Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 85, 10 April 1922 — Page 1

PAULADI VOL. XCII., No. 85 Palladium, Est 1831. Consolidated With Sun-Telegram. 1907. RICHMOND; IND., MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 10, 1922. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS

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DENY G.O.P. SEEKS TO END ' CIVILSERVICE Harding Has No Designs Against Merit System Congressmen Do Not Want to Have Patronage. saychargTsarefalse

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TAX ON ALIEN GOODS TO PAY CLAIMS. PLAN Alien Property Custodian Miller Gives Senate Account

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NATIONS OPEN GENOA-PARLEY; SEEK STABILITY Conference Formally Opened Economic Congress Heralded as Most Important Since Versailles Meeting. CHILD TOaVE SEAT

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PAM.ADIl'M SEWS BUREAU WASHINGTON, April 10. The hue and cry the Democrats in the senate have been raising lately that the sinful Republicans are seeking to exterminate the civil service is political hokum and "old stuff." A few years ago when the Republicans were in the minority in congress they, frequently warned the country lhat they were the only friends of the civil service and that the Democrats were seeking to displace it with the spoils system. As a matter of fact the Wilson ad

ministration diri siipppp,! in maUinpconsiderable of a mockery of the merit tystem. By shrewd manipulations the federal sprvipp na woii nn ori nith i

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ij-ei erred to by William Jennings Bryan ; while he was Fecretary of state. It has now been over a year since the inaucuration of President Harflins? ! but a large army of Democrats still remain on the payroll. The majority of these partisans were appointed during the eight years of the Wilson administration, and theywere appointed for services they had rendered to the Democratic party. Nearly all of them were placed under the protection of tlte civil service by executive order. A few days ago a lew of them were removed by another executive order, and the Democratic minority in the senate has been in eruption everince. Has No Designs. However, President Harding has no designs' against the civil service, and any effort, to repeal the civil service act would flop miserably in either house of congress. The overturn of the merit, system would mean the return of appointment ta government service by patronage, and the limited patronage a congressman, for instance, now enjoys is the bane of his existence. A large majority of the Republican members of the house of representa- j tives do not date their congressional service prior to the first Wilson ad ministration, consequently they had no experience .with patronage.untiL the . . advent of the Harding administration, and to the average Republican congressman that experience the past 12 months has been a sad one. Patronage Limited The Republican congressman's patronage is limited to the appointment of postmasters of first, second and third class offices, and it was consid-!

erably denatured by former Post-O-master General Hays, whose now famous order required congressmen to cooperate with the civil service commission in the selection of such officials. Congressmen having their first experience with patrohage have learned, to their sorrow, that it is no political

asset in nine out of ten cases. They i realize there is considerable truth behind the witty remark of a member of congress made several years ago, to the effect that if there were three candidates for a postmastership the resulting appointment earned for the congressman two life-long enemies and an ingrate, the ingrate being the appointee. System Not Weakened Since congress passed into the control of the Republicans in 1918 there has been no legislation which weakens in any way the civil service. In fact the only important act relating to the civil service enacted during that period was one which civil service employes had long advocated, providing for the retirement-on pensions of supcranuated employes. The act provides that government workers under the merit system may retire at their own option after a certain period of service, and there are many who now believe that the service would have been more greatly benefited had the law made retirement compulsory after the prescribed period of employment. Spokesmen for the administration have made it plain that the recent "clean-up" at the bureau of engraving and printing is not an attack on the W'in that matter was based entirely upon hia determination to remove officials whom he believed to be inefficient and, probably, not in sympathy with the. po'icies of the administration. Their places were taken by other civil service employes whom the president regards as trustworthy. Room for Improvement. It is generally admitted that there is room for improvement in the operation of the civil service. A frequent complaint is that government employes, having secured positions in the classified service, too frequently believe that tliev are no longer required to put forth their best efforts. One of the charges made by Democrats in the senate, in connection with their effort to convince the country that the Republicans are attempting the overthrow of the civil service, seeks to discredit Senator Harry S. New of Indiana, now a candidate for renomination. The assertion was made by Senator Caraway of Arkansas that a Republican organization in Washington was attempting to coerce Washington gov ernment employes who have a voting)

residence in Indiana to support senator New at the primary election under the provisions of the absent voters law of that state. Sent Form Letter. The "coercion" consisted of sending a form letter to Indiana people who are employed in Washington reminding ihem of the coming primary election and urging them to participate in it under the, absent voters law. Among the signers of this letter were Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, former (Continued on Page Seven)

Active in the Easter uprising of 1916 - and imprisoned many times for ner militant republicanism, Countess Georgina Markievicz arrived in New York aboard the Aquitania, accom"y -iss xvaimeen jjarry, wnose brother, Kevin, was hanged in Dublin last ypar- Both are ardent De Valera adherents. FIGHT OVER NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL EXPECTED III HOUSE (By Associated P'ress) WASHINGTON, April. 10. The fight over the naval appropriation bill presaged by the vigorous attack on the measure in the minority committee report signed by five Republicans and one Democrat, was expected to begin in the house today. The minority report declared the bill's proposal to reduce the enlisted personnel of the navy to 67,000 and the number of officers to voul. make this country a third rat naval power. An enlisted personnel of 80,000 with 6,000 apprentices would be required to keep the. United States abreast with Great Britain and ahead of Japan, as contemplated in the arms conference treaty, the minority declared. Representative MeArthur, of Oregon a Republican . member of the appropriations committee, declared the prospects of amending the bill to provide for 80,000 enlisted men were excellent. . THIRD WEEK IN MAY TO BE COLLEGE WEEK IN INDIANA CHURCHES President David M. Edwards of Earlham, attended the meeting of State Church College Presidents in Indianapolis last Saturday. President Edwards stated that the discussion Saturday was concerned with college week among the churches, which is to b'; held the third week in May. Special attention will be paid to the colleges by the various churches of the state during this week. It also is planned to hold a banquet in the Claypool hotel at Indianapolis during this week. ! The date for the banquet has not been announced, president Edwards said. The organization of college presidents is comnosed of about 20 Indiana college presidents. Doctor Edwards is president of the organization and President Good of Indiana Central, is secretary. On Tuesday night President Edwards will attend an important meeting of the state board of education. Representatives will be present from each of the accredited colleges of the stat to discuss the teachers' requirements. REPORT DE VALERA DEPOSED, DENIED It!

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BULLETIN DUBLIN, April 10. A statement issued by the Irish Republican publicity department today contradicted the rumors, given form in an article In the London Daily Mail that Eamon de Valera had been deposed as leader of the Republicans at the secret meeting of the Irish Republican army in Dublin yesterday. (By Associated P.ess LONDON. April 10. The police barracks it Broadford, County Clare, occupied ty official, Irish Republican army units were attacked at two o'clock this morning, says a dispatch from Limerick. There was an exchange of fire for a considerable time, the .besieged force refusing to surrender. Capt. William O'Brien, who was In charge of the units occupying the barracks, was fatally wounded. No other details of the fighting were available at the time the dispatch was sent.

CHARLEMONT, Ireland., April 10. A police patrol on special assignment in the area between Arreagh and Charlemont, was ambushed yesterday and two of the patrol were wounded. Later Dungannon police searched the district and arrested five men believed to be responsible for the attack. BELFAST. April 10. The Albert Street Presbyterian church in ths Falls area was attacked by disturbers last night for the second time within (Continued on Page Ten)

ing of $350,000,000 Worth of Enemy Property. DISPOSITIONTS VITAL (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 10. An accounting of the $350,000,000 worth of enemy property held by the government was given the senate today in a report, the first compiled since Feb

ruary, 1919, filed by Alien Property Custodian Thomas W. Miller, in response lo a resolution by Senator King, Democrat, of Utah. "The final disposition of this property," Mr. Miller said, "will undoubtedly .have a direct bearing on the economic relaions between this country and Europe, with particular reference to the late enemy powers. The sequestered property will also have a bearing on the question of settlement of American claims against Germany." Discussing the $415,000,000 of American claims against Germany, Mr. Miller, recalled the terms of the KnoxY"l vrue ,eBU,"l,u" muicauus that no disposition should be made of enemy property, held by the United States until the German government had provided for the satisfaction of all American claims. He asserted that ; congress must evolve some plan whereby American claims against Germany may be adjudicated by some proper tribunal created by law. Classes of Claims. "There are several classes of claims against Germany," Mr. Miller said, "as for instance, those of Americans whose cash was seized by the German custodian, and who are now being offered the return of their money at the depreciated value of the Mark, which today is valued at one-third of a cent for each Mark, or a reduction of 720 percent from the pre-war value. This proposition amounts to practical confiscation on the part of the German government. There aro also claims on file with the state department for the loss of property and life, at sea, growing out of submarine sinkings previous to April 6. 1917 "If the German property were re-1 turned today without any conditions the tax laws in force in Germany would require. German nationals" or other people under the jurisdiction of the German government whose property was returned to them to give up in taxes to the German government a majority portion of the funds returned. One of the taxes assessed is known j as the empire need tax, the revenues i ot which, are utilized by the German government for its own nationals and a second tax known as the indemnity tax the proceeds of which are paid f into reparations going to our late al lies. Might Form Fund. "It ha3 been suggested that the amount of money which the German government would realize from such taxation might form the basis of a fund to be left in this country the same to be applied for the satisfaction of claims of American citizens against Germany when these claims are adjudicated." Mr. Miller's report consisted of thousands of typewritten papers giving the details of about 33,000 active trusts, representing property in every state and territory in the Unite.d States and the Philippines and Hawaii, consisting of industrial plants, steamship lines, banks, land and cattle companies, salmon factories, gold and silver mines, and thousands of parcels of real es tate and securities. Answering charges by Senator King that property had been seized since peace was consented with Germany last July, the report declared that the last property seized was that belonging to Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, which was seized May 27, 1321. Reports Details Responding to inquiry for details of salaries and fees paid in connection with te enemy property, the report showed the following list. Attorneys' fees prior to March 4, 1921, $2,138,546; attorneys' fees paid elnce March 4, 1921, $116,489; salaries, officers and directors of corpora tions previous to March 4, 1921, $1,4.017; salaries since March 4, 1921, 32,435; paid for accounting and apj praising previous to March 4, 1921, $1,084,859; paid for same since March !4, 1921, $2,618; paid for advertising ! and printing previous to March 4, 1921, $258,067. One accounting bill alone of $173,757, the report declared, was paid to an accounting firm out of the congressional appropriation for a report cov ering various operations of the cus todian's office to August, 1919, but which was not completed until April 1, 1921, and was then "of no practical value." . The report listed all money spent on advertising and "the newspapers so favored." AMUNDSEN STARTS ACROSS CONTINENT (By Associated Pres) CENTRAL PARK, N. Y., April 10. Capt. Roald Amundsen, Arctic explorer, hopped off in an all metal monoplane today for Cleveland on the first leg of a trans-continentafc flight which eventually will take him to Seattle, where he will leave June 1 for a drifting voyage in the north polar regions. Boys' Camp Committee Leave to Inspect Sites Members of the boys' camp committee left at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon for Brookville whe're they will inspect sites for the boys camp to be held this summer. Several sites are being considered, j .

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'a 1 L s, -1 S3, C Marshal Joffre and his wife. Ovations are greeting Marshal Joffre, his wife and daughter, at every stop on their way eastward from Seattle where they arrived from the orient. The same frenzied enthusiasm which greeted "Papa" Joffre on his arrival in New York during the war dayg was in evidence in the reception tendered him on his arrival in Seattle. ifi-iiiTi-i nn nrklim KrJIMII lll-Nll-X UHILLLUU UklllU REPORT SAYING HE WILL RESUME PLACE (By Associated Press) t WASHINGTON, April 11. Reports that he had been asked by King Constantine to return to Greece to resume 1 the premiership were characterized as "ridiculous" by former Premier venizelos on his arrival here today from a tour of the southern states and South America. The report was circulated from Charlotte, N. C, last night after the former premier' had been greeted at the station by a number of his coun trymen. M. Venizelos said , he could j not understand how such an interpretation could have been placed on anything he or members of his party had saia to tnose witn wnom tney laiKeu at the station. The -former Greek, premier said -he planned to remain here about a week and probably would leave the United States shortly after the first of May to go to Paris. RETURN LIGHT AND LOCAL M.E. PASTORS LIST IS ANNOUNCED ELKHART, Ind., April 10. The appointments of ministers in the North Methodist conference were announced by Bishop F. D. Leete. at the closing session of the conference here as fol lows from They included the following I the Richmond district: Super-1 intendent, Somerville Lijht; Boston, Frank McDaniels; Camlfdige City; A. F. Hogan; Charlottesville, J. H. Brown; Centerville, E. T. Clark; Chester and Webster, E. V. Stoner; DubAn, A. E. Turner; Dunkirk, C. G. Yoemans; Economy, A. L. Weaver; Farmland, E. E. Franklin; Farmland circuit, J. A. Land; Fountain City, J. H. James; Greenfield, J. T. Bean; Hagerstown, C. H. Taylor; Kennard, Q. P. Van Y; Knightstown, L. . Ire; Lewisville, II. L. Wilson; Losantville, Dr. Somerville Light A. P. Thorn; Lynn, W. E. Hamilton; Modoc, A. E. Scotten; Newcastle, first, J. F. Edwards; Newcastle Central, O. French; Porter, C. S. Miller; Pennville, M. Pell. Richmond, First, R. W. . Stoakes; Richmond Grace, A. H. Backus; Richmond Third, E. L. Gates; Whitewater, F. L. Ulmer; Williamsburg, F. C. Knowles. Dr. Lipht who was returned to the Richmond district will begin his fourteenth year of service as a district superintendent in the North Indiana conterence, ana nis eigntn year as superintendent of the Richmond district. This makes his record of service the longest ever held in any one district of this conference, and his total length of service as a superintendent the longest of any superintendent. ARREST ALLEGED SWINDLER WASHINGTON, April 10 A. Reich, whose arrest was sought by Detroit police on a charge of having obtained $40,000 fraudulently from Detroit banks, has been apprehended at Rotterdam, the state department was advised today by the American legation at The Hague.

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(By Associates iTess) GENOA, April 10. Nations of four continents, in this ancient and venerable city of Genoa, today began efforts to restore to the world normal conditions. The conference was formally opened this afternoon in the historic palace of St. George by Premier Facta, of Italy. All plans had been completed today for this great economic congress which was generally regarded by competent judges as the most important and significant assembly since the Ver

sailles peace conference. Representatives of 33 states were prepared to take steps that it was hoped would lead to the economic reconstruction of Europe, the conference particularly to be concerned with plans for rebuilding central Europe and rehabilitating Russia, which was admitted by many delegates, to be a subject of supreme importance by itself, perhaps the most far-reaching question which the congress shall be called on to solve.Child Has Seat. The ambassador from the United States, Richard Washburn Child, was to take his seat today in a section reserved for eminent visitors. He was to attend all the open meetings but will not be present at any conferences of committees, at which the actual important work of the conference will be completed. The palace of St. George was built in 1260 by Frate Olivero, and was the first official residence of the captains of the people, then the seat of the celebrated company and bank of St. George. Great throngs on Palm Sunday visited this scene of today's conference and found scores of assistants engaged in carrying plants and flowers to relieve the somewhat sombre and lonely aspect of the auditorium. Thousands of interested Genoese gathered along the water front seek ing advantageous positions from i which to observe foreign diplomats and distinguished etatesmen upon their arrival. . - - " Harbor Bustles " - In the Bay o( Genoa itself screeches of small tugboats and the more impressive and deep-throated whistles of more important boats seemed to. breathe life into the modern commercial city of Genoa, where vessels sail to markets on all seven seas. Lively scenes surrounding the opening of the congress, intensified by the activity of this busy port of commerce impressed observers as a fitting background for a congress whose serious mission is the restoration of economic health to the suffering and sorely tried Europe. A complete list of the nations and states represented, with number of their delegates follows: South Africa, four: Albania, four: Austria, six: Australia, fourteen: BeleiUm. fourteen : Bnlearia. fiftppn- Can. ada thirty; Czecho-Slovakia. 30; Denmark, 10; Esthonia, 26; Finland. 7; France. 80; Germany. 80; Great Britain, 128; Greece. 22; Ireland, 6; Italy, 6; Latvia. 6; Lithuania, 7; Lukemburg, 4; Norway. 8: New Zealand. 16; Holland. 16; Poland, 40; Portugal. 9; Rumania, 22; Russia, 12; Jugo-Slavia, 12; San Marino, 16; Spain. 16; Sweden 10; Switzerland, 8. and Hungary 7. Prime Minister Lloyd George of Great Britain, who was the chief moving force behind the call for the con ference, emphasized on the eve of the gathering the vital necessity there was for Europe and the world grappling earnestly with ttip nrnhlpms rnnfrmit. ing the conferees. While declining to make a prediction as to what would be accomplished, he declared: "One thing is certain; we have come here to work with all energy and earnestness and not to waste time in amusement. I am sure all the deleaiiiu.icuiriu. A ti ill rule till luf 11 1 1 1. gations are- in accord on one point. and tnat is to reach an agreement which will prevent renewal of international conflicts, thus re-establishing general peace and reciproca 1 confidence between the, states on a basis of economic prosperity." As for the French delegation it was declared in its behalf it had come in an open spirit to do all possible to accomplish the task set for the conference. This is the first time the allies have gathered in such a conference since the war with the nations which were their enemies in thai struggle and others which remained outside the conflict. RULE AGAINST EXTRA CLERKS FOR PRIMARY Acting on the ruling of the state board of accounts and the state election board, the Wayne county board of election commissioners decided at a meeting, Saturday not to allow extra clerks for the precincts of the county carying a large number of votes. Prior to receiving the ruling from the state body, the commissioners had made a ruling to allow these clerks at the larger precincts. This ruling wa3 made subject to the decision of the state body, and was rescinded by the local commissioners in compliance with the ruling of the higher officials. The board also eliminated the names of three condidates, from Abington township, because their appli cations had not been signed in person. The candidates whose names were eliminated Trom the Democratic ticket were all from Abington township and were running for the office of township advisory board. They were: Emmet Dye, Stephen Endsley, John Snahr. ,-5

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Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, Jr., wife of the second son and namesake of the great general, will take a leading part in the unveiling of the Grant statue in Washington, April 27, on the occasion of the celebration of the centenary of her father-in-law. 23 FRENCH SOLDIERS, ONE GERMAN, KILLED, 10 HURT IN EXPLOSION (T.y Associated Press) BERLIN, April 10. Twenty-three French soldiers and one German foreman are now stated to have been killed and 10 others injured in yesterday's explosion at the Huetten Smelting works, near Gleivits, Upper Silesia. Tremendous excitement was reported from Gleivitz, with the expectation that martial law would be proclaimed. GLEN CRUM INJURED WHEN LOADED CIGAR CAUSES AUTO CRASH Painful injuries were sustained by Glen Crum, musical director for the Murray theatre, Sunday evening, when . the automobile which he was driving collided with another machine standing at the curb. Damages of about. $100 were caused Mr. Crum. A loaded cigar was . the cause of the trouble. Crum was driving the machine and smoking the cigar. He was on his way to the theatre at the time. The cigar exploded, blinding him so that his machine .struck the other before he could stop it. His head struck the steering wheel and two of his teeth were knocked out. "I'd like to get hold of the fellow who gave me that cigar," said Mr. j Crum, "but I can't remember who it was." D. C. BROOKBANK, 70, IS DEAD AT LIBERTY LIBERTY, Ind., April 10 D. C. Brookbank, 70 years old, died Sunday morning at his home in Liberty. Mr. Brookbank had been an auctioneer of Union county for 35 years, and had a large circle of friends in Wayne and Fayette counties. He was born and raised in Union county and was married to Miss Clara Clark in 1884. Mr. Brookbank was a member of the K. of P. lodge; commercial olub and the Presbyterian church. Survivors are his widow, and seven children: Allen, of Richmond; Lillian O'Brien, of Toledo; Mrs. Anna Lacy, j f, Liberty; Levi of near Liberty; Clark, living near Billingsville; Ben, of I Lewistown, Idaho, and Mrs. Cora Crist, of near Liberty. Funeral services will be conducted

Tuesday arternoon at 2:30 o clock jfitors in states other than Indiana rfrom the home. Friends from a dis-! sistine removal for trial in the court

j . . . . tac vo.wish to view the body are asked to come Monday or Tuesday morning. Burial will be in West Point cemetery. The Rev. Dr. W. H. Reynolds of the Presbyterian church, will officiate. Weather Forecast FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY By W. E. Moore. Thunderstorms tonight; Tuesday rain and colder. The continued eastward movement of a great storm which covers the Mississippi valley states indicates general rains, " strong winds and April gales, some time during the next 36 hours. Rain will arrive either Monday afternoon or night. Temperatures For. Yesterday.. Maximum , 75 Minimum .- 60 . Today. Noon r 78 ! weaxner conaiuons oummer tenperatures now prevail over a large disfcriPt anrt miiH tPmnor9t..r far north as the Great Lakes, while over the northwest it is much colder, with sno win the Dakotas and Montana. It is moderating however over western Canada.' For Indiana, by the United States Weather . Bureau Probably showers and thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday; cooler tonight; much cooler Tuesday; shifting gales. . Paid Circulation Saturday, was 11,585

'By Associated Press) ' INDIANAPOLIS, April 10. Attorney General Daugherty, who arrived here from Washington today unannounced -was declared authoritatively to be considering the dismissal of indictments pending here in federal court, which some operators have declared made impossible any wage conference that would end the coal strike which began April 1. The Attorney General's mission was kept a secret and he refused to stata its purpose, declaring he could si y nothing until "investigation of the purpose of my trip is complete and I yni satsfied that my action is right" Mr. Daugherty, it was learned, wr.s scheduled to. have a conference during the afternoon with Federal Judge A.. B. Anderson, before whom Is pending the indictments charging 225 coal ope

rators, union leaders and others with violating the Sherman anti-trust law. by a conspiracy to monopolize the coal industry and control prices. L. Ert Slack, special government prosecutor of the cases, also was to meet with the attorney general, buv he had no conference arranged at the time of the atorney general arrived here. Purpose Not Known. Other federal officials, also union leaders, declared they did not know the purpose of Mr. Daugherty's visit, and the attorney general himself tie clined to make any statements regarding his plans. The indictments which the attorney general was said to be considenrg dismissing were an outgrowth of the 1919 soft coal strike, although the cases were not brought until some time after that labor disturbance which involved 400,000 union miners Much of the government's case ap parently hinged on the wage conference between miners and operators, it being charged that the conspiracy originated in 1S98 when an interstate wage scale covering western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and ILllinois wc.r. made by operators and miners. Concessions given the miners ii wages and working conditions by the operators, it was charged, were on account of a tacit agreement to monopolize the coal markets for the operators of the four states. Anderson's Attitude Judge Anderson's attitude toward dismissing the indictments is not known, but his past conduct was regarded as forecasting opposition to any such action. Since the cases have been pending Judge Anderson once declared in court that former Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer had tried "to hamstring" the prosecution by directing the omission of certain evidence. . At that time the court declared that the evidence would be used despite j whatever action might be assumed by the department or justice. In an effort to break the 1919 strike the government obtained an order from Judge Anderson directing cancellation of the strike order issued by union leaders. Charged Conspiracy This action, brought by Attorney General Palmer, was based on. the wartime food and fuel control law, but the government's complaint charged the union leaders with conspiracy to violate the Sherman law. . After the strike settlements Judgo Anderson ordered a grand jury investigation of the alleged violation of the Sherman law, resulting in indictments against 125 operators and union officials, which was later supplemented by similar indictments now pending in court Practically the cases have been at 1 a standstill for some time, the operhere. The removal proceedings are yet unsettled and include cases in several federal courts. INDIANAPOLIS, April 10. Fifty thousand non-union bituminous coal miners in addition to almost half the 155,000 workers in the anthracite industry who are not members of the United Mine Workers of America, are participating in the general suspension of work in the coal industry, according to the statement here today of President John L. Lewis, the miners' leader. "The union men are standing firm, and we are gaining strength in nonunion fields," declared Mr. Lewis. While no exact estimate was made of the men participating in the suspension, it was evident from Mr. Lewis's statement that union officials regarded their former estimate of 600, 000 as having been exceeded, it wa3 said authoritatively that the union regarded 640,000 men as participants I in the walkout. Mr. Lewis declined . .. ..... .. .. . . ----- l f0"1"" ae fipouon oy states of the non-union strikers, further than to say 30,000 had been enlisted in central Pennsylvania and several thous and in West Virginia, these states being those where the union centered at tack on non-uion operators. While numerous messages were received today by Mr. Lewis he said the only significant change was that progress was being made toward organizing the non-union miners. UHAKiiHisiuww, w. a., wvpru 10. Mine union members and officers were forbidden to interfere with free competition among men working in the coal industry in West Virginia, and tent colonies of strikers in Mingo county were net to be maintained after 30 days, in a temporary injunction Issued by Judge George W. McClIntock (Continued on Page Ten)