Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-03
TROOPS READY
TO OUELL OHIO
Mine STRIKERS

COLUMBUS, Ohio Aug. 2 up =
While disorders continued in the Ohio
coal fields today steps we're taken by
Governor Vic Donahey to bring about
a joint conference of operators and
miners of the central competitive field
and preparations were made for the
employment OF military force in main
tanning order if necessary.
In an attempt to bring the operators
and miners together in conference the
Ohio executive sought the aid of gov
ernors of Indiana and Illinois, He
let it become known that preliminary
plans for moving national guard troops
into the coal mining area, if they are
necessary to preserve order, have been
worked out by Adjutant General Frank
D. Henderson.
While union mine workers officials
gave their hearty approval of the gov
ernorS plan for the tri-state confer
ence, Ohio operators frowned upon the
proposition, President S. H. Robbins,
of the Ohio Operators association de-
clared "the time is past for further
discussion with the united mine work.
erS."
The most serious disturbance in the
coal fields today was reported again
from Dover, where the tipple of the
Maple Leaf mine of the Pocock Coal
company of Massillon, was burned and
John Hines, the night watchman,
slightly wounded by gun shot. Com
pany officials said investigation dis
closed the tipple had been fired by ex-
plosion of a bomb The Maple Leaf
1a1iF0o finI11od in Iicnrf5arc uncfnrdoU
when a clash between union SYM
pathizers and non-union workmen re-
suited in the serious shooting of John
Vesco Of wainwright
In Belmont county, timely arrival
of Sheriff Clyde Hardesty and John
Cinque president of the coal miners
union, probably averted serious clash
at the Provident mine near st. Clairs-
vile. A mine guard was knocked down
by husky woman picket and the two
other guards we're chased into the
mine offices. A provision truck was
surrounded and slightly damaged, mine
guards retaliating by hurting a tear
bomb to the picket line, which, how
ever, failed to explode.
Carpenters at the Webb mine, near
Shady side, were showered with eggs
last night President Cinque says a
number of company men have left
their posts within the last few days.
Recurrence of disturbances in Tusgara-
was county led Governor Donahey to
dispatch his three national guard in
veStigators there, Colonels Robert Hau-
brick, A. U. Reynolds and 0. E. Hard
way.
Colonel Haubrick reported late in
the afternoon that all was again quiet
about the Maple leaf mine and the
executive then ordered Haubrick and
Hardway to Adena, jefferson county,
where disturbances have been recorded
periodically for some time. 1t was
near Adena that the tipple of mine
of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber COM
pany was destroyed by fire yesterday.
Whether the time is now at hand
for the employment of troops to MAIN
tain order, probably will be determined
at a conference tomorrow morning at
the executive office between Adjutant
General Frank D. Henderson and the
three colonels who now are in the
mine fields. All are under orders by
the governor to report to him person.
ally tomorrow morning for conferences.
1t became known today the national
guard troops leaving training quarters
at Camp Perry over Sunday carried
their equipment with them. Instead
of transporting it enmasse by trucks
back to their barracks, in order that
they would be equipped ready to move
into the mine fields if their services
were required to maintain order before
they reached home. On arrival at
tI,ai, homo stations however the men
stored their equipment in their armor-