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Show VOLUNTEERS WORK KANSAS STRIP PITS DESPITE BLIZZARDS ! I ri'S 1 ;r ip. p K.ui . I vo. :'. The lir-d ar ol , ,i.t! mined Io oluilleer liillim s III the slr'o pits ol till i lleld wa-' billed old of Cuts mu l; tat - jillcrnooii. It went to (he riavor of Coidw 1 1 o f, K.m. Ohio' In the face oi' ;i Mi.'.aid Unit ordinarllv wo-dd iia Pionipu a P.ilt to woik m t '-.e s; r;p pit min. s, the voluni eei- coal ii;-a'l i of Karnes weal Into t he pit m W i.cu the W iuslles blew lor work Cais mo. mm; to ropeve I he Kan-, is ciai i.timne. ;ind th.ev colilliuieii steadily jit wo: u dav. Tli ohiiMcci' w ..rkers. mo- t of t hem .'icicioaic 1 o ihc outdoor life during .-c'Ciiv o . r's, m ;, sk-pt III tents kist nh;lit , t:!i f.iaid wind-i wiiisillue. iivunn.l i he corners and s , H in.; sleet and sno w t n i on - h mis mi Pin imiiviis or l i iron fih ! crackr uboui t!ie doo"w.;s. Tics moin-1 moin-1 tin; i n- men w a ' :ed i n ice w a t .a1 e nd j a:e break:, ml bundled Up in o e- coais, . y a i mufis and ij.ovos. t'o-a ei ard over the w ! -'a re of his ceil ; ol md ei-h li.iwi-tmr Allen arrivrd here ' e tl lv to. lav for ii conference with Ad-j Ad-j .imam ; moral Clau les I. .Martin and i Vioio! P. M. 1 !cis:n:on, both of Kan-j Kan-j sa.s. wlu in.' in charge of the siate's bU'ces In tile fedds. It was epccted tile :;oetner would remain in the fields to-j to-j day and tomorrow. j business Men VioUi Pick. j l-'or ti'.e most part the '.dunte.'i' work-ins work-ins are omu; men active in t he hnsi-! hnsi-! n.'ss 'h'e of their respect lv e towns, j i'rom'.iient Kansas Piwei-s, hniP-ei' :ind ' miii men ;.nd candidates tor coa -r-'sa are i I'itH'ti; those s Po kae doi.toaj blue 1 .haiims. s;i ,de a hl--h seat in a co il jwaiion. ilnMiiy a team of mules haul-! haul-! in-, coal out of a strip pit. was a robust 'aitt!,' fellow who 'is treasurer of one of the largest mPlim; companies In Kansas, I In :i corner of a pit a oiim; fellow w-is i lu-i'Iv noun din- a drill into the coal-bed coal-bed as though such o erclse was a part of his uaP.v program. Mo is a c.isl'ier of a national ha nk m the state. In an -other part of the pit a olunteer, wan in usual life is te'euraph dllor of a Kun-s;s Kun-s;s d.ailv new saa pet . was I'.eavliu; hue lumps of ioal into a waoii. XKW VCiiK, pec. -.---Tlieatrici! iiimii-a-;ers beca me a la rmed to.la y by rumors t ha t coal oo user ca t Km measures in. hided darkening of lac "(Jreat White Way," ai;d sent W lii la m A uhre', one of their number, num-ber, to Washm-iton W. cnfer with officials of-ficials of the ral'road and fuel adminis-trafou. adminis-trafou. A", the Tidew.U er Coal ceh,,-,ue itt v as said that if anv edid r irir.lii. "iililb-ss n.uhts" was issued, it would be com muni, at t d dir.-et - to t he pov er companies com-panies b I'ael APaniu;straor C.i :l iel.l. |