100,000 Pennsylvania Coal Miners Join in Nation Wide Entire Industry LXXXVIII— NO. 257 18 PAGES Da Vuer ep a t t S the <, orJtHarSrr 8 ' HARRISBURG, PA. SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1, 1919, 'COAL STRIKE IS UNDER WAY WITH MORE THAN 400,000 MINERS IDLE Operators Do Not Dispute Claims; No Trouble or Violence Reported From Any Districts WESTERN PA. FIELD CLAIMS MANY NONUNION MEN OUT By Associated Press. Chicago, Nov. I.—The nation-wide strike ot' bituminous coal miners entered its first day .with more than 400.000 miners idle, according to estimates by United Mine V orkers of America offi cials throughout the country. Coal operators, for the most part, were not inclined to dispute this estimate, and giving full allow ance for all claims by operators which had been reached at noon to-day the total of striking miners falls just short of 400,000. No Violence Reported From no district was violence or trouble of any nature re ported. . The number of men claimed by the unions to be on strike co incided almost exactly with the paid-up memberships on file at national headquarters at Indianapolis at the end of August, namely 401,480. In ten or more states the unions reported more men out than the total August paid-up memberships on file at national head quarters. In most instances these discrepancies were covered in the union claim of an average 15 per cent, of arrears. . North Dakota reported its 1.500 lignate miners at work, in re sponse to orders from Indianapolis headquarters. North Dakota expected to use this coal itself. PITTSBURGH DECLARES UNION RANKS ARE OUT SOLID Pittsburgh, Nov. 1. All union miners in Western Pennsylvania and a great many nonunion miners were idle to-day, according to reports re ceived by rbilip Murray, president of District No. 5, United Mine Workers of America. "The men responded to the order 100 per cent, strong," said Mr. Mur ray. "and my information is that a great many nonunion men came with them. This is particularly true of the Westmoreland and Fayette county fields. There is now in ray office "a committee of miners from a mine in Fayette county where 500 mer are employed end they have told me that not only their mine, but a number of other nonunion mines are down. In answer to this statement oper ators declared that many nonunion men were not at work to-day but this is a church holiday, and the miners would not have been at work in any event. Reports from the nonunion mines in the lower Allegheny valley were to the effect that many of the mines were working. Many of the "coun try" mines also were in operation. The villages of Tarentum and Breck enridge were threatened with a water famine as the water plant serving both of these places was almost without coal and the mine from which its supply was drawn was closed. Most of the men walked out at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the end , shift, it was announced at dis trict headquarters. About five per cent, of the 42,000 miners work night shifts, and this number went into the mines yesterday and worked BUSTLING HEADQUARTERS OF MINERS ARE NOW LETHARGIC By Associated Press. Indianapolis, Nov. 1. From the scene of greatest activity in connec tion with the strike of approximately 4 00,000 bituminous coal miners, headquarters of the United Mine Workers of America here has been transformed in the last 24 hours to perhaps the most lethargic. This is the result of the sweeping provisions of the restraining order issued yesterday by United States District Judge A. B. Anderson, com pelling the miners' officials to re frain from taking any part in con ducting or encouraging the strike of the miners, which according to dispatches, has been carried out al most to a man among the unions of the coal workers of the country. Lenders Obey Orders Miners' leaders at headquarters thus far apparently have obeyed the restraining order to the letter. They not only decline to give out state ments and reports concerning the strike but will not discuss their pians for combatting the action of THE WEATHER Harrfuhurg nnd Vicinity: Cloudy nnd colder to-night and Sun day. Probably rain. Lowest tem perature to-night about 50 de grees. Eastern Pennsylvania: Clondy and colder to-nigbt nnd Sunday, probably rain. Gentle to mod erate shifting winds. Itlvcr: The main river and the Xorth Branch will rise slowl.v. Other streams will not change materially unless substantial rains fall. A stage of about 4.K feet Is Indicated for llarrtsburg Sunday morning. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH By Associated Press, until last midnight when they too joined the strike, union officials said. They declared also that they have assurance from nearly all of the ten per cent, of the unorgan ized miners in Western Pennsylvania that they will join the strike. If union men in any section failed to obey the strike order, officers of the union said, they had not been informed, and they expressed the be lief that the order had met with complete compliance. No disorder was reported from any section of the district, the men quietly going to their homes upon leaving the pits. This was in obedi ence to an order issued ry Philip Murray, president of the district No 5, who urged the men to "refrain from holding mass meetings or dem onstrations of any character." No Trouble Expected From the central part of the State came reports that the miners gen erally followed the order to strike, but no trouble was expected there as the miners of that section were said by their leaders to be "very con servative." From points along the Mononga hela river came reports that union organizers were hard at work among nonunion miners, particularly those in the coke country, in an effort to bring them into the strike. Foreign-born miners, it was said by bankers in mining communities, were well supplied with money, many of them having saved a con siderable sum from the high wages of the past few years. American born workers, it was added, were not so well off, as their living costs were higher. the Government in the courts, and unless the restraining order is vio lated by some of those against whom it is directed, miners headquarters probably will remain quiet, at least until the Government's injunction proceedings again come up in the Federal court, November 8. The restraining order secured yes terday is the first step in the Gov ernment's plan to render the strike ineffective. On November 8 a tem porary injunction will be asked. Government officials pointing out that the first order was merely an [Continued on Page 18.] Favors Continuance of Sugar Equalization Board With Power to Buy Crops Washington, Nov. I.—By a vote of 9 to 2 the Senate agricultural com mittee to-day ordered a favorable re port of the McNary bill to continue the United States sugar equalization board during 1920 and to authorize it to buy sugar crops next year. The bill contains no provisions for licensing of the sugar trade, as re quested by the board, and also does not require specifically that Cuban sugar shall be purchased. Senators Ransdell. Louisiana, and Gore, Oklahoma, Democrats, voted against the measure, the former contending thnt it might he inimi cal to Louisiana's sugar interests. Senator Gore, it was said, opposed extending government control over sugar. Chairman McNnry plans to report the bill to the Senate Monday. STATE REPORTS ON COAL STRIKE The following table by States of men who left the mines up to ! to-day to obey the strike call is based on reports, in most in- j stances estimated, received by ( union leaders throughout the ! country: Arkansas 4,000 I Alabama 15,000 Colorado 5,000 Illinois 80,000 Indiana 25,000 ! lowa 14,000 j Kansas 13,000 i Kentucky 30,000 j Maryland 4.000 | Michigan 2,400 j Montana 4,000 j Mississippi 1,000 i New Mexico 4,000 | North Dakota 4,000 j Ohio 40,000 Oklahoma 6,000 | Pennsylvania 100,000 i Tennessee 2,000 ! Texas 2,500 ' Utah 1,000 i Washington 6,000 j West Virginia 42,50