Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-26
Pennsylvania Authorities Take
Drastic Measures to Stop
Shooting at Steel Plants by
Running Guilty to Death.
EACH SIDE CLAIMS EDGE
IN PITTSBURGH DISTRICT.
Number Of Plants Show Ap-
parent Increase Of Activity
About Chicago Although the
Leaders Minimize Report.

Farrell, Pa, Sept. 25.--Determi-
nation of local authorities to stop the
practice OF shooting at the mills here
resulted today in the killing of a
man suspected of being one Of the
snipers by a member of the state
police. The man was Nick Grogan
or Grata He was employed in the.
Sharon Steel Hoop company until
the strike began. His brother, Dam.
was injured by bullet and another
man was badly battered by state
policeman for resisting arrest.
Sniping at the American Steel and
Wire plant has been indulsed in ever
since the strike started, 1t continued.
this morning and employees of the
company and state policemen located
where the firing was coming from
by means of surveyors transit. A s
squad OF four crack shots among
the state troopers advanced toward
the house and arrested man who.
came running from the place! He
resisted and was beaten into submis*
sion, it is alleged. sg
Fire Upon Troopers.
While being led away, it is sxSs1x
some one in the house fired upon
the troopers. Reports differ IS l0
what then occurred. One version mad
it that Grata came out with one
hand behind him as if about to draw
a pistol. Another was that he was
shot while watching the troopers
from around corner of the house.
Several shots We're fred, one killing
him and another hitting his brother.
The shooting created much excite
ment in the borough, but it soon sub
sided when state troopers prevented
the gathering of crowds.
This afternoon strikers held
meeting over the Ohio state line
about three miles from Farrell. Mass
are forbidden in Farrell.
(By The Associated Press.)
Indications last night were that
the great steel strike, entering its
fifth day, might prove a prolonged
struggle. for following statement
by John Fitzpatrick, director general
of the strike, that the walkout could
be ended Immediately if the United
States Steel corporation would agree
to. arbitrate, Ebert E. Gary. director
of the corporation, gave it as his per-
sonal opinion that, because of
moral principles" involved in the /
struggle the directors could not deal
with the union labor leaders.
A similar stand was taken by E.
9. Grace, president of the Bethlehem
Steel company. who replying last
night 70 demands of his $1,000 en-
ployes, who have threatened to
strike unless granted conference,
refused to negotiate with the steel
workers national committee.
Wednesday Developments.
Developments in the zone Of ac-
tion yesterday were:
!. Pittsburgh District - Neither
Side claimed any great gains, al
though each contended the flow OF
labor was going its way.
&. NHlSdSO 4lStTlCt-A numDef Oh y
plants showed an apparent increase
of activity, but claims of employers
that several thousand men had re-
turned were stoutly denied by strike
leaders.
3. Ohio Observation-Disclosures has
been almost completely paralyzed,
but semi-skilled and unskilled work
ers in the Mahoning Valley have
called meeting for today to vote
on return.
4. Buffalo District-Threc unions
of Great Lakes steamship workers
voted for sympathetic strike.
5. Colorado Observation-Disclosures
last night at Pueblo between work
ers and officials of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company to seek ba-
sis of settlement.
Yesterday was marked by absence
of serious disorder. Interest was
aroused by arrival in Pittsburgh on
William ]. Flynn, chief of the bu@
reau of investigation of the Departs
ment of Justice, said to be invests
eating charges of "radicalismp
against strikers and of 'intimida-
ton" against employers.