The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-22

| trlct. city and borough authori'ies
. thrnuyhout Allegheny county are also
I prepared C"r any emergency. mo"
/ ,adCr& In lncir circulars ana o'hcr"Is'
> hav,. cautioned th"l7 men against Ni''
3 rnc" The Anl"rI"aE Federation q! Id"
> Dor has won all its great progress ~
3 peaceful and legal methods says '"'
StrllS" order
, There vas ~ attempt made t"u"E ="
predict the number or men VINO wiz
. obey tn, strll,. order. Noses will ~
counted tomorrow. SAID Secr''"'E
ter. and VIC will know pretty Wen os
Tuesday how "ff"currl! We haNt Nv" ny
: The steel plants.
watch ponora Plant.
Various union leaders nave "'""'
clni,nS as to n" number OF men ORGAN
,zcd IN IN" e'e"l industry. but all d"
clare that Il Ia NOR" than Ha!"'N'
. and r,Jir,Ii" III. stat, m"ntS "f company
nrn,.i,ls tina, not NOR" than Is per cent
arc orranrx.,I Th" leaders ais" claim
,l.,, IS per cent Of TIA" steel workers
IN .hc uui.,n voted for the strike.
Corroration officials paid much alton
,;,, today to conditions at tho ponora
plant of the American steel ana wire
: cu,pn,ny The employees Of tn" plant
ron,pany officials say. I'LL remain loyal
Union leaders hay" concentrated on INNS
nlant. and assert th"v Will surprise IN"
stool crrporatl"n officials t"morro"
morning.
M oitrmnt WAS made by borough Of
ncials To- stop mass meeting "!h'Eh'
J in n hall ut Homestead. l. W. h'H!.
secretary rr III" Homestead diStri'' ~
tho American Federation Of I'a'"''
,r,cd nc chairman and told tn" workers
tl,.,
workers in the plant Of the Homestead
c,cnI cnrnnany the McSta Machine
company. the HARRISON Walker COM
,,nv and the keystone Car Wheel COM
many had signed cards to strik" t0m"r-
I rnw He cautioned In" mon against
onv kind Of demonstrations or acts OF
y;oIcncc saving such methods would
injure their cause.
Secretary Foster of tn" Steel work
crs' National committee, also S"PK" TO-
night in n Polish hall on tn" South SIDE
Of pittsburgh.
"rhc man who makes steel tomorrow
Is a s,rikcbrcakcr." he told the workers.
Supt. August Mann. Of tn" American
/ steel and Wire Company's plant at DO
morn. said tonight that the operation
! Of tn" mills is up 10 tho men
! = II. Crawford. president of the NC
Kccsport Tinplatc company. with WORKS
at Fort Euc. annovI cd tonight AT
meeting Of citizens AT that plar" That
the operation uf the plant would cease
at midnight tonight for an lnd"hn'"
: r,riod, Nor" than $500 men are en-
. ploycd in the works.
Sherin's Proclamation.
Tho actions Of borough authorizes
IN breaking mp mass meetings To-Day
was taken on tn" authority or pr"'in-
nation published today hy William >
! Paddock. sheriff Of Allegheny county
which includes tho city OF lIttSburGh'
Tho proclamation states that the
sheriff has been "CormnlIy notified by
many citizens industrial corporations
and cmplovrrs that printed Explanatory
circulars and other information has b""n
'dis,rihutCd aud discrimination among
the people calling for general strlk"
Of all employees of various induStr'aI
manufactures throughout Allegheny
county with the request that they c"as"
work and leave their places OF employ
ncnt and by reason thereof there now
exists among tho people great unrest
uncertainty and doubt rs Ia Inc Hal"'!
of life. liberty and property.
The proclamation notifies all mayors
ihurrcsscs. Justices uf tho peace. cons
tables and policemen 10 MAINTAIN order
IT further says:
"AI pcacr officers throughout Allc-
chcnv county until tn" present emery
,cncy has uas%cd ar" commanded |" us
,rcrsc and prevent upon tn" highways or
vacant property Of all porulous SECTIONS
the lettering or gathering OF thr"" or
more persons"
TarCntum, Brackcnridg" and Ehtr"1a
today were posted with cards ''hIIinG
lupon the iron and stool workers TO
strike. Minister'S in IN" churches OF
the thrco towns offered special prayers
for the safety Of III" workers and asked
for divine aid IN avoiding ri"l"nc" and
b,oodshcd IN III" cnmmnnily. In >"m"
sunday school aud cnCcS Wet" told Il"
b, .lcv"l- headed and avoid epr"adlnE rad
iCal rumors.
4 small detachment 81 til" stat" H"ii'"
arrived at BrccS"nridE" for duty.
Avoid Violence
Orders wrr" raven steel ~ork"rS ny
the union uGrir!als IN "har:" OF 'h"
breckenridge district /" aN"id Ni"i'''"
of any kind. y" meetings wcr" hrid
TODAY Ivy IN" union organizers. They
.aid pickctS will l." thrown about IN"
mills tomorrow morning. but no effort
will hc made to modest men entering
tho plants.
II Police Supcrint cndcnt r. J. AdHrdN"r
,rday sHorr IN NOR" than $50 men 10
nc, as sub-pairoIm"n within lritShu"fh
! ,,riro fhn STRIKE He sand h" would