The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-06
DEADLOCK STILL
TIES UP MINING;;
FARMERS ACTING
Places of Strikers in Oklahoma
Being Taken By Agri-
culturists
TOPEKA WITHOUT FUEL
Midwest Director Appealed to
For Relief-COnfisca-
ton Protested

Chicago, Ill.,, Nov. 6.-The disputes
between bituminous coal mine opera
tors and union miners which result
ed in virtual cessation of production
throughout the country, last Friday
night today continued a deadlock.
2 AS the approximately 425,000 miners
remained idle for the sixth day,
further steps had been taken to re.
duce the menace of threatened coal
shortage already imminent in some
sections.
PASSENGER SERVICE CURTAILED
Six passenger trains had been re-
moved from service on railroads in
the middle west and Federal Fuel Adj
ministration Garfield had been cloth
ed with full authority over prices, dis
tribution and shipments Of all fuel.
To the pleas of several Nebraska
towns, Iowa and California added re-
quests for relieving the threatened
shortage. The mayor of Topeka telc.
graphed3 B. Hugh Rowe, middle west
coal director at Chicago, that the city
was without ton of coal in its mark
cts and hundreds Of families are in
immediate need" California coal
dealers asked for the release of corl
confiscated by the federal fuel admins
tration and the Iowa fuel administra-
ton complained against the continua-
ton of services in luxurious trans
continental trains.
FARMERS REOPEN MINES
Preparations for reopening the mine.
at Me McCurtain, Okla, today vita
$50 men, mostly farmers, promised to
be an interesting development
General conditions surrounding the
strike today remained virtually. un.
changed. No disorder or vandalism
was reported.
RAILWAYS HAVE THIRTY SEVEN
-' DAYS COAL @
Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 6-Railroads OF
the northwest region have supply
Of 2.2S2 2S6 tons of coal adequate fol
81 days L. S. Carroll, chairman of the
purchasing committee for railroads CT
that region announced today. Mr.. Car
roll added that no coal taken over il.
the northwest region would be used
by the railroads but would 60 to com
mercial users. .,a.*
TO ASK DISSOLUTION
indianapolis. Ind, Nov. 6-AttOrney
for the United Mine Workers of Am
erica some time today will file mo
ton in the federal court here for dis
solution of the restraining order tc
prevent officials of the union from is
suing instructions to the striking mem
bers it was learned today. The Of.
ficials were in conference this morning
with their attorneys, and it is under
stood have completed the writing OF
the motion. fGti
Such motions in accordance with q
court rule must be filed two days in
advance of the argument. The hear.
ing of the governments petition fol
a temporary restraining order has beer
set for Saturday and today is the last
day for filing motions in the case.
COLD WEATHER COMING
Duluth, Mimi, Nov. 6.-With tenn.
peratures Of twenty or more below al
Edmonton and thruout Saskatchewan
!, Canada and with the wind coming
from that direction that local govern
ment forester today stated that By
late today northern Minnesota, thc
range country and northern Wisconsin
will feel the first below zero weather
| of the winter
| Six inches of snow fell here am
thruout northern Minnesota between
| p M, yesterday and Z a. m. today
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