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ADVERTISER-JOURNAL COMPLETE DAY REPORT OF THE ASSOCIATED PKESS TODAY’S NEWS TODAY In the Evening Paper tbe News 1» Complete Up tc 4 P. M. AUBURN. N. Y.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1929 PRICE THREE CENTS PERISH WHEN FLAMES nan Forces Appar %tly Withdrsiw After One of Most Exten- Raids In History i p r e 3 e r i t S o v i e t - C h i - km Conflict ■ ort. i 7 .—(>P)—Russian forces stly have .withdrawn from Cen jdidmria -after one of the most •tf raids In the history of tlie 1 Soviet-Chinese conflict, ifcn dispatches from Harbin, Man- today said the Soviet troops ‘aired to the Russian frontier af- \jKtratlng more than 100 miles 1 lions the Sungari River ro i (Sanslng).and Fugdln (also i • 1 la Hnog-lleh, commnmllng Chln- \Saiarl River forces, sent tbe fol-. -^communique to Harbin:. ' .•lie Soviet force which occupied uir;hslen on the night of October, landed the Snngarl In overwlielm- unber?, consequently gravely en- ing Fuchin and Hwnchunn. - Itorer,’ the Chinese fleet co-oper- vltb the Klrln Fifty-eeventh :de succeeded In compelling tlie n fleet to withdraw to Sanklnag- i the night of October 1-1. Fol- the Russiftn retirement the ' vanguard entered Linkiangh- 'Dt Russian Invading force con- i ol seven gunboats nnd twelve ’-es. Soviet marines looted the 7 «t IMIanghslen before witli- . We are maintaining a vigi- nteh to prevent repetition of the V Siilingkow, meaning mouths of .nrers. does not appear on avnil- 'taps here but presumably wns name of the town on the e of the Amur Klver. Since ^ Shen’s report did not mention '. ting military experts here be- the Russians withdrew after '\By unopposed, raiding. E SCHOOL FAIL TO DATA ON MERGERS 1 ^ \ Federal' Trade Commission Con sider* Its Survey Is Held Up By Lack of Im p o rtant Information From Power Companies—Ques- *. tionnaires Not Returned Washington, Oct. 17.— UP )—Tho Fed eral, Trade Commission considers th a t Its survey of the financial organiza tion of public u tility power companies Is being- impeded by the failure of some corporations to furnish It w ith important inform ation, particularly data on mergers. This factor and a shortage of funds, the commission said in its ‘ c u rrent quarterly report to Congress, Is prov ing a serious obstacle In Its effort to carry out the task given It by Con gress. The commission is particularly anx ious that the questionnaires which it sent to power holding corporations lie returned promptly and asserted tn its report that large concerns had failed to submit .these reports although ^in many'instances they had actually been prepared-by subsidiary companies. The task of tracin g the growth of capita] assets h a s grown “laborious.” the report, which \Vas submitted yes terday, said, because of the “'numerous complicated m e rgers and consolida tions effected through the use of inter mediaries and syndicates, together with the lack of* uniform ity and the complexity of ' holding company ac counting, methods and the employment of numerous subsidiary companies.” In connection w ith an effort to as semble Information 'as to the public value of holding corporations, the com mission revealed th a t it was making an inquiry into properties, rate policies, and operating costs as they might be affected by the holding com panies and also Into the services they render and the economies they effect. WItli Its statem e n t that funds are running low, the commission said th n t to expedite its inquiry a larger staff of accountants w ill be necessary and that under present appropriations, its force'of workers, cannot be Increased. <s> <*> <*> <3> <S> <S> <*> <S> >% S> <J> <$> <J> <s> <$> ❖ ❖ <J> <$> <s> <s> <$> <3> <*> <$> <$• <S> <•> <S> <S> <S> <•> <s> e> <s> <&❖<$> <$> <& <$> <$><$> <♦><$> A r m y a n d N a v y F o o t b a l l T r u c e M a y C o m e S o o n H e a l t h o f S p a n i s h K i n g “ B e a u t i f u l ” S a y s P h y s i c i a n I., Oct. 17—(/P)—Protest .“'•Ernest L. Harvey, Elmira fo taMp,al !;ector' nSalnst nani- M Mgh school of that suburb i!i»TaS A; , Edis°n bas aroused i&iirers of Mr. Edison. Efcn'cdeclaredfromthe pulpit '■aiTS V a? e shoul(1 n<)t be J ? 1 school, because of tbe in- #ofcSted/ ! sbel,ef in the « - ?hBln \ ,lfc hereafter' I « I tbe rector said, “is a to Mm ?nd tbe world is ln' C many l»ventions •*X 1 ^ \ n 'w b o should qui'* to ^SChooUnl' J?yneS- Pr|i,0r ■ ' Star-G«npr’ 1 11 ,a lpttfM ,0 the Wfre iroufl ♦’ flec'1arofl the sru- Eton's n, teml a •''’h0°l ta f f ies* Jj'A.aS.X-b“rwlcI‘ ,s«nn tbaT ErliV*® •fl'°nt with .tot given corrsoH v0n s TV1Pi tion and that i!f thp Ep'sco- •e (Tho p n an Article In a V^Preme intent™ W°” U1 not ■;j,tanshouki 1Te‘^ e n °f one degree w h ''•v n ^ or hone nf’ ne f,estroy. ■ ^ X v ft . ^ man nr worn. ffl0*st hea«if!!i,nlt/ ' , T think, vtlons.” 1 all human f °REC4ST ® IP« A WliES H u m 192? 1928 37 Chicago. Oct. 17.— (/P)—King Al fonso of Spain is in “beautiful health” his personal physician. Viscount A g u i’ lar, said today, because ‘‘he has never been a man of reg u la r habits.” Vis count Aguilar is attending the Ameri can College of Surgeons. “My sovereign hns nevef been a slave to regular diet'l regular sleep, regular exercises, o r regular anything else. He Is not so stupid,\ the phy sician said. “Consequently at the age of 43 he is ln beautiful health, and he has never hnd a serious illness in his life.” Washington, Oct. IT.—UP)— Hopes for the resumption of the annual Army-Navy football clns- slc were revived somewhat after Ohalrman Britten of the House Naval Committee, urged Presi dent Hoover to Insist th a t ath letic relations between West Point and Annapolis be restored and a game played, this year. Britten suggested th a t Secre taries Good and Adams call the superintendents of the academies together with an Im p artial au thority on football regulations to adopt a set of rules on eligibility of players—the center of the con troversy for more than two years. The annual game hereaf ter would he played according to the rules adopted. To avoid a game this year in the home territory of eltner Insti tution, Britten proposed th a t a neutral location be used, prefer ably Soldiers’ Field in Chicago. He named December 0 as a post-series date which both teams have open and said every facility would be made available at Chicago for the teams and student bodies. TEAMSTERS NOT TO JOIN STRIKE Decide to Keep Out of Oil Truck Drivers Strike on Decision Fight Is With Big; Oil Companies and Not the Public — Both Sides Claim Victory F o r tified A r s e n a l S e iz e d b y F e d e r a M e n in D r y R a id s Surprise Attack Made on Rum Smuggling Syndicate, Extends From New York Down Coast to Atlantic City —32 Arrests Made New York, Oct. IT.—(/P)—The 25.000 teamsters and truckmen who had threatened a sympathy strik e in con junction with the walkout of 3,000 oil truck drivers today were committed to a hands-off policy on the decision of the leaders-tbat the oil truck driv ers are fighting the big oil companies and not the public. The''joint councils of ‘th e 'I S locals of the International Brotherhopd of Teamsters and Chauffeurs and Help ers decided that a general strike would have ‘too dire consequences on the public’’ as It would tie up their food supplies. The proposal of a boycott of “non union .gasoline” is still pending, how ever, representatives of the drivers in Hudson, Bergen and Essex Counties. New Jersey, and many union leaders here being said to favor such a move to aid the striking oil drivers. Both sides were claiming a partial victory In the strike. Peter P Prun- ty. Standard OU official and chairman of the committee formed to combat the strike, said it already w a s past the “breaking point” and predicted It would be over in 4S hours. “Bunk,” union leaders responded to this statement, declaring th a t their ranks were holding firm and that gas oline deliveries were far below normal. ^ ^ <5> G i g a n t i c R u m R i n g ’s E x t e n t Senate Committee Goes Into Circumstances Under Which Bingham Secured Secretary Washington, Oct. IT.— (JP )—The cir cumstances under w h ich an official of the Connecticut M anufacturers’ Asso ciation became the secretary of Sena tor Hiram Bingham aud in that cap acity attended secret tariff sessions oi the Senate F inance Committee w e re submitted today to the careful scrutiny of the Caraway Lobby Investigating Committee. Charles Eyanson. the official in question, who holds the position of as sistant to the president of the associa tion, was summoned to lay his version of the affair before the investigating groupv together w ith E. Kent H u b bard, president of th e m a n u facturers' organization, and R o b e rt C. Buell, its secretary and treasu r e r . In addition, Bingliam himself w a s considering the advisability of making a statement on his own behalf. Ac ceptance of such a course lay the Con necticut senator open to cross exam i nation by members of the committee of Inquiry. , The Incident h a d previously been, discussed on the floor of the Senate bringing forth m u c h harsh criticism from members of th e Democratic-Re publican Independent alliance th a t ls otpposing the ta r if f measure. In r e ply, Bingham gave h is own description of the affair. While the Finance Committee w a s formulating the ta r if f measure now- under consideration by the Senate, he engaged Eyanson to assist him in m a t ters pertaining to th e activities of the committee, giving him the status of a secretary. As such,' Eyanson for two days attended the executive sessions of the committee, b u t finally objection was raised and he withdrew. Senator C araw ay w as anxious to learn, today, w h e ther Eyanson w a s si multaneously on the payroll of the M anufacturers' Association as assist ant. to its president and of the govern ment as secretary to. Senator Bim:- ham. In order to take up the Bingiinm case, the committee tem p o ralilj laid aside its inquiry into the controvert' l over the proposed increase in the »nri'T on sugar, after the examination ot ime witness. I-I. A AusMn, secretary mil treasurer of the United States He»f Sugar Association From him, Senator Caraw ay nnd his colleagues learned that the ciatio'n has expended §56,230 s-ini'e tlio first of the year in m aintaining It* activities here. Asked If he thouuht his services in Washington had liart any effect upon the Incorporation \f an increased simar duty in the i>ill before tho Senate, Austin replied that in his opinion it was not nhsnhi ely necessary for a business to have rep resentatives in the national capital but that he did consider it helpful U s e M o v i n g V a n T o C a r r y L i q u o r S e i z e d i n R a i d s New York. Oct. 17—(/P)—A. fortified arsenal equipped with emplacements for its battery of machine guns and used as headquarters for $ 1 , 000,000 rum smuggling syndicate w a s in the bands of federal agents today after a surprise attack on the syndicate ex tending along the Atlantic Coast from Xew York to Atlantic City,‘N. ,T. A mile from the armed base of op erations a t Highlands, N. J., the raid ers captured a hidden radio station from which orders In code were sent to the fleet of liquor ships and speed boats operated by tbe syndicate. A force of 130 special treasury agents. Deputy U. S- m a rshals and Xew Jersey state police, going into ac tion simultaneously made 32 raids, ar rested 32 men and seized quantities of imported liquor. Among those arrested were Emanuel (Mannie) Kessler and M orris Sweet- wood, both of whom have served terms in the federal orison at A tlanta for Iaree scale bootlegging operations. Kessler and Sweetwood, however, were released later al Trenton, the au thorities there being satisfied th a t they bad nothing to do with the present op erations. The raids were based on secret in dictments returned bv a federa) grand lury at Trenton. N. ,T. Although Kees- ler and Sweetwood were -not named In the Indictments they, were found In the home of one of the men named and taken into custodv. Preparations for the raid s besan six. m o nth ? 1 ago. when an Intercepted ‘messages w as decoded. From that and other nie*sages Inform ation' was gleaned-which led to the raids When the federal agents entered the station at 4:30 p. m. yesterday, tho zero hour for the raids, they found Malcolm MeMasters,- the operator, at his key. He was arrested for operat ing an unlicensed station. A federal operator fam iliar with the smuceler.’s code then heean sending messages by which the raiders honed to lure a rum ship off Montauk Point into a trap where a coast guard patrol boat lay In wait. The arsenal wns located in a man sion form erly owned by Oscar Ham- merstein. Jr. Its 20 rooms were fitted like a club. In the basement the raid ers found tunnels leading to under ground vaults tn which liquor wns stored and where a number of machine guns and a quantity of sm all arms were hidden- The cupola on top the mansion was equipped with telescopes and appar ently was used as a lookout tower from where the smugglers could watch for their craft. One of the raids was m ade on whnt the agents said was the New York headquarters of the syndicate in West 43rd Street. Here, the federal men said, members of the organization met regularly to divide the profits of tbe business' and discus's plans The oth er raids were on landing stations, stor age houses and distribution points. Patrick Connors, a clerk at the Am bassador Hotel in Atlantic City, was arrested as a contact man for the svndieate. Will'am .T Calhoun, prohibition ad ministrator for Xew Jersey5, who was 'In clianre of the raids in his state, said the syndicate was a '‘million dollar outfit\ which operated a fleet of six ships between St Pierre and Bermu da and an auxiliary fleet of 10 speed bon ts. The shins passing close inshore a’oncr tli** Now Jer-ey coast were met by the speedboats, which took off ear- '• ups . of liquor and ran them ashore. Unofficial estimates placed amount nf Mquor brought ill at 10,000 cases a w eek. \lieaed members of the gang were arrested i>.\ federal agents in several Xew .Ter>e> towns and taken to Tren ton for ai r.iignment. The rulds extended over a 200-mde front <?> <S> <$> --------- <$• (By the Associated Press) <£> Seized in 32 raids along 200- <S> ^ mile front between Xew York ^ and Atlantic Citv: <s> 32 men <S> 1 radio station <S> 1 fortified mansion 1 suite of city offices Landing stations Storage plants <S> Guns, tear bombs, pistols, am- 3* munition 3* Much liquor • <S> ^ Unseized: <§> ^ Six ocean-going vessels <S> ^ A fleet of small speed boats & ® Smuggling capacity of 10,000 * 8 “ ^ cases a week. <S> <5: <S> ^ <$> <$> <S> <$> <^> ^> <$> <$> <j> Senate Confirms Appointments Made By President Hoover — Federal Body Now Empowered to Go Ahead With Task of Help ing American Farmer L New York, Oct. 17—(/P)—Foreign agencies in England and in Canada were linked today by federal a t t o r neys with the $ 1 , 000,000 rum-smuggling syndicate whose fortified Arsenal, radio station, and warehouses, extending all the way from Highlands, ts’. ,1., to A t lantic City, were simultaneously raided by federal a g e n ts and New Jersey sta t e troopers last night. Both United States Attorney C h a rles H. Tuttle and Assistant United S tates Attorney Robert W atts referred to the ‘Syndicate as '‘an international ring, with agencies In England, Canada and elsewhere.\ They revealed that the syndicate operated not only along the Jersey coast biit practically controlled all Illegal im portation of liquor from Maine to the Virginia Capes. W atts said the ring had \financial connections w ith American banks.” hut whether this m eant that the banks were actually engaged in financing its operations or merely carried Its, a c counts was not made clear ‘‘This ring not only was conducting smuggling of contraband on an enor mous -scale, w ith ramifications in E n g land. Canada, and elsewhere.\ said Tuttle, “but was, hy practices w h ich will be revealed ln the course of prose cution, virtually monopolizing th is business of illegal Importations.\ Washington, Oct. 17—(/T>—The eight men appointed to the federal Farm Board by President Hoover were for mally and fully empowered today to go ahead with their task of bringing prosperity to the American farmer. Senate confirmation, the last obsta cle to tbe adm inistration’s desire for a board of its own choosing to carry out a broad and significant program of its own designing had been success fully removed. All eight were approved early last night after the Senate had devoted a full day to discussing their respective merits and qualifications for the im portant posts to which the chief execu tive bad appointed them. Opposition to three of Mr. Hoover's appointees— Alexander II. Legge, representing tho field of finance and business; Samuel U McKnlvie, spokesman for the wheat growing industry, and Carl Wil liams, cotton representative—devel oped but waes unable to block tlietr confirmation. Deniocrntlc members for the most part joined with the administration. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader, voted for all of them, and expressed the attitude of his party eollegucs with an assertlou that \responsibility m u st rest where it belongs,’’ and the president be giv en tho men he had asked to adminis ter the act which he had sponsored. The group of independent western Republican senators, on the other hand, was divided in Its attitude to; ward the nominees. Borah of Idaho supported Legge, b u t voted against Mc- Kelvle and W illiam s. Norris of Nebraska voted against Legge nnd Williams, but by unmanimous consent of tho Senate, did not vote when the • question of confirming McKelvle, a J former governor of his state, came to a ballot. During the debate, however, he expressed hini 6 elf as opposed to the wheat man. The greater part, of the opposition to Williams, the cotton spokesman, came from senators representing cot ton states. Black and Heflin of Ala bama, Connolly and Sheppard of Texas, George and H a r ris of Georgia, Smith and Blease of South Carolina, Simmons of North Carolina, and Me- Kellar of Tennessee, all voted against his confirmation. MAY DIE Cause of Blaze Unde termined — Victims Believed to Have Sui> focated as They Slept —Building an Old Brick Structure Seattle, Oct. 17.—(^P)—Trapped in flames, seven persons lost their lives and 12 others were burned or other wise injured In a fire th a t swept through the Portland Hotel here early today. Firemen believed that all bodies had been recovered from the smouldering ruins. Several of the injured were in a critical condition and some were not. expected to live. The cause of the blaze was undeter mined. Firemen said the seven who perished probably had suffocated while they slept. None could be Identified ac once. The building was au old brick structure. John Filzheury. who turned in tho alarm, said he saw the fire through a window of the hotel 1-Ie addetl that It looked as through It was burning on a stairway. Reports that several Japanese were burned to death In the living quarters' of the proprietor, K. Mayeda, were be ing Investigated hy firemen. G i a n t F l y i n g B o a t S t a r t s o n T r i p T o B u e n o s A i r e s New York. Oct. 17— (JP )—-Trailed by a moving van in which they had hoped to carry away a vast quantity of seized liquor, 'federal prohibition I agents made a tour of the white light district early today.. Word of the planned roundup, how ever, apparently had been whispered through the midtown district and when the agents descended upon the resorts they found most of them darkened and 'deserted. At two speakeasies in West 140th Street and in We.-t o lst Street 'they seized liquor and beer valued at 1 $4 000. Five persons were arrested. Ten Men Arraigned Trenton N. ,T.. Oct. 17.—(TP)-- T pii men taken in thf> raids which smashed the so-called North Atlantic seaboard rum syndicate last night wero a r raigned todav before Federal Judge William N. Runyon ns principals in a conspiracy, nnd four as material witnesses. Bail ranging from $1,000 to $30 000 was set. Today In Congress Senate resumes tarieff debate. Caraway committee continues Sen ate investigation into activities of lob bying agencies. Senate J'idiciar> subcommittee ro- npen^ hpariiig« mi nomination of \ 1 - bert T-. W a tw i *•> a federal jtv’.gi'.ship in Pennsylvania Washington, Oct. 17—(/P)~The gian t flying boat Buenos Aires, of the New York, Rio nnd Buenos Aires Line, took off from the naval air station here th is morning on the first stage of a flight of which Buenos Aires Is tile ultim a te destination., Lieut W illiam S Grooeh. first pilot just before swinging the great cra f t out onto the Potomac for the begin ning of its maiden voyage said he ex pected to refuel nt (’hurieston. South Carolina and take off Inimodlntniv for Jacksonville, reaching the Florida oin by night. The 20 pacsencer fl.vinc boat w ith Its load of four pasennger® emtipam officials, nnd extra pear will i\if nt fempt to m a inta’n a schedule *\'nreni 'ier 10 has been set fx; a te-fntlve il.itn for Its arrival in P.n^'o- Vro* Ford’s Historical Village Will Be Named Greenfield B l a m e T a m p e r i n g W i t h R a i l s f o r W r e c k i n g T r a i n Indianapolis, Ind , Oct. 17—(/P)— Malicious tampering with the rails, po lice and railroad authorities believed today, derailed a w-est-bound Pennsyl vania express train six miles east of here late last night, blocking traffic on the main lino of the railroad. Twelve cars loaded -with merchan dise were overturned and the locomo tive left the rails, ripping up the tracks, for three-quarters of a mile. The engineer and firemen were slightly Injured. Armed railroad guards carried by the train guarded the wreckage to prevent nny attem p t at robbery- Turkish Palace May Be Converted Into Dance Hall OF GEN. BOOTH TO SOUTH AMERICA London, Oct. 17— (JP )—Commissioner Lucy Booth Heiberg, youngest daugh ter of the founder of the Salvation Army, left today for South America to take up one of the sm a llest and most isolated posts in the arm y serv ice. Wlfh her departure She leaves be hind lu England and in Sweden all she holds dear, Including o home, her child, and her husband's grave in Stockholm Weeping an'l with a broken voice she told nn auflence of the Salvation Army last night at London liow It. had come about. Shortly before his death Gen. Bram- well Booth appointed her a traveling commissioner for the Army in Europe, with her headquarters a t her own home In Stockholm. She was very happy w ith this In prospect but recently was told that General Higgins, the new commander- in-chlef, had cancelled the first ap pointment and ordered h e r to South America. Mrs. Heiberg, who Is <>- years old, said she carried her problem to her husband’s grave and prayed for aid In Its solution, and decided there she must not create an act of rebellion against fhe new army regime She wrote on the grave a letter of acceptance of the new post to hof- armv superiors. Concluding her address, sh” held up an Army flag and reconse crated herself with tears to fhe serv ice of fhe organization. The audience wept in sympathy. Detroit, Oct 17—I7P) Tim hi-'orio.il village which Henry Ford bn- treated near his estate i t Denrlmru just o u t side of Detroit is to be Mined (tr«en field, taking the name nf >be li'fle ’ountry village the nutouv'bile i i.u m fnctnrer and Mrs Ford Mif v :i: r'.e <■ youth The or ginnl Omi'iilioM wiped out by fhe expansion of the I >e ’roit metropolitan area Mr Ford wns quoted as saving r ha I 'f pract'cahle the new village ma'le of histor'cni buildings saliiered from many places will hr> incorporate'! wi<h self government ‘ Tn mv event.\ ho said “it will Iio a live v:lla\e |.v«r\ - body busy in the inn stnr« ard slinn< as tliev were in anv on 1 Mine v lingo The town hall will ho the seat of jr.r- ernmonr The church will bn opp-i to all. of whatever doctrinal persuasion ’ Snow In B\fTal'> Buffalo. Oct 1 7 —f.T’' P.nffiio hod Its first snow nf tho irnw i (l'TV.v -if short duration Ibis fmr ':,ig T imm \ nratnre dnr ng the m.-t drnppoil tn degrees. Constantinople, Oct 17 -(71- rinl- nia Rngtclie Palace former ih\p||ing of the sultan and caliphs may shor'h l:o turned into a dance halt In view of I'resnlent Mustapha Kemal s orentin-i of a Mimmer rnpital at Yalova and tlip unlikelihood of hi* residing in tlie palate hero another summer a committee representing i'onstant:n'i|> lethousands of dance devo'ee- left for Angora torlay tu per undo tbe rnrnent that the pala.'o Is the oalv pi.ice adequate to satisfy TnrUeys growing d a i i'ln r need's So •'eli Known aie the terpstcnoroan pro clivities of the g<>\ ernmonr lenders that It Is believed hero the proposition \\ 111 be accepted C i t y a n d C o u n t y O f f i c e r s R e s i g n A f t e r S u s p e n s i o n Borger Texas. Oct 17- (JFi- The new iiroum had swept (lean here today and all of the county and city officer, su.- pended when Gov Dan Moody sent iroops here to apply m a rtial law after the a.ssuftsinui .011 of D istrict Attorney John A Holmes hnd resigned The last of the county officers under the old civil regime. Constable C M Cummings, quit his office ln^t night i 'uniminuts was not su.-penrle.l b\ Inn i rnor Mood' s ] roclaniation of martial law hut was di? irtned liv state rai.ger- when it became effective. D i n n e r C o a t I s S t i l l P o p u l a r A t W h i t e H o u s e W.-ishington Oct 17— GT0—The din ner coat still is popular at the White House even though the arbiters of fashion have de< reed that it is pas^e for all except the most inform al of oc casion* President Hoover, whose distaste for formal dress of any kind is well known to liis friends, makes a concession when there is a very state occasion such as a dinner for a prime minister or an ambassador. Otherwise he an pears for dinner in a tuxedo- \nd those who are Invited to the White House for the rather large din ner gatherings of which tlie president and Mrs. Hoover nre so fond are told beforehand that the black tie nnd the short coat are the things to wear Coal Miners S'rlUe. Brussels. Oct 17 - 1 T1) - Twenty col lieries employing lOnoi workers h i 'e been tied np h> a -tr. <e nf .\.000 min ers in tlie Mons I'lnii'lct whose de mands for increased wages were not fully met The miners oWained in- eiea -cs nf pi r rent and 5 per cent but they bad as\, d .\> per cent aud 10 per n'tit \ -rr'eiis coiil shortage in Belgium is predated unless tne dlffl- .-iilt\ ism 'tleu Immediately.
