Evening star., 1921-08-29
MINERS IN BATTLE
WITH STATE POLICE
Details of Clash in Mingo
District Lacking Be-
cause of Wires.
By the Associated Press.

cause Of Wires.
By the Associated Press.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, August 29.-
All telephone lines into Ethel.
Sharples and Blair. mining communi-
ties in the eastern part Of Logan
county, where state policemen and
armed men came together early yes
terday. were reported out of order all
of this morning. Neither was it pos
sible to reach Logan.
Gov. Morgan's office declared 1t was
without information. and that no re-
port had been received from Adjt.
Gen. John H. Chamock. VINO was sent
there yesterday with a committee of
United Mine Workers officials to make
thorough investigation.
Reported Assembling Again.
Reports widely circulated over the
state today that the miners who set
out from Marmet to march to MinGo
were again assembling at Marmet
were discredited by state authorities.
and Sheriff Henry A. Walker OF Kama
wha county said there was absolutely
no foundation for them. Sheriff
Walker and party Of deputies spent
morning scouting in the Marmet and
Cabin Creek district.
State authorities early today anX-
iously awaited advices from the east
ern part of Logan county. Some
where in that district Adjt. Gen. John
n. Charnock. together with A: c. Por-
ter. member of the West Virginia
United Mine Workers executive board
and personal representative of C.
F. Keeney. president of district No.
II, were doing missionary work. fol-
lowing yesterdays reports to Gov. E.
F. Morgan that state police and
deputy sheriffs on one side and un-
Identified armed men on tho other
had fought an engagement in Beach
creek, near the Logan-Boon county
line.
Hurry to Scene.
Immediately after receipt yester-
day of a report from Capt ]. r.
hrookus, commanding state troopers
in that district. stating that the en-
gagement had not been without cas-
uaities. Gov. Morgan hurriedly called
MI keeney into conference. The gov
ernor and miners executive soon
agreed on plan of action and within
Few hours the adjutant general and
Mr.. Porter were speeding to Logan
on special train. The Chesapeake
ana Ohio station agent at Sharples
Il
evening. After he had made his re-
port to the Huntington ONCE of the
railroad wire communication was in
terrupted and no word has since come
out OF the town. Sharples Is in the
center of the district in which Sum
oay mornings reported fight is said
to have taken place.
Ordered to Disperse.
| Mr.. Porter carried with him an
Il
to the Logan county miners which
| read as follows:
| Being advised that there is con-
siderable disturbance in the neigh
ings. hereby delegate and appoint
Mr.. a. c. Porter an executive board
| member of district No. II, United
Mine workers Of America. as my per-
so sonal representative: to visit the
act for me and In my behalf.
wish to request that you and
each OF you remain at your homes
assist assist In the preservation Of law and
other than what may be necessary
to protect yourselves and families.
also urge that at the earliest
possible moment you put all mines
IN your section in operation.
William Petry, vice president Of dis
! trict No. II. United Mine Workers of
America; Harold W. Houston. at
torney for the district: William
! Coal Corporation, two associates and
| an attorney. gave me positive as
surance that there will Be no inva-
| sion of your section by deputies or
| other persons from Logan county,
Confirmation DiAeuIt.
Interrupted telephone communities
| ttons and the peculiar location of the
! district wherein the trouble is re-
ported to have occurred make con.
| hrmation OF disouieting reports ex-
| tremely difficult. Those received late
1 last night and early today place the
number Of wounded during the re-
| ported shooting yesterday morning
| at from four to fourteen. Mono OF
the reports state definitely that any
| one was killed. although several hint
ed at probable fatalities. 1t is ex-
planned that the shooting took place
darkness 1t was impossible to de-
termine the extent of the wounds
suffered by those said to have fallen
| Capt. Brockus in his report to Gov
Morgan stated that members of his
detachment saw five of the opposing
! force fall to the ground. They were
! quickly picked up by their compan-
! ions. however. and carried from the
| vicinity, while the state troopers re-
tired, the captains report continued
on account of the darkness. which
| made 1t difficult to distinguish their
| own men from their adversaries.
SheFins Reported Prisoners.
| Another report reaching the gov.
ernor's office and made public wal
i that three deputy sheriffs and a jus.
| tice of the peace named FultoI
Mitchell had been taken prisoners b,
| unidentified men and were being de.
tanned at Clothier. Boone county
across the line from Sharples.
| Following the return to Washing.
ton yesterday Of Brig. Gen. H. II
Bandholtx. who came here last week
to investigate conditions for the Wal
| Department, Col. I. w. Leonard OF
the 5th Army Corps. Fort Benjamin
Harrison, Ind, was expected to con.
fer with Gov. Morgan today. Col
Leonard is understood to have beer
detailed for indefinite duty in Wes
Virginia.
VIOLET LODGE BURNED.