Evening journal., 1922-07-21
100 MHtiamen En-
train for Service in
Fire Pa. Counties.
Striking Middle State
Miners Reported
Armed for March.
AFTER
DYNAMITE TRY

WHOflilN1 iOlN, July Il.
Omitted Press. - President
Harding, following the meet
ing of the cabinet today,
took steps to bring about a
termination of the rail strike.
He summoned Ben w.
Hooper, Chairman of the Rail
road Labor Board, to come 20
the White House at once for
conference.
Harding and Hooper, at Chi
cago, talked over the rail strike
situation at length on the long
distance telephone today. The
President, it was indicated after
his conference here with Hooper,
may summon rail executives and
striking shopmen leaders to
Washington for peace confer
ence.
PITTSBURGH. July 2i. CUnited
Press)-A battle with shootings and
attempted dynamiuings broke out in
Fayette County coal fields today be-.
tween striking miners and guards as
national guardsmcn oonverged on
tho disturbed area.
Gpards M the De- rth mine, own
cd by the III. c. F'rIci< Coke Com
pany, opened firc on miners as they
attempted 10 set fire 10 the fipple.
Investigation showed that an attempt
Ind been made TO dynnmite the
mine.
Dctachments OF the 100 national
guardsmen sent into FIVE counties In
Western Pennsylvania TO preserve
order were drawing near Fayette
County when the battle started.
At the Lamont mine. also owned
by Frick. bomb was hurled at the
tlpple.
The home OF deputy sheriff Lind
say Miller. guard at the Reserve
mine was burned to the ground. The
family was absent when the fire
broke out.
WASHINGTON, July 2f. CUnited
Press Tho nation viii be put back
on war time fuel basis or coal pro-
duction II mining is not resumed in
the near future.
With many parts OF the country
already feeling the effect OF n coal
shortage that is growing more
alarming each day. Secretary OF
Commerce Hoover Is framing plans
for the revival OF the war time fuel
90 ration and control
the distribution OF coal.
HARRISBURG. Pa. July 2f
Omitted Press) Under orders from
Governor Sproui 10 maintain order
during the resumption OF mining
operations. Pennsylvania national
entrained early today
'or the bituminous fields in South
western Pennsylvania.
They were not expected actually
O patrol the mines but were to be
leld in readiness for conceDtratioT
rberever danger threatened. Max.
ng up the unit were the 104th Cav
lry. the 52nd Machine Gun squad
On and Motor Transport Company
10.
MUSKOGEE, Okla. July al
United Pressl-Six hundred coal
iners who have been working un-
II a special agreement furnishing
el TO schools, hospitals and public
ilitles in District 21, United Mine
orkers were ordered TO drop their
OILS today. The order was sent
( from district headquarters here.
he 21st district comprises Okla
INA, Arkansas. and Texas? En-
neers and pumpmen at the mines
II be called out IL an attempt to
e strikebreakers is made. union
aders announced.
PITTSBURGH. July 21.-(United
ress)-Preparations to mine coal
lder the Harding plan were un-
n way today in Western Pennsyl-
mia bituminous coal fields.
Eleven hundred troops OF the
snnsylvania National Guard equip
ID for modern warfare we're rushed
to fve western counties to AFFORD
'otection to workers who wouio
We the nation from serious coai
mine this winter.
The troops received verbal orders
Harrisburg today FOR immediate
ltrainment into parts OF Washing
n. Fayette. Somerset. Indiana ana
,mbria counties from which tnsy-
n he dispatched to scenes OF possi-
2 uprisings Of strikers.
E,rst attempts to mine coal unasr