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Arizona republican., 1919-12-05
SCOPE OF
PROSECUTIONS IN
COAL MINE STRIKE
Operators and Miners to
Face Court Action, Is
Indication - Union Off
cials Give Bonds

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec 4.-Upon
the heels of the institution of contempt
proceedings against officials of the
United Mine Workers of America, the
government has taken steps to broaden
the scope of its prosecutions in connec-
tion with the strike of coal miners and
will investigate alleged violations Of
the Lever fuel control act and the
Sherman antitrust law by miners, op-
orators and others.
Orders Special Grand Jury
United States District Judge Ander
son today ordered a special session OF
the federal grand jury for next Mon
day. and Immediately statement was
given out by United States District At
torney L. r. f. Slack and Dan w.
Simms, special district attorney, who
is aiding in the injunction proceedings,
declaring that the time has arrived to
determine whether this is a govern
ment of law or a group of men"
This morning six officials of the
United Mine Workers of America, who
yesterday were charged with criminal
contempt for alleged violation of the
fedral courts injunction against the
strike, appeared at the federal build
ing and furnished bond of $4,000 each
for their appearance next Tuesday.
They were John L. Lewis, acting presi-
dent of the organization; William
Green, secretary treasurer; Ellis
Searles. editor of the Mine Workers
Journal; Percy Tetlow, statistician,
and Edward Stewart and William
Mitch, officials of District No. II.
70 Other Complaints Ready
The charges against IS other min
.ers' representatives of violation of the
injunction were printed and certified
today and copies were being mailed
tonight TO all court districts in which
defendants reside. 1t was stated that
as soon as this information is re-
ceived in various districts, capiases
will be issued for the arrest of men
named in the charges and removal
proceedings to procure their appear
ance in court here will be instituted
| The grand jury investigation. called
/ primarily to deal with charges against
coal operators, will cover all phases
/ of the controversy in the coal indus
I try and will be nationwide in its scope
/ it was stated. The statement of gov
/ ernment attorneys brought out thai
| the investigation was intended moi
only TO furnish relief in the present
coal crisis but that the government
4 expects to prosecute all violators o.
the law and will see that they suffer
the penalty provided by law. Tn,
Lever law carries a penalty of $500,
fine or Imprisonment not to exceed
two years in the penitentiary.
1t was stated that determination t
| begin the grand jury investigation
Il Al,
proceedings against the miners lead
ers which tended to show that tn
coal operators as well as the miner
were in conspiracy to violate tn
Lever law. Agents of the department
of Justice two weeks ago started al
investigation of alleged violation o
the Sherman antitrust law by opera
tors and the evidence collected b,
them has been added to that secures
In previous Investigations of tn
miners.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-05
Governor Dons
.Oyeralls viii
" ork In Mines
Republican A. p. Leased wirel

OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. 4.-Gov-
ernor j. 3. a. Robertson and John A.
Whitehurst, president of the state
council of defense, left tonight for Nc
Alester, where they will begin work
as coal miners with 800 other
volunteers.
The first carload of coal probably
shipped to Altus. Okla. in the south
western part of the state, where suf-
fering seems to be the most acute.
Two sduadrons of the 18th United
States cavalry now on duty at CO.
lumbus, N. M, will arrive in McAles
ter Saturday for mine duty.
Two companies Of negroes had been
ordered to McAlester, but in a mes
sage to General Dicllman, commander
of the southern department of the
army, Governor Robertson expressed
the belief that the presence of the
negro troops might involve us in un-
necessary conflict and confusion"
Governor Robertson issued proela-
nation placing the entire Oklahoma
national guard in readiness to move on
short notice. 1t is not the intention of
the governor, however, it was stated,
10 call the guard out at onrA,
Arizona republican., 1919-12-05
Municipal Wood
Yards Relieve
Coal Shortage

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 4.-kansas
will receive a portion of between
10000 and $4,000 tons of slack from
Sebastian county, Ark, according
to information received today by
state officials from the Arkansas
fuel administration.
This slack will be sent to vari-
Gus parts of the west and will be
distributed at Kansas City. Most
of it will go to industrial plants.
Appeals for fuel from more than
rs towns, which report that they
are without coal. are on file in the
governors office.
Many cities in the state are op-
Grating municipal wood yards in
an effort to meet the fuel short
age.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-05
FEDERAL CONTROL Of
SUGAR ENDS DEC. 81

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-The gov
ernment will not attempt to control
the disposition and sale of sugar after
the sugar equalization board is dis
solved, December 81.
Attorney General Palmer, in making
this announcement today, said that as
no funds had been provided by con-
gress for carrying on the work of
handling sugar, the department Of JUS
tice would confine its efforts to the
punishment of profiteers.
1t was believed consumers would be
forced to pay higher prices after jan
uary l.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-05
Secretary of State Declares Government Is Following
Well Defined Course in Relations
With Caranza
COMM TTEE SEEKS IN TERV|EWW|TH WILSON
Will Confer With President Before Framing Definite
Policy-Repy to Latest Jenkins
Note Is Awaited
Republican Associated Press Leased wire1

WASHINGTON, Dec 4.-Steps to obtain personal
interview with President Wilson before framing
policy in the strained relations with Mexico were decided
on today by the foreign relations committee
The decision made after Secretary Lansing had
appeared before the committee and it was said by mem
bers had disclosed that because of the presidents Illness
he had not been consulted by the state department in its
handling of the recent developments which have brought
relations between the two governments to serious stage
Arizona republican., 1919-12-05
SEEK ORAL AGREEMENT

BASLE, Switzerland Dec. 4-Q1a-
vas.)-According to the Berliner Tage-
blatt, the German government does
not intend to answer the last note of
the supreme council with regard to
signature of the protocol guaranteeing
execution of the peace treaty, but in
stead will attempt to reach an oral
agreement
Arizona republican., 1919-12-05
SUES STATE OFFICIALS

CHARLESTON, Mo-, Dec. 4.-Sev-
enty-six suits, alleging misrepresenta-
tion in theisale of oil stocks and ask
ing judgment of $4,000. have been
filed in the circuit court against
Lieutenant Governor Wallace Crossley,
former State Treasurer Edwin P. Deal,
Circuit Judge c. A. Burney and Lee
W. Wilson of Kansas City, and Roscoe
E. Gooding of La Plata, Mo.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-05
PRINTERS ORDERED BACK

BUTTE, Mont. Dec Printers
who left their places in the offices of
the Butte Daily Post. the Butte Miner
and the Anaconda Standard causing
reduction in the size of the Miner and
the temporary suspension of publica-
tion of the other two newspapers, have
been instructed by officers Of the In
ternational Typographical union to re-
turn to work. the publishers were in
formed -tonigh'.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-05
PROPOSE OPEN.
SHOP IN MINES
To BEAT STRIKE
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

lhGphDltNdt ~ r ECdScN WV
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The coun-
try as a whole is interested in coal
rationing measures which have been
proposed to exc out supplies shortened
by the nation wide strike ofsbitumin-
Gus mine workers.
The flow of appeals to the re-estab-
Iished fuel administration showed gen.
eral alarm over the situation. Middle
western territory. where the shortage
has become acute, through representa-
tives in congress today demanded that
eastern seaboard and New England be
compelled to share surplus supplies
and live up to restrictions on power
and light consumption as drastic as
those effective in the west
More Coal for Mid West.
Senator Cummins. republican, of
Iowa announced after consulting with
the fuel administration that he had
obtained an increase in the allotment
of coal to- Mississippi valley states.
Louis W. Hill, chairman of the board
of the Great Northern railway, repre-
senting northwestern consumers, made
a plea for better distribution of coal
resources at the head of the Great
Lakes, visiting both the railroad and
the fuel administrations.
Meanwhile the responsible heads Of
the larger coal mining concerns of the
country in second day of general
conference here, announced that they
had agreed to pay miners an additional
sum of II cents per ton for coal mineo,
basing the figure on conditions in thin
vein areas" and thereby fixing a scale
practically for the entire country,
This more than carried out the pro-
posal of Fuel Administrator Garfield
that the coal miners be given IA per
cent advance without increase in the
selling price of coal. they asserted, be-
cause average figures showed that an
advance of 1856 cents per ton would
meet the requirement.
Propose "Open Shop" Policy.
Proposals were made at the final
session that the mine operators adopt
an aggressive policy OF fighting the
strike by resuming production on an
open shop basis, but no definite stand
was taken on collective policy. 1t
was said the majority preferred 10
await the result Of the renewed ef-
forts by the government to prosecute
the leaders of the striking mine work
ers in the federal courts for violating
the Lever law.
Coal production was said TO be con
tinuing at a slight advance over the
last week, according to the reports
available in advance of the geological
surveys weekly summary. The rail
road administration since the fuel
| shortage became acute in the middle
/ west has been sending coal westward
on fast schedule. In the last two
weeks. approximately 10000 cars have
moved to districts west of the Missis-
sippi river. OF the total 1854 carr
were consigned to communities in tht
central western regioni S,1s4 to thu
southwestern region and 1881 cars tC
the northwestern region.
Officials said that within the pas
week an average of 500 cars a day hat
been sent to each of the three areas
This was expected to represent abou
the maximum amount which will b.
shipped because of the gradual lower
ing of reserves in the east.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-05
PEACE DELEGATION ARRIVES

IRepubIiean A. p. Leased Wirel
DORPAT, Dec. 1.-The Bolshevilh
peace delegation arrived here today
FOR a meeting with the delegates Of
the Baltic states.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-05
MINERS SLOWLY
DR|F TING BACK
To WORK, REPORT.
Production Is Gradually In
creasing-Reserve Stocks
Are Practically Exhausted
< famine Exists in Many
Localities - More Indus
tries Suspend
rRepubIIcan A. P. Leased Wire1

CHICAGO, Dec Another stand
still in plans looking to an end of the
soft coal miners strike marked the
34th day of non production in most
union mines as the government pre-
pared for a grand jury investigate
at Indianapolis and prosecution of
miners, operators or others for viola
tion of the federal injunction or for
obstruction of production in violation
of the Lever act.
The mines that have been idle since
the strike started continued so today,
although for two days there have been
reports of return to work of small
numbers of men in scattered locali-
ties. Production had increased some
what, it appeared, but in mucn of the
nation the reserve stocks were being
reduced so rapidly that a virtual fam
inc existed in many communities, and
drastic action was taken by railroads
and fuel officials.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-03
OKLAHOMA BANDITS
LOOT THREE BANKS
hold-Ups at jerks, Wheatland and
Mllerton Are Robbed and All
Raiders Escaped

Tulsa, Okla, July 31.-Five robbers
held up bank at jerks, near here,
this afternoon and escaped with be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
Rob Bank, Walk Mile, Escape
Wheatland, Okla, July Sl.-Two
unmasked men entered the Farmers
State Bank here at noon today, lock
ed the cashier in the vault, helped
themselves to 1900 in cash and 81 900
might cause the rancidity, are DESTROY
worth Of Liberty Bonds, then walked
nearly mile TO a waiting automobile
and escaped
Another Successful Hoid.Up
Hugo, Okla, July 3l.-The Millerton
State Bank, at Millerton, was robbed
late yesterday of $4,000, according to
reports received here today. The
robbers entered as the employees were
calculating the days receipts, lined
them up against the wall, took all
the money in sight and escaped.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-03
FIT TO WIN" MONDAY
SPECIAL GOVERNMENT HEALTH
PICTURE WILL BE EXHIBITED
TO MEN ONLY.

DR.. Joe P. Bowdoin of the State
Board of Health, has made arrange
ments for the exhibition of the special
picture made under the supervision
of the Health Department of the Unit
ed States Army and shown at all the
army camps during the mobilization
and training of the boys during the
late war. This picture will be shown
Monday at the Palace Theatre, Sew
enth street, and special lecturer
will eb here to explain every feature
of this educational picture.
It is endorsed by national, state
and local physicians, as being some
thing that every man and boy should
see
This picture deals with the ago-old
veneral disease curse, one that has
FUSED more suffering ana misery than
all other diseases combined and it il!
one that is of vital interest to. every
person AS stated this picture is be-
ing shown over the nation and state
under the supervision of the health de-
partments, in an effort to awaken the
people of the enormjty OF these dis
eases and in all effort to educate peo-
pie concerning them in an effort to
stamp them cut.
This show is for men only Is years
OF age and over, but boys younger,
when accompanied by their father will
be admitted. Monday, Palace Theatre.
Seventh street.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-03
PRICES All ASHBURN
BREAK ALL RECORDS
Highest Average Tobacco Has
Brought in, Georgia and South
Carolina is Maintained.

Ashburn, July 30.--The outstanding
seature Of the Ashburn tobacco mar.
ket today was the increased prices
that the tobacco brought. For some
reason prices today were the highest
that tobacco has brought SO far in
Georgia, and a gerat increase over the
South Carolina market.
The tobacco sales today were AS.
43s pounds; this sold for $11,557 .S6, at
AM average price of $23.s6 hundred.
This high. average was obtained in
spite of the fact that several thousand
pounds Of damaged tobacco was sold
fro mi to 2 cents per pound.
!. G.. C. Ponder sold a lot of tobacco
here today at 4S cents per pound. Mr..
Ponder planted four acres in tobacco
this year and lost a barn by burning
From the four acres he has already
gotten 81 JAP, and still is curing from
the same patch.
A. w. Knight, OF valdosta, brought
an automobile truck Of tobacco here
weighing 742 pounds, and sold it for
$2s5.44, an average Of nearly 40 cents.
A carload Of tobacco from Eastman,
weighing 4,O4s pounds, brought ST.
317.77. Dr. w. j. Dickson, of Rebecca,
sold 1896 pounds for .$46s7s, an aver
age Of about SO cents. L. W. and c.
Graham, Of Brooks county, sold s2s
pounds for $3.50, being an average of
abort SO cents
"A representative OF ]. Ed Priest, of
Worth county, sold carload at an
average price Of rs cents.
IA representative Of the tobacco
growers Of the state Of Mississippi, is
here today arranging to market their
crop through this warehouse.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-03
EitzaeraId Has Good Sales

Fitzgerald, July SO.-The sale Of a..
700 pounds of tobacco Tuesday morn
ing at an average price of % cents
per pound at the Lon Dickey Tobacco
Warehouse here, gives evidence of the
fact that the torrential rains of the
last week have not resulted disastrous
ly to the tobacco crop in the Fitzger-
aid section.
During the rainy week the local
market men prevailed on the tobacco
raisers to keep their crops at home
and to keep them in good condition
rather than to risk wet or undesir.
able appearance no the floor.
The sun has come into his own
again this week and the planters are
rumblihg in to Fitzgerald, and each
day sees brisk sale of good tobacco
at good prices.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-03
NEGRO IS RUSHED
TO FULTON JAIL
Atlanta, Negro, Arrested in Marietta,
Brought to Tower When Sheriff
Swan Fears Lynchns.

Charged with criminal assault upon
a young white GIRL Betram Alexander,
Atlanta negro, was rushed TO the Full
ton Tower by Sheriff Swanson, of
Cobb county, at late hour Wcdnes-
day, for safe keeping
The negro was arrested near Ken
nesaw, eight miles above Marietta.
and carried to Marietta. Soon aftetr
he had been placed in the Cobb coun-
ty Jail dozens of angry citizens in
automobiles began to gather and
Sheriff Swanson decided that it would
be best to bring his prisoner to At
lanta.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-03

There are 200 varieties of silk pro-
ducing insects.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-03
DRASTIC PROtI LAW
LOSES IN SENATE

Atlanta, July 31.-Although the
Georgia senate has not by any means
gone on record as favoring light wines
and beer, it has expressed its disap-
proval of the proposal to make the
prohibition laws more drastic. BY a
margin of five votes bill to make
violations of the bonedry law felony
was lost just before adjournment Yes
terday Under the provisions of the
bill a reduction of the offense to a
misdemeanor would have been i'm
possible The author, Senator Rags
dale of the Thirty-eighth gave notice
that he would move to reconsider.
A hot water heating plant has
been invented for houses without
cellars or other one story structures.
There are 200 varieties of silk pro-
ducing insects.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-03
sell Tobacco at AbbeviIle

Abbeville, July 800 T. Hobbs,
B. C. McEveen and J. H. Skies, all
prominent farmers of Bulloch county,
shipped solid car Of tobacco to the
Abbeville market Monday and sold it
yesterday at prices ranging from IS
to 40 cents per pound.
Mr., Skies went away with a check
forfor $780,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-03

A new device to be used as automo-
bile tires are inflated sounds a warn
ing whistle when enough air has been
pumped into them to provide the cor.
rect pressure.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-03

A Frenchman claims to have en-
vented an electric curling device for
women's hair so effective the hair
retains its shape for months.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-03

Edinburgh University will estab.
fish professorships of zoology, fores-
try and mental diseases,
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
Auto Bandits Rob
Stores Near Hylan
Home i'll Brooklyn
One Captured. but Escapes
With Revolver; Driver To
Be Tried in Bond Case:
Pickpocket Gets Wallet

A band Of automobile burglars Is
onerating in the Bushwick section of
Brooklyn. near the home of Mayor
Hvlan. Thus far the police of the
Wilson Avenue station have made no
arrests and are making every effort to
keep the activities of the mafaudcrs a
secret.
The confectionery store Of John
Wittholn. at 543 Central Avenue, was
broken into early yesterday by safe
crackers. Witthon discovered the
thieves while they were trying to open
his safe They ied through rear win
dow. The confectioner chased and capt
nred one of the men at Halscy Street
end Wilson Avenue. The thief thrust
a revolver in Wittholn's face and
threatened to Kill him if he called for
help. The man then jumped into an
automobile and drove off with the four
other occupants. Wittholn found $2,24O
intact in the safe.
The thieves smashed the safe Of
Jacob Schwartz. at 545 Central Ave
rue. next door to the confectionery
store. and carried off 81. 500 in cash.
This robbery was not discovered until
DAYLIGHT. but it is believed to be the
work OF the same band.
Another Store Robbed
The store of William Bartell, at 72S
Knickerbocker Avenue, block away,
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19

was broken into about tho samo timo
and $156 obtained from the cash
drawer. Neighbors reported having
seen men leave the place and enter an
automobile.
District Attorney Lewis announced
yesterday that he had obtained a con-
tession from Thomas Hanly, Of 235
West Forty-third Street, Manhattan.
which he said implicated the hotel ban
dts. Burke. Hope and McIntyre. in tho
robbery of the Irving Bond Companv.
9s4 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, last Fri
day night. Mr.. Lewis said Hanly told
nim he was engaged to drive the ban
dts from Thirty-sixth Street and
Fourth Avenue to Brooklyn. After they
had drink IN a Brooklyn saloon Burke
took the wheel and directed Haniy TO
ride in the tonneau He said two men
remained in the car with him while
four of the robbers took $4,000 worth
of bonds from the Irving company. He
said he did not share in the loot. but
Mr.. Lewis is not inclined to believe this
Mr.. Lewis said that he would bring
Hanly to trial for the bond company
robbery next week.
Man Seized as Pickpocket
Simon Friedman, Of West 11Sth
Street, was about to board subway
train at 116th Street and Lenox Avenue
yesterday. when he felt some one pull
his wallet from his hip pocket He
turned quickly to grab the man, but
was blocked by an elderly man. be-
lleved to be q confederate. Friedman
gave chase and shouted for the thief to
stop. Several persons blew police
whistles and attracted the attention Of
Patrolman Corcott, of the West 125th
Street station.
Cor>ott chased the man into the
basement of 107 Lenox Avenue, where
he found him hiding on the shelf of a
closet. The man gave his name as
William Jannett and said he lived at
1902 Hoe Avenue. The Bronx In bag
around his neck the police found S71O.
The police say that he admitted having
served two years in Sing Sing.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
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New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
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