Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 3, 1922, Page 10

PACE TEN WELCOME U. S. MAE OFFERED PROBE, REPORT Contract Violation of Operators Cause of Walkout, Says Lewis, and Impartial Investigation Asked WASHINGTON, April 3.—Union coal miners who sus- pended work Saturday in the nation’s bituminous and an-|;, were declared today by John L. Lewis, presi- thracite fiel dent of the United Mine Workers of America, to be desirous of ending “‘the suspension of mining operations at the earliest possible Gate,” but “fhe Grely depends « ature at tude of the : Mr. Lewis © fore the house te holZog hearings Intion @isct aypointment e Yresident of a cx ssion to pate th» coal industry. Di ng ecclution under consifieration, t Mine Worker's president as tat his organization would wel ial and judicial tn- Yestigation of the general conditions ef tho bituminous and anthracite coal tndustries, ané expectally the facta re lafing te investments and profits, op «xating ‘practices, conservation of resources, application of ur methods of safeguardmg the lif Timb of the workers and indu relations and conditions. ach an investigating body “should be clothed with full ar to ascertain the truth to send persona and papers and to take nony under oath. The personnel of such a commission shovid be free} from political equations and the mine workers should be given adequate rep- resentation thereon. As to the adjustment of controversies Detween operators and mine workers “we huve been traditionally opposed to government intervention,” Mr. Lewis reontinued. “Woe have been convinced by experience that such afjustments may bo more effectively and equitably ‘worked-out both in the interest of the public and.of these engaged in the in- @ustry by conference and agreement ‘between representatives of the oper: ators and the mine workers. If the operators had maintained their con tract with us, the present deplorable condition of affairs in the soft coal in- dustry would not have arisen. AI! dif. ferences should have been settled by agreement and a suspension of work and a general breakdown in the indus: try avoided. “Our experience with labor adjust- ment boards or commissions has been tiat representatives of the public, not having a knowledge of the technique of the coal mining industry are not in @ position to reach as satisfactory a conclusion as those who are actively engaged in the. practical operation of the mines. “The United Mine Workers regret more than any one else the necessity for a suspension of work by the union coal miners of the country. We have done everything humanely possible to avold the suspension. For months past ‘we have fought hard to induce the bi stuminous coal operators to keep faith with us.and with the government and gmeet us in joint conference so that a grew wage and working agreement might be made that would maintain in- @ustrial peace and prevent public in- convenience. “In a joint conference held in the city of New York on the S1ist of March, 1920, a two year agreement ‘was signed covering wages and work- 4ng conditions in the mining industry for that period. In this basic agree ment appears the following provision: “ ‘Resotved that an interstate joint conference be held prior to /pril i, 1922, the time and place of hokiing such meeting as referred to a commit- tee of two operators and two miners from each state herein represented, together with the international offi- cers of the United Mine Workers or- ganization.’ “The mine workers: of the believed that the co: country signed Will solve all home at such cost. ter. n| They have refused point Hot Water Service water problems in your Enjoy the pleas- ure of steaming hot wa- resumption of coal production en-|, igreeme| od now fmd that fuse to live faith, but we up 25 agreed they wou they were to refu' > Mau financial obligations would be no more dishonorable than their refusal to keep their solemn agreement with the mine workers. “On two occasions since the month of Decembebr, 1921, the operators have formal! invited by the mine workers representatives to meet in joint conference at a designated time and place for the purpose ind cated in the agreer: On each oc asi our invitation has been refused. been P. H. Penna, of Indiana, the chief esman for the coal operators c central competitive field, in a re public interview a I cannot deny that our refusal to meet is a violation of our agreement.’ “In the face of such brazen and un compromising attitude on the part of coal operators the mine workers had no alternative but to quit their wor! when the agreement expired and await the making of another agreement It is particularly unfortunate that hun dreda of thousands of men must be withdrawn from industry to the detri ment of the socal and econome wel being of our country before a joint conference can be held and un agree ment negotiated. The responsibility must rest clearly upon the shoulders of the coal operators. Their attitude should rightfully bring down upon upon them the moral castigation of an outraged citizenship. “The public can follow its own rea- soning in defining the motive of the operators. Whether it be thelr mere sordid desire to enrich further their own teeming coffers or whether'it be their futile hope to destroy the United Mine Workers of America and beat the m backward, it is equally repre- ensible, “The mine workers are etill ready to meet the operators at-any time such a meeting is possible.” ns Copper Mines Are Reopened BUTTE, Mont., April 3. conda and High Ore mines of the Ana- conda Copper Mining company resum- ed operations here, Both properties had been down for about two years. Neither will employ a large force im nediately, but eventually each will give work to several hundred miners. John Gillie, general manager of mines of the Anaconda company in a state ment announcing that the Butte Relief association was closing its offices to- day and that Its mission had been filled, stated that more men were em- ployed in the Butte district than at the time of the general shut down a year ago. With the Anaconda and High Ore working an average crew, more than 9,000 men will be on the mine payrolls in the district, ~ | traction to persons who wan FOR SALE HERE Offering of Swindle Ranch tracts in units of two and one-half acres is the novel addition ptan that is now being put over by the Casper Realty company. The Swingle Ranch ‘four miles southwest of Casper has been divided into five acre and smaller tracts. The two and a half acre tracts are being marketed at $300 and the five acre tracts at $00. This makes the | cost $120 an acre or less than half as Che Casper Daily Cribune MINE STRIKERS @NGITRAGTS | So==e muchas school land property less ideal |ty situmted has been sold here re. cently. | Each ‘of the tracts from 15 to times as many square feet as ci at prices fo st of projper s of Casper. placed: a spe 31 breath room, who find working in the or | tanch tracts, comprt ng close in acre re being sold the Realty co on small pay ments The att tiveness of the prop. erty as an investment is shown by the ready demand for the property hich has been on the market for the pust week only. oF SEER Temperatures of the sea at the sur- face vary from 28 degrees in the po. jar regions to 86 degrees in the tropics. — In spite of its great height and the large area it encloses, the Eiffel tower is comparatively light, weighing but 8,000 tons, or less than the average ansatlantic passenger steamship. the hot a small All-Leather Putte For men. $3.95 A full cut military col Union Made Shirt. $1.25 value for....__... 95 weight Spring Union Suits. $1.45 value... Neckwear for — $7.50 value for Chamhray Cotton Hundreds of $1.00 grade This picture of Constance and Norma Talmadge, sister screen stars, was taken just at the close of a race at New Orleans. What do you Races suppose makes them look so happy? NO FINES ON BOOKS RETURNED THIS WEEK TO NATRONA LIBRARY —“— Special attention is being called to the fact that this is “no fine™ week at the Natrona County Mbrary, and is the chance for everyone holding books ‘out which are long over ane to return them without any fine and with no Guestions asked. A table will be placed tn the lobby] of the library where the books may} tend with. be Iaid all during the week. WY YOU SHOULD BUY AT HOWE MERCHANTS DISCUSS REASONS Buying at ho; the policy that “divides the dollar with your imeighbors.” is. benefcial alike to merchant and patron, particularly to the home owner who expects to make the city of residence his home for some time. 2 “Sending money out of town is like a merchant buying three times the amount of merchandise that he needs for a reasonable ‘turn over’ in order to get an extra 5 or 7 per ¢ent discount,” said Earle D. Holmes of the Holmes Hardware company. “In his pur- chasing he makes the saving mention- ed, little realizing the expense for in- surance and overhead which decreases the profit he made on the purchase. “The merchants especially in any community are the ones who make the town's business. The merchant and his business, which forms the center of every community, are the influence which make or -work against the ‘permanence of the community and the action of the country adja- | cent. | “Here in Casper, genetally speak- ing I believe, the merchants are hon- | est men, who are trying to lower the | prices in order. to be favored with | tse public's patronage. The greatest | criticism comes from those who crit- j ictze and know the Ieast of the con- ditions which merchants have to con- In the first place the mer- chants here have to hire union clerks It is desired by the librarian that/ ana pay union wages, which is per- peopie will take advantage of this op-| rectly all right. In the catalogae portunity and return any books which houses, if an investigation were made, hey have or which they know about.! 7 grmly believe that there.are many t Hundreds of books are out, overdue! for months and even years, and the great number and the type of litera- ture which is out leaves the shelves in @ depleted condition, —_ —Try a classified ad in the Tribune.— which does not make a profit does not girls and boys making wages inade- quate to live upon. “Every dollar which teaves the city leaves the funds of the city that much weaker. Every business house which is forced to close or any business pay just amount of taxes and other property owners have to make up this amount. “Ana there aro many other reasons why it is wise to buy at home even if at the time the price asked here is a MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1922. DEFINITE. INFORMATION OF STANDARD HOUSING PROJECT NOW PENDING General interest in the Standargy” housing project here, which it is said will make provision for 200 residence for company employes, has been aroused-because of the outward cy dence of activity toward starting anc completing such @ project. Local officials of the company adm!: thta the plans for the project are b. ing pushed along as rapidly as poss ble and that some definite plans w be formulated in the near future. ‘The work. on preliminary plans is lttle higher than that from the cata- logue houre. Everyone making a se- rious study of the problem will see that where they close one door in making a saving there are many other doors opened where the dollars go out.” Only 60 Per Cent Oil Burners Used ByC.B.&Q. Here According to a statement from the office of the chief dispatcher. the Burlington railroed here at the pres- ent time is using 60 per cent oil burn-| ers. It will be three weeks before oil burners are used entirely. No shortage of coal is expected. oe Real estate valued at $40,000 has been bequeathed to Sterling Gafficid, a 7-year-old American boy, by Argo Konnehame, a Chinese restaurant proprietor’ who has just died at El Paso, Texas. es Spring Hats In tan, brown, grey or black. $4.50 value for $2.95 Sale of Dress Pants Pure wool, and many patterns. Values up to 12.50 and $15.00° for $4.75 $6.75 lar c c iii iii an pring Clothes Are Here Our Suits and Gabardines for Spring’ are not merely a collection of fashions, but a deliberate selection. They sum up the well weighed preferences of men of affairs---arrived or arriving---in whose appearance and activities flippancy plays no part. Fancy Spring Suits $30 Values values for... stripes, at Woven. Madras snappy spring styles, for... patterns at like, as low as —-»— Casper, Wyo. ‘ $12.50 Pure SilkgShirts that retail for $7.50, in all the new $2.45 Others equally as nice 1.95 And still others that you'll _.$1.45 SCOTT CLOTHING CO. 240 South Center St. $35 Values 18 ‘21 ‘29 Other Extraordinary Values at $11.95 and $14.95 The Spring Shirt Styles Are Here New showing of Silks crepe, tub and fibre. in $7.95 in in $45 Values being rushed now and every Standar* man is concentrating on immediat undertaking of the housing proje the largest of its kind ever undertak en in the state. | Actual construction operations wi |start as soon as the tentative plan now nearing completion are approve by the Standard company, it was sa’ SAVE THE OLD CLOTHES FOR SALVATION ARMY « A request comes from the Salvatio army that during tha seige of spring cleaning, that the housewive mind that all lod garmont wanted by the Salv and shoes are ved at the Army head quarters, and it is promised that all donations will be carefully placed. Any one having any clothing or \shoes is asked to phone the head quarters of the Salvation army and the bundle will be called for, no