Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-30
INJUNCTION ORDER
WILL Be ENFORCED
IN indiana FIELD
Special District Attorney
Issues Warming to All
Mine Workers.
EMPHATIC STATEMENT MADE
FUEL WILL BE PRODUCED
Writ Will Also Be Applied to
Operators Violating
Rule. 4G.y
PENNSYLVANIA MINERS MEET
wyoming Dispatches Indicate That
All Shafts in That State Are
Now Producing Coal.
PENNSYLVANIA MINERS Meet
rBy ASS ,cisted 7r.s.1


INDIANAPOLIS. IND, Nov. 2s-Vir.
orous enforcement of the Federal
court injunction against interference
win coal production. under the pro.
VISIONS Oh the Lever act, is expected 70
begin Monday. Indications toni-ht
were that operators and miners against
whom evidence OF violation of the In.
junction is secured wifi be treated
aiike' and that citations against them
ior contempt will be pushed.
Preparations for enlistment Of IN
aiaha sherihs In tho campaign in thfs
STATE to enforce the injunction ara
iaciiitate resumption Of operation Of III.
mines were completed today. It was
.ated at the Federal building today
mat while activities of Federal .rants
here first will apply to the 1n5,,ss
heids' enforcement. of the iniunction
Will not be confined 20 State lin. 80,
mat similar steps may be exnecta,
In other States. eApeeted
Warned by Federal officer.
sn pan w; simms, of Lafayerte. Ind.
S Seseia IL United States district attor.
courts mandate, today issued an en-.
ihat C. statement. in which he said
Nina rnna coal on VIII be produced and every
has knowledge Of the tem poSor WHO
junction; ltl and who thereafter violates
rs M Ier SisS VIII ,, DC cited for contempt
ing TO al; 1t has been indicated here
mat II the miners do not return to
tbe on AFTER the posting of notices by
me operators that the mines viii be
operated In compliance with the de-
ciSion of the government MANY man
S dor. De brought r., before Judge A. B. An
week 10 face a charge of contempt.
Pennsy1vanians Meet Monday.
operators in Western Pennsylvant,
Mnicn is part of the central com
spropI 81 ned will meet Governor
pnla Monday to discuss plans for
protecting miners wishing to return to
1919 MUrh. according to information re-
con,n I mere To-Day by the operators
Those in close touch with the situa-
lion regarded this as tho first indica-.
IN the highly organized central field,
IL was expected that general plans
r rer all wo ,1ar states included in this
operators wage scale committee re-,
convened here Wednesday.
Inc call for tho meeting said the
the proposed Il per cent wage advance.
out methods OF bringing the strike to
an end were expected to be the most
important subject considered.
Total Output for week.
The total output for the week OF
November 16N to 90, including Ignite
and coal converted into coke. wasa5S
aaS'oO0 net tons. an increase OF H.
Normal production is about IL, 0S9,O0O
tons. 80
ro Calling LIN j., OF conference OF Cover
Monday or Tuesday at chi sa,sa f br
Frederick c. Gardner. Governor OF
Missouri, today awaited statement of
eral government for reopening the
mines.
Should the government decide TO
take over the mines Governor Card
called, but otherwise ne would issue
the call TO sec what the Governors
could do"
All Wyoming Miners at work.
Announcement that all mines in
Wyoming were being worked today
was among. the encouraging bits of
news news from the production fields. Pos
Illinois also brought some encourage
ment. e :,
Miners in that, one of the nations
the operators in hoping for an agree
ment. although neither side would adj
NIT there was such prospect.
New walkouts In the West Virginia !
held. from which most OF the bltumin-
Gus coal mined since the strike was
called has come, threatened further re.
duct1on in the amount OF coal mined
20 a " Wai non,d Of engineers eng and pump
HiiieS uiso was reported today. If that
were true, mine owners assorted the
mines would I'LL with water and at
least ten days would be required 10
pump them out before work could be
resumed.
At various points today there were
reports that train service was to be Z
reduced, but they lacked confirmation
either from Walker d. Hines. Federal
director, general of railroads, or re-
Sional directors.
Miners Under Arrest. vsfrs
At Gallup, N NJ. twenty-five strik-
ing miners today were under arrest,
Military authorities ordered them taken
into custody when they attempted 10
hold meeting without Obtaining 4
permit. Three wagon loads Of arms,
ownership OF which has not been es-'
Were seized.
Secretary OF War Baker today had q
before him request from Governor
OF oklahoma, for troops to Z
be sent into that State to protect
miners who desired to re-enter the (
mines. e 100 49,
Heatless street cars were operatInp.
today In Rock Island and Moline. M
and Davenport, Iowa, The city OF Enid Il
Okla, Communicated all coat in storage
and in private yards becauRo or s:tffsr.
Ing duo to shortage Of natural Ras.