The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-06
MINERS ASK
VACATION OF
RESTRAINDER
Strikers Attorneys Forestalt
Hearing to Make Injunction
Permanent, by Motion to
Dissolve.
MORE men At WORK
CBy Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 6-Attorneys
for the United Mine Workers OF
America. filed this afternoon a
motion in federal court for dissolu-
ton OF the restraining order to pre-.
vent officials of the union from issuing
instructions to the striking members.
The officials were in conference this
morning with their attorneys and 1t is
understood. have completed the writ
ing of the motion
Such motions, in accordance with
court rule, must be filed two days
in advance OF the arguments. The
| hearing of the governments petition
for temporary restraining order has
been set for Saturday, and today is
| the last day for filing motions in the
case.
The arrival Of c. B. Ames, assistant
attorney general, in charge Of the gov
ernment's Injunction proceedings, is
expected to usher in new develop
| ments.
The government will ask Saturday
the place of a restraining order, be
issued. pending final hearing OF the
| petition, adm that a mandatory order
| that the strike be called OF, be issued
| by the court 1t has been pointed out
that although the governments peti-
| ton asks that a temporary Injunction
| be issued Saturday. the court may. il
! it so desires, make the Injunction
permanent at that time instead OF at
| later hearing.
| There is no indication that mine
| workers heads have receeded from
their stand for meeting with opera
tors to negotiate a wage scale before
calling of the strike. Operators also
are standing firmly on their assertion
that they will not negotiate with the
employees until the men return to
work.
| Indiana operators, at a meeting last
night. indorsed the actions Of their
operators scale committee through its
conferences with the union men and
made apparent their determination to
follow the lead of tho government IN
whatever steps 1t may take to bring
about an end to the strike.
| CHICAGO, Nov. 6-As the approx
mately 423,000 miners remained idle
| for the ninth day further steps had
been taken to reduce the menace of a
! threatened coal shortage, already i'm
minent in some sections. Six passen-
ger trains had been removed from
| service on railroads in the middle
west, and Federal fuel administrator
Garfield had been clothed with full
authority over prices, distribution and
shipment Of fuel
| To the pleas OF several Nebraska
towns, Iowa and California added re-
quests for relieving the threatened
shortage The mayor OF Topeka. Kas..
telegraphed B. J. Rowe. middle west
coal director at Chicago. that that city
was without a ton OF coal in its mar
ket and hundreds Of families are in
| immediate need"
California coal dealers asked for the
release Of coal conf1scated by the fuel
administration and the Iowa fuel ad-
| ministrator complained against the
| continuation in service OF luxurious
| transcontinental passenger trains
Preparations for re-opening the
mines at McCurtain. Okla, today with
450 men mostly farmers promised to
be an interesting development Should
the mines be worked it would be tha
| first break in the coal strike in the
| southwest
WAIT AT WASHINGTON.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-Miners.
! operators and government officials, the
three factions in the soft coal strike.
apparently were resting today awaiting
the outcome of court action at Indian
apolis on the restraining order which
was made returnable Saturday.
Unless the court action resulted IA
vorably to the government thus ending
the strike, prediction was made IN
some quarters that the country would
be in for a prolonged cessation Of
large part of the bituminous coal mine
operations. Leaders Of the miners
have announced that the strike could
be quickly settled II the restraining
order were recalled. The government
has refused to consider their proposal
to withdraw the injunction unless tbs
strike order was revoked.
DIVERT COAL CARS.
PITTSBURGH. Pa. Nov. 6.-Rail-
roads today attempted to relieve con-
gestion on the main and branch lines
entering Pittsburgh by expediting the
distribution Of hundreds Of cars Of coal
to those Industries indicated by TIE
government Not only filled cars aye
responsible for the congestion, but
empty cars are being shunted onto
mine-sidings as rapidly as possible IN
some parts OF the Pittsburgh district.
according to reports received here.
Wagon and truck mines are said to be
unusually active.
Conflicting reports continue to come
from both the headquarters OF the
miners union and the operators.
PRODUCTION INCREASES.
CHARLESTON. ". Va. Nov. g.
Continued increase in coal production
. in West Virginia was expected by
operators today. following receipt OF
: reports that other mines In the or.
ganized districts may start operating
soon. Reports received by them early