The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-27
GARY MILLS
ARE OPENING
Some of the United States
Steel Corporation Run
ming To-day
NO MARKED CHANGE
IN OTHER PLACES
Guards Fired on the Crowd
Which Stoned Their Auto
mobile at Gary

Chicago, Sept. 27.---More mills were
running to-day at the United States
Steel corporation plan at Gary, Ind,
with officials claiming $500 men at work.
| Approximately 1000 men were on the
job at the Illinois Steel company mills
at South Chicago, according TO heads OF
the company, and some sheets were
rolled yesterday.
One man was beaten at the Illinois
steel plant yesterday and at Gary shots
wers fred when guards dispersed a
crowd of strike sympathizers who had
stoned their automobile.
From Gary came report that several
eases of rifles had been taken into the
United States corporations plant. Four
to five hundred guards were said to be
on duty.
| A temporary injunction has been is
sued against picketing at the Polack
plant in South Chicago The company
represented that federal contract for
railroad axles was being held up and
that 80 per cent of the employees desired
to return to work.
At Waukegan stoning Of automobiles
and threats of other violence subsided
after 300 deputies, including business
and professional men, were sworn in.
Similar action by Gary citizens was
planned. Six hundred men met and
formed citizens military police or
ganization of 300 men.
Pittsburg, Sept. 27.-Both sides in the
steel strike to-day virtually marked
time waiting for Monday Steel com
pany officials said they did not expect
any considerable number of men to re-
turn TO the mills to-day, but did look
for general influx with the beginning
of the week.
Strikers planned mass meetings for
late this afternoon, tonight and to-
morrow in a number of places. There
has been great concentration of organ
izers in this district and every effort
will be made to shut down the plants
of the Carnegie Steel company that are
still in operation in this section. Re
newed efforts to bring out the Jones and
Laughlin men in the district are also
to be made.
A meeting of the steel workers ma
tional committee was called for to-day,
TO take action on the proposed strike
against the Bethlehem Steel company,
called for Monday.
Youngstown, O., Sept. 27.-Since en-
ployes of the plate department of the
Brier Steel company voted against go.
ing back to work and those of the open
hearth and rolling mills departments Of
the Ohio works Of the Carnegie Steel
Co met but failed TO vote Youngstown
wondered to-day what would be the next
move in the attempt to settle the steel
strike and reopen the mills to the 46,-
600 men who are idle in this district.
Union men said yesterdays efforts to
obtain an expression from the men on
the question Of returning to work were
made by the companies and showed the
strength Of the strike The companies
contended they had no connection with
the meetings.
Negotiations under way between the
unions and the 'Trumbel Steel company
of Warren are expected by union Off
cials to terminate soon in a satisfactory
agreement.
A mass meeting Of local railroad
brotherhood members has been called for
to morrow afternoon. The purpose has
not been revealed.