Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-04
CRIES
HEARD AS STOCKS
Of COAL DW|NDLE

fHN MORNING JOuENAL SPECIAL NeNSep 'ff''Si
Chicago, Dec. 5.-There were al
most no reports of increased produe-
ton of soft coal today. but industry
generally LETT the shortage of fuel re-
suItifIga from, the miners Strike and
more sbutdoWns, restrictions and ad-
tled REPORTS Of distress, especially IN
the west and southwest, marked me
day
Officials of several states were
more active and regional and local OIL
ficials and committees clamped on
tighter restrictions,
Federal troops were ordered to OK
I'lahoma tonight to protect volunteer
miners.
Governtf Gardner, of Missouri, an
Inounced that the state would take
over the Barton county surface mines
for operation by volunteers unless
the miners returned to work by to-
morrow night. Some state troops
were on the ground and others on the
way.
In Kansas where Governor Allen
| initiated the volunteer mining system
| in the surface mines eleven such
mines were ope dating today. A
Santa Fe switching crew refused to
| haul non-union men to some Of the
mines.
| Governor McKelvie. of Nebraska,
continued to enlist volunteer workess
for mines in nearby states and an Of
! fer was made to send some of them
to Missouri
wyoming was said to face the
volunteer system as a result OF the
chaotic situation in that state when
some miners were working and others
idle although the union officials hal
ordered the strikers back to work and
announced union benefits would be
withheld.
CHICAGO and northern Illinois in
dustry and business will go on a SIN
and one half hour basis tomorrow, ac'
cording to plans decided today.
Southern Illinois business leaders
and public utilities representatives
agreed on a seven hour day for mos
business in that section.
The government at indianapolis
filed information charging elghty
four officials of the United Mine
Workers with criminal contemp
based on allegations of violation OF
Judge Andersons injunction agalns
the strike.
! IOWA coal OlGl III POI w t''i -
timatum giving the union miners un'
til December to return TO work 81
| the mines would be re-opened VIII
whatever competent labor was OBJ
| tainable.
six men, officials and office EN-
ploves of a mining company, were
| killed bv an explosion in a mine neal
clinton. Ind, while they were trylns
to produce enough coal to supply the
boilers. ..
The railroad administration an
nounced a system of discountabl'
credit slips acceptable at all fedora
reserve banks to pay operators I'M
mediately for coal shipments.
Federal troops were sent to Hanna
Wyo.. where mines were idle. Form
err soldiers were called to mobilize a
Fort d. A, Russell for possible volun'
teer mining.
! Numerous kilograms and telephone
messages informed Governor Gard
ner, of Missouri, OF little coal reserves
| and urging immediate action. Ih'
governor commended as humane an
natriotic" the action of miners a
Trenton, Mo, who declared the!
would return to work because the!
would not see their neighhors freez''
Much suffering was reported a
Laurel, Mont. and scores or othe
Montana towns reported a fuel fam
inc existing in those places.
Precariously low fuel supplies wer'
left in eastern Washington with tou
degrees below zero recorded there 10
day. ,,o,
industries at Gary, Ind, were har'
hit today when the American Shee,
and Tin mills were reported closeo
The plant employees 5000 men.