Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-29
No Troops to Go.

troops will not be sent to West vir-s
ginta to deal with the situation in the.
coal fields there unless another re-
quest Is made by the state authori-s
ties, Secretary Weeks announced to-
day after conference with President
Harding. @4
Charleston, w. Va. Aug. 29.-Dep-
uty Sheriff Thurmond, phoning from
the office Of Sheriff Don Chain at
Logan. this afternoon, said that quiet
prevailed throughout Logan county.
He added that the 400 deputy sheriffs;
and volunteers. commanded by Sher-s
it Hatfield. who had come from Mc-
Dowell county Saturday night weIs'
still in Logan county.
He said no detailed report had been
received about the fight near Ethel
early Sunday.
telephone, lines into Ethel sharples
and Blair. mining communities in the
eastern part Of Logan county. where
state policemen and armed men came
together early yesterday, were re-
ported out Of order this morning.
Neither was it possible to reach
Logan. 4
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 discredfted by. state authorities.
Charleston. w. Va. Aug. zS.-StAte
authorities today anxiously awaited
advices from the eastern part of Lo-
gan county. Somewhere In the dis
tfict, Adjutant General John Fl. Char
I; mock, togethe er with, "A, c. Porter, ! =;
! member of the West Virginia nine
workers executive board and per-s
sonal representative of CT Keeney.
7 president of the District II, were dos
ing missionary work following yester5:
day > reportsfo Governor =, Z. Nor
| ins on one side and njdentifYed.
armed men on the other had fought
an engagement in Beach Creek, near
the Logan Boone county line. ti1.
| Immediately after receipt yesterday
| Of the report, Captain J.. Brooks.
commanding state troopers in the dis;
trict, stating that the engagement ,had.
Morgan hdrriedly called Mr.. Keeney
into conference. The governor and
miners executive agreed on. a .pian of
action and within a few hours the
adjutant general and Mr.. Porter wers
speeding to Logan on a special train.
The Chesapeake and Ohio station
agent at Sharpies reported its arrival
there ea.'.y last evening, Alter he
had made his report to the Hunting
ton Office of the railroad, wire COM
munication was Interrupted and no
word has since come out OF the town.
Sharples is in the center of the dis
trict in which Sundays reported fight
Is said to have taken place.
| Carried Letter.
Mr.. Porter carried with him an
! open letter from President Keeney
! to the Logan county miners which,
read as follows: !
| Being advised that there is con-
siderable disturbance in the neighbor-
! hood of Sharpies and surroundings,
1 hereby delegate and appoint A. c..
| Of District II. United Mine workers
| of America, as my personal represent
| tattve to visit the scene OF the reporr-
ed trouble and to act for me and In
my behalf. 3e
II wish to request that You and each
OF You remain at your homes; assist
in the preservation Of law and order
and refrain from aAy conducts other
than what may be necessary to pro-
tect yourselves and farntlieA
Il also nrge. that at the earliest
possible naonfent you put all mines IN
your section In operation
| Governor Morgan, In presence %
William Petrey. vics president OF Dis
trict l7, United Mine Workers q
America Harold Houston, attorney
for the district; Wiiliam Wiley, man.
lager Of the Boone. county coal corpor-
4 alton; two associates and an attorney
4 gave me positive assurance that there
/ would be no invasion OF your section
by deputies or other persons from
Logan county. NJ S. {; .Ss Dc
| No ncati,s Reported. 81
Interrupted telephone communiea- :
! tions and the peculiar location of the
district where the trouble ii reported
70 have occurred makes confirmation
Of disauieting. report extremely dim
cult. Those received late last nighs
and early today places the number
of wounded during the reported shoot
ing Yesterday morning at from four
to fourteen. None OF the reports sfate
definitely that any one was killed.
J although several hir ted ut proha hlk