Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-05
COAL MINERS STICK
AS MILLS STOP AND
TRAMSARE CUT OUT
Most Sweeping Reduction IN Rail
road Service in History of
Business is Ordered.
GOVERNORS IN TEN STATES
TRY TO GET FULL SUPPLY
Army Of Idle Workers Increase
Rapidly as Plants Are Com
pelled 70 Shut Down.
By Associated Press 70 Every E7anine

By Associate ted Press 70 Every g7snfDg
Chicago. Der. 5.--EfortR II governors
of at least ten states to have sufficient
coal mined 70 provide for domestic con
s1n1er5 and absolutely essential ndugtrlea
marked the progress today NJ tbs atr'kF
of bituminous coal miners
Restrictions had benn placed o1 ron
sumption af fuel throughout lde country
from New York city 70 the @Ierra Ncvoda
mountains as the general situation ~ tnr
mines showed virtually ~ improvement
and the miners uaint aimed .heir attitude ~
hostility toward the oroFered Il per
cent wage increase
RArRosD sFRvcg 8ADry crT.
Effective ~ 1901 Monday morning
thr nret zweeping reduction q railroad
service II history reduction IN psssenger
service IF one-third in rain Mir" n
all railroads divergng wes1 southwest and
northwest from Chics go~ had heen order
ed Regional dirertors n the central.
western sorit hwestern and northwestern
regions estimated that that step alone
would save eleven thousand tons of rcai
dailv Other ctIrfailrnents )f railroad
service were being considered todsy
Additional industries Jared .hufdowus
and more drastic conservation rules Tor
cities that would bring them 70 z parity
v1th Chicago and Kansas City werc
prospect The strict supervision cr
the lze ~ fuel and power 1rsr ordered ~
Chicago. which wpnt "a 81 hour busi-
nesg schedule Full force ~ the new re-
strctions here was expected - ce felt
TODAY after much confusion yesterdav
when thev we're only partly observed
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AL the rnines the situation generally
was unchanged A small addition ~ the
net production was looked for. however
when Oklahoma put into effect the Kansas
idea that daily Is producing several car-
loads az coai--vohInteer operations III
mines under troOps protection.
Preparatory to state operation fifteen
Missouri mines had been seized tIndrr 3
ZuhernatoriaI proclamation.
In Arkansas volunteer operation Vt
mining property was promised 5v -hc
governor bv Monday
Looking toward possible settlement o-
the cnal strike On q state basis me governor
of Ohio mas called conference Of repre-
senrarlves 81 the operators and the ar
nroxinaUelv 1000 Ohio miners. Ten day
further protractlon cf the strike wou.C
throw ont of employment 10000 Ten IL
Ohio persons IN touch with INC governor
estimated.
MICHIGAN EAs HOPE r0R COAL.
Michigan manufacturers anu0usly 81
waited thc outcome 90 rne governor
efforts 70 bring about temporary settle
rnent of the strike 10 that state. 4 repls
from the miners 10 the governor pro
rosaI that mines be opened EnmsdlstAlv
On Fuel Administrator Garheld's terms,
term. 8f the final settlement 70 he ret
-oact.ve TO the date the Michigan miners
resumed work. was expected today.
The operators accepted the condition
Yesterday
In Tennessee, Cov.-7oberts had called
s meeting for tomorrow oI operators ana
miners 10 consider steps 70 end the strike
without state seizure OF the mines.
Relief for domestic consumers n Mon
taua, where possibly the most scUual suffer
.ng from the co4l shortage has been re-
ported. today was IN sight Nltn The an
nollucement thai cCsl WAS en- route from
Canada state operation Cf some Mon
tana mines Was planned - soon - sufh-
cient volunteers had enrolled.
Shipments from the Kansas suriace
mines also were expected % relieve the
situation in the western part OF Inst
state. where many localities we're reported
Gu, 81 fuel
Portions II Wyoming and NebrssSa.
,tll were without promise Of unmedlsJe
relief. however
Except for the ol sr cutting o5 bunker
coal from ships flying foreign Gags, the
FIRST conservation measures alOng he
eastern seabord were 10 effect today With
the curtailing OF the use Of electricity &c
New York. Public service COMMISSIONS
Nixon directed that the heating in subwsy
elevated and surface cars 81 reduced ior
two weeks during rush hours. He pcr-
mitted normal heat TO ne maIntaLncd
during slack time. New York heatri-
cal managers also requested I'D theatres
Ia darken electric signs except for one
hour after $50 p. ul.
No trains in the eastern region 0lI oe
taken oH unless "sbs2lugely necessary
4 Il Hardin, regional director, announced
Yesterday.