The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-04
Middle West Believes New
England States are
Being Favored.
NEW SCALE IS N SIGHT
Operators Will Talk to DR..
Garfield About It
Today.
.fRy Associated Preuul

tBy Associated Pressl s
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.-Com.
plants Of the lack of uniformity in
the local application of coal rationing
orders brought out by Fuel Admins
traitor Garfeld's appeal to the country
reached fuel headquarters toady
from several sections. Middle west
ern states and cities, particularly Chi
Cago, were insistent, that the same
drastic restrictions apply in the New
England and eastern states ar are eff
fectiye inthe central region.
Production reports were viewed as
encouraging both in iocicial circles
and among operators representatives.
meeting here to consider the policy
that the employers should adopt in
coping with the coal miners, strike.
It was expected that at some time
today the operators would take up
With DR. Garfield aansw mine wage
scale which they agreed upon yesterz
day. Il embodles. II was said "a little
more than the II per cent increase,
or the men stg gested BY, Fuel Ad-
ltnistratof Garfield as the govern
letit proposal for .SteaIing With theil
ltrile iRhfchSt TIL miners rejected.
AN incteahe n tiiti; miners wages ,de-j
as n greater than the. IA per |
etit. slgga ted by Df. Garfield was
creed uponl toda y g1ys the Scale com
iittee Of the opata ors In the central
Held The commit ttee's
ement said It had been decided
] advance the rate per. ton for min +
& scoal to pick and machine miners
even cents In the thin vein district.
his 1t, was saIdjgwould result IN gIy-
& the machine miners a rate OF
ound eighty.one cents per ton aud
10 pick miner a rate Of around 1854
ough 1t necessarily would vary In
fields.
Meanwhile, the operators were
seping in close touch with develop
ents at indianapolis, where the fed
al court. on the application of De-
Irtment Of. Justice agents cited "a :
neral and district ocicials Of the
lited Nine Workers for contempt Of
.deral Judge "A. b. Anderson's order
ling of. the coal strike.
Attorney General Palmer would
t discuss esteps taken at Indian
oils in advance of the hearing to [
given the miners officials Tues
y. @
CHICAGO. Dec. 4.-with the clos
! Of thousands Of less essential In
stries, throwing 100000 men out
work and adopting six and one
L hour business day for stores and 81
Ice buildings, Chicago today felt tn
} first practical effects OF the coal st
line. to
Eheaters are limited to five evening bu
f6rnances and one matinee a week
service Of local transportation he
rs and suburban roads have been a
tailed to the minimum require ed
1t. alt
fore industries will be closed each
as the small supply Of fuel is ex- by
sted and thousands more OF em- on
yes thrown out of work. de-
Dec. 4.-Gov-
or Robertson today Cancelled his re an
st for troops to protect mine prop prt
ss when he learned that two COM ne'
les OF negro infantryme1 were to -
Jent to the state from Columbus,
: Mexico. In a message tol Major
eral Dickman commander Of the
5hern division of the army at San
onioA Texas, Governor Robertson
ared, these troops would only In \
g us in unnecessary conflict and his
usion," and formally withdrew ma
'equest. wol
tod