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Fl&A '.WMhlnrfnn, Sept. 2. The American
- . 'rotlwi of Lnbor, in n tattmfnt Is.
wil yostortlny by Samuel 0!mpeM,
jrelilent, deem red war upon the "open
hn' Jiiovemi'nt nhlrh imu .i. ni-mi.
tee rwnrlr nmnnr mmnr ..it I-- i,. t...
United States, and pledged Itself to
Stake every sacrifice to defeat the "ill -
ct challenge from the heart of Atncrl
cav nnnnclal power."
Vi, Joer Is directed ngaltiKt the planks
lV6 JPuclated In "principles underlying
kS employment relation" which wern
' dopted by a referendum of the United
!jp . ptaiesunnmber or Commerce nnd which
A jt ' '?. M10 whole-hearted support of the
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nun.
li1" those principles the demand was
wade for the open shop, equal rights
J the eye of the law' for 2ninlnir nn.t
taployes and dl-cu.sion nn.t settiement
t disputes without outside Interfer-
V!.
Mr. Oompera charges that the nlm
ought by the United Statoi Chamber
rights for the employers that shn'll be
denied thp employe.
i tl'll,,mrt is nv fiiini riRnis, one
"J.ns is a direct challenge to the
trade-union movement coming from tjie
atari oi America s nnnnclal power,
Bys Mr. (inmiirr. "The nronosltlnn
t forth by the United State Chamber
t tot Commerce in Its declaration involves
f.u rum.! nr, jn me conirnry. u is
, Merely n statement of what the United
States Chamber of Commerce hopes the
gnployers of tho United Stale will do
they have the power to do.
Compared to Jungle Man
"The spirit of It coincides exactly
W!
lth the snlrlt of the luneli. man who
started out to kill. The effort to make
lC appear tnnt the so-called open shop
is been
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safety of his fellow workers
to long since exploded n to
worthy of further discussion. The In
dividual has no such right and no en
lightened society today anywhere rec- '
ognlzes such n right.
"The entire declaration is a cunning
device calculated to create the impre.
ion of fairness while wielding theP f-
Torite weapons of treachery. It is cal
Torite weapons or treachery. It is cal-
culaled to banish trnde-tmlon organiza-
involves tne intllvtciunl right of ron- enator Kcnyon Drought out that the ''v-Ji '""" ""','",'';, ' J .i" 't "
tract' Is so far out-uorn and aged as , senatorial committee had an arrange- ""' "" '"B ;vn ,,Ion I1,,t,?ndlttnh,e H'
to be pitiable. The right of an Individ- ment by which the maximum campaign , ,,!" ' ""'' nvigatlon o. h nil sev.
unl to undermine and destroy the fund of $200,000 wa,s guaranteed by "iMn'J10 S i, "' 1 V,Z C Thlr
j i t !..i -..i i i v. .. i i.n H.inn.i !.? t i workine force at oth(r iiincos. mere
piauuuiun ui iivuiK uiiii me
v -"'"" -- w.ft.....-
,Yf tions while creating the impression of
A acquiescence In the actual desires of
k?I the workers "
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1( in lu ui- ii mini iii.it uitTC arr ,- ii .i.
those in America who care so HttlnNfor i yenv. the former osslgnlng as the rea
human progress, who hnve so little of ?n t,hnt thc co,,rtS hn,re bcen ,n ne
the real idcnlism of the republic, who ll" in ",?mc casf?' , , , ,
have so small ability to express them- . JPjSJ, &k. .S ,d," CaLg" "'V.ni
BS indKt,r .sslb-
alight regnnl for the welfare of human.
y ns io iiihru iiv.iuiuiiiiiin ui hub cuar-
jr possible in this perl of our his-
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bpeons or t.reetl it a Watchword '
'But so long as there are thoe to
whom greed is a watchword, to whom
the principle of liberty and Justice make
no appeal, who have no slinme In the
practices of modern barbarism, who
know no humility in the face of hu-
inanity s suffering and who huvp nn
..concept and no longing for a better and
brighter dny for humanity to strug-
gie against, these forces will be neces-
J-, , .... sneering here at the idea of its being '
"There Is no movement In American ponsiblc to buy tho American elector-
We so well equipped to make this strug. ute." said Senntor Reed. "Do you
e and so filled with willingness to sac- Meve that money can ba corruptly
rifice for its sake ns the American w n such n fashion ns to change
trade-unlon movement, which is the tlu result of a presidential or senatorial
American lederntlon of Labor. It whs ii-rtlou"
fwlth all of this in view and with a pro- ..Tharopens a wide field of specula-
fUl? Vimi XhU l livfllatVr tion." said Senator Polndexter. "Hut
of the tlinc In wWJ e 1 ive that the B0 fnr os nnt0Dni rumpalgns are con- ,
WU.? f h. .Zrl,ra,'m.i'cerned. the vigilance exercised by both
ktt?li5 St?,te CImmbe oi "'cnmJ,V?e V" would make it very likely that,
Vuited States Chamber of Commerce. K, wou,(, comt. to nny pnrtv wlllcll
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Palse Fire Alarms In Gloucester
Gloucester police today nre trying to
find two men suspected of sending two
Ifalse alarms of firt at 1 1 o'clock last
MSI
Alght from a box nt Bnadway and
' Burlington street. When the alarms
were received the tin- lx-11 at I ity Hall
wan rung, arousing nearly very one In
town. Two men were seen near tin?
alnnn box shortly before 11 o'clock.
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and BuitilUB
. SEPTEMBER USED CAR SALE
We offer a number of Lexington models in tour
' about, touring, coupe and sedan types; also a num-
f ber of other makes at attractive prices.
Sixty-day service and a year to pay.
Your opportunity to aecure a real bargain.
I Lexington Motor Company of Penna.
W. A. KUSER, President
Lexington Building,
to
Probers Adjourn
Till Next Tuesday
Ctinttnrd from Pnro One
'campaign contributions, and only dlstn
ten Ions when he trie to slip In his
poison about the nlnlster difference be-
tween the two pledge Mr. Karnes's
subscribers signed. VThen the ltopubll
cans asitcd him an embarrasslns ques
tion he pulled out of his portfolio n
subscription by Jacob' Huppert to
Mr. rtaroes's book. Also, one by
Conrad Felfcnspan. Mr. Ruppert and
Mr, Pelgcnspan arc not unknown In
the East as brewers. It was a great
moment. Two welNknown wets had
jlrcn money to Mr, Hnrnes's slnlxter
publication.
The; committee Is spcndlns Its time
upon mntler HRe these. There Isn't
.anything else apparently for It to do
' I'ubtlclt' and the dlulcultv of collcctinr
'nrK campaign funds when you must
' " careful from whom you ct your
money and how much rou tnbi frnm
each Individual. Is sufficient to assure
that nothing sennattonal will be found
In the treasurer'! report of either party.
Oovemur Cox might have guessed this.
POINDEXTER TELLS
OF SENATORIAL FUND
Chicago. Sent. 2. (Itv A. 1. 1
Miles .1. Polndexter. of mishlnnton.
candidate for the Republican ' "u R 'hViw on the
Pfun la. ..nomination .-Tft k'iep'coaluSn.nT thrSff hl
- - n.v- II4IIS.1II( PI IIUIUiKII UXJIIIIIIIL"
'' today told the 8cnnt committee
i Irivetlgatlng campaign funds that tho
v., , "",1 " 13 n'mimvu'c ncni r,. u.
rciicr, iiepuoucan candidate for the
Senate from Marvlaml. wn not nn or.
ample of the general practice of the
' mmlttee. He said that there Is no fixed!
irl- or system by which candidates nre"Jn". ?,x colllerie l.lle in tie Wyoming
hi iped
.Senator Pomereno hiul Iip vltnp-i
, stnte that the $200,000 provided for
uiiii vumrn u uivkipu equal y
nmong the thirty, two saes In which sen -
i "orlal cleclons are o be held his fall
.iild average $0250 o he sne. and
he then called attention to the federal
sinue iimimg campaign expenses of n ' ., wcre worhnr with a greatly re
isenaorial candidate to flO.OOO except , ,h1(.-d forre
Im tnfn ivb.n I. llU U.J .- UUCeQ lOrCC.
I In states where a lower limit had been
! rut bv statute. Th wltnna. .nl.l 9,iA
I 000 was a fairly reasonable sum for the
' purpose of Ills committee
mon '"co liit d'" b,-" the .Vnatorla
comtittee are turned' bavk to the na-
tlnnnl committee treasurv of tho nnrtv.
Snnnrnr llr,,lnrr 1M
I He added that Senntor Fn-llnchuv-
subcommittee In charge of collecting
rcu, oi iw urrscj, ia cuuirman oi
V- T-- f -1..1-. -
funds and that he In turn. had organ-
; ??..'"? w?J-2.hd2 b?
r.uioi i.uusmrui, ui , xvr&. tuc;
h"v,e ot raised any money to speak 0t."
'J""::""r,""'ir.t0.' ,"g.'manly possible to do. but contend their
u.,. ininjr
'1 Sc"a.Ii J?,liAt ntrrM.A
,, Senators Reed and Po'acxter ogrecd
'hat there had been some mornl Im-
' nrovement In nolitles In tho laBt cicht
nrovement in Dolllics in uic last cigut.
-.a wWwS
' that a fund of $4,S00,00 Is too large.
sonntor tvenron ootainra irom oenu-
. tV i to. il,.) v .,,1,
& -1 tnlt
found nut about thnt S1S.000.000."
8enator Polndexter said that there!
were approximately twenty states In
which the Republican party expected to '
make a fight for the senatorial elections.
Senator Reed opined that an average
of $11000 of Republican funds would be'
nvalluble for direct campaign uae iu
... ..f ihn ttrnntv ntntpu. Senntor
Polndexter would not agree that some
gtates would receive ns much as $40.000. 1
"There hns been a great deal of
attempted corruption.'
B. & L. Societies Change Names
Philadelphia building nnd loan ns-
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'- ' Vi" " " li ?'? t""3r
niunwealtn ns ioiiows: weorgc . jin
riey to Seventh nnd Morris, Zubrln to
Presn, I. & S. Fnggen to The Bet
ter and Memlin to Reuben Mamlin.
folks like
Better Printing
COn buslnasn men who apprecla.to the
bettor ImpriMVtlon conveyed sjy better
printing
Wo maintain n, fully equipped printing
department In our own factory
Tho reason for any difference In prlco la
alw.iyn plain to be sren In tho appearance
of the finished Job.
8B1 - 53 North Broad Stroat
jt r-.? t ', ..' "Mrtv
Operators Bath
at Signintf Award
and turn Bolshevik! Its principle If not
in ncuon,'
STRIKE PARALYZES
MINING INDUSTRY
BptcM XXtpotch to Kvtnins lufcte Lt&otr
WllltM.narrc, rv.. Sept. 1. The
anthracite Industry today Is paralyzed
by tho outlaw walkout of Insurgents
in the ranks of the United MIno Work,
crs' of America, who are lei dine an
unauthorized strike ".n defiance of
President Wilson and officials of the
miners' union.
The movement Is general, extending
from Cnrbondale to the Schuylkill
region, but so far no disorder have
been reported, Tho "vacation" period,
as the strike Is cnllrd by the Insurgent
leaden, has set In without any dls
plnr. the men simply refusing to re-.
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nn2,.pIn5?
port for work at the accustomed time
The Me- Aimnanles are hardest hit.
In three nnthraclte district, the big
producers nre not able to opernte more
than ono.fourth of their collieries and
those In which steam wns got up nre
crippled by the absence of from 25 to
W) per cent of their forces.
Independents Stilt Operating
Thp Independents In all sections arc
operntlng. Their reports nre that their
working forces have been greatly re-
breakers.
The Lehigh and Wllkes-Harre Co..
one of the big producers, hns only two
collieries and one washery In operation,
and seven collieries employing 7000 men
arc Idle.
I-ehlgh and Wllkrs-Harrc Coal Co
Ul.inilMI IliMI IIHIJ iriic ii'nniiin, XIIHU
collieries In the Wyoming division nre
not working.
Tho rennsylvania rnnl t n, Mas nine
..m.u- mi. .! i, n,i... i-.i,
1 w"Sn,",;,iP w"d"E m eiht wo?k!
. ?"""?, "uL In U1rn.
"Vft1,, ' & "n U-entoen col-
uplt failed to Set rtarte whll? s r-
I In the lower fields there was almost
a general tie-up. Uhe Misquennnnn
Collieries Co. hud seven collieries com-
1" ' "MZ '" ,hf l0WCr f8
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In manv section the plan of the
miners Is not to follow the insurgents'
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"-Y" "Vl willin'' t.. ucfmlt tlint
Ihc lr headers h & a It was hu-
, mntlir nosslbl
, k l more
worK is more uuinruuuj muu ,nui ui
the bituminous men, and that they are
tM t j t t ,
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Movpmrait KxTm-ted to Snrcad
work is more hazardous than that of
Movement Expretcil to Spread
There is every indication that thc
movement will spread and that thc In
surgents' ranks will gain recruits, The
chief hope of the miners loynl to tho
officers of the union lies In the meeting
being held at Scranton today when thc
union officlnls will submit tn the mine
operators new demands and nsk for
a reopening of the case. .
. Public sentiment in the coal field is
' I tlnrnlt tiijfwl iIaikh tltn I'M I In (lulttfi I n
To the usual problems of steam
cylinder lubrication the de
structive heat of dry steam,
great piston speed and heavy
load is added enormous vibra
tion and strain in every work
ing part of the steam shovel.
In steam shovels wear is un
usually severe at the best. Give
them every possible protection
against the wear that is not
necessary. The first, easiest nnd
greatest protection is high quality
lubricants.
Such lubricants protect your
shovels better, for they are not
New
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against th Insurgent strike. The Strife
ers know this, and they know that they
cannot draw funds frpra the union to
support them while the strike Is on. The
huge fund that the uklon tins been col.
ltctlng since 1002 will not be touched
ant not a penny can bo spent In tho
way of giving aid.
Enoch Williams, leader of the "Inmir
gents'' from bl home nt Tnylor, is ell
reeling the "vacation, " He, says re
port received show a complete cessa
tion of work from Forest City to Moca
nnqua. ilic Pennsylvania Coat Co.
sayt omplqyos at Dunmoro and Forest
City reported for duty today. The
acrnqton coat -0., operating itvc roi
licncs 10
rcDort.s t
n the citv nnn un the va lev.
reports that 'Its men, with few exc?p-
tlons, arc working
100 PER CENT STRIKE,
INSURGENTS ASSERT
Potfsvllle, Pa., Sept. 2. Inturgrnt
miners In the Schuylkill region were wild
with enthusiast! this morning when the
word was flashed along the line that
not n colliery was working In the cntin
lower anthracite field. Miner sny their
ranks wcre Joined today by 11,000 in'n
In the Schuylkill region, who worked
yesterday. A ths result, nil the cnl
llrle at Shenandoah und ilsewhere In
thc district nre idle.
"It Is n 100 ner emit Mrlkc." de
clared Insurgent IcadjiM, who also sny
the men- will not return to work unr
President Wilson cclss hi proclama
tion on acceptance of the wage commis
sion's report.
"We will show Wilson there Is jm
subtltute fnr anUiracltu,'' dlrd
some of the strikers In this city todnv.
This remark was In icfcretire to the,
ttiitcmcnt of thc Previdcut toot If the
miners struck. somi substitute would lie
found for hard coal umirtiu'y return to
work.
United Mine Workers' lenders viewed
with grove concern today the statement
that the back pay due tninexs might l'
withheld from strikers. They say such
treatment will result in solidifying th
miners and may result in officlnl recog
nition of the strike.
The Philadelphia and Reading Rail
way wns still shipping coal to Philadel
phia and New York today, hut tlM
breakers nre now emptied and copl
shipments will entirely cense after to
dny. The coal train crews on tho
Pennsylvania Railroad have cither been
laid off or nre engaged In other work.
At St. Clair. Mlncrsville. Frackvlllo,
fJilbertnn. Ashland, Trcmont, Tower
City. Donaldson, New Philadelphia,
Tuscarora. Cumbola, Tamaqua and all
points up the Schuylkill valley above
Pottsvtllc this morning only one rejwrt
wns made, "not a wheel turning,"
OiTers for Increased prices of coal are
coming to operators from New York
and Philadelphia. Officials of coal com
panies say a mistake was made in send
ing the big product of this region during
tho summer lurjely to customers on thc
Great Lakes, who will be cut off when
navigation closes, "ny this action,
they soy, New York and Philadelphia
hnve nn unnatural shortage of coal.
Hailcton, P.v, Sept. 2. Approxi
mately 12,000 anthracite miners nt
twenty-five of the collieries served with
cars by the Hazlcton and Mahanoy di
vision of the Lehigh Vnllcy Railroad
were on vacations today.
It was estimated production would be
cut 80 per cent. Yesterday twelve oper
ations wcre Idle in protest against the
majority award of thc wage commission
and tonnage was reduced to half the
daily average.
Thc Reaver Meadow and Spring
it..r:,,,r
The Price of Oil Is Not
Always Its Complete Cost
Poor Oil has two costs It a purchase price and
the price of the machinery tt doesn't protect.
Cirew Lovick Compaoiy
Philadelphia
York Boston Syracuio Chicco
ffS. Riifliqf Qtitt JWvto a
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Mountain miners' wjint to work lain
morning, mit decided to return noiuo,
after thc whistles had blown.
Pottsvllle, r.-;, Sept. 2.Vlrttmlly
every colllery-ln District" 0V embrac
ing Shnmoklh ond ' Schuylkill count v,
wait IdU this fnorxag, Tho vocation
started by. tpe miners yotryiJay spread
to the Mluersvllle. Shcnwdoal). Trc
mont and Schuylkill vallev territories
this morning and. aifded lfl.000 men to
Ilic rnnKsoitneynsntionjits.
HISTCfoia SHIPS ON VIEW
Destroyers at Navy Yard Wera
Amarlca'a Flrat Forces In War
America's fitst 'contribution to thc
world war In the way of fighting forces,
n detachment of six destroyers that ar
rived In Queenstown. Irrlnnd. "May 0.
1017, nrn now at theauivy yard. They
were used Immediately, in harassing
IJonoan U-boats and protecting trans
ports and merchant vessels from their
most dangerous enr-my.
The destroyer Wadsworth was the
flagship of Captain Taussig. U. H. N..
who commanded, the detachment, and
she bended tho line as these lean little
ships first steamod Into an allied harbor
and reported for ther arduous duty.
The scene was such an Impressive one
that England's -greatest marine painter
perpetuated It in a masterpiece aptly
entitled "The Return of tht May
flower." Reproductions of the plcturo
wcre given wide circulation , In this
country.
Thc Wadsworth and her slsUr ships
nf thnt ilnV. the Davis. CVnvnhsn1.
MaVDougal nnd Qbrlon, will bo open to
visitors nt me yarn on navy uay, (Sep
tember 11. Navy day is given for the
benefit of the Navv Relief Socletv. the
organization that cares for the destitute
families of men who have died in the
service,
t
COULDN'T STOP HIS AUTQ
Mounted Pollcernan Finally Relieves
Motorist of Embarrassment and $5
Chester, Pa., Sept. 2. John Wol
manski, of Wilmington, yesterday
Jolnod thc automoblllsta' "Don't Know
How Club." Thc chnrter member is
Fred Welsh, n Darby policeman. Any
one who is ignorant as to how to stop
on automobile Is eligible for member
ihlp. Welsh Joined after cbaBing a motor
ist, who deserted tho policeman In the
machine, but left the engine running.
Welsh could not stop tho motor and the
car continued to run for many hours
before thc gasoline supply was ex
hausted. Wolmnnskl climbed Into an automo
bile nnd started on his way toward
Philadelphia. Mile after milo wus
reeled off on the pike, with Wolmanskl
frantically endeavoring to stop the ma
chine. Rut stop It would not.
Finally, the .machine entered this
city. Nenr Seventh street and Kdg
mont avenue. Traffic Policeman Peter
son saw nn automobile" approaching.
Wglniunslsl heard hi: "command to halt,
hut thnt was thc very thing he had
neen trjlng to do ever since leaving
Wilmington.
Peterson gave chase on horseback,
and captured Wolmaqski aRer n fly
Ing lent) onto thc running board of his
car. The policeman knows little nbolit
ntitomnblli'S, but be managed to dis
connect the bnttery wires and thc ma
chine at Inst came Jo n halt.
Wolmanskl explained the situation
to the magistrate. That official, to
stimulate in Wolmanskl a zeal for
learning the operation of motorcar I
machinery fined him $5 and costs.
broken down by heat so readily,
and they laat longer, for the
same reason. They give more
hours of lubrication per dollar
than so-called cheaper oils
and they're quite a factor in get
ting that contract done on time.
Before you purchase oil again
test your present stock on tho
basis of lubricating hours per
dollar. Then test Crew Levick
oil the same way.
The test is simple and its re
sults will surprise you, ao make
it immediately.
St. P.i.1 a If 'if I. ry "" ..
ffb sszSs ,' sm. jmMmj?
"w -jpr -sr s y .rszaam ' j rr
refiners of oil
sssMsaaanttBetBBWasmaava
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!ftrfT"'
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Satis QptWors Filch
Millions From People
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Cantlnard fmrt Fate One
raise, only $1P,,QOO,000 will be required
for the back pay of thc miners.
In other words, the anthracite opera
tors hayo, since April t, not only pro.
vldtd for the miners' back pay, but'they
have pocketed a clean profit on this job
bcry of $22,000,000.
Hut this is only a wco pt of,n cir
cumstance to another quo tiey pulled off
five years ago.
Multiplied It by Four
In 1013 what was known as tboRoney
coal tax law .wnoucnacted. It imposed
a tax on everf '.tf(n of unthrje'te coal
taken from fia grpU.nl- TP5 operators
immediately raised the price te cover, as
they alleged, thc tax. "The rate of In
crease to thc consumer was twenty. five
cents a ton, though tho tax imposed
amounted to only six cents a ton.
In 101S -the Ronej) -act was declared
unconstitutional, but did the operators,
who' In the Intervening years had bcen
collecting this tax four times over, ever
rnnke restitution to the public? Not
on your life," fellow sufferers. They
soaked this unlawful usufruct down in
their Jeons nnd went on their profiteer
ing woy rejoicing.
The amazing -fact is that right here
In tfiA "nnlKrnrttn puirlnn thn miMlp Is
" u..rt ii. ....: L7..kL
ffiLt im ?,KS Mi
1. ?': '.t '!..t. al'J "!
called independept operators. They ore
thc fellows who sell their coal to nny
buyer willing to pay their price. The
big concerns, "who control about 70 per
cent of the output, sell to two or three
great distributing agents only.
In Scranton nnfl Wllkcs-Darre, I am
Informed that consumers have bcen
forced by some of these independents to
pny as nigh as '$11 and $12 a ton for
their conl. Shades of profiteering 1
Such nntlcs have food speculators
skinned n mile.
A local expert who haj followed the
trail of thc nnthraltc coal profiteer is
authority for another instance where,
under the cloak of 'protecting their in
terests, the Illaek Diamond Buccaneers
got away with $8,000,000.
It was In connection with thc mining
nwuru iii Ai.i;. j.ne tncreusi; id iiic
i mm n-L- . i i.
nrlce tacked on bv the oncrators
amounted to approximately $13,000,000.
Of this sum only $4,400,000 was needed
to meet thc advance to the miners. This
left a little matter of $8,000,000 which
thc coal operators quietly pocketed as
their profit on transaction at thc pub
lic's expense.
Thc retailer, outside the mine field
cities, is evidently a law unto himself.
He always has the convenient excuse of
"lsck of shipments," "scarcity," "di
minished production," to fall back upon.
The high cost of labor is also an avail
able asset about the time an increnso
In the price of coal Is being considered I
nnd thc advisability of handing the con- !
sinner a fresh wallop is being discussed. I
Ho is, to be perfectly fair, at times
at the mercy of the producer. Again,
the smaller retailer Is perhaps a third- i
hand purchaser, two other agents or In.
termedlartes getting their rake-off be
fore tho coal reaches his yard or bins. l
The complexities of the local coal sit- f
unnon are ns uarn 10 niseniaugie-ns tne
sinuosities of the operators. But what
ever they are, the public Is the gont. '
It pays the piper and also dances at
the caprice of the Inst middleman.
In thc final nnnlysls the situation in.
these corroding days goes back to the;
HUM
0 1 -i
if
lanrannfianSiDp
-ftlh'MUl V
federal Department of Jitttteo; sTlw
attorney general of the united States
cried aloud for wth In tho Lever act,
lie got them, Congross passed -hla
strengthening provisions. Rut where Is
the direct action promised? Just ns to
day the operators nre looking to Presl
dept Wilson to tnkn some notion In case
of a strike, they hhve passed the buck
to Wnshlrgton. Whst ' to bo donp?
What hao been done by A. Mitchell
Palmer? Since April lcoal tins ad
vnnced $1.(10 per ton. Who's been pros
ccutcd? Why must It etcrnnlly be thnt
the public has to foot the bills for ad
vnnced wages? Why docs not tho oper
ntor shoulder a trifle of the burden? If
he has ever done so the glorlons fact
has gono unnoticed by nn unusunlly
watchful press.
The above arc queries thnt are being
naked hero in the coal region.
I hnd an unusually Interesting nnd
Intimate talk this morning with n big
nroduccr. Ho Is an enxineer an ex
. .-.I .
ecutlve official whose line of duty keeps poles
him nt a distance irom tne strictly com
mcrclnt or snlcs depnrtment. pro.
pounded eome of tho nbovo Inquiries to
him. Ills answer was "I don't know."
"There must bo some answer to it, but
I can't glvo It."
With nichambcr of commerce and half
n dozen other civic bodies either func
tioning or moribund, and with uplift and
other lift organizations in all parts of
Philadelphia It would seem that there
ought to be soma agency to grapple with
this question and tha system behind it.
Of course, n too Intimate Inqiilrj
might hnve n tendency to. muss up our
old friend. "The Legitimate Avenues of
Trnde," hut how about some hundreds
I inousanas oi .ionn uoa nnu Jticiinru
n" wh0 hnven'fgot coalf can'ct get
Pt l h- f-ncleit of fancy prlcwl
of thousands of John Does nnd Richard
Budennys Army
Gone, Say Poles
Contlnnrd from rate One
Polish and South Russian forces nre
going on between the goverhment here
nnd Genernl Rnron Wrangel. Co-oper-
iiiiuii uuin-ri-n ui"- I'oies nnu uitrnuiin.s
is tieciareti to ho n grave inennce to thf
Itolshcvlkl. nnd it Is ssld the latter have
shown their nppreclntlon of this by of.
ferlng important concessions tc Polnnd
nt the expense of Lithunnln,
These offers, It Is asserted, were made
by Soviet representatives at semiofficial
conferences with members of the Polish
ncacc deleratton n-hiis if .... i xnn.i.
i , .m ihiuoh
rn,Wftrhln,,on' Sept- 2 "y A. P.)
The Armenian Government has refused
the request of thc Rolshevlki for trans
fer of the peace negotiations from Mob
Sw to Armenia, it was learned today
from official sources.
In refusing this request the Armcnlnn
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of the fighting front.
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A. P.) Tht
nnvc occupicu
Doyny, If,
Hornv.
Lithuania, cast of Suwalkl. rJ
strategic reasons, the Foreign Offlct
announced today. They nlso nro adi
vanclng beyond Suwalki for the sarot
reason.
POLISH DELEGATES
s TO LEAVE MINSK
Warsaw, Sept. 2. (By A. P.)-.
McmbSrs of the Polish pence delegation
remaining in Minsk hnve been recalled
to Warsaw. They will leave Mlnnk
Friday and arc expected here Snturday,,
Joining thp delegates already In War,
saw. The Polish representatives wtD,
then proceed to Rlgn or any other neu
tral place . selected for tho continuation,
of the Russo- Polish pence conference.
Prince Sapieha, tho Polish foreign
minister, said today that George TchltT
cherln, thc soviet roreign minister,
favored somo Esthonlan town, probably
Rcval. Tho Poles prefer Riga, Lctvlt,
Prince Sapieha declares, but will not
place obstacles in thc way of the selcc.
tlon of n place satisfactory to thi
Soviets and will not endanger thc con
ference fry insisting upon Riga.
Thc remaining Polish delegates In
M'nsk will meet the Soviet representa
tives there Thursday for the last time
to assure them that the departure of
the delegations from Minsk does not
mean thc breaking off of negotiation!
and to agree to meet 'again at thc plac
decided on by Tchltchcrin and Prlac
Sapleka. i
It ils announced thnt tho Poles arc not
considering any change in thcpersnnn
of thc peace delegation for thc rcnewtil
conference, although Trince Sapieha mij
find It necessary to accompany thc dele,
gates. i
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