Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-04
GREAT SUFFERING
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learned today, were preferred against the
officer by Chief lack. One accuses him
that step WIS made by department OF
Justice agents. The mine workers OH
| cia Is will be given hearing Tuesday.
SOME COAL MINED IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Despite lsbor trouble in the New River
fields, West Virginia today continued to be
the nations chief producer OF soft coal.
Miners in the Paramount sub-dlstrIct
were expected to return to work inme-
diately, operators saying they had ac-
cepted the Ia per cent increase.
In Kansas an appreciable amount OF
fuel was being brought from the surface
mines by volunteers working under pro-
lection of State and federal troops.
Similar mines in Missouri would be
operated by the State, statment by the
governor said, unless the miners returned
TO work under the terms offered them.
One company of State rnilltiamen already
WAS on duty in the vicinity OF the MIS-
souri, surface mines and three additional
companies were ordered there. Tonight
was the time limit extended the miners
TO return to work.
MORE VOLUNTEERS To DIG COAL.
Volunteers for work in the mines of
nearby States still were registering m
Nebraska today.
1t also was said that Wyoming faced
possib ility of volunteer mining under
protection of troops.
Calls were issued for ex-scryice men to
mobilize To work in the mines and addi-
tional troops were sent from Cheyenne
10 protect miners who wished To work.
Iowa mine operators served notice on
union workers that unless they returned
to work on December s, the mines would
be opened to any competent labor.
Some operators maintained their atti-
tude, however, of not desiring their
properties worked by inexperienced men
They claimed il wns q hazardous occupa-
ton and pointed to the deaths of six men
and serious injury of three others yester-
day at Borle mine No 8, Jacksonville,
Ind The killed and injured were either
mine officials or office employees. They
sct of bad period blast while attempt
ing to get out sufficient coal for the
boilers.
PRorfTEERING IN SUBSTITUTES.
As the coal shortage grows there have
been numerous complaints of prohteering
on substitutes. The southwest regional
coal committee they had requested Fuel
Administrators Garfield TO order prices
prevalent at the beginning Of the strike
be maximum charges for fuel oil, At
other places i was alleged dealers were
charging exorbitant prices Tor wood.
From Iowa, Montana. Western Kan
sas and Nebraska came chief complaints
Of suffering from the fuel shortage
At Butte, Mont. scores Of old build
ings were 70 be torn down to provide fuel
for needy families, the wood 10 be pro-
vided without cost
CHICAGO BUSINESS CuETAIIEp.
In Chicago, 6i2 hour working day in
virtually all industries. effective to-
morrow. had been ,iecreed by the State
public utilities commission. The order
also carried drastic provisions for reduc-
ing transportation curtailment of amuse-
mcnts. eliminating display lights lower
ing If temperatures III surface and elc-
waited cars and cutting Of Of elevators.
Only one Chicago church today had
announced closing to s.tye fuel Theatres
were ordered 10 conduct only SIX per-
formnnces a week five nights and one
matinee. Motion picture houses were
exempted because they were rlassed rs
using little power