Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-03
DAY REGARDED AS TEST e
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STRENGTH PASSES WITH
BREAK IN STRIKERS RAN
Mine Tieup Unbrol
Men Show No I
dency to Return
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Chicago, yov. 8-No moy
Mont Of men hack to the nina
developed In the early AondA5 &
reports from the eonntry's ~
luminous mine fields.
No attempts By operators 10
work the coal mines IN the e
unfonixed territories were re- IS
ported. II is said the speEafefs
viii make NO effort to operate Il
unfit the Miners show . dis. =
position to return to work e
This being the frst full wufk- +
ing day since the strike became
effective last Friday night, Il HaS
regarded as . test Of strength, and
mine officials planned to check
their rolls after the signals for
opening the mines had been given.
In order to find ont the exact nuuB
Der OF men Who failed to report To- !
duty, While operators admittpd
that the figures given out by union
leaders as to the number OF mon
on strike were approximately cor
rect. they pointed out that close to
$50 900 nonunfon men were 1t work
i,,o sne ss,d. snd M. ano na.v,s - . ~
union miner Vere vortinr in'KG-
tucky under contracts sismed r.
Gently.
Inirrefior 0hsser.1
nr;or 1c.dsr. ~hc -.,c t.,.rr,.
.ri,v r.str.inss ~ .hs Ssssssa,
cnurt - Tndi.r.r roif. I.s4 T~,dsv
frnrn frr4h.r .rftvttv IN ~. etrtre
havc oa.ervad the order shats
vhefbAr nlans have heen dissnraf 4
lreenfdlngs modtneAtton. ID -fllps
tr1ha orgief WAa . matter of cuu-i
teeture today. Z; ~; sss 80 l.sis;
6n9gyAi1M 1lne1 0Ygg1knI .ss
n West Virefnia 400 nuntuatp,
saiuse NstssdpDkut3lg, acc1tdlhG Al
adsiees hUm IT, olices II dc
WEST Virginia Cusl asso3atin1 /
Early report received at the ofRcesk
of the Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pany in Denver described the git
uahon. ~as about the same . Sat-
urday. The company properdeA
were being operated with reduced
forces. S
Business in soma Of the smaller
Iowa cities was feellg the effects
Of the coal strike. according 70 ~
! ports. Newton was in darkness
while rndianola has curtailed rfx@
idly business and smusemests 10
save fuel. The rndianola schouIs
and theatres are closed. The eler-
tric current IN Merton wns tnrnel
OF SUNDAY to save fuel for the citv
water WORKS.
vo,.r,.. w,.. n.
strike he.dou.rters ,here ....,,.
ed that SO per cent Of the nnor~ss.
ired miners wsre s,,s 80 ~.
staten Ant w.s No, ch.;,sn-., s
Thera wsre No -srs,.s. . ;.
ffa.srsr. 60, .nv - -. -,rs
sa,s. 49, "a NMe ,1 M.l.
a.. Hs. ~ ku1
IN ou.y ~ ~. Soiofsuo ea"pe sna
also ~ okisnoma. wniie sevst4s
eompanles @ 2. state tsoops ave
SIs - ~" n-. .N.,nan. ~ n.u.a.
n.s;.d - ~ .'A' '''"' 'n's1 sel slcss -
r,.,r .. y,.A..s.
p,t,.,r-.h p. 1890 ~ ~
i.snnt e w.e ~.s. - rNoW wv, o ~
vo-k ~. 80, s.,. pu1a "
"a ...r,, VI 20. n,ues ~ .no unl01-
@ ..so .errl.ories n o. censrsi and wsss -: !
da.,..ea .sa.a . ,Ie 70 s
~ aa.r..s @ .a.,, "Su'u .S y nn eagrs
J,.nns,,,o. ~ ~ - n...s. ..e ',us =. s"ovs
strtra h..soue..n ~ ,"n :" ~. .
I,h.r. ~. 10 NHn 80 Su,' Su. :,
p,s,.hnr.h ss..vs.. ."vS "'en .ns ~ cx. = -.
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10 Chanee u Sffke. 81
saginaw. Mich, Nor. 4-Eu
enanee IN the coal ktrfke N 0a
Micnigan strike district Was -
parent at the opening hour tAis
morning. according TO @reports. ~
siass the operators Deiisvs The b
7 500 men out IN Michigan wonld nDt
return TO work anui . settlement
naa Deen rcscnee.
Des Moines, Iowa. Nov. mo
! reports that any Of the union coat
,, miners IN Iowa had returned 10
work today had been received Np
2 tn q On osrlneA THE v,.ar~eue -. ~ =