The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-08
MAY END COAL
STRIKE TUESDAY
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1 gate practices OF coal mine owners
and their employees was postponed to-
day, in view OF the probable settle
ment Of the coal strike, District AT
torney Slack announced.
4 Judge Anderson postponed the sit
ting Of the grand jury until tomor-
row. In the meantime. Slack viii
meet Attorney General Palmer when
4 The latter arrives here from Wash
4 ington this afternoon. They will con-
! fer and decision will be reached as
to whether the grand jury meets at
! all. IL was said.
| UItimatum Withdrawn.
DES MONIES, la. Dec. S.-The
"ultimatum" of Iowa operators, hand
ed to the miners, advising the strikers
that unless they returned TO work by
December s, the mines would be open
10 volunteer labor, has been with
, drawn
This announcement was made here
today by President D. f. Cushing OF
the Iowa Operators association.
Gushing said the "Iltimatum" may
be considered recalled pending the
outcome of the indianapolis confer
ence.
5000 Men Idle.
DETROIT. Mich, Dec. S.-Detroit's
automobile industries either were
shut down or drastically curtailed to-
day by the coal strike, according to
information given out By the Manu-
facturers' association.
Fully $4,000 men were idle today
and the Jobs of at least 100000 more
depended on early settlement of the
strike, it was said.
All Factories to Close.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, Dec. s.-Ev-
cry factory in Kalamazoo was today
ordered to close down at midnight to-
night on account of the coal shortage.
About IL 500 men and women will be
thrown out OF employment.
Problem Of Coal Cars.
CHICAGO, Dec. S.-Recovery of
coal cars sent to eastern mines will
be the great problem if the miners
return to work, according to M. ].
Gormley. assistant to r. H. Aischton.
regional director of the northwestern
railroads, here today.
Gormley asserted the concentration
Of coal cars at eastern mines has
been going on for several weeks.
These cars must be returned before
coal from midwesteTn mines can be
moved. Eastern cars in the north
western region will have to be re-
turned to the east and cannot be d.
verted even temporarily for use here,
he stated.
Fuel restrictions in Illinois by the
state public utilities commission con-
tinued in force today.
The railway administration adopted
measures to assure the expediting Of
shipment OF fuel Oil and kindred
products.
Coal received by the northwest re-
gional fuel committee up to Saturday
midnight showed an increase of over
500 carloads over the previous day.
Hip Lung, mayor" of Chicago's
Chinatown, had the order of the pub
lie utilities commission regarding
fuel conservation translated into
Chinese and circulated among
Chinese business men. Chinese laun-
dries were reported observing the
8 to $3.50 working day as result.
A committee from the Chicago
Laundry Owners association made an
appeal for exemption. They said they
could not keep Chicago clean" on the |
restricted basis.
Dr. F. c. Honnold, secretary of the
Illinois coal operators, said today he
knew nothing of plan for settle
ment Of the coal strike.
THE operators are as much In the !
dark regarding the details of the
plan as the public" he said.
Honold was called out of town on |
mysterious mission today.