South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-28
Herrin Forgets Mine War
And Attends Gay Carnival
Laughter and Jokes Float
Across Air to Hospital
Where Dying Miners Lay.

HBRRIN, H.. June 27.-(By A
P)-Herrin. its men and women
and its babes in arms. Tuesday
night held a carnival across the
street from the hospital where the
wounded strikebreakers Of Thurs
days massacre lay recOvering-one
or two Alying-from their wounds.
Laughter and jokes floated across
the summer night paper caps
adorned the heads of the gay
throng and last weeks incident
was forgotten in the gladness Of
social intercourse.
The occasion was the installment
Of a local chapter Of an interna-
tional club. IL began with a parade
and a band blaring dance music
from a truck The mayor was there
and the chief Of police and all the
local dignitaries.
Just trying TO forget last weeks
unfortunate event" it was explain
ed. There were representatives of
DuquOin. Carterville and neighbour
ing mining towns.
Reports reaching here Tuesday
that pumpmen and firemen were
being warned TO leave their rosts at
several mines, were denied by union
officials and miners.
Attempts to verify the rumOrs
that maintenance men in mines
near Carterville had been warned
TO leave proved unavailing. All the
mines quit Tuesday.
Mayor A. T. Pace, and Mr.
Hughes sub district vice-president
received kilograms Tuesday morn
ing asking whether they would
guarantee safe conducts to the y
wounded nOn-uniOn men still in
the hospital here. Both replied
that the survivors of the Lester
mine massacre would be guaran-
teed protection and escorted out
Of the county when they are ready
to leave.
Il do not expect new violence.
/ will die fighting. if necessary to
prevent the shedding of another
dror Of blood in Herrin."
Mayor \. Il. Pace of Herrin made
this grim statement at O'Clock
Tuesday morning. when accompa-
MED by Chief Of Police. Robert
Herring and the correspondent of
the International News Service. He
made a personal investigation Of
the sinister reports late last night
that the ~ wounded nOn-union
men were 10 be taken from the
Herrin hospital and deliberately
slain, so as TO prevent their telling
Of their story 10 the world
This startling report enamating
from the hospital late Monday
night was transmitted, il was said
70 Adult. Gen. Carlos Black at
Springfield with the recommends
ton that at least a squad of men
in military uniform be sent post
haste TO Herrin to convey the pa
tents from the city"
Adult. Gen. Black, II was under
stood will attempt 10 get in touch
this morning with state Sen. William
J. Sneed OF this district and Mayor
Pace.
At $3.50 o'clock this morning the
writer went to the home Of Sen.
Sneed and was informed by Mrs.
Sneed that the senator was IN
Springfield.
Mayor Pace was at his home. how
ever. He hastily put on his clothes
and declared he would make an i'm
mediate personal investigation.
II am taking no chances" he said
I will gladly run this down.
Taking a pistol from a drawer the
mayor went TO the telephone and
summoned Chief OF Police Robert
Herrin. IN the mayors car. the
three investigators drove through the
dimly lighted streets in the direction
OF the hospital.
As the machine turned into the
street where the hospital is located
a man suddenly arose from the
weeds Another came swiftly across
the hospital lawn.
Its me, Pete, its Pace" said the
mayor quickly.
A heavy set miner in a blue shirt
and overalls muttered A recognition.
Little Army of Herrin.
ANY trouble in sight?'' asked the
mayor.
Neither OF the me1 had noted
anything unusual: "Just Ike other
nights" they reported
The mayor inquired concerning