Arizona republican., 1922-04-01
COLORADO MINE REPORT

COLORADO MINE REPORT
PUEBLO, Colo, Mar. 31.---Nery few
of the men employed by the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company in southern
Colorado took their tools out of the
mine when they quit work tonight,
according to ID. A. Stout, manager of
the fuel department. He reported in
long distance telephone conversa-
tion from Trinidad, Colo, to the
Pueblo Chieftain that not more than
Is miners took their tools with them
when they quit work which indicated
that the others expected to return to
the mines tomorrow morning.
1900 OUT IN VIRGINIA
WHEELING, W. Va, Mar. 31.-
Coal mining activities in sub district
No. 5, United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, embracing Belmont county and
other neigbboring Ohio territory,
across the river, will be at a stand
still tomorrow morning. Mid after
noon found practically every mine in
the district evacuated by the miners.
About 19,700 men and 194 mines are
affected.
IS 600 ILLINOIS MINERS QUIT
BENTON, ILL.,, Mar. 3l.-Thirty-
five thousand coal miners of southern
Illinois tonight withdraw from more
than 100 mines in this district, pre-
pairing to celebrate tomorrow the
twenty fourth anniversary of the es-
tablishment of the eight-hour day by
launching a new strike, this time Tor
six hours per day and a fiye-day
week
The miners quit the shafts when
| the whistles blew quietly and almost
happily. and without leaving a single
y. II, -
| gineers remained in the mines, to-
| gether with firemen and pump men,
| to keep the galleries clear of water.
| Southern Illinois miners are so
| strongly unioniZed that the miners
/ confident the operators will make no
/ attempt to operate the mines WITH
| out them, did mot bother to post
! pickets.
i PENNSYLVANIA TIED UP
| PITTSBURG, Pa, Mar. S1.-Sus-
pension of operations in the union
| mines of western Pennsylvania bl-
/ luminous coal district was complete
| tonight, operators and miners agreed
although neither side to the wage
controversy gave out formal state
Ku KLUx IN STRIKE DISTRICT
MORGANTOWN, w. Va, Mar 81
More than 100 coal mines in th(
Morgantown district closed at mid
night tonight and though practically
all of the operators have announced
that they win reopen on a non-unlor
basis there will not be a pick struct
or a car loaded Saturday Throughout
the county, according to statements
by w. u. Watson, president OF tn
Monongahela Coal association and \
d. Lavender, representative of sub
district No. Of district No. II, Unit
ed Mine Workers tonight.
On the eve of the strike, residenti
Of this city were startled at o'clocl
tonight by the appearance of fou
fiery crosses on four high peaks over
looking the city. These lighted tn
sky vividly and the spectacle con
tinued for 90 minutes. No informa
. ton as to the originators of the dem
onstration was available, but poputa
opiuion credited it to the Ku klu;
Klan, whic his said to have been j
existence here for number o
PIKEVIEW MINE TO OPERATE
; COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, MAJ
31.-Two men out of the 10 EN-
nloved in the Pikeview mine totk on
, their tools on ending work today, ac
, cording to the miners. A vote wa
! taken at the close of the DAY WoFi
) miners reported, and an overwhelm
Z ing majority was reported agalnS
0 striking.
The miners statement was mad
to J. Ralph Young, manager Of n
a City Coal Mines.
[ The Pikeview mine has been opel
Q ating on the open shop plan, beln
t about so per cent unioniZed, accoro
n ing ~ union figures. The City Coz
Mines have a contract with the Unit