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Show CUN rRn?AY,m&n, THE SUN. PRICE. PTAHEVERY FRIDAY PAGE SEE CALL PARLEY ON PROPOSED CUT MOST TOLERANT CLEVELAND, 0, Feb. 28. Union mine ojierators in the soft coal indus- during January amounted to 296,075 against 330,845 in December and try of the Middle West onee more are tons in January, 192 A Decreased 272,005 the bargainand wage oiling dusting to Canada wars largely rein shipments used last February, ing machinery 1924. Although a three years agree- sponsible for the lower total as comment covering wages in the mines of pared with December, 291,970 tons the central fields was signed in Jack- going to that destination in January sonville, Fla., a year ago, Jhis spring against 314,575 the preceding month. The 62,845 tons of coke exported may see a renewal of the negotiations between oerators and United Mine daring the month under review show 7 Workers of America, which have tak- an increase as compared with the were December in and since oftener exported or en place biennially about 1900. 0terators associations in also larger than the shipments of 7 in January, 1924. Increased shipWestern Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois have been invited by the scale ments to Canada totaling 61,109 tons committee of the Ohio operators to in January were largely responsible send their committees to a conference for the increase in the total, as only in this city next Friday to discuss 51,783 tons were consigned to Canada calling a meeting with uniou repre- in December. sentatives to consider a downward revision of the pay scale. Decisim to JUDGE JOHNSON IS STUDYING Literally and figuratively Masking ABATEMENT PLEA call the preliminary conference in fashion allows more latitude in evenCleveland was rea died at a meeting the Arguments in the plea of abatement ing gowns than in others. In them and of the Ohio scale Ouimnittee last Wedmode is interpreted with flares nesday in the office of A. A. Augus- directed against the federal grand ripples, flounces and cascades. Two tus, presdieut of the Cambridge Col- jury indictment charging George A. colon in crejie de chine, with emlieries company. Stores, Joseph W. Welch, Charles M. broidery of beads and metallic thread, Word of the action became public Croft and Earll J. Welch of the Great make the lovely affair pictured. in Pittsburg today when the Pittsburg Western Coal Mines company with Coal Producers association received properties up Gordon Creek xu Carthoroughly explosions and the invitation. Augustus then con- bon county with violation of the mril vestigated methods for prevention of them n firmed the report here. The Cleveland fraud act were completed on Thurs- other countries, including the great xueuiliers of the committee nre Augu- day afternoon of last week. The case in France in 1906, disaster Courrieres M. A. was taken under advisement by Judge when eleven hundred men were killed. stus Michael Gallagher of the Hanna company, Ezra Van Horn of Tillman D. Johnson of the federal His visit abroad brougnt about a the Clarkson Coal Mining couijiauy eourt at Salt Lake City. Attorneys visit last this country of Dr. If. V. to and S. H. Robbins of the Youghiogh-en- y for the defendants moved to abate on dim-toof the mines Wheeler, and Ohio Coal conqiany. Other the grounds the grand jury proceedand lltu-r- y station at Kskmeale, members are R. L. Wildcrmnth of the ings were unjust, the principal comof 'nines, iusertor Walker, deputy Loruine Coal and Dock company, Col- plaint being that Edward M. Garnett, both of Great Britain." Rice read a 11. W. Haskins, represent- court stenographer, was present at MK'r at Zion last umbus, 0., ni:ht (Thursday) ing i erators of the middle district, the proceedings and transcribed the before the Utah section of the Ameri-ra- u CoshiM'Um, O., and John S. Junes of evidence. It was contended also that and Mctalluvgiial EnginToledo and T. A. Riddle of Columbus, remarks made by the district attor- eers. Mining His subject was The of the M. to in Hocking Charles Morris, representing oierators response ney, of Miuc Explosion Valiev. Those invited to meet here questions from the jury were preju- Methods. constitute llie operators scale commit- dicial to the rights of the defendants. tee of the central coinin'! it iv- field Morris contended that Garnett was ABOUT THE CAMPS OF THE BIG which signed the Jacksonville, Fla., present in the capacity of an assisCABB0N DISTRICT agreement February 19, 1924, upon tant United States district attorney biscales evithe in union which all and that he kept track of the pay Canyon mines are going on tuminous fields of this country and dence for the benefit of the jury as anSpring of hut about two days a average Canada have been based. well as the government, Minting out week. Nome are laying otf miners. The Jacksonville agreement gener- numerous precedents to justify this mine inspector for John ally is blamed for the widespread pa- practice. Shortly after Charles M. Utah coalCrawford, is making a trip projerties, union soft the in arof operations ralysis Morris, district attorney, opened Carbon the district this week, through fields and the drift of the business to gument in defense of the indictment, n fields in West Virginia. Judge Johnson indicated hia views Sunnyside is going about fivj days the on the average, while Castle Gate has Operatora of Cleveland and elsewhere which neatly narrowed the issues. have been discussing since last OctoIn effect the judge indicated that slowed down to twu a week at its ber the possibility of gettiftg the scale contentions regarding improper con- three proerties. revised. First it was believed advis- duct of the district attorney were County Commissioner Sam Wood-hea- d was in Price Wednesday last. able to await the outcome of the na- without merit Anything done by the tional election and then efforts were diatrist attorney or by any juror Kenilworth mines are giving the men postponed until the election in the would not invalidate an indictment two and three days a week. miners union on Decembre Pth, last. unless it- was shown that such action J. II. Tonkin, president of the In When President John L. Lewis was prejudiced a juror against a person deiendent Coal and Coke cnmany returned as head of the miners 'the under investigation. No such allega- with big properties up at Kenilworth, effort to bring the openators together tion is made in the plea. However, the with Mrs. Tonkin is doing New York was resumed. judge said the practice of having pro- City this week. One operator said today that the ceedings taken down in shorthand and Bishop George Ruff from Scofield position taken by Warren S. Stone, made in a record that might be per- was a recent visitor in Price on matehairman of the board of the Coal manently kept must be defended by ters connected with the eoming school River Collieries company, stick of the district attorney. This practice, bond election, lie the upper says which is owned by members of the said hia honor, cannot be harmonized are working slowly with slacknBrotherhood of Locomotive Engineers with one of the main purposes of the camps sight for several month yet. had been of immeasurable benefit grand jury which is to insure that ess-in W. A. Monay, general manager of toward getting a reduction in the when no indictment is returned the seale. The fact that the controversy whole matter is ended. A record could the Kinney Coal comany property between Stone and Lewis had dragged be of little prejudice to defendants up at Scofield, was a visitor in Price along for months with no apparent indicted, he said, but in the hands of last Wednesday. He told The Sun conclusion in sight has been taken by unscrupulous officers might even be hia mine is averaging but two days a asany to indicate that officials of the used for blackmail against persons in- week at this time and will consider himself lucky if this kee up during miners union nigilit he intending to vestigated and not indicted. use it as an exeuse with their mem Morris admitted that an indictment the summer. bership in rase they deride tonego-tiat- e returned when a dictaphone was in Says last Saturday's Castle Date with the operators before the ex- the grand jury room and evidence The summary closing Progress: piration of the three years agreement. transcribed from it would be invalid. down of the Muhrland mine of the Also that the! presence of a person in United States Fuel comiumy cum" ns COAL EXPORTS FAIL OFF FOR the room who was not of the deimrt-men- considerable of a shock, though rumor JANUARY THIS YEAR of justice would invalidate the had it at least two months ago that indictment. The present one was de- one of the camps The Bun Special Service. operated by this fended on the grouud that Edward M concern was to tie closed. All nera-tion- s WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2. Garnett a court stenographer, who to and are cease caretakers only from coal bituminous of Total exiKirts todk down the proceedings and furat this rather itopulnus the United States during January nished the district attorney with a will be amounted to 979 600 long tons as com- transcript was regularly apiaiintec townsite after a few weeks. F. C. JJil to West Hiawatha .as superinpared with 1,090,486 in December and an assistant district attorney for the goes while some sixty-fiv- e other 1,057,639 in January, 1924, according trial and sworn in as such and that tendent, Mohrland lie given iom lions will men division of coal the to the department Garnett is also an attorney of the at West Hiawatha and Black Hawk. of commerce. Exports daring Janu- federal and state bars. averbelow the were Salt Lake's Tribune of last Tuesconsiderably ary Melon E. Wilson, arguing for the age per month during 1924, due large- plea, contended that a departments day has this to say of the closing ly to the relatively small shipments to rule or appointment to have the evi- down over at Mohrlaml: The Unitet Canada, 710,880 tons going to that dence transcribed could not supplant States Fuel companys King Mine No, destination in the first month of the the common ltnr which is above even 2 at Mohrland is living cl. ed on accurrent "ear. Overseas exports during statutory enactments and that this count of the slow vu.rkiug conditions January totaled only 265,714 tons, as appointment was no more valid thrn now prevailing in tin Utah fields. The against 358,883 the preceding month. would be a department rule allowing mines of Utah are working at ubou, The decrease in these exports was dne a stenographer not an attorney to 40 per cent of their cauu-itand most to some extent to decreased shipments be present of them only two djy n week. Alter to Italy, only 44,616 tons bing exportKing Mine No. 2 is closed the remained to that country as compared with RICE, PAUL AND DYER VISIT ing three will he more than adequate 97,370 tons in December and 95,172 in to supply any tonnage required. One MINES HEREABOUTS of the mines alono has a monthly caJanuary, 1024. Another reason for the decline in overseas was that Three distinguished gentlemen pacity of sixty thousand tons. By tons were shipped to Cuba against connected with the coal game this closing one and working the other 71,858 in December. An appreciable week visited most all of the proper three the company will he enabled to decrease was also witnessed in ex- ties of the Carbon district. They are give the miners better time and earnports to the French West Indies, George C. Rice, chief engineer of the ings than they have at present. The which amounted to 5038 tons in Jan- bureau of mines at Washington, D. f Continued On Page C. ; J. W. Paul, chief coal mining enEight) uary as against 19,374 in December. Exports of bituminous daring Jan- gineer of the bureau, and B. W. Dyer, That it is easier to eradicate than uary to South American destinations, in charge of inspections for the govamounting to 105,358 tons, were larg- ernment and also doing other work to control tuberculosis of swine is the er than the December shipment! of fur Uncle Sam. The latter is stationed message the United States depart72,962 tons, dne to heavier exports to at Salt Lake City. Mondays Salt ment of agriculture gives hograisers Brazil To that country 80,785 tons Lake Tribune says of the visit of the in a colored poster recently issued for were shifted in January as eotnparet two former: They were called from display at shipping mints, in eounty with 49,005 in December and 49,790 in Washington, D. C., by the state in- farm bureau in banks, at the offices, January, 1924. A decrease is noted in dustrial commission to give testimony creameries and in other public placet. shipments to Argentina, 12,656 tons in regard to the Utah coal mine regu- Attention is ealled to the fact that tubeing exported against 15,665 in De- lations. They are in Carbon county berculous chickens and eatUe are very cember. Exports to Chile were also at present visiting some of the larger largely responsible for the vnread of somewhat smaller, while exports dar- mines. Paul will leave for the East the disease among hogs. The ing the entire "ear of 1924 to Uru- after visiting the Utah mines, while urges fanners who suspect its poster presmore were than the double Rice will return shipto guay Salt Lake City to ence to ask the state or ments in 1923. No coal was exported deliver an address to the mining en- the nearest federal veterinarian inspector to get to that country during the last four gineers. This is Rices first visit to reports on their shipmonths of 1924, making the 6001 tons some of the Utah mines, although slaughterhouse ments. They are also told to burn sent out in January the first exports about thirty-fiv- e years ago he laid dead hogs and chickens to prevent acsince August, 1924. It is worthy to out, as mining engineer, some of the cumulations of manure and old bednote that no shipments were made in Colorado iroperties now by ding in lots and pens, never to feed operated January to destinations in either Af- the Colorado Fuel and Iron carcasses, to eook all milk products rica or Asia, although exports during He has made a life study of company. in used as feed, to feed no safety slaughterDecember to those continents totaled coal mines. As early as 1893 he in-- 1 house offal that has not been cooked over 23,000 tons. Total exports of vestigated and made a on a and to get rid of tuberculous hogs and anthracite from the United Stat' mine explosion in Iowa. report He has in-- start with a clean herd. 56,-30- 53,-11- exiieri-ment- r 1 - non-unio- evelop-men- al t How Shall I Cook It? Look Out They say it's good, but how shall I know how to cook it? Fi sign of good gu is in front of the Station. 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