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THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN
WEATHER TODAY:
FAIR.
SECTION TWO.
6 PAGES
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 6, 1912.
VOL. XXII. NO. 320.
COAL 10 11$ PHQOUOTIQN CAUSE OF FOUR
DISTURBANCES IN LAST TWELVE YEARS
AT
ANTHRACITE INDUSTRY AT
A GLANCE.
;in
Numlx-r of employes in
about the mines, It'.S.l"'-
Number killed, inside, no:); out
side, 92. Total, CO I.
Number of collieries, 2Sfi. han
dling coal from 751 mines.
Production, SS,fiS3,'.iy4 tons.
Explosives used in industry in
year. 57,789,920 pounds.
Number of railroads handling
production, 9.
Geographical Distribution.
Pennsylvania, New York
New Jersey, (10.75 per cent.
New England states, .:
cent.
Western states, 11.4-1 per cent.
Southern States, 3.5S ier cent.
Pjacific states, .01 per cent. .
Dominion of Canada. 3.S2 per
cent.
Foreign ports, .AO per cent.
and
per
PHILADELPHIA,- April .'..The
suspension of coal mining in the an
thracite regions of Pennsylvania, if
it occurs as the. result of the present
troubles, will be the fourth general
labor disturbance in that industry
in the last twelve years. In 1900 the
miners struck six weeks; in 1902
they were out five and a htlf months
and in 190C they again suspended
work for six weeks. In the 1900 and
1902 strikes the coal diggers, through
tlie United Mine Workers of Amer
ica and tinder the leadership of John
Mitchell, won victories by gaining
an increase in wages and a readjust
ment of certain working conditions.
In neither struggle, however, did the
organinition obtain what it has in
some of the . bituminous fields
straight out recognition of the union,
although the officers of the union
have carried on negotiations as "rep
resentatives of the men."
Prior to the first big break in
1900 there were sporadic strikes, but
they did not grow to any propor
tion because the men were not well
organized. One of the irtist serious of
these strikes was in 1S97 at Latti
mer in the Lehigh region, where in
one clash between deputy sheriffs
jnd mine workers more than twenty
strikers wore shot and killed.
In the 1900 strike the union had
about 7,000 anthracite' men upon its
membership roll. The mines in the
Wyoming, or northern coal field,
shut down first and the strike rap
idly spread southward until the en
tire anthracite country was involved,
bout 143,000 men being idle. This
strike came in a year when a presi
dential election was held find was
settled in favor of the men after
much pressure had been brought to
bear upon the coal operators by Sen
ator Mark Hanna of Ohio, who was
then managing President MeKInley's
campaign for a second term. A 10
per cent advunce in wages was
granted to all classes of mine work
ers. The following year found the an
thracite regions much disturbed by
labor troubles. While there was no
general movement, 102 separate strikes
were recorded during the year.
The 1902 strike, the greatest in the
history of the country, was hard
fought. It was remarkable for the
completeness of 'the tie-up ind the
losses incurred were enormous. The
union asked for a 20 per cent in
crease in wages, a reduction in hours
from 10 to 8 a day, coal to be
weighed wherever practicable instead
of measured by the car,- and recog
nition of the union. The strike last
ed from May 12 to October 23.
Nearly 147,000 mine workers were
idle and thousands of niilroad and
other workers were thrown out of
employment. The entire national
guard of Pennsylvania, about 10,000
men, were called into service before
the struggle came to an end.
President Roosevelt was instru
mental in bringing the two sides to
gether and to agreeing to the ap
pointing of the Anthracite coal strike
commission to arbitiute the differ
ences. The commission visited many
mines and examined 558 witnesses
between October, 1902, and February,
1903. It awarded a 10 jer cent in
crease in wages to miners and re
duced the hours of men who were
paid by the .day from 10 to 9 a
day, and made numerous recom
mendations tending to better the
working conditions of the men. It
also created the board of concilia
tion, to which have been referred most
of the grievances that have arisen
since the commission's awards were
made.
The commission estimated the losses
occasioned by that strike as fol
lows: Decrease in coal production, 24,-f.04,-182
tons. '
Decrease in receipts of coal com
panies, $40,100,000.
Wages lost by men. $25,000,000.
Miners' relief fund,- ?l,S00,O0O.
Decrease in cml freight rates, J2S,
000,000. These figures show a loss of more
than f 100,000,000. Desides this there
wore losses sustained by the rail
road workers and employes in other
industries, and there was a geneial
paralysis in business in a prosper
ous section of the state.
The award of the strike commis
sion remained in force for three
years until 190G, when it was re
newed for another period of three
years after the miners had sus
pended work for about six weeks.
When this agreement expired on
i March 31, 1909, a ne w president of
me miners union, r. i.. i.ewis, iook
up the negotiations for the men
This time the miners did not stop
after the compact had expired, but
agreed to continue operations pend
ing the negotiation of a working ar
rangement. After conferring until
twenty-nine liys after the agree
ment entered into in 190(1 had ex
pired, the commission award was
again put into effect for another
three years,- with the addition of five
stipulations adjusting matters that
had come up during the life of the
award.
The anthracite miners began to
prejore for the present trouble last
fall, when they held a convention at
Pottsville, Pa., and formulated these
demands:
1. A one-year agreement.
2. Eight hours a day for all classes
of men.
3. Recqgnition of the union in ne
gotiating wage agreements and the
right to provide a. method of collect
ing revenue for the organisation.
4. A more convenient and uniform
system of adjusting grievances within
a reasonable time limit.
5. A 20 per cent increase in wages.
C. A minimum of $3.50 a daj for
all miners and $2.75 for laborers for
consideration work.
7. That the- system whereby a
contract miner has more tlun one
working place in the mine or employs
more than two laborer ?shall be
abolished.
S. That the right of check weigh -men
and check docking hoboes shall
be recognized and that "the shall not
Ik; interfered with In the perform
ance of their work.
9. That all coal be minex id paid
for by the ton o 2,240 pounds .wher
ever practicable.
During the winter efforts were
made to strengthen the union, which
met with considerable success, and
then came the negotiations. The op
erators' committee,- whose personnel
remained about the same as in all
G-ila Valley. Bank is a New
Institution on a Metro
politan Scale; Hens Emi
grate in Lumber Car; Ten
nis Tournament Soon.
HA YDEN, Ariz.. April 5. With the
opening of the doors of the new Gila
Valley Bank here for business Wed
nesday morning Hayden has taken
another very notable step forward.
The building is a magnificent struc
ture of reinforced concrete and large
enough lo accommodate a banking
business on a much larger scale than
the community now requires. This
is in anticipation 'of the great growth
that tlie banking business in this
section is sure to undergo within the
next few years. The building has
been equipped with elegant bank fix
tures which are strictly up-to-date as,
no 'doubt, will also be the service
rendered by the institution. There
were a number of people who aspired
to the distinction of having made the
first deposit in the bank but Mrs.
John Maclntyre outwitted other as
pirants and claimed that 'distinction
for herself.
Agent Walter Weaver of the Arizo
na Eastern here has about a dozen
vorv fine chickens and thereby bangs
a tale. Wednesday morning he mis
sed the customary day-break greet
ings from the fowl yard and hurried
out to investigate only to learn that
not a bird was to be found. Officer
Nash was summoned and put in
charge of the case while the out
raged owner declared there would
probably be a "dead man' if the
guilty party should cross his trail.
Pretty soon one of the rawioad boys
down at Hayden Junction several
miles distant phoned that the missing
chickens were, there, hav'ng come
down on a car of lumber during the
night. Mr. Weaver claims that his
the former negotiations, found an- j birds decided to change the'r sleeping
other new man leading the miners, j quarters and unfortunately eho3e this
John P. White. car of lum
Three meetings between the oper
ators and a committee of the union
miners were held in New York. At
the first the mind's presented their
demands: ut the second conference
the demands were refused, and at
the third session the minors made a
reply regretting the action of the
coal companies. The operators in
refusing the wage increase declared
that the profits would not admit an
advance .without an increase in the
price of coal. They proposed an
other renewal of the strike commis
sion award for three years, declar
ing that it had worked satisfactorily
and had brought peace and prosper
ity to the region. ,
One feature -about a suspension
this year is that it would come for
the second time in a year when a
presidential election is to be held.
This may have some influence in a
settlement if the tieup should con
tinue for any length of time.
The anthracite mine workers in
their strikes have been aided by a
law on the statute Kooks of Penn
sylvania providing -that mine work
ers before they can become miners,
that is, men who actually cut or
blast coal,- must have miners' cer
tificates. In order to obtain these
they must ha.ve, under the law, at
least two years' experience in an
anthracite mine. The law wns en
acted primarily to safeguard life and
property and in times of strikes it
operates against the importation of
miners from other fields who have
not worked in the bard coal fields.
With the exception of a small
quantity in Colorado and New Mex
ico, which yields less than 100,000
tons a year, the only deposit of true
anthracite coal in the United States,
if not the world,- is in the north
eastern part of Pennsylvania. It is
found in only ten counties and is
confined within an area of 484
square miles. In the event of all
the anthmcite miners going on strike
it would be difficult, in the face of
the miners' certificate law. to find
a sufficient number of men outside
the anthracite regions to break the
strike.
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LEIGH G. PALMER.
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fcHHssssSi V
nnber, which was to be moved
'during the night: but the generally
'accepted view Is that the fwls had
such a dislike for their owner that
they decided to "bum" their way out
of town.
V. M. Eskridge has accepted a po
sition with the John Maclntyre Co
and will have charge of the account
ing end of the firm's business.
W. E. Sullivan, who has recently
conducted an audit of the accounts
of the Ray Cons, for Suffern and Son
of New York City, has accepted a
position as traveling auditor for the
A. S. & R. Co. and will audit the books
of that comimny here before leaving
for other points, on hu route.
Great improvement is being made
In the tennis court of the Kay Cons.
Several inches of surface have just
been .put on one of the courts and
the other one will be improved in like
manner at an early date. This sur
face is a mixture of a soil suitable for
the purpose rolled down nicely and
sprayed with oil. This makes an
ideal court and we should now see
much more, classy work among our
players.
We are now having daily elimina
tion contests on the results of which
will be based the handicaps to be
allowed in the regular tournament
which will be played a little later in
the season.
Hayden's justice court claimed two
additional victims in its grind last
Wednesday. Tomas Montana drew a
sentence of twenty-five dollars for
carrying concealed weapons and, be
ing unable to produce the cash was
extended the privilege of serving time.
Tom Pigg drew a fine of ten dollars
for being unduly intoxicated.
M. R. Lcsher went to riioenix Wed
nesday and many of his Hayden
friends think he intends to become a
benedict while there. He has been
listed for such an act for some little
time. Mr. Lesher has recently been
in the employ of the Ray Cons, but
will go with the A. S. & R. Co. on
his return. f-
C. E. Seiler of the Alexander Ham
ilton Institute New York, i.s in town
for a few days.
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THE RECALL IN THE VIRGINIA
MOUNTAINS.
Lieutenant Commander Palmer has
just been appointed social aid to See
-etary of the Navy Meyer.
So tragic a matter as the shooting
of Judge Massie and his court of
ficers at Hllisville, Virginia, makes a
bad setting for a smile, but if it
were not for tiiat one would smile at
the recallers, confronted witli this
example of their theory carried out
in its simplest form. Everybody
knows about the mountain people of
Virginia and the adjoining states,
their isolated communities. feuds,
clannishness, and laawlessness. The
pity of the good judge's death is al
most equaled by the pity of his mur
derers' crime. These mountain peo
ple are like children who have run
wild,- and very like the Highland
Scotch as we read of them in Scott's
novels. It is an ill task to hunt,
them down, and a dangerous one, too,
but of course there Is nothing else
to do, and it is being done apparently
with proper vigor. Harper's Weekly.
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ESTABLISH CREDIT.
There is a lot of talk about the cash
system but the world's business is
done on credit. A man without credit
does .mighty little business. There is
better way to establish a credit
than to have one's checks In circula
tion in a community. Deposit your
money in the Valley Bank of riioenix
.ay all your bll'.c by check.
JS Jy- ' -l Clothes and No Other Kind"
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Today is the Last Day
Before Your New
Clothes Day
A lot of you moil will probably have to do
sonic hurry-up buying at the last minute, and
it' von do, come here. Plcntv of salesmen
will give you prompt attention: magnificent
slocks will make choosing easy; plenty of
tailors will see that you get your suit on time.
VI f you want to spend $30 to $40 for a suit
we'll show you clothes for that money that no
other Phoenix store can show vou at anv
)rice; the most beautiful patterns made up
in the season's smartest models, all shades
and effects a "wonderful arrav of hue elothes
at 30 to $40.
'.Loss monev if vou sav so; vou mav think
$15. $18, $20 or $25 enough, lots of men do.
You'll find here at this range of. prices the
most lavish supply of good clothes ever shown
at such a figure. A great line, $15, $18, $20
and $25.
Sole Agents
Benjamin Clothes Manhattan Shirts
$20 to $35
-Mallory Hats
$3 and $3.50
Paragon Trousers
$6 to $9
$2 to $3.50
Ilirseh-Wickwire
Clothes
$25 to $40
Stetson Shoes
$5.50 to $6
THEJIHUB
l.s-20 West Washington St.
riMlny's special we will sol! ."o suits regular $2T. value for $1.1
PHILLIES TO WIN RAG
IS BASEBALL'S ONE
BEST BET' L
"Baseball's one besi. bet will go
.wronfr in my humble opinion if th"
Phillies do not land in first place this
year." So sayeth n. w. Lanisan, a
keen baseball critie of the MiddJe
West, who has been watching the
Superbas, the Pirates and the Phillies
in action at Arkansas Hot Springs.
Of course 'the followers of the- Giants
here will not accept the prediction
and are counting on another pennant
for the Polo Grounds, but those who
study baseball closely will admit that
the Phillies look mighty strong on
paper and should be the chief con-
lender with tlie Giants and the Pir
ates for the National League flag this
year. Mr. Lanigan in making nis
prediction says:
"Dooin had so much fiendish bad
luck last season that he might put
on the brakes with advantage. He
has the best squad in the National
league, as I am among those who
believe that Johnny McGraw won a
very lucky flag last year. He, more
than liis team, saw that the pennant
was landed for Mr. Brush. es. Mat
tie is a wonder. Marquard had a
big season. Meyers has developed
finely. Merkle is a live one. Doyle
is one sweet star. Otherwise, I don't
think much of the Giants.
"I know that Dooin has McGraw
lost on third and at short and about
tied on first anvl second. Charley
also has a superior outfield by a big
margin. He also has the best of it
on the slab and none the worst of it
behind the bat. In "dissecting tlie
Phillies, also in seeing them pla, one
must rave. That's as' plain as the
nose on old Chris von vler Abe's face.
and baseball's best bet will go wrong,
in my humble opinion, if the Phillies
do not land in first place."
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It develops that the Gotham police
call the record of complaints from
citizens the squeal book "Which is
facetious but hardily reassuring to
the citizens. k
CHEAP INDIAN BASKETS.
The McNeil Co. has just got in a
new line of Arizona Indian Baskets,
tlie very acme of tlie basket weavers
art, which sell all the way from four
bits to $75. If you are wondering
what to carry hack home with you,
typically Arizonan, take a look at
these baskets, you will find them
cheaper there than at any store in
Phoenix.
AN AMERICAN
Automobile has something new in
its method of oiling. The concealed
j oiling system used in this machine is
a decided improvement over the old
manner of lubrication, its transmis
sion and differential run in oil. If
hi are to purchase a new machine,
go over to the Standard Aut." Co. and
let them explain to you the merits of
the American car, 25-27 N. 2nd St
MIAMI SEASON CLOSES
MIAMI, Kia . April 1. Miami's record-breaking
tourist season officially
came to an end today with tlie clos
ing of the Royal Palm. .
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GOVERNOR BASS.
WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALERS.
Melczcr Bros, are known throughout
Arizona by the above title. Practi
cally every bar in the state carries
their supplies of wines, beers, and
whiskies. Every Kentuckian In the
new state has sampled their "Old Rut
ledge" and O. K. C. whiskies and pro
nounced them good. The latter Is a
14 per cent grain, bottled in boftd.
Every thirsty Arizonan has tried t,helr
Budweiscr, and knows the taste..
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R. P. Bass, governor of New Hamp
shire, Is one of Colonel Roosevelt's
staff of governors. He Is being urged '
by New Englanders as a running mate
-for Roosevelt, In case the latter gets
"the nomination.
Important
Announcement
The Tubercleeide Company of California have
seen fit to offer a reward of $1000 for proof that
anybody possesses the formula for the manufacture
of Tubercleeide. ' '
The Tubercleeide Company of" California abso
lutely knows that we have the. original formulae
should there be any doubt in their minds, why do
they not prosecute us for advertising and manufac
turing the same? If we are infringing upon the
rights of the Tubercleeide Company of California,
the courts are open to them.
"We possess the original formula for the manu
facture of Tubercleeide, proof of which is evidenced
br chemical analysis now in our possession as well
as by the continued improvement of those using
Tubercleeide manufactured by us during the past
five months.
TUBERCLECIDE COMPANY OF ARIZONA.
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