Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-01
w. Va. Miners Defy
Presidents Order
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telegram 70 President Harding, made
public today, declared that since the
strike was called by the United Mine
Workers of America in July, 13aJ, mo
detectives or gunmen have been en-
rloyed in this county for the purpose
Of guarding property or intimidating
workmep.'
"On the contrary" the message said.
''during all this time no guards have
been permitted about the coal plants
except the regular authorized Mingo
County officials. notwithstanding that
numerous murders and other crimes
have taken place and hundreds of thou
sands of dollars worth of property has
been destroyed by dynamiting and burn
ing"
Logan, W. Va, Sept. 1.-(By A..
P.)-Thousan Of armed men are still
pathered across the Logan County line,
despite President Hardlng's proclama-
ton for all persons engaged in un-
lawful and insurrectionary proceedings
TO disperse by noon - p. NJ. Philadel-
phia time).
The alternative for dispersion is the
dispatch of 200J Federal troops to the
Infected district and declaration of mar
tial law in the counties OF kanawha,
Boone. Logan and Mingo. Charleston,
the State capital, is in Kanawha
County.
Runners reaching Logan from out
lying posts in the mountains reported
today that quiet prevailed in the sec
tions where the deputy sheriffs and vol
unteers under Sheriff Chain. of Logan
County, and Sheriff Hatfield of Nc
Dowell County. were prepared to meet
an advance of armed bands from the
east side Of Spruce Fork ridge.
More Re. endorsements Arrive
As fast as deputy sheriffs and volun-
teers from other parts of the State ar
rived here they were hurried to the
front. but there was no official state
ment as to the number of re-enforce-
ments or the total number of men now
on active duty.
An important addition to the forces
was detachment OF State policemen
numbering sixty-seven who, it was
stated, were added to the eighty five
troopers under Captain BrOckus. who
came here from Mingo last Saturday.
The bodies of John Gore, Jim Mum
sey and John Cavajo, deputy sheriffs,
who were killed in the fighting yester-
day, were brought to Logan today and
arrangements made for the funerals
Commanders of the men in the noun
tains said it was impossible to estimate
the number of casualties suffered by the
attacking party. and no statement was
made as to the men wounded by the de =
tenders.
Keep Up Rife Fire
As a precautionary measure. 1t was
said, the Logan and Mcdowell men kept
! up hot rifle fire at times today on the
sections of the range believed TO be Oc-
cupied by the armed bands.
Sheriff Hll at Madison. reported thi!
morning that the movement OF armed
men along the highways through tha
place toward Jeifsry, Sharples and
Blair had continued during Inst nigh
and was still in progress. Many OF
them Travelled in automobiles, he said
No backward movement is reported oI
armed men from Jeffery and the othel
towns where the bands have becn con
centrating.
Colonel Jackson Arnold of the Stat,
police, who has taken command of thC
force here, said today the exact situa
tion on the eastern side OF the noun
tnins where the armed bands have beer
congregating would be determined bS
airpiane. as 1t was impossible to rcaci
that section in any other way. Two
planes arc already here, and another
was expected this afternoon. No wore
: had been received Of the army airplanel
orfered to this section from Langley
Field.
Throughout the night, motorcarl
I transporting additional men and
= munitions sped along the Logan Blaii
: road to Spruce Fork Ridge, and re-
turned with reports that firing contin
ued along a three mile line.
Camp Dix, n. j., Sept. 1.-OBy 4
P.t--Railroad passenger cars Were OF
eidings here today waiting to take th'
\ Twenty sixth Infantry to the Goa
..kndH Of West Virginia in ease 1t shoul,
<6aEs8 thsrs. None of the oficer
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