Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-22

Bismarck, N. D., Nov. 22.-The
North Dakota supreme court today.
by a 8 to 2 vote denied the motion
Of William Lemke, vice president
Of the Nonpartisan league and At
torney for Governor Lynn J. Fra
zier and Adjutant August Frazer,
for a supreme court Injunction to
restrain District William L. Nues-
sic from enforcing his order to
compel the state of1cials to return
North Dakota Ignite mines to their
owners.
Legal Phase Note Touched.
The decision of the supreme
court was based entirely upon
Lemke's application for IN injunc-
ton and it did not touch upon
legal phases Of Judge Nuessle's
order. Justices Christianson, Bird
sell and Robinson voted to deny
the Lemke motion and Justice
Bronson and Grace voted to grant
the Injunction.
Takes Effect Monday.
Judge Nuessle's order compels
the state oficials to relinQuish
their claims Of the mines to 2
o'clock Monday afternoon. The su-
prsms court denied the application
Of william Lempke. vice president
Iof the Nonpartisan league, acting
- counsel for Governor Tfaxter,
for IN injunction restraining Judge
Nuessle from enforcing his order.
Others Involved.
The action, in which the COVER
nor sought to intervene for adju-
tant- General g. A. Frazer and Cap
tain Baird, who as military ON
GERS were in actual possession Of
the Wilton mine. has attained add
ed importance in view of the fact
that the governor also is seeking
to enjoin the 81 Ignite coal COM
panies against which he proceeded
last week. The Injunction whick
he asks would prevent the coal
companies from interfering With
state operation of the mines.
Postpone Conference.
Washington, Nov. 22.-Soft coal
operators will not proceed further
with negotiations for Q new wage
scale agreement until Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield has leen consult
ed, they announced today. The
joint conference between operators
and miners called for this after
noon was postponed until Monday
pending consultation between the
operators committee and DIR. Car
field.
I'VE are awaiting Mr.. Garfeld's
pleasure" said Phil H. Penna,
member Of the operators commit
tee.
Springfield, ILL.,. Nov. 22-Pred1c-
tions Of an early settlement of the
coal strike were received here 10
day from Stephen Sullivan, pred
dent Of the Springfield sub-di1tx3ct
Of the United Mine Workers, who
is in Washington attending the
conference OF miners and oper-
ators. Sullivan telegraphed min
Iers' oficials that he expected an
agreement on a 81 per cent In.
crease and that work would prob
ably be resumed within three days
i Operators Truculent. q
| Washington, Nov. 22. - Bitumin-
GUS coal operators in the centra1
competitive field declared today
that Secretary Wilson's proposal
to the joint wage scale COMMITTEES
yesterday had served only to widen
the breach between the OPERATOR
; and miners.
There are only a few morg
words to say and they will be said
very soon," declared Thomas +
brewster, chairman of the opera
tors, before entering the meeting
of the operators scale committee
It was understood that Secretary
Wilson had proposed to the miner
and operators yesterday an In.
crease Of 27.12 cents a ton for coal
diggers and $1.5S per day for DAY
laborers. Some operators said thii
was wholly unsatisfactory to them
Make No Comment.
After the scale committe(
ladjourned. the operators wouli
make no formal statement. Som<
said privately they would 90 init
session late today with the miners
Representatives with q defluito mo