Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-03
First Ray of Hope Seen in
Breaks in Ranks of
Strikers.
STRIKE IN SOUTHWEST
SAID TO BE BROKEN
Operators Claim Miners in Eastern
Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia
Are Returning - Missouri Miners
Resume Work, Declaring They Can
Mt See Nsighbors Freeze - No I'm.
mediate Relief; Outlook 10 Gloomy.

Chicago, Dec. 3.-Further reduction
Of national Industry because OF the
coal strike was In prospect. Regional
directors had authority to annui pas
senger trains where the public would
be least effected.
A ray Of hope was found in optimis-
tic reports from operators in the dis
trict embracing southeastern Kentuc-
ky. Tennessee and Virginia that the
backbone Of the strike has been brok-
en-: the return Of miners to the Mis-.
souri, mines with the statement that
they as Americans could not see their
neighbors suffer and resolutions by
West Virginia miners that they would
return to work until an adjustment
had been made.
Gloomy Outlook to Public.
On the other hand cutting off of
electric sign advertising. with a gener-
al reduction in industry. brought q
rather gloomy outlook to the public. II
was estimated that unless the strike
was ended soon the number Of men
thrown out OF work would surpass the
100000 striking miners The Bethlehem
Steel Company today was ordered to
bank one Of its Lebanon stacks. II
was announced that unless there was
an early delivery Of coal the stack
would be blown out and that because
OF the fuel situation no additional
men would be employed. One Of the
large Industries forced to close down
soon is the Anaconda Copper Company
in Montana. It was announced that
the smelters would be closed, with
many thousands thrown ont Spf sn-
ployment.
JUDGE ANDERSON SUSPICIOUS.
Says He Believes Operators and MIN.
ers Ars in caheotA u.
X Indianapolis. Dec. sMiifSs opAs1k1ls
and mine workers seem to be In ''ca-
hoots to bleed the public" in the
opinion Of Judge A. B. Anderson, OF
the United States: District court.
Judge Anderson, who ordered the re-
scinding of the strike order, SO ex-
pressed himself yesterday In the
course Of examination Of Alonzo New
comb, miner.
Newcomb comes from Blanford, 1ndr
and was before the court on a charge
Of Illegal sale Of liquor. Judge Ander-
son was trying to obtain information
as to the mine operators attitude
toward the United Mine Workers OF
America.
Doesn't It seem that you are all In
a conspiracy to milk the public?
Judge Anderson asked.
Newcomb said the mine workers are
paid only "a cents a ton for the coal
they mine. while they have to pay tho
operators 1920 a ton for that coal on
top of the mine and besides have to
haul 1t themselves.
Al Should Drop.
"Ought not all Of you come down
all around?" Judge Anderson asked,
and Newcomb said:
II guess you are right"
isn't Il true that you say the mine
operators get so much that you want
part Of their profifits?' persisted the
judge.
Newcamb said this also seemed to
be the case, whereupon Judge Ander-
son remarked that 1t appeared n
tho both factions in the coal trouble
were in cahoots to bleed the public.
Newcomb said he averaged about 50
q day as a coal digger and had made
as much ~ SO day. He sa' HIS
last pay check called for $S2.27 for
fourteen days work, but that about SIS
had been taken out Of 1t for powder
and other expenses owed tho mine
operator.
When asked why he did not return
TO work, inasmuch as the mines were
open and the government would AFFORD
protection, Newcomb said:
your honor. It would be all my life
would be worth to start back to work.
I wouldn't last long. don't expect"
.al Ignorant Of injunction.
Joe Trunko a Hungarian coal miner
living In Clinton. Ind, who also was
arraigned before Judge Anderson on q
charge OF violating the Reed amend
ment, said he dh not know about the
Injunction forbidding the. strike.
When they cancelled the strike
order In here, they had their fingers
crossed. didn't they?' asked Judge
Anderson.
Il thing So" the defendant replied.
The government knows they did,
doesn't itT' continued the Judge.
IT ought to-" admitted Trunko.
Further questioning brought out the
fact that Trunko was married, had
fve children. owned his own home and
nn automobile.
II tell YOU" said Judge Anderson.
after he had been given this infor-
nation, working conditions will have
to be improved for this man. Why,
gentlemen, can hardly restrain my
emotion when I think Of the conditions
& Of this man. and the whole country ia
in the Ax II Is in on account Of the
condition these men are In"
Trnnko was fined 500 and costs foz
violating the prohibition act.
IOWA Will NOT sElzE MlNEs
i Governor oays Plan 10 Not Practical
-Comwittes 70 Washington.