Show te i ite 7 ARE MOVED JN iNTO COALFIELDS t 1 1 I rI 1 J 1 l l il 1 J M 0 BILlIE KANSAS GUARD MINERS MillERS SOUGHT CUT PASSE PASSENGER GER SERVICE Op Operators raf rs Take Optimistic View of Situation and EX Express ress Belief Many Miners Will Return to Work Ne Next t Monday 3 i By Associated Press KANSAS CITY Nov 29 The he The state has taken over the buildings ingi ai anti ana grounds of the state normal norma training school for the accommodation of ordered to Pittsburg in connection with the op operation ration of the coal mines I Colonel Coone P. P M. M Hoisington of the Kansas national guard reached today and took charge of f arrangements for the troops O OKLAHOMA OLAHOMA CITY Okla Okia Nov 29 Dorset Dorset Dorset Carter president of the Oklahoma Okla Okia- Okla homa Operators' Operators association announced to the state council councH of defense today that Oklahoma coal operators would throw open their mines to nonunion labor immediately and would defray expenses of f the tate guard prote protecting ting non nonunion workers should the states state's request for federal tr troops ops' ops be ho refused ST. ST T. T PAUL Minn No Nov 29 lt It It was admitted in high road abroad rail oad circles circle's he here her e t day that the th federal railroad administration is IS preparing to make decreases in train services throughout the UnIted States States' if the coa situation critical The reduction of passenger passenger services cervices from the thet t jn cities m may y involve trains it was said JEfFERS Mo Nov Governor F deric D Gardner of Cf 1 rl invited the governors of nina states to meet at St St. Louis Lous f ito the si situation arising r sl f i iThe jh VS' VS b l The governors invited are those of Illinois Ohio Iowa lowa Kansas latori 4 Arkansas Tennessee Kentucky and Indiana Volunteers to Dig in Kansas CHICAGO 1 r Nov 29 Imme V si diate results in increased production of bituminous coal were not expected today to follow the governments government's announcement announcement announcement an an- that it propos proposed d to see mining begun and ald posting at th the shafts by the operators of ot of the granting of or a 14 per cent wag g Increase Operators looked upon the latest steps In the miners' miners strike with op however and believed that on on Monday many workmen would reenter reenter the mines On the other hand miners' miners spokesmen spokes spoke men menU generally predicted that few men would return to work Milder weather today over much of oJ the country brought relief Many small towns and cities were almost and suffering was imminent With radical restrictions on on use of ot fuel in force in many places notably Kansas City Mo Omaha Neb d Indianapolis Ind md state and local officials of officials officials of- of today consider further means of warding off a a. famine VOLUNTEERS In Kansas Governor Henry J. J Al Allen Allen Allen Al- Al len went ahead with preparations for opening up the strip pits Monda Monday He said men had volunteered Announcement that all aU mines In Wyoming were being worked today was among the encouraging bits of ot news from the production fields Possibility Possibility Possibility Pos Pos- of settlement of ot the in Illinois also brought encouragement New trouble in the West Vest Virginia field from which most of the coa coat mined since the strike was called has come today threatened to reduce the approximately 40 per percent cent of a ta normal amount the government sa said d had continued to be brought out in all states y ENGINEERS WALK OUT S A walkout of engineers and pu pur- pur pers p- p ers at some of the southern Illinois mines also was reported today if it that was true mine owners asserted i the mines would fill with water and at least ten days would be necessary to pump them out before work could be resumed 3 That was the first report that suCh es had Iad deser deserted d their posts post Generally the they with sufficient other workmen to protect the property were left at the mines when the mi miners miners' nt ners' ners rs' rs strike was called ff At Gallup N. N 1 M. M twenty five Ing miners are under arrest Mil Mt MuTi tary authorities ordered them taken into custody when they attempted to hold a union meeting without obtainIng obtain obtain- ing lug a permit Three of f farms arms the ownership of ot which had Hot Ot been established were seized I RELEASED IN WYOMING I The two sixty-two miners arrested in Wyoming by the military in connection conne tion with state and federal officers are at lIbert liberty to return to work Secretary of War Var Baker Daker has b before fore him him a request from J. J T. T B. B A. A Robertson Robert Robert- son son governor of Oklahoma for troops t to be sent into that state to protect miners who desired to reenter the mines The governor sent seat the message Continued on page 2 JOAL Al STRIKE 1 I f IT A TI I T any Miners Expected to Return Monday y Volunteers Will Dig DigH H F Fuel u e el 1 in iii K Kansas a n s a as s Continued from roni page pase 1 ft r the miners had broken o of oL nc- nc with the operators O 0 BREAK STRIKE Operators 11 I In i western ta i ill II me meet Inset t Governor of of oC Penn Penn- l at Philadelphia Monday lon tt to toM M plans 8 for protecting miners i ing tu to return to work ork according according- o information received here hero today by byI I operators operators' committee Those in close touch louth with ith the tho sit sit- atlon O regarded this thiH as is s an indication t r nn fin attempt to break brcak the strike In InI Inin inIn in I high highly I organized central field It as BH expected d that general plans pUna for II four our states included in this field roil Id be bo discussed when tho the opera- opera or wage committee recon- recon tn enc hero here Wednesday SUFFERING YENNE Wyo Nov 29 Gov Gov- Gov Carey of Wyoming today re revived re- re fd appeals from citizens of Manillo Man Man- 1 illo lile Lusk and Fort Laramie for coal h he ie supply of or fuel in iii these towns ac- ac to messages is practically ex- ex austed The governor said he had oen cen n unable to get action on his re- re tie t for coal made to railroad fuel tuel at Omaha and Chi Chi- |