The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-23
MINERS CLASH WITH THE LAW Many Arrests Made at
 a Big Picnic. UNION MEN AS SPEAKERS chief Deputy Held for JostIing q
 Woman. strske sItustion is Made More Serious by Controversy Between Sheriff
 Hisdon and Solicitor

Birmingham, Aug. 22.-(special )-- An immense picnic and barbecue given bv miners at Fulton Springs. near Bir- mingham this afternoon, resolved itself into general meeting for the exten- sion of protection to the striking min- ars of the district. Over 5000 persons were present and number of speakers wera arrested for incendiary utter ances
 Two hundred guardsmen were on hand as well as large squad of deputy sheritrs under Chief Deputy Lucien Brown. Brown in rushing forward to arrest one speaker. jostled a woman over and was himself put under arrest hv . constable who was present. He was later arrested again for disturb ing religious worship because he arr tested a preacher for using fiery ian' guage during prayer.
 As fast as one speaker was arrested the chairman would call upon another and the speaking would continue as though nothing had occurred.
 w n Farley. member of the Min- .~., National Executive Board. was the chief speaker. and he counseled inc men to observe the law ana 70 stand firm by the union.
 racb of the speakers arrested, az ,,.I, as Brown, was able to make bond before leaving the grounds.
 sil is reported quiet tonight ai- though the general situation remains extremely critical M
 The attempt at assassination or An- tbony Davis. the negro non-union mn CT. at Pratt City last night. was dis- e,,ssaa considerably today, The force of deputies and guards around me mines al Pratt City have been incEsass sel cd and dogs are being kept n Fsaass ness to be placed on any trah that may ha found during the night. Davis VIII rAeovar from hIs wounds.
 Ffsorts are being made to get some cine to the perpetrators of the dastard- ly deed.
 warrants were issued today for two white women charging them with in- terfering with an officer in the dis charge of his duty. It appears that deputy went to No. mines or the 'Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad e,nnananv. 10 make an arrest on a charge of trespass after warning. The women are said to have attacked the deputy with skillets and frying pans.
 IL has developed that many women are taking part in the strike demon strations being seen in numbers around the railway stations when the trains arrive and otherwise showing their sympathy in the controversy.
 number of threatening letters are being found on the front porches of many coal miners who are still at work. These notes or letters begin by asking the question if it fs desired to take meat and bread from the rnouths of wives and children And you had better look out" fs added.
 One letter in particular found on the front porch of a miners home at Jett in the northwestern part of JeK- ferson county, asks that the women be kept out of the house as Something was going to happen. The sending of these letters is having some effect in Frightening the miners at work.
 A report from Sayre. in the western part of the county, this morning, was to the effect that number of evic- tions from company houses had been consmnated, the suits having been started some weeks ago. The miners are using tents where they have no houses.
 John P. White. National Vice Pres ident of the United Mine Workers of America, did not leave his office today. He announced that he could not go to the Fulton Springs barbecue because he was too busy answering letters sent him from the National headquarters and because of the attention needed to man age the strike situation in this State.
 Henin-H1gdOn Quarrel.
 There was some comment today on a controversy between H. P. Heiin. So- licftor of the County, and Sheriff E. L. Higdon The Solicitor answers a card that was given out short time ago by Sheriff Hidgon. The latter answered communication issued by w. R. Fairley, the miners leader. and incl dentally stated that he could not pros acute the cases after the arrests were mada.
 The Solicitor replied that he had not been informed by the Sheriff of the arr rests that had been made and he stated among other things that 1t was cur rently rumored that the Sheriff Is ma king a profit on the deputies that are in the field whom he charges are paid for by the various corporations The card of the Solicitor states that there are no less than 400 deputies in the Held under Sheriff Higdon and that the cor rorations are paying the Sheriff for their services.
 At military headquarters occasion was taken this morning to deny the rumors that members of the military were playing baseball with the striking miners. It was stated that six or sew en of the military had been permitted to witness a game of baseball. Other rumors concerning the soldiers were denied.
 A report gained considerable clrcu- lation yesterday that four members of the military had been sent to head .,,ortars in the city to be transferred home for being too intimate with the miners.
 Jefferson county had conference with the Governor In regard to the military and 1t is repeated that there is probability of the 1st Regiment be- ing called into service. It Is pos sible that the other two regiments will be called to the district Any outbreak in the field will result in the call being Issued immediately for