Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 22, 6 December 1919 — Page 1

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RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, i DEC. 6, 1919 SINGLE COPY 8 CENTS

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: FUTURE HOURS Merchants and Business Men j Decide to Go on Short Schedule to Save Coal Factories Run From 7 to 4. RESTAURANTEXCEPTED At a mass meeting held Saturday morning at the Commercial club, presided over by Mayor W. W. Zimmerman and largely attended by merchants and manufacturers, measures were adopted for coping with the local coal scarcity situation. Beginning Monday, Dec. 8. every tore, picture show, and place of business in Richmond with the exception of I restaurants and factories, will open at!8:30 and close at 4 in the afternoon. Factories may run from 7 a. m. to soon and from 1 to 4 p. m. On Saturdays, stores will be allowed to remain open until 6 p. m. ! Tonight stores will be closed at5 o'clock, in accordance with the ruling Issued earlier in the week. Picture shows and the Coliseum will open Saturday and Sunday night, but will be closed from next Monday night. rrhn1i oAnHptfn will Tic hold thin Sunday night but not thereafter at bight. Restaurants Open Until 7 Restaurants will be allowed to remain open from 6 a. m. until 7 p. m., ' thorn nm Tnnnv residents of the .city dependent on the restaurants for their meals. ' Picture shows, pool rooms, bowling alleys, cigar stores and barbershops re the hardest hit by the new order, as practically all their business is conducted in the evening, after other Industries, stores and the like have closed. : On a motion the following committee was appointed to draft regulations governing the use of power by factories: Adam H. Bartel, Walker N. Land. George E. Seidel, Ray Robinson, Charles A. McGuire. C. D.-Slifer, T. A. Greenstreet, Edward Hollarn, Joseph-H Hill, Jv P. Dillon and Mayor W. W. Zimmerman To this committee later were added the following, representing the mer chants: Elmer Eggemeyer, I Nusbaum, W. Rindt, H. Goldfinger, W. Romey, Dr. Rae and Frank Holland t This committee will meet at 2 p. m. Monday to consider further measures relative to the coal situation. In the dfscussloa preceding the appointment of the committee to draft factory" TegalsMons, ' considerable divergence of opinion, developed regarding the adylsabiilty- of attempting to regulate factories that were not users t power from IP city light plant, and TiJiand enough to continue operating indefinitely. 1 Mr. James A. Carr, president of the American Seeding. Machine company, while agreeing to abide by the decision of the committee, stated he felt it would be wrong to close down or put on short hours factories that had plenty of coal on hand to continue operations and that were not using power or light from the city light plant. Mr. Carr stated his concern had sufficient coal on hand to continue running for 60 to 90 days, and he could Dot see; the sense of shutting down and throwing bis working force out of employment. Burns Much , Refuse. He called attention to the fact that he plant he represented obtained fcnuch of Us fuel from the wood-working departments and added that if shut down this source of fuel would automatically cease and more coal would be consumed than when operating, simply' to heat the factory buildings and to keep the automatic fire extinguishing sprinkler heads from freezing and being ruined. Mr. Fred Gennett, representing the Starr Piano company, expressed himself similarly to Mr. Carr. Mr. A. J. Harwood, of the Atlas fnderware company, stated that foreseeing the situation That would result from a nation wide coal strike, be had installed a power plant at the underwear factory' and laid in a large supply of coal at high prices for Just such an emergency as now exists. He also expressed himself as opj posed to shutting down his factory 9Land throwing his employes out of emitoloyment when as a matter of fact, be is prepared to continue operations for several months. Mayor Zimmerman issued the following proclamation: , Conforming to instructions today received from Dr. H. A. Garfield, United States fuel administration, through the railroad administration, the following ordor is in effect at 6:00 a. m., Monday. Dec. 8, 1919: All factories and industries not covered by the ruling on mercantile establishments, whether operating on their own or city power, .are hereby ordered to operate the following hours: 7:00 a. m. to 12:00 noon; 1:00 p. m. to 4:00 p. m., on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. On Saturday and Sunday all industries and factories will close down entirely. " Business houses and stores will operate the following hours: - 8:30 a- m. to 4:00 p. m., on Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; 8:30 a. m. to 6:00 p. m. on Saturday. Restaurants will operate from 6:00 $l. m. to 7:00 p. m., daily. Sign and window illumination will be discontinued entirely. Householders will use only one light in the room being occupied. Those violating this order will be deprived of light and power service for an indefinite time, and until the i .iim.,ati hao ftlcaaH nn T Vva Lxn informed bv the railroad admin istration that the coal situation is more serious than the citizens of this city realize. ' Therefore, by the power vested in Continued on Page Ten.)

Editorial

, Manufacturers not having foresight enough to prepare in advance for the effects of the coal strike, are attempting to penalize more farsighted manufacturers who have plentiful supplies of coal on hand, and compel the latter to shut down partially or completely as the case may be with the former. This Is an Injustice to the workingmen employed by manufacturers who had enterprise enough to lay In large stocks of coal for future use. In the F present serious emergency due to the coal strike not one more workingman or woman should be laid off than is absolutely necessary. It a manufacturer of non-essentials who is a user of power from the city light plant under government orders must close down, well and good. If 'the light plant under government orders must shut oft all manufacturers from using power thus compelling all such to close down, It Is unfortunate but necessary. If a manufacturer has plenty of coal on hand and can use It to keep his plant running and employing his work ing, force, no existing legal power can be evoked to shut him down and no pressure of any other nature should be used to persuade him to close down. ' If the authorities and committees empowered locally to cope with the coal situation will act In a broadmlnded and unselfish way along these lines, suffering and privation due to shut downs caused by the coal strike will be minimized In Richmond, and Justice and fair dealing will be ac corded farsightedness and enterprise. NO COMPULSORY TRAINING !N BILL (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec 6. No provi slons for compulsory military training will be contained In the army reor ganization bill as it comes from the house military committee, it was an nounced today at the committee meet ing. Whether this subject will be treated in a measure to be prepared after ' completion of one establishing the peace time strength of the regular army has not been decided, members of the committee said. As tentatively agreed upon, the reorganization bill will provide for 300,000 officers and men, the number suggested by General Pershing, who also urged that a universal reserve be es tabllshed for call In the event of war. The war department recommended an army of 629,000, . n rennsy ocneauie nere

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Although two fast trains between New York and Chicago, one of the Pennsylvania and one on the New York Central railroad, have been taken off the schedule by order of the railroad administration to relieve the yyal shortage, there has been no change in the schedule of any trains through Richmond, according to officials of the Pennsylvania company. The Pennsylvania train taken off is on the Chicago division. As far as could be learned Saturday morning, the schedules through Richmond would remain the same although one official said that a change might be received from the railroad administration at any time. What's the Fare to St. Louis? Booze Seels Freely (By Associated Press) ST. LOUIS, Dec. 6. Intoxicants were Bold freely in St. Louis today, following the order of Federal Judge Faris yesterday temporarily restraining the United States district attdrney and the collector of internal revenue from interfering with the sale of such beverages. Thousands of gallons of whisky and wines were disposed of, and it was a common sight to see persons boarding street cars with large earthern jugs and bundles of quart bottles. Whisky at wholesale brought from $17 to $23 a gallon, according to the proof and saloons sold drinks at 20 to 50 cents each, "pour it yourself." Bottle goods retailed at an average of $10 a quart. It was the first time since July 1. when war time prohibition became effective, that whisky and wine decanters appeared on bars here. There was no whispering to bartenders to day and patrons entered saloons and openly ordered what they desired. Saloon and hotel men swarmed to distilleries and carried away stocks in almost every imaginable vehicle. Residents of rural districts in eastern Missouri rushed to St Louis to replenish their stocks. Judge Faris decision immediately released 50,780 gallons of tax paid whisky, valued at $475,000. Plaintiffs in the suits, it was said, have 100,300 more gallons stored in bonded warehouses that, according to the decision, must be released immediately on payment of the government tax. Production Increase Only Hope for Low Clothes Price? (By Associated Press) CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 6. Lower prices of women's clothing will be possible only when the productiveness labor increases, demand for the finer grades of wool recedes and styles are adjusted to the supply of fabrics. These assertions were made by speakers before the annual meeting of the National cloak, suit and dress manufacturers' association here. As a means of adjusting styles to the supply of fabrics a resolution was adopted calling -for co-operation between garment makers and producers. Much of yesterday's session was given to. consideration of labor problems.

THOUGHT BABY

DEAD, CLAIMS DR. KRUEBER Defendant in Manslaughter ase Testifies m Own Behalf Ignorant of State Burial Law, He Says. COURT IS ADJOURNED That he thought the child was dead, and that after be left the Smith home he did not think it was necessary to make another examination of the bodv Derore throwing it on the South Fifth street dump, was claimed by Dr. Frederick W. Krueger, In his testimony of his trial for manslaughter for the death of infant John Smith. Saturday morning. The doctor claimed that although it was customary to tie the umbilical cord of all infants immediately after birth, whether the child was dead or not, he did not make the Anal dress ing In this instance, because he be lieved the child was abnormal, and that this was an exception. He also stated on cross examination that he had told the nurse it was unneces sary to wash the child after birth. On cross examination, Dr. Krueger claimed absolute Ignorance of the state laws regarding the burial of human bodies, and that he thought it would be all right for the child's far ther .to bury it in the back yard of the Smith home. Thought Mother Nervous. He stated that prior to taking the child from the house, when its father called him at his home, he believed that it was only nervousness on the part of the mother that led her to be lieve that there was motion in the package containing the child. In speaking of a telephone conversation with Mr. Smith, Dr. Krueger said: "Mr. Smith called me over the telephone and said, 'Dont you think you had better come out here. Doctor? My wife thought she heard that bun dle move. "I told him that she was very nervous and just Imagined that there was a movement, and that he should just put that bundle out of the room. "Did he say that the bundle had moved V attorney for the defense asked. "No, he said 'My wife thought she heard it moving," was the answer. "Did you think at that time that the child was alive?"No, I did not think the child was alive, buf that It was merely her nervousness." -Cn -oose -erammatton Dr. 'Krueger mmuieu uai u was sausiiea in nts own mind that the child was dead. He final dressing of the umbilical cord of the child, although this was done in 11 other cases, regardless of whether t!3 child was dead or alive. didn't Know Burial Laws. On being questioned by the prosecutiT attorney regarding his knowledge of state laws on burial Dr. KAeger said: "I did not know of any state law regarding burial." "How long have you been practicing medicine in the city?" the prosecutor asked. "Fifteen years." "During that time you were a county health officer were you not?" "Ves, for 4 years." "What was the law at that time in regard to the burial of human beings?" "I did not know there was any law regarding burial." Dr. Krueger's testimony and cross examination was concluded about 11:30 a. m. this morning, and Judge Jause adjourned court until Monday morning at 9 o'clock. At this time the prosecution announced that It would offer a short testimony in rebuttal, and the court said that he would then begin the attorney's arguments.. The time to be given for argument had not been stated by the judge, al though he said this morning that ample time would be given both sides to cover the case. Is Not Yet Time for Party Politics Lloyd George (By Associated Press) MANCHESTER. Eng.. Dec. 6 Pre mier Lloyd George, speaking before the Reform club today, totally reject ed the suggestion that the time had arrived for a renewal of party distinction by the Liberals and Conservatives. Shop in the Morning Coal strike. Resulting scarcity of coal. Light plant must use less coal. Merchants must close at 5 p. m., to cut down use of lights. No evening shopping this year. Only daylight shopping. Means morning hours must take place of evening hours for shopping. Plan your shopping list now,. Plan your household duties so you can get down town early tomorrow morning to do your shopping. Shop early shop in the morning. 15 SHOPPING DAYS 'TILL XMAS

Second Industrial Conference Holds Sessions at Washington

Members of the The second industrial conference

of the country Is now under way in Washington. Members of this conference right, sitting, Julius Rosenwald, Chicago; Henry C. Stuart, former governor of

governor of Massachusetts; Thomas W.

man; Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson. Standing, left to right: Richard publisher; Martin Glynn, former governor of New York; Herbert Hoover; W.

University; Oscar Straus, former secretary of commerce; J. W. Wickers ham.

H. M. Robinson, lawyer of Pasadena, Toledo Rests Feet; Rides in Cars Again ' (By Associated Press) TOLEDO, Dec. 6. For the first time in a month the city bad complete street car service today. Following action of the council in permitting the company again to use the streets, and an order by Federal Judge Killits for restoration of service, all cars were In operation during the morning. Service came just in time to shield the public from a snow storm and continued cold weather. SUPREME COUNCIL THREATENS GERMANY (By Associated Press) PARIS, Dec. 6 In a note drafted by the supreme council today it is demanded that Germany sign the protocol providing for carrying out of the peace terms, failing which, the allies, it is set forth, will be obliged to have recourse to military measures. Notwithstanding the discussion of preparations for the military eventuality, the impression among the peace conference delegates is that Germany will sign the protocol. The view is taken .that the German government. hsvinf hen wMnr fn m iiiMmtum before yields, wJ!Lasep?ttee tion now that the ultimatum has been presented and will sign the -protocol under duress. Underpaid Teacher Menace to Nation, Declares Governor (By Associated Press) TRENTON, N. J.. Dec. 6. Expressing the fear that 600,000 New Jersey school children may be made "victims of a demoralized and broken down educational system," due to underpaid teachers, Governor Runyon today issued a statement calling attention of the local boards of estimate to "the gravity of the situation." New Jersey, he said, faces the immediate prospect of closing schools or drawing into the teaching profession a still larger number of those inedequately trained and those without any practical preparation for the work. Competition with other states for the services of teachers appears unavoidable, he said. The governor declared the scarcity of teachers already has caused lowering of educational standards end even the suspension of classes In the schools throughout the state. The crisis Is not limited to New Jersey, he stated, but looms as a menace to the public schools of the nation. Many teachers have been forced into other fields by the need to earn a living wage, he pointed out. "If our children are to be taught by incompetent teachers, or not to be taught at all, the end of American democracy as we know it, is in sight," the governor declared. Navy Men to Be Given Victory Buttons (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec 6. Victory buttons will be issued by the navy department to all persons who served in the reserve or regular navy during the war.. Announcement was made by the department today that distribution of the buttons, which are of bronze with an appropriate design, will begin at once. Recruiting stations have been authorized to issue them to all eligible persons now discharged or on inactive duty and a supplementary distribution will be made from the bureau of navigation in Washington. Silver buttons of the same design it was said, will be issued to those who received wounds during the war. The Victory button, it was explained, is awarded in addition to the Victory medal, distribution of which is expected to begin shortly. CARRANZA TROOPS SHOOT OBREGON FOLLOWERS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Dec. 6. Private advices received here today from Mexico said Carranza troops at Pachuca, state of Hidalgo, fired on the followers of General Obregon while the general was making a public address in the interest of his candidacy for the presidency. No details were given. JAPS 8END BACK GERMANS. (By Associated Press) YOKOHAMA. Japan, Dec. 6. Arrangements are almost completed tor the repatriation' of the 5,000 or more German prisoners of war captured by the Japanese with the surrender of Kiauchau. Four steamers will convey them to their home country.

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called by President Wilson to find a solution for the present Industrial troubles

Gregory, former United States attorney general; Stanley King, Boston shoe

CaL; Prof. Frank W. Taussig and O. D. STATE DEPARTMENT HAD NO PART IN JENKINS' RELEASE (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec 6 The Amer ican government has not changed its atitude on the Jenkins case and had no part in obtaining his release on bail, Secretary Lansing declared today in denying vague rumors that the state department had unofficially "passed the word" to the embassy at Mexico City to see that the consular agent was liberated on bond. The state department, it was said, has not yet been advised officially that Jenkins was released on baiL It received word today that Jenkins himself did not know until after he was liberated that bond was furnish ed, and he is conducting an investigation on his own account to determine who is responsible for his liberation. An official report to the state de partment today said the Carranza soldier who shot James Wallace, an oil man, near Tampico recently, had been arrested. No other Information was given than the dispatch. I senator F-aua resolution to request ew-wpouM. relations with Mexico still is before the committee, together with Senator Hitchcock's substitute resolution pro posing that congress assure the president of its support if he decides to break with Mexico. Fall Indicates Statement. Senator Fall has declared that startling facts would be disclosed when he made public Information in his possession concerning the activity of the Mexican government in spreading radical propaganda throughout the United States. This charge has been denied in whole by the Mexican ambassy. Other grievances with Mexico exist and to what extent these would affect the future policy was a subject for wide discussion today in official circles. In some quarters it was contended that the release of Jenkins would not cause a let-up in the policy of forceful diplomacy, while others claimed it had placed a damper on the negotiations. President Wilson is expected soon to take an active hand in the Mexican tangle and as a result of his conference with the senators, it was believed the senate, state department and white house had become co-ordinated In a supreme effort to obtain final settlement of the whole Mexican problem. Marloh Acted Under Orders to Shoot 29 Sailors (By Associated Press) BERLIN, Dec. 6. First Lieutenant Marlob, who is being tried on a charge of having ordered executed 29 sailors on March 11 last, succembed to pressure and "violated his love of truth and order to save the fatherland," according to witnesses testifying in the case today. Some of the witnesses implied that Marloh acted also to shield General Reinhardt, former Prussian war minister. General Reinhardt was especially blamed by one witness, although it was admitted that Berlin was in such a critical situation at that time that the general probably was justified in issuing orders for the execution of the Bailors. One witness asked the judge tn nermlt him to testify in secret but this was refused and he then declared that Lieutenant Marloh had told him that Field Marshal von Hindenburg had said the shooting of the sailors had "saved Berlin from a great misfortune." Weather Forecast For Indiana by. the United States Weather Bureau Rain or snow in north portion this afternoon and tonight Colder tonight. Sunday fair and colder in east and south portions. Today's Temperature. . Noon , 36 Maximum 32 Minimum 29 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Rain this afternoon, rain or snow tonight. Colder tonight. " Sunday somewhat unsettled but mostly fair and colder. General Conditions The southwest storm now covers all of the Mississippi valley with general rains and snows from Canada to the gulf. Colder weather is following the storm but there are no indications of any very low temperatures during the next 48 house. Temperatures will go consid

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President Wilson.

are shown above. They are, left to Virginia: Samuel W. McCalL former Hooker, Springfield, Mass., newspaper O. Thompson, president of Ohio State former United States attorney general; Young. Clear Weather Expected; Snow Covers City Saturday The weather is expected to clear within the next 36 hours and there will be very little snok tonight. Weather man Moore said Saturday. The twinch mantle of snow that covered Richmond Saturday morning, soon changed to slush as a result of warmth and the fine rain which start ed about 7 o'clock. It was a heavy first snowfall says Walter Vossler, of the pumping station. TENNESSEE MAY TAKE OVER MINES (By Associated Press) KNOXVILLE, Tenn.. Dec. 6. Notice was served on miners and operators here today by Governor Roberts, that all the resources of the state in men and money would be used to produce coal unless the strike was ended speedily. "The owner of a coal mine has not the right to use his property or decline to use it, to the detriment and injury of the country," the governor said. "And and the other hand the moral right of the men to strike is not In any sense an absolute one. Watt Street Still Recovering From Mid-November Drop (By Associated Press) NEW York, Dec. 6. The trend pf prices in the stock market this week, excepting transportations where further weakness was ' manifested, was mostly towards further recovery from the mid-November setback but the investment situation as measured by demand continued unsatisfactory. In large part the week's improvement in stocks was made possible by the obstainacy of the short interest which again overplayed its position with disastrous results in several of the closely held speculating shares. U. S. Will Prosecute Oilmen as Profiteers (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. Prosecution of western oil producers for alleged profiteering was ordered today by Attorney-General Palmer. On complaint filed by Senator Capper, of Kansas, federal agents were instructed to proceed at once against producers, who have taken advantage of the fuel shortage in the west to increase the price of their product. Empress Eugenie Back to Old Home in Paris V (By Associated Press) PARIS, Dec. 6. With bowed head and with face of infinite sadness a modestly dressed old lady was seen walking through Tuilleries gardens today. As she walked she would stop to pick autumn flowers, seared and blasted by the cold, but no more faded than her cheeks. Passers by, seeing her and knowing the regulations of the park expected some policeman to admonish her, but she passed on, followed by a single maid, unchecked by the uniformed representative of the law. It was the once proud Empress Eu genie, who bowed beneath the weight i of 93 winters thus plucked withered flowers from a garden that was once hers. She was revisiting a scene and poignantly recalling all the happiness, sorrow and terror which came to her during the years she was the chiefest jewel of the old palatial mansion. Empress Eugenie left France on July 23, the fateful day when the then proud and haughty Austria sent an ultimatum to Serbia which was destined to dismember realms and to change the whole face of history. She is in close seclusion in her apartments, refusing to meet any newspaper men and seeing only a few of her old friends. $85,000,000 Sought for War Insurance Hospitals (By .Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. Asking congress for IS5.000.000 to build and equip hospitals to care for war risk insurance patients. Surgeon General Blue, of the public health service, toaay reponea mat more than 30.000 beds would be needed by July 1. 152L No sites for the location of the hospitals was proposed, the surgeon gen eral urging mat eelections await appropriations . of funds to build the institution.

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'I f l i ', INCREASE ALLOVJED Not One Penny Shall Coal be Raised to Public, to Grant Miners Demands, Says Garfield, Replying to Cox. MEASURESlFFECTED (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Dec. 6. -Not one cent can be added to the price of coal to finance any increase in the wages of miners. Fuel Administrator Garfield declared today, after - reading press dispatches that Governor Cox, of Ohio, had proposed that miners and operators in that state compromise on the basis of a 25 per cent advance in pay for the men. Dr. Garfield Indicated that the government would interpose no objection if the increase could be given without advancing coal prices. . The cabinet is keeping In close touch with developments but so far no intimation has been given of what the next step of the government would .be toward increasing the coal output which is considered imperative in view of the cold weather and the demands of industry and commerce. CHICAGO, Dec. 6. Drastic curtailment of passenger train service throughout the country ,the eastern and southern regional directors taking virtually the same action as that two days ago by the central, north and southwestern directors today has been ordered as a fuel conservation measure. As the strike of coal miners entered its sixth week optimism, which some operators were said to feel was not reflected In actual favorable developments reported from the coal fields. , Additional industries today were closed or had given notice that operation would be suspended after today, while the coal saving orders that already had put Chicago on a 64 hour business day and affected other cities of the central west, north and southwest to a lesser degree were extended to other places. At Chicago a 6 hour day beginning Monday was decreed and it was predicted by members of the regional coal committee that a few days continuance of the miners walkout would force a 4-hour day. . Only in isolated instances and in small groups were miners renorted to be resuming production. In the great central competitive field and In others of the larger organized ..areas the miners generally maintained their at-, titude of remaining away from work until a larger wage increase than the 14 per cent decreed by the federal fuel administration was forthcoming. Kansas Production Increased. Production of coal at the Kansas strip pits by volunteer workers In creased, however, and plans were ad vanced for some work in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. In the reduction of approximately one-third iiu "train miles" ordered In passenger traffic, some of the country's palatial trains were affected. They Included the Twentieth Century on the New York Central, and Broadway Limited on the Pennsylvania, between New York and Chicago and the North Coast Limited between Chicago and North Pacific Coast points. The reduction in the Central. North and South-western regions is effective Monday. In the southern Tuesday and in th eastern region Wednesday. With moderation of the unseasonably low temperatures that prevailed over most of the country west of the Mississippi river for several days, urjrency of pleas for fuel apparentlr bad diminished today. Many small cities and towns in Nebraska, Montana and Western Kansas still were virtually without coal, however and substitutes were at a premium. Canadian Coal Shipped In. Canadian coal shipments somewhat relieved the situation in the far northwest. The conference of governors of 10 states, set for St. Louis Sunday, today had been postponed indefinitely. Governor Frederick D. Gardner of Missouri, who called it, announced the meeting would not be held until the federal fuel adminir tration acted on resolutions which the governors adopted a week ago. reauestlng more liberal distribution of fuel in the middle west and that a fuel director for each state be named. In connection with the plan to operate Oklahoma mines with volunteer labor, martial la whas been pro claimed in that state for the first time. Governor Robertson placed 6 counties containing coal mines under martial law. North Dakota mines may be taken over and operated in any emergency by the governor after July 1. next. under a bill passed by a special session of the legislature but night. INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 6. Arrangements for bringing to IndianapoHs witnesses who will appear before the federal grand Jury next week during its Investigation of charges of violation of the Lever and anti-trust acts, were being completed today and, it is said, evidence secured by the government probably will be presented to the grand Jury Immediately after It convenes Monday morning. . Henry S. Mitchell, of Washington, assistant to Attorney General Palmer, is in Indianapolis to aid In the Investigation, which government attorneys say will be nation-wide in -Its scope, and will seek to bring one evidence of collusion between miners and operators. Efforts are being made to have some of the witnesses from outside the state appear without formal summons being issued for them. How ever. It is pointed out. If witnesses decline to come to Indianapolis voluntarily subpoenas will be lsued immediately. . The . fuel . situation in the state li causing growing concern In all see tiona. Reports from many cities teS of partial or- complete paralysis oi

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