The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17

Guthrie. the automobile in which ur. Adier and the deputies were riding wns proceeding along the road when men concealed in some old houses suddenly opened fire upon them. Mir. Adler vas shot through the temple and died nl- most instantly.
 Edgar L. Adler, an uncle of ths young man killed. was within l. 25 wards of the scene at the time of the shoot ing. His account of the matter is as follows
 During the afternoon we received word that a party of strikers were planning raid on one of our camps. When we heard that they had ass0m- bled. l.. NJ Adlers party, which com sisted altogether of apout twenty five men, started down the road to inter- cept the strikers.
 Without warning our party was suddenly fired upon from two or three old houses along the roadside, our men, as quickly as they could aon- cealed themselves in ditch nearby, began to return the fire. For some little time the firing was general. ret ty soon, however, the strikers began to leave the houses and make their es- cape down the road. of course us they marched off q number of them were recognized and identified
 One of the most regrettable features about the tragedy is that someone IS so often sacrificed before the serious ness of the situation IS realized Leon himself talked to the governor in montgomery ten days ago and ex- plalned to him the tenseness of icon- ditions in Walker county"
 TROOPS ORDERED OUT
 shettf5 Guthrle, who had made ur- gent calls upon Governor Kfiby for a company of militia to assist in pre- serving order in the mining fields of walker county. where disturbances nave occurred daily since Sunday was aoFtsed by the governor tonight thai sufficient number of guardsmen to maintain order would be placed at the sheriffs disposal immediately. The first troops are expected to arrive to- morrow.
 The sheriff had made two previous
 fNi Hl'AttdIy assistance, beca lse of the Sh feeling reported in varioils sections Of the county. whore hundreds or men are going armed and repeated acts or Violence have already occurred.
 governor hilby in reply 10 the sheritfs first request urged him first to e@naust all local means Of preservtpe order Yesterday afternoon the sheriff 'again wired the governor that in hi, opinion 1t was absolutely essential to nave military assistance in handling the situation
 Mag. T. C. Locke has been In Wake, county for two days at the instance oi the governor making an inyestiga- t,oh or conditions. He visited Jasper. corona and Townley and left fhts aft srnoon for Birmingham.
 MESSAGE TO GOVERNOR
 me following telegrams have bea, exchanged between Governor kiIh, and Sheriff Guthrie:
 sheriff Guthrie to the gove~nnr.
 A"o"t fJO strikers Ut TownIrv
 wih shotSuns and rifles raideJ
 "'y "roNc' one mile from Town
 'ey saturday and Mammoth sum
 "ny n'Sht. shot nt guards on Reno
 ' "t 'o"nley, also shot into me-
 no"rdihS house and some negro
 dwellings,. Shot at negro xxorLtr.
 on ash dump. If unable to wet men
 U" "sh dump, will shut down the
 "ihe' some men have run s,vay.
 a"o others stopped work throurh
 rear Armed men at depots ar.
 meeting nii trains. Nightly shoot
 Ing at Corona has scared nwav
 moen labor. A company of militia.
 "u!""rters at 1owniey with
 sI""as at Corona, Supreme raA
 HoiIy Grove will put confidence in
 worhers and prevent further lo~s
 or tonnage. Just heard strikcrx ,t
 ooronn had purchased all amnuni-
 .ioh at drug store which may tn-
 oicate raid nt that point. Piea..
 ndvlse if you will order eompanv
 10 Towniey and how soon can rx
 pect. Think It important that men
 be disarmed."