The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-24
Strike Region Comparatively
Free Of LaWIesSneSS
TWO BROTHERS SHOT DOWN
Were Ambushed While Going Along a
Road-one Is Thought to Be
Fatally Wounded-Trouble
at Lebanon.

Scranton, Pa, September 2S.-The call
Ing out of the Thirteenth regiment had
a quieting effect upon the riotous strikers
and today was comparatively free from
lawlessness.
The only serious affairs today occurred
at Ollphant, a short distance from the
camp of the soldiers, an hour after their
arrival. Two brothers. Bert and Charles
Lundon of jefferson township. while on
their way TO work at the Temple COM
pany's Lackawanna colliery, were am
pushed. arid shot down IN the road. Bert
is probably fatally wounded. The other
received only a flesh wound and will re-
cover. Two non-union foreigners, EN-
ployed at the Grassy Island washery,
near Oliphant station, were on their way
to work today and in passing the camp Of
the newly arrived regiment, got into an
alteration with the soldiers and were
seriously drubbed The affair was re-
ported to Colonel Watres and the Offend
ing soldiers will be courtmartialed.
Small groups of strikers and women Of
the neighborhood stood about the camp
all day but made no show of hostility.
Brigadier General Goblin and several
members of his staff came up from Shen-
andoah this afternoon and spent three
hours In conference with Colonel Watres
and other officers of the Thirteenth regi-
ment. 1t was decided to keep the COM
panies Of the regiment together in camp
and send out detachments as occasion
warranted, instead of statioAing detach-
ments permanently at different points.
The calling out of the troops had no
apparent effect on the strike situation
proper. No new collieries opened up
and the companies reported that there
was practically no change. They expect,
however, that with protection assured
many men will return to work.
Troops Sent to Lebanon.
Harrisburg, Pa. September 23.-General
Goblin, who is in charge of the troops
in the hard coal strike region, was orr
dered tonight to send the First batal-
lion Of the One Hundredth and Twenty
/ eighth regiment to Lebanon to assist the
sheriff in preserving the peace where
the iron and steel workers of the Ameri-
| can Iron and Steel Manufacturing COM
pany have been no strike for nearly FIVE
months. The battalion. which has been
on duty at Shenandoah ever since the
troops were sent there, reached Lebanon
shortly before o'clock.
! A delegation from Lebanon called upon
the governor today and requested that
troops be sent to that city where riot
ing occurred last evening among the
strikers. After consultation with Adju-
tant General Stewart and Attorney GEN
eral Elkin the governor ordered General
| Goblin to send the First battalion Of the
One Hundredth and Twenty eighth regi-
ment to the relief Of the sheriff. The
men went on strike on May 8. The pud-
lers asked for an advance In wages from
81 to $3.50 a ton, but the company was
willing to grant only $4.25. This compro-
mise was refused by the workers. The
strikers at that time numbered about
1000 men and 1000 other employees were af-
fected by the idleness of the mills. A few
weeks ago the company started up sever
all of its rolling mills with non-union
men, all of whom were negroes taken
there principally from the south. The
presence of the colored men greatly ex-
cited the strikers and there has been more
or less disturbances since.
More Troops Wanted.
Harrisburg. Pa. September pa tele-
gram was received in Harrisburg early
this morning from Sheriff Jacobs of La
zerne county asking Governor Stone for
troops. In his telegram to the governor
the sheriff says he is unable to cope with
the situation.
No action was taken on the request to-
night, and it is understood the COVER
nor will investigate the conditions as they
exist in the vicinity of Wilkesbarre before