Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 158, 14 May 1921 — Page 1

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TWO LEADERS IN LINE FOR SHIPPING JOB Farreil, President of United States Steel Corporation, and Teagle, Head Standard Oil Company, Mentioned. AFFAIRS AREIN TANGLE

BV MARK Sl'M.IVAW WASHINGTON, D. C, May 14 m Everybody in Washington understands that President Harding's long delay is naming a new shipping board has been due to his wish to get the biggest possible man for the job. Practically everybody believes that the two big men whom President Harding has considered are James FarrelL president of the United States Steel corporation, and William Teagle, head of the Standard Oil company. Gossip in the most authentic sources says that President Harding ever since he first gave thought to the subject, when he was in Florida, in February, has been eager to get one or the other of these men. To both the f y men the acceptance of the job would - of course mean great sacrifice. It is not merely that they would sacrifice their earning capacity in their present positions, they would suffer further sacrifices in the fact that under the law, it would be necessary for them to sell every security they might have of a sort that would conflict with the interests of the shipping board. Some Favor Teagle How cither or both of these men may have felt about such approaches that may have been made to them, nobody, knows. The more thoughtful students of the problem in Washington believes that Teagle would be the better man. They say that while Farrell is extremely able he has the lesser elasticity of greater years. Also they point out that Farreil is the type of captain of industry, who has come up from the ranks, who has been- a workman in the yards himself, and who. as is often the case with this type of man is more rigid and uncompromising towards labor than men of a different experience. .Teagle is a younger man, whose training has included more that is academic and who has shown a greater sympathy toward the modern point of view about the relations of capital and labor. Teagle Is credited with inventing and putting into effect those devices for co-operation with labor which makes the Standard Oil com-

pany one of the most modern Axnerivl can industries in this respect. ' The difference in desirability between the two men is not great, how- . ever, and it is recognized that if President Harding should succeed in getting either of them he would go far toward solving what is unquestionably the most embarrassing business problem the government has. Is Serious Mess The public generally does not recognize what a very serious mess the shipping board is in. Senator Edge the other day said that the government is losing a million dollars a day in the mere upkeep of idle ships. Officials familiar with the situation do not admit this. They say that the idle ships are tied up in units of eight ships in a group, with the entire group cared for by a skeleton crew maintained on one ship. They say that $100,000,000 a year will cover the government's loss in taking care of idle ships. But, whether this estimate of $100,000,000 a year is correct or whether Senator Edge's estimate of $350,00,000 a year is right in either event the ships are a monstrous source of loss and waste. Taking the ships that the government owns as a whole, they are worth today close to a billion dollars less than they cost to build. Must Take Loss Government must take . the loss whatever we do as a matter of policy as to the future, and whoever is chosen as head of the shipping board there is probably no way out except to charge off that billion dollars as one I of the expenses of the war, just liks j the cost of shells and rifles. . ;

It is true that there was a time when we might have salvaged most of this money. For fully a year after the war ended the price of ships was high, and they were in demand all over the world. Mr. Farreil himself V ' the other day estimated that at any time during 1919 the United States could have sold the ships which are now a burden to it at a price that would have saved the government $800,000,000. There is no possible description of the government's shipping .experiments except as that of a discouraging yeller of mistakes. Results Coming Back The results of old mistakes are coming back today. Soon after the armistice the shipping board, in a half hearted way, sold a good many ships on long term installments. In its eagerness to make sales the government occasionally sold the ships to companies not financially stable. With the present depression in business, many of these companies are now failing, and the government is in the most uncomfortable and expensive position of a mortgage taking over property of doubtful value. Whoever is appointed chairman of the shipping board, the policy undoubtedly w ill be to liquidate this experiment very largely. We shall give up the early ambition we had to maintain Mibsidized shipping routes all over the world. Wo shall probably pick out a few main routes and be content with maintaining ships on if, these. As to the enormous amount of idle ships the government owns, we shall pursue a policy of getting rid of them. If we cannot sell them, we shall probably give them away. The time may (Continued on Page Nine)

FIVE PERFORMANCES ON THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM OF MAY FESTIVAL: FIRST CONCERT WEDNESDAY

What probably is the biggest musical festival in the history of Richmond will be staged at the Coliseum next week when nearly 1,800 members of school and community organizations will give five performances, three afternoons and two evenings. ' The work of preparing this festival was begun last January when the Kiwanis club, the Rotary club and the Young Men's Business club decided to get behind the Richmond Symphony orchestra, around which . the festival is built. The Orchestra association planned a festival of four concerts and started to work preparing them at once. Every school in the city is represented in the festival program and the excellence of the public school music work will be demonstrated in the three afternoon programs on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, when all the different stages of musical development in the schools will be represented. Grade School Chorus The large grade school chorus from the fourth, fifth and sixth grades was trained by the grade teachers until every child could sing the entire cantata, 46 pages in length, from memory, then all the chorus members from each school building were grouped and trained by Mr. Maddy and Miss Marlatt in order that all might learn tossing with the same expression. Last week the entire chorus of 1,100 children was divided in two groups at the Coliseum, where they were drilled with the orchestra accompaniment which is to be played by the combined grade school orchestra. This orchestra is composed entirely of children from the first to sixth grades, and those who heard the rehearsals say they will surprise the audiences that hear them play this week. The cantata, "Awakening of Spring." SPEAKERS TO EXPLAIN SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK OF COUNTY MAY 22 Officers of the Wayne County Sunday School association plan to have a speaker in each city Sunday school Sunday, May 22, for the purpose of telling of the county work and of receiving co-operation from all local Sunday schools. This announcement was made Saturday by Henry Bertsch, of East Germantown, president of the county association. Preparatory t&, this . speaking tour of the city Sunday "schools,. the executive committee of the association will meet in the Y. M. C. A. Wednesday night. May 8, at 7: SO o'clock. Formulation of plans for the activities on the following Sunday will be discussed at that time. Mr. Bertsch said Saturday that upper-most in the minds of officers of the county Sunday school body, is the promotion of teacher training classes and better Sunday school equipment. Members of Committees Members of the executive committee who are expected at Wednesday night's raeetfng follow: Henry Bertsch, president, East Germantown; F. O. Williams, first vice-president, Boston; Guy Girt on, second vice-president, Boston; Laura Bertsch, secretary, Centerville; Earl Allen, treasurer, city; Harrison Scott, president of the City Sunday School association, city; Ed. Jones, administrative superintendent, Boston; Lena M. Hiatt, children's division superintendent. Economy; A. A. Lindley, adult division superintendent. Jacksonburg, and Alva M. Threewits, teacher training division superintendent, Centerville. In conjunction with the planned work of the County Sunday School association, comes the county Sunday school convention, to be held at Pershing, May 31 and June 1. It is the 57th annual session, and promises to bo one of the most enthusiastic of all. E. T. Albertson, secretary of the state Sunday s.chool association, will be one of the principal speakers. Sesions will be held in the Zion Lutheran church. Delegations from local (Continued on Page Nine) REFER TROOP REQUEST TO WAR DEPARTMENT fBy Associated Press WASHINGTON, May 14 Requests of state govefnors for the aid of federal troops hereafter must be referred to the war department. Secretary Weeks said today, adding that he had issued such an order, thereby rescinding a previous order allowing corps commander to pass on requests from the states for federal troops. Later the new order requests for troops after having been examined by the war department officials, Mr. Weeks said, will be passed on to the corps commander for investigation. Should the corps commander find that conditions warrant the use of federal troops he has the authority, Mr. Weeks said, to issue the orders necessary to meet the requests. x Joseph M. Miller, 84, Answers Death's Call Joseph M. Miller, 84 years old, died at the home of bis daushter. Mrs. Sam Ellis. 618 Main street, Saturday! morning. He is survived by four daughters. Mrs. Sam Ellis, Mrs. Oscar Denny, of this city. Mrs. J. T. McCarrier. of New York, and Mrs. Leon Stern, of Chicago. Four grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive. Mr. Miller was a Civil war veteran and formerly lived in Greenfield. Funeral services will be held at 12:30 o'clock Monday afternoon, and Rev. A. H. Backus will officiate. The body will be shipped to Greenfield at 1:30 for burial.

will be given on Wednesday and Friday afternoons at 2:30. It was found necessary to give two performances because . it was impossible to build a stage large enough to accommodate 1,100 children and accommodate the audience in the Coliseum. On Wednesday afternoon the children from Starr, Warner, Sevastopol and Joseph Moore schools will sing, and .on Friday afternoon the children from Vaile, Hibberd, Finley, Whitewater and Baxter schools will constitute the chorus. The same orchestra will accompany both choruses. High School Orchestra. On Wednesday afternoon the "B" orchestra from the high school will play two numbers and the public school violin classes will play several numbers. Friday afternoon's program will include two numbers by the Garfield orchestra; a violin solo by Miss Bernice Richards of Garfield school, and two numbers by the Reddlngton trio from Starr school. This trio, composed of Helen, Lena and Barney Reddlngton, has already won a reputation in Richmond for their excellent playing. Both the Wednesday afternoon and the Friday afternoon programs will (Continued on Page Nine)

FOLLY FOR AMERICA TO DISARM ALONE, JOHN H. HAMMOND (By Associated Press) PHILADELPHIA. May 14. In a paper read before today's session of the twenty-fifth annual meeting of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, John. Hays Hammond declared disarmament on the part of the United States, in the present state of international relations, unless other great powers disarm at the same time, "would be the height of folly, if not a criminal blunder." "Disarmament can be effected by a straight forward, unequivocal message from our government to England and Japan," he said, "to the effect that the United States has no ambition to attain the supremacy of the seas, but that she is nevertheless determined not to accept a subordinate naval position; in this our policy is inflexible. "When these nations fully realize the futility of competing with us to gain naval superiority, they will gladly and quickly agree to the limitations of naval disarmament and not before." , Other papers dealing with the treatment of backward peoples, the function of international courts, and essentials of an effective world organization were read. United States Senators Lenroot of Wisconsin and France of Maryland are oh the program for tonight's session. EXPECT POLE REVOLT TO COLLAPSE SOON IN UPPER SILESIA fBy Associated Pres) BERLIN. May 14. Collapse of the Polish revolt in Upper Silesia is expected in authoritative quarters there according to a special dispatch received here from Breslau. Important conferences are now in progress, and it is believed that Adelbert Korfanty. leader of the Poles, has lost his fight to secure upper Silesia for Poland. The retirement of Prince Katzfeld. German member of the Inter-allied commission at Oppeln, has promopted Berlin newspapers to express cordial recognition of his services in a difficult environment. The immediate cause of his resignation from the commission is believed to have been his failure to make good the promise he gave the German populace of upper Silesia that order could be restored within three days after the insurrection began. Give Hatzfeld Credit. The inability on the part of the allied forces there to halt the advance of Korfanty's men made untenable the position of Prince Hatzfeld and it is stated he realized his services were useless under existing conditions. Prince Hatzfeld is given credit, tor haring forced the commission which permitted native Silesians and eligibles from outside the plebiscite area to vote on the same day. A wide gap between declaration of Geseral Lerond and the inter-allied commission on one hand and newspaper representatives on the other is emphasized by the Vorwerts. This newspaper states its belief that. Gen. Lerond. who has been head of the Inter-allied commission ,in Silesia, should have g'iven the plebiscite area the benefit of some of his conclusions by demanding allied re-inforcement equal to the number of men engaged in the "Polish insurrection. SAYS SECRET SESSION OF SENATE SUSPICIOUS (Bv Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 14. Secret senate sessions were attacked as a "relic of antiquity" by Senator Harrison, Democrat, Mississippi, today in calling up his resolution proposing consideration of treaties and nominations in open sessions. "Open sessions of the senate in the considerations of nominations for high office will injure no one and secret sessions may wrong many," he said. "Secrecy begets suspicion and suspicion would never touch public officials in the conduct of their public service." URGE MEXICAN RECOGNITION By Associated Pretfs) OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla., May 14. A resolution numerializing congress to recognize the Mexican government under President Obregon, was passed yesterday by the Oklahoma senate.

HOUSE PASSES REGULATION GRAIN DEALS

Capper-Tincher Bill, Designed To Destroy Manipulation, j Goes to Senate Provides Tax on Transactions. MEASURE CRITICIZED WASHINGTON, May 14. The Capper-Tincher bill, for the regulation of dealings in grain futures, passed the house Friday afternoon after ?n extensive debate, in which the opponents of the bill put up a good fight. The bill is designed to eliminate "puts" and "calls," or the insurance "indemnities," as now known, principally bought for hedges against speculative lines and for pure speculative purposes in scalping the market. The bill is now up to the senate. If the bill becomes a law in its present form, it will provide a tax of 20 cents a bushel on such transactions. A similar tax is provided on contracts for future delivery, made outside of "contract markets," the contract markets to be designated by the secretary of agriculture, except where the seller is the actual possessor of the grain. Representative Tincher says the bill will "absolutely destroy manipulation, although it does not, abolish what is known as the legitimate hedge." Merrill Moores Votes "No" Representative Moores of Indianapolis voted against the bill, stating that he regarded the measure as "mostly bunk" for the farmers. He believed that it would interfere with legitimate marketing, with greater effect than it would hamper -speculation. The remaining 12 of the Indiana delegation supported the bill, although Representative Purnell of the Ninth district said he did not regard the measure as perfect, simply a step in the right direction. "We are firm in the belief that a reasonable amount of speculation, but without manipulation, is necessary under our present system. In order that we may have a liquid market." Joseph P. Griffin, president of the Chicago board, says that the exchange may withdraw from business if this bill becomes a law, according to the Chicago Tribune, which quotes Mr. Griffin as saying: "While I do not speak with authority for any exchange except the Chicago board of trade, it ia my Judgment the grain exchanges of the country will voluntarily withdraw from business and close their market places rather than submit to the intolerable, unfair, and arbitiary features of this bill. "The exchanges do not protest regulation, and if there be Qf evil in their business they have no objection to legislation if they themselves fail to eradicate such evil." Blames Cabinet Member. Under the captain: "Blames Cabinet Member." the Tribune's meaty interview continues as follows: The statement blamed the secretary of agriculture for causing the redrafting of a bill that had the approval of representatives of the farmers, millers, country and terminal grain dealers, and the grain exchanges of the United States. As so changed the bill had what Mr. Griffin called a "bureaucratic and undemocratic principle" written in "to appease the demands or the wrath of elements of our population merely because of numerical strength .of the voting groups." "If congress and other legislative bodies -are really desirous of helping the farmer, then there should be an end to bootstrap legislation." Mr. Grif fin added. "The responsibility for the farmers' present deplorable condition cannot be attributed to any particular group of men. but to a world-wide situation. Potentially there is a demand for all the products that the American farmer can or will produce, but our customers are in bankruptcy." Fears Economic Results. He said it might be necessary "to indemnify American exporters on foreign credit transactions." "If," he added, "the coming harvest the world over should prove to be bountiful, and in the interim our government has provided no means by which the farmer can find a market for his products, I dread to think of the condition in which this country will be plunged, in a purely economic sense." OPEN DANZIG .BANK. Hv Associated Pi-ess) DANZIG. May 14. A banking institution controlled by American, capital has been opened in this city, Weather Forecast MOORE'S LOCAL FORECAST Fair, colder tonight; danger of local frosts. ' Generally fair weather is in prospect for tonight and Sunday. It wil be colder tonight with temperatures considerably below normal and there is danger of frost, especially in the lowlands. For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight and Sunday; colder tonight; frost in north portion. Temperatures for Yesterday Maximum' ' 71 Minimum '47 Today Noon,'.'. 61 Weather Conditions The area of high barometric pressure which is causing the present cool wave extends from Saskatchewan southward across the north and central states east of the Rocky mountains. An extensive storm is now developing over the j Rocky mountains.

FARM ORGANIZATIONS URGING CONGRESS TO INVESTIGATE AGRICULTURAL SITUATION

mf.tADfl'M SBM'S IHTRBAU. WASHINGTON, May 14. The rules committee of the house of representatives .having recommended and autthorized Its immediate consideration, afiliated farmers organisations are now pressing for favorable action on ,(he Lenroot-etrong concurrent resolution providing for a joint commission to investigate the agricultural situation in thisocuntry. "The farmers know there is something radically and fundamentally wrong with the prevailing system of distribution.-"writes C. S. Barrett, an official of the National Farmers' Union, to one of the Indiana members of congress. "They know that hordls of speculative distributors are collecting toll for services that they do not and cannot perforom." Two' Porposes. The concurrent resolution which the farm organizations are supporting provides for the accomplishment of two definite purposes. One is officially to determine what Is wrong with agriculture. The other is to propose curative and corrective legislation. "The nation groaning under the weight of pyramiding debts, enormous freight rates, restricted'eredits and inexcusably high living costs, calls for some action by congress that will demonstrate to the people the willingness of men who make our laws to do 'all they can to relieve the present perilous situation," Barrett says. Leland K. Fishback, Richmond, Ind., is in Washington for a few days in connection with his application for appoistment to a position under the collector of internal revenue, with the State of Indiana as his territory. Mr. Fishback was connected -with the Chicago office, of the Republican national committee during the campaign last year. Representative R. G. Fitzgerald, congressman from the third Ohio district, comprising the counties of Preble. Mongomery and Butler, has introduced a bill which provides for the District of Columbia what has been referred to as a model workmen's compensation statute. The American Federation for Labor legislation approves the bill with the statement that "it inSAY GERMAN MOVE IN SILESIA WOULD DRAG FRANCE IN WAR (By Associated Press) PARIS, May 14 France is unalterably opposed to any German military operations in Upper Silesia, declared Premier Briand today. "Never, never could the French government consent to German troops entering Upper Silesia," the premier exclaimed to half a hundred foreign correspondents whom he received at the foreign office on consequence of Premier Lloyd George's speech yesterday in the British house of commons. The entry of German troops into upper Silesia would provoke intervention by regular Polish troops which would mean war and in such a war France could not remain neutral according to expressions in official circles here today. Express Amazement The utmost amazement was ex pressed in the circles at the speech of Mr. Lloyd George, the British prime j minister, on the Upper Silesian sit-, uation. containing what is regarded here as extraordinary friendly reference to Germany and judgment hostile toward Poland and unsympathetic toward France. Premier Briand him self took the usual course of receiving i all foreign newspaper correspondents this afternoon to recount to them what the French government had done and intended to do. FAIL IN ATTEMPT TO RESCUE FOUNDER OF SINN FEIN BODY TSv Associated Press) DUBLIN, May 14. An unsuccessful attempt was made this morning to res-j cue Arthur Griffith, founder of the Sinn Fein organization from his confinement in Mountjoy prison. An armored car which had recentlybeen captured was used by the Republicans in the attempt to rescue Griffith. A man in an officer's uniform alighted at the prison gates, which opened to admit the passage of the car, and he and his supposed soldier companions in the motor drove straight to the governor's office, where the governor and his deputy were bound and gagged. Change Course The visitors proceeded to. release Griffith and others of the prisoners and were returning to their car when they encountered a party of auxiliaries. This necessitated a change of course on the raiders part. Meanwhile, a sentry at' the elevated point in the prison became suspicious and fired a shot. On hearing this the raiders decamped without the prisoners, but took the armored car, which later was found abandoned. Arthur Griffith was arrested in Dublin, November 26 last, and lodged in Mountjoy prison. The grounds for his arrest were not given at the time, but it was later explained that it was due to the desire of the government to learn if he was responsible for the alleged employment of Republican funds on ambuscades and other operations involving the lives of troops. Predict Frost Tonight For Northern Indiana fBy Associated Press WASHINGTON, May 14. Frost tonight in Michigan, northern Indiana, and northwestern Ohio, was predicted today by the weather bureau. Generally fair east of the Mississippi Sunday with temperature dropping tomorrow and tonight was indicated.

eludes the most economical form of insurance, as already successfully demonstrated by American experience through the practical operation of forty-seven different compensation laws." Captain Edwin M. Scott, quartermaster corps. United States army, has received orders to report for duty with the American forces in Germany. Captain Scott, accompanied by Mrs. Scott and their young daughter, expects to tail for hs new post, considered one

of the most desirable assignments in j the army, . about June 7. Captain i Scott has been on duty in Washington , for about a year. He ia the son of! Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Scott, of Richmond. Legislation, at this time, which would permit both individuals and cor-J porations to deduct from income tax returns all. benevolences donated in behalf of Christian education, meets w ith the approval of -the presidents of various Indiana denominational colleges. One college executive writes to an Indiana congressman: "You are doubtless aware of the crisis through which forces for Christian education are passing in this country. It seems that unless something can be done to assist that many of ovr Christian institutions will be compelled to go out of existence." Many members of congress look with favor on the proposed amendment to the tax law to permit such exemptions. EXPECT ED JACKSON TO ADDRESS MEETING FOR SALVATION ARMY Ed Jackson, secretary of the state of Indiana, probably will be in Richmond to address a mass meeting of persons interested in the Salvation Army drive, next Wednesday night. The meeting will be held at 7:30 o'clock in the American Legion post rooms, K. of P. temple. Intensive campaigning in Wayne county will be staged on the day following. Mr. Jackson is state chairman of the Salvation army financial campaign in Indiana. He is an ex-service man and is industriously working toward enlisting the co-operation of hundreds of ex-service men in soliciting for funds during the 24 hours drive. Not to.be outdone by ex-service men in helping to insure the success of the Salvation Army's one day campaign next Thursday, the War Mothers win canvass in West Richmond and east of Twentieth street. Other portions of the city have been divided into sections, each with a chairman. Teams for canvassing are being organized. County Chairman. County chairmen, of which there are 10, located in different parts of the county, have announced that they wjll try to have their funds collected by next Wednesday night, so that they can report their success on the eve of the city campaign. Chairmen taking care of the drive outside of Richmond are: Ed Paul, Cambridge City; Charles Teetor, Hagerstown ; Robert Calloway. Milton: Ancil Dwiggins. Fountain City: Mark Stevens, Centerville; W. S. Porterfield, Boston; Charles Coffman. Abington; William Lewis. Williamsburg; Ozro Blose. Whitewater, and Robert Anderson, Bethel. Wayne county's quota of the state fund to be raised is approximately $6,300. Several contributions, one of $100. has already been received by the county treasurer, Ernest Calvin. All persons wishing to volunteer a gift without being seen by committeemen next Thursday, may mail or take their offering to Ernest Calvin at the First National bank. Forecasts Success. W. F. Junge. field representative of the Salvation Army Home service department, has been in Richmond tor several days assisting in completing -the organization which will raise Wayne county's share of he state quota. He left Richmond Friday night to assist campaign workers in Connersville. Rushville and Newcastle. Mr. Junge said that he expected to return to Richmond by' Monday. He has expressed himself very much pleased with the prospects of going "over the top" in Richmond and Wayne county. Organizations intending to make au appropriaion toward the campaign fund, and which meet before the day set for the drive, are urged to take the matter up at the meeting so that as nearly as possible, the aggregate contributions can be determined by the close of the day's canvass, Thursday. Service Star women, members of an organization auxiliary to the American legion, have t been appointed to have charge of w'ork in certain districts. They will organize teams immediately. Women of the auxiliary appointed to lead in the work follow: Mrs. Minor, Mrs. H. Martin, Mrs. Levi Meyers, Mrs. Walls. Mrs. Burgess. Mrs. Reid and Mrs. Englebert. AGREE ON CHANGES IN PACKERS' BILL (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 14. Minor changes in the Norris bill for federal regulation of the meat packing industry were agreed, upon today by the senate agricultural committee. Plans were made to press the measure in the senate after the navy and army appropriation measures are out of the way. In revising the bill the committee restored a provision terminating jurisdiction of the federal trade commission over investigations and affairs relating to ' the . meat business, except upon specific direction of congress..

HILL BATTLE STILL RAGES; 5 ARE DEAD t Disturbances in Williamson Coal District Spread to McCarr 200 Miners Keep up Firing There. U. S. TROOPS READY

ITy Associated Prc) WILLIAMSON. W. Va,. May 14 Firing has become general over -virtually the entire battlefront of seven miles in the Williamson coal district, it was reported today, the third day of the gun fight. Starting at Lynn, W. Va.. two miles farther east than the end of yesterday's firing line, the shooting spread down Tug river to McCarr. Ky., and Sprigg and Merrimac, in West Vir ginia. in succession. Deputy sheriffs at Merrimac and Sprigg reported the attackers on the Kentucky side of the river were exhibiting greater boldness than on tht preceding days of the fight. Shoot at 100 Yards Instead of lurking in the heavily wooded mountains they had come, the deputies said, to the bank of the river, and were shooting across into the towns at a range of not more than 100 yards. Deputy Sheriff Clark at. Merrimac described the fire of such intensities that the attackers were "shooting the tops off the houses." No information as to casualties in today's fighting was obtainable. According to an unconfirmed report received at the Williamson Coal Operators' association, Matewan also is under heavy fire. Terrific firing from both the Kentucky and West Virginia sides of the Tug river, along the section which haa been in a virtual state of war for the last 4S hours, was resumed early today, according to reports from Pike county officers in the trouble zone. From the West Virginia side came word that a number of men whose names bad not been learned were killed. 200 Men Firing. . McCarr, according to the authorities, is regarded as the most dangerous point on the fighting fronL It ia estimated that fully 200 men are in the mountain there, and. steady firing is reported in progress. Reports from Raw, Merrimac, and oi her points on the western end of the fronts indicate there has been no firing there since late yesterday afternoon. The total death list for the two days fighting still was in doubt this morning. At least five men are knows to have ben killed, but unconfirmed reports of other killings continue to filter into Williamson. Both Sides Shift Blame. Propaganda is being circulated by both sides, each blaming the others for disorders. . Acrimonous statements and charges are launched by supporters of both factions. Threats and rumors of threats are discussed in virtually every gathering. Mn who have followed the situation profess tc regard it as the most serious that hap arisen since the trouble began, not f-xcepting the Matewan shooting last May 19, in which ten were slain. The operators are firm in their determination to keep the field open at any cost. The United Mine Workers are equally determined in their insistence that the struggle must go on until their union is recognized. The questions of wages and -working conditions also enter into disagreement, but these admittedly are minor considerations. Issues Statement. David Robb, international financial agent of the United Mine Worker, who is directing union activities in tH district, made public today the first statement he has issued s-ince the Industrial warfare flared up again. "The lockout strike in this field can never be settled by thugs and gunmen." declared Mr. Robb. asserting that the battle which started Thursday had been brought about by attacks on union miners by non-union men now employed in the fields. "A high percentage of the men now out are Americans, natives ct this district and they do not propose to be driven from their homes. Any one who knows the mountaineer temperament knows that they won't be intimidated and that they will not allow their women and children to be made into targets. I have been besieged with requests from union men for money with which to buy arms and ammunition. These requests I have, of course, refused, and I have counselled the men to moderation but I know that many of them will go right ahead firing back when their homes or the tent colonies to which they have been reduced by eviction proceedings of the operators, are fired upon." WASHINGTON, May 14 Major General Read, commandant of the fifth corps area, was instructed today by Secretary Weeks to send federal troops into Mingo county, W. Va., if . the general deemed the presence of t troops there necessary to quell the" border disturbance. . ' The number of troops to go was lef to the discretion of General Read, but Secretary Weeks' order was that. all the soldiers necessary to restore order be moved. General Read advised the department yesterday that he was holding a force in readiness pending instructions from Washington and ad- -vices from a staff officer sent Into Mingo county to .investigate the sit--uation. The question of sending troops to quell the disturbance, it was said yes-. terday at the war department, had been referred to President Harding but Secretary Weeks declined to say ' today whether any instructions Had come from the president.