The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-03
FOUR MINES IN
WHEELING DIST.
ARE OPERATED.
Is STATE POLICE
ARE In THE CITY
L.W. W. Literature Distributed
Here Disavowed By the
Steel Strikers

With four mines being operated III the
Wheeling district the arrival here Sun
day night Of twenty-five members OF tho
West Virginia state corstabulary takes
on significance. Governor Cornwcll hav-
.ng declared that all working miners
will be given the protection of the state
and federal governments The min"s be-
ing operated include the workings OF the
HItchman Coal and COX" company ct
Eenwood. whose cutput goes exclusively
70 the Baltimore Il OHIO railroad for
coclr.g locomotives. Many or tnr Hitch
man men failed To report Saturday. and
tho company shut down it's nearby Gl"n-
dale mines and brought these miners 10
the Benwood plant. Other mines work
ing include the RiChland plants uf the
Richland Coal company. another mine OF
the same company NJ Ecech Bottom and
The mines Of the American Gas and
Electric company at Beech Bottom.
which supplies for me great electrical
plant there which supplies cucrca; FOR
power and light 70 many Ohio valley and
Ohio cities. including Youngstown. cap-
ton. Stcutenvillc and East Liverpool.
The coming OF the state police Was
surprise 10 the city and county authori-
tics. n"ither OF which had asked for as
sistance 81 controlling the strike situa-
sued a statement In reply to Governor
CornEelIs appeal FOR the formation of
local public safety committee. in which
he took the position that there is no
need for such action.
Radical l. W. w circulars w"r" freely
distributed through the Wh"cl.ng dis
trice sunday urging the workers oc the
world to unite in the taking over OF all
industries. At meeting Of the steel
strikers. leaders dee -red they wer" not
r"sponsihIe for the |. w. w. literature.
and rrpudiatcd Il. Tn" stool strikers
were ddressed by National President vi.
F. T.9h" OF thc .tmalCamat"d Associa-
20, Of Iron. Steel and Tin. Workers and
other officials from Pittsburgh. PreS!-
dent Tighc declared all contracts with
,rdepcndtnt steel concerns signing the
aSv"cIation's scale would be respected.
Meetings OF mine workers locals were
aeld over the district, at which III" Of
l,,-r< ag - spoke strongly for conduct
,nz the strike in az orderly manner.
strike cnmmiSsarics for the coal strik-
RS wAl be opened throughout tn" dis
trict starting this seek.
Railroad officials. particularly those
in charge OF tho Ba, more & Ohio main
linn. report an apprcciabie falling on IN
.he amount Of freight handled. due TO
The fact that no coal - being shipped.
The Creek mill OF .nr Whitakcr-ilcsS-
ncr company Is closed down on account
or ,he strike OF union minors employed
IN the companys MINES
William Roy. president Of sub-distrIct
Of district S Of the United Mine Work
ers. refuses TO discuss the striS" further
than 10 say that he - prohibited from
taking any action whatever by the ccd-
cral court injunction granted Saturday
al Indiana polls.
CITY Manager Charles O. Ephlin has
hrcn unable TO secure = conference with
mine worlzrs' officials. in which the city
manager wishes to secure action that
Will insure tho city a suppiy OF coal.