The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-12
CALL OFF STRIKE
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depress the value Of the works stock
80 that interests that are trying to
form a great half billion dollar merger
could get the control they wanted
Your statement also declares that the
proposed merger was 20 include the
Colorado Fuel & Iron Co. and you ad-
ced Colorado Fuel 4 Iron means Jonn
ID. Rockefeller
There was thus in your statement a
scarcely veiled implication that the
unfortunate situation in Youngstown
In some grew out OF ~transac-
uons in which the interests of my
father were involved. | desire to as
sure you in the most unequivocal
ann that neither my father nor ]
have any interest whatever in the
Youngstown Sheet and Tube com
pany or in any merger TO which that
company may become a party: also
mat We have no participation in or
knowledge of any transaction looking
toward a merger OF any company with
the Colorado Fuel INC Iron company.
In fact. every implication i'm your
statement in so far as il concerns my
father. myself or any in
which we are Interested. or any
transactions or negotiations of which
we have knowledge Is wholly without
foundation. I am sure that knowing
the above. you will be glad to correct
in these respects the statement made
yesterday afternoon.
(Signed)
JOHN u. ROCKEFELLER. Jr.
Investigation Thorough.
The grand jury which is investigat-
ing the strike az the plant of the
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
and the rioting which ooh place last
Friday. during which drink-crazed
mobs looted and burned practically
every place of business i'm East
youngstown. was resumed today.
Henry 5. Ballard. assistant attorney
general Of Ohio. sen here upon the
request OF Prosecuting Attorney 4.
NJ. Henderson. arrived today to assist
in the investigation and prosecution
Of the cases.
The probe will be thorough. accord
ing 10 Mr.. Ballard. and every cause
leading up 20 the strike will be inyes-
tigated. The grand jury will also in
quire into the riot. especially endeav-
oring to ascertain If IL a inspired by
any person. corporation OF foreign
government.
~Subpoenas were issued today for
the appearance Of James \. Campbell
lAfNAAAflN VI Inv NuNf COMPANY
Thomas II. Flynn Of Pittsburgh: {. II.
Robinson. vice president. W. G. Reilly.
general superintendent. and J. Mitch
ell Volt. formerly postonice inspec-
tor at Pittsburgh and now a director
Of the company. They were TO have
been called his afternoon, nj owing
10 the inability of several 10 appear
they were excused until tomorrow.
John Graney. president Of the Noungs-
town Labor council. and Joseph Muir
ply. g local labor leader. will also aP
pear then.
Announcement was made tonight.
by General Manager J. w. Deetrick.
OF the Republic Iron a Steel Co. that
the company's plan 81 L~auSingville.
near here. will resume tomorrow. The
strike which interrupted operations.
originated al that plant. and affected
1000 men. The company also expects
TO reopen the local plant within a short
time. All employees. including both
skilled and unskilled. will be granted
a ten per cent increase. IL was an
nounced. The advance in wages
amounts to 100000. According 10 the
%bi-monthly examination OF the sheets
Of the company made today. puddlers
will be given &C. 90 n ton. the highest
III lNf kdNN IhI NAlN lNUNl NIAF year
The Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.
also posted notices today. that its
skilled employees will be granted an
increase amounting 20 about 3 cents
an hour. An increase of from 1917 10
- cents an hour for laborers was an
nounced Friday. shortly before the
rot.
Plants Resume.
The East Youngstown and Struthars
plants az the company resumed in ali
departments today according q an uni-
cial announcement which said rat
500 of the 1000 employees had re-
turned
Federal postal inspectors today
made three more arrests In connection
with the looting and burning Of ;he
East Youngstown posto0ice Six we're
taken into custody yesterday. The
men are being held pending further
Investigation.
Sixty property owners whose PLACES
Of business were destroyed by ere IN
East Youngstown. mot this a|fernoon
and decided to present claims 70 the
insurance companies I'm an effort TO
recover DAMAGES Frank Ncdburv an
Insurance expert. said that some Of .hs