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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
Alabama Prepares to
Guard Coal Property
BIZ Associated Press

Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 81. - On
the eve of the threatened strike of
bitumnious coal miners, conditions in
this region, where $1,000 men are
employed appeared normal. Adjutant
General Moon, of the National
Guard is here and it is understood
that detailed plans have been made
by the State to protect property.
The miners of the Bank Head
local union voted yesterday to strike
and deposed their president, who
with other speakers, contended that
the Alabama miners should not take
part in sympathetic strike in the
interest of the central competitive
fields.
Operators claim that many of their
employees will return to work Mon
day. Miners at Acwar announced
they would attempt to set a record
in the way of tonnage on Novem mber
1 as a protest against the strike.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
Hall Says 10 Of 30
Districts Will Work

Frank Hall, deputy OF chief of
mines, to-day stated that reports re-
ceived here indicale that "in eight
or ten of the 80 soft coal districts
into which the State is divided, a
large number of men will remain at
work, probably $4,000 in the aggre-
gate" The reports here indicate that
the anthracite region will continue
at work.
In a statement made to-day Mr..
Hall says;
"A strike of the coal miners at
this time would, no doubt, be more
disastrous than at any other time
in the history of the country. The
people of Pennsylvania, however,
would probably not suffer as much
hardship as the people of some of
the other states, for the reason that
the great anthracite mines of the
state will remain in operatioA, and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31

lGovernment's move to stop by in
junction the threatened strike of soft
Icoal miners, Frank Harrington,
chairman of the miners scale COM
Imittee and president of the Illinois
district, declared to-day the Strike
had developed into something more
than a miners strike" and that It
was IAN attempt to enslave the
working men and women of the
country"
Will Inflame Them
"I don't believe there is any pow
er on earth that can stop the miners
from going on strike tonight" Far
rington said. The action of the
Government will only inflame them.
The question involved now is wheth-
er working men and women have
the right to strike when they think
they have cause to do So"
Branding the act of the Govern
ment in obtaining the injunction as
the most far-reaching and high
handed restraining order ever issued
by court in this country" Earring
ton declared its influence to breed
radicalism was unlimited.
Nothing that 1 know of could
have a tendency to incite Bolshevism
in this country as the restraining or
der will do" said Harrington. "All
the agents of Lenine and Trotzky
could not do as much"
I'VE are going through with the
strike" harrington declared. La
bor is bound to fight this injunction.
iIf it stands, it is within the power
of any court to enslave the work
ling man and woman any time the
court decides to do so.
IF this injunction stands, there
will be lot of us deceived as to the
liberties we thought American citi-
zens enjoy. The restraining order is
a blow at the very heart of free in
! stitutions of our countrYn
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31

the provisions of the Cummins Bill with
respect to the accumulation of surplus
earnings. Some proposed railroad meas
ures are framed in the interest of labor,
others in the interest of security holders
But the Cummins Bill, to my mind, gives
prominence to the needs of the people
as whole.
ever since Henry Clay raised his
voice for policies designed to stimulate
prosperity, the attitude of our Govern
ment has been the one of solicitude for
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
10000 Will Answer
Call in Western Field

Pueblo, Col, Oct 31.-Twenty
thousand of the $4,000 members of
the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea in District Is, comprised of coal
fields of Colorado, New Mexico and
Utah, will answer the strike call at
midnight tonight, according to fig
ures made public by II. c. Stewart,
district secretary of the union. Four
thousand men employed in twenty
eight mines of Colorado are exempt
from the strike order, he said, be-
cause they are working under a.
union contract which has not ex-
pired.
Mr.. Stewart predicted the strike
would paralyze production in the
properties of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company. which does not rec
ognize the union. This company is
the largest single employer of labor
in the mines of District 15s
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
Operators Of Central
Field Are Discussing
Their Strike Policy
By Associated Press

Cleveland. Ohio, Oct. 31.-Coal oper-
ators Of the Central Competitive field
Ohio, Indiana. Pennsylvania and IL
, iihols-are meeting here to-day to
| 9lscuss the policy of the operators
curing the nation wide strike OF soft
tonight
Cleveland delegates to the meeting
nave nc hope that the conference will
avert the strike.
Whei. asked if it were possible that
oNertures to the miners would be
MADE by the operators conference, c.
T.. Maurer, one of the Cleveland rep
rescntatives. said:
The strike is in the hands of the
government. We are to meet and con-
slider problems arising from the
| threatened strike"
The central competitive field COM
prises the bituminous mine opera
tors of Western Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois, Each State was
| represented by four members, which
is half the number attending the
recent conferences with the mine
workers at Buffalo and Philadel-
phia.
The committee will remain in ses-
sion until tomorrow night, it was
announced, to be prepared to reach
a decision should any signs come
from the government at Washington
of the miners.
Topeka. Kan, Oct. 31.-The South
| west Coal Operators Association
through its president, f. w. Luktns.
has agreed tosa proposal made BY
Governor Henry ]. Aliens office to
negotiate new contract and wage
scale for the Kansas district. inde-
pendent of action in other fields. on
condition the miners remain at work
while the new scale is being worked
out.
indianapolis, Oct. 31.-John L. Lew
is. president of the United Mine
Workers. characterized as "unaccept-
able" the proposition advanced
through Governor Allen. of Kansas
for an Independent agreement be-
tween miners and operators In the
southwest field
please note" he said. that the
proposal is contingent on the men
violating the strike order. That order
was issued by the Cleveland conven-
tion and none of us have power to
modify it. This is an operators plan
and has been advanced in Missouri
and other states as well as in Kan
Sas."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
Refuse to Disclose
Troop Disposition

Charleston, w. Va, Oct 31.-No
official information was available
here to-day concerning the disposi-
tion of Federal troops ON their way
from Camp Tyler to Huntington for
possible strike duty.
Governor Cornwells office said that
for obvious reasons" no informa ton
as to where the troops would ulti-
mately be sent could be given out.
Reports, however, came from Fay
cite county to the effect that arrange
ments were being made for the re-
ception of several hundred soldiers
and some had already arrived at Kan
awha falls There was no confirma-
tion of the report.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31

ness. Careful analysis of the business
conditions Of each year from 1907 to
1914 shows definitely the effect of fuc-
tuation in railroad prosperity and the
effect of railway purchasing on general
business prosperity. The period preced-
ing 1907 was one of increasing net in
come for the railroads. Car orders
reached maximum in 1905 and 1906
In 1908, due to investing the Interstate
Commerce Commission two years before
with rate-making power and placing
upon the Commission no responsibility
for transportation development, railway
purchases became controlled by abnormal
conditions which have continued more OF
less from 1908 to the present time.
"The year 1908 was notably the lean
est of business years UP to 1914, not
withsfanding bumper crops, plentiful
money and absence-o disturbed political
conditions-the three recognized Gle
ments making for good BUSINESS. II
! likewise recorded the smallest number
of cars ordered during the period, g.
900, and the minimum of railway pur-
chascs for many years prior.
"The conditions of 1908 were contin.
ued we'll into 1909, but the last half o1
the year witnessed a substantial buying
movement by the railways, the total cars
ordered for the year aggregating l93,S74
nearly 1919 of which, however, wer,
ordered within the last four months
with particularly heavy, orders in No
vember and December. This gave ;
fairly good business year, with heavy
carry over to 1910.
General business promptly FOLLOWED
in 1910 and the heavy carry over from
1909, coupled with fairly good buyinl
on the part of the railways during til
first six months, made 1910 still bette
year than 1909, although the total of ca
purchases was only l45.oS5. The falling
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
Asserts Miners Can
Not Be Notified in Time
to Prevent Walkout
By Associated Press

Columbus, ONO, Oct. 81. - John
Moore, president of the United Mine
Workers of Ohio, upon learning that
the miners union had been enjoined
from striking tomorrow, declared
that thousands of Ohio miners could
not be notified in time to prevent
them from striking at midnight to-
night
I'VE have no official notice of the
injunction and IL we did have, it
would he impossible to notify the 40,-
600 Ohio miners in time" said Presi-
dent,Moore. Many of the miners will
read of the injunction in the news
papers, he said. but other thousands
will not see newspaper for several
days.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
Busily Preparing For
Complete Tieup in Ohio
BIZ Associated Press

Columbus. o., Oct. 31.-State
headquarters of the United Mine
workers of America was busily en-
gagged to-day preparing for COM
plete tieup of the bituminous coal
mining industry in Ohio.
Officials of the organization ex-
pressed the conviction that all of
the more than 10000 coal miners in
the State would heed the call to
strike and that production of BIZ
luminous coal in Ohio will have
ceased entirely at midnight tonight.
Reports from all parts of the
State told of the coniscation of
thousands of cars of coal by the
railroad administration.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
House Joins Senate
in Pledging Support
in Industrial Crisis
By Associated Press

Washington, Oct. 81. = By an over
whelmng vote the House to-day
adopted the Senate resolution pledg-
ing support to the national adminis-
tration and all others in authority, in
their efforts to meet the present in
dustrial emergency.
On the rollcall not one of the 266
members present cast negative votes.
AS the Senate has adopted theresa
luton, the House action completed
it's enactment as the measure does
not have to receive presidential ap-
proval.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
Will Quit as Scheduled
in Western Pennsylvania
Rn AssocidteG Press

Pittsburgh, Oct. 81. - Injunction
proceedings in Indianapolis will make
no change in the strike situation in
Western Pennsylvania, officials of Dis
trict No. 5, United Mine Workers of
America, said this afternoon. our
preparation are going right along,
and the men will quit as scheduled"
was the word which came from the
office of President Philip Murray.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
Lancaster Joins
\ Pottsville Detail

The State Police department has
ordered details from the troops at
Lancaster and Pottsville barracks to
go to points in Western Pennsylva-
mia. Some of the men will relieve
men of the Wyoming troop which has
had 40 men in the western section CO.
operating with the Butler and Green's
burg troops.
The usual garrisons are being
maintained at the eastern troop head
quarters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
EXEMPT % MINES
Bu A Associdted Press

Denver, Colo, Oct. 81. = Action
of the United Mine Workers in ex-
empting 2S mines in Colorado from
the strike order effective at midnight,
will result in the production of 15,-
SS4 tons of coal daily, or 80 per cent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
TROOP @ SENT TO FIELDS
Bu Associated Press

Pottsville, Pa, Oct. 81. - Troop
c, Pennsylvania State Police, left
this morning for the western portion
of the State on a special train over
the Reading lines. The troops with
horses took every available man fully
equipped leaving only sufficient men
to handle routine work in the county.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
Too Late to Recall
Strike Order, He Says
Rn Asaocinted Press

Charleston, w. Va, Oct. Silt now
is too late to recall the bituminous
coal strike order, in the opinion of
President Frank Keeney, of District
No. II. He said. when told of the In
dianapolis injunction, that it would
be impossible to prevent the men
from going out.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
Strike Order Rescinded
in Kentucky Counties
BIZ Associated Press

Washington, Oct. 31.-The De-
partment of Labor was advised to-
day that the coal strike order had
been rescinded in Hopkins, Webster
and Christian counties, Kentucky,
comprising one-half of the Western
Kentucky fields, employing 5000
miners.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31

or Colorado's normal output, accord
ing to a statement to-day by John
G. Kerr, secretary of the Colorado
Coal Operators Association.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
Brands Move as Attempt
to Enslave Workingmen
and Women of Country

Springfield, ILL.,, Oct S1.-Assum-
ing defiant attitude toward the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31

Railway purchases measure general
business prosperity" declares Z. b.
Leigh, president of the Chicago Railway
Equipment Company, speaking of the
need of so framing railroad legislation
that there may be an accumulation of
surplus earnings in good years and hence
vigorous railway maintenance, additions
and betterments during poor years. Mr..
Leigh is an officer of the Railway Busi-
ness Association, national organization
of concerns that sell goods or equipment
to railroads.
"In fact railway purchases do not
merely measure general prosperity" Mr..
Leigh went on, in commenting on the
attitude Of his association. IA large
volume of railway purchases causes gen.
eral prosperity. In other words, it is
possible TO prove that the prosperity Of
the country as a whole varies in pro-
portion to the ability of the railroads of
the country to purchase the equipments
necessary for their maintenance, condi-
tions and bettermentS
an order to prove this it is only
necessary to point out the proportion
that the railroad business bears to the
rest of the country. 1t has long been
the custom to take the iron and steel
industry as the truest index of general
business conditions. But up to the out
break of the war the railways of the
country directly and indirectly consumed
between 40 and so per cent. of all the
iron and steel produced in the country.
The iron and steel index, therefore, is
largely dependent upon the purchasing
power of the railroads. Carefully pre-
pared statistics show that the value of
the country's railroad and equipment is
over two-thirds of that of all the manu-
featuring industries in the country COM
bined. The value of the machinery, i'm
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
GOVT PROTECTS
u. S. BY INJUNCTION

[Continued from First Pagc.l
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-12-12
Large Class Initiated

Newark Council No. 721 knights Of
Columbus initiated a class Of IS last
Sunday in the Elks hall. Previous 20
the work the class and members at
tended mass which was celebrated by
Rev. B. M. O'Boylan at st. Francis
de Sales church at 7 O'Clock, after
which the first degree was exempli-
fed. A recess was taken for l~nch
at the Warden Hotel at noon, an the
remainder of the work conducted in
the afternoon. Many visitors from
Mansfield, Mt. Vernon, Delaware,
Marion, Columbus, Dennison, Steuben-
vile and Sidney were present.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-12-12
Street Cars Collide

Just after midnight Thursday of
last week an east bound city car and
the Granville car on it's way 20 the
barn, came together on North Park
Place. The front ends of both cars
were shattered, and motorman Chas.
Atwood was severely bruised and cut
about the legs. He was taken to his
hCme on Neil avenue. Conductors w.
! Wallace a1d Stanley Bishop and
mntorman Albeit Muntee escaped in
jury. The passengers ""re badly
shaken up but we're not hurt. A care
lessly thrown switch frog is the sup
r0sed cause Of the aCcl 'rlt.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-12-12
Death of Gladys Frye

Gladys Marie Frye, the bright 18
months old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. H. Frye, died Sunday morning
after a four days illness Of bronchial
pneumonia. Funeral services we've
conducted at the home Tuesday after
noon by Rev. J. f. Walter and burial
made in Cedar Hill cemetery.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-12-12
Birthday Party

Miss Anna Hall, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. W. L. Hall, delightfully."-
entertained at her home on North
Fourth st. Friday evening, in honor
of her 18th birthday. Dancing and
music were enjoyed and elegant re-
freshments were served.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-12-12
Car Load of Sugar Arrives

The Sprague grocery company re-
ceived a car load of sugar Monday,
which was distributed over as large
a territory as possible and to some
extend relieved the shortage which
has for a long time existed
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-12-12
Old Welsh Church Sold

The Church of the Nazarene has
purchased the old Welsh church on
Elmwood avenue and will dedicate it
Sunday, Dec. 81. This denomination
has a pretty stiff set of rules and is
opposed to every form of worldly
amusement and has even placed the
movies on the 1--WE don't partonize"
list.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-12-12
Cass-SOuthard

The marriage of Miss Anita South
ard and Ralph A. Cass was solemn
lied by Rev. L. C. Sparks at the par
sonage Wednesday evening of last
week The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Southard of 353
Central avenue, and during the war
served as yeomanette at Washington.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-12-12
Local Items

Son Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Curry
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Curry are re-
joicing over the arrival of son at
their home in the Sprague block on
East Main street last Saturday.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-12-12
PIANOS, PHONOGRAPHs, ETC.

Photographs, Player Pianos and
Music Rolls. One used Walnut Up
right, Mahagony Photograph, also
a Cabinet Piano Player slightly used.
Call evenings after 6 o'clock at 81
High street, or write T. w. Leah, to
show styles at your home.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-12-12
Salvation Army Dinner in Elks Hall

The annual Christmas dinner for
the needy children will be given this
year in the Elks hall, and contribu-
tions of food and money are now
being received by Capt. Burlington.
Tickets for the dinner will be issued
at the Army headquarters, IS North
Fourth street.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-12-12
Will Meet in Moose Hall

The various branches of the order
of Odd Fellows who lost their home
in the recent fire on West Main ST.,
have arranged to meet in the Moose
hall in the Hilbert & Schaus block.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-12-12
Verdict of $19s to Victim of Accident

In the case Of Helen M. Hall VS..
Buster Bowman for damages sus-
tanned in an automobile collision some
months ago, verdict was rendered
for $198 in favor of plaintiff. The ac-
cident occurred at corner of Church
and Eleventh streets.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-25
DEFICIT IN FOOD.

Berlin. July 22.-{correspondence
OF the Associated Press)-The German
deficit in food, the difference between
the amount produced in Germany and
Germany's normal needs amounts to
$500, 900 tons Of wheat, one million
tons OF meat and one million tons of
fats. says the imperial food ministry.
Immediate payment for these neces-
sary foodstuffs with inland
y unthinkable. the ministry asserts.
Only long term credits can help and
the acceptance of such credits Is only
possible II Germany works for oniy
then q the creditors have c%onfdence
In paying ability of Germany.
Immediate decisive effect OF the re-
moval Of the blockade on the German
food market Ia not expected by the
ministry but rather a long slow con-
tfnuation OF Improvement which IL
ready makes itself felt. It declares
that control Of export must remain
until the average between import and
export has been established.
Germany must make i'm Its mind "a
do, without coffee very largely in the
future, says the imperial commission
'er for colonial goods. ,s
Authorities ray Germany r,,,.t
sharply restrict her imports 81 chocns
late eau OF the low yaiue 81 ~
mark and must try ftoe4reiy On her
ocolst the first production a.
which ID expected soon. -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-25
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Ills, Aug. 25.-Corn start
ed under the weight of an accumula-
ton Of over night selling orders and
prices were easier at the start. Gov
ering trades soon afterward carried
figures above Saturdays closing point.
The opening was l-Sc to 1c lower with
September s1.7S@1-2 and Dec. LAO
1-2 q 1.41. Sentiment was generally
bearish and the early bulge was fol-
lowed by a reaction on moderate SELL
ing which sent figures ~fractionally be-
low the opening prices.
Chicago, Aug. 25.-Oats moved with
an easy start. quickly followed by Il
bulge and a later reaction which saged
below h opening point. The f1ug-
tuation were narrower limits than in
the major grain and trading was with
in very moderate limits. Opening
prices We're unchanged to sc lower
with September II Ac and Dec. 74Ac
a sc.
Provisions trade was dull, prices
being lac to soc lower. in linesswith
lower hog prices.
Subsequently the corn market rail-
lied when local traders found them
selves oversold and faced light Of
ferings when they sought to buy. The
close was strong at nearly to pfigures
for the day. prices being is to 2Ac
net higher with Sept. at 1.S0A to u
and Dec. 1.43A to "a.
Later in the session provision prices
advanced somewhat in sympathy with
corn. Closing prices were from Sc net
lower to CSC net higher.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-25
MUST INCREASE
SHIPPING TO. THE
SOUTH COUNTRIES

San Francisco, Aug. 25.-Shipping
facilities connecting this city with the
western ports Of Central and South
America will have to be increased
very materially in the near future. If
the business men of the Pacific coast
expect to maintain their trade SUI
premacy in the western section of the
countries affected. according to a
sta tement given out today by Benno
Schoch. the Latin-American represent
alive of the American Finance and
Commerce company. Mr.. Schoch says
that Great Britain and other European
nations are nov entering hat field
with very strong. competition.
THE market on the western coast
of South America logically belongs to
concerns doing business through the
port of San Francisco" says Mr.
Schoch. And If we desire to hold our
share of it. we must provide imn'e-
diately the tonnage in ships to prop
erly supply the. products that market
demands. Several district lines be-
tween Japanese and South American
ports recently have been established"
A movement to ecu more ships
for South America through the federal
shipping board is advocated by Mr..
Schoch.