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Show ISTER NABS 300 SINN FEINERS IN RAID I Association President Denounces De-nounces Propaganda for Higher Prices CHICAGO. May 2 3 ProtVeerln ; I brokers and panicky consumers are (responsible for the high price of coal,1 ; J. G. Bradley, president of the Natlon-I Natlon-I al Coal association, said on his arrival ar-rival here to attend the orga nration's annual convention today. "There Is enough coal to last until , Christmas If the non-union mint s continue to operate at their present I capacity," he said. "All tulk of a 'coal shortage is fictitious and merelyj propaganda to persuade the public toi buy at higher pr,r 'The public doot not know the true; situation. Coal Is being mined fa9terj ; than it Is being consumed and an! en greater quantity could be mined , If necessary." Mr Bradley arrived In Chicago I from Washington where he co-operat-' ed with Secertary Hoover in calling , 1500 non-union operators to Wash- j ington for a conference May 31. I FINGER PRINT I TEST REVEALS I HUME SCHEME I .Nearly Fifty With Police Records Worked in Registry Reg-istry Office ALL ARE DISMISSED Seven Arrested Admit They Got Jobs to Rob U. S. Mails WASHINGTON', May 23 ("By the Associated Pressi Discovery" through "finger printing" that 49 of the 4r,o i employes of the registry division of the Now York poirtofflce had criminal records rec-ords was reported to President Harding Hard-ing by Assistant Postmaster General Rartlett upon his return from an Investigation In-vestigation of the New York office All of the 49 ha' . e been dropped ;from the service. Mr. Barflett said. The acting postmaster general told .the president the discovery came dm Ung the inquiry of tho arrest lasl Thursday of seven employes of the IjJew York office, whleh postal officials lassert, cleared up postal robberies SV H (tending over the last six months and Involving nearly $2,000,000. The hi-rctts hi-rctts also are said to have thwarted a gigantic robbery planned for last Friday night ln th" registry division Mr Bartlstt declared that th" mei arrested had admitted that they had secured employment in the registry division for the purpose of robbing the mails Mr Bartlstt said he had ordered thnt all of the 15,000 employes of th" New York office bo required to have 1 flngor print Impressions made. Both Postmaster Morgan and himself, he added 'were fingerprinted" and he was of the opinion that such a step would be of benefit to thc service. J eliminating the untrustworthy end protecting the great bulk of honest emplo.'"- Mr. Bartlett will return to Now York the latter part of the week to conclude! his Investigation after I which It was said, he would llko'.y Visit the Chicago postofftcc, where numerous thefts have occurred re-cently re-cently in the registry and majl order divisions. |