The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-28
VOLUNTEER TO
WORK in MINES
Kansas Seeks to Meet Sc
rious Situation-SchooI
and Churches Close.
COLD WAVE CAUSES ALARM

day, began the enrolment OF volun-
teers to dig coal. and according to
state officials, the appeal OF Gov.
Henry J. Allen for men was being
readily answered. The governor esti-
mated about 400 men had been ac-
cepted for service at the four recruit
ing offices established in the mining
districts OF the state. From Law
renee came word students of the
University Of Kansas had made ar
rangements to enter the mines and
that it was expected credits In their
university work would be given those
who joined the force Of coal diggers
State Labor Commissioner Craw-
ford took up with railroad officials
the matter of transporting men from
adjoining states who have appealed
for work in the coal mines. In sew
eral cities, the public schools have
been ordered closed because of the
lack of fuel. and homes are to bt
heated to 6S degrees only. Until the
coal shortage is relieved. Two hund'
red members of the American Legior
have offered their services. Gov. AL
len said he expects 5000 men II
volunteer to dig coal.
Thomas Hardy, secretary-treasurel
of the United Mine Workers in Kan
sas, said these volunteer coal digger'
would be .classed as strike-breakers
Gov. Allen, after declaring that thu
volunteers are In no sense strike
breakers, but men ready to serv'
the state in crisis" said the stat
''is brought to the pass of using al
its power to protect the people, who's
sufferings will be unspeakable unless
relief Is afforded"
Nsar-Zero Weather.
Chicago. Nov. 28.-With near zert
weather gripping midwestern states
| reserve coal supplies becoming rap
idly exhausted and several cities re
porting only a days supply of Goa
| on hand, the coal situation through
out the central and western state
| was viewed with alarm today.
Drastic coal regulations are eithe
In effect today or are being plannet
| for practically every state in thi
| section of the country.
| In Missouri. schools, theaters ant
| all public places of amusement vii
be closed under an order issued b.
| the state fuel administrator and ef
fectixa next Sunday. The. state is Il
tn. grip of a cold wave, with slee
and snow storms general throughou
| the state.
Gov. Gardner, of Missouri, Is toda.
working on plans for a meeting o
| the governors of all coal-producint
states to consider means of getting
coal mined. Unless the coal opera
| tors and miners reach some agree
ment Tuesday, the governor will cal
the meeting in st. Louis, Chicago o
Indianapolis.
From Colorado and wyoming COM
| reports of an ever increasing Goa
shortage, although to date there ha
been no actual suffering reported IL
| either state.
Transportation Curtailed.
Colorado faces serious problem
| in the transportation of available
| coal. Snow storms which began yes
| terday and have been gener "a
| throughout the state are continuing
| today, with the result that rail trans
| portation Is beinr seriously inter
| fered with. Trains are running hour
| ice will be further hampered, as tn
weather bureau promises continued
| snow.
Colorado and Wyoming also fac
great loss to cattle herds on the opel
plains. In Illinois, the coal situation
| Is described as serious. The shutting
doy. n of a majority of the large man
| ufacturing plants in the state ant
| tho further curtailment of train serv
| ice appears inevitable.
M. J. Gormley, assistant director o
the northwest region, today declared
he would not hazard guess as t,
the effect of a lessened coal produc
| ton"
Several large industrial plants IL
| Chicago, with but a few days Goa
supply on hand, are expected to clos
| down within a week, while plants II
the rural districts, which have fel
the pinch of the shortage NOR
acutely. may be forced to close i'm
mediately, it was said.
| Would Commander Coal
Lincoln. Neb, Nov. REORGANIZATION
| of n citizens committee at Nortf
| Platte, Neb., to commander coal fol
| 100 families that were without fuel
was reported by the Nebraska STATE
railway commission here today TIL,
| committee was parceling the coal out L
| the families IL was ctattd