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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-18

WASHINGTON. Noy. lT.-There were
evidences Of real progress today IN the
wages scale negotiations between coal
miners and operators Of the Central
competitive field. although no meeting
of the joint wage scale committee was
hrSd The conference was postponed
until tomorrow At tho request or the
operators. who spent tho day preparing
n reply to the demands rc-Suorltted
SATURDAY. BY the workers.
The operators were in touch by wire
with owners not represented here Tor
the purpose Of Obtaining their approval
of tho counter-pr"poS;tlsw which have now
assumed definite shape. Reports also
were prepared {" show the eject mat
higher wages. taken in connection with
tho suspension Of production. would
have on coal prices this winter.
Secretary Wilson does not intend, 10
allow negotiations TO drag. although he
will not interfere as long as the wage
scale committees arc making headway'
N was said oc the department OF labor.
supply Diminishing.
With the nations visible coal supply
ranidlv diminishing. the administration
ia detcrmincd to bring about resumption
- nroduction without delay. and intends
70 hasten the settlement between "pcr-
ators and miners. i was said otticlais
oS the department OF labor stated. now
cver that reports to the effect that the
government might take over mines and
ooerate them were without foundation.
Such action. they said. would De taken
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-18
ASKS OHIO To
|. CONTROL MINES
Findlay Attorney Institutes
Action in the States Su-
preme Court

COLUMBUS. O., Nov. l7.-Gcorgc N.
Phelps. findiay lawyer, today asked the
supreme court tn direct Attorney Gen
Cral Price to begin custer proceedings
against Ohio coal mining companies or
gam under the laws tu Ohio for fail
urc To operate their mines and TO have
receivers appointed for them.
In his petition Phelps said that mine
operators are violating their charter by
suspension Of the mines since November
| and that the court has tho right to d.
rect their operation under rcceivcrshlps
Formal filing Of Phelps petition was
withheld pending receipts of the proper
fee
CHICAGO. Nov. 17.-Anothcr angle to
The coal situation developed today IN
North Dakota where Governor Lynn J.
Frazier has seized the mines. Adjutant
General Angus Fraser and Captain l.. X.
Baird Of the North Dakota home guards
today were ordered by District Judge
W. l.. Nucsslc TO appear before him
November TO- and show cause why the
court should not issue permanent
injunction restraining the home kuards
from taking, holding and retaining pos
session" Of private coal mines at Wilton.
North Dakota
Governor Frazier. who is in Chicago
attending convention OF the Public
Ownership league. asserted that he had
expected such action He said that IL a
decision handed down favored the opcr-
ators he would appeal to the supreme
court of the state. In a statement he
declared that it was his opinion that op-
orators from every field would watch
the cas- closely for its possible nation
wide eject.
While reports indicated that there
were evidences of progress today in the
wage scale negotiations between miners
and operators in Washington. the coal
shortage situation was growing serious
in various parts of the country.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-18
INNOCENT
u. S. Government Makes Pro-
test to Mexico on Arrest of
Consular Agent Jenkins

WASHINGTON. Nov. 17.-Convinccd
Of the innocence Of William q. jenkins,
American consular agent at luebla.
Mexico. Of the charge that he connlNcd
with Federico Cordova, the rebel VINO
k;dnarpcd him. the state department.
bns made strong representations to the
Mexican government against jenkins
arrest II was said officially that In
formation already at hand justihed the
presumption that jenkins was innocent
State department officials regard the
charges that Jenkins conniNed with his
abductOrs rs highly improbahle; IN VOC"
Of tho rumor current in Mexico city
that the eighteen poems upon whose
testimony the arrest was prcdicatcd by
tho state authorities Of puchla had been
threatened with death unless they tcsti-
fled against jenkins. The poems We're
said TO have been held incommunicado
by the police authorities. after their
According to Mexican newspapers
Judge Franco Of Pucbla. examined
Jenkins before declaring that In his
opinion il was n genuine case or KID
mapping. c
Judge Franco was urged by Luis Cab
rcrra according to reports IN Mexico
City 10 order tho arrest of jenkins from
me hrnch. following his investigation.
but h" declared there was no evidence
upon which to base such action.
Although representations on the case
orc understood 10 have made II clear 10
tho Mexican government 'hat inc nlt"d
states believes Jenkins innocent II was
| tion would I've made by the Washington
! government As q consular agent. he is
no, immune from arrest. ent II was sad
; steps would he taken 70 see that MS
/ rights are in no way abridged in pro-
cccdlnEs brought against him.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-18
STRIKE
Declared By Colorado Mine
Workers, Following Al
legged Blacklisting

PUEBLO, Col. Nov. IA strike OF
coal miners in Colorado. effective Friday
morning. was called by George c. John
son, president Of the United Nine Work
rrs district No. Is. today unless the
operators reinstatcd all striking union
mon. The strike order affects all mines
not opcrating under union contract.
according TO Mr.. Johnson.
This action was taken by Mr.. Johnson
because. he declared. some Of the coal
rrnir~ companies particularly the Colo
RADIO Fuel md Iron company. were re-
fuSing to rcnstate number or men.
claiming that these men were organizers
and agtators.
"They arn nuttinE into effect what we
call n blacklist" said Johnson. Yen
formerly employed arc ho'ng refused
their old jobs. Those taking jobs are
forced to sign a pledge Of loyalty to the
Rockefeller plan.
IT have taken un the matter with A.
tornov General Palmer by wIrr. inform
ing him that snmn cf tho mon arc br'c'G
diecrir>inatcd against md asking him
that, inasr'uch as he forced us TO call
m tho strikc. II is up to him to see that
tho Colorado Fuel and Iron company and
othcr companies put all the men back
to work" d.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-18

NEW YORK, Nov. l7-Ludwig c. A.
X. Martens, Ambassador OF the Russian
Soviet republic" plotted in Germany and
Switzerland with Nikolai Lenine ana
Leon Trotzky. for the overthrow OF the
Russian imperial government, he les
tilted here today. He was dcportcd from
Russia after serving three years imprls-
onmcnt for his revolutionary actiflties.
"Thc Russian revolution was my life.
Martens declared in telling the JOINT leg-
iSlalIve committee. investigating ihu
cal activities in this state. the story Oh
his relations with the Russian BolsheE-
Xxi. lie appeared before the committee,
under arrest, for contempt, altcT hasins
refused Saturday TO submit 10 eSanlna-
,ion or to supply corrrspohaehttSe e. WI. his
nerson and his papers were entlted 10
u'p'''''A'' Tais Of The Plot
The tale OF the plot against the Rom
anoffs. which covered many yeSs, W.
by DEPUTY Attorney General berger.
At tho time OF his arrest in Russia, he
was a student at the chronological IN
stitutc in st. Petersburg where he STUD
led engineering 1t was carly in the
COS. he said, that he became associated
with Russian student bodies and became
interested in MARKHAM socialistic theo-
, ries.
student body, and both were imprisoned
for their activities in behalf OF Russian
workcrs. he said. Lenine was cxiled 10
Siberia and Martens himself deported to
Germany after serving three years In
Jail.
; of the revolution in Russia in 1905 and
| 1906. and directed propaganda from Bcr'
| lin for the overthrow Of the cars gov
ernment.
Hesult Of German Plot
Mr.. Berger brought out this testimony
| in an effort to show that tho COLLAPSE
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-18

CENTRhLIA. wash. Nov. 10y
Tho Associated Pressl--Offcials inVes-
tirating the killing here last luesoay
Of four members Of the American lc6tHh.
bv alleged l. W. w. conferred with the
attorney general ut tho state caplIat
today. regarding prosecution OF the suS-
pectcd slaycrs. -,, ~,
Iohn Hancv. member OF a group thot
IcF, here saturday. had not returned u
Centralia late today, ,.;uoa
II was reported Haney was klileo
.,c,r n cabin supposed to have Deen oC-
cunicd bv Industrial Workers or the
World, who fled from Ccntralia alter tho
shooting. s .,ro
Coroner David Livingston and TWO
d.nv,y eheriffs left today for the hanna
ford valley to investigate faheS ''
ported death. .,
tct;yities against l. W. w. were con-
,frnrd in different parts of Washington
and Oregon In Tacoma parties were
S.nt 30 nearby logging camps where IL
vas reported I. w. w. were arlning
Siyty-six alleged 7. w. w. were arrai Sn.
cI in Tacoma. for violation OF the state
cr,miraI xyndicalism law. The men
pleaded not guilty and refused the ser
vices of a lawyer but asked Tor jury
Lauren Roberts. one Of the men IN
iol here. whose alleged confession was
made public Saturday. has mace NOR
complete statement concerning VIZ
shoGtin~. it was said today. The scConu
cmnfnssion, made soon after that which
vas ruhlishod was given I" County NJ
tornev Norman Allen. Allen. II was De:
Iicved. will not announce the dcta!is ol
tho second confession until the l. w. w.
are tried on the first degree muroel
charges facing them.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-18
IA BELLE AND i. .
M|NGO RESUME.
1000 WORKING
PICKETS UNABLE TO
&, CONVINCE WORKMEN
No Disorder at Either Mingo
Junction or Steubenville
snec,aI To The 1ntelligeneer:

Special To The lntelngenceF:
STEUBENvILLE, Ohio. Nov. 17.-The
LaBclle Iron Works which has been idle
since the beginning Of the steel strike
reopened this morning for repairs ana
the Carnegie Steel plant at Mingo juno.
ton which completed repairs last week:
resumed operations in the ten inch MIL
and will blow in furnaces as soon ~
a coal supply can be obtained.
1t was stated late this afternoon tnat
over 900 men reported for work at the
La Belle mill during the day. between
6 and a. M, it was said by police ano
other observers that 500 men entered
the gates. Pickets to the number or
several hundred were at all approaches
to the mill and made peaceful Efforts TO
turn back the workers but AZ rute
they were unsuccessful. ,.s
Enough men reported at the LaBell(
to handle all the repair work In all oe:
partments. Some departments. such az
the sheet mill will start on wednesday
II was announced today. The open
hearth will undergo about two weeks
rcpairs before II can be started how
ever Machinists, electricians and a
large force of laborers are back TO work
according to reports from the miN and
another large additional force - e1-
pected to report for duty on TUESDAY.
There was no trouble either here or
at Mingo. There were only Few PICK.
cts al the Mingo plant. About 500 OF
the 100 employees OF the mill there are
working,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-18
Judge Dayton Reversed
mus. Appeals Court
'pecial To The Intclligcncer:

Special To The Intclligcnccr:
ing judge dayton Of the Northern D's-
trict OF West Virginia. the federal ap-
peal court in an opinion just given here
in the Sese Of the First Savings and
Banking Company of Dayton. O.. against
Wade c. Kolmer. trustee in bankruptcy
for the Adamantine Clay Products Co.
Of Martinsburg. W. Va, held that the
bank should at least have the opportun-
ity 10 establish by testimony. II ii can.
the share Of certain funds involved in
the bankruptcy proceedings 10 which
it seems fairly entitled. The bank rep
resented that it was the owner Of GER
tain renewal notes for the unpaid pur-
chased price OF machinery and other
equipment bought from the c. w. Ray
mon Co. of Dayton. assigned to ii.
therefore claimed a prior lien. but the
trustee contendrd that it forfeited this
right as u result OF confusion of prop
crty for which il was responsible.
Judge Dayton upheld The position OF the
trnStcp
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-18
FUEL SHORTAGE MAY
CLOSE MANY MILLS IN
THE SOUTHERN STATES

ATLANTA. Ca Nov. 17-Orders cur
failing delivery Of coal In the south 70
tho first five classes in the priority Ast,
which does not include InanufacturerS
were issued tonight by the regional a..
rector oS the railroad administrator:
cotton mills and manufacturing pGnS
Some reports from mills INDICATED
that they had but . scant ck,of coai
The regional director. in stntcment
explaining the reasons for the eu-tAt
"This action has become imperatlyetss .,,aIs y
miners in the country's great producing
eds TO return tS .prs; ssur ai,hDSSsa .na.,e
Nc unfnn officials recalled the strike
order which became. effective on NoveH,
Oer Goa, production. the statement sdded
was still below absolute reGntrsmGn.Si ana
the policy Of supplying their needs han s!.
been depicting with DANGEROUS rapiaiSy S.
the stocks held subject 70 the husA s
minIstrator'S order"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-18
H0W A GERMAN PLOTTED FROM !.
BERLIN FOR CzAR'S OVERTHROW

Of the Russian government was the re.
suit Of German plot.
Martens stated that upon his 0rrlv9
in Berlin. he was pressed into the yer
man military service ana served III oAI
"On what theory did the German mil.
itary authorities press you into the
army?" he was asked.
because my father and mother Wefe
German citizens" he replied.
On leaving the army he entered Char.
lotcnbcrH polytechnical institute In Ger
many, he said. and later became an ems
ginccr in the employ OF HamPurs ~.
ganda work plotting the overthrow ot
the Russian government from Germany;
he said. During this period he testine9
he conferred with Lenine ana tt0S..kS
in 1901 in Switzerland. and In 1903 N
Berlin. Part OF the propaganda was
hatchcd in France and Switzerland ne
added. -.
workmen in the revolution IN Russin it,ii ah
ties were not interferred with In Gek.
many. -
Were you under pay when you Tere
in Switzerland and consulting win Len
ine?" Martens was asked. -
II was working as an engineer, ne
answered.
His conference with Lcnine was for
the purpose OF bringing together the
Bolsheviki and Mensheviki for concertSd
action against the cars government No
said.
Martens told the committee he came
to this country in 1916. Asked what cit'
izcnship he claimed. he said:
II claimed German citizenship. was
He cxniaincd that the British antAor.
tiles, despite the fact that he claimed
Russian citizenship. made him registef
as a citizen Of Germany. He was clAef'
ified as a Russian, he said, but was tech
nically a German. He failed to reGtSter
az an enemy alien, he testified.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-18
Lundeen's Attempt to Speak
Against League of Nations
Resented By Ex-Service
Men at Ortonvle, Mime
sofa

oRToNyILLE, MINI, NOV. "
Ernest Iuudeen, former congressman
from the, Fifth BIinnesoto district,
who was TO speak at local theatre
tonight against the league Of nations
was taken from the stage by members
Of the local post Of the American Le-
V,on. escorted TO the railroad tracks
and locked IN refrigerator car. rne
train was just pulling out and = Is
believed trSinmen did not see Lunasen
put aboard.
A large crowd had gathered at the
local opera house to hear bunaeens
speech. Just as he started TO sk
Sheriff John Gowan- Of Big Ssone
eorrntv and a number et tho mem
,ors of the local legion post usneo
nn>n ths stare, surropStded Lundesu
end marched him out OF the hall.
Thy went directly TO the raitroeo
depo. where ~. freight train was just
getting under way, opcnad re1r12er,
atcr c-r, pushed Lundsen In and
re next stop Of the freight WAS
sc.hduled TO he Montevideo, Minne-
sofa, about forty miles distant.
AFPLErCN, MN, NOV. 17-Ern-
81 I,undctn, former congressman
frc,,. ndtnrc~ots, who was locked In
refrigerator csr at Ortonvtne ABOUT
twenty miles rom here tonight, ar
rived at App,rton' shortly before IL
p. n. Members Of the train crew
hoard hts shouts, released him from
the car end D. rrnitted him to ride IN
the caboose &C tAis city.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-18

WASHINGTON. Nov. 17.--Legislation
designed 10 strengthen the hands or the
federal government in dealing with
radicalism will be left 10 tho next rHgu-
lar session Of congress. Its enactment
Is expected TO be c1e OF the matters
which President Wilson will touch upon
in his message. to which he now IS CIV
ing thought.
The Administrations proposals tor
legislation already have been outiih"o
bv Attorney General Palmer. They were
surplantcd by a bill introduced IN the
senate bv Senator PoindcNtcr. RepublI-
can. Washington. and in the house by
REPRESENTATIVE summers OF the same
state. Senator PoindeXter failed. how
ever. TO turn the senate aside from
consideration OF the psace treaty while
he discussed l. w. W. outbreaks in his
state.
The senator's measure forbids, under
heavy penalty. either written or SpoEcn
agitation for overthrow OF the govern
ment BY violence, and carries its penal
ties even to the owners OF buildings or
grounds where radical meetings might
be permitted To gather. Any person
causing the death OF another while Vio,
,ating the provisions OF the Dill woulo
upon conviction be punished by DEATH.
The measure was referred TO the )u-
dietary committee. with no prospects
that il or other pending legislation OF
similar character would be taken up De-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-18
OPERATORS FRAMING REPLY To
WAGE DEMANDS Of THE MINERS

only as the last resort and after 1uIi
discussion by the cabinet.
Mcanwhilc in behalf Of the Central
tclcpgraphic reports from mining cen
ters was given out showing that not
mine vas operating in its territory
Production was absolutely at stand
Stli in southwestern states. the reports
declared and avcraCed only about 30
percent OF normal in Pennsylvania
fields outside Of what IS claSsed as the
Central Cumpctitiv" field. In West FIr-
gin!a. however. production was close TO
normal except where held back by car
shortage.
Injunction Disobeyed.
THE reports show that tho court in
junction calling off the strike is not
being obcycd" said Thomas T. Brewster.
chairman OF the operators scale COM
mittee in the central territory.
John l.. Lewis. acting president OF the
United Mine Workers of America met
this assertion smilingly.
THE mine workers have ChrYcd the
orders of the court implicitly" he said
Its mandate required that tho strike
order be cancelled and revoked. That
step was taken. TIL" court has affirmed
the resembling order which was sent out
Our every legal obligation has boon dis
charged. Again VIC are assembled in
Washington asking consideration and a
living wage.
judge Andcrson's order. Lewis said.
did not order men back TO work.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-18
paul WARBURG AGAIN
ON B, g. 0. DIRECTORATE

BALTIMORE. Md. Nov. l7.-With
one exception The members of the board
of directors Of the baltimore and ohio
railroad company were reelected al the
annual m"rlinE Of the cumpany's stock
hcldcrs held here today.
Felix Warhurg who has been serving
on the board in place of his brother.
Paul WarhurE. retired in favor or the
latter. who had res iEncd from tn" board
several years ago when appointed 10
serve on The Federal Reserve board.
In President Daniel Willard's report
II is shown that the federal government
lost s2O.500000 in it's operation or the
baltimore end Ohio during 1918.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-18
UNION MINERS
NOT TRESUN|NG
Situation In Kanawha Region
Not Up to Predictions of
Operators and Miners

CHARLESTON, W. Va. Nov. H.
Predictions OF officials Of the United
Mine Workers that all mines closed by
the strike would be operating today
failed to matcr!alizc. according to re-
ports received here tonight at the head
quarters Of the kanawha Coal Associ-
alton. Little change in the union
mining districts OF the southern part Of
the state was indicated by the reports,
Although about seventy nre percent
of the mines were operating IN the
kanawha fields. it was stated at the
association. that the production would
be but slightly increased over The clos
ing days of last week. as less than ntty
percent of the miners had reported Tor
work at the various operations.
Fines Resented.
Officials of the United Mine Work
ers said they were finding II difficult 10
get the men back 10 work because or
'discrimiuation" against Union men and
the threatened levy Of fines by operators.
They asserted also that the men were
refusing TO return account OF the slow
proSrcss" being made in the wage ncSo-
tiations at Washington and because the
miners in the Central Competitive 1lclds
were not working.
we find it difficult to control the
situation which Is growing serious.
"
district Number 2. United Mine Work
ers, which includes II large portion OF
the kanawha fields. The men arc
not pleased with the reports tnat the
outlying districts arc not represented
, in the wage negotiations at Washington
and they will not stand for the leyyiaE
N'-scl'
Refused TO wort.
Mr.. Blizzard said that six hundred
miners at Kayford in the Cabin Greek
district refused to return 10 Work and
were awaiting developments" Six
mines are closed in this district.
! Il am confident that we can swing
our mon into line shortly. !r the opcr-
Rtors will cooperate" said William Pet
/ ry. district vice president or the mine
workers. when the situation is cx-
! planned and the men are convinced that
. tho resembling order IS official they Will
4 return"
When informed of the operators claim
that the situation was barely changed
over last week. Mr.. lctry SAID that the
/ operators are mot giving the miners
/ credit for those ready to return" but
/ who are unable To do so because the
mines arc lin bad condition. and can
h. not be worked at present.
Mr.. PctTy estimated that 80 percent
| Of the miners have already gone back
! to work or are al the mines ready TO do
so:.-, ,,,,,, ,.or,. ,ou ooso.
where men are arbitrarily refusing to
Continued on Page Nine)
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On the Trail of Reds
In Coal Mining Fields

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. l7-Agents OF
the bureau Of investigation of the de-
partment of justice are bending their
efforts toward prevention OF outside rad
ical influence being cxcrtcd upon btu
minous coal miners now on strike. 1t
was learned today.
Reports of plans Of red leaders to In
to the coal fields and urge defiance OF
the law and particularly the injunction
issued in federal court here to prevent
encouragement of the strike, have
reached government agents here and
steps arc being taken to prevent the
carrying out Of these plans. In one
case. II was stated today, an agitator
who was on his way 10 the Indiana
fields, Was orertaken by federal officers
and warned 10 keep away.
In statement given out by Dan w.
~SfmnfS. special United States district
attorney in the coal miners case. II was
cdclared that miners-as individuals are
violating the injunction of the court
when they refuse 10 return 10 work.