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...President Coolidge received a letter from John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers, charging that bituminous mine operators were breaking their wage contract with the union, and asking what the Government is going to do about it. Shortly afterward Secretary Hoover, Attorney General Sargent and President Green of the American Federation of Labor had long conferences at the White House...
...Moody against one of the highway contractors-The American Road Co. Early this year two citizens of Texas incorporated this company in Delaware, and got a permit to do business in Texas. It had a capital of $10,000 and borrowed about $25,000 additional. It got a contract from the Highway Commission to "surface" about 1,000 miles of road with "asphalt topping" at 30 cents a square yard. The Attorney General believes that any good road contractor would have been glad to do this work for about 18 cents a square yard. In the first six months...
...Moody sued to recover $600,000 as "excessive profits." In court the Company voluntarily agreed: 1) to pay back $600,000; 2) to cancel the rest of its contract; 3) to forfeit its right to do business in Texas. The astounding implications of this action on the part of the company stirred up a hornet's nest around Governess Ferguson and her husband "Jim." It was understood that Jim had picked the members of the Highway Commission, and he was known to have attended their meetings. So it was felt he should share the blame with them. Last week...
President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers caused a flutter by announcing: "Whenever the representatives of the operators are willing to meet the representatives of the miners in amicable negotiations to work out a contract for from one to five years' continuous operation of the mines, the miners stand now, and have been, prepared to meet them...
...Shipping Board last week sold the four ships of the Pan-America Line. The Pan-America, Southern Cross, Western World and American Legion, combination cargo and passenger ships of the "President" type, have plied between the Atlantic Coast and South America. They were operated for the Government under contract by the Munson Line and constituted one of the major services still operated for the Government. The last big sale of a going line was that of the California-Orient Line to the Dollars (TIME...