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into the hall, and picked out the
two men he wanted Jailed. The po-
lice questioned and insulted others
in the hall, but took only these two
along with them. The exact charges
are not known, but some twenty ar
rested previously were either charged
or threatened with charges ranging
from "disorderly" to "felonious as
sault" and Indictment to riot"
The international Labor Defense
is working for the release of all
those arrested.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 23.-The
Butler Consolidated Coal Co. has
gone into bankruptcy. This is the
outfit which maintained the most
mechanical mine in the world, at
| wildwood, Pa. 1t got the only in
! junction granted so far in the coal
| strike, and its deputy sheriffs on
June %, ambushed and shot to
pieces with shot guns, rifles and pis-
tolls the picket line formed in de-
Z fiance of the starvation order issued
by the courts of Allegheny County.
One miner, Spiro (Pete) Zigaric, was
killed by the deputies, twelve were
wounded, and Tom Myerscough, the
National Miners Union section Or
ganizer, who was on the picket line,
is arrested and is out on $12,500
bonds charged with manslaughter
and Indictment to riot. Both charges
are attempts of the courts to elm
mate this organizer from the strike
after the deputies had failed by the
cruder method of assassination.
Judge James o. Campbell of But
Ter County has appointed Attorney
Marten A. Reiber, of the Union
Trust Co., owner of the Butler COM
pany's bonds as receiver, with au-
thority to continue operations of the
mine, with what scabs he can get,
Pittsburgh papers today are full Of
a sensational story Of alleged bomb
ing" of bunkhouse with six scabs
in it, last night at the wildwood
mine. They admit no one was SER
iously injured by the explosion, which
they offer no proof was the result
of a bomb.
| PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 23.-One
of the reasons the strike is sure tt
spread is seen in the following Incl
dent. A miner for the Westmore-
land Coal Co., Adams mine, in the
Irwin field brought into the Ma
tional Miners Union office here 6
pay envelope which shows he Il
credited with 1882 for two week:
work, The company deducts S4.5t
flor rent, Is cents for smithing, II
cents for powder, and 40 cents fol
lamps, leaving the miner $14.01 OF
which to feed his family during two
weeks.
| WHEELING, West Va, July 23.-
Business Week." an employers anC
investors magazine, gloats over thu
usefulness of the United Mine Work
ers of America as wage cutting
tool of the coal operators. 1t says
On settling the SCOTS Run
strikes, instigated by wage cuts,
the U. NJ. w. has accepted wage
scales considerably below those
paid in nom union mines in this
region; well below those paid in
unionized Illinois and Indiana.
Basic day rate set is $3.50, COM
pared with S5.10, Illinois union
scale, and from 1910 to $3.50 paid
by Consolidated Coal Co, non
union operator in the field"
| MASONTOWN, Pa, July 2S.-Tht
coke coal region will have its united
| front conference, following the lint
| of the United Front National Min.
ers' Conference held last week II
Pittsburgh. The exact date anc
place will be announced later, bu
the miners, especially of the Fricl
mines are rapidly electing their dele.
gates and working out the plans
The conference will formulate de.
mands for the coke coal region ant
issue a strike call. 1t will outline 6
strong organization drive for th'
coke coal region and for all Of Fay
cite County.
This was the region most disas'
trously betrayed by the Lewis ma.
chine in the 1922 strike. Thousands
of miners of the coke region moi