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Youngest Member of Gang Cap' tured Without. Trouble by Two Detectives. WAS REALLY STARVED OUT Frankly Discusses Shooting, Saying Sidna Was One Who Shot Judge Massie. HILLSVILLE, Va.t March 29. Priel Allen, a blue eyed stripling of seventeen, youngest of the eight of the Allen gang, each indicted for the five murders in the Carroll county court house a fortnight ago, was taken late today in a carriage shed at the home of his.

father, Alien, eigni. mu from here. He cheerfully submitted to arrest and tonight occupies a cell In the Hillsville jail with his cousin, Clauds, Swanson Allen, who surrendered without resistance to the detectives yesterday, nniv siHnQ Allen, a man of middle age, and his young nephew, Wesley Edwards, both bold mountaineers of "Sidna said he shot his pistol empty hree times, tie always was mib. tjudM Massie. He said he shot Judge foassie and that welsey shot Mr.

Fos fter Uncle Sidna said he intended to get 1 th court officers as he tin. waa tthnntinc the peo Stts street he "really didnt know nv of the jury. He isaid he saw men running and thought hhy needed shooting at. "The dav after, Uncle Sidna and Cousin Wesley and I went to the fountains. Wesley had two pistols p.nd Uncle Sidna had a revolver and a Mr 41.

i a a ann tehotgun. we were on njj.n nnrlr a. ledsre by leaves. Trora there were moved to another nek and saw' the' officers raid my Aunt Alberta's houBe. "Some of the detectives came within tfiftMn or twenty yards of us.

I want ed to leave but uncle Sidna said If the Heteetives came closer ne wouiu nre. "Uncle Sidna was shot in the arm the court house and the same bul let went Into his side and back. Jt Is etlll there. Uncle Sidna got some food In a sack. We had plenty of crackers ((bushes for ten days, but with nothing Mse to eat except tnose cracKers.

i Was lust starved out. I left them on he mountain too. Friel disclaimed knowledge of the Mart Claude Allen took in' the shoot Sng. and denied knowledge of the of Sidna Edwards. Victor inJlen and Bud Marlon, now in jail at SBoanoke.

SHOPMAN PRESENT DEMAND. NEW HAVEN, March 20. Ths first Jlemand following that of the engineers for increase of wages has come from the shop men of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railway who have asked the management to consider a fifteen per cent. In crease. The shopmen number approximately five thousand.

The firemen of the company, numbering about 18,000 and the telegraphers who number about l.BOO, are expected to ask for an advance soon. Both these groups received in 1910 when various classes In the operating department received total Increases amounting to il.634,106. I' WOULD DIVORCE DCNMORE WtLKES BARRE, March 29. Action In divorce was commenced here today by Mrs. Nellie Smith against William Cruel and barbarous treatment and deiier.

are ihe reasons. They were married In Seranton Sept. 21, 1006, and resided in that city until June 18, 3911, when they veparaiea. emua in now n.iu to oe a resl dent of Dunmore, Fa. GOVERNOR TO VISIT WILKES BAKRE.

WILKES BARRE, March 29. Gov. i ernor John K. Tener has accepted the in Vltation of the Chamber of Commerce to attend the first annual banquet of the or ganization wnicn win be neia in Irera Tern pie on tne evening oi April v. OBEYING SUSPENSION ORDER.

SHAMOKIN, March 29. United Mine Workers here say they will obey the orders their leaders to suspend operation next Monday. A number of unorganised men stated they would also remain away from 'the mines. ERNE DEFEATS O'BRIEN. PHILADELPHIA, March 29.

Young Erne defeated Toung Jack O'Brien In a six round before the American Athletic club to tight. It was a fast bout. MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS iNEW YORK, March 28. Arrived? Steam er Koenigln Luise, Bremen. Cleared: Steamers Kroonland, Antwerp; Kaiserln Augusts Victoria, Hamburg.

Cape Race (wireless) Sighted: Steamers Prins Irederich Wllhelm, Bremen, for New York, La Touraine, Havre for New York. I Sable Island (wireless) Sighted: Steamer (Caledonia, Glasgow for New York. ousroplon aalledj i.rf PREJUDICED BY INTERESTS WASHINGTON, March 29 The debate on the wool tariff revision bill, in the house today was enlivened by Representative Reilly, Democrat, of Connecticut, who sharply attacked his Republician colleague, Representative Hill author of the minority wool tariff measure. Mr, Reilly declared that Mr. Hill was unfit to have any hand in the framing of such legislation because he was an officer in the Norwalk Woolen 'Mills company, and had been for years.

Mr. Hills son, Mr. Reilly added, was treasurer of the company. "His case is typical of that policy of the Republican party of nuttinu friends of the interests on the committees having charge of legislation affecting those interests, said Mr. Reillv.

"I have the highest respect for my col league and I do not condemn him for holdlnsr stock in or for helner an nf. fleer of a woolen mill company I hope he owns stock in many. I do contend. however, that he is not the man tn draw a woolen tariff bill. Truly his case exemplifies the Republican appeal, 'let.

the tariff be revised only by its friends'." Mr. Reillv said the NorivalV mill. had been shut down by the American Woolen company, which, he said, was letter known as the He intimated that the Norwalk company had been absorbed by the "trust" and that its officers ''had been taken of. i Mr. Hill, seated LrrnB th.

Mr. Reilly, smiled tack, but mad no reply. MORE AVAILABLE CASH TO BUILD GOOD ROADS Money Paid In DBder Act of 'OS Be I sed. HARRISBURG. torney General Bell today gave an opinion to Joseph W.

Hun'ter, deputy state highway commissioner, in which he holds that money paid to the state for advances made on, behalf of counties, townships and boroughs for road construction under the act of 1905 goes into the original fund of the highway department. "In my opinion." mv tb general, the amounts paid into the state treasury by counties, townships and boroughs, under contracts made or awarded prior to the passage of the act of May 31, 1911, which amounts nave not been reapportioned tn several counties, are now available to be reapportioned and need n. for contractors such as the one herein oerore referred to. The opinion will make available tween $50,000 and $500,000 which will be divided among counties. ENGINEER EAVANSON STRICKEN IN HIS CAB Bloomsbnrg Division Trainman Dies at ms Home.

WILKES BARRE. Maiiw As his entrine was nullfnv into KineTston yard of the Lackawanna at o.ou ciock mis aiternoon, David H. Eavanson. for thirtv flv v.aro an en gineer on the Bloom division of the Lackawanna. was stricken with apoplexy, dying an hour later at his iiunio in Kingston.

icnglneer Eavanson was found by his reman, who stopped the ene ino called for assistance. The prostrate mail was iaKen 10 tne yard office, but did not regain consciousness. He was taken to his hnin death took place. He was sixty years of age, and one of the best known en gineers on the Lackawanna. He waa a ui me oroinernooa of Locomotive Engineers, the Masons and Odd Fellows.

Survlvinar ar hl daughter and one son. CAT SMOTHERS CHILD WHILE IT IS ASLEEP Wllkea Rarre lafaat Fnaed Deaa Cradle With Feline Beelde It. WILKES BARRE. Maroh so. Mysterious circumstances surround the death of the 8 day old infant of Mr.

and Mrs. Adam Kulieszus. of South Walnut street, and it is claimed that the family cat smothered the child hv depriving it of breath. found in the cradle the cat was reclinina on th child's body. coroner Marley will conduct an in qust to determine whether, or not the cniia was Kineo oy me cat.

EAGLES TO INITIATE The membership contest that was recently Inaugurated by. the Eagles will come to a close Sunday afternoon when a class of eighty two candidates: will be initiated. The winners of the contest will not be announced until Tuesday evening, April 2, when the aerie meets in regular session. At this meet Ing the committee to arrange for, the banquet for the winning team will also be named and matter of date for an nual excursion will also be decided on. Several surprises are in store for the members at' the initiation next Sunday.

A new burlesque degree is to be introduced for the first time which will bring out the new Eagle Rag Dana saia to oe me most original ever devised) by the aerie. Following: the Initiation the' usual lurreh and entertainment will be en Joyed in the club quarters. HH ROOSEVELT DELEGATES CARRY FIVE WARDS IN PORTLAND. PORTLAND. March J9.

Friends of. former President Roosevelt suc ceeded in carrying five of thevnine wards in this city at tonitrhts cau cuses to choose delegates to the state ana aistrict conventions. ST. PAUL, March 29. An other plank in the platform upon which Colonel Roosevelt is to fight out his campaign was brought forth in a speech here tonight on the welfare of the farmer." colonel Roosevelt said the move for conserving the country's na tural rsources and for bettering coun try life had not been carried forward since his administration.

He advocated a policy of governmental activity in ths direction. Colonel Roosevelt's address was delivered toward the close of a day in which he traveled across Iowa anil part of Minnesota end made a dozen speeches. On reaching St. Poul he conferred with political supporters and in the evening went to the Auditorium where he made his principal speech of tne day. He then went Minneapolis to make a short speech before starting for Chicago.

At Cedar Rapids, Vinton, Waterloo. Cedar Falls and Rockford in cwa, and at watonna, Faribault and North field in Minnesota, Colonel Roosevelt tonight spoke from the train platform. At Albert Lea, he left his train to address an open air meeting of such size that many persons were unable to get within earshot of the speaker. Greeted by Largest Crowds. The impromptu meetines at railroad stations today were among the largest of Colonel Roosevelt's tour through th Miaaie west ana on no previous day did he find the crowds more demonstrative.

In these speeches he. repeated his arguments in favor of control of the government by the people instead of by "a representative part of the people," which, he said, always meant the bosses. A delegation from St. Paul and Minneapolis met Colonel Roosevelt at Albert Lea, and escorted him to the Twin cities. Colonel Roosevelt's private car when his train arrives in Chicago tomorrow from St.

Paul, will be switched to a belt line which will convey him around Chicago to the road over which he will travel to Detroit. rnlnn.l Roosevelt', entrance to the Auditorium was spectacular. Seated inn an. automobile' from which a dozen flags were flying, ne was driven through a rear door onto the floor of th building into the fringe the crowd. All of the seats In the auditorium were occupied, and the people streamed in until' there was no.

more stanrilnc room in his main address at ine Auditor ium, Colonel Roosevelt spoke as foT lows: The purpose of the progressives tnis campaign is to restore and secure to the plain people tnat position oi control in the aovernment of their own country which in the working of our institutions is being insidiously wrested from them We make our appeal alike to business mam and professional man, to wage work er and farmer. In this speech I propose to deal chiefly with the needs of the farmer: for there is no body of man whose economic liberties and opportunities we progressives more earnestly desire to conserve and. enlarge. Sneaking to th farmers, and to all others who have in sight to grasp" the essential dependence of the nation on tne producers or its rooa, i shall briefly discuss two great public ques tions of vital and far reaching importance the conservation of natural resources and the betterment of country life. Privilege to Help People.

It Is one of the chief duties and it is the highest privilege of a president of the United States to be the active leads: and exponent of polioies which will help the people to obtain such legislative and administrative reforms asare required to meet any reasonable popular demand which makes for the common good. While I was president I had found that in the first matter the conservation of the na tlon's resources the national conscience had been moved, and that In the second the condition and outlook of rural popu latlon there was a widespread feeling that things were wrong, consequently 1 took definite action in the hope and belief that adequate remedies would be provided, and now stand lor tne reviva.1 ana ae velopment of the policies thus initiated. Upon conservation I can be brief, for, in its broad outlines at least, the subject is generally understood. What first called attention to the gravity of the question was the destruction or tne national forests. It happened, fortunately, that this impor tant asset oi tne national weaitn came.

during my administration, under the charge of Glfford Pinchot, tt whom, more than to any other man, Is due the credit for having this national peril brought prominently to publio notice. He was the first man to realize that the waste of the nation's supply of timber (with the Inci dental injury alike to water and navigation in our big 'rivers) was only typical of a wrong attitude of mind In the nation at large towards our heritage and our duty to the generations which are to come after us. The conservation idea caught the popu lar imagination ana tne conservation policy rapidly took shape. In the spring of 1908 I called the governors of all the states and territories to meet at a conference in the national capltol. There it was unanimously resolved that the great prosperity of our country rests upon the abundant resources of the land chosen by our loreiatners tor tneir nomes; that these resources are "a tn h.

made use of in establishing and nromotlnr the comfort, prosperity and happiness of ths American people, out not to be wasted, deteriorated, or needlessly destroyed, and tnat tnis material Dasis is tnreatened with exhaustion;" that "conservation of oir scendant importance, which should engage unremittingly tne attention or the nation, the states and the people in earnest cooperation;" and that "this co operation should find expression in suitable action by congress and by the legislatures of the several states." I followed this up by the appointment of the National Conservation Commission which made the first Inventory of natural resources ever prepared for any country. It had begun investigations as the necessary first steps to enable congress and tho legislatures of the several states to mulra Intelligent and effective application of the unanimous pronouncement by the chief executives of the states and territories. With this unanimous pronouncement by the chief executives of the states and territories In support of the conservation idea it was clearly a case where the president of the United States should formulate and lead a conservation policy. This was done. Unfortunately, the policy thus begun was completely reversed by the appointment of Mr.

BalUnger and the dismissal of Glfford Pinchot. "i Meaning of Conservation. The long fight to protect the forests of the United States has not been to keep them out of use. but en the contrary, to encourage the utilization of them to the fullest extent consistent with preserving their power of service to the people for all time. Conservation is not keeping out of use but is putting things to the best use without waste and where possible pre I serving tneir perennial useiuiness unimpaired.

Where public rights exist, conservation in to Insure to the public the full enjoyment and benefit of these rights and at the same time to protect and en V. The ballots used wm headed 1 veionmem worn. TsV um, nrlnftinle annliea tn all na.f PLAIN PEOPLE STAND AGAINST THE BOSSES. MINNEAPOLIS, March' a. Taking as his theme the fight against the "rule of the bosses" Colonel Roosevelt tonight addressed an immense crowd at the Auditorium here after his speech in St.

Paul. Immediately after his speech he was taken to a local hotel wnere a oner re ception was held and then was taken to his train for Chicago which left here at 11 o'clock. Colonel Roosevelt, speaking here tonight, said in part: In the light In which we now are engaged the lineup is clear. We stand for the plain people against the boeses. We stand for the rights of many against special privilege.

Well meaning men. at their head the president of the United States himself, have continually been insisting on the short comings of the rule of the people, have announced they are against the decision of vital questions by the people because they distrust the "Impulsive action" of the people (although in the particular case referred to this "Impulsive" action would have to be spread' over a period of two years which Is certainly long enough to permit impulse to Decome steady purpose ana nave insisted that Abraham Lincoln was wrong when he said that this should be a government of, for and by the people and that instead it ought to be a government of the people by a part of the people. In the contest today we are warring against the same that opposed Lincoln. We are striving for precisely the principles for which Lincoln strove. In one of his closing debates with Douglas, fifty years ago.

he spoke as follows: "That Is the real issue. That Is the issue that will continue In this country when those poor tongues of Judge Douglas and myself shall be silent. It is the eternal struggle be tween these two principles right and wrona throughout the world. They are the two principlase that have stood face to face from the beginning of time and will continue to struggle. "Change the names so that they will ap ply to the man and events of our own time and this sentence describes the present con test as accurately as It described the con test In which Lincoln was then engaged.

if Lincoln was right in thiB speech that have quoted, then the president and all who follow and support him are wrong in unholding the doctrine that It Is unsafe to trust the people and that a part of the people should rule tne MISS SINN TELLS OF PROGRESS HERE Recreation Meeting in Wilkes Barre Told What Playgrounds Means Here. TALKS ON GIRL PROBLEM Special to The Tribune Republican. WILKES BARRE. Pa March 29 Addresses on the necessity of organized efforts' to save young girls from the dance halls were given last night at the session' In the local high school of the recreation institute of the Mid dle Atlantic states. Mrs.

Louis C. Maderia, chairman of the recreation committee of Philadelphia, and Miss fulia Schoenfeld, of New York city, told of the evils of dance halls which they said, are now the only places of amusement for girls working in mills who seek stimulating exercises. Mrs. Luther H. Gulick, of New York city, offered the remedy for the dance hall evil, suggesting that a general acceptance of the movement for Camp fire Girls of America, which is similar to the Boy Scout movement for boys.

Among the other speakers at the af ternoon and evening sessions were: Howard Bradstreet, of New York; Otto T. Mallery, secretary of the recreation commission, Philadelphia; Dr. Edward W. Stitt, district superintendent of schools, New York city; Mrs. P.

Hamilton Golhool, of Elizabeth, N. Miss Emily Gilbert, of Elizabeth, N. J. Miss Esther Sinn, of Seranton, secretary of the Playground association there, reported on work in Seranton at the noon luncheon. Miss Sinn told of the work of the Playground association of Seranton and of the rosy prospects for the future.

William J. McKiernaji, of Newark, presided in the morning. Addresses were given by Lincoln E. Rowley, secretary of the Board of Playground commission, East Orange: by Randall K. Warden, director of physical training in public schools, of Newark, and by Dr.

William Burdick, general director of public schools, Athletic league, of Baltimore, Md. Ciuite a delegation Irom hcranton attended the convention. Among them Sere Mrs. R. W.

Archbald, Mrs. W. F. attes. Mrs.

Edgar Sturge, Mrs. C. B. Penman, Mrs. R.

P. Gleason, Mrs. J. A. Sinn, Mrs.

George Sanderson, Mrs. E. W. Gearhart, Miss Gertrude Lovell, Miss Elizabeth Connell Campbell, Miss Esther Sinn, Miss Louise Matthews and Miss Helen Sanderson. TAXI THIEVES SENTENCED.

Saloonkeeper Who Sheltered Gang Given Longest Term. NEW YORK. March 2. Robort Deleo. the saloonkeeper who sheltered the men in the recent $1:6,000 tailcab TObbery after they escaped, receiving $4,700 for his share in the robbery, end Joseph Lamb, who took actual part In the robbery, were sentenced today.

Deleo is to serve not less than two and one half years nor more than four years and two months In 81s Sine. Lamb sot oil easier, aolng to the Elmlra reformatory. ii WORLD CHAMPIONS ROBBED. March 29. Jewel ry valued at.

and $150 in currency, belonging to four members of the Philadelphia American league base ball, club and a Philadelphia "fan," were stolen from a grip left on the players' bench during the game with tlve Baltimorb International iliagife club today. Those who suffered losses were Bris coe Lord, John Barry, John Mclnaes and Edide Collins, players, ana Charles Tltman, of Philadelphia, who accompanied the team on Its Southern tour. MIDNIGHT FIRE. A Ensrlne No. 3, Hose Nos.

1 and 2 and the fire auto responded to an alarm at Rox34Z at midnight last nignt and dis covered a small blaze in the cellar of a basement house occupied 6y Sam Bockinski and family, at 1318 Dorothy street, some or ine ramuy were in bed at the time of the Are, but all had reached a place of safety before the fire gained much headway. The aufo squad reached the tire at the same time as the companies and extinguished the blase with chemicals. The damaare amounted to about $100. ROCK ISLAND QUIET. ROCK ISLAND.

111.. March 29. Th ritv nnlAt tnnlff ht Ahnut half l.A troops here will leave tomorrow. it is expeted the coroner Jury is investigating the cause of the deaths of Frank Kellogg and Raymond Swingle, victims of Tuesday night's riots, will return a verdict tomorrow and the indicalons are that one or more of the persons most active in the street dem onstration that led up to he fatal Largest Gradation In the State Outside of Philadelphia ill Pmatmr OA mm ft Weather Today: Fair and Colder. Weather Today: Fair and Colder.

VOL. 83. NO. 78 TWENTY PAGES SCRANTON, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1912 TWENTY PAGES PRICE ONE CENT SUSPENSION CALLED NEGOTIATIONS REOPENED SOFT COAL MEN AGREE CIECTJIATION YESTERDAY ANOTHER ALLEN HAS BEEN TAKEN reckless daring, are rugiuves wui6ul They are the last of the outlaw band whose fusillade killed a judge, sheriff, prosecutor, juror and by stander on March 14. the 'two men still at large and brought back tonignt tneir uitimatu.i.

JUnee: Both are prepared to resist until death. Father's Anxiety the Cauee, to have hS yOUHg est son spared a terrible death in the hiountains. is assumed to be the cause of FrielAllen's capture. Jack Allen was not involved in the court house shooting, but it is known that since his son, Priel, joined tne outlaws ne Jias been endeavoring to advise him to submit to the mercy of the law. Just how the parent communicated with the boy has not oeen aisuiunu.

Hillsvill has hardly digsted the ex tn Claude Allen i bloodless capture yesterday when Friel Allen galloped into town the prisoner of Detective Thomas L. Felts Tand Detective B. C. Payne, who made the arrest. Th vnunsr mounalneer of slender build and boyish face was unhand and cantered into town with smiles and nods to those who recognized him.

He showed, however, the ill effects of two weeks with little food or shelter. The young prisoner talked r.t emivftrsations with Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards. The former he said, aaraitiea wmu uuuu if while the latter ao lrnnnrierlcre.d shooting commonwealth's attorney William M. Foster. His on part in the tragedy he discreetly evad II S.ii.dn.

brought, however, first hand information of the desperate crits of Sidna Allen, leader of the Bandi and ms raaatiuuaucoo FniklT Trill HU Story. In the dialect of the mountains he told his story, heeding interruptions andanewering all queries. i utitnq me. related tne toy with unrestrained frankness, "that AvnAnfAj in spa his ram K' Fhs the detectives will Bet discouraged so that he can get nwar. but if they keep after him I think he will be shot killing Bj twill never surrender.

He didn like it when I lert mm. iuiu mistake, but I was tired and CHARGED WITH ATTEMPT TO GET STRIKE BALLOT Arrest of Mas. Who Claims to Be Fireman Made In New York. NEW YORK, March 29. An alleged attempt to claim a copy of the official strike ballot of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the motive for which is unexplained, resulted late tonight in the arrest of Bowers, who claims to be a loco I fireman.

Bowers is charged wit a pipting to Dnoe an employe or. tr ating nrm which will furnish the motive engineers of ei a vote on the questior higher wages, recentlj railroad managers. i According to Georf head of the printing told one of the emplo: "pay well" for a co declaring that he rep tional Firemen's assc Bowers, who will be row, declined tonight ment. Is to loco roads for tiklng for sed by the Valentine, rn, Bowers it he would the ballot, ed the "Nail." gned torn or ake a state HILL IS ATT i (ED ON WOOL REVISION Congressman Reilly Declares Colleague Is Unfit to Serve On the Committee. FARMER'SNEEDS THEMEOFTEDDY No Body of Men Whose Economic Liberties Should Be Conserved More.

He Says. PURPOSE OF PROGRESSIVES Colonel Roosevelt Declares It Is to Restore and Secure People's Rights. must be protected while the annual toll of crops is taken off. No citizen has a right to despoil the land and leave it so Impoverished as to imperil the future prosperity and stability of the nation. This nation must not allow its future to be endangered by the reckless exhaustion of the natural (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR.) ON INFORMATION FROM T.

BASED ON HERALD'S. INSIDE TIP, WHITE TELEGRAPHS TO BAER Y. Herald Congratulates The Trihurie Repuhlican New York, March 29, 1912. The Tribune Republican: The Herald rejoices with you in obtaining this new meeting of operators and miners and hopes that the conference may speedily bring peace and a new outburst of prosperity to the coal region. Congratulations on The Tribune Republican's unselfish efforts.

Herald. BITUMINOUS MEN REACH AGREEMENT Negotiations in Soft Coal Fields End at Midnight with Operators Granting Liberal Concessions. CLEVELASNID, March 29. Settlement of the bituminous coal miners wage dispute on a basis satisfactory to both Sidds was announced late tonight as having been practically arranged. A sub committee tc which the op erators and miners conference had referred a compromise offer by the miners said it had agreed to the settlement and the terms were being drawn up.

The terms as given out provide for increases in pay to the miners as fol lows: Five cents a tori mining lum coal. Three cents a ton for minlne all other coal. OPERATORS WILLI.VG TO GRANT INCREASE. NEW YORK. March 29.

The anthra cite coal operators are. not inclined to reject absolutely a demand for a small increase in the wages of the miners, in tne opinion expressed today by a person authorized to speak for one of tne most prominent coal operators. He said, further, that the operators are reaay to meet tne miners at any time and resume negotiations, wouia tne operators welcome a re sumption of negotiations?" Ihe was asked. "It is my opinion that they would welcome any negotiations looking towards the avoidance of a strike," he replied. The demand for a twenty per cent.

increase in wages, he continued, would never be granted. He added that the miners had shown an apparent un willingness to compromise upon the basis of a small increase or to consider any other terms than those con talned in their original demands. "If the miners should ask for a small increase, would they get it?" he was asked. "In my opinion, they would. MINERS ARE ADVISED TO RETURN TO WORK Officer of English Striken Tells Them Rot to Walt For Wage Adjustment.

LONDON. March 29. The govern ment's minimum wage bill became a law today when at noon it received the royal assent, simultaneously bal lotng by the coal miners throughout the British Isles was proceeding: to decide whether the strikers should re turn to work pending a decision by the district boards, provided for in the bill, fixlner the wages in the various coal mine districts. While the result will not be known officially until next Thursday, there was prevalent every where a feeling of optimism that the vote would favor resumption, and that meantime thousands of miners would return in anticipation of such a decision. Thomas Ashton.

secretary of the Miners' Federation, tonight issued a statement counselling the miners to resume work without waiting for the district boards to adjust the minimum ware, and his advice' probably will have greater influence on the ballot than that of any other leader. DOLLAR A DAY PENSION BILL DIES IN SENATE Smoei General Age Measure Is Adopted iaateaa. WASHINGTON. March 29. The sen ate tonight by a vote of 21 to 46 re iM the Sherwood dollar a day pen inn hill which had passed the House, and then enacted, 66 to the Smoot eeneral asre and service pension law which, It Is estimated will increase the pension roil oy uuu.i.j, The bill requires beneflclariee to have served ninety days and provides pensions ranging from 1 to a month, Instead of a sixty day minimum and Jlv to 0 pension as in tne uouse menaiire.

The bill now goes to con ference with the House. The shadow of a possible presidential veto hangs over the measure. The senate added provisions that would prohibit attorneys fees and that would grant tilt a monin to lormer sol diers disabled by service, wounds or disease, the latter being estimated to add $2,500,00 to tne annual outlay under the bill. The entire negative vote on the final nassacre of the bill was cast hy Demo cratic senators from Southern states, The Northern Democrats voted with the Republicans for the bin. CONGRESSMAN TO LOSE SEAT.

WASHINGTON, D. March 29. The house committee on today voted to unseat Congressman Charles C. Bowman, of the Eleventh Pennsylvania district, beoauge of "gross frauds" In his election. The vote was a strict party one of four to two, Mr.

Bowman whose home is at Pitts ton, is serving his first term in congress. Great Bear 9rrlmg Utoter 5.26 per cent increase for men paid by the day. E. A. Cole, representing the Ohio operators, and H.

M. Taylor, representing the Illinois operators, said shortly before midnight that all the operators of Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois had agreed, to grant the increases. They said the agreement would be the basis, for making new wage scales of bituminous miners in other, states. A short suspension in the bituminous fields, however, was thought not improbable as thef miners will have to submit the compromise agreement to a referendum vote of union, pending which, it was said, it was unlikely the men would work without an WILKES BARRE REPORT TIE UP IS COMPLETE. WILKES BARRE, March 29 President! Whtte's luttimatum ordering a suspension of work in the anthracite region will be obeyed to the letter by the underground workers of the Wyoming region.

A large number of miners practically obeyed the order this afternoon before they had an Intimation of President White's order. They took their tools out of the workings and notified their foremen that they would not report for work tomorrow. There was a. reason for this. Should the miners work tomorrow their coal would not reach the breaker until Mnday and as the collieries will be idle Monday they would not be crdedited for coal mined Saturday during the last strike many miners had their coal piled up in the roadways and they claim much of it was lost to them when operations were resumed.

The miners will stand by any policy outlined by the executive officers of the United Mine Workers. While there are a considerable number of mine em ployes outside of the union they will act for the time being at least, with the union men. and the tie up will be complete, uespite the dark outlook an optimistic feeling prevails that the suspension Will not be Of lone rinratlnn and that the operators and their employes will be able to get together at nu distant aay. ERIE TAKES FIRST STEP FOLLOW RECEIPT OF ORDER. The first effect of the susnonsinn order to be felt outside the mines came last night in Dunmore, with the posting on the doors of the Erie railroad shops there of, a notice closing down the shops on March 31.

There are 600 men employed in and about the shops. Another order laying off sixty coal train crews of five men each was poBt ed simultaneously. The Erie company controls the Pennsylvania Coal company and the Hillside Coal and Iron company. F. C.

Nowell, division superintendent of the Lackawanna railroad, said last night that his company has taken no steps as yet toward laying off any of Its sixty coal train crews. From Car bondale came reports that the Dela ware and Hudson coal train crews, about forty of them, are to be laid off, and that the New York, Ontario and Western company is to lay off its crews In the coal service. The Delaware and Hudson shops in Carbondale employ close to 2,000 men 'and the Mayfield shops of the Ontario and western employ about 800. CONDUCT OF SUSPENSION UP TO COMMITTEE. Under the ruling of the Pottsville convention, at which the demands of the hard coal miners were framed, the anthracite scale committee, comprised of the executive boards of the three hard coal districts, is empowered to call a suspension or take any other action they may deem fitting in the event of the demands being refused by the operators, District Board Member Daniel L.

McCue explained on receipt of the suspension order from President White. He said that no referendum vote is to be taken at this time according to his interpretation of the order. The matter of negotiating a settlement was placed entirely in the hands of the scale committee, ann meter. day's order wu Issued bv that rnm. mittee through the national president ine manner wmch the suspension la to be conducted will be defined hv the Joint policy board in Cleveland, where the members of the board are now convened.

It is probable. Mr. Mr. Cue said, that before a strike would be called the policy board or the scnln committee might place the matter before the union, either at a delegate convention or by a referendum vote. Either process would take, several Miners' President, Informed That Operators Waited the Word, Takes First Step.

READING PRESIDENT AGREES Conferences to Be Resumed "On a Basis of Equality and with An Open Mind." HOW NEWS WAS RECEIVED Local Miners and Officials Say That Tie Up Will Be Complete Monday Morning. RAILROAD MEN ARE LAID 0PF Series of Telegrams Showing How Efforts for Peace Were Made by Newspapers. WILL MEEtTt ONCE CLEVET.ANn oo a 9 mat VII President White, of the union, at midnight said a meeting between the anthracite miners and operators had been definitely decided on. The members of the operators' committee of ten, of which George B. Baer is chairman, will meet with the.

anthracite miners committee in. New York, he said, at a date which 'probably will be fixed tomorrow! Events crowded one another yes terday and last night in the anthracite coal situation. Xo sooner had the word that a suspension of work ''was ordered by President John White, of the miners, reached this 'city, than another telegraphic dispatch anT nounced that the miners' leaders from their Cleveland conference had by telegrams to George p. Baer. chair mtn.uf the operators' committee, asked tuhconferences be resumed.

With both sides ready and willing a basls of Quality and air and open mind" the much dreaded suspension, that came ves terday, promises to short a. new wage sea and working agreement that will be satis L'ke t0 miners and operators, mat the suspenson order will be obeyed by practically every miner in 6hhdKC0fJ 18 taken granted both by the coal companies and thjj union mlniara hi.a rru 7 uase tneir assumptions on the fact that the large numbers alreadv prepared to quit work today, and t'oi IT lools and stay away. lI10 rallies uniu their officers i' whose hands they have placed thoii tunuune negotiations with tl operators. The suspension is marki a ui irienaiiness rarely foiu in such cases, the miners deciding nnav Ilia .1 0 viuti lne letter and operators relvine nnnn th i relations between themselves and aa a preventive for eugmuai. aisoraer.

Working for Peace. Meanwhile on the eve of the suspension yesterday and one issuance of the suspension order by Presideni White, there was no letup in the efforts that have been made for a peaceful conclusion of the negotiations. The American Federation ol Labor was active in efforts for peace The national congress maintained fts attitude of interest and watchfullnes; over the situation. Political an.i money interests continued their activity in trying to brine the and operators together. un its part, The Tribune Renubli can, acting on President White's assurance in a rnessap.

Thursday night to this paper, that "the miners stand ready to confer wit. operators on a basis of equality atin with an open mind," Joined hands with the New York Herald, a paper close tc the operators, in a further effort for peace in the coal regions. At 11 o'clock yesterday morning, The Tribune Re publican sent the following messagt to The New York Herald. "See telegram from John P. White to The Seranton Republican in today's Associated Press dispatches.

We are touch with the miners' committee. You can conveniently interview operators' Both sides declare that they are ready to get together. We suggest that the Herald and The Tribune Republi can Jointly act as intermediaries to arrange a meeting next Monday oi immediately thereafter. The Tribune Republican! Within two hours. The Herald wird The Tribune Republican as follows: "We are interviewing operators with view to getting promise that they will meet miners Monday or thereafter as you suggest.

Op erators ten us they only want single word from miners to show latter'0 willingness to confer. Would Weloome Proposal, An hour later the following' message came to The Tribune Republican front the Herald: "Operators representatives tell us they probably will welcome proposal to reopen conference If miners will request it through prominent man although he is not a miner. Herald. On receipt of the foregoin dl patch The Tribune Republican wied.