The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-11
Armistice Day is Being
Generally Observed in
Fairmont Field
MINES WORKING
Injunction Proceedings
Started in Charleston
Thursday

' Va
eleven mines on the three rail
roads arc reported to be at work
/ today. Seven OF these were on the
Monongahela railway In West Vir'
J Virginia oud only four on the Mon
| ongah division B. & o. r. R.
No mines were at work on the
Western Maryland railway.
None OF the mines OF the Con.
solidation Coal Company worked
today. The vast majority Of coal
mining companies followed suit.
Here and there some Of the larger
companies worked 4 mine or two
but that was all. Generally speak
ing the miners did not want to
work but desired to celebrate the
day.
Most OF the operators saw no
! great need for working because OF
the dullness OF business but of
course here and there some ton
mage could have been produced to
! an advantage. Most companies
left It to tho miners to decide
wether they desired to have the
holiday o. work.
Coal Offices In the down town
+! district generally we're open until
noon to transact necessary business
while In other instances brokerage
offices and others c closed
tight fo- the day.
Tho Injunction
According to previous announce
, ment the injunction proceedings
against the use of the check Off"
and the United Mine Workers OF
America organizing Minog county
! coal fields which carries with 1t
! the conspiracy element, which was
lodged by the Bo-derland Coal
| CORPORATION against the United
Mine Workers Of America before
Judge McClintock In the Federal
court Of Southern West Virginia.
was heard at Charleston yesterday.
! The court dismissed the motion to
! dismiss the injunction which was
made by counsel for the miners or.
ganization and proceeded to hear
arguments of the petitioners for al:
Injunction.
It is believed here that the court
, may rule on the injunction proceed
ings next week, possibly after the
federal appeal court at Chicago
bands down its opinion. The action
IN Southern West Virginia is iden'
, teal TO the proceeding brought in
! indianapolis in which Judge An.
| derson ruled that the check off"
was illegal and that conspiracy ex.
! isted between certain officials OF
tho United Mine Workers and coal
| operators OF tho central competi-
tive field.
The dispatch from Charleston
/ states the following "A motion to
dismiss the petition of the Border
land Coal Corporation and GO other
operators Of Mingo county. West
Virginia for an injunction restrain
ing the operators OF the check
| off, system OF collecting union
dues. was made In United States
! district court here today by coun-
sci for the United Mine Workers OF
/ America, when 4 herring on the
| petition was held. Judge George
w. McClintic overruled the motion
and arguments of the petitioners
wero heard.
"In asking that the proceedings
be dismissed, counsel for the
miners union declared that an in
junction against the CHECK off,
would tend to interrupt existing
| contracts between the operators
and the union.
1.-THE first argument for the op-
orators was presented by Attorney
A. NJ. Belcher, who declared that
the "check off, system was a
Conspiracy" entered into In 1898
between tho miners and Ohio oper.
ators for tho purpose OF getting rid
OF West Virginia competition"
r W. V. U. Man Here
c K. Brown MorGanton, assist
ant director OF mining extension
school work w. v. U. was in Fair
mont yesterday in connection with
the work hero. He conferred with
Adam Crawford, teacher OF the
SCHOOLS IN Northern West Virginia.
No School Tonight
There will be no session OF the
|Fairmont Mining School tonight at
the Fairmont High School annex
because OF Armlstice Day observ-
Eance.
The school will resume work on
Friday evening, November 18th
when the subject Of mine ventila-
,tion will be taken up and studied.
At that time n number Of new pu-
pills will be received. As the sub
iect is Just being opened on mine
ventilation 1t will be an excellent
time to Join the class.
Tonnage Heavy
According to reports received
ihere the Sturm Coal Company ut
IAlmIna is working very success
fully on an open shop basis. Tho
company had one of its biggest pay
rolls in its history this week. On
Wednesday the biggest tonnage ut
the mine was produced, 465 tons,
and the company claims Its plan
of operation Is proving very sue
cessful.
Acting In This Field
Max Quenlon, Weston, mining
inspector, is visiting the mines Of
the Fairmont field during the past
N"