The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-11-06
COAL STRIKE STOPS
RAILROAD TRAINS
SHORTAGE OF FUEL FORCES RE-
DUCTION IN TRAIN SERVICE
NEAR CHICAGO

CHICAGO.-Beginning of cur
tailed railroad service and the pincl
of inadequate supplies of soft coal il
several states marked the fifth day Of
the miners strike.
| There was little change as con
cerned the strike itself, although
operators in West Virginia and Colo
fado reported gains in production
The principal developments were
Removal of six passenger trains from
service of the Chicago & Northwest
ern and the Chicago, Milwaukee & st
Paul railroads.
Refusal of the federal department
of justice to consider labor leaders
suggestions that the government
injunction against the strike be re-
scinded.
Clothing of Fuel Administrator
Garfield by President Wilson with
full authority over the distribution of
all fuel.
Appeals for fuel by several Nebras-
ka towns to state railway commits
sions.
Iowa fuel administrators complaint
to Washing against railroads seiz-
ures of coal while Luxurious" trans
continental thains continued running.
California coal dealers requested
Governor Stephens to ask the fuel
administrator to release confiscated
coal to prevent possible shortage
there.
Release of coal seized in transit on
orders of fuel administration for re-
lief in some districts.
Reports of coal operators of in
creased production in West Virginia,
where 81 union mines were said to be
in operation, and in Colorado.
Missouri coal dealers ask revival
of the state fuel administration.
While approximately 425,O0O union
miners remained idle today, there
were few indications whether the
strike would be short or protracted.
Operators and miners apparently
were doing nothing pending action on
the governments injunction at In
set for Saturday.
There was no evidence that the
controversy would be short and some
statements were that the fight would
be long one.
In Utah railroad officials began
to clear congested rail
lines under fuel administration orders
to release coal shipments held up.
The Utah miners, or a majority of
them, continued at work and all
mines remained in operation.
The West Virginia operators an
nounced ten union mines resumed
operation today in the New River
section, and that eighteen were oper-
ating in the northern field and three
in the Kanawha district. In five of
the ten mines that resumed today the
operators said the men returned
under the old wage scale, four open
ed as non-union and one under open
shop conditions. The Kanawha oper-
ators reported two mines still oper-
ating under union agreements.
The Colorado Fuel & Iron company
,eported 81 per cent of normal force
1T work in it's Colorado mines.
Topeka, Kan, schools were to close
for one week, a brick fac
ory was closed and many coal deal
.rs' bins were empty and employees
aid off.
Mines at Madrid, N M, were in op-
ration at full capacity today, accord
ng to operators, and three at Gallup
we're running with reduced forces.
Governor Robertson of Oklahoma
he would await compile
ion of government injunction pro-
eedings before attempting to operate
Oklahoma mines with unskilled labor.
'ut tomorrow or Friday convict labor
would be put to work in mines on
tate land
Two local passenger trains on the
chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail
DAD were suspended, officials an
at Ottumwa, Iowa. At Ma
on city, Iowa, the Chicago & North
Western too koff two trains and cur
allied freight service, and two other
ocal trains between Chicago and
Wisconsin points were annulled, al
hough officials made no announces
lent that the latter two were remov-
d because of the strike.
A conference of the coal commit
ees of the central western and north
yestern railroad regions today agreed
hat no diversions would be made Of