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VOLUME XXVIII

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INDEX TO VOLUME XXVIIIJu ly 1 to December 31, 1925

NOTE— T he artic le s an d references in th is index have been classified u n d er leading' su b ­jects or topics, as fa r as p racticab le , and should be sough t u n d er such heads, w hich to g e th e r w ith a ll unclassified m a tte r a re arranged a lp h a ­betically . I llu s tra te d a rtic le s o r cu ts s tand ing by them selves are ind icated by an a ste risk (* ). All ed ito ria ls ap p ear under th a t sub jec t, each hav ing its exac t title . E lsew here th e sub jec t m a tte r o f an ed ito ria l w ill be found classified and m arked (e ) . M any title s o f a rtic le s are abbrev ia ted , th e aim being to give prom inence to im p o rtan t w ords.

Follow ing is a lis t o f th e pages included in each issue o f th e vo lum e, toge ther w ith date and num ber of th e issue, fo r convenience ofreference :

Ju ly r, No.1 . .

Special Issues P p .1-30

9 2 . . 37-08“ 10 3 . . . 09-140

23 4 . . . 105-14030 5 . . . 141-172

A ug 0 (5 . . . 173-20013 7 . . . 207-23820 8 . . . 239-272

“ 27 9 . . . 273-304“ 10 11 Is lan d Creek 339-382** 17 12 . . . 383-414“ 24 13 . . . 415-450

Oct. 1 14 . . ....................... . 451-482“ 8 15 . 483-518** 15 10 . 519-552** *>0 17 . . . 553-580

29 18 . . . 587-020N ov 5 19 . . . 021-054

12 20 . . . 055-08819 21 . . . 089-722

“ 20 22 . . . 723-754Dec. 3 23 . . . 755-798

10 24 . . . 799-83417 25 . 835-878

“ 24 20 . 879-912“ 31 <»7

A ccidents, See also “ F a ta litie s”— M ine accidents in M ay k illed 181 . . . . — Ten dead in Tennessee explosion . . . . — Mine accidents in Ju n e killed 145 . . . — Soft-coal m ines sa fe r th an in 1924 . . . . — D eath ra te in coke m ak ing low est

h is to ry ..........................................................— S eparate trav e lin g w ays . . ..................— 195 killed in coal mines**»! A ugust . .

-H errin b la s t k ills ttiree

P age

88157

. . 32 in

398 42S 400 4(58 503

_________ r f \ ........................... 500-142 died in coal m ine accidents in Sept. 038

— Eye a s victim o r cu lpA t < e ) i L . . . ......... 090— Coal m ine accidents k ill 141*Tn O ct 782

-L ess th a n 2,400 pe rish in coal m ines . . 818

-T riad e lp h ia explosron cause unknow n -W hen an eXplosion'^occu

— Ind iana m iners rescue th ree— Fifty -tw o die in A labam a b la s t ..........— Not liab le to in ju ry to child h ired

q u ie t” .......................................................A luhuma— A labam a opera tion issues bonds . . . .— E dgew ater m ine’s production .............— C om m issary a t E dgew ater. A la.

802*803

S99

193*241

209-B irm ingham d is tric t v is ited by R ussians 324-S choo l a t E dgew ater -K inderga rten a t E dgew ater . . . . -F irs t-A id team s in A labam a m eet -M ine physic ian ’s bungalow . . . .-A lab am a b la s t k ills 52 ..................-C onveyors in A labam a m ine . . . .

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A laska— A laska coal deposits p rove va luab le . . . 200 — P roduction in A laska in 1924 .................. 39SA n th rac ite— M ining m ethod cu ts cost in steep a n ­

th ra c ite— H ard-coal opera to rs ready to figh t check­

off .........................................................................— H ard-coal reserves fo r 52 days ...............— W ould avoid suspension (e ) ............. ..— T he tru th m ig h t he lp (e ) ............................— A n th rac ite m iners w an t h ig h er w ages . .— Buy a n th rac ite early ......................................— H ard-coal ope ra to rs to ru n show .............— Orders c u t in hard-coal ra te s to S ta ten

Is land ..................................................................— R aising w a ter from a n th rac ite m ine . . . . *— A nth rac ite conference does n o t agree . . .— A n th rac ite nego tia tions sm ashed .............— A n th rac ite opera to rs adv ise consum ers . .— A rchbold b re a k e r b u rned .......... .................— Lew is b reaks off nego tia tions (e) .............— Mine and o th e r h aza rd s (e ) ....................— A n th rac ite sto rage ............................................ <— Who h a s th e b roken leg? (e ) ..................

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239

A nth rac ite— C ont’d.— O ther industries exceed a n th ra c ite r is k s . . 253 — Sm okeless aided to com pete w ith an ­

th rac ite ................. 250— F edera l in te rven tion in s tr ik e un likely 259— W ill th e re be a s trik e? (e) ....................... 273— W hy n o t apologize? (e) ............................... 273— Lew is re fu ses no-strike com m ittee . . . . 280 — Nobody dem anding W ashington in te rfero 280 — T he pub lic and the a n th rac ite s trik e (e) 305— Tim e to m ake rep a irs (e) .................... .. . 305— A n th rac ite men s t r i k e ...................................... 320— H ard-coal m iners off to E urope ............... 320— A nth rac ite s trik e chronology ....................... 321— Hard-coal s tr ik e h as litt le s c a r e .................. 323— Second week of s t r i k e ...................................... 305— W elsh a n th rac ite fo r Canada ....................... 307— Keep the issue s tra ig h t 1 (e) ..................... 383— P assin g the b uck (e ) .................................... 383— M iners pay is h igh ......................................... 394— P ineho t calls conference ............................ 390— R etaile rs b ack a n th ra c ite o p era to rs . . . . 390— Reserve stock n e a r Seran ton ..................... 400— N ot sold (e ) 415— W hat o f a n th ra c ite ’s fu tu re ? (e) ..............410— P olitics to effect hard-coal s trik e .......... 435— Men em ployed and days w orked in a n ­

th ra c ite region .............................................. 437— O perato rs re ite ra te stand ............................ 405— B oth sides seek pub lic su p p o rt .................. 502— F a ir price coal com m ission in N. Y. C. . . 504— Hard-coal in te rven tion d is ta n t .................. 505— R etail reserves a t New Y ork dw indle . . 505 — You canno t b row beat an econom ic law

(e) ....................................................................... 519— B lending o f s o ft and h a rd c o a l .................. 531— Deepest m ine in A m erica ............................ 531— Lew is seeks execu tive in te rven tion . . . . 532 — G erm an a n th rac ite to be im ported . . . . 533 — S trikes and lockou ts in region 1920-1924 530 — Repeal o f certification law (e) . . . . . . . . 554— P inch n e a r in an th ra c ite s t r i k e .................. 509— R io ters in ju re 30, w reck w asliery .......... 570— U ncerta in ty o f hard-coal in te re s ts deters

stock ing o f su b s titu te s ............................ 571— A nth rac ite scrapped by Gov. F u lle r . . . . 571— E xperts ta lk a n th rac ite .................................. *598— Deny ru m o rs of peace in h a r 1-coal s trik e 003— A nth rac ite in sto rage (tab le ) .................. 004— Survey show s 070.000 tons o f a n th ra c ite 004 — A n ti-an th rac ite cam paign in New E ng­

land .................................................................... 005— O perators and m iners aw ait developm ents 030— Peace m ove in a n th ra c ite s t r i k e .................*008— T hinks an th ra c ite s trik e w ill aid so ft

coal's c a u s o ..................................................... 071— B eating a n th rac ite is h a rd in W innipeg 700— Coolidge to keep h an d s oft s t r i k e ............. 705— L ew is appeals to P r e s 'd e n t ............................ 730— H ard-coal opera to rs p rep a re fo r figh t . . 737 — S trike m u s t be se ttled on b asis of

unbroken supp ly ........................................... 739— W hat does it m ean? (e ) .................................. 755— O perators re jec t P in eh o t p iau .................. 780— L eisu re o r the fo rw ard step? (e ) ............. 799— P in e h o t s till cen tra l figure ......................... 814— Oppose hard-coal contro l in B orah b ill . . 810 — 05 per cent of B ay S ta te ’s h a rd coal

needs in .......................................................... 810— Crisis in hard-coal s trik e a t h a n d 817— E arn in g s o f co n trac t m iners in an th ra c ite

fie ld ................................I-S19: 11-89(5: 111-931— P in eh o t pro longs s trik e (e) ....................... 835— O perators case today ........................................*853— P in eh o t calls special leg is la tu re ............. 858— S trike does not w orry th is m an . . . . . .*875— W hat the pub lic w an ts (e) ................. 879-—Progress o f th e s tr ik e (e) .......................... 880— H ard-coal peace -p lans p le n tifu l .................. 895— Coolidge lin k seen in s tr ik e ’s diversion . . 897— Peace o r w ar? (e ) .............................. 913— In pra ise o f p a rtisa n sh ip (e ) ..................... 914— R esum e peace nego tia tions ......................... 930— S enato r L a F o lle tte seeks hard-coal d a ta 932— Congress to push leg islation ..................... 933A ppra isal o f coal m ine p ro p erty ................. 275

A rkansas— To open O kla.-A rk. m ines a t 1924 scale 070 — A rk . suprem e co u rt lif ts receivership

ag ain st D istric t 21, U. M. W .......................700— A rk. un ion sued .............. . 890A ssociations— A. E . C. to analyze “ G iant P o w er” p la n .. 074 — A. I. M. E. m ay be headed by S. A.

T ay lo r ................................................................ 571.•— A. I. M. E . m eeting a t U tah , A ug. 31-

Sept. 3 ............................................................... 391— A. I. M. E. nom inates ................................. 072— A. I. M. E1. and societies in jo in t

sa fe ty conference . . . .................................... 81S— Ala. M ining In s t, elects F ra n k N elson,

J r .. p resident ................................................. 580— A. M. C- s tud ies o u tp u t and d is trib u tio n

817 : m eets a t W ashington ......................*848— Am. R y. Assoc, rep o rt (S oft C oal’s

Jo b ) (e) ............................................................ 300— Assoes. decry sh ipm en t on consignm en t. . 935

PageA ssociations— Cont’d.— Byproduct Assoc, needed ............................... 039— Calif. D ealers’ Assoc, enjoined .................. 739— C anadian In s t , o f M ining & M etallurg ical

Engineers m eets .................................. . . . 818— Coal M ining In s ti tu te o f A m erica Seeks

In s titu te s suffrages 741 : F a th e r ofP arliam en ts (e ) 755 : P la n s b ig m eeting779 ; D iscusses problem s .........................*837

— C orrela ting Com. discusses s tan d a rd iza ­tion . . . ............................................................... 039

— E lec trica l E ngineers m eet in a n th rac iteregion .................................................................. 703

— F oreign T raders m e e t ...................................... 192— H azard Coal O pera to rs ' E xchange to m eet

Jan . 22 ................................................................ 947— H olm es S afe ty A ssoc.’s sa fe ty p ap ers . . . *028— 111. m in ing In s t, m eets ................................. *83— 111. In s t, m eets ............................................. (594— 111.-Wise, re ta ile rs elect K endal .................. 321— Ind iana Assoc, ta lk s safe ty ....................... 815— K anaw ha O pera to rs’ A ssoc, elect D. H.

M orton p r e s id e n t ........................................... 019— Ky. O w ners’ Assoc, m eets ............................ 704— M oshannon m ine m en q u it ....................... 700— N. C. A .’s co-operation so u g h t by Gould 20— N. C. A .’s s ta t is tic s expanded ................. 21— N. C. A . nam es c o m m it te e .......................... 124— N. C. A. s ta r ts research p r o g r a m ........... 037— N at. Assoc, of M fgrs. fav o rs non-union *

o p e r a t o r s ............................................................ 8G0— N at. A ssoc, o f P u rch a s in g A gents a n ­

nounces coal s tocks ga in in g .................. 158— N at. D is tribu tion Corp. to a tta c k w aste

in business ..................................................... 073— N at. In d u s tr ia l A dvertisers nam e c h a ir­

m an ..................................................................... 192— New R iver Coal O pera to rs’ Assoc. M eets. 20 — New R iver Coal O pera to rs’ Assoc, m eet­

ing. Dec. 17 .........................................................947— N o rth e a s t Ky. Coal Assoe’s secretary .

K eekam p. urffes cana l ............................... 40(5— O perato rs of W illiam son field ..................... 200— P a. C. M. I . d iscusses b l a s t i n g .................. 004— P ittsb u rg h Coal M ining In s t ..................*114. 139— R ocky M t. Coal M ining In s t ........................ *307— Sm okeless Coal O pera to rs’ E xecu tive

Com m ...................................................................... *009— Societies to ho ld safe ty m e e t ....................... 072— T enn. Coal O pera to rs’ Assoc, to m eet

N ov. 2 0 ............................................................... 019— T rade Assoc, cases ........................................... 50— W. Va. In s t, m eeting p lans re a d y ................ 072— W. V a. In s t, announces p ro g ram ............. 704— W. Va.-Ky. Assoc, m eets (e) 520— W illiam son O pera to rs’ Assoc, sales rep o rts

endorsed ............................................................. 738— W inding G ulf O pera to rs’ Assoc, honors

E. E . W hite ..................................................*802

It

Bids and C ontracts— S hipp ing Board b ids a rc low .................... 22— Seeks soft-coal b ids ......................................... 037— N avy coal bids sough t ................................. 784— Belgian m iners m ay s t r i k e ............................ 040— R aise defers Belgian s trik e ......................... (574B ew are o f M r. P ea rso n ...................................... 071 'B lasting, See also “ E xplosives”— R ock-dust tam ped, air-cush ioned sho ts . . 78 — E xplosives used by b itu m in o u s m iners

d u rin g 1924 ................................................... 159— Teach b e tte r m ethod of c u ttin g and

shoo ting .............................................................. *183— C ountry used 55 .134.000 lb . perm issibles

in 1924 ................................................................ 402— N ew de tona to r devised ................................. 402— Johnstow n m en discuss top-rock b la s t­

ing ....................................................................... 004— P rev en t explosions ................. *(528— Shooting is h eavy a t C olstrip ..................... 004— F ree pow der fo r R ainey m iners ............. 802— Im proved b la s tin g m ethods ...........................*881¡toilers and F u rnaces— New boilers fo r Ky. m ine ............................ *85Book Review s— The M iner’s F ig h t fo r A m erican S tandards.

By Jo h n L . L ew is ........................................... *47— "T riu m p h s in E ngineering ,” C onrad N ew ­

ton L a u e r ........................................................ 372— “F ac ts found b y th e coal com m ission” 372— How it shou ld be said ................................. 855— T he case o f b itu m in o u s c o a l ....................... 855— W hat can be done to give steady em ploy­

m en t ? ..................................................................... 89 4B riquets, see also Fuels— S trong b rique t b inder .................................... 139— D iam ond b riq u e ts p u b lic ity s tu n t .............. *803B ureau of Mines— B ureau extends sa fe ty w ork ..................... 88— B ureau tran sfe rred to D ept, o f Comm. 90 — B ureau investigates m ine fire hose . . . . 113 — B ureau a p p o in ts adv isory com m .....................126

J uly-December^l925 C O A L A G E

, • . . , ? PageB u reau o f M inos— p o u t’d. * .— O rganization and policy s tu d ie d ...................*224— M ineral resources ¿division staff ................. 289•— Don’t ham string the,B ttpcaii of Mines (e) 305— B ureau w arns pub lic j, . t ’ .................... 431— B ureau studied by H oover’s com m ittee . . 435— B ureau to be service a g e n c y ....................... 53d— B ureau seeks broad gage d irector . . . . . . 573— Veil Hoover com m ittee plans ...................... 605— B urean plan survey o f stocks ................... 703— Scott T u rn er sworn in as d irector of

B ureau o f M ines ......................................... *738— Dr. Dorsey A. Lyon, assis tan t d irector of

B ureau of Mines, Dec. 1 ........................... 738— C. P . W hite, assis tan t d irector of B ureau

of M ines ........................................................... 738— To discuss econom ic b ranch o f B ureau 819 — B ruceton experim ental s ta tio n . . . * 8 4 5 , 840— Advisory Comm, approves p lans ............. 859— Stocks survey of b itum inous show s 48,-

000.000 tons on Nov. 1 ............................. *934Business best able to regu la te itse lf ..............408Business P ub lishers u n it in export Held . . 258

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Canada— S trike settlem en t urged by E m pire Steel

Corp....................................................................... 18— A lberta m iners q u it U. M. W...................... 52— Moves to end N ova Scotia s t r i k e ............... 125— N ova Scotia s trik e ended .......................... 224— Canada gets W elsh a n th rac ite .................. 307— A lberta “ s trik e ” settled ................................. 465— V ancouver Island team s in safety m eet 503 — C anada’s coal o u tp u t and im ports m ore

in Ju ly .............................................................. 535— N ova Scotia coal inqu iry to s ta r t .......... 572— N ova Scotia inqu iry underw ay soon . . . . 671— C anada h a s reserve in A lberta b e d s 693— B eating an th ra c ite is dilllcu lt in W innipeg 700— N ova Scotia wages too low ....................... 739— Glace Bay liv ing conditions bad ............. 817— U rges A lberta c o n t r o l ...................................... 818— M ining in M into region ..................................*926

Cars— T reatm en t fo r dry-ro t in m ine cars . . . . I l l— New design a t V alier .....................................*624— C ars a t S ub let (W yo.) m in e ...........................*659

Coal— M ail order coal (e) ........................................ 1— C onsum er’s stocks o f so ft coal fe ll . . . . 54— W ater gas can be m ade from m id-W est

coals ................................................................. 74— Mine coal consum ed by public u tilities . . 87— Change to coal from oil in K ansas City,

M o.......................................................................... 88— Coal to be sold in N eb. by C. W .

B ryan ................................................................. 90— Efficiency of powdered coal ....................... I l l— N ata l m ines fo u r m illions tons yearly . . 146 — E xperim ents m ay aid Ind ian a coal . . . . 180— Ash brick coke ........................................... • • • 182— Coal m ay cap tu re alcohol m a rk e t .......... ~19— P .R .R . gives prizes fo r coal-saving ideas 223— Rosebud field w ins a tten tio n ................ . . * 2 4 9— U tilities consum e m ore coal in Ju n e than

in M ay ............................................................ 2i>0— A laska deposits prove v a lu ab le ............... 260— “L iquid coal” m akes Germ an s t e w 289— New E ngland has m ore coal ....................— In d u s tria l coal stocks up in Ju ly 323— Coal loaded in to vessels a t L ake Erie

po rts to A ug......................................................— R eserve stock near Scranton .................... 4UU— Blending o f so ft and h a rd c o a l ............... 531— To im port Germ an an th rac ite .................. 6 ,«— Coal Commission rep o rt in Nov. . . . . . . OJ-ł— Coal w ill soon help supply nations

gasoline .............. ou«— Survey shows 070.000 tons of an th rac ite 604— New use fo r slack (e) ................................. o ? ”— Food from coal (e) .........................— P roduction , im ports, exports and hom e

consum ption of an th rac ite and b itu -m inous coal 1013-1931 ......................... 0 ,3

— Only one size fo r coal (e) ............................— Canada h a s reserve beds ............................— Soft coal used in S c r a n to n ............................... 7Uo•— Use o f pulverized fu e l . . . . . . . . . . . . . .—T he p resident w rites a b lan k check (e ) 799—Q uality of coal (e) ......................................... ° r a-C o a l ex trac ted from sew er .......................... »»»—M ore sh ips sw itch to coal ..........—M ass. dealers h ave coal fo r m on th . . . . y¿ a —Consum er’s stocks to ta l 48 .000 .006 tons 934 —In d u s tria l consum ption declines m Oct. . .

Coal B oards nam ed by New Jersey ............. 010

Coal C u tte rs , see also “M achine M ining"— “W ireless m ine” a t B artley ........................ *359— T urre t-type cu tte rs in K y............................... JWA— Center shearing increases l u m p ..................

Coal In d u s try , sec a lso “ T rade and Com­m erce”

— Score Yellow Cab, 67 : Coal 23 (e) ........... 340— O ur land of o p p o rtu n ity (e) ...................... o f*— How stro n g is th e U nion? ....................— Coal Com m ission re p o rt m N ov.................— Speculation m u s t end (e) .........................— Service pays (e ) ............................. g g '— T ak ing th e long view (e) • • • *. ................. 085— U. S. can a id pub lic by leav ing coal

a]one ................................................ t)UU— Our dom estic coal p roblem (e) . . . . ■■■ V31 T he p resident w rites a b lan k cheek (e) 7 J J— Coolidge says ac t on re p o rt ........................ s l g— Making- headw ay <e) .......... . .......................— P lann ing pub lic re la tions (e) . . ------- »JO U. M. C. discuss co u n try ’s problem s . . . SHH— W hat the public w an ts (e) .................. P residen t stresses s trik e effects ...............

_ PageCoal Ind u stry — C ont’d.— An outside sum m ary and view point (e) 914 — In praise of p a rtisan sh ip (e) .................... 914Coal Loadings— B itum inous loaded in to vessels a t Lake

E rie p o rts to end of O ct........................... 784Coal Storage— In d u stria l coal stocks gain ....................... 158— A nth rac ite s to rage un likely ...................... 159— A nth rac ite sto rage ......................................... *222— Storage bin a t St. M ihiel Coal Co................*235— Does sp rink ling increase spontaneous com ­

bustion ? 312— New England h a s m ore coal than la st

year ................................................................... 323— In d u s tria l coal stocks increase in Ju ly 323— R eserve stock n ear Scranton ..................... *400—-Industria l coal stocks gain ....................... 505— R etail coal reserves dwindle ...................... 505— A nth rac ite in sto rage ................................... 604— Coal stocks fo r 50 days .............................. 630— Survey coal stocks Dec. 1 ......................... 670— R eport of stocks ready by Dec. 25 . . . . 703 — In d u s tria l stocks sufficient fo r 39 days 784 — Consum ers’ stocks to ta l 48 ,000.000 tons

N ov. 1 *934Coke a n d Coking— A sh binds coke ........................................ 182— B yproduct coke o u tp u t in 1924 . . . . . . . 190— F rick Co. fires 265 coke ovens .................. 260— D eath ra te in coke m aking low ............. 398— B yproduct and beehive coke produced in

U. S., 1924 .................................................. 434— New byproduct coke p lan t a t Troy. N. Y. 436— L atrobo p lan ts resum e ................................ 465— A pprove coke ra te s in N . Y ............................534— Connellsville ovens blow ing in .................. 600— Big doings in c o k e .......................................... 606— Coke p lan t in New Mexico .......................... *617— P itfa lls in coke in d u stry ’s p a th ............... 639— 422 ovens fo r Jones & L aughlin ............. 639— A pprove coke ra te s ........................................ 652— M ore B. R. & P . coke ra te s approved . . 6S6— Allows em ergency ra te s on coke ............. 68(5— 1,000 m ore F rick ovens in ...................... 740— I.C.C. takes action on coke ra te s ............. 780— B yproduct coke production in N ov. . . . . 931 — Locom otive fo r coke quenching ................ *948Colorado— Colo, m iners w ork fo r ex isting scale . . . 18— T w enty per cent wage cu t in No. Colo. 51 — Sept. p roduction 931.462 ........................... 670

Companies, Coal M ining— Acme Coal Co. acquires five W. Va. m ines 740 — A racom a Coal Co. gives tax figures in

Logan C ounty. W. V a................................. *182— B ethlehem M ines Corp. exonerated of

b lam e in B arracksv ille b la st 122: w ill jo in 1917 wage group 640; B ertha Consum ers Co.’s boarding house a t E u rek a m ine *65: Mine goes non-union369: Rachel m ine playground .............. *101

— Blue D iamond Coal Co.. Solves dum ping problem *216: Two Blue Diamondm ines ..................................................................*218

— B urns Bros, absorbs fo u r f i r m s ............... 305— Carnegie Coal Co. b an k ru p t ...................... 606— C arrs F o rk Coal Co.’s Allock mine has

odd accident ...................................................*153— Chicago, W ilm ington & Frank lin Coal

Co.’s New O rient has big ou tp u t 122:New O rient b reaks ho isting record 193 : F ix m achine wage ra te 564 : NewOrient sets record ..................................... 673

— Coal M ining Co. o f L ievin . France, p lan tNo. 4 ................................................................. *33

— Coal R iver Collieries Co. p lans increase . . 89— Colum bus M ining Co.’s new m i n e ..............*152— Consolidation Coal Co.’s p lan t No. 252. W.

Va. *34: Tow n o f D unham , Ky. *925:Town of Burdine. K y................................... *927

— Consum ers Co. to float i s s u e ....................... 933— Crescent Coal Co.’s 60-hp. h o i s t ................ *256— Crowe Coal Co. squabble goes to in te r­

n a tio n a l union ............................................... 51— Gunn-Q uealy Coal Co.’s conveyor in Wyo. *521— Dering Coal Co. elects P a n l e y .................... 157— E m pire Steel Co. Urges strike settlem ent 18 — E nterprise Coal Co. sold fo r $1 ,250.000 191 — Fordson Coal Co.’s new ly equipped pow er

p lan t ..................................................................*568— F rick com pany fires 265 coke ovens . . . . 200— Glen Alden h a s deepest m i n e ....................... 531— Globe Coal Co. elects F itzm orris president 674 — G reat Valley a n th rac ite m ines offers stock 160 — G ulf Sm okeless Coal Co. has new cleaning

p la n t ..................................................................*567— H am m erford Coal Co. m akes m ine p u r­

chase ................................................................. 503— H arm an Creek Coal Co. in junc tion

dropped ............................................................ 160— H art Coal Corp. in Ky..................................... *80— H illm an Coal & Coke Co. cu ts costs by

g raph ic ch arts *13: T reatm ent fo r dry-ro t 111 ; Creosotes c a r s ............................ 184

— -Island Creek Coal Co. (e) ............................ 339— M adeira-H ill m aintenance men called o u t

by union ......................................................... 532— New R iver Co. educates m e n ........................ *183— N orth Colorado Coal com panies allow ed

to reduce w ages .......................................... 51— N orthw estern M ining & Exchange Co.’s

K ram er m ine produces 4.000 tons daily *75— N orton com pany’s new boilers .................. *85— Osage Coal Co. opens O klahom a m ines

a t 1917 scale ................................................ 670— Old Ben Coal Corp. saves by e lectrifica­

tion *3: E le c t r i f ie s ...................................... 178— Pacific Coast Coal Co.’s tunnel p u ts m ines

n earer Seattle .................................................*812— Phelps-Dodge to spend $100.000 ............. 160— P ike County Co.’s wagon loader .................*155

Companies, Coal M ining— C ont’d.— P ittsb u rg h Coal Co.’s tipp le destroyed by

fire 157 ; to cen tra lize m ines 159: Opens m ines on 1917 scale 288 ; -Mines form union 321 ; to open second m ine on 1917 scale 398 ; Opens B anning No.1 4 3 4 ; To open seventh m ine 534 ; R eopens M idland No. 1 572 : Opens M ontour No. 10 670 ; S ta rts M ansfieldm ine 703 ; To open m i n e ....................... . 933

— P ittsb u rg h T erm inal’s b ig o u tp u t . . . . . . 704— P ocah o n tas F uel Co. opens m ine ............. 532— R aleigh Coal & Coke Co. displaces te le­

phone poles *498; Telephone system *667 — R eading rig h ts extended 072 ; exercise of

r ig h ts extended 6 m onths ....................... 437— R oane Iro n Co.’s m ine explodes ............... 157— Sapphire Coal Co.’s m ine in H azard field *919 — Sham okin Coal Co. reopens N eilson m ine *143— Sim pson Creek Collieries close .................. 640— Sou thern F u e l Co. issues bonds ............... 193— S outhern M ining Co, men m eet *496;

H olds conference ..........................................*602— Spring Canyon Coal Co.’s tipp le .............. *032— S tearns Coal & L um ber Co.’s tipple a t No.

4 m ine *64; S tearns Co-operative CoalCo.’s tipple ...................................................... *204

— S t. L ouis Coal & Iron Co. reorganized . . 783 — Sun ligh t Coal Co.’s s trip mine in Ind ian a *528 — Sunnyside Coal M ining Co. im proves p rep ­

a ra tion .................................. *17— Susquehanna Collieries Co. m odernizes . .*209— Tem ple Iron Co. d is s o lv e s ............................ 399— T ropf Coal Co. and Satchell Bros, signs

w ith union in W . V a................................... 673— Tennessee Coal Iron & R.R . Co.’s d is­

pensary ............................................................. *084— Union Pacific Coal Co. em ployees organize

158 : Uses 3-ton scraper *485; P a in ts tow n 732 ; “Q uantity D esigning" (e)8 36 ; Grinds ow n d u st ............................. *925

— U. S. Coal & Coke Co.’s drainage system*175; Develops Lynch. K y....................... *89

— U tah F u e l Co. finds d inosau rs ' fo o tp rin tsin m ine .........................................................*734

— V alier cu ts costs ...............................................*623— V irgin ia Coal Co.’s B lue D iam ond m ine *107 — W est B uck M ountain Coal & Iron Co.

lease Gowen m ines to R oberts syndicate 259 — W est K y .'C o al Co. large producer *170:

No. 1 m ine *135; N esbit m ine hau lage *137 — W est Penn Pow er Co. h a s conveyor

princip le *113; W est V irg in ia Coal &Coke Co. seals fires ................................... 366

— W hite Coal Co. and P . M. Snyder m inessold to M assachusetts Gas Co.................... 736

— W inifrede Coal Co. closes C incinnatio f f i c e .................................................................... 221

— W oodward Iron Co. developes Crockardm ine .................................................................... 121

Com pensation, M iners’— Ohio’s com pensation ra tes ............................ 217— R isk of 13 industrie s exceed a n th rac ite 253— V alue of com pensation ra te ....................... 576— M ines pay heav ily to com pensation

fund .................................................................... 705— Rock dusting low ers com pensation ra tin g *809

Concrete— Does seam explain w hy gu n ite clings

tig h t to rock? ............................................. 490— W hy do m any concrete s h a f t lin ings fa il? *777

Consum ption— Less coal consum ed by industrie s in

M ay .................................................................... 50— P rizes lo r coal-saving i d e a s .......................... 223— U tilities consum e m ore coal in Ju n e than

in M ay .................................................... 259— C onsum ption o f coal and oil by u tilities

up in Ju ly ..................................................... 430— M ore coal and oil used by u tilities in

A ug ............................. 534— A nth rac ite and b itum inous 1913-1924 . . 672 — Coal and oil consum ption by u tilitie s . . 674— C onsum ption in O ctober ..................................784— U tilities consum e m ore coal and oil . . . 861 — In d u s tria l consum ption declines in Oct. 935

Conveyors— Belt rides on wheels in new conveyor . . * 1 1 2 — R ope-and-button-eonveyor in Ky. m ine . . *152 — Rocky M ountain In s titu te d iscuss con­

veyors ................................................................ *307— P ro p er hand ling a t Is lan d Creek ................ *355— Slope conveyor requ ires less pow er . . . . *395— F rick conveyor s y s t e m .....................................*426— Face conveyors a t Sw eetw ater ................... *521— Shak ing conveyor eases l a b o r ......................*657— M echanical conveyor d iscussed a t Mo*

shannon m eeting ........................................ 706— New conveyors speed room -and-pillar

m in ing ................................................................ *729— Conveyors double o u tp u t per m an . . . . *757 — R iver coal conveyor a t H arm ar m ine . . . *765— C. M. I. d iscuss c o n v e y o r s ............................*837— Jigg ing conveyors used on longw alls . . .*915

Coolidge, Calvin— Coolidge w arns again st governm ent

ac tiv ity in business ............... ................... 741— “A ct on com m ission rep o r ’ ....................... 815— Coolidge rep ly to Lew is suppressed . . . . 861 — Coolidge luck seen in s trik e diversion . . 897 — P residen t s tresses s trik e e f f e c t s .................. 897Cost A ccountingG raph ic c h a r ts reveal cost fac to rs ............. *13O perating records a id in d e s ig n in g .................*181Shop w ork records fix cost d a ta ................... *195Costs— System w ith o u t red tape keeps cost down 347— V alier c u ts c o s t s ..................................... *623— Good pow er fa e to rs reduce energy costs *801

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— S argen t to ask rehearing- in T rade Assoc.cases .................................................................

— D rainage decision m akes operation hardin F ay e tte County m ines .......................

— Exercise o f Reading' r ig h ts extended 0m o ...........................................................................

— John R. Bell indicted ..................................... •— R ehearing denied cem ent and flooring

cases ....................................................................— A llow s in junc tion in O klahom a . . . . . . .— A rkansas suprem e co u rt lif ts receiver­

sh ip again st D istric t 21 ............................— O klahom a g ran ts in ju n c t io n s •— C ourt annu ls I. C. C. decree on p riv a te

cars ..........................................................— C ourt rem ands U tah land case to tr ia l . .— B rings con tem pt verd ic t .......... .. ................— Ky. cou rts say no t liable fo r in ju ry to

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D istribu tion— P la n lo supply New E n g l a n d 468Drills and D rilling— D rilling coal e lectrically ................................!5 2 -— Bit sharp en in g a t V alier ............................ 6~-i>— B it sharpen ing in m ine s h o p ........................ *641— Common fau lts of b its ................................. 8 0 /— Im proved b lastin g m ethods ...........................*881D um ping (see a lso R efuse Disposal)— Sem i-portable dum p a t Blue D iam ond . .* 2 1 6— G ravity sw itch ing aids dum p ......................*326— P ro p er hand ling a t Island Creek .............— E nd-dum ping larry a t W. Va. mine • • • • g l§ — Old and new ca r dum per a t A sh tab u la . . *ooo— R otary dum p a t H arm ar Mine ................... *763— W ire rope su p p o rts chu te ............................. *86o— Fordson “ spans” difficulties ....................... 887— New a ir operated dum p car ........................ *911D ust, see also “ R ock D usting”— Rock d u st b a rrie rs ......................................... *39— Rock d u sting discussed .................... o«5— Rock D ust in 62 Pennsy lvan ia M ines . . 283 — W est tries every th ing in rock dusting . .* 3 1 0— Did rock d u st help? ............... . • • . . • • • •— Consum ers and the safety problem (e) . . 339— Combined grinder and d u ste r .................... S£7— K ansas also rock dusts ................................. 704— E vcrbody’s business (e) ............................... 800— R ock d u sting reduces dangers .............— C. M. I. sees experim ental explosion . . . * 8 4 < — Union Pacific grinds own shale d u st . . . .* 9 2 o

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E dito ria ls— A gain M r. Lew is s p e a k s ................................. 723— A lesson in double s a v i n g ............................ 4o2— An a fte r-th e-w a r read ju stm en t .................. 880— An ou tside sum m ary and v iew po in t. . . . 914— -A pprenticeship as p roof of s k i l l .................. 587— As an engineer th in k s ................................. 621— Before o r a f te r t a k i n g .................................... 141— B ettering v en tila tion ...................................... £ § /— B ringing tools to the w ork ......................... <oG— B uilding fo r th e fu tu re ............................... 606— By w ay o f com parison ................................. 6o5— Checking p lans fo r sa fe ty ............................ 689— Clean u p a irw a y s ................................................ olj{— Clim bing th e back s ta irs to v ic to ry . . . . os>3 — Coaxing th e ovens back to th e m ines. . . . 239— Consum ers and th e safe ty p ro b lem 339— Correcting a m isunderstand ing .................. 37— C raw ling under the fence ............................ 173— Day wage and the pub lic ............................ °1 9— Do less and have m o r e ? ...................... 70— Don’t h am strin g th e B ureau o f M ines. . 30o—-Don’t Queer th e loading sca le ....................... 37— D ram atize th e w age ...................................... 416— E bb and flow in B rita in ............................... 6oo— E verybody’s business . . • ............................ §¡¡0— Eye as v ic tim o r as c u lp r i t .......................... 690— F a th e r of p a rliam en ts ................................... 75o— Few er types of equ ipm ent and few er

troub les ............................................................. °<9— F in ish th e j o b ..................................................... 484— Food from coal ................................................ 050— From th e cou rthouse s t e p s ............................— Going so u th again ........................................... ~— H aphazard m ethods ......................................... 484— H igh cost of hagg ling .................................... 1 JJI>— How w eak is Lew is? ....................... 384— G etting th e ir d u e ................................................ 5^3— Hope fo r th e oil bu rn e rs ............................ oo4— If coal cu ttin g failed , th is is th e reaso n . . 141 — Illinois shou ld choose technical m a n . . . 1— In d u stry sh ifts again ...................................... 239— In pra ise of p a rtisan sh ip ............................ 914— In sis t on a rb itra tio n ...................................... 10o-—Island C r e e k .......................................................... 339— Is the m iner a skilled w orkm an? ............. 240— Is m iner a m an o r w ard? ............................ 6~1— Keep rig h t w ith the c o m m u n i ty ................ 622— Keep th e issues s t r a ig h t ! ............................ 383— Keeping cool w ith coal ................................. 105— Keeping up to d a te ...................................... 483— L ean a little heav ier ...................................... 41;>— L eisure o r the fo rw ard s te p ....................... <99— Lew is show s h is h and ................................. 451— Lew is b re ak s off n e g o t ia t io n s ....................... 207— Less th an one in a thousand ....................... 141— L ig h t and safety ................................... 724— M achines alw ays d e fea t p re ju d ices .............— M ail o rd e r coal ................................................... 1— M aintenance and s u c c e s s ................................. 339-—M ake h a s te slow ly ........................................... 306— M aking h e a d w a y ................................................ 8 3 :j— M ark et prices ..................................................... 1— M etallurg ical econom ies ................................. 383— Mine and o th e r h a z a r d s ................................. ~0 <— More e lectric pow er ............................ 689— Need fo r new c ircu it ap p lian ces .................. 416

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PageE d ito ria ls— Cont’d.— New uses fo r slack ...............— No disagreem ent, b u t ...............— N ot s o l d ...........................................— On solid ground .........................— One job, th ree job ho lders . . .— Only one size fo r c o a l...............— Ordeal by com bat ....................—O u r dom estic coal problem . .— O ur land of o p p o rtu n ity . . . .— O ur ra il problem .........................— O ur sm aller i n s t i t u t i o n s ..........— P assing i t up to the boss . . .— P assin g the b u c k .........................— Peace o r w ar? ............................— Personnel bu ild ing ....................— P in ch o t prolongs th e s trik e .— P lann ing pub lic re la tions . . .— Pleasing the p u b l i c ....................— Pooling experience ....................— Progress of the s t r i k e ...............— P sy ch ia try ......................................— P u t you rse lf in h is place . . .— Q uality of coal .........................— Q uan tity designing ....................— R aw -m aterial s ta tes suffer . . .— Repeal of certifica tion law . .— Rock tunneling ............................— S afety th e first consideration — Score: Yellow Cab, 67; Coal,— Service p a y s ..........................................................— S e ttin g th e house in o rder .........................— Shallow m ine fires ...........................................— Shop w orn m erchandise ..............................— Sm all cars, low p rofit ...................................— S oft coal’s job ...................................................— Speculation m ust end ......................................— Steam b e tte r th a n w a t e r .................................— Still u n r e p e n ta n t ................................................— “ Stop T h ie f !" ..................................................— Supposings .............................................................— T ak ing the long view ...................................— The A ppalach ian w ashboard .......................— The cool o f th e m ine ...................................— T he day of the coal-m ining c u rricu lu m . .— The fa c ts in the c a s e ......................................— T he la s t ounce o f energy ............................— T he m an w ith tw o prices ............................— The pow er o f sen tim ent ..............................— The presiden t w rites a b lank c h e c k . . . .— The pub lic and the an th ra c ite s tr ik e . .— -The tru th m igh t help ...............................'. .— T he w orld’s d a rk e st j o b .................................— Those h o t bearings ........................................— Those te rrib le m ines? ...................................— Those who ru n .nachines should tend

them .................................................................... 174— Tim bers as rock -dust sh e lv e s ....................... 655— Tim e to m ake rep a irs .................................... 305— T ogether or a lone? ...................................... 69— Too busy to p lan ....................' ...................... 70— U nionism by degree ......................................... 723— W aiting fo r o th e rs ......................................... 142— We also believe in high w ag es.................. 38— W . Va. ta k e s th e p lunge ............................ 689— W hat of a n th ra c ite ’s fu tu re? .................... 416— W hat th e pub lic w an ts ................................. 879— W hat w ill B rita in do in M ay?.................. 622— W hat w ill M r. Coolidge d o ? ....................... 207— W hen w in ter comes ...................................... 587— 'W here fires a re an tic ip a ted ....................... 483— W ho has the b roken leg ? ............................ 239— W hy no t a p o lo g ize? ........................................... 273— W ill an th rac ite men s trik e? ....................... 1— W ill n o t a rb itra te ........................................... 451— Will th e re be a s t r ik e ? ................................. 273— W ould avoid suspension ................................. 69— You canno t b row beat ar. econom ic la w .. 519E ducation and T rain ing— H ard-coal o p e ra to rs ’ " tra v e lin g 'n iv e r s i ty ” 87— W estinghouse w elding school . . . ............*104— P ittsb u rg h Coal M ining In s t, advances

educational w ork ..........................................*114— F a r W estern M ining School ........................ *117— Company educates m en to c u t b e tte r . . .*183 — H ard-coal opera to rs in s tru c t consum er . . 190— How to design h e a tin g system s ............... 191— T he day o f th e coal-m ining cu rricu lum (e) 208— School a t E dgew ater. A la ................................. *413— K indergarten a t E dgew ater. A la ...................*447— O ur sm aller in s titu te s (e) 451— School fo r colored studen ts. E dgew ater,

A la ............................................................................*480— A pprenticeship as p roo f of skill (e) . . 587 — P ow er show m ay teach econom ics . . . . 606— D etro it re ta ile rs to educate p u b l i c 607— W. V a. Sm okeless coal o p era to rs to

estab lish service b u reau in Boston . . . 669 — Com plete p lans fo r Boston service b u reau 739 — C. M. In s ti tu te sees explosion in experi­

m ental m i n e ...................................................... *847— H igher s tudy in rescue w ork .................... 862— School bu ild ing in H azard field .................*919E lec tric ity— L ow -voltage cu rre n t for shoo ting ............*314— F reak re su lts from h igh tension

ground .................................................................*523Electric L im p s— F loodligh t w ith reflector ............................... 450— Signals cu rren t fa ilu re .................................. *641E quipm ent, A ir— E lec tric h o is t has a ir-operated con tacto r *524— P neum atic ram a t V alier ..............................*627— P neum atic s to k er ...............................................*877— New a ir operated dum p c a r ........................ *911

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E quipm ent, E lec trica l— C ont’d.— Device reduces peak loads on m o to r . . .— Safe tran sfo rm er m o un ting .......................— R esistance te rm ina l m akes electrode

h o l d e r ..................................................................— T herm al re lay added to com pensator

equ ipm ent .......................................................— Sand pipe h e a te r ...........................................— Mine E lec trica l M an 's W ork .......................— E lectrification a t Ky. m ine ..................— A lte rn a to rs a re safely paralle led . . . .— M odernized equ ipm ent cu ts costs . . .— New layou ts aided by records .............— Susquehanna m odernizes ....................— E dgew ater m ine’s equ ipm en t .............— C olstrip m ine electrified .......................— Oil s ta r t in g sw itch .................................— E lec trica l equ ipm ent in V s y s t e m .............— '"System w ith o u t red ta p e” keeps costs

down ..................................................................*347— “W ireless m ine” a t B artley ...........................*359— Lean a little heav ier (e) ............................ 415— Need fo r c ircu it appliances (e) ............... 416— S ubsta tions p roperly equipped .................*421— Steel sw itchboard ............................................ *450— F loodligh t w ith reflector ............................. *450— A lesson in double sav ing (c) .................. 452— Synchronous m otors fo r b rea k e r .............. *488— House b rack e ts d isplace poles ................... *498— E lectric h o is t h a s a ir-operated con­

tra c to r .................................................................*524— E lectric-driven deep well pum p .................*537— M otor and con tro l passes tests .................*552— S afe ty sw itch design ..................................... *552— D rilling coal e lectrically ................................*591— Soviet buys lo c o m o tiv e s ................................. 606— Section in su la to r ............................................... *620— B etter equipm ent a t V alie r ........................ *623— F ir s t all-e lectric s trip m ine ...........................*660— M anually operated sw itch ..............................*688— Old locom otives fitted w ith con tacto r

con tro l .............................................................. *785— M aking bonds a t th e m ines ........................ *785— P ro tec tiv e u n its sim plified ...........................*797— C hange over sw itch ...................... *797— Good pow er fa c to r conditions ......................*801— P o rtab le cord serv ing as cable ................... *820— 300 kw . c u t from load .................................. *820— In su la te d guides reduce grounds .............. *821— Oil rin g p reven ts cu rren t l e a k a g e .............. *821— U nderground su b sta tio n s .............................. 84 2— Copper welded te rm ina l m akes bond . . . *865 — F ram e w ork fo r oil c ircu it b reak er . . . .*878 — F ew er types of equ ipm ent and few er

troub les (e) 879— E lec tric speedom eter ........................................*912— N ip fo r tro lley w ire ....................................... *936— P erm anen t tro lleys .............................................*937— Combined h anger ............................................... *947E quipm ent, S team— Steam replaced by e lectricity a t Susque­

h a n n a p l a n t .......................................................*209— E dgew ater keeps standbys ............................. *241— G lobe and angle va lyes .................................. *798Explosions, Mine— Cause o f B arrackv ille b la s t unknow n . . 122—r-Ten dead in Tennessee explosion .......... 157— Coal d u st explosion te st in N . Mex. . . . *393— H errin b la s t k ills th ree ................................. 468— T riadelph ia explosion unknow n cause . . 503— C. M. I. show s e x p lo s io n s ..............................*837— In d ian a m iners rescue th ree ....................... 862Explosives, see a lso “ B lasting”— R ock-dust tam ped, air-cushioned sho ts . . *78 — B itum inous m ines used 165 ,543 ,000 lb.

o f explosives in 1924 ............................... 159— C ountry uses 55 .134 ,000 lb. perm issibles

in 1-924 ............................................................. 462— New d e to n a to r d e v i s e d .................................... 462

E xports— A nth rac ite and b itu m in o u s 1913-1924 . . 672

E quipm ent, E lec trica l, see also “ Locom otive, .Mine,” “ T ran sfo rm ers’'

— Old Ben Effects Savings w ith E lec trif ica­tion ....................................................................

— Illu m in a te danger spots by electric lig h t — S ynchronous a p p a ra tu s im proves pow er

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F a n s and Blowers— Signal devise fo r fan .........................— Em ergency fa n during fire ...............— T akeup on fan co u n te rsh a ft ..........— F an a t H a rm ar m i n e ............................— W histle w arns if fan slow s down — F an house in N . M. m i n e ..................

F a ta litie s , see a lso “ A ccidents”— Mine accident in M ay killed 181 . . . . . .— Ten dead in Tennessee explosion .............— Mine accidents in Ju n e k ill 145 .............— Soft-coal m ines sa fe r in 1925 ..................— D eath ra te in coke m aking low .............— 195 killed in coal m ines in A ugust . . . .— H errin b la s t k ills th ree .......................

T riad e lp h ia m ine explosion— unknow ncause ..................................................................

— 142 died in coal m ine accidents in Sept. — Big o u tp u t n o t to b lam e fo r fa ta lity

ra te ......................................................................‘— Coal-mine accidents k ill 141 in O ct............

F ires— Ten dead from fire and b la s t in

Tennessee ........................................................— F ire destroys tipp le o f P it tsb u rg h Coal

— A rchbold B reaker burned ............................— P om eroy tipp les b u rn ...................................— Docs sp rink ling increase spon taneous

com bustion in m ines? ..............................— Two tipp le fires blam ed on W. Va.

s trik e rs ...................................... ......................— F ire in O m ar m ine sealed ............................— T ipples b u rn in W . V a. s tr ik e zone . . . .

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PageF ires— C ont’d.— Shallow mine Area (e) ............................... 452— Drowning- a m ine lire in carbon dioxide *453— W here fires a re antic ipated (e) ............... 483— W hen a m ine fire s t a r t s .............................. 506— P ro m p t action a t m ine fire ...................... *634— P u t ou t fire before i t s t a r t s ...................... 639— Ind iana m iners rescue t h r e e ..................... 862

F ir s t Aid, see also “ Rescue W ork”— 111. team wins in ternational m eet .......... 307— N ational Safety Council meets .— S afety m ethods discussed a t P it ts . In s t.— V ancouver Island team s in meet ..........— W hipple team triple w in n e r .......................— F orty -fou r team s in A labam a m eet . . .— W hen an explosion occurs .........................— Eleven team s in Tenn. m eet ....................— W inners a t in ternational m eet ...............— H igher study in rescue w o r k ....................

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Ford , Ilenry— Will urge Ford to link D. I . & I . to Ky.

road ...............................................................France— P la n t No. 4 Coal M ining Co. of L iévin— W orkm en’s hom es a t Lens, F r a n c e ..........— C entral sta tion . L iévin, France ..................—-French acquire R hine coal lands

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PageH aulage, M ine— C ont’d.— Queer hau lage accident. Alloch, K y.............*153— Mine cars la s t longer when creosoted . . . 184— Old ra ils used as tro lley p o l e s ......................*105— Slope runw ays checked ..................................*195— E dgew ater’s operation .....................................*241— S tandard sw itches and c u r v e s ..................... *254— S h a ft bo ttom design .......................................*284— “W ireless m ine” a t B artley ........................*359— M odern concentration m ining .................*385— W ell-designed b rak e shoes ............................. *507— Sm all cars, low pro fit (e) ............................ 519— F ace conveyors a t s w e e tw a te r ........................521— Increasing e a r’s capacity .............................*540— Use grease gun in fa ll ................................. 540— Mines run on schedule ..................................*555— R eturn feeder connection .............................*575— Trolley liner well supported a t Ky. m ine *585— Special b o lt as bond t e r m i n a l ..................... *609— B ottom layou t a t V a l i e r ..................................*624— Trolley lines well supported a t Ky. m ine *585— H auling a t Sublet, Wyo. mine ................ *659— Stop holds cars on slope ............................... *708— Run aw ay sw itch saves t i m e ........................*823— On solid ground (e) ........................................ 879— H aulage a t B lack Carbon m i n e ...................*891— T rip fo r tro lley clam p ...............^ ................*936— P erm anen t trolleys in Tenn. mine ............*937— Combined h o u s e s .................................................*947

H eadfram es and Tipples

Illinois— C ont’d.— 111. U niversity tests fire h o s e ....................... 113— III. coal w anted by r i v e r .............................. 288— 111. union head denies p lann ing s trik e . . 289 — 111. m iner’s engineer backs “G iant P ow er” 290 — H errin S trip p it is "snow bird ing” . . . . 290 — 111. team wins honors a t in te rna tiona l

m eet .................................................................... 397— 111. m ine in s ta lls five lo a d e r s ....................... 435— P lan m erger of 111. m ines ............................ 437— W ants Big M uddy im proved fo r traffic . . 437— H errin b la st k ills th ree ................................. 468— R esults from a high-tension ground . . . . *523 — Orders wage fixed before using m achines 533 — 111. m ine sets wage ra te fo r m achine

loaders . ..... ................................— V alier cu ts costs .................................— Illino is hope lies in m echanization — Consum ers Co. to float i s s u e .............

564*623.6 9 4933

H ero” in tig h t p l a c e ..................................... 572 — Illu m in ate dangerous spots around tipples *24— N orthern F rance o u tp u t up in 1924 . . . . 638

Fuels— Hail road fuel cost low er .............................. 20— R aising efficiency of powdered coal . . . . I l l— Phelps Dodge sh ifts to coal ...................... 160— R ailroad fuel costs drops ........................... 192— O ut w est they laugh ..................................... 225— Oil b u rners grieve in s i l e n c e ....................... 225— “Liquid Coal” m akes German stew . . . . 289— June R ailw ay fuel costs l o w e r .................. 288— To distill pulverized coal ............................ 324— Urge su b stitu te fuels ............ 367— M etallurgical econom ies (c) ..................... 384— C oncen trato r practice saves coal ............... 391— R ailroads save on fuel b ills ....................... 400— T ardy buy ing of “su b stitu tes” .................. 435— H eating w ith oil costly ................................. 437— N orthw estern goes to oil ............................ 504— Locom otive fuel costs decline .................. 505— M ore coal and less oil used by u tilities

in A ug ................................................................... 534— Hope fo r the o il-burners (e) ....................... 554— Coal will soon help supply nations

gasoline ..............................................................*563— Gov. of M ass. uses so ft c o a l ....................... 571— Urges re ta ile rs to s tock su b stitu te s . . . . 604 — A nti-an tlirac ite cam paign in New England 605— Home coal from facto ries .......................... 606— Coal and oil consum ption by u tilities . . 674 — B eating an th rac ite is difficult in W innipeg 700— Soft-coal used in Scranton ......................... 706— Use of pulverized fuel ................................. 733— F ig h t oil com petition .................................... 816— Widen sew er to ob ta in fue l ....................... 858— Cost of locom otive fu e l a d v a n c e s 860— H eat hom es w ith m ine gas ......................... 895— Ships sw itch to coal ...................................... 931

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Gas and Gases— Coaxing the ovens b ack to the m ines (e ) 239— C anaries fo r gas tests ..................................... 432— Carbon dioxide drow ns mine fire .............. *453Georgia— Georgia h a s one coal mine ........................... 462

Germ any— Germ an concern sold p a r t in te rest to

B ritish and A m ericans ................................ 156— Board to compose R u h r t r o u b l e s ............. 189— ’Germ an w ater-gas process ........................... 219— “ L iquid C oal” m akes G erm an stew . . . . 288— R hine coal lands go to F rance .................... 532— G erm an an th rac ite to be im ported to

U. S ........................................................................ 533— Germ an sc ien tis t’s coal liqu ify ing process *563 — Should U. S. exchange ideas w ith G er­

m any? ................................................................. 576— Germ an m ines acquired by A m ericans . . 705

— P la n t No. 4 Coal M ining Co. of Li6vin,F rance ..............................................................

— T ipple a t F rances M ine ................................— T ipple a t K ram er Mine ................................— H eadfram e of V ictoria No. 9, Ky. (H art

Coal Corp.) ....................................................— M odern Top w orks in V irginia Mine

*107.— Top w orks a t No. 1 m ine Superior W.

,V a ............................................................................ *117— Tipple and sh a f t a t Mine No. 41,

B arrackville , W . V a...................................... *123— Top w orks o f W. Ky. Coal Co.. M adison-

v ille .................................................................... *136— Sham rock mine tipple, W. Ky. Coal Co..

K y............................................................................*170— Arch bold b reak er burned .............................. 193— Tipple o f S tearns Co. O perative Coal Co..

K y............................................................................*204— Tipple St. M ihiel Coal Co.. K y...................... *235— H oists 1 ,200 tons daily ................................ *251— Pom eroy tipples b u rn ................................... 261— Concrete tipple. S tearns Coal Company . . *300— H iaw ath a ’s fine tipple .................................. *309— P ro p er hand ling a t Island Creek ............ 355— Colum bus M ining Co.’s tipple of No. 5 B *152— “ W ireless m ine" a t B artley ........................*359— Tipple No. 11 a t S tearns Company in Ky. *381— T ipp le a t D em pstertow n, Ky..............*431— Synchronous m otors fo r breaker m a­

ch inery ............................................................... *488— M ines No. 7 arid 5 of S ta lte r & Essex

Coal Co...................................................*494. *495— A Southern M ining Co. T ipple in Ky. . . *496— Tipple a t Sw eetw ater ....................................*522— A jax tipple in H azard field ........................*593— Tipple a t Isabella No. 1 ........................*593— T ipple a t V alier h a s car c o n t e s t ....... *625— Tipple has m any refinem ents ..................... *632— Tipple a t Sublet, W yo......................................*657— W arden tipp le of P it ts . Coal Co.................. *670— Tipple a t B lue D iam ond (Ky.) mine . . . * 6 9 3— T ipple a t A lva, K y............................................ *699— Engineers inspect new b r e a k e r .................. 703— W hipple T ipple a t B alkan. Ky.........................732— Jerom e Nos. 1 & 2, Som erset County. P a . *761

-N em acolin head fram e ....................................*775

Im ports— A n th rac ite and b itum inous 1013-24 . . . . 672 Indiana— In d ian a to fight ra te boost ........................ 20— E xperim ents m ay aid In d ian a c o a l 180— L earning the bo ttom fac ts in In d ian a . .* 2 8 1— Big s trip p e r in Boonville ............................. *528— Ind. O perators A ssociation discusses

safe ty ................................................................. 815— In d ian a m iners rescue th ree ....................... 862In te rs ta te Commerce Commission — Urge repeal of H och-Sm ith re so lu tio n . ,— Ind iana fights boost in r a t e s ....................— I.C.C. receives few ideas fo r ra te revision

1920

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R eplaced b y Electrified

G reat B ritain— C ourt o f In q u iry ordered in B ritish d is­

p u te .................................................................... 00— G overnm ent hopes to av e rt s trik e .......... 124— B ritish and A m ericans buy h a lf of

S tinnes Co. in G e r m a n y ............................ 356— -General B ritish s trik e p robable ............... 157— Lady R honda addresses c o n fe re n c e ............*158— B ritish s trik e staved off ................................*189— B ritons m uddle along in coal tang le . . . 260— B ritish Chief sees revo lu tion ......................... 287— Nam e com m ission to probe s t r i k e ............. 366— B ritish coal peace sh o rt lived ................... 465— B ritish m iners to jo in inqu iry .................... 536— W hat will B rita in do in M ay? (e) . . . . 622— E bb and F low in B rita in (e) ...................... 655— B etter lig h tin g aids B ritish m ining . . . . 666 — B ritish producers s tudy U. S. m ethods 782 — Subsidy nearly doubled ........................... 861

H aulage, M ine, see also “ T rack ing”— H aulage a t V irg in ia m ine ........................*110— T rip em erging from N esbit M ine .......... *137— H aulage a t No. 5 B mine, C olum bus Min-

............................................ *152-3

— B lack Carbon tipple — W olfe R un T ipple. Ohio

H oisting— Steam H oists

U nits . . . .— H oisting a t K ram er m i n e ..............................— H oists a t B lue D iam ond V irginia Co.’s

m ine ...................................................................— Ship ho is t a t new O rient ...........................— Tw o-m otor ho is t a t Old Ben ...................... 1— H oisting record set a t new O r i e n t ............— H oisting m odernized a t Susquehanna Co — E dgew ater mines ho isting equipm ent .— H oists 2.100 tons daily ..............................— S h aft design ....................................................— P ro p er hand ling a t Island Creek ..........— “W ireless m ine” a t B artley ....................— H oisting a t Dehne m ine ...........................— O utside rope h o is t .......................................— Special clam p fo r ho is t c a b l e ..................... *2^ '— E lec tric h o is t h a s air-operated contactor *524 — Two ho isting com partm ents in- sh a f t . . .*627— O rient sets new record .........................— M ain h o is t a t H arm ar mine ............— N em acolin ho is ts 1.500 tons an hour

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— I.C.C. defers cu t in ra te s from Ky.— S outhw est Coal men ask re fu n d ..................— Orders cu t' in hard coal ra tes to S .I. . . .— L ake cargo ra te s s tand says I.C.C..............— Industry sh ifts again (e ) ............................— I.C.C. aids sm okeless coal to com pete

w ith an th rac ite ........................................... 256— N orthern producers a tta ch I.C.C. decision 323— U pholds carbonized coal ra tes .................. 366— New coal road fo r U tah .............................. 368— I.C.C. rep o rts ra ilroads saved on fuel b ills 400— V irgin ian denied in junc tion ....................... 433— Orders low er ra te s on slack ....................... 504— I.C.C. b roadens ra te inquiry ....................... 668— I.C.C h ears proposals fo r em ergency ra te s 702 — I.C.C. m ay soon decide n o rth e a st ra te cu t

case .................................................................... 740— I.C.C takes action on coke ra tes ............. 780— Broadens em ergency ra te s ............................ 781— I.C.C. decree annulled by co u rt ............... 784— I.C.C. h a s new* chairm an ............................... 931Island Creek num ber .................................... 330-364Ita ly— Lignite o u tp u t drops in Ita ly .................. 534

K ansas— M ines in K ansas m erger overvalued . . . . 19— New field in K ansas to be opened by

M. K. & T ......................................................... 48— K ansas rock d usts ........................................... 704K entucky '— H a rt Coal Corp. in K y..................................... *80— Ky. m ine 's new boilers ......................... *85— B oulevard a t Lynch, K y................................ *89— Ky.’s G ov.’s b ro th e r to appo in t com ­

m ittee ................................................................. 126— W . Ky. Coal Co.’s m ine No. 1 ......................*136— Sham rock m ine tipp le a t P rovidence, Ky. *170— V illage of L a Colem an, K y.......................... *202— Tipple a t Co-operative. K y.......................... *204— W. Ky. mine ho is ts 2 .100 tons daily . . . -*251— D ischarging sta tion a t L a Coleman. Ky. *270— A n a tu ra l bridge in so u thern K y..............*412— Mine No. 1. N ortonville, K y.........................*428— Coal s trip p in g in w est K y...............................*429— In th e m oun ta in s of K y..................................*448— Steel span over Big S outh F o rk ..............*517— Ky. operation run by women ......................*565— Ky. has new ly equipped pow er p lan t . . . . *568 — T rolley lines well supported a t Ky. mine *585— Scraper loaders in Ky. m i n e s ........................ *589— Ky. com pany holds c o n fe re n c e .................. Pii— Blue D iam ond m ine ....................................... *693— Ky. m ine ow ners assoc, m eets .................. 704— P lan to end Ky. Car sho rtage on L . & N. 737— Good roads aid Ky. developm ent .............— Up-to-date store in Ky. tow n ...................*876— Ky. cou rts say n o t liable lo r in ju ry to

ch ild h ired “on q u ie t" .............................. 899— School build ing in H azard field ^ ............*919— Ky. m ining tow ns, D unham *925, and

B urdine ............................................................. *027— P lan co-operative selling in W. K y 932

L

ing Co. in Ky.

Hoover, H erbert— H oover’s C om m ittee s tudies policy of

U. S. B ureau o f m i n e s ............................... *^24— Hoover in Coal M erger? N o ! ....................... 261— H oover’s Com m ittee studies B ureau . . . . 435— Viel H oover com m ittee p lans ...................... 605— Setting th e house in order (e) ................. 755— Speaks a t A. M. C. m eeting ................... . 848— Hoover presses difficulty in getting gov 't.

ou t of business ............................................ 898— To S ta r t H oover an ti-w aste plan ............... 899

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Illinois— III. should choose technical m an (e) . . 1— 111. m ining in s titu te m eets ......................... *83— HI. Geo. Survey tests fire h o s e .................. 113

L abor— Union fields reach tu rn in g po in t .............— Should an th rac ite m iners a sk h igher

w ages? ...............................................................— G raphic ch arts reveal labo r cc t s .............— Lew is th rea ten s s tr ik e to em orce Jac k ­

sonville pact ................................................— Colo, m iners w ork fo r existing scale . . . .— Strike se ttlem en t urged by E m pire Steel

Corp.......................................................................— M iners hom es below standard ..................— S trikers bu rn m ine w orks a t Pom eroy . .— T he m iners’ fight fo r A m erican s tandards— A n th rac ite m iners’ wage d e m a n d s .............— Congress m ay in tervene if s trik e is p ro ­

trac ted ...............................................................— Green urges co-operation by church and

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L ab o r— Cont’d.— Crowe m ine squabble goes to In te rn a l.

Union .................................................................. 61— W atson tellB Lew is un ion agreem ent

"co llapsed” ..................................................... §§— A lberta m iners q u it U.M .W . . ; .................. 52— M iners w ant h ig h e r p a y ................................. *71— E xpert Gov.t. in te rven tion in s trik e . . . . 86— W rit of e rro r saves B ittn e r ....................... 80— Court o f in q u iry order in B ritish mine

d ispu te ............................................................ 90— O perators and m ines fa r ap a r t ................. *118— B ritish -Gov’t, hopes to av e rt s trik e . . . . 124 — F is t fights fe a tu re D istric t 1 convention 126 — A nth rac ite wage conferees disagree . . . . 156— B ritish m iners m ay strike ............................ 157— Em ployees o f Union Pacific Coal Co. t

organize ............................................................ l o 8— M iners resum e in W . V a ................................ 160— W orkm en’s hom es a t Lens. F rance . . . . * 1 7 1 — M iners sm ash a n th rac ite nego tia tions . . 185— B ritish s tr ik e staved off ............................*180— Board to com pose R u h r troub les ............. 180— Tries to fo rm P ittsb u rg h union ............. 180— T ear gas used in W. V a. labo r s trugg le 180— Lew is b reaks off nego tia tions (c) .......... 207— W hat w ill M r. Coolidge do? (c) ............. 207— Lew is spu rns olive b ranch ......................... 220— P robe of con trac t b reak ing l i k e l y ............. 223— W hen a fe ller needs o n e ................................. 223— Seek peace between raccs in V a .................223— P ersuasion by p ray e r enjo ined .................. 224— N ova Scotia s trike ended .............................. 224— Is the m iner a skilled w orkm an? (e ) . . 240— The pow er o f sen tim ent (e) .................... 240— Central P a . o u tp u t 70 per cen t non­

union .................................................................. 258— Federal in terven tion in s trik e un like ly . . 250— Engineers say "n o ” again ............................ 250— Lew is calls so ft coal c ap tain s . . . . . . . . 260— B ritons m uddle along in coal tangle . . . 260 — Union m akes no progress in W. Va. . . . 260— Lew is re fuses no-strike p lea ....................... 286— B ritish chief sees revo lu tion ....................... 286— P ittsb u rg h m ines open on 1017 scale . . 288 — Union try ing to organ ize Logan County? 288— Sees general so ft coal s t r i k e ....................... 280— N ot p lann ing s trik e says Illino is union

head .................................................................... 280— S trikers w ives can p ray a t Okla. m ines 200— M iners form new union ................................. 321— B oth sides s tanding firm in s trike .......... 365— B ritish Commission to probe s trik e . . . . 366— M urray charges conspiracy ......................... 366— E u rek a m ine goes non-union .................. 360— How w eak is Lew is? (e ) ............................ 384— A n th rac ite wage h i g h ...................................... 304— -Pinchot calls conference .............................. 306— M ay call troops in O klahom a ................. 307— P ittsb u rg h Coal Co. to open m ine a t

1017 scale ....................................................... 308— B ittn e r calls o u t non-union men ............. 300— N ot sold ( e ) ........................................................ 415— W hat o f a n th ra c ite ’s fu tu re? (e) ............. 416— How strong is the un ion? ............................ 417— C alling o u t non-union m en in W\ Va.

will fizzle, say o p era to rs ......................... 433— S trikers in O klahom a determ ined to

win ...................................................................... 4,34— B anning No. 1 opens under 1017 scale 434 — Men em ployed and days worked in

an th rac ite region ......................................... 437— Lew is shows h is hand (e) ............................ 451— Will no t a rb itra te (e ) ................................... 451— How union got hold on C entral Com peti­

tive F i e l d ........................................................... *450— New s trik e move in W . V a.............................. 464— M urray generalizes ........................................... 4(54— M iners repud ia te a rb itra tio n ................... ! 465— B ritish peace sh o rt lived ............................ 465— A lberta " s tr ik e ” s e t t l e d .................................... 465— M iners to postpone convention .................. 466— S trik e rs encouraged b y pub lic .................. 467— One job— th ree jobho lders (e) .................. 484— E fforts to b reak union grip on Central

C om petitive F ield ......................................*401— B oth sides seek public s u p p o r t ] 502— Lewis address a t F a irm o n t inconsisten t . . 503 — Blame squ irre ls fo r low W . Va. o u tp u t 506— W hipple team trip le w inner ....................... 506— Checkboard plan w orks w ell .......................*507— You cannot b row beat an econom ic law (e) 510 — Lew is seeks executive in te rven tion . . . . 532 — M aintenance m en called o u t a t M adeira-

H ill m ines ..................................................... 530— Orders wages fixed be fo re u s in g m achines 533 — P ittsb u rg h Coal Co. opens m ine on 1017

scale .................................................................... 534— M iners' b and arrested as p ickets ! ! ! ! ! . 535— B ritish m iners to jo in in q u iry .................. 530— Clim bing th e b ack s ta irs to v ic to ry (e ) . . 553— G etting th e ir due (e) ................................... 553— P inch n ear in a n th ra c ite s trik e ............... 560— S trike will se ttle no th in g says Debs . . . 560— R ioters in ju re 10 , w reck w a s h e r y 570— 107 men resum e w ork a t M idland No. 2 572— O utpu t h ig h er in s trik e z o n e ....................... 573— Supposings (e) ................................................... 587— A pprenticeship as p roo f of sk ill (e) . . . 587 — M iners’ union d is in teg ra ting in S o u th ­

w est . . ................................................................ *504— E xperts d iscuss " c o n trac t b reak in g ” . . . *509 — Peace rum ors denied in hard-coal s trik e 603 — One dead 4 in ju red in a tta c k on P i t t s ­

b u rgh Coal Co. em ployees ....................... 606— S trike call to non-union men doomed . . 607 — N on-union m iners w ould enjoin p ra y e r

m eetings .................................................... <$07— R econditioning saves labo r a t V alier . . . . *623 — M iners and opera to rs w a it in hard-coal

s trik e ................................................................... *636— T roops w ithd raw from O klahom a field . . 630— Union m ines close in W. V a ......................... 640— E bb and flow in B rita in (e ) .................... 655— Peace m ove in a n th rac ite s trik e ............. 668— M ines open on 1017 and 1924 scales . . 670

PageL abor— C ont’d.— Union signs tw o com panies In W . Va. . . 673— W orkers’ w ages go fu r th e r now ............. 674— Union h a s d o u b tfu l ho ld on f a r W est *696 — Union gains little g round in W. Va. . . . 704— U nionism by decree (e) .............................. 723— The A ppalach ian w ashboard (e) ............... 724— Lew is appeals to P res iden t ......................... 736— O perators p repare fo r figh t ....................... 737— S trik e m u s t be settled on basis of

unbroken su p p ly ......................................... 730— -Nova S co tia w ages too low ....................... 730— Open shop spreads in union ho tbed . . . . 740 — L ab o r tro u b les ap p ea r in coke field . . . . 740— Lew is w illing to nego tia te ......................... 780— Lew is le tte r m ystifies W a s h in g to n ........ 783— N on-union o u tp u t c lim bs in W . V a.........783— L eisure o r th e fo rw ard step (c) ............. 700— O perators w an t s tronger un ion .................. 814— V andalism renew ed in W. Va. s trik e zone 816— Crisis in hard-coal s tr ik e a t hand .......... 817— E arn ings o f an th ra c ite m iners— I, 810 ;

II . 896 ; I I I ................................................... 931— A ttack non-union m iners ............................ 819— P in ch o t prolongs s trik e (c) ....................... 835— Sec. of L ab o r J . J . D avis speaks a t

A.M.C. • .......................................................... 848— Jail and fine p icke ts in W . Va. s trike

zone .................................................................... 859— H in t o f s trik e in Sou thw est ....................... 859— Coolidge rep ly to L ew is suppressed . . . . 861 — D istu rbances a t P it tsb u rg h Coal Co.

m ines .................................................................. 862— F ree pow der fo r R ainey m iners ............... 862— P rogress o f the s trik e (e) ......................... 880— Union leaders w an t P in ch o t plan ............. 895— A rkansas un ion sued ................................... 896— L ab o r m inor fa c to r in W. V a. s tiik e . . . 808— Union w age scale m odified ......................... 808— Peace o r w ar? (e) ........................................... 013— In pra ise of p a rtisa n sh ip (e) .................... 014— L abor H isto ry of A ppalach ian re g io n . . . *020— R esum e peace nego tia tions ......................... 030— Reign o f te rro r in W. Va. s trik e zone . . 032 — P ittsb u rg h m ine opens m ine 011 1017

sca le .................................................................... 033

L egisla tion— Urge repeal o f H och-Sm ith reso lu tion . . 10— W rit of e rro r saves B ittn e r ....................... 89— C ourt o f inqu iry ordered in B ritish d is­

p u te .................................................................... 90— In d u s try s h if ts again (e) ............................ 239— Seek legislation fo r w a ter developm ent . 258 — Nobody dem anding W ashington in te rfere 286— Oddie Bilí m ay be bu ffer .............................. 400— Repeal of certifica tion law u r g e d ............. 502— D eplores delay in p rin tin g rep o rt ............. 504— Lew is seeks execu tive in te r v e n t io n 532— Repeal o f certification law (e) ............... . 554— P in ch o t m ay call special session on g ian t

pow er .................................................................. 571— Coolidge asked to end suspension ............. 603— P rin tin g o f Coal Commission rep o rt

assu res action by Congress .................... 705— P residen t Coolidge w arns again st Govern­

m en t activ ity in business ....................... 741— T he P res iden t w rites a b lan k check (e) . 79!)— Oppose hard-coal con tro l in B orah bill 816— U rge A lb erta coal con tro l ............................ 818— Senator Oddie re in troduces coal b ill . . . 819— A.M.C. discusses leg islativo problem s . .* 8 4 8— P incho t calls special leg is la tu re ............... 858— P in ch o t call to leg isla tu re helps Coolidge 897 — Congress to p u sh hard-coal law s ............. 933

Lewis, Jo h n L.— T he m iners’ f igh t fo r A m erican S tandards 47 — Opposes decrease in w ages a t A.. C. con­

ference .................................... .................... 48— L ew is’ charges answ ered by C. W . W atson 52 — L ew is dem ands h ig h e r pay fo r m iners . . *71 — Lew is coun ters in rep ly to opera to rs . . . . *73 — Lew is b reak s off a n th rac ite nego tia tions 185— Lew is b reak s off nego tia tions (e) ............. 207— Lew is sp u rn s olive b ranch .......................... 220— Lew is calls conference o f soft-coal leaders 260 — Lew is re fu ses c itizens no s trik e p lea . . 286— No disagreem ent— b u t (e) ............................ 339—-How w eak is Lew is? (e) ............................ 384— W hat of a n th ra c ite ’s fu tu re (e) ............. 416— Sum m onses fo r L e w i s ...................................... 433— Lew is show s h is hand (e) ............................ 451— Lew is seeks executive in terven tion . . . . 533 — C lim bing the b a c k s ta irs to v ictory (e ) . . 553— Clings to s tr ik e w eapon ............................... 636— A gain M r. Lew is speaks (e) ..................... 723— Lew is appeals to P residen t ......................... 736—‘Lew is w illing to nego tia te ..................... 780

L igh ting— "C andlepow er” is passing ............... 225— F loodligh t p r o je c to r s ..........................................*551— T he w orld’s d a rk e st job <e) ....................... 655— B ette r lig h tin g aids B ritish m ines .......... 666

Loaders and Shovelers— C om bination lo ad er reduces b reak ag e a t

tipple .................................................................. *17— W agon loader solves problem s ................... *155— D ischarging s ta tio n a t L a Coleman, Ky. *270 — L earn ing th e bo ttom fa c ts in Ind iana . . *281 — R ocky M oun tain In s t i tu te d iscusses m a ­

chine loaders ..................................................*307— Illino is m ine in s ta lls five loaders ................ 435— Scraper loaders c u t cost ................................*589— A ll-electric s tr ip m ine shovels ....................*661— Old and new dum per a t A sh tab u la . . . . *665 — L oaders discussed a t M oshannon m eet­

ing ....................................................................... 706— M echanical load ing p rogresses ....................*838Locom otives, M ine— Soviet buys locom otives ............................... 606

PageLocom otives. M ine— C ont’d.— S to rage -ba tte ry locom otive a t C olstrip . — The la s t ounce of energy (e ) ...............

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M achine M ining, see also “ Coal C u tte rs”— M achines a lw ays d e fea t prejudice (e ) . . 2— 111. in s titu te d iscusses m achines ............. *83— Sectional face conveyor .................................. *112— -Blasting gun ......................................................... *153— S nubber increases lu m p ..................................... *154— W agon loader fo r underg round .................*155— Edge w a ter opera tion ........................................*241— L earn ing th e b o ttom fa c ts in In d ian a . . *281— R ocky M ountain In s t i tu te discusses m a­

chine m ining .................................................... *307— “W ireless m ine” a t B artley .......................*359— Keeping up to d a te (e) ................................. 483— F in ish the job ( e ) . ......................................... 484— T hree-ton scrape r pu lls coal from face . . *485— P u t you rse lf in h is place (e ) ..................... 520— Face conveyors a t S w eetw ater ..................*521— Orders w ages fixed before using m a­

chines .................................................................. 533— W hy loading m ach ine o p e ra to rs are paid

$10.07 564— Scraper loaders c u t cost ................................*589— Shak ing conveyor a t Sublet, W yo................*657— T u rre t-ty p e cu tte rs in K y................................*691— Illino is’ hope lies in m ech an iza tio n .......... 694— M oshannon m en discuss m echanical

loaders and c o n v e y o r s ................................. 706— New conveyors speed room -and-p illar

m ining ................................................................. *729— B ringing tools to th e w ork (e ) .................. 756— Conveyors double o u tp u t per m an ............*757— H a rm a r m ine overcu ts in im pure c o a l . . . *762— C.M .I. d iscuss m achine m in ing ................... *837— Nqw Joy lo a d e r .......................................................*877— Jigg ing conveyors on long w a l l s .................*915 •— Center shea rin g increases lum p ..................*924M achine R epairs and Shop E quipm en t— Sm all w elding o u tfit ...................................... *24— D rum -contro ller troub le rem ed ied ................ 25— G rouping of forges saves s p a c e .................. *91— M ine-m ade la th e ..................................................*291— P ow er tools a id shop ........................................*292— Tim e to m ake repa irs (e ) ............................ 305— M aintenance and success (e) 339— C onvenient "old w om an” ...................................*371— Sw inging jib fram e .........................................*371— E lec tric w elds should be re inforced . . . . *403— C ast-iron pipe, fo r m o to r stand ................... *403— C anvas tu b in g cools d rille r ...........................*438— H om e-m ade p lane .................... *438— Quick re p a ir o f ro ta ry converter .............. *439— Sm all m ine jobs fo r little fo u n d ry . . . . * 4 7 0— L ig h ts and pow er supp lied by b a tte ry . . *471— H om e-m ade w inch .............................................*508— A rreste r o f “M-b” se t gets a tten tio n . . . . *508— Hom e-m ade press ............................................... *608— Device tigh tens com m uta to rs .................... *609— R econditioning a t V a l i e r .................................. *623— "S tre tch e r” fo r a rm a tu re s ..............................*710— M achine fo r a rm a tu re b and ing .................*743— Suspension lugs m ade s tro n g a t b a r . . . *743— -Simplifies a rm a tu re w ind ing ......................*743— Adding finger fixes con tro lle r ......................*785— Boom on crane ..................................................*786— R ack fo r in s tru m en ts ..................................... *786— Common fa u lts o f b its ...................................*807— F inger tongs fo r na ils ....................................*865— S u b stitu te w heel p r e s s ..................................... *000— Cone-shaped m andrel ........................................*000— R em oves locom otive a rm a tu re .................. *036M anagem ent— Tim e to m ake rep a irs (e) ............................ 305— Personnel b u ild ing (e ) 306— Island Creek (e ) 3 3 9 ; ............................341-364— Island Creek officials ...................................... *420— P assin g i t up to th e boss (e ) .................. 483— S outhern M ining Co. men d iscuss

problem s ............................................................*496— C heckboard p lan s w orks w ell ............ . . .* 5 0 7— Sending new s in to m i n e ................................. 534— W omen ru n Ky.- operation ............................. *565— B etter m anagem ent a t V alier .................... *623— P u tt in g efficiency in to Siberian m in ing . . .* 7 2 5M assachuse tts— Gov. A. T . F u lle r scraps a n th rac ite . . . 571 — M assachuse tts Gas Co. gets W inding G ulf

m ines .................................................................. 736— S ta te h a s 65 per cen t of h a rd coal needs

in .......................................................................... 816— M ass. dealers have coal fo r m on th . . . . 932M echanical— D rum -contro ller troub le rem edied .......... 25— S afe ty rope h a lts cage ............ *67— M echanical loaders discussed ..................... 83— Ju m p over sw itch serves 10 y e a r s ............. *91— Bronze rin g in pipe lines ............................ *92— R oller re s t aids firem an ................................. *92— Fan e x h au s t h ea ts w a te r ............................ *92— New sectional conveyor fo r face .............*112— H u tto n b lastin g gun ........................................*153— S nubber increases lum p .................................. *154— W agon loader underground ........................ *155— L earn ing th e bo ttom fac ts in In d ia n a . . *281— Home-made la th e ............................................... *291— Pow er too ls ......................................................... *292— Well ad ju sted pulley ....................................... *292— R ocky M ountain In s titu te d iscusses m e­

chan ical m in ing .............................................*307— L ean a litt le heav ier (e) ............................ 415— F rick conveyor system ..................................... *426— 111. m ine in s ta lls five coal loaders ..............435— Face conveyors a t S w eetw ater ................... *521— Scraper loaders c u t c o s t ...................................*589— B etter equ ipm ent a t V alie r ........................ *623— T u rre t-ty p e cu tte rs in K y..................................*691— Illino is’ hope lies in m echan iza tion . . . 694

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PageM echanical— Cont’d.— E ngineers inspec t equipm ent .................... 703— C onveyors speed m ining ............ ................— Conveyors double o u tp u t per man ............*7§Z— Sand flo tation in b itum inous field . . . . *700— New Jersey loader ........................................... *87Z— P neum atic s tockcr ........................ *878— R igh t angle drive open r e d u c e r .................*9-17

M ergers— M ines in K ansas m erger overvalued . . . . 10— Two coal m ergers in Ohio nearly com ­

pleted ................................................................. 50— Ohio m erger not dead .................................... 1»7— M erger of non-union m ines discussed . . 220— H oover in coal m erger? N o! .................. 201— Sun ligh t and V erona Coal com panies

m erge ................................................................. 280— P la n m erger of 111. m ines ............................ 437— S30.000.000 m erger in T ennessee .......... 533— C. Bascom Slemp heads b ig m erger . . . . 807 — SO.000,000 m erger p lans b ig o u tp u t . . . . 031

M ine Inspection— Tim e to m ake rep a irs (e) ............................ 305— Island C r e e k ..................................................... *341— Engineers inspect equ ipm ent ....................... 703

M iners— Houses below A m erican s tan d a rd ............. 22— Is th e m iner a sk illed w orkm an? (e) . . 240— Personnel bu ild ing (c ) ................................. 300— H ard coal m iners off to E urope ............. 320— P ittsb u rg h com pany m iners fo rm new

union .................................................................. 321— M iners’ ou tlo o k n o t good ............................ 323— K lansm en b u ry negro m iner ..................... 324— A n th rac ite w ages h ig h ................................. 304— Men em ployed and days worked in a n ­

th ra c ite region .............................................. 437— P u t yourself in h is place (e ) ..................... 520— B ritish m iners to jo in inqu iry .................. 530— Losing legs m akes m an b e tte r m iner . . . * 5 0 1— Debs w ith m iners .............................................. 500— P ittsb u rg h Coal Co. m iners a ttack ed . . . . 000— I h m iner m an or w ard? (e ) ....................... 021— M iners of S ib e ria .......................................... 725— E arn ings o f A n th ra c ite M in ers ....................

....................................I . 810 ; I I , 800 ; III, 031— Ind ian a m iners rescue th ree ....................... 802— Free pow der fo r R ainey m iners ............... 802— L abor h is to ry of A ppalach ian region . . . *020

M ines— Sou thern m ines lead P a . and Va. says

E avenson a t P it tsb u rg h m eeting . . . . * 1 1 4— Superio r No. 1 mine, W. V a ......................*117— Mine No. 41. B arrackv ille , W. V a .......*123— Mine No. 1. W. Ky. Coal Co..................... *130— C rockard m ine o f W oodw ard Iron Co. . . 151 — New m ine o f C olum bus M ining Co. in

K y......................................................................*152— P ittsb u rg h Coal Co. to cen tra lize m ines 150— E dgew ater m ine h a s la rge o u tp u t ............*241— Gowen m ines leased to R oberts Syndicate 250— F inancing coal m i n e r ................................ 275— N ebraska h a s p roducing m ine .................. 283— Mine o f Carbon F u e l Co. o f P a ris , U tah *311— B arthe ll m ine. B arthell, K y ......................*334— P ittsb u rg h m ine loads firs t ca r 1017

scale ......................................................................*335— Island Creek ......................... *341-304— E u re k a m ine goes non-union ....................... 300— Old Detmold. Lonaconing, M d.................*385— Mine No. 1, N orton M ining Co., K y...... *428— B anning No. 1 opens ...................................... 434— Illino is m ines in s ta ll five loaders ..............435— P lan m erger o f 111. m ines ............................ 437— G eorgia h as one coal m ine .......................... 402— F u sh u n , M anchuria m ines ...........................*403— Mine No. 4. Fordson Coal Co.................*405— Deepest coal m ine in A m e r ic a .............. 531— New m ine has w et opening ....................... 522— Sending new s in to m i n e s ........................ 534— M ines ru n on schedule .....................................*555— W omen ru n Ky. m ine .....................................*505— M idland No. 1 resum es ................................. 572— L illy (P a .) m ine on 1017 scale ............... 007— A m ericans contro l Germ an m ines ............. 705— U tah coal m ines reveal d in o sau r’s fo o t­

p rin ts .................................................................. 734— Jerom e Nos. 1 & 2. Som erset County, P a . *701— H arm ar m ine near P ittsb u rg h . P a .......*762— M ount P le a san t Colliery sold ......................*705— T he cool o f the m ine (e) ............................ 800— M illion-dollar tunnel p u ts m ine nearer

S eattle .................................................................*812— M innesota m ine uses floating pum ps . . . . *813— M ines co-operate to flgh t oil com petition 810— O verton m ine explodes .................................. *803— Okla. m ine topples “Y” b u i l d i n g .......*874— Recovery w ork a t R ock wood ......................*880— Black Carbon m ine. W ashington .............. *801— S apphire Coal Co.’s m ine in H azardfield *010

M ining C onditions— S outh is im prov ing in m ining ................... *114— E dgew ater produces under adverse condi­

tions ......................................................................*241— M ake h a ste slow ly (e) .................................... 300— Island Creek ......................................................... *341— M odern concen tration m in ing ......................*385— Use of slope conveyor ..................................... *305— Three-ton Bcraper in W yom ing m ine . . . . *485— M ines run on s c h e d u le .............................. *555— E lectric s trip m ine a t C olstrip , M o n tan a . *000— M ining in S iberia ............................................... *725— H arm ar m ine ra ises q u a lity .........................*702— The cool of the m ine ( e ) ........................... 800— T unnel p u t m ine n e a re r S ea ttle .............. *812— Jigg ing conveyors used on long w a lls . . . . *015— C enter shearing increases l u m p .............*024— M ining in M into region. C a n a d a .......... *020

M ining M ethods, see also “ W orking M ethods o f”

— M ining m ethods cu t cost in steep a n ­th ra c ite ................................... : ...................... *43

— Com pany teaches b e tte r cu ttin g and shoo t­ing m ethod ......................... *183

— E dgew ater m ine’s m e th o d s .............................*241— R ock tu nne ling ................................................. 274— M ake h a s te slow ly (e) .................................. 300— E quipm en t in V -system ..................................*310— Island Creek ........................................................ *341— M odern concen tra tion m ining ..................... *385— H aphazard m ethods (e) .................................. 484— T hree-ton scraper pu lls coal from face . . *485— M ines ru n on schedule .................................. *555— Scraper loaders cu t cost ............................... *580— Shak ing conveyors in p itch ing coal . . . *057— T u rre t-ty p e cu tte rs in K y.................................*001— M ining in S iberia ............................................*725— New conveyors speed m ining ..................... *720— Conveyors double o u tp u t per m an . . . . *757— H a rm ar m ine ra ises q ua lity ........................*702— B ritish study U. S. m ethods ....................... 782— “ Slab system ” ................................................... *822— P il la r recovery .................................................... 842— Jigg ing conveyors used on long w a lls . . . . *015— C enter shearing increases lum p ................ *024— M ining in M into region, C a n a d a ................ *020

M ining P la n ts , see a lso “ H eadfram es and T ipp les”

— P la n t No. 4, Coal M ining Co. o f L i6vin,F rance ............................................................... *33

— T ipples a t F rances m ine .............................. *07— O perations of H a rt Coal Corp. in Ky. . . *80 — Incline a t B lue D iam ond mine a t V irginia *100— Mine of Carbon F u e l Co. in U tah ............*311— Island Creek ........................................................ *341— Mine No. 1, N orton M ining Co.. Ky. . . *428— Model m ining p lan t on exhib ition ............*531— W omen run Ky. operation .......................... *505— Blue D iam ond mine in K y.............................. *003— Scenes a t B lack S ta r Coal Co. A lva, Ky. *000— R ex No. 1 m ine L afo lle tte . T e n n . ..............*7 i -— Mines in K uznets B asin of S iberia . . . . * 7 2 5— W hipple mine a t B alkan, K y......................... *732— Jerom e Nos. 1 & 2. Som erset County, P a . *701— H arm ar m ine ra ises q u a lity ...................... *702— Black C arbon mine. W ashington .............. *801

M ining Tow ns and H ousing— M iners’ hom es below A m erican s tandards 22— Coalwood. McDowell Co.. W. V a................. *34— B oarding house a t E u rek a m ine (B erth a

C onsum ers Co.) .......................................... o j>— B oulevard a t Lynch, K y ............................... *80— Playground a t R achel mine. Rachel, W.

V a...........................................................................— Town in easte rn K y............................................. *1J5— L a Coleman, Ky. m ining tow n ...................*20.2— Com m issary a t E dgew ater, A la .........................200— Guild H all. E dgew ater. A la .............. ............— H ousing a t S tandardv ille (U tah ) m ine . . 313— Island Creek ........................................................ *«341— “ W ireless m ine” a t B a r t l e y ......................... «>*»0— Sou thern coal m ine h o m e s ........................... 380— Lonaconing, M d.................................................... 380— Will m ove s tr ik e rs to idle v i l l a g e 4 J0— K indergarten a t E dgew ater, A la ................ 447— F u sh u n . M anchuria ........................................ 40.J— School fo r colored studen ts. Edgewater.

A la ............................................................... *480— Colored section of an A labam a m ining

tow n .................................................... t.............*548— Mine physic ian ’s bungalow in A labam a . ¡>84— A ll-electric s trip m ine in M ont................... 00*j— E dgew ate r’s so ft-d rink s t a n d ....................... 71»— W hat it costs to p a in t t o w n ...................... 7-}-— H arm ar m ine ra ises q uality ; .................... 7 0 -— A coal m ine r’s hom e in th e W e s t ............. 808— Glace Bay liv ing conditions bad ............. 817— Store in Ky. m ine .......................................... 0— F ir s t Creek Valley. K y................................. 008— Two Ky. m ining tow ns, D unham *025,

B urdinc ............................................................. *027— M iner’s dw elling a t M into (Can.) ........... ^927— C olstrip mine electrified ................................ c?™— Rosebud field w ins a t t e n t i o n ................... . .* 2 4 9— F irs t all-e lectric s trip mine a t Colstrip,

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Minnesota— M innesota m ine uses floating pum p . . .* 8 1 3

N ebraska— N ebraska ’s fo rm er governor. C. W. Bryan,

to sell coal again . ...................................— N ebraska h a s p roducing mine ..................New Companies— Acme Coal M ining Co.........................................— A. W. H all Coal & Oil Co...........................— B anner Coal Co., L td .....................................— B ernard Coal Co...................................................— Black D iam ond Coal Co..................................— B lount & M eredith Coal Co...........................— Blue Jac k e t Coal Co..........................................— Boone C ounty M ining Co .— B ritish A m erican Coke & B y-Products,

L td .........................................................................— B ritish Colonial M ines of C a n a d a .............— Burgess B rand Coal Co.....................................— Byesville Coal Co. . H - ....................— Canon Q uality Coal M ining Co..................— C arbonizing Coal Co..........................................— Carm an Coal Co..................................................— C arnall Coal Co....................................................— C arter Coal Co ...................................— Cedar Coal Co.......................................................— Chelsea Coal Co....................................................— Clevel & Cash Coal Co.....................................— Cleveland Collieries Co.....................................— Coal Creek Co........................................................— College Hill Coal Co..........................................— .Connery Coal & Investm en t Co......................

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New Com panies— C ont’d.— Conveyor Sales Co.. In c ................................... 551— Copen Creek Coal M ines, L td .......................... 047— Copley U tilities. In c ........................................... 877— Creek Collieries Co............................................... 382— C. W. W ells Coal Co.......................................... 011— David Thom as Coal Co..................................... 833— D elta Co.................................................................... 272— E m pire Coal Sales C orp ................................... 555— F a irf a x Collieries Co.......................................... 337— F airp lay Coal & D evelopm ent Co.................... 833— F ederal Coal M ining Co................................. 140— F o rd Coal Co......................................................... 580— <31en Jean Sm okeless Coal Co..........................707— G rounders Coal C orp .......................................... 877— H am erford Coal Co............................................. 503— H . T. W. Coal Co................................................ 753— Janney Coal M ining Co..................................... 620— Jefferson B lock Coal Co................................ . 337— John-A m es Coal Co.............................................. 482— K ansas Lino M ining Co.....................................272— L eF lorc Coal Co......................................................482— L. II. & W . Coal Co.......................................... 053— L ogan-W inifred Coal Co..................................... 020— M adeleine Sm okeless Coal Co.......................... 011— M agnolia Coal M ining Co........................ 053— M arksbu rg M ining Co......................................... 753— M oniteau Coal Co................................................ 053— M idland Coke & Iron C orp................................. 783— M idw est Coal Co.............................................. 047— M uir P r a t t Coal Co............................................. 020— New G arland P ocahon tas Coal Co................ 020— New N o rth Coal M ining Co...............................303— N orth A m erican Coal C orp............................... 031— N orthern] Coal Co................................................ 877— N orth S ta te Coal Co.......................................... 707— Ohio V alley Coal Co.......................................... 337— O xita Coal & Ry. Co........................................ 020— P a ra m o u n t Coal Co......................... 707— Payne-B aber Coal Co............................................707— P ish n er F u e l Co.................................................. 140— P ittsb u rg h & Erie Coal Co........................ . 08— P o rtsm o u th Coal & M ining Co. .................. 551— Process F u e l Co.................................................... 551— P rospect P a rk Coal Co..................................... 721— P u tn a m Coal Co.................................................... 337— Q uality Coal Co.................................................... 580— Red Glow Coal Co. ......................................... 30— Red S ta r Coal Co................................................. 833— R epublic Coal Co.................................................. 020— Rock Fordge Coal & Coke Co 707— R ogers Coal Co..................................................... 020— R oyalty Coal Co.................................................... 482— Saline R iver Coal Co.......................................... 721— Saunders-W est Collieries, L td .......................... 272— S chroluske Coal Co............................................. 104— Sou thern Illin o is Coal Co....................................303— Spavinaw M ining & Coal Co............................ 721— Stig ler Coal Co....................................................... 580— Sunbeam Coal Co., L td ..................................... 011— S unligh t Coal Co.................................................. 280— S utton Coal & Coke Co..................................... 707— T ar D istilling C orp............................................... 020— Tenn. M erger ........................................................ 533— Tip-Top Coal M ining Co................................. 721— U ni flow S toker Co............................................... 053— Velnon Coal & Wood Co................................. 382— W alters B ros. Coal Co......................................... 382— W arren Coal Co.................................................... 140— W ar R idge Sm okeless Coal Co..........................382— 'Welsh Coal & T ran sp o rta tio n Co.....................011— W esterik & T a lk e rts Coal Co........................... 047— W hitelye Creek Coal Co...................................... 303— W hite S ta r Coal Co........................................... 020— W ickens-H aas M ining Co................................. 303— Z enith B rique t & M ines C orp ......................... 877New E quipm en t— T herm al re lay added to com pensator

eq u ip ...................................................................... *08— E leetric sand pipe h e a t e r ............................... *08— Cushioned tro lley ............................................... *103— G asoline locom otive ..........................................*103— P ow er re lay ......................................................... *104— Shovel is la rg e st on t r a c t o r s .........................*138— S trong b riq u e t b i n d e r .............................. 130— W ood-boring a ir d rill ....................................... *140— T om pkins ex tension ra ils ............................. *140— Special iron fo r e a r coup lings ................. ,* 2 3 8— Speed reducer w ith b a ll bearings .............. *238— R ail c lam p m akes t ig h t ground connec­

tion ......................................................................*272— P o rtab le w elder w ith gas engine .............. *272— R oller bearings in cen trifu g a l pum p . . . . *303— Oil s ta r tin g sw itch .......................................... *303— Compressed a ir locom otive ...........................*337— Inclosed charg ing panel ................................ *337— P rim in g device fo r cen trifu g a l pum p . . . *338— Steel sw itchboard ............................................... *450— Flood ligh t w ith reflector ................................*450— New ro ller bearin g .............................................*482— P ro tec ted connecto r ..........................................*482— A ir cone p reven ts sp ray w asting p a in t . . *551— F loodligh t p ro je c to rs ..........................................*551— M otor and contro l passes b u re a u te s ts . . .* 5 5 2— S afety sw itch design ....................................... *552— Double in su la tio n im proves section

in su la to r ..........................................................— O il-electric locom otive ................................ 040— H eavy ro lle r bearings fo r m o to r .............. *fi53— F use box p reven ts con tact ......................*053— Oil forced to u p p er b earin g in vertical

gears ................................................................... *0.>4— T w o-casting c lam p .............................................*R§ 7

.— F it tin g a id pu lling w ires th ro u g h pipe *087— Combined g rinder and d u s te r ......................*^§0— M anually operated sw itch ..............................*088— Trolley h a rp h a s grease re se rv o ir .................*721— A n th rac ite s to k er ...............................................*7 ^1— M ultiple-dial d ra f t gage ................................*7 r 2— Shoveling m achine ........................................... 753— Self-oiled flexible c o u p l in g ............................. *754— M akes stronger b e a r in g s ................................. 754-— P ro tec tiv e u n its sim plified ...........................*7SZ— Change over sw itch ....................................... *707— Globe and angle v a lv e s .................................... ' r r— Texrope drive ....................................................*833

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New E quipm en t— C ont’d.— T herm o-electric locom otive ........................ *833— F u se pu lle r ............................................................*834— R esp ira to r hood ................................................. *834— Joy lo ad e r.................................................................*877— P n eu m atic s tocker ............................................ *877— M ounting- fo r solenoid-operated b reak er *878— A ir operitted dum p ca r .................................. *011— G asoline locom otive .......................................... *011— E lectric speedom eter ........................................*012— Combined h an g er ...............................................*047— R ight-angle d rive spin reducer ................... *047— W aste m eter ......................................................... *048— Locom otive fo r coke quenching .............. *048New Jersey— Jersey nam es coal board .............................. 815New M exico— S afety h ead q u arte rs a t N . M. m ine . . . . * 4 8 7— Coke p lan t in N. M ............................................*«517— F an house in N. M. m ine ............................. *045

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O bituary— Adam s, H arry C.. opera to r. Chicago. 111..

Ju n e 27. 1025 ................................. ............... *40— A ldrich. W illiam F ., opera to r, B irm ing­

ham , A la., Oct. 30. 1025 ....................... 080— Bail-, E dw ard H., 05 , G reenburg, P a.,

Ju ly 28. 1025 ................................................ 20— B artley. Joseph H.. 44, P h ilade lph ia , P a..

Oct. 11. 1025 ................................................ 580— B eatty, George B., 70, opera to r. K ansas

City, Mo., Sept. 20, 1 0 2 5 ......................... 518— Bolt, M artin S ta te d irec to r Dept.

M ines & M inerals. Illino is. Ju n e 23.1025 .................................................................... *19

— Bone, H ugh. 70. f irs t Sec.-Trcas. U. M. W.D istric t 10. Ju ly 3, 1025 ....................... 140

— B utterfie ld , L . A.. 70. B irm ingham , Ala.,Sept. 13. 1025 .............................................. 450

— Casidy, T hom as D.. 00, opera to r, Ky.,Ju ly 1025 140

— C attanack . A ndrew , 65 , M inneapolis,M inn., Dec., 1025 ...................................... 010

— C lark. Col. W illiam T ., 87, M gr. Em pireFuel Co., Buffalo, N. Y., Ju ly 11, 1025. 172

— Clevenger H. C., 52, traflic P .R .R ..P it tsb u rg h , P a ., Dec. 17, 1 0 2 5 ............. 010

— Crouse. H iram P.. 03. jo u rn a lis t, C incin­n a ti, Ohio, Dec. 15. 1 0 2 5 ....................... 010

— Dering, J . K., opera to r, Chicago, Ju ly 0,1025 ................................................................... 49

— Dickinson. Jo h n Quincy, opera to r. Charles­ton. W. Va.. N ov. 20, 1025 .................. 832

— DierdorfT. Joseph F .. 40, Jeffrey M fg. Co.,F rench Lick. Ind.. Aug., 1925 .............. 228

— E vans. D avid T., opera to r. H unting ton .W. Va., Aug., 1925 ................................... 336

— F agan , Charles A. P it tsb u rg h , P a ., Nov.1025 .................................................................... 720

— Fischer. Charles J ., 55 , ope ra to r (U nder­h ill Coal Co.) Aug. 18. 1 0 2 5 .................. 302

— F rerk , A lfred. 51, Chicago, 111., Sept. 11.* I 9 2 5 .................................................................... 450

— Gray. George, 85, ex-judge, W ilm ington,Del. Aug. 7, 1025 ...................................... 224

— G riffiths, Thom as. Sup t., Cum berland. Md.,Nov. 14. 1025 ................. 752

— H all, Issac G.. 40 , Ind ianapo lis . Ind.,Nov. 20, 1 9 2 5 . ............................................... 832

— H arw ood. Fred, 62, dealer. L ankcrsh im .Cal., Oct. 23. 1925 ...................................... 686

— Hayden. Lew is A., opera to r. Denver, Colo.,Sept. 22. 1925 ................................................ 482

— Higgins, Ju liu s Judson . 70, opera to r,C linton Ind.. Ju ly 25, 1 9 2 5 .................. 206

— H anford , Jabez B., 61. o p e ra to r. M organ­tow n. W. Va., Sept. 22, 1 0 2 5 ............... 482

— H unt. W alter D.. 30, opera to r, B razil,Ind.. N ov., 1025 ......................................... 653

— Ivei* R obert, 81, o p e ra to r H arrisv ille .Pa.. Nov., 1925 ........................................... 686

— Jenkins. Dr. A rth u r , 54, opera to r, Lex-ington, Ky., Sept. 5, 1925 .................... 450

— Johnson. G ust, opera to r. Osage City. Ky.,Dec. 4. 1925 ................................................... 910

— Johnston , W. P .. 39, o p e ra to r. W heeling,W. Va., Sept. 15, 1925 ............................ 450

— Kelso. David, m ine inspector, B irm ing-r ham Ala., Ju n e 21. 1025 ....................... 36

— Kinloch, Henry E.. opera to r. P arnassus .P a ., Oct. 14, 1025 .............................5 80 : *651

— Lee, Dr. C. B., 58, opera to r, C harleston .W. Va., Dec. 3. 1025 ................................. 876

— Lee. W arren S.. 72. opera to r. A ltoona,P a.. Oct. 18. 1025 ...................................... 610

— Mayo. M ilton, P a in tsv ille . Ky., Oct. 12,.1025 ................................................................... 053

— M inds. Jam es, opera to r, R am sey, P a .,Aug. 10, 1025 .............................................. 272

— Moore. A. E ., 65 , o p e ra to r. C olum bus,Ohio. Nov.. 1025 ......................................... 752

— M orlock, J . F red , opera to r, Buffalo, N . Y.,Ju ly 10. 1925 .............................................. 104

— McClelland. E . R ., 34, F inlow , W. Va.,Sept.. 1925 ..................................................... 518

— McConn, E dw ard A., 81, o pera to rs , Scott-dale. P a ., Nov.. 1925 .............................. 053

— M cConnoughy, E lm er E ., opera to r. D ay­ton. Ohio. Ju ly , 1925 ................................. 228

M cCormack. Geo. B ryant. 60, opera to r.B irm ingham . A la., N ov. 28, 19 2 5 . . . . *873

— McKay. D uncan, opera to r, H enryetta .Okla.. Ju ly . 1925 ...................................... 206

— P ark inson , Edwin O.. op e ra to r, New Y ork,N. Y., Dec. 6, 1925 ................................. 876

— P ettebone, E. R .. 61, ch ief engineer,H udson Coal Co., K ingston, P a ., Ju ly27, 1925 ........................................................... *193

— R eddington, A lfred , 65 C harleston . W.Va., Sept.. 1925 ........................................... 450

O bituary— C ont’d.— Reed. J . O.. 04 su p t. P h ilip sbu rg , Pa.,

Nov. 23 , 1925 ................................................ 796— Rocke, S en a to r W illiam , 83, H alifax .

N. S.. Oct. 19, 1925 ................................. 619— S m ith , J . R .. opera to r. F aye ttev ille , Tenn..

Nov. 20. 1025 ................................................ 700— Stim m ell. Sam uel E ., 47 , sup t.. E xport.

P a ., Nov.. 1025 .............................................. 752— Thom as. Jam es R ., 65, opera to r. C incin­

n a ti. Ohio, Dec. 27, 1025 ....................... 040— Thom as, Seth M „ 50. associate inspector.

A labam a, Ju ly 26, 1025 ....................... 206— iT urkington, W. E .. 73. opera to r. P i t ts ­

bu rgh , P a ., Oct. 13, 1025 ....................... 586— W ickes, W illiam J., 63, opera to r. New

Y ork. N. Y.. Nov. 1, 1025 ..................... 720— W oolridge, A shley E., 08. opera to r. W ood­

land, P a ., Oct. 20 , 1025 ............................ 080

Officials, 31 i iie— Island Creek officials ................................... *420— P erk im . N. B„ v.p. and gen. m gr. S o u th ­

ern Coal Co........................ *407— P ittsb u rg h Coal Co. officials .......................*500— W omen officials ru n Ky. o p e r a t i o n *505— H arm ar m ine o f f ic ia ls ....................... - ............. *708

Ohio— Tw o Ohio coal m ergers nearly com pleted 50 — Ohio coal in d u stry faces w orst year . . . 87— Ohio m erger no t dead ................................. 150— Sixty-nine Ohio industrie s pay h igher

com pensation th a n coal m ining ........... 217— Ohio opens tw o m ore m ines on 1017

scale ..................................................................... 288— Ohio coal land deal closed ............................ 503— L ocate Ohio dealer 's he irs a f te r e igh t

m on ths ............................................................. 535— M odify Cam bridge field wage scale . . . . 808

O klahom a— P ersu asio n by p rayer enjoined ..................— S trik e rs w ives can pray a t O klahom a

m ines .................................................................. 200— M ay call troops in O klahom a .................. 307— O klahom a s trik e rs determ ined to w in . . 434— T roops w ithd raw from Okla. f i e l d 030— Two O klahom a m ines reopen a t 1017

scale ..................................................................... 070— Open O kla.-A rk. m ines a t 1924 scale . . 070— Okla. g ra n ts in junc tions ............................... 737— Okla. m ine cause “Y " bu ild ing to topple *874

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P a in ts and P a in tin g— C om plete p a in t o u tfit .....................................*551— Cost of p a in tin g m ining tow n .................. 732P ennsy lvan ia— C am bria C ounty’s first-aid m eet ................ 00— Tipple a t M cDonald destroyed .................. 157— Tries to fo rm P it tsb u rg h union ............... 180— E n terp rise Coal Co. sold fo r S I ,250 ,000 101— O perato r lo s t 510 ,032 ,000 in 5 y r 221— C entral P a . o u tp u t 70 p e r cent n on ­

union .................................................................. 258— Rock d u s t used in 62 P ennsy lvan ia m ines 283 — C entral P a . is ready to gain business . . 287 — P ittsb u rg h com pany opens m ines on

1017 scale ........................................................ 288— C entral P a . o u tp u t gains ............................ 300— Gov. P in c h o t silen t on s trik e .................. 305— P in ch o t calls conference .............................. 300— P ittsb u rg h Coal Co. opens m ine on 1017

scale ................................. ................................... 534— Johnstow n m en d iscuss b lasting ............. 004— C arnegie (P a .) Coal Co. bank u p t . . . . 000— Lilley (P a .) m ine on 1017 s c a l e ............. 007«¿-Governor P in c h o t’s p rogram (e) ............. 755— M ining engineers of w estern P a . d is­

cuss concrete s h a f t linings .................... *777— O perato rs re jec t P in c h o t’s plan ............... 780— S ecretary o f m ines sends w arning .......... 030— B ethlehem m ines jo in 1017 wage g roups 040 — Gov. P in ch o t inv ites s trik e leader and

o p era to r to conference .............................. *068— B ethlehem Corp. opens m ines a t 1017

scale .................................................................... 070— P ennsy lvan ia p ro tes ts again st ra te s . . . . 702 — Penn. S ta te College loses P ro f. N . E.

M iller .................................................................. 730— P a . co u rt b rin g s con tem pt verd ic t .......... 810— P a . governor pro longs s trik e (e) ............. 835— P in ch o t calls ex tra leg is la tu re .................. 858— P ittsb u rg h Coal Co. to open s ix th m ine 933

Personnel— A bbott, W illiam F ., elected p residen t

A .S .M .E..................................................................*801— Affelder, W. L ., a ss is tan t to P residen t

H illm an Coal & Coke Co........................... *13— A nderson. C. P .. ch ie f in spec to r New

R iver Co................................................................*183— Bain. H. F oste r, re p o rts on trad e in

A rgen tina .......................................................... 430— Beerbow er, R alph , re tire s as m anaging

d irec to r C .M .I.................................................... *S43— Beisel, A. R.. general m anager Island

Creek C om pany ........................................... 364— Bell, Jo h n A.. P a . op e ra to r, lost 510,032.-

000 in five years 2 2 1 : Indicted , 307 ;Convicted ............... 800

— Bergus. Dr. F ., G erm an scien tis t .............. *563— Berry. M ajor G eneral C. W ., chairm an

N. Y . s ta te coal com m ission .................*603— Black. Jam es E .. U. S. B ureau of M ines *323 — Blower. D. R.. m anag ing d irec to r

C.M.I. 1025 .......................................................*846— Bockus. C. E ., heads N .C.A.’s trade com ­

m ission ............................................................. 24— B ourland. C hancellor J . V., overru led by

A rk . Suprem e C ourt ................................. 706

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PagePersonnel— C ont’d.— B rackett. Geo. S., vice-pres. N orthern W.

Va. O pera to rs’ A ssociation ......................*598— Bridgem an. W illiam Olive, m ed ia to r in

B ritish s trik e ..................................................*189— Bryan. C. W.. N ebraskan w holesaler *90:

to p u t business in fehape .......................... 360— B urns. M. F ., le ft S 3 .475.520 .................. 300— B utton . Sew ard C., Resigns from five

c o m p a n ie s ............................................................*126— Byrne, Col. Jo h n J ., appo in ted chairm an

N. Y. s ta te coal com m ission .................*850— Cam eron. W. II., N ationa l S afety Council *501 — C harlton , D. E . A., E ngineering and M in ­

ing Journal-Press, jo ins Goheen C orp . *470 — Close, C. L ., N a tio n a l Safety Council . . . *500 — Cook, A. J ., Sec. M iners’ F edera tion . . . . 287 — C rissinger, Gov. D. R ., F ederal R eserve

Board .................................................................. *22— C urran . R ev. Jo h n J .. takes h an d in

s trik e ................................................................... *704— D alrym ple, W illiam F ., p residen t d is tric t

21 orders s trik e ........................................... 324— Davis. Secretary of L ab o r Jam es J.,

speaks a t A.M.C............................................ 848— Davis, T . B., p residen t Is lan d Creek Co. 304— Debs. E ugene V., opposes s trik e ............. 500— D uncan. S ir A ndrew -Rae, heads B ritish

com m ission ..................................................... 572— E astm an , J . B., chairm an I.C.C..................... 033— Ellis. W ayne P ., fo rm s coal b u reau . . . . *573 — E vans, N icholas, re tires as pres. C.M .I. *837 — Fieldncr. A. C.. U. S. B ureau o f M ines . . *837 — F itzm o rris . Charles C., p residen t Globe

Coal Co................................................................ 074— F rancis . Jam es D., vice-pres. Is lan d Creek

Com pany .......................................................... 304— Fuller. G overnor A. T „ will use so ft coal 571 — Gandy, H arry L .. execu tive secre ta ry

N.C.A. *21; *22: advises governm ent 000 — Golden. C hrist J ., p residen t D istric t 0 . . *48 — -Green W illiam , p residen t A m erican F ed e ra ­

tion of L abor. 5 1 ; ....................................*570Gould. M orton L ., p residen t N .C.A................ *03

— H all, R . Dawson, Coal Age, nom inated fo rp residen t C.M .I....................................................741

— H am m ond. John H ays, opposes in te r­ference in s trik e *100 : ch a irm an of fu e l conference o f governors 280 ; denounces certifica tion law *503; “ success due to h a rd w o rk " 504 ;in form s Coolidgc ........................................... 071

— H olbrook, A. E ., re tires as m anagingd irec to r C.M .I......................................................*843

— Holden, W. C.. nom inated fo r p residen tC.M.I. 741 ; elected p residen t C.M.I. . .* 8 3 7

— Inglis. W. W., chairm an o p era to rs’ su b ­com m ittee in wage c o n fe re n c e ............. *110

— Jerm yn, E . B.. M ayor o f S cranton , P a . . .* 8 1 8 — Kendall. N. H.. m anag ing d irec to r 111.-

Wis. re ta ile rs ................................................ 321— L aing, John , p resident K anaw ha Coal

O pera to rs’ A ssoc............................................... *220— Lam bie, R . p resident W. Va. M .I. . . 774— Lewis. E . G., p residen t 111. M .I..................... 004— Lewis. Jo h n L ., p res iden t U nited Mine

W orkers .................................. *50 (See Lewis)— L ord, General H ebert M ., d irec to r of the

budget ............................................................... *22— Lyon, Dr. Dorsey A.. U. S. B u reau of

M ines .................................................................. 738— May, W illiam F .. a n th ra c ite coal service *407 — M arkle. A Ivan, chairm an a n th rac ite s trik e

conference ........................................................ 030— M arkle, Jo h n , p residen t Jeddo-H ighland

Coal Co................................................................. *87— M cCullough. E . S.. P it tsb u rg h C ham ber

of Commerce ................................................ 180— M cVeigh, R. S.. vice-pres. Is lan d Creek

Company .......................................................... 304— M iller, P ro f. N. C., leaves P en n S ta te

fo r R utgers ..................................................... 730— M urray . P h ilip , in te rn a tio n a l vice-pres.

U.M.W. *53; charges conspiracy 300 ;generalizes ...................................................... 404

— Ord. Col. W. D.. p residen t E m pire Coal & Coke Co. *7; pres, sm okeless opera­to rs ........................................................................ *800

— P ark e r. Dr. E . W.. a n th ra c ite b u reauof in fo rm ation ...........................................*598

— Payne, John B arton, A.R.C. p ra isesN ational Safety Council ......................... 499

— Perk ins, N. B.. S ou thern M ining Co.............*497— Pinchot. Gov. Gifford, m ay call special

session 571 ; invites Lew is and Inglis to conference *068; pow er p lan to beanalyzed .......................................................... 674

— Pollack . A. K., a t C.M .I. m e e t i n g ............*843— Price . D. J ., form erly B ureau o f Chem ­

istry . D epartm ent o f A gricu ltu re . . . . *257 — Pugh . J . E dgar, p residen t Am. P e tro l. In s t. 126 — R ash. F ran k D., resigns presidency of Ky.

m ine ow ners association ...........................*704— R hondda, Lady, d irec to r in B ritish coal

com panies ......................................................... *158— R oberts. Col. W arren R ., exp lains why

m echanical c lean ing pays ....................... 497— R utledge, Dr. J . J ., M aryland B u reau of

M ines, *78: v ice-president C.M.I. . . . .* 8 3 7 — Sam uel. S ir H erbert T., heads B ritish

coal com m ission .............................................*398— Scott. C harles B.. p residen t N ational

S afety C o u n c i l ................................................. *497— Shaw . Joseph A., chem ist, d iscusses p um p­

ing ....................................................................... 215— Slemp. C. Bascom . heads new coal m erger 897 — S ta rr C larence T .. chairm an W ashington

section A .I.M .M .E ............................................ *898— Storrow , Jam es J ., fo rm er federa l fuel

ad m in is tra to r, pres. Boy Scouts . . . . 190— Suppes, R ichard A., designs tw o conveyors 720 — Taylor. H arry N.. “s trik e c reates no

c ris is” ho te lls A.M .C.................................... *852— T aylor. Sam uel A., m ay head A .I.M .E .

1920, 571 : *005; nom inated fo r p resi­den t A .I.M .E ..................................................... 672

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PagePersonnel— C ont’d.— Thom as. Thom as, m em ber operators sub ­

com m ittee .......................................................... *187— T illson, B. F .. N ational Safety Council . . *501 — Tryon. F . G.. U. S. B ureau o i Mines . . 289 — T urner, Scott. New director of B ureau of

M in e s ......................................................*637. *738— W hite. C. P .. U. S. B ureau of M in e s 738— W arriner. J . B.. m em ber operato rs’ sub ­

com m ittee ........................................................*186— W arriner. Sam uel D.. chairm an an th rac ite

o p e ra to rs ’ conference ..................................*853— W atson. C. W.. tells Lew is union

“collapsed” .................................................... 52— W entz, Col. D. B., pres. A.M.C...................*848— W ertheim , Saunders A., p resident B urns

Bros., sails fo r E urope ................ *434. 573— W hite. E . E .. resigns presidency of W ind­

ing G ulf Assoc.................................................*862— W ilshire. F . W.. Consolidation Coal Co..

sails fo r Europe ............................................ *102— W oodin, W illiam H.. p residen t Am erican

Locom otive Co................................................... *816— Young, Geo. J .. Engineering and M ining

Journal-Pre88 to serve Coal A g e .............. *933— Young, Owen D., appoin ted chairm an of

Am. C om m ittee In t . C ham ber of Com­merce .................................................................. 673

Pipes and P iping—-B ronze rin g in pipe l i n e s .............................. *92— P ip ing fo r a ir l i f t pum ping system . . . . *143— F ilte r p reven ts clogging of w a ter m ains *161— Long tunnels m ake dip w orkings self-

d ra in ing ..............................................................*175

Politics— Congress m ay in tervene if s trik e is

p ro trac ted ....................................................... 51— H am m ond opposes po litical in terference

in coal ............................................................... 190— P olitics to effect hard-coal s trik e ............. 435— -Government should leave coal alone . . . 600— Ask coolidge to end suspension ............... 603— S enato r Oddie rein troduces coal b ill . . . . 819 — Coolidge rep ly to Lew is suppressed . . . . 861 — Coolidge luck seen in s tr ik e ’s diversion . . 897 — To block in tru sion of Gov’t, in business 899

M ines com m ittees’ changes .......................... 932— Senator La F o lle tte seeks da ta .................. 932— Congress to p u sh coal leg islation ............. 933

Pow er— Pow er cost c u t by e lectrification a t

Old Ben ............................................................. *3— P urchased pow er used a t Old B e n ............. *4— W est K entucky Coal Co.’s pow er p la n t *66— Mine electrical m an p u ts in pow er . . . . *81 — Pow er p lan ts consum e m ore coal in M ay 87 — Pow er p la n t a t No. 1 m ine Superior,

W. Y a .....................................................................*117— A lte rn a to rs supp ly ing m ine loads .............. *147— C entral s ta tion . L i6vin, F ran ce .................*203— S usquehanna p la n t m odernized ................... *209— Pow er house a t S tearns. Ky............................ *236— Seek w a ter developm ent ............................... 258— W ater pow er developm ent rap id ............. 287— Backs “ G iant P o w er” p lan ....................... 290— In sta llin g pow er lines ..................................... *316— "System w ith o u t red ta p e ” keeps costs

down ................................................................... *347— L ak e supplies pow er p lan t ...........................*382— M ain su b sta tio n of M aryland Coal Co. . . *388 — Less pow er needed by slope conveyor . . *395 — S ubsta tions p roperly equipped cu t pow er

costs ......................................................................*421— Synchronous m o to rs im prove pow er

fa c to r ................................................................... *488— N ewly equipped p lan t of Fordson Co. . . *568— P in ch o t m ay call special session on

g ia n t p o w e r ..................................................... 571— Pow er show m ay teach econom ies .......... 606— R econditioning saves pow er a t V alier . . *623— To analyze P in c h o t’s “ G iant P ow er” p lan 674— M ore e lectric pow er (c) .............................. 689— Steam b e tte r th a n w a ter (c) .................... 690— Good pow er fa c to r conditions ................... *801— Texrope d rive .......................................................*833— M into pow er p la n t .............................................*926— W aste m eter ......................................................... *948

P rac tica l P o in ters— Sm all w elding o u tfit ...................................... *24— Illu m in a tin g dangerous spo ts .................. *24— D rum -contro ller troub le stopped ............. 24— Device reduces peak loads on m otors . . *56— T ran sfo rm er m ounting is safe .................. *59— R esistance te rm ina l m akes electrode

h o l d e r .................................................................. *57— S afety rope h a lts c a g e .................................... *57— 'G rouping forges saves space ..................... *90— Ju m p over sw itch ........................................... *90— Pum ped w a ter is m etered ............................ *91— Bronze rin g in pipe l i n e s ............................... *92— R oller re s t a ids firem an ............................... *92— F an ex h au st h ea ts w a ter ............................ *92— B uild shops in sep ara te u n its ......................*127— H om e m ade wire b rush cleans conveyor . 127— Tipple m o to r s ta r te rs grouped hand ily . .*127— Home m ade w heel g r i n d e r ............................. *127- —Inclined tool re s t ...............................................*127— F il te r device p reven ts clogging o f w ater

m ains ................................................................... *161— P la te glass w indows serve as w all b u sh ­

ings .................................................................. *162— F ram e resto res w et draw ings ................... *162— P an e ls from m ine ro o f h ang vertically . . *162— M ending jig splices steel tap e ................... *194— B lacksm iths in sta ll ceiling fan ................*194— Shop work records fix cost d a ta ............. *3 94— Old ra il finds new u s e ..................................... *195— Slope ru n a w ays checked ..............................*195— A u to m atic sw itch th ro w er ...........................*226— Interlock p ro tec ts e lectrical service . . . . *226— Old b e lt pulley now a law n r o l l e r ............*227— "H um ped" s tra p reduces w recks .............. *227

PageP rac tic a l P o in ters— C ont’d.— Standard sw itches and curves ................... *254— H eavy vise b ru sh ............................................ *254— F ires m ake a stove ..........................................*255— L iftin g a rm a tu re s ............................ *255— Hom e m ade la th e ............................................ *291— Sand dropped th ro u g h borehole .................*291— Pow er tools aid shop .....................................*292— Well ad justed pulley .......................................*292— G ravity sw itch ing aids dum p ...................*325— M easures coal berm ..........................................*325— G rinder m ade from pick ups ..................... *326— C hange o f foo t valve stops trouble . . . . 326— B oard v isualizes c ircu its .............................*326— D rying sand by e lectricity ...........................*370— Combined level and s tad ia rod ................... *370— Convenient “old w om an" ............................. *370— Sw inging jib f r a m e ............................................*371— R einforce e lectric welds ............................... *403— C ast-iron pipe fo r m o to r s tand .................*403— Cable conduits te rm ina te below flow

level ..................................................................... *404— L ever la tch fo r cage testing ........................*404— A ir b la s t cools d rille r .................................... *438— Hom e-m ade p laner ............................................*438— B arrie r perm its men to p a s s ........................*439— Q uick re p a ir of ro ta ry converter ..............*439— C astor oil m ake shellac flexible ............... 439— C onventer operates from tw o tra n s ­

form ers ................................................................ *470— Sm all m ine jobs fo r a little foundry . . . * 4 7 0 — L igh ts and pow er supplied by b a tte ry . . *471 — Special c lam p on cable fo r ho isting . . . .*471— W ell-designed b rak e shoes .............................*507— C heckboard slider o u t fo r u s e ......................*507— H om e-m ade winch ............................................ *508— A rreste r o f "M -G” se t ..................................*508— Electric-driven pum p on t o w e r ...................*537— H am m er blow com pletes sw itch th row . . *537— A rc welding proves its value ..................... *537— G uard p ro tec ts eyes ......................................... *538— Cem ent wall holds re fu se bank ................ *538— L ocks n u t in s h a f t ............................................*574— W elding c a rt fo r odd-job repa irs ..............*574— A ttach m en t fo r re tu rn feeder ..................... *575— R oof leaks stopped by change to idler . .* 5 7 5— B earing reinforced by forged ban ............*575— Signal system fo r f a n .......................................*608.— Hom e-m ade press .............................................. *608— Bolt serves as bond term inal ..................... *609— Device tig h ten s com m uta to rs ...................*609— “ F acto ry m ethods" in b it sharpening . . *641 — Signals te ll w hen charg ing cu rren t fa ils *641 — Long take-ups on fan co u n te rsh a ft . . . .*642 — A rm atu re m ay be w ound and banded on

sam e s tan d ......................................................*642— T urn ing up tires on locom otive .................*675— Padlock lim its fan speed ............................... *675— W hy did th is m o to r h ea t? ......................... 676— Clamp and cage help in re tap ing field . . *676— Id le r m ounted on springboard ..................... *700— Cap screw s hold re s 's to r p l a t e s ...................*709— R epair m ade to b reak er carry ing cu rren t *709 — D raw pockets saved by wood fillers . . . . *710— B races hold hangers on curves ................ *710— “S tre tch e r" fo r a rm atu res .......................... *710— Changes location o f a rre s te r stops trouble *742— M achine fo r a rm a tu re b a n d in g . . . * 7 4 2— F ew er frogs required by two-wire c ircu its *7^3— Suspension lugs strong a t b a r ...................*1^2— Sim plifies a rm a tu re w inding ........................*~£3— Old locom otives have con tacto r control . *78o— R elieving con tro lle r troub le ........................*7§i?— Bonds m ade a t the m ines ............................*785— Boom on crane ..................................................* '86— G rouping of supp ly r e c o r d s ......................... *Z— R ack guards in s tru m en ts .............................*786— P o rtab le cord serv ing as cable .............. . .* 8 2 0— 300-kw . cu t from load by m etering

hoses ...................................................................*820— Oil r in g p reven t c u rren t leakage ..............*821— In su la te guides reduce ground .................— C ontrollers a re guarded ................................*8«1— Signal o p era to r from incline c a r ...............*804— Good d rink ing w a te r provided ................. *o -— Copper welded term inal b o n d ......................— W ire rope su p p o rts c h u te .............................*865— Tongs fo r hand ling n a i l s ................................ *£— S u b s titu te w heel p ress .................................... *2° °— Cone-shaped m andre l .......................................*900— T rolley n ip ...........................................................*936— Rem oving locom otive a rm a tu re ................ *936— W histle w arns if fan slows d o w n .............. *937— P erm anen t tro lleys a t Tenn. mine ............*937— W rong connection causes t r o u b l e .............. *937

P rep ara tio n— C om bination loader im proves p rep a ra ­

tion ...................................................................... *1 J— B etter shoo ting gives m ore lum p ..............*1 ?«— Consum ers and the safe ty problem (e) . . 339— P ro p er handling a t Is lan d Creek .............— M echanical c leaning ..................................... 497— Clim bing th e b ack s ta irs to victory (e) . . 5o3— New cleaning p lan t ......................................... *567— Service pays (e) ................................ 588— M any refinem ents in new U tah tipple . . *632— H arm ar m ine ra ises q ua lity ......................— Sand flo tation in b itum inous field ............*769— Increasing lum p percentage ........................ *822— P rep a ra tio n a t B lack Carbon m i n e ............*891

Prices— M arket prices (e) 1— Shipping Board bids are l o w ....................... 22— The m an w ith tw o prices (e) ............ 33— H igh an th ra c ite prices due to trade

m onoply .................................................... • ■ - 50— N. Y. an th ra c ite prices fo r Ju ly 1925 . . 55— High cost of hagg ling (e) ...................... . . 106— X. Y . a n th ra c ite prices fo r A ug .....................192— R ailw ay fuel costs lower ............................ 288— H errin s trip p it is "snow bird ing" .......... 290— U nstable do lla r causes wage troub les . . . 319 — Is th is th e rem edy for low coal prices? 469

"— F a ir p rice coal com m ission r e v i s e d .......... 504— Cost of locom otive fuel a d v a n c e s ............. 860

Problem s In U nderground M anagem ent— Im proved low -head s i p h o n ..............................*401— Device fo r ex tension of face track s . . . . *402— Clay fo r stem m ing .............................................*539— Car operates own spray .................................. *540— Steel s iding adds capacity to c a r s .............. *540— L arge o u tp u t p e r m an n o t accom panied

by fa ll-o f-roof fa ta litie s ............................. *707— Dummies, provide clay fo r tam ping . . . . *707— S alt allays coal dust ..................................... 708— Stop holds cars on slope .............................. *70«— “ Sla t S ystem " increases lum p ................... *822— B ooster decreases ven tila tin g pow er . . . . 822— R unaw ay sw itch saves money .................... 822P roduction— N on-union o u tp u t c lim bs in N orthern

W. V a.................................................................. 23— K ram er m ine produces 4 .000 tons daily *75— Ohio faces w orst y ear .................................. 87— Big o u tp u t a t New O rient ........................... 122— O verproduction in non-union m ines . . . . 123 — N ata l m ines fo u r m illion tons yearly . . . 146 — C rockard m ine developed to p roduce 5,000

tons .................................................................... 156— S nubber increases yield of lum p coal . . *154— P roduction o f byproduct coke .................. 190— R ussian o u tp u t i n c r e a s e s .............................. 193— Edge w a ter m ine h as la rge o u t p u t .............. *241— C entral P a . o u tp u t 70 per cent non-union 258— Tonnage grow s in W. V a................................ 261— S h aft bo ttom enables b ig p roduction . . . 284 — C entral P a . production gains s ligh t . . . . 287— Island Creek increases tonnage ................... *341— T ab le of annual production a t Island

Creek 1905-1924 ......................................... 364— Central P a . o u tp u t gains du ring s trik e . . 366 — B anning No. 2 o u tp u t 1.000 tons daily 503 — O utpu t resum es upw ard cu rve in W. Va.

s trik e zone ..................................................... 535— C anada’s production up in Ju ly ............... 535— Legless m iner gets o u t 14 tons a day . . *501— O u tp u t h ig h e r in W. Va. s trik e zone . . 573— V alier cu ts costs 20c. per ton ................... *623— O utpu t h ig h e r in N o rth e rn F ran ce . . . . 638 — B itum inous and a n th ra c ite production

1913-1924 ....................................................... 672— Big o u tp u t a t union wages near P i t ts ­

burgh . P a ............................................................ 704— Use of pulverized fue l m ay boost <*oal

production ....................................................... 733— H arm ar m ine’s production ............................. *762— O utpu t m oun ts in W. V a ..........................783

— M ining congress studies o u tp u t .............. 817— Russiaji o u tp u t lags ........................................ 817— N on-union o u tp u t gains ................................. 859— Im proved b lastin g aids production . . . . * 8 8 1— O rient No. 2 produces 12.823 tons in

day ...................................................................... 896Pum ping and D rainage— A ir-lift pum ping system ................................*143— P um ping reduces corrosion ......................... 215— D rainage decision in F ay e tte C ounty field 287— One job— th ree jobholders (e) 484— Deep-well pum p ..................................................*537— P um p house a t H arm ar .................................. *768— F lo a tin g pum p now dra in s p it ................... *813

R

R ailroads— B. & O. revenues la s t year h u r t by coal

slum p .................................................................. if)— Class 1 R .R .s place 70 .949 cars in service 19 — C. & O. im provem ents to cost §20,000,000. 20— R.R . fuel cost low er ...................................... 20— M. K. & T. to open new K ansas coal field. 49— Lehigh V alley says buy coal e a r ly 86— V irginian p lans b ig ou tlay ......................... 124— N orfo lk & W estern files app lication to

lease V irg in ian R y .......................................... 124— D enver & Rio Grande to ta p U tah field. . 124 — D. & H. Co. to vo te on B. R. & P . lease . . 125 — Will urge F o rd to link D. T . & I. to Ky.

road .................................................................. , ] 26— R ailroads p u t 83 ,291 cars in serv ice . . . . 158— N. & W. orders_coal c a rs ............................ 158— Penn . R .R . seeks coal-saving id e a s 223— N orthern Pacific R y. opens Rosebud

o p e r a t io n .............................................................*249— R oads drop coal hold ings ............................ 259— R ailroad equ ipm ent in good c o n d itio n .. 290— No decision on ra te fight ............................ 366— New coal road fo r U tah ............................... 308— L. & N. buy ing h e a v i l y ................................. 390— R ailroads p ro tes t ra te cu t ............................ 307— B. R. & P . leased to D. & H . Co.................... 398— B rotherhood seek line to C. & O. R y 400— R ailroads save on fuel bill .......................... 400— V irgin ian denied in junc tion .......................... 433— N orthw estern goes to oil ............................ 504— L ocom otive fuel costs decline .................. 505— Oppose lease o f V irg in ia R.v......................... 53.3— A pprove ra te s on B. R. & P . R .R 534— C entral R .R . o f N. J . uses new oil-electric

locom otive ........................................................ 040— N orthern P ac ific 's electric s trip mine . . . *600 — N. & W. fights C. & O. fo r coal business. 672— So. Pacific goes back to c o a l ....................... 673— P lan s to end ear sh o rtag e on L . A N 737— N. Y . C. orders 3 ,000 gon d o las.................. 741— C. & O. to lease 6.000 c a r s ............................ 741— So. Ky. R .R . denied perm it ....................... 818— T herm o-electric locom otive fo r N . J . C.

„ R .B . ......................................................................*833— C. & N. W . will te st oil-electric locomo-

„ 863— G rand T ru n k allow s free reconsignm ent

a t D e t r o i t .......................................................... 896— O ur ra il problem (e ) 013— 1,000 gondolas fo r L . & N .............................. 933R ates. Coal—F ig h t In d ian a r a t e s ..................................... 20— U rge repeal o f H och-Sm ith re s o lu tio n .. 19 — Clinchfield com pany seeks ra te cu t . . . . 102

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R ates, Coal— C ont’d.— To study new In d ia n a sch ed u le .................. 102— M ust guaran tee charge on s la c k .................. 102— V irgin ia ra te o rder held u p ....................... 102— R ates on a n th ra c ite (Shop-w orn m er­

chandise) (e ) ................................................ 100— In d u stry sh ifts again (2 ) ............................ 239— I. C. C. orders jo in t a ll-rail r a te s 250— W estern lines w ant in c r e a s e s ....................... 270-—Illino is ra te h earin g continued .................. 271— Suspend B ellvillo to S t. Louis r a te 302— N o rth e rn producers to figh t r a te s 322— C arbonized coal ra te s s tan d ....................... 300— 'No decision on ra te s to New E n g lan d . . 300— P incho t p ro tes t lake r a t e s ............................ 390— R ailroads p ro tes t ra te c u t ............................ 397— V irgin ian denied in junc tion . . . . ................ '133— H earings on ra te s to E . St. L ou is .......... 449— O rders low er ra te on slack ......................... 504— Will not d is tu rb ra te re la tio n sh ip ............. 530— R ates to cem ent m ills ................................. 019— Tom bstone ra te s approved ............................ 019— Oppose reconsignm ent boost ....................... 040— A pprove B. R . «Sc P . coke r a te s .................. 052— In q u iry on “S u b s titu te F u e l” ra te s . . . . 008 — M ore B. R. & P . coke ra te s app roved . . . . 080— Allows em ergency ra te s on c o k e .................. 080— P roposa ls fo r em ergency ra te s .................. 702— Opposb fu r th e r ra te cu ts in N o rth ea st . . 740— Em ergency ra te s to E a s t ............................ 781— P ro te s ts M aryland r a t e s ................................. 790— Sanctions N. Y. r a t e s ...................................... 832

R efrigera tion— Going S outh again (e) . . . 2R efuse disposal, see also “ D um ping”— Sem i-portable dum p a t B lue D iam ond. . . . *210 — E nd-dum ping la rry in W. Va. m i n e . . . . *618— Fordson "sp an s” difficulties ........................ *887— New air operated dum p ca r ........................ *911R escue w ork, see also ‘‘F ir s t A id”— 111. team wins in te rn a tio n a l m eet ............. 397— N ational S afety Council m eets ................... *499— Safety m ethods discussed a t P it ts . I n s t . . . 503 — V ancouver Island team s in safety m eet. . 503— W hipple team tripp le w i n n e r ....................... 500— F o rty -fo u r team s in A labam a m e e t . . . . 533— W hen an explosion o c c u r s ............................ 500— Eleven first-aid team s in Tenn. m e e t . . . . 007— P reven t explosions. ............................................ *628— P rom pt action saves men ........................ . .* 6 3 4— W inners a t in te rn a tio n a l m eet ................... *674— Rescue au to s favored in K y...............................704— In d ian a m iners rescue th ree ....................... 862— H igher study in rescue w ork .................... 862— R ecovery w ork a t Rock wood ......................*889

Rock D usting, see a lso “ D ust,” “ M udizing”— R ock-dust b a rrie rs p ro tec t so ft coal m ines. *39 — Rock dusting discussed a t 111. in s titu te . . *83 — Rock d u st used in 62 Pennsy lvan ia

m ines .................................................................. 283— W est tr ie s every th ing in rock d u stin g . . *310— Did rock d u st help? ...................................... 323— C onsum ers and th e safe ty problem (e) . . 339— Island Creek uses rock d u s t ....................... 358— .Valier dusts 37 m iles o f e n try ...................*626— Tim bers as rock-dust shelves (e ) ............. 65o— Combined grinder and d u s t e r ........................ *687— K ansas also rock d usts ................................. 704— E verybody's business (e) .............................. 800— C. M. I. sees experim ental explosion . . . . *847 — Union Pacific grinds ow n dust ................... *925

Ropes— W ire rope su p p o rts ch u te ............................. *805R ussia— R ussian o u tp u t g a in in g ................................... 20— H eavier R ussian o u tp u t .............................. 193— R ussians v isit m ine fields ............................ 324— Siberian coal m ining ....................................... *725— R ussian o u tp u t lags ...................................... 817

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S afety— R ock-dust b a rrie rs p ro tec t soft-eoal m ines. *39— Safety rope h a lts cage ................................. *57— S afe ty w ork extended by B ureau of

Mines .................................................................. 88— C am bria Co. (P a .) f irs t aid m e e t............. 90— Mine fire hose tested by U. S. B ureau of

M ines .................................................................. 113— Low vo ltage cu rren t fo r s h o o t in g .............. *314— A rgum ents over U tah ’s m ine safety

code .................................................................... 392— L ever la tch fo r cage testing ....................... 404— Separate trav e lin g w a y s ................................. 428— Com pany teaches m ethod of cu ttin g and

shoo ting .............................. *183— L ow -voltage cu rre n t fo r s h o o t in g .............. *314— III. team w ins in te rn a tio n a l m e e t ............. 397— Stay o u t of abandoned m ines . .............. . 431— C anaries fo r gas te sts ..................... 432— Seek solu tion fo r underground h a z a rd s . . 468 — S afety head q u arte rs a t N . M. m i n e . . . . *487— N ational S afe ty Council in e e ts ........................ *499— V ancouver Island team s in m eet .......... 503— Safety m ethods discussed a t P it tsb u rg h

I n s t ................................................................... 503-—W hipple team trip le w inner ....................... 506— G lass guard p ro tec ts eyes ............................. *538— S afe ty sw itch design ....................................... *552— W hen w in ter comes (e ) ............... 587— S afe ty m easures a t V a l i e r ............................. *623— P rev en t explosions ............................................ *628— P u t o u t fire before i t s t a r t s ....................... 639— W orld 's d a rk est job (e) ................................. 655— T hose h o t bearings (e ) ................................. 655— Checking p lans fo r sa fe ty (e ) ..................... 689— L ig h t and safe ty (e) 724— Im proved ven tila tion and safe ty p rac tices

pay ....................................................................... 735

Sa fety— C ont’d.— S afety th e firs t consideration (e) ..............756— T he la s t ounce o f energy (e ) .................. 799— Rock d u sting reduces d a n g e r ........................ *809— C o-operation rea l secret o f s a f e t y ............. 815— Less th an 2,400 perish in coal m ines. . . . 818— Safe cable guides .............................................*821— G uarded con tro lle rs ..........................................*821— R esp ira to r hood p ro tec ts w orker . . . . . . * 8 3 4— Can signal o p e ra to r from c a r ........................ *804— W histle w arns if fa n slow s dow n. . . . . . *937S afety Lam ps— S afe ty m ethods d iscussed a t P it tsb u rg h

In s t .......................................................................... 503—L a m p rack saves tim e .....................................*549

S h a fts— K ram er m ine s h a f t equ ipm ent .................. *75— S h a ft b o tto m designed fo r big p r6duc-

tion ....................................................................... *284— S h aft m ine a t D ehu ........................................*395— A ir s h a f t h a s double-deck la n d in g *027— W hy do concrete s h a f t lin ings fa il? . . . * 7 7 7

Shooting— L ow -curren t vo ltage fo r s h o o t in g ' *314— D um m ies provide clay fo r ta m p in g *707-— Im proved b la stin g m ethods ........................ *881

Sprink ling— Does sp rin k lin g increase spon taneous com­

b u stion in m ines? ................................ 312

S tandards— equ ipm en t— Q uan tity designing (e) .................... ............ 830— Union Pac ific Coal Co.’s code. I *856,

I I *892; I I I *928 — F ew er types o f equ ipm ent and few er

troub les (c ) 879— S tandard ized connections fo r oxyacetylenc

a p p a ra tu s ............................................................*890

S torage b a tte ry— New paste im proves b a tte ry ....................... 065

S trikes— W ill a n th ra c ite men s trik e? (e) ............. 1— Lew is th re a te n s na tio n wide s tr ik e . . . . 18— S tr ik e settlem en t urged by E m pire Steel

C orp....................................................................... 18— S trik e rs b u rn m ine w orks a t Pom eroy

Bend. 0 ................................................................. 22— Edm onton m iners s t r i k e ................................. 23— O perato rs ready to oppose s trik e ............. 48— Congress m ay in tervene if s tr ik e is

p ro trac ted ........................................................ 51— S trik ing A lb e rta m iners q u it U. M . W .. . 52— S trik e rs cause in N. W . Va. field hopeless. 53 :— E xpect Gov’t, in te rven tion in coal s trik e . 86 — O verproduction in n o rth e rn W. Va. S trike

Zone ..................................................................... 123— B ritish Gov’t, hopes to av e rt s tr ik e . . . . 124 — M oves to end N ova Scotia t t r i k e . . . . . . 125— A n th rac ite conferees disagree ..................... 156— B ritish m iners m ay s trik e ............................ 157— In case o f a n th ra c it s trik e , s to rage u n ­

likely ...................... 158— M iners sm ash a n th rac ite n eg o tia tio n s. . . . 185— Lew is b re a k s off nego tia tions (e ) ............. 207— W hat w ill Mr. Coolidge do? (e ) .................. 207— Lew is sp u rn s olive b ranch ....................... 220— G overnm ent Subsidy se ttles B ritish s trik e . 221 — P robe o f co n trac tin g b reak in g l i k e l y . . . . 223— P ersu asio n by p ray er enjoined .................. 224— N ova Scotia s trik e ended ............................ 224— W ho h as th e b roken leg? (e) .................. 239— Union officials w ounded i" “ wild c a t”

s trik e ............................................... 258— F edera l in te rven tion in s trik e u n lik e ly . . 259 — B ritons m uddle along in coal t a n g l e . . . 200— Union m akes no p rogress in W. V a 201— W ill th e re be a s trik e? (e) ....................... 273— Ordeal by com bat (e ) ...................................... 274— Lew is re fu ses no -strike plea ....................... 286— H am m ond chuck les a t s trike t a l k ............. 286— Nobody dem anding W ashington in te rfe re 286 — Sees ind ica tions of soft-coal s tr ik e . . . . 289 — N ot p lan n in g s trik e says Illin o is U nion

head ..................................................................... 289— S trik e rs ’ w ives can p ray a t Okla. m ines. . 290 — T he pub lic and th e an th rac ite s trik e (e) . 305,•— A n th rac ite m en s trik e .................................... 320— H ard-coal m iners off to E urope ............... 320— A n th rac ite s trik e chronology ..................... 326— H ard coal s trik e h a s litt le s c a r e ................ 323— Soft-coal s trik e th rea te n s ............................ 324— W. Va. s tr ik e rs blam ed fo r f ire ..................... 324— B oth sides firm in s trik e ............................... 365— Gov. P in c h o t s ilen t on s t r i k e ....................... 365— O utpu t o f C entral P a . gains du ring s trik e . 366 — B ritish C om m ission to p robe s t r i k e . . . . 366 — U rge su b s titu te s as m eans to av ert panic . 369 — S trike order in Sou thw est h a s little effect 368— Gov. F u lle r 's c o n fe re n c e .................................. *368— C. W. B ryan on th e s trik e ...................369— Keep th e issues s tra ig h t! (e) ............... 383—¿Passing th e b uck (e) ...................................... 383— P incho t calls conference ....................... . . 396— R etaile rs b ack opera to rs ............................... 396— M ay call tro o p s in O k lah o m a ....................... 397— B ittn e r calls o u t non-union m e n ............. 399— N ot sold (e ) 415— S trik e rs in O klahom a determ ined to w in .. 434— P o litics to effect hard-coal s t r ik e 435— W ill m ove s tr ik e rs to idle v illag e s ............. 436— L ew is show s h is hand (e ) ....................... 451— W ill no t a rb itra te (e ) ...................................... 451— New s trik e m ove in W . V a.............................464— O perators re ite ra te s tand ............................ 465— -Britan’s Peace sh o rt lived .......................... 465— A lberta “ s tr ik e ” settled ............................... 465— P u b lic encourages s t r i k e r s ............................ 467— P icn ic sp ir it p reva ils ...................................... 467— One job. th re e jobho lders (e) ........................484

Page P ageS trikes— C ont’d.— B oth sides seek pub lic s u p p o r t ................ 502— W ashington notes inconsistency in L ew is’

address ............... 505— Says R ockefeller decries ab rogation . . . . 506— Lew is seeks executive in te rv e n tio n ............. 532— O utpu t clim bs in W. Va. s trik e reg io n . . 535 — S trikes in a n th ra c ite region 1 9 2 0 -1 9 2 4 .. 530— P inch near in an th ra c ite s t r i k e .................. 509— S trike will no t se ttle an y th in g says Debs. 569— A ttack P it tsb u rg h Coal Co. m in e rs 006— S trike call to non-union W . Va. m iners

seem s doom ed ................................................. 607— N on-union m iners w ould en jo in p rayer

m e e t in g s ............................................................. 607— M iners and o p era to rs a w a it developm ents. 030 — Troops w ithd raw in O klahom a field . . . . 039— Belgian m iners m ay s trik e ................. 040— Peace m ove in a n th ra c ite s trik e .............. *008— Belgian s tr ik e deferred by ra is e .................. 074— O utlaw s tr ik e is stopped in W. V a 704— Coolidge to keep hands off s t r i k e 705— A gain M r. Lew is speaks (e) ....................... 723— W hat can Coolidge do? (e) ....................... 723— Lew is appeals to P res id en t ....................... 730— O perato rs p repare fo r figh t ....................... 737— S trike m ust be settled on basis of u n ­

b roken supp ly ................................................ 739— Open shop spreads in u p p er W. V a.. . . 740— W hat does i t m ean? (e) ......................... 755— O perato rs re jec t P in ch o t p la n ....................... 780— Lew is le tte r m ystifies W a s h in g to n ............. 783— P in ch o t s till cen tra l figure in s trik e . . . . 814 — V andalism renew ed in W. Va. S tr ik e Zone. 810— Crisis in hard-coal s tr ik e a t h a n d 817— F ines fo r illegal s trik e s ................................. 817— A ttack non-union minerB ............................ 819— P in ch o t p rolongs th e s tr ik e (e) ............. 835— P in c h o t calls special leg is la tu re ............. 858— J a il and fine p icke ts in W. Va. s trike

zone ..................................................................... 859— H in t of Sou thw est s tr ik e ............................ 859— Coolidge reply to Lew is su p p re ssed 861— D istu rbances a t P it tsb u rg h m ines .......... 862— S trike does n o t w orry th is m an .............. *875— W hat th e pub lic w ants (e) ....................... 879— P rogress o f th e s tr ik e (e) ..............’ ............ 880— Peace p lans p le n tifu l ...................................... 895— W hy w orry a b o u t s trik e ? ............................ 895— Coolidge luck seen in s tr ik e ’s d iversion . . 897— P residen t s tresses s trik e effects ............... 897— L ab o r union fa c to r in W. Va. s tr ik e . . 898— Peace o r w ar? (e) ......................................... 913— In praise of p a rtisan sh ip (e ) .................. 914— R esum e peace n ego tia tions . . . . . . . . . . . 930— Reign o f te rro r in W. Va. s trik e zone. . 932S tripp ing— C olstrip m ine electrified . . . . . . '■» . . . . . . . . *248— Rosebud field w ins a tte n tio n ......................*249— H errin s trip p it is sn o w b ird in g .................. 290— Coal stripp ing in w est K y................... *429— K ehota M ining Co.’s s trip p in g m ine so ld . . 503 — T rip le sh iftin g m akes b ig s trip p e r p ro fit­

able ........................................................... ’------- *528— F irs t all-electric s trip m in e ..............................*660Surveying and P la ttin g— Rosebud field w ins a tten tio n ........................ *249— Combined level and s tad ia rod .................*370

Taxes— Logan C ounty, W. Va., taxes are p rob lem .*182— R epeal of taxes u r g e d ...................................... 640Telephone problem solved by au to m atic

system ..................................................................*667Tennessee— Ten dead in Tennessee explosion ........... 157— S30.000.000 m erger in T en n .......... 533— Eleven first-aid team s in Tenn. m eet. . 607— Recovery w ork a t R ock wood ......................*889— P erm an en t tro lley in T enn . mine .............. *937T im ber and T im bering-—(Consumption o f tim b er; tw o tab les . . . . 368 — W hat sh a ll we do a b o u t t im b e r? ............. 844T rack ing , see a lso “ H aulage, M ine”— T rack ing and h au lag e in V irg in ia m ine. .*110 — A pproach to tipp le in Colum bus com ­

p an y 's No. 5B ...........................*152 and *153— A utom atic sw itch th row n ............................. *226— H um ped s tra p reduces w re c k s *227— S tandard sw itches and curves ................... *254— M ines ru n on schedule .................................. *555— R etu rn feeder connection ........................... ...* 5 7 5— T rolley lines well sup p o rted a t Ky. m ine .*585— B olt serves as hand te rm inal ......................*609— Stop holds cars on s lo p e ...................................*708— R unaw ay sw itch saves money ................... *823T rade and Commerce, see also “ Coal In d u s try ”— Ship no unsold coal— Ord ........................... *0— U rge repeal o f H och-Sm ith re so lu tio n . . 19— B. & O. revenues h u r t by slum p ............. 19— Federal T rade Com m ission — Still u n ­

re p en tan t (e) 37— F ederal T rad e Com m ission b lam es mo-

noply fo r h igh a n th ra c ite prices . . . . 50— S argen t to a sk reh earin g in T rade Assoc.

cases .................................................................. 50— Illino is ra te hearing continued .................. 271— F oreign T raders convene a t S e a ttle 192— Study o rgan iza tion policy o f U. S.

B ureau of M ines ..........................................*224— Ohio R iv e r too low for heav y sh ipm ents. 258 — Tw in Cities w an t Illinois coal by r iv e r . . 288»•»Am ericans m iss A rgen tina trade ............. 436— R iver coal m ovem ent increasing ............. 437— W ants Big M uddy im proved fo r traffic . . 437— K eekam p to u rg e canal ................................. 466— H andle coal 10 tim es in 15 m iles ............. 467— B ig M uddy hearin g s ta r ts ............................ 503

July-December, 1925 C O A L A G E 11

PageTrade and Commerce— Con I ’d.— W estern sh ip p ers oppose reconsignm ent

boost ................................................................. 040— P o in ts to fa ilu re o f w a te r w a y s ............... .. 094- —Decry sh ipm en t on consignm ent ............... 935Traffic— S outhw est coal m en ask re fu n d ............ 138— O rders cu t in hard-coal ra tes to S ta ten Is . 138 — 1. C. C. defers cu t in ra tes from Ky. . . . . 138— Sanction new ra tes in N. Y...................138— lia ilro ad s p u t 83,291 cars in serv ice . . . . 158— L ake cargo ra tes to stand ......................... 159— Brief of assigned car case . ....................... 172— R ehearing s ta r ts on Illinois In tra s ta te

ra te s ................................................................... 205— H earing on Ohio coke r a te s .................... 20o— S ou theast Coal Co. (K y.) files pe tition

fo r lower ra tes .............................................. 205— C. & O. m arks cars if fre ig h t w du e . . . . 205— Commerce Commission decisions ............. 237— Indian Creek case dism issed ....................... 237— I. C. C. re fuses to change H am pton

Roads c h a r g e s ................. 271— W estern lines w ant i n c r e a s e s ................. 271—.To hold hearin g on ra ise in hand ling

charge ................................................................ 271— Illinois ra te h earin g continued .................. 271— R ate to S t. L ou is from Belleville is

suspended .......................................................... 302— F re ig h t traffic is heavy ................................. 302— To h e a r carrie rs nex t week ....................... 330— R econsignm ent o f hard coal a t D e tro it. . 382 — W ants Big M uddy im proved fo r tra flie . . 437 — H andle coal 10 tim es in 15 m iles . . . . 407— Ky. s till figh ts ra ise in d i f f e r e n t ia l s . . . . 467— H earings on ra te s to E a s t St. L o u is . . . . 449— H andle coal 10 tim es in 15 m ile s ....... 407— A ttack ra te s to B luefield ............................ 481— A pprove coke ra te s in N. Y ...................534— Will no t d is tu rb ra te r e la t io n s h ip ....... 530— S ta te Com m ission lacks pow er to aw ard

re p a ra tio n ......................................................... 580— R ates to cem ent m i l l s ................................ 019— D em urrage a t m ines ou tlaw ed .................. 019— T om bstone ra te s approved .......................... 019— W estern sh ippers oppose reconsignm ent

boost ................................................................... G40— Approve new B. R. & P . eoke ra te s . . . . 052 — More B. R. & P . coke ra te s a p p roved . . 080— Allows em ergency ra te s on eoke ............. 08(5— P ro tes ts M aryland r a t e s ................................. 790— Sanctions N. Y. ra te s .................................... 832— G rand T ru n k allow s free reconsignm ent

a t D e t r o i t .................................................... 890— Erie R .R .’s new r e g u la t i o n ............................ 910— “ Soo” coal traffic l o w e r ................................. 931— Decry sh ipm ent on c o n s ig n m e n t............ 935— H earing on eoke ra te changes ..................... 940— Seek rem oval o f d ifferential ag a in st Ohio. 94/iT ransfo rm ers— T ran sfo rm er s ta tio n a t K ram er m ine . . . *77— C onverter ope ra tes from tw o tra n s ­

fo rm ers ................................................................*470T ran sp o rta tio n— Hillm an T ran sp o rta tio n Co.’s boa t,

“ H elca” ..................... 1 ....................................... *050— Old and new dum per a t A sh tab u la . . . . * 0 6 5— P lan to end c a r sho rtage on L . & N . . . 737— N. Y. C. o rders 3 .000 cars ....................... 741— C. & O. to lease 0,000 cars ....................... 741— Our ra il problem (e) 913— Ships switch, to coal ................. 931— “ Soo” traffic low er ........................................... 931— Decry sh ipm en t on consignm ent ............. 935

U

U nited Mine W orkers— Union fields reach tu rn in g point ............. *9— Should a n th ra c ite m iners ask h ig h e r

wages? ................................................................... *11— Lew is th rea te n s s trik e to enforce Jack so n ­

ville p ac t ........................................................ 18— S trike settlem en t u rged by E m pire Steel

C orp........................................................................ 18— Union fields do n o t su p p o rt N. C. A.

program ........................................................... 21— S trik e rs b u rn m ine w orks a t P om eroy

Bend .................................................................... 22— P lan ex tension o f W . Y a. s trik e a re a . . 23— A n th rac ite m iners ' w age dem ands h ig h . . 18 — "U nion agreem ent ‘collansed* ”— W atson 52— A lberta m iners q u it U. M. W ...................... 52— Union seeks to involve G overnm ent. . . . 52— W ould avoid suspension (e ) ....................... 09— M iners w ant h ig h e r pay ............................... *71— W rit of e rro r saves B ittn e r ....................... 89— Union and an th ra c ite o p era to rs fa r apart.* 118 — D istric t 1 u n w illing to cede w age dem and. 120— Union m ines resum e in W . Y a...................... 100

B ritish un ion feels v ic to rio u s ................... *189— Lew is b reak s off nego tia tions .................. 207— U nion officials w ounded in “ w ildcat

s tr ik e ” ................................................................ 258— E ngineers say “no ” again ............................ 259— Lew is calls soft-coal c ap ta in s .................. 200— Union m akes no progress in W. V a 261— Lew is re fu ses c itizen ’s no -s trike p lea . . . 280— F o rm in g d is tr ic t union ................................. 288— Union try ing to organize Logan C ounty? 288 — Sees ind ica tion of general soft-coal s trik e . 289 — N ot p lann ing s trik e says Illino is Union

h ead ..................................................................... 289— Illinois m iners’ engineer backs “ G iant

P o w er” p lan ........................................................ 290— S trik e rs ’ wives can p ray a t O kla. m ines. . 290— A n th rac ite m en s t r i k e ...................................... 320— B ittn e r ordered o u t o f Lotran C ounty . . . 322— M iners' ou tlook no t good ............................ 323— Union effort in Logan C o u n t y ..................... 324— Sou thw est m iners q u it .................................... 324— No disagreem ent, b u t ie) ............................ 339— Union opposes a rb itra tio n ............................ 365

PageU nited M ine W orkers— Cont'd.— M urray charges c o n s p ir a c y ............................ 306— S trike o rder in S ou thw est has l i t t le . .

effect ................................................................... 368— A n th rac ite w age h igh ................................... 394— P in e lio t calls conference .............................. 396— M ay call troops in O klahom a .................... 397— B ittner calls o u t non-union m e n 399— N ot sold (e) 415— How stro n g is the u n io n ? ............................. *417— C alling o u t non-union men in W. Va.

will fizzle, say o p e r a to r s ............................ 433— O klahom a s trik e s determ ined to w in . . . . 434— Lew is show s h is h and (e) ......................... 451— Will n o t a rb itra te (e) ................................... 451— How Union got ho ld on C entral Com­

petitive F i e l d ................................................... *459— E ffo rt to b reak U nion 's grip in Central

C om petitive F ield ......................................... *491— You canno t b row bea t an econom ic law

(e) ....................................................................... 519— Lew is seeks executive in te rv en tio n 532— M aintenance m en called o u t a t M adeira-

H ill m ine .......................................................... 532— S trik e rs ’ band arrested as p ic k e ts ................ 535— P in ch n e a r in an th rac ite s trike .............. 569— Union d is in teg ra tin g in S o u th w est 595— E xperts discuss “ co n trac t b reak ing” . . . .*598— A ttach P it tsb u rg h Coal Co. m e n .................. 606— Call to non-union m iners fa ils .................. 607— N on-union m iners would enjoin p rayer

m eetings ............................................................ 607— M iners and opera to rs w ait developm ents.. 036— Troops leave O klahom a f i e l d ....................... 639— U. M. W. lose in W. V a................................ 640— Union officials q u it ........................................ 040— Union gains C entral Coal & Coke m ines. . 070 — Union signs tw o com panies in W. V a .. . 673 — U nion m a in ta in s dou b tfu l hold on fa r

W est .....................................................................*696— Union gains litt le ground in upper W. Va. 704— U nion wages b ring b ig o u tp u t .................. 704— A rk . Suprem e C ourt lif ts receivership

a g ain st D istric t 21 ...................................... 706— A gain M r. Lew is speaks (e) ....................... 723— U nionism by degree (e) ................................. 723— Lew is appeals to P residen t ....................... 736— Okla. g ran ts in junc tion ................................ 737— S trike m ust be settled on basis of un ­

broken supp ly ................................................ 739— N ova Scotia w ages too low ...................... 739— Open shop spreads in Union ho tbed . . . . 740— Lew is w illing to nego tia te ......................... 780— Lew is le t te r m ystifies W a s h i n g t o n . . . . . . 783— O utpu t m ounts in non-union mines in

W. V a ....................................... 783— O perators w an t s tronger union .............. . 814— Union bu ild s b a rrack s in W. Va. s trike

zone ................................... : §J0— E arn ings of an th rac ite m iners .................. 810— A ttack non-union m iners ........................... 819— H in t of s trik e in Sotithw est ....................... 859— D isturbances a t P it tsb u rg h Coal Co.

m ines ................................................................. £02— Union leaders w ant P incho t P la n 89o— A rkansas union sued ............................ - • • •— Coolidge luck seen in s trik es d iversion . . 89 / — L ab o r m ino r fa c to r in W. Va. s tr ik e . . . . 898— Union wage scale m o d if ie d ........................... 898— Peace or w ar? (e) .......................................... 913— In pra ise of p a rtisan sh ip (e) ............. 014— Union fa ilu re in A ppalachian r e g i o n . . . . 920— R esum e peace nego tia tions . .................... 930— Reign o f te rro r in W . Va. s trike zone. . . 93 ‘~

U tah— To tap huge U tah field .............................. 124— Coal tonnage from U t a h .................. ; .................90— Rocky M ountain C oal M ining In s t i tu te . . *307— C oncen trato r p rac tice in U tah .................... 391— New coal road fo r Carbon C ounty 308— U tah ’s m ine safe ty code ..................................*9g— New tipp le in Spring C anyon......................— D inosaurs leave f o o tp r in t s .............................*Z?-— U tah lan d case rem anded ............................ 815

VV entila tion— V entila tion fa n im proved a t Susque­

hanna ...................................................................*209— V entila tion a t Edge w a ter m i n e ...................*241— Clean up a irw ays (e) ..................................... «519— B ettering v en tila tio n (e) ............................ «>87— Signal device fo r fan .......................................*ÍÍP_— Im proved ven tila tion pays ........................... 73.>— B ooster decreases ven tila ting pow er . . . . *8~2— W histle w arns if fan slow s d o w n .............. *937— F an house in N . M. m in e .............................*94»

V iew points o f o u r readers— Oil b u rn e rs grieve in s i l e n c e ....................... 22.»— O ut W est they la u g h ...................................... 2~o— Candle pow er is p a s s i n g ................................. ~~5— Remedy fo r low coal p r i c e s ? . . . ............... 469— Should U. S. exchange ideas w ith Ger- _

m any? ............................................................ i»JO— V alue o f com pensation r a t e s ....................... *>76— Should be a rched and packed .................... 576——W ater gage o r anem om eter to show en try

fa lls? ................................................................. 894— W ashington h a s deeper m i n e ....................... 894V irginia— Long incline and top w orks in Va. mine. .* 1 0 7— S^ek peace betw een races ............................ 223— Opposes lease o f V irginia R y.......................... 533

WWages— Union fields reach tu rn in g po in t ................ *8— Should an th ra c ite m iners a sk h igher

w ages? ............................................................... *11— -Graphic c h arts reveal labo r c o s t s 11— Colo, m iners w ork fo r ex isting wage scale. 18 — Lew is w ill re fu se cu t in hard-coal w ages. 18— B altim ore agreem ent con troversy ............. 23

— Edm onton m iners s t r i k e ................................. 23

Waercs—Cont’d. 1>afre— D on't queer load ing scale (e) .................. 37— We also believe in h igh wages ( e ) ............. 38— A n th rac ite m iners’ w age d e m a n d s 48— Tw enty per cent wage cu t in No. Colo. 51 — A nth rac ite m iners w ant h ig h e r w age. . . . *71 — A n th rac ite o p e ra to rs and m iners fa r

a p a r t .................................................................... «118— B ulldozing tac tics in w age nego tia tions 125 — D istric t 1 unw illing to cede wage dem ands 120 — A n th rac ite conferees do n ’t agree on wage. 156— B ritish m iners m ay s trik e ....................... 157— R esum e on 1917 wage scale in W. Va. . . 100 — M iners sm ash a n th rac ite n e g o tia tio n s . . . 185— B ritish s tr ik e staved o f f .................................. *189— Govt, subsidy defers B ritish c r i s i s ............. 220— Lew is spu rns olive b r a n c h ............................ 220— Is the m iner a sk illed w orkm an? (e ) . . . . 240 — Federal in te rven tion in s trik e u n lik e ly .. 259 — B ritons m uddle a long in coal tan g le . . . . 260— Lew is re fuses no -s trike plea ....................... 286— S trikers w ives can p ray a t O klahom a

m i n e s ................................................................... 290— U nstable do lla r causes wage troub les . . 319— E u rek a m ine goes non-union ....................... 369— A n th rac ite wage h i g h ...................................... 304— P ittsb u rg h Coal Co. to open m ine a t 1917

scale .................................................................... 398— D ram atize the wage (e) 410— F ake w age-advance posted a t Connells-

_ ville . ................................................................. 433— B anning No. 1 opens under 1917 scale . . 434— Day wage and th e pub lic (e) .................. 519— Orders w ages fixed before u sing m a­

chines .................................................................. 533— P ittsb u rg h Coal Co. opens seventh m ine

under 1917 wage scale ............................ 534— G etting th e ir due (e) ...................................... 553— W hy are loading m achine m en paid

510.07? ............................................................. 564— Lilley (P a .) m ine on 1917 scale ............. 607— M iners and opera to rs w ait developm ents. 636 — B ethlehem m ines will jo in 1917 wage

„ g roup .................................................................. 640— By w ay o f com parison (e ) ....................... 055— Peace m ove in a n th rac ite s trik e ................ 668— O klahom a m ines open a t 1917 w ages. . . . 070— W. Va. m ine to ru n opcn-shop .................. 673— W orkers’ wages go fu r th e r now ............. 074— W age ra ise defers Belgian s t r i k e 074— Open on 1917 seale a t M ansfield ............. 703— Union w ages b ring big o u tp u t ..................... 704— N ova Scotia w ages too low ....................... 739— L ab o r troub les in coke fie ld ....................... 740— T est com ing on fines fo r illegal s tr ik e . . 817 — Real earn ings of an th ra c ite m iners I,

819 ; II . 895 ; III. 931 — An a fte r-th e-w ar read ju stm en t (e) . . . . 880— Union wage scale modified .......................... 898— P ittsb u rg h Coal Co. opens m ine on 1917

scalo .................................................................... 933

W as her! es— E dgew ater produces w ashed c o a l.................*241W ashington, S ta te of— F a r W estern m in ing school ...........................*117— Tunnel p u ts mine n earer S ea ttle .............. *812— W ashing ton has deeper m ine .................. 894W ater— Long tunnels m akes d ip w orking self-

d ra in ing ..............................................................*175— Seek legislation fo r w a ter developm ent. . 258 — D rainage decision in F ay e tte County

field ................................................................... 287— W ater pow er developm ent rap id in E ast. 287 — W ant Illino is coal by r iv e r ............................ 288W elding— Sm all •welding o u tfit m akes s tro n g airline

j o i n t s ................................................................... *24— Island Creeks welding e q u ip m en t.................*354— A rc welding proves its v a l u e .........................*537— W elding c a r t ......................................................... #574— Connections fo r oxyacetylenc a p p a ra tu s . .*890

W est V irginia— U. M. W. plan extension o f s trik e area

in W. V a ............................................................... 23— W rit o f e rro r saves B ittner ....................... 89— Coal R iver com pany in Boone Co. W. Va.,

grow ing ............................................................. 89— Cause o f B arrackv ille b la st u n k now n . . 122 — N orthern W. Va. non-union overp roduc­

t i o n ....................................................................... 123— Mine No. 41, B arrackv ille , V a ....................... *123— M ines resum e in W. V a ................................. 160— D rainage system in W. V a. m i n e .............. *175— T axes in L ogan C ounty. W . Va. are

problem .............................................................. *182— T ear gas used in lab o r s t r u g g l e .................. 191— Big m erger o f non-union m ines d iscussed. 220— P robe o f con trac t-b reak in g ......................... 223— Aids W. Va. sm okeless to com pete w ith

a n th ra c ite ........................................................ 256— Union m akes no progress in W. V a...261— Union try ing to organize L ogan C ounty? 288— W. Va. sees soft-coal s trik e ...................... 280— Logan o rders B ittner ou t ........................... 322— Union effo rts in Logan C o u n ty ....... 324— Blam e tw o fires on W. Va s tr ik e rs . . . . 324— Klansm en b u ry negro minei ....................... 324— Island Creek num ber ......................................*341— B ittner calls ou t non-union m e n ............... 399— Calling o u t non-union men in W. Va. w ill

fizzle, say opera to rs .................................... 433— New s trik e move in W. V a .............................. 464— O utpu t clim bs in W . Va. s trik e zone. . . 535— W. Va. mine ru n s on sch ed u le ................... *555— New cleaning, p la n t a t C ovel......................*567— O utpu t h ig h er in W. Va. s trik e zone. . 573 — S trike call to non-union m en doom ed. . 607— W. Va. m ines no te ........................................... 638— W . Va. union m ines c l o s e ............................ 640— W . Va. sm okeless producers p lan to

cap tu re New E ngland ............................... 669

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re ta il c o a l .................................................... 660— P la n s ready fo r W. Va. in s titu te m eet.» 672— N. & W. figh ts C. & O. fo r W. Va.

business . . ..................................................... 672— M onongah m ine to run open s h o p ....... 673— O m ar.. Logan County, W. V a ..................*685— W. Va. takes th e plunge ............................ 689— W. Va. in s titu te announces p rogram . . . 704•—iW. Va. m ines pay heav ily to com pensation

fund ............................................................ 705— Open shop spreads in upper W. V a........740— Gets five W. Va. m ines ............................... 740

PageW est V irg in ia— C ont’d.— W. V a. in s ti tu te m e e t i n g ...................... *774— W. Va. o u tp u t in c r e a s e s ................................... 783— V andalism renew ed in s tr ik e z o n e 816— J a il and fine p icke ts in s trik e zone. . . . 859— Sm okeless o p era to rs w in p re s tig e ............. 860

L ab o r m ino r fa c to r in W. Va. s tr ik e . . . . 898— Reign of te r ro r in W. Va. s tr ik e zone. . 932

W orking, M ethods o f, see also “ M ining Methods*’

— M ining m ethod c u ts cost in steep a n th ra ­cite ............................................. *43

a ageW orking, M ethods o f— Cont’d.— M ines run on schedule ................................ *555— "S lab System ” .......................................................*822— P illa r recovery ................................................... 842— Jig g in g conveyors used on long w alls . . *915

W yom ing— Union Pacific Coal Co. em ployees organize

in R ock Springs, W yo................................... 158— W yom ing m ine h a s 3-ton s c r a p e r ...............*485— F ace conveyors a t S w eetw ater ....................*521— Shak ing conveyor a t S ub let .........................*657— A coal m in er’s hom e in R ock Springs . . . *308

AUTHORS’ INDEX

PageA FF E L D E R , W. L . G raphic c h a r ts reveal

cost fa c to rs *13; speaks on safety a t P it tsb u rg h M ining In s titu tem eeting ....................................................*114

A nderson, C. P . Company educates m en tocu t and shoo t b e tte r ........................ *183

A rm s. R ay W. New coal c leaning p la n t . . *507 A rth u r , R. J . A n th rac ite h a s 670 .000 tons.

survey show s ...................................... 004A shm ead, Dever C. M ining m ethod cu ts

cost in steep an th rac ite .................. *43

TJLA K E, JO SEPH A. J r . Investiga tionshow s common fa u lt of b its . . . . *807

B orland, J . E . Mine su b sta tio n s properlyequipped cu ts pow er c o s t s *421

E lec tric h o is t has a ir-opera ted con­tac to r .........................................................*524

M ines run on schedule ............................ 555B rosky, A lphonse F . K ram er m ine is bu ilt

to produce 4.000 tons daily . . . . *75 B elt rides on wheels in new face con­

veyor .......................................................... *112 P ro p er hand ling helps m ake m ine o u t­

pu t clean ...............................................*355 Scraper loaders c u t cost ...........................*589 “T u rre t-ty p e cu tle rs in K entucky” . . *691 New conveyors speed room -and-pillar

m ining ...................................................... *729 Conveyors double o u tp u t per m a n . . *757 H arm ar m ine ra ises q ua lity ................... *762 Sand d o ta tio n in b itu m in o u s f i e l d . . . . *769 R ock-dusting reduces danger .................*809 C. M. I . d iscusses problem s ...................*837Brow n, R. L. Coal soon w ill help supply

n a tio n ’s gasoline .................................. *562

/CRAW FO RD , C. P . Does sp rink ling in- crease spon taneous com bustion in m ines? ..................................................... 312

■pvAVIDSON, E . W. A. M. C. m eets a tU W ashington *848D ickinson. A. W . Im proved v en tila tio n and

safe ty p ractices p a y ......................... 735

p A V E N S O N . HOWARD N. P ra ise s S o u th ’s•*-' advance *. . . . *114Edw ards. J . H. Sem i-portable d u m p . . . . *210 H oists 2.100 tons daily ............................. *251 L earn ing th e b o ttom fa c ts in In d ian a *281 System w ith o u t red tape keeps costs

dow n ..........................................................*347 W ireless mine a t B artley s trives fo r

safety ....................................................... *359 Slope conveyor requ ires less pow er. . *395 Coal s tripp ing in west K y..........................*429 Fordson engineers span th e ir difficulties.*887 Jigg ing conveyors used on long w alls .*915E vans. E. I. V alue o f com pensation r a t e s . . 576

T7 IE LD N ER . A. C. Coal w ill soon helpsupp ly na tions gasoline .................*562

F isher, P ro f . Irv ing . U nstable do lla r causesco al's w age t r o u b l e s ......................... 319

/">ALLA H ER. C. O. A iding w ork of equip-m ent in V-system ................................*316

Gandy, H a rry L . G overnm ent should leavecoal alone ............................................. 600

G arcia, John A. E xam in ing engineer’s w ork p lays v ita l p a rt in financing coalm ine .......................................................... 275

Gealy. E . J . A ir-lift pum ping system . . . . *143 S u sq u e h an n a Collieries Co. m odernizes.*209 S ynch ronous m otors fo r b reak er . . . . *488 Good pow er fac to r conditions low er

energy costs ..........................................*801

PageGerm an, W. J . L osing legs m akes m an

b e tte r m ine r ..........................................*561

T T AL E , SYDNEY A. A n th rac ite opera to rsand m iners s till f a r a p a r t ...............*11S

A n th rac ite conferees reaen no agree­m en t on w age and check-off . . . . 156

M iners sm ash a n th rac ite neg o tia tio n s . . 185 1. C. C. aids sm okeless to com pete w ith

a n th ra c ite ............................................... 256 A n th rac ite m en s trik e .............................. 320 How strong i3 the m ines’ union? . . . . * 4 1 7 How union got hold 011 C entra l Com­

p e titiv e F i e l d ..........................................*459 E fforts to b reak un ion ’s grip on Central

C om petitive F ie ld m ake slowprogress ....................................................*491

U nion d is in teg ra tin g in S o u th w e s t. . . *594 W. Va. Sm okeless producers p lan to

cap tu re New E ngland ............. 669— — Union m a in ta in s d o u b tfu l hold in F a r

W est ......................................................... *696 L ab o r h is to ry of A ppalachian coal

region records un ion ism ’s u tte rfa ilu re .......................................................*920

H all. R . D awson. Sixty-nine Ohio industries pay h ig h er com pensation th a n coalm in ing ..................................................... 217

R isks of 13 industrie s exceed th a t ofa n th ra c ite ............................................. 253

R ocky M ountain Coal M ining In s titu te *307 Is land Creek h a s reduced c o s t s *341 T hree-ton scraper p u lls coal from fa ce .*485 Shak ing conveyor eases labo r 011 p itc h ­

ing coal .................................................... *657— ■—C. M. I. d iscusses problem s ................... *837H am ilton , R obert. Edgew ater m ine produces

la rge o u tp u t of washed coal . . . . *241 H arring ton , D. W est tries every th ing in

rock d u s tin g ..........................................*310H u n t, W . H . S alt a llays coal d u st ............. 798

T S E , PR O F. JOH N . Is th is th e rem edy forlow coal prices? ....................... 469

N E E L AND, FR A N K H. L c-'g tunne lsm ake d ip w ork ing sel. d ra in in g . . *175

R aising can a rie s fo r gas tests ............. 432 T rip le sh if tin g m akes big s trip p e r

p rofitab le ..................................................*528 R econditioning a t V alie r ...........................*623Ken w orthy , O. E . O perating records aid

new l a y o u t s .............................................*1S1

LAMB1E, R. M. R ecovery w ork a t R och-w o o d ............................................................*889

L esher, C. E . Union fields reach tu rn ingpoin t ......................................................... *S

■\/f A RBLE, G. E . Old Ben effects savingsIVX by e lectrifica tion ................................. *3M orrow. S. L. P rev en t explosions .............. *628M uir. R. C. Synchronous ap p ara tu s im ­

proves pow er fa c to r .......................... *45

>HTCHOLLS. P . Use o f pu lverized fue lm ay boost coal p roduction ........... 733

Noe, C. A. Should U. S. exchange ideasw ith G erm any? .................................... 576

. . *6

P ageP earson , A lfred J r . P u tt in g elliciency in to

Siberian coal m ining .........................*725P r a t t , George R. B eating a n th ra c ite is d if­

ficu lt in W in n ip e g ............................... 700

READ, EL K IN S. G rav ity aids d u m p . . . *325

ORD, W. D. Ship no unso ld coal

M odern concen tra tion m ining succeeds.. *385Rice, George S. R ock-D ust b a rrie rs p ro tec t

so ft coal m ines ................................. *39 Should be a rched and p ack ed ................ 576R utledge, Dr. J . J . R ock-D ust tam ped, air-

cush ioned sho ts increase lum p yield ........................................................... *78

gC H E L L E N G E R , R. R . A rc w eld ing *537

Schloss, Chas. M. C om bination loaderreduces b reakage a t tip p le ............. *17

S pah t, A. W . Old Ben effects sav ings byelectrification ................................*3. *178

S o u thw orth . G. B. A iding w ork of equ ip ­m ent in V-system ................................ *316

Stevens, H . E. F ir s t a ll-e lectric coal s tripm ine ............................................................*660

Strange , C harles H . D row ning a m ine firein carbon dioxide ................................ *453

Sm ith , T hom as Edw in. R osebud field w insnew a t t e n t i o n ...........................................*249

'~ p iR R E , FR A N K F . Illin o is’ hope lies inm echan ical loading ............................ 694

Tiffany, J . E. Im proved b la s tin g increasesl u m p ............................................................ *881

-IT /'A R R IN ER , SAM UEL D. T he an th rac iteoperators* r>ase today ......................*853

W atts, A . C. L ow -cu rren t v o ltage forshoo ting .....................................................*314

W’ilson, J . W . L ong incline and m oderntop w orks serve m oun ta in m ine inW . V a........................................................... *107

W olcott, V. A. C olstrip ’s e lectrica l equ ip ­m ent *663

W ooton, P a u l. E xpansion o f N . C. A.s ta tis tic s ................................................ 21

Congress m ay in te rvene in s tr ik e . . . . 51 P ub lic expect G ovt, to in te rv e n e 86 P assing o f bu lldozing ta c tic s in w age

n ego tia tions ......................................... 125 A n th rac ite s to rage un like ly .................. 159 H am m ond ag a in st in te rference ............. 190 G overnm ent subsidy defers B ritish c ris is 221 Federal in te rven tion in a n th ra c ite s trik e

is rem ote p ossib ility ....................... 259 Nobody dem anding W ashington in te rfere 286 U rge su b stitu te s to av e rt s t r ik e 367 Oddie Bill m ay be b u f f e r .......................... 400 Po litics to affect hard-coal s trik e . . . . 435 E x p erts ta lk a n th ra c ite ..............................*598 P itfa lls in coke in d u s try 's p a t h 639 T h inks a n th ra c ite s trik e w ill a id so ft

coal ............................................................ 671 P r in tin g o f Coal C om m ission re p o rt

assu res action by C ongress............. 705 A n th rac ite s trik e m ust be settled on

basis in su rin g unbroken su p p ly . . 739 Lew is le tte r m ystifies W a s h in g to n . . . . 7S3 Crisis in hard-coal s trik e a t h a n d . . . . 817 Coolidge rep ly to Lew is supp ressed . . 801 Coolidge luck seen in s tr ik e ’s d iversion . 897 Congress to p u sh coal leg is la tio n . . . . 933

)ATON. J . DRUMMOND. W hy guniteclings to rock ....................................... 490

2 ^0 R N , J . H . Clay fo r s tem m ing . 539