The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-01
MINERS SAY IT WILL CAUSE
ARREST OF WRONG PERSONS
Several Small Companies Have Post
ed Notices Asking Their Old EN-
ployes to Come Back to Work.
No Attention Paid.

zens' Alliance of Wilkesbarre has offered
rewards aggregating $4,000 for the arrest
and conviction of all persons engaged in
boycotting, hanging in effigy and other
criminal acts of intimidation prejudicial
to the rights of American freedom. A
reward of $1,000 has been offered for the
arrest and conviction of any one who en-
ters into conspiracy to boycott an indi-
vidual firms or corporations For the ar
rest of persons hanging anybody in eff
figy $500 reward will be paid
At strike headquarters 1t was claimed
that the offers of such large rewards will
cause irresponsible detectives to arrest
innocent people in the hope of securing
rewards.
National Board Member JOHN Fallon,
who is In charge of Mr.. Mitchell's head
quarters. stated tonight that he had in
formation from the Lehigh region that
several small coal companies in the vi
cinity of Hazleton had posted notices to-
day requesting their former employees to
apply for their old positions at once lest
they should be given to new hands.
UusuaI Bait, Says FaIIon.
I'm every strike" continued Mr.. Fal-
Ion. this bait is thrown out to the strilx-
ers. Every miner knows just what to do
in a case of this kind. No attention is
paid to such notices. The strikers know
that they are not to return to work as
individuals, but IN a body. AS soon as the
operators grant the concessions asked for,
they will return In a body
For permitting an effgy to hang In
front of his place of business. Joseph
Frankel. a liquor dealer of Plymouth.
has brought suit against the borough for
$4,000 damages. The strikers accused
Frankel of selling liquor to nom union
men.
Union Sending Provisions.
Indianapolis. June 30.-The National or
ganization of the mine workers is still
sending three car loads of provisions
day to the strikers in the West Virginia
field. Money Is also being sent to West
Virginia from the headquart S in Indian
apolis, but Secretary Wilson said today
that the national organization has not
spent a cent supporting the anthracite
strike.
Secretary Wilson says the operators
need not expect the miners to weaken, as
they are prepared for a long siege
Freight Handlers May Strike.
Chicago. June 3o.-Unless the general
managers OF the railroads reverse their
announced intention In regard to a new
scale of wages, 10000 freight handlers
will in all probability quit work tomor-
row morning In all the railroad ware
houses and freight sheds IN Chicago. If
the freight handlers strike, 1t is highly
probable that other unions will be drawn
into the struggle through sympathy. Of
ficers of all the railroads replied today
to the demand of the freight handlers
for more wages. The answers were al
most uniform. each of the companies sub
mitting an amended scale of wages. The
men refused to consider the concessions.
One Strike at an End.
Keystone, W. ". June 30.-The strike
of the United Mine Workers In the Nor
folk & Western coal fields is practical-
ly at an end. All the strikers probably
with the exception of Is per cent have
returned to work.
No General Strike Expected.
Terre Haute Ind, June 30.-The min
operators in this district have become
assured that there will be no general
strike In the bituminous field and this
feeling has been impaired by them to
the railroad managers. The operators
have agreed That should there be
strike, no attempt will be made to oper-
ate the mines with non-union labor.
Pay Voluntarily Increased.
Indianapolis, June 30.-The Indianapolis
Street Car Company has voluntarily in-
creased the pay of motormen and conduc-
tors one cent an hour.
Settlement Expected Soon.
Charleston, w. Va. June so.-It is tho
impression here tonight that the coal
strike in this State will be settled within
the next few days on a reasonable basis.
the operators making concessions. Pres
ident Stevens of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad tonight held conference with
the operators which lasted several hours.
While nothing has been given out. enough
has been learned to indicate that Mr..
Stevens has urged upon the operators
that something must be DONE The Wini-
fred company has already announced q
concession.