Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-08
Judge Newman Obeys
Elm Grove Coal Co.

temporary injunction was granted
this week by Judge c. C. Newman.
sitting in Part OF the Circuit Courr
at Wheeling. restraining the miners
formerly employed at the Elm Grove
Coal companys mine, their eonfeder-
ates and all others from interfering
with the "scabs' which at the present
time are but four who are still work
ing in the hole in the earth endanger-
ing their lives.
The case was styled "The Elm
Grove Coal company, corporation, VS..
Edward Dayton, John Wilkey, John
Castac, George Richards, John Billing,
Tony Nassett, aKelly Shores, Amel
Treschell, Joseph Sojer Vance Bah
bltt, their confederates and all Others"
At the request of j. b. Chambers,
chief of the corporation, David Bum
gardner, John and Mrs Ovalak, James
Bishop and Everett Mahoney, went be-
fore Lester Smith, a notary public.
also we'll known for his loyalty to the
working class while in politics and
made affidavits to the effect that the
striking miners had made remarks.
such as We'll get you," and words
to that effect.
Will We Have. Cabin Creek9,
The corporation lawyer then made
the trip to the city and went before
the corporation judge who affixed his
signature to the injunction, in order
to further crush the miners into slav-
cry, by allowing the company to inn
port scabs, place mine guards and,
toughs, as in Cabin and Paint Creeks,
to shoot down the miners if they made
any attempt to get decent living con-
ditions. At the same time a son of
this judge was chasing about the city
in a large touring car with a bunch
of girls. 1t would have been better
for his honor to correct his son, in
stead of encouraging wage slavery
among the miners.
Never Heard Miners Side.
If the judge had had the miners
come before. him, or if he had first
had affdavitsi from them as he had
from the other side and found that
they had caused violence it would have
been a different proposition. but the
miners were never given a word in
the matter and the injunction was is
sued by the Judge without ever con-
sulting them In Tire least. 1t is claim
ed in the injunction which was pray
ed for by the owners of the coal mine,
that they have invested over one hun
dred thousand dollars in the equipping.
and maintaining of their mine, and
that they have 1000 acres of coal
land. That they have also to supply
the West Virginia Traction and Elec-
trio Company power house with coal,
and that by the miners striking that
it. has been impossible for them to
supply them with coal.
+ Chambers Lied.
In statement which was printed in
the capitalist papers several weeks ago
to the effect thatI the miners were
willing to contribute a dollar month
to, the insurance company as soon as
the terms of the insurance company
were made public. Mr.. Chambers also
stated that as there had been too
great number of accidents in the
mine, he thought that it was best that
the miners should take out the insur-
ance. The miners never had any in
tention of paying into the Golfers Of.
the insurance company, and positively
deny that Mr.. Chambers is, right in
the first part. of his statement. The
right definition is that he Lied, and
there is no other word that can rightly
take its place. The last part of his
statement however they claim is true,
and for that reason they are striking.
They want union conditions, which
means that the mine must be at least
a safe place to work in.
Will Ministers Help?
They have gone out to win their
strike and with the assistance of the
American Moderation 0f Tohor ond
the United Mine Workers of America
to help them, they will win. They
will not starye as long as these boys
are helping them Meetings will be
held in the little town, and the facts
of conditions in the mine will be
brought to the attention of the asso-
ciates of the owners. They can not
pose as church members, and at the
same time wear VOLTS clothes. They
will be stripped of their mask and
shown in their true light. The mine
would not stand inspection, and the
ministers and others of the vicinity
are asked to pay the mne visit. Coz
down in the cage, and ride back into
the bowels of the earth and see if they
would work in such a place for the
paltry sum that is dished out to these
miners. And that is not all; they are
plucked by the company store, and
the company houses; they are killed
and carried out of the mine, and are.
not thought of as much as a mule,
which to replace would cost money. 1t
is disgrace for any community that
is supposed to be civilized to tolerate
such conditions.
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