The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-08-16
Strikers Are Arrested
Near Cardiff.
CAPTAIN WHITE MAY
SECURE THEIR FREEDOM
Labor Leaders Issue a Statement on
Situation.
ulIltary Company From Troy Fires
Upon Miscreants Who Threw
stones at the Camp--Noth-
ing From The
Operators.


Birmingham. Aug. 16-tSpeciai. D.
Five white men. Frank Tombrelle. Dave
Davis. william Norman. Robert Stew
art and Sam TombreIle. members and
officials of the union miners organiza-
tion In the vicinity OF Cardiff, In ths
western part of Jefferson County. where
the Mobile Cadets are stationed, were
arrested by deputy shertffs this morn
ing on warrants charging murder.
The men offered no resistance what
ever and were brought to the county
jail pending a preliminary trial. NO
bond will be allowed until the matter
can be threshed out In the inferior
court.
sworn out before Judge II. b. Aber-
nathy, by Charity Kelly. wife OF Tive
Kelly, a non-union man. who has been
missing for several days. Charity kel-
ly lives at Gadsden, and her husband
is said to have been employed since
the strike began as a labor agent. Inc
description she gave the coroner or her
husband so tailed with that of ne
gro, whose dead body was found three
or four days ago in the woods between
Cardiff and Bessie mines, the body be-
ing tied to a log which had been set on
fire. that the warrants followed
Captain Frank S. White, who repre-
steps looking to securing the early
freedom of the men placed In jail to-
day.
Baps Kelly, a negro, is being held by
the county officials, as an Important
witness In the case against the nve
men.
zip Kagler. a negro, was arrested to-
day and locked up In the county Jail
in connection with the firing on the
train at JEFFERSON, few weeks ago,
IN which Deputy Sherin Charles Card
ner was severely wounded
More Non-Union Men NJ Work.
Aside from these arrests and 3 NUM-
bar az others on charges Of trespass
after warning and other minor offenses,
the reports which were received at the
once Of Sheriff FIfgdcn again to-day
were to fhe eifect that every thing was
quiet In the county and in adjoining
counties The coal production has In
creased materially and train crews are
being put to work again on mineral
roads In the district. More non-unton
man were at work Saturday than at
any time since the strike began, July
6th. 1t Is announced that there VIII
be several car loads Of non-union labor
received here in time to be placed at
work by Monday.
There was very little going on
around the military headquarters IN
the Metropolitan Hotel. The militia
and deputy sheriffs were on the move
all day but there was no excitement
throughout the mining district.
A statement was given out by the
miners leaders signed by John p.
White. national vice president; w. r.
Farley, Alabama member OF the ma.
tional board Of the national orgatiza-
ton. T. ]. Kennamer, president OF
the district organization and J. l.
Clemo, secretary treasurer OF the dis
trict organization. This statement
was addressed to the officers and menu
bers of the United Mine Workers in
Alabama. 1t urges them to remain
firm to the organization; that there is
good chance of winning the strike;
that the men should remain in their
homes and allow the officers Of the
local unions to transact the business
that requires any attention. The cir
cular claims an organization of $4,000
members now. The officials of the
miners call on the men to abstain
from Iawlessness and insinuate that
emissaries OF the companies are urging
men on to commit lawless acts in order
10 hiring the miners into disrepute and
lose the respect of the people at large. !
The statement is quite lengthy.
A meeting of the operators was held
today but there was no definite state
ment given out.
Major F. B. Dodge. the labor agent |
Of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail-
road Company who was shot in the |
attack on a train at Jefferson. in the |
western part of Jefferson County, and
again in the attack of the train enter
ing Blocton, last Sunday, Is able TO be
out again and was at his home in Ems |
ley today. He is one of the most pop
ular men connected with the strike in |
an official position.
Letters to the officers are being writ |
ten daily by Lieutenant Colonel Hub
bard giving them a compliment for |
their conduct Of the situation.
Opposes LawlessAess.
The address of the officisls of the |
United Mine Workers of America con- !
tains the following reference to the |
disorders and violence:
For the past several days we have |
been passing through a crisis. Public |
sentiment has been running very high; |
the tone of the press infiammatory, |
creating wild excitiment; denuncia-
tion of our cause has been heard on |
every hand; but now that claim has
been generally restored and the excite
ment subsidized, we take this oppor- !
tunity to admonish and urge you TO |
observe, as we know you will, every |
feature of the law and refrain from all |
kinds of lawlessness and violence.
I'VE are not unmindful of the fact |
that In strike times, emissaries of our |
opponent mingle amongst you for the |
purpose of melting you to commit |
some overt act or to resort to violence, |
which can never be eounselled or toll
Grated by our organization or the hum !
blest member within it's ranks.
violence and disorder is our worst !
enemy; peace and tranquility our best |
friend. We propose to conduct this
strike on the highest plane possible. |
We ask and hone we NAV srecefve the |
endorsement of the public-spirited citi-
Gems and lovers OF fair play and JUS
tice, and in turn we pledge ourselves
to lend our influence and cooperation |
to the side of Righteousness and the |
UNFOLDING of law. Therefore, each |
and every one of you are expressly |
cautioned to lend your active moral |
influence and support to this principle /
and thus demonstrate that we have no