The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-05

More men are returning to
work in the coal mines, ac-
cording to the operators, and
more men are quitting, accord
ing to the union officials.
That some mines that were
closed last Saturday, the first
day of the strike, were oper-
ated yesterday is claimed by
the operators and not disputed
by the union officials. Car
movements, though consider
ably lighter than usual, still
are reported to be very good,
with sufficient coal going to
the industries and to the re-
tailers' yards to prevent the
shutting down of the former
and suffering of the latter.
There has been no disturbance of any
kind reported from any of the mines in
the Birmingham district. Everybody
seems to be in a good humor and unless
decided change takes place nothing
will occur during the strike to engender
i'll feeling between the operators and
the miners.
One or two of the companies have
not attempted to operate their mines
since last Friday, and it is understood
they will take no steps at present to
start work. They are awaiting the
turn of events.
NO TRUTH IN RUMORS
RumOrs were in circulation yes
terday that trouble had occurred
or WAS expected to occur at two or
three of the mines, but these proved
to be unfounded. 1t is supposed
that some excitable person or mis-
chief maker who saw the army
trucks with members of the ma
honai guard passing along the
highways in some of the mining
sections started the rumOrs of
trouble either through ignorance
or for some Interior motive.
Monday and yesterday trucks
were sent out from the camp at the
state fair grounds to recOnnOiter
the district. In each truck there
was one officer, n sergeant and two
privates. They were sent out by
the commanding officer at the camp
to famiiiarize themselves with the
country SO that in the event n call
should be made for soldiers they
would know the route and how to
get to such place or places as might
need them.
Man Lucien Brown, intelligence eff
GER at the camp, denied emphatically
last night that any soldiers had been
requested by any mining company, or
other company or person, or that any
had been sent out for guard duty at
camps.
NO ARRESTS CONTEMPLATED
There was also n rumor to the
effect that warrants would be is
sued for certain mine union off,
Gals. Reese Murray, agent of the
federal department of justice, said
last night that there was no present
prospect of issuing warrants for
union officials or any one else.
+"rhere is just about as much pros
pect of warrants issuing for the
mine union officials at present ms
there Is of your going to heaven
yesterday he said in response to
an inquiry by an Age-Herald rep
TeSenI1tlVe.
There have been a few reports of in
timidaton. in a quiet way, but they did
not amount to enough to warrant any
interference by military, police or
other authorities. According to these
reports. which have been coming in
since Monday morning, small squads OF
white men gather along the roadside
and talk in loud tones and in insulting
language about negroes as they pass
on their way to the mines. Only a very
few instances of this kind have been
reported, but in every case the negroes
continued on their way as though they
never heard the remarks.
Henry 7. DeBardeleben, president OF
the DeBardeleben Coal company, stated
last night that Sipsey. in Walker coun-
ty, turned out 933 tons of coal yester-
day, which is so to rs tons above the
daily average for the month of Octo-
Der. The complete report was not in
for Payne's Bend, but he stated that
the output there would be above nor
NAL.
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