The Washington times., 1922-07-20


The State Of Michigan win take
over the coal mines In the Sagi.
nav District and operate them.
Gov. Groesbeck5 reached this
decision early today. He declared
after his visit TO Saginaw yes
terday, where he personally in
yestigated the situatiop, That this 4
was the only plausible solution
TO the coal trouble In Michigan.
BY International New. Service.
NEW YORK, July 2O.-The ex-
pected coal shortage already is
here, the Coal Trade Review de-
clared today. The lack of produc-
ton caused by the miners strike
has been increased by the railroad
shopmen's strike, which has
brought about a car shortage.
Plants Clamor For Fuel.
Railroads. public utilities, general
manufacturing plants, lake carriers,
and retail dealers are all clamoring
for coal. 1t was declared.
Anthracite retailers In the New
York city district were reported to
be almost down to the "scrapings Of
the yards"
The coal trade Journals say that
1t was improbable that the miners
could catch up with the lost ton.
mage even II they returned to work
Immediately.
Cable messages from London said
that five cargoes totaling 10000
tons Of gas coal were booked for
shipment to the United States this
month and that negotiations were
under way for another shipment Of
10000 tons.
Steel Industry Threatened.
Shipping circles reported that con.
ditions at Hampton Roads are acute.
Over $4,000 tons Of shipping is lying
idle, waiting for bunker coal
THE shortage Of fuel" said the
weekly review Of the Coal Age, has
resulted in a general scramble for
coal, in which Mr.. Mowers price
list has definitely out-distanced In
dssS dss bidders market which exists to-
The Coal Review asserted that the
steel industry Is threatened with par.
tial reduction of operation.
A warning against the operation
of coal mines by "strikebreakers
and inexperienced workmen" was
issued here today by the United
Mine Workers of America.
Leading industrial insurance
have found that the bi-
luminous miners have death
rate of 80 per cent above the
average for all other industrial oc-
the miners statement
said. Representative life insurance
will insure a miner only
IL he pays a rate sixteen years
above his actual age and takes the
most expensive policy.
Since 1900 there have been at
least twelve mining accidents in
each of which 100 or more mine
workers have been killed. And
hundreds Of other accidents occur
in which one or more miners are
killed, even when the mines are
filled with experienced and skilled
workmen. What would be the toll
of dead and injured II the mines
were worked with inexperienced
strikebreakers? What would the
inexperienced man know about pro-
tecting himself against all of the
dangers that would surround him
in a coal mine?
Among the causes of accident,
the sttement said, were falls of
roof, falls OF coal. gas explosions
and burning gas, coal dust explo.
sions, blown out or windy shots,
explosives. suffocation from mine
gases. electricity. mine fires, boiler
explosions, choke damp, black damp,
fire damp and others.
mo one knows when an explo.
Ellis Searles. editor Of the Mine
sion will occur in a mine" said
Workers Journal. Nor can any.
one foresee mine fire. II coal
mines are opened by inexperienced
strikebreakers the public may be
Rurprised at N hiRh accident rate "