The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-17
Police Headquarters at Wells
burg Has Phone Report.
State Police and New Deputies
en- Route to Scene Today.
MINE PEACE SEEMS FAR OFF
The Operators Are Willing to
Listen to q. s., Belief.
Harding's Plans to Arbitrate
Fail When Miners Refuse.

Steubenville, Ohio. July 1T.--Auto-
mobiles Carrying newspaper men and
ambulances proceeding from Wells
burg and Follansbee. w. Va. to the
Richland mines. were turned back by
bullets at 9:45 O'Clock. according TO
word received here.
Firing is still going on along the
road leading to the mines
Wheeling, w. Va, July 17.-Sheriff
II. H. Duvall of Brook county, w.
Va, and several of his deputies were
killed this morning in fight at Rich
land coal mines. near Wellsburg, ac-
cording to information received here.
Governor Morgan has ordered Sheriff
Harry Clouse of Ohio county to take
charge of the situation. State police
and all Ohio county deputies are en-
route to the scene.
Sheriff CIouse, before leaving for
the mines, said he had been informed
that miners were involved in the fight
and that they had burned the Rich
land tippIe and fired houses at Cliff
tondale, mining villege near by.
wellsburg, w. Va, July 17-Palfcs
headquarters here today reported that
its information from the Richland
mines was that ten men, including the
sheriff. met death in the fight there
this morning. G
The chief clerk in the police depart
about a. m. when striking miners,
said to have marched from across the
Pennsylvania state line, fired the tip
pie.
(By the Associated Press.l
Washington, Pa, July 1T.-Sheriff
Otto Leullen, deputies and state police
early today broke UP a march of men
Hill mine near here. Nine arrests
were made The mine has been oper-
atirg with nonunion men since the
coal strike was called.
Lewis Regrets the Violence.
Washington. July lit is to &c
regretted that violence has broken
out" said John L. Lewis, president OF
the United Mine Workers today when
informed of the bloody fighting near
CliftonviIle, w. Va.
However" said Lewis, such thinga
will happen when strikebreakers at
tempt to take the place of men who
are striking for the very food they
must have"
(By the Associated Press.)
Wellsburg, w. Va. July 17.-Thom-
as H. Duval1, who was with his father,
Sheriff H H. DuYan when he was
killed in the fight at the Clifton mine
with nnarchers from Pennsy1vania this
morning was this afternoon elected
sheriff by the Brooke county court
He at once took charge OF the sit-
uation, with the assistance of Sheriff
Clause of Wheeling ana body Of
state police.
Early Rumors Before.
There had been rumors for some
time that the mine was to be attacked.
1t had been operating on a nonunion
basis and last night we heard the at
tack fas to be made soon," Mr.. Duvafl
said. THE sheriff had a detail OF
men at the mine, but he gathered up
a number of others here in Wellsburg,
and we went out to the mine last
night
The report was that big crowd Of
men were on their way. After We
reached the mine the sheriff placed
guards.
Nothing happened until about day
break when firing began from the top
of the hill above the mine opening.
We replied to the fire and the sheriff
ordered the men TO move UP the hill
They responded. firing as they
went. The sheriff reached the top be-
fore he was killed.
The mob seemed to be armed with
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