The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-02
BREAK
UP MEETING At
N|NCO JUNCTION
PREVENT CARNEGIE COMPANY
employees VOTING ON QUESTION
OF RETURNING TO woRK.
Parade Followed, After Which Strikers
We're Addressed by Steubenvine
Strike Leader.

MinEo Junction was the scene Of
I strikers demonstration last night as an
offset to the possibility Of the Carnegie
| Steel Compauy'S employees returning 10
work. 4 mass meeting had been called
by the Civic League Of MinEo for the
! purpose of taking a strike vote Tor the
! benefit of those who wished TO return
! To work prac"ahly. The Mingo local OF
! the Stcuhcnvllle district was 10 ballot
! on the question al tho city auditorium
| there last night. when a delegation Of
800 strikers from StcuDcnNlilc iorSc'i
/ their way into the hall and prevented
tn" vote from being taken. Charles
| llinklr. Of Stcuh"nv,llc. n member OF
| The Allied Mill Council. led parade
which followed. Tho strikers passed up
! and down the streets of the town sing
! ing and yelling. The parade broke up
/ after Il short time that the marchers
! might be addressed by a. ]. Walls.
! chairman Of tho general strike commit
| tee of the Stcubcnvllle district lilo
| told the men that the move TO have
strike ballot was foStcrcd by their en-
| ploycrs, and that they should pay no
attention to II, or similar attempts 10
liSUrGantZc them.
Tho meeting was fairly orderly. in
! character. causing little trouble. The
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Mother" Jones Here Sunday.
"Nuthcr" Jones, nationally known in
! organiZCd labor circles twill speak here
! Sunday Afternoon at Riverside park.
! Owing 10 the fact that the Market aud
| Uuvlum is IN use for the worlds series
| reports II WAS impossible TO obtain 1t
! for her address. In event of rain II is
| Likely that the Columbia club hall will
! b. usrd for this meeting. which will BIO
| ;hc third OF the big Sunday meetings
held by the Iron and Steel Workers OF
! thls district.
Mother" Jones first came into prom
incnCc as labor worker in the Cabin
Creek trouble some years ago. She is
national representative of the United
Mine Workers OF America, but is help
, ing the national committee for the or
sanitation OF the Iron and Steel Work
rrs in this strike. She is native OF
! Huntington. W. Va, and is in her nine
IIeth year.
Bridge Co. Men Out.
The ony significant development OF
the day locally is the walkout OF the
shopmcn of the Riverside Bridge CO.
The men are demanding an increase OF
cents on the hour. The shopmcn o:
the Moss Iron Works have been out
since Tuesday demanding a percent in
: crease on thClT present SCdIc- u''SS
men were working under union agree
mcut IN both plants If they obtain
their demands they will have a MINI
mum wage Of 40 cents per hour. The
outside workers of the structural iron
workers union are not affected by this
strike.
W. s. I. Paid Wednesday.
The Wheeling Steel and Iron Co. paid
its men in full yesterday. At Belmont
and the two blast furnaces the Top
Mil and the Martins Ferry blast furn-
ace the pay beng one OF the heaviest
in the history of the company as the
men receive all money due them from
the first Of September up until the day
the strike was called, Sept. END. In
the B"nwood plant the men received
their regular pay on the 2Sth. SO the
pay there is light. This completes IN"
paying Of the strikers in this district
as all other plants were paid off III lu!
on their regular pay day.
The decision on the scale presented TO
the Wheeling steel and Iron Co. by the
engineers and hrCmcn Of the Iorkvill1
plant was delayed until Friday due 10
the absence Of Mr.. Carpenter from tn"
cIty. Tho Martins Ferry local OF Tho
Stationary Engineers and flrcmen
union Was granted contract by the
Martins ferry "!ty power plant ana
water works. I'll" new scale calls for
hours q day, ami wages varying from
$J.35 for ircmcn to $500 for lur"mcn.
The situation in Wheeling remains
practically unchanged. Everything is
uuict and in good order.