Malvern daily record., 1917-07-09
SHERIFF ARRESTS
 RAILROAD GUARDS
Takes Pistol off Each and They Are Fined $50 by Justice of the Peace, D. M. Noble.

D. M. Noble.
 Sheriff J. E. Stanley and Deputy, D. s. Bray, Sunday morning arrested Tom Ellison, Gaines Scott and A. 0. Powers, who were sent here by the Iron Mountain company, on account of the strike of Section men and Pump CTS, to guard the men, who were to take the place of the strikers, who went out several days ago, all over the system. The three men were ar rested Sunday morning, two at the Pump house and one on the streets of Malvern. They were tried this morn ing before Esquire Noble, who assess ed fine of $50 against each. The states interests were looked after by Prosecuting attorney D. D. Glover, and Henry Berger represented the comp any. Notice of an appeal was given, and the men were released on bond of $110 each.
 Sheriff Stanley was asked several days ago to place deputy sheriffs in charge of the pump house and other property of the company, and he com piled with the request of the company swearing in five deputies, who were citizens of the county, placing one at the pump and others along the right of way. Only ten men are effected by the strike here, and no demonstrat- ion whatever has been made, the men going quietly to their homes, and the guards had a very easy job. No efforts had been made by the company to put strike breakers to work, and only one man was put to work at the pump, and he was not interfered with by anybody. These three men, one of them an Ex=Police chief of Hot Springs were sent here, when the sher- if refused to appoint Aaron Young, a negro, as deputy sheriff, to have charge of the pump house, which according to the sheriff, the company asked him to do When he refused to do this, representatives of the compa= ny then informed him, that they would send their own men.
 Sheriff Stanley made the following statement in regard to the matter:
 q have complied win every request of the railroad company, and have ap-l pointed five reputable citizens to guard their property, but when they asked me to appoint a negro, as a deputy sheriff, I refused to do so. I am per- fectly willing to guard the company's property against any damage, as I would any citizen, but I am not wil1- ing to allow lot of professional scab herders to come into our county, and carry revolvers, to guard the strike breakers who will probably be put to work to take the place of citizens of our county who were working 10 hours a day for $165. In the first place, there was no need for guards as no one would, have interfered with the company's men, our men are law-abid- ing and do It care to interfere with another's property. As long as I am sheriff of Hot Spring county, I propose to see that the law is enforced, and be- lieve am fully capable to handle the ituation here, without the interference of outsiders. These men came to me, and asked permission to carry guns, and I refused I found them with guns on them, and I arrested them, as I would any one else, who was violat- ing the law The company is paying these deputies, and special agents from $3 to $5 day, each, to guard bunch of strike breakers, which they intend to bring here. when they refuse to pay men who have Teen with them for years and who are good citizens of this county, living wage"
 STATE TO FURNISH