The chronicle=news., 1914-04-10
Thousand Miners Attack and Beat
Mine Guards, lnjiuring Several and
Close "Open" Mine in Arkansas

talk with Superintendent Cameron
aud while this conference MAS go
inK ON. members al the crowd began
To banter and jser at the wa,shnen.
Dispatches from Midland say that
the guards gave short and ugly an
swers to the men and In a iries the
crowd had sarg.i over III. cable.
siisarnissi the two guards. liarnss and
bailey. and knocked both Of them
down. Neither OF thss. We're seri-
ousiy injured. though both sustained
i,ainfnl bruises abou, III. head and
body.
Squads Of men ush-si to the tippl-
and forced u. r iInon-r. oh- of the
bosses. tn tie dosn IN. mine whistle.
thu. letting all III. steam sssis. pull
the fires and stop III. fans insi.er
Mas then taken Ia che side and beat
ain,o<t into unsons-iousn-ss. iis is
said tn have f-G teeth left in his
head and h severely bruised a,-oai
III. upisr part Of his hesiE sni h-aa,
Another sarfass -tapioY-. J, W
syi-..~ry. MAS badly b-s,.n,
os- man ran np the ,iPpi- and
nail.t tn q top pi-s- giant Am-fi-
-ar flag and t-h-a,h i, a huge han
nsr on which scr. the rords
Tai. is . uaIoa Mans csantrr."
While this sss sa;ns on. other
-n,f.io,ss Of III. mia- pSr- a,.ask-a
AMI fasr-.i tn fire, Thsa did This
n, their first "rpartnhi,Fs Tn .s~
s-maihihe tank r-fass in The sani
h.sts~ ana began ,a tsaSs their s'iI-s
Th.Y -asrsiy rsss,i.-a a s.nasiu--
of III. nin-rs that pi,h their tr.,
.rpsssnhisy Sh-T panii i-as. thr
district n.s.s Ia rrtarS. r.o at sh~
ns.n. named Herr aaa Goddard. and
said ia b- s-vii-ass of Fort Smith.
.sm- To this city
Ic,slstoy-s NkS ts@& sTfpsr in tho
.anst.ahf offtees as in S.srr at the
e.4nrsns buiidihgs ear- asl ssoi-~sa
I'd. i. b~ins th- -spf~se~s, in,-a'ian
Of tho minrs~ ts dn noshins shas
.aais n.A.e ihSss liable 10 the
charge at i~-ssoYias psop-ssy. what
.s.f vss DAMAGED susine sar fight
ias. xap-sjslrAara. Cans-son shd
hss as4i.aass. fIai.y. v-s- not nasr
,~.s.a BY The ,r.n. Th-f s-msinsss
in tho affs@e aasins N. ssuabi-s
The sia.rias at sh- fan. iefs in
danger ih. lives Of .s@ ssras, odd
.nin.r. sha vrsp unasrxsusaa ss sL~
hesihstsr u th- sffsiss While sh-s
ss,Id ss' sssspr fsusa sh. snin- bs
sls .kass. :se us,si 'pass. 's-sr ss-
s~. opr ssass. rallied .i~p~ss .a- al
~hirh .hsF ssaia .sea-s
ft9 :s@sble ga. followed BY small
ds..uss,nsss. asfiss sAr al shiSa
nea.Gaisss asis.s a. Midland sas
.psi,.d v..s ssirls aAi s.aaHs ARD
sAas~a i.sa sha fesidHac~ .s y miro
assscisis isssisenseas ,sspsgkass' sar
asss.s- is bish aaa uaEaa -~ra cav
-hr oP~sstoss sjii snres wisa rusIsss
-n,e in aav tartkef attempts 60 rsn
,ssn min o. a aoasrniaa h..isq
Tbs last sasssas .lash brss"~a sh~
Operators aa.. .h~ snion minsss "s
.hi. dts.riss 'srs place in t,"<s ~hrr
.h. r.asrai Gal sha Coke rurapany
ard tho w-strsa Coal Ninine s"naE
Psay assrsnp;rd In ap-fasr ras;nr an
''-p~a .F.e paIisys The uni". snen
vpns Thr isashs4t~nasan sarapanl
sa. b~~in shIs field sas siHrrn years
and un,ii last SATURDAY. had emri,r-
-.s aeiS uasna labor Continuously tor
eleven yrar.s
J.As tsarnes. oh. said be "a. car.
tain of tho vasrh-n.ns rrnplotrsi by
The euutrsuv 10 keep tfespassess off
IL. property. made a ssassmcu' ct
the SPARKS hospital. the rssp"' "'
which vas @s follows