Evening star., 1919-10-10
Shots Fired Near Plant.


An early start was made by the
committee today, leaving by automo-
bile for points up the Monongahela
river. 1t was followed by string of
otner cars containing newspapermen
and others.
The first stop was made at the
homestead plant of the Carnegie Stee,
company, subsidiary of the United
states Steel Corporation.
Just after Senators Kenyon and Nc.
kellar went in the 8th avenue gate
OF the plant two shots were fired by
men, said to be strikers, in the street.
The senators, it was said, knew moth
ing Of the incident
In the plant the committee chatted
with John F. Gusler, general superln-
tendent.
Extent Of Inquiry.
1t is the intention of the committee
10 visit city and borough authorities
IN the county. to go into plants and
70 examine any person on the spot
where they feel they can get any
worthwhile Information. Two stenog
raphers accompanied the party. The
ehtlre day was to be given over to
expected to sit in the federal building
here and take testimony
Ihe senators found the Pittsburgh
district quiet when they started out
No changes of any moment were re-
ported by either side to the Industrial
struggle.
/ Greeted by Mayor.
The committee intended to make a
quiet investigation, but 1t found a
number OF persons representing diff
1erent interests awaiting it. Mayor
-. V. Babeock of of-Pittsburgh greeted
the senator's. and arrangements for
their stay in Pittsburgh were made
by United States Marshal John F
Short.
Early in the day there was a fight in
boarding house in the foreign Sec
received a flesh wound from a bullet
several were cut and a number OF
others were bruised. State and local
police quelled the trouble and ar
rested three men. 1t was said the
fight was started when several Of the
men declared their intention OF going
back to work in the Clarion Steel
Company mill.
Warren Plant to Resume Monday.
! YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, October TO-
Mechanics who yesterday began pre-.
pairing the Trumbull Steel Company's
plant at Warren for operation, fol
lowing the decision of employees to
return to work, today continued theil
"""scity production on Monday morn.
ing.
blowing the action of warrer
members of the Amalgamated Associ.
alton of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
in engineering a settlement- mill Of.
cials now are expecting moves from
Amalgamated men of other compa-
| MES which have agreements with the
union. At strike headquarters, how.
ever, 1t was said that the Trumbul
settlement was regarded as purely q
strike generally.
Activity continued today in other
mills here. notably those of the
| Youngstown Sheet and Tube Com
pany, the Brier Hill Steel Company
and the Carnegie Steel Company. Al
none Of these plants, however. has
production yet been attempted.
Woman Pickets Dispersed.
CHICAGO. October 1o.-with the
best days output since the strike in
three weeks ago behind them, mill
operators in the Chicago district to-
Cay reported they expected a con-
tinuation of the gradual Improvement
In the labor situation. During the
past twenty -four hours the entire dis
trict was calm, except half dozen
shots were fired from ambush at fed
eral soldiers at Gary. Ind.
Forty woman pfckets at Indiana
the state troops.
Labor leaders in the Chicago dis
trict insisted that while a number OF
men are returning to work in the
steel mills they mainly are unskilled
laborers.