Show INDUSTRIAL AND LABOR Only one great strike marred the years year's record In the United States The anthracite miners Is I's had been Leen de- de demanding de demanding manding an Increase In wages and the adoption of ot the check off s system stem by bythe and after and fu- fu futile futile fu futile the time operators operators long tile negotiations the men Dlen were called out of time the mines on September 1 Because Be Be- Because Because cause the stock of ot coal was large and amid owing to the use of oil and other sub sub- substitutes substitutes the consumer did not suffer suITer greatly but the time effects of ot the lie strike on the miners and operators operators and the business men muen of the mining towns were serious President lent Coolidge e re- re refused re refused fused to Interfere but asked congress to give gl the Chief I Executive and the secretaries of ot commerce and antl labor the authority to Intervene In such crises The Tho American Federation of Labor held Its annual meeting In III Cit City In October turned down lown all propositions propositions O- O for operation co with the Rus Ilus Russian sian sinn trade unions and recognition of the Soviet government and elected re-elected re President Green and all other officers The Supreme Court of ot the United States on April 13 held unconstitutional tonal that part of ot the Kansas Indus Indus- Industrial industrial Industrial trial court act providing for com com- compulsory compulsory arbitration of ot labor loboI disputes In October r It rul ruled 11 against the lie Arizona minimum wn wage e law for women A special special special cial federal court of equity equity- quit exonerated the International Harvester company ot of trust charges and Secretary of ot Ag Ag- Agriculture Agriculture Jardine dismissed tile the federal charges against the merger ol or the lie Ar- Ar Armour Armour Ar Armour mour and Morris packing concerns Vio Violent 10 lent fluctuations of ot prices on the Chi Chi- Chicago Chicago Chicago cago Board Boud of Trade aroused the lie Ire he of farmers amid of Secretary Jardine and at his Ills Insistence the board In October adolt adopted 11 stringent rules to prevent pre I price manipulation tion |