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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01
STAGE BEING SET
FOR LEGAL FIGHT
Prominent indianapolis Attor-
ney and Judge Parker En-
gagged by Miners.
LEWIS REFUSES CALLERS
Interviews Declined at Strike
Headquarters--Board
Winds Up Work.

indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 1.-Ths
stage is being set by the miners for
a legal battle when hearing on per-
manent injunction held Il 10 indicated
in the announcement that they have
engaged Henry Warrur, prominent
indianapolis attorney, to defend
them. Il is also reported Alton B.
Parker, of New York, will be engaged
to direct the legal fight. Both attor-
neys have previously represented the
miners at various times.
Announcement was made this aft
ernoon that United States District
Attorney Slack has engaged Dan w.
Sims, of Lafayette, Ind, to assist
his office In the case.
Board Winds Up Work.
The executive board OF the union
wound up its last batch of routine
business this morning and the MEM
bers started at once for their homes.
John l.. Lewis, acting president of
the union, spent most of the day in
his hotel room. Callers at the min
ers' headquarters were informed Mr..
Lewis was at the hotel, but he de-
clined to be interviewed or discuss in
any way the situation. William
Green, secretary treasurer of the
| miners, could not be located, his aides
| asserting he was out. Efforts to
| communicate with Ellis Searles, edi-
tor of the Mine Workers journal and
spokesman for the miners officials,
were fruitless. He was out
| All indications were that miners
officials would make their next move
when hearing on the Injunction is
conducted here next Saturday.
| Reports from New Mexico and
Utah were meager. Only a small per-
centage of the 5000 coal miners in
| New Mexico are unionized and It is
not believed the production will be
| materially reduced in that field. In
+, Utah 1t was estimated that $500 min
| ers had quit work. -
| Palmer Won't Comment.
| Washington, Nov. 1.--Assistant At
torney- General G. b. Ames returned
to Washington from indianapolis this
afternoon after securing restraining
order against the strike leaders.
Atty Gen. Palmer would not CONF
ment on the future course of the de-
partment of Justice, but said: Judge
Ames got what he went after.'
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01
|sl2,OO0,00 FOR
| MUSCLE SHOALS
Secretary Of War Baker Rec.
ommends Additional Ap-
preparation. M
WILL AID AGRICULTURE

Washington, Nov. IAN additional
appropriation Of t2.000,000 TO enlarge
the Muscle Shoals, Ala, nitrate plant
and equip 1t for extensive production
of nitrate for use as fertilizer DUR
ing peace time, has been recon-
mended to congress by Secretary
Baker.
A bill to carry out the recommends
ton was drawn today by Chairman
Kahn, OF the house military commit
tee, and action on 1t will be sought
at the present session. n
The department plan calls Tor
' .uipping the plant to turn out fixed
!. ltrogen in available form for agri-
cultural uses" secretary Baker ex-
planned in letter to Mr.. Kahn.
''The major usefulness of the plant
practically its entire usefulness, in
peace time. will be to the agricul-
tural interests Of the nation" de-
clared the secretary, urging how
ever. that congress give consider
alton to its military value.
Seventy million dollars already has
been spent on the plant, and a dam
across the Tennessee river Is being
built to produce electric power. Mr..
Baker explained. adding that the gov
ernment's Investment can only be
salyaged by continuing the operation
of the enterprise and by Improving
the processes with a view to further
economies and consequent reduction
in prices for available nitrogen for
agricultural purposes.
"If we allow the plant to stand
idle" the secretary added, ut will not
only deteriorate, but will become OBJ
solescent, while If it can be continued
in operation. the forward steps in the
development of the process can be
currently installed and should my
emergency need arise, the plant will
be up-to-date and ready for inme-
diate USE"
Mr.. Baker said the department plan
proposed operation Of the plant by q
corporation in which the Government
would be the sole stakeholder, and
that by the. proposed expenditure OF
$12,000,000 the department. believes
that it will be possible to produce or
a commercial basis. chemical prod
ucts of high value and ready sale
even prior to the completion of the
dam, and installation of hydro cleo.
trio power, but when that end Of tho
project is completed an even rlorf
favorable result will be obtained anS
the value of the plant, particularly
to the farmers, will be greater afiF
constantly GROWTH"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01
fBy FRED c. SCHNEIDER.)

"a two minute talk with an average
coal miner of the Chattanooga dis
trtct, or even visit to one OF the
coal mining settlements of the vicin-
ity. will convince anyone that as yet
there Is no i'll feeling between the
uniunized miners and the mineoper-
atorE. There has been no lawlessness
and none Is expected by either miners
or Operaors. The mines are simply
closed and will remain closed, de-
clare the owners, until the differences
between the national organization and
the operators Is settled.
The strike Is clearly not local af-
fall, While the miners have struck,
enough men have remained at their
poHtH to keep the pumps going and
the hi afts and machinery free from
daNi6Ee by the rising waters or from
other causes.
ItM1ppears that the majority of
miievs of the district are in favor
OF the increase in wages contained
| in the demands presented by the ma
tiopai heads. but are not ia favor of
the six hour day clause. The miners
are IN favor of the increase in wages
with an eight hour day. just as they
NtS% Noihhib uhuOi ot bio pioS0h'
time.
Tilc average miner of the district
| Is able to make about SIS a day under
the#old scale. 1t Is estimated that
only about 81, however, is netted, due
to the fact that each man must fur
nish his own tools, powder and other
similar equipment, which amounts to
about a dollar day.
Usual Scenes.
10 visit the mining towns nearby
oneSwould hardly realize that the men
ar6Out on strike. The mines of the
DURHAM Coal and Iron company at
Soddy do not operate on Saturday
and the little groups ef men gath
erred about the stores at Soddy today
were no exception to the rule. The
other mines Of the district, 1t Is un-
derstood, nearly always observe Sat
urday as an off day. 1t is a market
day and the brawny miners spent
I, the day about their homes and in lay
ing In supply of provisions for Sun.
day and the following week.
| At the two mines of the Durham
company about 450 men are employed
About 95 per cent. of them are white
| Almost without exception they arr
local men. having resided in the dis
ttrict during the whole of their life
| The same is true of the Montlak'
miners and of the other mines Of the
edistrfct.
l@ Supt. z. " Myers. OF the Soddy
|, mines, spoke very highly of the char
4 acter of his men. the mines will re-
\ maiii closed until the miners vote tc
cone back to work and no trouble Is
Il ..,ss- 4nI| l1A 90 4aI .IS,i ~
i thF workers live in the company
] hsa of which there are about 200
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01
NEAR STATE OF CIVIL WAR

Boston, Nov. 1--we are approocb-
Ing state Of Cici War" declared
United States Senator Miles Poinbex-
ter. republican, of Washington. address,
ing a political rally here today An
archists. syndicalists, l. w w, and
various forms of socialism and commu-
nlsn are seeking TO conrscate property.
to nationalze industry and to baye
what is called the 'protariat' control
the government Senator Poindexter
said: 1T is part of a world wide
movement" he added and said the
coal strike was part OF program Of
communism"
The coal strike" he added lis not Il
good faith campaign for higher wages.
shorter hours or better working condi-
uons. These are already amply
LIBERAL"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01
Miners Discuss
Religion, Not Strikes
In North County Mining Towns There Is Best of Feeling Between
Strikers and Owners.

They will probably be allowed to re-
main In the houses and II unable to
pay the rent It will be charged to their
account. This plan was followed sew
eral years ago when the miners LETT
their work due to the reduction in
wages and lasted for many months. II
was due to the condition OF the coal
market when prices fell below the cost
Of production.
At Soddy Saturday morning the usual
days business was In progress, The
commissary was crowded with miners,
their wives and children. The, other
stores were doing an equally good busi-
ness. Groups stood apout the little
town talking. The subject was not
the strike. The hours or work at Soddy
are from 7:l0 in the morning until S:lO
in the afternoon. The men did not re-
port to work this morning. They
would not have gone to work. however.
even IL the strike had not gone into
effect at midnight Friday night, since
the mines are closed on Saturday.
About the steps Of the mine office at
Soddy a large crowd composed OF
miners and farmers, who had come to
town to do their marketing. was
gathered attracted by heated dis
cussion. The argument was religious
in its nature. The participants were
Brother I.yles OF the Church OF God
''Holy Rollers" and John Davis, well.
known resident of Soddy. Baptist
preacher of the old school, and fisher
man by trade.
The argument and the group assem-
bed was in striking contrast with the
gravity of the situation. In fact th'
miners seemed very little interested II
the strike. They are strongly oganizee
but it appears struck solely because
they were ordered to by their nationa
heads. Out OF dozen or more ques
toned no one was real sure that thu
local union had voted to strike Man.
| admitted that they had not ATTENDED
| a meeting of their union In SOM
weeks.
Scripture Quoted.
"Come and ye shall see." quoted
the Baptist fisher in an effort to viii
| his opponent as well as his audience
| to his way of thinking.
That's It," admitted the "hol!
roller" Continuing he declared that h
was like Noah driving nails in th'
ark, while his audience. which had be
come amused laughed.
| The argument soon became too deel
for the audience. the scriptures beihi
quoted to, prve the points of both.
| III bring my man down and prov
| 1t to YOU" declared Brother Llye, VIII,
unfortunately cannot read or write.
| II don't need anyone to read tn,
Bible to me-" asserted Rev. Davis.
| But | had rather have my maj
| read it," was the reply.
| Rain alone probably prevented an al
| day discussion.
| An important meeting of the strilSin
union coal miners of the Soddy mine
will be held in the union hall at Sold.
Saturday evening. George Brannon
| president of the union. who has beei
attending a conference IN Knoxville
will outline plans of the district heads
No important action is expected. Th
length of the strike cannot be de
termined. -,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01

to the strike call. Approximately
1900 men in five mines had quit work
in counties contiguous to Mullen
burg county, in western Kentucky,
scattered reports show, while district
leaders said 1000 more would quit to-
night. In Christian, Hopkins and
Webster counties, 1900 miners work.
ing at forty-seven mines did not
strike, they having entered into anti
strike contracts which have been in
dorsed by the miners national or
ganization.
From available records, there are
approximately 10000 miners in the
state, more than half Of whom are
reported unionized.
Out in Terre Haute Zone.
Terre Haute. Ind, Nov. 1.-Twenty-
eight thousand coal miners of the
Eleventh district of the United Mine
Workers, which comprises practically
ak of the Indiana bituminous fields,
went on strike today, according to
reports reaching miners officers here.
They have quit work, the men say,
until the strike is ended by the grant,
ing of their demands. No attempt
will be made to operate the mines
with inexperienced men under gov
ernment protection, the operators
have agreed.
Pittsburgh. Kan, Nov 1:-Thir-'
teen thousand miners went on strike
here today in the southwestern Kan
sas mine district.
Alex Howatt, leading union official
for the miners, said that the men
went out to a man, and that they
were confident of forcing the op-
orators to meet their demands.
5000 Out in Washington.
Seattle, Wash, Nov. 1.-Reports
early today from various coal mines
in the western Washington district
indicated that the strike order had
been carried out. The men left their
place in the mines and only a crew
of engineers, pumpmen and mainte-
nance men remained.
In the western district of Wash
ington there are about thirty mines
operated by seventeen companies,
with an annual production of ap-
proximately 2,500,000 tons, nearly all
used in the state.
1t is estimated that between 5000
and 5000 men are out.
Texas Plants Closed.
Thurber, Tex, Nov. Goal mine
union officials here today claimed
approximately 1000" miners went on
strike in Texas at midnight, closing
down the bituminous mines at Thur
! ber, Strawn, Bridgeport and Newcas-
tie. No disorders were reported.
Oklahoma Mines Idle.
Oklahoma City, Okla, Nov. 1.-Un-
official advices today indicate that
126 coal mines in Oklahoma and 10,
500 men were affected by the strike
of soft coal miners that went into
effect at midnight.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01
Pershing Suggests Cutting
Out Dead Timber in Army

Washington, Nov. illumination
of dead timber" among army Of
ficers was suggested by Gen. Pershing
before the senate house military com
mittees today as one of the steps
advisable in peacetime reorganiza-
tion of the military establishment.
In nearly every grade, the general
said, there were a few officers who
had passed the stage of usefulness
and should be replaced.
In reducing the army from 500, 200
to 100000 men, the general said only
very small reduction could be made
in the number of staff officers.
"We had $50 on our staff in France
for an army of 100000 men," he
said, 1--WE should have needed the
same number for half as many"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01
Mrs. Eugene Crutcher Again
Heads Mothers Congress-

Knoxville, Nov. 1.--(Special. Mrs.
Eugene Crutcher. of Nashville, was re-
elected president of state Mothers
Congress and Parent-Teachers' asso-
ciaftons at a session late Friday after
non.7 Other officers are: Mrs. e. w.
Hale, Memphis. vice-president at
large. Mrs. Al. H. Roberts, Nashville,
honorary president; Mrs. E. L. Houck.
ice-president for East Tennessee;
Mrs. Lloyd Hopper, Memphis, vice.
president for West Tennessee; Mrs.
Elizabeth Lauderbach, Chattanooga,
secretary; Mrs. Alice Cioyd, Nashville.
treasurer; Mrs.4M. S. Harmon. Bristol,
historian, and Mrs. Alex Erwin. Nash
vile, auditor.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01
MEN FAIL TO RETURN

Hopes of settlement Of Lonashoremer's 9
~. Strike Were Scattered. S3;s
.ya New York, Nov. l,--Hopes that the
end 81 tie 1ontSli6renfer's STRIKE was
at last in sight were dashed today for
the second time when the promised
return to work of an important Sec
tion of the men failed to materialize.
With the exception of men working on
two ships at the Chelsea piers district.
the New York water front was idle. AT
a meeting yesterday of one section OF
the strikers it was voted to return this
morning, while at the same time the
other faction voted to continue the
Strikp
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01
MORE TROOPS CALLED

Gen. Lewis orderssThree Companies to
Be Ready to Enter Coal Fields.
Knoxville. Nov. 1.-Maj. Gen. e. M.
Lewis, it was announced here last night,
has ordered three companies OF fed
eral troops to Knoxville to be ready
to enter the coal fields of East Tennes-
see or eastern Kentucky in event
trouble arises following the strike Of
miners called for Friday midnight. The
men are coming from Camp Gordon.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01
DON'T WANT NEAR-BEER

Newark N. j., Nov. 1.-The Liquor
Dealers Protective association today
voted to ask brewers to discontinue the
manufacture of near beer" declaring
it IAN outrage to ask decent people to
drink It,"
The city's 900 liquor dealers also
voted to close their places at midnight
tonight and keep them closed until war
time prohibition is lifted.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01
LIGHT PLANT COLLAPSES

Rome. Nov. 1.-The large hvdroeIec-
trio station at Padua collapsed into the
Piovogo canal today. leaving the CITY
without lights. Erosion of the granite
foundations. undermined by the explo-
sion OF three Austrian air bombs during
the war, is given as the cause. The
damage is estimated at 5000, 900 lire.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01

STRIKING MINERS BEGIN
MARCH ON ESTON

Charleston, ". Va, Nov. t.
A party OF 300 or 400 striking
miners left the Cabin Creek
country early today to march
to Charleston, despite the rain
and the orders of their district
officers forbiddine the march.
according to official informa-
ton received here.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01
VICTIMS OF GERMAN GUNS

London. Nov. 1.-The Lettish press
bureau reports that up to Oct. %, the
number of victims taken to hospitals
as a result of the German bombard-
ment of Riga was seventy-eiEht men.
woen and children, of whom twenty-six
had died. These figures do not include
many persons killed or wounded by
poison gas shells.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01
PRESIDENT COMFORTABLE

Washington, Nov. 1@President Will
son is very comfortable" it was stated
at the White House today. DR.. F. X.
Dercum, the Philadelphia specialist.
made his regular examination of the
presidents nervous condition today.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01
POLICE FIND DYNAMITE

Talladega, Ala. Nov. IL. N. ST.
Investigating a slight explosion that
occurred Thursday night near the Elks'
theater. police officials have found
box containing six stocks of dynamite
and twenty-four caps under a truck on
the north side of the theater.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01
Attack Law Making Liquor
Transportation 4 Felony

I Nashville, Nov. 1.--(Special.) 1.-The
constitutionality Of the law enacted
this year making It a felony to trans
port Intoxicating liquor in excess OF
three gallons within state was at
tackled today in the criminal court.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01
TRAGIC END OF LIVES

Young Man and His Flancee Use ThIr-
ty-five Pounds of MelanIte.
Chateau Thierry, Oct. 31.-(A. P)-
Thirty-flve pounds of melanite. set Off
by detonator. was the method en-
ployed by Adrien Thumerel and his
fiancee to end their lives here today.
Thumerel, an employe of the explo-
sives depot at Mezy, near here, was
chargSd with the theft of hams from
stores, destined for war prisoners and
was to appear in court tomorrow to
answer the charge.
The melanite was made ready in a
shack where Thumerel and his fiancee
met. The explosion which followed was
heard for miles and destroyed property
within a radius of 100 yards.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01
Rain, Says Billy 'Possum.
If I should get

a. oiiNuANh -
in trouble, and
I'm as dangerous
as can be; If |
should commit
any crime and
wanted to go
free; II l should
rob any man In
broad-open day.
light; If / wanted
to rob a man in
the late of night;
If / wanted to do
anything and go
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01
BULGAR'S REPLY READY.

Paris, Nov. 1.-The Bulgarian reply to
the peace terms imposed on Bulgaria Is
now ready and probably will be deliv-
cred Monday, it was learned this after
noon.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01
PREPARE FOR WALK-OUT


Columbus, o., Nov. 1.-Officials of the
four railroad brotherhoods in Columbus
are getting ready for the strike which
Is pending should the Cumins bin. de-
clarlng strikes illegal. be passed. II
was declared here today that the refer
enGums have been completed
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01

free, I hope, I'd employ for my law
yer Mr.. Shepherd-T. Pope.
The weather? Rain tonight and
cooler Sunday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-07
WAGES or MINERS
ARE CUT IN UTAH

Salt Lake City, Feb. G.--1he Utah
Copper Company today announced
reduction In wages of miners and
mill men approximately rs cents
day, effective tomorrow.
The announcement was posted at
the cofupanys mines at Bingham and
at the mills at Garfield late this aft
ernoon Company officials said 1t
was in line with similar reductions
announced or to be announced by all
big copper producers.
The new scale OF wages Is based
upon the selling price of copper with
copper below ~ cents and including
is cents, employees at the mines VINO
receive a base wage in excess of $4l5
per diem will be reduced at the rate
og 2 10 cents for each one cent de-
crease in copper price, but all other
employees will be reduced at the rate
of 10 cents for each one cent de-
crease. The scale is subject to reVi-
sion upward whenever the metal in
creases in price, or whenever IN
creases in the living cost JUS, flies
such revis on.
The mill men receiving a base wage
of $355 per diem will be reduced al
the same rate as the men at the mines
further decreases in the price in cop
per to cause reduced wage rates of
seven and one-half cents day in
stead Of ten cents. however, The
company employs about 5000 mon,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-07
THOUSANDS HAVE KIDNEY
TROUBLE AND NEVER
SUSPECT lT
Application Fer Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch
with tine public. there Is one prepare
ton that has been very sGGsassiul ~
overcoming these conditions. Tho
mild and healing influenco If 1Jr
kilmor's swamp Root Is soon real
lied 1t stands the highest for It's re-
markable record of auccess
An examining physician for one of
the prominent Life Insurance Com
panies, in an interview Of tive subject,
made the astonishing statement that
one reason why SO many applicants
for insurance are rejected is because
kidney trouble is so common to the
American people, and the large ma
iority of those whose applications are
declined do not oven suspect that they
have the disease II is on sale at all
drug stores in bottles of two s yes, me-
dunn and large. .....
However, if you wish first to test
this great preparation send ten cents
to Or, kilmer & Co, Bingnnmton, N.
Y, for sample bottle. When writing
be sure and mention the Albuquerque
Morning Journal
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-07
1le'0litl. So1es
Trade Marx Reg. U. g. Pat or.
BODY OF MRS PAGE is
BURIED IN HILLCREST
CEMETERY AT GALLUP

Gallup, N. M, Feb. 1.-THE body of
Mrs. Gregory Page, who died in Los
Angeles the first of the week, ar
rived here Wednesday, accompanied
by her niece, Mrs. Gretchen Lyon. At
ter lying in state in the parlors of the
Page hotel, where it was viewed by
hundreds of old friends, the body was
laid to rest at Hillerest cemetery
Thursday afternoon only the mem
bers of the immediate family and
close friends were in attendance.
Magnificent floral offerings were re-
ceived from all parts of the state by
condolng friends, and kilograms and
cards of coincidence have been pour
ing in from everywhere since her
death was announced.