Continue Intensive Artillery Bombardment Along Franco-Belgian Front!
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
LXXXV— No. 27
LUSITANIA CASE
IS DESCRIBED AS
"VERY HOPEFUL"
Announced After Cabinet
Meeting That Reply Is
Almost Acceptable
CONCLUSION IS NEAR
High Officials Say Countries
Are Substantially in Accord;
Crisis Passed
Washington. Feb. 8. Tliat
the l.usitanin case looks "very
hopeful" was the statement made
by a high administration official
following the conference between
President Wilson and Secretary
1 rinsing. It was indicated that
Ibe President considers Ger
many's latest offer as almost, if
not entirely, a«-ceptable.
Secretary I-ansing and the Presi
dent conferred until a few minutes
before the cabinet meeting in the
seclusion of the President's study in
the White House.
Secretary Lansing went to the
White House an hour before ihe
cabinet meeting to discuss the Lusi
tania negotiations with President
Wilson. Mr. Lansing said an an
nouncement on the acceptibility of
Germany's latest proposals was im
probable to-day and he could not say
whether he would later confer with
Count Von Rernstorff.
Tt was understood, however, that a
conference between the Ambassador
and the Secretary later in the day
was probable.
Under the surface there were inti
mations that some further corre
spondence may be under way while
President Wilson and Secretary Lans
ing consider Germany's latest pro
posal. It has not been disclosed
whether it may be with the American
embassy in Berlin or with Colonel E.
M. House the President's persona!
representative, who was recently in
Berlin where he discussed the situ
ation with German officials. Secretary
Lansing's announcement when Ger
many's answer was received, that it
V would be four or five days before a
decision was reached, is being recalled
by those who believe further corre
spondence is in progress.
The statement that a mere question
of words, would not be permitted to
block a settlement of the case at this
stage, which came from the highest
authority, has thrown an atmosphere
of optimism about the situation which
continues to lead officials in close
■touch with the negotiations to believe
that a successful termination of the
case Is close at band.
t.ate to-day Secretary Tensing will
confer with Count von Bernstorff. the
German ambassador. It is expected
he will communicate to the ambas
sador the American government's view
of the latest proposal from Berlin
which substituted for the word "illegal"
in the reference to the sinking of the
Lusitania a declaration that reprisals
must not be extended to others than
enemy subjects.
Practically Satisfactory
with the assurances Germany pre
offieials, while all of them steadfastly
refrain from making any definite an
nouncement. is that this declaration,
wtili the assurances Germany pre
viously had given and with the other
features of the Lusitania agreement
already agreed upon, is practically sat
isfactory, and that if any further
changes are necessary, the way is
open for them without endangering
'he success of the negotiations. Some
formal announcement indicating a sat
isfactory conclusion of the long con
troversy is expected soon.
One administration official indicated
nfter the Cabinet meeting that it would
not be necessary for the United States
to make any further suggestions to
Germany.
Later high administration officials
authorized the statement that "the
United States and Germany are sub
stantially in accord."
RI'SS REFUGEES BROKE
By Associated Press
Seattle, Wash.. Feb. B.—Out of 108
war refugees, mostly Russians who ar
rived here on the steamer Manila Maru
from the Orient yesterday, fifty are
held to-day at the immigrant deten
tion station for deportation. The fifty
who are destitute say they were well
supplied with money when they reach
es Japan, but spent it all while wait
ing for a steamer to Seattle. The
Manila Maru brought a cargo valued
at nea-ly $5,000,000 including $3,000.-
000 worth of silk and $500,000 worth
of platinum.
THE WEATHER
For IlarrlahnrK nod vicinity: Fair
"ml slightly warmer to-night,
with louml temperature aliout IS
degree*: Wednenday cloudy and
narmrr.
For ICnatern Pennnylvanla i Over*
cant and warmer to-night M „d
W>ilnr»d«j-; moderate, variable
wlnda, becoming aontberly.
River
The «uaquebannn river aad all lla
tributaries will full alowly or re
main atatlonary except local rlaea
maj occur due to Ice. A ntagc
of about S.I feet la Indicated for
Hnrrlabunc Wednesday morning.
General Conditions
The atom that wna central over
the I'pper St. I.aivrence Valley on
Mondny mornlnK haa passed oIT
the .>'orth Atlantic coaat nnd the
• ■old. high preaaorr nrea from
•he Northweat now ravera nearly
all the eaatern half of the coun
try with Ita center over the Mid
dle Atlantic Matea.
from the Great I.akea eaatward to
the Atlantic coaat and aontb nnd
eaat of the Ohio river n Krnernl
fall of - to 30 degrees In tempera
tare baa occurred alnce lnat re
port.
Temperature t 8 a. m.. 10.
Lan: tllaea. T.iOT a. m.: acts. 3:32
p. m.
Moon: Flrat quarter, February 10,
S:SO p. m.
Hlver Stager Z. 4 feet nbove low
water mark.
Yeaferday'a Weather
Highest temperature, 41.
I.oweat temperature, IK.
Mean temperature. SO.
Aormal temperature, 20.
NEITHER ENGLAND
NOR GERMANY IS
EXPECTING PEACE
Both Expect Kong ami Per
sistent Struggle. According
to Indication
AVAR MAY NARROW DOWN
Max Harden and Lord North
cliffc Give Their Views
of Situation
Special to the Telegraph
Xew York. Feb. B.—That neither
Germany nor England is looking to
ward an early peace is indicated by
dispatches reaching here from London
and Berlin. In the German capital
Max Harden, editor of Die Zukunft.
declared before a large audience that
Germany is well able to fight long and
persistently and that her resources
have not as yet been touched, while
in London Lord Northcliffe is quoted
as telling an audience of Englishmen
that the "war will be very long." and
in the end may have to be fought out
by Germany and England, although.
France, he said, felt the same way
about it. These utterances may veil
some sort of crisis in the European
situation, some critics believe.
Harden said that the delusion pre
vailed that Germany for years had
prepared for war and that the entente
powers, therefore, had only to wait
until this handicap was overeon\e. As
a matter of fact, he said, the Germans
1 won victories because they were able 1
to adapt themselves to the changed
i circumstances.
The second delusion of the entente i
(Continues! on "Page 16.)
Wm. H. Lewis, Former
Ass. Attorney General
to Speak at the Forum
William 11. Lewis, former assistant
attorney general of the United States
and one of the best-known speakers
in the country, will address The
People's Forum next Sunday after
noon at the auditorium. Forster and
Ash streets. Mr. Lewis will have as
his subject. "Race and Democracy in
America." The Forum has had many
distinguished men before it recently,
among the speakers of the past few
weeks having been Judge S. J. M. 11c-
Carrell and Superintendent of Schools
F. E. Downes. It is conducted by
some of the foremost negro citizens'
of the city and its object is the en- 1
couragement of better citizenship.
May Soon Teach Spanish
in Tech High School
The recommendation will be made
to the school board that Spanish be
made an elective study in the Techni-i
eal High school. This will cost little
or nothing, for the reason Uiat the
school already has a teaeher*iualitied
by training and residence in Spanish
speaking localities for the work. It !
is believed that this will meet a need
bound to become more pressing as
business with South and Central Amer
ica increases.
Making Efforts to Raise
Standard of Men's Dress
By Associated Pi'ess
St. Louis, Feb. S.—Styles for men will
be considered during the three-day con
vention of the National Association of
Merchant Tailors which assembled here
to-day.
It is predicted that few startling de
signs will be shown.
Tile convention, however, will make
an effort to raise the standard of men's
dress, and with this object in view, a
special exhibit of apparel is being held.
The convention is expected to dig
cuss a national apprenticeship system.
Bryan Will Trail Wilson
With Antidefense Speeches
Washington, D. C., Fell. B.—William
J. Bryan has accepted the challenge of
President Wilson, issued by the latter
during his recent preparedness cam
paign in the Middle West. He is "go
ing after" the President on the stump
and will make an ocean to ocean cam
paign to combat Mr. Wilson and those
members of Congress who favor large
' appropriations for national defense.
Definite word reached Mr. Bryan's
friends in Washington yesterday from
Miami. Fla.. the Bryan winter home,
ithat the Commoner will openly fight
the President on the defense issue.
While Mr. Bryan lias not definitely
fixed the date upon which he will be
gin his speaking tour, he has notified
his lieutenants here that his first
speech against defense will be deliv
ered in New York city. Following
that he will appear in most of the cit-
I ies visited by the President and will
| not stop until he has carried his mes
; sage of peace to the Pacific coast.
XO JOI.VT MOVEMENT
Nothing is known at the State Capi
tol, or Philadelphia division headquar
ters of the Pennsylvania railroad re
garding a reported joint movement to
organize rifle clubs for the nation's
aid. Rifle leagues are being organized
for sport purposes, as announced by
the Telegraph a day or two ago. G.
W. Thompson of the draughting room
of the State Highway Department,
said: "We are simply trying to or
ganize a rifle association for the pur
pose of arousing interest in shooting
! sport. We have nothing to do with
the railroad company."
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
By Associated Press
Washington. Feb. B.—Senate Met
at noon. Senate Naval Committee or
dered favorable report on bill pro
viding $11,000,000 for a government
ormor plate plant. Bills appropriating
$600.000 for improving Mare Island anu
.New York «J*vy yards and increasing
naval acadeSy entrants wpre recoin
; mended for* passage. Public Lands
! Committee continued hearing an oil
! land leasing bill.
House. Met at noon. Debate on ;
1 the Indian bill was resumed Mili
tary and Naval Affairs Committees,
continued hearings on the national de- i
, fense.
HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 1916.
{ MOTOR-SLEDDING CITY'S NEWEST WINTER SPORT
»lrhb JSj
v *"'' '*"'^"TiT^^
C. H. I'hler, sporting goods and motorcycle dealer at 1317 Derry street, lias heen attracting much atten
tion on Allison Hill, riding over the ice and snow on a motor sled. The sled carries seven passengers and
weighs 508 pounds. Two persons are needed to run it. one to operate the engine and the other to steer it. Two
motors of nine and eight horse-power respectively drive the sled at a speed of from 40 to 50 miles an hour.
Three large automobile wheels are also used one in front and two others in the rear. The chain drive is attach
ed to the rear wheels while the front wheel is used to guide the sled. Mr. I'hler has made a number of trips
during the last few days over various parts of the city and to nearby towns.
APPROVE ARMOR
PLATE PLANTS IN
FACE OF THREATS
Senate Recommends Govern
ment Factory For Rattle
ship Construction
APPROP RIA T E $600,000
Barons Are Defiant; Say They
Will Raise Price of Arma
ment *2OO Per Ton
By Associated Press
Washington, Feb. S.—Private armor
plate manufacturers notified the Sen- j
ate Naval Committee to-day that they |
would raise the price of armor plate!
S2OO a ton if Congress decided to erect
«
or purchase armor plate factories fori
the government. The committee j
nevertheless voted to recommend gov- j
ernment plants.
Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania,
notified the committee of the stand
of the armor plate manufacturers, j
those chiefly concerned being the,
Bethlehem and Midvale Steel Com
panies.
The committee voted nevertheless'
[Continued on Page 7. ]
Expect Wilson to Formally
Announce His Candidacy
Sfecial to the Telegraph
Washington. Feb. B. President Wil
son's closest advisers expect him to
make the first formal announcement
of his candidacy for re-nomination
within the month when they believe
Mr. Wilson will notify the Secretary
of State of Ohio that the voters of the
State will have his consent to use his
name in the primary.
Cnder the Ohio law a candidate is
required to notify the Secretary of
State before February. 25 of his wil
lingness to have his name used in the
primary. The President has been
formally notified of tile law's provi
sions.
The President has made no definite
announcement of whether he would
be a candidate, even to his friends as
far as is known, but they all take it
as settled that he will be.
Tumulty Places Wilson's
Name on Indiana Ballot
By Associated Press
Indianapolis, Tnd., Feb. 8. —On the
authority of Secretary Tumulty. Pres
ident Wilson s name was placed on
the Indiana primary ballot as the only
candidate for the Democratic nomina
tion for president on January 7, the
last day for filing by candidates.
Big Game Driven Jrom
Park Fastnesses by Snow
Gardiner, Mont., Feb. B.—Driven
from the mountainous portion of the
Yellowstone National Park by heavy
snows which prevented their grazing,
three thousand elk, 2.000 deer and sev
eral hundred mountain sheep are be
ing fed by park officials daily a few
miles from the entrance to the park.
Government officials here express the
belief to-day that loss' of life this win
ter among the herds of big game has
been small.
May Send Big Force to
Quell Indian Uprising
by Associated Press
Phoenix. Ariz.. Feb. B.—Federal of- i
ficials to-day are awaiting instructions
from Washington in regard to sending
a force of deputy I'nited States mar- !
slials to the Navajo reservation, in !
Arizona, where a number of Indians!
are threatening to go on the warpath. I
Advices received yesterday by United
States District Attorney Flynn stated
that some of the Indians were threat
ening to seek revenge on the whites ;
for the killing of a fellow-comrade I
who was killed by one of three depu
ties who came to arrest him. Accord
ing to the information, the Indian fired I
upon the officers when they appeared.
They returned the fire, one of the bul- '
lets killing him. ...
DR.R.R.SPAHR
WILL SERVE IN
PARIS HOSPITAL
Young Physician of Mcchanics
hurg (iocs to War Zone as
Member of Penna. Unit
WILL EQUIP AMBULANCE
■kg? H|
DR. RICHARD P.. SPAHR
Special to the Telegraph
•' Mechanics burg. Pa.. Fel>. 8. Me
chanicsburg will add lier quota to the
list of American doctors in war-
I stricken Europe when Dr. Richard R.
• Spahr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Murray IT.
' Spahr. 19 8011 th Market street, sails
- for France some time this month. It
1 was arranged for him to leave on Sat
' urday, but owing to the fact that
doctors in the previous assignment
■ overstayed their time this contingent
> must wait till probably the last of Feb
ruary. Dr. Spahr goes as a member
1 of the Pennsylvania unit for a period
r of four months. He will sail direct
■ for Bordeaux, going from there to
' Paris, where his work will be in the
1 hospital of which Dr. James H. Hutch
• | inson is the superintendent. It is the
! expectation of Dr. Spahr to raise the
! sum of SSOO from interested persons.
Ij which he will carry with him, toward
1 the equipment of an ambulance rail
-1 way car.
Dr. Spahr is a graduate of Mercers
burg Academy and of the Pennsylvania
University in the class of 19IS. For
the past six months he was connected
[ with the Children's Hospital at Phila
• ilelphia and previous to that the Penn
sylvania Hospital at Eighth and Spruce
streets, Philadelphia, and the Robert
Packer Hospital at Sayre.
Upon his return to the United States
Dr. Spahr will locate in an eastern city
and continue the work of his profes
; sion.
Americans in Mexican Train
Under Constant Bandit Fire
■ | By Associated Press
Xew York. Feb. B.—A party of four 1
( 1 American mining engineers who ar
| rived here to-day from Vera Cruz on
; j the steamer Esperanza reported that!
! the train on which tliey traveled from 1
! Mexico City to Vera Cruz had been un- 1
der constant fire from bandits through- ,
;! out.the entire journey.
The engineers said they left Mexico 1
City two weeks ago and traveled In
an armored car which carried four- |
three-inch guns. According to their :
' story, the whole territory between the <
1 Mexican capital and the seacoast is in
; fested with bandits.
Dr. John R. Davis, an American
physician at Mexico City, was quoted
as saying there were several thousand
j cases of typhus fever in the capital
and that smallpox was raging at Tarn
j pico. The engineers asserted that Car-
I ranza's power was waning and that
General Obregon was the man of the
: hour in Mexico City.
Adjustment of Blockade
With U. S. Suggested
| London, Feb. 8. The Manchester!
Guardian, in an editorial, suggests'
I that Viscount Bryce, formerly British j
! Ambassador to the United States, or
Arthur J. Balfour, first lord of the ad
jmlralty, en sent to the United States
(with full power to adjust the blockade
■ controversy with the government in
i Washington.
BIG GERMAN AND
ALLIED GUNS IN
TERRIFIC DUEL
Entire Franco-Belgian Front
Is Active; Russ and Teu
tons Deadlocked
TURKS ARE DRIVEN BACK
Being Pressed Westward;
Kitchener to Be Sent to
Egypt, Is Report
Except for the continuation of the
intensive bombardment along the
Franco-Belgian front, there are few
reports of aotivity from the major
fields of military operations. Whether
the notable play of the German.
French and British guns on hostile
positions is preparatory to important
infantry operations or is for minor
purposes is not apparent.
The current of official statements
a-s well us independent reports indi
cate th*- continuation of a state of
quietude along the broad front where
Russians and Teutons have been fac
ing each other for months past with
few changes of territory.
Only in the Caucasus, apparently,
are the Russian armies active. The
Petrograd war office reports continued
advances there against the Turks, both
north and south of Erzcum, the ttfts
sian forces having pressed further
westward along the black sea coast
and along the northern shores of Bake
Van.
To Transfer Kitchener
Reports were current in London that
Field Marshal Karl Kitchener is to
take over the command of the British
forces in Egypt and that the Earl of
Derby, who has been in charge of re
cruiting, is to be the new secretary of
state lor war. These reports are un
confirmed.
General Pojivanoff, Russian minis
ter of war. is quoted to-day as de
claring that the Russian munitions
crisis is now a thing of the past and
that the system of handling recruits
is such that the units of the Russian
army can now lie kept up to their full
strength with fully trained men.
The French have been making ef
forts to regain territory they lost some
ten days ago south, of the river
Somme, but according to Berlin they
were unsuccessful, their attacks which
were preceded by intensive artillery
preparation, being repulsed.
The airmen on this front again have
been active, a squadron of German
aeroplanes attacking British camps in
Belgium.
Petrograd has information that'
there have been recent transfers of
large bodies of German troops to the
west front, which is held there to in
dicate that the Germans are preparing
again to devote the greater part of
their strength to the war areas in:
l'*rance in Belgium.
S3BO Lost Eleven Years Ago
in Safe Is Now Claimed
Indianapolis, Ind.. Feb. B. The S3BO
found in Chicago in a safe that for
merly had been used in the revenue
offices here has a claimant, according
to an announcement made here to-day.
About eleven years ago Edward
Elliott, who now lives in Idaho, was a
revenue clerk in the local office. I.e
was charged with a shortage of S3BO
and. although it was believed the,
shortage was due to a clerical error, !
Elliott had to pay the government
S3BO. Soon after this the safe in the
revenue office was outgrown and a
new one took its place. The old safe
was sent to Chicago and placed in !
storage.
Bast summer one of the government
offices in Decatur, 111., was in need of j
a safe and it was decided to take the |
old strong box that had seen service In 1
Indianapolis from storage and place It
back In active service in Decatur. In i
cleaning out the safe a paper was j
pulled from under the lining and by
further search the S3BO, in bills, were!
taken from the hiding place.
The finding of the money was given |
wide publicity and reached Mr. Elliott 1
out in Idaho. Mr. Elliott's claim was ,
filed at Washington by Frank Smith, ;
of this city, who was chief clerk in the
revenue office when Elliott was
charged with the shortage.
STKKI JVI'OR K KRS GKT TXCR9ASE;
Lebanon, Pa., Fob. B.—The Ameri
can Iron and Steel .Manufacturing
Company to-day posted notices of a i
voluntary 5 per cent. Increase of wages i
to Its mill workers, effective February
14. The Increase is equivalent to 25
cents a ton additional. One thousand!
workmen are aflected.
IS PAGES
STATE PLANS TO
FREE LANCASTER
PIKE FROM TOLL
is Main Arlery of Travel From
This City to Philadel
phia
CUNNINGHAM ASKS PRICE
!
Lancaster Avenue Improve
ment Company Present
Holders of Ihe Road
Steps have been taken by the State
Highway Dej» rtnvent to free from toll'
that portion of the Lancaster pike run
ning front city line, Philadelphia, at
Overbrook, to Paoli.
This portion of the historic road is
owned by the Avenue Im
provement Company, with headquar
ters in Philadelphia, and State High
way Commissioner Cunningham to-day j
wrote to Masked Ewing, secretary anil
tieasurer of this company, requesting;
that a price be placed on the com
pany's holdings so that the State might |
be in a position to purchase the road
and throw it open to Ihe traveling l
public.
The Lancaster pike is known to the'
State Highway Department as Sproul i
highway route 142. A portion of it, j
controlled by the !.ancaster Avenue I
Improvement Company, parallels the I
Pennsylvania railroad through the
populous main line section, it is the >
main avenue of entrance to the city of i
Philadelphia from the west.
Promoters of Cambria Steel
Co. Sale Rake in About
$9,000,000 For Trouble
Special to the Telegraph
Philadelphia. Feb. B.—The 900.000 j
outstanding shares of the Cambria
Steel Company were purchased by the j
Midvale Steel and Ordnance company]
for $Bl a share, it developed to-day.
The purchase involved exactly $12,-
900.000. For the promoters there is
a possible profit of $9,000,000.
All stockholders of the Cambria
company will receive the same treat
ment. that is. they will be paid $Bl for
each share owned. Payment will be
made on and after February 23, at the
officers of Drevel & Co., of this city. A
majority of the stock, as represented
by the Donner. Stotesbury and Replo
gle interests, already has assented to
the sale.
J
S gh, Feb. 8.- Josiah V. ipsoi , p esident of !
■ the First National Bank of Uniontown, Pa., which was 1
£ Curre ic yea. ago, was ]
M eged i
§ llse certification of checks, making false cnuies, making a
r alae reports to the comptroller of the currency and foi |
C perj |
c
I C ca*e against j. Garfield Fapkler, in- j
C '• estate dealer at '3 North Market Square, i
im with selling liquor without a license at the j
€ e was dismissed to-day by Al- |
C derman Bolton. I
f E ELLISON, FORMER RESIDENT, DIES ]
C 'burg. Word was received here this afternoon j
fk lelphia this morning of Eugene Elli- ,
C :-v *nt of the Insurance Company of North America.
? o heart failure. Mr. Ellison was a former |
a Harrisl urger and is well known among the older families. ,
1 FINANCIER DIES (
W ' Philadelphia, Feb. B.—Lincoln Godfrey, aged 66, a
% prominent financier and focmerly a director of the Pennsyl
■ vania Railroad, died to-day after an illness of two years. I
I STATE EDUCATIONAL BOARD MEETING
% Harrisburg. The State Board of Education to-day re- ,
g ferred to a special committee for conference with the Gov- '
S crnor the project of a State educational building for Harris- '
% burg and completed the transfer of the Clarion Normal '
W School to the State. M. L. Grove, Renovo, was named 1
» trustee of the State Normal School at Lock Haven. 1
J TO PAVE MAIN STREET, PENBROOK 1
Penbrook. Council at a meeting last evening passed
t an ordinance on first reading to pave Main street from
# Hoffcr to Smith. A mass meeting of citizens will be held
# next Monday evening to protest against high water rates.
London, Feb. B.—With her cargo of cotton on fire the
C , steamship Texas is making for the port of Kirk
k wall, Sc tland. The vessel left New Orleans, January 22, j
I MARRIAGE f
1 llllani Kiliinr Holland, layettevllle, and Kraaeta Aaartta Scknl. A
M Ckambernhurß.
m llnrr>- t'nrl Shormakrr nnil Mmidr Gerf»r Herah. I.anpaater. 1
f » bnrlca Cilnard Maxwell auil Jonr|>blae Alberta McCabe, cHy.
CITY EDITION
SAYS JITNEYMEN
MAY EASILY RUN
SECRET SERVICE
Attorney For Operators So
Tells City Council in Urg
ing New Rules
MAYOR ISSUES WARNING
I
.li Incurs Want Own Ideas
Adopted; Gorgas Changes
Vote; New Ordinances
Secret jitney service is not only pos-*-
; sibie under the present city regula
tions, but there is no provision under
the bond requirements to guard
against Ibis method of avoiding the
fines and penalties of the measure.
So ex-Congressman A. R. Kupley,
counsel for the organized jitney men
of Harrisburg told City Council this
morning in urging the commTssioners
|to substitute new regulations as
1 framed by the jitneurs, for the present
i rules.
j Council took no definite, action
] other than to suggest that copies of
'the jitneymen's regulations be typed
land copies prepared for councilmcn's
! perusal.
Mr. Rupley mentioned the secret
| service possibilities in urging the
j adoption of the jitneurs' plan although
: lie declared that he did not know de
-1 finitely that such a practice was l>e
-1 ing followed out here. The stringency
' of the jitney regulations all over the
] country are fast driving the chauffeurs
Ito go into business in this way. he
! declared. The licensing of the jitney
I men is the most certain method that
I could be employed to stop this.
"If you had, say 150 licensed jitney
[Continued on Page 7. ]
Bituminous Operators
and Miners Discussing
Inter-State Wage Scale
By Associated Press
Mobile. Ala., Feb. 8. Bituminous
coal operators from Western Pennsyl
vania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and
union miners representing a quarter of
a million coal diggers In those States
met in joint conference here to-day to
begin negotiations for a new inter-Stat.i
wag- scale to take the place of tiie
separate agreements which expiro
Marcb 31.