' army meneweDEATH AS SHACKFLOORCOLLAPSES

Hear Ceiling Crack and DashFrom Building as Tons of

Stationery Fall.Two officials of the supply branch of

the ordnance* department narrowly escapeddeath yesterday when the secondflopr of building? No. 47, one of thedilapidated shacks in Kast PotomacPark used for storage purposes, collapsed.Hundreds of pounds of blank ordnance

# forms and other stationery crashed tothe ground floor. The weight of theflooring and stationery was so greatthat it forced outward the east wall ofthe building for a considerable distance.

Ofllrlals Rush to Safety.The men who escaped possible death

or serious injury are John K. Jeffries,audit clerk of the supply branch, ordnancedepartment, and Richard H.Bates, his assistant. They were on thefirst floor of the flimsy structure obtainingordnance forms when they heard theceiling crack. Sensing danger, the men

V ran out of the building. Soon the ceilingcaved in with a roar, hurling a

mass of books and stationery to theground floor.Workmen today were reluctant at enteringany of the buildings in this sec-

tion of "Shaektown-on-tne-i'otomac.They declared they did not want to runthe risk of losing their lives in suchdangerous structures.Spurred to action by the close call of

the supply branch employes, officialsof thf ordnance department went to

f the war Department in an effort tohave the branch's storage spacechanged to more substantial quarters.

Danger Long Realized.Government officials, it was said,

have long recognized the danger toworkmen in these buildings, but on

account of failure of Congress to makean appropriation for a central warehouse,where all the unused propertyof the various government departmentscould be stored in safety, havebeen unable to do anything. They

f said that there must he some piaceto store this property, and in lieu ofa better one they are compelled tomake use of these dangerous shacks.Another building occupied by the

supply branch of the ordnance departmentand filled with heavily packed

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boxes is also in danger of collapsing',it was pointed out-today. The raftersholding up the second floor of thisbuilding.No. "6.have sagged ominously,and cracks may be seen in thejoists.The Star last week pointed out the

menace to the hundreds of thousandsof dollars' worth of valuable governmentproperty which is stored in thesebuildings. Not only are these buildingsin danger of collapse, causingpossible loss of life or limb to workmen,it was stated, but the possibilityof fire sweeping these flimsy framestructures is great. ...

"Shacktown" Cleaned Hp.Stimulated by The Star's disclosure

of the group of buildings as a seriousfire-trap, officials have given orders

he "High" OiJM" Sale So we determinmore iirr- limit in marketingthe huge the lowest prices a

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than ever Working along tlnnr w t wholesale prices anlarge" slightly lower.UME.by been.we find wener at the the consumer oonsicjssible. high prices.

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\ we effected at that time. JVJ Fall shoes NOW.a few w«

them.get a chance to buy tless than they will cost later!

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that "Shacktown" must be cleaned ujas speedily as possible.Today there were little or rto evidenceof refuse lying around in th«

vicinity of these buildings. Workmerhad cut down the tall weeds whicl1wye formerly eyesores to motoristsa,long the Speedway, and fireplugs, untila week ago hidden by dense underbrush,were painted white.

Despite the efforts of the governmentdepartments to "doll up" Shacktown,the shanties still present idilapidated appearance, which will notbe erased, no matter how much elbowgreaseis expended by gangs of workmeli.until the structures are com

pletely razed and the plans for beautifyingthis section of Potomac Park puiinto effect.

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for Young Men |or Business Men /es for Older Men |o $5 a pairheir present\gnlar valuese were making arrangements>EUM" Sale.we contracted ihundreds of pairs of Men's ft

it that time, that shoe manu- IIof business and prices were ji

r again reached when shoe \acing their fall orders. 7: a direct result of the savings /ind men who will buy their:eks before they really needhem at several dollars a pair

« twenty different stylet,pe and for most every kindvty" Tan Norwegian Veal

with full or mediumin or black, medium or J>own Kid Fall-toe Bluchers iLg^,est Shoes for middle agednumber of other styles. I .

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President Wilson sent -a message

last night to anthracite miners whothreatened to strike unless he signedthe minority report, ii\ whiah he acceptedthe challenge.The President's telegram is as follows:"Enoch Williams (chairman), MartinMcDonough, Lewis Davis,Garfield Lewis, Rinaldo Capeiljni,305 West Taylor street, Taylor,Pa.:"Replying to your telegram of

August 29. your attention is particularlydirected to the followinglanguage contained in minorityreport of Mr. Kerry of the anthracitecoal commission:

" 'In conclusion, Mr. President,« eov no tpo Hi/I in the

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beginning, -that the majority reportshall have the full practicalacceptance of the officers of theUnited Mine Workers of America,and we shall devote ourselves toits application, as we obligatedourselves to do when we submittedour cause to this commission.'"That was the manly and honest

thing for Mr. Kerry to do. Hecourageously sets forth his viewsin the minority report, and thenJust as courageously declares hewill abide by the decision of themajority, as the miners had obligatedthemselves to do. It shouldbe understood that there was no

agreement between the operatorsand miners to have me decide thequestions at issue."With the many other important

duties devolving upon me, I couldnot have devoted the time necessaysto hear and digest all of theevidence presented. I thereforeproposed the creation of a commissionwhose findings would bebinding upon both parties."The representatives of the

t miners on the scale committee de,clined to accept the suggestionuntil it had been submitted to a

convention of the United MineWorkers of districts 1, 7 nd 9.

'* * V»«r q"In tnat wnvtuuw. - ----ofthe men direct from the mines

a resolution was adopted accept-! ing the proposition and solemnly1 obligating the mine workers to1 abide by the award.1 "By all the laws of honor, upon

which civilization rests, that *

pledge should be fulfilled."Any intimation that the anthracitemine workers will refuse to

work under the award because itt did not grant them all they had extpected is a reflection upon the

sincerity of the men who constitutethe backbone of the communityin wbich the.-' live."Collective bargaining would

t soon cease to exist in industrialalTairs if contracts solemnly enoe

Prices>, we have our buyers conouringthe Boston and Newtrkets for opportunities to> of the "HAHN" style andtandards at prices that willpatrons money.

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sfS MINERSiT NOT STRIKE"tered into can be set aside byeither prty whenever it wills todo so. I am sure that the minersthemselves would vigorously protestagainst the injustice of theact if the President attempted toset aside the award of the commissionbecause the operators hadprotested against it."May I add that I am personally

and officially interested in pro.moting the welfare of every manwho has to work for a living?Every influence my administrationhas been able to exert hasbeen exercied to improve thestandards of living of the nation'sworking men and women withoutdoing any injustice to otherportions of our people."A large part of the domestic

fuel of the eastern states isdependent upon the continued operationof the anthracite coalmines. Any prolonged stoppageof production will mean hardshipand suffering to many people, includingmillions of wage workersand their families.

"If your communication. declaringyour intention to refrainfrom working unless I set asidethe award of the anthracite coalcommission on or before September1, 1920, is intended as a threat,you can rest assured that yourchallenge will be accepted andthat the people of the UnitedStates will find some substitutefuel to tide them over until thereal sentiment of the anthracitemine workers can find expressionand they are ready to abide by theobligations they have enteredinto.

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I cannot and will not set asidethe judgment of the commission,and X shall expect the anthracitemine workers to accept the awardand carry it into effect in goodfaith."

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HARD COAL PRICESSHOULD DECREASE.SAVSJpilS!

W. J. Lauck Reviews GeneralEffect of Anthracite

Wage Award.Anthracite coal should be reduced In

price as the result of the award ofthe anthracite '"coal commission, accordingto W. Jett Lauck, consultingeconomist for the United Mine Workers,in a statement made public today.Mr. Uauck is the man who presented

the case of the United Mine Workersto the coal commission. The statementissued was on the general effectof the award.

Labor Cost Increase. \

"The wage increases provided in themajority report of the commission increasethe labor cost of producing aton of coal barely 50 cents," the statementdeclared. "This means that the$1 advance in price made by theoperators on April 1 has netted them50 cents a ton over and above theamount which they are now requiredto pay the mine workers in back pay.On the basis of a ninety-million-tonper year production this means thatthe operators already have 'cleanedup' $15,000,000 during the four monthsperiod Just ending, for they havetaken from the public at least $30,000,000of which they are required topay the miners only $15,000,000."Mr. Lauck takes Washington as a

typical instance of the sale of coalfor domestic use. "For example," hesays in the statement, "anthracite fordomestic use sold in Washington immediatelyprior to May 1 for $11.30a ton. Today the price quoted by theleading Washington dealer is $15.50

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Ordered to BuyFarm ImplementsFor Villa's Men *

EL PASO, Tex., August 31.. [JLuis Montes de Oea, Mexican peonaul general here, has an- lanounced he had been ordered

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by his government to purchasethousands of dollars worth of Iagricultural Implements forFrancisco Villa, former revolutionarylender, and his men.The Implements will be

bought by the Mexican governmentand donated to Farmer"Villa and his men. de Oeasaid. They will be shipped fromEI Paso to Villa's ranch atCanuttllo.Among the Items to be purchased.he said, are 800 plows,

harness for 1,600 mules, twotractors, 30 mowing machines,2 thrashing machines, 40 scrapers,2 long automobile trucks, 11 automobile, corrugated Ironfor noliiK two large warehousesand numrrou* smalleritrma.

per ton.an advance of $3.70 per ton.In other cities even larger advanceshave been .made."He declares that the officials of the ]

United Mine Workers in all good faithand earnestness will undertake to <see that the award, which their organizationis pledged to accept, isenforced."However." he said, "despite the fact

that this grave responsibility restsupon the union, the commission declinedto grant the union that measure of recognition which would giveit the power and authority it shouldhave in order to control the situation."Edgar Wallace, now an official of

the American Federation of Laborand formerly editor of the UnitedMine Workers' Journal, said yesterdaythat there would be "trouble."He did not speak officially for theunion, he said, but from his personal |observation, he was convinced thatthe award could not be enforced withoutleaders meeting serious oppositionfrom the ranks of the miners.

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.the very cream of ourthe sale.and you don'lselections from odds ai

suites*

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Bedroom SuiYes, the largest showing

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RE1NSCH TO COME HOME.\designs as Legal Adviser to ChineseGovernment.PEKING. August 28..Dr. Paul S.einsch. former United States miniterto China, has announced his restnationas legal adviser to the Chiesegovernment. He accepted thisosition shortly after his resignationist year as American minister.He will return to the United States.

"DRESS UP"* FORLABOR DAY

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CLEANEDOR DYED

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