Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-05-10 | Page 1 | Coal Company Fined $250,000 for Contempt

I Coal Coa 1 Company Fined I For Contempt I Pa May 10 Judge Judge I George W. W Maxey has fined the Peoples People's Coal company Frank Christian president John G. G Hayes general manager and James Pearn superintendent for contempt of court in violation of an injunction restricting restricting restricting restrict restrict- ing mining under certain areas in in West Scranton The action is the outgrowth of the seizure by the I city of the Oxford mine of the defendant defendant de de- company a year ago I Frequent damage to buildings situated in the area in which mining mining mining min min- ing was supposed to be restricted I led the city to believe that mining was going on there despite the in in- in I junction An attempt to investigate investigate gate was met by the company with resistance I