The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-23
ASKS
FOR BAYONETS
Issues Proclamation Against
Rioting inStike Region
ALL VIOLENCE MUST CEASE
Another Day Of lnnumerabIe Petty
Outbreaks In All Parts of County
Moved officer to Issue
the Order.
ALL VIOLENCE MUST CEASE

Scranton, Pa. September %. Sheriff
Schadt of Lackawanna county tonight
telegraphed Governor Stone to send
troops to his assistance. The sheriff had
just given out proclamation announcing
that he would call for troops II the law
lessness did not cease, when he received
a series of telephone calls to quell dis
turbances up the valley, and he asked
for troops. Adjutant General Stewart
called the sheriff by telephone at o'clock
and had a long conference with him. The
adJutant general suggested that a posse
of members OF the citizens alliance be
called upon for assistance. While the
sheriff was preparing to act upon this
suggestion he received more reports of
violence up and down the valley, and at
once sent another urgent telegram call
ing for assistance.
The worst of tonight's outbreaks oc-
CURED at Archibald A crowd of 200
strikers, mostly foreigners ransacked the
quarters occupied by forty men employed
at the Ramona washery of the Ontario
Company while the tnen were at work and
meeting the men as they were returning
from work, drove them back to the
washery. The mob then returned to the
colliery proper. drove out the engineers,
firemen and guards and took possession
of the breaker. The plant of the Crescent
Electric Light company which is sup
piled with steam from the breaker, had
to shut down. and the whole region was
left In darkness. In the attack on the
breaker two men were shot--one a striker
and the other a watchman.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Miles McAndrew
was attacked and shot at by a mob at
Oiiphant. The steam pipes OF the Penn
sylvania Coal companys colliery at Old
Forge were blown up with dynamite to-
night. Two colored cooks at the William
A. colliery were rescued by deputy sder-
ifs from a crowd that was threatening
to lynch them.
Scranton, Pa, September 22-Prior to a
call for state troops tonight Sheriff
Schadt of Lackawanna county Issued a
proclamation in which he said in part:
II am informed that since the miners
strike began numberless acts of violence
and intimidation have been and are still
being committed in the county, having
who wish to work for the support of
themselves and their families and the
punishment of those who are at work
These acts consist in part of the stoppage
of men by crowds upon the public hign-
ways, stoning, clubbing and otherwise
assaulting individuals at their homes and
on the highways, and assaults by riotous
mobs on the houses of workmen and on
buildings connected with the collieries,
the use of violent abusive and threaten
ing language and other similar acts.
Complaint has been made to me that
the acts are committed in covert way
and 1t is impossible for me and my depu-
ties to fully prevent lawlessness in the
county and to detect the offenders. 1t be-
comes my duty under the law, when a
condition of violence and lawlessness
exists In my bailiwick, to call upon the
state authorities for assistance.
Now therefore, l. Charles II. Schadt,
sheriff of Lackawanna county, do hereby
direct and order that all persons who
shall be disposed in any manner to In
timidate and try to prevent by force any
person or persons from exercising their
right to work shall Immediately desist
and abstain therefrom; and l further re-
quest all persons TO respect the rights OF
all citizens. that they may enjoy their
property and personal liberty guaranteed
by the constitution of this commonwealth
I'm case this proclamation shall not
be effective and prevent all and any
acts of lawlessness. 1t shall be by duty
to call for such assistance as the proper
officers of this commonwealth are re-
quired to give and the laws of the state
provide"
Another day of innumerable petty out
breaks in all parts of the county moved
the sheriff to issue this proclamation.
The oxford colllery of the Peoples Coal
company has shut down on local orders
for coal at pre-strike prices. The COM
pany is getting $40 a ton for coal at
tidewater and proposes 10 make local
consumers pay the same price. The
company is turning out $50 tons of coal
a day and is getting an average price
of s. ton for all it can deliver
Stone Denies Report.
Harrisburg, Pa, September 22.-Gov-
ernor Stone said tonight there was no
truth in the report that he will shortly
hold a conference in Philadelphia with
representatives of the Peoples Alliance
and Senators Quay and Penrose relative
to an extra session for the enactment of
legislation to end the anthracite strike
or that he has the promise of majority
of the members of the legislature to pass
compulsory arbitration measure pre-
pared by the alliance. The governor also
said that ne had referred to Attorney
General Elkin for his consideration the
bills which have been sent to him and
admitted that he expected to see Sena-
tor Quay soon in regard to some appoint
ment to speak In the campaign. Con-
tinuing the governor said:
"I am willing, as l have said before.
to call special session Of the legislature
II can be convinced that a bill can be
passed that will be sustained by the
courts as constitutional and will settle
this strike and prevent others. As un-
derstand the situation. neither the miners
nor the operators think a special session
can pass such law and the expressions
of the members, so far as I have heard.
show a wide and irreconcilable difference
of opinion as to its provisions. | would
not be willing to call special session
If 1t be apparent that nothing could come
out Of it but a large expense to the state.
Excitement at Shenandoah.
Shenandoah. Pa, September 22.-This