." ' A lump donation for $1000 was as credited to the Masons herer, on record at headquarters today. This Is one of the largest subscriptions made during the past week. Only one thing will put the cam- palgn "over the top" by the time set to end It, and that is the exhibition of Interest by the people of Salem by do- nations suincienc to complete tne Quota, it was said at headquarters, Campaign Manager William McGIl- ""' il,u "'"y nopea me , arive wouia lie ended for all time Wednesday night," but declared that the citizens must aid. He sai he could not say whether the complete $1U0( 000 would be taken by that time or not. - South Dakotans Name Candidate At Polls Today Sioux Falls, S. D Mar. 23. In dorsement of a candidate for the re publican presidential nomination is the overshadowing Issue at the South Dakota primary election today, ' Nomination of party candidates for United States senator, congress men from the three districts and state officials from governor down, was made a struggle of secondary inter est by the spectacular campaigns con ducted throughout the state by four candidates for the ten delegates to bll-jthe national convention at Chicago. Under the Richards primary law the candidate receiving the highest party vote for presidential Indorse ment shall be supported by the en tire party delegation to the national convention. Failure of President Wilson to qual Ify as candidate for democratic in dorsement eliminated interest . from the democratic side of the primary so far as the presidential vote is con cerned. President Wilson was indors ed for a third term by the state pro posal convention at Pierre December 2 but he did not file his formal ac ceptance of indorsement and his name was not printed on the otnciai Dai lot The democratic candidates are Tames W. Gerard of New' York and t io. n Mnnm of Mavwood. 111.- The four republican candidates who taken place in the east between of oualified for the primary-Leonard flclals of the Bethlehem Steel and Wood who received the convention j Shipbuilding corporation and Inter Indorsement; Hiram Johnson. Frank ; national leaders of metal trade, la O Lowden and Miles Poindexter :bor unions. O'Connell said have all toured the state. "We are here to pieet wish the lo- nave ail tourer peose first of all., saia , rr i iO'Connefl. "and to go Into tlJe" sltu- Sntl HranClSCO tO -! Hniffi llrilff I AlnlC - - - o Ban Francisco. Mar. 23. Estab- Ilshment of a clinic at whlca drug addicts may purchase their drug sup- niiua sn dwnere an lyues ui "-" aH.il-iii mav be treated, Is to be con sidered at a meeting here tonight of ..j i .ta nt ritv health officials VUOiai, D " " ' rinni en to wipe out of the drug traffickers, illar movements are under way in . i s.r.i.ir.r.A arrA fi.prani.ntll medical authorities here announced.; , . - 1l..lnn In : -he foothills wert'of Junction, has been ' ,h W riira! officials a a 1ICHU - - charge of operating stilt C A T r-ir t.tij-.t ...t-,.-,. ...... .. viifUUiN, 1UWUA1. SIAK H Vi lnin nmm mnn Portland Car FaresRemain At Old Mark wj . mr. ,i . I-aironSOI IBB roriiana Street i aim a; sysiein wiu continue, lor the time being at least, to ride for S1I cents. Holding that the solution of the street railway problem in , Portland does not lie in increased fares but rather in an assump-j ,ne p,an emo tion hv thft pitv sa o nrhnla nf I slma ftf thfl tnKIi Kni.JAnn ' ...v. vi mi, uiuiv uuiucua huw borne by the car riders the Ore- gon public service commission,' in an oraer issued tnis morning " .. holds final action on the .wfe. cation of the Portland Railway, Light and Power Company for increased fares, in abeyance un- tu atter the people of Portland I can have an opportunity of ex pressing their sentiments to ward an assumption by the city oi tnese Duraens. holding out a prospect of a fare even lower than the six cent fare now in eftect if such action is taken Included in the recommendations of the. commission is that of city ownership and maintenance' of the rails of the street railway system as a part, of the city's system of Improv ed highways. The absorption by the city of publio burdens aggregating approximately $200,400 annually is al so suggested in the order which sug gests that these questions be put up to a vote of the people at the special election May 21. Included In these public burdens are the maintenance of pavlnj, bridge rentals, franchise taxes, car licenses and free transpor tation of city employes. Public Ownership t'rged "We are not prepossessed with mu nicipal ownership and operation of the street car system as a whole," the order reads, "but we do believe thut 8he street car tracks are part of the streets of Portland and as such these streets should be owned from curb to curb and maintained as any other streets. In the purchase of the tracks and the relief ot tW Public burdens lies the prospect of -a reduced fare and the tax : payers opportunity to asnuman equitable proportion of the expense of the transit system." Commissioner H. H. Corey dissents from the majority opinion which is hv Cnmrnlsslonem -Fred G. Buchtel and Fred A. Williams. The Deonle of Portland have already de dared themselves as onDosed to aa- gUming any of the "publio burdens" referred to In the order according to Corey who declares for a fare ot at least seven cents with one cent addi tional for transfers. Cresonys Room Mate Gone; 'Also His Valuables "Know ye thy neighbor!" Cecil Creson, 1370 Norway street and student at the Oregon Agricultural r: : :: z"z: '.zimw to advance HUH Illumines lie viiuiibu lu puuo 1110 loss of $2 In coins and a valuable go? watch, taken some time Monday night from his room in the Rex hotel. Creson told police that he, met a man who gave his name as C. H. Gill, and who claimed he was from Liberty, on the train comingto this city. They both went to the same room in the hotel, In tending to rise early this morning to take a train for the country to work. When Creson arose Gill wai gone, and so was the coin and watch. Today po lice were searching for Gill, who is de scribed as being about 24 years oiu, 6 feet inches tall, and weighing X5S pounds. End Of Shipyard Strike May Result From Conference San Francisco, Mar. 23. Confer ences undoubtedly wul be held here between rt preventatives of the irtilp yards of the San Francisco bay d:s trlct and the unions which have been on strike since last October witn a view toward adjusting their differ ences, according to James O'Connell. neaa or tne meiai iraaea council ui the American Federation of here today. Conferences already had ation thoroughly. Later on we will meet with the other side. . panied here O'Connell was accom from thm Mat hv Joseoh Valentine. ' WUam Johnston and James Wilson, j nead) of the international molders, mBt.hlm,tii and pattern makers un- ions. SAILORS TO STVDV ABROAD , vi. . . tU I rr -n-. new ior. ii. ed men of the L'nlted States navy now sraiionea si me n-" '' utiitinn. Will leaVS Within a few days for London o study at an English air-, igible school, preparatory to attempt- inv m tran-Ar!tntif fllKht With '.he R - 38. sister ship of ths R-34, it was announced at naval recruiting bead- quarters. Democrats Grill Sims On Witness ' Stand In Senate Washington, Mar. 23. Cross-examination of Rear Admiral Sims was con tinuedtoday before the senate commit tee investigating the navy's conduct of the war with Senators Pittman of Ne vada and Trammell of Florida, demo- 'tti varvtuiT w snow mat Ih United States was not wholly respon. tor submarine losses during the ,wo months immediately following the '"r n cnitM States Into the war. Arimlivl CI... .- j j . i COnvoV system msib.j ka . i Plnt ' the war and that the ain nad t0 watt for American co-operation i ... . .... s.i.'o ouia nave sailed the night we de clarei wr and there was no good 80n. why they "nuii not have don have had an irmv nf 1 aaa Ann France y My. ii. Tiie fact men in i Of u-o a '.hat after we declared war many dock and ZZJrT ary: dock and repaired before they could rni 10 war lone. Borah Accuses Wood Supporters Of Corrupt Act 'acuuigiuu, mar. u. Acting on published reports that large sums had oeen contributed to Major General Leonard Wood's campaign fund, Sen ator Borah, republican, Idufto, called on the goneral and his campaign man agers Monday for the names of sub scribers, amounts and "the manner in whioh it la being used." General Wood's managers not only owe It to their candidate but "still more to the party and the country to clear these charges in an unmistak able way,"' Senator Borah declared in a statement. "The use of money in elections hus reached a point where the people will have tot ake hold of it." he said. "It is nothing less than a national peril that two months before the conven tion the use of money In the- attempt to control the convention has vouch ed the point ot a scandal. ' People Want to Know "That a vast sum of money Is" be ing spent, is perfectly apparent. I have seen letters from South Dakota, Virginia and Illinois showing thM the people generally are becoming very restless in the face of the apparent use of money for corrupt purposes. "From what I have known of Gen eral Wood t would not suspect him for a moment of doing the things himself being charged against him. But it is not sufficient that he doa not himself actually participate. He ca not be the recipient ot favors of such a campaign without himself be ing responsible. "I hope General Wood or his man agers, will not permit this matter to go until It will become a subject which others will have to tuke hold of." . . Corruption Denied Chicago, Mar. 23. That no money b"n "Pended except within the the candidacy ot Major General Leonard Wood for president, was the statement made last night by William C. Proctor, chairman of the Wood national com mittee, in regard to Senator Borah's query In a statement asking about campaign funds. . Berlin Drifting Back to Normal Conditon Again Berlin, Mar. 22. The city now Is becoming normal. The postal serv ices are working, stores are open and electricity la available to enable small factories to operate. The city and cir cle railroads have resumed operation but the elevated has not resumed. The following provincial reports were received today: Quedlinburg, Saxony: There has been violent fighting between troops led here today and was cordially wel and Spartacans, Both sides suffered 'corned by sporting enthusiasts and severe losses. , delegations from the French colony. Halle-On-Raale: The town Is held by government troops after Jin artll- Laborilery battle lasting for several days. Madgeburg, Saxony: Work has been resumed. The street cars and rail roads are running regularly. Berlin, Mar. 23. Spartaclst procla mations appeared on the streets to day. One poster bore Che headline: "The red flag" and was signed "the communist party." It declared the people were u i i;i i ini j i-u witn iiiu turn of the Ebert government and people were dissatisfied with the re- nrntoatod asalnst military control of the city. The principal burden of the text was "either disarm the troops or give us weapons." Another proclamation as sddressed to the Berlin proletariat and exhort ed workers to continue the strike. FORGKEK PLEADS CVII.TY Los Angeles, Cal., Mar, 23.r-Theo- dore W. Powell, formerly a railroad brakeman. pleaded guilty In the Unit ed States district court Monday to t charge of having conspired to defraud the government by selling forged rall- roaa administration passes. lie will , b sentenced today. Withdrawn Majority Report of Strike Settlement Commission to BeBasisfor Wage Advance Washington, Mar. 23. President Wilson today withdrew government control of the price of bituminous coal so that the 27 per cent wage advance for miners recommended by the major ity of the coal strike settlement commission may be absorbed in the price the consumer will pay after April 1... The commission estimated this wage advance at $200,000,000 a year. Brothers Start . Fight Against Their Removal Extradition to Kern county, Califor nia, where they are wanted to answet to a charge of burglary and grand lar ceny, alleged to have been committed when they stole an auto In Bakesfield two years ago, Is being fought by Rus sell and Raymond Eyerly, brothers an rested here last Friday for Bakersfield authorities. An order, complying with a petition of the two brothers for a writ of habeas corpus to be acted up on April 1, was signed by Circuit Judge George Bingham here this morning. Deputies Yancey and Cochran, from the sheriff's office at Bakersfield. sought action upon their extradition; papers with Governor Olcott yester day. The petition for the writ of ha beas corpus was filed In circuit court Just a short time before, blocking u action by the governor. In the petition the brothers are. that they gave to Mrs. Brown from whom the car was stolen, a note for $600 and a mortgage, and the petition reads that the regarded this m a com plete settlement, Their fight against extradition will be based on this fact, they said this morning. The officers from Bakersfield told police here that the Eyerly brothers, with a man named Clark who Is now serving a term in San Quentln prison of from one to 14 years for his part ll the affair, stole the machine and drove It to Montana. There they sold It to a banker for $1,500.' This money was divided equally among (he trio. Mrs. Brown has deposited $1,000 In a Bak ersfield bank ' for the prosecution ot the Eyerly brothers, the officers said. A copy of the' petition was served on Chief of Police Jack Welsh Monday evening. This requires his detension of the pair In the city Jail until 2 p. m, April 1 when the arguments on the pe tlon for a writ of habeas corpus will be heard before Judge Bingham, Two Killed in Dublin Fighting Monday Evening Dublin, Mar. 23. One of the two persons killed in last night's riot here was a woman, Margaret Dowllng, a domestic servant. The other was an unidentified young man. Several per sona were wounded Including one of the soldiers, who was shot through the hand. The conflict, according to one cor- .. u. i . 7nF.,i.,.i;i,i, i .mi i. uiiRiii in uvioirruua conduct of the party of soldiers who had beer, attending a performance In the Theater Royal. On leaving the theater they attracted the attention o. civlllns by their conduct and a steadily growing crowd followed them toward their barracks, When they approach ed the vicinity of Bouth Richmond street the firing began.- After a few shoti had been fired the soldiers enter ed their barracks but soon reappeared, It la declared, firing seevral volleys, j the result of which the fatalities oc curred. Carpentier Arrives In New York Today New York, Mar. 23. Georges Car pentier, heavyweight boxing cham pion of Europe, Who served France In the world war as un aviator, arrlv- llo was accompanied by his 17 year old brfrte and his manager, Francois Descamps. Carpentier will be entertained here for several days and then will make a trip to the Pacific coast. LATE BULLETINS Essen, Germany, Mar. 23. (Via Copenhagen, Mar. 23).'nie Wai ovar-iitivn rnimcii trulnv nnnniinred that the entire industrial ic-nwui jv-- j - . ! repion hereabouts is in the hands of the revolutionary worKmen and that a red army oi tu,uuu men is vicionouaiy Buy""" Wesel where "the last remnants of the regular troops are con centrated. St. Louis, Mo., Mar. 23. Thomas' T. Brewster, chairman of the coal operators scale committee, in the central competitive field today refused to discuss the coal commission's report other than to say it woul dincrease the cost of production forty cents a ton ii accepted. Madrid, Mar. 23. A strike on all railway lines in Spain wiU take effect at noon today. This deci sion was reached unanimously by representatives of the railway employes at midnight foiiowinff the failure of the managers of the railway companies to accede j to the demands of the men. CIRCULATION Average for Quarter Ending December II. Hit 5458 Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Associated Press Full Leased Wlrs oaay At the same time the pres- ident made public the majority and. minority reports of the commisssion and wrote the oper ators and miners asking that they reach an agreement on the basis of the majority report alone as speedily as possible so that the uncertainty regarding the fuel situation might be re moved. v The president write the oper ators and miners that it waa "essential to the public welfare that the governments be con cluded at the earliest date prac ticable so that the uncertainty as. to the fuel supply may be ended and that the consumers may be able to make contracts for their coal supply." The president said he assumed that neither party would rulse any ques tion and that he was sure that no question could properly be raised as to the binding character of the award by the majority ot tho commission notwithstanding the fact that It was. not unanimous. jThe president said there was ns provision ot law for fixing new eoal prices for peace timo purposes and STRIKE NOT LIKELY New York, Mar. 23. The general, scale committee rep resenting the anthracite coal miners by a virtually unani mous vote decided today to remain at work after April first pending negotiation of a new wage agreement "pru vldlng the mine owners agree to make any wage award re troactive, tu-that date." -.; that "unless and until some gravs emergency purposes of the Lever act. I would not feel Justified In flxlnsr coal prices in reference , to ' futurs conditions ef production." Flint IUiIno Absorbed The majority report of . the com mission said the 27 pet cent increass absorbed 14 percent increase allowed when the miners returned to work and that In dollars It would apprsxt mate $200,000,000 a year. The executive order withdrawing government control of prices removes virtually all government control oc coul, placing the fuel administration i in the status that It was before its authority was restored when the min ers struck lust November 1. In refusing the demand of the min ers lor a thirty hour week, the ma jority of the commission said thut If the work day were shortened by one hour It would be equivalent to an ad ditional cost of more lhart $100,090, 000. Minority Wake Illtthrr The minority report of John P. White. the miners representative - ... . It nrlu uul "" " day labor and montniy men. .nan were granieo uy w? m.ij. - he concurred In the recommendation for a $4 peroent ton Increass for pick and machine mining. Ills report was transmitud to the operators and miners by the president for their Information. ' The general terms of the two re ports previously hud been published. Operators Warned The operators were warned by Pres ident Wilson against violuting laws ailiilnt combinations In restraint of trade and profiteering and also noMsj exact "unreasonable prices for coal." "I am aware," said the president, "that at present, as a result of ths shortage crented by the coal strike and of the consequent Interference wRh transportation and as a renult also of tho exceptionally unfavorable winter, the demand for coal continues active. 1 deHlre to impress upon the coal op erators the extreme Important liol only of their complying to the fullest extent with the laws against combina tion In restraint of trtde and against profiteering but also of Un-tr exxertlnB themselves affirmatively to prevent exacting of unreasnnable prices foj (Continued on Page Seven.) I