The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-14
WORK OR GET OUT!

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for today. One is a mass meeting
which has been called by friends of
Howat for Franklin at 1880 o o'clock
this afternoon. The other is a repre-
sentative meeting which has been
called for Scammon tonight
The Scammon meeting, it was an
nOunCed, will determine whether the
miners of Cherokee county will return
to work. There is said to be a decid-
eddy strong feeling for a return to
work and the promoters of the meet
ing tonight barred the miners of
Crawford county from attending the
raeoting when they sent invitations to
the Cherolee county local unions to
send representatives. Union leaders
the Cherokee county local unions to
lions of sO-caIled radicals of Crawford
county, who have arranged for the
Franklin meeting.
Explanation of Puzzle.
Because of the numerous "Howat
cases there is considerable confusion
as to what Howat and August Dorchy
are serving time in the Cherokee
county Jail at Columbus for now.
Howat and Dorchy are serving a
sentence of six months in Jail for vio-
lation of the criminal provisions of the
Kansas Industrial court in the calling
of a strike of the miners of the George
K. Mackie Fuel company last Febru-
airy. They were found guilty of a mis-
demeanor and sentenced to serve six
months in Jail and pay a fine of $500
each. Judge Frank w. Boss, who
tried them, made them give bond of
$4,000 each that they would not call
another strike pending the appeal in
the supreme court. Howat and Dorchy
refused to give this bond and were
committed to Jail.
Just before their arrest on the
charge in Cherokee county Howat and
Dorchy and other officials were found
guilty of contempt of court by Judge
A. J. Curran of the Crawford county
district court at Pittsburg and SEN
fenced to serve a year in Jail and pay
the costs of the prosecution They
appealed to the state supreme court
and that court affirmed the decision
of Judge Curran, whereupon the de-
PENDANTS appealed to the supreme
court of the United States.
In March Howat again was arrested
for calling a strike and was found
guilty Of contempt of court by Judge
Curran and sentenced to pay a fine
of $500. That case also was appealed.
In April, 1920, Howat was found
guilty OF contempt of court by Judge
Curran for refusing to obey an order
to appear before the Industrial court
and testify. He was sentenced to jail
but a few days later gave bond and
appealed to the state supreme court
which upheld Judge Curran and then
appealed to the United States supreme
court where the case still is pending.
The Crawford county prosecutions
have all been for contempt of court.
The Cherokee county prosecution
was for violating the criminal provi-
sions of the industrial law. Howat
and Dorchy are in the. Cherokee
county Jail.
The deposed district officials gave
no recognition whatever to Peck and
Thomas Harvey, the former district
secretary treasurer, who was named
as acting secretary-treasurer All of
the banks of Pittsburg and other cities
which have deposits of the miners
were notified yesterday by the deposed
officials not to pay out any morey of
the union except on the order of the
Howat organization.
The possession of the funds Is ex-
pected to bring the first legal clash
between the opposing organizations