The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-05-05
MAKING HASTE
VERY SLOWLY
Deadlocks Continue to Interrupt
Joint Scale Committee.
COME IN SWIFT SUCCESSION
Adjustment Of Wages for Deficient
Work, and Penalty For Loading
impurities Cause Much
Argument.

Des Moines IL, iaay Especial:
The joint sessio OF the U. M. w. Oh
A. and the Operators are deadlocked
again today. The miners refuse TO
accede to the demands oil the operat-
ors that they pay $2.l0 for the coal
used In their own homes The miners
demand that the old rate of $500 be
continued. They will probably re-
main in session, another week.
The Joint scale committee run up
against two snags yesterday-the hrst
being the matter of pay tor deficient
work, and the other penalties exacteS.
in the resolution introduced by the
subcommittee, for the loading of i'm
purities. As a result but little pro-
gress was made toward the settlement
OF the new age contract, The def
cicnt work question was referred to
subcommittee and the penalties to
another subcommittee, and 1t is ex-
pccted the joint committee will do
some fast work now with remaining
resolutions.
Resolution 10.
The tenth resolution Of the
contract which provides for the adj
itistment of deficient wohk proved to
be stumbling block carly in the day.
Deficient work has been mooted
question for years and every joint
scael committee has had difficulty in
cffectiDg a settlement on the point.
1t has caused more trouble among the
miners and operators OF Iowa than
any other one question in the agree
ment. Thousands OF dollars of ex.
pense are entailed yearly by the two
organizations In settling disputes
arising from deficient work.
Deficient work is a technical term
applied by those In the coal industry
10 the mining of coal which contains
impurities such as rock. sulphur, dirt
andqthe like.ysin practically all Of the
mines OF the state there are veins
which contain vast amounts of inn
purities. impure coal is harder to
mine than the coal free from foreign
matter. The miner must clean the
coil before 1t is weighed, for the rules
of the joint agreement provide fines
for the loading of impurities with the
coal.
Goes to Sub. Committee.
The miners, In the subcommittee
wlich was appointed to take up the
question for settlement. will stand for
an adjustment which will provide for
the settlement OF questions arising
from deficient work locally. Under
the old resolution. which refers the
question to the state organizations for
final settlement, great amount OF
time and money is expended, they say.
The subcommittee appointed yes.
terday afternoon to take up the ques-
ton is composed of John r. Reese,
Homer Zook, f. G. Smith, William Ba-
sor and A. Dargayel, operators, and
John 2. White, Samuel Ballantyne,
James Moran, John Gay and F.
Romesburg, miners.
Second Deadlock.
The second deadlock which was en-
countered Immediately after the first
one was sidestepped, arose from the
resolution referring to the penalties to
be imposed for loading impurities.
The impurities resolution was refer
red to special subcommittee several
days ago. The question was reopen
cd yesterday morning when the sub.
committee reported the resolution for
settlement After arguing all day on
the subject, the report of the sub-com!
mittee was rejected by the scale com.
lnittee and the question was referred
to another special subcommittee.
The members of this second commit
tee will be named today.
The sticking point in the impurities
resolution lay in a new clause which
defined coal impurities. The detini-
tion given IL by the first sub-commit-
tee was any lump of coal which
contains enough foreign substance to
make it understandable will be de.
clared entirely impure" Other
clauses in the resolution provided for
the discharge of the miner who is
guilty of loading impurities with his
coal three times within fifteen days.
The miners objected to the detini.
tion OF coal impurities. contending
that II took in too wide a scope and
that ordinarily careful miners. were
laid open to discharge by it. They
stood by their contention all during
the argument, and when the report
of the subcommittee finally was
moved for adoption, II was voted
down.
Easy sailing is expected In the
committee for the next day or two.
II Is expected that the next eight
resolutions will be passed with no
considerable difficulty. The biggest
rub OF the entire session will come
when tho nineteenth resolution comes
UP for settlement, 1t is expected.