The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-10-26

fhiihk ttr lfn>t Ncfs tnert Mas more
unrest ani uncertainty m th. soalfirld-
III the country than has b~en cxpsrienc-
I'll an - long time. Th~r~ were wage
-trike~ IN the hrtnminou- roaliirl.l. oi
Indiana. Illinois. Kansas. OHIO ami on u
lev OPERATIONS ia thu antracit.. fields OF
Penp-yls anna. The miners an the sof,
c'aliields oi the state mentioned claimed
ths; the Increased prices agreed npon sr
the Washington conference held some
weeks sg" ~ere to become siisrtiva ON
the i"th. while tl,r operators called AT
tentiOn to the clause nm the agreement
~hlrh made any wage increase con.ii-
ti'nal upon the fuel administrator per
+, uniting the operator to charge more for
ooal AT the mines: more than ~. 900 men
lult work practically -usp-nding all
mine operations in tho-- stat~- In
Hsleltpu. Penn sl,"ut .sss ant-arit..
rniners struck. claiming that mo AL
Ju-tfnrnt "i their grievance hud taken
place.
There ~as Hl-p a small strk~ on the
u
inirrrsi- oi Biuehrid. ,n -0uth ~~-trrn
Virginia The men clain..~i that th..
ronPnns had pestsd notIses that all en.
pi"yrsa- niust WORK -is days zach w.-k
~ produce = d'-'' or -ic~rtihrst. showing
thry were sick and that becaI-.. oi the
'"si hring very low they could not -tand
sx dHys ~"rk ih -uccs~-ion in tile
mines.
DIR Harry 4. siariicld. Fuel Admin-
is,rstsr. announced that unls-s the men
returned to work hr would lind mean.
q operate the mines aud he let n br
clearly undei stood there would l~ no
adjustment OF grievsncs~ while the mines
we're IDLE. and il 10 reported that the
Fuel Administrator - s.uferriug win
government attorneys in an .iiort T.,
learn whether the ls~ under which lac L.
working empowers him To take over the
ulne- IN the name of the government
and opsrste them.
Iohn J.. White. president OF the Unit
el Mine Workers OF America, 10 making
. strenuous effort ~ get the men 10 re-
turn % work and threatens severe Dem
sltIes II they isil 70 do 80. That ths
very last thing wanted by tile leaders Of
the United Mine Workers - Tor the gov
eminent Co take possession 81 the min.
Decsuse they know we'll that the govern
ment will not stand Tor threats, intimi-
dation. murder and dynsmiiing houses
Of non union miners. - Mr.. Whit
and his a--ociats- will 20 to any Length
~ prevent "Uncle samuel stepping IN
and calling a hault 60 some Of the very
unfair prsctIcr- oi their organization.
WEST VIRGINIA. QUIET.
The miners OF West Virgins along
~ith the operators are showing their
patriotism by working IN peace and
harmony. During the past few weeks
there have been only few spsrodic out
breaks in the union coal fields Of thl-
state. while IN the non union held. there
have been no trouble xhatever.
In the grezt Pocanontss coslfelds Of
ucD0~ell and Mercer counties and ,n
the Tbarsrr fields oi Mingo the miners
are working hard and regular and the
operators are doing all IN their power 4,
increase the output <ot~itbstsnding
the fact that operator aud miner alike
recognize tie nece-sity ~ the Fnel Ad-
mini-trstOr permitting an increase in the
prioe Of cOsl at the mine- and devoutly
h'I~ that he Will grant reasonable in
errs-e t--fOre tie industry j. crippled in
that section. Vet they arr too loyal and
patriotic D. 10 anything but their very
bit IN this crisis
SOME NOTABLE FACTS.
Esri Henry. Chief Of the Departments
Of Mine-, esii- attention ~ the fact that
there bs- leen no explosion IN the mines
OF " Va for one year which ia very
notable recprd. being the first year that
hss rs-.''i -ifre 'he vide spread d., rlot,-
noent % coal ni.'- b,gsD that no -
o. SIN hs- sc-.rfci
Itet.'s. rrmi-r oi death- m ,h.
mines from ar-i 'cntal csu--- Tor lat
'nprth sere p. r. ds.rsr-- over the fatal
~ re'.'rd- iDr tii~ l--t three months
Secrefsfs = -tste Houston g.. Young
o" ~ monthly fepyrts shows that there
wrre = coal corppsnies chartered IN the
-ttte during tn month Of September.
Ihs - tile -naliss, number Of coal COM
panie- chartered for several months.
GOAL SAIE> AGENCY AT wELOH.
Housson g. Young, secretary Of state.
issued q charter % the Pocshontss and
Crystal Block Goa ssIe- Company last
Friday. The principal place Of bu-ine.-
% tins cosnpsuy viii 5e st wrlch. The
cspissl stock is s25.Ooo. Tie incorpo-
rstors are all welch men well knorn IN
The coal mining business. They are l..
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