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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-21

DOyS IN southern Maryland during the
vacation period.
Last Sunday evening there was an ad-
mission service Of new members Of St
Marks branch Of the Girls Friendly
Society.
Tomorrow morning there will be or
dained TO the deaconate in 81. Marks
Church Kari NJ Block. who for many
years has been chOrister In St Marks.
The preacher Of the ordination sermon
is the Rev. Bergman Green, d. D.. Of
the Theological Seminary, Alexandra
As tomorrow is Trinity Sunday. which
is one Of four days appointed for ordina-
tons 10 the deaconate and the priest
hood, the day is a peculiarly suitable
one for the occasion. Bishop Harding
will conduct the service
The Sunday School Institute held its
last meeting for the season on Tuesday.
II was well attended. helpful address
was given by Rev. Dr. Herbert Scott
Smith on the subject Of The privileges
and perils Of Sunday school teachers"
After the address, those present spent
a social hour"
St Thomas Church and Emmanuel
Church, Anacostia, are the two churches
chosen for the boys and girls mission
airy rally services IN connection with the
World Sixth Sunday School Convention.
All the rally services, Of which there are
twelve, are held at o'clock. All use
the same programme. Each is addressed
by one or more speakers from a distance.
The speakers at Emmanuel Church win
be William II. Stanes. Of India. and Mrs.
j. A. Walker, Of Colorado The rally
viii be held in the parish hall At St
Thomas Church the speakers viii be
Rev. Prof Albert Clot. Of Italy, and
Rev H. L. Duhring, D. D., Of Pennsyl-
vania
A reception was given last evening by
the authorities Of the parish at Takoma
Park 20 the friends and well-wishers OF
the parish. The occasion was the open
ing Of the new rectory.
on Tuesday the clericus was enter
tanned by the Rev Clement Brown and
Mrs Brown at their NJ street home
Bishop Harding made an address on the
Cathedral
After some unexpected delay the new
altar and reredos in memory Of Bishop
Satterlee have been erected in the Church
Of the Ascension.
on Monday evening next a gathering OF
members Of Trinity Parish takes place in
Trinity Hail II is intended 10 hold this
gathering each year during the first week
OF the Trinity season.
Tomorrow evening. on the name day
.of the church. Trinity Will hold a spe-
cial service
Tomorrow afternoon Bishop Harding
dedicates the new parish hall. in Twenty
second street, Rev. oscar L. Mitchell.
pastor.
To-day q strong delegation Of Brother
hood men viii leave the city Tor Balu-
more 10 take part in the Tri-Diocesan
Brotherhood Convention and services
which are to be held to-day and to-mor-
row. The address Of welcome Will be
made by Rev. Edwin Barnes Niver and
the charge 10 the Brotherhood will be
delivered by Bishop Murray. The annual
sermon VIII be preached by the Rev. Ed
ward 3. Schluster. Tomorrow afternoon
there VIII be a mass meeting for seniors
and juniors, in charge Of Mr.. W. H. Al
kinson. OF the national council There
will be corporate communion service to-
morrow, with Bishop Murray as cele-
brant
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The Sunday School Institute held its
last meeting for the season on Tuesday.
II was well attended A helpful address
was given by Rev. Or. Herbert Scott
Smith on the subject Of The privileges
and perils Of Sunday school teachers"
After the address, those present spent
"social hour"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-21

Miss Agnes E. Suman, superintendent
Of the junior department OF the District
Christian Endeavor Union, assisted IN
the organization OF a Junior Society Of
fifteen members al the Takoma Park
Presbyterian Church. last Sunday.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-21

After some unexpected delay the new
altar and reredos in memory Of Bishop
Satterlee have been erected IN the Church
Of the Ascension.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-13
Very respectfully yours
very respectfully yours,
b. +. ~CLEAVENGER
DAVID HILLERY
j. C. STAPLETON
FRED STANTON
JOHN THOMAS.
DUNCAN CUNNINGHAM

To this the representatives OF
the operators replied in effect
That they could not see what
good a joint convention with a
subsequent appointment of CON
ference committee, and the meet
ing of such committees and sub
committee would in any manner
facilitate the making of a scale,
but would rather have the effect
of retarding, if not altogether
undoing the work that has so far
been accomplished. IF you de
sire to continue the conference
we are willing to comply, provid-
ed our original agreement car
be carried out, ''etc."
This communication was re.
piled to your representatives, OF
July 29th, the substance Of
which is made manifest in the
following paragraph; eve hav
no desire to break off ne.
gotiations if there is any hope
of reaching an agreement. W.
will not assume the responsibility
Iof breaking off negotiations. w,
believe that the method tha'
you propose for the negotiating
of a contract and which we ac
cepted in the interest Of indus
trial peace is a complete failur,
because of your failure as rep
resentatives of the Southwestern
Operators to meet the issu'
squarely, open and above board.
This, you must see for your
selves, is an evasion Of the is
sue. 1t was not the proposition
of the operators to negotiate al
agreement along the lines indi
Gated but was the proposition
made by the Committee of Fou.
appointed at the earnest reques
of the international Presiden
and the three district boards o
the miners, and certainly coulC
not be construed as being a pro
position of the operators to faster
upon or insist upon its being ac
cepted by the miners. Conse
quently, as it was a joint propo
sition, the miners and operator
being equally obliged and re
sponsible for its conditions an,
simply because your represents
tives repudiated their own az
ton and refused to go further i
negotiating a contract in az
cordance with the terms of thi
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-13
The Southwestern Interstate
Coal Operators Association.
JAMES ELLIOTT,
President.

Mrs. w. b. VIM and two
daughters. Heneritta and Eliza
beth, returned to their home in
Kansas City Sunday after a
weeks visit with the family Of
j. f. Vim. Misses Elmira and
Margaret Vim accompanied
them home for a visit.
Mrs. Sallie Russell left Monday
morning for an extended visit
in Denver, Colorado.
Miss Florence Becker of Kan
sas City spent Sunday here with
relatives.
Mrs. Gus Weber returned Sat
urday night from an extended
visit in Topeka, Kansas.
Miss Florence Arnold returned
Saturday night from an extend
ed trip to Colorado.
Miss Pinkie Chinn went to
Kansas City Sunday evening
for a visit with her friend, Miss
Katie Bell.
Mr.. and Mrs. George ColburI
returned to Freeman, Mo-, Sun.
day after a visit here with re
latives.
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agreement, was no reason why
the operators should do the
same.
This, then, is the sole ground,
as it now appears upon the sur
face, for the breaking off of ne
gOtiationS between the miners
and the operators in Kansas City
on August LIST, 1910, but the real
facts in connection with the
breaking off of negotiations, we
are informed and we believe, re
liably so, is that Mr.. Y. L. Lewis
your International President, at a
meeting of your representatives
went over the items that had
been agreed upon with the opera
tors representative, Mr.. James
Elliott, toward making up a con-
tract and every single one of
them, with the exception of two,
was repudiated by his own peo-
pie and he became very dis
couraged at this action and gave
up in disgust and left, stating
that he washed his hands of the
conditions in the Southwest and
that he would not again return
to take them up to endeavor to
settle them" And yet in the
face Of this action by your dele
gates in Kansas City, they would
attempt to fasten upon the opera
tors the blame of having broken
off negotiations toward making
a contract to govern the opera
tors in the future, when they,
themselves, are the sole cause of
the disruption.
/ SO far as we are concerned, we
can see no reason for this action
whatever, because if a contract
had been completed according to
the agreement, it could not have
become a contract in fact until
after it had been ratified by each
organization and subsequently by
a joint convention. Consequent.
ly, there was no danger at al
of anyone being taken advantage
of in negotiating this contract be
cause the parties at interest haC
to pass upon it before the result
of such negotiations became eff
fective.
Thus, we believe we IRE JUST
{ lied in stating that your repres
p, entatives had no desire to make
e a contract except upon theil
own terms and conditions, which
, of course, no self-respecting per
. son could possibly comply with.
, Signed
The Southwestern InterStat,
t Coal Operators Association.
: JAMES ELLIOTT,
u ~
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-13
A STATEMENT TO THE MINERS
BY THE
Southwestern Interstate Coal Operators Assn.

In insisting that the operators
agree to hold a joint convention,
Mr.. Lewis stated that they were
not obliged to give any pledge of
an advance in wages but that he
simply desired to talk the matter
over and see if there could not
be some arrangement effected so
that the difficulties might be
amicably adjusted. After some
consideration it was finally
agreed that a committee of four
two from each side be appointed
to confer with a view to determin
ing the basis on which a contract
might be made, which resulted in
the following agreement being
made by the four representatives
and which was afterwards en-
dorsed by the representatives of
the operators in Kansas City and
the representatives of the miners
and the c%onferees, after such en-.
dOrsement, commenced work
along the lines laid down therein
to negotiate a contract.
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conclus

REACHED a satisfactory conclus-
ion.
The joint committees hand
ling the agreement for district
81 agreed to over fifty 900 per
cent of the joint contract and
much progress was made by the
joint committees handling the
contract for district %.
After having negotiated for
six weeks to make a contract I'M
der this agreement, the opera
tors received the following com
%munication from the miners rep
resentatives
We, the undersigned com
mittee, have been appointed to
wait upon you and extend to you
and the representatives of the
Southwestern Coal Operators
Association an invitation to
come into Joint Convention with
the miners representatives of
Districts IA, q and % of the
United Mine Workers of Amer
lea.
1--WE are instructed by the
miners convention to not only
invite you as representatives of
the operators association of the
Southwest, but to respectfully
urge you to come in to the Joint
Convention for the purpose OF
defining your position to the mi
ners representatives.
1--WE are of the opinion and
we voice the sentiment of the
miners delegates in stating that
in our judgment, it is the only
way in which we will be able tC
negotiate a wage contract fol
the Southwest.
with the hope that you cal
see your way clear to accept oul
invitation, and assuring you o.
our desire to establish industrial
peace in the mining districts o
} the Southwest, we are, By order
of the Convention.
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Agreement Movement, which is
a system of making contracts be
tween employers and employees
governing prices and conditions
of work for a stipulated period,
for which purpose the South
Western Coal Operators Assoc
citation and the United Mine
Workers of America has been
suddenly destroyed by the ac-
ton of your International PreSi-
dent and representatives, assem-
bled in Kansas City, by their re-
pudiatiOn of an agreement enter
ed into with us June 10th, which
provided for the making of a
contract.
When the mines had been shut
down for two months and a half,
or from April LIST to about the
middle of June, Mr.. T. L. Lewis,
international President of the
United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, appeared in Kansas City and
requested an audience with the
operators representatives, as
sembled in that city.
This was granted and at that
meeting Mr.. Lewis stated his
desire to hold a joint convention
with the operators and the mi
ner's representatives for the pur-
pose of trying to effect a con
tract. The operators replied to
this request, stating that they
could see no good reason why a
joint convention should be held,
because of their unbelief of it
being able to accomplish any
good. The operators stated very
plainly that they could not al
ford to pay any advance IN
wages or do anything that would
tend to increase the cost of pro
ducing the coal and retain the
present limited market which
they now hold in competition
with oil and other coal producing
states. and as the miners had
demanded that the operators
must concede an advance in wa
ges preliminary to going into
Joint convention, the operators
stating that it was impossible to
grant this demand and conse-
quently no joint convention could
be held on that basis, and con
tended further that even II
they did so, and granted an adj
vance, instead of such action
benefitting the men, it would be
detrimental to their interests, on
the ground that if they increased
the miners daily capacity tC
earn. it would increase the cost
of the coal, and contract the al
ready limited area in which the
coal can be sold and thus reduce
the miners opportunity to work
and consequently the amount he
would earn annually. In othel
words, the operators stated
What would it benefit a man i
he could earn sufficient in on
dav to maintain himself anC
those dependent upon him foI
a week, a month or a year, if hi
had no opportunity to do tina
days work.
This has been the situation il
the Southwest for the past fly
or six years. The capacity 0
the man to earn daily has beel
going up, while the amour
earned annually by each mine
has been going down. This
no idle assertion but an absolut
positive fact and can be proves
by reference to all governn en-
statistics, Mine Inspectors Re
ports as well as by tn
company's pay rolls. This be
cause Of the area over which tn
coal can be sold being contracts
more and more each year, be
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mage rate, and $50 per cent on
the day wage scale.
In the proposition which was
submitted by the Committee of
Four and which was the basis up
on which to build a contract, the
first line Of paragraph OBJ pre-
suppose that the control of the
property had absolutely passed
out from under the control of the
operator as it says; 1T shall
be the purpose to place the con-
troll of the property under the
men in charge" This was sup
posed, to some extent, to mini
mize the advance given, or pro-
posed to be given in the agree
ment' in order to equalize as
nearly as possible the increase in
wage rate so that the total cost
of production shall be kept at a
point where the mines can be
operated the greatest number of
days and the operator hold the
tonnage in his natural market,
the conditions of employment, I'M
fair prices for dead work and
yardage shall be re-arranged and
all useless conditions and rules
shall be eliminated.
The conditions and rules re-
fered to here are exactions in
sisted upon by the miners of
fetal which retard the operation
of the work and annoy and ham.
per the operators and is Of nc
material benefit to the miners
and consequently those were the
things that were to be eliminated
so that the cost of production
would not be materially increased
by the advance given.
The agreement states that tn,
prices for dead work and yard
age shall be ~re-arranged, show
ling that it was understood tina
the prices for yardage were il
many instances too high, ant
should therefore be re-arranged
and that unjust prices for rolls
slate, falls of rock and simila.
dead work should also be re
arranged or eliminated, SO as t.
still further minimize and equal
lie the advance given, to the enc
that the cost of production woult
not be materially increased, ant
that the operator might retail
the markets they now have, Il
competition with other coal pro
ducing states,
This idea was repudiated b,
your representatives refusing t.
endorse the work of your Inter
national President in agreeing
with the representatives Of tn
Operators Association, becaus
the changes made in the Genera
Provisions were along the line
laid down in the agreement ant
was intended to relieve tn
operators Of a great deal of I'm
, Just exactions and annoyance
from petty strikes and shu
downs.
At the suggestion Of Mr.. 7. |
/ Lewis, joint committees of opera
tors and minors for each of tn
four states of the southwes
were appointed to take up an.
} consider jointly the making o
district agreements as to price
! and working conditions. Tn
S two ~conferees, Messrs. Elliot
S and Lewis, devoted most Of thei
time to the considerations Of ger
eral interstate conditions. O
e fifty-four (54) paragraphs form
+ ing that part of the contract PEI
tanning to general interstate cor
D ditions, forty-eight (48) wer
D agreed to by the c%onferees, fou
: a. were partially agreed t.
t and two (2) had not yet bee
considered. The joint committe
l.
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Kansas City, Mo.
June 10Th, 1910.

June 10Th, 1910.
Resolved that the joint com
mittee of four will each recon-
mend to their respective organiza-
tons that a contract be negotia-
ted and executed by and between
the Southwestern Interstate Coal
Operators Association and the
United Mine Workers of America,
on the following basis:
1st. That the proposition to
become a contract shall be negO-
tiated and drawn up by 7. l..
Lewis for the United Mine Work
ers of America and James Elliott
for the Southwestern Interstate
Coal Operators Association.
End. That the advance de-
manded be paid upon the fol-
lowing conditions:
"a" That the inequalities ex-
isting at the various mines in
the Southwest be equalized.
"B" 1t shall be the purpose
to place the control of the prop
erty under the men in charge.
In order to equalize as near as
possible the increase in the wage
rate so that the total cost OF
production shall be kept at a
point where the mines may be
operated the greatest number OF
days and the operator may hold
the tonnage in his natural market.
the conditions of employment, UNI
fair prices for dead work and
yardage shall be re-arranged
and all useless conditions and
rules shall be eliminated.
&C" That a clause shall be In
serted in the contract that vii
insure the continuous operation
of the mines pending the fina.
adjustment of any dispute.
ID" That a clause shall be
inserted in the contract provld.
ing for a method of a%rbitratine
questions in dispute, where the
parties to the controversy are
unable to agree.
"E" A clause providing fol-
penalizing both miners and OPP
orators in the event Of violation
of contract on the part of eithel
of them, and the penalty 81
collected shall be paid by thu
party at fault to the party whC
{ has been damaged.
"F" That the contract shall
! remain in force on and after it
date of expiration and the mine.
> continue in operation until a new
contract can be negotiated, which
shall be retroactive to thu
date Of expiration of this con
tract.
Bird. The entire proposition 81
negotiated shall be subject t.
ratification by each organiza
ton and subsequently in join
convention.
Yours truly,
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-31

COMING TO salt Lake highly recon-
mended. ". +. Wright. chosen as
the rev secretary Of the =. NJ. g.
a. VIII bring with him. on September
I. n record or highest efficiency in as
ISOLATION work. In the northwest.
whore he mas been identified with the
associatiOns Of many cities. his work
has been marked b. signal success.
The Bellinghgm Herald. in speaking OF
MS resignation as secretary there,
says:
The resignation or W. +. Wright as
secretary OF the Bellingham Y. NJ. 6.
~ VIII mean "a great loss to the in
SttuiOn There are nOI many
men in the country. trained
for this work. who can measure up TO
WTiEhts standard. when efficiency.
energy. ad8ptabiiity ana success in
dealing with people are taken into
consideration. among men who are
accustomed 20 judge those whom they
meet according TO the standards OF
commercial life. Wriuhts determine
tlou TO remain in an occupation that
offers so little remuneration has been
3 an occasion for surprise. for "a Is gen
orally believed that ne could make
good N any lire OF business. Forum
! ctely for the y. NJ. g.. A.. ne will con-
I tinuc IN the work in another city
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-31

a large field OF applicants from almost
every state in the union. At the uni
versity Miss Bitner has shown espe-
cial aptitude for gymnasium work. and
has had some excellent training with
the children Of the training school in
the gymnasium. IL was also decided
that for three weeks. which will be up
will be opened. Miss Bitner Will be al
lowed an assistant The assistant has
not as yet been selected.
The formal opening OF the play
grounds viii be made on Thursday
night. August 3. On this night. which
is the regular night OF the puolis con-
cert at the park. an especial p-oEram
viii be arranged. Mayor ]. ;. Frans-
ford Will preside. An address will be
made by o. W. Powers A special
musical program under the direction
Of Fred &. Graham will be given. The
Fairgrounds committee has extend
ed an invitation TO the city council,
the city park committee and the other
official heads Of the city 70 be pres
ent.
An ideal spot has been selected by
the committee for the Fairgrounds.
u will be located in the grove Of
trees about 100 yards north OF the
pond az the park. This location was
selected on account OF shade and on
account OF wading pools
The apparatus will include six
swings. six teeter-totters, two merry
go-rounds, two giant strides and a
number OF sand boxes. Ten DAYS after
the opening night a number Of wad-
ing ponds will be ready for use.
At the meeting last night Mrs
Mary p. LOOMS rendered her resigna-
ton from the committee on account
Of leaving Nhort5y for Seattle. A reso-
luton Of thank was voted her. Her
place was filled by Mrs. c. F. Rich
ards. Those present at the meeting
last night were: George Y. Wallace.
Miss Kate Williams. ]. Z. DOoly. A.
w. North. Captain NJ. NJ Wood. Mrs
9. +. Richards. Mrs. Mary 2. Loomis
Miss Ida Hanauer. Mrs. Cohen and
Mrs. Hayward