The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-06
NO. PRICE !
INCREASE
ALLOWED
Not One Penny Shall Coal be
Raised to Public, to Grant
Miners Demands, Says Gar
field, Replying to Cox.
MEASURES EFFECTED
(By Associated Press)

cent can be added to the price OF coal
to finance any increase in the wages
Of miners, Fuel Administrator Garfield
declared today. after reading press
dispatches that Governor Cox. Of Ohio.
had proposed that miners and oper.
ators in that state compromise on the
basis OF a rs per cent advance In pay
for the men. DR.. Garfield indicated
that the government would interpose
no objection II the increase could be
given without advancing coal prices.
The cabinet is keeping in close
touch with developments but SO far no
intimation has been given of what the
next step Of the government would be
toward increasing the coal output
which is considered imperative in view
Of the cold weather and the demands
of industry and commerce,
CHICAGO. Dec. 6.-Drastic curtail-
ment Of passenger train service
throughout the country the eastern
and southern regional directors taking
virtually the same action as that two
days ago by the central. north and
southwestern directors today has been
ordered as a fuel conservation meas
ure. AS the strike Of coal miners
entered its sixth week optimism.
which some operators were said to
feel was not reflected in actual favor
able developments reported from the
coal fields.
Additional industries today were
closed or had given notice that oper.
alton would be suspended after today.
while the coal saving orders that al
! ready had put Chicago on a 6h hour
business day and affected other cities
Of ho h.
| west to a lesser degree were extended
to other places. At Chicago a hour
day beginning Monday was decreed
and 1t was predicted by members Of
the regional coal committee that a
! few days continuance Of the miners
walkout would force a 4-hour day.
J Only in isolated instances and in
small groups were miners reported to
be resuming production. In the great
central competitive field and In others
OF the larger organized areas the
miners generally maintained their at
titude Of remaining away from work
until larger wage increase than the
IA per cent decreed by the federal
| fuel administration was forthcoming.
| Kansas Production Increased.
Production of coal at the Kansas
strip pits by volunteer workers in
vanced for some work in Missouri, Ok
;ahoma, and Arkansas.
In the reduction of approximately
one-third in, train miles" ordered in
passenger traffic. some Of the coun-
try's palatial trains were affected.
They included the Twentieth Century
on the New York Central, and Broad
way Limited on the Pennsylvania. be-
tween New York and Chicago and the
North Coast Limited between Chicago
and North Pacific Coast points.
The reduction in the Central. North
and Southwestern regions is effective
Monday. In the southern Tuesday and
in the eastern region Wednesday.
With moderation of the unseason-
ably low temperatures that prevailed
Mississippi river for several days.
urgency of pleas for fuel apparently
had diminished today. Many small
cities and towns in Nebraska, Montana
and Western Kansas still were virtual
" without coal. however and substi-
tutes were at premium.
Canadian Coal Shipped In.
Canadian coal shipments somewhat
relieved the situation in the far north
| west.
The conference of governors OF 10
states, set for st. Louis Sunday. today
had been postponed indefinitely. Gov
ernor Frederick D. Gardner OF Mis-
souri,. who called 1t. announced the
meeting would not be held until the
federal fuel admins tration acted on
resolutions which the governors adopt
ed a week ago, requesting more liberal
distribution of fuel in the middle west
and that a fuel director for each state
be named.
In connection with the plan to
operate Oklahoma mines with volun-
teer labor, martial la whas been pro-
claimed in that state for the first time.
Governor Robertson placed s counties
containing coal mines under martial
law.
North Dakota mines may be taken
over and operated in anv emergency
by the governor after July I. next.
under a bill passed by a special ses-
sion Of the legislature last night
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. s.-Arranee-
ments for bringing to Indianapolis
witnesses who will appear before the
federal grand Jury next week durins
its investigation Of charges OF viola
ton OF the Lever and antitrust acts.
were being completed today and. II Is
said. evidence secured by the govern
ment probably will be presented to
the grand jury Immediately after II
convenes Monday morning.
Henry s. Mitchell, Of Washington.
assistant to Attorney General Palmer,
is in Indianapolis to aid In the inves-
tigation, which government attorneys
say will be nationwide in It's scope.
} and will seek to bring Que evidence OF
collusion between miners and operat'
ors. Efforts are being made to have
z some Of the Witnesses from outside
i the state appear without formal sum
( mons being issued for them. How
| ever, 1t is pointed out, II witnesses de.
; cline to come to Indianapolis volun.
D tarily subpoenas will be isued imme
diately.
: The fuel situation In the state Il
= causing growing concern in all sec
= tons Reports from many cities tel
. OF partial or complete paralysis q
(Cnntinuad IN DaUo TouN