The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-30
Sheriff Fakes Confession to
Railroad Mine Strikers to Pen
Mine Owners Tool Threatens to prohibit Pick
eting' in Brooke County in Effort to
Break Struggle of Miners

whole Illegal prohibition OF picketing
is on the decision and verbal orders
alone Of the county authorities.
WHEELING, West Va, Judy 26.-
The state police are breaking up the
picket lines in Brooks and Ohio
Counties today duly 251. West Viz
ginia, following an order Of the
sheriff to prohibit picketing. The
order was issued as a result of con-
ference between Easton, president Of
the West Virginia Federation OF le-
Dor; Norrington, president of the Lo-
cal Trades and Labor Assembly, coal
operators, coal company lawyers,
head Of the state police and chiefs
Of the local police and sheriff
The district office of the Central
Rank and File Strike Committee of
the National Miners Union has sent
telegram to Governor Conley Of
West Virginia, protesting against the
police attacks and stating that the
District Office is calling on the
workers to resist all attempts to de-
stroy the right to organize and strike
and picket.
The first step in answer to this re-
newed breaking is the distrib-
ution of 10000 leaflets in the Wheel
ing area exposing the conspiracy to
break the strike and the role of the
A. F. Of L. and United Mine Work
ers' officials.
A mass march Of the miners Of the
Panhandle section is being prepared.
BRIDGEPORT, Ohio, July 2s.-A
delegation Of fifty miners, their
wives and children, Is leaving early
Monday morning for Columbus, the
state capital, to protest the starva-
ton and terrorism In the coal fields,
and to protest the murder by coal
company boss Of William Simon
16-year-old member of the National
Miners Union.
The delegation will picket the
state capitol building and the gov
errors mansion.
Paul Bohus is chairman Of the
delegation.
Bob Sivert and Rompa were ar
rested July "a on the highway. Siv-
ert is charged with distributing lille
gal literature and Rompa is charged
with being an acconplice Of sivert.
There will be no bail fixed until
/ Monday.
A deputy sheriff of jefferson
County raided the house Of John
Buska in Yorkville with a loquor
warrant. He found no liquor, but
confiscated literature. Buska is held
to appear in court in DillonYale on
Tuesday.
AVELLA, Pa. July 26.-The Sec
ton strike committee meeting here
found the strike solid Despite q
newspaper campaign intended Il
stampede the workers back into At,
lasburg Mine, which re-opened abou
week ago, there are only 125 work.
ing out of the regular crew of over
400. Some of these have quit since
the meeting. The miners are charged
five cents day to pay. the deputy
sheriffs who herd them to work.
Bertha Mine, which had 300 be-
fore the strike, has small picket
line regularly and no one is working
but II u. NJ. w. scabs.
Cedar Grove Mine has 400 strik-
ing and regular picket line. Less
than hundred are working and lit
tie coal is produced
At Langloth Mine none are work
ing, with 300 on strike, and the
strikers go to other mines to picket.
Duquesne Mine has 225 on strike and
ten scabS.
Jefferson Mine has. none working.
Penobscott Mine has none working.
P. and w. Mine of the Pittsburgh
Terminal Coal Co. is working, but,
like the other Terminal mines, the
! situation is favorable for strike.