The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
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under those conditions, adding that the
offer would be ignored completely in
the great fields of the central COM
petitive area, embracing Ohio, Hill
nois, Indiana, and Western Pennsyl-
vania.
Milder weather today over much of
the country which for two days past
was in the grasp of unseasonably low
temperatures brought much needed
relief Many small towns and cities
were almost fuelless and suffering
was imminent. With radical reStric-
tions on use of fuel in force in many
places notably Kansas City, Mo-.
Omaha, Neb., and Indianapolis and the
entire southern region state and local
officials today considered further
means of warding off a famine.
In Kansas Gov. Henry J. Allen, went
ahead with plans for opening up the
strip pits, Monday. He said four
thousand men had volunteered and he
conferred last night at Kansas City.
Mo-, with Maj Gen. Leonard Wood.
commander of the Central department
of the United States army. Meanwhile
the domestic situation was described
as critical, extremely low tempera-
lures and snow and sleet falls over
the entire state making it necessary to
delve deeply into short fuel supplies.
Conference of Governors.
:. Calling of a conference of governors
of the coal producing states for Mon
day or Tuesday at Chicago by Fredef-
ick d. Gardner, governor OF Missouri.
today awaited statements of definite
action by the federal government for
reopening the mines.
Announcement that all mines in
Wyoming were being worked today
was among the encouraging bits of
news from the production fields.
Settlement in Illinois.
Possibility of settlement of the strike
in Illinois also brought encoura cement.
The miners apparently joined with the
operators in hoping fer an agreement,
altho neither side would admit there
was such a prospect New trouble in
the West Virginia fields from which
most of the coal mined since the strike
was called, has come, today threatened
to reduce the approximately forty per
cent of : normal amount the govern
ment said had continued to be brought
out in all states.
A walkout of engineers and bumpers
at some of the southern illinois mines
also was reported today. If that was
true, mine owners asserted, the mines
would fill with water and at least ten
days would be necessary to pump them
out before work could be resumed.
Reduce Trnin service.
reports that train service is to be re-
duced, but this lacked confirmation
either from Walker D. Hines, federal
director general of railroads, or re-
gional directors. r. H. S. Ashton.
regional director at Chicago, said he
did not look for any further canee1la-
tions of trains in the immediate future.
At Gallup, n. NJ, twenty-five strik-
ing miners today were under arrest.
Military authorities ordered them
to1 srfa fe.frR n n hnx OF
tempted to hold union meeting with
out obtaining permit Three wagon
loads of arms were seized.
The sixty-two miners arrested in
Wyoming by the military in connec-
ton with state and federal officers to-
day were at liberty to return to work.
Oklahoma Asks TrooDs.
Secretary of War Baker today had
before him request from Governor
Robertson of Oklahoma for troops to
be sent into that state to protect min
ers who desired to re-enter the mines.
The governor sent the message after
he had broken off negotiations with
operators and announced that another
effort would be made to run the mines
with volunteers.
Won't Tolerate Interference.
Washington, Nov. .29.-TheI govern
ment has served notice on Soft coal
miners and operators that interference
WITH coal pTOuuCllOn WOulQ HOI DS
tolerated.
Warming that legal prosecution
would be employed to thwart con-
spiracies by either side and troops
sent wherever necessary to protect
miners willing to work, came from
| the department of justice, after mem
bers of the cabinet had considered
every phase of the fuel situation, ad-
| mittedly critical in view of the abrupt
king off of negotiations.
Operators Discuss Wage Scale.
| Philadelphia. Nov. 29.-Soft coal
| operators of the central Pennsylvania
district will meet here this afternoon
to- discuss vita their miners an inde-
pendent wage: scale. Men who had
remained in the mines awaiting an ad-
| justment of wages by the washington
conference refused TO work today.
Gardner May Can Governors.
| Jefferson City, Nov. 29.- Gov.
| Frederick d. Gardner returned here
| today from Kansas City, prepared, II
| he deemed it necessary to use his au-
| thority as chairman of the governor S
profiteering investigating committee
| to summon governors Of coal produc-
| ing states to a meeting to discuss the
| fuel shortage and take steps to re-
lieve it
To Cure Cold in One Day
| Take LAXATIVE BFROMO QUININE
| tTablets-l 1t stops the Cough and Heal