The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-09-16
ECONOMY CLOSED.
Factory Management Decides
to Lock the Doors
They State That They Will Never run
Union Again--All Employees Laid OF
Indefinitely - Attempt to Arrest
Beechurst Men Leads to Scrap-0th-
er Strike Notes.

The directors of the Economy
Tumbler company held meeting on
yesterday at which they discussed
the strike situation thoroughly. At
the close of the meeting they gave
out the information that they had
decided to close the factory down.
The closing will continue until
such time as the factory can be oper-
ated "open house" The motion was
carried unanimously.
One of the members of the com
pany was asked about what they
expected to do and he stated that
the factory would never run again
unless it run open house.
He was told that the men thought
il was all a bluff aud that work
would start soon. To this he ans
wered that such bluff would be
almost too expensive to be made
merely as bluff and that the man
agement of the factory had deter
mined on what they had to do before
they had made any announcement.
They haye seen nothing which will
cause them to change their minds
since that time
About ten or twelve men who have
been engaged in one capacity or an
other about The plant have been re-
leased from duty. and the factory
will stand idle until the management
can get 1t opened under the open
house policy.
Further trouble occurred on the
Avenue last night when one of the
private detectives who came here
with the corning glass workers tried
TO arrest Bob McClelland on war
rant sworn out by Jolliffe, charging
him with assault with intend to kill
This affair occurred several DAYS ago,
The warrants for the men have
been in the hands of local officers
for some time. They have been I'M
able tie serve them. The officers say
that the NTH all know them, and are
able to keep out of their way.
The private detective told Chief
Price yesterday that he knew Nc
Clelland and though he could serve
the warrant. 1t was given to him.
He passed along the street, and saw
Bob McClelland sitting on the porch
of his fathers home He went up
to Bob, took hold of him and said
81 guess I'll take you along"
According to the story told by
the officers. the young mans father,
w. c. McClelland, assaulted the
detective, and landed several telling
blows. Others present Joined in
the fray, and the detective got a
good beating, though he was not
badly hurt He drew black jack
and attempted to use it, but one of
the girls OF the family, it is said,
caught the weapon, and hung onto it
for dear life. McClelIand was not
not arrested The affair caused
great excitement
Mrs. McClelland, who saw the
whole affair. made statement in
regard to it to a New DOMINION
man this morning. She said Bob
and his sister were sitting on the
porch after supper, when Frank Joy
and two other men passed. Walter
McClelland and another son had
just left the house. The three de-
tectives passed the house, crossed
the street, and returned. Two of
them, Joy and another man came up
on the perch and both grabbed Rob,
telling him he was under arrest.
His sister ran inside, and called
her mother. She came out and after
some words, ordered them off the
porch. This she did three times,
and when they refused to go, she
pushed Joy off She says he caught
his feet in chair and fell headlong
on the sidewalk.
One of the detectives drew mace
and struck at her with it. The faith
er and brother returned by this time
and rescued Bob. He ran into the
house, and the detectives left.
Joy has black eye and cut on
his face. He Is not badly hurt.
Mrs. McClelland says the officers
had no badges and showed no war
rant, and were resisted for that rea-
son.
Joy and six or seven others who
came here as private detectives were
sworn in yesterday morning as spe-
cial officers of the city.
Just before the ten o'clock train
came in. Charlie Halter and another
glass worker were standing at the
south end of the platform at the B.
d .. station. Some one fired shot
and one of the men had a powder
stained shirt to show how close the
weapon was to him. The incident
aroused considerable excitement,
but it was thought, ard so stated by
a glass workers, that the shot was
fired with no intend to injure either
of the men-in other words, it was
done as hoax.
All trains were met yesterday. A
large crowd gathered at the 8:45
train, but no glass WORK ers came in.
1t is stated that several men who
did arrive yesterday were received
by the Trnion