The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-17
SOLDIERS CO TO
SCENE Of COAL
STRIKE CLASHES
Quiet Prevails After Killing
Of : Mine Superintendent
and Wounding of Two
Deputy SheriffS.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. 17.--Three
companies of national guards, under
command of Major w. l., Baldwin, left
here, at 10 O'Clock this morning for
Walker county
II is understood they will make their
headquarters at Jasper, in the center
of the coal strike district, where nu-
inerous clashes have taken place be-
tween mine guards and striking min
ers
Three negroes we're wounded In a gun
fight at Majestic, jefferson county, to-
DAY according to reports reaching here.
Quiet prevailed In local strike district
early todly following number OF dis
turbanees yesterday and last night, RE .
ports that Governor Kilby had ordered
| 1tx companies of national guards into
Jefferson and Walker counties. did not
lessen the intense feeling which has
existed between mine guards snd strik-
Ing miners since last Sunday.
elimination OF series OF collisions
between guards and strikers occurred
at the mines OF the Corona Coal com
pany yesterday afternoon. when L. NJ.
Adler. superintendent for the Corona
company, was shot 10 death and Deputy
sheriffs Sullivan and Coker were
wounded
According to Edgar l. Adler. uncle
OF the slain man, who was an cyewit- :
ress, the superintendent, with 25 mine
guards, left the camp Of the Corona
company and started down the road 10
Intercept party OF strikers who, 1t had
been reported, had gathered near the
camp, The superintendent and his
party had not proceeded very far when
shots were fired and lively skirmish
| onsued.
Mr. Adler was killed in the first ex-
change OF shots and the two deputies
counter the strikers withdrew So far
as could be learned no arrests were
| made,
Coal operators and union leaders early
Today were awaiting word from Mont :
gomery, as to what action the governor
VIII take on the report of the special
coal commission which he appointed 10
investigate the STRIKE
The commission has completed IFS
work and IL Is understood the report
has been mailed to the governor. While
! no information was given out as to tho
nature OF the findings, 1t was indicated
by one Of the members that recon- =
mendations had been made for the Gre e
alton OF the state board OF arbitrators
which would have power to deal in a
legal way with Industrial disturbances.
Members OF the commission admitted
freely today that their task had been
difficult and that no progress had been
made toward settling the dispute be-
tween operators and union leaders Rec
ognitlon Of the union was the chief is
sue, they said. and the operators had
refused to deal directly or indirectly
with members OF The United Mine
Workers
]. Il. Kennamer president Of the Ala
bama organization, told the commits
sion that recognition was the one issue
for which he was contendinR.
Production is about $4,000 tons less
than normal this week, according to
reports compiled by Frank V. Evans,
federal mine statisucian Most OF the
loss has occurred In the production OF
domestic coal which is used by the
householder.
Operators say lack of cars is the chief
handicap against which they are con
tending and that the strike has had
practically no effect upon tonnage I'm
ion leaders declare % mines In this dis
trict are idle and that many others are
running on part time. Increased out.
put by mines operated under union con
tracts, they say. has prevented seri-
Gus drop in production.
Operators estimates Of the number
OF men on strike is 1000. Union lead
ers say twice that number are out.