Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-02
EXTENSIVE SHUTDOWN
NOW In PROSPECT
IContinued from First Pagc.l


crease ordered by the Federal gov
ernment and acceded to by the oper-
ators.
In wyoming new labor troubles
threatened to decrease the small
amount of coal being brought out.
Except for brief shutdowns at the
beginning of the strike and twice
since, the mines in that State gen.
orally had maintained operation.
Members of the railroad brother
hoods in Kansas to-day were ex-
pected to act on a resolution adopted
last night to request authority to re-
fuse to handle coal mined by non
union workers.
Curtails Production
Under the sweeping order of Fuel
Administrator Garfield, limiting de-
livery of fuel or power only to essen
tial consumers in the first five classes
of the war prioritieS list, curtailment
of production was in prospect in fac
tories turning out boots and shoes
brass and bronze manufactures
clothing. machinery, Except where
specifically exempted); iron and
steel, jewelry, marble and stone
products, musical instruments, paper
goods. (news print excepted); rubber
goods, (newsprint excepted; rubber
wood manufactures, sheet and metal
products, leather goods, mattresses
paints and varnishes, Photographic
supplies and miscellaneous non-
essentials.
Theaters and Churches
Theaters, motion picture shows
and all other places of amusement
faced complete shutdown. Churches
and schools also were included in
that category. although efforts were
being made to postpone closing
schools as long as possible.
Bakeries, except those producing
only bread: also fell under the ban
as did confectioners and certain
packing plants.
In some of those industries, how.
ever, an immediate shutdown NIGH
be forestalleds if the regional Goa
committees permitted them to oper.
ate until their present supply o.
fuel was exhausted.
Many operators to-day believed
that work in the mines soon woulC
be resumed under inducement of the
increased wage scale and the gov.
ernment and public appeal. On the
other hand, John l.. Lewis, actinf
president of the United Mine Work,
ers of America, declared the gov.
ernment must redeem "its pledge tt
the miners of thirty-one per cent
increase" Lewis said the situation
was unchanged as far as the miner.
were concerned. He would not pre-.
dict the next move to end the tie-up
Little Suffering
Despite low temperatures thai
have spread over the west for the
last few days, little actual sufferins
because of the fuel shortage to-da,
had been reported. IN Nebraska
where near zero weather prevailed
Kilgore had been without coal ter
days. Western Kansas. also withou
coal several days. to-day was to OBJ
tain an emergency supply, the frs
taken from the strip pits of tha
State.
Suspension of all traffic over tn,
st. Louis and San Francisco Rail
road lines out of Oklahoma City to-
day was said to be only q matter o.
hours unless coal were supplied.
John L. Lewis, acting president o
the United Mine Workers of Americ;
in statement issued at Springfield
ILL.,. declared the strike will be settle,
only by agreement on 81 per cent
increase
The Public Utilities Commission o
Illinois. issued an order forbiddin.
further use of electricity for stree
signs and show window illuminations
Earlier in the day 30 evening school
and 63 community centers were or
dered closed by the Board OF Educa
ton.
Kansas City business houses opene,
at a. m. and closed at p. m
Schools were closed and amusemen
places not allowed to open.
According to railroad officials II
Oklahoma City. suspension of all traf
fic over the St Louis and San Francis
CO lines out of that city is only
matter of a few hours.
At the Hanna, Wyoming. mine, as
men struck. and at Hudson. Lande
and Gebo 500 additional men refuse,
to report for work. The IA per cent
increases. which they deem insuffici
ent is the cause of the new strike.