The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-22
"Show You There's Law Here,o
Declares Judge.
Took Less Than Two Minutes
for Court to Decide.
MO. UNION ENDS WALk-OUT
Only 1,200 Kansas Miners Out
of Central Mines.
Meeting in Kansas City Today
May Complete Coal Peace.

Indianapolis, Dec. 22.-Alexander
Howat. president OF the Kansas dis
trict of the L. NJ. w. A, was remand
cd to Jail by United States District
Judge Anderson when court recon-
vened this afternoon. Howat, who is
charged with contempt of court. was
granted a continuance this morning
until next Monday
This afternoons session of court
lasted less than two minutes. When
the judge took his seat he turned 10
Henry Warrum, counsel for Howat,
and asked If he had anything to add
to his statements of the forenoon.
Nothing. your honor" Mr.. warrum
replied, except to ask what amount
will be required on Mr.. Howat as bond
for his appearance Monday"
That Is a matter for serious con-
Isideration." Judge Anderson said. Il
VIII take that up later. Mr.. Marshal,
put Mr. Howat in Jail"
Howat was taken to the Marion
county jail There was no Indication
as to when decision on the amount OF
bail to be required would he forthcoT-
ing. Judge Anderson this morning
expressed disapproval of the form in
which bond for Howat had been fur
Z
| this afternoon to make some proposal
with regard to bond and to his con-
duct pending the hearing next Mon
day.
indianapolis. Ind. Dec 22.-De-
claring that violations OF the federal
courts injunction under the Lever act
against furthering the coal strike in
! Kansas must stop. II persons guilty
have to be put in Jail and kept there.
L tod Sfntn nfafr tot T.UG
Anderson today permitted Alexander
Howat. president of the Kansas dis
| trict of the United Mine Workers, un-
I'll next Monday to prepare his defense
fof charges of contempt of court.
Opening the case for the govern
ment this morning. Dan ". Sims, spe-
eiaf United States district attorney.
declared that Howat had kept in force
local strike begun last July and
merged with the general strike on
| October 81. In addition, II Is charged.
Howat has openly defied the court in
statements and interviews with the
press to the effect that there was no
power in the country to force the
miners to return to work
| Henry Warrum, chief counsel for
! the, international organization of the
miners. and Howat were given unit. 9
o'clock this afternoon to present to
| the court some evidence that viola
tions of the injunction charged against
the miners district office will not be
| continued during the interim from
now until the hearing on pext Mon
day. Otherwise. Judge Anderson de-
clared. he would be forced 20 send
| Howat to Jail
Howat Only Defendant.
] Howat was the only official of the
/ United Mine Workers charged with
contempt of court. in connection with
the recent strike of miners whose case
was not indefinitely postponed when
the strike was settled. The ZOO Kan
sas miners failed to return to work
when the general settlement was
made They declared their strike
against the Central Coax & Coke COM
pany was not a part of the general
walkout.
It am going to show you that there
is some law In this country" said
this morning. I'm this case III have
| to do it"
Missouri Miners End Strike.
/ Kansas City. Mo, Dec. 22.-Approxf-
mately 800 Missouri miners employed
| by the Central Coal & Coke com npany,
on strike since July II. were to return
to work today, according to word re-
ceived by Vice President III. n. Taylor.
of the company.
The miners. acting independently of
their president, ID. A. Frampto1. were
said to have reached the decision TO re-
turn which was later endorsed by
| Frampton.
It was forecast today taat a meet
ing Of union officials and operators Of
the southwest district called here for
Wednesday. would result In the return
to work of zoe Kansas miners of the
Central company who also struck last
July.
New Walkout Reported.
Pittsburg. Kan, Dec 22.-Deciaring
+, that they would not return to work
until they knew what Judge Andcr-
son at Indianapolis intended to do
employed at Grove No. 1e, one Of the
largest producers In the Kansas field.
went on strike today, according to re-
ports to the state receivers. The
strike occurred before the miners had
heard anything from the proceedings
at Indianapolis.
I Washington. Dec 22.-Refusaf Of
the coal operators to accept the gov
| ernment's strike settlement terms. II
was pointed out today might embarrass
the operation of the commission ap-
pointed Saturday by President Wilson
and authorized to investigate miners
wages and working conditions and In
crease coal prices IL necessary.
The operators declared the proposal
1 they had agree to was the one ad-
| vanced by Former Fuel Administrator
Garfield. The question Of whether the
operators would stand aioof from the
| commissions investigation or cooper
ate with II has not been decided. II
| probably will be settled at meeting
tomorrow in Cleveland. where a gem
eral session OF the scale committee of
the central competitive field and other