Evening star., 1934-04-29
Miners co BACK
TO WORK ASN.R R. A.
| ENDS COAL STRIKE
20 Thousand Regain En-.
pIoyment in Northern
West Virginia.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, April %
@.-Action by the National Re-
covery Administration ended a strike
in progress since April and sent
10000 miners back to work in
Northern West Virginia coal fields
during the last week.
The decision Of Recovery Admin
istrhtor johnson on the appeal of
the Fairmont region operators for
modification Of the March 81 coal
code amendment came after personal
appeals by Gov. Kump and Repre-
sentative Edmiston and business
leaders to end the walkout which
paralyzed coal operations and caused
q huge business loss.
Business men estimated the strike
caused a loss of $5,000,000 in the
Monongahela Valley area.
Although unsuccessful In their
plea that the Fairmont region retain
a 24-cent wage differential over the
Pittsburgh district as in former years,
the operators won slight differentials
in the wage scales set for loading and
cutting COAL In the Pittsburgh dis
trict these were fixed at So cents for
loading per ton and cents for cut
ting and in the Fairmont area, 50h
cents and tn cents.
The miners insisted on strict ad-
herence to the wage schedules set
up by the N. r. A. Their strike also
resulted in the temporary lay-off Of
scores Of railway employees In the
Fairmont district, as practically no
freight except through shipments
were moved.
Another Of the Federal emergency
units underwent a reorganization.
The National Unemployment Service
in West Virginia, headed by James
H. McGinnis, eliminated offices in the
S. counties and instead created IT
districts, grouping counties under the
various district headquarters.
A gala celebration of the first an
niversary of the N. R. A. is planned
in Charleston on June l6. President
Roosevelt and other high Govern
ment officials, and leaders Of the Ma
tional Recovery Administration, were
invited by F. Witcher Mccullough,
State director of the National Emer-
gency Council, and others to attend
the celebration. A Statewide holi-
day will be proclaimed for the event
by Gov Kump.
Action by Gov. Kump halted the
appointment of special deputies and
police officers for the Williamson City
election on Tuesday. May IS. The
Governor was advised number Of
special deputies were appointed by the
sheriff of Mingo County and num-
Der of special police officers by the
municipal authorities. Representa-
tives of both political parties con-
ferred with the Governor and agreed
to halt the appointments because Of
app ehension and excitement created
in Mingo County.
Code enforcing committees were
named by three organizations. They
included the authority for the motor
vehicle retailing code, oil drilling
practices and the trucking industry in
West Virginia.
Representative Robert l. Ramsay,
Democrat, of Follansbee. Of the first
West Virginia district, filed notice of
his candidacy for reelection with
Secretary of State O'Brien He Is the
first of the States six Representatives
to formally announce.
Other news developments Of the
week included:
Banking Commissioner w. c. Given
authorized a 10 per cent dividend to
the closed institutions, the Redwood
Banking & Trust Co. of Redwood,
totaling $4,000, and the Bank Of Will
liamsburg, $4,000.
David L. Luke, SO. president Of the
West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co., died
at Tsrrytown, N. Y.
2. Taylor Vinson, So. a member Of
the Wayne County Court, died in
Louisa. KY. hospital.
Sidney White, 72,, president Of the
Bank Of Danville, and prominent
Boone County resident, died in Madi-
son.
D. A. Stalnaker, 40, Of Parkersburg,
was shot and seriously wounded by
his mother law, Mrs Naomi Plane
of Keyser, who claimed self-defense.
The Public Service Commission,
furthering its program for a broad
investigation of utility rates in West
Virginia, added four engineers to its
staff.
A new medicinal liquor stamp was
issued by Tax Commissioner Fox to
prevent any attempts at counterfeit
ing.
The Supreme Court reversed rul-
ing Of the Marion County Circuit
Court that the estimates of delinquent
taxes in Fairmont were excessive.
Cancellation of contract for bot
Ting and sale of Berkeley Springs
mineral water given to James j.
Coleman and L. Karlton Mosteller
was ordered by the Board Of Control.
James Robert Laird, jr.. 26, son Of
prominent Bluefleld family, COM
mitted suicide.