King Coal

[citation needed] Hal Warner, a rich young fellow determined to find the truth for himself about conditions in the mines, runs away from home and adopts the alias "Joe Smith."

Her father is a mine worker who spends his days drinking and leaving her to take care of her siblings.

After dedicating himself to the workers' cause, he tells them that he will appeal to the bosses to become a check weigh man who measures the amount of coal, but the GFC, wanting to cheat the workers out of their pay, appoints a company check weigh man.

The workers organize a strike and union to demand their rights from the bosses, but the rescue effort goes longer than expected.

After a confrontation with his brother Edward, Hal resolves to return home and dedicate his life to the workers' cause.