Show I II I BUSINESS BRIEFS 1 4 MINERS REFUSE nESE TO WORK WORE ATHENS 0 O. March 15 Three Three Three mines mine of the Great Ohio rie ColI rles company near here nere were idle y yesterday because men nien refused to work In protest protect against what they say cay I is unfair dI division lon of work wont days day Lee Le Hall flail nal state president dent of the nine mine e workers workers' s' s union has g bee appealed p to and It la Is Isun reported orf has hoe taken up with official officials o of the com com- comI I tany talY at Toledo the grievance of ot the minors miners who have been working only part time for months month I. I COIL tIES ATTACHES ATTACHES' CONFAB D. ROME March 16 The a.-The The American commercial attaches In western Europe aro are meeting In Rome Fame fo for a conference on general European trade conditions Allan Alan O. O Goldsmith of the bureau of or foreign sad and ad domestic commerce department department depart depart- ment of ot commerce Washington Is hereto here hereto to attend Among those who also alo will wil attend the sessions are aro Walter Waiter Vater S. S Tower Tow Tow- er of the embassy In London Chester L. L LJones Jones Jones Paris Mr r. r Groat Grou Brussels Mr Mi 11 Smith Warsaw Varsa Mr Sir Groves Gro Prague Mr Berlin Upson Vienna VIenna and slid Mr r. r Herring INCOME SHOWS snows DECREASE SE NEW NEV YORK March arch 15 The The I.-The The American American Ameri Amerl- can International corporation which owns own and controls numerous numerous numerous' companies engaged In foreign trade returned a net Income in 1922 of ot compared to In 1921 the annual re report report r- r re- re port for 1922 disclosed The consolidated consol consol- consoli dated income account of the corporation and its Is proprietary companies shows show a anet anet anet net profit for the year of compared compared com corn pared with Ith or 1 in 1921 STANDARD RD STILL STIL nr DENYING NEW y YORK March lar h 16 W. W. W. W C. C Teagle president of ot the Standard Oil Oh 01 company of ot New Jersey Jersy replying to a statement by Sena Senator tor chairman of the te sl senate sate te committee which conducted an Investigation of crude oil 01 and ad gasoline Industries made mado public in Washington takes Issue isue with Senator Lafollette's reference reference reference ref ref- to the situation In Cuba Cuba Mr Teagle declares there Is nothing In the lang range of ot prices for tor a a period or otherwise other- other wise wie to lo support the statement that thai the price of gasoline In Cuba seems to be b moving rapidly In tho the direction of ot the dollar dolar price I EXPANSION WASHINGTON March arch 16 Declaring Declaring the business of ot the country has hu never nevet expanded with wih such suddenness and to such luch extent as al within the last lut few weeks Postmaster General New In a a says esy reports report from fifty of the tho largest sy for January Januar showed an Increase o over or r a 0 year yea ago o of 20 per pernA cent n nA BANKS KS CONSOLIDATE COLUMBUS Ohio March larch 15 The H.-The The largest bank consolidation In the history of larget Columbus became a certainty Wl when g Y were Q ted for for or the h purchase by bY the th Huntington National bank bank of the Hayden Clinton Hayden Hayden-Cinton National bank t present resources u around i 1 the ln adds dS ar nearly by the merger WAGE W. AGREE AGREEMENTS S CALGARY Alto Alta AI March 15 The The Western Canada Coal Coal Operators Operators' Operator association tion and miners miner of ot District 18 18 1 United Mine Workers of America have re renewed ye- ye existing wage wage agreements for tor anether another an an- other ether year ear dating from March 21 n. HANK n. OFFICIALS I INDICTED NEW YORK YORKe March ach 15 VI 15 and his brothers brothen Vito Vio and Francisco Fran Fran- cisco deco proprietors of ot an aC East Side steamship steam ship phlp agency Bency and unlicensed bank who ho he disappeared recently taking all al the firms firm fins fin's assets with them were Indicted on charges charles of ot g grand larceny ceny PAPER rAPE IL WAGE INCREASE SE APPLETON WI March llarch 16 A A 16 A w wage wage e lp from 8 to 12 per cent general In most mod f paper mills mill I I of PJ Neenah e 1 Menasha Appleton and other ether Fox river 16 valley cle cities becomes T effective March Mach hENRY CLEWS CLEWS' CLIS WILL WIL NEW YORK YORI March 16 Henry H.-Henry Henry CI Clews wl International known banker who died January 31 teft left the bulk of his estate In trust for his hi I widow ow his son Henry Clews Clew Jr Jr and his hil daughter Mrs Mr henry Clews Parsons under the terms term I of f ht his hil will wi filed for probate |