Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-28
MINERS ASK FARLEY


miners that they world receive wage
increases equal 10 any that may be grant
ed in the central competitive telds during
the life Of the existing e0ntraet but de
clined 90 negotiate a new schedule a.
this time
Washington, July rs. Adequate orders
have beeh issued. members ~ the Inter
state Commerce Commission believe 70
relieve the coal shortage IN New England
Beginning next Monday. under priority
orders promulgated Yesterday by the
commission coal will he moved through
five Atlantic ports to New England con
Stances of tho rate of 10000 tons
month.
The coal will come from mines in
Pennsylvania, Maryland West Virginia
and Virginia.
Orders Of the commission included
provision for an embargo against tide
water shipments until daily consignment
rs New England are filed This re-
striction, coal operators declare, Drnc-
'ically will shut of export ~ coal
Frankfort. Ky. July 20. Fifty Ken
lucky State guardsrnen left today for
the kentucky-West Virginia border coal
fields where disorders have occurred
recently.
indianapolis, July ~ Officials 81
the United Mine Workers Of America
today were awaiting a reply from tho
Coal Operators Association to a telc-
gram sent late today requesting an inn
mediate Joint conference ~ miners and
operators Of the central competitive field
New York. July % Attorney Cen
eraI A Mitchell Palmer agreed with
representatives 81 the coal industry AT
conference here yesterday 10 appoint a
representative committee to fix the maxi
mum price for bituninoua coal
II la agreed that individuals and
firms exacting profits beyond the fair
margin fixed BY the committee viii be
subject 70 investigation and prosecution
under the lever act
Charleston. W. Va, July sc. F.
KeeneY. president n District ~. United
Mine Workers, said today that the report
Of Major r r. Davis on his investigation
Of GIvan Valley coal field conditions was
designed 70 discrcdit the miners' OrRani-
| xation
Davis charged that the armed march
If miners toward the Guvan filed 10 cn-
force organization last September was
started By the United Mine Workers
/ Keeny retorted that this allegation was .
| preparatory step in an understanding
| between Governor Cornwall, If West
| Virginia, and Governor Morrow ~ Ken
/ ttickv. 70 discredit oIr organization. y
/ possible and break the strike IN rningn
/ county lie charged that the constituted
I authorities were responsible for The march
/ "for permitting coal operators 70 create
/ private armies ~ function in place ~ the
/ police powers conferred by ~ citizens
/ Chicago. july - Representatives "a
/ roll steel consumers meeting ia Chicago
f have decided tn ask the federal trade
commission for re-hearing az the pitts
/ burg plns" freight rate caSe decided l1sf
/ SATURDAY, against them an the ground ~
4 having obtained new and important ryT-
4 dence
/ The "pittshurR plus" case brought hv
/ the Western Association ~ Roll SteeI
i Consumers against the United states
/ Steel Corporation involved an additional
freight charge on All roll steel regardless
n the point Of origin Or the destination
II costs. the association claims approx.
| matelv so. O00 900 annually ~ constIm
/ ora ~ the west