Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-06
RAILWAY SERVICE
IS CUT; EFFECTS
Of COAL WALKOUT
FELT BY PUBLIC
six Trains AnnuIIed By Rail-
roads Centering at Chicago
Several Nebraska Towns
Make Appeals for Fuel.
FULL POWER TO CONTROL
PRICES GIVEN GARFIELD
Prediction Is That the Fight
viii Be a Long 0nei Schools
at Topeka, Kansp to Close
Today For One Week
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Chicago, Nov. Beginning of
curtailed railroad service and the
pinch of inadequate supplies of soft
coal in several states today marked
the fifth day of the miners strike. So
far as the strike itself was concerned
there was little change, although
operators in West Virginia and Colo
RADIO reported gains in production,
The principal developments We're
the following:
Removal Of six passenger trains
from service of the Chicago y North
western and the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul railroads.
Refusal of the federal department
of Justice to consider labor leaders
suggestions that the government in
junction against the strike be rescind-
ed.
Clothing of Fuel Administrator
Garfield by President Wilson with full
authority over prices, distribution and
shipment of all fuel.
Appeals for fuel made by several
Nebraska towns to state railway COM
missions.
Iowa fuel administrator complaint
against railroads seizures of coal
while luxurious trans-eontinental
trains continued running, sent to
Washington.
California coal dealers requested
Governor stephens to ask the fuel ad-
ministrator to release confiscated coal
TO prevent a possible shortage in the
state.
Release of coal seized in transit on
orders of fuel administration for re-
lief in some Districts.
Reports of coal operators of IN
creased production in West Virginia,
where thirty-one union mines We're
said to be operation, and in COLORADO.
Missouri coal dealers asked revival
of the state fuel administration.
While approximately 425,0D3 union
miners remained idle today there
were few indications whether lhe
strike would be short or protracted.
Both Sides Mark Time.
The operators and miners appar-
emily were doing little but mark time
pending action. on the governments
Injunction in the federal court at IN
dianapolis. set for Saturday
There was no evidence that the
controversy would be short and some
statements were to the effect that the
fight would be a long one
In Utah railroad officials began
preparations to clear up the eongest
ed rail lines in accordance with orders
of the fuel administration to release
coal shipments held in that state. The
Utah miners, or the majority OF them'
continued at work and all mines re-
mained in operation.
The West Virginia operators an
nounced ten union mines resumed
operation today in the New River sec
ton. and that eighteen others were
operating in the northern field ana
three others in the Kanawha district
In five of the ten mines that resumed
today the operators said the men re-
turned under the old wage scale, four
opened as non-union and one under
the open shop condition. All these
mines were operating full time, the
announcement said. The Kanawha
operators reported two mines still
operating under union agreements
The Colorado Fuel and Iron com
pany reported Ga per cent of normal
force at work in it's Colorado mines
Topeka, Kans, schools to close To-
morrow for one week; brick factory
closed; many coal dealers bins empty
and employees laid off.
Madrid Mines Operating.
Mines at ~ Ah't "SiS '''
operation at full capacity today. ac-
cording to operators and three at
Gallup were running with reduced
forces.
Governor Robertson of Oklahoma
announced he would wait until the
governments injunction proceedings
are completed before attempting to-
operate the Oklahoma mines with un-
skilled labor but tomorrow or Friday
convict labor would be put to work
in mines on state land.
Two local passenger trains on the
Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul rail-
road were suspended, officials an
rounced at Ottumwa, Ia. At Mason
City. Ia, the Chicago & Northwestern
took off two trains and curtailed
freight service, and two other local
trains between Chicago and Wisconsin
points were annulled although Off
cials made no announcement that the
latter two were removed because of
the strike.