Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-11
Superstition to Keep Many
From Fastening to Pub
lies Relief.
FEAR TO WORK FRIDAYS
OR 18TH OF THE MONTH
Many Workers Idle Until Official
Order to Return Il
Received.


will see statewide resumption of
mining.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, December IL.
Mining in the bituminous coal fields
OF Indiana was started today after a
hve-week strike. reports from all the
belts indicating that the resumption
was pretty general
Mines at Newburg, Fort Branch and
Blackburn, in the southern part of the
state, were operat ng. about 900 men
having resumed their labors. Other
INNING property, near Evansville, was
still inactive, but it was expected
nearly all the men would be back by
tomorrow.
The Terre Haute field was idle
leiesrams ordering the men back to
the shafts arriving too late for the
miners to be summoned
superstition. it was said will keen
some OF them away tomorrow. but on
saturday, 1t is believed. all will re-
sumo production of coal.
To Address DisgruntIed,
Dlsgruntled miners were few. most
OF them being near the Terre Haute
nelds. President Edwin Stewart of
district No. IL. was to address them
today. and it was believed they would
be satisfied with the unions action i'm
accepting President Wilson's proposal
one mine in the Bicknell district.
the indian Creek, began hosting coal
ana miners at two other mines swung
INTO ACTON today upon receipt of tele-
grams from Indianapolis stating the
strike had been settled All day work
ers, who can be used, reported at the
American mine, which recently was
damaged by fire. This mine is said to
De the largest bitumfnous coal mine in
the world. 1t has a maximum capacity
OF more than 5000 tons of coal 4 day.
All Idle In Pittsburgh District.
PITTSBURGH. December Lis-Not
union mine in the Pittsburgh dis
trfet resumed operations today as a
result of the action taken by the
United Mine Workers of America in
indianapolis yesterday, but it was
confidently expected the men would
be back to work not later than Mon
day Local headquarters of the union
were without official Information that
the. strike had been called off
Mine owners had their properties
in readiness for quick resumption as
soon as the men reported, and from
other sources came reports that many
miners were -anXiously awaiting the
required order. At best. it was said.
the men could do little before Monday
Friday is generally looked upon as
a bad .uck' day, and SO is the 18th
of the month. which falls on Satur-
day. On neither of these days, OBJ
orators said. would many men feel
like resuming work after the suspen-
sion.
Await Orders I'm Ohio.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, December IL
State officials of the United Mine
Workers had not arrived here from
Indianapolis today and nothing def
mite was known as to how soon Ohio
coal miners would receive the official
order to resume work. 1t was be-
lieved in coal mining circles, however,
that the miners would obey strictly
the latest order of their union Of
ficials, and that by the first of next
week al. mines would be operating
in full limit.
Miners in the large Jefferson county
coal fields did not return to the mines
today when whistles were blown, but
union officials We're quoted as saying
that most of the men We're satisfied
with the adjustment made yesterday
in Indianapolis. Machine men will en-
ter the mines tomorrow morning, the
miners will return to work Saturday
morning. and coal will be marketed
from the mines by next Monday morn
ing, union officials asserted.
Some Back i'm Michigan Mines.
BAY CITY. Mich. December Ii
Although in some Michigen mines
machine workers started cutting coal
today, Vice President Cook, of the
Michigan district expressed doubt
that the settlement effected at In
dianapolis would be accepted gener-
ally by Michigan miners. Vice Presi-
dent Cook, who is in charge of the
district pending the return from In
dianapolis of District President Ste
venson. has called meetings of the
miners at Bay City and Saginaw for
tonight
The operators are more optimistic.
and are proceeding with preparations
to have the mines in readiness when
the workers decide to return.