The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-21


| strike continues.
-pennsyIvania Coal and Coke cor
| poration posts notice 1t will not I'M
port outside miners and invites strik-
\ ers to- return on sliding wage scale
basis. ~
(By The Associated Press)
| washington, July 21.-Distribution
of coal during the strike emergency
thru a special commission was under
stood to be the administrations plan
to make certain the fuel necessary to
| continued railroad operation.
The matter was discussed at today's
cabinet meeting and later it was un-
| derstood Secretary Hoover. acting for
the president, had undertaken the
formation of the commission. FormaI
announcement of the plan was ex-
pected before night.
Tentative plans for the emergency
coal distribution organization were
understood to provide for a central
committee of five, consisting of one
representative from the commerce De
partment, one from the interstate
commerce commission. one from the
American Railways association and
two coal operators.
Columbus, Ohio, July 21.+Declar-
ing that local officials are unable to
cope with the situation, and that GOV.
Davis has refused to furnish us any
protection,r the Consolidated Coal a.
Coke company of Butler, Pa thru It's
attorneys here, today telegraphed
President Harding asking that federal
troops be sent to guardthe companys
operations, near Newstraitsvflle, Perry
county. Ohio.
Washington, July 21.-Asl q first
step toward conserving for most es-
sentiaI use the country's coal SUPPLY.
now declining more sharply under the
and the commerce department today
were drawing up a scheme for divert
ing coal to transportation lines.
BY the use of priority orders, ef-
fective probably within day or two,
/, coal from nonunion mines and those
that may be opened in union territory
will be diverted.
Priority Plan To BE Tried.
The priority plan next contemplates
! it was indicated q supply for the
northern Great Lakes ports. and In
event of an absolute shortage develop
ing later on the plan may be expanded
into a rationing system.
In the view of Attorney General
with the plan. the strike already has
proceeded to a point to make certain
coal shortage next winter.
Pennsylvania Starts Work.
Pittsburgh, Pa, July 21.-Westsra
Pennsylvania coal operators today set
ABOUT 10 reopen CoAA
mines and produce coal
From one end of the state to the
other, every armory was bristIing with
excitement and activity. Troops were
either leaving or preparing to leave
imme mediately for the coal region within
radius of $50 miles of Pittsburgh.
Mines Need Repairs Now.
Coal will not be dug before the
middle of next week at the earliest.
Mines that have been idle three
months or more must be cleared OF
debris and put into shape. Operators
and miners agree on one point at Least
that it will take from three days tH
| three weeks to put the mines in shape
The United Mine Workers, with
their headquarters in Pittsburgh, are
watchfuIIy awaiting Developments
Leaders say that when nonunion Dig
gers go into the mines. the pump
ers and other union help left to pro-
tect the working from flooding ana
explosions. will be called out at once.
To Evict Miner Families.
One of the first moves toward the
| reopening of the mines is the an
/ nouncement by the Pittsburgh Coal
company, largest bituminous-o operator
l in the country, that IL will immediately
J begin evicting 400 miners families a.
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