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HOLD THAT WAR is OVER

THE miners hold that the war is
over; that living conditions are such
that they cannot continue under the
present agreements; that they have not
had an increase in wages in nearly two
years: that DR.. Garfield, u. S. Fuel Ad-
ministrator, refused them an increase in
wages one year ago, though the cost
of living was mounting higher and
higher; that the fuel administration has
been dissolved several months ago, DR..
Garfield having rendered his resigna-
ton John P. White, miners represen-
tative and Rembrandt Peal operators
representative, also rendered their re-
signations; that the fuel administra-
ton regulations on the selling prices
of coal by the operatorss have been
abolished; that the operators are not
bound by fuel administration regula-
lions and prices, they are allowed to
sell their coal al any place and at any
price they choose, and this the pubic
knows very we'll For these reasons
the miners hold that they are 10th les
ally and morally right in demanding
new agreement and the adjudication OF
their grievances.
with further regard to the Alabama
contract, for the public's information
will say, that there can be no ques-
ton whatsoever, even by the opera
tors, about the expiration of the con-
tract of at least four of the biggest
companies who were under the direct
supervision and jurisdiction of the
United States fuel administration, so
far as any agreement in this district
is concerned; viz. The Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railroad company, the Wood
ward Coal and Iron company the Gulf
States Steel and Iron company and the
Republic Iron and Steel company; these
companies refused to sign the Garfield
agreement and the only way the gov
eminent was ever able to make them
conform to the agreement was after we
had to strike the mines of these com
panies and DIR. Garfield, failing to
make them sign the agreement made
Judge Fl. c. Selheimer (who was the
umpire and was agreed upon by miners
and operators), a fuel administration
representative and be was to act in
that capacity in adjusting differences
between the miners and these compan-
les.
SHORN OF AUTHORITY
Judge Selheimer was short of this
authority and rower when the fuel ad-
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MAKES FOR UNIFORMITY

IF the miners of the central competi-
tice field make settlement then there
is every reason why them iners of the
outlying districts should benefit by such
settlement. This will be the means of
establishing a system of uniformity to
wages and conditions between districts
that will give operators of each district
equal opportunity in the coal markets Of
the country. This is what the Alabama
operators have been clamoring for and is
also what the Alabama miners desire.
1T should be borne in mind by the
public that the miners demands as for
mulated were made as a basis of nego-
tiations, and one knows that better
than the operators themselves. They
know that this has been the policy at the
making of every agreement that has
been made between the miners and oper
ators, but in the two conferences at
which the miners demands were pre-
sented, the operators, contrary to their
practice in all past conferences, refused
to enter into negotiations; refused to
make counter proposition, and arbitra-
rily dismissed the demands and the en-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02
SHEFFIELD EXCITED

sheffield. November Especially
rousing spell Of excitement was &C
casioned here this afternoon, following
announcement from washington that
Secretary Of War Baker had submit
fed to Congress recommendation for
an appropriation of s12000,0O0 for the
fun development and consequent OPP
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BAKER RECOMMENDS.
El2,OOO,OOO MORE.
IR ENLARGEMENT
j NITRATE PLANT
Bill to Garry Out Recon-
ImendatiOn Has Been
Drawn and Action Will
Be Sought During the
Present Session
BY Associated Press

Washington, November l.
additional appropriation of
100000 to enlarge the
lscle Shoals, Alabama, nj
tie plant and equip it for ex-
Insive production of nitrate
Tor use as fertilizer during
peace time, has been recon-
mended to Congress today by
Secretary Baker.
! bill 10 carry out the recommendation
was drawn today by Chairman Kahn of
the House military committee and action
on ii will be sought at the present ses-
sion.
The department plan calls for equip
ping the plant TO turn out fixed nitro
gen in available form for agricultural
uses" Secretary Baker explained in a
letter to Mr. Kahn.
"The major usefulness of the plant
practically its entire usefulness in peace
time. will be to the agricultural inter
ests of the nation declared the Secre-
fary, urging. however. that Congress give
consideration to its military value.
$4,000, 900 SPENT
Seventy million dollars already has
been spent on the plant. and a dam across
-lhb Tennessee river is being built to pro
ce electric power, Mr.. Baker explained,
iding that the governments investment
Gan only be salvaged by continuing the
operation of the enterprise and by i'm
proving the processes with a view TO
further economies and consequent reduc-
tion in prices for available nitrogen for
agricultural purposes
IF we allow the plant to stand idle,
the Secretary added, lit will not only
deteriorate. but will become obsolescent,
while if it can be continued in operation
the forward steps in the development
of the process can be currently installed
and should any emergency need arise
the plant win be W TO date and ready Tor
immediate use.
Mr.. Baker said the department plan
\ proposed operation of the plant by a cor
poration in which the government would
be the sole stockholders. and that by the
proposed expenditure of $2OoO0o tine
| depa rtnlent believes that it will be posi-
BILE to produce on a commercial basis
chemical products of high value ano
ready sale, even prior to the complexion
of the dam and the installation OF hydro
electric power but when that end OF the
project Is completed an even more IA
xorable result will be obtained and the
value of the plant. particularly TO the
. farmers. will be greater and constantly
\growing.
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treaties of the miners representatives to
make an honorable settlement, as SO
much chaff. This action of the opera
tors left the miners no other alterna-
tive than to declare a strike, and the re-
sponsibility for such rests absolutely upon
the operators.
THE operators hold that the contract
entered into through the federal fuel adj
ministration is still in effect. The clause
in the general agreement and also in the
Alabama agreement reads as follows
That this agreement shall remain in eff
feet for the duration of the war, but not
hexnnd nril 1q0n
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have been loyal to the contract though
they have suffered under it; they have
been loyal to the government and pat
riotic to an intense degree. TheiT
cause is just and they rest AN abiding
faith in the fairness ef the puti4e y
their stand for an honorable adjust
ment of their grievances with their en-
ployers.
WIN. l.. HARRISON
international organizer
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MINERS MEETINGS TODAY

Mass meetings will be held by the
unions today at Empire. 1880 a. m
Mulga, 2:9O p. M; Docena, 2;39 p. M.
Johns. 2:S0 p m; Edgewater. go p. M;
Dolomite, 1880 n. m.
1t was explained by the operators that
it has been the custom of the miners To
take a day off on pay day every month
and that as yesterday was pay day at 4
number of the mines it would be lmpos-
sible to ascertain the exact number OF
men on strike before tomorrow, and prob
ably Tuesday Tuesday, they said, you'd
furnish the real test.
There are over 26.0o0 miners and mine
workers-inside and outside day men
employed in the Birmingham district. II
Mr. Harrison's estimate Of 80 per cent
on strike is correct, then over 2,1O0 men
obeved the strike order. That would leave
only about 5000 who remained at work
Sheriff Hartsfeid early yesterday morn
ing sent deputies to q number Of the
mines to see that no disturbances oe-
CURED. No trouble during the day was re-
ported either to the sheriff or to any oil
the Offices of the Goa operators IN blr-
mngham.
Several of the operating officials nave
gone to the mines prepared to stay there
until the strike. ends. They are watchlns
every movement of The miners and VIII
exert their utmost efforts to keep nc
mines in operation.
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KENNAMER SATISFIED

President J. r. Kennamer Of Disrriet
No. 90 United Mine Workers, eNpreSsSu
satisfaction over the situation he nao
received no official word of the injunction
proceedings at indianapolis and when m
formed that Governor Kiby had oroereu
the National Guard modified here, saie
he would offer the union headquarters 10
tbe governor TO he used rs headquarters
for the Guard while here.
Reports from all parts Of the dis'r'c,
indicated that the utmost quiet preNalie'l
and there were no intimations OF trounie
anywhere The miners appeared 70 he IN
good humor and 50 far as can be ludseU
now there win be no trouble in this dis
trict. -
saw except that everything was satlS-
factorv to the union and that by Mon
| day the number Of men out on stfiNe
would be increased.
h.s~ording to reports received last night
I IT G / mines 8, 4 and each turned
out three cars yesterday: Edgewater, nor
mai. Bayview. one-third of normal; Do
rena one-fourth of normal; Blossburs,
I closed.
| OPERATORS STATEMENT
Informal figures complied last
night ny Alabama coal operators
/ showed that approximately 2o-o0o
toms of coal were mined in the
| Alabama field yesterday. The nor
NAL Saturday average proouctioh
4 for the district was said 10 be
! about 10000 tons. This would in
| dicate a tyyo-thirds normal produc-
| tio,. yesterday, the first day upon
/, which the strike became effective
| James j.. Davidson. secretary OF the
| Alabama Coal Operators association, last
night gave out the following statement;
| Under the circumstances it is impos-
sible to state at this time what the effect
| of the coal strike order will be In Ala
bama Since the loss of SO much coal
trade to competing districts and to fuel
oil. work has been lighter than normal
| in Alabama fields and Saturday has been
/ either an idle day or a part day at
| practically all of the commercial mines
! in the district. This particular saturday
happens to be the first day of the month,
| pay day at most of the mines, and what
! is known as supply day for the miners;
! that is the day on which they and their
| families make the bulk of their pur-
chases for the succeeding two or four
weeks Therefore, many mines not work
ing today would not have been working
| il there had been no strike order ISSUED,
1 and this must be borne in mind I'm con-
! sidering any statements made by either
the operators or the miners 1t win be
Monday or later before the true effect of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02

OF the 100, 900 people employed in the
spinning mills in Japan, $4,000 are
women.
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lowed, cannot attain an honorable settle
ment, then it stands to reason that the
miners of the outlying districts cannot
hone to achieva a settIement
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02
Your fine table linens
deserve fine launder-
ing and ironing
and that's What
they'll receiUe if
you send them
to the good linen
laundry
Call Main 37l5

Linens. flatwork and
fancy things are CARE
FULLY handled at the
AMERICAN.
We launder every piece
perfectly clean with
soap and water-not a
bit of scrubbing or rub
bing-and iron flat
work and fancy en-
broidered linens, ETC.,
ETC., on a special ma
= chine that is more care
full than YOUR own
hands can be.
You're perfectly safe in
sending your n i C S t
things down to the
American-send them
week after week and
they'll STAY nice.
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New Records For November

Carmen-Micaela's Aria. "Je Dis Que Rien Ne
Mepouvante" Il Say That No Fear Shall 4e516*
Deter Me- (Bizet) Hulda Lashanska IL in. Sill
Serenata (Moszkowsd) Ampario Farrar A27S2*
Venetian Song tTosti) Amparito Frrar 10 in. $1.0O
*Denotes Symphony Series" Record
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.. NEWS ENCOURAGING

the strike order can be shown in Ala
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OhOItIN OF 40 IHOhI
Judge Selheimer was short of this
authority and rower when the fuel ad-
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Varied Information

To the Editor Of Woman's Pao-:
Dear Madam-First. Kindly tell me
how to take chewing gum off the hem
of dark blue georgette dress.
Second. How may light blue sash
be kept until next summer SO it won t
lose its life?
Third. What is All easy way to file
ones right nails?
Fourth. How may white enamel beds
be cleaned?
Fifth. Is there any way of cutting
paper exactly straight without the use
Of paper cutter? I've tried scissors
and cannot get it. straight.
READER.
First. If you rub piece of ice on
the gum it will get very hard and YOU
can Crumble it off.
Second. Wind the ribbon around a
pad of tissue paper and wrap the whole
up in tissue paper. | do not know
of any other way to protect ribbon from
season to season. Perhaps some reader
can tell.
! Third. The only way to file the right
hand nails easily is to practice unit
| you become adept at it. However. VIII,
not get somo one else in the family +,
do this for you and then you can re
turn the favor?
Fourth. To clean white enamel be,
after dusting it, go over it with within
applied to a clean damp cloth.
J Fifth. IF you draw straight lin
. with the assistance Of a ruler YOU Wi
be able to cut paper straight with eithe
knife or scissors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-11
ON FRIENDSHIPS FORMED
IN THE WORKADAY WORLD
Neuer Mx Business With Pleasure? Oh Wise Little Maxim.
Surely You Do Not Understand!

TNHERB is a dyed in the wool little
Office maxim to which I strongly take
exception. 1t is this. Never mix pleas
ure with business. Those who work
spend most of their lives in the places
where they are employed. What dull,
mechanical thing the world would be
then for the worker If we did entirely
separate pleasure from business.
The friendship between those who
work together comes nearer TO meeting
the real requirements Of friendship than
any other sort. To play together with
manners on dress parade is not, after
all, gigantic thing But to strip off
the veneer Of the parlor, roll up your
sleeves and answer the challenge of
the business world shoulder to shoulder.
oh, Little Trite Maxim, you Ask a
great deal that we who go through so
much together should be SO callous.
Why, humans could play together for
years and not begin to approach the
mutual understanding and quiet tolera =
tion that runs unobtrusively through
the places where men work. That is the
unique and paradoxical thing about
friendship in the office. 1t is built
strictly on calling a spade spade, and
yet at the same time the whole un e
written law of it is kindly toleration-
for human frailty. One day it is you
who has the crouch and the rest of us
who must tiptoe about as though we are
afraid of waking the baby. But how
well we understand, Companion at the
Next Desk. Wasn't it Tuesday we
watched you out of the corner of our
easily iritated eye, tip toeing around
lest you knock the chip from our shoul
der? Oh, how could it be otherwise
The game is so swift no time for pretty
manners. We must be our own irrita =
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Sneak up. Marlnea

Dear Cynthia--I have always read
your letters, but have never written
before. Would you kindly publish this
letter to Clair, who wrote, on Septem-
Der &c, 1919.
As to men being more tickle than
girls, it seems, Claire, my friend did
something just like yours. He left on
the 10th of July, 1917. He wrote me
more than friendly letters and promised
me SO many things. Which, of course,
| never got. He came back home oil
the 9TH of August, 1910. was with
him on his first evening home, and he
spoke so often of being engaged to
some other girl that | wrote him a
hasty letter telling him | never wanted
to see him again.
Which / never did. 7 have several
things for him which | was unable to
send overseas, but that means nothing
to him. He left Philadelphia and has
gone to where his so called girl is.
But even his officer over him says he
is engaged to nice girl. So godspeed
him on his journey. There are too
many nice men to worry about one.
He is q marine, SO you see my
opinion of marines is not very much, /,
us they're all stuck up and "hate
themselves" I'm strong for the
"gobs," as they are the best of all.
Don't worry about any one who
doesn't worry about you, as all men are
| fckle and don't know who they really
| like. ] 60 to several service clubs and
meet lots of nice boys. and am forget
ting the one who treated me meanly
Why don't you do the same?
| A MARINE Halter.
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children and husband. And I fear
l IN going to miss it all.
/ see other girls who are homely and
bad tempered marrying. and it only
makes me feel worse. | have had a
few spells of popularity-but very few
and you could eat in a half hour the
candy I've gotten And as for flowers
well, bunch of sweet peas and one
bunch of violets with IN orchid-from
sentimental college boy-is my limit.
l dress very we'll, as / have a nice dress
allowance, and make it n point to be
always well groomed, / even design
clothes for my girl chulns, who are
nice. good looking girls.
Now, be honest. what is the matter
with me? | don't jump down their
throats and yet I'm not bashful. They
(men) seem to like me and vet I'm al
ways lacking an escort. It's humiliat-
ing and dreadful. A cut in at a dance
keeps me treading on air for a week.
want to marry, but I want good time
first but it looks like Ill be lucky if
I get either.
I'm not prude and l m not fast. l
use rouge with discretion) and wear
my hair la Elsie Ferguson.
So what | want is opinions from male
readers. I need lifeline thrown to me
| in the form of some helpful suggestions.
Maybe some of the popular girls will
help, too. EADEE.
Your answer is going to come in the
way of special article on the Woman s
Page within the next ten days or SO.
But in the meantime l am hoping our
boys who are philosophers and deep
observers, too, will write their opinions.
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into thin slices. Heat in the juice in
the can and lift to hot platter and
garnish with parsley. Serve with
the creamed potatoes. Roast mutton
or pork may be substituted for the
beef, as these meats are equally as
delicious as the beef when canned.
Emergency Menu No. .
Homemade Pickle Italian Salad
Cheese Sandwiches
Baked Veal Loaf Spanish Sauce
Macaroni Croquettes Peas
Celery Salad
Jelly Sandwiches Coffee
Cheese Sandwich
Place in bowl
-Four tablespoons of grated cheese,
One-haF teaspoon of paprika,
One-quarter teaspoon of mustard,
One tablespoon of grated onion,
one tablespoon Of butter.
Mix thoroughly and spread on
squares of toast or small crackers
and place in the oven to heat for a
few minutes and then dust lightly
with paprika.
Baked Veal Loaf With Spanish
Sauce
Mince fine
-Four pjmentos,
TWo onions.
Place i'll saucepan and add
One teaspoon of salt,
One teaspoon of paprika,
One cup of tomatoes,
One can of zeal loaf.
Rub the cup of tomatoes through
a fine sieve and cut the veal loaf IL
slices. Place III a baking dish anc
then place in a hot oven for twenty
minutes. Garnish with parsley.
Chop cold-boiled macaroni fine anc
place in a bowl. Season well anC
form into croquettes. Dip in flou
and then brown in hot fat. Now
when ready to serve turn the yea
loaf on a hot platter and garnisl
with the croquettes and parsley.
Emergency Menu No. 3
Olives Stuffed Celer!
Hash with Baked Eggs,
Southern Style
Sweet Potato Croquettes
String Beam
Romaine Salad
Sliced Pineapple Coffe
Hash With Poached Eggs, Southern
Style
Make a sauce as follows:
One cup of tomatoes, rHbbe
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For THINKING Bows

Dear Cynthia-Can you and will you
and your kind and tolerant readers help
a failure?
OF course, before you can help me you
must know me, so ! IL proceed to tell
just what / am. I'm lust twenty, rather
young for an acknowledged failure. is it
not? I'm tall, with good figure, and
am considered pretty. I dance well and
am very athletic and really, though this
doesn't sound like it, ! am very opti-
mistic and cheerful. Now, why in the
name of all that's just am not popu-
lar?
have a refined home, cultivated and
attractive parents and everything that
attracts people. But somehow / seem
to have date with myself every eve
ming and I seldom get to a dance aud
a trip to the theatre is like a glimpse of
| heaven.
have fully eight devoted girl friends
four of them in other cities-and now
and then i visited. But / stopped.
can't reciprocate their good times.
Now, to be honest, l want to marry.
I want a home OF my own and want
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BILE selves sometimes. In an hour the
nervous tension will be over, and we
will be laughing and joking again.
NEVER mix business with pleasure3
of everyday life together and not be
ask too much. When you have seen
business venture launched, worked
over it with bated breath and sweating
brow and then have seen it win out?
Surely, Little Maxim, you do not un-
derstand. The times we have been put
on our mettle with challenge to each
to go the last day better. Our silly
jokes that relieved the tension for a
minute, and then sent us flying back to
our desks at breakneck speed to make
up for lost time. The parades and fire
engines we ran to the window to watch
together. The work we have done for
each other that the vacation might exc
out longer. The time of the fui The
night we volunteered to work till ~,
and then all went out for batter cakes
and hot coffee in white front restau-
rant. Our service flag.
TNHH folks we meet at card parties
L and dances,> ships that pass in the
night, yes. But those in whose com
pany we have rolled up our sleeves,
forgotten our shiny noses and worked
$50 days Of the year2t Oh, Little
Maxim, gloriously we admit we have
disobeyed you. We have mixed pleas
ure with business. and found out thbi
These are the lights that do not pass,
Kindled slowly in the fires Of everyday
things, they show the way to their
divineness and long after more flaming
rays have fared and spent themselves,
we know they shall be there, burning
quietly and clearly.