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Show THE SUV, PRICE, PAGE SIX UNITED NINE WORKERS SHOW NO DISPOSITION TO RECEDE El INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 7. Having before them scattered reNrta indirat ing that the miner in a nationwide referendum are voting almost unanimously in favor of a at rite April let, next, in event of failure to obtain a new mage agreement, John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, and members of the union went into executive conference today to discuss the deadloek with the coal operators, which still persists. Miners officials in the conference were with these facts: First lief usa of powerful grouw of oierators to recede from their eon-front- 1 of holding out against negotia- tions on a national basis. Second Lit forts of Illinois oiers-tor- s to effect a new wage agreement applicable to Illinois alone. Third Possibility that Prank Farrington, president, ami other officials of the union may enter into a separate agreement despite advice to the contrary from Ijcwis. Fourth Virtual division of the international union or at least a lessening of ita power if state agreements are effected Whether or not the government, through Secretary of Labor Davia, may yet lie able to runicl the recalcitrant operators to abide by their pledge to meet with the miners before the expiration, March 31st, of the existing wage schedule was still problematical today. The operators ranks are broken and nft in the miners ranka admittedly ia a possibility. On the question of a trike, however, the union members are practically united. POLITICIANS GETTING INTO THE STRIKE GAME WASHINGTON, D. C., March 7. To prevent the threatened coal strike is the earnest wish of President Harding and the entire rahiuet. The strike menace was discussed at length at todays cabinet meeting. It was the unanimous opinion that all the available machinery of government should be utilised to avert such an industrial disturbance. First, it was decided the government should demand that the oiwraturs and miners keep the faith pledged in the agreement reached in 1919 that they confer over a new contract before the existing contract ex- pirea April 1st The president, in view of its decision, directed Secretary of Labor Davia to notify the ojicratora and miners in the central competitive field that the government expects them to live up to that provision of the existing agreement. Secretary Duvia ia communicating tonight with the ojierators and miners, urging them to arrange a joint conference. Details of his plana for bringing about the conference were not as yet announced. What effect surh a strike might have uxn jxilifical conditions next summer and fall ia a subject of anxiety to senators and representative who are aspirants fur in November. They do not relish the prospect of paralyzed industries and transportation, with consequent unemployment and general unrest which would be certain to follow in the wake of a strike of the miners. It would be certain to have its effect in the primaries and alio in the election to follow. Hence the republicans, particularly, are very apprehensive. Any of them who feel that they can have any influence to avert a strike will exert it. Rome of them will uae their influence with the operators. Others will approach the miners' officials, They know that a big strike right now might result in overthrowing the republican majority in the house. They do not want auch a thing to happen in nois group being the only one in the central district to aecejd. The lead in scrapping the agreement was taken by Western lunsvlvania (qieraton. The littsburg Coal Producers asso-eiatibaa stated a new wage scale to nn take effect April 1st, carrying a de- exceed a thousand dollars, the same to he Slid in a lump sum to he depts'ited in a Denver, Coin., hank. The guardian is also ordered to use twenty dollars deposiler month from the money so mainteted fur the musical education, nance and clothing of Frances New-lauLester Nrwland met death while in the employ of the American Fuel eunqMiny at Sego, December 8, 1920. It was thought at that time that he had no dependents ujion him and application was made by W. D. Sutton, state treasurer, for seven hundred and fifty dollars due the state. The fart that dependents were found results in the dismissal of the application of Sutton. m ILLINOIS MINERS VERT LIKELY TO BOLT UNION ot ot ot ot Complete line of Loose Leaf Ledgers, Legal Blanks, Deeds, Bound Ledgers and Journals, Day Books, Pencils, Inks, Library Paste and Office Supplies of Every Description . Typewriter Ribbons, Check Protectors . Merchants Duplicating Sales Books, Etc . Mall orders on on ! ..... 67 25.000,000 ....... 99 I6.0tl0.000 ..... nt cnh haZZZZI tut PRICE, UTAH - Section A Seri ion B Section C promptly filled. MIDDLE WEST 91...., 20,629,000 March 4. A possible Northern 100 8,051.000 Pennsylvania bolt of Illinois miners from the ranks district 100 48.299,000 littsbuig AmerMine Workers of of the United West Virginia Panhandle 61 3,255,000 ica loomed today as the chief developWestmoreland, Latrolie ment in the coal sitaation. At 5 17.701,000 (ireensburg and Ligonier apolis, John L. Lewis, president of the Connellsville 35.677,000 national organization, sent a message Somerset 6 ... 7,194.000 advising Illinois union officials to Cumberland-Piedmo99 20,104, (HH) 1 coal of Illinois the hiss operject pro 90 20.104.000 Fairmount, West Virginia ,. ators for a joint conference to work Northern Ohio UK) . 30.287.0(H) out a separate wage settlement for the ..100 1,4I55.(MH) state. Frank Faringtnn, president of Michigan Ohio 1 5.768, (MlO ... Southern the Illinois miners, over long distance i Northeastern Kentuckv 7.109.000 telephone from Springfield, said the; 1Illzani Kentuckv 2,304.000 of the with the oierntors .joint parley 88 13.321,000 be held prior to March 31sf state 7,024.01 Ml in defiance of Lewis, u necessary. ....... ..................... ........... ........... 10.307.000.- . Is'jran D. Word from Washington, C, today New River 9.292.INI0 was that Secretary of Labor Du vis, 5.1 56.000 Gulf Winding President under direction of Harding Pocahontas and Tug River 23,128,0(Ml within the next week or two will call a Southwestern 9,041,1mm) Virginia conference of bituminous coal miners Southern 100.. 11.712.000. Appulacjiian and oerators to consider a new wuge Harlan ....... ...... ......... ...... ....... .... 3.202.00(1 agreement. Attorney General Daugh- Alabama and Georgia 48 19.252.000 to White the erty has given an opinion Western Kentucky 58. 10.933.000. House that the rontract agreement as Indiana 100. 30.678. 000 reached under federal auspices after Illinois 100. S9.291.0IN) the strike of 1919 is binding upon Iowa ... ...... .......... 100................ 8.192.000 both owners and miners to enter an Missouri...m. 5.668.000 interstate joint conference prior to Kansas .. 7.562.0(H) ... April 1st, when the present contract Arkansas 2.227.000 holds The that government expires. ZZZ.ZZZZZ."iftoZZZZ" Oklahoma 4.813.000 nothing has intervened to invalidate Texas 50 2,251. MM) this provision for a joint mooting. 720.IMMI Dakota North 30 comthe The operators of central Montana 4.533.000 90 petitive field, however, with the excep- Colorado 55 - 12.408.000 tion of the Illinois mine owners, have UTAH 5.137.000 so far refused to meet the men. Two New Mexico . 4.023.000 calls for a conference issued by John . 4.092.000 100 Washington Mine United of the Ij. Lewis, president 9.438.000 95. Workers of America, have been declin- Wyoming ed by the producers of Western PennTotals 71.6 579,381. (MM) sylvania, Ohio hikI Indiana, the III:-- ! CIHCAGO, ot A big strike affecting ninety thousand of the coal miners in Western Canadian fields is threatened for April 1st. Robert Livett, chairman of the scale committee of the United Mine Workers of America, declared today that a walkout was possible in the event that wage to accomplish in the next congress. . is actually a better waste The Vul-Cbasket after five years use. Take a Vul-Cand any other basket Your experience will tell yoiF what would have happened to the other waste basket in five years in three tough and strong in the years. The Vul-Cwill be a better basket and good beginning, for ten or fifteen years more service.. The Vul-Chas solid sides and bottom nothing can sift out over the floor. Yet the Vul-CIs extremely light about half as heavy as it would be if made of aluminum. Youll like their handsome appearance. Regular finishes are rich maroon brown and olive green. Canadian! to Strike. non-unio- non-uni- Waste Baskets Vul-C- ot CALGARY, Cana., March 4. CHICAGO, March 4. If the countrys four hundred thousand union coal miners are called out on strike April 1st the fight between operators and the United Mine Workers of America will center largely in the fields of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Alabama and some of the Western States, including Kansas, Indiana and Illinois, the two largest producers in the central competitive field, are highly organized and if the Btrike comes operators expect it to be practically 100 per cent effective in those two states. A table prepared by the United States geologiacl survey showing the degree of effectiveness of the last coal strike in 1919 states 71.6 per cent of the countrys mines were closed at the period of maximum effectiveness of the last strike, the remaining 28.4 per cent repren fields. senting the The 1919 strike was 100 per cent effective at its maximum fields listed by the government period in twelve out of forty-tw- o districts did not strike. The twelve report. Seven of the forty-tw- o reporting a complete shutdown were Northern Pennsylvania, the Pittsburg district, Northern Ohio, Southern Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Southern Appalachian, Indiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Washington.- The 71.6 per cent closed during the 1919 strike had produced 414,625,000 tons of the 579,281,000 tons of soft coal mined in the preceding year, the remaining 164,650,000 tons comfields which were not affected by the 1919 ing from the tieup. While the group thus averaged but 3,166,461 tons a week during 1918, operators claim the opening of new mines in the unorgnized fields have raised their potential maximum production from 3,500,000 to 4,000,000 tons a week. The governments survey of the effectiveness of the 1919 strike, the percentage being based on the figures for the entire week during which the strike reached its maximum strength in each field, shows: non-uni- ,T. Rebuilt Remingtons, Smiths, Foxes and Other Afakes. Thoroughly Overhauled and Guaranteed. All prices and time payments. d, milZED IN Itw li Typewriters! duction estimated to average about 38 ter cent for all mine workers. The association declared it was through Slash of tho Profits. with the old practice of meeting in NEW YORK, March 4. Cheaper anjoint convention with reiresentative of miners and operators from Illinois, thracite coal for the public, to lie made Indiana, Ohio and Western Pennsyl- possible by slashing of the profits of vania to fix a basic wage." the mine owner rather than by reducing the laborors ' wages, ia advocated Opposes the Farleys. by the United Mine Workers of America in a statement issued here today. INDIANAPOLIS, lnd., March 4. Mine owners freely admit that the OpHsitiun of the United Mine Workers of America to the uegot iations of cost of coal to the consumer is too The single state wage agreements between high, declares the statement. union miners and coal oRrafors, which remedy they suggest as a preliminary was announced lust night by President to the ujiening of new negotiations for John L. Lewis, is regarded by union a working agreement with the workers officials here today as leaving only a is a reduction in the cost of digging conference between the union and the the roal the miners wage which is oierators of the entire central row- - placed hy the oieratora at $3.92 the petitive field as a possibility fur avert' ton. The mine workers indicate that ing the threaten d strike: When the lower labor eoats will represent bare strike decision awaits the outcome of living wage, whereas they insist upthe referendum now being taken among on a saving wage commensurate with the miners, officials here indicated the hazards of the industry. they believed the miners would favor a Maaa of Flames. suHjiension if no new wage agreement ia made by April 1st. Meanwhile, ofFORT LITTON, Colo., March 6. ficials said they were marking time, Aroused by falling timbers and explosince moat of the central competitive sions, employes of the Withcrhee coal field operators had twice declined to mine three miles east of Frederirk, this meet with union officials. The intera man morning found the entire national aa)cta of a toasible strike of flames. Powerless to plant the blaze, fight were emphasized today by the receipt as it was centered on the pumphouse of a message from Robert Livett of and water source, employes supply Calgary, who reported that the 0era-tor- s watched the several buildings burn to in Western Canada refused to ne- the ground. The damage ia uneat imat-egotiate new agreements except on their but it is believed to be thousands own demand. of dollars. Compensation Ordered. The American Fuel coniany and the Continental Casualty company are directed by the state industrial commission to pay to Frances Xewland, minor sister of Lester Newland the payment to be made her guardian, Nellie Davis of sixteen dollars a week for a eriod of sixty-thre- e woeks and not to FRIDAY, KAACa PEIPAf. PTAH-ETE- ET 16,750,000 15,840,000 L 18,772,000 8,051,000 48,299,000 1,986,000 Tw I D: reductions announced here were put into effect. The territory affected is District No. 18, comprising Southern Alberta and part of Eastern British Columbia. Livet s announcement was a sequel of the failure yesterday of representatives of the miners and officials of the Western Canada Coal Operators association. The oeratora issued a statement that new rates to be in effect after April 1st would show wage decreases running from 30 to over 50 per cent, and would be a return to the 1915 scale with a few exceptions. HENRY RUGGER! Attorney At Law Office at the County Courthouse. PRICE, UTAH. B. W. DALTON Attorney At Law Office Eko Theater Building. PRICE, UTAH FRANDSEN BRICK COMPANY Yards adjoining the Denver and lUo Gkvnde Railroad tracks on tha south, three Mocks east of depot. Office at the yard. Estimates given and prices quoted on application. Postofflce Box M. Telephone KM. Manufacturer of Opposes tha Claim. Claims of the Lion Coal company for refund of alleged overpayments to the Oregon Short line for moving eoal a few seasons ago from Ogden to the plant of the Amalgamated Sugar company near Ogden are opiwaed by the railroad in an answer filed with the mblie utilities commission of Utah on Saturday last. The railroad claims to Brick of All Kinds PRICE, S A. KOFFS STUDIO High Grade Portraits and Enlarge Second Floor Price Commercial and Savings Bank PRICE, UTAH J. E. FLYNN Uonwf Undertaker and f UTAH Telephone . PRICE. UTAH PROFESSIONAL DR. J. B. HENDERSON Chiropractor. DR. R. M. JONES First Door West of Bnn, F1?. to IS noon S till p. m. Tha Physician and Burgeon At Helper. over Helper State Bank, f till I bills of lading fur the coal in question, Obstetrics and Diseases of Children. p. m., except Sundays. Other hours Office Bltvagnl Block, Price, Utah. at home. Calls by appointment. which was consigned from the mine at Wattis in Carbon county to the sugar DR. J. A. JUDY BEN BEAN factory. After the extra chaise for General Painting Contractor Physician and Surgeon the movement from Ogden had been in Plrst --Class Work. AH Estimates Flaw Telephone 191W effect alamt three months, a change Office Price Commercial and Phone 18SM. Savings was filed with the utilities commission Bank Bldg., Price. Utah. PRICE, UTAH which virtually uiade the sugar factory Utah common mint for coal ship DR. I. 8. EVANS FRICE LODGE No. 52 L 0. ments. Den tint PRICE, UTAH Office. Rooms 8 New Redd Bldg. Meets each Wednesday AROUND THE COAL CAMPS OF evening at N- - Q : Howard L?vOCw UTAH PRICE, CARBON DISTRICT q.; j. q, Vftiltford. Secy. DR. H. B. GOETZMAN for best results and Rains worked hut two days (he past Dentist SINGER MACHINES mean week, employes down from there say. not now, but mar Work and Extraction. Other Spring Canyon camps from two Price J. E. Jameson will aee thi Commercial Bank Bldg., Price, Utah. to six. your machine la taken care of. Co: ner Fifth and J streets. Phone 1107 Ilcrr Preuerknrr, German inventor, DR. SANFORD BALLINGER has just evolved a synthetic coal. He Dentist J. W. HAMMOND, LICENSED ABis seeking patents in every country in Service. STRACTER OF TITLES New the Office, Redd the world for the proces. The necesBuilding Abstracts of titles furnished to any FniCE. UTAH piece or tract In Eastern Utah. Fir sary minerals exist everywhere. insurance written In the beet compe--"' STEWART. ALEXANDER Coal PRATT and Independent foke eomjutnv estate, etc. Second Attorneys At lav stoek is offered by Zion brokers floor Bllvsgnl Bldg.,bonds, this Price, Utah. week at fifty dollars a share with forty-Office Second Floor Bllvsgnl five hid. Standard Coal shares fifty-Building PRICE. UTAH two hid and fif'y-eignke-.l- . Sev-e- n Give ns your freight hauling and per cent bnds of the United Statca GEORGE CHRISTENSEN of this kind and It will hav attention. No Job too large or Attorney At Taw Ijompt (Continued on page 9.) mo small for me to handle. Service Office, the Bllvsgnl Building. r--: Occupied hy Judge F. Wodl BIG FALLING OFF Telephone 180. Price, Utah? Less than a (hir-- l A ii.c- automobiles There is only nne thing about L. A. McGEE , operating in I t..h .ilVe loose tongue. That is thetight trouble it Attorney At law yet a slowing up jri ti (i,.mam fT fastens upon other jieople. .his year a plat.-- . 1,. 1,,...,, 1)IlU,(1 bv Rooms B e nd . Pttvegnl s.Bldg. ..f , rr, t;, Churches should PRICE, UTAH yetantry charging an adh s thm: n thous mission iec at the door. Idle curiosity and t.ve hi FERDINAND ERICKSEN might bring them in. j;irs ;in(I trucks had L- -,. r,,,t Attorney At Law i o v; h'd with new . ....mhePt Even a slow man moves lf.e:w.r,y-1.xtl:.nwain Bnlldlnr live Imiidr d xehtcl-- s search of an alibi when herapidly LAKE CITT, UTAH. a Ut, licensed makes it is t!:rt:;gi I n ,7'-- .. ... fool iif himself. are OLIVER not in o c. r K. 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