davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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added, "and we don't want to strike
But we just can't get by"
Then he spoke Of families with
seven and eight children living or
company property and constantly
'in hook" to the company because
they owed its store more than they
were paid.
And he cited a photostat of a
company statement which showed
one employe owed the operator $9.5
at the end of the month, although
he had earned a net salary of $103 SO
He had spent the money for neces-
sites at company store, according
to the account.
Many Have Sons at War.
District Organizer John Kram-
rech, commenting no contract, nc
work." pointed to a table showing
that in three counties making ur
this coal region one had to pay Il
cents pound for cabbage, % to IS
cents for peas in the pod, 18 cents
for spinach, 80 cents for tomatoes
% cents for head of lettuce, 6a
cents for 10 pounds of onions, 3s
cents for two Squashes the size OF
your fist, 40 cents for ham and SO
to SIS cents for the cheapest cuts oi
steak.
why, my wife brought in three
tomatoes the other day." said an
other miner, "and you could have
covered them all with your hands.
She paid "a cents for them"
The strikers pointed out, too, that
they had sons in the armed forces,
in North Africa and the South
Pacific, and they were not letting
anybody down."
Our sons" said a grizzled under
ground man, would have been the
first to tell us to insist on our de-
mands."
And I'll bet" said another, that
not one OF those boys in the service
would 60 back to the mines now if
given the chance. They know how
hard the life is and how little the
pay"
270 OPA Investigators on Job.
Incidentally, 270 investigators
from the Office of Price Admins
tration, it was learned, have been
in this region since Wednesday
looking into the cost of living.
Price Administrator Brown has
promised such an inquiry.
With the rich mines and coke
furnaces here and in Connelsville
idle except for maintenance crews,
and vital war production threatened
with interruption, some citizens on
the sidelines denounced the miners
roundly, though most of them didn't
want to be quoted, for diplomatic"
reasons. Opinion was not unani-
nous, however.
These were some typical COM
ments:
A retired railroad man, now help
ing in restaurant: The boys with
the Huns can't strike. Why should
these birds? They ought to be able
to get along on 81 day."
A clergyman: THE men should
not have struck. This is no time to
curtail production. We've got a war
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NSolltIuueQ from F1TSU Page.)
maximum degree consistent with
the aims of this order"
There was little comment from
the miners themselves-and none
portended an early return to work
in the major fields. It was said last
night, however, that 5000 men in
Arkansas and Oklahoma were going
back.
Typical was the reaction Of John
Krameck, a UNIV representative in
District 4, Pennsylvania:
THE situation, as I see it, is
still the same. No contract, no
work" Sam Seehofer, another rep
resentative in the district said that
he awaited orders from the head
man"-Mr. Lewis.
Adolph Pacifico, vice president of
District 6, who heads the UNIV in
the big Easter Ohio coal belt, said
the order taking over the mines
would, "in my opinion, do more to
antagonize the miners of America
than any other one thing The
boys" he added, ''are getting mad. y
The Presidents order was issued
as reports came in from 10 States
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to the Office of the Chief of Engi-
neers and last January was promoted
to his present rank.
A native of Philadelphia, he went
into the Army from West Point in
1910. His first contact with WASH
ington was in 1911 when he attended
the Army Engineer School here. He
was serving in the War Plans Di-
vision Of the War Department when
the United States entered the World
War and soon went to France with
the 9th Division. Later he served
with AEF headquarters. He took
part in the Somme offensive and
the battle Of Bellicourt.
Gen. McCoach again served In
Washington on the general staff
after the war and in 1928 he was
graduated from the War College.
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supply OF anthacite, but that recent
productions was at the rate OF about
100000 tons week, or about the
rate necessary to meet this years
expected need OF 65 ,0O0, 900 tons.
Coal in transit has been seized
by the WIPE as stop-gap measure
to keep users with scanty supplies
in operation, but the amount of
coal available from this source was
estimated at only 12,0Oo 900 tons
Under an order issued yesterday by
Mr.. Nelson, on recommendation of
Mr.. Ickes, users may not accept
anthracite deliveries if they have
more than a f1ve-day supply on
hand. An earlier bituminous order
forbids deliveries above Today
supply.
WPB Weigh Dimout.
WPB has had the electricity dim
out under consideration for some
time as means of saving both
coal and fuel OIL Officials of the
War Utilities Office recently said
the plan might be put in effect this
summer. More than half of the
Nations power plants. it was esti-
mated, use coal for generating ma
chimes.
Should the power conservation
measure be ordered, it was under
stood that it would take the form
of a dimout of all street lighting
and perhaps blackout of store and
advertising signs. It would be cou-
pied with an appeal to the public
to save all possible electricity.
Mr.. Roosevelt's executive order
directed Mr.. Ickes to take imme-
diate possession of all mines where
work stoppages have occurred or
are threatened. The administrator
forthwith sent the order to every
bituminous company mining SO or
more tons day-a category his
office said normally produces about
95 per cent of the Nations coal.
1t was also announced that tele-
grams were going out to the anthra-
cite operators to take over their
mines in the name of the Govern
ment. There are about $50 hard
coal companies in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. 1ckes also ordered the Amer
ican flag to fly over all the coal
fields, and dispatched red, white
and blue posters to every pit head,
warning mo person shall interfere
with the operation of the mine by
the United States Government"
Concurrently, Mr.. Ickes assembled
mere the Governments new regional
managers of the affected coal prop
critics, to give them instructions per-
sonally. 1t was necessary to pro-
vide some of this group of II with
alrplane transportation, SO sudden
was the summons.
Talks to Regional Chiefs.
Addressing the conference, Mr..
Ickes said:
THE negotiations of a new wage
agreement for the bituminous coal
mining industry have failed and
we are now in grave fuel crisis.
Unless the mining of coal is re-
sumed without delay, we face almost
immediate curtailment of the pro-
duction of arms and supplies for
our military forces because of the
lack of coal.
AN order has been issued by the
President designating me to take
over and operate the mining and
distribution of coal in the name of
the United States Government. I
shall exercise fully and vigorously
all the powers at my command, in
cluding the use of the Army If that
should become necessary, in order to
get the mines back in production
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Bruzil's Mobilization
Complete, Vargas Soys
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO. May l.
President Getulio Vargas told a
great May Day labor rally today
that the Brazilian Army had con-
cluded its mobilization and allied
itself with the navy and air force
in accord with plans for military
cooperation with the United States,
and is ready for the eventualities of
battle"
Taking cognizance of the fact
that Brazilians still feel distant
from the war, Vargas declared:
I'VE must accelerate the rhythm
OF our military preparations and
create a war mentality . =. Idle
ness should be considered a crime
against the collective interest"
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Lewis Still Silent
Even After Order
For Mines Seizure
Refusing All Requests
To Tall, He crumpIes
Reporters ScribbIed Note
BY the Associated Press.

6y tue~ ASSOClhLco HIcSS.
NEW YORK, May John l.
Lewis plunged his United Mine
Workers of America into a full
fledged battle with President Roose-
velt today by keeping his mouth
shut.
The labor leader permitted the
Presidents 10 am. deadline for re-
sumption of work to pass without
a murmur, with the result that by
nightfall nearly 100000 Of his union
miners were idle.
Even the news that the Chief
Executive had directed Government
seizure OF the mines moved him, at
least outwardly. only. slightly. When
an Associated Press bulletin an
nouncing the move together with
reporters scribbled note asking
for comment were delivered to him,
the Lewisian tongue, famed for its
apt phrases, had only this to speak
Il won't say anything"
Lewis Crumples Note.
He crumpled the note abruptly
and the conference of anthracite
operators and union representatives
at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel which
he was attending at the time re-
cessed Immediately.
At 10 o'clock Mr.. Lewis was
closeted with several mine union
representatives in the unions 11th-
floor headquarters at the Hotel
Roosevelt. When he had entered a
half hour earlier he had refused all
requests for comment.
Eight minutes after 10. Mr.. Lewis
left the UNIV Office putting on a
cigar, his top coat thrown over his
shoulder. Newsmen surrounded him,
but their requests were answered
only by the courteous: Gentlemen,
I have no comment this morning
Thank you"
Then, with John j. Jones. presi-
dent of District 16 of Cumberland
Md, he took a taxi to the Waldorf
Astoria, four blocks away. All dur
ing the weeks preceding the impasse
he had walked that distance.
Confers With Daughter.
Miss Kathryn, the mine chieftain's
daughter and a labor leader in her
own right as secretary of the UNIV
District so, conferred with him a few
minutes before he left for the an
thracite meeting at the Waldorf.
Shortly before noon Lewis left the
anthracite conference after learning
of the Presidents order and this
time he walked to the Roosevelt
down Park Avenue, flanked by as
sociates and number of newsmen
There he went to the barber shop
and later to luncheon, after which
he returned to the Waldorf for re-
sumption Of the anthracite con-
ferences.
Two soldiers. attracted by the
scene, walked close behind the mine
president on his walk to the Roose-
welt.
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Anthracite Owners
Pledge All Possible
Assistance 10 Ickes
Miners Refused to Vote
On Continuing Work,
WLB Is Informed
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 1.-Anthracit,
operators pledged every possible CO.
operation today to Fuels Admins
traitor Ickes in carrying out Presi
dent Roosevelt's order for Govern,
ment operation of the Nations Goa
mines.
At the same time, the anthracite
operators Negotiating Committee
wired William H. Davis, chairman O.
the War Labor Board, that repre-.
sentatives of the United Mine Work,
ers refused to vote on an operators
resolution to continue work in til.
anthracite mines and "the resolu.
ton failed to carry"
Mr.. Davis had ordered contin.
uance of anthracite operations unit
the issues in their wage, dispute were
resolved.
These developments climaxed {
day which saw every hard coal mine
in the Pennsylvania fields closed ir
a walkout of the industry,s $4,000
workers. Joint negotiations haG
continued despite certification oi
the dispute to the WLB.
Warriner Issues Statement.
"The operators were completely
dismayed by the refusal of the mine
workers to continue operations OF
the mines on a retroactive basis
while negotiations are still in pro-
gress," a statement issued by j. B
Warriner, president of the Lehigh
Navigation Coal Co., said.
Naturally they regret very much
having their mines taken over by
the Government. However, they
recognize that the President was
confronted by circumstances con-
Shutting an emergency"
The telegram to Mr.. Davis,
signed by William w. Inglis, chair
man of the operators Negotiating
Committee, declared that at the
morning conference the operators
proposed a resolution that the WLB
request be complied with.
The operators voted in favor of
this resolution; the representatives
of the mine workers refused to vote
and the resolution failed to carry.
Negotiations pursuant to the reso-
luton adopted at the joint confer
ence yesterday afternoon are con-
tinuing."
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers, attended the
morning negotiations, adjourned alb
ruptly when news Of the Presidents
seizure order was received, and was
on hand at pm. when the talks
we're continued.
Conference Adjourns.
After meeting only As minutes in
the afternoon, the conference ad-
journed until 10 am. Monday. There
was no comment on progress of ne
gotiations.
The anthracite union representa-
tives held caucus for IS minutes
after: the operators left the room,
but when the caucus ended Mr.
Lewis said, Il have no statement of
any kind to make"
Told of the telegram sent by Mr..
1ckes to the coal mining companies,
taking over their mines in the name
OF the Government, Mr. Lewis said:
II wouldn't have any statement on
that"
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SAVE PUERTO RICO

There is bill before Congress to grant
independence to the island of Puerto Rico.
Anything that suggests independence for
any country today has an appeal, and there
in lies one of the dangers of this proposal.
The people of the United States are to-
tally unfamiliar with Puerto Rico and what
itmeans to that nation. They do not realize
tits a-uerritory of the United States and can
be the 18th state. 1t is therefore of the ut.
understanding of this issue be gained i'm
ntediately.
Puerto Rico is one of our most impor-
tant island bases 1t guards the Panama
canal and provides point from which we
could intercept an enemy attacking our
eastern coast.
There are foreign powers that would
like to see Puerto Rico given so-called indie
pendence on the chance they could gobble
it-up.
Talk about freeing our fellow citi-
zens in Puerto Rico, SO per cent of whom
are citizens of the United States, and SO per
cent of whom are natural born citizens of
this country is fantastic.
The representative of Puerto Rico in
ur Congress recommends statehood for the
island.
1t would be costly folly to cast orr
island possessions adrift. They are a forti-
fled ring around our nation. They have real
freedom and protection under our govern
ment.
Instead of throwing Puerto Rico away
under a false banner of independence, we
would better give it statehood, as advocat-
ed in both. the Republican and Democratic
national platforms of 194O and add new
star to our flag.
The danger of allowing any island out
post of the American continent to fall into
the hands of another power is illustrated by
OR loss. of Kiska and until recently, Attu.
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TAX EQUALITY ESSENTIAL

In spite of the generally expressed pub
lie desire for ''pay-as-you-go" tax collec-
tions, there is determined government oppo-
sition to the plan.
There is a feeling in the minds of many
persons that the desire of governmental au-
thorities is not SO much to have equality
before the law in matters of taxation as it
is to enact tax law that will charge "all
the traffic will BEAR" depending on the in
dividual.
We are drifting far away from the
foundation principle of our government
equality and justice for all-when our
Treasury Department insists on tax legisla-
tion which would make one man pay double
taxes while forgiivng the tax bill of an
other.
1t makes no difference whether the
amount involved is one dollar or million
such punitive tax system would be the
rankest kind of immortality in government.
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/ brother and, inexplicatly, Cleve
stalked in. And, of course, il was
impossible to recall Bert Stringer
at all without bringing in Cleve
Immediately. A hundred times in
|. her mind she had called forth that
shocking scene in the woods. Cleve
looking down contemptuously at
myers fallen figure, and then
the crashing realization that the
man had drawn his gun.
Days in the open had hardened
Penny physically. The trail and a
heavy pack were an old story. She
dien't mind it now, only the lone
illness. It was no fun, of course,
climbing steep grades, struggling
through brush. You had to fight
every inch of the way.
Toward noon, she stopped to
rest.
He can't overtake me now"
she thought. "Pm safe"
She ate her lunch cold. Even vet
she was hesitant about making a
fire. Twenty minutes for rest, then
she took up her pack once more.
Keep goingi Keep goingl"
Something inside her urged her
on. Keep going it repeated. "You
must reach the mouth of Moose
Creek and find Cleve."
She had to find Cleve and Marie.
and Wolf, the little malemute.
They must all set out at once by
river for Fort St. John. 80 MANY
things that couldn't wait, so many
things to do.
Keep going!"
TWILIGHT, lovely golden dusk
L in the north this time of year,
sifted down through the trees that
night before Penny stopped to
make camp. This time she was too
utterly exhausted even to think
about fire. She ate, almost IA
venously, spread out her blankets,
raised the mosquito net over its
collapsible frame, and tunbled in.
AT first she couldn't sleep at all.
Her shoulders were bruised from
pack-straps. Her feet ached. There
were wells on her body from mos
quitoes, sandfiies and gnats, in
spite of all her precautions. For
some reason, she held herself
tense. And that implacable inner
voice that had urged her or all
day long wouldn't be still now.
Keep going! Keep goingl Keep
goingl"
By sheer force of will, Penny
shut out the voice and fell asleep.
To be continued
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Chapter 2:

CUB-ARCTIC night, neither light
nor darkness, fell around Penny
Vance as she made her way
stealthily from Bert Stringer's
camp. La longe twilight, the
French voyageurs of the old fur
trading days called it.
Penny could have obtained the
same effect during daylight by
wearing pair of smoked glasses.
Now she could almost believe she
wds wearing them.
Cleared spaces among the huge
poplars and pines were half
obscured by what looked like
thick enveloping dusk. But over
the river that dusk was Ightened
with an orange glow. In the
northwest the sky famed. The sun
had merely dipped below the
horizon there, then would bob UP
again in the northeast.
Penny could see. That was the
important thing. 1t made it Sc
much easier. Besides, it was less
frightening. She doubted if she
would ever have had the courage
to set out into these wilds alone,
cropping through cat black night
Thank heaven for the twilight
At least she could keep a sharp
lookout for dangers ahead.
81 want to know what I'm
stumbling into" Penny thought.
lizard enough, anyway"
In her haste, she'd done poor
Job packing. Everything was bulky
and cumbersome. A little food, the
first aid kit, bless it, and her two
blankets. And, of course, the films.
That was all. But it was enough.
Under other circumstances, Penny
would have smiled over the ap-
pearance she made, stumbling
along with that untidy hump on
her shoulders.
"It doesn't matter" she said.
"The important thing is-Pve out
witted Bert Stringer. I'm free"
PUT was she free? Was anyone
II ever free in these wilds?
Everywhere the forest closed in,
hills rising in SCARED bristling
ranks ahead. Silence and mos
quitoes. Coyotes, wolves, bears.
Always the possibility of getting
lost or getting hurt. Spraining
an ankle might result in fatal de-
lay. Her food might run out.
There were so many things that
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could happen that must not hap
pen.
NO." thought Penny, st won't
even think of them. All I'll think
of is getting as far away from Der.
Stringer in the next few hours as
/ can"
The sleeping tablets would pre-
vent Stringer from following her
Immediately. He would probably
not stir a foot until late morning,
He would certainly have sur
prise awaiting him when ne woke
up. That gave Penny a good deal
of grim satisfaction.
She could hear him swearing
when he found she'd gone. Then,
later, would come the shock OF
another discovery - the missing
films.
Whenever Penny thought about
the films, her heart sang with Ella
ton. How pleased Powell Ward
would be. She could picture his as
tonishment when she brought
them forth and handed them over.
you're a trump, PENNY Oh,
lord, what relief" She knew her
fianee so well she could almost
supply his words. Great Now
we're getting somewhere. But,
darling, how did you manage to
do it?"
Possession of the pictures he
valued so highly surely should dis
pei any lingering resentment Pow
ell might be feeling at her running
off from Hudson's Hope against his
wishes. It was the one thing which
would placate him.
And Cleve would be there-at
least, she hoped he would be-
silent and smiling his approval,
those deep-meaning eyes of his on
her face.
And Bill
Would he be strong enough to
greet her, too? Standing on his
own feet? Or would he be lying
ia some hospital bed, still suffer-
ing from his accident?
Constable Rennick's note, left at
LIE Frene's shack hadn't Leen too
hopeful
"QUT he's bound to recover in
II time," Penny comforted her.
self. 3He has what Cleve has,
courage and grit. The will to come
through"
Queer how Cleve kept intruding
on all her thoughts. AS though he
were haunting her. She tried
picture Powell - and there wa;
Cleve. She would visualize her
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HOMESTEAD DEHYDRAToRS

The distribution of 10000 newly-de-
veloped, Homestead food dehydrators is ex-
pected to enable housewives to preserve
food which otherwise would be wasted.
A dehydrator was recently exhibited
to a group of Senators. 1t was developed
by the IVA in cooperation with other agen-
cies. The wood and insulation board cab
met is three feet high and contains five 200
watt electric light bulbs and fan to circu-
late air over eight glass trays containing
the fruit or vegetables to be treated
:. The dehydrator has capacity of about
one bushel and if used for the 77-days of
crop harvesting is expected to preserve
more than 800 pounds CT produce
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Today's Horoscope

Artistic desires are given with
much ability. The disposition may
be somewhat erratic. The fortunes
are not very good unless support
ed by other good aspects. The
real nature may be suppressed
and the hopes sometimes unreal
lied.
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o. A. Sandquist, former Key
Westers, who are now making
their home in Miami, arrived here
yesterday for an indefinite stay
because of the serious illness of
their grandmother, Mrs. Char
lotto Gould.
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KEY WEST in
DAYS GONE BY
FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN
OF JUNE 10. 1893

Eight teachers in the Monroe
county public schools leave this
afternoon for Gainesville or ITALIA
hassee to attend summer school
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The old Romans had proverb to the
effecttha from Africa always comes
something new" The newest that has come
from Africa recently is battered Axis
army.
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The Woman's Guild of ST. Paul's
Episcopal Church will hold a
meeting at 4 o'clock Monday af-
ternoon.
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Today's
Anniversaries

1735.-John Morgan, physician,
Univ. of Penna. Medical School
founder Medical director of Con-
tinental Army, born Philadel-
phia. Died Oct. Is, 1889.
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In few weeks the japanese will sus-
pect that they are involved in a war with
{. nation that intends to pin their ears back.
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Members of the Young Peoples
Department of the First Congrega-
tional Church will leave tomor-
row afternoon to attend the an
nual conference of that organiza-
ton to be held in Fort Lauder
dale.
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KILLED SO BUFFALO

NEW YORK.-On a wager,
Buffalo Bill'' Cody once killed
38 buffalo in day.