New-York tribune., 1919-12-03
Kansas Mining
Record Broken
BY Volunteers
Second Day of State Opera
'ion Proves Plan Sue
cess; Fuel Famine in 10
Towns Already Relieved
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TOPEKA Kan, Dec. >. Governor
Aliens volunteer army Of coal miners
made the veteran producers Of the
Pittsburg fields take off their hats to-
night, when it was admitted that more
coal had been produced from the nine
mines in operation than ever were sent
TO the scales from the same properties
IN winter months. III addition to win
ming the admission that the state plan
had proved successful in the second
day Of state receivership operation, the
Governor overcamc established convic-
tlonS that the mines could not be
worked successfully without expert
enced men. The enthusiasm and spirit
of the college men, farmers and truck
drivers. backed by the practical know :
edge Of q few trained men, made new
record in the field.
Operation OF the mines opened to-
day in Il heavy snowstorm and IN 4
ncar-2ero blizzard. Governor Allen
personally visited each Of the nine
three trainloads of additional workers
who arrived this morning from Topeka.
Kansas City and Wichita. Tonight
coal had been shipped TO relieve suf-
fering in sixteen towns. Consi ignmen.s
for " Wednesday are expected at least TO
temporarily break the distressing situa-
tiou
Contempt Proceedings Suggested
Threats Of transportation tie-up
were overcome when the Governor con
ferred with officials OF three of the four
railroads which handle the bulk Of coal
tonnage from the field. Train crews
threatened TO refuse the stato-mned
coal. Behind the action state officials
professed to see the hand OF the mine
workers officials according to a state
ment by Richard !. Hopkins, Attorney
General In consequence Hopkins
threatened to take his charges before
the State Supreme Court with a de
mand that the mine workers officials
be cited for contempt under the re
ownership order He may ask also for
an order from Judge Anderson, in In
dlanapoiis. citing the men for violation
OF the Federal Court strike order.
Receivers for the state are rear
ranging some OF their early plans for
handling workers. These changes VIII
enable the state to employ a greater
number Of volunteers.
Thousands on Waiting List
Several thousand kansans are on
the waiting list, although eight special
trains have been sent to the fields with
men who are ANXIOUS TO dig coal. To.
day many men came to Topeka from the
farms and nearby towns to volunteer.
Nearly forty men waited IN the State
House all day for issuance of trans
portation. A dozen negroes, VINO have
reported for service every day since
the Governors first call. were in line
again this morning and tins after
noon They viii leave Wednesday
night on train which viii carry
negro workers to one Of the negro
mining camps in Cherokee County
President Jardine is sending seventy
FIVE men each night from the State
Agricultural College, l,500 students Of
which institution have enrolled This
is in keeping with the schools offer
OF last week. President Butcher Of
the Emporia State Normal Schoo'
tonight asked permission to head d
crowd of several hundred students who
want to produce coal. In spite Of the
large numbers Of students enrolled
only men trained in outdoor work are
accepted More than fifty union men
were included in to-day's lists OF vol
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