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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03
COAL OUTPUT
CUT 90 PCT,
M|NESTR|KE
CHIEFS CLAIM

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 3.-Strik-
ing coal miners, mine operators and
the Government today stood pat
while the public watched its coal pile
steadily diminish
Miners believed coal production
was reduced 80 per cent by the
strike. Mine operators said these
figures were high, but stated they
did not have complete data with
which TO compile accurate estimates.
Industries Feel Strike
me strike was expected to take =
s~tnite form today. Many miners
usually take a holiday on Saturday
and the mines are not operated on
Sunday, so that IL any men did not
strike, but remained away the first
two days of the wa1kout because of
the holiday, they would return to
work today.
The shortage of coal has already
begun to be felt by many industries
Reports from South Bend stated the
oliver Plow Works and other con-
Germs had wired Washington officials
that they would be forced to shut
down IL coal is not forthcoming
Miners attorneys today gathered to
frame the answer which they win
make In Federal court next Saturday
to the Governments petition for
temporary injunction and for a court
order that union leaders withdraw
the strike order.
Attsr>eys Hold Conferenee.
A W. Kerr. Springfield. Ill, attor-
ney for the Illinois district of miners,
and Harold Henderson, Terre Haute.
Ind. counsel for miners in district
number IL. conferred with Henry
Warrum, the miners chief attorney.
other lawyers were expected to arrive
during the day to assist in presenting
the union case.
Dan W. SimmA special assistant
United States district attorney, ap-
pointed on orders from the Depart
nent Of Justice to handle the Govern
nents case, today occupied offices in
the Federal building.
His chief work will be directed to-
ward. enforcement OF the courts order.
Miners headquarters was deserted
ever Sunday. John L Lewis, acting
president. returned to his home at
Springfield, Ill, for a short rest He
was expected to return today Will
lam Green, secretary treasurer, dis
appeared, and his aides profess to
know nothing regarding his where
abouts. 1t was reported he had left
for Washington.
Ground Thoroughly Covered
No further petitions for restraining
orders IN other United States court
districts were planned by Federal
representatives, IL was reported.
Such suits would originate with the
Department of Justice officials in
Washington. II was pointed out
The Government is known to feel
satisfied that the present restraining
order covers the ground as thor
oughly as is possible and that nothing
further can be done in a legal way
until next Saturdays court hearing.
About so per cent of the total num-
Der Of coal miners Of the country did
not work Saturday, according to re-
ports gathered here. This would place
the number who obeyed the strike call
AZ zIf1hflv rrder AM nnn
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Would Step Mailing.

John L. Lewis, now chief Of the
strike and formerly one of the heads
of the Journal told the convention of
miners in Cleveland that "much of
the matter that had been refused was
of such q character that would bar
the Journal from the mails If pub
lished.7
Accustomed, as they were, TO doing
the bidding of the union leaders, the
miners contributed millions to the
Red Cross, to Liberty bonds and War
Savings stamps during the loan drives
last year.
The miners purchased s9,e3s. 7s4 81
worth of bonds and stamps.
Local and national union officials
co-operated with the draft boards in
placing approximately 60, 900 miners
in the army and navy. OF this num-
Der 3,033, or an average of one to
every miners Union in America, died
in the service.
These facts were drilled into the
minds OF the miners by skilled organ
izers by word OF mouth and by
pamphlets, letters and through the
Mine Workers Journal in such Lam
guages as are understood
Since the armistice was signed, un-
ion leaders have lost no opportunity
to impress on the miners that they
won the war.
President Wilson's references to the
work of the miners were always
transmitted to the rank and file of
the organization. One old miner quot
ed to me this statement of Presid emit
Wilson:
"The work OF the world waits on
him; n he Stacks or fails, armies and
statesmen are helpless"
That statement has been printed in
all languages spoken in the mining
camps and sent broadcast over the
coal mining areas.
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COUNT WILLS Prize
TO W0RTH|EST GIRL

VIII similar In it's manner a, ,,r
truetion TO that of Count B.tno,,,
has been offered for probate ~ 80.
country: As q consequence. Uher a.
document was brought here by sc.c,.l
messenger from Italy and put Int
the hands OF Senator Gothic ana tn
Italian consul. the problem of sousr-
ing Its provisions with the provis,ons
OF law In this country was no EASY
task.
Besides his numerous villas In It,,x
his investments there and his prom.
apie business associations In the old
world, IL was discovered that Count
Bajnett was the pessesser Of mum.
efeus holdings In this country. Amens
them are credit of $4,000 with j
p. Morgan 4 Co, ss1 600 in Erie Rail.
road prier lien per cent bonds. and
$4,000 Of stock In the Rhode yslspe
Hospital and Trust Company.
Vn1G1e Prsvfsss~a.
The will then gees on to sav ths.
IL the italian executors named r,fu..
to accept fees from the estate. tbe..
fees shall DE given annually 20 som,
poor and virtuous Turinsse rirl, a,
their dover, rsssrvina two suof
dowers for young girls born and r.
SIDING In voiveraS Some of the man,
unique provisions of the eount's viii
summarized, follow:
Aiter MAXIM splendid provision for
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an average three and one half tons Of
coal . dag.
Besides getting shorter hour. ana
better pay for the miners, the upion
has conducted campaigns in all min
Ing districts fer better working con.
ditioRs.
Some years age many mines were
badly ventilated. Little effort WINS
made by the operator to safeguard
them while at werk or at home. This
is net the case today. The miners
have caused the passage eff laws to
compel the operators to install artifi-
cia1 ventilation systems to provide
f1rst-Aid stations; to furnish electric
safety lamps where there are gases
and to put no foreman ever q mine
until he has stood q rigid examination
before an examining beard
Safeguard Men.
The operators have seen the ad-
vantage Of conforming to laws for
safeguarding the miners. Most acci-
dents in mines, the miners Themselves
admit, are due to carelssness Of the
men themselves. Those due to care
lessness on the part Of me operators
are a>rarity.
There were z,57s miners killed last
year. OF this number 2,2so lost their
lives underground. Fails Of root. which
meant coal. rock and slate cost 1,1e1
miners their lives. Only 13o were
killed by the explosives used In blast
ing the coal.
The miners unions have for years
conducted an intensive educational
campaign in cooperation with the
operators among alien miners De-
tailed instructions az to the handling
Of explosives and the operation of the
mine machinery has been furnished
them In all languages spoken by the
alien miners. Practical instructions
have also have been given
The United Mine Workers Journal
I was told by many miners and by
their union officials. has been q great
factor in educating the miner. The
committee in charge of the publica-
ton reports that the radical element
in the organization had given them
considerable trouble by seeking to
get certain radical letters and articles
published.
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The Bureau OF Mines has issued a
statement showing that miners
worked on an average 206A days a
year from 1913 to 1918. inclusive. Last
year, under the pressure of wartime
conditions. they worked PA days in
the Ohio fields, go days in Illinois,
249 days in Indiana and $50 days in
Pennsylvania.
The soft coal miner will produce on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-09
Barons Stage Seuenth Inning Flop
Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
By JAMES J. CoRBETT

It must cause the former Giant owners considerable anguish to gaze upon the at tendance figures at the polo grounds these days and to realize that the huge pro- fits they represent pass along to others :
 Never before have such throEgs packed their way into the mammoth park. The baseball fever which is sweeping over the nation is most prevalent in Gotham. The ordinary week day crowd of a year and two years ago has increased from ap- proxmately 5000 to an average beyond O0OO The Saturday outpourings total Tn the neighborhood of 25,000 while every Sunday game in which the Giants have participated on their home grounds has drawn a capacity attendance-som beyond 5000.
 Charles Stoneham, Francis X. McQuade and John McGraw certainly secured godmine when they captured control ot the Giants last winter. The profits in the operation of the club this year-prom-
 se-if the present ratio is maintained--to go to the $400,000 mark.
 The reawakened interest in the national pastime, together with a law permitting Sunday baseball, coming at the same time that the Giants are making smashing drive for the pennant-that ex- plains the frenzied eagerness of fandom
 to witness Polo Ground combats. So
 great has been the desire to see the diamond athletes in their performances that on two Sundays the gates had to be
 closed before game time-and 10,000 or nore were shut out
 The law permitting Sunday baseball in the Empire state caused the Giant own CTS to make quick shift of schedule. They transferred Il weekday games to Sunday dates. Most of those transfers were from Monday. The normal Monday crowd never is large. At most, even i'll | rl~x,lJ not rs0 I beyond 10000. But the regular Sunday crowd has been 35,000. Therefore, the new law makes it possible for the Giants to draw more than a quarter of a million extra patrons on the Sunday dates. A shrewd baseball leader once said that the highest salaried and the most expen- sive ball club in America could break little better than even if the average attendance was 5000. Many clubs through out the country have shown little pro- fit even though the admission at their games has not quite reached the 5O0 mark.
 From this it is rather easy to figure that the Giants this year will make tremendous snm of money for their new owners-as well as for the league as a whole. Fer dont overlook the highly inn portaut sact that visiting teams get their split of the Giant gate money. Figures always interest the baseball 1 fan for, after { Il is said and done, the 1 story Of baseball is told best in figures :r the standing Of the clubs, the batting l percentages, the pitching marks, etc. And ] SD when the average fan sees the out
 rourngs at the Polo Grounds, these days,
 the big ouizz is:
 Flow much will the Giants clear this year."
 l aLets see:-
 Eleven Sunday games, with the present
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WESTFIELD WINS OUT
 OVER WOODWARD NINE

Saturday afternoon at Redwood park the Birmingham fans were treated to one of the fastest amateur games Of the season, when the Westfield nine defeated the woodward bunch by score of to 2. The game was close and hard fought Smith, the Woodward southpaw, pitched the game of his life and allowed niy hits. Although touched for 3 safe- Ues, Vines kept these well scattered and won his game.
 Westfield started off in the second by scoring one run. In the seventh sne increased her lead to ?. Woodward ral- lied in the eighth and tied the score, when two men were down. But Smith s hopes were destroyed when Spitznagle scored in the ninth.
 Smith hit we'll as well as pitched, a good game. He was at bat times ana made hits. Reese, Press and Brandon also hit extra well. Stevenson of the Westfield aggregation knocked long fly in the second inning, took home ana was called safe. It was close decls- ion, both the ball and the runner ar irving at home at about the same time. Sewell was at bat times and made
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average mainfai1ed would make total at-home Sunday attendance sof nearly 100000. Eleven at-home Saturdays, with an average of 25,000 would add 275,000 more. That leaves about IS week days Including holidays-where the crowds would average at least 10, 900, making 4S0, 0V0 more Altogether the Giants should draw nearly 100000 at home.
 The Giants are great cards on the road. So far they have averaged a trifle be- yond l0,0OO per game with Saturdays, Sun days and holidays included. That means about 100000 attendance on the road which added to 1,2000OO at home gives a grand total of 1900,O00.
 Figuring the average admission price as 50 cents, the gross intake from the 1, 300, GOO fans is $1,140,000, of which the Giants get at least $G00,o00
 What is the cost, of operating the club?
 Back in the days of the Feds and for some years later the annual payroll was around $115,000. It was reduced considera-
 ply for 1919. Perhaps $90, 900 will cover it. Figure $110000 for incidental expenses and that gives gross outlay of s2000O0. Therefore, it would seem that the Giants taking, in $500, 900 and spending only $200,- 900, will make a gross profit this year of at least $409, ,000-on the regular playing season alone. And don't lose sight of the fact that the club right now has worlds g series look. If they deliver, they will add , between $50,000 and $100,000 more to the bank account.
 Yes, when you are talking about the lucky guys of baseball, add the names ! of Charles Stoneham, Francis x. Me Quade and John J. McGraw to the list.
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Southern Review

New Orleans, June S.--Three Southern league teams played winning baseball during the week which closed yesterday, Little Rock dethroning Birmingham at second place held for two weeks, Chatta- nooga coming from seventh to fifth and Memphis reducing the handicap at eighth by winning five matches and losing only one.
 New Orleans again leads in the cham pionship race, but went through thel week with only two victories, an even break in series of four contests with Chatta- nooga after losing a double header to Memphis.
 Little Rock completed a second week of consistent playing with record of two victories over Mobile and the first two games of series over Atlanta, which was marred by the comeback of the Crackers yesterday.
 Memphis resumed her victory drive and took double header from the Peicans. The Birmingham, tilt with Memphis left the Barons at third place. Mobile, after dropping two games to the Travellers and two to the Volunteers. held fourth place by winning the double header and ending the series with the Volunteers yesterday.
 Atlanta split even in a series of four with Little Rock, the only matches for the Crackers, and took sixth.
 Chattanooga came from seventh to fifth by winning fourth victory of the week yesterday in a four-to-t engagement with the Pelicans. The Lookouts lost three matches during the period.
 Nashville, who tied Atlanta at fifth the preceding week, settled in seventh place just ahead of the Chicks by drop ping the double bill to the Bears yesrer- day.
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Perdue Tells Sad
 Story of Ambition
 Never Yet Realized

Hub Perdue, the famous Gallatin squash, his eyes tear-dimmed and his voice husky, last night confided to sorrowing friends, the story of lifes tragedy, of an ambition of 15 years standing never yet and apparently never to be fulfilled.
 i've been playing baseball for 15 years and I've never stolen base" moaned the portly boxman of the Pelicans.
 Surely, Hub,'' urged a bystander, "in all these years you have at times been on first and runner on third and two out, or have gotten to first with the enemy ahead by a flock of runs and willing to let you steal round to third just for the fun of it?'
 Never never," answered the old timer. Pm determined to steal a base, though, if I have to stay in baseball ten years more or break leg while I am trying. The only way I could ever find for me to steal base was to get lantern and go out at night-and the scorers won't count that kind. d.''-Chattanooga Times.
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THE CRACKERS SHOW MEMPHIS HOW ID HIT Foster Is Hit Twelve Times In His Seven Innings On
 the Mound

Memphis, Tenn, June s.-Atlanta pound- ed Foster for F hits in the seven and a third innings he pitched today and won over Memphis, Il to 3. Roberts, who started the game for Atlanta, was knocked out of the box in the first in- ming, but Boone, who succeeded him, was invincible. A home run by Bratchi, for mer Memphis player, put Atlanta in the lead in the third inning. Score:
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SPORTS
 BY BoB McDAvID
t Was All OUer Until The Fatal SeUenth When Lucy
 Made Some Costly Errors
ravelers Make Seven Runs in the Seventh Inning Barons Lose Their Spirit and Allow Winning
 Run in the Ninth
BY BoB McDAvID

Little Rock June 8-(Specal) )-Afer piling lead in
 ns in seven innings the this afternoons ball game Camp Pike to the Little Rock Travellers to T. gigantic ally during which the Travellers raed the far fences with heir drives Cyril Sapnicka and in which they took full ad opportunity given them by Lucy Harstons gave the Travellers in the seventh ming That rally crushed Barona spirit and the Travellers asiv put oyer the winning in the ninth inning
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Sisler Wins For Browns

Washington, June S.-Brilliant play ing by Sisler won for St. Lor'~ day, to l. in pitching duel be| IL lia and Johnson The St [ baseman doubled in the se and then by excellent b. < went home when Agnew (
 an effort to catch him n the ninth after Bronkie ed and stolen second, Sisler r. rive over second which scored Blun e and won the game Score: R. H. E. St Louis 010 900 001-2 6 0 Washington ..... 900 010 000-1 6
 Batteries: Gallia and Severid ;-J ohm son, Agnew and Charity.
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Grimes Is Hit Hard

Cincinnati, June S.-Cincinnati de- feated Brooklyn to 1 today in a game which was stopped by rain at the end of the fifth inning. Grimes was hit freely and gave way to Mitchell in the fifth inning. Luque, who started the game for Cincinnati, was also hit hard and was replaced by Eller in the third inning. Grohs long drive was respon- sible for three of the four runs made by Cincinnati Score: R. H. E. Brooklyn .Ool o0-l l Cincinnati ...0 001 12-4 s 0
 Batteries: Grimes, Mitchell and Krue- ger, M. Wheat; Luque, Eller and Rari- den.
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Michigan Wins

Chicago, June S.-Scoring in II of Is events. the University of Michigan track and field team Saturday won the annual games of the Western Intercollegiate Conference Athletic association, total- ling 441a points The University of Chi cago was second with 34 points and H. linois third with g, point ahead of the gregation from Notre Dame university.
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City League Results
TROLLEY DODGERS
 WIN ANOTHER ONE

The B. R. L. & P. nine won their fifth straight victory Saturday, when they de- feated the First National bank team by score of Is to o. Wheeler, the B. R. l.. & P. twirler, pitched superb ball, allow ing only five hits. ~
 There were no particular batting stars for the Trolley Dodgers, everyone hitting extremely we'll. Fox for the bank nine was at bat two times, and he~made two hits. Bailey and Naff also hit well in this contest. Score:
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Stolen base, Gilbert Sacrifice hits, Ellam. Daubert, Knaupp. Two-base hits,
 Burke, Stansbury, Windham. Home run, Burke Double plays, Knaupp to Fielder. Innings pitched by Decatur, three and two-thirds; with hits and runs; by
 HeIferich, five and third, with hits and 8, runs; by Weaver, nine, with hits
 and 1 run. Batsmen facing pitcher, De- catur, r; Helfrich, 20; Weaver, 30 Struck out by Weaver B. Bases on balls off Decatur, | off Weaver, 1. Left on bases, Nashville, 4; New Orleans. I. Time of game, 1:5o Empires, Johnson and Col
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MOBILE AGAIN WINS IN SHUT-OUT CAME Utt Allows Only Three Hits But Becomes Wild In
 Ninth Inning

Chattanooga, June S.-Mobile registered her third consecutive shutout this after noon, blanking Chattanooga to upon her first appearance of the season here after kalsomining Nashville twice Satur- day afternoon. Utt held the locals to three hits. but was yanked by Coleman in the ninth when he showed tendencies of wildness Ducote was ill and let Mill Ter in the linelp Score:
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SUMMARY.
 Two base hits. Schooner, Summa, Bates. Three base hit, Brown. Stolen base, Kel- ly Sacrifice hit, Miller. Double play, McMillah to Damrau to Brown. Bases on balls, off Utt 4. Struck out, by Lohman, ?; by Utt, f. Hits apportioned off Utt, 5, with no runs in Is innings. Hit by pitcher, by Utt Demoe. Wild pitch, Utt. Left on bases, Mobile. 8; Chattanooga, D. Time, :50. Empires, Pfenninger and Shibley.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yankees Win Again

New York, June S.--New York again defeated Chicago here today, to O.. Shawky held them to one hit The Yam kees knocked Feber out of the box in the fourth inning, and only great support by the visiting outfieders held New York's score to four runs. Score:
 R. H. E. Chicago .0 900 900 000-0 | l New York .003 100 00*-4 12 1 Batteries. Faber. Kerr and Schalk !; Shawkey and Hannah.
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Morton Wins His Own

Cleveland. June S.-Guy Morton won his own game here today when he singled to deep center in the ninth in ming, scoring Johnston and defeating Philadelphia, to 1. Score: R. H. E. Philadelphia 900 001 00O--1 6 1 Cleveland 900 900 011-2 s 2
 Batteries: Naylor and Perkins; Nor ton and O'Neill
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STOCKHOLM LOSES
 TO ACIPCO NINE

The. Stockholm Pipe & Fittings Co.'S team fell to defeat Saturday before the onrushing Acipco bunch. When the tale was told the score stood to z.
 The Acipco nine collected Il hits orr farrell, while Bradley allowed only 6 sa feties E. Cook and Boggs played good ball for the Stockholm aggregation, while Nash, Howard and Owens starred for the
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oCNI M ,
 Two-base hits, Taylor, Nelson, Baker, Rickett Three-base hits, Rickett Home runs, Rowe Stolen bases, Haucken, Nell son 5. Baker 2, Berkowitz. Sacrifice hits, Taylor Struck out, by Wheeler 4, Car roll ', Anderson 1. Base on balls, off Wheeler 4, Carroll 3, Anderson l. Um- pire John Buddy. Time. 2:10. Attend ance, 45O Double plays, Baker to Rowe, Haucken to Rowe.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cubs Win Easily

Chicago, June S.-Flack's home run with two men on gave Chicago a com manding lead today, and behind Alex ander's great pitching defeated Boston, 9 to ?. Heating, who replaced Northrup was hit hard. Score: R. H. E. Boston ......... .002 900 000-2 6 Chicago ..0lO 800 30s--9 10
 Batteries: Northrup, Heating and Wilson; Alexander and Killifer.
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East Park Divides a Double

East Lake park split a double header with the North Birmingham nine, win ming the first game by score of II to 5. and losing the second to 5.
 Gore was the star of both games, getting two home runs. a three bagger, and a single. Both Adams and String pitched good ball.
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VOLSARE HIT HARD BY VICTORIOUS PELS Vols Play Miserable Ball and Hit Weaver Only
 Three Times

Nashville, Tenn, June Skew Orleans easily defeated Nashville in the opening game of the series here this afternoon. 5 to l.
 Miserable playing on the side of the locals marked the playing in the past few days and the Pels were never threatened with a score. Nashville se- cured three hits off Weaver, who work ed for the PelS,
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Ames Wins His First One

St. Louis. June S.-Ames. pitching his first full game of the season, proved better than Woodward. and St. Louis took the third straight game from Philadelphia today, 6 to 8. It was the Cardinals fifth consecutive victory. Score: R. H. E. Philadelphia ...., .O10 900 020-3 9 i St Louis ........ .001 002 21s-6 12 l
 Batteries Woodward, Rixey and Cady; Ames and Clemons.