The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1919-11-28
STAT RETURNS
MINI 70 OWNERS I

Coal somra ny mines at Wilton was
declared at an end today by Adjut-
3 ant General Fraser after the uni in
4 miners and the operators reached a
wage agreement This was In .ac-
sscordances with one OF the provisions
ssof Governor Frazier's proclamation
taking over the mines. which stat
ed that when the operators and min
S{ers should come to such> an agree
ment and demonstrate their ability
II to operate the mines at full capa city
i state control would be relinQuished.
Just previous to the announces
ment; Of the agreement between the
\ Wilton miners and the mine owners
4 the state supreme court denied the
writ OF prohibition which Governor
& Frazier asked against Judge w. T..
( SNuessleg yesterday. It is understood
the court bjected to the form of
action instituted by the governor,
and intimate IT would prefer to
gsettle the matter on a direct appeal
3 from the district courts decision.
The refusal of the court to grant
4 a. restra aiming order against Judge
n Nuessle neither upholds nor res
against Ad jutant General Fraser on
3 Wednesday. 4 IS s5s s5;is: $S 4$
Appeal Moves Postponed Il
Preparations which were being
made TO appeal from Nuessle' s ,deci-
sion, In conf formance with the SUI
4 nreme courts refuest. were post
& Sponed upon the issuance OF Adi iut-
ant General Fraser's order Z restor-
ing the Wilton mine to its owners.
+ IT could not be learned tonight II
an appeal will now be taken to get
q judicial interpretation of the ques--5
gtions involved in the seizure Tof the
3 coal mines by the state. ss> 4
With Captain l.. r! Baird, who
has been in charge Of the Wilton
mine since 1t was taken oyer 10;
Y days ago, acting as an intermediary,
! the miners and operators entered
into a contract this afternoon pro-
viding that the men should return
Il to work for the operators on the
following condi itions:
II. Present wage scale to con-
tinue until an agreement is reached
at the Washington conference be-
tween the United Mine Workers. of
i flcials and the organized operators
2. sls All increases in wages allow
ed miners in the central competitive
field as q result OF the Washington
conference to apply to the Wilton
wage scale and to be retroactive to-
November i ,s.,t.s ~
3s.s No members of the wilton
miners, union to suffer discharge on
account OF the action during the,
{ period Of the strike. #is3 f5
Il Fraser Issues Statement
All these prop osals were adv vanc-s
/. ed by the miners and accepted in
full by. w. p. Macomb Der, president
,;Of the Washburn company. Sa 5s q
Adjlftant General fraser, in COM.
menting on the situation issued the
following statement: M Sss
q Captain Baird and myself haye,
at Ill times been trying to secdre.
an agreement between the Wash
burn company and the Wilton local
! OF the United Mine Workers OF
America, t whereby the respective
parties would make such amicable.
arrangements as would permit the
operation OF the Wilton mines un-7
der the Management qf the owners
and their employees.
4 II he's been owing to theaearnests
efforts OF Captain Baird as such in
termediary. that the foregoing ar
! srangement has been made. After
such arrangement, ana tneS .eyidents
willingness OF the owners and Eoper-s
ators. to con tinue their output OF
coal, the section Of Governor Fra
xier.s proclaim tion for releasing the
property became In force.
erefore after $s q ~ Is tatlon
with and instruct tions- from tne axe
cntiYe department 81 ]! oroerea yGapsalA
Baird and his assistants B ss 70 srr tuTn
I the Washburn Lignites Coal COMPANY
to the owners thereof under a..ae.$ .ne}
agreement set forth In the b n iettef &
! from the miners to Captain. ar. balraE
and the acceptance OF the SAID M agree
ment the Wash burn Ignite Goa
s'.s 1's y. 81
sSTAUN WILLis 0PEKsAT MINES ~
55s's q s.,I ii WHEN siT 49, Unnecessarily
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