Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-24
, Denbow. which has been running

the Denbow. which has been running
for q month.
Coal company officials also said the
Montour Mine at Hill Station, the big
gest in the region, had been worked on
the inside. Other mines were named
Where the regular men have not re.
turned to work, strike. breakers were
imported. It is planned to import
more, although canvaBses Of sentiment
in some districts, indicate that more Of
the regular men will return to work.
No Indication Of Trouble
Heralding the plan to reopen the
mines the operators flew American
hags from the tipples. this morning:
The soft coal region has anything
the presence Of the State police and the
National Guard.
The countryside IL rich in natural
beauty and suggests anything but a
mining country. The rolling hills and
pretty landscapes are reminiscent Of
Montgomery and Chester Counties.
There are none Of the bleak, black and
dreary sights of the hard. coal country.
Mining villages. dot the county, ana
from the hilltops they may be seen
along Pigeon Creek Valley or clinging
to the sides Of the hills like 20 many
groups of doll houses.
In tour Of the county yesterday not
a gathering Of any kind was seen. The
miners we're sitting on the little porches
Of their homes smoking; the women
and children were all in their Sunday
best. They appeared to wonder at the
|presense of the National Guard.
All Gatherings Prohibited
Colonel Stackpole's mounted patrols
have orders to disperse any gather
ing more than two persons, which, of
course, prevents q fathering Of members
Of family of five, II the five should
desire to stand on the street corner.
Hill, overlooking the village Of Coke
burg.
The camp presents an inspiring pic.
ture, with its flags and pennants wav-
ing in the breeze, with It's orderly ar.
ray Of pup tents and with all its para
phernalia of war.
The pup tents are being replaced to
day by pyramid tents, which accommo-
date eight men. These tents and Other
equipment, machine guns and food ar.
rived last night to the accompaniment
Of q terrific electrical storm. They
came in fifteen motortrucks, which hat
been on the road two days.
Until the arrival of the motor trair
the soldiers have been subsisting largely
on emergency rations. Chow Is better
today.
The camp is pitched on the Swag
Ter Farm. Just beyond it Is q single
grave, whose headstone says a soldier
of the Revolution is buried there.
Every Movement Watched
From their vantage point on the hill
side officers of the headquarters trOoI
Of National Guardsmen continual!
train their field glasses on Cokeburl
and the surrounding country. The!
watch every movement among the vii
layers.
Once, ono of the officers spotted wha
looked at first like camp of miners OF
far.off hill. 1t turned out to b
merely number of houses with pointed
roofs.
At another time an officer called tn
regimental adjutant, Captain Stanle.
NJ. Livingston, to look at a gathering
Of women and children ind also a mum
Der of men on the road which run
alongside of the camp. The gathering
numbering not more than thirty, mad
a pretty picture: The women and girl
gathering" reported the officer.
In q few minutes a mounted patro
was dashing along the road and tn
sightseers were ordered away.
Yesterday morning q patrol dispersed
a group of fifteen men in Cokeburg. Th
; officers said the men were doing moth
Ing illegal or offensive. but were scat
tered because of the orders to allow n
"Rathering,"