Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-12-16

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where they would send me, they said
/ could try it for few weeks, and If
wanted to pick my own boarding
house l could do it and they would
pay me more money, so that would
still be getting my board besides the
$18. It looked strange to me, but it
looked like good job. and I am only
a workingman, who has to look for a
job, and so came here and was fool
ed by them, as poor workingmen are
so often fooled by rich employers.
''Well, 1 tried to get out in the
morning. They told me 1 could not
get out. said: why, is this the
penitentiary?' It's worse than that,
said the engineer. 1 thought / would
walk around and see some easy way
to get out, maybe. While I was
walking, the Federal meat inspector
came up to me again and asked me
if 1 had changed my mind and would
go to work. said no, and they said
l was foolishg, that it would be good
thing for me. Albert Schenk said if
would stick to him / would have
$500 by the end of the year. said l
wouldn't work scab, and they must let
me out. They offered me 500, then
$22, then $25 week if would stay.
said I wouldn't stay for their whole
packing house. But they wouldn't let
m eout. l kept walking around until
l found a back door through the en-
CINE room and slipped out. But they
kept my valise. couldn't get that.
CompeIs Return of Baggage.
Poth went to strike headquarters
and told them his story, and they re-
ported to Attorney J. ]. P. O'Brien
about the valise. He brought action
through Justice Of the Peace Dobbs
and finally secured it.
/ There was a touch of tragic comedy
when 10th went after it. He went
direct to Albert Schenk, and, when
he got the valise, demanded pay for
two hours. Schenk said: why, what
did you do?" Nothing" said 10th.
well, we don't pay men for dion
nothin'," said Schenk. well, you kept
me in there two hours" said 10th,
land l want paid" Schenk reached
in his pocket and handed out 90 cents.
ITS al 1.-The money got with me-"
he said. 10th took it, saying, Its
better in my pocket than yours.
Franks brother, Stephen 10th. was
also one of the deluded workers, stat
ing that they were brought under
false pretenses from Cleveland.
Among the others making affidavits
substantially as did Frank, were c
H. Wilson, Joe Smith and Aleck Rine-
hart. All were from Cleveland and
all returned Thursday.
Watching Trains.
The strikers have met this new de-
velopment by having special commit
tees meet all incoming trains. Two
committeeman watch each station,
and in this way they are expecting to
get in touch with deluded men before
they are fooled into the packing
houses.
Spreading Publicity. =
They are also endeavoring TO gel
publicity in the cities from which tne
men are being brought. This is dim
cult. because the daily newspapers
win not give the public the informa
ton, but they aer endeayoring &c
reach the people through Labor
sources, and particularly through inc
foreign language Labor press, as mos
O fthe men, it appears. are Germans
Poles and Bohemians. 1t appears
| clear that these men are straign1oF
ward and honorable and will no
come if they know the truth. but the!
, saw that Schenk lies glibly to tnen
, and the nleayes them to their 10 cen
lunch while he sits down to hotel p
r table d'hote.
Il. More Determined. :
II These 0faeL1c 0aSsASo -1~
!. red the Butchers up to renewed enor'
I to win. They are more than ever oe
I termined. They are closing up 1nel
I ranks in solid formation. They So
o they are certain to succeed, that "a
d lmen being brought in are not Dutci
O ers, because the butchers IN ONE
d towns have better conditions. even ]
9 unorganized plants. than prevail
schenk's. and that he is getting me
VI who have never worked at the pus
: ness.
y Call In Doctors.
Isl It is know nthat doctors have pes
d called into the plant to dress Wouns
,tl self inflicted by the strike Dreans'
,e through their lack Of skin N nanolll
e knives. Men who have come out 3
ID / the Mace resembles battle nelo ale
8 y bsttle-so many men are bandas'
I and bleeding