Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-12-04
No PRODUCTION
INCREASE COAL
SHORTAGE FELT
[RepubIican APP. Leased wirel

Republican A. p. Leased Wire1
CHICAGO, Dec. 3-Thore were al /
most no reports of increased produc-
ton of soft coal today but industry
generally felt the shortage of fuel re-
sulting from the miners strike and
more shutdowns restrictions and added
reports of distress, especially III the
west and southwest. marked the day.
Officials of several states were more
active and regional and local officials
and committees clamped on tighter re-
strictions.
Federal troops We're ordered to Okla
homa tonight to protect volunteer
miners.
Governor Gardner of Missouri, an
nounced that the state would take
over the Barton county surface mines
for operation by volunteers unless the
miners returned to work by tomorrow
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 operating today. A Santa Fe
switching crew refused to haul non
union men to some of the mines.
Volunteers FOR Mines
Governor McKelvie of Nebraska, con-
tinued to enlist volunteer workers for
mines in nearby states and an offer
was made to send some of them to
Missouri.
Wyoming was said to face the vol
unteer system as a result of the chaotic
situation in that state when some
mines were working and others idle
although the union officials had or
dered the strikers back TO work and
announced union benefits would De
withheld.
Chicago and northern Illinois indus
try and business will go on a " hour
basis tomorrow. according to plans de-
cided today.
Southern Illinois business leaders
and public utilities representatives
agreed on a seven-hour day for more
1 business in that section.
4 The government at Indianapolis filed
/ information charging "a officials Of
/ the United Mine Workers with Grim
| inal contempt based on allegations of
violations of Judge Anderson's injunc-
/ tion against the strike.
UItimatum To Strikers
Iowa coal operators prepared an ulti-
/ December to return to work or the
mines will be reopened with whatever
competent labor was obtainable
Six men, officials and office employees
of d mining company, were killed by an
! explosion in a mine near Clinton, In
diana, while they were trying TO pro-
duce enough coal to supply the boilers.
The railroad administration an
nounced a system of discountable
credit slips, acceptable at all federal
reserve banks to pay operators i'm
mediately for coal shipments.
Federal troops We're sent to Hanna
Wyoming, where mines We're idle.
Former soldiers were called to mobilize
at Fort d. A. Russell for possible
volunteer mining.
Numerous kilograms and telephoned
messages informed Governor Gardner
of Missouri of little coal reserves and
urging immediate action. The gov
ernor commended as humane and pa
triotic" the action of miners at Tren
ton, Mo.,awho declared they would re-
turn to work because they would not
see their neighbors freeze.
Much Real Suffering
Much suffering was reported a.
Laurel, Mont, and scores of other
Montana towns reported fuel fam
inc existing in those places.
Precariously low fuel supplies We're
left in eastern Washington with foul
degrees below zero recorded today.
Industries at Gary, Ind, were hard
hit today when the American Sheet
and Tin Plate mills were reported
closed. The plant employees 5000 men
Four OF the IL blast furnaces of the
, Gary steel works were banked and &
shutdown of two more this week was
in prospect.
In nearly all Of the middle west
south central and northwestern statei
business~hours were being cut or heat.
ing and lighting further restricted
while street car service was being cur
tailed and schools were closed in 1
number of cities.
Two moves against anticipated prof
iteering were started. At St. Louis
the southwestern region coal commit
tee asked Fuel Administrator CARTEL,
to fix a maximum price for fuel oj
equal to prices before the miners wen
on strike. In Kansas, Attorney Gen
eral Hopkins ordered an inquiry int
T reports of profiteering in the sale o
wood.
IMPERIAL, Neb., Dec. 3.-There
not pound of coal to be had here
f Townspeople are buying fense posts a
f fuel. Farmers are burning corn.
q BELFAST, Neb., Dec. 3.-The coz
supply here is entirely exhausted. Ea
corn is being burned. Wayside is j
I the same condition with no coal what
, ever.
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e INVITE HUN AIRY TO PEACE
a BUDAPEST, Dec. 3.-Major Ger
o eral Harry H. Bandoltz. United State