The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-09-10
MassiIIon Miners May
Be Called Out.
TROUBLE IN BELMONT
Likely That Strike Will Be Or
dered Which Will Af-
feet DeArmit
Mines.
From a staff Correspondent.


Columbus, Sept 6.-The strike Of
the Columbiana county miners may
extend to the Massillon field. The
company which controls that field also
buys the output of Columbiana county
and Beaver county, Pa, adjoining, and
if the operators in the strike district
refuse a proposal to arbitrate which
the miners organization intends to
make, the latter will reta,late by call
ing out the miners in the Massillon
field. It was resolved to take this
step as a final resort at the meeting
of the executive board of the Mine
Workers organization held in this
city Wednesday afternoon. The CON-
mittee is still holding sessions. An
other matter of
EXTREME IMPORTANCE
was acted upon by the committee yes
terday afternoon. 1t was in relation
to the trouble at the DeArmit mines
in Belmont county. The company in.
sists that the men mine coal for 67
cents ton, which is 13 cents less than
the scale price, and also that they sign
an agreement not to join the union.
1t is highly probable that a strike will
be ordered which will affect all the
mines owned by this company. The
order may be issued in a few days.
President Haskins was compelled to
leave the company's premises while
there to confer with the miners sew
unfairly he doubtless would have been
obliged to submit to the humiliation
of being forced to go.
Chief Factory and Workshop Inspec-
tor ]. w. Knaub has instructed his
deputies to give closa attention to the
law
FORBJDDlNG CHILD LABOR.
The tendency to violate this statute
is more pronounced when school
opens than at any other time. A GER
tain. amount of leeway is allowed by
the department during the summer va
cation and there is always more or less
advantage taken of this leniency by
parents and guardians. Mrs. james
Il. Hepley, who was appointed special
commissioner by the state labor com
missioner to secure and compile sta
tistics concerning female employment,
is encountering difficulties in the pur-
suit Of her duties. IN Cincinnati OBJ
lection was made to her entering fac
tories during working hours on the
ground that her presence would mean
loss Of time which would fall on the
employers. The employee also re-
fused to concede Mrs. Hepiey any time
Upon completion OF their daily tasks,
declaring duty required their presence
at home as soon as possible after their
dismissal.
The Western Union Telegraph con-
pany made plea for reduction in
taxation Wednesday afternoon before
the state board of assessors and ap-
praisers, and admitted that the tele-
phone companies were
MAKING INROADS
into its revenues to the extent that 1t
is only by the most rigid economy that
the guaranteed five per cent dividend
on stock can be declared. Last year
the companies listed for taxation at q
value of s2,04S, 900, and reduction Is
asked for the coming year. The board
will consider the request when 1t gets
down to the business of fixing valua-
tions in few weeks.
State Treasurer l. 3. Cameron acted
as an autioneer Wednesday. Acting
under orders from the court he sold
the bonds deposited as securities ty
the debenture companies which were
recently ruled out Of the state. Rep.
resentatives from bond buying con.
Germs and number OF banks were
present. and each bidder as a guaran-
tee Of good faith was required to de.
I,osit check for $500. All the bonds
were sold to an advantage, most of
them going to the First National bank
OF Columbus. The proceeds of the
| sale viii be distributed among the In.
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