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SATISFACTION WI1 ALL MERCHANDISE ADVERTISED IN THE TRIBUNE IS GUARJLKTEED Vol. to Last? the Truth: News Advertisements THE WEATHER Fair to-day and to-morrow, with mod? erate temperature; northwest and north winds Full Report on Faga P. (CopyrlKlit. New York Tribune I no.) SATURDAY, A 29, 1922 TITO CK.VTS I THRF.K In Greater New York I Within 200 Mile? FOT (KNTfJ F.lsewliere Cables Slip, Bist Brooklyn al Bridge Is Safe Col, Roebling, Builder of Big Span 40 Years Ago. Says There's No Danger, but New One Is Needed Real Reason Given For Barring Autos Whalen Calls for Another Structure River; Would Rebuild Veteran nood bo no fear for tho safety jf Brooklyn Rridgo, Colonel Washing top A- Roebling.

son of John A. Roe the designer, nnd president of John A. Roebling'a Sons Company, yesterday at his home near Tren? ton, N- J- Colonel Roebling directed tit construction of the bridge after his ftthcr's death. my knowledge of the bridge tad its construction," said Colonel Btebling, "I am confident that this is There is no doubt that there is necessity in New York for an addi? tional bridg-e. This is due, however, to the increase in traffic dur? ing late years.

Brooklyn Bridge can lot take care of it all." Two of Its Cables Slip Reconstruction and enlargement of Brooklyn Bridge, one of the seven wonders of the world in the days when it formed the only direct connection between New York and the staid City of Brooklyn, and the building of a new bridge, will form the subject of a spe? cial meeting of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment early next week. The n'd bridge, as stanch almost in it? fortieth year as it ever was, suf? fered a slight slipping of two cables a month ago, and the tide of traffic has risen far beyond its capacities. The cables, adjusting themselves al? most as the designer intended, slipped in their saddles atop the towers, some time between the daily inspections of June 14'and 15. On the latter date Grover Whalen, Commissioner of Plant and Structures, ordered that all motor traffic over the bridge be stopped. Horse vehicles could still use it, but automobiles were diverted from its board flooring Jo the asphalt roadways of the newer Manhattan and "Williams burg bridges.

Rebuilding Recommended Testerday Commissioner Whalen di? rected a letter to the Mayor, notifying him of the occurrence and recommend ing not only the rebuilding of the Brooklyn Bridge, but the construction a new bridge near it, to be built pt and used during the reconstruc? ted The old bridge had been out irown by traffic, he said. Later the gommissioner gave out a statement ex? plaining exactly what had happened and Mrrecting reports that the cables had Stretched." On Tower which is or. the New Tork shore, cable the northernmost of the four from which the bridge Itructure is suspended, slipped one and three-quarter inches in its saddle toward the river, or the center of the bridge. The next cable, slipped one half inch in the same direction. In ipectors who mount to the top of the towers every day discovered the slip? ping on June 15.

Commisioner Whalen said the bridge not be closed, as it was absolute? ly 8afo. The slipping could not be ttmedied, anyway, without closing the bridge, and this will not be necessary present traffic regulations that motor vehicles and maintain spac between trains and surface cars, give the necessary distribu? tion of weight. Elevated trains will 1.000 feet and surface cars 100 apart. Rollers Corroded According to Gustav Lindenthal, en flreer of the Williamsburg, Manhattan "id Hell Gate bridges, the builders of the Brooklyn Bridge rested the cables on saddles where they passed over the towers, these saddles carrying rollers to permit a slipht movement to and fro to meet shifting of weight. These rollers, however, became corroded in a couple of years and ceased to move.

is probable, therefore, that when the need for adjustment, foreseen by the builder, arose the cables simply across the saddles, leaving the latter as they were. The slipping means that a bit of the on the landward side of the ttoles has been taken up and passed over to the river side, where the long over the water reacts in a greater to the weight of traffic. further movement has been noted "Me the report of June 15, Mr. Whalen Since that time the bridge was (I to an unusually heavy strain than an hour, when the of the B. R.

T. Kent Ave r'He Power house blew out and stalled traffic. Trains and trol were held stationary on the and an endless stream of thou? of pedestrians passe? over the roadways. Engineers agreed yesterday that Whalen's letter to tho fairly stated the case of the Bridge, but not all of them 'Feed that the historic snan should be ivitv OUVV1I4I One of these was Kingsley who was chief engineer of the during McClellan's ad Ifcartration, and Commissioner under Gaynor. Martin is the son C.

Martin, chief assistant to and for twenty years chief engineer of bridge. Calls Cost Excessive f-ebuildini? of the bridge would prob fv cost more than it is worth, Mr. on page three) As a vacation companion? The Tribune! Just tell your newsdealer you want to sec The Tribune day when you're away yHi sum nier or phone Betkman 3000 and give yo-ir vacation address to The circulation dcpr.r*. "T.C-I1?. Sun of 17.

Agent Kidnaped in Cuba Bandits Demand Ransom in Note to Fa? ther; Posse Takes Trail SAGUA LA GRANDE, Cuba, July 28. Jova twenty-year-old son of the American Consular Agent here, was kidnaped early to-day and is being held for $20,000 ransom, according to a note demanding the money received by his father. Younjr Jova's auto? mobile was found unoccupied at a road crossing near here. As sovn as the kidnaping was re Tvv-toii police guards anU six special agents were sent by Mayor Canut on the trail of the bandits. Another posse departed for a large cave near here in the belief that young Jovn might have been carried there.

Mayor Canut later notified the provincial governor and the Secretary of Interior at Havana of the kidnaping. News Summary WASHINGTON Harding proposes basis of agree? ment in. rail strike that will consider Tuesday in New York and union men Wednesday in Chi? cago. End of deadlock confidently expected. Striking shopmen on Balti? more Ohio refuse separate settle? ment.

White House keeps hands off in miners' strike situation, believing coal supply will be adequate. Henry B. Spencer named national fuel ad? ministrator. Borah gets Harding support for his bill proposing na? tional ownership or control of coal industry. Senate Finance Committee makes further concession on tariff rates after attacks by Senators Lenroot and Walsh, Massachusetts.

Demo? crats decide to abandon fight against Dyer anti-lynching bill favorably reported to the Senate coincident with report of killing of negro in Texas. LOCAL Brooklyn Bridge safe, says build? er; Whalen would rebuild it and con? struct another to handle traffic. German companies seized by Alien Property Custodian may resume busi? ness here, court holds. First. Garland fund donation, $2, 000, goes to aid miners.

Wife names mother in separation suit. Lightning and hail play havoc in short thunderstorm. Ten hurt, four seriously, as Tucka hoe streetcars crash and burn. Local railroad men adamant on seniority issue. Volga famine over, says Colonel Haskell, head of Russian relief; Thomas R.

Marshall homo in ill health. FOREIGN Countess of Essex, formerly Adele Grant, of New York, found dead in bathtub in London. Coroner investi? gating. Lloyd George warns of danger of new wars; looks to League of Na? tions to save civilization. Irish Free State Cabinet ignores peace bids from rebels; decides to demand unconditional surrender.

End of fighting in two weeks predicted. DOMESTIC Four submarines missing off the California coast; one of them known to have been in distress. Army dirigible C-2 returns safely to Aberdeen after flight in storm over New York City that nearly caused disaster. Williamstown Institute of Politics opens to-day. British leaders predict it will be step toward world league similar to British Commonwealth of Nations.

SPORTS Giants break even in double header with Cardinals at Polo Grounds, winning 8 to 4 and losing 4 to 3. Yankees regain lead in American league race by defeating Browns at St. Louis, 7 to 3. Robins defeat Pirates at Ebbets Field, 3 to 2. Tuftcr wins Triumphant Handicap at Empire City.

Vincent Richards wins Metro? politan turf courts tennis cham? pionship at Crescent A. C. Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory and Mrs. May Sutton Bundy reach final round in New York State women's title tennis tourney.

MARKETS AND SHIPS Stock prices continue upward trend. Marks sink to new low at 17ft hundredths of a cent. London Council holds Grand Trunk stock worthless. 3 Entombed Men Saved From Burning Mine Shaft Trapped by Flames After De? scent to Investigate Ascend? ing Smoke MURPHYSBORO, 111., July 28 (By The Associated of fcur men entombed in a coal shaft of the Midway Coal Company, near Ward, ten miles northeast of this city, in whi'ih a fire broke out, were res? cued late to-day, according to word received from Mine Inspector Ross bot? tom. The four men known to have been in tht mine are Superintendent McGowan, William Forth, mine inspector; Harry Laughran, a minev foreman, and a la? borer.

The fire started at the bottom of the shaft, it was said, and probably was caused by spontaneous combus? tion The men were trapped in the shaft after they had descended to investigate the cause of ascending, German Firm Wins Right to U. S. Business Judge Awards Decision to Old Concern in Action Brought by Purchasers From Alien Custodian Tried to Keep Them From Trade Conveyance of Property Did Not Carry Voluntary Good Will of Company Judge Augustus N. Hand filed an opinion in the United States District Court yesterday in? which he upheld the right of a German company, whose American property had been seized and sold by the Alien Property Custodian, to resume business in this country and solicit trade from its former custom? ers. The case was an action in equity brought by the Koppel Industrial Car Equipment Company against the Oren stein-Koppel A.

of Berlin, formerly known as the Orenstein Arthur-Kop? pel Company, in an effort to prevent the German corporation from again doing business in this country. The Koppel Industrial Car Equipment Company was the purchaser of the good will and property of the German concern, including its plant at Kop? pel, near Pittsburgh. After the war German corporation establish? ed an office at 50 Church Street in the name of L. E. Hellmann.

Eric Joseph, named as a defendant in the suit, is now in charge of the New York office. Before the war he was in charge of the entire American busi? ness. Custodian Gave Deed The Alien Property Custodian made a deed to the Koppel Industrial Car Equipment Company of the prop? erty and good will of the foreign cor? poration, and it is the contention of the American company that this trans? fer prevents the Gerr.an company from now doing business in this country. Judge Hand, in his opinion, said: "I cannot discover any legal prin? ciple which leads to such a conclusion. If the German corporation had made a voluntary conveyance of its property and will to the complainant, the weight of authority holds would follow an implied covenant on the part of the grantor to abstain from busi? ness here, including solicitation of for? mer customers, and to do nothing in derogation of the grant.

But the sale of the American good will in vitium is quite a different matter and cannot terminate or affect the right, of the German corporation to do business in the United States. It is like the case of the sale of a bankrupt's estate, which does not prevent him from re? suming business with his old cus? tomers. Should Eliminate Catalogue "It is not necessary to hold that the sale of the good will of a corporation by a receiver under a decree of a court having jurisdiction of all of the assets will no; pass title to the good will of such corporation good as against the whole world. Such a proceeding is as inclusive as the property on which the jurisdiction of the court is based. But how can it reach the property of a foreign corporation over which the court has no jurisdiction, and how can a seizure by the Alien Property Cus? todian reach the right of a foreign corporation to do business in this country in its own name after the war power is exhausted? The real ques? tion is: 'What could the Alien Prop? erty Custodian "The most the complainant can ask is that the German corporation shall not pretend to be doing business or manufacturing equipment at the Kop? pel plant or to be the complainant cor? poration.

I cannot see that it has so, excepting by the use of the cata? logue, which contains a picture of the plant. The elimination of this cata? logue seems to be necessary. The pre? liminary injunction must be limited to this elimination." Hays, St. John Moore are attor? neys for the German corporation. 3 Killed, Several Hurt In Kansas City Explosion Four Buildings Destroyed and Windows Broken Within Whole Block Special Dispatch to The Tribune KANSAS CITY, July persons were killed and several in? jured as the result of an explosion to? night in the Imperial Restaurant, at 805 Main Street.

Three one-story buildings were razed and an adjoining hotel was destroyed by fire. Windows in stores and houses for a block around were shattered. One of the dead is a fireman who came in contact with a live wire. The cause of the explosion is unknown, but the chief of the Fire Department ascribes it to gas. Runs Down and Kills Son With Automobile ATLANTIC CITY, July While driving his automobile from Long Beach to Beach Haven, Leon Crammer, owner of a bus line in Long Beach, ran down and killed his five-year-old son Her? bert.

The boy was returning from a motion picture house in Long Beach. He was riding his bicycle and had nearly reached the Crammer home wrien the car struck him. After the boy had been struck Mr. Crammer picked him up and rushed to Lakewood, where there is a hospital. Doctors there found him dead.

Not until he had the boy in his arms, the father said, did he realize that it was his own son. First $2,000 of Garland Fund I Goes to Miners Pennsylvania Workers Ben-1 efit by Gift of Public Serv-J ice Organization Which; Opens Its Activities Here i Norman Thomas Is Head Editor to Lead Group Admin- istering $800,000 Prof. Lovett on Committee Directors of the newly organized American Fund for Public Service held their first meeting in this city yester- i day and discussed methods of spending the income from Charles Garland's i $800,000 inheritance, which he dedicated "to the benefit of mankind." They elected officers, appointed committees i to survey fields of usefulness and authorized the appropriation of $2,000 for the relief of striking; miners in western Pennsylvania. Norman M. Thomas, associate editor of "The Nation," was elected president; the Rev.

Harry F. Ward, of Union Theo- logical Seminary, vice-president; Roger N. Baldwin, director of the American I Civil Liberties Union, secretary, and Albert De Silver, an attorney, treas- i urer, Sidney president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, and Frank P. Walsh, attorney, were added to the board of directors. Members of the committee which is to make recommendations as to appro priations are Professor Robert Morse Lovirtt, of the University of Chicago; James Weldon Johnson, secretary of the National Association for the Ad-! vancement of Colored People, and Sid ney Hiilman.

Four sub-committees, Whose members arc not directors, arc to make surveys of fields of useful- ness, one examining publications, one educational campaigns for new ideas, one experimental educational institu tions and one research, particularly in i industry and economics. The committees are to present re- ports giving the results of their in- vestigations early in the fall, when there will be accrued income for distri- i bution. Thereafter distributions will be made quarterly. For the present, at least, only the income is to be drawn upon. An emergency fund is to bo maintained for worthy causes called to the attention of the board between quarterly meetings.

In addition to the emergency fund to meet sudden demands, it was de? cided to maintain a fund to be used for loans to enterprises which are I able to furnish receivable accounts or satisfactory indorsements as security, but are unable to obtain credit from banks. For six months at least the prin? cipal is not to be drawn upon. The board of directors made public the following statement from Mr. Garland as illustrative of the spirit in which the money will be spent: "It is my desire that through the fund the money be turned over to in- dividuals and to groups of individuals, These shall be trusted to use it to the benefit of the benefit of; poor as much as rich, of black as much I as White, of foreigners as much as citizens, of so-called criminals a3 much I as the uncondemned. They snail be trusted not to use it to the advantage of one individual as opposed to another, i of one group as opposed to another, of one class or one nation as opposed to another." I "The members of the fund shall de- i cide what individuals and what groups to trust with this commission and they I shall decide the amount of principal or interest to be intrusted to each indi- vidual or each group.

They shall not attempt by promise or by the setting forth of conditions or by any other means to control the policy of any group or individual intrusted this money or a part of this money. "I make this outline not so much to limit the use of the money as to ex- press the purpose which we, including all the members of the board, have at i heart." Poincare Is Closely Guarded; Plot to Kill Him Is Reported July 28 (By The When Premier Poincare left Paris this evening to pass Saturday and Sunday at his country home in the Department of the Meuse, elaborate precautions for his safety were taken at the railway station. The French government had received what it considered absolutely trust? worthy information that an attempt against the life of Premier Poincare was being plotted in German monarch? ist circles. Information of the supposed plot was immediately flashed to the French For? eign Office by telephone. The Prefect of Police also was notified.

Scores of policemen and detectives surrounded the Premier's train or cir? culated among the crowds at the rail? road station as he departed. No one was permitted to approach the station platform unless they had a ticket. Detectives accompanied the Premter to his country home. As a precaution? ary measure a pilot engine was sent ahead of the train to prevent any at? tempt at wrecking it. First news of the plot reached the French Embassy in Berlin through the Berlin police.

The guard around the country homo of M. Poincare has been greatly in? creased. Ever since the assassination of Dr. Walther Rathenau, the German Foreign Minister, M. Poincare prob? ably has been the most closely guarded Prime Minister in Europe.

Every ave? nue of approach to his residence in the Rue Marbeau has been watched night and day, and extraordinary pre? cautions have been taken at the For? eign Office and while the Premier was riding to and from his home. When the Premier leaves the Foreign Office his closed car is followed by an auto? mobile filled with detectives. Twen? ty-five policemen guard the exits from the Foreign Office and hold up traffic until the Premier's car is well on its way. It was said to-night that the German police are conducting a rigid inquiry in monarchist circles in Berlin. A rumor is current that certain German monarchists left Berlin fur Paris re? cently.

Countess Dies In Her Bath; Born in N. Dowager Lady Essex, Found Dead in London House, Was Daughter of the Late Beaeh Grant Reigned as Belle At Her Debut Here Coroner to Inquire Into Cause of Death, Though Heart Attack is Blamed From The Tribuvr'n European Bureau CopyrlRht, 1922. New York Tribune. Inc. LONDON, July 28.

-Circumstances surrounding the death of the Dowager Countess of Essex, who was Miss Grant, daughter of Beach Grant, of New York-, in her bath this morning will be the subject of a coroner's in? vestigation. The countess was found under the water, apparently drowned, by a maid who became alarmed when her mistress did not reappear from the bathroom. Physicians were called and artificial respiration tried without avail. There were no marks on the body to suggest that the countess stumbled and fell unconscious, as did Sir Pear? son, died under similar circum? stances, and the theory is that she had fatal heart attack. The countess, who had been staying nt her town house in ijrook Street, Mayfair, had been fulfilling her regu? lar social engagements recently, and did Jiot appear indisposed yesterday when she visited several friends and dined in the evening with the Hon.

Mrs. Rupert Beckett. It was recalled, however, that she had complained of feeling during the last day or two. Her husband, the Earl of Essex, was found dead in bed nt his Newmarket home in September, 1916. He had been ill for some time.

The Dowager Lady Essex, daughter of the. late Mr. and Mrs. 3each Grant, made her debut in society at one of the Delmonico balls in 1883. She was the acknowledged belle of the season, though she shared her honors with Miss Mary Langdon.

She was married to the seventh Earl of Essex at Westminster in 1893, and her marriage was the social event of the season. She was one of the most famous of American beauties who were then playing a prominent part in Lon? don and Continental society. It was the earl's second marriage, and two daughters were born of the Iris Mary in 1895 and Lady Joan Rachel in 1899. Viscount Maiden succeeded to the Essex title at the death of his father in 1916. The countess was active in relief work during the war.

She Headed the Soldiers and Sailors' Families Associa- tion, was a member of the board of a rescue home and the executive commit tee of the Urban Council for War Relief. After the war she was reported en gaged to the Duke of Connaught, son of the late Queen Victoria and uncle of the reigning King George. Enright Orders Police Truck Squad Disbanded Most of Its Members Are Sent to Widely Scattered Precincts The Truck Squad, one of the busiest in the Police Department, has been broken up and seven of its ten mem? bers have been assigned to widely scat? tered precincts, it became known at Police Headquarters last night. The reason for this action was not divulged and there was no way of de? termining last night whether the squad is to be. abolished or is to have an entire change of personnel.

The three members who have not been sent away from Headquarters are to be assigned to other duties there, it was said. The Truck Squad members, all of whom have the rank of detective, have been scattered at the direction of Po? lice Commissioner Enright. Detective Alfred Wing, regarded as one of the mast capable men in the department, has been sent to the Parkville pre? cinct in Brooklyn. Five of the six others who have been sent to various precincts are Francis Wing, brother of Alfred; Charles Westervelt, John Sheedy, Jack Keese and Rocco Brindizze. They will all work as detectives at their new stations, it was said.

The Truck Squad members have been instrumental in recovering hun? dreds of stolen trucks, as well as thou? sands of dollars' worth of goods loaded upon trucks. Alfred Wing was the head of the squad a Woman Whips Burglar With Pair of Scissors Seizes Him in Her Bedroom and Regains $400 Ring After Fight in Hall Mrs. Haven C. Babb, confronted by a burglar last night in her apartment at 3303 Park Avenue, the Bronx, didn't act as burglars and most everybody else might expect a woman to act under the circumstances. Mrs.

Babb showed fight. She had her sewing scissors in her hand when she went into her bedroom and dis? covered him. He stammered something about having made a mistake and started for the door, and Mrs. Babb started right after him. She grabbed and swung to him as he dashed out into the hallway.

He broke away, ran up one flight of stairs and turned to face his determined pursuer. He then drew a $400 diamond ring of Mrs. Babb's from his pocket and handed it to her. Her two sons, Wil? liam, five years old, and Haven three years old, had followed her into the hall, and they went back with her into the apartment after she had re? covered the ring. When the police arrived there was no burglar about.

Mrs. Babb, who is the wife of a salesman of the National City Company, and daughter of City Judgo Sutherland, of Morgantown. W. said 4he burglar missed $2,000 worth of jewelry in bedroom bureau drawers. Rail Truce Next Week Forecast; Harding Will Fix Exact Terms To-day EndsAbruptly Road to Continue to Recruit Shopmen BALTIMORE, July for a separate settlement of the shopmen's strike on the Baltimore Ohio Railroad ended abruptly late this afternoon when Chairman W.

J. McGee of the System Shop Federation, in conference here, notified Vice-President Charles W. Galloway that he and his associates were unwilling to proceed while the possibility existed for a national settlement. Mr. Galloway there? upon withdrew the proposals which he had laid before the shopmen earlier In the week and announced that the B.

O. would go ahead with its efforts to build up its shop forces to normal. Galloway said the proposal submitted to the strikers' committee definitely stated that it was not the purpose of the road to ignore the loyalty of those who have continued in the service, nor the rights of those who have entered the service since the strike was called. Mr. Galloway said the Baltimore Ohio was agreeable to setting up a board of adjustment or review for the Baltimore Ohio system.

He also admitted that the proposal contemplated that the men return to work and that a conference be held on the wages and rules, and if agreement was not reached the matter should be referred to the Labor Board. Engines of War Menace World. Says Premier Machines More Deadly Than Any Heretofore Known Being Constructed, Lloyd George Tells Churchmen New Spirit Only Remedy Next Conflict Will Imperil Civilization, He Puts His Hope in League LONDON, July 28 (By The Asso? ciated terrible ma? chines than any known In $he late war are being constructed," said Prime Minister Lloyd George at a luncheon given by 300 Free Church? men to-day. "What for? To attack cities and maim, destroy and burn helpless women and children. Keep your eyes on what is happening.

If the churches of Europe and America allow that to fructify they had better close their doors. "We reduced our armaments and if other nations follow the example, there will be no serious menace to peace. But it is difficult for a na? tion to remain defenseless while others are preparing for war." Wars Come Unheralded Lloyd George said the next war, if it came, would be a war on civilization itself. Speaking of the suddenness with which wars came he said: "The war germ, like any other germ do not know that you have it until it has got you. It is of no use arguing with an epileptic when the fit is on him.

Then; is that atmos? phere in the world now and the ex plot ive material is scatttcred over the face of Europe. "When a match is dropped it is too late to wave the covenant of the League of Nations. It is the new spirit that is wanted. Lock up the explosives, and especially lock up those given to dropping matches. The churches must promote the new spirit which is necessary." Safety Depends on League The Prime Minister said he attached high hopes to the League of Nations.

He said civilization would be safe if the league succeeded. If it failed, civilization was doomed, he thought. "I have seen the horrors war and they made me vow to concentrate my remaining energy to making it impos? sible for humanity again to pass through the fire, the torment, the cruelty, the horror and the squalor of war," declared Lloyd George. Regarding the drink question, he said more drastic legislation had been put through Parliament the last couple of years than during the previous half century. Cherry Creek on Rampage DENVER, July 28.

Creek, which runs threugh a portion of the city, left its banks at Speer Boulevard and Logan to-night and resi? dents in the district were warned to move. A cloudburst at Parker was re? sponsible. The overflow is three blocks east of the principal north and south thoroughfare in Denver. The creek was still rising. Harding to Let Strike Wait and Get Coal Mined Full Power of Government To Be Exerted to Avert Famine, Regardless of Whether Union Men Work iSpencer Made Controller Governors of 24 States to Co-operate by Naming Of? ficial Fuel Commissions From The Tribune's Washington fiureau WASHINGTON, July Harding believes that sufficient coal will be produced under present condi? tions, despite the strike of miners, to avoid any hardships, and for the time being will keep hands off the situation, it was indicated to-day at, the White House.

All efforts of tho Administra? tion continue to be bent in the direc? tion of avoiding suffering this winter in spite of the strike rather than at? tempting to settle the strike at this time. Appointment of Henry B. Spencer to Dr. Garfield's old place as Federal Coal Administrator was announced by Sec? retary of Commerce Hoover. Follow? ing is the announcement made by Sec? retary Hoover: "President Harding has appointed Henry B.

Spencer to act temporarily as Federal Coal Administrator pend? ing development of the situation. He becomes administrative member of the coal distribution committee. "Mr. Spencer was formerly vice president of the Southern Railway, general purchasing agent of the Rail? road Administration during the war, and had charge of national coal dis? tribution after the dissolution of the old Fuel Administration. Governors to Co-operate "The governors of the following states have undertaken to erect the necessary administration to control profiteering and distribution of coal within their states: "Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Minnesota, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Iowa, Oklahoma, Flor? ida, Kentucky, Tennessee and Louisi? ana.

Kansas already has an establish? ment under its Industrial Court. It is not considered to establish coal con? trol in the intermountain and Pacific states, as they have supplies of coal and fuel oil. "The following so far been designated as members of the advisory committee of operators from the pro? ducing coal districts under the chair? manship of C. E. Bockus, of Virginia; E.

L. Douglass, of Kentucky; George S. Francis, of Pennsylvania; E. C. Mahan, of Tennessee, and W.

J. Magee and E. E. White, of West Virginia; also Messrs. C.

E. Tuttle to advise as to lake and Northwest movement, and Le Baron H. Willard to advise on bunk? er and tidewater movement." The President decided to ignore the comments of the Governor of Michigan to the general effect that nothing was being done at the White House with a view to settling the strike. The rather obvious fact that there has been tremendous activity in the White House and by the Administration gen (Continued on ntxt 4 Submarines Reported Missing From Fleet of 12 in Pacific LOS ANGELES, Jqly sub? marines which left Los Angeles Tues? day for Hampton Roads, as part of a flotilla of twelve scheduled for de? commission, were reported missing to? day off the Lower California coast south of Ensenada. The craft said to be missing were the'L-5, L-6, L-7 and L-8, all of which were built at Long Beach, dur? ing the war.

The story of their apparent disap? pearance was brought here by the liner City of Honolulu, Captain Thomas W. Sheridan, from New York, Captain Sheridan said that yester? day he sighted a cloud of smoke some distance away and changed his ship's course to learn the cause. "It was a submarine, badly smok ing," he said. "It made no answer to our signals." "Later," continued Captain Sheridan, "we signaled the tender Beaver, which had the submarines in convoy. At first she made no answer to our signals, but later responded to our semaphoro offer of assistance.

She said she had eight submarines in convoy and needed no help." A message received at the submarine base at Los Angeles Harbor from Roy L. Stover, commander of the submarine flotilla, stated he had eight submarines in convoy, making no reference to the other four. The submarine base also intercepted a message from the tender Beaver to the L-8, ordering her to stand by and take a towline from the L-5. Officers at the submarine base to-night were said to be unablo to account for these two craft or the other two of the type, reported missing. Program To Be Submitted to Executives in IN.

Y. Tuesday and to Unions in Chicago Wednesday Conference Fixes Seniority Poliov Loyal Men First, Strikers Second and New Em? ployees Last, Is Decision By Carter Field WASHINGTON, July ment of the railroad strike early next week, on the basis of an acrro ment formulated by President Hard? ing, that is to be reduced to writing; to-morrow, is confidently expected here to-night as th? result of farther conferences at the White House to? day. On leaving the White House tha rail union chiefs, B. M. Jewell and William H.

Johnston, of the shop? men, and J. A. Franklin, of the boiler makers, who comprise the shop unions' executive committee, said "the President would suggest the basis." Further than this hint that an agreement which could be ac? cepted had been reached they would not go. After the agreement is put in written form it will be submitted to the meeting of the railroad execu? tives in New York on Tuesday, to the meeting of the union officials in Chicago probably Wednesday. Loyal Workers Protected Roughly, the agreement is as out? lined by a member of the Railroad Labor Board in Chicago last night.

It provides that the men shall return to work at the wages established by the Railroad Labor Board, with the promise of a rehearing. On the all-important question of seniority, the men who remained at their posts desplti the strike move up to the head of t'c? 1 followed immediately by the o'd onijB ployees who went out ori strike. breakers who were employed by railroad shops are to be kept at work. but rank in seniority after the union men who return. There is still the possibility that the railroad executives may not accept the proposed settlement.

The chief difficulty is with the Pennsylvania Rail? road. This is because the Pennsylvania was able not only to keep a consid? erable percentage of its union men who refused to go out on strike but to em? ploy a large number of men who have proved, it is asserted, competent. The union men who remained do not com? plicate the problem seriously, as mo3t of them ranked high in seniority be? fore the others walked out. Some of those who stayed, of course, will have their seniority considerably advanced at the expense of those who struck. Pledges of Roads Difficult The trouble on the Pennsylvania and one or two other roads which wore able to recruit a considerable number of satisfactory workers is in carrying out the pledges made to those men that if they accepted the jobs they would not be thrown out on the settlement of the strike.

It is really a problem in one way of how much shop work there will be dur? ing the next year or there will be enough to take care of both the union men returning to work and the strike breakers employed in their absence. The feeling on the part of the Administration is that if tha roads accept another part of the agree? the giving out of repair work to outside will be plenty of work in the railroad shops for both classes cf men. Another complication to the senior? ity question, it developed, is that thi union officials object violently to per? mitting it to be settled by the indi? vidual roads with their own men, which some of the railroad companies, nota? bly the Pennsylvania and the Balti? more Ohio, are anxious to do. President's Program Fixed At the White House the statement was made that the President had reached in his own mind the basis of a "compromise settlement, but that he could not disclose it at this time. It was said that he believed it would meet the situation, but that to an? nounce it officially would constitute a breach of faith.

It was not disclosed with whom this would be a breach of faith, but, in view of the conferences of yesterday and to-day, there was not much doubt as to this. It was emphasized, however, that the President believed there was a fair prospect of the railroad situation being cleared up. As this piece of information was conveyed to a group of newspaper men through a channel normally using very conservative language, more sig? nificance was attached to it tha.i the bare words used indicate. WASHINGTON, July 23 (By Th? As? sociated is expected thai preliminary conferences will be by both the rail and union chiefs in the endeavor to formulate programs for consideration by the general sciions next week. The general strike commit? tees of the union ordinarily consist of a representative of each craft in each i railroad system where the strike is itt effect.

It was understood that Secretary Hoover might attend the railway ex? ecutives' session at New York, repre? senting the Administration, and there was a possibility that Secretary Davis might attend the union gatherings. Mr. Davis departed to-night for Moose heart, 111., near Chicago. Apparently the President's proposals will go before the railroad employees with the cf their in.