The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-21
CENTRAL FOUNDRY
 EMPLOYES STRIKE
Refuse to Work Under New AS-
 sistant Superintendent
LEE MORRISON KILLED
Shot By Ralph Jones In Quarrel at Crawford Bros.' Saloon-James Lowry Wounded By a
 Stray Bullet.

BeSSenel. feDIudIy eV.-NoPNNAsAA'j All the employees of the Central Foundry company of this city, numbering about two hundred. walked out of the shops on a strike this morning.
 The reason given for the walk out' is the appointment of W. E. Nichols as assistant superintendent in the plant. is claimed by the striking employees that Nichols is a "wage-cutter," and they refused to continue work under him. though MT Nicholls has not yet re- ported for duty.
 The walk out was orderly and there has been no disturbance except the shoot ing between some of the men in Craw- ford Bros saloon later in the day.
 For some years Nichols was superln- tendert of the United States Cast Iron Pipe NQnd Foundry company. and it is cIaimedNhat he was very unpopular with the employees. He left that concern about a year ago and has been at North Bir- mingham since. where he has been man. ager of the North Birmingham Forge company.
 While he did not reach the city today to take charge of his new position, it is stated that he will take charge when he arrives, and with this understanding the employees in the mill refused to go to workk this morning.
 Officials Will Come.
 Head officials of the company at New York were telegraphed yesterday in refer ence to the situation, and 1t is expected that they will arrive to take charge of  the matter tonight or tomorrow.
 In speaking of the strike tonight one of the local office men said: '"rhe em- ployes of the Central Foundry company, numbering about two hundred men, walked out Of this shops this morning on a strike. The reason given for the strike is the appointment of MT. Nichols as assistant superintendent.
 "Mr. Nichols did not arrive to take charge of the plant this morning, as was expected, but the men were given to un- derstant that he would take charge when he arrived, and they refused to work.
 "Officials of the company at New York have been advised of the trouble, and it is expected that some of them will arrive tonight or tomorrow.
 'The men will likely be out for several days at least"
 Serious Shooting Affair. Lee Morrison was killed and James Lowry was painfully wounded by ps- tol shot in the shoulder by Ralph Jones today at noon in Crawford Bros saloon on Nineteenth street in this city.
 All are white men and striking em- ployes of the Central Foundry company in this city.
 While the exact cause of the shooting is not known it Is said that the men became engaged in dispute over the strike, which continued for some time before the shooting.
 It is claimed that Lowry was not party to the dispute but was standing close to Morrison and Jones, and re- ceived a stray bullet in the shoulder.
 Morrison Killed Instantly.
 Morrison was killed instantly. Jones was arrested by Police Officers Pat fridge and Goings and was later carried to Birmingham by Deputy Sheriff Rush Randall and Detective Patton, where he was lodged in the county pail. He re- fuses to discuss the affair but ait is un- derstood that he has employed counsel.
 All three men connected with the affair are well known in Bessemer, where they have lived and have been employed for a nunlDer or years, dHu lue SuOOllnB has created quite a sensation in the city.
 Morrison leaves widow and several children, while Jones has wife and one child.
 Lowrys wound is not considered seri- ous It is said that five or six shots were fired by Jones in the saloon.
 It is said that bad blood has existed between Jones and Morrison for some foh fc arf1x nruih for the shooting today.
 Lowe Is Fined.
 Walter Love- who was arrested last Sunday afternoon for keeping open the Edmondson drug store on Sunday, was fined s5 by Mayor Sullivan in police court this morning. Lowe pleaded guilty to the charge and stated that he had sold cigars and other things than drugs.
 It is claimed that he opened the store on advice of Chairman Crook of the police committed, who gave 1t as his opinion that since drug stores are kept open in almost all cities even where the Sunday laws are strictly enforced, that the drug stores of this city have right to open and sell their goods
 An appeal was taken from the decision of Mayor Sullivan and it is understood that a test case will be made
 Dr. w. G. Herd who conducted a drug store on Carolina avenue, stated today that he kept his store open all day last Sunday with the permission of the chair. man of the police committee and that during the day he requested the chief of police to put him under arrest which request was refused.
 It is said that Dr. Edmondson opened his store under the direction of the chair man of the police committee and that the chief did not arrest MT. Lowe, his clerk. but that the arrest was made at the instance of Mayor Sullivan.
 Notes and Personals. J. S. Rutherford, who resigned his posi- tion as assistant cashier of the Bessemer National bank few days ago, left today for Mobile, where he has accepted posi- ton with the Planters Steamship com pany.
 The following delegates to the Confed- crate reunion to be held at New Orleans in April have been appointed by Camp McAdory of this city: M. M Gwin, T. P Waller w. E. Hanby and J. Lee.
 City Attorney Frank F. Porter left to- day for Mexico and other points in the southwest for his health which has been failing for some time. His family ac- companied him as far as Mobile, where they will stop for few weeks with rela- tives.
 Miss Mamie Godfrey of this city and